Ming Zuo

Chapter 672 After the War
"They fought well this time! In a few years, there will be no more wars in Liaodong."

When the battle situation in Liaodong came back, Zuo Menggeng immediately made a judgment.

Others also quite recognized his judgment.

"This time we have all kinds of new weapons, and the two white flags have suffered heavy losses, which is enough for the Jurchens to slow down for a while."

Liu Yiyuan smiled and said, "If we don't know our weapons, I'm afraid Huang Taiji won't fight again."

He looked at Zuo Fu.

"Minister Zuo, I will leave it to you to prevent prying eyes."

Zuo Fu always kept a cold face, making it impossible to see his emotions.

"Something went wrong, just look for me."

Speaking of the war in Liaodong, Zuo Yong made an evaluation.

"Tang Wenhuan made a lot of omissions in this battle, otherwise, the First Marine Brigade would not have lost so much."

Zuo Rong also echoed, "He's too greedy. As long as you maintain a good formation and don't be arrogant or impetuous, there is nothing the Jurchens can do."

Seeing that everyone criticized Tang Wenhuan, Zuo Menggeng couldn't stand it anymore.

"Everyone, Tang Wenhuan is just like you. He is just a young man. He has just become the commander of the army. Isn't it inevitable that he lacks experience? And don't forget, he is facing Dorgon, Duoduo, A A famous general like Zige. Why do you think that you can get benefits in front of these famous generals?"

All the generals who said these words bowed their heads in shame.

Because in the process of growing up, they are constantly making mistakes, constantly correcting, and constantly growing.

Zuo Menggeng's words kept ringing alarm bells.

"Don't think that our weapons are better, and victory is taken for granted. You must not look down on your opponents in the world. No one is a fool, and everyone has their own unique skills. Once you have such thoughts, you will be dominated on the battlefield sooner or later. deficit."

He integrated the thoughts of later generations, and of course he knew that advanced weapons did not guarantee certain victory.

Isn't that rampant world's largest country beaten into a mess on the Korean peninsula?
Therefore, Zuo Menggeng would not let go of any opportunity to alert the generals.

"Tang Wenhuan's command is only a little omission, but it is not a mistake. After this lesson, I believe he will be able to firmly remember it."

Everyone regained their sense of normalcy, and after careful consideration, they couldn't help admiring Zuo Menggeng's evaluation.

In all honesty, although the first brigade suffered heavy losses in this battle, Tang Wenhuan only relied on the strength of one brigade to shake the entire Xiangbai Banner, and caused more than [-] casualties in the Xiangbai Banner. This is definitely a great battle. victory.

Zuo Menggeng took out a document and asked Fu Yijian to distribute it to everyone.

"This is Tang Wenhuan's summary, you all should read it. Today we will discuss the gains and losses of this battle and our army's future plans."

Everyone fell silent and read the report one after another.

"Tang Wenhuan is right. There are indeed problems with the current establishment of our army."

Tang Wenhuan put forward a shortcoming of the new army in combination with actual combat in the report.

That is, the existing establishment of the new army does not meet the needs of the battlefield.

The specific manifestation is that the number of combat units at all levels is too small, and it is often impossible to form sufficient combat effectiveness.

For example, in the First Battle of Gaizhouwei, the First Marine Brigade arranged a battalion on the flank for protection.

This is the largest abundant force that the First Marine Brigade can allocate.

However, the strength of this battalion was simply unable to resist when it was attacked by the cavalry with the white flag.

If Tang Wenhuan and Zhang Keda hadn't been vigilant and mobilized rocket launchers to attack the Eight Banners cavalry, the consequences of the entire battle would be unpredictable.

Why can't Tang Wenhuan arrange two battalions or even more troops on the flank?

This involves the formation of troops.

In the establishment of the new army, a brigade has two regiments under its jurisdiction, and each regiment has three battalions under its jurisdiction.

If two battalions are mobilized, one regiment between the two regiments will be completely abolished.

And if more than three battalions are mobilized, there will be command problems due to different affiliations.

Doing so will also affect the frontal deployment of troops.

Zuo Menggeng was also flipping through the report, and he dared not neglect Tang Wenhua's questions.

He doesn't think that he has the experience of the later generations, and he is stronger than the current soldiers in this respect.

After all, the establishment of the army is to serve the war.

Whether it is suitable for war can only be verified in actual combat.

The existing establishment of the new army did not have any problems in fighting. One of the main reasons was that their opponents were too weak.

Except for Amin who was under Qingshui Pass, the rest of the White Lotus Sect and Dongjiang Town could hardly be called rivals.

To fight against such an opponent, in fact, what kind of organization is no longer important.

But this time when they encountered the most powerful Eight Banners Army at that time, the problem of insufficient establishment of the new army was exposed.

Through Tang Wenhuan's report, it is entirely conceivable that once the scale of the future battlefield expands to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, it is very likely that due to organizational problems, there will be omissions in the formation of troops, and thus the war will be lost.

"I think we can conduct an experiment in military reform through the First Marine Division."

Although the problem Tang Wenhuan discovered was real, Zuo Menggeng didn't rush forward.

After all, military reform is no joke.

This is related to the life and death of all officers and soldiers, and it is impossible to be careless.

The only way is to find a pilot site to test whether the military reform is appropriate.

The First Marine Division is a ready-made experimental field.

Because the First Marine Division belongs to the Navy, not within the framework of the Army.

As an independent military branch, no matter how internal reforms are made, it will not affect the entire army at once.

At the same time, this kind of attempt can also be used to verify whether the new military reform is suitable for the needs of war.

Hearing that he planned to use the [-]st Marine Division as a pilot, everyone agreed.

The new army is still a nascent group and has not solidified.

Any change, as long as it is beneficial, will be supported by everyone.

"What changes are you going to make?"

Huang Zongxi asked.

As the political commissar of the new army, he is the most sensitive to reform.

Because every reform brings corresponding changes in positions.

Huang Zongxi firmly believed that only by firmly controlling people can a good army be built.

Zuo Menggeng thought about it and made clear the direction.

"I plan to cancel the brigade-level organization in the first marine division, and let the division directly control the regiment, and at the same time expand the number of troops at the regiment level. If each regiment has [-] people, it will be enough to meet the needs of a larger battlefield."

Liu Yiyuan immediately understood his intention.

"You intend to consolidate the civilian departments of the brigade and regiment two levels of combat units, so as to save troops, right?"

Zuo Menggeng couldn't help giving a thumbs up.

"The Chief of Staff knows everything."

Among divisions and regiments, canceling the brigade-level establishment will save a lot of space for soldiers.

Removing these useless civilian personnel on the battlefield and replacing them with combat soldiers will immediately expand the scale of combat units at all levels, and the problem of insufficient troops will no longer occur.

(End of this chapter)