Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 175 The Way of Controlling Soldiers (Two in One)

It should be said that Jin Guangzu and Liu Bingquan still have a lot of things. After all, they are both Han Chinese. One is the governor and the other is the governor. It is said that they achieved the highest position that the Han people could achieve in the Qing court in the early Qing Dynasty. For the sake of it, it is naturally impossible to talk about military strategy purely by flattery and flattery, and it is also logical.

Seeing Jin Guangzu said: "Returning to the Prime Minister, since ancient times, riding with a step is nothing more than steady and steady progress. As long as our army is not impatient and has no worries about logistical support, we can fight one county at a time and fight slowly." , can always win Zhangzhou."

"Furthermore, the real elite cavalry of the Eight Banners in La Bu's hands is nothing more than [-] in the Vanguard Battalion and [-] in the Xianglan Banner. If he goes around with light cavalry, he must have abandoned his supplies and supplies. At least it is impossible to carry cannons instead of artillery. The cavalry, even if it is the Eight Banners, could it be possible that all of them have three heads and six arms, and they can climb up this Meiguan?"

"It is true that the three passes of Meiling have been in disrepair for a long time, but that is relatively speaking. After all, the city is afraid of the artillery, not the cavalry. Besides, let the elite of the Eight Banners abandon the artillery and attack the city on horseback. This Rabu is afraid. It was because he was insane and couldn't give such an order, so I thought that we only need to leave [-] soldiers and horses at Meiling just in case, and the prime minister led the main force to the north. Meiling, you don't need to go back to the division, just go straight to Zhangzhou, and it will be this cavalry that will be trapped to death."

"Fighting this way, the one who is anxious will only be Labu, who will definitely look for an opportunity to fight our army. I know this person, and I have dealt with him before. He is really a fool. Our army has another The advantage of firearms, so I think that our army will win this battle!"

"What about the specific tactics?"

"The minister has already sent people to survey the terrain of this place in advance. Among the mountains on both sides, there is a suitable mountain here and here. It is big and high, and there is a big lake as a water source. Starting from Meiguan, the baggage can go on the mountain road. The transportation is fine, I have already ordered the soldiers of the Green Battalion to cut wood and pave the road here in advance, and the prime minister can send five thousand good generals to station here and push the Vulcan cannon up the mountain."

"Afterwards, the prime minister can personally lead the main force to march into the enemy's camp, camp here two miles away from the Qing army, and bombard the Qing army's camp with Thunder God artillery. However, our army has the advantage of artillery, and the Qing army must not dare to defend it. There is absolutely no way for the Qing army to attack, and they must send troops out to the flanks. I have seen that no matter how the enemy troops circle around, they must be within the range of the Thunder God Cannon on these two mountains."

Liu Dapao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly took the map to look at it in detail. The more he looked, the more satisfied he was, but he couldn't help saying: "In this way, these two mountains are clearly the key to victory in this battle. , After such a long time, La Bu didn’t find out, we, have we never preempted it?”

Jin Guangzu smiled wryly when he heard the words: "Lab is no doubt an idiot, and he is not good at using cannons. There were only twenty cannons in the Qing army before, and they were all lost when they attacked Meiling. It is estimated that there are at most the Qing army's army formations, and there are only a few small tiger squatting cannons that are used at close range. As for Meiling, after all, there are few wars, and these two mountains are also barren mountains. No name, unexpected, but not surprising.”

"As for our army... our army does have its own military situation, and it's hard to say, my minister."

Liu Dapao said disdainfully: "What is there to say? It's nothing more than Feng Zhenhai's lack of prestige, ability, and courage, and the generals are at odds. Otherwise, why would I have to go on a personal expedition? Hey~, if you are in command of this battle, say Not sure, it is possible that Labu has already lost."

Jin Guangzu smiled wryly and said: "It's really not difficult to break Labu. If the minister's expectations are correct, Li Chenggong, Niu Dabiao and Liu Yinglin, the three commanders-in-chief, maybe each of them has already brewed a strategy to defeat the enemy in their stomachs. It's just waiting for the prime minister." If you ask, they must all be able to say something, but if you don't come, this so-called clever plan to destroy the enemy will be rotten in the stomach."

"Ah, this is also the main purpose of my personal conquest this time. Compared with mere Labu, the whole army is the most important thing for my Ming Dynasty now. I have already masturbated Feng Zhenhai, but I only masturbated him, but the problem is still the same. It may not be solved, since I let you be my staff, you are not outsiders, so let's talk about it."

