Huang Zhiting simply said, "I'm naturally at the master's command," but Liu Xin thought about it and said, "Master, I have a question about my identity."
Gao pragmatic turned to look at her, nodded and said, "Ask."
"I seem to be eager to complete the artillery company's tactical formation as soon as possible, but I wonder if there is a clear target?" Liu Xin frowned and said: "What I mean is that I hope to use it on the battlefield against Arakan and the Mughals.
Is the new artillery company organization and tactics expected to be used in the Western Expedition against Chahar?"
Gao Pingshi was a little surprised and asked: "Is there any difference?"
Liu Xin arrived: "Artillery company...the company-level organization, the garrison has long been accustomed to it. Infantry and cavalry also have company-level organization. But sir, only the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty official army have completed this new type."
Army organizational reform.
In addition to the imperial guards, whether it is the Li Jiajun of Liaodong, the Ma Jiajun of Datong, the Ma Jiajun of Xuanfu, the Liu Jiajun of Sichuan, or the guards of various places, they still use the old military system and do not have this level.
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In the Ming Dynasty, according to the system, the regular army establishment was actually the guard army establishment. The general guard was led by the guard commander and had jurisdiction over 5 thousand-household stations, with a total of 5,600 people; the thousand-household station was led by Qianhu, and had jurisdiction over 10 hundred-household stations.
There are 1,120 people in total; the Baihu Institute is led by Baihu, and has jurisdiction over 2 general banners, with a total of 112 people; the general banner has 5 small banners, with a total of 50 people; and the small banners have 10 people.
The garrison military system was essentially a field system, and its deterioration rate was similar to that of the Tang Dynasty's military system. It deteriorated after several generations of emperors. Therefore, in order to keep the army still able to fight, the imperial court had to resort to the recruitment system - that is,
The armed servant system such as the "X Family Army" has been discussed earlier in this book.
However, even if the recruitment system prevails and the general has the right to make decisions about his own troops, there are not many modifications to the military system. Among them, the relatively more modifications may be to the Qi family army.
The organization of the Qi Family Army planned by Qi Jiguang was based on the tactical thinking of the Yuanyang Formation, with reference to the battlefield environment and hostile Japanese pirate combat methods, with actual weapons, and the use of small-scale mixed military units to form a highly mobile strike force.
The first thing to be formed is the smallest combat unit "Wu". As the literal meaning means, "Wu" is composed of a corps leader and four soldiers, a total of five people. It is the most basic and smallest combat unit of the Qi family army.
Then two teams formed a team, called a squad. A total of 12 people, including the captain and the fireman in charge of cooking, formed a "team". This "team" was basically equivalent to the modern "squad". The Imperial Guard and Southern Xinjiang
The "shed" of the garrison.
"Team" is a complete main body of the Yuanyang Formation, which can develop several different team formations according to its formation changes. However, it is not a "three-by-three system", but four teams form a "post", also known as a brigade.
, there is one sentry commander, and a total of 49 people are called "sentinels". If we have to make an analogy, this "sentry" is equivalent to the modern "platoon". The Imperial Guard and the Southern Xinjiang Garrison are also called "platoons".
However, the "post" level is the largest basic combat unit of the Qi Jiajun. In other words, the formal basic combat unit of the Qi Jiajun is composed of "corps", "team" and "post". There is no "bureau" later.
”, “Ministry” and other large establishment units.
This kind of combat force composed of a small organization has excellent mobility, combined with the combination of mixed troops and both offensive and defensive capabilities. Even the smallest combat unit "team" can carry out independent combat missions. The flexibility of operations and the application of tactics are quite extensive.
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However, the organization of Qi's army during this period was mainly aimed at the Japanese pirates in the south at that time. Later, after he was transferred to the north as the commander-in-chief of Jizhen and began to train armies from various places, due to the change in combat targets, the army organization and tactics had to change accordingly.
Already.
Qi Jiguang's military training in Jizhen was based on the experience of the southern anti-Japanese war and the characteristics of the northern battlefield environment. Qi Jiguang improved ordnance with the help of the highly pragmatic Jinghua military industry and formulated regulations for the use of cold weapons and various firearms.
Military standard specifications.
In terms of troop formation, it was the first time that various military branches and hot and cold weapons were mixed into offensive and defensive battalions of vehicles, horses, infantry, and carriages, and firearms were evenly distributed to the new lowest-level tactical units, "vehicles" and "teams."
, causing the popularity of firearms in grassroots tactical units to reach a new high in the Ming army.
Here we must first clarify a concept. Qi Jiguang's various military departments and the grouping and configuration of hot and cold weapons were dispersed into "cars" and "teams" at the grassroots level in a mixed manner, which is equivalent to the modern "squad" level.
At the same time, European countries such as the Ottomans and other countries also mixed hot and cold weapons, but the same kind of weapons were concentrated and organized into the same larger unit, which is equivalent to the modern "company" level or "battalion" level.
