Chapter 143 Fighting in someone else's yard and drinking celebration wine in your own yard
Liu Erzi and his father walked around the market next to the factory area for a long time with money in their pockets, just to buy a pot.
"Dad, the Guangzhou pot is too expensive. Let's buy the pot produced in the factory, right?" For the same pot, the pot shipped from Guangzhou is more than three times more expensive than the one from the iron factory in the factory area. The more Liu Erzi thought about it, the more he felt.
Not cost effective.
Liu Youfa looked at the pots produced in Guangguo and Factory District for a long time. He held the money in his hand for a long time. Finally he decided to buy the cheap iron pot from Factory District.
Although the pots in the factory area are also made of high-quality iron, in terms of quality, they are still not comparable to the traditional high-quality pots produced in Foshan, Guangdong. A Guangdong pot costs more than one tael of silver, which is still the price of the Ming Dynasty.
If it is sold on the grassland or other places, it will be doubled several times.
The Ming Dynasty was also strange. There was no good iron in the production of weapons, but the quality of these civilian products was quite good. The pots produced in Foshan were one of the main products for the Ming Dynasty to earn foreign exchange. The only problem was that the foreign exchange generated did not flow into the pockets of the imperial court.
The father and son carried a pot on their backs and walked out of the market with satisfaction. When they were about to rush home, they suddenly saw a troop of soldiers and horses on the road heading north through the road.
"Dad, are these soldiers and horses from the imperial court? Why don't they look like what we are used to seeing? They passed by so quietly."
"Is this the emperor's personal army? I heard that the emperor's personal army is the most neat in appearance and does not disturb the people. This year, the emperor's personal army has frightened many traitors near the capital. Otherwise, the riot was
Can we stop the Tatars from causing chaos for a while?"
"It seems that the emperor's personal troops are going to be stationed in the factory area. It would be great if they could stay there permanently. I heard that the emperor's personal troops caused a lot of losses to the Tatars at the beginning of the year."
Liu's father and son looked at the troops passing by, daydreaming endlessly. The New Army has gained a reputation in the capital area this year, and the people in the surrounding areas have heard about the battle with the Qing army at the beginning of the year. The key is that in order to stabilize the situation around the capital, the emperor sent the new army.
The First Brigade has been frequently patrolling the prefectures and counties in this area for several months. In these months, it not only attacked some armed bandits and defeated the scattered troops, but also allowed the common people to see a force that was different from other armies of the Ming Dynasty, with strict discipline and strict discipline.
A brand new army with neat military appearance.
Due to the good impression in the past few months, the common people not only did not reject the new army, but also welcomed it from the bottom of their hearts. Of course, the common people hoped to have a strong army around them, but the bad behavior of the Ming army made the common people stay away. Then
It would be better not to have an army that only harms its own people.
The ones heading to the Miyun Factory Area this time are the vanguard of the New Army preparing to leave the border, and the remaining brigades are preparing to come over.
It was Zhu Youjian's established plan to have the new army march north from the border wall near Miyun this autumn and patrol the grasslands to fight for training. Originally, according to the plan, they should have gone out a few days ago. Let Luo cultivate his character
The incident was delayed for a while. In the past few days, Zhu Youjian felt that it could not be delayed any longer, so he had to let the new army move out quickly.
I don’t know why, but there are always constraints on everything I do in the Ming Dynasty. As soon as the New Army advance team went north, Chen Xinjia from the Ministry of War came over to make irresponsible remarks.
"Your Majesty, since the new army has already formed, why not use it to quell the chaos in the Central Plains? Using a large army for foreign purposes will only waste money and food, and will not contribute to national affairs."
"Jian Heng, you have been in charge of the army for so many years. Why don't you make any progress? The new army is just a temporary appearance. Most of the soldiers have never seen blood. If such soldiers are thrown into hundreds of thousands of enemy troops,
The battlefield in the Central Plains on the other side will be trapped in endless chaos, and they will not be able to grow at all. After all, there are few people on the grassland side, and they will not encounter large-scale enemy forces for a while. In this way, they can fight on the side
I grew up quickly while practicing.”
"Your Majesty is not a minister who does not understand military affairs, but the situation in the Central Plains is raging. Since we have usable soldiers, we should use steel on the blade and save the emergency first."
"How can you determine whether this year's situation is urgent in the Central Plains or in the grasslands?"
"Your Majesty, are you saying that Donglu may still enter the customs this year?"
"Who can guarantee that they will not come this year? There is no way to contain the pirates outside the pass now. They can break through the pass from the north at any time. I let the new army leave the pass to prevent them from breaking through again this winter. .It is better for the war to happen outside the border wall than inside it. This year, Beizhi has finally regained some strength, but it can no longer withstand the hardships. The battle must be fought in other people's yards, and the celebration wine must be in your own yard. Drink. If you fight in your own yard, you will win miserably. If you fight in someone else's yard, you will have a way out even if you lose."
According to the memory of future generations, there should be no plans for the Manchus to enter the border this winter. It seems that something major happened on their side during this period. However, it is necessary to be on guard against others and be prepared for any danger. We cannot leave all our treasures in the memory of future generations. Above. The best case scenario is that they have no plans to enter the border and rob the country this year, allowing the new army to safely find some disobedient small tribes to practice their skills. Then, they can take advantage of this period to further expand their forces to cope with the situation next year. .
After a lot of persuasion, he persuaded Chen Xinjia, who wanted to prevent the new army from leaving the border for training.
After sending Chen Xinjia away, Zhu Youjian summoned Liu Yuanbin, Cao Ruohai and other senior generals of the New Army over again to give them one last explanation before leaving the border.
"General Cao, unlike inside the Pass, the most troublesome thing is the logistical supply problem. You must make a plan and not let the army fall into a dilemma without food and water. Operations outside the Pass are external operations, and military intelligence investigations must be done carefully. Be careful and do not allow any negligence or paralysis. When you encounter a small enemy, you must fight resolutely. When you encounter a large enemy, you must retreat resolutely. Do not fight hard or hard. With your current firearms and equipment, ordinary grassland tribes are no match for this. I am still relieved. The question now is that as a general, how do you judge whether the enemy is strong or weak? How do you judge whether the enemy is trying to lure the enemy? You have to think about this clearly. This time, a staff group has been specially assigned to you, which is to provide You use it as a reference when judging the military situation. Only by making good use of the staff can you truly become a single-handedly commanding general."
"The general will understand that this time he will be cautious in dealing with the enemy and ensure that there will be no mistakes."
"A general in charge of an army needs two qualities: he must be prudent before a battle and be bold during a battle. The most taboo thing is to be arrogant and frivolous before a battle, and to be timid and hesitant during a battle."
"I will always bear in mind His Majesty's instructions and regrets."
"Yuan Bin, this time Ruohai is going to win a thousand miles, and you are the one who is planning and planning. Your burden is no lighter than Ruohai's. On the one hand, you have to do a good job in responding and providing logistical support to the customs army. On the other hand, you have to hurry up and fight again. Several brigades of soldiers and horses were trained. All famous generals in ancient and modern times are experts in military training. Needless to say, Han Xin, the military immortal, and Qi Shaobao of this dynasty were also able to survive a hundred battles because they could train a strong army. Military training must be good at summarizing and correcting mistakes. , although the general training instructions of the new army are fine at present, I know that there are still many flaws in these drills in actual combat. You must reflect on the mistakes in time and correct them in a timely manner based on the actual combat situation. Never be complacent, remember , there is no perfect method of military training, only a method of continuous improvement."