Chapter 1576

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng smiled slightly and said, "In this case, Mr. Xiao is a capable official who has been ordered by the officers of the Ministry of War to sit in the Firearms Bureau to handle errands."

Xiao Dong waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Master Li is joking. The official is just a small official, how can he be called a capable official? It's just that the predecessor, Mr. Su, suffered from foot disease and could not be cured for a long time, so Mr. Zhao, the minister of the Ministry of War, sent the official

Going to work as an errand in the Firearms Bureau actually fills Mr. Su's needs. Once Mr. Su comes back, this errand will still be his."

When Li Qiufeng heard Xiao Dong mention "Master Zhao, the Minister of War", his heart trembled, and he hurriedly asked: "Are you talking about Master Zhao Zhen?"

Xiao Dong said: "Exactly."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Li Qiufeng cautiously and lowered his voice and said, "However, Mr. Zhao promoted this official to work in the Firearms Bureau. It was recommended by Mr. Deng, the head of the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War. It was not because the official had any relationship with Mr. Zhao.

What's the connection? A few months ago, Mr. Zhao got into trouble, but some dirty villains jumped out and insisted that Xiaguan was an accomplice of Mr. Zhao and wanted to frame him. Fortunately, all the adults in the Ministry of War were so focused that they didn't accept the small comments.

It was only through people's deception that the lower official was not implicated."

Li Qiufeng thought that after the battle in Yong'an City, he heard that Zhao Zhen was imprisoned by Sang Liangtian, but later did not know his whereabouts. At first, Li Qiufeng thought that Zhao Zhen had been bribed by Yagyu Sogan and became an internal agent of the Yagyu clan.

Later, it was gradually discovered that the matter was not simple. In all likelihood, Zhao Zhen was not a subordinate of Yagyu Sogan, but an important person who was pushed out by a group of officials in the court who were plotting to overthrow Emperor Jiajing to contact Yagyu Sogan. By the time Yagyu Sogan

The conspiracy was exposed, and those officials who were hiding behind Zhao Zhen were bound to kill people to silence them in order to protect themselves. Today, when I heard Xiao Dong say that Zhao Zhen had "bad things," Li Qiufeng thought to himself, Zhao Zhen became the left minister of the Ministry of War, and his official position was already over.

It's not small. It's a pity that one thought led to such an end. It's really sad.

Seeing that Li Qiufeng was silent, Xiao Dong only said that he was listening in rapt attention, and continued: "When Taizu rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, he went through many bitter battles and fell into desperate situations several times. It was only when the True Dragon Emperor was born and the sky was blessed by gods and Buddhas that this happened

He wiped out the heroes and established the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Taizu won the country because of the wise emperor and his generals such as General Xu and General Chang who were able to fight. However, the power of firearms should not be underestimated. Just like Taizu back then

When the emperor and Zhang Shicheng fought in Shaoxing, a skilled craftsman presented fire tubes and rockets in front of the army. Emperor Taizu Longyan Dayue ordered the military academies to practice the use of firearms. Later, in the battle formation, Zhang Shicheng's soldiers and horses could not withstand the fire of these firearms.

Attacked, they could only be defeated and fled. Emperor Taizu commanded the army to pursue and besieged Zhang Shicheng's army in Pingjiang City. Zhang Jun resisted stubbornly and refused to surrender. Emperor Taizu personally went into battle and commanded the army to attack the city. However, Pingjiang City was very strong.

, besieged for dozens of days, but the city was still not broken. At that time, the craftsmen in the army modified the fire barrel and created firearms called "general barrels", which were used together with the trebuchets snatched from the Tatar soldiers to attack the Ping Dynasty.

Jiangcheng was bombarded fiercely. Although Pingjiang City was strong, it could not withstand the bombardment of the general's cannon. Seeing that the city was about to be breached, an urgent military message came that Chen Youliang was leading an army of 600,000 people down the river to attack Yingtian Mansion.

"When Emperor Taizu heard the news, he knew that if he continued to attack for a few more days, he would definitely be able to capture Pingjiang City. However, Chen Youliang's army came to attack, and there was no delay. So Emperor Taizu had to abandon Pingjiang City, lead the army to march westward, and fight with Chen Youliang.

