Chapter 370 Sharpening the knife to the cattle and sheep (2)
The previous reorganizations were for thousands of people, but this time nearly 20,000 people have to be reorganized, which is an unprecedented test for Dayong, the deputy general of Jinzhou.
How to reorganize it and what military system to use to organize it is a headache.
In order to please Dayong, the surrendered generals suggested that he adopt Sun Yuanhua's new firearms military system. The reason was very good. Most of the 15,000 people under their command were gun soldiers, and more than 5,000 of them were trained by Sun Yuanhua. They were very concerned about the use of firearms.
They are already very proficient, so instead of asking them to give up firearms and use swords, it is better to give full play to their strengths. Geng Zhongming and Li Zhongfu are supporters of this proposal, because if Dayong adopts the new firearms military system, they, the former firearms army officers, will definitely get
Reuse.
Xiang Chong, Gao Huai and others suggested that Dayong recruit a few thousand elite soldiers from 15,000 to expand the personal barracks, and disperse the others to the existing camp heads of the Jinzhou Army. This view was obviously inspired by the Ming Army. All capable soldiers under his command were personal soldiers.
Because of this. Although there are two or three surrendered generals who hold this view, they are from the new firearms army, but most of them are from Dongjiang and do not value firearms. They think that the killing effect of firearms on the battlefield is not great and the quality is too high.
Poor, not as useful as swords, bows, arrows and spears.
Among the direct generals, Cao Bianjiao only cared about the construction of the Wolf Cavalry Army and did not care about how to reorganize the infantry camp. Jiang Wanli's opinions were also among the two, as well as other opinions for Dayong's reference, so the choice became a matter of fact.
It’s a matter of one person being brave.[
As a time traveler, he must be deeply impressed by the power of firearms. Therefore, between the two opinions, Dayong preferred the former. Before making a decision, he specially asked someone to bring over some of the rules and regulations of Sun Yuanhua's army for further understanding.
When Sun Yuanhua first organized and trained the new army, he abandoned the guard system and replaced it with a battalion system. A battalion had 4,000 people, including 2,000 combat soldiers and 2,000 auxiliary soldiers. It was equipped with 120 two-wheeled vehicles, 120 artillery vehicles, and 60 grain trucks.
, a total of 300 vehicles, and the weapons and equipment of each battalion include 16 Western guns, 80 Chinese guns, 100 eagle guns, and 1,200 bird guns. The gunners are also equipped with hand guns.
When he saw this configuration, Dayong felt emotional. The organization of this army was very familiar. It could be said to be a modern army with firearms and "motorization". With the powerful firepower of this army, if it hadn't been for Kong Youde's rebellion,
, it is really difficult to tell who will win the battle between Jin and Jin when used on the battlefield outside the customs.
It's a pity, it's such a pity. I really don't know whether it was God who wanted to destroy the Ming Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were really exhausted. Kong Youde's Rebellion actually broke out and this powerful army built with a lot of money was stillborn. Otherwise, history might have
Rewrite.
In addition to the 15,000 rebel soldiers who could be reorganized by Dayong, there were also more than 3,000 young and strong prisoners brought back from Pingdu. These people were considered semi-war soldiers. The reason why they were not converted into military households was because
Dayong thought that they were very obedient during the operation with the army, so they could be used with confidence. But he did not know that these people's obedience to the Jinzhou Army was not due to fear of the official army, but the fear of their companions being slaughtered.
It's even more because they also ate human flesh.
In addition to this, there is the Jinzhou Army, which has 3,000 people excluding the wolf cavalry and a small number of light cavalry. Added together, there are more than 21,000 people, which can be said to be a strong force.
Before reorganizing the infantry camp, Dayong first expanded the wolf cavalry army, adding 1,300 selected soldiers who knew or had some knowledge of riding skills to the original 1,200. During the western expedition to Laizhou, he captured hundreds of war horses.
In addition, more than 300 Mongolian war horses were purchased from Lin Qing and Yang Yufan of the Beijing camp. This brought the number of war horses in the army to more than 2,000, basically ensuring that each man had one.
Dayong also wanted to buy more war horses, but Lin Qing and Yang Yufan didn't have that many war horses to sell. These more than 300 horses were secretly sold to Dayong because they were obsessed with money, and asked them to sell all the war horses in their hands at once.
He definitely didn't have the guts. With more than 300 horses, his master had to do several accounts and report several times on how he fought against the rebels before he could explain it.
If you don’t have a war horse, then buy a pack horse to pull the cart. As long as it’s a horse, Dayong will never have too many.
It is true that there are no war horses in Denglai, but there are too many horses to pull carts. There is no big family without a few horses and carts, and ordinary people who go far away do not ride in carriages. In other places, there may have been military disasters, and the carriages have been betrayed.
The army looted them all. As long as you are willing to give money, you can still buy hundreds of them in Laizhou City. Including the pack horses that Dayong captured before and after, the number of pack horses in the army is about the same as war horses, and there are more than 2,000. If it is not used for farming cattle,
To plow the fields, I'm afraid there will be hundreds of ox-carts in the Jinzhou army.
With these war horses, one cavalry man and one horse are basically guaranteed, and 500 pack horses can also be allocated to carry heavy armor.
In this way, the expanded wolf cavalry army has 2,000 combat soldiers, 500 auxiliary soldiers, 800 heavy armor, and 1,200 light cavalry. The scale is twice as large as before. This is the limit of what Dayong can do, after all, here
In Denglai, there are many people who know how to swim, but few who know how to ride a horse. It is much harder to find qualified cavalry than to go to Shu. He also wants to lead a cavalry of tens of thousands to compete with Hong Tai outside the pass.
