Xinshun 1730

Chapter 184
"Continuous military training has been completed. Congratulations. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could I believe that there would be such an formation in this world? It is said that Marquis Wu's training is based on changing formations, and he must be well-trained. This is probably Wu. What Hou said, 'A soldier with discipline, a general who is incompetent, cannot be defeated, and a soldier without discipline, a general who is capable, cannot be defeated'."

Looking at the rows of military formations, Li Jiusi was quite amazed in his heart, thinking that such an army was enough to be called a strong army.

But Liu Yu said: "Marquis Wu's military training is beyond the reach of a boy. During the time of Marquis Wu, there were various types of arms such as cavalry, bows, crossbows, spears, knives, and armor. The formations are changeable and complicated. What people can train. I am just playing tricks. The soldiers I have compiled have only one weapon, which can be used both far and near. If the Marquis of Wu wins, the soldiers trained and the formations compiled will be a hundred times stronger."

The art of war is the same, although Liu Yu has been complaining about the strange things learned in Wude Palace, but what he complained about was that the art of war learned in Wude Palace was learned by the marshal general.

At Li Jiusi's level, his understanding of the art of war has reached a certain level, so he naturally agrees with Liu Yu's words.

Indeed, Zhuge Wuhou was good at using formations, but at that time there were so many types of troops, how difficult was it to organize different types of troops into formations?
When Dashun took over the world, Emperor Taizong once said that what Dashun was good at was nothing more than simplifying the complex, eliminating all kinds of messy ideas, and integrating it into a military system of matchlock guns and spear arrays.

Now Liu Yu is a step more streamlined, even throwing away the matchlock gun and hand-to-hand soldiers, and the formation is easier.

The easier the formation, the faster and easier it is to change the formation.

In the era of Marquis Wu, all kinds of arms were formed together, and at least they had to be trained for three to five years before they could be used.But now, it may only take three to five months, because there are only so many formations to learn.

Liu Yu has his own set of views on combat.

"In combat, of course we have to talk about formations, but the formations have to keep pace with the times. For example, in this hollow formation, is it better to form a large formation? Or to form a small formation?"

Pointing to the roaring waves of the sea, he compared the waves to the enemy's cavalry.

"If you form a large formation, it will be like a beach, and the enemy's cavalry will definitely charge up."

"A small formation is like a rock, and the enemy's war horses will naturally bypass the square formation and pass through the pores. Even if they break through a small formation, it will be harmless to the overall situation."

"Of course, the large hollow formation at the legion level also has its advantages, and the small hollow formation at the battalion level also has its disadvantages as a chessboard formation."

"If Marquis Zhuge Wu trains troops, he will definitely be able to train to combine size and size, like a bastion. The big formation is the base, and the small formation is the corner. You can also quickly dismantle the square formation and form a horizontal formation."

"I don't have such skills, I can only say it as an inspiration, maybe there will be someone like Qi Wuyi in the future, who can practice the formation under the new firearms to perfection."

Li Jiusi looked at the waves, thought about Liu Yu's words, nodded for a long time, and said, "Shouchang's words are very reasonable. Formation is impermanent, keep pace with the times. I read the book of war written by Shouchang, and it teaches why. Not so. As for the rest of the military books, they only teach you how to form an array, but not why you need to form an array like this."

Liu Yu laughed and said: "This is the same reason as studying the Seven Books of the Martial Arts in the Wude Palace. Although you are only a captain, you hope to be a general in the future. If you know how to line up, you are a captain; if you know why you want to line up like this In order to improve, it is for the general. Your Majesty ordered me to train troops, not an army of the Liu family, but an army of the Beijing camp. In the future, I still need everyone else to be able to practice."

Li Jiusi saw that Liu Yu knew how to advance and retreat, and he spoke clearly. He wanted to remind Liu Yu a few words, but it seemed unnecessary at this time.

Amidst the roar of the waves, Li Jiusi became worried again.

"Stay normal, simplify the complicated, and turn the flower team into a pure team. This is what all dynasties have dreamed of. If Marquis Wu got this self-generating firecracker with a bayonet, he would not have to organize such a complicated military formation. It's just... Could it be that the formations of Westerners have reached this level?"

What experts see can tell the depth.

Hearing the fear and worry in Li Jiusi's tone, he thought that he had already been frightened once about the navy matter, so he didn't need it this time, and it was better to reassure him.

"Don't worry, Duke. The so-called mastery of Chinese and Western is for the sake of superiority. The soldiers trained by a certain are at least better than Westerners in terms of understanding formation."

He is not talking nonsense, nor is he arrogant, but the changing context of the tactical system.

Prussia, which claimed to be the most capable of fighting in the Seven Years War, also suffered from the tide of Russian cavalry.Before returning east, some Turghuts went around Königsberg in East Prussia, which was the last pride of the Mongols.

Had it not been for the sudden death of Hannibal's god-sister and a Prussian idiot who had come to power, Frederick II would have hanged himself.

Part of the reason is that in that era, too much emphasis was placed on cross-line shooting, and the speed of change was too slow.There are too many Turghuts, Cossacks and other cavalry in Russia.

