In later China, everyone knew Qi Jiguang, but many people didn't know that in the Qi Jiguang era, there was Yu Dayou, whose achievements in fighting against the Japanese were no less than Qi Jiguang. Moreover, his ability to lead troops was no less than that of Qi Jiguang.
People at that time called the two "Yu Long Qi Hu". The dragon was obviously stronger than the tiger, so people at that time had a higher evaluation of Yu Dayou than Qi Jiguang.
Yu Dayou was very skilled in martial arts. At that time, he was not to mention being invincible in the world, but he was also considered a top expert. Even the shoulder pole fist spread to Yu Dayou's "Sword Classic". Of course, this "Sword Classic" is actually the Shaolin stick method. When Yu Dayou was fighting against the Japanese in Quanzhou, he passed this stick method to Nan Shaolin. During the Qing Dynasty, the monks of the Southern Shaolin City passed the "Sword Classic" to the villagers. Because of the Qing Dynasty's "Forbidden Martial Order", the villagers could not carry sticks openly. When they were fine, they simply used shoulder poles to practice this stick method. Later, the "Sword Classic" was developed. Later, Qi Jiguang compiled it into the "Ji Xiao New Book" and gave a detailed introduction.
However, although Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were both famous generals in the anti-Japanese war, their fates were completely different. Yu Dayou was upright and did not know how to adapt, but was suspicious and excluded by the court.
Qi Jiguang was more cunning. Qi Jiguang defected to the chief minister Zhang Juzheng and gave Zhang Juzheng a large number of rare treasures every year. Then Qi Jiguang was protected by Zhang Juzheng, and his official career was prosperous and he rose all the way. Of course, when Emperor Wanli began to liquidate Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang was in trouble. However, before that, Old Qi had been in glory for a long time.
The training strategies of Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang are completely different. Yu Dayou likes the elite soldiers, each with high martial arts skills. Then, in wartime, elite soldiers attack and defeat the enemy.
Qi Jiguang is more inclined to train a large army with strict discipline and orders. He believes that individual strength is limited, and collective strength is strong. Yu Dayou's method of training elite troops takes too long, and it takes ten or eight years to achieve results. Relying on strict discipline, it only takes several months to train an ordinary army with orders and orders. Moreover, if there is any loss, it is convenient to supplement. Although the combat power of elite troops like Yu Dayou is strong, it is too difficult to supplement. If all the elite troops are lost in a battle, they may be in great trouble. However, Qi Jiguang's training method, even if the loss is great, just select a group of honest farmers and train for a few months, and then they will be restored to their combat effectiveness.
Later, history proved that Qi Jiguang's idea was correct. But Yu Dayou's approach was easier to be outstanding. Because civil officials did not understand military affairs, and seeing that Yu Dayou's elite soldiers were so powerful, they naturally thought that Yu Dayou was stronger than Qi Jiguang. Then, there was the saying "Yu Long Qi Hu".
Of course, as a junior, Qi Jiguang learned a lot of things from Yu Dayou. For example, Yu Dayou's "Sword Classic" was highly praised by Qi Jiguang, and it was also included in the "New Book of Ji Xiao" and promoted it in the army.
Even in the issue of the chariot array, Qi Jiguang also copied Yu Dayou's place and made improvements.
Yu Dayou's unicycle is very simple, which is to place three or four sharp spearheads in front of the unicycle. During the battle, the unicycle is sent to the front of the formation, each next to each other. The two brackets behind the unicycle are inserted into the soil to ensure a fixation.
The wheeled chariot was specially designed to block the Mongolian cavalry from the rushing rush of the Mongolian cavalry after Yu Dayou was unjustly imprisoned in 1558 when he went to Datong Town to train troops according to the characteristics of the Mongolian cavalry.
Yu Dayou discovered that the Ming Dynasty infantry and Mongolian cavalry were most afraid of being penetrated by the Mongolian cavalry. Because that would lead to the collapse of the entire army. Next, the Mongolian cavalry would be allowed to be killed by the Mongolian cavalry.
Therefore, according to the method of the camp of Zeng Xian, a famous military strategist who died unjustly, Yu Dayou created a unicycle. He inserted three or four spearheads in front of the unicycle to block the impact of the Mongolian cavalry. If the Mongolian cavalry dared to hit him, he would be directly penetrated by the three or four spearheads in front of the unicycle. The two brackets behind the unicycle were deeply stuck in the soil, so that the unicycle would not be loaded. In this way, the Mongolian cavalry who rushed up first would be stabbed to death in front of the unicycle, and the cavalry would be killed by the Ming army after falling off the horse. The Mongolian cavalry rushing behind could only hit the body of the first war horse and could not advance.
In this way, the Mongolian cavalry would not be able to break into the Ming army's infantry formation and could only stop, otherwise they would be knocked over by their own people. The main force of the Ming army's infantry would not be defeated because the battle formation was destroyed.
