Compared to the three major battalions that are also garrisoned in the capital, they can only be regarded as godsons. This one in front of him is really his biological son!
After hearing the prince's question, Huang Degong gave a complete account of the situation of his troops: "Your Majesty, the whole battalion currently has 12,861 officers and soldiers, and the infantry sub-battalion has 3,567 troops and cavalry. The sub-camp has 3,352 soldiers, the chariot camp has 2,924 people, and the rest are handymen, craftsmen, and charioteers."
Yaoji nodded. He originally thought that the Yongwei camp would be dominated by infantry and chariots. Unexpectedly, there were more than 3,000 cavalry. The proportion of the arms was very coordinated. The boxes of money were not wasted. The three losers on the team are also very good at playing.
It seems that with the Brave Guard Battalion, there is no problem in escorting the troops on the road. If the number is expanded, maybe they can hide in some nook and corner and knock the sap off the pigtails...
"How many artillery and muskets are equipped?"
There are not many people, so we can only pursue equipment advantages, otherwise we will really not be able to defeat Brother Li's human army.
"The entire battalion carries 251 artillery pieces, and a total of 6,322 bird cannons and three-eyed cannons!"
As an ace unit that is even more favored than Guan Ning's army, the Yongwei Battalion's equipment is naturally an absolute priority.
All weapons, no matter how much they cost, can be quickly issued by the Ministry of War as long as they leave the factory.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the Yongwei Battalion is not higher than the Baigan Army and Tianxiong Army, but in terms of equipment, it is definitely the Nanbo Maru of the Ming Dynasty!
For the Yongwei Battalion, there are only equipment that can be looked down upon, but there are no weapons that cannot be used!
The troops that the scapegoat father had organized at all costs finally did not embarrass him.
Four of the five main forces of the Ming Empire - Yongweiying, Guanning Army, Baigan Army, Tianxiong Army, and Qin Army - were killed one after another, and only one begged to surrender.
The most mobile one is naturally Guan Ning's army, because they have more cavalry. Whether the other four armies can come from behind depends on which one has a stronger rear and spends more money.
The only one here that can be directly commanded by the inner court is the Yongwei Battalion from the Forbidden Army, which is also the only field force under the command of the father.
It’s not that the other Beijing camps cannot fight in the wild, it’s just that once they are pulled into the wild, they are very likely to be taken away by the opponent in a wave.
Especially the three major battalions that are becoming increasingly corrupt. For them, it is impossible to have hard-steel enemies. They will never have hard-steel enemies in this life. They can still stay in the capital and be comfortable and comfortable, with beautiful young ladies by their side. That’s it, just play it every day and never get tired of it, what do you want from the military master? Let them take action and send express delivery to the other party!
"How much is the total annual salary for the entire battalion?"
Yaoji raises this question with a strong purpose. If it is not too expensive, maybe it can...
"Reporting to Your Highness, the entire camp's salary last year was approximately 493,000 taels!"
After Huang Degong reported the amount, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Nowadays, payment arrears are becoming more and more frequent in various places. If the prince makes an excuse to shirk his salary, he really doesn't know what to do.
But then I thought again, the Yongwei Camp is the "Emperor's Strong Force", they are brave and good at fighting, and have a history of meritorious deeds. Unless it is a last resort, such a morale-damaging thing will probably not happen.
Yao Ji calculated in his mind that it was equivalent to about forty thousand taels per month, which was less than three and a half taels per person. Considering that people had to eat horse chews, as well as artillery and bird guns, evenly divided, it was really not that high.
For this kind of direct lineage, the ace among aces, one should not be stingy with money at any time. For himself and even the nobles in the imperial city, the Yongwei Camp is the last life-saving shield.
As for whether there is any free money, it is very simple to find out, just hold a military parade and the truth will come to light. However, judging from the reputation of the three generals in front of them, they probably will not go too far.
If a person is shameless and invincible, then whoever wins will be the winner.
If even the Yongwei Battalion is in such a bad state, then there probably won't be any army in the world that doesn't live on empty pay.
Yaoji did not continue to talk about pay and wages, and instead asked the supervisor Lu Jiude: "I vaguely remember that this Yongwei camp was not organized from the 'Tengxiang Four Guards'? Since it is the Four Guards, such a force is only Are there two guards?"
The guard system was adopted in the middle and early Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a large amount of land under the jurisdiction of various guards was misappropriated by interest groups, and the military situation became increasingly unfavorable. As a result, the families of the guards who lost their land were forced to become homeless, and the soldiers of the guards became lonely souls. ghost.
However, the strength of the first guard is 5,600, and there is no major change in this. The strength of the Yongwei Battalion is only equivalent to two guards. If the combat effectiveness of the whole battalion is full, it can strengthen the Qing army with a solid force (7500 people), that is, a banner, and then the Yongwei Battalion can rebuild Smith University. …
Don't underestimate the Qing army. Even if the opponent is less than 10,000, it will be difficult for the Ming army to be twice or three times the enemy to severely damage it. If the Ming army is four to five times the enemy's, the generals will not be cowardly and the soldiers will not urinate. , it can only guarantee not to be exposed and beaten by the other party.
Ace vs. Ace may have a chance of winning, but the Ming Empire's five aces only have four strong armies left. The Yongwei Battalion guards the capital, Qin Liangyu's Baigan Army is repairing in the south, and Sun Chuanting's Qin Army is about to go to the Huguang battlefield.
