Chapter 173: On Heroes
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Zhang Pan is so confident, Li Yuanqing is naturally not good at saying something directly.
However, for the arrival of the Houjin army, especially the two big masters of Mang Gurtai and Yue Tuo, and the arrival of the main forces of the blue flag and the red flag, Li Yuanqing still couldn't let go of his heart, so he had to carefully instruct Zhang Pan.
Zhang Pan was not annoyed and resisted, smiled and nodded in agreement, indicating that he would never be careless and would definitely defend Lushun.
Li Yuanqing didn't know how much Zhang Pan listened, but the matter had come to this point, and there was only so much Li Yuanqing could do.
It's a big deal, if there is a war in Lushun, let's go and put out the fire on my side.
Now that Li Yuanqing is a little unsure of the historical context.
The strength of the Dongjiang Army, it stands to reason that the Houjin Army should be weakened, but the smooth progress of the Mongolian war made Li Yuanqing have a sense of foreboding.
For the old slaves, the three divisions of Li Yuanqing in southern Liaoning and the headquarters of the eastern generals of Phi Island are barely regarded as mustard ringworm.
The Houjin army relied most on war horses and cavalry, even if they went to the mountains to catch some armored slaves who drank blood, they were much more useful than the Han people in southern Liaoning.
Although Li Yuanqing's three departments, including the Dongjiang headquarters, are all active, in fact, they can't hit the core of Houjin at all.
Although Mao Wenlong has always wanted to stab the old slave's chrysanthemum and go straight to the old village, but now in such a situation, the conditions are obviously not mature.
This time, Li Yuanqing's three departments have dealt heavy blows to the dozen or so Niu Lu inlaid with red flags and positive blue flags, I am afraid, they have been pulled into the eyes of the old slave.
The old slave has this kind of temperament, and he was born as a godson to Li Chengliang, what scene has he not seen? How can there be sand in the eyes?
Houjin has conquered Liaoxi, tentatively set Mongolia, the western front, the northern front, there is no big war, and the Liaoxi corridor, even if Wang Zaijin has taken office, but his conservative strategy, coupled with Guan Ning's temperament, at most, I am afraid that they will dare to go around in Jinzhou, how can they be expected to do something else?
As a result, the three islands in southern Liaoning and the Phi Island in eastern Liaodong have become the number one enemy of the Houjin army.
What the fuck.
Although I like to use my mouth to make the old slave angry when I have nothing to do, but I am really worried about the old slave, this taste is not very pleasant.
is already like this, the three departments naturally can't stay here for too long, and the first thing is that Zhang Pan wants to lead the headquarters to rush back to Lushun as soon as possible.
But the storm caused Li Yuanqing's fleet to suffer heavy losses, and it could not afford to transport more than 7,000 people in three departments at one time.
The three of them briefly discussed, and the fleet first sent Zhang Pan's department back to Lushun, and then sent ships to inform Changsheng Island, Guangludao, and Lushun, and mobilized ships to transport Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong back to the station.
After all, the storm was too big, and even if other ships were parked in the harbor, they would not be harmed, and it was always safe to do so.
After a night of silence, early the next morning, Zhang Panbu began to board the ship and was the first to return to Lushun.
And Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong stayed in place, with these horse meats, and some grain left on the ship, the two departments could still last for some time.
At this time, Chen Zhong finally had a separate time to discuss the method of military training with Li Yuanqing.
Chen Zhong is Mao Wenlong's personal soldier, Mao Wenlong himself is also literate and knows martial arts, and has a long time of experience in the grassroots of the army, but in fact, Mao Wenlong's talent is not very high in terms of military training.
Mao Wenlong's set of military training methods, many of which are the genetics of the Ming army over the years, to put it bluntly, are more of the inheritance of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di.
In a way, there's nothing wrong with that, and it's a must-choose.
However, Taizu put forward a viewpoint at the Zunyi Conference that year, which is also an important viewpoint for changing Chinese history, proceeding from reality and localizing Marxism according to national conditions.
During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, the reason why the Ming army had strong combat effectiveness was because the military household system had just begun, and the soldiers had land, land, and family.
From the bottom up, the road to the promotion of the soldiers is very smooth, who dares not to open their eyes and play some small tricks, Lao Zhu directly does not talk nonsense, there is only one way to 'peel the skin and fill the grass', raid the family and exterminate the clan.
Who would dare not open their eyes?
Who dares to report military exploits indiscriminately?
How can an army not be combative?
But at this time, after more than 200 years of slow operation, the military household system of the Ming Dynasty has in fact already existed in name only.
The soldiers and their families have become slaves to the officers, and those with a little ability are basically promoted to family members, and the rest, how can they be expected to fight again?
Specific to the Dongjiang headquarters, even if Mao Wenlong wants to reward the soldiers, he doesn't have so many fields, so he can only draw a big pie for the soldiers out of thin air.
To a certain extent, this is like Cao Cao's 'looking at plums to quench thirst', which can indeed boost the morale of the army.
But Wangmei quenches her thirst after all, she can't eat it as a meal.
This simply cannot conceal the fundamental weakness of the Dongjiang Army----- there is no place to stand.
If you don't have enough land, you can't be self-sufficient, and everything depends on spiritual nothingness.
Even if the land in eastern and southern Liaodong was laid, the main force of Houjin counterattacked and could not hold it at all, and the crops planted were also planted for others, and they could not hold it at all.
