Equipment determines tactics, and the innovation of military equipment is accompanied by changes in the shape of war.
Although firearms are prevalent in the Ming army now, they are only auxiliary. As the backbone of the army, cavalry and heavy armored infantry are still the main force.
But Zhu Yunxi knew that the future world would be a world of muskets and cannons, and the reform in the military should be carried out sooner rather than later. Just imagine, if the Ming Dynasty’s weapons could enter the musket era in advance, then the Ming soldiers, carrying bayonets and shining muskets, would line up in a row.
Each square formation is invincible to the enemy.
Once the style of the new musket has been finalized, large-scale manufacturing and promotion must begin. Zhu Yunxu personally issued the order. Lian Zining, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, and others personally supervised it. Moreover, it was set as a secret. The firearms manufacturing bureau was not an imperial edict, and even princes and ministers were not allowed to do so.
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At the same time, Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao and others were ordered to select strong soldiers into the firearms camp and undergo rigorous training.
Zhu Yunxi rode back to the palace. Along the way, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong hesitated to speak. He wanted to speak several times, but he always swallowed it back.
"If you have any questions, just say it. It's not like you, Li Jinglong, to be hesitant!" There was still some distance from the city gate, and the war horses moved forward slowly. Zhu Yunxi said with a smile while holding the whip.
"I have something in my heart, and I feel like I am stuck in my throat. I am not happy about it!" Li Jinglong rode his horse, approached Zhu Yunxi, half a body behind, and whispered, "I am also a veteran in the army, and I know the power of firearms. Today, the Hongwu-made weapon was named by His Highness.
, far more than ten times that of ordinary fire cannons. A single two can't tell anything, but if there are hundreds or even thousands of soldiers with forbidden orders, formed into a simulation, and released in unison, it will definitely be like the sky falling and the earth collapsing, and the color of the world changing!"
"What kind of general are you in the army?" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "But your knowledge is quite extraordinary!"
The phalanx is a patent of Westerners. Even in this era, there are formations created by Mu Ying and others, and the three-stage or five-stage attack method of firecrackers. The Ming Dynasty had strict military discipline. When going into battle, soldiers must listen to the drums and read the flags.
Move forward neatly and cover alternately.
Therefore, you can imagine how spectacular it would be to see a few neat phalanxes built by Hongwu appearing on the battlefield, marching to the beat of war drums, and firing volleys with guns. Remember for one second https://m.
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"So I have something to say!" Li Jinglong continued, "Your Highness, these military weapons can kill people without being seen fifty steps away. I think they should not be distributed randomly. If they are used in the army, the guns and bullets should be separated, firstly to prevent outsiders.
To vent, secondly, to prevent people with ulterior motives!"
This statement surprised Zhu Yunxi, and he couldn't help but nodded, "Keep talking!"
"Besides, I think that the soldiers selected by the Firearms Battalion should not use the noble sons!" Li Jinglong lowered his voice, "Selected men of good family with a clean family background, and commanded them as His Highness's most trusted ministers. They will form their own battalion and be stationed there, not the Ministry of War or the Five.
Commander-in-Chief of the Military Governor's Mansion!"
Li Jinglong's words have profound meaning. Firstly, firearms kill people invisible and cannot be guarded against. Secondly, they should not use noble sons, but should choose good family members with an innocent family background. Thirdly, they should not be controlled by anyone and form an army alone.
Li Jinglong thought about it inside and out.
What he thinks makes sense. You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others.
"Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, is mature and prudent. He has been in the army for many years, but he is a talented general!" Li Jinglong continued to speak carefully, "But it is not that his ministers said bad things about him, but if you think about it, after he joined the army, he first stationed in Wuchang
, and pacified the Southern Barbarians under King Xiang of Chu. He was also transferred to Liaodong and fought against the Tatars under King Yan."
Say it, stop talking.
"Say!" Zhu Yunxi looked at him sideways, "Speak out whatever is on your mind!"
"I'm brave!" Li Jinglong said, "It's not that he's not good, it's that he has too many connections with the local government. If you don't fear ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst."