In terms of tactical application, each of Qi Jiguang's battalions, from battalion to team, and even vehicles, can perform independent offensive and defensive combat tasks without relying on the support of other units, and has excellent tactical application flexibility.
In other countries, grassroots companies up to the battalion level in other countries cannot carry out both functional and defensive combat missions on their own. They need to rely on the support of other units to carry out missions. Of course, their tactics are limited.
In addition, the Qi Family Army organized by Qi Jiguang and the rest of the troops he was responsible for rotation training were almost all professional troops recruited from the army. They were well paid, well-equipped, and well-trained. They were not comparable to the stragglers under the garrison military system.
Among the professional armies in the world at that time, perhaps only the Spanish Grand Formation and the Ottoman New Army had comparable salaries and benefits. However, these armies were not as good as the Qi Family Army in terms of quantity and type of firearms distribution (but they may have exceeded Qi Jiguang's rotation training).
some other troops).
Of course, the Qi Jiajun also had a big weakness at the time, which was the lack of large-caliber long-range heavy artillery. Especially at this time, European and Ottoman armies were generally equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery. So assuming that the Qi Jiajun wanted to fight against it, it would have to have long-range firepower and lethality.
It is obviously insufficient.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fortunately, as Jinghua gradually exerted its efforts in the military industry, this situation soon improved. The landmark event was Qi Jiguang's "Car Camp".
As mentioned a long time ago, the chariot camp did not just have more "cars", and the "cars" of the Ming Dynasty were not the kind of "cars" that existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The chariots of the Ming Dynasty initially had several rows of sharp wood on the front.
With stakes lined up in a row, such carts could be used to resist horses. Later, crenels for shooting muskets were designed on the carts, so that while resisting horses, they could also fire back.
In the Gialongwan era, the tanks were further developed, not only strengthening the aforementioned functions, but the tanks themselves were also thickened and thickened, and the types of guns that could be carried were added. Of course, even if the tanks were upgraded and enlarged, they could generally only carry tigers.
The squatting gun level can carry up to the Jinghua No. 3 gun.
Therefore, Qi Jiguang established the chariot, infantry and cavalry camp, referred to as the chariot camp, so that the chariots, infantry and cavalry can fight together and use each other. To defend the enemy's cavalry, use chariots, and to defend chariots, use foot; chariots are for infantry, and infantry is for defense with chariots.
And strengthened; the cavalry took advantage of the situation to win by surprise.
This kind of chariot and riding camp can be used to restrain the troops, to serve as the wall of the camp, and to replace the armor, forming a city with feet and a horse without stockings. When moving, it is an array, and when it is stopped, it is a camp. The chariot is the direction.
Riding is used as a surprise. It can be used to attack when advancing, and to defend when retreating. It can be used repeatedly on foot and on horseback, creating endless surprises.
As a camp wall, the chariot camp can give full play to the advantages of firearms, and can use its strengths to control the weaknesses of the invading enemy cavalry; use the chariot camp to fight the enemy, and the enemy cannot plunder everywhere; use the chariot to choke the enemy, making it difficult to overcome, etc.
However, no tactics are perfect. The problem of chariots and camps is the same as that of heavy armored infantry. The marching speed cannot be increased. This led to the fact that although Qi Jiguang defeated the Mongols countless times in Ji Town, he was never able to capture the head.
——People run away if they can’t defeat them. How can your heavy-duty car camp catch up with them?
For this reason, when the highly pragmatic hollow bayonet phalanx became more and more popular, Qi Jiguang also began to reduce the configuration of tanks, leaving only a small number of tanks as the last means of defense for the Chinese army.
Later, when he went to train the Imperial Guard, Jinghua's artillery was not only becoming more powerful, but also the mobility of the artillery also improved due to the emergence of new methods of building vehicles. At this time, the Ming Dynasty began to have no shortage of horses.
From this, Qi Jiguang continued to improve, further turning the sidecars into weapons and packhorses - this means that all battlefields were horse-drawn, and the chariots were equipped with troops and artillery. The concept of "hollow square array" was introduced, so that during combat, they could
Forming a "chariot hollow phalanx" is more stable than a bayonet hollow phalanx - after all, the bayonet array still tests the courage of the soldiers, and the use of tanks can reduce this requirement.
However, until this time, it can still be seen that the Ming army's use of artillery was still a "mixed combination of infantry and artillery" and a "mixed combination of cavalry and artillery." Even the Qi Army, which had the most advanced and fashionable combat concepts, did not use artillery in separate groups.
The significance of the emergence of the artillery battery is that it will set a record for China's first separate grouping and use of artillery. This is where the question Liu Xin raised at this time came from: Even the Qi Army does not have such an organization, are you sure you are now
Want to build an artillery battery?
