Chapter 276 Finding the cause of defeating Yuan (32)
The camp had been set up and firewood had been set up. Gao Pragmatic hurriedly finished his meal and summoned his generals to discuss the several encounters that had occurred this afternoon.
Since they only brought cavalry, and after the military reform of the Ming Dynasty, most of the cavalry was in the hands of guerrilla generals except for the main general Zhili, so the participants at this time were all guerrillas from all over the place.
These guerrillas include: Ji Zhen's leading guerrilla general Ye Bangrong, Changping guerrilla general Zhao Menglin, Xuanfu's camp (guerrilla title) Qu Gui, Ji Zhen's general soldier Zuoying guerrilla general Xu Long, Hejian's leading guerrilla general Jin Bingyue, Baoding Che
The battalion guerrilla general Tong Yangzhong, the leading guerrilla general Wu Sixun in Dingzhou, and the Tianjin coastal defense guerrilla general Chen Can.
A total of eight guerrilla generals were in charge of the 28,000 cavalry under Gao Pingshi's command at the moment, and each had about 3,000 to 4,000 troops. This fully shows that the military reform of the Ming Dynasty at this time was far from complete - Ye Bangrong, who led the most troops here, had four men.
There are about 1,500 people, and Chen Can, the youngest, only has 2,000 in his hands, but both of them still have full soldiers.
In other words, these current establishments are all "adapted to local conditions." That is, you first consider your position and the approximate number of people needed for the station, and then the court gives you the establishment. It is not a standardized combat unit at all. This situation is even worse than that of later generations.
Japan's idea of creating "Type A divisions" and "Type B divisions" is even more confusing.
For Gao Qingjing, who has a little bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, this is a very painful thing for him, because it sometimes makes it inconvenient to even mobilize troops.
You first have to figure out how many soldiers you want to mobilize, what the configuration of weapons and equipment is, and sometimes you even have to find out whether the opponent is at full strength, whether it has gone through the first round of army reorganization and carried out operations such as immediately
Various trainings include firing a volley, turning around immediately and loading ammunition (similar to the Mongolian army's oblique cut, loading the ammunition during the large circle after shooting), dismounting in formation and firing a volley.
It should be said that if the person commanding them is their respective commander-in-chief, then the commander-in-chief should know the general situation of their troops.
However, what was popular in the Ming Dynasty was that civilian officials led the troops. Civil servants like Gao Pragmatic, who had studied history and personally led troops, at least knew that these things needed to be done. But if some self-righteous civilian officials were to lead the troops, you can imagine
What kind of crazy moves will come out? Anyway, I'm just giving directions blindly. I don't know myself or the enemy, so I just rely on my feelings! Hey, he's so awesome.
The guerrillas were naturally very honest in front of Gao Pragmatic, a dignified general. Even the noble Mongolian generals, who were always known for their unruliness in the army, were sitting still at this moment, looking at their noses and hearts. It seemed that as long as
Gao Pragmatic remained silent, and everyone obviously planned to dress up the clay puppets to the end.
"Ji Zhenye will not accept today's small battle. You all know how the battle went. What do you think?" Gao Pingshi had something on his mind, but his face was as usual and his tone was calm, showing no emotion or anger.
None of the guerrillas spoke first. They glanced at each other quickly and then bowed their heads. They seemed to feel that Mr. Jinglue had not revealed his attitude and it was difficult for him to know how to speak. So he might as well pretend to be stupid first and wait and see what happened.
Gao pragmatic seemed to have guessed that this would be the case, and did not get angry. He turned his eyes slightly and looked at Xu Long, the guerrilla general of the left camp under the general banner of Jizhen. He nodded directly and said: "Xu Yourong, since he is your soldier, then
Just say it first. Don’t be restrained. Just say whatever comes to mind...
You all know the style of conduct of this department. Pre-war military discussions and post-war summaries are always about the situation and not the person. It doesn't matter whether it is good or bad, right or wrong."
That being said, no one in Gao Situ's military conference and summary meeting was "guilty of what he said", but it is definitely impossible to say that it doesn't matter at all.
At the very least, if what you say is meaningful and every sentence makes sense, Gao Situ will definitely look at you favorably, right? On the contrary, if you ramble for a long time without getting to the point, Gao Situ may not blame you.
, but I definitely won’t value you that much, right?
But since Xu Long was ordered to be a general, it would be impossible not to speak up, let alone shirk responsibility - Gao Situ was famous for not being afraid of his subordinates making mistakes, so he would be annoyed that his subordinates would not report what they knew.
In the hearts of these guerrillas, they all knew how many times Gao Situ had blocked swords from people in court. Although he came from a famous civil servant family, he knew very well that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.
Many people who were impeached for some trivial matters were stopped by Gao Situ himself, or by instructing other officials from the Practical School to come forward, and then some of the officials from the Supervisor of Ceremonies were asked to speak in front of the emperor. Basically, it was done.
It was a big deal and a trivial matter. But afterwards, I would not have to receive a private letter from his old man, and he would be harassed and warned.
