Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 64

At the dinner table, as soon as Zhu Youjian asked Qi Jin to go to Liaodong, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were abolished. This is not a small move.

You know, the current Liaodong army is the result of Xiong Tingbi's repeated abolition.

If Qi Jin went to disarm the army, then the number of soldiers in Liaodong, including Baigan soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers, would only be about [-].

With [-] soldiers and horses, the Houjin Army, which may have more than [-] defensive troops, is indeed stretched.

But for such a request, Qi Jin raised his hand and said:

"What Your Highness said, the general will definitely do his best to clean up Liaoyang and southern Liaoyang!"

"But..." Immediately afterwards, Qi Jin said seriously:

"If you want to rectify southern Liaoning in a short period of time, then you can't waste any time. In the end, please ask His Highness to send people to the capital. Long live, please allow Zhejiang soldiers to recruit more than [-] people."

"Yuanfu, the second son of the last general, will bring a group of officers and soldiers to the south tomorrow and return to Zhejiang to recruit troops."

Qi Jin is well aware of the difficulty of this matter. With only [-] people in his hands, it is impossible to rectify southern Liaoning in a short time.

He also knew that if the generals in Liaodong Town continued to mess around like this, the Ming Dynasty would be dragged down one day.

We must know that the three major levies of Wanli added together, did not use a huge amount of [-] million taels in two years.

And the three major campaigns took two years, not to mention destroying the enemy army, but at least there were gains, and Liaozhen...

"Alas..." Thinking of this, Qi Jin couldn't help sighing, thinking that if Li Rusong was still alive, Liao Town wouldn't be like this.

Although personally speaking, Qi Jin and Li Rusong have enmity, but from the perspective of family and country, it is a good thing for Daming that Li Rusong is alive.

As for Zhu Youjian, he nodded after hearing what Qi Jin said, then turned to Wang Chengen and said:
"Send the fox fur that Lu Wenzhao called yesterday to the capital, and write a handwritten copy for me by the way, telling Brother Huang about the recruitment of soldiers in Zhejiang, and the share of the military salary that can be reduced or exempted after the recruitment."

"The situation of Yumajian and Habayashi Sanwei are sent to the emperor's case one after another. There must be no delay."

"The maidservant takes orders." Seeing this, Wang Chengen stepped back to help Zhu Youjian write the handwriting, and Zhu Youjian also chatted with Qi Jin about the war at the dinner table.

"Old general, I have been reading military books these days, and I don't know much about some of them. I want to ask some old generals."

"Please speak, Your Highness." Qi Jin replied, and Zhu Youjian said unceremoniously:
"I read that in the book of war, it is said that the probing horse should be kept far away, but if the probing horse is set far away, how can our army have so many cavalry? Under the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it seems that the cavalry does not account for a high proportion of the army."

"This..." Hearing that Zhu Youjian was asking about this, Qi Jin also put down his chopsticks and explained:
"It's a very complicated matter for the army to go on an expedition. Your Highness only reads the military books, so naturally you can't see anything."

"Take my Ming Dynasty as an example. After receiving the order to dispatch troops, the main general rushed to the barracks three days before the date of dispatch, and then called all the generals to sacrifice blood and boost morale. Set off."

"When it comes to the day of departure, the Lord will first send out cavalry from the pond to patrol the mountains and ask for directions."

Seeing that what Zhu Youjian was asking was about the march, Qi Jin also bluntly talked about all the things about the march:
"According to the steps, at midnight in the morning, when the first horn is sounded in the barracks, all ministries will pack up their items and military uniforms, then follow orders to cook and eat, and count dry food and supplies."

"After the inventory is completed, we can't start directly, but first send Tang Qi out to investigate."

"Tang riders use ponds as their establishment, and there are five people in each pond. These five people must pay attention to looking at each other when investigating, and they must not lose their sight."

"Each of these five people is equipped with a signal cannon so that they can call the army in case of an emergency. The Tangqi left the camp without incident, and the army can only leave the camp after sending someone back to report."

"After leaving the camp, when the army is marching, no matter how many routes the troops are divided into, they must set up pond riders on each route."

