Chapter 656: Napoleon vs Qi Jiguang

After Zhang Zhun left Dongjiabao, he was immediately escorted by a sniper detachment, and Dongjiabao would not be in danger for the time being, and from now on, his main area of activity should be in the central barracks. There, he had very important things to set out to do.

From Dongjiabao to the central military camp, it is about ten miles away, and all the way is a flat field, without any obstacles. Zhang Zhun was only escorted by fifty snipers. At this time, it is still very dangerous to suddenly encounter a large number of Tartar cavalry. Therefore, the accompanying Dugu Lie, Huang Xian, Lu Yidian, Liu Mang, Brother Wei and others were very vigilant, and the muzzles of their guns were almost flat. If you notice something wrong, you will immediately shoot.

After a large number of snipers were assigned to serve as officers, the five of them became the backbone of the sniper detachment. In the face of the Tartar cavalry, which could appear at any time, they did not dare to relax for a moment. Even Liu Mang, who is usually the most hanging, can see clear beads of sweat on his forehead at this time.

The gunfire of the Tiger Ben can be heard sporadically, and it should be that there are Tiger Ben cavalry and Tatar cavalry fighting nearby. Zhang Zhun looked around and found no Tartar. Along the way, there were no encounters with Tartar cavalry. It seems that the soldiers of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion and the Leopard Cavalry Battalion are still relatively powerful, and they are gradually clearing the Tartar cavalry out of the surroundings of Dongjiabao.

After half a cup of tea, Zhang Zhun arrived safely at the central military camp, and the snipers breathed a sigh of relief. There are also a large number of enemy corpses left behind. Not the Tatars, but the Mongols. In yesterday's battle, it was mainly the Mongols who attacked the central battalion.

"Lord Governor!"

"Lord Governor!"

After receiving Lu Yidian's report, Yang Zhiyuan, Zou Mingjia and others all came out to greet him.

"Hello everyone!"

Zhang Zhun nodded, got off the horse, and entered the central barracks.

Compared with the tragedy of Dongjiabao, the central military camp looks good, at least, the casualties here are far less than Dongjiabao. After the whole battle, the casualties of the central military camp were less than 100 people. The battalion, which was a reserve, did not even have a chance to make a move, and the enemy hurriedly retreated.

Entering the conference hall, Zhang Zhun sat down, and Yang Zhiyuan reported the basic battle situation. The attack on the central barracks was mainly carried out by the Mongol infantry, about 5,000 men, and the Mongolian cavalry who fought in coordination also numbered 5,000 or 6,000 men. Their attack was very fierce for a time, causing some casualties to the Tiger Army. But then, they noticed that something was wrong and began to grind foreign workers. By the time the horn sounded, they all withdrew.

In general, neither side gave their best. The Mongols did not let go of the attack, and the Tiger Army did not have a chance to fight back. It is conceivable that the Mongols' resentment against Zhang Zhun is not as deep as that of the Tartars. Among the three major tribes, except for the Horqin tribe, the other tribes will not fight hard with Zhang Zhun for the sake of Huang Taiji.

"It is the tribe of Harasan who has attacked us, and the leader is called Hadan Batel."

Yang Zhiyuan said cautiously in the report.

"Hadanbaatle?"

"Looks like an interesting person."

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully to himself.

According to the information provided by the Wenxiang Sect Network, among the three major Mongolian tribes, the Harashen tribe and the Tumut tribe, and the run-in period with the Dajin Kingdom have not been completed. The leaders of the two major tribes are still limited to limited cooperation with Huang Taiji. Perhaps, the Tiger Benjun can put some effort into these two people. However, now is not the time to talk about the Mongols, Zhang Zhun has more important things.

"Yang Zhiyuan, Zou Mingjia, you two come here, I want to discuss something with the two of you."

Zhang Zhun said solemnly.

"Good!"

Yang Zhiyuan and Zou Mingjia hurriedly agreed.

The three of them came to the side hall next to them, and all the irrelevant personnel were all dismissed, and then sat down. Zhang Zhun's seriousness made Yang Zhiyuan and Zou Mingjia a little nervous, and they didn't know what was going on. In fact, what Zhang Zhun wanted to discuss with Yang Zhiyuan and Zou Mingjia was the formation of the field corps.

