New Army! The establishment and construction of the new army has finally begun! Ying Yang Wei - Iron Wing Ying Yang!
----------Dividing Line----------Yunzheng spent a whole morning saying goodbye to his uncle
Obviously, it would not take so long just to say goodbye, but the uncle and nephew did talk in the secret room for a whole morning, and then Yunzheng left Jiangning and headed north under the escort of five hundred cavalry, and Yun Dai
Then he handled the official duties that he was expected to handle as an imperial envoy as usual - as if the two of them had just had a morning of domestic affairs.
Yun Zheng hurried back in a hurry because setting up a camp was not as simple as later generations thought. Even if it was a camp during the march, setting up a camp was very particular.
Let’s take the Wei army as an example. They had to build a temporary wooden wall around their barracks. The method of making it was to cut down two rows of tree trunks, one long and one short. They burned the bottom of the trunks and buried one-half of them in the ground. The long trunks were arranged in a tight row.
A row of short tree trunks is arranged outside, and short tree trunks are arranged in a row inside. Then wooden boards are placed between the two rows of tree trunks, divided into upper and lower layers. In this way, the part where the long tree trunks grow becomes a protective wall. The upper layer of the wooden boards can be used by soldiers to patrol and guard.
The lower floor can store defensive weapons and allow soldiers to rest. The Wei army usually consists of a hundred soldiers plus centurions (one chief and one deputy). The same is true when setting up camp. Everyone's tents face each other, and they are surrounded by tents and between the camps.
Drainage ditches must be dug in each area to strictly prohibit soldiers from running around between camps, and tents are not allowed to run around within the main camp.
A public toilet is dug in each camp. What is interesting is that the military regulations of the Yun family attach great importance to the hygiene of the military camp. They never tire of emphasizing that the location of the toilet is very important. It should be far away from water sources and places where food is stored, and it should be far away from the barracks.
A certain distance, but not too far, so that officers and soldiers who use the toilet will not be able to return to the team in time. Of course, it cannot be too close to the military camp. Epidemic prevention is also very important. For example, domestic garbage from people and animals must be buried and burned in time, and seriously ill patients and patients with infectious diseases must be isolated.
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All in all, setting up a camp is a big deal. The decision to set up a camp for more than 10,000 people must be personally decided by the commander-in-chief of the army, not to mention the location of the main camp of the new army? Regarding this point, even if Yun Yi has always had a good relationship with Yun Zheng and is very bold, he would not dare to do so.
He made a hasty decision, so although he arrived in Yangzhou one day earlier, he only camped temporarily outside Yangzhou City and had no plans to stay there for a long time. He also declined the invitation from Yangzhou Magistrate Jiang Fushan to choose from several camps planned by Yangzhou Prefecture.
Yi Chu's kindness means that he must wait for Yun Duzhi to come in person before making a decision.
Yunzheng knew that the other armies had not arrived yet, and his Yingyang Guards had arrived first, so he could choose a good place first, so after he arrived in Yangzhou, he went directly to the Yingyang Guards station without even entering the city.
The soldiers at the station have received the news and know that their young marshal will arrive at the camp within two days today and tomorrow, so they have also put a lot of effort into military discipline and conduct. Therefore, when Yun Zheng arrived, he was very impressed with himself this time.
The New Army soldiers are basically quite satisfied, especially the physical fitness of this group of people seems to be very good.
Here is a digression. The height of ancient Chinese people was basically pretty good. It was probably because they became shorter during the Qing Dynasty (I won’t list the information to avoid occupying the space). This will become clear when you look at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang in later generations.
It can be seen that the horses in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are no different from the horses today, and the average height of the soldiers is basically 180cm, and some officers are 190cm or more. It can be seen that the Qin Army at that time, at least the elite "Central Army", was this tall
Of course, this also reflects the strength of the Qin army from the side - after all, a man with seven feet is considered to be quite a standard figure, and during the Qin and Han Dynasties (there is a slight difference in the middle), seven feet was a little over one meter six.