At the same time, the Ming army infantry hid behind the unicycle chariot formation and kept shooting with muskets and bows and arrows, killing and killing Mongolian cavalry in large numbers. Then, the Ming army cavalry, when the Mongolian cavalry is blocked by the unicycle chariot formation, will also rush out from the side and attack the Mongolian cavalry flanks that have lost their speed.
By blocking the enemy through unicycle chariots, musketeers and archers kept firing. Finally, they sent Ming cavalry to attack the Mongolian cavalry who lost their speed after being forced to stop. With this whole set of tactics, Datong Town defeated the invading Mongolian cavalry many times. Then, Yu Dayou was naturally exempted from punishment.
The reason why Yu Dayou chose to use a unicycle as a chariot to block the enemy instead of using vans in large quantities like Zeng Xian was due to cost considerations. Zeng Xian was the Minister of War and the Governor of the Three-Border Region, so he naturally had the ability to call a large number of vans. Yu Dayou in Datong Town was just a crime minister who made meritorious service, so he naturally could not have the ability to mobilize a large number of vans.
Therefore, Yu Dayou used the cheapest wheelbarrow and put a few spearheads in front of the wheelbarrow, which became a chariot to block the enemy, cheap and practical.
Later, when Qi Jiguang was ordered to guard Jibei, he was inspired by Yu Dayou and used a chariot to attack the Mongolian cavalry. However, Qi Jiguang improved it based on Yu Dayou and Zeng Xian and created a side van, which was a chariot with a panel wall on one side and no one on the other.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! When encountering an enemy, face the enemy with a wall with a side van. The soldiers shoot the Mongolian cavalry through the shooting port on the wall with muskets and bows.
The side van was huge, and the Mongolian cavalry obviously could not rush over. Moreover, if the arrows hit the Ming army, the bows and arrows were blocked by the wall. However, the Ming army could calmly shoot and kill Mongolian cavalry through the shooting holes on the wall. Even because the side van was huge, Qi Jiguang even brought the tiger squat cannon onto the side van and shot the Mongolian cavalry.
Relying on this kind of chariot formation, when Qi Jiguang was in charge of Jibei, he killed the Mongolian cavalry and did not dare to get close to him...
Ma Lin had analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of these two types of chariots in his previous life and found that in terms of combat effectiveness, Qi Jiguang's van has stronger combat power and higher protection power.
However, side vans are not without shortcomings. The main problem is that side vans are too bulky and not conducive to marching. Although Yu Dayou's unicycle does not have the protection of side vans, it is better because it is light and flexible and convenient for marching. If the army marchs quickly, the unicycle can keep up. If it is replaced with side vans, it can only follow the baggage force slowly.
Moreover, if you suddenly encounter enemy cavalry, the unicycle will be deployed faster. Just insert two brackets into the soil and fix the body of the car to block the enemy. However, the side vans will take time to remove the horses that pull the cart first, and then arrange the side of the carriage to face the enemy, which will delay time.
Moreover, the most important point is that in Europe, except for the Tatars in Eastern Europe, there are no established archers in Western Europe. Therefore, there is no need to use side vans to block the archery shooting of enemy cavalry.
Because Western European cavalry and Arab cavalry are melee cavalry. As long as you use Yu Dayou's wheeled chariot, it will be enough to block the opponent's charge.
To take a step back, even if the enemy has archers and cavalrymen, there are a large number of musketeers in Marin's square formation, they will not be at a disadvantage in shooting...
Thinking of this, Ma Lin decided to equip his army with a large amount of Yu Dayou's wheeled chariot...
The reason for this decision was that Marin thought of the shortcomings of the Spanish phalanx - lack of offensive ability...
Marin's square formation was dug two deep trenches around the square formation. Although it blocked the enemy's progress, it also hindered the attack route of its own army.
Therefore, Marin's square formation can only be used for defensive battles and is not conducive to offense.
However, if the deep trench was changed to using Yu Dayou's chariot, it would be very different...
When the enemy attacks, the two hind legs of the wheeled chariot are deeply pierced into the soil. But if the enemy is defeated and fled, the soldiers pushing the harness can pull the hind legs out of the soil and then push the harness to chase the enemy. If the enemy counterattacks, then pierce the hind legs into the soil to fight a defensive counterattack...
In this way, Marin's army's movement ability will reach a big step. It will no longer be able to stand there and passively defend, but it will also have the ability to pursue the enemy.
Moreover, the wheelbarrow is not only light, but also has some military equipment on it. For example, it can be placed with some horse-resisting and horse-resisting nails. Once the number of enemy cavalry is too large, the soldiers pushing the cart can throw the horse-resisting nails on the cart in front of the cart to block the charge of the enemy cavalry. Whether it is a horse-resisting full of nails or a horse-resisting nail that specializes in horse-sisting horse-sisting nails, it will become a nightmare for enemy cavalry...
Chapter completed!