The island is barren, and it is the Xiaoice period at this time, and the weather is bad, so it is difficult to expect any good harvest.
The reasons add up, and the ending is already obvious.
But the Ming Dynasty, to be precise, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, is not without successful examples, such as Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang.
The Li family died in too much arrogance, coupled with bad luck, the core figure died early, and although Qi Jiguang knew how to keep Taoguang and keep the source up and down, but in fact, the northern generals did not buy his account at all, and after Qi Jiguang's death, the Zhejiang soldiers were expelled in a short period of time.
In other words, he was too conservative, only caring about 'the name before and after', but he was not domineering enough, not decisive enough, and did not create a foundation for his sons and daughters to stand on in the Northland, and in the end, he still made wedding clothes for others.
If the rest of Qi Jiguang's troops were there, guarding Shenyang and Liaoyang, how could Houjin conquer these two big cities so easily? Gain a thousand miles of Liaodi?
Unfortunately, history never has ifs.
And Qi Jiguang can be called the first person in the Ming Dynasty in military training, and in the military history of China, he is definitely a bright star.
He brought the teamwork of the army to the extreme, assembled practical firearms on a large scale to the front line of the army, and accumulated rich experience in warfare in the battles of the peace and war.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the old slave meets Qi Jiguang, I am afraid that he can only continue to be a godson.
Qi Jiguang is a qualified general, and Mao Wenlong is also a qualified commander, but unfortunately, both of them have a trace of indescribable and unclear deficiencies, they have the ability to level the mountains and rivers, but they do not have the ability to determine the world.
Hearing Li Yuanqing actually say such a rebellious idea, Chen Zhong couldn't help but be dumbfounded, for a long time, he couldn't come back to his senses.
For the first time, Li Yuanqing told people about the depression in his heart, and he only felt comfortable and indescribably relaxed.
Since coming to the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yuanqing has really been suppressed for too long, and Chen Zhong is Li Yuanqing's sworn brother, the two have long been connected by flesh and blood, Li Yuanqing doesn't have to worry about Chen Zhong betraying him at all, this is his best confidant.
"Yuanqing, Yuanqing, you wait, I, my brain is a little messy."
Chen Zhong gasped heavily, "Yuanqing, you said that Qi Shuai is a hero, and Mao Shuai is also a hero, but why, why are they ......?"
Chen Zhong didn't know what to say, but Li Yuanqing understood what he meant.
Li Yuanqing let out a long breath of turbidity, "Big brother, these things can't be said clearly in a sentence or two. But Mao Shuai is my benefactor Li Yuanqing, and I, Li Yuanqing, can swear to the sky that in this life, I will never betray Mao Shuai, otherwise, ten thousand arrows will pierce my heart and the sky will swallow me. ā
"Hey, Yuanqing, I know, I know. You and my brother, how could you betray Mao Shuai? It's just, it's just ......"
Looking at Chen Zhong's indescribable eagerness, Li Yuanqing patted him on the shoulder vigorously, with a relaxed smile on his face, "Big brother, let's not talk about this." Thousands of miles away, heroes come out. Since you and my brother have caught up, naturally we can't lag behind. Big brother, what do you think of my phalanx? ā
Chen Zhong glanced at Li Yuanqing and nodded heavily, "It's really sharp." On the low slope terrain, it was still raining, which actually blocked the impact of the elite cavalry of Houjin. By the way, Yuanqing, there is one thing, I have always wanted to ask you, it was raining that day, why can the bird under your command still launch normally? It seems that the damage to the Tartars is not small? ā
Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Big brother, I also want to tell you about this." Don't worry, we have time. Let's talk about the front first, which is about the formation. ā
Chen Zhong smiled, "Okay." ā
Li Yuanqing said: "Big brother, you must have found out too." The Houjin cavalry is brave, and if it is a field battle, it will be difficult for our army to confront it head-on. But the Tartars are our mortal enemies. Either they die, or we die. Therefore, if you want to win the war and have the initiative, field battles are inevitable. ā
Chen Zhong nodded heavily, "Yuanqing, I understand that if you want to fight in the field, our army can only form a formation. Otherwise, there is no other way to resist the onslaught of the Houjin cavalry. ā
Li Yuanqing nodded, "Not bad." Only by forming a formation, relying on the formation, and tens of millions of people as one, can our army confront the Houjin army. ā
Chen Zhong said: "I have also thought about this. Unfortunately, it was too difficult to form a formation. Yuan Qing, to be honest, I can't find a way at all. ā
Li Yuanqing smiled, "Big brother, everything is always difficult at the beginning. As long as you find your way, it's not that hard. You see---------"
Li Yuanqing said and shouted: "Huang Guoshan." ā
"Yes. Humble in office. Huang Guoshan, who was more than a dozen steps away, hurriedly rushed over and knelt on one knee.
Li Yuanqing nodded to him, "Gather a hundred pro-soldiers and line up in place." ā
"Yes."
In a moment, in less than 5 minutes, a hundred personal soldiers had been assembled, and under the command of Huang Guoshan, they stood neatly in two rows, straight and straight, like a statue, motionless.
Chen Zhong couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Li Yuanqing's army is like, and he has no better understanding than he is in Guanglu Island.
Before, the army under Li Yuanqing's command, although excellent, was far from what it is now.
This, how long has it been separated, and Li Yuanqing can do this......
"Yuanqing, this, you, how the hell did you do it?" Chen Zhong grabbed Li Yuanqing's hand.
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