"In the final analysis, I am not Zhu Yuanzhang, I am not born from a one-shot fight, but I am not Li Shimin, I don't have that noble background, and I don't have a ready-made Guanlong military aristocratic group for my use. , people who are available are really worried, this should be controlled, what do you guys think? In the four towns of Haifeng, if Feng Zhenhai is not used, who else can I use?"

These words are actually not something they can say anymore, at least before today, with their old fox characters, they would never say anything that is really useful advice, and in [-]% of the cases, it would be nonsense.

However, Liu Dapao's previous performance was really good. A small piece of cocoa not only showed his sincerity, but also expressed his heart-to-heart, which made the atmosphere of the whole conversation very real. After thinking about it, It was Liu Bingquan who simply gritted his teeth and said: "I thought that the prime minister's concerns are actually not difficult to understand. Prime Minister, you have too high demands on yourself."

"Oh? How do you say that?"

"The kings of all dynasties, unless they are the founding kings, will more or less face similar problems, but can't they be the founding kings, so they can't fight abroad?"

"Sometimes, like the Song and Ming dynasties, they used culture to control military forces, or simply dispatched supervising troops in the army. Like the Han and Tang dynasties, most of the commanders were relatives of the emperor. This has been the case throughout the ages. Why not just use them as the supervising army? At least in terms of character, the Heaven and Earth will be all heroes, so it is better than appointing eunuchs to supervise the army in the Ming Dynasty?"

Liu Dapao said again: "I don't know about the matter of supervising the army. However, if there is a supervising army, it will inevitably be hindered. Since ancient times, there have been few cases of disagreement between generals and supervisors because of eunuchs supervising the army? Let's talk about supervising the army." If he has no power, then he can supervise the army, if the supervisor has power, how can he not dictate to the general?"

"Returning to the prime minister, I think that as the so-called fish and bear's paw cannot have both, the controllability and combat effectiveness of the army originally need to be a trade-off and balance. It was because he was afraid that the supervising army would command blindly, so he simply gave the supervising army the real power to lead the army. If so, wouldn't it be a waste of food because of choking?

What's more, if you made Feng Zhenhai a general, the general will naturally have the way a general thinks about problems. Without supervising the army, do you know the military situation of the four Haifeng towns like the palm of your hand?
The way to be a general often depends more on experience, especially now that both our army and the Qing army have been equipped with firearms on a large scale. In ancient times, only one or two out of ten of them are available, and no one can It's the same for instant success, leading the army without ever being on the battlefield, and whoever takes the position of General Feng. "

Hearing the words, Liu Dapao deeply reflected on himself, then nodded and said: "You are right, but in the current Ming and Qing wars, if you can't trust the army wholeheartedly, instead of restricting yourself more, wouldn't it be self-limiting? ? The army of the Song Dynasty and the army of the Ming Dynasty are not very capable of fighting."

"Prime Minister, you still worry too much."

"Oh? How should I say this?"

"The prime minister just thinks that you are inferior to Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shimin. In fact, I don't flatter you, and I think it is open to discussion. The prime minister is just not good at military strategy, but you are not good at military strategy. , is it really stronger than you? You have never fought before, so did Kangxi fight before? The Qing court dispatched five princes in one go to be the generals, and which one is not named Aixinjueluo?"

"The conflict between the Manchu and the Han is now on the point of the needle. The Qing court now absolutely dare not regard the Han as the leader. However, it has been more than [-] years since the Manchus entered the customs. The older generation of Eight Banners soldiers, Most of them have already retired from the army, and those who haven’t retired, I’m afraid they are all old, La Bu, Jie Shu, have they really fought wars?”

"In the final analysis, among the princes and sons of the Qing court, Yue Le is the only one who has rich experience and the ability to lead the army. However, because of Kangxi's fear of him, he sent this The veteran was suppressed in the court, and he didn't dare to use it at all."

"Not to mention, the nobles of the Qing Dynasty were divided into two factions, the conservative and the innovative, which checked and balanced each other. Behind Kangxi, there was a grandmother who seemed to be at odds with him. I thought that whether it was employing people or soldiers, Kangxi was restricted. , is far more difficult than you, Prime Minister, and has more worries, so why should the Prime Minister be entangled in this?"

"The Ming and Qing battles have been fought for more than half a year. Has the Qing court fought a wonderful battle in the past six months? The five generals are clearly fighting each other. Has there ever been a war?" Is there more than a little bit of mutual cooperation? If there is, this Labu will never come to this south road to fight."

