Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 283
The next day, Gao Wushi tested the cannon at Zhenhe Fort in the northwest of Datong City according to the planned itinerary. Barely usable.

Of course, Gao Pragmatism has also found a reason for this kind of test that obviously shows signs of leaking water - the cost of cannons is far higher than that of firecrackers and there are not many equipments. Now that the army is overwhelming, if the durability test is carried out like the test of firecrackers, In the unlikely event that a large number of cannons are bombarded without damage, it may affect the next battle against the enemy. Why not?

But coming to Zhenhebao this time, Gao Yushi had another gain - it was the first time for him to see the appearance of a serious frontier soldier of the Ming Dynasty with his own eyes.

Before today's Zhenhebao and his party, the "frontier army" that Gao Wushi saw for the first time was the army that Qi Jiguang brought with him when he met with him last time, but he knew that it was actually the southern army brought by Qi Jiguang from the south, that is, The so-called Qi Family Army.The second time he saw the frontier army was the garrison army in Datong City yesterday. At first he thought that the garrison army in Datong City was Ma Fang's direct lineage, but after a casual question, he realized that it was not. The garrison army in Datong City There are only two groups of guards: Datong Vanguard and Datong Backguard.

In other words, neither of the troops he saw the previous two times could represent the normal level of the "Nine Frontiers" -- the former was too strong and the latter was too weak.

The Qi family army that Gao Wushi saw at the time was not only well-equipped, but also in good spirits, not to mention disciplined.As a layman who doesn't understand the military, Gao Wushi feels that with these three points, this army will never be bad.

The Datong former defenders he saw yesterday made Gao Yushi frown. Although Wang Chonggu had issued a combat readiness order and all soldiers were on alert, they were still a little lazy. It should be a tense and orderly pre-war battle. Prepare, many people are still bumping around like headless chickens, coupled with those mandarin duck battle jackets that are washed white and patched, the overall look makes people feel unreliable.

Regarding this situation, Gao Wushi even took the opportunity to ask Ma Fang a question, but Ma Fang was very calm, and told Gao Wushi that the role of this group of people was mainly to make up numbers. ——The main force of the direct line generally has two parts, one part is the commander-in-chief, and the other part is the armed servants.

In fact, Gao Yushi has never been optimistic about this situation. He prefers the model of Qi's army: it is better to have fewer soldiers, but they must be elite.

Judging from the situation on Xuanda's side, there are still some elites, but only the commander-in-chief can be regarded as the serious "official army" of Ming Dynasty, and the remaining part, which accounts for a very large proportion, is actually the "semi-private army" of the commander-in-chief. ".

For someone like Gao Yushi who insists on systemism, it is clear that Qi Jiguang's model is what he wants Daming to have, because Qi's army has proved one of the greatest advantages in the original history: other elite troops of Daming, as long as they change Commander, the combat effectiveness may have plummeted, but the Qi family army is different. No matter who changes to lead them, their combat effectiveness is as reliable as ever!
This is the real embodiment of Qi Jiguang's military training results - this is a long-term forged army relying on discipline and regulations. The combat effectiveness of the troops themselves.

That is to say, a good general will be able to use this force at a suitable position and time node, and a bad general may use them at meaningless positions and time nodes, but no matter whether the general is good or bad, this army The combat effectiveness of the troops themselves has not changed.

According to the division of later generations, the army with this performance actually already has the main characteristics of a "modern army".

Gao Yushi can even say with certainty that if all the troops of the Ming Dynasty were Qi's army, even without changing a single piece of equipment, it would be easy enough to defend the country.

To put it bluntly, the reason is very simple. A normal ancient army suffered more than [-]% of the battle damage, and its collapse is almost inevitable. But a modern army, with [-]% of the battle damage is completely drizzle, and even with more than half of the battle damage, it can still continue to fight. Examples abound.

The disparity in this is totally unreasonable, and the Battle of Baliqiao clearly demonstrated this disparity.

Don't say that the equipment is not as good as the people, so you can't fight. In the history recorded by the British, many British military officers recalled that the Qing army was not afraid to fight against them. It is rare to collapse, but as long as the British lobster soldiers launch a bayonet charge, the Qing army will almost collapse immediately without exception.

But as a person who likes to think about issues from the system, Gao Yushi also knows that if the Qi Family Army model is to be extended to the whole of Ming Dynasty, the difficulty is not to implement the Qi Family Army training process or military regulations, but because the deeper system is difficult to reform.

To put it simply: if the guard system is not reformed, Ming's army will never be modernized.The reason why the Qi Family Army has been stronger than the Guards Army since its establishment is that, in addition to the obvious advantages of the selection and training system formulated by Qi Jiguang, there is also an advantage that they recruit soldiers: if you fight well, you will stay, and if you stay there, you will be far more than ordinary soldiers. People's salary and rewards; if you play poorly, you will get out, and you will go back and continue mining and farming for a lifetime without any future.

Even in the eyes of Gao Yushi, the situation of the Qi family army can only be regarded as a primary modernized army, because a real modernized army still needs to have spiritual weapons such as nationalism and patriotism to arm their minds, and let soldiers know Who am I fighting for!

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, some domestic troops suffered so much damage that they almost wiped out their entire army, but they still refused to retreat. Could it be that they were due to high military pay?They are because of national feelings and patriotic enthusiasm!
Of course, this one seems to be too far away at present. It needs at least one or two generations of continuous strengthening and hard work in various aspects such as cultural popularization. See that day.

However, at least at the level of the Qi family army, there is still a chance to achieve it through the thorough reform of the guard system and other military systems.

The Zhenhe Fort where Gao Yushi visited today was stationed by Ma Fang’s Commander-in-Chief Supervision Department. The number of troops was not large, with a size of 600 to [-] people. It was not much different from what he had expected - more than fierce but not disciplined enough.

This kind of fierceness can be seen from their expressions and demeanor, and the same is true of discipline-when facing Ma Fang directly, this group of people seems relatively honest, but as long as Ma Fang turns around, then Even someone like Gao Yushi who thinks he "doesn't know how to fight" frowned when he saw this kind of foolishness.

　Thanks to the book friend "fengjiyue" for the reward, thank you!
　　
　
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