There were successive fierce battles. Later, Emperor Taizu led an army to fight Chen Youliang in a decisive battle at Poyang Lake. The army was equipped with countless rockets, muskets, iron cannons, general barrels and other firearms. Chen Youliang had strong soldiers and horses, and his power far exceeded Emperor Taizu. But Emperor Taizu

The army used a large number of firearms to seize the opportunity and almost annihilated Chen Youliang's navy. It can be said that one battle determined the country. After that, Emperor Taizu destroyed Zhang Shicheng, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

During the Northern Expedition to drive away the Tatar soldiers, firearms were of great use. It was not until Emperor Taizu founded the Ming Dynasty that he sent General Mu Ying to lead his troops south and pacify Yunnan. Mu Ying had a "magic machine soldier" under his command who used fire blunderbuss

As a weapon, it has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats during battles. General Mu also came up with a formation called the triple formation. That is, at the beginning of the war, the magic soldiers formed three rows of horizontal lines, alternate positions, and fired in turn.

The power of firecrackers increased several times out of thin air. Coupled with iron cannons, general cannons and other firearms, the Tatar cavalry who dominated the world were driven away, and Yunnan was pacified without much effort. From then on, the firearms of the Ming army

It was so fierce that it was invincible in the world. After Emperor Taizu received Mu Ying's memorial, he was overjoyed and equipped a forbidden army to defend the capital with firearms, which became the predecessor of the Shenji Camp today.

"Later Emperor Yongle came to the throne and led the army to the north for many expeditions. Each time, he brought the Shenji Battalion with him. Although the Shenji Battalion under the command of Emperor Yongle also used the triple formation, it was more advanced than General Muying's Shenji Soldiers.

It's awesome. This is because in addition to the Shenji Camp's firearms being more sophisticated, Emperor Yongle also changed the triple formation. It only revolves guns, not people, and the shooting technique is much more powerful. Although the Tatar cavalry are tough, they can't face the enemy.

With the exquisite firearms and powerful formations of the Shenji Battalion, they could only run away and not dare to fight at all.

"Later, Emperor Yingzong believed Wang Zhen's lies and led his army to the north. As a result, he was trapped in a tight siege at Tumubao, and almost all of his 200,000 troops were wiped out. The reason was found to be a violent storm that day, and the gunpowder in the Shenji camp was wet by the rain.

Unable to use, this made the Ora soldiers rush into the imperial camp. Otherwise, it is still unclear who will win. Among the Ming army, in addition to the special use of firearms in the Shenji camp, the guards in various places are also equipped with some firecrackers and artillery. However,

The number is small and cannot be used in large quantities like the Shenji Battalion, so the power is much smaller. In recent years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc on the southeastern coast, burning, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. The Japanese soldiers and the officers and soldiers at various guard posts were unable to withstand the Japanese pirates' attacks.

The battles were repeatedly defeated. However, although the Japanese pirates were fierce and treated the officers and soldiers as nothing, they were extremely afraid of firearms. As long as they saw firearms in the hands of the officers and soldiers, the Japanese pirates often did not dare to launch a large-scale siege and could only avoid them first.

"The imperial court originally did not pay much attention to the Japanese pirate rebellion on the southeast coast. It thought that the Japanese pirates were just some wandering warriors who lost power in Fusang. They fled to the sea and became pirates. They just wanted to plunder property and could not shake the Ming Dynasty. It was not like occupying the north.

The Tatars in the desert always wanted to send their troops south and seize the Ming Dynasty. However, the Japanese pirates became more and more fierce, and the southeastern half of the country was in turmoil. The Japanese pirates colluded with the traitors. They not only plundered property, but also secretly coveted the Ming Dynasty.

Realizing that the situation was not good, the Japanese pirates wanted to completely wipe out the Japanese pirates. However, these Japanese pirates were extremely cunning. As soon as the imperial army arrived, they fled to the sea without confronting the officers and soldiers. When the army retreated, the Japanese pirates came back and continued to harass the officers and soldiers. As a result, the imperial court

Although a lot of money and food were spent, it was like using a cannon to fight mosquitoes. It cost a lot of money, but it was of no use."
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