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Chapter 37 New Army ([-])

Yang Reform took some exercise and felt his body warmed up a lot.I was just going to talk to Sun Chengzong and discuss it.

This is a spacious house, and outside are the recruits who are training in full swing.In the house, only a small stove was lit.It is also slightly better than the outside.

Sun Chengzong poured a cup of tea for the emperor.

Yang Reform rubbed his hands. The training just now accelerated the blood circulation. When he rushed into the room, the heat loss slowed down, and his body suddenly felt a lot hotter.

In the middle of the house is a huge sand table, which looks similar to Yang Reform's on the platform. It is also a map of the capital and outside the customs, but the scale is smaller and it is not as exquisite as Yang Reform's.But the terrain markings are crystal clear.

"Hehe, Master Sun, I really have a heart. Looking at this sand table, I feel that there is a life-and-death struggle between my Ming Dynasty and Donglu! Either he will destroy Donglu, or our Ming Dynasty will fall apart! Thinking about my Ming Dynasty's clothes, I'm afraid It will inevitably be cut off at that time! Alas..." Yang Reform sighed, and he was telling the truth. In the 17th year of Chongzhen, marked by Meishan, where he hanged himself, the Ming Dynasty was over, and then the Jin Dynasty ended in a comprehensive victory.

"Your Majesty, don't be so pessimistic and discouraged. How can I be afraid of a small Diyi tribe?" Sun Chengzong said.

"Master Sun doesn't need to comfort me like this. I know the truth. Presumably, Master Sun also understands that although my Ming Dynasty has tens of millions of people, none of them have awakened. Although there are millions of troops, they are all unusable. As soon as Donglu comes, I'm afraid they will chase away my army like throwing a net and scattering fish, hehe..." Yang Reform laughed.

"Your Majesty, this... my Ming Dynasty still has an army that dares to fight. It's not as bad as your Majesty said. Although..." Although most of the troops are not very good, even basic defensive operations are very difficult.It is true that there are troops who dare to fight. The cavalry in Liaodong, as well as the troops in several other places, still have some combat effectiveness.Not wrong.

"Hehe, Master Sun don't want to comfort me. I understand the situation." Yang Reformed.

Sun Chengzong stopped talking. His Majesty is also very clear about military matters, and what he said is basically the same.Sun Chengzong's evaluation of the emperor's military is also quite high.

"Master Sun, let me explain to me how the new army should fight in the future, especially field battles, and how to conduct field battles with the Eastern Captives and Jin?" Yang Reform only gave Sun Chengzong a booklet, which explained how to train Infantry recruits are not involved in specific combat.Therefore, Yang Reform decided to discuss with Sun Chengzong the specific tactics for dealing with Hou Jin, otherwise the new army would have nothing to train after completing the basic infantry drills.

"Your Majesty, there is a precedent for firearms against cavalry in our dynasty. Generally, infantry are in the middle, relying on firearms to defend closely, and cavalry are on both sides to strictly prevent enemy cavalry from sneaking attacks. The cavalry on both sides can also attack and defeat the enemy." Sun Chengzong also said. Without ambiguity, I explained how to start and ride with Yang Reform.

"Well, is that so? Then, what about the ratio of weapons? How is it?"

"Your Majesty, half to [-]% of the infantry are armed with muskets. They are armed in three rows and shoot in turn to maintain the continuous firepower. Others are armed with shields or palladium to protect the musketeers. When encountering enemy soldiers attacking close, they use shields or Use iron and palladium to stop the enemy. There are also artillery bombardments in the front row to break up the enemy's formation..." Sun Chengzong has been a soldier for many years, and he is quite familiar with these military combat skills.

"Master Sun means that first bombard the enemy with artillery, and then use three rows of muskets to kill and injure the enemy. When the enemy makes a surprise attack close to you, rely on shields or iron and palladium to protect the musketeers?" Yang Reform wondered. How come you think about the same as yourself?
"That's right, Your Majesty, first is artillery bombardment, then muskets, and finally shields and palladium blocking. In this way, if the organization is well organized, it will be difficult for the enemy to approach. When the enemy's attack is weak, or when the intention to retreat, the hatchback The cavalry attacked and completely defeated the enemy." Sun Chengzong replied.

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Yang Reform was puzzled, why did the Ming Dynasty have such tactics?So how did it fail when it was dry with wild boar skin?Puzzled and puzzled.

"Master Sun, since we have such sharp tactics, why do we always fail in field battles with Donglu? And every defeat is a total defeat?" Yang Reform asked puzzled.