As for those who have been incorrigible, of course there are some, but such people obviously have no chance to appear here and now.
"At the end of today, general Ye Bushou fought against Chahar Khan's Baiying bodyguard. Judging from the reports afterwards by Yang Liandun and his men, the battle loss ratio with the opponent was about two to three against us. Considering that Ye Bu
You are the elite of our army who have been carefully trained, and we have suffered some losses.
Especially in the end, Ye Bushou wanted to break away from the battle, but unexpectedly he was entangled by the opponent for a long time. Although no more deaths were caused, seven people were lucky, which shows the problem."
Gao pragmatic nodded, as an affirmation of his opening remarks, and then said: "Explain."
"Yes, Jingtai." Xu Long is a general who was transferred to the east of Shaanxi Province. He is not a direct descendant of Gao Jingshi, the core member of the Xuan Dynasty in the army, so he dare not call Gao Jingshi "Entang" shamelessly.
He cleared his throat and said: "Ye Bu Sui suffered a loss. First of all, the general is responsible as the chief officer. This shows that Ji Zhen Ye Bu Sui is still better at riding out of the fortress, concealing exploration and other things. Regarding the previous military reform,
Some of the final requirements are not good enough.”
Gao Pragmatic lowered his eyelids slightly, but said nothing, still looking like he was listening.
Xu Long originally hoped that when he said this, he would get a comment or two from Gao Jingshi. No matter whether the comment was good or bad, it would always help him grasp the appropriateness of the next step. Unfortunately, Gao Jingshi did not say anything. Xu Yourong obviously did not dare to
He was urged to do so, so he had to bite the bullet and continue. His mood was probably similar to that of those who were forced to walk through minefields with their flesh and blood on the battlefield hundreds of years later.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "According to Taiwan's Ming Dynasty, in the past two years of military reforms, the cavalry has undergone the most frequent changes. Horses, armor and weapons have been added, and all tactics have also changed accordingly.
To be honest, I have only been in Jizhen for a year and three months. I didn’t dare to neglect the items they had practiced before because I was unsure, so after I took office, I practiced them again and took the test twice.
, then the follow-up training begins.
However, not long after, I received repeated instructions from the Ministry of War, Zhijun, Fujun, Zongrong and other yamen, and some of the instructions even conflicted..."
"What kind of conflict? Let me give you an example." Gao Pingshi finally spoke this time. Although he was interrupting him, Xu Long not only didn't get angry, but he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, Jingtai." Xu Long immediately replied: "For example, in September last year, the Ministry of War first issued a notice to the guerrillas in Ji Town, saying that after discussion, it was believed that the cavalry still needed to be equipped with sabers, so a sufficient number of new sabers were issued.
, still ordered me to 'still practice'.
In the middle of the month, the Zhijun Yamen issued an order requiring the saber sword technique to be practiced according to the method taught by Qi Zongrong when he was in office in the past. All the soldiers in Jizhen only practiced the Xinyou sword technique.
According to Tai Mingjian, after this order was issued, I don’t know how other departments reacted, but our department immediately went into an uproar after hearing the news. Why? Because the Xinyou Sword Technique taught by Qi Zongrong in the past is a long-sword technique for foot combat.
It is necessary to hold one knife with both hands.
This sword is five feet long, with a copper blade guard of one foot. The handle is one foot and five inches long, making a total of six feet and five inches. However, it weighs only two pounds and eighty taels. Its shape is completely different from the sabers issued before, and the sword technique is natural.
It doesn't even match.
So half a month later, another new order came from the General Rong Yamen. Although it did not say that we would not practice the Xinyou Sword Technique, we were asked to learn another set of sword techniques. It was said that it was the late famous Tumote general Tuotuo (Qiatai Sword Technique).
According to Ji), this sword technique is extremely simple, with only three styles, namely 'drag knife', 'spatula', and 'grid knife'..."
"The Sword Technique Headquarters has seen this with my own eyes, so you don't need to elaborate." Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said, "What happened next?"
Gao Xiang has indeed seen this set of sword techniques, and Qataiji was invited by him to demonstrate it to him in person. This set of sword techniques is simple, but it is not so much a "sword technique" as it is a kind of sword technique.
Tips and ideas for using a knife.
In short, the first two of these "three moves" are offensive, and the last one is defensive and counterattack. No matter which move, the basic idea is to use the horse's momentum as one's own strength, so as to "easily kill people."
Among these three styles, the most typical one that uses force to kill is the "drag-knife style", which is completely different from the Mongolian cavalry in later TV and movies that slashed left and right after rushing into the enemy formation. It is a back-hand knife [Note:
The blade of the knife is facing forward, extending from the little finger side is the backhand.], the entire back of the knife is completely supported by the elbow and forearm, the back arm is raised flat and slightly adducted - and then almost kept still.
In other words, in this posture, you only need to adjust the height of the raised arm during the battle. The strength of the blade depends entirely on the speed of the horse. The cavalry on horseback hardly exerts any force forward. And because the elbow of the arm is pressed against the back of the blade, it can avoid
Even if the tiger's mouth is shocked, it can also ensure that the movement will not be deformed.
