The eighth noble, Guaerjia. This surname was known as the largest surname in Manchuria, also known as Guan Erjia. He had made a name for himself as early as the Jin Dynasty. The most famous one was the powerful minister Oboi during the reign of Kangxi. After the Republic of China, his descendants changed their surname to "Guan".
。。。。。。
The general of the recruit camp stood up and announced the various matters of enlistment.
Abraham. Ingri listened carefully.
After all, he would be spending the rest of his days in the Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners Military Camp, and the Eight Banners Military Camp was not like his home. The reason why the Eight Banners Military Camp was stronger than the other countries was because of the military law.
"The Qing Dynasty placed so much importance on the new recruits and even the military law of the barracks. Moreover, they treated the soldiers so generously.”
"Recruits receive a monthly salary of five taels of silver every month, enough to feed a family. This is simply impossible in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was almost emptied out by the titles of Prince and Prince, but nobles come first, so how could they treat soldiers like this?”
"Such grace, as expected of the Qing Emperor Huang Taiji.”
Abraham. Ingrid thought to himself.
With the promotion of the title, not only would the annual salary increase, but they would also be given land and gold and silver.
To the people of the Qing Dynasty, as long as they made contributions to the country, everyone would have the opportunity to become an official.
"Alright."
"I have already explained the rules of the military camp.”
"Next is the chance to draw troops.”
"All the new recruits of the Qing Dynasty have to serve the country.”
"The combat troops of the Eight Banners are divided into infantry, light and heavy cavalry, and firearms. There were logistics troops, troops stationed in various places, and personal guards stationed in Shengjing.”
。。。。。。
When talking about the Qing army, many people would think of the Eight Banners, riding and archery. They thought that the Qing army was all riding horses, which was quite one-sided.
In fact, when they were outside the pass, the Eight Banners Army was a mixed force of many different types of soldiers.
In the Eight Banners Army, there were infantry, heavy armored infantry, light armored cavalry, heavy cavalry, and firearms.
Most of the infantrymen here were mounted on horses. They rode to the battlefield and dismounted to fight.
The Light Cavalry was a traditional riding and shooting force. In other words, they rode horses to shoot arrows and not charge. Their main purpose was to harass the battlefield.
As more and more armors were looted from the Ming Dynasty, the infantry of the Eight Banners was almost gone. They had all turned into heavy-armored infantry.
Most of the heavy-armored cavalrymen were Jurchen, and they were the most powerful troops. They were the main charging force on the flanks and were mostly used to attack the enemy's infantry phalanxes and artillery positions.
The Eight Banners Army faced the heavy infantrymen head-on. These heavy infantrymen wore several layers of armor and had iron armor on the outside. Ordinary enemies couldn't shoot through their armor. Therefore, although the Eight Banners Army had few people, their war consumption rate, which was also the death rate, was extremely low.
Otherwise, with the Jurchen's population of only a million and the Ming Dynasty's population of more than a hundred million, how could the Qing Dynasty win?
The Qing Dynasty's Eight Banners Army could fight against ten enemies at once.
The battle between the Eight Banners Army and the Ming Dynasty army had both innate and acquired advantages. The main reason came from the Jurchen's own national tradition.
First, natural advantage
As a nation with a tradition of fishing and hunting, the adult men of the Jurchen were proficient in archery and spear throwing since childhood. This determined that they had more excellent archers than the Han people who only engaged in farming, and they were more proficient in using spears. After the development of society, when the mode of production evolved to the farming stage, the discipline of social organizations far exceeded that of ordinary fishing and hunting ethnic groups, and it was better to solidify the ordinary Jurchen and heavy infantry to fight in formations. These excellent infantry archers and gunners, apart from having excellent personal military qualities, also had excellent tactics.
Second, the tactics are appropriate.
Facing the Ming army, which was good at firearms, the Eight Banners used the advantage of long-range shooting and accuracy to the extreme. They used the strategy of shooting with the wind. This strategy was a classic tactic to attack the Ming army. Even if the Ming army wanted to engage in close combat, the Houjin army had heavy cavalry to harvest. The Ming army was afraid of close combat, so it was difficult to advance or retreat.
3. Terrifying armor. The Ming army could hardly shoot through the armor.
The use of the heavy armor of the Eight Banners Army and the development of armor technology had a very obvious effect on the formation of the heavy infantry. For example, in a battle that was not against the wind, the Eight Banners Army could also use a portion of the heavy armored infantry to attract the Ming army's firepower or cover the leather with the shield carriage to block the Ming army's bullets. Or, when facing the Mongolian light cavalry's kiting tactic, the archer cavalry's attack from the flank would be fast and fast. The arrows would be difficult to penetrate, and the effect of the attack would be greatly reduced.
Fourth, the invincible cooperation of the Eight Banners Soldiers.
The Eight Banners had cavalry for a very long time, but the best cavalry would only come after they had unified Yeh He and conquered the various tribes of the Mongol Empire. The Eight Banners had reached their peak after absorbing a large number of Mongolian cavaliers. In the early days, the Eight Banners Cavalry were mostly used as infantry on horseback, and their tactics were basically Tian Ji's horse racing. Under the guiding ideology of concentrating the local superior forces to win the battle, they cooperated with the infantry. The Ming army sent out infantry, but the Ming army's infantry defense was weak, so the Eight Banners Cavalry sent out cavalry to enter and exit quickly to harvest. When the Ming army sent out their cavalry, the Eight Banner Soldiers would shoot arrows from the long-distance heavy armored infantry archers. At close range, the heavy armored infantry spearmen would stab with their spears. It could be said that they stabbed and shot at the same time, making the Ming army very embarrassed. They could not catch up or escape.
