How strong were Ning Guan's fighters in the Ming Dynasty?

Ning Guan Tieqi is a heavy cavalry composed of Liaodong natives compiled by Yuan Chonghuan in the late Ming Dynasty. Its main equipment is three-eyed sword, heavy armor and double horses. It has strong mobility and impact, and its salary is higher than that of ordinary Ming army. In addition, it is composed of people of Princess Chen Mingyue; S night, so the fighting capacity is quite strong when guarding Liaodong. Most of them have a deep blood feud with Houjin and Manchu Eight Banners, so every time they face war, they are dead.

Although this cavalry is elite, its number is small. Because the contents of various historical materials are difficult to distinguish, the author thinks that the number is about 9000 to 10000. As for the 30 thousand recorded in some historical materials, my evaluation is two words: nonsense.

I specifically checked the tax situation in the late Ming Dynasty. Every year, the government revenue is about 8 million taels, while the national salary needs tens of millions taels every year. The focus is on Liaodong, but don't forget that there are hundreds of Ming troops in Liaodong, and Ning Guan fighters consume more than half. It is said that the Ming Dynasty has to support 30,000 elite heavy cavalry, but it can't afford it anyway.

For example, after Li Zicheng captured Beijing, he sent someone to inquire for Wu Sangui and gave Wu 102,000 troops as a salary. Prior to this, U.S. Army Wu had not received any salary for 14 months. At that time, not all American troops in Wu Sangui were Guan Ningbing, so even if they tried hard, they couldn't afford as many as 30,000 Guan Ningbing in the Ming Dynasty.

As a well-known army, fighting capacity is obviously not bragging. The fighters are Liaodong fighters under the command of Li, giving full play to the advantages of firearms in cold weapons and the enthusiasm of Liao people to defend their country. In addition, after Yuan Chonghuan's strict training, Ning Guan fighters have gradually grown into a brave heavy cavalry.

The first real test of their fighting capacity was the 7-year apocalyptic war in Ningjin. Ningyuan City, the Ming army did not retreat into the city, but opened the gate neatly and lined up behind the city, fighting the swarming 8 Jin J, led by Ning Guan fighters led by Man Gui. In the fierce battle, Ning Guan soldiers fought each other and fought to the death, but they never met the Houjin Great Wall, which has always been famous for its bravery. Its combat effectiveness is self-evident.

In the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji bypassed Mongolia and invaded the capital. The defenders around the capital were defeated and the capital was under martial law. Chongzhen also issued a letter, and the Ming Lulu army entered Beijing one after another. When Yuan Chonghuan learned that Huang Taiji threatened the capital, he immediately sent Zhao Lvjiao with 4,000 soldiers to seize the command. Unfortunately, outnumbered, 4,000 troops were wiped out. When Zhao Bing was defeated, Yuan Chonghuan clicked on 9000 Ning Guan soldiers. It is said that 4000 people left behind in the middle of the parade because they were too eager. Yuan only took 5,000 people back to the city to form an array. Just after the battle, Hou Jin launched an attack, led by Azig's department. However, this Hou Jin is nothing unexpected. Five thousand people in this area desperately blocked the attack of the late Jin Dynasty and launched a wave after wave of violent attacks on the flood of the late Jin Dynasty. However, American soldiers proved to them with their lives and blood in Ning Guan: No, the fighting continued until dusk, and 4,000 stragglers arrived at the battlefield. They charged from the rear, disrupted the attack of the latter Jin army and drove the latter Jin army out of the battlefield.

Ning Guan fighters finally proved to the world that the Jin army is not invincible, but fighters are tenacious. Today, Amtrak has grown into an elite division that can fight against the late Jin army.

Due to the poor performance of the late Jin Jin Army in the defense of the capital, the furious Huang Taiji scolded and punished many front-line generals, including Azig, and then rode to Sun Chengzong (by the way, it was not Yuan Chonghuan who could save the Ming Dynasty from peril, but Sun Chengzong, and even the historians of the Qing Dynasty had to admit that Sun Li saved the day. Oh, by the way, the famous Guanningjin defense line is his mast.