Chapter 435 Recover Shandong in less than a month!
Quality test? After Zhu Youjian from the capital received a report on the recruitment work from the Jiaodong Administrative Office, a word immediately came to mind. Unexpectedly, Jiaodong people were so enthusiastic about joining the army that local officials even came up with the idea of a quality test.
method.
Speaking of quality examinations, it seems that there should be a physical education subject in basic education subjects. In this way, demobilized soldiers will have multiple places to go. They can work as physical education teachers in primary and secondary schools.
The world is indeed unpredictable. Jiaodong people have such a high enthusiasm to join the army, which was something that was unthinkable before. In the usual thinking of Ming officials, Shandong, the north and the south are places where weak soldiers are produced, and people from these places join the army.
If the will is not strong and the will to fight is not determined, even if you recruit soldiers, you will not be able to fight. But is this really the case?
Not necessarily! When the People's Army of later generations liberated the whole of China, the main source of troops was in Shandong. The basis of the Fourth Field and the Third Field were Shandong soldiers. They were the best of the best. It is precisely because there are many Shandong soldiers in the army that they
Later, many people grew up to become middle- and high-level officials, and this formed the political phenomenon that there are many people from Shandong among high-ranking officials, because their ancestors were the ones who conquered the country.
Why do different results occur in the same place? The core reason is that there is a problem with the military and political system of the Ming Dynasty. Joining the army is a promising thing for most people. People in Shandong, the north and the south can live a comfortable life, so naturally
I no longer have the will to join the army and the will to fight.
No matter what the people in Jiaodong have in mind when signing up to join the army, the current phenomenon at least shows that they have the army and the Ming Dynasty in their hearts. The people's support can be used. The situation in Jiaodong is likely to be common in the entire Shandong. Judging from their performance
Look, the upcoming Shandong campaign should be relatively easy. At the same time, after Shandong is recovered, it will indeed become an important source of troops. It is not difficult to recruit 200,000 troops from Shandong province.
On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the four main battle divisions and six security brigades assembled in Baoding, under the order of Commander-in-Chief Cao Ruohai, divided into three groups and went south from Linqing, Dezhou and other places to fight in the hinterland of Shandong.
After the army was deployed, the development of the war was similar to Zhu Youjian's judgment. Linqing, Dezhou, Jinan, Yanzhou and other cities were recovered one after another within ten days. The only relatively fierce battle was fought in the direction of Tai'an. Nanjing set up
The governor of Shandong organized his troops to defend Tai'an with all their strength in order to form a strategic barrier for the south. However, it backfired. Three days later, the city of Tai'an was breached, and the remaining defenders retreated to the southern line of Lunan to make a final stand.
The reason why the battle in Shandong was so easy was not only because the will to resist was not determined, but also because there were no soldiers available. The only large corps was the warlord Liu Zeqing of Linqing. After the imperial army advanced into Linqing, this grandson brought more than 50,000 soldiers with him.
Massaya went south and retreated to Xuzhou before temporarily stopping. In addition, part of Shandong's troops were dragged to the Central Plains by Gao Mingheng, the governor of Luyu at the time, and the King of Zhou. The governor of Shandong who was loyal to Nanjing did not have many troops, so he could not resist if he wanted to.
There is no way, not to mention that the soldiers have no fighting spirit.
"Your Majesty, the army has been marching south for less than a month. Now it is pointing to Caozhou in the west and almost to Xuzhou in the south. Except for the southern line of Lunan in the Yimeng Mountains, there are basically no enemy troops in the entire territory of Shandong. More than 20,000 enemy troops were captured and surrendered.
There are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. How should the army fight next?" Huang Degong went to Zhu Youjian's office on behalf of the military command hall to report the situation and inquire about the next arrangements. According to the battle plan, in addition to encircling and annihilating Liu Zeqing's regiment, other
The plan has almost been realized. Whether to take the next step depends on the emperor's wishes.
"Just capture Caozhou. Let's leave the Lunan mountainous area temporarily and leave Xuzhou as a buffer zone. Otherwise, we will push Nanjing to a dead end and force them to start a decisive battle. Fight.
Shandong is mainly used as a source of troops. Since the main source of troops has been captured, let’s suspend the war for the time being.”
"Your Majesty, after the armistice, how many troops and horses will be stationed in Shandong? Now our army has more contact with Nanzhi and the Central Plains. If there are fewer troops and horses left, we may not be able to cope with it."
"Let all the soldiers and horses entering Shandong stay there first. Tell the Ministry of War and ask them to recruit 50,000 soldiers and horses in Shandong province before June this year. In this way, five or six main battle divisions should be formed before the end of the year.
, one or twenty security brigades, the troops and horses are almost enough for the Ping Liao period. Now we have fourteen main battle divisions, plus several independent brigades and security brigades, with a total strength of less than 300,000.
After the expansion is completed by the end of the year, the number of troops and horses should be around 350,000. About 200,000 troops and horses will be sent to Liaodong, and there will still be 150,000 available within the territory, which should be able to cope with changes in the situation."
"The general will respect the holy words and will go back to make arrangements."
"In the next period of time, army building is the key, and there must be no room for error. If we do not lay a solid foundation, there will be problems in future battles. Don't be arrogant and neglect the foundation of our army just because of a small victory.
The real battle to bring peace to the world has not been fought yet, and none of our main enemies has been annihilated by the organized forces. At this point, the whole army must form a unified understanding. In order to unify the thoughts of the whole army, especially
Lead the generals to improve their awareness. I am planning to open a senior general training class in Xiyuan. From now on, all generals at the brigade level and above will rotate into the senior general training class to study. The training class will recruit fifty officers per subject, and the learning cycle
One month. By the end of this year, more than half of senior military officers will need to complete their studies."
Recruitment and promotion of serving officers has actually been carried out in the past few years, but it is not very systematic or formal. Now that the scale of the entire army has increased, Zhu Youjian feels that it is time to formalize the promotion of rehabilitation. This time
The training course for senior generals is a formal subject. After completing the study, a formal examination is required. Only those who pass the course will be issued a certificate of completion. Those who fail will have to arrange time to retake it.
Naturally, this is not only done to improve the military knowledge of the generals, but the content that can be trained at this level is actually limited. The main purpose of holding the class is to put a tight spell on the senior generals, train them as ordinary students for a period of time, and give them
They instill a mentality of obedience to authority and establish a sense of rules. The few in this group have three to four thousand soldiers, and the many have tens of thousands of soldiers. If they are not separated from their current positions, sooner or later they will have a problem in their hearts.
They have the idea that they are the boss of the emperor. Only with regular training can they have awe.
To put it bluntly, it is similar to the inexplicable team-building activities held by later generations of companies. Do you think the company's senior management does not understand the meaning of doing this? Their purpose is to toss you into being like the third grandson and break the self-esteem and self-esteem formed in your hearts.
Protective shell, thereby giving birth to a sense of obedience. When people do messy things together, it is easiest to create a group consciousness if it sounds good, and it is easiest to brainwash if it sounds bad. This is the so-called **aesthetics.