明代军事史的研究,近年来虽然取得了不小的成绩,但仍有深入拓展的空间。以班军为例,以前学界的研究主要限于卫所班军,而且考察重点也以京班为主,对于北边地区的班军(包括卫所班军及省镇营兵制下的人卫兵等)关注不够。可喜的是,彭勇先生继《明代班军制度研究——以京操班军为中心》之后,又完成了《明代北边防御体制研究——以边操班军的演变为线索》大作。后者作为中央民族大学中国边疆民族地区历史与地理研究丛书之一由中央民族大学出版社出版,全书特点如下: Although the military history of the Ming Dynasty has made remarkable achievements in recent years, there is still room for further development. To class army, for example, the previous academic research is mainly limited to the Wei class army, and the focus of the study is also mainly in Beijing classes, for the northern army (including the guard classes and provincial troops under the military guard) Not enough attention. Fortunately, Mr. Peng Yong completed the research on the defense system in the northern part of Ming Dynasty - taking clues to the evolution of border warfare troops following the study of the “army system in the Ming Dynasty - centering on the army of Beijing Opera”. The latter as the Central University for Nationalities China’s border areas of history and geography research series published by the Central University for Nationalities press, the book features are as follows: