Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1341 The strength and combat effectiveness of the Ming army

The scale of the Ming Palace is not very large.

Although it looks majestic and magnificent, it is a sensory force formed by the new building. If you want to compare it with the Forbidden City in history, it is too far behind.

Historically, the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties covered an area of ​​more than 72 square meters and a building area of ​​more than 15 square meters.

There is also the current Chang'an Weiyang Palace, which has a face value of five square kilometers and occupies one-seventh of Chang'an City. It can be called a very terrifying palace.

As for the Ming Palace, the total face value is less than 20 square meters, [-] acres, and the construction area occupies half of it, which is about [-] square meters.

It is mainly divided into the front palace and the back palace.

The front palace is dominated by the Ming Dynasty Building, surrounded by a large area, with various ministries and offices, and there are also two major campuses in the east and west, and the Shenwei Army. Among the Shenwei Army, the Shenwei Battalion is the personal guard, and is mainly responsible for defending the Ming Palace. The soldiers and horses are the Huben camp.

The place where you lie down, how can you allow others to sleep soundly.

The Ming Palace will be the core center of Mujing. Even the Shenwei Army may not dare to let them all in. Only the Shenwei Camp and the Huben Camp, these battalions, are the core.

There are city walls around, but the city can't be more than five meters high, and naturally it can't compare with the Forbidden City's ten-meter-high city walls.

However, the Ming Palace is still under construction. If it is to be completed, at least it needs to continue to invest funds, and it will take a year or two. The only thing that has been completed now is the Ming Kingdom Building.

The Ming Kingdom Building is currently the central nerve of the entire Ming Kingdom.

Mu Jing just walked around and made some suggestions, combining the ancient and modern styles, improving some of the current environment, which can also make him a little bit more pleasing to the eye.

After all, life is a kind of enjoyment, not suffering. As long as there are conditions, he naturally doesn't mind doing a little better and making his life more refined.

But these are small things.

In the afternoon, at no time, Mu Jing returned to the eighth floor of Mingguo Building, in the meeting hall of Zhaoming Pavilion, and continued to discuss. The reason why the meeting is a meeting is that there is no result and it will not end.

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The establishment of the Ming Dynasty brought great changes to the people in the southwest, but compared to the world, this seems to be a result that has already appeared.

Wu State in the east of the river, Yan State in the north, and Wei State in the Central Plains.

These vassal states have all been settled.

The Ming Kingdom in the southwest will naturally not be at a disadvantage. The establishment of the Ming Kingdom is a matter of course, and it is also a matter of conforming to the overall current situation.

This also made the situation in the world more clear and clear.

The four kingdoms of Han, Wu, Yan, Wei, and Ming.

And the rest are enemies.

Hebei.

Yuan Shao of Hebei, surrounded by false emperors, has become the public enemy of the whole world. The enemy is about to be destroyed. This battle in the Central Plains is about to start the final decisive battle.

But Hebei is more fortunate.

It's winter.

In the middle of October, it is already the end of autumn and early winter, and the north has begun to snow continuously, and Youzhou and Hebei have begun to be covered with snow.

This year's winter has entered prematurely, and the early winter has already been as cold as the twelfth lunar month, which caught everyone by surprise.

This battle had to be suspended.

After all, whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or Liu Bei, they are not prepared enough to fight in the cold winter, and it is more likely that they will end up in a situation where both sides will suffer.

Therefore, the Central Plains used the Yellow River as the dividing line, and the two sides stationed troops against each other, but they all restrained themselves, and the temporary truce was already a tacit understanding between the two sides.

Whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, it is a little regrettable that they failed to start the war before winter.

Yuan Shao wanted to kill them all, so he crossed the river and fought.

In winter, the heavy snow began to freeze, so he had to pause and give up the rhythm of crossing the river. The victory of Yanjin World War I would be obliterated in the end.

This is what he is not willing to do.

And Cao Cao, Cao Cao was also distressed, he finally gave Yuan Shao the opportunity to cross the river, but at this time, it was winter, Yuan Shao had to stop crossing the river, and he had to worry about his plan.

In the Central Plains, a strange confrontation has formed.

Maybe it's because both sides are not reconciled. In the face of winter, heavy snow and ice-covered roads, everyone can't fight with all their strength, but there are not many small-scale battles and temptations.

On both sides of the Yellow River, between the two sides, there are constant deployments of troops, small-scale battlefields, and battles break out almost every day...

