"And the most important point is that all students who enter the Jiangwu Hall will be responsible for their food, clothing and housing. They will receive a military salary of one tael per month.
If you don't want to join the army or leave midway, you will be imprisoned for three years and will be refunded ten times as much!
Secondly, military age is counted from the moment of admission. "
The ministers took a deep breath again. They even paid money for studying. No one else has received such treatment.
When you graduate, you will be a military commander, you will get money for your studies, and you will be provided with food and clothing. If someone quits, there will be a brain problem, and their parents will have to break their legs.
Yuan Keli suddenly realized that when he met Li Dingguo in Yan'an, he said he had a salary. He thought it was special care, but he didn't expect that all the students in the martial arts hall had it.
The most exaggerated thing is the calculation of military age. Some time ago, the emperor gave them the idea of a new military merit system. The first thing is about the relationship between military pay, service years, promotion, etc.
They are sorting out, supplementing, and revising it. They will be able to complete it before the year and start to promote it throughout the army.
If you want to be promoted in the future, unless you have great merit, service years are also one of the hard conditions.
Now the youth class of the Jiangwu Hall has not yet entered the military, and the years have already begun to count.
This is not a win at the starting line. He simply ran dozens of meters ahead of an ordinary sergeant. He was a sure winner.
"Everyone, this is the end of the talk about the martial arts hall. I have said everything that needs to be said. The next thing is what Mao Aiqing has to do!"
"Mao Aiqing, I will leave the martial arts hall to you, go ahead and do it!"
"I will live up to your majesty's great trust!"
At this moment, Mao Yuanyi felt that the imperial decree in his hand was as heavy as a thousand catties. This was not only an imperial decree, but also a heavy responsibility.
"After a quarter of an hour's rest, we will continue our discussion!"
After everyone went out to get some air and drink some water, they entered Wuying Hall again.
Chongzhen put down the tea cup and continued: "Nearly a month has passed since the siege. It's time to review and plan the next step!"
Having said this, Chongzhen looked at Sun Zushou: "Sun Aiqing, you participated in the battle to defend Zunhua City, the battle to pursue and block the enemy, and the siege of Longjing Pass. You have the most say in this battle. ,Give your opinion!"
"Jiannu is very strong!"
Sun Zushou confused everyone as soon as he opened his mouth, but Sun Zushou continued: "But it's not as invincible as they boasted! Strength is only relative."
“In the early days of slavery, there was a mixed nation of nomadic herders, fishermen, hunters, and farmers. Nowadays, nomadic herders make up the majority.
Because of their living environment, their cavalry are actually infantry on horseback. They can fight when dismounted or mounted. They are very good at riding and shooting.
Coupled with the military merit system of whoever they steal, they have a strong combat power.
And we lack war horses and cavalry, so we cannot fight on equal terms. It is really difficult for infantry to fight against cavalry.
But it is not without solutions, such as firearms. In the battle to defend the city and the pursuit battle, our firearms have the advantage.
However, this battle also exposed many problems with firearms, such as gunpowder and artillery explosions, slow loading speed, slow artillery movement speed, gunpowder failure, etc.
According to incomplete statistics, the two armies of Zunhua and Santunying had four to five hundred fireguns exploded in this battle, causing six direct deaths and hundreds of others suffering varying degrees of trauma.
The artillery blasted more than twenty guns, killing sixty or seventy people and injuring hundreds.
I estimate that this phenomenon also exists in other armies. "
Sun Chuanting, Cao Bianjiao, Cao Wenzhao, You Shiwei and others also nodded in unison.
His face was also full of distress and depression.
Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Bi Maokang from the Firearms Research Institute on the side looked a little embarrassed.
Most of the firearms in Zunhua, Santunying, etc. were made by the border troops themselves and had little to do with them, but who put them in charge of firearms?
“We’ll discuss this issue later, let’s review it first!”
Chongzhen glanced at the generals: "Cao Bianjiao, you annihilated Dorgon's five thousand elites at Longjing Pass. In the Longjing Pass blocking battle, you even went out of the city to fight Jiannu to the death. Tell me what you think!"
"yes!"
Cao Bianjiao stood up: "Your Majesty, I agree with Sun Zongbing's statement that establishing slaves is strong, but it is only relative.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. His Majesty's words are enough to show that I believe that several of the white pole soldiers feel this way.
Secondly, there are firearms, palm thunder and sky-shaking thunder. They played a great role in this battle and produced unexpected effects.
The third is the fire gun. I think that as long as the shortcomings of the fire gun's loading speed and explosive chamber are solved, and some attack distance is increased, the infantry may be able to directly destroy the cavalry. "
"Generals are not afraid of battle, soldiers are not afraid of death, cooperation is tacit understanding, and trust in comrades is enough!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that we should pay attention to daily martial arts performances, and they are close to actual combat performances.
Although the Xuanfu has been reorganized for nearly half a year, and this time I led 30,000 Xuanfu elites to attack for more than 600 miles, there are still many problems.
For example, military orders are not conveyed in a timely manner, sergeants have a weak sense of obedience, there is no tacit cooperation between battalions, and sergeants have poor physical strength, etc. "
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The military generals expressed their opinions one after another. Chongzhen nodded repeatedly and then looked at Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli.
"Your Majesty, I am responsible for logistics dispatch. The main problem is the slow transportation speed, which is mainly reflected in three points.
First, the problem of transportation means, the turning around of four-wheeled carts and the transportation capacity need to be improved. This can be solved by the Industrial Research Institute;
Second, it requires a lot of livestock and manpower. The reason why it went smoothly this time was because it was done with money regardless of the cost.
Third, the baggage train itself consumes a lot of money during the transportation process. Regarding the latter two points, I think we can follow the example of Taizu’s practice of building granaries in Daning Huizhou at Songting Pass during the Northern Expedition and restart..."
"Sun Aiqing, let's talk about the solution later!"
Chongzhen interrupted Sun Chengzong's words and at the same time sighed at the veteran's ability.
Not only raising questions, but also giving specific solutions, this is a qualified minister.
"Yuan Aiqing, where are you?"
"Your Majesty, this is a matter of frontline dispatch. The questions you have raised are all shared by the entire Three Tun Camps. The general is lax and incompetent and does not understand the art of war and strategy.
Most of the sergeants are dawdling, and some have no way to serve the country. Problems such as factionalism, suppression, etc.
I think that the army should be more pure, and it can fight when things happen, but the heart must be directed to one place, and all the troops can be mobilized at one command! "
Chongzhen nodded. These problems can only be solved after the military and political rectification is completed and the martial arts hall is officially transferred.
Now he can't change even if he wants to, because he lacks middle and low-level generals.
After pondering for a moment, Chongzhen glanced at the generals: "The questions you have raised can be roughly divided into two types. One is hardware issues, such as weapons, firearms, etc.
One is soft issues, such as military orders, sergeants’ physical strength, cooperation, morale, bloodiness, etc.
I will arrange for people to solve the hard problems, but it is up to you to solve the soft problems. Within the controllable range, you can decide for yourself whether to practice to death or to use military law.
What I want is a strong army that dares to fight tough battles and can win battles. What I want is a strong army that can be recruited, can fight when it comes, and can win in battle.
I have two sentences for you, please ponder them carefully: The first sentence: He who is of the same mind from top to bottom is stronger, and he who has the same desire from top to bottom wins; the second sentence: Practice is to fight, not to watch. "
