Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 494

In the military system of the Ming Dynasty, the commander-in-chief of a hundred people, and the commander-in-chief of a thousand people, to achieve the position of the commander-in-chief, when the leader goes out into battle, he often rides a horse and is accompanied by a few companions.

Needless to say, Mr. Qian also had dozens of personal soldiers guarding the battle, and they were also riding horses and wearing armor. They were called an elite army, and they could charge forward at critical moments, but in fact they often ran away first when encountering the enemy. What kind of fighting spirit do the soldiers below have?

Therefore, every time there is a big battle, the generals will send out their own soldiers and servants to supervise the battle team, and only kill the soldiers who escaped before the battle, so that there is some restraint.

However, the two regiments of the Huwei Camp were different. In a large square formation of more than 1000 people, the regiment commander, flag bearers, drummers, and trumpeters stood on the right side of the front row, and they were also on foot.

Moreover, this regiment always stands at the right end of the first row, observes the enemy in front, and gives orders. The drummer, trumpeter and standard bearer constantly respond according to his orders, and the rows of soldiers follow the flags, drums, and trumpets. Make tactical moves.

There are generals on both sides of each row. They are responsible for correcting the formation, maintaining the distance between the queues, responding to the enemy, and directing tactical details.

Although the firecrackers are practicing alone in another place, there is also an array of young and strong auxiliary soldiers on this practice ground. The action of shooting.

Such a formation has high requirements for the queue, and the movement is orderly and cannot be done at will. This also determines that the moving speed is relatively uniform and not too fast.

The generals are all on foot, Zhu Xin said, they have no possibility of running away, they can only command layers of officers and soldiers to fight.

There is an array of spearmen behind the firecrackers, so they can launch without worry. The infantry array behind them is also a supervising team. If the artillerymen do not fight well, the generals behind them will march.

On the battlefield, the firearms in the hands of gunfire soldiers are equal to wooden sticks in close combat, and they are extremely disadvantaged in hand-to-hand combat. When they fire, they stand in front of the queue, and the enemy is approaching. Instead, they are the last to escape. How can firearms soldiers calm down? In shooting combat, there is a strict formation of spears behind them, which is a city fortress composed of people. The firecrackers can rely on this fortress to fight in circles, echoing each other with the formation of spears.

There was a sharp sound of the trumpet and the sound of the drum, and the array of spears that were advancing could be seen to stop abruptly.

There were 60 people lined up, and twenty rows of spears were put down layer by layer. Although the practice ground was billowing with dust, the tips of the spears shone coldly in the sun, which still gave people a sense of murderous aura.

Almost the spears in the first five rows can reach the front of the first row. It is conceivable that if the enemy is on the battlefield, they will have nothing to do against the dense steel jungle in front of them.

"kill!!"

Li Hutou, the head of the regiment on the right side of the first row of the team, shouted. The spear in his hand was flattened forward, and the drums also beat rhythmically. Step forward slowly.

"Keep going!!"

Li Hutou shouted again, the spear in his hand was erected, the trumpet blew twice, the drumbeat resumed the rhythm of the pace, and the rows of infantry all erected their spears and continued to move forward.

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"It's a little messy, but the formation is still in shape. It's rare that after walking more than ten steps, it can be organized again with the help of drums. This is really good!"

Looking at the training over there, the veteran on the horse commented, and the dozen or so generals surrounded by him heard the veteran's praise, and one of them said in a deep voice on the horse:

"It's just like that. I haven't seen a fight. It's just a showmanship. This kind of soldiers and horses are on the battlefield, and the enemy will collapse before they get there. The whole world is what our soldiers and horses in Ji Town can fight." Hold your ground."

"Don't look down on others. This Huwei camp fought a battle with the Tartars outside the Xuan Mansion. Didn't it establish itself? Otherwise, the Tartars are all cavalry, and they will definitely be destroyed in one fell swoop. Then people can come back."

The veteran stared at the rehearsal on the school field, and said indifferently, the way of civil and martial arts is to strive for strength, those generals are always unconvinced, but the advance and retreat of soldiers and horses on this battlefield are well-founded, and the orders are strict, and they are practical. It was right in front of my eyes, and I couldn't find anything to say for a while.

The head of the regiment, the deputy of the regiment, the battalion officer, and the hundred households, all of them were wearing Tiger Might plate armor and helmets. They were covered tightly, and the dust could not cover up the flashes of the armor on their bodies.

"We have 10,000+ soldiers in Ji Town, how many sets of this kind of armor can be assembled, there are only a few thousand people in the Huwei Camp, and there are so many, look at the weapons the soldiers are holding, look at the uniforms they are wearing, after all He is a close minister of the emperor, otherwise why would there be so much money to buy it..."