If the banditry in the south cannot be completely wiped out in a short period of time, the powerless imperial court will not be able to mobilize all the ace troops to go north. The idea of using a large number of ace troops to confront the Qing Army Steel can only be to watch the moon in the water.
You must be careful when using your ace cards, and try to avoid another tactical disaster in which the Tianxiong army was wiped out by the braids.
Cultivating ace troops is expensive and takes a long time. Once they are severely damaged, the imperial court, which is facing huge military pressure, will be unable to reorganize them and restore their strength.
After Lu Jiude paused for a moment and felt that his voice was quite pleasant, he responded gently and respectfully: "Your Majesty, a few years ago, Your Majesty was determined to improve his military equipment and sent Cao Huachun to carefully select thousands of people in the capital camp. Acting as guards, deploying generals who are good at fighting, and adding rigorous training, they became a powerful force. After several expansions, they have reached today's scale."
The three major battalions are no less famous than the Brave Guard Battalion, but the only one that can really make a difference is this unit. The other Forbidden Army are all at the level of fighting five scum, and they will be beaten by the pigtails whenever they meet. Diabetes insipidus.
Today, the three major battalions are becoming more and more like the Han generals' troops. They are just mere decorations, of no use, and they may not even be interested in watching them in two years.
What Lu Jiude meant was that this was an elite unit ordered by the scapegoat. In order to avoid overstating the numbers, the number of people at the time of formation was not large. Later, it was expanded to tens of thousands. The strength of the brave guards cannot be measured by the strength of ordinary guards. camp.
In order to compete for the command of this ace unit, the Royal Horse Supervisor, who was responsible for the security of the inner court, also engaged in an open and covert fight with the Si Li Superintendent. In the end, Cao Banban, who was very popular with the dumper, finally won an elite team for the Si Li Superintendent. teacher.
"Well, you may have heard about today's court meeting. Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng who was in charge of the capital camp, deliberately deceived the emperor and was deprived of his title and demoted to a commoner. Taking this opportunity, I intend to dispatch capable generals to rectify the situation. It would be a great thing if the three invincible battalions could improve their combat power to the level of the Brave Guard Battalion. If the room for improvement is limited and they can be rectified, I think it will be better than the half-dead and embarrassing situation they are now. !”
Because many of the officers and soldiers in the Third Battalion were hereditary and came in through nepotism, they were usually a group of pampered men. Even so, they had to spend money to support them, otherwise trouble would arise at the feet of the emperor.
Imagining that a certain time traveler was able to make these military masters submissive after an impassioned speech, Yaoji thought that he did not have such advanced rhetoric skills, so he could only use a whip to convince them that they could listen. Understand the language.
The six people present, including Gao Shiming, the eunuch in charge of ceremony, did not know what the prince's intention was in saying this to them.
Reorganizing the Beijing camp can boost the military preparedness in the Jifu area, and it is also a good thing to boost military morale.
However, the Beijing Camp (also known as the Three Battalions) is subordinate to the Fifth Army Governor's Office, and the transfer order must be coordinated with the Ministry of War before execution.
Gao Shiming vaguely remembered that the prince did not mention this matter at all during the daytime court meeting, but now he mentioned it to only a few of them.
The purpose of this is unknown. Gao Shiming has not fully understood it. Is it possible that the prince wants to take action against the Ministry of War?
Just when everyone was secretly speculating on the holy intention, Yao Ji said calmly and calmly: "I heard that Sun Aiqing is commendable for her loyalty and bravery, and that she has a good command of the army and is a pillar of the country with both ability and political integrity. So I intend to transfer Aiqing to the capital camp. , I don’t know what Sun Aiqing wants from the three major battalions that are so exhausted."
As far as the three good generals are concerned, Huang Degong is the top leader of the Yongwei Battalion. There is no large-scale personnel change, so it is not appropriate to call him directly. Besides, Jingying is a place where dogs and cats hide, and there may not be much improvement for a while. It may be more appropriate to let Sun Yingyuan or Zhou Yuji go there.
As for Huang Degong's two deputies, Sun Yingyuan may be more qualified for the new job than Zhou Yuji, because... Yaoji feels that Sun Yingyuan is cooler than the latter, and his appearance can calm those prostitutes. After all, the chief officer of the Beijing Camp can also brush his face!
These two men were both outstanding men who served the country loyally and had strong ability to lead troops. One died after being besieged in the wild, and the other led thousands of people to fight against Courier Brother Li's 100,000 troops at Ningwuguan for several days.
If the Beijing camp can be trained by Sun Yingyuan for a year and a half, I dare not say more, at least it will be much better than the team led by Xiangcheng Bo Li Guozhen. If it's still the same shit as it is now, then we can just disband on the spot.
Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year, in terms of cars, should be given to Qin Liangyu instead of feeding the dogs. Let this old woman expand her white-pole army. Among the five main forces of the Ming Empire, This army is the poorest.
After hearing this, Sun Yingyuan understood that this was the prince's good intention. As long as he was in charge of the Beijing camp, he could be directly promoted from deputy general to commander-in-chief. Thinking of this, he immediately knelt down and saluted with gratitude: "Thanks to your highness's love, the final general will go through fire and water for your highness." , I will not give up even if I die!"
