Originally, history cannot be assumed, but we have to assume willfully, if the Qing army also has foreign guns and artillery, can it defeat Britain, the world's largest power? (The foreign guns and foreign artillery mentioned here certainly refer to the ** equipment of the same level as the British army).
In my opinion, even if the Qing army had foreign guns and artillery, it would not be able to win against the British, that is to say, the Qing army still could not win the Opium War, and the fate of China could not be changed.
You may say that the Qing army also has foreign guns and artillery, and the equipment of the British army is at the same level, why can't it win against the British army? You know, we're fighting on home, we have home advantage, we have a numerical advantage. That's true.
And it turned out that the British army, although the strongest army in the world at that time, was not invincible either. I think that the African Zulu Indigenous Army also defeated the British Army back then, and compared with the preparation of the Qing Army, the African Zulu Indigenous Army was far behind.
Since the African Zulu indigenous army has also defeated the British army with primitive **, if the Qing army also has foreign guns and artillery, and the equipment of the British army is at the same level, wouldn't it have a great chance of defeating the British army?
I can't see it, why do you say that? Because the Qing army itself had big problems, they were definitely not as determined as the African Zulu people to resist the British army in spirit.
The Eight Banners of the Qing Army (including the Han Green Camp Army) lacked fighting spirit in the Qing Dynasty's puppet peaceful and prosperous era, and the soldiers were not like soldiers, but they were very good at smoking opium. For a long time, the morale of the Qing army was low, and the soldiers lacked training, and at that time, the green battalion only practiced for more than ten days a year. The Eight Banners of the Flying Eagle lackeys are even more lacking in training, most of the Eight Banners soldiers are hereditary iron rice bowls, they are not soldiers to defend the country, not to fight, but a kind of honor, a kind of "noble" identity.
At that time, the British army was basically considered the training intensity of the modern army, training 6 days a week with only one day off. The physical condition of the British soldiers was maintained in a state of combat at all times, which was far from being comparable to the weak and lacking fighting spirit of the Qing soldiers. Some of our TV series portray the British army invading China as a stupid big man, which is clearly a slap in the face!
And at that time, the treatment of the Qing army was also very poor, not to mention the green battalion soldiers, even the treatment of the Eight Banners soldiers was not good. So that many soldiers could not maintain the livelihood of their families through military salaries, so what should I do, so many Qing troops would engage in a "side business" at that time. For example, some Qing soldiers would work for others as part-time workers, or do small businesses on the streets, and even give people pedicures.
Why did many Qing soldiers "flee" when they saw the British army in the Opium War, because you were not treated well, and the soldiers were very disappointed and refused to give their lives, so they naturally lacked the sense of responsibility and mission that soldiers should have.
And the British army was different. Most of the soldiers in the British army joined the army voluntarily, and the contract system was based on contracts, because the army was royal, and the treatment was much better than other professions. A British soldier can basically support his family through military salary, which is not a low salary!
The Qing army is typical of asking horses to run and not giving them grass. With this kind of system, this way of treating soldiers, it is difficult to win a battle even if there are foreign guns and artillery, let alone a modern army with a perfect management system and a good salary level like the British army.
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