Just as Zhu Youxiao envisioned, the Ming army in the future would not have infantry, but only mounted infantry.
Whether dealing with a fishing and hunting people like the Jiannu or a nomadic people, it is impossible to completely defeat the enemy without a mobile army.
The active actions of the Ming army in various military garrisons were beyond Nurhaci's expectations, and also broke the Jiannu's strategic retreat and wishful thinking of waiting for changes.
I'm afraid that the Later Jin would have been completely wiped out without waiting for any factional strife or chaos caused by civil and military officials ostracizing and oppressing each other in the Ming Dynasty.
The worsening situation made Nurhaci's temper more and more violent, and the oppression and killing of the Han people in Liaodong became more and more severe.
In turn, Nurhaci's madness made the situation facing the Later Jin even worse. The Han people could no longer bear the enslavement and rose up in rebellion one after another.
Now, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Later Jin Dynasty is on the brink of collapse.
The situation was extremely isolated, and it was under strict siege and blockade by the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian tribes, and Korea; internally, there were conflicts among the nobles fighting for power and profit, the resistance of the Han people in Liaodong became increasingly fierce, and the ruling order was greatly damaged.
In fact, in history, the Later Jin Dynasty was also in a precarious situation during Nurhaci's last few years, when he became confused and reckless. But compared with today, the situation was much worse.
If it were not for the need to destroy the Jiannu as soon as possible and to concentrate all our efforts on dealing with the peak disaster of the Little Ice Age that was about to come.
Zhu Youxiao might have hoped that the old slave could live a few more years without having to fight. Under the old slave's reckless behavior, the Later Jin Dynasty would collapse or fall into division and never recover.
According to Zhu Youxiao's understanding of history, he believed that it was a series of drastic measures taken by Huang Taiji after he came to power, and the completion of a key step in feudalization, that saved the fate of the Later Jin Dynasty.
Indeed, the Later Jin dynasty was now considered a slave state. Its political institutions were incomplete, and the Eight Banners Army was similar to the private armed forces of the banner owners, which greatly restricted the development and growth of the Later Jin.
The reason why he was somewhat wary of Huang Taiji and spared no effort to sow discord and attack him was precisely because of Zhu Youxiao's analysis and judgment.
By taking a three-pronged approach from the political, economic and military aspects, the Later Jin Dynasty was finally pushed to the edge of the cliff.
Their rise is sudden, their fall is sudden. Many emerging forces or regimes that are inherently deficient and lack foundation are subject to this law of rise and fall.
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The situation facing the Later Jin Dynasty was becoming increasingly unfavorable, and this was felt not only by the upper echelons of the government but also by the Han people at the bottom of society. The reason was simple: food prices were rising and the supply was becoming increasingly scarce.
The haze began to thicken and spread, weighing down the rulers of the Later Jin Dynasty and the ruled.
Some are happy while others are sad. On the contrary, the atmosphere in the areas ruled by the Ming army is becoming more and more relaxed and cheerful.
The most obvious was in southern Liaoning, or more precisely, in Jinzhou and Fuzhou in southern Liaoning. Although Gaizhou had also been recovered, it was on the front line, so it was impossible for there to be no tension.
Today, the left and right armies of Dongjiang Town, which were resting and training in Yongning, gathered early to welcome the imperial envoys and respectfully received the numbers and military flags bestowed by the emperor.
"Long live, long live, long live!"
When Zhang Pan knelt down to receive the "Sun and Moon" Ming Dynasty flag decorated with yellow tassels and waved it in front of the army, all the officers and soldiers knelt on one knee and shouted "Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
Most of the flag is red, with a bright yellow strip near the flagpole, embroidered in red with the current designation of the former Dongjiang Town Right Brigade, "Ming Dynasty 114th Mixed Brigade".
The numbers were arranged in random order. Taking Dongjiang Town as an example, Gou Zhenhuai's was 117, Chen Jisheng's was 124, and Mao Chenglu's was 113. The Dongjiang headquarters took the first three numbers.
The Left and Right Brigade in southern Liaoning were assigned the mixed brigade numbers 114 and 126.
The mixed brigade was an independent combat unit, with a number starting with "one"; the cavalry was organized into battalions (3,000 people), with a number starting with "two"; and the reserve Ming army was numbered "three".
Zhu Youxiao was lazy and didn't want to go into too much detail, so the designation was kept relatively simple. Even the unit assigned to it was a roll of the dice.
However, this random assignment, without any order or mention of a specific town, has some deeper meaning. They are all Ming troops, so why would they be divided into this town or that town? These mixed corps will not always be organized under a specific military town.
Except for the Panshi Mixed Brigade, which was named by the emperor, the five mixed brigades in western Liaoning, southern Liaoning, eastern Liaoning, Dengzhen and Jinzhen all had the same numerical numbers.
Regardless of whether or not there were doubts about the designation, it was bestowed by the Emperor, a symbol of the army, a testament to the Emperor's immense grace. As the saying goes, "When the flag exists, the army exists; when the flag is lost, the army is disbanded." The absence of this military flag meant the army was disbanded.
"Long live, long live, long live!"
There was another round of cheers, and Kong Youde also took over the military flag and waved it more vigorously than Zhang Pan.
This is a designation and flag bestowed by the Emperor. According to the Ministry of War's official document, the first batch of Mixed Brigade designations were all awarded during the Pingliao Campaign, a total of only nineteen.
In other words, the great cause of pacifying Liao and the war to eliminate slavery were the missions of these 19 mixed brigades, and also the glory they wanted to obtain.
The flag-awarding ceremony did not last long, and the imperial envoy took his men away and went to Gaizhou to award flags to other troops.
"Hehe, 126, that's much bigger than Brother Zhang's 114!" Kong Youde smiled and joked as he saw Zhang Pan.
Zhang Pan laughed heartily and said, "Old Kong has learned to count now. Congratulations, congratulations."
Kong Youde rolled his eyes, but didn't get angry. He said, "Of course, I can't compare with Brother Zhang. He can only write and do math to get the top scorer in the imperial examination."
Zhang Pan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No more jokes. Since we've met, I want to ask you about the warhorse."
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