Of course, it is impossible to have in-depth discussions on melee tactics in the ward. But no matter what, Fang Libing is brave and resourceful, but unfortunately one leg is gone, and he will not be able to be a staff officer in the future. However, if a military research institution is established in the future, Fang Libing can be able to study some military affairs. Chongzhen felt sorry for a while, and asked about the injuries of Guo Yanqi and Zhou Weiming, and then he withdrew from the ward.

When you see Zhou Weiming, you will think of Zhou Feier. Chongzhen didn't want Zhou Feier's only younger brother Zhou Weiming to have anything to do. Fortunately, Zhou Weiming was only injured in his left arm and it was not serious. Chongzhen felt relieved.

It is false to say that the wounded were not excited when the emperor came to the battlefield hospital to visit the wounded. It is a false idea to see Tianyan. After all, there are very few people in the world who can see the emperor. Moreover, the concern and love expressed by the emperor seem very real. Whenever the emperor hears the cruel battle between the wounded and the Tartars, his face is solemn. Whenever he hears the most tragic part, he will also show a deep feeling. The emperor's true feelings have made all the wounded feel generous, as if he dies, he will be regarded as a hero who stands tall.

After visiting all the wounded, Chongzhen felt emotional that the Ming Dynasty had no shortage of warriors. As long as the soldiers were well trained and commanded by the generals, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not weak in terms of morale and combat power. However, based on the situation of all the injured soldiers, we can imagine how fierce the Qing army was. In one day, more than 500 people were killed in battle, more than 600 people were injured, and more than 600 injured wounded were all strong and strong, and they were also very fierce in the Ming army. However, each of them was injured under the Tartar sword, which showed the terrifying combat power of the Tartars' melee combat.

After visiting the wounded, Chongzhen was still unsatisfied, so he summoned staff to study the methods of close combat.

Of course, if there is a submachine gun, there is no need to worry about any other way. Just equipped a submachine gun and can solve the problem by just "twisting" the problem.

Chongzhen said worriedly:

"The people who visited the wounded just now saw that more than 90% of the casualties occurred in hand-to-hand combat. Fang Libing proposed to install more pistols, which is a way! You might as well think about it more and see what other good melee methods are there?"

Chongzhen was preparing to brainstorm again, but since he landed in Liaodong to confront the Qing army, the chronic disease of close-killing hand-to-hand combat has not been solved. The casualties of the Ming army in hand-to-hand combat have always been high. Although the Ming army has theoretically unlimited military supplements, no matter what, the blow to morale of such a large casualty rate is self-evident.

Du Jun is the most daring among these people, which means he is the best at firing:

"Your Majesty, according to me, before the Qing army rushed forward, perhaps it was really a fierce medicine. It was a desperate fight. Not to mention its savageness and ferociousness, just talk about the Qing army's weapons. According to the wounded soldiers, many heavy weapons are not something that ordinary people can do. Our army's bayonets will naturally suffer a lot from dealing with such powerful and heavy weapons. Therefore, as I see, our army should indeed play to its strengths and avoid its weaknesses. It is a good strategy for fitting more pistols. I have tried six consecutive pistols. If this gun is equipped with 20 or 30 more pistols, and if the Qing army uses powerful and heavy weapons, it will not be able to stop our pistol bullets. From then on, our army will not be afraid of the Qing army fighting in close combat."

Du Jun's meaning was that the Qing army had put on medicine, so that it would increase its strength and was not afraid of death. It was difficult for Chongzhen to make a conclusion on whether the Qing army took stimulants. However, later researches said that from the Qing army's annual consumption of beef and mutton, the calories consumed were obviously higher than those of the Han people who mainly ate grains, and their nutrition was higher. Due to their long-term hunting and killing, from a kinematic perspective, this continuous physical strengthening made the Qing army inevitably dominate in strength. In addition, the Qing people had to face cold and wild animals. The result of the survival of the fittest was that those with strong physiques and skilled bows and horses could survive. From these three aspects, the Qing army had an overall advantage in strength and cold weapons. Even if they did not take banned drugs, their strength advantage was there.

Well, when dealing with power-based opponents, you naturally have to use technology to restrain yourself. For example, on the football field, the Qing army was good at siege, but the Ming army was afraid of close confrontation. The only countermeasure was to play technical football. However, technical football was easy to talk about, but it was difficult to play specifically.

Chongzhen wanted to hear Bai Hengdu's thoughts, so he turned his attention to Bai Hengdu. Bai Hengdu understood, but said:

"Your Majesty, I have been thinking about the words of Company Commander Fang. If Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou reborn, can they come up with a way to restrain the Qing army? Qi Shaobao could have come up with the "Mandarin duck formation" tactics against Japanese pirates back then. If Qi Shaobao faced the Qing army of Haci, I wonder what kind of tactics would he come up with?"

It is obvious that Bai Hengdu admired Qi Jiguang very much. Judging from his leisurely and fascinating expression, he knew Qi Jiguang's sacred status in Bai Hengdu's mind. In fact, Qi Jiguang can also be said to be the first to be the first to coordinate the firearms. From recruiting troops to training troops to leading troops, he could also lead a generation of wind. Zeng Guofan's method of recruiting troops and training troops in the later generations was to be the master of Qi Jiguang. Therefore, in Chongzhen's view, if Qi Jiguang was alive, Haci would probably not have any chance.

