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Chapter 1198 The Marshal has gone to heaven

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    Qi Jiguang used the Qi family army as a model and trained steadily for three years, basically solving the chronic problem of arrogance and laziness among the more than 100,000 Northern army generals in Ji Town.  Especially his newly recruited 30,000 battalion soldiers, who have been tempered for thousands of times and can be called elites.

    The third thing he did was to explore a new strategy.  Qi Jiguang knew that fighting the Tatars in the north and fighting the Japanese pirates in the south were completely different things.

    The south is a network of swamps with dense rivers and lakes, which is not conducive to large corps operations or cavalry operations. Therefore, Qi Jiguang used thousands of elite infantry to fight against the Japanese pirates, relying on the mandarin duck formation to be invincible.

    But there are mostly open areas in the north, which are conducive to cavalry operations.  The powerful Mongolian cavalry is good at riding and shooting, has super mobility, and can come and go like clouds, erratic.  And every time they are dispatched in full force, there are often tens of thousands of riders.

    At this time, relying on the infantry to attack in a mandarin duck formation is like hitting an egg with a stone.

    Different battlefield environments require new strategic and tactical responses.  Qi Jiguang did not rest on his past glory and immediately began to study new tactics.

    He knows that the advantage of cavalry lies in speed. To defeat the powerful enemy at lightning speed, he must either have a faster and more powerful cavalry unit and enslave the wolf like a champion.

    Or you have to try to slow down the enemy and use a car formation to fight the enemy like Wei Qing did.

    The Ming Dynasty seriously lacked cavalry, and training elite cavalry took too long. Although it was a long-term solution, it could only be implemented slowly.  Until then, the latter is obviously more realistic.

    Of course it¡¯s not a pure car formationthat would be too passive.  He spent great efforts and tightened his belt to form a powerful army with chariots, cavalry and infantry fighting together.

    At the same time, Qi Jiguang also paid close attention to tactical training based on reality.  He believes that when using troops, different strategies and tactics must be adopted according to different terrains, and we cannot stick to rules and ignore changes.

    He divided the terrain of Ji Town into three types.  One is the plain, a land hundreds of miles south of the pass; the second is the semi-dangerous and semi-difficult land near the border; the third is the valley and narrow pass, the land outside the border.  The plains and wide roads are good for chariot fighting, the semi-dangerous and semi-easy places are good for horse fighting, and the valleys are good for foot fighting.  Based on this, we will carry out mixed training of vehicles, horses, and infantry, and let different arms play the leading role according to local conditions to maximize their advantages.

    But the quality of the army can only be tested on the battlefield.  After three years of careful preparation, the moment of the big exam finally arrived

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    A burst of hurried footsteps recalled Qi Jiguang's thoughts.

    He looked up and saw his subordinate general Feng Ziming.

    "Commander." Feng Ziming clasped his fists and reported in a deep voice: "The scouts from the front are reporting that Brother Dong Fox has led 50,000 Tatar cavalry and has left Daning and is heading south!"

    Daning is Daningwei, which is called Bagou in Mongolian. It is known as the "thorough road to Liaoning and Meng, and the lintel of Yanzhao". Allusions such as "The old horse knows the way" and "Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst" all come from here.  Since ancient times, it has been the only way for nomadic and farming peoples to conquer each other.  After the imperial dynasty recaptured Youyan, it was also the headquarters of the North Parallel Capital Command.

    But since the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty has lost its glory and its national power has declined. Under repeated attacks from various Mongolian ministries, the defense line has continued to shrink.

    Now Daningwei has long existed in name only and has become the pasture of the Ulliangha tribe.  The Xifengkou Great Wall was the front line of the Ming army to resist their invasion.

    To the south of Daning is a mountainous area, and Wu Liangha went out in force, obviously with only one purpose, which was to take advantage of the autumn harvest in the Ming Dynasty to launch an annual plunder.

    Half a month ago, Qi Jiguang learned about the gathering of various departments in Ulliangha through traders outside the customs.  Once he calculated that time was almost up, he personally led his elite troops to the Xifengkou area, where they were most likely to encounter the enemy, and waited for the Tatars to come.

    "Haha, they are indeed here!" As Marshal Qi's right-hand man, Hu Shouren naturally arrived like a shadow.  He stroked his beard excitedly and said, "This time I might be able to enjoy my life. Grandma, I haven't had a chance to fight in a few years!"

    "Of course they will come." Qi Jiguang's younger brother Qi Jimei laughed loudly: "Last year, we did not get any benefits after the border wall was repaired. If we don't plunder some this year, Dong Hu will not be able to survive this winter."

    ??The various Mongolian ministries do not farm and have almost no handicrafts. They cannot even produce iron pots for boiling water and cooking. The Ming Dynasty imposed a material embargo on them Although Lao Xier helped with smuggling, it was far from enough to meet their needs.

    And due to the influence of the Little Glacier, the winter outside the pass is extremely cold, and a large number of livestock freeze to death every year.  The ministries could barely survive by raiding the interior every autumn.

    Last year, when Qi Jiguang repaired the border wall, Dong Huxu broke his head and was bleeding, but the result was in vain.  Fortunately, he had saved some money and bought rations from Ming merchants in Shanxi and Liaodong, and he was able to survive the long winter.  But hunger still occurred this spring? Full of holes, you can come and go at will, and dividing your troops can improve the efficiency of robbery.  Now that the border wall is strong and heavily defended, of course we must concentrate our superior forces and go all out to create an opening. We must then defend the way out. Wouldn't it be foolish to divide our forces again?

    Qi Jiguang carefully put the telescope back into his arms and leaned down to look at the Xifengkou area at his feet, but his eyes were not on Guancheng.  Guancheng has three high walls, the wall is more than two feet high, and there are six hollow watchtowers that serve as horns for each other. Even thousands of troops and horses cannot attack it, let alone the Mongols who are not good at attacking cities.

    So he estimated that Dong Hu would choose one or more of the several passes on the west side of Xifengkou such as Dongjiakou and Shijiayu to break through.

    ?Then how to arrange the troops is ready to be figured out.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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