About 40% of the heavy-armored infantrymen were spearmen and 60% were light-armored archers. Before that, he eliminated the spearmen, as well as those who carried short weapons and sabers.
Fifth, the cooperation of the artillery.
Finally, there was the application of artillery and the coordination of infantry and artillery. The artillery of the Eight Banners was formed very late, but they were very good at learning and improved very quickly. From the Battle of Sa Er Hu, Nurhachi had started to recruit Han people like Liu Han to imitate the cannons of the late Ming Dynasty. He had used various methods to obtain raw materials and smuggle them. At the same time, Tong Yangxing, Li Yongfang, and other Han people with artillery experience were used to form the "Wuzhen Chaoha", with Cao Zhenyan as the head of the teaching team. The most commonly used method was for the infantry to dig trenches and surround the enemy, and for the artillery to do roll call, such as the Battle of Mount Song. There was also luring them into the pocket formation and waiting for them to attack at the same time. The Battle of Daling River was one such example. Of course, the accuracy was still very poor at that time. They could not coordinate with the heavy infantry to eliminate the enemy's firing points while they were advancing, but they had already used the infantry cannons to the peak of cold weapons.
The firearms unit was made up of the Liaodong Han people and the original Liaodong army of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, if the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and the Great Ming army were to encounter a war, they would almost certainly win.
For the Eight Banners, it was easy for them to defeat the Ming army with just 10,000 soldiers.
Even if the Eight Banners Army was so powerful, if the Ming army defended the city and relied on the Red Cannons to bombard, the power of the cannonballs that came down from hundreds of meters in the sky was not something that human strength could resist. Even if you wore a few layers of armor, it would be useless. You would still be blasted to pieces.
This was also the reason why Yuan Chonghuan defended Ningyuan City and heavily injured Nurhachi with a single shot before dying in anger.
。。。。。。。
"However, all of this depends on your own choice. You can decide whether to stay or leave by drawing lots. Everything is fair and just.”
The general announced loudly.
Hearing that.
The recruits in the training field were all in a state of turmoil.
For the vast majority of them, the moment to decide their fate had arrived.
After all.
It was impossible for everyone to be like Abraham. Like Ingri, he yearned for the battlefield. After all, he was Abu Han. Most people were afraid of the battlefield because it was a place where they could barely survive.
Except for a small number of real warriors like English who wanted to kill enemies and make contributions, most people were still afraid of death.
Therefore, most people wanted to become a logistician and garrison soldier without any danger.
That way, they wouldn't have to go to the real battlefield.
This was because even new recruits had to serve for a year before they could retire. During this period, they might also go to the battlefield.
Therefore, drawing lots to determine the military's future was fair and just.
"Brother Ingrid, I hope we're lucky.”
"If we can draw a capital city to become a logistics force, then we'll be safe.”Shi Dun. Du Duo said excitedly.
"Yes, I am."
"Brother Ingrid, although you can gain merits on the battlefield, it's better than losing your life.”
"I hope our luck will be better.”
The other villagers chimed in.
At this moment.
They only wished that their luck would be better.
But in the next moment.
What they never expected was…
Abraham. Engrid quickly stood up and looked at the general on the platform. He said loudly,""May I ask this Lord Gu Shan."
This sound.
It immediately attracted the attention of the generals on the platform.
"This kid isn't bad. He didn't panic in such a situation.”
"And…Why did he look so familiar?”
The young general in the lead looked at Abu Han. Ingrid thought to himself.
Now that the new recruits had joined the army, they were all very afraid of the military camp and the generals. Almost no one dared to ask questions like Ingrid.
"Do you have any questions?"
Guardia. Dusha looked at Abu Han. said English.
"If I choose heavy cavalry or heavy infantry, can I enter the battlefield?”Abraham. Ingri asked frankly.
Enlisting in the army and fighting on the battlefield was the most common thing. What Ingri wanted was to become a logistics soldier and garrison soldier in the capital, and even the emperor's personal guard in Shengjing. Although it was peaceful, it was not Abu Han. Ingrid thought.
He had to become stronger, obtain power, and then return to his hometown in glory and marry Natan openly. Angel.
"You want to choose the heavy cavalry or heavy infantry?”
Guardia. Dusha was surprised.
Over the years, he had taught the new recruits many times, but he was afraid of the combat troops. He was afraid that he would die on the battlefield.
This was also the origin of drawing lots to determine the family of a soldier.
All the Eight Banners soldiers who were loyal to the Qing Dynasty had no objections.
Of course, there were very few people who requested to fight in the frontline troops, so they had to fulfill their wishes.
And the Abu Han in front of him. Angeli was actually not afraid of becoming a frontline combat unit, and he was even required to be a charging unit, heavy cavalry, and heavy infantry. He seemed to be very passionate about the battlefield, which surprised Guarga. Dusha.
"Not bad."
Abraham. Ingri admitted frankly, and his eyes met Guarjia's. There was no fear in Dusha's eyes.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]