Before the martial arts examination was over, Daning Dusi had been established on paper, with roughly the same level as Wandu Division, and at the same time, it had an interdependent relationship with Jizhen.
Jizhen, a military camp system, is subordinate to the Ministry of War and is responsible for conquest operations.
Daning Dusi, a garrison system, is subordinate to the rear military governor's office. The Ministry of War only has the power to mobilize troops. Its main responsibilities are to manage military households, ensure farming, train soldiers, and supply soldiers. They are not allowed to bypass the Ministry of War and fight directly.
The land of Daning Dusi falls within the scope of Ji Town.
Several guard posts in Ji Town, as well as the former garrison in Guangning, Liaodong, were placed under the jurisdiction of the Daning Capital Division.
The appointment and dismissal of officials are as follows -
Daning Capital Commander: Ma Yong.
The commanders of the capital of Daning were Xiao Chu and Zheng Kang.
They all direct things, experience, all things, and judge some things, without going into details.
Daning avant-garde commander: Yu Dayou.
Daning Central Guard Commander: Zhou Junyou.
There are more than 20 military posts, and the chief officers are all served by Wu Jinshi and Wu Juren. They are all non-hereditary military attachés, and their promotion speed will be faster in the future. They may be transferred to other places to add sand, step by step eroding the hereditary power of the Ming Dynasty.
The military commander system.
In these martial arts examinations, Yu Dayou was the first in martial arts, and Zhou Junyou was the second in martial arts.
Zhou Junyou not only ranked first among the candidates in riding and shooting, but also ranked second only to Yu Dayou in policy essays. He was a very rare and valuable all-rounder in both civil and military affairs.
As for why Zhou Junyou is not famous in history, it is because his father Zhou Shangwen was involved in political struggles, and Zhou Junyou was exiled as a victim.
His father, Zhou Shangwen, is still unknown today. He is also good at both civil and military affairs, but he has a stubborn personality and often conflicts with civil officials. Therefore, the civil governor relied on Zhou Shangwen to win the battle, but afterwards deliberately ignored Zhou Shangwen's military exploits, including the emperor and Wang Yuan.
I didn’t know there was such a fierce person in the frontier.
Historically, Zhou Shangwen's rise to fame occurred during the Jiajing period.
Ji Nang, the right-wing deputy Khan of Mongolia, rose up and violated the border many times. He was beaten severely by Zhou Shangwen every time. Basically, one of his sons died after being beaten two or three times. Ji Nang's son was beheaded by Zhou Shangwen's formation several times. From then on, he became depressed and indulged.
He enjoyed himself and the power gradually fell into the hands of his younger brother Ada Khan - without the existence of Zhou Shangwen, Ada Khan would not have been able to ascend to the throne.
Unfortunately, Zhou Shangwen offended the powerful minister Yan Song, and his three sons were all convicted and exiled by Yan Song. Zhou Shangwen begged hard, but Jiajing was a little soft-hearted. Did he agree to release his eldest son and youngest son? But the second son had to be exiled to Hainan Island. His three sons,
Are they all brave people? They were killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
By the way? Zhou Shangwen was the only military commander in the Ming Dynasty who ranked among the Three Dukes.
The Jiajing Dynasty had stars like clouds, let alone Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou. There were also four famous generals: Ma Yong, Liang Zhen, Zhou Shangwen, and Shen Xiyi? Just pick any one of them and they are all fierce. Take Liang Zhen as an example, Ji Nang, I
The brothers joined forces to invade the border, but were easily defeated by Liang Zhen. The two brothers were furious, and they mobilized 100,000 cavalry and went out to take revenge, but Liang Zhen killed them back again.
At that time, Ji Nang and An Da were really desperate. They were sitting on the Loop. There were more than 100,000 people who controlled the strings. But they invaded Ningxia and were overthrown by Liang Zhen? Invaded Yansui, and Datong was overthrown by Zhou Shangwen. Wherever they go, there are only
If they were beaten, they could only retreat to the grassland and beat the surrounding tribes.
The Mongolians on the right were like this, and the Mongolians on the left and the Duoyan Three Guards were similar. At first, Ma Yong was there, and then Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang? They defeated the Mongolian tribes so that they no longer dared to invade the south.
As for Shen Xiyi, is he the God of the Southwest Army? He fought rebellions everywhere in Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou, and was even transferred to Hainan Island to fight rebellions.
All I can say is that Jiajing has a good life!
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Nowadays, due to insufficient immigrants, Daning City temporarily only has two guards, with Yu Dayou and Zhou Junyou serving as commanders.
But their commander positions belong to the Daning Dusi system, and they are only responsible for farming and training troops. Therefore, they also serve as staff generals, belonging to the Jizhen system, and can lead troops to resist the Mongolian invasion at any time.
The surrendered Duoyan Guards cavalry were completely dispersed and thrown to various guard posts in Daningdu. They were also assigned to pastures and were responsible for raising horses for the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, they needed to slowly learn Chinese. The first step was to give themselves a Han name.
Some of the captured Duoyanwei people were returned to the surrendered Duoyan Guard cavalry. Young women aged 15 to 30 were also selected and assigned to Daning immigrants as wives. The rest were all sent back to the Quaning grassland. Let these people continue to serve as a barrier to Ming Dynasty.
Proton Boge, who was named the Governor of Duoyan by the emperor, led the remnants of Duoyan to thrive in the Quaning Grassland. Not only did he have to resist the left-wing Mongolia, he also had to deal with the Fuyu Guards and the Taining Guards. The difficulty of survival was hellish.
Before departure, Yu Dayou, the number one scholar in martial arts, Zhou Junyou, the second best martial artist, and Li Yang, the best martial artist, made an appointment to come to see Wang Yuan.