Originally, this corps should have been formed by Zhang Zhun himself, and except for him, no one else may have such knowledge and ability. However, his work is indeed too much. In the current Northern Zhili, the Tartars, the imperial court, and the tiger army are entangled with each other, in addition to military battles, political strategy, is also very important. Zhang Zhun has to deal with all aspects of things, and it is impossible to have time to take charge of specific work. Therefore, the formation of the field corps can only be under his advice and guidance, with Yang Zhiyuan being specifically responsible for it, and Zou Mingjia assisting.

"Sir, you speak, I'll record it."

Yang Zhiyuan understood that the stakes were very high, and said with a solemn expression.

His original level of education was a tabula rasa, and he couldn't even write his own name, but in the past two years, through his own efforts, he has basically mastered the commonly used Chinese characters. As long as it's not too obscure Chinese characters, he basically recognizes them. Of course, don't be too demanding when writing calligraphy. Anyway, Zhang Zhun's own brush writing is also rotten, just like that, and no one will have inferiority.

After all, Zou Mingjia is a little smarter, and in terms of cultural knowledge, he has a better grasp than Yang Zhiyuan. His calligraphy is not very ugly. It's just that his temperament is more jumpy, he is easy to be impatient when he encounters things, and he is not as calm as Yang Zhiyuan in doing things.

"The name of this legion is called the Blue Dragon Legion."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

The green dragon and white tiger, the Vermilion Bird Xuanwu, are all legendary beasts, and the use of the green dragon as the name of the legion has the first taste in the world. Of course, in the eyes of the literati of the imperial court, such a name is too cheesy. But there is no way, if it is not tacky, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army may not be able to remember it at all.

As the field corps of the Tiger Army, the establishment of the Blue Dragon Legion, Zhang Zhun has two ideas. The first, a replica of Napoleon's legions almost two hundred years later. The second is to replicate the glory of the Qi family army eighty years ago. As for which one to use, Zhang Zhun didn't make a decision. Copying Napoleon's legions can bring it into line with international standards as soon as possible, which is conducive to the establishment of a modern military system as soon as possible. The replication of Qi's army is in line with China's national conditions and is conducive to the acceptance of the people and soldiers.

"Let's talk about Napoleon's legions first."

"I'll explain to you the concept of the column first."

Zhang Zhun said one by one.

Yang Zhiyuan and Zou Mingjia both listened carefully and recorded them from time to time.

The so-called "vertical array" has not actually appeared in the history of warfare in China. In ancient China, there were various types of combat formations, but there was no so-called vertical formation. In fact, the column formation is a combination of the column and the phalanx. During the French Revolution, France adopted the "Vertical Formation" as the standard battle formation, which gradually became known to the world.

The formation of this formation was partly influenced by Marshal Sékesi, who had already begun to experiment in this area in the middle of the previous century. On the other hand, in order to make the most effective use of the poorly trained "full draft" of the civilian population, it was necessary to adopt this formation. The so-called untrained people, in fact, are similar to the Chinese rebel army, which can also be explained by four other words, that is, "rabble".

In the battle against Frederick the Great, these untrained and poorly disciplined troops had unexpected combat results due to the use of "vertical formations". The column has good control, which can effectively control the panic generated by the rabble, and guide and force them to fight. However, this formation, established by Carno and perfected by Napoleon, is by no means a reproduction of the phalanx or the Swiss spear formations of the past.

The most complex of the French columns is the formation combination, and the depth combination of the battalions, under the strong and comprehensive protection of the skirmishers, does make the French column versatile, and it allows the commander to adopt flexible and diverse firepower assault tactics. When an infantry battalion forms an offensive column, its depth generally does not exceed nine columns, and its depth arrangement can produce a psychological effect, and if necessary, each detachment can still use a line formation to fight.

However, in the later stage of the war, after a long period of attrition, the French ** team had lost its excellent quality, and they no longer formed a flexible and diverse column. Napoleon could only occasionally use a large number of battalion columns as a last-ditch means of shock. At that time, France had a small population and human resources were being depleted at a rapid rate. Without sufficient manpower, no matter how powerful Napoleon was, he would not be able to recover. This point, for China, does not exist at all. No matter what period of time, China has never been short of troops.

