Chapter 419: The real reason for the decline of the Eight Banners combat power
"Then, prepare for a grand parade outside Zhengyang Gate in the capital!"
"The first is to demonstrate military power and to shock the hearts of the world!"
"The second is to see off Hong Chengchou and boost the morale of the southern expedition army!"
Bumbutai arranged things in an orderly manner.
Oboi and others bowed and agreed, then exited the south study room and went to arrange their own affairs.
Bumbutai sighed, his brows and eyes full of fatigue.
Nowadays, she is no longer young, but she still has to work hard every day for government affairs and worry about her grandson's empire.
As she gets older and less energetic, she feels increasingly powerless when faced with the complicated government affairs!
Over the past few days, she has aged faster and faster, and most of her hair has turned into silver threads.
From a distance, it looks all gray!
The smiles on his face are getting less and less.
Only when he saw his grandson Xuan Ye, Bu Mu Butai would have such a sincere smile on his old face!
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The four of them came out of the south study room. Ao Bai didn't even look at the other three people. He shook his horse hoof sleeves and walked out of the palace at a fast pace.
The relationship between the four of them is not harmonious, and there are already signs of party strife.
If it weren't for the old lady Bumubutai who was in charge of the Forbidden City, the four of them would have started fighting in the court hall.
Oboi was too lazy to pay attention to those three guys!
At this moment, a call came from behind.
"Obai, Obai, please slow down a little and wait for me!"
"I have something to tell you!"
Suk Saha strode towards Obai.
When Obai heard this, he subconsciously stopped, frowned, looked back, and asked.
"What do you want from me?"
Seeing this scene, the remaining Sony and Ye Bilong also cast their gazes in this direction. The two of them looked at each other and walked towards this side.
Suk Saha came to Obai, and Obai asked.
"What's wrong?"
The attitude is very cold.
Suk Saha took a deep breath and spoke.
"Obai, aren't you worried about what's going on in Jiangnan?"
Obai raised his eyebrows and replied.
"Hasn't the Empress Dowager already made a decision on this matter? I will just follow orders."
Suk Saha saw Sony and Ebilong also walking over, and then spoke.
"I'm not talking about the aftermath of this battle, but about the decline in the Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners' combat power!"
"Don't tell me you haven't felt that the Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners' combat power has declined dramatically recently!"
Regarding the war between the Ming and Qing armies in Jiangnan, Suksaha had read detailed battle reports.
In the Battle of Jiangnan, the number of participating troops of the Ming Army was only about 20,000!
Even if the Green Camp soldiers surrendered to the Ming army, their strength could not exceed 25,000.
In that battle, the total strength of the Qing Army's Green Battalion and the Eight Banners was almost the same!
As a result, the Qing army was defeated miserably!
The battle of Five Thousand Eight Banners came to naught!
This battle directly exposed the decline of the Eight Banners' military force to the eyes of the world.
If the Ming army had fought against the Qing army in the past, let alone 20,000 green battalions to help them fight!
Even without the 20,000 Green Battalion, if the 5,000 Eight Banners faced off against more than 20,000 Ming troops, it would definitely be a crushing victory!
But now?
Five thousand Eight Banners and twenty thousand Green Battalions faced off against a similar number of Ming troops and were completely wiped out in one battle.
I couldn't even hold on for a day!
If Tulehun had not decided to retreat to Qixia Mountain, all five thousand and eight banners would have been wiped out before the Ming army could attack with fire.
Over the years, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers has declined drastically!
Even the reference used to compare the Eight Banners' combat power is the elite and capable Ming Dynasty Restoration Army, not the original trashy Ming Army.
The decline in combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers is also quite obvious!
When Obai and the other three people heard Suksaha's words, they all nodded slightly. It was obvious that they agreed with Suksaha's words.
Suksaha then spoke.
"To me, the Qing Dynasty, the most important thing now is not the aftermath of the Battle of Jiangnan, but how to revive the Eight Banners' combat power!"