However, I don’t know that the Central Plains dynasty of the Wei Dynasty was indeed relatively wealthy. At least the heights of the soldiers in the guards that Yunzheng often saw were pretty good. According to his customary standards, the average height should be above 165cm, and the generals were obviously taller.
, 175 is considered normal, and those above 180 are not particularly rare. Of course, it is extremely rare for people like Yun Zheng to be close to 190cm at the age of fifteen, but it is not difficult to understand. He may be because of his good innate genes and sufficient nutrition.
—His father, Shan Shuai Yunlan, is estimated to be between 185-188cm tall, and his beautiful mother is estimated to be 170-172cm tall, so Yunzheng is definitely the product of excellent genes...
Yunzheng is basically satisfied with the condition of the soldiers, so of course he has to fulfill his responsibilities as a commander. Choosing a camp location is his first job.
This training is an army training, but according to Emperor Wanchang's "bloodletting plan", Yunzheng believes that the training will not end in a short time, so there are two options for setting up camp this time: one is a fixed military camp, which is stationed for a long time;
It is a wartime military camp, that is, a field military camp, the kind that can be set off at any time.
Ordinarily, since Yun Zheng knew that this training camp would definitely take a long time, he should certainly choose the former, because such a permanent camp is in line with the time schedule of this training camp. However, Yun Zheng chose to camp according to the field method, and in his heart
There is already another idea, which is to find opportunities during training to let the soldiers temporarily dismantle the military camp and then rebuild it. This is not a panic after eating too much, but a rehearsal that is close to actual combat. He hopes that the effect of this can be similar to
When he was in military training in college, he heard the instructor blowing the muster whistle when he was sleeping soundly at night when he was tired and dizzy...
Field military camps can also be called field fortifications. Fortification facilities appeared in China as early as the end of primitive society in the 22nd century BC. In ancient military books such as "Sun Bin's Art of War", "Mozi", "Six Tao", and "Wei Liaozi",
There are also detailed theoretical descriptions of fortifications, camouflage, obstacles, river crossings, roads, etc., and these theories are widely used to guide the construction and defense of cities. With the development of social productivity, the changes and evolution of weapons and tactics, city construction has become more reasonable and solid.
And field fortifications used for field combat protection were developed.
Ancient field fortifications were mainly made of temporary garrison points of earth and stone buildings, with fences and trenches dug to consolidate their peripheries. However, there were also circular forts formed by connecting military vehicles end to end; they also included some for the purpose of field operations.
Civil engineering operations, such as siege tunnels, etc.
In short, field fortification is a temporary or semi-permanent military engineering facility built according to the field environment for the purpose of protecting oneself and attacking the enemy.
Yunzheng is very lucky, because although he only has one brain, he actually has the wisdom of two people. Therefore, he not only knows the current camp method of the Wei army, but also has some knowledge of later experience.
The Tang Dynasty’s method of establishing field military camps was the main reference for the Wei Dynasty
In the selection of camps, the generals of the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to choosing a place with grassland on the left, flowing springs on the right, dangerous mountains at the back, easy access to the people, easy access to woodcutting, and close proximity to pasture and drinking, so as to facilitate guarding, defense and the convenience of people and horses.
Life also proposed 8 types of terrain that are "unfit for camping", and stipulates that if you encounter such terrain, you should "pass through without staying". To sum up, there are three main ones: First, do not camp on the top of a mountain or on a highland surrounded by water, or on an isolated highland.
Although setting up a camp is in line with the principle of being on a high ground and easy to defend but difficult to attack, the army will be inconvenient to maneuver and easily besieged by the enemy. There is a risk of being cut off from water and food sources. Secondly, do not be in low-lying areas, especially low-lying areas with high mountains nearby.
Although you may gain the advantage of water and grass and maneuverability by building a camp, the terrain is not conducive to defense, and there is a risk of being flooded. Third, do not build camps at the mouths of rivers, valleys, or deep places with firewood and hay, because although this can be controlled,
Advantages include strategic roads and abundant pasture, but wind outlets and deep grass areas are vulnerable to fire attack
After the camp is selected, the camp locations of each army are specifically divided into the combat groups of the Tang army. According to the "Annotations and Translations of Li Jing's Art of War", usually "the generals go out for an expedition and recruit about 20,000 troops, divided into seven armies", that is,
"The central army has four thousand people", "the left and right Yu Hou have one army each, each army has 2,800 people", "the left and right wing have two armies each, each army has 2,600 people". When camping, the central army usually sets up a large camp.
