With the amount of silver revealed by Emperor Chongzhen as a base, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting proposed several adaptations to the Jianlu situation.
When cavalry is formed, it is also divided into two types: light cavalry and heavy cavalry. In addition, they are divided into two types: light cavalry who are good at riding and shooting, and mounted infantry.
Among them, the role of heavy cavalry goes without saying. It is of course used to charge into battle and break down the enemy's formation.
Light cavalry who are good at riding and shooting are mainly used to contain harassment and pursue and defeat the enemy.
Mounted infantry is mainly used for maneuvers and can be used at any time to protect or seize important locations and one's own military formations.
Artillery battalions must also be formed, ranging from red barbarian cannons to the smallest squatting tiger cannons, to meet different combat needs. Since Jianlu already has artillery of varying weights, it is best for the Ming army to have an overwhelming numerical advantage, or at least to win. Even if they consume each other, they must also achieve the purpose of killing the enemy.
Fire gunmen also need to be equipped in large numbers. Among them, the fire gun must be well-made, and it must not explode as soon as it is used.
In addition, car camps must also be established. Of course, these car camps must also be divided into light and heavy car camps. The so-called heavy vehicle camp is naturally the type that can carry heavy artillery. The vehicles cannot be pulled by humans and need to be equipped with animal power. This kind of mobility will be less, and it can move with the army. However, the light vehicle battalion is equipped with relatively light-weight artillery, which can be pulled by humans, or can maneuver faster with less animal power.
Naturally, there must be cold weapon troops, such as pikemen, the most common but very practical unit. However, spearmen must carry bows and arrows. When facing battle, they stick their spears on the ground, shoot out as many arrows as possible quickly, and then take their spears in hand to form a formation to face the enemy.
Based on this, the army under the jurisdiction of the Royal Horse Supervisor, in addition to the Yongwei Camp, also established the Panshi Camp and the Hussar Camp. To put it bluntly, Yongwei Camp is an infantry camp, Panshi Camp is a vehicle camp, and the Hussars Camp is naturally a cavalry camp. Among them, the Yongwei camp has the largest number of people, with more than 20,000 people; the Panshi camp is second, with more than 10,000 people, and the Hussar camp has less than 10,000 people. The total number is about 40,000 people.
King Qin's army now has only about 30,000 capable soldiers, even including the men and horses from the original Yongwei camp, leaving a shortfall of 10,000. The framework was set up, and it was also discussed which battalion was most suitable for each army in the original Qin Wang Army. However, the general soldiers of each battalion were all vacant. They had no right to decide, but they would be marked based on their expertise and military achievements. Just like that, after two days of busy work, the entire adaptation plan was finally reported to the imperial court.
Emperor Chongzhen was actually also busy here. He issued an order to the six ministries of the cabinet to discuss the rewards for Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others, but there was no result, and there was a quarrel. There are even many memorials on the desk of Emperor Chongzhen impeaching these three officials who led the army to conquer the border areas. If you want to find a reason, there will naturally be one.
For example, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou did not come to King Qin until the end of December. This was a neglect of the king. King Qin was ineffective and did not take serious punishment. How could he warn others and show the power of the king?
As for Lu Xiangsheng’s reasons, it’s even easier to find. How many people and supplies were robbed by Jianlu and the vassal was lost. Although there was a small victory, the faults outweighed the merits. If they were not severely punished, how could they be worthy of King De and those who Countless people were harmed by Jianru.
Some people even accused the three of them of being too tolerant to Wufu and had bad intentions, and suggested that the factory guards investigate strictly!
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Emperor Chongzhen didn't even bother to refute these memorials, and told Chen Baoting and several other personal servants to write down the names of the memorials and leave them alone.
There are also some memorials, which are sent from the capital to the local officials along the Tianjin route. They immediately report that the Jianqi captives have retreated and food is in short supply. If the people are not dealt with, something will happen!
In response to this, Emperor Chongzhen ordered that part of the food that had been raised as military ration be allocated and distributed. In addition, all government offices, including the household department and factory guards, were asked to find ways to collect as much food as possible.
However, the news that came back was not good. Food prices were extremely expensive, and many people in the capital were starving because they could not afford food.
When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about this matter, the memorial from Lu Xiangsheng and others came up.
After reading it, he found that the general content of their memorial was actually similar to Qi Jiguang's idea of forming an army when he went to Jizhen for training. After pondering for a moment, he filled in the name of the Commander-in-Chief with his pen. The promotion of generals is directly determined by Qiankun without going through the Ministry of War. After all, this is an army under the jurisdiction of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and the outer court has no control over it.
Therefore, being granted the title
The Yongwei Camp has four general soldiers, namely Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Yang Guozhu, and Lu Da.
The Hussars Battalion has two generals. The chief responsible for the heavy cavalry is Hu Dawei, the former Datong general; the one responsible for the light cavalry is He Renlong.
There are two general soldiers in the Panshi Camp. The main soldier, that is, the chief soldier of the Che Camp headquarters is Sun Yingyuan; the Qibing, that is, the chief soldier of the cavalry and infantry that guards the Che Camp is Cao Bianjiao.
