"Your Majesty, it's much more than that!"
Zheng Zhiqi shook his head slowly and said with a serious face: "These 350,000 troops are just the regular armies of Fuso's major forces.
Fuso is said to have 300,000 samurai warriors. This does not include ronin, judo, swordsmanship, etc. It is estimated that there are at least 100,000 of them. Although some of these samurai, ronin, etc. are in name only, I estimate that there are 300,000 warriors. There should be some,
Based on this estimate, the force Fuso can directly use is 650,000.
It's not that the ambition of the minister, Fusang, destroyed the majesty of the Ming Dynasty. The combat power of Fusang's sergeants was much higher than that of the guards. With cold weapons, one-on-one, even the sergeants of Western Liaoning were not necessarily opponents, and only the Forbidden Army could fight. "
hiss……
Listening to the final data, Chongzhen and others were a little stunned.
According to the Ming Dynasty's survey of Fuso when Toyonari Hideyoshi was defeated, the population was about 12 million. Although it will increase a lot in the past thirty years, it has also experienced wars and dynasties, and the current population is 15 million. .
There are 15 million people but 650,000 sergeants who can fight. On average, there is one sergeant for 25 people. Although it is not as good as the slaves, it is still quite terrifying.
This does not include the adult men who were directly recruited from Fuso. No wonder Toyotomi Hideyoshi dared to attack the Ming Dynasty.
Chongzhen and others were not surprised at all by Zheng Zhiqi's evaluation of Sergeant Fusang's combat power. After all, Fusang had experienced the invasion of Korea. Although he was beaten back by the Ming Dynasty, that was the effect of firearms.
Moreover, after experiencing wars that changed dynasties, and the battles between various vassals, if the sergeants had no fighting power, they would have been destroyed by their opponents long ago, and the Ming Dynasty's guardhouse was completely corrupted.
"Your Majesty, despite the fact that more than two hundred feudal lords control an army of 250,000, the Tokugawa family's army of 100,000 is the strongest. When the two sides face off, the Tokugawa family will end up losing miserably.
Because Fuso has extremely strict control over firearms, although more than two hundred feudal lords have troops at hand, they are basically cold weapons. Fire blunderbuss may be less than 10%, and there are almost no hugged barrels and light cannons.
The specific number of fire blunderbuss in the Tokugawa family's army is not known, but when Tokugawa Ieyasu launched the bloody battle of Sekigahara, among the 3,000 men of Ijinda Masamune, there were 1,200 fire blunderbuss, and Uesugi Kagekatsu's 8,700 Among the people, there are two thousand firecrackers,
If we estimate based on this, firearms account for at least 30% of the 100,000 people in Tokugawa.
In addition, there are 5,000 artillerymen in charge of holding barrel guns and light artillery. I have not investigated the specific number of artillery pieces.
Moreover, I did not investigate whether there were Folang machine guns and Hongyi cannons. Their artillery did not have much information to the outside world. "
Chongzhen waved his hand. It was already very good to be able to investigate these data in just two months. If it were so easy to find out, the Tokugawa family would have been wiped out by more than two hundred feudal lords.
Zheng Zhiqi thought for a while and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am not afraid of the troops of the two hundred vassals, but the Tokugawa family also has an army. The most elite people are selected from the 100,000 people under their control to form a standing army. Guards, similar to the Ming Dynasty's Forbidden Army,
It is divided into the Daban, which guards the camp in peacetime and is the vanguard in wartime, the Shoinban and Hanabata Ban, who are the infantrymen in wartime, and the Shinban and the small ten-man group of the general's personal guards. The announced number of these five squads is about 4,000. to about five thousand people. "
"What is the combat strength of these five thousand people?"
"Combat strength... I'm not sure how to estimate it. When we were doing business in Fuso, we accidentally had a conflict with a few people at the port. Although I won, several of my brothers lost. I later found out that they were standing guard troops.
If Brother Long was not well-known in Fusang and knew many local princes, and the caravan was transporting supplies that Fusang lacked, we probably wouldn't have been able to leave Fusang.
If we estimate based on the combat power at that time, if it is a life and death battle, they will die, but we may not survive. If it is a competition, we are far from opponents! "
"So strong?"
Listening to Zheng Zhiqi's description, Chongzhen frowned.
Zheng Zhilong's caravan has seven to eight hundred merchant ships and more than 10,000 people. It travels along the coasts of Fusang and Daming. It can defeat Yu Yu Zigao and the Dutch army stationed in Taiwan. There must be many masters and ruthless people.
Even if they are not opponents, their fighting power is not that strong.
"Your Majesty, because the Edo shogunate has extremely strict control over firearms and strictly prohibits civilians from hiding firearms. Once discovered, they are likely to be executed directly.
Therefore, the samurai gave up practicing musketry skills and turned to swordsmanship and archery, and the worship of swords rose again.
These five thousand people majored in swordsmanship and also practiced musketry skills. They were the Tokugawa family's last resort.
Although their personal combat power is very strong, they have one shortcoming. Their team tactics are much inferior. In a team battle involving more than a hundred people, I estimate that Tengxiang's four guards will win. "
call……
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The Ming sergeant's personal combat power may have been a bit low, but he had never been afraid of fighting in a large army.
It's okay to have weaknesses. If you are as good at military formations as the Warrior Battalion and White Pole Soldiers, it will be the most troublesome on the battlefield. Cutting through the battle formations will change the direction of a war.
"When we meet on the battlefield, they will be handed over to the Warrior Battalion. I believe that the Warrior Battalion can destroy them at a very small cost!"
Chongzhen said lightly, his words full of confidence.
Yuan Keli and others also chuckled. Entering the warrior camp in the Mongolian grassland is like visiting their own back garden. They will definitely teach Fuso's guard army what the strongest army is.
"Zheng Aiqing, you have worked hard on your trip to Fusang this time. This information is of great use to the Ming Dynasty. This information is far from enough. I tell you that Fusang, Jiannu, and Mongolian tribes joined forces to destroy North Korea a month ago. .”
"What? This, this..."
Zheng Zhiqi was shocked and his face was full of disbelief.
The imperial court asked him to go to Fusang to inquire about the news. He thought it was the Japanese pirates' capture of Shangyu County last year.
Unexpectedly, it was because of Fuso's intervention in the war in North Korea, let alone that North Korea was destroyed.
"You should know why Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea back then. Now that we are determined to establish a slave and destroy us, the Mongolian tribes are also making trouble, taking the opportunity to get a piece of the pie.
If the three parties join forces to attack the Ming Dynasty, you can imagine the consequences.
You have been in Fusang for many years and are proficient in their language and customs. You have also met many nobles and heads of households. I need you to go to Fusang again to find out more information.
Such as their firearms, artillery, why they attacked North Korea, which groups joined forces to send troops, etc., are you willing? "
Zheng Zhilong's face became solemn, he stood upright and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, as a soldier, it is your bounden duty to obey orders.
As a minister, you should share the worries of your superior.
As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, we should think about the Ming Dynasty.
I was born to be a man of the Ming Dynasty, and I am willing to fight for the Ming Dynasty.
I am willing to go to Fusang, even if I die. "
"Okay! With Zheng Aiqing's morale, our Ming Dynasty has no need to worry about foreign enemies not being destroyed."
Hearing what Zheng Zhiqi said, Chongzhen shouted loudly, and then said in a deep voice: "Zheng Zhiqi listens to the order!"