, subordinate to the 6th Army, each army is divided into 3 battalions. With the Chinese Army Camp as the center, 18 battalions are arranged in different arrangements around the Chinese Army Camp. If it is located in a "plain and wide swamp, with no danger to rely on,"
The "square camp" means the Chinese army's camp is located in the center, and the other camps are built on its four sides. If there is danger, it is usually arranged as a "moon camp".
, the two wings are facing danger as if they were born on the moon." That is, facing the enemy in a semicircle, each battalion moves toward the center, "each of which contains one battalion." The joints of each battalion are under the control of long-range weapons, and can attack each other with firepower or troops.
When supporting the departure of camp, the vanguard troops go first and send out "fine and brave cavalry to search for several miles". They also send out security detachments to the sides of dangerous places to cover the passage of the main force. They also send out "waiting cavalry" similar to adjustment posts.
Set up road signs and send out adjustment signals at special terrain along the way. Before each army sets off, the unit must deploy two-thirds of the troops in the camp "two or three miles away, in front of them", "as if they were on the battlefield."
Use it to cover the baggage troops for dismantling tents, loading supplies and other camp dismantling work. Wait until the camp dismantling work is completed, and then collect the troops. When the troops arrive at the campsite, they must also send out security troops to cover the troops and set up forts. After setting up camp, each battalion must send out
"Outside detectives" "go out to the surrounding areas of the camp ten miles away to prepare for emergencies. If there is an emergency, they will rush to report to the army." In addition, "outside assistants" (lurking posts) are also sent out, in groups of three or five, at night.
"Place them in key points in front of the army or three or five miles away from the army." Carrying war drums is not only responsible for monitoring the enemy's situation, but also responsible for "beating the drums and shouting to attack the enemy's rear" when the enemy "invades the camp".
"The mission mainly plays the role of psychological warfare. If the campsite is "planned to stay for three to five days", it is stipulated that "Shou Feng" must be "placed within one or two hundred miles" from the camp, and cavalry patrols must be sent out.
At the beginning of the founding of the Wei Dynasty, these experiences were accepted almost according to the script. Later, in the long-term war with the Liao Kingdom, Xixia and other countries, some new things were summed up. In the war, the Wei army built fortifications in the field and in military operations. The role played by the army has been deeply understood, so the field fortification with defense as the main purpose was used for active offense, and the "fortification policy" of using fortification as attack during the Xixia campaign emerged. At the same time, the field battle also appeared. The development of fortification into a mountain city defense system with a large depth and a combination of points and surfaces with core support points can be evaluated in the tone of Marshal Yun like this: The emergence of the "fort policy" and the mountain city defense system illustrates the ancient field fortification in my country. Development reaches a new level
The "protection policy" is the masterpiece of the Zhou family of the Guanzhong Army. It has little to do with Yun Zheng's current camp. Let's not talk about it for the time being. Let's talk about the main defense method of the Yun family army.
The two major defensive postures of the Yun family army against the Liao army were one in front of the other. The former was the "Mountain City Fortress" and the latter was the "Gaocheng Giant Crossbow". This means that for a big city like Yanjing, not only the walls are well built,
It is tall and sturdy, and has advanced large-scale bed crossbows and other weapons to defend the city. The first-line defensive position of Shancheng Fortress is the key - last time Yunzheng defeated the Liao army forward and retreated to Tanzhou, this Tanzhou is one of the main support bases of Shancheng Fortress.
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The characteristics of these fortress-style city structures are: 1. Almost all of them are on the top of high mountains surrounded by mountains and steep cliffs. 2. There is relatively spacious flat land on the top of the mountain, which is convenient for building cities and stationing troops and accumulating food.
