(1) Whether it is the feudal era or modern times, the combat effectiveness of an army has its ups and downs. The fluctuations were greater in the feudal era and smaller in modern times.
Some readers like to label an army as "able to fight" or "unable to fight", but this is not necessary.
Let me give you an example, Wei Bojun.
He was beaten like a dog by Zhu Wen, and he submitted himself as a vassal. But when Liang and Jin were fighting for hegemony, this vassal town determined the outcome. Can't the silver spear be used to defeat the army?
Time has changed, the political situation, economic conditions, and popular support will all subtly affect the combat effectiveness of an army.
Wang Chongrong's troops in the river were very capable of fighting when he was in his hands. After his death, they were still the same people, but they could not fight.
Soldiers are also human beings, not machines. Ancient warfare especially relied on morale.
When you go to a strange place, it may rain continuously, which demoralizes everyone, and then you are defeated by a force that is not as capable as you. This is normal.
The battlefield situation is very complicated. Who can say that the one with strong combat effectiveness will definitely win?
If purely based on the amount of military pay, economic conditions, and inherited training, then the Hebei army is the best.
Their military pay and rewards are second only to the Shence Army, and the economic conditions of the vassal town are also good. The inheritance of more than a hundred years is more systematic than the inheritance of the Henan vassal town led by Zhu Quanzhong, and there are as many general families as there are countless families.
But in fact, when they fought against Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong, they lost more than they won. Their combat effectiveness fluctuated. Chengdezhen suddenly defeated Li Keyong, and was suddenly defeated by Li Keyong.
Humans are not machines and cannot always output a stable combat power. It fluctuates.
(2) The problem of the protagonist’s territory.
I remember I mentioned in an article before that the Tibetan people are extremely poor, still in slavery, production is very backward, and many Tibetan people take care of themselves.
In the early years of the protagonist, 15 people raised one soldier, which was really a militancy, because these 15 people also included Tibetan people, and the goods they provided were far inferior to those of the Han people. Even half a person could barely survive. At that time, the protagonist relied entirely on plundering to survive.
And the place is too vast. The book once mentioned that a military envoy branch was set up in Huizhou. I don’t know if you still remember it.
Why set up in Huizhou? Because it is most reasonable to send goods from some areas here.
The territory is vast, and this is not a game. The items produced by each field are automatically added to the total resources owned by the player, and can also be used without loss. Go to Jingyuan, Fengxiang stationed troops, and use the supplies managed by the Huizhou branch nearby.
, stationed troops in Yifang, and mobilized supplies from Suizhou nearby. This has been the case since ancient times.
Even in modern times with developed transportation, it is impossible for you to use all the supplies like playing a game. The country has set up many warehouses in various provinces. This is the reason.
What are the advantages of Zhu Quanzhong's territory? The territory is small, the population is dense, and water transportation extends in all directions. It can relatively mobilize more materials, with low losses and high speed. Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong can assemble more troops at a faster speed. This is his advantage.
After all, you are fighting at his doorstep. If he does not have this advantage, there will be no such thing as inside fighting.
What's the disadvantage? There's no rear.
(3)Financial issues.
The protagonist's financial income = the direct taxes from Shuofang Town + the balance paid by the subordinate vassal town + the tribute from the vassal vassal town.
Zhu Quanzhong's system is similar to this.
The protagonist's vassal towns are mainly Longjian Town, Shannan West Road and Fengxiang Town. Fengxiang Town has less supply, while the former two have more, with hundreds of thousands of money of silk a year.
Weibo Town gave Zhu Quanzhong much more money than Longjian, Shannan West Road, and Fengxiang combined, because Weibo has a much larger population than these three towns combined, the land is richer than you, and the textile technology is more advanced than you.
, transportation and commerce are also more developed.
One town of Weibo could pay for Zhu Quanzhong's army of 30,000 to 50,000 men.
The protagonist's army stationed in Xingfengliang generally fluctuates between 15,000 and 18,000, and is also supported by Longjian and Xingyuan towns.
(4) The issue of garrisoning troops.
The situation in Helong is complex and there are many Tibetan people. In the Qing and Tang Dynasties, Tubo stationed two armies, one in Linzhou (usually a small establishment) and one in Liangzhou, which was the minimum.
Xingfengliang is stationed in two branches.
Lingzhou left a branch behind.
One branch was stationed in Shengzhou and Shuozhou.
It's best to keep another mobile force in case of accidents.
In fact, the number of this garrison is relatively small, which is a bit dangerous, especially since the mainland is too empty. If someone makes trouble, they can simply march straight in.
Originally, Huizhou should have stationed a mobile support force, but it was not enough, so it was not stationed.
Calculated this way, half of the troops are gone.
Reflecting on the book, it was a helpless move to have to recruit a large number of Tibetan people with average fighting capabilities.
Other feudal towns also have their own troubles, but those with smaller territories and well-developed transportation are slightly better off.
The more developed the transportation, the faster the troops can be mobilized, which means more troops are created out of thin air, and the number of troops garrisoned in the suppressed area can be relatively reduced.
(5) Issues with the number of soldiers.
The protagonist currently has about 180,000 troops, but if you calculate carefully, you will find that more than 180,000 people are fighting and garrisoning.
Because there are not enough troops, the protagonist will temporarily recruit Tibetan people, state soldiers and even local peasants.
Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong were actually the same.
These troops with relatively poor combat effectiveness are also useful. They can defend the city or serve as occupying troops to liberate field troops.
So when you see the number of troops in several miles, such as "30,000 troops" and "50,000 troops," don't automatically think that they are all government troops.
The war has reached this point, and no general can afford the luxury of using all his yamen soldiers.
Zhu Jin's troops were wiped out one after another, and now he had almost all the troops he looked down on before, so he had no choice but to make do with them.
In fact, this was still the late Tang Dynasty. After five generations of history, a lot of combat veterans were lost. In the later period, these former second-line troops could actually be used as field troops.
There is nothing we can do about this. Too many people died. Not only did the economy collapse (for example, the Chengdu, Germany, and Ma administrations were almost completely corrupted), but the population also decreased. Veterans also suffered too many casualties, leaving no time for new recruits to grow, and their combat quality dropped significantly.
That’s all I can think of for now, I’ll talk about it later when I have time. I hope you all will continue to support this book, thank you.
