Starting from Comprehensive Martial Arts: Bu Dao Lu

Chapter 289 Ming Army
When the prince is familiar with government affairs and approved by all the officials, the emperor will give the prince the throne and devote himself to cultivation and pursuit of the gods on land.

The new emperor supported the new prince, stabilized the situation in the empire, and practiced cultivation.

By the time the new prince had grown up, the emperor had already been promoted to the master level.By that time, the emperor, who had experienced power, had nothing more important than the land gods who pursued more lifespans.

Therefore, the current inheritance of the Ming Empire is in order, and there is no suspicion at all between the emperor and the prince.Because both the emperor and the prince knew that the only future emperor would be the prince.

Without variables, everything is stable.

Even if there are variables, does the Ming Empire still have the Royal Council of Elders?
Did all the emperors of the past dynasties survive in the Imperial House of Elders?
Moreover, not only was the emperor and the prince stable, but with the royal family's elders' house, the royal family was also extremely stable.

For example, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi, the two brothers of Emperor Wu Ying, knew from an early age that it would not matter if the throne was given to them. Even if something went wrong with Zhu Xiongying, the emperor's grandson Zhu Wenkeng would inherit the throne.

Moreover, the empire does not restrict the royal family from participating in politics, the military, and controlling power.

For example, Zhu Gaochi's power in the cabinet is not weak at all.

Although the current inheritance mechanism of the Ming Empire cannot be said to be perfect, it can be regarded as the most stable and effective inheritance mechanism.

The counterattack planned by the Tang Empire did not achieve much results.

The cavalry of the Ming Empire made the Tang Empire dare not fight in the field, so how could the infantry of the Ming Empire be weak?

Moreover, the counterattacking Tang Empire army must always be on guard against the elusive cavalry.

Therefore, although the momentum of the Tang Empire's counterattack was not small, the results were actually not great.

It was only then that the entire Tang Empire discovered that in the past two years or so, the Ming Empire had been able to overwhelm half of the Tang Empire's territory. I am afraid that its military strength was the fundamental reason.

Regardless of whether the Tang Empire admits it or not, in fact, the combat effectiveness of the Tang Empire's army is no longer as good as that of the Ming Empire.

"The Ming Empire's cavalry is really as powerful as the Xuanjia Army." Li Jiancheng asked in surprise.

The Xuanjia Army of the Tang Empire was formed by Li Shimin, although Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had a bad relationship.However, Li Jiancheng had no doubt about Li Shimin's military talent.

Back then, when the Tang Empire was founded, Li Shimin achieved great military exploits with the help of the Xuanjia Army.

It is even said that without the Xuanjia Army, Li Shimin's military exploits would have been much smaller, and he would not have had enough power to compete with the prince himself, let alone the Xuanwu Sect incident.

Since the founding of the Tang Empire, the Xuanjia Army has not been dispatched many times, but every time it has achieved brilliant results.

Even if the Xuanjia Army fought against the Yulin Army and the Jianzhang Army of the Han Empire in the north of the Tang Empire, it still did not fall behind, which is enough to show the terror of the Xuanjia Army.Li Longji held his forehead and handed the battle report to Li Jiancheng and said: "The five thousand Xuanjia Army and the six thousand Ming Army cavalry fought in a bloody battle, and the casualty ratio was almost one to one. In the end, if the opponent's general had not been injured, I am afraid that these five thousand Xuanjia Army The entire army was about to be annihilated. Even so, the number of Xuanjia soldiers who survived was less than 500, and everyone was injured."

Li Jiancheng read the battle report and asked: "The cavalry fighting against the Xuanjia Army are the ace cavalry of the Ming Empire."

Li Longji shook his head and said: "Looking at their flags, they are just ordinary cavalry!"