The French longitudinal arrays were of great value because they were flexible and varied to use. Compared with the rigid horizontal formation, the commander of the column can mobilize a considerable number of troops on the battlefield with faster speed and better command methods. Especially on mountainous terrain, the combat effect of the vertical formation is better than that of the horizontal formation.

The commander can easily change into a variety of formations, especially from a marching column to an offensive formation, which takes much less time than a linear formation. When sending stragglers to harass the enemy, it is not necessary to make great adjustments to the formation of the column, and it is possible to quickly form horizontal formations and square formations in depth of two or three columns to carry out fire attacks on the enemy, and in addition, it is not necessary to maintain a close connection between the flanks of the various parts of the column, as in the past. As the battle progresses, the tactical landscape is open, so it becomes more dynamic.

The column formation during the attack has two main functions:

First, it allows soldiers in dense formations to quickly pounce on the enemy. The success of this kind of combat operation mainly relied on the artillery first launching artillery bombardment on the enemy, and the stragglers harassing the enemy in advance, so as to make full preparations for the column attack. The enemy's casualties were mainly caused by artillery and skirmisher fire, and not by the column itself. This is because when the column is moving forward, its own firepower is relatively small, and it is very rare to defeat a strong enemy with bayonets.

This is very important. The Tiger Gun is known to be very lethal and has a long range, and can effectively knock the Tartar cavalry to the ground before they arrive. Together with the grapeshot bombardment of artillery, it was possible to form an effective line of defense in front of the Tartar cavalry. Even if the occasional Tartar cavalry were lucky enough to get through this line, there would not be many of them. This is of paramount importance to the safety of the field corps itself. If the Tartar cavalry was allowed to rush into his ranks, the field regiment would be finished.

Second, offensive columns are more often used as follow-up support units. Usually the column first sent skirmishers to start the battle, and then used as a replacement base for the skirmishers and a direct tactical reserve. If the skirmishers meet stubborn resistance from the enemy, the battle continues in a volley. As soon as the enemy position begins to waver, the horizontal column advances, or the width of the platoon is reduced again and the column is changed.

Napoleon I adopted a combination of stragglers and columns, which perfected the tactics of columns. In battle, concentrate forces at a decisive time and place, maneuver at the right time, attack in a combined manner, first hit the opponent with artillery fire, and then carry out a sudden attack on the selected main area, and continuously increase the assault force from depth, once the attack is successful, the cavalry quickly expands the results of the battle, and puts into reserve at the right time to destroy the opponent.

If you want to copy the Napoleonic legion, the formation of the Blue Dragon Legion, you have to make a big change. The original establishment of battalions, associations, teams, groups, and corps will be transformed into squads, platoons, companies, battalions, regiments, divisions, and corps. This change, the soldiers may have certain difficulties in accepting. Because, these compilations are all new terms, and on Chinese soil, except for Zhang Zhun, no one else has a clear concept.

European armies in Napoleon's era used battalions as the basic tactical unit. 6 to 8 companies per battalion, about 500 to 1,000 men; The second to third battalions are a regiment; The second regiment was the first brigade; The 2nd Brigade is the 1st Division. The division is a strategic unit, which contains the combined nature of all arms, with 8 to 10 infantry battalions (5,000 to 9,500 people) and 2 artillery companies (12 guns).

By 1800, Napoleon had the corps as a strategic unit, including the 2nd to 3rd infantry divisions, the 1st light cavalry division (3rd to 4th regiments), and 36 to 40 guns. When a regiment is organized into three battalions, the first and second battalions are the backbone battalions, and the third battalion is the reserve battalion. If the 3rd Battalion joins the battle quickly, the 4th Battalion will be reorganized as a reserve by a temporary formation of the 1st Battalion.

The main force of Napoleon's army, of course, was the infantry. Infantry is customarily divided into light and heavy infantry. In each country, light infantry is distinguished from heavy infantry by the difference in height, physical strength and temperament of the personnel. This distinction is necessary, slightly different in the basic tasks. Heavy infantry is used for large-scale resolute attacks and in dense formations. Light infantry is suitable for skirmishers, maneuvers, guarding and vanguard, etc.

