晚清四川绿营军器研究

A Study on the Weapons of Green Camp in Sichuan in the late Qing Dynasty

尽管在1840年的鸦片战争之中已经见识过西方武器的巨大威力,中国的军事将领们却仍然对使用这些武器抱有疑虑。1851年开始的太平天国战争所带来的现实需求显然有助于推动中国军队的将领们打消顾虑。大规模的内战,不单有以湘淮军为代表的新式勇营部队兴起,旧式的绿营军队中亦通过总结战争经验而产生了相应的变化。有关淮勇营部队的研究成果已较为丰硕,而针对这一时期绿营军队发展态势的研究却鲜有报道。本文以清代晚期同治、光绪年间的四川地方志作为主要材料,考察这一时期四川绿营军的军器种类、性能和实战效果。通过分析发现,西方武器的影响已经可以见诸于军队的各个方面。

although we have seen the great power of Western weapons in the Opium War of 1840,Chinese military generals still have doubts about the use of these weapons.The realistic demands brought about by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom war in 1851 are obviously helpful for the generals of the Chinese army to dispel their concerns.In the large-scale civil war,not only the new brave battalion troops represented by the HUNAN HUAIHE army rose,but also the old green battalion army made corresponding changes by summing up the war experience.The research results of HUAIYONG army are abundant,but there are few reports about the development trend of green army in this period.Based on the local records of SICHUAN in TONGZHI and GUANGXU years in the late QING Dynasty,this paper studies the types,performance and actual combat effect of SICHUAN green camp army in this period.It is found that the influence of Western weapons can be seen in all aspects of the military.