On the sand table, the infantry, gunmen, and cavalry of the Ming Dynasty were painted in three colors: yellow, black, and red, and lined up on the grassland.
Behind the hill on the left side of the Ming army formation, there is a Mongolian cavalry painted in white hidden.
Suddenly, the white Mongolian cavalry dispersed and lined up along the hill. However, there was no movement in the Ming army formation at the foot of the hill.
The cavalry began to appear on the hill and then charge down.
At this moment, the Ming army's formation began to change.
The yellow infantry at the front retreated sideways, and the black gunmen behind them were at the forefront of the military formation. The black muzzles stared ahead, and three lines of gunmen were scattered.
Artillery and muskets were fired.
Some of the charging cavalry fell, but the remaining cavalry were still charging.
When the white cavalry were still eighty steps away from the black gunmen, the gunmen retreated from both wings. At this time, the crossbowmen among the infantry moved, and crossbows flew down from the sky.
Another batch of white cavalry fell.
After the crossbowmen fired a volley, they quickly retreated to the two wings. The red cavalry in the Ming army had already charged out, and the few remaining white cavalry fell on the sand table.
Sand table deduction, silent.
However, for Zhu Di, Xu Huizu and Yao Guangxiao, this deduction was filled with the roar of thousands of horses and the clanging of swords and guns!
"how?"
Zhu Di looked at Yao Guangxiao and asked rather proudly.
Yao Guangxiao nodded solemnly and said solemnly: "This military formation is unparalleled in the world!"
Xu Huizu laughed loudly and said happily: "In that case, let's start rehearsing the new army formation."
Zhu Di looked at the sand table, his eyes shining brightly, and said: "It's time, tomorrow, the training will start in the big teaching field!"
Great church.
Zhu Di and Xu Huizu trained their troops and horses, constantly changing formations, arranging cavalry to test the formation, calculating distance and time, identifying problems in the application of military formations, and then constantly making adjustments...
At the end of March, Zhu Di and Xu Huizu formally submitted a letter to Zhu Yunwen:
The new army formation is ready!
After Zhu Yunwen learned the news, he immediately summoned Zhu Di, Xu Huizu, Yao Guangxiao, and Song Sheng.
"Uncle Yanwang, please tell me carefully."
Zhu Yunwen looked solemn and suppressed the excitement in his heart.
Zhu Di stood up and said in a rich voice: "Your Majesty, I have trained the Beijing Camp, combined with the combat power of various arms and the strength of their tactics, I intend to transform the Beijing Camp into three major camps!"
"Three camps!"
Zhu Yunwen secretly clenched his fists.
The famous three battalions finally appeared in history, and their founder was still Zhu Di!
Zhu Di nodded and continued: "The three major battalions are divided into the Fifth Military Camp, the Three Thousand Battalion, and the Shenji Camp. The fifth military camp is the main fighting force and is divided into the Central Army, the Left Sentinel Army, the Zuo Ye Army, the Right Sentinel Army, and the Right Ye Army. The army has a total of 150,000 people. The three thousand battalions are composed of elite cavalry, with a total of 3,000 people. The Shenji Battalion, that is, the musket and artillery battalion, has 3,600 gunmen, 1,000 cavalry, and 400 artillery. Five thousand people in total.”
"There are more than 158,000 troops in the capital, right?"
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly.
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I studied the history books and found that there was always a war in the previous dynasty that damaged the country. Therefore, I discussed with Duke Wei and decided to set up three main and deputy battalions in the Beijing army. The main three battalions are in charge. In foreign wars, we are to appease the frontiers. The deputy third battalion is in charge of the garrison of the capital and is also responsible for the war effort."
"Once the main three battalions are defeated and the enemy troops advance straight in, the capital will not be trapped and there will be no troops available and no troops to mobilize. The capital's combat power will still be strong to protect the safety of our capital."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Di in surprise.
The chief and deputy battalions?
Two of the three major battalions actually appeared?
When did Zhu Di learn circuit knowledge and understand redundant backup?
This idea is a bit advanced.
