Late Ming, 1640

Let's talk about some views on rogue bandits. The major rogue bandits in the late Ming Dynasty often had tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops. The key to whether this is true or not depends on your definition of an army. I personally think that the army of rogue bandits can be divided into four layers. The first level is the elite cavalry, which controls war horses and is good at riding and shooting. The elite cavalry generally accounts for one or two percent of the army. On the second level, horse soldiers, that is, mounted infantrymen who ride on horses or mules, cannot play mounted shooting, but they can play simple mounted slashing, such as marching in a dense formation like a wall. Horse soldiers generally account for 34% of the army. The third level, infantry, has formal weapons and can fight in formation. Infantry accounts for one-tenth of the army. The fourth level, the hungry soldiers, are the hungry people who follow the bandits. They have no weapons and do not understand battle formations. They are cannon fodder among the bandits. During the war, they dare to rush up for a steamed bun or a bowl of porridge. These hungry soldiers generally account for seventy-eight percent of the army. Whether they are considered a large army or not is a matter of opinion. Roughly speaking, a rogue army of 100,000 troops basically consists of a thousand elite cavalry, a few thousand horsemen, a million infantrymen, and 70,000 to 80,000 hungry civilians. Most people become rogues because they cannot survive, but becoming rogues will make it difficult for more people to survive. Although the rogue bandits claimed to fight local tyrants and share food and money, the local tyrants and gentry in the late Ming Dynasty were not easy to fight. They all lived in rural villages and used their clan neighbors as private soldiers. Their fighting power was amazing. In the late Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng conquered almost all the prefectures and counties in Henan, and he was helpless in the face of thousands of rural villages in the Central Plains. Therefore, the rogue bandits mainly make a living by robbing small farmers who do not have strongholds. In the last years of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought in the Central Plains. Most of the crops were lost for several consecutive years. The population of Henan dropped from more than 10 million to more than 2 million. Those villages without forts were basically empty.

The author writes quite well. As for the shortcomings, I couldn't find them after searching for a long time. Next, the protagonist should farm, and then start to take over the world and become the emperor. I read the history of the late Ming Dynasty, and I feel that everyone is worse than others. The Peasant Army Li Zicheng and others were terrible, and the Manchus were also terrible. What the protagonist needs to do is just not be too bad compared to them, and he can basically rule the world and become the emperor.

I excerpted a section of the configuration of the Eight Banners' troops and horses from the Qing Dynasty's official "Records of Shunzhi", hoping to give the author and readers a reference for understanding the Eight Banners: The number of horses and men below the garrison general, above the armored men, and the number of horses are determined for the expedition. The prince has four hundred horses. The prince and three hundred horses. Baile and two hundred horses. Beizi and one hundred and fifty horses. There are one hundred horses and one hundred horses in the town. Assist the Duke and eighty horses. Before entering Bafen Town, the Duke of Guo had seventy horses. Assist the Duke and sixty horses. General and eighty horses. Counselor, seventy horses. The commander of the guard army, the commander of the vanguard, Mele Zhangjing, and sixty horses each. The commander of the protective army, Meile Zhangjing, and forty horses each were appointed. Forward officer, Jia La Zhangjing, Shu Jia La Zhangjing, first-class bodyguards, and thirty-five horses each. Idle Zhang Jing, forward guards, second-class guards, and twenty-five horses each. Department Zhang Jing, third-class bodyguards, and eighteen horses each. There are twelve horses each for the Military Guard School and the Riding School. There are eight horses for each of the military academy and the riding academy. There are six Xiaobo Shiku, six guards and six horses each. Armored men and four horses each. Bachelor of the Inner Academy, the same as Mele Zhangjing. He studied as a bachelor, the same as Jia La Zhang Jing. Attendant reading is the same as idle Zhang Jing. His Chihaha fan is the same as the Hu Military Academy and Xiaoqi Academy. 11. Volume 14 of Shunzhi Records. From the above historical data, it can be seen that when the Eight Banners went out, the lowest armored men had four horses, and the princes at the top brought four hundred horses. On average, it was basically five horses per person. They would definitely not be able to take care of so many horses. This led to a group, that is, the conquering Aha. Each armored man has to lead two Aha, one is responsible for guarding the camp, and the other is responsible for leading the horses. Therefore, if we see three thousand Manchu cavalry going on an expedition in history books, we must not take the literal meaning of it as three thousand men, but three thousand armored soldiers, six thousand Aha auxiliary soldiers, and fifteen thousand horses. With such a configuration of troops and horses, it is not difficult to defeat tens of thousands of infantry. This is also the main reason why the Eight Banners soldiers often appear in history books to be ten times more powerful than the Ming army. In actual combat, not only the strength of the troops must be counted, but also the horse power. According to the standard of one horse equaling three soldiers, a cavalry of 3,000 and one horse can equal 30,000 infantry. This is This is also the reason why a mere 70,000 Manchurian Eight Banners can overthrow the Ming Dynasty. It is not 70,000 Manchurian Eight Banners but 70,000 Manchurian cavalry. If that is not enough, then there are 70,000 Mongolian cavalry. Forget it, Shunzhi not only has Manchu uncles, but also Mongolian uncles.

You treat the people as a child, and the people treat you as a fool

The starting point of this crossing is not very good. The upper limit of the development of this road is the powerful local villagers in Henan, such as Li Jiyu and Liu Hongqi in history. Basically, the only way to survive is to rely on the strongest force. Moreover, Henan has been basically devastated and has few resources. It is also the first line attacked by Li Zicheng and the Qing army in 1645. There is no buffer to train troops. The imperial court's reinforcements and suppression officers and soldiers pass by. The military discipline is no different from that of bandits, especially the pillars of the Central Plains Zuo Liangyu and Shaanxi He Renlong. Historically, these Henan native villages helped the imperial court suppress bandits, sometimes helped Li Zicheng suppress troops, and finally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Maybe I've watched too many rebellions, so I feel like I've been overemphasizing the change of pig's feet, which is a bit uncomfortable, like eating a fly.

After reading this chapter of Shi Gong, I can basically confirm that this book has no hope. The best ending for Shi Kefa is to die in Yangzhou City. The more tragic the death, the better. It is the best arrangement for himself, the protagonist and the Ming Dynasty. The Shi Kefa written by the author is almost better than Wen Tianxiang. Where is the actual Shi Kefa? The Donglin Party member's fault is that he is too outstanding, and his good cards are terrible. If he doesn't die in Yangzhou, I can't even think of his posthumous reputation.

The protagonist is actually afraid of his wife and leaves. Feminist ideas have been substituted into ancient times and I can't stand it anymore

I read a dozen chapters. In troubled times, a time-traveling protagonist has average mental skills, is plain, a lot of nonsense, and verbose. What is troubled times? Killing is decisive and clear, and the choice is clear. It is a miracle that the protagonist can survive for two months, and it is mandatory by the author. It is particularly embarrassing for the protagonist to survive, because he is not qualified to survive, and living is a waste of food. Just a piece of trash.

After reading it, I would like to express my opinion. After more than 90 chapters, the protagonist's thoughts are still wavering. He is still looking forward and backward, worrying about this and that. Chongzhen will be completely finished in three years. The author must consider the readers' sense of substitution. This is an online novel and not a documentary novel.