"Kangxi is not the founding king at all. In terms of ability and prestige, there is no comparison with you, Prime Minister."

Liu Dapao thought about it after hearing the words, and it seems that this is really the case.

This San Francisco rebellion, it seems that no matter how you look at it, there is a bit of pecking at each other, so why should I be obsessed with training myself to become an immortal golden body?
But he still said: "It is an indisputable fact that the Eight Banners have fallen, such as Jieshu Labu and his ilk are far different from the previous generation of Eight Banner princes such as Haoge Dorgon, but the foundation of the Eight Banners is still the same. Yes, whether it is Kangxi or the princes of Baylor, they still lack experience in the final analysis, but experience is something that can grow rapidly in the war."

"If the war of the Qing court goes wrong in the future, I conclude that Kangxi will gradually decentralize power sooner or later. The conservatives and the reformers are destined to temporarily let go of their prejudices in the face of powerful enemies. Fundamentally, the prince controls the army. The supervising army is more capable of fighting, but it is easier to cause troubles after the battle."

"However, whether or not there will be chaos after the incident is an afterthought. Even according to what you say, Kangxi and I are now employing people, and the military system is not very good. To put it bluntly, it is not very good, but they must be fighting more and more. Strong, and I use the supervising army to control the army, which will inevitably expand the power of the supervising army, won't this become, the more I fight, the weaker it will be?"

"In the end, I'm still afraid. I'm afraid that if the frontline soldiers fight in shackles and shackles, they will end up harming the country and the people. In the Song and Ming dynasties, the lessons learned by the monarchs who sent supervisors to abolish their martial arts are really tragic."

"However, I am different from Kangxi, or different from the kings of all dynasties. I don't care about my own centralization. I also serve for the company. I don't want supreme authority at all. In fact, I can't do it. Centralization of power, I don't even want to pass on the position of prime minister to my son."

"This is the necessity of capitalism. Capital naturally rejects the centralization of power. In other words, even if the government centralizes power, it is almost impossible for this power to be concentrated on a certain individual. So I am actually not afraid that the general's power will be too large to threaten my status. , why should I build a huge military supervision system?"

"The reason why you don't trust Li Chenggong, Liu Yinglin, and Niu Dabiao is because they were originally Qing generals and traitors. Many of their family members and relatives are in the capital, and even they were originally muddle-headed. The ship of Fuming, and Kangxi will definitely adopt the strategy of conciliation after the setback in the war, if I don't have no one to use now, I would have killed all three of them."

"In a word, what I'm afraid of is that they will turn out. I'm really not afraid of their mutiny or rebellion. That's why... I let Feng Zhenhai, Zhao Jingshan, and many brothers from the Tiandihui into the four towns of Haifeng. I hope that they can grow up quickly in the war, take charge of their own affairs as soon as possible, and be the real pillar ministers of my Ming Dynasty, I really don’t want to use this method of supervising the army.”

Liu Bingquan and Jin Guangzu looked at each other when they heard the words, and they were very excited for a while.

"The prime minister's words... are you serious?"

"I have repeatedly emphasized this with different people many times. Besides, it has become a word count. Skip it. I don't want to explain it anymore."

Jin Guangzu heard the words and said: "Prime Minister, if this statement is true, I think that this will expand the system and authority of the supervisory army. If the supervisory army is to exercise the power of supervision on behalf of the king, it is inevitable to make the frontline The general is controlled everywhere, so what if the supervising army represents the power of the company? I heard that the imperial court seems to intend to form a federation among the soldiers, why not treat this as a small shareholder meeting?"

"In the final analysis, among the generals in our army, especially in the four towns of Haifeng, everyone has stock options. However, the military orders are like a mountain. Unless the chief general commits public outrage, it is almost impossible for the generals to replace the generals with stocks. The generals of each battalion often represent their soldiers and attend the company's shareholders' meeting, but are the generals willing to be represented by their generals? Can the generals really replace the generals?"

Liu Bingquan also said: "I heard that in the past, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty used to shoot three rounds to thank the king on the battlefield, and then they dispersed in a hurry. In the final analysis, it was because they were fighting for the king, and if the supervising army What is exercised is not the power of the king, but the power of these soldiers themselves, so will they still hinder the general? Will it affect the combat effectiveness of the army?"

Hearing this, Liu Dapao was silent for a while, puffing on his cigar.

"I seem to know what you are talking about. I can't elaborate, but after this battle, this reform can indeed be done."

(End of this chapter)