Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 584 Staff System
In the East Nuan Pavilion of Prince Rui's Mansion in Beijing.

After the overall strategy is determined, the specific defense deployment will come.

Hong Chengchou pointed to the map and said: "Master, the Ming army has the advantage of a naval division, which can ensure unimpeded water transportation, and the cost of water transportation is much lower than that of land transportation. Even if the river freezes in winter, you can still use ice sledges to transfer luggage. , no accident, the Ming army will march along the river."

Dorgon is deeply convinced that this analysis is undoubtedly quite convincing.

Hong Chengchou went on to say: "Therefore, it is necessary to garrison heavy troops near the mouths of the Fuhe River, Chaohe River, Shahe River, Dingliu River, and Hulu River. Among them, the Chaohe River and Weihe River are the most important."

"The banks of the Wei River are already dotted with blunderbuss platforms, as long as the troops need to be strengthened."

"It is necessary to build a small number of blunderbuss towers along the Chaohe River, and it is even more necessary to station heavy troops near the mouth of the river."

Hong Chengchou was still old-fashioned, not only thought of building a beacon tower to provide early warning, but also predicted the Ming army's combat strategy and possible landing points, which is really amazing.

But it is a pity that Jiannu and Daming are no longer at the same level in the top-level military structure.

Jiannu still adopts the original staff system, that is, a group of staff is called together to offer advice and suggestions.

However, sadly, Meng Xueli and the others only learned the superficiality, but not the essence.

Nanjing, Guozijian Yilun Hall.

At this time, Sony retorted coldly: "What if the Ming army throws away the red cannon?"

Facing Hou Fangyu's doubt, Hong Chengchou turned his head and asked Kong Youde, "What do you think, King Gongshun?"

For example, setting fire to reeds.

"To be honest, Brother Boheng, I think so too."

But in the future, these scholars or staff officers must be divided into levels.

In fact, there is no need to procrastinate any longer, because the first batch of students from the Imperial Academy have graduated, and apart from the Naval Academy and the School of Medicine, all [-] students from the headquarters have been incorporated into the new army.

Immediately, the two camps began to deduce according to the parameters set in advance.

The red cannons of the Ming army will also fall into the swamp.

All in all, the Ming army already had the embryonic form of a modern staff system.

However, the military structure of the Ming Dynasty has evolved from the staff system to the staff system, and war games have been introduced. Through the confrontation of staff officers in the war games, various battlefield trends can be deduced.

For the new army in the future, the highest rank in the ranks can only be the leader of a post.

Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said, "Brother Youzhen doesn't seem to be carrying the cannon in red, but this is giving me a chance. If there is no accident, I will probably go out to fight in the field."

"Why?" Hou Fangyu said sarcastically, "Why didn't the Ming army dare to bypass the water route and take the land route instead?"

Hong Chengchou said indifferently: "The reason is very simple, because the Ming army carried heavy red-clothed cannons, and the red-clothed cannons used by the Ming army cost two to three thousand catties. Not to mention the swampy depressions near the coast, even ordinary roads and bridges They couldn't bear it, so the Ming army had to march along the waterway, only in this way can they bring cannons."

Jiang Tianyi replied: "My lord, the chief officers and staff officers of units above the battalion level have been selected and dispatched, but the chief officers at the general level and sentry level are still being selected and dispatched."

Xu Yingwei also smiled and said, "However, after Jiannu leaves the city, he will realize that he has made a big mistake."

But in the end, it was resolved by Xu Yingwei and the "staff group" of the Ming army.

Sony is dumb now.

"Even if our army does not carry 4-inch field guns, we can still defeat them in field battles, because our soldiers are also equipped with 2.5-inch mountain guns and god artillery, and have an air force."

At this time, Fan Wencheng questioned: "Heng Jiu, I don't know if you have thought about a question, what if the Ming army does not plan to march along the Chaohe River?"

Kong Youde retorted: "The Ming army is not stupid, so is my Qing army stupid? The Ming army would not choose to fight in the swamp, so why can't my Qing army launch a blockade when the Ming army passes through the swamp?"

After a short pause, Hong Chengchou said again: "If there is no accident, our Qing soldiers will start a long-term confrontation with the Ming army along the Chaohe River, and the Ming army will be forced to retreat when the veterans of the Ming army are exhausted or there is a change in other directions. At that time, our Qing army can take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and even if we can't completely annihilate the Ming army, we will definitely be able to severely injure it!"

In other words, there is no difference in rank between the scholars participating in the military meeting in the Yilun Hall and those sent to brigades, battalions, and even sentry units as staff officers.

After several hours of fierce fighting, Xu Yingwei finally led his army to advance outside the Chaoyang Gate.

After paying the price of tens of thousands of casualties, Xu Yingwei finally led his army to the outside of Beijing.

Xu Yingwei said: "I don't believe you can repair faster than me."

For example, laying mines on the road.

Yan Yingyuan and Xu Yingwei started the final decisive battle, and it is difficult to get a result in a short time.

"Then there is no other way but to attack the city." Xu Yingwei's expression also became serious, "Concentrate all the mountain cannons to bombard the city wall, and one day it will be blasted away, and Jiannu can't hold it."

Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said, "It's impossible to get around. The Ming army can't and dare not go around the waterway and take the land route instead."

There were also many contests during the period, and Yan Yingyuan really deserved to be Daming's strongest shield. When the defensive battle was fought, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks emerged in an endless stream.

Meng Xueli and the three of them did follow the practice of the scholar camp to become a juren camp.

The military rank system will be introduced sooner or later, and the army still needs to be divided into upper and lower ranks.

The eyes of Dorgon, Ning Wanwo, Qi Chongge and other ministers also fell on Hong Chengchou's face.

After a pause, he said again: "My Qing soldiers don't even need to stop them, just set fire to them."

Of course, the advantages of the staff system are not limited to this point. Compared with the staff system, the biggest advantage of the staff system is actually the overall planning, deployment, and command and dispatch of the army.

Chongzhen also knew that the selection and dispatch of chief officers at the general sentinel level was a heavy task, so he said immediately: "Let's talk about the reorganization and personnel selection of units above the battalion level first."

Even the new troops sent to Dagukou and Gaizhou were temporarily reorganized into infantry brigades, infantry battalions, or artillery battalions before the expedition, and then temporarily appointed battalion officers and brigade commanders.

"Yes." Jiang Tianyi immediately took out a small notebook, opened it and read.

Hou Fangyu also echoed: "It is said that the coast of Beihai is so long, where can't you go ashore?"

Because the current staff system has no rank division.

Yan Yingyuan shook his head and said, "I can continue to strengthen the city wall."

With the entry of the first batch of Guozisheng, the Ming army has truly established a modern staff system.

In addition to the [-] commanding soldiers of the Shizi Battalion, with these [-] soldiers acting as officers, it is enough to set up the command and staff of the new army.

Yan Yingyuan suddenly looked serious, and then said: "What if I can't hold on?"

Although Dorgon was also aware of this point and made efforts, after the failure of setting up a Jinshi camp, he asked Meng Xueli and the others to set up a juren camp, and gave them life and death to seize power.

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Hou Fangyu argued: "The Ming army is not stupid, how could they choose to fight in the swamp?"

"Just try it." Xu Yingwei immediately ordered the scholars to put aside the artillery.

Uploading and dispatching, material deployment, troop dispatching, and marching formations have all been completed through the staff system. The next step is to improve the staff training system.

"Isn't that right?" Hou Fangyu retorted, "After winter, the swamps and depressions near the coast of the North Sea are covered with thick ice, and it is no problem to bear a weight of two thousand catties."

For example, arrange gunpowder on the ice.

Chongzhen then beckoned to signal to Jiang Tianyi to come to the staff section, and asked, "Jiang Tianyi, how is the reorganization of the new army going?"

In normal times, the new army still conducts daily training with the general as a unit.

"Idiots are talking about dreams." Kong Youde said very bluntly, "Before the red cannon fires, it needs to fire the red iron rod first. When the cannon is fired, it will also generate a lot of heat, coupled with the scorching shells. Bombarded non-stop, no matter how thick or hard The ice layer will also melt away, and the red cannons of the Ming army will sink into the silt swamp, and Radu cannot be pulled out."

Therefore, no matter how powerful Hong Chengchou is personally, it is impossible to defeat the systematic staff system.

These methods did cause a lot of trouble to the Ming army.

Hou Fangyu stopped talking completely now, because there are a large number of swampy depressions around the coast of the North Sea, and these swampy depressions are often covered with reeds. Most of the reeds die in winter. The ice layer was also melted, and the Ming army was completely ruined.

But now that the Northern Expedition is about to start, and the decisive battle with Jiannu is about to begin, there is no longer any delay.

So far, the 27 recruits have not undergone real reorganization.

"Each infantry brigade has a brigade headquarters, which governs 2 infantry battalions and 1 supply battalion, with a staff of more than 4200 people."

"Brother Zhen, you will know once you try it." Yan Yingyuan looked confident.

"After the reorganization, the new army will be organized into 11 towns, with a headquarters under its command, five infantry brigades and one artillery brigade, with a total staff of more than 5 people."

"Then God helped me Qing Dynasty." Hong Chengchou said, "If the Ming army abandoned the red cannons, what fear would there be even if they advanced by land to the city of Beijing? At that time, our Qing soldiers can go out of the city to fight with them in the field. Wouldn’t it be nice to see Yi Da Pao and Camel Pao in the first battle, but it’s a pity that Chongzhen will never be so stupid.”

If you want to be a more senior general, battalion officer, brigade commander or even the general town, you must be a student of the Imperial College.

"Each artillery brigade also has a brigade headquarters, which governs 2 field artillery battalions or 2 mountain artillery battalions, plus 1 supply battalion, with a staff of more than 4200 people."

"Each infantry battalion has a battalion headquarters, which has jurisdiction over 4 infantry commanders and 1 infantry commander, with a staff of more than 1400 people."

"Each baggage battalion has a battalion department, which governs 5 baggage generals, with a staff of more than 1400 people and more than 1400 mules and horses."

"Each field artillery battalion or mountain artillery battalion has a battalion headquarters, which governs 5 field artillery or 5 mountain artillery headquarters, with more than 1400 personnel and more than 1400 mules and horses..."

(End of this chapter)