The main armament of the infantry was a breech gun and a part of the rifle. Mainly flintlock pistols, later improved into firing guns. Poor accuracy of hitting, difficulty in reloading, and slowness, affecting the rate of fire, about five rounds per minute. Its effective range against individual soldiers is 100 meters, effective against group targets within 200 meters, and difficult to hit at 350 meters away. Bayonets have become widespread in infantry.

Due to the slow loading of ammunition by the infantry, the speed of advance cannot be fast, and the "goose step" is often adopted. The so-called goose step is to walk for a while and stop for a while, like a goose. Once, while looking at the flintlock pistol in a German infantry battalion, Napoleon once said with emotion: "This is indeed the most unfortunate weapon that can be issued to the soldiers." ”

Of course, in the equipment of the Tiger Army, the front-loading rifled guns are used, which are much more powerful than smoothbore guns, much more accurate, and reliable are also guaranteed. The two major disadvantages of the Tiger Gun are the slow reloading speed and the inability to shoot from the lying down. However, under the conditions of the time, neither of these shortcomings was a problem. Therefore, to be precise, basically every soldier of the Tiger Army can be called a skirmisher.

Cavalry was likewise the main force of Napoleon's army. Cavalry also differs from heavy cavalry and light cavalry. Throughout the Middle Ages, cavalry was the main branch of all armies. During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), two-fifths to one-half of the army was generally cavalry. In the middle of the eighteenth century, during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) and the Napoleonic Wars, cavalry still played an important role.

There were many types of cavalry in Napoleon's army, and the classification was very complicated. There are mainly heavy cavalry, dragoons, lancers, horse pilangiers, hussars, chasseurs, etc.

Heavy cavalry mainly refers to cuirassiers. The riders had cuirass and were heavy, and the French cuirass weighed twenty-two pounds. Heavy cavalry was formerly a heavy knight in Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, and a cavalry gendarme in the Middle Ages. The heavy cavalry was clumsy in actual combat, not strong in combat, and its cuirass could not withstand bullets fired at close range (100 to 150 meters), so it was abandoned by European armies for a time. After Napoleon, infatuated with the traditional prestige of the imperial system, he restored the cuirassiers in France. Soon, the armies of other European countries followed suit.

Dragoons are a type of cavalry that is dual-purpose and ranges between light and heavy. Some countries incorporated heavy cavalry, while others incorporated light cavalry. They are called dragoons because they are painted with dragons on their flags (some sources say that dragoons got their name from the dragoons they were equipped with). Light dragoons can also fight on foot.

The lancers used spears and sabers, and were armed with pistols and carbines; Some were equipped with armor and incorporated into the heavy cavalry. Equipped, the carnipers were armed with the best weapons, equipped with carbines, and were elite cavalrymen. Hussars were lighter and more agile, first appearing in Hungary and Poland, consisting of nobles, and later in European armies. The Chasseurs appeared in the second half of the 18th century, and were composed of selected personnel from forest guards, hunters, and mountain people, and were good at fighting in scattered formations, as well as serving as guards, reconnaissance, and pursuits.

The basic combat unit of cavalry was a company, usually equipped with one hundred and forty horses. The third to fourth companies are a cavalry regiment, and there are cavalry divisions and cavalry corps above the regimental level, and the number of regiments under their jurisdiction is not very fixed. Napoleon, in the infantry division, was also incorporated into a certain number of light cavalry.

The artillery of the Napoleonic era, which developed by leaps and bounds, officially became a branch of the army.

France attaches great importance to the study of artillery theory. Joan, known as the "father of artillery" in France? Baptiste? In 1776, when Gleebauvr was the director of French artillery, he reformed the artillery and developed a more complete artillery system, which included specially trained artillery units and schools, and special artillery weapons for field, siege, coastal defense and fortress garrison; In addition, the gun carriage and gun structure and organization have been improved, the standard type system is adopted, the gun carriage parts can be used interchangeably, the heavy artillery can be disassembled, and all kinds of gun transport tools only need seven wheels and three axles.

Thus, light artillery (four- and six-pounder nuclear cannons and six-inch pursuit guns) was generally equipped with the army, and the fortress guns had swirling wheels that slid on semicircular tracks, adjusted direction, and began to calculate the size of the guns in terms of their caliber and not in the weight of the projectile. On this basis, Napoleon improved and developed the French artillery, making it more standardized, light and flexible, and more mobile, and more rational. For the first time, Napoleon made artillery a class of the highest ranks.

