The very next day, Shang Yi summoned all the commanders and captains to gather in the lobby of General Qian's Yamen to sum up the success or failure of the battle.
In this battle, the Muling Army exposed many weaknesses. Although the soldiers' basic military qualities were not bad after several months of rigorous training by Shang Yi, they still lacked actual combat experience and had little ability to adapt. In
When dealing with bandits and bandits, this point is not reflected yet, but when encountering an opponent like the Qing army with strong combat power and rich combat experience, the immature side of the Muling army is revealed.
When the Qing army attacked the city, the Muling army could still maintain a certain order of conduct, advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and the various arms could support each other in fighting. However, after the Qing army attacked the city wall, they began to panic.
At the same time, although Shang Yi has received a modern military education and has rich experience in modern special operations, the war model of this era is very different from that of more than three hundred years later, and Shang Yi also lacks the experience of commanding large corps in combat.
The opponent was the Qing army with strong combat effectiveness. There were also many problems in terms of pre-war preparations, on-the-battle command, and contingency planning.
Of course, the Muling Army has only been in existence for less than half a year, and during that time it was just fighting bandits and bandits, and has not been tested in a major war. Therefore, it is normal for these problems to occur, and its opponent is the most powerful in China in this era.
The army. At least in the battle, the entire army did not show fear of the enemy, and it also maintained a relatively high fighting spirit during the battle. In the previous stage of the war, it still showed a high level of combat capability, proving that
The Mu Ling Army's usual training is quite effective. As a young army, it is indeed very good to be able to reach such a level in a short period of time.
Of course Shang Yi knew that an army with outstanding combat effectiveness could never be achieved by training alone. It must pass the test of blood and fire on the battlefield. Before he traveled through time, the army that established the Republic also started from a group of farmers.
, tempered in battle after battle, fought hard, persisted in bloody battles, experienced ups and downs, and were baptized by countless wars, they finally became one of the most powerful armies in the world. Therefore, the path of the Muling Army to a strong army is
Although it is still very long, we are moving in this direction.
However, now that time is tight, it is impossible to let the Muling Army grow slowly, and the Muling Army cannot withstand major setbacks. Whether it is time or manpower, Shang Yi cannot afford to waste either. Therefore, he wants the Muling Army to grow quickly.
To grow up, on the one hand, Shang Yi must make full use of his familiarity with history and understand the general advantages of historical development, so that Mulingjun can take fewer detours and experience fewer changes in the process of growth. On the other hand, it also requires Mulingjun.
All the soldiers work hard together to improve their abilities as soon as possible.
Post-war summary is a good method. In the era before Shang Yi traveled through time, almost all armies of all countries did the post-war summary meeting, but in this era, it is still a new thing. In ancient China, after a war,
After that, if you win, you will report it to the government to take credit, and you will praise yourself for being so brave. If you lose, you will report it to the government to apologize, and you can find excuses to excuse yourself.
As for how to win and where to win; how to lose and the reasons for losing; the problems exposed on the battlefield, what advantages and shortcomings we have compared with the enemy; how to use our strengths and avoid weaknesses in future battles.
, maintain their own advantages, make up for shortcomings, and other issues, but basically no one cares about them. A few famous generals may think about these things in private, but few people can make a systematic summary, let alone recruit generals.
Let’s discuss and study together.
Shang Yi hopes to start from now on and make detailed summaries after every battle, and maintain this style to become a fine tradition of the Muling Army.
"Everyone, this is the first battle since the formation of our Muling Army. Our opponent is the Jianzhou Tatars who have been running rampant outside the customs and have few opponents. We won this battle and defeated our Muling Army.
The military power of the Muling Army made the Tatars know that we Han people are not easy to mess with. But it also exposed many problems of our Muling Army. Today we are holding this summary meeting, hoping that everyone can share their opinions based on their own opinions.
What do you think our army has shortcomings in this battle and how to make up for them? Even if there is no way to make up for them, we can all work together to find a way."
In the center of the lobby of Qianzong Yamen, on a long table imitating the ones commonly used in military meetings in later generations, there is a simple model of Muling Pass and the surrounding area made by carpenters. The generals will be based on their positions and qualifications.
Li sat on both sides of the long table, while Shang Yi sat at the end of the long table. There were two small tables behind him, where the four treasures of the study were placed, and two clerks were sitting, preparing to take meeting minutes.
The general public felt that this kind of post-war summary meeting was very new, and they had never seen this kind of meeting, such a table, and such a seating method. They were all very novel. But after Shang Yi said,
There was silence in the lobby, and it became cold for a while.
In fact, many people were aware of yesterday's battle. If Shang Yi hadn't taken action at the last moment, killed Suoleng and stabilized the morale of the army, it would have been hard to tell the outcome. But after yesterday's battle, everyone
The dependence and admiration for Shang Yi has almost reached the point where it has become stronger. Therefore, subconsciously, I feel that as for how to fight the next battle, just listen to Shang Yi. Anyway, with Shang Yi here, the sky will fall.