Du Jun also respects Qi Jiguang, but with Du Jun's personality, he is naturally not superstitious about anyone. From his chess style, he can see that he often doesn't care about chess. Therefore, he disagrees with Bai Hengdu's statement:

"It is true that Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou seemed to be at ease in dealing with the Mongol light cavalry. But don't forget that the Qing army was mainly heavy cavalry, with Li Rufang and Hong Chengchou, who were familiar with the virtual and realities of our Ming army, had shields and chariots to deal with firearms and cavalry assaults like wildfire. It was not the minister's ambition. If our army had not had accurate new firearms, they could shoot through the heavy armored cavalry of the Qing army wearing two layers of iron armor. It was hard to imagine what kind of formation could be able to fully restrain the Qing army. Yes, the emperor said that the Spanish musket spear formation could restrain the cavalry of the Ottoman Empire, but the Ottoman Empire had only less than 10,000 heavy cavalry, and the Qing army's cavalry was mainly heavy cavalry. The Qing army's heavy armored cavalry was wearing two layers of heavy armor, but only had two eyes exposed, even if the muskets and iron sand hit it, It is difficult to hurt the Qing cavalry wearing two layers of heavy armor. In terms of weapons, the power of the Qing army's weapons is far stronger than that of the Ottoman heavy cavalry. The wounded just said that is clear evidence. When it comes to dealing with firearms, Hong Chengchou led 130,000 Ming troops in the past were equipped with Yu Dayou's artillery array, with thousands of artillery vehicles in the army. As a result, it was not a small victory over the Qing army at the beginning, but it was eventually defeated. The Qing army not only had shield chariots, but also could dig long trenches, which made our Ming army, equipped with various firearms, defeated. In short, in terms of combat power, tactics and strategy, the Qing army was undoubtedly higher than the Ottoman cavalry. Therefore, even a Spanish-style musket spear formation may not be able to defeat the Qing army. Even if Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou reborn, they may not be defeated, but it is not easy to win."

Chongzhen thought to himself, how could he actually raise the level of Qing cavalry and Ottoman cavalry? I remember that later generations also had fun people bored online, talking nonsense about the Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire or Ming Dynasty, and the Qing army, which is more powerful, which is better, which is weak. However, in terms of heart, Chongzhen tried the captured Qing army weapons. Some of them were difficult to lift, let alone use them to wield and kill the enemy. This shows that the Qing army did have brute force. The Qing army heavy cavalry was wearing two layers of heavy armor. This protection was not a simple firearm that could penetrate, and the Qing army's shield chariot tactics-

—Whether it is the human-type or mule-horse-style shield chariot tactics, the effectiveness of resisting Ming garrison weapons is extraordinary. The combination of heavy armored cavalry and shield chariot tactics is a great test for the fire density of Ming garrison weapons. It is hard to imagine that the Ming army can output continuous and powerful firepower. As long as the Ming army's firepower is weakened, the Qing army can break into the Ming army's front in less than a minute. Therefore, whenever the Qing army fights field, the Ming army has few victories. From the heavy armor, heavy weapons, in terms of protection and attack power, and flexible tactics, the Qing army's cavalry should be above the Ottoman cavalry, at least Chongzhen thought so in his heart.

The two of them went further and further, but Liu Jiyun was only concerned about the emperor's central idea, so he said:

"I think it is important to equip more pistols to the company. For the newly arrived 500 six-shot pistols, you can also consider equipping some companies on the front line."

Upon hearing this, Bai Hengdu also returned to the track of how to improve melee tactics. He had repeatedly considered the pros and cons of using pistols on the front line, so he said:

"How to avoid accidental injury when using pistols in melee combat? First of all, close-fitting combat, pistols cannot be fired continuously. Even if they are six consecutive shots, they still have to change magazines after six consecutive shots, and bayonets can be stabbed dozens and hundreds of times. I think not everyone can exert the power of the pistol to the extreme like Company Commander Fang. Therefore, it is necessary to try to find out which one is better. According to the prior plan, these five hundred pistols are equipped for cavalry. I think pistol cavalry should need such continuous shot pistols more than infantry in the trenches."

Qin Zhiyong has always rarely spoke out, but today he witnessed the various tragic situations of the wounded soldiers, and he couldn't help but say:

"To deal with the Qing army's shield chariots, artillery fire support must be strengthened. In the opinion of the minister, it is better to send more armored vehicles to support the formation. The light armored vehicles of the Chang'an are enough."

A 12.7-caliber machine gun against cavalry, even if the horse is covered with armor, it will be blown up. This is true when using machine guns against cavalry, cannons against shields, soldiers come to block, and water comes to cover them.

Du Jun immediately raised objections to this:

"We can't scare the Qing army away. We originally wanted to implement magnetic tactics so that we can consume a large amount of Qing army."

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After much discussion, I finally got a plan to "cross the river by feeling the stones". Each company on the front line was equipped with 20 pistols, including five and six pistols. In short, the assassination tactics are still the main ones, and pistols are just the pistols, let's try it out.

(In order to write the nine astronomy documentary "The Battle of the Qing Dynasty", this documentary is a bit difficult to accept. In addition, there is a blog post "Things about the Qing Dynasty: The Rise of Northeast Asia" that I read is good. Among them, the rule of ethnic minorities will inevitably cause fatal disadvantages and is consistent with my own views. The reason I hate the Qing Dynasty is because the rule of ethnic minorities accounts for the overwhelming majority of the Han people and cannot establish the most basic confidence. Under suspicion, I was actually bewitched by the "cheap" "supporting the Qing Dynasty" of Yihequan, which has performed an eternal strange thing - declaring war on all countries!)


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