Chapter 161 Relying on the New Army Only to Stop the Outspoken Qing Army
"Liu Lishun, what is the specific situation at Master Cao's side now? Please follow the map on the wall and tell me and all my dear friends."
After receiving the military information, although Zhu Youjian was surprised, he quickly arranged for people to summon people from the cabinet and the Ministry of War to the newly created military information room to hold an imperial military meeting.
The military information room is just a house without personnel or institutions. When used, the people in the attendant's room temporarily act as staff service personnel, reporting and marking military information according to the map on the wall. Wall chart operations make it easier for everyone participating in the meeting to grasp the situation.
Start the discussion. Opposite the map, Zhu Youjian is sitting at the top, while other participants are sitting on the small horses next to them.
"Commander Cao said that after encountering the enemy, they retreated while fighting. The current position of the entire division is fifty miles outside Gubeikou."
"What is the current progress of the reorganization of the two divisions of the New Army? Does your attendant's office have any control over the situation?"
"According to Commander Liu's latest work report document, the Second Division for foreign operations has been fully staffed with all personnel and structures, and is fully staffed. The First Division in Miyun has basically recruited all personnel, but only for training and some ancillary personnel.
The troops are not uniformly equipped, and most of the soldiers are new recruits, so their combat capabilities are questionable."
"Did Commander Cao report the basic situation of Donglu in the military situation?"
"Commander Cao's military intelligence report said that the main force of Donglu troops currently under investigation should be between 60,000 and 80,000, of which about 30,000 to 40,000 are from the Eight Banners. The rest are Northern troops and traitor troops. There are still troops rushing to the battlefield one after another. Some
There are signs that the heavy Donglu army may arrive on the battlefield. Commander Cao’s final comment in the report was that the strength of the Donglu army was average and the second division would be fine!”
The fighting strength of the captive army is average? After hearing Cao Ruohai's last superfluous comment, Zhu Youjian almost laughed out loud. In today's Ming Dynasty, only Cao Ruohai, a fool, can say such a thing.
"Everyone, the situation is probably like this. Let me tell you my thoughts first. The idea of the Japanese army attacking the border this time is to use the first and second divisions of the New Army as the main force, with the Tang Tong Department as the support. At Baima Pass, the ancient
The outer line of the north entrance forms a defense line with a width of 120 miles and a depth of 80 miles, which can stop the Japanese army. What do you think?"
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The arrival of the Qing army was very unexpected and very different from what was expected. According to normal logic, since Huang Taiji is dead, Dorgon will have to take some time to integrate the internal affairs. But unexpectedly, they are basically seamlessly connected, so
A large army will soon be organized to fight outside the country.
The situation of the Manchus was still underestimated. Their efficiency and unity were several levels higher than those of the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, the situation was not that bad. The two divisions of the New Army were basically formed. With an army of more than 20,000 people, Zhu Zhu
Youjian felt that it was not a big problem to pin down the Qing army, and there was no need to call in the Qin Wang soldiers as before.
Judging from last year's situation, apart from increasing costs and wasting people and money, the impact of the Qinwang soldiers may not be as great as that of the more than 20,000 new troops.
"Your Majesty, isn't it too much to rely on the two divisions of the New Army and the Tang Tong Department? We are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered, so we'd better deal with it properly." Zhou Yanru was very worried about the emperor's bold arrangement. He felt that he was innocent.
There are nearly 100,000 troops, but you use more than 30,000 troops to hold us back. You are really overestimating yourself.
"Grand Master, don't worry. Our army now has more than 30,000 people on the front line of Miyun. It may not be enough to annihilate the enemy, but it is enough to stop the enemy. It will take about a month or two to mobilize the king's army to help. With this time, I
I think it would be more cost-effective to train one or two more new army divisions."
It is better to train troops than to mobilize troops, and that is what Zhu Youjian can say. He now basically has confidence in troop training. Judging from the current feedback from the new army, private recruitment will almost take shape in three months. To be honest, the deployment will be completed
Many of the Qinwang soldiers who came here were not as reliable as the new troops who had not been trained for three months.