After listening to her words, Gao Pangshi solemnly nodded and said: "Yes, among the Ming Dynasty's 1.6 million army, there are only less than 70,000 Imperial Guards with a 'company' level establishment. But there is this problem.
It is not difficult to solve. As long as an edict is issued, which army dares not to change the military system? After the change, everyone will gradually get used to it."
However, Liu Xin was not so optimistic. She shook her head and said: "It is not difficult to get used to having a 'company' level. What is difficult is to get the generals at all levels accustomed to commanding this new army with a different system. Because only if this condition is met
, a newer 'artillery battery' would make sense.
Otherwise, even if I have separate artillery batteries for them in the national army, the generals will most likely forget them during the battle, or use them according to old habits, and will not be able to truly take advantage of the artillery batteries."
Liu Xin's words were very practical. Gao Pragmatic thought about it and had to ask: "The rush to launch the artillery battery this time is indeed for the Western Expedition, because if we want to continue to maintain the advantage over Chahar at the tactical level, what will happen in the future?"
After they have begun to use firearms, they can only strengthen the strength of their artillery to ensure that they can continue to gain firepower advantage... So, what suggestions do you have for this?"
"My suggestion is very simple." Liu Xin said: "I simply take this opportunity to promote the establishment of the Imperial Guard throughout the country, and then gather together the troops and generals who may be used in the Western Expedition for targeted training.
The Western Expedition was a long journey, and for such a war, it would take at least a year to prepare materials in the early stage. During this time, it was possible to complete the new organization, and to focus on training generals at all levels on how to command artillery batteries.
, I think it’s too late.”
"Is it necessary to fully promote the recruitment system now?" Gao Pragmatic seemed a little hesitant, he mused: "Let's not talk about anything else, at least there are two problems that may be extremely difficult at the moment: First, the generals' troops and ordinary guards
How can the army be reorganized according to the same organization?
Secondly, if the establishment of the Imperial Guard is to be promoted to the whole army, the technical weapons it lacks are so huge that it will be difficult to make up for it in a short period of time. And if it is really based on this establishment, then this budget... Even if I am the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue,
I don’t dare to report such a huge amount easily! How can the emperor and other ministers agree or dare to agree?”
These are definitely two big problems. The trouble with the first problem is that the Jia Ding army is the personal soldiers of various generals, large and small. This "personality" is reflected in the fact that many of the expenses of these armies are paid by the generals themselves. They are the Ming Dynasty generals.
Yes, the army is a semi-privatized army. Although they receive military pay from the state, they are actually the private property of the general.
The treatment of the Jia Ding Army is far better than that of the Guard Army, so it has always been the core of combat operations. Now if Gao Pragmatic wants to regularize the Jia Ding Army and organize it into the same organization as the Guard Army, then I am afraid that it will be difficult for any general to agree, including
The generals who have been under his command for many years.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The second question is simpler and more direct. The Imperial Guard is the most elite of the Ming Dynasty, and all technical weapons are organized into the army according to the best and the most.
Let's put it this way, using the standards of the Imperial Guards of more than 60,000 to less than 70,000 people to equip the entire army with more than 1.6 million troops, Gao Pragmatic estimates that it is impossible to fight without 70 to 80 million taels of silver.
This is only the cost of replacing and replenishing technical weapons (including armor, vehicles, etc.). If the military salary standards are also raised to the same level, then no matter how high someone can manage finances, the Ming Dynasty's financial bankruptcy will be a matter of minutes, a year
I can't even hold on.
"Master, I'm mistaken. That's not what I meant." Liu Xin smiled, waved her hand, and said, "I just meant to promote the eight-level army of the army, town, association, standard, battalion, company, platoon, and shed throughout the army.
System does not mean that the entire army is unified into the Imperial Guard's organizational plan. The Imperial Guard's organizational plan is too expensive, how can the Ming Dynasty afford it?
And even if we don’t talk about money, the quality of the personnel of other guards cannot be compared with that of the Guards. How can we organize them according to the Guards?"
"Oh..." Gao Pingshi suddenly understood and said: "You mean, we only need to unify the eight-level establishment of army, town, association, standard, battalion, company, platoon and shed?"
Liu Xin pondered for a moment and said: "That's what I mainly mean, but when the master asked me this, I suddenly thought of a method that the master once proposed to me... If we want to reorganize this time, we can actually take a slightly slower pace.
Take a little bigger step."
Did I mention it to you?
Gao Pragmatic was a little confused and said vaguely: "Really? What can we do?"
Liu Xindao: "When I introduced Japan to me, I once...well, I once mentioned a separate plan for the establishment of 'Type A' and 'Type B' troops..."
"Ah, you mean this... um, um, this method can indeed be considered." Gao Pragmatic's eyes suddenly turned.
Type A division... Type A army, Type A town, Type B army, Type B town, this seems really okay?
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