It is conducive to the education and health of the army and the people. 3. The roads are few and dangerous, and the enemy cannot climb them. 4. Each city has a sub-city on the top of a nearby mountain for stability and to disperse the enemy's attacking forces. 5. Each city has many mountains and rivers.
, like an horn, the chessboard is divided into stars, like an arm using its fingers, supporting each other
These fortresses developed into fortresses, mainly relying on the steep mountains, mountains and rivers, and their construction is much simpler than ordinary cities. They are usually built on high mountains, mainly made of stone, and are not too high. Observation and shooting units are set on the walls.
Equipment, prepare a large number of stone bullets, and use stones as weapons to fortify the main roads layer by layer. Since large troops cannot pass through at the same time, it is very easy to defend. In addition, an outer city is built with stones at the foot of the mountain, mainly to warn and cover the needs of the masses for farming.
Due to the mountainous terrain, a moat cannot be set up at the foot of the city, but trenches are also widely set up in the main directions.
The three dynasties of Liao, Jin, and Yuan in Yunzheng's original world were all from the northern nomadic peoples. Their military characteristics were the use of large-scale cavalry groups. Because they were mainly cavalry, they were good at field battles, but they did not pay much attention to field fortifications. They were often
If he can fight, he will fight. If he can't fight, he will gallop away. If he needs to stay, in order to prevent the enemy from attacking, he often surrounds the commander's tent, spreads felts and sets up tents, and then surrounds them with carts. Generally, there is no need to build additional wooden fences or dig.
If the trenches need to be attacked, the method of building fortifications is generally the same. With the deepening of feudalization and sinicization of their regimes, most of their military fortifications directly imitate the methods and styles of the Han army.
Therefore, the Yun family's method made it difficult for the Liao army to break through the front line of defense, and even if they broke through the front line of defense, facing the giant crossbows in Gaocheng behind, they would basically just look at the city and sigh. Of course, Yun Zheng, a later generation, knows that there are still things here
There is a big prerequisite, that is, the Wei Dynasty is not the Song Dynasty in its previous history. It did not lose the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, so not only Ma Yuan was protected, but also the terrain was easy to deploy.
With these experiences, Yunzheng now only has one trouble left - of course the trouble is not small - there is a contradiction between the two methods.
The experience of the Tang Dynasty holds that military camps cannot be built on mountains, but the classic tactics of the Yun family army highly recommend mountain fortresses. Yunzheng must make a decision at this moment.
If the military camp is placed on the mountain as a mountain fortress, then Yangzhou City must be the support point of this "fortress". Considering the economic strength of Yangzhou City, this is of course more than enough. However, the problem is that the mountain fortress was invented by the Yun family army.
One of the distinctive features of this method to deal with foreign invasion is that the enemy is only on the opposite side, not behind.
But Marshal Yun, who has learned a lot recently, now has a doubt, that is, is the camp he has set up for the Yingyang Guards really the same as the Yun Family Army's previous situation? He feels that it is different.
"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong": "Confucius said: 'If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries.'" When Yun Zheng just crossed over, to be honest, this kid really didn't have any long-term worries. He almost didn't feel any immediate worries.
But after experiencing so many things, he finally knew that this era was not as peaceful as he expected, so he had to consider some very unfavorable things that might happen to him.
For example, Qinglong Sect
At present, the Qinglong Sect does not dare to confront the official army. The last time there was a conflict with the official army, the official army also suffered a small loss. However, the final result was that the local Qinglong Sect generously ordered the followers of the Qinglong Sect to take action.
It was handed over to the government. Although Yun Zheng himself was surprised that the Qinglong Sect's magnanimity actually did this, he did do it. Yun Zheng didn't have much to say, but he always felt in his heart that things were not that simple.
He doesn't think that the Qinglong Sect's current compromises with the government must be a sign of weakness. He prefers to interpret it as a accumulation of strength - just like Hitler especially likes to talk about peace before launching an offensive. He has every reason to believe that as long as the Qinglong Sect
With one move against the banner, those hundreds of thousands of believers must be hundreds of thousands of troops
