Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1846 The Sword Points at Japan ([-]) Situation
Magui's army suddenly went south, not only the North Korean side was stunned, but the Japanese army was also unexpected, so that the Japanese army deployed in the front was easily defeated, and the front lines of the two sides were evened to the front line of Kaesong.

The Japanese army was both angry and frightened by this.This collapse-style defeat actually has something to do with the way the Japanese army used troops.Although the Japanese army invaded the DPRK twice, they could be said to have a strong force, but after the last full-scale confrontation with the Ming army, they already knew how powerful the Ming army was.

To put it simply, when one's own troops are twice as strong, they can barely defend. If they cannot concentrate four to five times as many troops, there is no need to launch an attack on the Ming army, because they cannot be defeated at all.

Even if it is said that "twice the troops can defend", it must be that the Ming army on the opposite side is not the absolute main force. If the Ming army on the opposite side is its elite, it must be equipped with a large number of artillery. It's also hard to keep.

In the final analysis, the core advantage of the Ming army is actually that the Ming army is fighting the battle of prosperity, while the Japanese army has limited conditions and can only fight hard battles.At this time, another trouble arose, that is, since they couldn't defend, they naturally had to retreat, but retreat was more difficult than defense, because the Ming army's cavalry advantage was greater than their firearms advantage to Japan.

The oriental horses of later generations are quite famous, but in fact, from a historical point of view, although there have always been seven native horses in Japan, including Kiso horses and Miyako horses, they are all relatively short in size and can be used for ordinary use, but they are not suitable for war.

In fact, since the Tang Dynasty, Japan has paid attention to the study of "horse politics". However, due to limited conditions, until the Tokugawa shogunate period, the size of Japanese horses was still less than 1 meter, and even shorter than donkeys in some countries.

During the Meiji Restoration period, Japan actively introduced various systems from Europe and the United States, developed its own production, and carried out national construction.Although it had entered the era of hot weapons at that time, the cavalry was still the main force of the army. Before the popularity of automobiles, horses were still the most important means of transportation, so the issue of horse administration was paid more attention to by Japan.

Until 1867, the opportunity finally came.At that time, in order to repay Japan for saving the French sericulture industry, France presented 26 Arabian horses to Japan, and the ignorant Tokugawa shogunate gave them to the daimyo and his retainers.After the Meiji Restoration, these Arabian horses were taken back one after another and used as stallions to improve native pony horses.

After ten years of breeding, the average height of Japanese horses increased from 1887 meter to 1 meters in 1.3. However, due to the small number of stallions, most of them were inbreeding, so the effect was not very satisfactory.So Japan established the Mita Breeding Farm and formulated a 30-year horse breeding improvement plan.

Since then, Japan has introduced various fine-bred horses from all over the world and learned advanced western animal husbandry technology.Before the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the average height of Japanese horses had reached 1.4 meters and their weight reached 329 kilograms.

It is worth noting that this standard has completely surpassed the mainstream horse breeds of the Qing Dynasty at that time.Although there is still a certain gap with Europe and the United States, Japan did not go to war with Europe and the United States at that time, so the impact was not great.

By the time of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, the height of the Japanese war horse had reached 1.47 meters, but there was still a considerable distance from the Russian Don horse.Eight Japanese horses can't move a cannon carriage, but six Don horses can pull the cannon carriage like flying. This is the gap.

In order to narrow the gap, in 1906, after the end of the 30-year horse breed improvement plan in Japan, the Japanese government immediately established the Horse Political Bureau and started the second 30-year stallion improvement plan.

According to the data at the time, there were 150 million horses in Japan, and 6000 were selected as stallions.Generally, there are three types: light horses include Arabian horses, Anglo-Arabian horses, and thoroughbred horses, which are mainly used for riding people; medium-sized horses include Anglo-Norman horses and Heckney horses; heavy horses are mainly French Peer Shima.The Don horse captured in the Russo-Japanese War later became one of the stallions.

By 1923, six horse management areas had been established in Japan, which were responsible for the supervision of horse improvement, and the number of domestic horse farms had also grown to three.Soon, stud stations spread all over the country, and they also provided free breeding for folk female horses.

In order to cultivate special-purpose horses, Japan classified them in a targeted manner: Norman horse hybrid horses, used for cavalry combat; Don horse descendants used for Japanese army artillery, heavy soldiers, for material transportation; Arabian horse descendants, mainly It is used for equestrian competitions, and a small part is also used as a mount for senior Japanese military officers.

