Ning Guan Tieqi was a cavalry unit formed in the late Ming Dynasty, with few troops, but the fighting capacity was equal. It is the most elite army in the late Ming Dynasty, which can fight against the Eight Banners Army in the late Jin Dynasty.
"Guan" refers to Shanhaiguan and "Ning" refers to Ningyuan. Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other Liao territories are important defense lines for Daming to resist the late Jin Dynasty. "Keep the Liao land with the Liao people and raise the Liao people with the Liao soil." Therefore, among the Liao people who joined the army, the strong were selected to enrich the army, and at the same time, a large number of Liao generals such as Zu Dashou, Mangui and Zhao Lvjiao were vigorously trained.
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At the end of the Ming Dynasty, on the issue of training, Yuan Chonghuan advocated "using Liao people to defend Liao soil". Yuan Chonghuan summed up these guest soldiers as "the southern (Jiangnan) soldiers are fragile". In the final analysis, Liao people who are brave and good at fighting, have vital interests and are good at riding horses are most suitable for defending Liao soil. Therefore, among the more than 100,000 Liao people who joined the army (refugees, generally having a deep hatred with the late Jin Dynasty), the strong were selected to enrich the army, and at the same time, a large number of Liao generals such as Zu Dashou were vigorously trained.
After Ningyuan's victory, the morale of the Ming army rose, and he began to dare to fight with the post-8 Jin Army cavalry. Yuan Chonghuan worked hard to train a cavalry with a small force but strong fighting capacity. This unit was later called "Ning Guan Fighter" and was the most elite unit in the late Ming Dynasty. It could confront the Eight Banners Army head-on (the three armies in the late Ming Dynasty: Ning Guan Fighter-Zu Dashou; Pool-Sun Chuanting; Tian)
As soon as the smoke of the Battle of Beijing dispersed, Emperor Chongzhen asked soldiers to hoist Yuan Chonghuan into Beijing with a big basket, and then Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned on charges of collaboration with the enemy. Ning Guan soldiers outside Beijing retreated to the pass.
Sun Chengzong wrote a letter to Zu Dashou, and Zu Dashou entered the customs with Ning Guan fighters. At the same time, Ning Guan fighters were divided into three parts, one was commanded by Zu Dashou, the other by Wu Sangui, and the other was transferred to Shanhaiguan to suppress the peasant rebels in Li Zicheng. Soon, Zu Dashou made a clean throw, leaving only Wu Sangui and his men.
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