Here at the train station, the entire train station was blocked. Troops of troops kept coming, and Ming troops kept arriving one after another. The neat pace showed that all the Ming troops had gone through rigorous training for a long time.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the orderly marching queue and carefully looked at the Ming army in front of him. They were all tall, strong and full of energy. They were far from what the previous military households could compare with.
The military households in the past were dilapidated military households. They were poor and miserable. They didn't even have enough food to eat, and they didn't even have clothes to wear. What kind of combat effectiveness can you expect from such an army?
The military household system has become rotten and is simply not enough to support the Ming Dynasty's national defense needs. If we don't make up our mind to abolish it and reform it, there will be no Ming Dynasty army that is now invincible in the world.
Under the compulsory military service system, the Ming army selected young men from all over the country who had good physical fitness and were sons of good families to serve as soldiers.
Coupled with abundant military spending, training and learning can be completely separated from production, and military academies and military learning systems were established based on the military systems of later generations.
Let the millions of troops owned by the Ming Dynasty not only have excellent physical and military qualities, but also have excellent cultural qualities. Everyone is literate and can read and write normally. Officers must be familiar with astronomy, geography, mathematics, and humanities.
Nature, military, history, etc. have a deep understanding and corresponding requirements.
Such an army, even if it still uses cold weapons to fight, is definitely the most powerful army in this period. What's more, Ming Dynasty has always been at the forefront of the world in terms of military equipment.
From the earliest cold weapons plus armor and war horses, to the slow development of smoothbore guns and flintlock muskets to the current breech-loading striker-type rifled rifles, ordinary artillery shells to explosive bullets, and now more and more powerful and long range
The Ming Dynasty artillery is getting farther and farther away.
The weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty's army have been constantly updated, and they are always the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world.
This is why the Ming army is invincible in the world.
Of course, everything will change, and the problem of corruption will always exist. Many famous and famous armies in history will eventually be slowly corroded. This is also a normal thing.
Therefore, this is also the reason why Liu Jin advocated external expansion soon after he became the chief minister of the cabinet.
Because only war can continuously test how much combat effectiveness the army still has, it is also possible to occupy as much land and resources as possible while the Ming army is still strong and has strong combat effectiveness.
As for what will happen in the future, that will be left to future generations.
"How are the preparations of the Mediterranean Fleet and Black Sea Fleet?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at the army in front of him, thought for a while and asked.
"Return to His Majesty the Crown Prince~"
When Yang Yun next to him heard this, he quickly replied.
"In the army, there are no princes, only marshals and generals!"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he quickly emphasized.
"Yes~"
Upon hearing this, Yang Yun quickly saluted and replied: "Reporting to Marshal, the Mediterranean Fleet has arrived at the West Pole Port to meet up with the Black Sea Fleet and can launch an attack on the Crimean Khanate at any time."
"In addition, the 100,000 troops led by Huo Ying and Liao Yuan have arrived in the northwest of Nanyun Province and can attack the Ilkhanate through the Caucasus Mountains at any time..."
"good!"
"Give me the order and execute it as planned!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction.
It's great to have telegraphs. Even if the armies are thousands of miles apart, they can always keep track of their movements and make arrangements. If there were no telegraphs, how many messengers would have to die.
It is simply impossible to attack from three sides to the west at the same time, because if the layout is too wide, it will be inconvenient to communicate with each other and difficult to command.
"yes!"
When Yang Yun heard this, he quickly saluted and replied
The border between the Kazan Khanate and the Northwestern Province, north of the Caspian Sea.
Following Zhu Houzhao's order, the 100,000-strong army that had been waiting at the border began to divide into three groups and attack the key areas of the Kazan Khanate.
A hundred thousand troops, each with a war horse, a musket on his back, a saber on his waist, and a bow and arrow on the horse's back, howling like a tiger descending from a mountain.
Nowadays, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are basically the new generation of young people of the Ming Dynasty. The people of Ming Dynasty who grew up in the new era of the Ming Dynasty all admire the soldiers very much, and they all know the benefits of being a soldier, and they also know how to be a soldier. If there is a war, it is inevitable to get promoted and make a fortune.
If you are good enough and make a lot of contributions, you may be able to rise to great heights in the future.
Look at the mid- to high-level generals in the Ming Dynasty’s army. Many of them were originally ordinary farmers’ children. Because of their outstanding performance in the army, they have now become mid- to high-level generals. Many of them have also received hereditary titles.
Like the Australian Duke Yang Yun, the current deputy commander, he was just a shabby military household in the past. Later, he conquered the country and made great achievements step by step. Now he has obtained the hereditary title of Duke, which will be inherited by future generations. .
