First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 76

  Chapter 76 Assignment of Military Affairs

   All the way out of the city, and galloping on horseback for more than an hour before arriving at Daying. There was originally a place for the Yuan Dynasty to garrison troops, otherwise it would be really difficult to accommodate so many troops.

  When we arrived at the gate of the camp, there were hundreds of soldiers guarding them, with armored spears in order.

   Zhu Biao is here for the first time, and the soldiers may not know him. But Chang Yuchun Lanyu and others would come here every day to inspect, not to mention that there were 100,000 people under Chang Yuchun's command.

  The guard's centurion saw the person coming, and immediately stepped forward to salute Chang Yuchun, and the soldiers behind him also knelt on one knee.

  Chang Yuchun backed away, and said in a solemn voice, "You're still waiting to meet General Tiance!"

  Before the guards could react, a group of soldiers poured out of the camp, and they bowed down to the bright yellow figure on the steed in unison: "For the last general, see General Tiance!"

  Zhu Biao nodded calmly and said, "Get up!"

   Then he entered the camp surrounded by generals, attracting the attention of many soldiers.

   Along the way, Zhu Biao was dazzled by the sight of countless soldiers shuttled back and forth, tents and camps one after another, and there were basically simple latrines within 50 meters, and some people pushed lime powder into them from time to time.

   There is also a horse farm downwind, and the smell of livestock can already be smelled from a long distance away, but Zhu Biao has no dislike at all. In this era, cavalry is still king!

Although firearms had been invented, they were not very easy to use. There were two main types of firearms in the Ming Dynasty: the first type was the blunderbuss fired by hand, which had a large shape and caliber. Generally, the barrel was filled with lead bullets and iron Bullets and other objects, the range is only tens of steps to two hundred steps.

The second category is the large-scale artillery of caliber and shape installed on the frame. Most of the barrels are filled with stones, lead, iron, etc., commonly known as "solid bullets", and a few are filled with explosive pellets. The distance of two or three miles is mainly used for guarding and siege, but also for field battles, water battles and naval battles.

  The artillery is okay, but the accuracy and reload speed of the current firecrackers are very mediocre. Most of the cavalry only have a chance to fire a shot, and finally they have to take out a knife.

   However, firearms still need to be supported. Let's call some skilled craftsmen to try when we come back this time.

  It took a long time to walk to the camp of the Chinese Army. Along the way, Zhu Biao looked at the soldiers coming and going, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Zhu Biao entered the military tent and sat directly on the top seat. Looking at the generals standing respectfully below, Zhu Biao glanced at about thirty or forty people: "Sit down, I will inspect the army today. , and get to know the generals as well."

  Everyone sat down according to the rules after agreeing to the promise. Chang Yuchun on the right hand side and Li Wenzhong on the left hand side were the closest to Zhu Biao, and Lan Yu Liu Bowen and others sat down in turn.

   All the generals got up one by one to report the situation of each department. Now there are about 190,000 troops, and 40,000 troops have not yet arrived.

  Zhu Biao nodded clearly after listening for a while, Chang Yuchun got up and said: "Please assign duties to the general, so that the soldiers can get acquainted."

  The position arrangement of the specific army is not fixed, it is re-arranged by the general to ensure the leadership of the army.

   Now the time is about the same, whoever is in charge of that area will score well, otherwise there will be chaos if the authority is confused.

All those present are generals of the third rank and above. Chang Yuchun has given him the information of these people long ago. If he can control them, then this army will be able to control them. Those in this position are all arrogant soldiers, and their influence on the army is by no means comparable to those of the honorable children of later generations.

   Regardless of how respectful they are now, if Zhu Biao makes a mistake in his command, his reputation of being ignorant of military affairs will quickly spread throughout the entire honorable group, and even killing a group of them will only show his guilty conscience.

  How to relieve worries, only big victory!

  Zhu Biao glanced around solemnly and said: "What the Holy Majesty means is that after the army arrives, immediately swear an oath to go to war, sincerely, you are in charge of drafting.

  Liu Bowen got up and agreed. In ancient times, swearing-in was very important. There were swearing-in ceremonies in the armies going out. Generally, the purpose and significance of going out were informed to the soldiers, to expose the crimes of the enemy, and to emphasize discipline and style. It was a pre-war mobilization and education.

  Zhu Biao looked at Chang Yuchun again and said: "The right army will be handed over to King Kaiping, Huai'an Marquis Hua Yunlong, Yan'an Marquis Tang Shengzong, and Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng will be assigned to the right army and will be commanded by Kaiping King!

  The four immediately got up and clasped their fists to promise, Zhu Biao nodded. The right army is the strongest army except the Chinese army, mainly cavalry.

  Zhu Biao looked at Li Wenzhong and said: "The left army will be handed over to Cao Guogong, Jining Marquis Gu Shi, Linjiang Marquis Chen De, Liu'an Marquis Wang Zhi will belong to the Zuo Army, and Cao Guogong will command it!

  After they agreed, Zhu Biao looked at Lan Yu: "The former army's central army is commanded by this general, Yongchang Hou Lanyu, Nanxiong Hou Zhaoyong, and Guangde Hou Huagao are incorporated into the former army, and Lan Yu leads 30,000 cavalry as the vanguard!

  Runan Hou Mei Sizu and Yongcheng Hou Xuexian joined the rear army, led by Bo Chengyi Liu Ji.

  In this way, except for Muying's 40,000 people, the army was basically arranged. Zhu Biao looked at the generals with different expressions in front of him, and didn't give any more lectures. Everything had to be said on the battlefield.

  Zhu Biao got up and walked towards the school field directly, and the generals behind him followed each other with a glance. Zhu Biao asked Chang Yuchun beside him, "During the garrison, did the soldiers violate military discipline?"

  Chang Yuchun replied: "There are those who gather to gamble, some who want to escape, and some who fight each other."

  Zhu Biao frowned, but he didn't say anything. The ancient army was not the army of later generations. They didn't have any beliefs.

  Everyone who had the opportunity went to study, and only came to serve as a soldier when they had no choice. The so-called soldiers get paid. As for who they work for, most of them can't control so much.

  After the Song Dynasty, all dynasties have emphasized civility over military affairs, and the social status of warriors was low. In the military household system of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, military households could only serve as soldiers for generations, and they also had to serve corvee service as long-term labor for military officers.

  Especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the treatment of a soldier after retiring from the army was similar to that of a prisoner who served his sentence in the prison. Who would take the initiative to serve as a soldier?

  The biggest problem of the ancient army is that it is easy to be defeated. Generally, one-tenth of the army casualties collapses, and the so-called elite soldiers can withstand one-fifth.

  How did Qin lose before the Battle of Feishui? Wasn't it because when someone took advantage of the front line to retreat, they yelled that they were defeated, and in the end they really lost.

  Zhu Biao also knows that this is the case now, but fortunately, he has an army of 300,000, at least 100,000 elite soldiers, and this is his main force.

  Besides, Bei Yuan's current situation can only be worse, when Zhu Biao claims to have an army of 800,000 troops...

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