The ratio of the number of troops to the number of artillery guns varies from country to country. Napoleon thought that two guns per thousand men would suffice, and this ratio later became the norm. In addition, each gun carried about 200 rounds, of which about a quarter were shotguns. A foot artillery company is generally equipped with eight guns, and an mounted artillery company is equipped with six.

"Do you understand?"

Zhang Zhun looked at the faces of Yang Zhiyuan and Zou Mingjia.

"It's a little difficult."

Yang Zhiyuan said down-to-earth.

Zou Mingjia hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slowly.

He was two natives of the Ming Kingdom, and he didn't know who Napoleon was, and Zhang Zhun asked him to understand Napoleon's tactics, which was indeed a bit reluctant. This is also the reason why Zhang Zhun talked to the two of them alone. Zhang Zhun didn't want too many people to ask everywhere where this Napoleon was sacred.

"That'...... Let's talk about Qi Jiajun again. ”

Zhang Zhun said with interest.

Since Napoleon couldn't understand it, he had to focus on Qi Jiguang.

As a latecomer, Zhang Zhun has a habit of not knowing whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage, that is, he has accepted more Western military theories, and he is a little unfamiliar with the things of his ancestors. This cannot be said to be his fault, it is determined by the environment in which he lives. All the knowledge he received was taught by his superiors. For Qi Jiajun, Zhang Zhun is really not very familiar.

However, just because he is not familiar with it does not mean that there are no familiar people. In fact, around him, most people are very familiar with the establishment of the Qi family's army. It must be known that in the history of the Ming Dynasty, the name Qi Jiajun can definitely be recorded in history. In fact, it has gone down in history.

In the middle of Wanli, Qi Jiguang died of illness, and forty or fifty years have passed since now, but when Qi Jiguang's name is mentioned, all military households, whether they are poor or given, whether they are military households at the lowest level, or high-ranking officials in the health center, cannot but admire Qi Shaobao's existence from the bottom of their hearts. Even Zhang Juzheng's political enemies are no exception.

After Qi Jiguang died, his army still created a lot of brilliance. The foundation of Li Chengliang's army is actually the Qi family's army. Zhejiang soldiers, at that time, were the spokesmen of strong combat effectiveness. Even in the battle with the Tartars, the Zhejiang soldiers never lost face. This is very rare. It's just that with Qi Jiguang's departure, the status of the Zhejiang soldiers is decreasing day by day, and the strength is shrinking day by day, and finally disappears completely.

Qi Jiguang's grass-roots tactical units are "rooks" or "teams", the car battalion and baggage battalion are "rooks", and the horse battalion and infantry battalion are "teams". The horse battalion and the infantry battalion are the main combat forces on the front line, and all the officers and soldiers of the battalion are in armor to go into battle, and the car battalion and the baggage battalion are auxiliary support troops.

When fighting the Japanese on the southeast coast, the Qi family army was not equipped with firearms, because the quality of the firearms at that time was too poor, and often the enemy did not hit them, but they injured their own people. However, after being stationed in northern Xinjiang, Qi Jiguang began to attach importance to firearms. He made great efforts to greatly improve the quality of firearms through Zhang Juzheng, Tan Lun and others, and ensured that firearms could really play a role on the battlefield.

[Author's note: The Qi family army became famous because it pacified the Japanese on the southeast coast. In fact, Qi Jiguang's greatest contribution to the Ming State was to defend the northern frontier for 20 years, so that the enemies in the northern frontier did not dare to move. For the Ming Kingdom, the Japanese are just a delicate disease that can be ignored. It's a pity that most of the people in later generations know that Qi Jiguang killed the Japanese invaders, but they don't know his contribution to defending the northern frontier. Alas, the roll sighed. 】

Qi Jiguang's troops in the Ming Dynasty should have the highest proportion of firearms, and they used bird guns instead of the later three-eyed guns and other low-level handcuff firearms, only in the power and number of heavy artillery is obviously insufficient. At that time, in the Ming Dynasty, there were no weapons of mass destruction such as red-coat cannons, and even the number of Franco-machine artillery was very small.

