The military strength of the Ming Dynasty, why was the military of the Ming Dynasty so weak

The military strength of the Ming army in the early stage was okay, but at the end of the period, because of the corruption of the imperial court and neglect of training, there were basically no other teams except for the relatively strong Qi army.

<> "Why was the Ming Dynasty so weak in the military.

The Ming Dynasty is an important stage in ancient China, the Ming Dynasty defeated the Yuan Dynasty, the army is the hard power, and the Ming Dynasty at the peak of the era should be the Hongwu and Yongle years. Ancient warfare is different from modern times, the ancient scientific and technological strength is relatively small, most of them rely on people's own strength, and no matter how strong the martial arts are, people are also made of meat, so the number of soldiers in the army is an important indicator of strength.

The Ming Dynasty implemented the system of guards and stationed them in various parts of the country. One guard is about 5,000 people, and during the Hongwu period, there were 40 guards in the capital, about 200,000 people, and the total number of soldiers in the country has exceeded one million. In the last years of Hongwu, there were about 329 recorded guards, or about 1.65 million people.

During the Yongle period, a large-scale recruitment system was also implemented.

The number of troops increased dramatically, according to records, to 493 guards, or 2.5 million men. In sparsely populated ancient times, the Ming Dynasty had more soldiers than the total population of many countries, which is enough to get a glimpse of the deterrent power of the Ming army at that time. If they are all remnants of the defeated army, they are helpless, and they can't do it.

The Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to the physical training of soldiers, usually every day to do a small exercise, five days to do a big exercise, the physical requirements of the soldiers are very high, the number is large, ***, an important representative of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is Qi Jiguang's Qi family army, very powerful and majestic, is a model of ancient soldiers.

The era in which the Ming Dynasty lived was also relatively special, when it was in the era of the interweaving of hot and cold weapons, the Ming Dynasty held the throat of the times tightly, training soldiers to use firepower and high lethality. At that time, there was only one firearm, and the use was relatively cumbersome, so in order to better improve the effect of the battle, the Ming Dynasty made a lot of efforts.

They specially wrote a popular hand-held gun song for the soldiers, and they were not stingy at all in terms of military spending, the soldiers in order to connect the firepower, almost every day to practice firing the fire, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty soldiers' firearm technology is piled up with countless money, willing to work hard, the progress of the soldiers is also obvious.

**Advanced, skillful, and well-coordinated, the Ming Dynasty army is naturally invincible. The Ming Dynasty army prescribed the right medicine, because the main enemy was a nomadic people like the Mongols, who were mainly infantry and often engaged in sneak attacks, which made people unable to guard against it. The Ming Dynasty moved out the chariots that had long been abandoned, which could be used as logistics to carry grain and grass in peacetime.

At night, these chariots became a movable wall for the army to prevent sneak attacks. At the same time, the military regulations of the Ming Dynasty were very strict, even if they lost the battle, the army of the Ming Dynasty would not abandon the armor and drag the soldiers away, and they were still standing in their own position.

The army at the peak of the Ming Dynasty gathered all the favorable conditions for the development at that time, with advanced policy support, a strong economic rear, the most well-equipped **, as well as strong soldiers, strict discipline, Qi Jiguang socks to open up the general idol, such an army is difficult to think of.

The military strength of the Ming Dynasty was actually divided into stages, but on the whole, it can be said that it was very powerful in the world at that time. When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were around, it could be said that they were invincible, and neither Chen Youliang nor Mongolia were opponents. Of course, I have to mention that the lineup of generals at this time is too strong, Chang Yuchun, Zhu Guozhong, Lan Yu, Zhang Yu, etc., and of course, the Shenji Battalion.

In the future, the development will not be fast in general, but there is still development. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, wars with Mongolia and Japan continued, with victories and defeats, mainly because the eunuchs and cabinets had too much power during this period, which had a certain impact on military strength. Zhu Di often fought the Mongols, so the soldiers had strong combat ability and defeated Emperor Jianwen.

The Ming Dynasty is called Gangming, that is, there is no harmony between the Tang and Han dynasties, and there is no age of the Song Dynasty, strong and brave. All the emperors died normally, including even Chongzhen, who was also a little talented.

In the later Ming Dynasty, the military strength was almost comparable to that of the founding period, and there were countless famous generals, and the Ming Dynasty still had three armies, and even the most powerful Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty was not its opponent.

When it comes to military strength, the Ming Dynasty is definitely a dynasty that cannot be ignored. Since Zhu Yuanzhang immediately fought the world, many generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty have been brave and good at fighting, such as Zhu Di, Zhu Houzhao, etc., all have military exploits, and the emperors have set an example, and the military strength of the Ming Dynasty can be seen. The Ming Dynasty has always been talked about by military fans, after all, the West was in the dark at that time, and the military strength of the Ming Dynasty was already quite terrifying.

Among these great unified dynasties, the Ming Dynasty is a unique dynasty, it is in a special environment, when the West has begun to develop, the Age of Navigation officially opened, and the exchanges between countries are also very frequent, and the Ming Dynasty has also sent people to the West and other places many times, and external countries exchange. Within the Ming Dynasty, with the development of science and technology, the country's strength has also been significantly improved, especially in the army, the Ming Dynasty has seen a lot of strong armies, when Zhu Yuanzhang established the country with force, his personal military ability is the top among the emperors of the past dynasties.

The Ming Dynasty was led by the Han people, the most powerful dynasty in ancient China. The economic strength of the Ming Dynasty was strong enough, and the equipment of the army was also very advanced.

At the peak of the Ming Dynasty, the military strength was very strong, with the most advanced naval force at that time, it can be said that it was to the point where all countries came to worship, and the army was also very powerful, and no one was invincible on the mainland.

Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty fought Chen Youliang, 200,000 against 650,000, and the opponent's water war advantage was simply against the sky, but what was even more against the sky was Zhu Yuanzhang, when he chose to fight Chen Youliang or Zhang Shicheng first, he saw through Zhang Shicheng at a glance, and I don't know if Zhu Yuanzhang's extraordinary insight is considered to be the combat power of the Ming army.