Seeing that the two people were confused, Li Longji started to talk about the military system of the Ming Empire: "The military system of the Ming Empire is divided into guard soldiers and combat soldiers. Guard soldiers are set up according to the administrative boundaries of the Ming Empire, and they are divided into regions. There are five levels: state, county, prefecture, and county; a county guard station usually has 500 to 2000 soldiers depending on the location; a prefecture guard station usually has 5000 to 3 soldiers; and a county guard station usually has [-] soldiers; There are about [-] to [-] soldiers in the state guard station. This is based on the information compiled from the southern territory of the empire occupied by the Ming Empire."

"The Ming Empire's guardsmen were actually field soldiers, spending half their time training and half their time farming. According to intelligence from the southern border, the Ming Empire's guardsmen were not only self-sufficient, but could also turn over a large amount of grain and grass for the Ming Empire. "

Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up and he commented: "This method is excellent. Not only will the empire have a large number of well-trained soldiers and horses, but these guard soldiers will not be a burden to the empire."

Li Longji nodded and said: "These half-farmed and half-trained guards can become an elite army with a little training. There are a large number of guards here in the Ming Empire, one is to stabilize the place, and the other is to select soldiers. troops."

"The Ming Empire has an excellent system of guard soldiers. First of all, guard soldiers cannot directly join the fighting force, which puts them in less danger. Therefore, it is very easy for the Ming Empire to recruit guard soldiers. After all, Most people are not willing to go to the battlefield to fight."

"The main tasks of the county-level guards are to maintain the stability of a county, farm land, and train. Therefore, the wages of these guards are extremely low. The grain and grass produced by most of the guards in the southern region of the empire are distributed to the guards. After all the food and wages, there is still a large surplus."

Li Jiancheng sighed: "The Ming Empire has good methods. It uses troops to raise troops!"

Li Longji smiled bitterly and said: "That's true. Excellent soldiers in the county guards of the Ming Empire can join the government guards; outstanding soldiers in the government guards can join the county guards; outstanding soldiers in the county guards can join Soldiers from the Prefectural Guard. Excellent soldiers from the Prefectural Guard can enter the territory city, and the soldiers and horses in the territory city are called combat soldiers. Normally, these warriors are not engaged in production, but are dedicated to training."

"So, the entire guard system of the Ming Empire does not require much money and food paid by the Ming Empire. In fact, I doubt that the entire guard system can be self-sufficient. And through the guard system, the soldiers selected at every level Every one of the soldiers is an absolute elite."

"The Ming Empire has three areas of grassland territory, three areas of middle-earth territory, plus a small half of the empire's territory. Therefore, the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Expedition Army are extremely elite, and it is not surprising that they are tied with the Xuanjia Army."

Li Jiancheng's mouth twitched, and he finally understood why Li Longji relented and asked them to cooperate.I am afraid of being beaten by the Eastern Expeditionary Army!
Not only Li Jiancheng was surprised, Wu Zetian, who had always been silent, was also shocked.

Li Jiancheng was a master of political affairs, and Wu Zetian was a former emperor. Naturally, they could see the terror of the Ming Empire's guards.It can be said that it is no exaggeration to say that the Ming Empire was under the control of the guards; the soldiers and horsemen were the best in the world.

After being silent for a long time, Wu Zetian's eyes flashed sternly and said: "The commander of the Ming Empire's Eastern Expedition is the crown prince of the Ming Empire. The only plan now is to capture the crown prince of the Ming Empire and make him surrender. If the prince of the Ming Empire is in hand, even if he cannot force the Ming Empire Retreating can also cause chaos to the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and the Empire can take the opportunity to conquer the Southern Territory."

Wu Zetian was worthy of being an emperor. She was decisive and unscrupulous in killing.

When Li Jiancheng heard this, he hesitated and said: "If this is the case, the Tang Empire and the Ming Empire will probably fight to the death."

The contempt in Wu Zetian's eyes flashed away. No wonder Li Jiancheng was deprived of the throne by Emperor Taizong back then. Such an indecisive character could achieve such great things.

(End of this chapter)