Wanli 1592

Chapter 452 Let the army get used to being directly commanded by the supreme ruler

Jiang Dahai's record is very dazzling.

All the pirate ships were sunk, and the pirate leader Liu Mazi was captured alive by him and presented to Xiao Ruxun. Except for 16 heads, all the other pirates sank in the sea and died. 23 sailors under his command died and [-] were injured. That's all.

From then on, Jiang Dahai became famous in the navy. After almost all the older generation of sailors were killed in battle, the newly grown up sailors who came from refugees headed by him occupied the mainstream of the navy. Xiao Ruxun gave her all of her wealth and life, and she is extremely loyal to Xiao Ruxun and worthy of trust.

In the end, Jiang Dahai became the chief officer of the navy, only 27 years old. Of course, the average age of the navy is below 27, which is quite young. The reputation was actually higher than that of the army for a while.

This also caused dissatisfaction among some army officers. They also longed for war to show their sense of existence. The traditional concept of army supremacy made them very unhappy.

Xiao Ruxun knew that the day of war against the Burmese aborigines would not be far away, but before that, the Spaniards must be eliminated, let them pay tribute, seize the share of the spice trade, further establish the rules of the game for Nanyang business, and establish their own status , so that I can concentrate on dealing with those Burmese natives later.

Jiang Dahai was absolutely loyal to Xiao Ruxun, and asked Xiao Ruxun for the direction and strategy of the war before going out.

Xiao Ruxun until now Jiang Dabiao's clumsy way of loyalty, but the more clumsy the more pure, this young man from a refugee background has no background and foundation, he can only rely on himself, and even the entire navy officer group is promoted by himself, without a background, In other words, there is only one background, and that is myself.

Sometimes, it is necessary to let the army directly accept the command of the supreme leader, let them know the existence of the supreme leader, and let them get used to receiving the highest order directly. This is the experience summed up by the Song Dynasty after the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

That's why in the early Song Dynasty, there was such a wonderful thing as the "array diagram" that bound the general's hands and feet. Later in the Republic of China, the chairman of the general committee often leapfrogged the command, surpassing the commander of the army to command the division commander, and the division commander to command the brigade commander, causing chaos in the army to a certain extent.

But should I say it or not, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi's original intentions are correct. In the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as a yellow robe, and the command of the Central Army has always been in the hands of the chairman, and no one can replace him.

Things like "the emperor took turns to come to my house this year" in the Five Dynasties period have never happened again. The army has been suppressed since then, and they can no longer take the initiative to support the emperor.

Even our party has to use political commissars to strengthen the party's leadership over the army, rather than the leadership of military officials over the army. This shows the importance of directly grasping the morale of the grassroots army.

When Xiao Ruxun was a general, he hated someone pointing fingers at his superiors, for fear that his command would be interfered with. Fortunately, Zhu Yijun's other advantages were not obvious, except that he did a very good job of not being suspicious of people.

Generally, the commander he chooses, even if he is dissatisfied, will not intervene in the command during the war or even change the general. Generally, they are appointed before the battle, do not intervene during the war, and discuss after the war. In exchange, wartime intervention commanded him not to do so.

In this regard, he did much better than Chongzhen, so the Ming Dynasty did not collapse in Wanli, but collapsed in Chongzhen.

However, he was still unable to bypass the civil servants and directly control the military power, and he couldn't even get acquainted with the army. He only relied on the emperor's righteous name to mobilize the army, and no one would work for you at critical moments.

And now when Xiao Ruxun is the Lord of a land, because there has been no war in Myanmar that required him to fight for three years, he also began to worry that his army has been away from him for a long time, he is not used to his command, and even forgot his own existence. And only listen to the command of the commanding general, and even develop into their private soldiers.

It wasn't until this time that Xiao Ruxun deeply understood that it depends on the situation whether to use people without suspicion. In this era, it is impossible for the rulers to completely trust the generals who lead the army. The army is the foundation of everything, and only those who control the army have the right to speak.

Xiao Ruxun was a general to the Ming court, so he hated the command of the court, but as the lord of Burma, he also couldn't feel at ease letting his generals command the army instead of him.

Xiao Ruxun stipulates that the generals are not allowed to leave the barracks for nothing, and the senior commanding generals must also live in the barracks with the soldiers. Naturally, he has his warrant to leave for official business. For private matters, except for the most senior generals, the rest must be graded one by one. Make reports to keep the general and the army disciplined.

Therefore, he had no choice but to use the method of frequently inspecting the military training situation of the army and personally promoting the grassroots officers to gain familiarity, to buy people's hearts, and to maintain his exposure. The officer's reaction.

Their response was good, basically satisfying Xiao Ruxun, no matter what level the generals would follow his orders, they would take his orders as the highest priority, and they could even violate the military regulations set by senior officers.

The senior military officer didn't raise any dissatisfaction, at most he just asked for confirmation during the meeting, and asked Xiao Ruxun if he could notify them in advance to avoid misunderstanding.

They made the military regulations with great difficulty, but in the end, you, General Xiao, broke them with a single sentence, which is not good.

Xiao Ruxun smiled every time and said yes, okay, I will definitely change it next time, but after that, he still went his own way. Later, officers at all levels got used to it. When they saw Xiao Ruxun's personal guards and handwritten orders, they immediately dispatched without asking for instructions from anyone. The general is also used to it. Since it is someone else's army, he can also directly command it.

Of course, this would not be done in wartime. That is the way to defeat. Emperor Song did not think that in peacetime, he would directly command the army to carry out exercises and give rewards in person, so as to buy people's hearts by pretending to be familiar. He just pointed fingers and intervened in the general Isn't it self-inflicted to command in front of the battle?

He used this method to maintain his influence in the army, especially in the army, and because he personally promoted all the naval officers, he also personally rewarded the land grants after the war, and even arranged the marriages of senior officers. So he is not worried about the loyalty of the navy.

For example, Jiang Dahai's marriage was arranged by him. Jiang Dahai has no parents and no one to talk about the marriage.

After Xiao Ruxun knew about it, he came forward in person and found Xiaojiabiyu, a kind family that Jiang Dahai liked, and he personally attended the wedding. Jiang Dahai was very grateful for this. Thanks godfather.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Dahai treated him respectfully, obeyed his command in all actions, and asked him to go east and never go west. Such a person made Xiao Ruxun feel relieved to give him the command.

"Dahai, don't worry about me. I'm a real layman when it comes to water warfare. This time I'm here to mix my qualifications. You command yours. I won't interfere with you. I'll just sit here and watch you win this battle."

Off the coast of Luzon Island, when the unknown warship could be vaguely seen with binoculars, Xiao Ruxun patted Jiang Dahai on the shoulder, sat on a chair, looked calm and did not say a word.

Jiang Dahai felt relieved, nodded, took a deep breath, and waved the command flag.

"Beat the drum! Raise the flag! Prepare to fight!"

(End of this chapter)