This sword technique is obviously not a one-on-one move for generals, but is used by teams of cavalry to rush into battle. The advantage is that after a single charge breaks through the enemy's formation, one's own side suffers almost no physical loss, but the lethality is astonishingly high - the horse rushes over with
The sword is as powerful as it is powerful. The whole cavalry rushed over, just like a harvester driving through a wheat field.
Although the other two styles have their own differences, in principle, they all use the horse's power to their own advantage, or use the force to unload the force, or use the force to kill people. In short, try to avoid forcing yourself to fight, causing the opponent to attack you on his own.
The tendency of the knife edge to collide ensures that one's own cavalry will always have a significant advantage in "endurance". As for the specific actions, I will not go into detail here.
Seeing that Gao Pingshi had even seen the specific sword skills, Xu Long was a little surprised, and said to himself, "Gao Situ really knows the military, and he even knows how to train soldiers in detail." Fortunately, he was surprised.
He didn't feel guilty about this matter, and after a few compliments, he got back to business.
"It is clear from the experience that the two yamen have been at odds with each other several times in just six months. In addition to disputes over sword techniques, there are also many other aspects. Specifically, there are some here at Ye Bu Shu. For example, Ye Bu Shuo.
They were originally mainly used to collect intelligence during peacetime, but how they should be used in wartime and how to equip them with equipment is also controversial."
Gao Pingshi was a little curious this time and asked: "What are the controversies?"
Xu Long gave way this time, turned around and glanced at Pogui, and said: "Jingtai, Poyourong personally participated in this controversy, why don't you invite him to elaborate on this matter?"
Gao pragmatic looked at Pogui and said, "Poyourong, then you can tell me."
Pogui was very dissatisfied when he saw Xu Long blaming this unfortunate job on himself, but he did not dare to show it in front of Gao Pragmatic, so he had to pinch his nose and admit it, and said with a wry smile: "Entang, Xu Yourong is this
At the end of the day, he made a bad idea."
Gao Pangshi didn't know what the story was between them, and asked curiously: "How do you say this?"
"Before, Ye Bu Shu basically did not wear armor. Horses did not wear armor at all, and humans only wore leather armor. As for weapons, Ye Bu Shu did not use firearms in the past because they were too noisy.
In line with their usual errands.
The three treasures that Ye Bushua carried with him were a riding bow, a saber and a dagger. Moreover, this saber was not the one issued last year, but a Mongolian sword, which was relatively shorter and more curved.
Last year, the weapons and equipment of the cavalry changed significantly. Although the general was a Mongolian, he tried it on himself and found that although the new saber may not be suitable for charging into the battle, it was obviously more advantageous if a small group of cavalry got into hand-to-hand combat with each other, so he
Will advocate the replacement of new sabers.
Another issue is the equipment issue. The Military Yamen said that the equipment has been distributed, but each ministry should consider whether to change the equipment according to the situation of each department. The General Rong Yamen said that since it is an order from the Ministry of War, then naturally everyone must change, and it is not allowed.
exception.
Generally speaking, our army has a range advantage, but the Tatar army's bows and arrows are difficult to penetrate armor at long distances. Therefore, the general believed that fighting in armor can effectively reduce casualties. Therefore, the general insisted that all cavalry be redressed at that time, including keeping them at night.
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As for why the night is included, the general thinks that the night is usually used for detecting horses, and the detecting horses are most likely to get into small-scale encounters with the enemy's exploring horses. In this way, armored soldiers have a better chance of surviving the conflict.
Send useful information back to the army.
At that time, many colleagues were opposed, such as Xu Yourong. He believed that Ye Bushou first needed to be concealed, and secondly, he needed to run fast enough and far enough. Wearing armor would have an impact on these, so he opposed wearing armor."
Gao Jingshi rolled his eyes and glanced at Xu Long. Xu Long just nodded, bowed slightly to Gao Jingshi, and simply answered with the word "yes".
Today's Ye Bushou is wearing armor, which shows that Pogui won this dispute. Gao pragmatically also had some doubts in his heart, whether Pogui had other reasons, or he relied on Xu Long's direct lineage to interpret Xu Long's opinions
Pressed down?
So he asked Pogui: "Then what do you think of these?"
Pogui sighed and said: "The general himself is a Mongolian. There are some things that the general... just can't explain clearly."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "You were born in Mongolia, and you are a Mongolian, but you are not a Mongolian - you are a Mingren. So, there is nothing inconvenient to say, just say it, I am all ears."
"All ears" are here, Pugui naturally dare not not say it, so he sighed again and said with a wry smile: "Even if Ye Buzai is an elite of our army, but even if Ye Buzai is not wearing armor... is it really possible?"
When you have to compete with the Mongols to see who can run faster, will you have a chance of winning if you stay awake all night?
Endang, when he was three years old, he could not even walk steadily, so he was put on the back of a pony and played with by his family members every day."
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