, he could probably stand it up. But Shang Yi asked everyone to express their opinions. For a moment, the generals were a little confused and didn't know what to say.
Shang Yi smiled and said: "Don't be restrained, everyone, just say what you have to say. Even if you say something wrong, it doesn't matter. You all participated in yesterday's battle. To be honest, although we won in the end, we almost didn't win.
Although the Qing army retreated, it will definitely come back. Maybe there will be more troops than this time. As the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace and prepare for a rainy day. Therefore, everyone is asked to speak out what is in their hearts and tell us, Muling
Find out all the shortcomings of the army and correct them, so that we can better defend the city in the next battle."
After a while, Luo Yuanbin was the first to say: "Sir, in my humble opinion, fire blunderbuss is still the most effective weapon against the Qin army. Especially for Tatar soldiers with two or three layers of armor, only fire blunderbuss can be used."
Only by doing this can we inflict great damage to them. However, the Tatars' arrows are really accurate. When they approach the city wall and can shoot arrows, they will also cause heavy casualties to our musketeers. Therefore, I think if we add
A shield that only leaves a small opening for the fire cannon to fire, and you will not be afraid of the Tatar bows and arrows."
Shang Yi nodded. He had also thought about this problem, but he just wanted to strengthen the protective gear of the musketeers. He had never thought of adding a shield to the battlements to reduce the penetrating power of the soldiers' bows and arrows. With the shield,
It should be possible to reduce the damage of the Qing army's bows and arrows to the minimum. Therefore, he said: "Mr. Luo Ba, your suggestion is very good. After the meeting, you immediately go to the Ironwood Workshop to discuss how to obtain this shield.
Best results.”
Luo Yuanbin was also very happy to see that his opinion had been changed by Shang Yi, while others were also a little eager to give it a try.
Zhou Shaohuan continued: "What Mr. Luo Ba just said is indeed a good idea, but adding barriers to the battlements can only be postponed for a while. When the Tartars climb the city, the musketeers still have to give up their positions to
For others to defend, they can only mount bayonets and use them as spearmen. I think it is better to build a few more platforms behind the city wall. They don’t need to be very high, just four or five feet. In this way, when the Tatars climb the city,
The musketeers can retreat to the high platform and continue to shoot the Tatars with their muskets. In this way, even if the Tatars climb to the top of the city, the musketeers can still play their role." After a pause, Zhou Shaohuan said again: "We can also
The artillery can be placed on a high platform, so that when the Tatars attack the city, the artillery can still hit the Tatars below the city."
Shang Yi nodded to him and said, "Shaohuan, your suggestion is also very good. We can implement it immediately."
The two people spoke and were praised by Shang Yi. Others also jumped up bravely. Yang Wucheng immediately spoke: "Mr. Qian, in fact, at the beginning yesterday, we defended very well, but when the Tatars climbed up the city wall,
After that, the brothers became a little panicked. I thought it was necessary to conduct several trainings: after the enemy troops stepped on the city wall, they had to deal with the enemy troops in the upper city on the one hand, and on the other hand, they had to guard the other crenels. Let the soldiers
If you get familiar with this kind of scene, you won't panic next time."
Cheng Jin said: "We dug three trenches outside the city to block the advance of Tatar vehicles, but the trenches are too easy to fill, and bridges can be built over the trenches, so the effect is not great. It is better to build a few more trenches.
The earth wall only needs to be more than three feet high. It is much more laborious to dig out the earth wall than to fill in the trench."
Cheng Gang also said: "The Tatar ladders all have a barb. Once the ladder rests on the battlement, the hook will be very tight and difficult to push. But if we chisel the outward side of the battlement,
Once we create a slope, there will be no place for the Tatar's barbs to focus, and we can easily push the ladder down."
Zhou Qi said: "The space on the city wall is limited. We can only stand more than a thousand people. The soldiers should be divided into three squads and take turns to defend the city. This can always maintain the physical strength of the soldiers."
Wu Hansheng also said: "The fighting in the mountains that we have trained for so long should come in handy. Moreover, we should not just defend the city blindly. If the Tatars come to attack the city again, we can send a small number of troops out of the city and hide in the city."
On the mountain, if you attack the rear of the Tatars, you will definitely be able to kill them."
In this way, everyone said something to each other, and based on their own experiences on the battlefield, they proposed many ways to improve the Muling Army's operations, and unconsciously began to study Muling Army's next attack based on their assumptions.
The atmosphere was also very lively as to how the army would respond in the next battle.
Shang Yi was very happy when he saw it. Even though they were all ancients, the methods he came up with were no worse than his own, and some of them were even something he had never thought of. This was second to none. Guan Jian was his conscious companion through experience.
Cultivate them in the habit of independent thinking.