According to Zhang Zhun's research, the ratio of firearms in the Qijia military vehicle camp is 43.60%, the ratio of firearms in the horse camp is 42.57%, the ratio of firearms in the infantry camp is 48.02%, and the ratio of firearms in the baggage camp is 58.70%, among which the ratio of firearms in the baggage camp is the highest. The number and proportion of firearms in Qi Jiguang's Jizhou training and organization were the highest in the world during the same period. During the same period, the Spanish phalanx was popular in Europe, and the size of a single phalanx was equivalent to the "battalion" of the Ming Dynasty, and the ratio of firearms to a single Spanish phalanx was 22.38% (excluding artillery).

The Japanese Sengoku Daimyo is based on "Bei" as the basic tactical unit, which is also equivalent to the "battalion" of the Ming Dynasty, and the firearms ratio of a Sengoku Daimyo is 20.98%. At this time, only Ottoman's new army (that is, the Guards) had a firearms ratio of more than 30% in the world, and the firearms ratio of Vietnam and even Malaysia, Indonesia and other sultanates in Southeast Asia was actually very high, not inferior to Europe and Japan.

Qi Jiguang's most basic tactical unit of the "car" and "team" of personnel grouping and weapon allocation, can be matched to form a battalion formation or self-combat operations, compared with other countries in the world of the grassroots tactical units, more attention is paid to the mutual matching of large army formations, the function of combat is relatively weak, this is the biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and other countries in the formation of troops.

It can be said that the 100,000 soldiers of Qi Jiguang Jizhou of the Ming Empire were the invincible lions with the most advanced grouping, the most sophisticated weapons, the most solid training, and the best treatment in the world at that time, and they were the glory and pride of our nation. Later, the reason why the Ming army was able to defeat the Japanese army in Korea was due to the foundation left by Qi Jiguang.

In terms of specific battle formations, Qi Jiguang's planned establishment of the Qi family army was based on the tactical idea of the "mandarin duck formation," with reference to the battlefield environment and the hostile Japanese fighting methods with actual combat weapons, and a small number of mixed units was adopted to form a highly mobile strike force.

The first combat unit to be formed was the smallest combat unit, "Wu", as the name suggests, "Wu" is composed of a commander and four soldiers, a total of five people, and is the most basic and smallest combat unit of the Qi Army. This point is slightly different from the Tiger Army. The army of the Tiger Ben Army is five soldiers, plus a captain, a total of six people.

The two corps form a team, called a squad, and a total of 12 people, including the captain and the firefighters in charge of cooking, form a "team", and this "team" is equivalent to a modern "squad". The "team" is a complete main body of the Mandarin Duck formation, which unfolds several different team formations according to its formation changes.

This is also different from the Tiger Army. At this level, the Tiger Ben Army adopted a "gang", and the two corps formed a gang, consisting of a gang commander, a fire leader, two army commanders, and ten soldiers, a total of 14 people.

The four teams of the Qi family army are a sentry, called a brigade, with a sentry commander, a total of 49 people as "sentry", which is equivalent to a modern "platoon". The establishment of the Tiger Army at this level is a squad. The squad of the Tiger Ben Army, with a total of five groups and a total of 50 soldiers, plus their respective officers and firehead soldiers, is a total of more than 70 people.

The level of "sentinel" is the largest basic combat unit of the Qi Army, that is to say, the formal formation of the basic combat unit of the Qi Army is composed of "team", "team" and "sentinel", and there is no later "bureau", "department" and other large units, this kind of combat unit composed of small formations, mobility is quite excellent, and it is mixed into a military department, both offensive and defensive, even if it is the smallest combat unit "Wu", it can also exercise the best combat mission, and the flexibility of combat and the application of tactics are quite extensive.

Qi Jiguang's training in the three towns was based on the experience of the southern anti-Japanese war and the characteristics of the battlefield environment in the north. Qi Jiguang improved ordnance and formulated military standards and specifications for the use of cold weapons and various types of firearms; in the organization of troops, he pioneered the mixing of various military departments and hot and cold weapons into battalions of vehicles, horses, infantry, and baggage that were both offensive and defensive, and evenly distributed firearms to the most basic tactical units, "cars" and "teams," so that the penetration rate of firearms in grassroots tactical units was the highest level in the world at that time.

