Laoshan, the Guards Military Academy Ground, was a scene of mourning.
Guardsman, Yingtian knight, new army soldier. Under various banners, they just stood in the school grounds. The soldiers' armor was neat and their bayonets were cold.
They were part of the powerful army that spanned thousands of miles and rebuilt the Ming Dynasty Empire. Over the past twenty years, this army has grown from scratch, from weak to strong, and has fought in all directions, winning every battle. And this army seems to have found a way to maintain combat effectiveness for a long time - that is, the officer academy plus the frontier young soldiers (also known as the Guards, the elite among them can also go to military schools and embark on an official career) plus "997" of mercenaries... and, of course, the ongoing war!
The main sources of students are the officer academy and the Scout Guards of military nobles. They have shown warlike and bloodthirsty characteristics in the history of Europe and the Ottoman Empire. In order to make up for the military shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty that moved to Yingtian, Zhu Cixiang had to introduce two military monsters, the aristocratic cadets and the Scout Guards, at the same time - Yingtian, which was Nanjing's military shortcomings. It's obvious. China's prosperous southeast has never been an ideal place to use it. Because this territory is too wealthy and far away from the frontline areas of the Chinese Dynasty, it is easy to enter a world of comfort and peace.
The front line of the Chinese dynasty was usually the intersection of the grassland nomadic areas and the northern farming areas, that is, along the Great Wall.
Even if all the grasslands outside the Great Wall are included in the Chinese territory, there will be no stability along the Great Wall... because it is always difficult for the Chinese dynasty to effectively control the Mongolian plateau that cannot be cultivated, even with the methods of "building temples" and "marriage" This method won over the Khalkha Mongolia, as well as two troublesome opponents in the west, the Oara Mongolia and the Rakshasa Kingdom.
If the Jungar Kingdom really controls Central Asia, sooner or later it will become a trouble that threatens the security of the north and northwest of the Ming Dynasty!
As for the Rakshasa Kingdom... The terrain characteristics of Siberia determine that the Ming Dynasty cannot use the Arctic Ocean for transportation (it is safer and easier to enter the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Strait or go to America). When going deep into the hinterland of Siberia, they will face Among the huge strategic disadvantages of long-distance land transportation versus short-distance water transportation!
Precisely because there are two enemies, the grassland nomads and the Rakshasa Kingdom, the military towns in the north of the Ming Dynasty will always face various conflicts and get exercise.
If Zhu Cixiang did not introduce the two war machines of the Officer Academy and the Scout Guards, then within 50 years, the Ming Dynasty would surely have fallen into a cycle of vassal reduction and appeasement.
But after the introduction of the Officer Academy and the Scout Guards, the central military group of the Ming Dynasty became more and more bloodthirsty and warlike!
The expansion of local tycoon kings in Xinzhou, the third prince Zhu’s coveting of Dayuzi and Zhongyuzi, the hostility of Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui towards the three vassals of Xueyu, the "friendship" of the Ming Dynasty Army and the Indian Timurid Empire, and this time the prince Zhu The Northern Expedition presided over by Kazuyuki was more or less promoted by professional officers with martial arts training and scout backgrounds!
They all need war to gild themselves!
If there is another Battle of Jingnan in the future, it will be a contest between the Northern Army Warriors who swept the grasslands and the Guards Corps who fought bloody battles with the British, French and Spanish armies on the battlefields of New Zealand and India.
Perhaps one day, Gerdanzer's enemies will meet O. von Savoy's powerful enemies on the battlefield...
However, in February of the 25th year of Hongxing's reign, there was no sign of a split between the Ming Dynasty's central power and the northern army. Emperor Zhu Da, who has ruled the country for twenty-eight years, is still firmly in control of everything, and is still working hard to strengthen the cohesion of his huge empire.
Zhu Cixiang is riding a horse, with a straight back, full military uniform, and a majestic appearance. He can definitely be called the "reincarnation of Taizu." The tall figure of Prince Luck was beside him, like an iron tower, even more powerful than his father. If he hadn't been lucky enough to become a prince, he might have been able to become a general who charged into battle. The father and son were reviewing the upcoming Northern Expedition.
