The battle of Ningyuan, 1000 defeated the Eight Banners by remnants of the Ming Dynasty 1300, was considered offensive and defensive by many people. However, in the battle of Ningjin, Ning Guan fighters defeated the Manchu Eight Banners on the battlefield.
At that time, there were only 70,000 troops in Liaodong, but they built a Ningjin defense line that made the Manchu Eight Banners insurmountable and helpless. Later, the Eight Banners of the Manchu Dynasty invaded Beijing via Mongolia, and Ning Guan rode a horse in the starry night to help. 9000 cavalry stopped the Eight Banners of 65438+100000 outside Beijing. Although this battle was won by luck, it is enough to reflect the strong fighting capacity of Ning Guan soldiers. Ning Guan Tieqi has a high-quality cavalry team and powerful firearms equipment, which can be described as an ancient iron army that can attack and defend well. So, how was this iron army trained?
On the issue of training troops in Ming Dynasty, Yuan Chonghuan advocated the strategy of "guarding Liao soil with Liao people". In the past Liaodong War, the Ming Dynasty often recruited troops from all over the country to reinforce. Except for a few particularly elite troops, the combat effectiveness of these foreign aid troops is often very weak. On the one hand, it is difficult for Wan Li to adapt to the environment in Liaodong after a long journey to aid; On the other hand, when the family is away, there is a lack of awareness of defending the country during the war; Moreover, the soldiers in the south were not adapted to the cavalry in the north. Yuan Chonghuan classified these foreign aid troops as "fragile Yugoslav soldiers".
In the final analysis, Liao talents with wild folk customs, high stakes and good riding skills are the most suitable for guarding Liao soil. Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan selected able-bodied men from 65,438+10,000 Liao people in Northeast China to enrich the army, and at the same time vigorously trained a large number of Liao generals such as Zu Dashou. After Ningyuan's victory, the morale of the Ming army rose, and he began to dare to fight against the Manchu army. Yuan Chonghuan trained a cavalry with a small number of troops but strong fighting capacity. This unit was later called "Ning Guan Warrior". The birth of "Ning Guan fighters" opened the tragic war history of the Ming Dynasty 300 years ago.