"Twenty-four pond cavalry on each road, each of these pond cavalry is one mile apart, and the maximum spread can reach more than [-] li."

"It can be said that Tang Qi is the eyes and ears of the army."

"As for the Tangqi's equipment, each person is equipped with a waist knife, a pair of bows and arrows, and as a signal soldier, there is also the most important flag. It is said that the flag is actually a flag gun. The length of the gun is three meters, and the bottom of the gun is [-] centimeters. Wide little banner."

"If the Tangqi finds the enemy team, they will shake the flag left and right. After the Tangqi behind sees it, they will pass the information to the general."

"If the enemy is still far away and it is not a sudden encounter, then you only need to move the flag slowly."

"If the enemy's large army is aggressive, then draw a circle and wave the flag."

"These are the situations where you encounter the enemy. If it is a terrain problem, such as no way to go, narrow water, etc., you don't need to wave the flag, just spread word of mouth."

"In order to prevent the enemy from expulsing the Tangqi, and the information is interrupted, the military law stipulates that the Tangqi cannot all retreat, but retreat according to the enemy's expulsion."

"For example, if the enemy's expulsion team approaches, the first Tangqi will retreat to the other Tangqi one mile behind."

"If the enemy comes back, just retreat one by one like this. The enemy drives the team back, and then the pond riders return to their original positions. In this way, the enemy advances and retreats, and the enemy retreats and advances, and each pond proceeds in turn."

"In addition, the military has different meanings for the flags of various colors."

"For example, if you encounter an enemy, you wave the red flag, if you find the enemy, you wave the yellow flag, if there are many enemies, you wave the green flag, if there are few people, you wave the white flag, and if you have a problem with the terrain, you wave the black flag. Each has its own use and should not be confused."

"In addition, the information obtained by Tangqi is only passed on to the general. If any Tangqi returns to the camp to report the investigation information, no matter whether it is important or not, the officers and soldiers along the way are not allowed to intercept and interrogate. You only need to go directly to the Central Army to report to the general. After that The lord will then call the officers of the other ministries to discuss."

"If someone dares to intercept Tangqi on the way to interrogate information, he will be dealt with by military law. This is the basic use of Tangqi."

Qi Jin finished talking about the usefulness of Tangqi, but Zhu Youjian asked:

"Is this the usage of Tangqi in the north? What if it is in the south?"

Seeing Zhu Youjian's questioning, Qi Jin continued to explain:

"The difference between the north and the south is mainly due to the different terrain."

"Although there are high mountains in the north, they are mainly plains, and the long slopes and great rivers outside the Great Wall are unobstructed."

"The provinces in the south are very different. The mountains and rivers are steep and the waterways are criss-crossing. There is no ground to lay down and no ground to cut off."

"Therefore, in addition to cavalry, the Nantang soldiers also have infantry."

"There are five cavalrymen in each pond in the north, making up twenty-four ponds. In the south, there are ten cavalry and ten infantrymen in one pond, making a total of ten ponds. They must be composed of soldiers who are good at climbing."

"As long as the mountains are steep and the cavalry cannot go up, the infantry will carry the five-color flags to go up the mountain to investigate, and all valleys and dense forests must not be missed."

"After there was no problem, Butang stood there holding a flag, and then Tang rode back to the army to report."

"After the report was over, the army moved forward to the place where Butang stood to find a wide and flat place, stationed in arrays for guarding, and then the soldiers continued to search forward until they left the valley."

"If an ambush is detected, Butang is killed or the flag is waved, the horsemen will quickly rush back to the army to call the police, and then the general will arrange the army to meet the enemy according to the shape of the mountain."

"If Butang is not killed, he can be allowed to escape at will and not return to the barracks for the time being."

"When the battle is over, give each of the Tang soldiers a first-level battle reward."

Qi Jin at the dinner table taught Zhu Youjian what he had learned little by little, and Zhu Youjian also asked someone to write it down while listening.

These things can be used as basic teaching materials for establishing military schools in the future.

Therefore, under his tireless study and Qi Jin's teaching, the two chatted until late at night before slowly ending the topic.

(End of this chapter)