After watching for a while, a general beside him said in a muffled voice, this time the old general didn't speak, and a younger general beside him said with a smile:

"Brother Zhang, this is not the money allocated by the palace. Tianjin Wei is so prosperous. Wang Tong got a lot of money by relying on Tianjin Wei. It is naturally enough to spread some money for military training."

"I've also heard about this. Wang Tong's soldiers are full of food and salaries, and there is no discount for precious money. Although they train harder than us, they can eat enough and live well. Pensions and other things are real deals. Yes, if we want to do this, we can also do what we are seeing.”

"It's easy to say, when the food and salaries from the Ministry of War are allotted, the supervising army and the soldiers will have to eat first, and the commander-in-chief has to pay tribute to the palace in the court. The salaries of the generals can't be treated badly. However, our sons are all good, not inferior to these rich and noble young soldiers..."

"Needless to say, who is not like this in the military town of the world."

The veteran said something in a cold voice, and the generals immediately fell silent. The veteran pointed his whip at the Huwei camp in front of him to practice, and said again:
"How do you see this formation?"

"...The soldiers are gathered rigorously. If the enemy can't take it down in a hasty attack,..."

"...a good soldier and a good armor, but he is walking slowly. On the battlefield, he can't afford to rush..."

Everyone chattered a few words, they may not understand, but in front of their own commander, they still hide their clumsiness, and leave the opportunity of giving advice to the general, the veteran said in a deep voice:

"You said that as long as these are used properly, they are not considered good or bad. The key to this military formation is the firearms. You see, if you shoot arrows into such a dense formation, you will still miss it. However, no matter how strict the restraint is, if there are too many casualties, the formation will not be maintained. Therefore, it is necessary to use firecrackers to drive away the enemy's archers first, and to protect the formation with firecrackers. come over."

Hearing what the veteran said, everyone looked over carefully and nodded, and the veteran said again:

"The firearms battalion of the Huwei Camp was trained alone. It seems that Wang Tong also knows this, so he has to train hard alone. However, the firecrackers alone are not enough. I'm afraid they need to add cannons."

While talking, a group of cavalry galloped towards this side in the distance, and in a blink of an eye, they came to the front. The leader dismounted in a hurry, walked over quickly and knelt down to pay respects and said:

"Subordinate Sun Zhibin met with the commander-in-chief. I didn't know that the commander-in-chief came to Tianjin Wei. He was late to greet him. I hope the commander-in-chief is no wonder!"

The person who can be called the commander-in-chief by Tianjin Guard General Sun Zhibin is naturally only Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town.
"Don't make so many vain gestures. I just came here after reading your letter. I did see a lot of things that we in Ji Town can learn from. You have merit in this matter. Don't kneel down. Get on your horse and come talk!"

Sun Zhibin was polite enough, so he got up and got on his horse, and followed Qi Jiguang half a horse behind, and walked a certain distance, seeing Qi Jiguang's pensive face, stepped forward and said carefully:

"Commander, Wang Tong's training camp is still about three miles away from here, but it's on the salt flat near the seaside. According to the rules, he's also practicing at this time. Do you want to go and have a look?"

After a while, Qi Jiguang shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice:

"No need, seeing the appearance of this team, I also know that what you said in the letter is true, no wonder Yu Zhifu praised him, in the future, in the future..."

After saying a few words but not saying anything, Sun Zhibin was a little confused by Qi Jiguang's intentions, and said with a smile:

"Wang Tong has silver in his hands, and he sprinkles it like running water, and with Master Yu's teaching, he naturally trains good soldiers. Does the commander know that Wang Tong trains firecrackers, and he releases gunpowder and bullets every day without money. It is said that firecrackers A lot of them were destroyed, no ordinary soldier would be willing to do this."

Yu Dayou's name is Zhifu, and Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou are very close, so they called him this way. Sun Zhibin said a few words, but saw that Qi Jiguang was still there silently contemplating. After a while, he leaned closer and whispered:

"Marshal, is the situation so tight at Hara Hetao?"

"A million households belonging to I Da Khan plus those Dingkou from the Horqin tribe are nothing, but these people are not tolerated by I Da. Even if the peace agreement is not with these people, they can just be used to train soldiers... the Tartars One more death is always good, and it is also a good opportunity."

When Qi Jiguang said this, he became more energetic. Sun Zhibin hesitated for a while, moved closer, and said in a lower voice:
"Marshal, Wang Tong is a close minister of the emperor, and he is very protective. In the past few years, some incidents have upset many people. Why bother to have anything to do with this..."

"It doesn't matter, there are soldiers and horses of Daming on the left and right, shouldn't they contribute to Daming?"

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"My lord, there are outsiders watching the first regiment and the second regiment's drill today. Mr. Tan sent someone to drive them away, but it was Mr. Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, who was watching."

Wang Tong knew about the incident near the school that night, but he was also puzzled, because he didn't know the ins and outs at all, but Shandong Dong Chuangxi had a letter, and it seemed that the arrow had already shot into his yard.
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