Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 42
"After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty once wanted to incorporate its army. But the military equipment of the Song Dynasty was too worrying." Guo Kang continued: "At that time, the officials of the Yuan Dynasty counted the arsenal of the Song Dynasty and found that a large number of weapons were unusable, so they had to re-select and classify them. "

"These armored rods are divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. Inferior is actually a euphemism for rubbish. It is useless at all. They think it is empty when they are piled up, so they are all destroyed; the quality of the medium is also worrying. If it is usable, it can only be sent to the Mongolian soldiers; the top-quality ordnance can be considered to be roughly in line with the requirements, and it can be collected and used by the newly formed "Jiangnan Army", also known as the "New Attached Army."

"The quality of the soldiers in this army, as mentioned earlier, is also problematic. In places like Zhongshu Province, the Yuan Dynasty implemented the military household system. Soldiers farmed the fields on weekdays and participated in battles during wartime. But when they arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the Yuan Dynasty discovered that Soldiers in the Southern Song Dynasty were so poor that they didn’t even have any land, so they relied on their salaries to survive, and they actually became mercenaries.”

"The Yuan Dynasty was lenient and benevolent in government. From the beginning to the end, it did not re-divide the fields in the south of the Yangtze River, and granted the fields. Therefore, the matter was put on hold here. The newly recruited troops still had to be supported by the imperial court. The combat effectiveness of these people Of course there is no hope."

"I also find this strange." Borjan commented: "According to what I read from the book before, mercenaries should be more capable of fighting than militiamen. Why do you listen to what you mean, but in Serris, it's the other way around? gone?"

"Because you were led astray by Manzi. Manzi's military limit is too low, it's normal for this to happen." Li Xuanying interjected disdainfully.

"Let's talk about this later." Guo Kang had no choice but to stop him.

The Greeks have also seen the system of farming and warfare: the farmers and soldiers of the year and the military soldiers of the Purple Horde can be considered in this category.However, as someone who has experienced it, Guo Kang understands that the known upper limit of the agrarian warfare system in agricultural countries is not in 221 BC or 630 years ago, but in 1950, the end of the agricultural era—it is difficult to explain clearly to everyone.

Guo Kang thought about it, and continued with the previous topic.

"These are also lessons for us. The combat effectiveness of soldiers is directly proportional to the actual resources invested." He concluded: "Similarly, although there is a slight improvement, the Jiangnan Army of the Yuan Dynasty will definitely not be able to exert its true strength." Combat power."

"In actual combat, the Southern Route Army composed of the Jiangnan Army did not even demonstrate basic organizational capabilities. Originally, Kublai Khan had high hopes for the Jiangnan Army and used them as the main force for conquering Japan. I personally went to Ningbo to command. But when Arakhan arrived at sea, it seemed that he was not acclimatized and died of illness."

"Kublai Khan wanted to change again, but the time has dragged on for too long. The Northern Army is still waiting, so Fan Wenhu can only let Fan Wenhu lead the Southern Army to set off. But the Jiangnan Army's will to fight is very low, Fan Wenhu His command ability is also very worrying.”

"Fan Wenhu took the vanguard and left by himself, and the others were left in Ningbo, so he couldn't manage it. Some troops set off on their own, and some were still waiting for the new commander to take office. The generals of each department had different orders, and each took dozens of troops. Hundreds of ships are floating on the long route from Ningbo to Jeju Island."

"This campaign organization ability, even in Europe, is too bad." Perdicas commented: "The fleets of the Arabs are more orderly than theirs."

"No way, from here we can see why they couldn't win." Guo Kang continued: "At this time, the situation of the North Route Army is also very bad. They defeated the Japanese navy with their strong ships and guns, but the army A plague broke out."

"In addition, the Koryo Army, who served as the striker of the North Road, also performed poorly. According to the plan, they should have captured Tsushima Island as a transit point before the main force was assembled. However, the Koryo Army, which seemed to be in an absolute advantage, was inexplicably Defeated by the Japanese guarding the island. Two Korean generals were killed, and the soldiers lost a lot. This made the morale of most of the Northern Route Army very low."

"The arrival of the main Southern Route Army boosted their morale again, but at this time, there was another storm at sea, and the fleet was severely damaged. Among them, the Koryo Army suffered the most losses, and even the main general was drowned. In this way , everyone doesn’t want to fight anymore.”

"Storms at sea are a common occurrence for military strategists. When Rome and Carthage fought, they encountered strong winds that destroyed the entire fleet more than once." Perdicas said, "I understand what you mean. If a naval battle is stopped because of a storm , that really only shows that this war was never taken seriously.”

"That's true." Guo Kang nodded and said, "This storm should have very limited impact on the main force of the North Route Army. The troops of Wanhu Zhang Xi, a navy division, have good habits. The warship, therefore, suffered no loss."

"After the storm, Zhang Xi suggested that those who were drowned were not troops capable of fighting, and now the remaining ones are the elite soldiers. Those who happened to be holding back are gone, and they can take advantage of the situation to fight with their backs, attack the Japanese army, rob their rations, and realize the war. Target."

"This is like a general." Perdicas praised.

"That's right. A real Han, just like a real Roman, wouldn't care about mere storms." Guo Kang said, "Unfortunately, the others lost their will to fight, so everyone just broke up and went home."

"The Northern Route Army lost tens of thousands of people in the storm. According to Japanese records, thousands of people were left behind and were finally massacred by the emirs. The Southern Route Army...maybe not many people joined the battle. Most At this time, some people have not even arrived at the transit station Jeju Island. I heard that the front line has collapsed and the Jiangnan Army, which is still procrastinating everywhere, also dispersed and went home."

"Then this battle is actually of no reference value for the future." Perdicas thought for a while and questioned: "The only conclusion I can think of is to organize the army first, and then talk about the war. But It belongs to common sense, a qualified monarch and a qualified commander should know it. Do you have to suffer this loss before thinking about it?"

"I also think this war is irrelevant." Shi Ke said truthfully: "Actually, we have the same idea as you. Maybe only Guo Kang is interested in this battle. He also asked Javanese merchants to help him buy it from Zhengdong Province. What about the information. This battle, he may have studied it carefully..."

Guo Kang was a little embarrassed and could only smile apologetically.

In this era, no matter the Greeks or the Han Chinese, it is difficult to take Japan seriously.The Kamakura shogunate and the Hojo clan themselves probably never imagined that this war, which was completely pecking at each other, would be touted in later generations, causing both supporters and opponents to worry about it.

It's a pity that everyone likes this way of thinking that uses grandson as an analogy to grandpa, and he himself can't avoid it.

(End of this chapter)