The number of the central force that will follow the prince on the expedition is not large, that is, more than 10,000 people. It is a hodgepodge of personnel drawn from the Guards, the New Army, and the scumbag knights of Yingtian School. The appearance is very good, but the combat effectiveness is unknown.
However, Zhu Cihong and Prince Zhu did not expect this improvised army to defeat Obai and Yue Le, because they were not the real main force. The one actually used to charge into battle is the Liaoyang Army stationed in Liaoyang - this army is not a border town army, but an army directly under the imperial court. The officers of the Military Admiral's Department and the divisions and troops directly under the Admiral's Department are all Regularly rotated. Most of the troops of the Guards and the New Army will take turns going to Liaoyang to join the Liaoyang Army.
In addition to the Liaoyang Army, there were three "field armies" under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty: the Sichuan Army (not the army of the Liangchuan Jiedushi), the Xinzhou Army (nor the army of the United States of Xinzhou), and the Nanyang Army. The number of the various departments under its jurisdiction varies, but they are all the Central Army (New Army and Guards Army) that rotate regularly. The officers of the Military Admiral Department are also officers directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.
Just as the review was about to be completed, Zhu Cixiang reined in the horses in front of a group of "scumbag knights", and then slowly glanced over the group of knights wearing dazzling golden plate armor.
This team of knights is small in number, with only 360 knights in total. It is almost the size of a cavalry battalion, and the formation is not very neat. At least it can't be compared with the Guards and new officers and soldiers. But this group of people has a lot of origins - most of them are named Zhu, and they are all descendants of various royal families in Yingtian. The core of them is 26, the king of Daming County.
So this camp is also called "Prince's Camp"!
The 26 county princes, that is, the 26 younger brothers of Zhu Cihong, are now riding horses at the forefront of the team. They are all tall and tall, wearing strong plate armor, carrying slender carbines, and flintlocks and rifles hung on the saddles. Bow and arrow.
Although these princes are scumbags and somewhat dandy, they are very skilled in horseback riding, archery, and gun shooting... Horse riding, archery, and gun shooting are essential skills for Yingtian dandies. If they don’t know how to play, then even dandy The children are no longer worthy.
In addition, the military knowledge of these 26 princes is not bad. The middle schools they attended were all Army middle schools. Although they failed to pass the martial arts hall and become professional officers, they all received necessary military training. After entering the battlefield, you can launch a cavalry group charge casually.
By the way, their horses are all good, including folded horses, Persian horses, and Arabian horses... If these 360 horses were brought to the battlefield of the Ming and Qing Dynasties more than 20 years ago, they would probably be able to defeat a Qing Dynasty horse. The army’s Niulu, right?
Of course, in front of the young elites of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Prince of Luck, the Tuhao King, and the Kangaroo King (Zhu Hexi's new nickname), they are beautiful scum who can only be used for marriage.
Zhu Cixiang raised his hand and pointed at these beautiful straw bags, turned around and said to his son: "Good luck, these are my descendants from the Ming Dynasty!"
"Race people..." Zhu Hexing frowned and thought to himself: What are these words? I’ve only heard of breeding pigs and horses, but why are there still breeders?
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Good luck, the key to this Northern Expedition is not to kill Obai and Yue Le, but to plant seeds in Heilongjiang and Anton for our old Zhu family!
It is necessary to insert these kind of people into the soil of Heilongjiang and Anton and let them take root and sprout! "
Zhu Hexin said: If you bury these people in the soil, they will not sprout, they will only grow maggots... It is not that easy for them to take root and sprout!
Zhu Cixiang did not care about the thoughts of Prince Luck, but turned his head and shouted loudly to a group of beautiful people: "Gentlemen, listen, you are all descendants of Taizu Emperor Gao, and are my clan members of the Ming Dynasty.
Today, you and my son, the Prince of Ming Dynasty, will go north to the hometown of Nuer Gandusi. Go and fulfill the unfulfilled wishes of Taizu and Chengzu, and spread branches and leaves for the Ming Dynasty in the hometown of Nuergandusi... Only if you take root and sprout on the territory of Nuergandusi in the north, can our Ming Dynasty truly take over the land of white mountains and black waters. Always in your hands! "