It was not until the new tactical system developed by the People's Safety Committee after the French Revolution that emphasized the speed of formation, which raised the lower limit of the infantry. Facing the fast-assault cavalry and the more complex battlefield environment, they had the power to protect themselves.

You can't expect any line of soldiers to be able to discharge such a terrifying combat power as a thin red line. Considering the lower limit, it naturally depends on the formation and the speed of formation.

For Dashun, with such a population and such a size, there is no need to consider the upper limit, only the lower limit.

The column is afraid of artillery.

However, Liu Yu looked around a large circle, and there was not a single cannon.

To adapt measures to local conditions, it is natural to adopt this tactical system.

Anyway, in a short period of time, they will fight against Junggar and the Dutch East India Company.

The former depends on the speed of formation, the latter... the latter is estimated to be able to produce 2000 people in Nanyang. As long as the navy has a record, it is a weak chicken.

Vietnam and Myanmar in the south are densely covered with jungles.If you can start a horizontal team battle, the horizontal team will naturally have the upper hand, but in the jungle, mobility and quick changes should be better.

The new era has just arrived, and the War of Spanish Succession fought more than ten years ago is just a case study for various military theorists.

Just like the development of firearms in the past, there are endless ideas and novel ideas, but after actual combat tests, it is found that most of them are "useful in theory, but rubbish in actual combat".

The same goes for the tactical system of the new era.

For example, some people in Europe think that: the first row of soldiers shoots, and the rear reloads. Pass the loaded guns to the front, and take the empty guns that have been fired by the first row to reload.

In theory, this rate of fire can indeed be increased.

In reality, people in the back row are not at all willing to hand over their life-saving guns to others, and soldiers in the front row often suffer shoulder pain or even dislocation when they are handed guns by people behind them.

For example, regarding the phalanx, some theorists believe that the hollow phalanx is best to have a single layer, and at this time one layer is three rows, because only three rows can shoot.Maintain maximum firepower output with fewer manpower.

In theory, this is true.

In reality, a single-layer, three-row phalanx is easily broken away, and the firepower that can be efficiently exerted in theory is not effective.

In such an era of change, the theory still needs tens of thousands of corpses to verify whether it is correct, and it needs 10,000+ disabled veterans to revise it as an argument. We can only find out a formation that suits local conditions and national conditions by ourselves.

Of course, everything remains the same.

If the horizontal team can be deployed, it is still possible to use the horizontal team to take advantage of the firepower with the greatest efficiency.But this requires officers to make their own decisions and make trade-offs.

Everyone knows that slightly loose light infantry shooting is more efficient than horizontal formations.However, considering the threat of cavalry, discipline constraints, etc., they can only choose dense horizontal formations.

Those who can adapt to local conditions are famous generals.

However, Dashun's size and the surrounding situation did not require famous generals. What he needed was a large number of dull soldiers and dull officers, so the minimum was enough.

In this regard, Liu Yu is still confident.

Reassured Li Jiusi, Li Jiusi was relieved, and said with a wry smile: "I was already very worried when I saw that battleship salvo before. If you tell me that the Western army can change formation like you, I'm afraid You will break out in a cold sweat and be seriously ill for several days."

Liu Yu said: "Duke, don't worry. But this soldier only seems to be useful at this time, and it needs to be practiced for at least half a year."

The emperor was impatient, and Liu Yu didn't want the Qingzhou soldiers to be transferred away as soon as the Duke of E went back and the emperor's head became hot.

Li Jiusi also knew Liu Yu's worry, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty can afford to wait for five years of military training. Don't think that Your Majesty doesn't trust you anymore. There are actually some things in it that you don't know."

Winking at Liu Yu, the two threw off their followers and rode their horses to a secluded place by the sea.

"Your Majesty sent me here this time. One is to see the situation of regular military training, the other is to see the recovery of the disaster in Jiaodong, and the third... This matter is confidential, but I will not tell you. The third is that His Majesty wants to conscript Junggar. , but also to personally conquer, although not on the front line, but also to sit in the front. To emulate the story of the Tang Dynasty's destruction of the Western Turks, all the way out of the Hexi Corridor, all the way out of the Altai Mountains. I will be the leader of the northern line. This time also let me come Familiar with familiar."

This is also within Liu Yu's expectation.

The first line of the Hexi Corridor must be the main force.On the northern line, there are surprise soldiers.

Even if it is a surprise soldier, it is impossible to rely solely on the Qingzhou Army, but will mobilize elite soldiers and horses from various places to cooperate.

Liu Yu is too young to hold the occasion, and Li Jiusi, the Duke of E, is the right candidate.

After Li Jiusi finished talking about this confidential matter, he said again: "This time, Your Majesty asked me to see how your Qingzhou army is doing. It is an understatement to say that you spend money like running water in a war. The food in Hetao is transported to The line of the Irtysh River is worn out on the road, and one stone of grain costs 30 taels of silver. It is nine thousand miles from the capital to the Irtysh River. Even though the northern line is a surprise army, it must be guaranteed to be able to hold it. One more person, One year's use of troops is not counted as military pay, but three to five shimi, which is a hundred and ten taels of silver."