, but where can he find so many war horses and cavalry? He has the strength.
The battalion officer of the Wolf Cavalry Army is still Cao Bianjiao, who also directly leads the heavy armored cavalry battalion, while the light cavalry battalion is handed over to Peng Dachui. Dayong is now very relieved about this thieves. He once asked Peng Dachui, what happened to the Denglai Rebellion today?
To pacify, according to the original agreement, Peng Dachui could lead his brothers to leave the Jinzhou Army, and Dayong could also ask for merit from the court on his behalf, and serve as a general manager somewhere to support the rest of his life. If he didn't want to be an official, he could take money and leave.
.But Peng Dachui said that he did not want to leave the Jinzhou Army, and he did not want to be an official elsewhere. He only wanted to stay in the Jinzhou Army and serve Shi Dayong. Of course Dayong was happy about this, how could he refuse. In view of the hard work of Peng Dachui and his men.
, Dayong graciously handed the Qingqi Battalion into his hands, which can be regarded as a reward and a reward.
The current Jinzhou Army is a little confused among its top and bottom ranks. Shi Dayong himself is the senior general, and most of his generals have the rank of garrison, Dusi, and Qianzong. The imperial court's rewards have not come down, so they suddenly expanded so many troops and horses, and added
Those demoted generals also had messy names, and the command system was inevitably chaotic. Therefore, when Dayong was expanding the Wolf Cavalry and selecting officers, he easily solved this problem of chaotic command.
He temporarily stipulated that one thousand households were divided into one thousand, and one thousand households were divided into five hundred households, with 200 people per hundred households; two general banners were set up under one hundred households, and one general banner held 100 people; five small banners were set up under one general banner,
20 people per small flag.
The battalion officer of the first battalion is the commander, such as the wolf cavalry army. The battalion officer Cao Bianjiao is the commander and directly leads the heavy armored cavalry. The light cavalry battalion officer Peng Dachui has the title of Qianhu, and the following are hundreds of households, general banner, and small banner. Because Cao Bianjiao is the commander, he is the commander of the first battalion.
The commander's identity directly leads the heavy armored cavalry, so the Wolf Cavalry Army only has one thousand households, and more can be added if there is expansion in the future.
However, this regulation can only be used within the military. Externally, it is still based on the military position appointed by the imperial court. Everything will be formally formulated after the final reward from the imperial court.
The expansion and reorganization of the Wolf Cavalry does not have to involve too much. As long as the war horses and the collected armor are deployed, Cao Bianjiao will naturally take care of the rest, such as the selection of officers. There is no need for Dayong to worry about anything. Today, General Cao has surpassed
He has become more and more like a general. Sometimes Dayong has a feeling of "I am not as good as him". This feeling is not jealousy, but happiness, happiness from the heart. Seeing General Cao grow up step by step with his own eyes, Dayong has
An indescribable sense of accomplishment.[
Dayong is now eager to train his subordinates because he is worried that one day he will die on the battlefield. If his death leads to the decline of the Jinzhou Army, then he will really not rest in peace. In order to prevent this situation, he trains his subordinates to grow up quickly.
It is necessary and complete to rise up and become a general in charge. In that way, even if you die, the banner of the Jinzhou Army will not fall.
After dealing with the Wolf Cavalry, it is natural to decide on the reorganization of the infantry battalion. All the seizures have been transported to Dengzhou City. Dayong currently has 26 directly purchased and imitated Hongyi cannons, 360 other Western light and heavy cannons, and
There are 240 small and medium-sized bronze cannons cast by the Ministry, 12,000 new matchlocks, more than 5,000 old fire blunderbuss, more than 2,000 blunderbuss, hand blunderbuss, and eagle blunderbuss. In addition, there are more than 100 large and small artillery pieces on naval warships.
The number of weapons and firearms is staggering.
With so many cannons and firearms, Dayong, a time-traveler, would definitely not do it if he did not use them intensively to fully utilize the power of the firearms. Even though he had no experience, he clearly remembered the performance of the Ming Army's chariot battalion in the Battle of Xiaoling River.
Chu. For this reason, he decided to reorganize his army according to Sun Yuanhua's method.
But in the end, Dayong did not completely copy Sun Yuanhua's training method, because he felt that there was a problem in Sun Yuanhua's plan. He equipped a battalion with too many artillery, but with few troops, only 4,000 people and only 2,000 soldiers.
, organizing firecrackers and artillery at the same time obviously cannot achieve unified command and concentrated use of firepower.
For this reason, he decided to use the existing artillery in his hands to form a separate artillery battalion. This idea was also something he had during the Battle of Shahe. At first, he suffered from a shortage of artillery and no gunners who knew how to operate the artillery, so he could only form an artillery battalion.
Buried deep in his heart. Now, he has the conditions to form an artillery battalion.
He did what he said. On the seventh day of September, Dayong ordered the establishment of an artillery battalion. The first battalion was equipped with 360 Western light and heavy cannons, 240 small and medium-sized bronze cannons cast by the Ministry of Industry, and an additional 300 blunderbuss. It was equipped with 3,000 gunners and 2,000 auxiliary troops.
, 200 two-wheeled vehicles, and 420 artillery carriages. The 26 Hongyi cannons were too heavy to be transported. In order not to affect the movement speed of the artillery battalion, Dayong reluctantly used all 26 Hongyi cannons at the head of Dengzhou City.