The Qing army retreated slowly, but the Ming army's rocket attack had not stopped. ← Erha couldn't help but spat bitterly. Looking back, the Ming army's battle formation in the distance was as motionless as a mountain. He seemed to be able to
I saw the cold eyes of the Ming soldiers behind their iron masks. Dazzling flashes of light surged, and the Ming army's front moved forward, with bayonets like a forest reflecting the dazzling light.
"As you say, the poor rat eats the cat. The Tatars' counterattack is quite powerful." Wei Pu put away the telescope, pursed his lips, and sneered sarcastically, "But that's all."
The fierceness of the battle is far from being as easy as Wei Pu said, but the winner can be so arrogant. Of course, Wei Pu has his own reasons for optimism and confidence in victory, which all stem from the supplies from the rear. Not only materials
, there are also new recruits, every missing one can be supplemented, and the number and strength can be maintained even if the battle continues.
Fixed quotas allow the military pay of each army to be controlled. At the same time, the uniform recruitment also eliminates the room for generals to think about preserving their strength. Soldiers should concentrate on fighting the war and not get entangled in messy things.
There are no civil servants to oversee the army; there are even less eunuchs to oversee the army. Generals have the freedom to command, but this is not a condition for supporting their troops to respect themselves, or even to raise troops to cause rebellion. Because there is no private army, the wages and food are provided by the court.
The disabled are properly accommodated, and the pensions for those killed in action are generous. The generals have no retainers and cannot control the promotion of officers. Who will participate in the battle?
In the final analysis, only if you do not do well will you worry about the army and the warriors. Only a system riddled with long-term shortcomings will lead to the situation in the late Ming Dynasty where soldiers are unable to fight and are unwilling to fight, and generals are fearful of death, cowardly, greedy and selfish.
The most serious drawback of the Ming Dynasty was the military garrison system. As early as the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court used garrison soldiers to farm on the spot, whether they were stationed in the interior or on the frontier. Each soldier was assigned a certain amount of land by the state and had to cultivate it by himself.
, self-sufficient, thus eliminating the burden on the people and the difficulty of transferring food and wages.
It should be said that this farming method of cultivating by garrison achieved results for a certain period of time. However, the good times did not last long. The land and grain harvested by the soldiers were gradually used by their direct rulers - generals at all levels and local officials.
Members of the Communist Party of China arbitrarily occupied and usurped crops. The farming system was destroyed, and those who seized cultivated land quickly became rich.
These occupiers include the garrison governor, the governor's fellow magistrates, the governor's ministers, the chief military officer, the deputy chief military officer, and the commander-in-chief of the capital. Even those low-level officials of thousands of households, hundreds of households, and their children also dared to invade and occupy the border areas.
The generals used their power to privately set up their own farms, occupy water conservancy facilities, seize fertile and good land, and use their subordinate soldiers to farm for them at will, and all the harvests belong to themselves.
In the Ming Dynasty, most of the border guards were criminals. In Liaodong, which ranked first among the nine border guards, "sergeants were mostly relegated to garrison for crimes." They were charged with various serious crimes and sent to Liaodong and incorporated into the army. Throughout the year, they did nothing but repair
They served as guards in the city, and their main task was to work in the fields. They truly became serfs of the local generals at all levels. The land could be seized at will, and the harvest could be confiscated or confiscated at will.
As a result, the imperial court was in financial distress, the soldiers were trapped in poverty, and they only had a group of self-respecting warlords and a small number of elite servants in their hands. How could such an army ensure its combat effectiveness?
Now, the military pay from officers to soldiers is sufficient, and the payment is supervised at all levels. No one can think of drinking the blood of the soldiers and eating empty pay. There are no civil servants or eunuchs, just the officers in the martial arts hall control the middle and lower levels, only logistics
, military law, command, etc. each perform their own duties, and decentralization and control basically form effective control of the army.
As an old general of the Wu family, Tao Jizhi was already quite old. He had also experienced several battles in western Liaoning, especially the Songjin War. When he saw the Qing army's counterattack failed and fell to Jinzhou, he immediately felt that the overall situation was decided. Against Wei Pu,
Confident in his words, he smiled and nodded, and said: "The Tartars should no longer be able to take the initiative to attack, so they can only stick to the Nerv River. As for attacking our army's back route in a roundabout way, firstly, they do not have so many troops to deploy; secondly,
You are also afraid that our weapons are sharp, and even if your light cavalry successfully detours, it will be difficult to cut off our army's retreat."
"Even if it is cut off, our army has sea supplies, so we are not afraid." Wei Pu paused and said reluctantly: "It is a pity that if we advance steadily, the credit for conquering Jinzhou will be taken away by others."
Tao Jizhi thought for a while and guessed: "Not sure, are you? If the Tartars retreated on their own initiative, we might get the credit for nothing!"
"Then it depends on where they choose to land." Wei Pu said thoughtfully: "Where the Qing army's defense is weak, they will know best through testing."
Tao Jizhi nodded and said meaningfully: "The war in the south is over. Will the prince return to serve in the Ministry of War?"
"It should be like this." Wei Pu wasn't too sure. He looked at Tao Jizhi thoughtfully and said tentatively: "If the Dang Shuo army has done great service, the prince's face will also be honored! The Minister of the Ministry of War has always been vacant.
Maybe it will be confirmed soon!”
"I feel that the position of Minister of the Ministry of War will not be given easily." Tao Jizhi frowned slightly and analyzed: "Long live balance must be maintained, and the factions in the army must be taken care of. King Jin, King Wei, King Zhao, and King Zheng
, plus the prince, it’s too difficult to choose.”
Wei Pu sighed softly, and it was difficult to comment on this matter. If we say the most qualified person, he should be the King of Jin Li Dingguo. But Li Dingguo obviously did not have this ambition, and only wanted to lead troops to fight abroad. As for Wu Sangui,
Although he was raising the flag anyway, he had the stain of being demoted to the Qing Dynasty after all, so he could only be the candidate with the least hope. From his own system, coupled with his close relationship, Wei Pu naturally hoped that someone in the court would take care of him, but he also knew that hope would not
big.
As for the "they" mentioned, they are the navy and marines transferred from the south, as well as a main division transferred from the Beijing Military Region. This coalition has boarded ships from Tianjin and will conduct amphibious operations near Jinzhou Bay. That is
He said that when the Dangshuo army was advancing step by step and there seemed to be no danger, the General Staff adopted a more threatening military plan.
Daliao River, Daling River, and Xiaoling River, no matter where they landed successfully, they all posed a huge threat to the Qing army in Jinzhou. The Dangshuo army in the front pressed tightly, and the Ming army in the rear surrounded them. According to the Qing army
With the strength of the army, it is absolutely difficult to withstand the attack from these two sides.
Either defend Jinzhou to the death, and then change from a defense to death; or retreat first to avoid the fate of being surrounded and annihilated. There are only two choices for the Qing army in Jinzhou, and each choice does not seem to be wonderful. (To be continued, please search Gone with the Wind.
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