We must first clarify a concept: Qi Jiguang's various military departments and the grouping and configuration of hot and cold weapons are dispersed into the "vehicles" and "teams" at the grassroots level in a mixed manner, which is equivalent to the modern "squad" level. At the same time, Europe, Ottoman, Japan and other countries were also mixed with hot and cold weapons, but they were all the same kind of military departments concentrated in the same larger unit, which is equivalent to the modern "company" or "battalion" level.

In terms of tactical application, Qi Jiguang's battalions, from battalions to teams and even vehicles, can exercise first-class offensive and defensive combat tasks, without relying on the support of other units, and have excellent tactical flexibility. However, the grass-roots companies of other countries in the world are unable to carry out combat missions with both function and defense on their own, and need to rely on the support of other units to carry out their tasks, and their tactics are of course limited.

In addition, the army organized and trained by Qi Jiguang is a professional army recruited from the army, with good salary, complete equipment, and excellent training, which is not comparable to the stragglers under the military system of the guard station and the tuntian, and among the professional armies of the countries in the world during the same period, only the salaries and benefits of the Spanish phalanx and the new army of Ottoman can be compared. However, these armies were inferior to the Qi family army in terms of the number and type of firearms they were allotted.

Of course, the Qi army also has a great weakness, that is, the lack of large-caliber long-range heavy artillery, especially the European and Ottoman armies are generally equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery, and the Qi family army is obviously insufficient in long-range firepower and lethality against it.

However, this weakness can be overcome by the better mobility that Qi Jiajun is good at, and the mobility of Qi Jiguang's car, horse, and infantry battalions is far better than that of the bulky European phalanx formation, but it is still slightly inferior to the mobility of the large Ottoman army, and the military mobility of the Ottoman Empire can be said to be unparalleled in the world.

As for this weakness, when it comes to the Tiger Benjun, it is not a weakness at all. The Tiger Army had the Flying Dragon Cannon, the Redcoat Cannon, and soon after, the Field Artillery. This can fully compensate for the lack of heavy firearms. The key is whether the Tiger Ben army can adapt to such an establishment as soon as possible.

Qi Jiguang served in the subordinate unit of the Jizhou General Army, which was formed on the basis of the original Jiangsu and Zhejiang Army or the Qijia Army during the Anti-Japanese War. The Qi family army was actually a professional army recruited from the army, not the traditional guard army of the Ming Dynasty, which was quite similar in nature to the Jianghuai Army and the Hunan Army established by Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang and others in the Qing Dynasty.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Jingshi Battalion and the Datong, Xuanhua and other government horse cavalry, there were no available soldiers in the country. When the Ming Dynasty was overthrown, the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Datong Mansion Horse Cavalry were annihilated by Houjin and Li Zicheng successively, and the Ming Dynasty was doomed.

Before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, only the Yulin Army of the Beijing Division Battalion and Wu Sangui's headquarters guarding the border pass still had a complete firearms unit, and the so-called Qi Family Army, which was originally at its peak and well-equipped, had long since ceased to exist, and this situation was quite similar to the situation in the late Qing Dynasty.

On the Internet, some people often mistakenly think that the Qi family army of the Ming Dynasty is equipped with sophisticated firearms and that all the Ming Dynasty guards are like this, and they also mistakenly think that the Qi family army can be used as a symbol of the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, which is a very big conceptual fallacy.

"I'm done, how do you feel?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

Yang Zhiyuan and Zou Mingjia glanced at each other and did not speak. They need time to weigh carefully. In their hearts, of course, they are biased towards the establishment of the Qi family's army, but the establishment of Napoleon's army described by Zhang Zhun is not useless.

In China's history, multi-arms mixed corps were generally formed on an ad hoc basis, and they were formed only when the Great War came. However, Zhang Zhun meant that he was ready to fix and normalize this corps as soon as possible. To put it bluntly, this corps is dedicated to fighting, and the other troops are mainly used to defend the city.

"My lord, we need time to figure it out."

Zou Mingjia said frankly.

"Good! I'll give you three days! ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said.

Coming out of the council hall, Zhang Zhun came to the front of the central military camp, raised a clairvoyant mirror, and carefully inspected the sporadic battles between the Huben cavalry and the Tatar cavalry. At this time, Lu Yidian arrived in a hurry, saying that Huang Taiji had sent an envoy to ask for a meeting with Zhang Zhun.