In short, by 1939, the average height of Japanese horses had exceeded 160 cm, which was much larger than that of Chinese horses at that time, so they were called "Oriental Horses" by Chinese soldiers and civilians.

As a history buff and a loyal player of certain World War I and World War II games, Gao Yushi has a deep understanding of these situations. He has been engaged in horse breeding in Jinghua for more than twenty years. The main "middleman" of the Ming army naturally also had an impact on the war horses of the Ming army.

Especially after the victory of the Monan War, Gao Yushi’s influence on the army has greatly increased. Most of the war horses in the three towns of Xuanda are already mixed breeds of Mongolian horses. blood horse) and Yili horse, and a small amount of bloodlines such as Akhal-Teke horse.

Speaking of which, those who are more familiar with horses will find that this kind of breeding seems familiar.That's right, in fact, the earliest Tsarist Russian sharp-blade, the loyal partner of the Cossack cavalry, was almost bred in this way.

Originally, the Mongolian horses obtained by Daming from Tumed and Ordos Departments were generally about 120-135 cm in height (referring to the shoulder height), which is the typical height of Mongolian horses. They have been bred and selected for more than 140 years at the horse farm of Jinghua Trading Company. After that, war horses with a height of about 144-[-] cm can now be bred stably, and they have initially reached the level of the early Don horses (the Don horses have also been continuously optimized and evolved in history).

However, as we all know, even if Jinghua can do horse breeding, large-scale horse breeding is best left to professional groups, so Gao Wushi also cooperates with Tumote in depth to actively improve the entire Monan Mongolian horse breed. The Ordos Ministry also joined this system after Gao Wushi quelled the Yibai Rebellion.

According to the planned plan, after the victory of the Yuan Dynasty and the recovery of Chahar by the Ming Dynasty, they also began to build their own military horse farm centered on Daning, and ensured the supply of war horses and the continuous improvement and evolution of horse breeds through a multi-pronged approach. However, this will take time. At present Just started.

It takes ten years for the country's major political affairs to achieve results. This is actually a very normal thing. The reason why Gao Pragmatism has allowed Daming to make so many changes over the years is that he, as a political star who is the same age as the emperor, has risen in a personal way. The process also ensures the continuity of the policy.

This is like many countries in later generations turned left for a while, then turned right for a while, dragging and tugging for many years, and the result is nothing but nothing.On the contrary, if a country is politically stable and united in one direction, regardless of whether it is moving to the left or the right, its development will definitely be ten times stronger than swinging.

This is the reason why the country's major policies are most taboo to change from day to day.

What is strategic determination?As a great man said: "My main purpose is to be unwavering." I used to be highly pragmatic and understood this truth, but I didn't understand it deeply. Now he has led the 30-year-long reform of Ming Dynasty in this world. The experience can go deep into the bone marrow.

Speaking of the cavalry, Gao Wushi’s biggest imaginary enemy against the powerful land-based enemy of the Ming Dynasty is Tsarist Russia. Considering that the sharp knife of Tsarist Russia’s eastward expansion is the Cossack cavalry, his various reforms to the Ming cavalry are essentially aimed at the Cossack cavalry in his mind. here.

Of course they are light cavalry, but sometimes they can be temporarily used as heavy cavalry according to needs. Therefore, the highly pragmatic reform of the Ming cavalry has three aspects: on the one hand, the cavalry needs to be reliable on horseback in terms of personnel quality; It is also necessary to have a war horse with strong comprehensive capabilities, coupled with suitable weapons and equipment, this is the construction of the Holy Trinity.

The construction of this trinity can only be said to have achieved initial results, but it is obviously more than enough to crush the Japanese army at this time. After all, the current Japanese cavalry is a joke in the eyes of Daming who just defeated Chahar. A 30-year-old brawny man taught a [-]-year-old child a lesson, and he could fight whatever he wanted, so that this time the Japanese army didn't have many cavalry on the battlefield.

In this battle to the north of Kaesong, the Japanese army’s great difficulty was that they could not defend, and they collapsed after a fight;

In less than five days, the front line of the Japanese army, which had almost advanced to the southern suburbs of Pyongyang in the early stage, collapsed thousands of miles—er, exaggerated, it was actually two hundred miles—and directly retreated to Kaesong. As a result, Hanyang in the rear was also very nervous, wondering whether Kaesong could be held.