There are also Huo Yun and Huo Ying, who used to be farmers and old cousins. If it were not for the compulsory military service system, they might have died in the fields all their lives.
Now they have all become marquises, hereditary and irreplaceable, and they are also senior generals in the army. There are too many like them, which also greatly encourages everyone to actively join the army and fight actively.
In addition to this, you can also make money by being a soldier.
First of all, being a soldier has a good salary and benefits, and it is not free. The salary and benefits of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty are much higher than the income of ordinary people. If you are an officer, it is even higher.
The second is that after retiring from the army, you can also change your career to work as a policeman, a government servant, a servant, etc. This can be regarded as eating the royal food, and it is also loved by major business houses, factories, especially the escort bureaus. After serving as a soldier, It is very easy to find a job and the income is quite good.
Also, while you are in the army, if there is a large-scale foreign war, you will have the opportunity to get rich overnight. Maybe after one battle, you can get hundreds of acres of land, hundreds of taels of silver, and a dozen slaves. A lot of cattle and sheep and the like.
They are very looking forward to fighting.
Because there are many benefits, and at the same time, you have the opportunity to be loyal to the emperor, open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, seal the wolf as a slave, and leave a precious wealth for future generations.
A hundred thousand troops howled and swept towards the Kazan Khanate like a pack of wolves.
Thousands of horses galloped, thunderclouds rolled, and the momentum was majestic. There were winds and lingering clouds, sweeping the world. At the same time, at the rear of the army, vehicles formed transport brigades, laden with all kinds of military supplies.
With cars, the transportation of materials has become much simpler and easier, especially in plain areas, which are more conducive to transportation and walking by cars.
In the past, it was said that horses were needed to transport military supplies, but now they are transported directly by cars, which can follow the army and even go faster than the army.
Such a huge army attacked the Kazan Khanate, frightening the entire Kazan Khanate to the point of peeing. They were worried for many years, fearing that the Ming Dynasty would invade them.
I originally thought that after many years of peace, the Ming Dynasty would not continue to expand westward. Who knew that the Ming Dynasty would eventually expand westward.
Amin, the Great Khan of the Kazan Khanate, also quickly organized a large army to try to resist the Ming army.
However, before the Kazan Khanate's army could be mobilized, the Ming army quickly surrounded Kazan City, the capital of the Kazan Khanate. The speed was beyond imagination and could even be described as unbelievable.
Compared with these nomadic tribes on the grassland, it seems that the Ming Dynasty talents are more like the tribes on the grassland. They marched in a hurry and surrounded the city of Kazan in just 2 days.
"The Ming Dynasty bullies people too much!"
"Over the years, I have paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, including beauties, BMWs, and furs. I have never dared to let our people cross the border. I thought that the Ming people would not go west again. Who knew that the Ming Dynasty
Man is a wolf that cannot be fed enough. He already owns such a vast land and yet he wants to expand his territory westward."
At the top of Kazan City, Amin looked at the Ming army, which was neatly arranged, square and dotted, with horses and horses all dismounted. The bright rifles and bayonets were particularly dazzling.
At the same time, outside the city, cannons were already aimed at Kazan City. The huge barrels were far from comparable to the small cannons on top of the city. Their cannons looked like children's toys.
"Warriors, pick up the scimitars in your hands, mount your beloved horses, kill all these Ming people, and let them know how powerful we prairie people are!"
A Ming had no choice and did not want to sit still and wait for death. He took the initiative to open the city gate, mounted his war horse, and led his cavalry to attack the Ming army.
"kill!"
With the flag waving, the cavalry of the Kazan Khanate attacked the Ming army like hungry wolves.
"First echelon, prepare!"
"Fire!"
"Second echelon, prepare, fire!"
What responded to them was the blazing bullets of the Ming army. With the new rifles, the previous three-stage shooting has become the current two-stage shooting. There is no need for two-stage shooting at all, just forming a row.
The breech-loading, rifling, and striker-type rifles are no different from the rifles of later generations of World War I. There is no problem in the continuous output of energy, and they are more powerful, have a longer range, and have higher accuracy.
"Bang~bang~"
On the battlefield, smoke filled the air, and under the gunshots one after another, A Ming's cavalry could not even get out of Daming. They were all suppressed within a hundred meters of Damingkou. It was so brutal that even Daming people could not get out.
He was killed without even touching a single piece of his skin.
"The one-sided massacre is really a bit bullying!"
Huo Yun, who witnessed this scene with his own telescope, couldn't help but shake his head slightly. The gap was too big and there was no need for any tactics.
"Fire artillery and attack the city!"
Immediately, he issued an order to fire artillery and attack the city.