"Your Majesty, the northern line is dominated by Qingzhou soldiers, with two thousand Qingqi soldiers from Songhuajiang Prefecture, plus some frontier troops, to gather [-] soldiers. Khalkha Mongols are newly attached and should not be used lightly. Auxiliary soldiers are enough. There can’t be any more of these troops, and I really can’t afford the money.”

"800 soldiers, [-] auxiliary soldiers, food consumption, and military pay rewards. Five years of food storage is enough to fight for more than half a year. Once the war starts, it will not be counted as the main force of the Hexi Corridor. Just the northern front line. It costs seven to eight million taels per year to eat horse chews. It’s really unbearable.”

"The quasi-battle soldiers, gather together, and there are only [-] to [-] people in front of the battle. After all, Kazakhs, Yarkands, etc. have to be suppressed. Give me a solid background, can you hold it?"

Liu Yu also knew that wars cost money, so he pondered for a while and said, "The Junggar Department can gather only [-] to [-] troops in the field. The northern frontline troops are enough, and there is no problem. The key is to march from the Altai Mountains. How about the map?"

"Don't worry about that, people have already been sent to do a fake caravan survey and mapping. The key is this time, His Majesty is really in a hurry. You may not know that Duke Qi is in Rakshasa, and sent people thousands of miles to spread the message."

When it came to the matter of the Raksha Kingdom, Li Jiusi looked at Liu Yu and praised: "You guessed it. There is indeed civil strife in the Raksha Kingdom. The little tsar died, and the Duke of Qi was going to attend the coronation ceremony. As a result, after arriving, it was the funeral that caught up with the funeral. A foreign woman came to the throne, and she was also a martial character. When she got the position, she abolished the Privy Council of Rakshasa, and she had all the power. Duke Qi caught up with the coronation ceremony named Anna. , I’m going to France again, so I can only send someone to send the letter back.”

"The Raksha country should not be underestimated. The sooner the Western Regions are restored, the sooner they will be stable. In the future, there will be a battle between our dynasty and Rakshasa in the Western Regions. Thanks to your brief study of Western countries, Duke Qi praised you a lot , you can see clearly what you see and hear in the Raksha Kingdom."

"Poland is about to have a major event, so His Majesty hopes to take this opportunity to take back the Western Regions as soon as possible. Recover Tang Anxi's millennium grievances. Take Heilongjiang and take back Anxi's Protectorate, the country can compare itself to Li Tang, otherwise It’s just a joke to say it.”

"Now that the Raksha Kingdom has been informed that they want to build a fort on the Irtysh River, Raksha has also promised not to have any support for Junggar. It's just that Raksha has many troops in the north of Junggar, so His Majesty hopes to take advantage of this When the Polish state is in chaos, take the Western Regions, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and worry that the Raksha Kingdom will reach out to the Western Regions after solving the Polish incident. Regarding the negotiation, we can’t really think that the enemy will always abide by it.”

"This matter cannot be delayed any longer. That's why we will march next summer and spend the winter in the military city north of the Altai Mountains. When spring comes, we will fight."

Not many people in the imperial court knew about this matter, the Temple of Heavenly Blessing knew about it, a few veteran generals who were going to follow the emperor on the expedition knew about it, and the main generals on the western and northern fronts knew about it.

The emperor trusted Liu Yu and wanted the Qingzhou Army to be the main force on the northern front.

Li Jiusi is the main general, and he just wants to see how the Qingzhou army is doing, so that he can know what's going on.

After reading too many military books, the court originally planned to train a chariot soldier.According to "Tang Li Wen Dui", the main soldiers who conquered the Turks were chariot soldiers, who could not only load supplies, but also rely on chariot formations for battle.

However, Liu Yu said that he could train an infantry to resist the Junggar cavalry. If the chariots were not trained, the Qingzhou Army would naturally be the main force.

Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people who are suspicious.

Now that a lot of food has been hoarded in the past few years, it is time to solve the problem of the Western Regions as soon as possible. Li Jiusi told Liu Yu that he should make preparations as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty knows that you don't think highly of the Junggar tribe. But although the strength of the Junggar tribe is far inferior to ours, it can cost an extra day if it is delayed. The army in the Northwest costs tens of thousands a day. Your Majesty also clearly asked me to tell you that the army in the Northwest If the days are uneven, if the Qingzhou Army cannot prove that it can defeat three with one, the navy will not get support from the DPRK and China for a day. There is really no money.”

Liu Yu thought to himself that this method of incentives is also strange, but the government may not be rich if Junggar is pacified.

Immigration, border guards, counterinsurgency... At least for a few decades, it will all be a bottomless pit of throwing money.

But he also thought clearly about this matter. Even if he couldn't spend too much money, every penny that the treasury could pay was one penny. The navy was really costly.

The point is, who will take care of the navy's affairs during the time I go to the northwest?
(End of this chapter)