"The invincible Eight Banners soldiers are the foundation of our Qing Dynasty!"
Obai also sighed and said with helplessness in his voice.
"It has only been a few years since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and the Eight Banners' combat power has dropped to such an extent."
"It's really not easy to stay in the colorful country of the Central Plains!"
"The glory and wealth of the Central Plains really improves the combat effectiveness of the army!"
"Staying in the wealth and wealth of the Central Plains, no matter how strong the army is, it can be wasted!"
"It's impossible to say that the Qing Dynasty will still have to return to the land of Longxing in Liaodong in the future!"
It was too easy for the Qing Dynasty to conquer the country, and it almost wiped out the whole world like falling leaves in the autumn wind.
So much so that everyone in the Qing court felt that it was a bit unreal that they could take over the Central Plains!
If the war inside the pass is not going well, they will naturally think of returning to their hometown outside the pass.
When the San Francisco Rebellion broke out in history, the Qing court prepared to leave the country and return to Liaodong more than once.
If it weren't for Kangxi's pressure, I'm afraid that by then our Qing Dynasty would have returned to the outside world and occupied the Northeast!
Sony said.
"Indeed, Liaodong outside the Pass is the foundation of our Qing Dynasty."
"But the decline in the army's combat effectiveness also needs to be taken seriously. If the army is weak, I am afraid that even if the Qing Dynasty withdraws from the border, it will not be able to hold on!"
Ye Bilong, who never spoke much, also spoke.
"It is necessary to assemble troops and horses from time to time for grand drills and parades, to test the cavalry and shooting skills of the school's soldiers, to organize large hunts, and to maintain the bloodiness of the army."
"If necessary, perhaps we should drag all the Eight Banners soldiers onto the battlefield to fight and see blood."
The biggest reason for the decline in the combat power of the Eight Banners troops is not that they were softened by the glory and wealth after taking over the Central Plains, nor is it that all previous generations of Eight Banners veterans died due to various reasons.
It was because of the mistakes in the Qing court's war strategy!
Nowadays, when the Qing Dynasty fights, the Eight Banners soldiers are generally not allowed to go into battle. The Green Camp soldiers are the main force, and the Eight Banners control the battle and supervise the battle.
It can be said that the current Eight Banners soldiers have very few opportunities to see blood on the battlefield.
The older generation of Eight Banners veterans who had seen blood basically all died due to various reasons.
The remaining Eight Banners soldiers were mostly new recruits who had never seen blood.
As a result, how could the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Army continue to decline?!
Coupled with the fact that Manchus and Han people did not intermarry, the population of the Eight Banners has been in a state of constant reduction.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty was even more reluctant to let the Eight Banners soldiers go to the battlefield for training!
And truly strong armies are fought out of blood and fire.
Without the opportunity to practice on the battlefield, no matter how well you train, you will never become a strong army.
To put it bluntly, the reason why the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty dropped off a cliff was because of the Qing court itself!
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Hong Chengchou left the palace, looked at the red bricks and gold tiles and the dense sky tower behind him, and he slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.
The twilight energy on my body is becoming more and more obvious!
The servants waiting outside the palace hurriedly came forward to help Hong Chengchou, and then helped him onto the sedan chair.
When Hong Chengchou sat down, the servant shouted.
"Get up the sedan!"
Amidst the shouts, the sedan was lifted up by four warriors and swayed towards Hong Mansion in the outer city.
That's right, Hong Chengchou, who conquered most of the southern country for the Qing Dynasty, is not even qualified to live in the inner city.
The bearers lifted and lowered their legs as the sedan swayed, saving energy.
Hong Chengchou closed his eyes and fell asleep in the sedan chair, his body swaying with the ups and downs of the sedan chair, silently reviewing what happened in the palace today.
Thinking about the details of the Southern Expedition!
Suddenly, Hong Chengchou's expression changed and he opened his eyes suddenly. His old, muddy eyes were full of fear and fear!
He suddenly realized that he seemed to have done something stupid today.