Among them, Lu Da was originally just a guerrilla, but he suddenly became the last of the four generals of the Yongwei Battalion. First, he led the Tianxiong Army to fight to the death. Although he was disabled, he did not retreat. He made great contributions in the battle to save Lu Xiangsheng, and his own abilities were sufficient. . In addition, he was also influenced by Lu Xiangsheng. Although this was not stated explicitly, many people could guess it.
Zhou Yuji and He Renlong were not commander-in-chiefs at first, but they both contributed a lot in King Qin's war. Among them, Zhou Yuji made the first contribution in the battle of Tianjin by blocking the reinforcements of the rebels on the south bank of the Wei River; while He Renlong made a great contribution in the first battle of the Qin army, including the battle under the city and the encirclement and annihilation of 5,000 Tatar infantry. He made many contributions during the war. Therefore, both of them were appointed general soldiers by Emperor Chongzhen.
Cao Bianjiao, Hu Dawei, and Yang Guozhu were originally the commander-in-chief, but they were all local commander-in-chief. This time they were transferred to the commander-in-chief of the Emperor's Guards, which was considered an upgrade. In terms of official title, he was also given the title of Governor and Tongzhi.
As for Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan, they originally went south to suppress the bandits for their meritorious service, and they also participated in the King Qin's battle for meritorious service, so they were awarded the title of Left Governor.
In this way, the military restructuring on the Yuma Supervisor's side has finally come to fruition.
Wang Chengen was appointed as the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and commanded the three armies of Yongwei Camp, Panshi Camp and Hussar Camp. The generals were Huang Degong, Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, Yang Guozhu, Lu Da, Cao Bianjiao, Hu Dawei and He Renlong. , without worrying about their counterattack.
Without this army, Emperor Chongzhen could not imagine who should be sent to Shanxi to capture Shanxi merchants, as well as those generals who colluded with Shanxi merchants.
Without a reliable army, any existing army, or yamen, such as factory guards, cannot guarantee that the news will not be leaked.
Without an elite army, which army can defeat the army in Shanxi? It's okay for factory guards to arrest individual people, but this kind of collusion between government and businessmen, especially collusion with the local army, is simply not enough.
Once the news of the arrest leaked out, Shanxi merchants and local military generals got the news and absconded with the money, which was not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see. If the situation is even worse, if we directly defend the city and then seduce the Mongols who come to build captives or outside the pass, the whole of Shanxi may be lost. If Shanxi is occupied by the Jianlu, and the Jianlu are condescending and eyeing the capital, the Ming Dynasty may have no choice but to move the capital.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen said loudly: "I have just issued a decree to posthumously confer General Qi the title of Duke Wu Yi. Why?"
Hearing this, the big soldiers were fine. The general soldiers standing in front of the formations were all stunned when they heard this. They quickly came to their senses and knew that there should be only one General Qi that the emperor was referring to. That person is Qi Jiguang, who became famous during the Jiajing period.
These general soldiers have naturally admired Qi Jiguang's name for a long time. However, they also know that Qi Jiguang was dismissed from his official post and returned to his hometown to die in depression, which was not a good ending.
Originally, when military generals ended up in this situation, they were actually used to it. Because military generals are held back by civilian officials on the battlefield and are under the jurisdiction of civilian officials. They have no status at all. If they are attacked by civilian officials, they have no power to fight back.
But now, they heard that the emperor said that the Duke of Wu Yi was the one who bestowed upon Qi Jiguang the title of Duke. Although it was only a matter of posthumous glory, didn't this show the emperor's attitude towards military generals!
Thinking of this, they were suddenly moved again. At the same time, they also saw that there should be a real opportunity for them to be knighted in front of them.
Emperor Chongzhen did not expect them to think so much, but after asking the question, he answered himself: "Wu Yigong is the God of War of our Ming Dynasty. He is invincible in every battle. What's even more rare is that in every battle, he is the god of war." The battle losses are very small. I hope that one day, your army can do the same. You will no longer kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. Therefore, I will come here from time to time to see you. I hope you will be able to do the same. Take Wu Yigong as an example and practice hard. I hope that when the imperial court wipes out the Liaodong rebels, I can still see each of you!"
In fact, Wang Chengen is just a decoration in this army. Even with his capabilities, it is impossible for him to lead this army. And Emperor Chongzhen was determined to hold military power, learn from Taizu and become an ancestor, fight with iron horses, and defeat powerful enemies from all directions, so the military camp was naturally coming.
In addition, there is actually another very important reason, that is, he has a wiretapping system. In this way, when the two armies are fighting, as long as they observe the enemy's formation from a distance and spread the eavesdropping seeds, they can basically predict the enemy's movements like a god. When a battle begins, there will naturally be Targeted, it’s much easier.
This system, unlike the cheats in chat groups that we saw in later generations, can tell the frontline generals real-time messages through chat. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen must be in the army in order to understand the enemy's situation and take corresponding measures immediately.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of King Qin's army were even more happy when they heard that the emperor would come frequently. They are under the emperor's nose every day, so who else dares to think anything about this army!