"Your Majesty, I think it's okay not to mobilize the royal troops to the capital. But in the battle outside Miyunkou, important ministers must be sent to supervise the formation, otherwise the war situation will be difficult for the court to control." Chen Xinjia put forward his own opinion. He had seen the combat power of the new army.
, I don’t know how powerful the soldiers of the new curtain are, but with the old soldiers from before, it is not a big problem to block the Qing army. In the first half of the year, more than 6,000 new troops put the Qing army into a bitter battle. This time there are more than 20,000, and the situation will only be
better.
However, as the Minister of War, what he is planning now is to bring this new army under the control of the Ministry of War, but he cannot let it completely obey the emperor's orders. If such a strong army is not under the control of the Ministry of War, wouldn't the Ministry of War become a deaf ear?
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"Warlord? I think it's better to forget it. Since the Battle of Sarhu, and even the previous war against the Japanese, have the warlords sent from the imperial court achieved any results other than causing chaos? Jean has never really been in charge of the army, commanding
People who have fought in large armies used to serve as commanders. This matter must be stopped from now on. Everything has its own regulations and cannot be messed with. The country has suffered countless losses in this matter, but you actually pay attention to food and not to fight!"
"Your Majesty, you can't say that. It is a precedent for the country to use civil servants to supervise the army. How can it be said to cause chaos? Although there have been many defeats in recent years, how can the defeat of the military formation be entirely blamed on the civil servants who supervise the formation? Let tens of thousands of soldiers and horses
When fighting abroad, if there is no one to supervise the formation, unexpected things will inevitably happen, and we must be on guard against it. Besides, the civil servants of the dynasty supervising the formation are not all failures. Sun Baigu, who is on the battlefield in the Central Plains, is still struggling to hold on to the overall situation."
Chen Xinjia was driven to panic by the emperor's words. What do you mean by sending civil servants to supervise the formation is useless except causing chaos? Isn't this killing all the civil servants with one blow? Even if there is no reason, you must forcefully find a reason to dismiss the matter.
"It's true that Sun Baigu is a civil servant, but he is slowly tempered by going through wars step by step. How can he be compared with ordinary people? Is there anyone in the court who has experienced countless battles? Even if you see Heng, you are better than Zan.
If you neglect the battle formation, you should use the strengths and avoid the weaknesses. Use the weaknesses to meet the strengths. How can you be invincible? How about I issue a decree and transfer Boya from the Central Plains to Miyun to fight?"
Zhu Youjian's words made everyone present fall into silence. Even Chen Xinjia's military ability was rejected. There was no way to continue the conversation.
"Okay, for this battle, Liu Yuanbin will be the commander-in-chief, Cao Ruohai will be the deputy commander and former enemy commander, Tang Tong, Minister of War Zhang Fengxiang, and Miyun Magistrate Song Ying will be promoted to deputy commanders to form the Miyunkou outer theater general headquarters. All armies
The strategy is decided by the theater headquarters through discussion. If there is any disagreement, the order of the commander-in-chief shall be the final opinion, and others can implement it according to the order. Disagreement will wait for the post-war Holy Judgment. During the battle, the former enemy commander Cao Ruohai took charge of the military order and gave Shang Fang the sword.
, whoever disobeys military orders during wartime will be executed immediately. In addition to serving as deputy commander at the headquarters, Zhang Fengxiang also serves as the logistics manager of the army. Together with Magistrate Song, he fully assists Commander-in-Chief Liu in solving the problem of munitions dispatching for army operations."
There were no civilians or eunuchs to supervise the army, but the Ministry of War could not be completely ignored. In the end, Zhu Youjian still found a minister from the Ministry of War and let him enter the combat headquarters to help Liu Yuanbin solve some logistics coordination problems on behalf of the Ministry of War.