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Time passed quickly.

Beginning to enter the early ten days of November.

At this time, there was also a light snowfall in Yudu. The snow was not heavy, but it continued to fall for several days, covering Yudu City with a layer of white snow.

Mingguo Building, ninth floor.

The empty ninth floor is surrounded by glass. Standing on the glass here, looking at the snow falling outside, you can see the entire city of Yudu.

This made Mujing feel as if he had returned to the future.

The Mingguo Building may be the one that he has changed the most in this era, with a reinforced concrete structure and floor-to-ceiling windows. Such a building has a market in modern times.

In this era, it is absolutely unique and has become a standard in the Ming Dynasty.

"Lord!"

At this time, Xi Zhi walked up to the ninth floor and came to Mu Jing's side.

"Here we come!" Mu Jing carried his hands on his back. At this time, he was looking at the scenery. The scenery was beautiful, and the people under the scenery gave him a heavy sense of responsibility. He pointed to the bottom and asked, "Look down from here." ,How do you feel?"

"Perhaps I never thought that one day, I would be able to climb so far!"

Xi Zhicai approached Mujing, followed Mujing's line of sight, and took the entire Yudu City under his eyes.

This is not the future.

In the future, a nine-story building is not considered high. If you come out of two buildings at random, you can block the view. Now, the nine-story building is the highest among all buildings, and the terrain here is also obviously high. List of small hills.

Standing here, looking at the short houses in Yudu City, the feeling is incomparable, and many people can't understand it.

"It's a good idea to climb high and look far, as the saying goes, stand high and see far!"

Mujing smiled: "I'm telling you, standing here, looking down every day, what you can see, those people, those houses, and those streets are all responsibilities for Gu, Looking at them, you already know how heavy this responsibility is!"

"Ok!"

Xi Zhicai nodded, and he also felt a little bit like this: "The king seems to be quite impressed!"

"The so-called feeling, when you have nothing to do at this time, just express your emotions. You don't go to discuss military affairs with Huang Zhong early in the morning, but come to my place, tell me, what's the matter?"

At this time, Mujing walked to the bamboo mat next to him, knelt down and sat down.

Do as the locals do.

Many things can be changed tentatively, but some etiquette also needs to be preserved, otherwise it will be easy for others to attack a point, such as bamboo mats, futons, desks, this way of kneeling and sitting, cannot be changed for a while.

"Jingwu Division gathered some news from various parties. I discussed it with Huang Zhong. It is estimated that there will be no major wars this year!"

Xi Zhicai sat down and brewed tea for himself unceremoniously, who doesn't know that the tea here in Mujing is the best in the world, it's tribute tea that can't be found outside.

"That's all?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes, very suspicious: "You are here to mix tea!"

"Of course it's more than that!"

Xi Zhicai grinned: "I have to report on the recent implementation of military ranks and the progress of the transfer of military positions, so that the king can understand how much wealth our Ming army has now!"

The Mu Army has already begun to be changed to the Ming Army. The establishment of the Ming Kingdom is naturally tantamount to changing the name of the entire army. To the outside world, it is already called the Ming Army, the army of the Ming Kingdom.

"Then tell me!"

Mujing is also interested.

"At present, we implement military registration, which is different. The reserve army is not considered a regular military registration, so it is not selected!"

Xi Zhicai didn't really come here to make a living, he came here to shoulder the tasks of the Privy Council, on the one hand to report, on the other hand, there must be requests.

At the first time, he still reported.

This year, the main force of the Shepherd Army is in a stage of rectification. All ministries have begun large-scale rectification from the inside to the outside, and there are some signs of redundant troops.

Empty pay is everywhere. The Ming army is smaller, but there are still some. This is not allowed by Mujing, so Mujing is very serious about controlling military status.

The other is the ideological establishment in the army. A soldier is a sharp weapon. If you use this sharp weapon correctly, you can go anywhere. If you use it incorrectly, you can easily hurt others and yourself.

Establishing the thinking of the army, determining the beliefs of the soldiers, and implementing the core spirit of the Ming Dynasty is a task assigned by Mu Jing to the Ideological and Political Department.

This is also a cornerstone for the future Ming army, and the Ming army cannot be allowed to go astray.

"Currently, our Mingjun's first army, the Divine Guard Army has completed the rectification!"

Xi Zhicai's report was very careful: "And the Violent Bear Army has almost completed the instructor system, and at the same time, within the next three months, the military ranks will be completely implemented!"