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Sun Chengzong also had a headache about this problem. It wasn't that the Ming Dynasty didn't have sharp muskets, it wasn't that it couldn't make powerful cannons, and it wasn't that it didn't have cavalry.It's a pity that when you meet Donglu, you always lose in field battles. There are various reasons, such as there are literati leading the army, who have never seen the "world", and when they see the enemy, they are scared to death. After a few minutes, I couldn't hold back my urine anymore, so I went to pee, but the soldiers found that the "boss" was not there, and they probably ran away. So, a large group of people ran away, and the result was a big defeat, and they were chased by the enemy; Military generals rely on their servants to fight, and regard their servants as their own private property. Who would use their private property to risk their lives?
Sun Chengzong thought for a while, hesitated for a long time, looked around, and then said in a low voice: "...Wen doesn't know soldiers, and generals are afraid of death..." In one sentence, he summed up the reasons for his invincible battle with wild boar skin in the late Ming Dynasty.

This is also a true portrayal of the late Ming Dynasty.

For example, Yuan Chonghuan finally came out of the civil servants. He is a literati and can lead the army. Unfortunately, his strategic vision is in a mess. Enemies face to face.Once it was time to start a strategic competition with the enemy and compare strategic vision, the military IQ dropped sharply, and they were still using the same set of division commanders and regimental commanders as garrison commanders in strategic competitions.A typical "text does not know soldiers".It is easy to explain why generals are afraid of death.The family system can well explain the combat effectiveness of the army in the late Ming Dynasty.

A general’s combat power comes from his servants, and the others are used to make up the numbers and eat the air. Only the servants can guarantee the status and wealth of the general. Once the servants are wiped out or the losses are too heavy, the general will lose his capital. Of course I don't know how to fight hard for my money, so when I need to compete for the willpower of the two sides in the battle, the transfer often happens, so at the critical moment, there will be pig-like teammates by my side. 【Hmm, it looks like I'm playing again, boss, it's time to add money. ] It is reasonable to encounter a sheep herd during a field battle with wild boar skin.

The family system is only suitable for bandit suppression wars with low combat intensity, security wars, and is not suitable for large-scale field battles of field troops, and it is inherently insufficient in terms of consumption and replenishment.You can't add general A's servants to general B's place. Even if you supplement them, he can't be a servant. The servants are all self-contained, and the integration between different servants is quite slow.

Yang Reform could only let out a long sigh.Speechless.

After a while, Yang Reform asked again: "Master Sun, you said that this kind of warfare has already existed in our dynasty? Are there any examples?"

"Your Majesty, when Qi Shuai was in charge of fighting against Mongolia, I used this method of warfare all the year round. It is very easy to use and can basically win." Sun Chengzong explained.

"Fight against Mongolia? Both can win?... Uh..." Yang Reform just remembered that there was another power in the late Ming Dynasty, and that was Mongolia. , Mongol was beaten to the ground in a few hits, and it was never ambiguous, but once it hit the wild boar skin, it would not work, it was really strange.The same is true when fighting the peasant army. Often a few thousand officers and soldiers can fight against tens of thousands, or even 10,000+ peasant army, and win.As soon as it encounters wild boar skin, it will wither. Is wild boar skin really a god-like opponent? 【Boss, I seem to have appeared again...】

"...Master Sun, why is this? They are also nomads, so why are the results so different?" Yang Reform asked puzzled. [Actually, wild boars can be considered semi-nomadic at most, but there is no shortage of horses and cavalry. 】

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Sun Chengzong didn't answer right away, but after thinking for a long time, he said, "This may have to be explained in His Majesty's words! It's a matter of fighting will."

"What's the explanation?" Yang Reformed.

"It's actually very simple. If my Ming Dynasty's will to fight can persist until the army loses [-]% of its casualties, then Mongolia will have no chance to wait until our dynasty has more than [-]% of its casualties. By that time, Mongolia will basically collapse. Donglu is different. I am afraid that the casualties of our court will be [-]%, and Donglu is still insisting. Therefore, it is difficult for us to persist until the moment Donglu collapses. I collapsed first... So, the old minister is watching After learning about His Majesty's will, organization, and discipline, these three elements, I suddenly realized. I understood it thoroughly. If you want to defeat the Eastern Captives, you must start with the will and discipline of this battle!..." Sun Chengzong He spoke his mind.He also explained clearly to Yang Reform why facing Mongolia, Peasant Army, and wild boar skin would have different results.

Yang Reform now understands why Sun Chengzong worked hard to train the new army for himself. On the one hand, he is the emperor, and it is his duty and responsibility for the emperor's teacher to help the emperor; Correct, can the wild boar hide be turned over.

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"...That is to say, if I want to win Donglu, I may need to withstand [-]% of the casualties without collapsing?" Yang Reform boldly made a setting.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the veteran also thinks so." Sun Chengzong nodded.

(End of this chapter)