The battle of Salhu greatly weakened the Ming Dynasty. How did this happen?

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a war between the Ming Dynasty and the late Jin Dynasty, which was the famous battle of Salhu in history. The war ended in a fiasco of the Ming army. Many people say that this battle is an important turning point in the history of Ming and Qing wars and a decisive battle in the history of the rise and fall of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

I believe many people may have questions. Although the Ming army was defeated in this war, it will never become so passive. Has the Ming Dynasty really reached the point where it can't afford to fight?

In the late Ming dynasty, the Ming army stationed in Liaodong was too busy suppressing the peasant uprising in Shanhaiguan to take care of Liaodong's defense. Its training was abandoned, its equipment was outdated, and it lacked food and wages. There are as many as sixty-five thousand four hundred and thirty-eight+ten thousand, but there are only tens of thousands of soldiers. Coupled with political corruption, the garrison is scattered and the combat effectiveness of the army is poor.

Before the Battle of Salhu, all kinds of soldiers and horses arrived in Liaodong successively, with the following sources: Fu Xuan, Datong, Shanxi, Yansui, Ningxia, Gansu, Guyuan, Guang Chuan, Shanshan, Liangzhi, Zhejiang, Yongshun, Baojing, Shizhou, Hedong and Hexi Tusi, plus Yehe and the Korean Coalition Forces. Jehovah is Levin, a civilian. Looks like this guy doesn't know anything about military affairs. Therefore, this improvised "army" may have some difficulties in dealing with the Eight Banners of Nurhachi. ?

Moreover, it can be seen from these soldiers that it is basically impossible for the Ming Dynasty to face large-scale operations, otherwise mobilization will become a problem, not to mention the preparation of food and grass.

As a result, the Ming army attacked on all sides and lost on three sides. Four company commanders died and more than 45,800 soldiers died. More than 20,000 firearms, camels, horses, armor sticks and other munitions were seized, and a decisive victory was achieved.

Nurhachi's victory in this battle not only made the post-Jin regime more stable, but also grasped the initiative of Liaodong battlefield from now on, creating favorable conditions for further development in the future.

In this first world war, the failure was more due to improper employment, so the Ming army did not have the strength to fight back at all. Of course, with the development of the current situation, the Ming Dynasty really could not concentrate on dealing with the late Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, it is not difficult to find that the reason why this war had a great influence on the Ming Dynasty was because the losses of the war were too great.