"In addition, Jingping's fifth army and Jingping's first army have already implemented the standard of one instructor for each part. The second army, the third army, and the fourth army are not making great progress so far!"

"As for the Jingping Marine Division, because it is hanging outside, we don't know the situation very well at the moment. Gan Ning is not very active in reporting!"

It's not that Xi Zhicai gave Gan Ning eye drops, but it's the fact that Gan Ning is a big man, he was born as a water thief, he does things neatly, and he is also good to the soldiers, so he is surrounded by them.

But he just lacked a little awe of regular generals. He didn't deliberately provoke his boss, but he instinctively forgot about it.

"Zhaoming First Army, although it has already begun to move northward, but this does not affect the rectification of the First Army!"

"Zhaoming's Second Army and Third Army are all good news. Pang De is very capable, and he has great courage to rectify Xiliang Erlang. He is very careful in implementing the instructor system, and Min Wu, this should be a special one. A shrewd man, he controls many things within the range we can bear. He is loyal, but his ambition is not bad. But at present, it seems that the soldiers and horses of Xiqiang can be used, and the Zhaoming Third Army can still be used. Pulled to the battlefield!"

"At present, our Ming army has the Shenwei Army, the Three Armies of the Violent Bear, the Fifth Army of Jingping, and the Three Armies of Zhaoming. There are twelve armies in total. In addition, there are military police. The military police are independent military systems, and they are under the command of the Privy Council Envoy. horse!"

"In addition, there are Zhanhu, Modao, Heijia, Asuka, Chongshan, and five direct combat battalions!"

"Military registration, 23 seven!"

"There is also a reserve army. There are currently seven reserve battalions integrated in various places, all of which belong to the reserve military service. There are about 2 soldiers!"

Xi Zhicai's report gave Mu Jing a very intuitive influence on his current strength of the Ming army.

Taking Mujing at present, sitting in the southwest, Jingxiang, Jiaozhou West, Liangzhou, Xihai, and almost the entire Western Dynasty territory, even if you want to integrate 50 million troops, whether it is the support of national power or the support of the people, you are capable made it.

More than [-] soldiers, the number is not big, but they are definitely elite, extraordinary elite, because what is needed is elite, so they dare not expand the army unscrupulously.

Raising elite soldiers consumes a lot of food, grass and money. That is a terrifying figure.

"Have you checked the combat situation?"

Mujing pondered for a moment, then asked.

There are only two words for elite soldiers, but to what extent, it is difficult for even Mujing to have a standard. At present, elites are elites, but there is no real standard for how much they surpass.

"The privy envoy sent people to test it. The martial arts performance between Jingping's first army and Jingping's second army was quite satisfactory in the end!" Xi Zhicai replied: "Our soldiers, if you count the army formation, On the frontal battlefield, under the same conditions, it can surpass the enemy's fighting power by [-] times!"

Don't underestimate this zero point five times.

On the battlefield, battle losses represent combat power. When two sides compete, if two can be exchanged for three, a hundred thousand troops will go to battle, not to mention other strategic deployments and tactical impacts. If only the two sides confront each other head-on, they will be able to withstand it. A battle of 15 main forces.

This is not a simple number.

"If you add the advantage of our army's ordnance, one against two, the chances are great!" Xi Zhicai added.

"Don't underestimate the princes of all parties!"

However, Mu Jing shook his head and said: "As far as the princes of all parties are concerned, it is not good to be able to persist until this point. They are the first-class absolute elites. , equipment, military spirit, etc. are all important, but the most important thing is always the soldiers, and the veterans who survived on the battlefield are all elites!"

Fighting is a contest between life and life.

Between life and death, experience is sometimes superior to so-called ordnance, and training intensity is very important. An elite veteran can kill more than three recruits.

This is the advantage of elite veterans.

"We have also considered this aspect. Although we have the Armed Forces Hall and can train officers systematically, this also gives me Ming army officers and soldiers an absolute advantage in command at the grassroots level!"

The Wubeitang has a history of more than ten years. Groups of officers have entered the army and have gradually begun to show their advantages. Generals who have learned the art of war, and generals who do not know a few characters based on experience alone Officer, there is a big difference.

"Of course, in order to make our soldiers more familiar with the battlefield, we will also organize generals to observe the battlefield in person. In some battles, we can let them absorb experience!"

Xi Zhicai said.

"Ok!"

Mu Jing agrees with this point.

(End of this chapter)