At this time, the Japanese navy also sent another huge bad news in horror: the navy of the Ming army officially dispatched troops and sailed eastward from Laizhou, Shandong, and the current target is unknown.

Upon learning of this news, high-level officials from the left and right groups of the Japanese invaders immediately gathered at Hanyang Palace in North Korea to hold an emergency military meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Xiaoxi Xingchang, who has always been known as the main peace faction, still spoke first, saying: "Masters, we have seen the strength of the Ming army's land division in the Renchen year. If the land division is like this, will the navy division be weak? Our army's navy is weak." Although the Korean army has almost wiped out the Korean navy, you can see how the Korean army compares with the Ming army's army, so will there be much difference in the comparison of the navy?"

Before he finished speaking, Kiyomasa Kato interrupted him angrily, and said, "President Konishi! What do you mean? Before the battle begins, you first build up the ambitions of others and destroy your own prestige. What are you?" Where are the people!"

"The fight hasn't started yet?" Chief Xiaonishi said not to be outdone, "The Ming army marched south from Pyongyang, and within five days they pushed the front line all the way to Kaiping. Who can find a good way to deal with this round of Ming army attacks? Is it? Let’s talk about you, Kato, how many attacks of the Ming army do you think your team can withstand without retreating?”

In this second invasion, Kato Kiyomasa's troops have been changed to the First Army, but because he suffered a lot in the previous one, the number of troops this time is not as large as the first time, only 1.President Xiaonishi's question pinched his sore foot, and Kato Kiyomasa was so angry that he cursed: "My first division still has nearly [-] troops. If the Ming army doesn't come with the same strength, don't try to force me to retreat!"

President Xiaoxi didn't say much, but sneered and said, "Really?" There was obvious disdain in his tone.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Kuroda Rushui waved his hands and said, "In the face of a crisis, the most important thing is to help each other. What kind of problems can be solved by fighting and quarreling with each other like you two? Don't quarrel. Let me ask you first. Some Problems."

Quarrels can't solve the problem, everyone understands this truth, besides, after Kobayakawa Takakage's death, Kuroda Rusui is the only recognized and highly respected wise man in the invading army, since he wants to speak, everyone naturally has to give this face, so Kato Kiyomasa They sneered at each other with President Xiaoxi, but they both shut their mouths obediently.

Kuroda Rushui asked: "No matter how this defeat was formed, at least each team should have some understanding of the strength of the Ming army. Now who can tell me how many troops the Ming army sent this time, and who is the commander?"

The most unlucky one in the defeat on the northern front was the Fourth Army. Its commander, Naoshige Naoshima, said with a stinky face, "I have roughly figured it out. The Ming Army's commander is still Song Yingchang, and the commander is the new admiral who will succeed Li Rusong. Ma Gui is a famous general in the Nine Frontiers elite Xuanda. It is said that his status in the Ming Dynasty is similar to that of Li Rusong.

As for the strength of the Ming army, judging from what Wu Jianfan saw with his own eyes, there are at least [-] to [-] troops.Considering that the Ming army must still have garrisons in Pyongyang and other places, it is estimated that the total force should exceed [-] anyway, which is twice that of the Imchen year. "

Kuroda Rushui's face didn't change much, he just nodded and said: "That is to say, the strength of our army has decreased slightly compared to the year of Renchen, while the strength of the Ming army has doubled compared to the year of Renchen, that's what it means Bar?"

The meaning is naturally the same, but hearing Kuroda Rushui say it so straightforwardly, everyone feels a chill down their spines for some reason.Naomi Naoshima took a deep breath, but could only answer: "...Yes."

"Okay, thank you, Your Highness Nabeshima, for your outspokenness." Kuroda Rushui nodded lightly, looked around the crowd, and asked, "What's your opinion on the situation of the navy of the Ming army?"

Fujido Gaohu said with a straight face: "Most of our naval warships are slower than the ships of the Ming Dynasty, so we dare to observe the ships from a distance. There are hundreds of ships, many of which are big blessing ships."

Kuroda Rushui frowned slightly, and asked, "There is only the Dafu Ship, and there is no Jinghua Giant Ship?"
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