"I've met Mr. Wang!" The three of them bowed in unison.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "No need to be formal, please take a seat."
Yu Dayou asked: "Military officers are not allowed to associate with civil servants. I am not here to cling to you. It is just because the land of Daning was recovered by Wang Shilang. It is desolate and dilapidated, with hundreds of wastes waiting to be renovated. I wonder what Wang Shilang's instructions are?"
Wang Yuan said: "Sima Yong, the capital of Daning, is an honest man and strict in running the army. If you are an official under him, you should listen to his teachings and learn more skills. There should be no war in Daning within five years, so you should The main focus is on military training in the fields. The imperial court will always immigrate to the real border, and most of them are wandering people. Military discipline should be strictly enforced. When forming military households, each person will be given a hundred acres of land, and they should cultivate it carefully. Officers are not allowed to encroach."
"That's how it should be." Zhou Junyou said.
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The land of Xintun is empty of people. I am not afraid of your invasion, but I am afraid that you will use soldiers to farm the fields for your officials. Let me put it this way, don't even think about invading the fields. At least the military attache of Daning Within ten years, everyone will be transferred to other places. No matter how much fertile land you occupy, will you be able to take care of it after you are transferred? Sooner or later, it will be occupied by other officers. Therefore, when you are transferred, it is best to sell your private land. And the occupied land cannot be sold without a title deed."
Li Yang was surprised and said: "In ten years, you will definitely be transferred to another place?"
Wang Yuan nodded and said: "This is to enhance the vitality of the Ming Dynasty's army. Your status is very special. You are the first batch of emperor's military disciples, and your promotion will definitely be faster in the future. If hereditary military attachés in various places die or commit crimes, once there are vacancies, you will be promoted first to fill them. Ren, but it is impossible to be hereditary in this life. Whatever you gain, you will have to lose. You must weigh it yourself."
The three finally understood the methods of the imperial court, and they all admired Wang Yuan for his good methods, and he actually used this gentle method to reform the Ming Dynasty's military system.
Although the effect is very slow, the advantage is that it will not cause huge resistance.
There must be supporting actions. For example, the quick-thinking censor, after understanding the emperor's intentions, will definitely arrest the hereditary military attache and impeach him. The imperial court does not need to go to war. It only handles forty or fifty every year. If it is spread equally across the country, it will not be able to raise the issue. waves.
There are forty or fifty hereditary military attachés to be dealt with in a year, and all of them have to go through the martial arts examinations and martial arts examinations. If the martial arts examinations are not enough, the emperor's leopard room warriors will take over.
Ten years later, there will be four to five hundred local generals who have been dismissed from their posts. If the proportion increases year by year, it is not difficult to remove thousands of them. If things go on like this, it will definitely cause qualitative changes.
These displaced military generals will definitely be ostracized by the local authorities and even suppressed by the provincial governors. However, the Chief Secretary and the Inspector General will help them, and the governors and censors will also favor them. They will gradually become the "running dogs" of the civil servants.
There are definitely drawbacks, but they are innocuous.
After asking Wang Yuan for advice, the three Wu Jinshi stood up and left.
Before leaving, Yu Dayou took out three military books: "Shilang Wang, this was compiled by my mentor. He would like to ask you to correct it."
"I must read this masterpiece." Wang Yuan said with a smile.
Returning to the study, Wang Yuan first opened the "Taoling Nei Lie Pian". At a glance, there were all kinds of formation diagrams. Moreover, the explanation of the formation diagrams was extremely difficult, and one had to read the "Book of Changes" thoroughly to understand it. Wang Yuan was instantly attracted by it.
My mind was confused.
However, by combining his own battlefield experience and analyzing it with mathematics and geometry, Wang Yuan quickly discovered the mystery.
It is nothing more than a combination of multiple arms and the most efficient arrangement. When the formation changes, we can use more to attack fewer and continue to create local advantages for our army.
Take the circular array as an example, it is not just a circle.
There are cavalry or elite infantry posted on the left and right posts. There are ten posts in the middle, each with a square formation, but the ten square formations are arranged in a circle. There are rear troops behind, and there are also two reserve teams, two surprise troops, and two
When setting up an ambush team, all aspects have been considered. This formation is suitable for defensive counterattacks. If equipped with chariots, muskets and artillery, it can withstand Mongolian cavalry several times larger than our own.
However, the requirements for soldiers' quality are a bit high, and many formations require strict military discipline and prohibitions.
Moreover, most of these formations are prepared for large battles, and at least several thousand troops are needed to set up the formation. For example, the "Sima Rangju Holds Qiying Formation" requires 12,500 people, and there are many formations within the formation.
It's complicated, it's already outdated, and it's not suitable for the Ming Dynasty battlefield at all.
After Wang Yuan studied it, he deleted those that were of no use, and improved the rest, adding the formation of firecrackers and artillery.
After perfecting it, Wang Yuan felt that it was too much work, so he directly chose the simplest square formation, including chariots, cavalry, artillery, gunmen, archers, logistics troops, and long weapons teams. When the Mongolian cavalry came, they would set up a chariot formation.
After firing with firearms and disrupting the formation, the long-armed infantry took the opportunity to rush out, and then used cavalry to chase the enemy.
It is simple, direct, easy to promote, does not have high requirements on generals and soldiers, is much easier to use than the formation diagrams of Teacher Yu Dayou, and is more suitable for actual battlefields than the traditional military formations of the Ming Dynasty.
It’s just that the construction cost is relatively high, the gunmen and artillery teams have to spend money, and daily maintenance is also expensive.
After compiling the formation diagram, Wang Yuan presented it to the emperor, but Zhu Houzhao was reluctant to promote it.