The new army in Champa was trained according to the training standards of the Ming Dynasty.
Although full equivalence was not achieved in terms of material rationing due to Zou Yana's stinginess and the actual situation of the Champa Kingdom, Zou Yana was really devoted to the new army.
Since he couldn't come up with finances, he had no choice but to bear the pain and take action on himself. For the sake of future glory, even if he had to slightly lower his level of enjoyment, he gritted his teeth and accepted it.
For example, a meal used to cost one hundred guan, but now for the sake of the strength of the new army and the strength of the city, I endured it and reduced it to 95 guan!
For example, I used to wear nothing but Ming Dynasty's top Shu brocade, but now I can tolerate it and lower it to the next level!
For example, I used to use top-grade porcelain from the official kilns in Zhongdu under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Now I can bear it and just make do with the next-level porcelain from the official kilns in Hangzhou!
Zou Yana endured all kinds of discomfort and heartache, cut her salary by about 5%, and increased the material ration of the new army from about 20% of the Ming army to about 40%.
This is all I gave you by cutting my own flesh, you must be worthy of me!
Zou Yana said.
Therefore, although the New Army is only 40% as good as the Ming Army in terms of materials, to be honest, this level of material rationing is comparable to any army in this period of the world. When the number of people is equal, it is really a flying dragon.
Not to mention the other armies of the country that occupied the city, it is difficult to say whether the material rationing level and training level of about 10% of the Ming army are adequate, and the level of the Ming army should not even be used as a standard.
In the Ming Dynasty, due to the superior distribution system, the living standards of ordinary people were equivalent to the living standards of ordinary officials in ordinary urban areas of the Champa Kingdom.
Although the status of officials is not high, compared to ordinary people, they are a typical level of small power and big use, which can be crushed. They not only have official income, but also unofficial income, so the living standard of ordinary officials Still pretty good.
The treatment of Ming army soldiers is much higher than that of ordinary people. Not only are they higher salaries and complete welfare benefits, but also regular and quantitative meat supplements are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Therefore, in the country of Champa, the treatment and salary income of a Ming army soldier are comparable to the living standards of grassroots officials in the capital of Champa and some big cities.
With about 40% of the living standards of Ming army soldiers, it is really an unimaginable level for ordinary big-headed soldiers. If Zou Yana hadn't been a little anxious by the grand scene of the Ming army told by Cha Quan and others, she probably wouldn't have paid much attention to it. Do it yourself, cut off the meat to feed the new army.
Zou Yana did not completely trust the Ming Dynasty. He was also worried that the Ming Dynasty would attack him and seek his status and wealth. After all, the Ming Dynasty had no precedent of attacking vassal countries.
Therefore, on the one hand, Zou Yana was respectful to the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, she was also doing her best to train the new army and enhance her own strength in case of emergencies.
Zou Yana believes that the Champa Kingdom is a small country after all, and its overall interests are not great. When the Ming Kingdom judges that the cost of swallowing the Champa State will exceed the possible benefits of swallowing the Champa State, she will be safe.
To this end, the new army will be an important bargaining chip.
As a result, the New Army's life in the Champa Kingdom was very comfortable, and for this reason, other armies in Champa were really envious and jealous of the New Army.
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The result of this is that although the new Champa Army has been established for less than two years, their combat effectiveness is no longer comparable to that of other armies of the Champa State at the same time.
Because of the small number of troops, Cha Quan did not dare to engage in field battles or face-to-face confrontation with Zou Yana at first. Instead, he chose to defend the city steadily after counting the amount of food.
But after six days of the city's offensive and defensive battle, Cha Quan suddenly discovered that Zou Yana's army outside the city was much more defeated than he had imagined.
Although the number of 20,000 people outside the city looked like a huge crowd and had a strong deterrent effect, when it came to fighting, he found that this army was completely showy and had no strength at all.
When they attacked the city, it was almost an unstructured charge.
No one solved the traps beforehand, and no one filled the moat in an organized manner. After the fighting started, someone charged while carrying sandbags to fill the moat. Many people were trapped in traps on the way to attack, and there was chaos.
The offensive coordination of the army is also very problematic.
Not to mention that there is no coordinated attack by large siege equipment such as ram chariots, even the most basic cooperation between shield soldiers, crossbowmen and siege hand-to-hand combat troops is a complete mess.
The shield soldiers only cared about themselves and did not care about the crossbowmen and melee troops behind them. The crossbowmen and melee troops wanted to advance, but the shield soldiers were afraid of the fierce rain of arrows from the top of the city and did not dare to move forward. Instead, they retreated step by step.
The other troops were also disorganized when they advanced, and they were not in formation. Their defense was very weak, and their attack power was even more indescribable. So when the new troops on the city failed to fight back, they were shot down and died all over the place, leaving them in a state of embarrassment. retreat.
It seems that preparations are very insufficient. The 20,000 troops brought by Zou Yana only have light equipment. Some of the hastily made ladders can be regarded as the heaviest heavy siege weapons.
The result was that Zou Yana's army was beaten to pieces by the new army and retreated in disgrace. The new army on the city wall suffered minimal losses, and the first day's offensive and defensive battle ended inexplicably.
It started in the morning and ended at noon. There was no attack in the afternoon or evening. Chaquan was still worried that they were gathering strength and would attack at night. Although it rained heavily at night, Chaquan still arranged a large number of vigil troops. .
When they were training in the Ming Dynasty, because of their negligence, they underestimated the fighting will of the Ming army during military exercises, thinking that they would not attack if the weather was bad. As a result, the Ming army made a surprise attack in spite of the violent storm. Five hundred of them The man was pressed to the ground and rubbed by two hundred Ming troops.
Such a memory was so profound that Chaquan was worried about history repeating itself, so he made full preparations.
It turns out that he was overly worried and overestimated Zou Yana and his army.
Zou Yana's army simply did not have the ability to carry out a night attack in the pouring rain.
They had refused to fight since the failure in the morning battle and asked for rest. Although Zou Yana had the idea of a night attack, the army refused to carry out this "unreasonable" order and also asked Zou Yana to provide more food and medicine.
Facing this group of people, Zou Yana wanted to punish them, but she was worried that excessive punishment would cause a mutiny. She really didn't know what to do, and there was no way out.
In desperation, he could only negotiate with the army. After the city is captured, not only will you be able to rob the property in the city, but I will also give you an additional part of the palace property. Are you satisfied?
The army was satisfied with this, so they gathered their strength and launched an attack the next day.
As a result, they were beaten again by the new troops in the city, and they withdrew in embarrassment.
Zou Yana was so furious that she yelled at the officers and asked them to carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship or death and take the lead in the charge.
But he misunderstood. The spirit of not being afraid of hardship and death was simply not something his army could possess.
His army is a typical feudal army.
When encountering a strong enemy on the road, turn into Rufeng, attack Xu Rulin from the front, plunder wealth and invade like fire, and friendly troops will not move like mountains when they are in trouble.
The knife in their hand is a tool for them to eat and make money, not a weapon for them to fight for honor and protect their home and country.
So on the following third and fourth days, no matter how much Zou Yana promised, the army would not fight. The drizzle in the sky was treated as a downpour, and she was forced to take a rest.
The big-headed soldiers lay on their backs in the barracks, eating, drinking and gambling. They also went to surrounding villages in groups to rob women and indulge in sexual pleasure.
Seeing this, Zou Yana was anxious in her heart, wishing she could draw a knife and kill someone, but she was powerless.
He was really anxious.