Think about the historical record of Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, who killed all the elites of the three central battalions in Tumubao, and Zhu Qizhen himself was also taken away by Wala to "hunt in the north".
Later, the Oara army came to the gates of Beijing. If not for Yu Qian's proper response and Oara's lack of determination to fight to the death, the Ming Dynasty would not have made the same mistakes as the Northern Song Dynasty.
The most difficult thing for Yu Qian at the time was that he had no soldiers in his hands.
If Zhu Di in history really created two three major camps, even if Zhu Qizhen took out the Zhengsan major camp and died, it would not be so difficult for Yu Qian to protect Beijing.
"Is there any difference in training between the principal and deputy battalions? How to arrange training?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Zhu Di shook his head slightly and said: "There is not much difference. In terms of daily training, the Fifth Military Battalion is responsible for practicing battle formations and honing tactics, the Three Thousand Battalion is responsible for patrolling, reconnaissance, and charging formations, etc., and the Shenji Battalion is responsible for artillery and fire fighting. Gun training.”
After Zhu Yunwen heard this, he nodded repeatedly and asked: "How to deploy during war?"
Zhu Di said confidently: "Your Majesty, during the war, the main guard will be in the center. The five military camps are arranged in different directions, with the infantry inside and the cavalry outside. The Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion are outside, forming a long perimeter. Once there is an enemy, they can fire.
Guns come first, cavalry comes second, and infantry comes third. "
"How is the training for the new battle formation?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Yao Guangxiao and Xu Huizu.
Xu Huizu nodded repeatedly and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this battle formation is perfectly matched. It can make up for our lack of cavalry and strengthen our infantry. We can compete with the Tatars and Oaras!"
Yao Guangxiao echoed: "Although the three major battalions are prepared for large-scale operations, their formations are endless, they can be disrupted, they can be dispersed and attacked, and they are flexible and changeable. It is an excellent tactics and should be promoted in the Beijing army."
Zhu Yunwen saw that Xu Huizu and Yao Guangxiao recognized the three major battalions, so he nodded and said to Zhu Di: "In that case, according to what Uncle Yan Wang said, the Beijing army will be divided into two, and the main and deputy battalions will be set up. , use the large teaching field as the special training place for the third major battalion, and the small teaching field as the special training place for the deputy third major battalion. Are there any questions?"
Zhu Di saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the three major battalions, the chief and deputy battalions, should gather the best from all over the world. I sincerely request the emperor to allocate the best from the local guards and border troops to fill the three major battalions."
Zhu Yunwen also knew that recruiting elites from local areas was the best way to strengthen weak branches. However, this was extremely detrimental to border areas.
Bidige
"It is not appropriate for the local guards to be transferred to the capital for the time being. If the situation is safe, select 30,000 elite guards from the Peking Guards, and then order the King of Liao to pursue 2,000 Duoyan guards to strengthen the capital army. In this case, the capital army will... Thirty thousand troops and horses will need to be laid off."
Zhu Yunwen said seriously.
Zhu Di and Xu Huizu took a deep breath.
Disarmament by another 30,000 people?
This is not a small movement, especially these people, who are deeply attracted by the new army's strategy, and no one is willing to leave the Beijing army easily.
Zhu Yunwen stared at it and said in a deep voice: "It is already very expensive to maintain an army of 300,000 in the capital. We must not increase the number of troops. I know it is difficult for you, but it is even more difficult for the people of the Ming Dynasty. Implement it and introduce an elimination system. Follow the latter and withdraw. Beijing Army!"
Really impressive!
No room for rejection!
The elimination system means that in the evaluation of sergeants in the Beijing camp, once they are ranked last, they need to leave the Beijing camp and change their military status to agricultural status.
This is an extremely cruel thing for all the sergeants under the new army policy, but it is also a powerful tool to alert all sergeants.
Only by giving all sergeants a sense of crisis can we encourage them to train independently and cooperate with the training, so that they can have a high sense of honor and mission!
"According to the order."
Zhu Di and Xu Huizu solemnly agreed.
As soon as Zhu Di and others walked out of the palace, Qiu Fu hurriedly found Zhu Di and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, something happened in Peiping."
