The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 363 Brand New Ming Army

In fact, in addition to these core departments, the Police Department also temporarily belongs to the Ministry of War.However, the police system is relatively independent, and the government office is also established elsewhere.

To be honest, although the new organization and management structure of the Ministry of War is advanced, in fact, it cannot significantly improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army in a short period of time.

Zhu Linming’s main purpose of reforming the structure of the Ministry of War is to create a standardized command and combat system to avoid the common problem of the army in this era-the army is almost the private property of the officers. Without specific officers, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be severely reduced. shrink.

Through the existing military academy and ordinary military academy, the unity of the whole army has been ensured firstly in the training and combat skills at the grassroots level.According to Zhu Linming's plan, many military academies will be built in the later period, and even the local garrisons should study in military academies as much as possible.

Now through the reform of the Ministry of War, the unity of the upper-level command mode has been guaranteed, and the Ming army has completed coordination from top to bottom.After the entire new mechanism is proficient, it will be like the army of later generations. Any army can change its commander at any time, and it can go into battle almost immediately.

And as long as the national finances can supply it, such an army can simply be "manufactured" continuously according to the "assembly line" production method.

Even if the main force in the front suffers heavy losses, the military academy in the rear can quickly recruit the same number of soldiers to replenish them. Since everyone has the same training mode, the running-in time is almost negligible.There will never be such a tragic experience in history that the whole Ming Dynasty has no more soldiers to fight after the failure of the Saerhu Battle in history.

On this basis, supplemented by the future staff joint command combat mode, it greatly avoided the possibility of the failure of the entire campaign due to the momentary mistakes of the officers.

In future operations, the Strategic Command, the highest authority of the Ministry of War, will designate a large-scale combat strategy, such as whether it is a strategic defense or an offensive, whether it is to attack the west and feint the east or vice versa.

After the grand strategy is determined, the specific combat command will be handed over to the staff department.The top military think tanks of Ming Dynasty are concentrated here. How to fight each battle, what strategy to use, how to crack the enemy's tricks, etc., are all resolved here.

In the traditional sense, military officers are now only responsible for commanding the charge on the front line, and the specific steps of the operation must be subject to the arrangements of the Chief of Staff.In fact, the pre-war military combat conference that the Longwei Army had been implementing before was the embryonic form of this kind of staff system, but it is now more standardized.

In the future, the General Staff Department will be the most important department of the Ministry of War, and it will be responsible for almost all operations, training, and intelligence of the Ming army.

Another very important consideration for Zhu Linming's efforts to reform the Ministry of War is to leave Daming with an army that will always be full of combat effectiveness.Even if he, a latecomer, dies one day, as long as the Ministry of War continues to operate according to this model, there will be descendants of China to support the Ming Dynasty.

"My lord, please!" Yu Xin sideways opened the door of the Staff Department, and gestured to Zhu Linming.

The main hall of the General Staff Department is very spacious, and in the middle is a very detailed map of the whole country with a standard of two feet square. Its current station and military mission.

On the south side of the room are hundreds of tables and desks, on which are piled up all kinds of information, materials, and newspapers. These are the files of junior officers and heralds.

And there is a circle of chairs around the map in the middle of the room, which should be prepared for the staff members discussing the battle plan.

Zhu Linmi sat down at ease and listened to Yu Xin continue to report on the current situation of the reform of the Ming army.

"My lord, according to your order, the Dragon Guards will be expanded to four battalions of cavalry, ten battalions of infantry, one battalion of jaegers, one battalion of half-dragoons, two battalions of artillery and one battery of artillery. In addition, there will be a battalion of engineers. And three medical companies.

"At the moment there are still [-] soldiers training in the military academies of the two places, but my subordinates have gone to inspect them. Even if they are transferred to the battlefield now, they will be able to fight. If the Dragon Guards are fully staffed, there will be soldiers A total of more than [-]."

This is the advantage of standardized training in military schools!Although these recruits have only been in the two schools for five or six months, they are already able to fight the enemy together with the veterans, and their combat strength is definitely not weak.

Zhu Linmei was just seeing the wall on the east side, on which there were dozens of wooden signs hanging under the column of "Dragon Guard", which marked: the first battalion of heavy cavalry, the second and third battalions of hussars, and the fourth battalion of lancers.There is also the name of the battalion general at the back.

He turned to Yu Xin and said, "How is Jiao Lian's cavalry training going?"

"My lord, the more than [-] men under General Jiao's command are proficient in spears and horses, and they are considered elite. It's just that riding a spear is difficult to practice, and the two newly recruited battalions are barely able to fight. The subordinates will temporarily organize them into the Polu battalion for use."

"Even if there is only one battalion, it can play a big role." Zhu Linmei nodded. The training of the Lancers was extremely cumbersome. The Lancers were the highest-paid arms in the Napoleonic era, and they earned a lot more than the elite artillery. This shows that training is difficult. so big.

Yu Xin continued on the sidelines: "In addition, the newly-made hunting guns from the Military Weapons Bureau have been delivered one after another, and the infantry battalion has begun to practice with the new guns. The subordinates also distributed [-] guns to the recruits of the two schools. , let them get familiar with this gun as soon as possible.”

Zhu Linmi couldn't help smiling when she heard the words, the ten battalions fired a salvo of rifled guns, the scene must be too beautiful to behold, I don't know what kind of shocked expression Hong Chengchou will have when he sees this scene.

This is not counting the allocation for the Polu camp. By the time of the Northern Expedition, the entire army could have at least tens of thousands of hunting rifles.As long as the enemy and the enemy are in the right position, a single salvo can kill nearly 2000 people!
Yu Xin continued: "My lord, there is one more gratifying thing. After announcing to help Lang Zhong to join the army, the Dragon Guard Army has recruited three companies of medical soldiers, a total of more than [-] people. His Highness once taught Xia Lang Zhong His method of wound cleaning and suturing has also been learned by all doctors and soldiers."

Zhu Linmei told the doctors and soldiers about the curved suturing needles and wound suturing methods in the later generations in his memory, but he also knew that before there were no anti-inflammatory drugs, these little tricks would hardly reduce the mortality rate significantly.

Right now, it is only 70.00% five alcohol, and each medical soldier is only issued a small bottle.As for anti-inflammatory drugs, at least we have to wait for the Fujing Laboratory to operate and study for a few more years before there may be hope.

"The situation of the artillery battalion," Yu Xin looked at Zhao Zhibi beside him. After all, he had limited energy and was not very familiar with artillery. "Youguang is the most familiar."

With a smile on his face, Zhao Zhibi saluted Zhu Linmi and said, "My lord, the artillery has set up a new battalion. According to your previous instructions, the two battalions will be replaced with newly cast artillery, and the old artillery will be handed over to the Polu battalion for continued use. .”

When he said this, he couldn't help admiring, "This new cannon is much easier to use than the original one!"

(End of this chapter)