[1146 Caught Xixiang Longsheng]
The Japanese samurai and European knights have a similar feeling, and they belong to elite troops with classes.
Warriors are hereditary system. The males in the family have been trained since childhood, and are both civil and military, and have excellent equipment, so the combat power of warriors must be much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers.
If we talk about ordinary infantry, it is stronger than the Qing soldiers in the late Qing Dynasty.
Football is a grassroots soldier who works in daily life and becomes a soldier during wartime. His weapons are swords, guns, bows and arrows. His armor is simple and even without armor. His training level is not high and his combat power is weak.
Putting aside the smelting process, not talking about the strength of the sword and gun, Japanese bows are limited by the height of the Japanese, and their structure is defective, and their range and lethality are not excellent.
Besides, the lightweight armor can have iron armor (mostly called belly curls) even if it is very good, and it basically does not hold a shield and has poor defense.
The reason for not holding a shield is that the bow and arrow are not strong, and can be resisted by armor, and most weapons are held by both hands.
There are very few Japanese cavalrymen, and because Japanese horses are not tall, they are not very strong.
China began to use composite materials to make crossbows since the late Shang Dynasty, and the armor was also excellent. By the Song Dynasty, the heavy ones were made of iron armor, which weighed about 30 kilograms, and the lighter ones were even paper armor. They were still used in the Ming Dynasty. The New Tang Book recorded that "fold paper is armor, and the strong arrows cannot penetrate", and paper can be obtained easily, and militias can basically have one piece. The defense of this armor was tested by the rumor Terminator. Not only was the bow and arrow, but also had strong defense against swords and swords, and it could even resist flintlock rifles.
In fact, the proportion of paper armor in ancient my country was quite large. Moreover, the paper armor was slightly modified with leather or cloth on the outside. Its appearance was also gorgeous, without rust, and if it was soaked in oil, it could improve its waterproofing ability, which was no less than iron armor. The only disadvantage was that it was slightly less durable, but the repair cost was also cheaper.
If infantrymen were of equal numbers to infantry, and without considering many factors such as command and morale, the ancient soldiers of China would definitely have the advantage compared to Japan.
After all, the war was a vassal of the economy. The economy seemed to be strong in the late Qing Dynasty and was among the forefront of the world in total, but the country had no money, and the country referred to the government.
China is different. The Chinese government is rich, but now it has been solved by the people's food and clothing, the literacy rate of the whole people, and the development of industry. These basic projects have been delayed.
Although President Meng is committed to strengthening national defense, he puts national defense behind the development of the economy. Without an economy and no industrial foundation, what is the national defense?
The cute CEO is not a militant man.
In terms of cold weapons, China is very powerful. The Japanese only dare to disturb the coast. If it really causes the Chinese to catch fire, in fact, any dynasty can abuse the Japanese.
Judging from the history of China and Japan, the confrontation between the two countries in the era of cold weapons should be the Japanese riots in the Ming Dynasty and the Ionchen War in Korea.
During the Ming Dynasty's anti-Japanese war, the Japanese pirates' personal abilities were undoubtedly very outstanding, whether they were weapons or fighting.
Qi Jiguang relied on the cooperation of multiple troops in the Mandarin Duck Formation to defeat the Japanese pirates.
It can be seen that the warriors are not as powerful as that.
Warriors are middle and lower-class officers, located between retainers and civilians, and usually serve as cavalry or slight generals during wartime.
Since samurai are professional soldiers, they have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and Japan is still martial, since the end of the Warring States Period, the forging technology of swordsmanship and swords has been greatly improved, and the imitation of Western armor has greatly improved its protection compared to the old large armor.
Samurai is not only proficient in swordsmanship, but is top-notch in more than 20 skills such as Jiu Jitsu, Water, Bow, and Equestrian. In addition, cultural education since childhood not only promotes personality development, but also has a deep understanding of mercenaries.
Therefore, if you fight alone, the peasants armed by the Ming Dynasty's military service system are by no means an opponent, after all, the two are not on the same level.
Of course, the Chinese army was not an ancient army. Three hours later, the Japanese army was wiped out, and more than 5,000 samurai soldiers were wiped out, and a small part was captured. Even Takamoto Saigo himself was captured.
Saigo Takaho was desperate to commit suicide, but was shot by the company commander of the Chinese army. If it was a little later, it would be too late.
Saigo Takamoto closed his eyes on the ground, covering his hands and cried bitterly, not only for the pain, but mainly because he couldn't stand the humiliation. He couldn't understand that with the strength of the Chinese army, he could actually defeat more than 5,000 of him.
Xuan Jianzhang, who received the notice, rushed over, "Why don't you let the hygienist bandage him?"
"He kept moving and did not cooperate." The two soldiers standing next to Takashi Saigo said.
Xuan Jianzhang squatted down, "I am Xuan Jianzhang, Xixiang Longsheng, we have met!"
Seeing that it was Xuan Jianzhang, Takaho said angrily: "You killed me, isn't there a saying in China that you can kill a soldier and not be humiliated?"
Xuan Jianzhang smiled and said, "You are quite familiar with our Chinese words. I don't have a high education. I don't know how to say this yet. Have we insulted you? You are insulting yourself."
Takamoto Saigo stopped talking.
"If you are brave, cooperate with the treatment. If you want to die yourself, no one can save you." Xuan Jianzhang said calmly, "If I were captured, I would never be like you. Soldiers must dare to win, and even dare to lose! The Chinese army does not abuse the prisoners, nor will they underestimate the captured soldiers. Our army not only has the once captured soldiers, but also the soldiers who have turned against the enemy from the original enemy. Now, aren't everyone very brave?"
Seeing that Takaho Saigo seemed to have been persuaded by him, Xuan Jianzhang signaled to the two soldiers and took Takaho Saigo off.
"I don't need you to save me unless you can promise to let me go back!" Saigo Takamoto said: "I will never surrender to China. I am a Japanese man, and I am a Japanese ghost when I die."
Xuan Jianzhang smiled and said, "Yes, I can tell the Emperor about your request. Wait for the letter. If Your Majesty does not approve it immediately, you don't have to be discouraged. On our Chinese Army, as long as you are willing to work, you will naturally be let go back when the war is over. We have discipline, whether it is for high-ranking officials or ordinary people, it is the same. Besides, you are not considered a high-ranking official."
Takamori Saigo was silently helped up by two soldiers and taken down.
Chief of Staff of the Division excitedly said: "I really didn't expect that an ambush actually caught Takashi Saigo?"
"What is Xixiang Takaho? If Your Majesty gives me the complete First Field Division of the Chinese Army and give me complete logistics supplies, I dare to fight to their Honzhou Island." Xuan Jianzhang smiled.
"Then, this is what you said. I'll write it down for you. A division, let alone Honshu Island. If you continue to fight like this endlessly, you don't know when this Kyushu Island will be fought." Chief of staff of the division smiled.
Xuan Jianzhang also felt that a teacher might be a bit exaggerated, but he had full confidence in defending the existing achievements of his own brigade.
Li Hongzhang received Xuan Jianzhang's battle report in Nagasaki Castle and was ecstatic. He immediately notified all the ministers stationed in Nagasaki Castle and sent a power to His Majesty the Emperor.
President Meng is already on the train back to Beijing. Now, from Busan, North Korea Province, to Seoul, to Pyongyang, then to Danju, to Fengtian, to Shanhaiguan, to Zhili, and then directly through the entire Northwest through the Northwest Railway Network to Central Asia Province. The westmost and easternmost sides of China are already fully connected.
This is because railways cannot be built at sea, otherwise the Chinese army could build the railways in Nagasaki Castle.
"Hsen Jianzhang caught Takashi Saigo?" The cute CEO heard Princess Katrina Kaif say in surprise.
From capturing Takaho Saigo to President Meng's news, it has been two days since he learned the news. This was a bit slower after the emperor left Seoul and received news from Japan.
"Yes, is the emperor unhappy?" Princess Katrina Kaif smiled sweetly.
The cute president smiled and said, "Of course I'm happy. I just didn't expect that Takaho Saigo's army was so weak. I couldn't stand it in just a few days. With such a little strength, I dared to attack us."
"He is called overestimating one's own ability. Now, what should Saigo Takaho do?" Li Tae-hee asked.
The cute CEO thought for a while and looked out the car window. Although he arrived in Fengtian, the emperor did not get off the car and didn't want to get off. Now Zhao Qingluo has already arrived in Beijing, so it doesn't make much sense to get off the car.
Chapter completed!