Zhu Yunxi laughed out loud, "Then who do you want to use?"
Use me! Li Jinglong shouted in his heart, I, Old Li, have nothing to do with foreign ministers, and I am only loyal to Your Highness in my heart. Now I happen to have no real power, so leave such a powerful force to me, Old Li, what else do you have to do, Your Highness?
Relieved?
How could Zhu Yunxi not know what he was thinking, he was just pretending to be confused. Li Jinglong was loyal and had the ability to lead and train troops. Although it was not reassuring to fight, he could still manage the army competently.
"The ancients said that when a virtuous person is promoted, he should not avoid his relatives!" Li Jinglong said, "As a relative of the emperor, and also as a personal minister of His Highness, I am bound by such important responsibilities!"
"What kind of practice are you doing to promote talents without avoiding relatives? You are self-recommending!" Zhu Yunxi laughed and scolded, "After talking for a long time, you want to be the commander of the firearms camp? But you are a dignified prince and a superb military general.
Wouldn't it be a waste of talent to be a commander?"
"As long as I can assist His Highness, what if I am just a pawn?" Li Jinglong said seriously.
"The Firearms Battalion only has three thousand firegun soldiers, which is far from enough!" Zhu Yunxi stopped joking and said solemnly, "Just now, I gave a death order to the Ministry of Works to build five thousand Hongwu weapons within a year. By then, the fireguns
The troops will be expanded to at least two battalions, plus 260 artillery pieces of various colors, plus the accompanying cavalry scouts, baggage soldiers, etc., totaling almost 20,000 people."
As he said that, Zhu Yunxi looked at him seriously, "Can you take care of me?"
"I have issued a military order!" In an instant, Li Jinglong's blood boiled.
"If you can't take it well, come and see me!" Zhu Yunxi tapped the opponent's shoulder with his riding crop, "Wu Liang is still in charge of the firearms battalion. He is your subordinate and is led by you, but you can't put on airs in the army and don't engage in cliques.
If I know that trick, I can’t spare you!"
"I obey the order!" Li Jinglong was overjoyed, and then said, "Your Highness wants me to command all the firearms soldiers and form a separate army. What is the name of this army?"
"The Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yunxi flicked his whip and rode forward.
"This name sounds impressive!" Li Jinglong looked around and suddenly straightened up his back, "Damn it, let's see who dares to call me an idle prince in the future!" As he said that, he rode up to follow Zhu Yunxi.
A few days later, King Zhu Zhen of Chu arrived in Beijing.
The Minister of Rites welcomed him personally outside the city gate, and in the palace, the Emperor Taisun's East Palace held a banquet to welcome him.
The King of Chu, Zhu Zhen, has not returned to the capital for several years. Moreover, the daily greetings are not far less frequent than those of other vassal kings.
Compared with the kings of Qin, Jin and other vassal kings, the king of Chu was more handsome, with a dignified appearance and a smiling face. It was just that maybe his life was too extravagant, and his cheeks were slightly thinner.
Toward Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the emperor, he was very respectful in his attitude and could not find any problems with etiquette, but he did not show much affection for his close relatives. After drinking a lot of wine, the uncle and nephew began to talk more.
"Uncle Six has lost a lot of weight after many years of separation!" During the dinner, Zhu Yunxi didn't want the atmosphere to be too deserted, so he smiled.
"I am already old, but Your Highness seems to have grown taller!" Zhu Zhen said with a smile.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Uncle Six is in his prime, how can he be old?"
"You are indeed old. At your Highness's age, I was in the army of General Tang He, accompanying the army to conquer the Southern Barbarians!" Zhu Zhen sighed slightly, as if reminiscing about the past, "In the blink of an eye, now I can't mount a horse or draw my bow.
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After saying that, he drank the wine in the golden cup and continued to laugh, "I'm a useless person!"
Zhu Yunxi only said that he no longer had any ambitions and his will had been worn away by wine and sex. He smiled and said, "Uncle Liu is joking, but he is a useless person!"
"There's nothing wrong with being useless. At least you won't annoy others, and you won't annoy others!" Zhu Zhen drank another drink and said with a laugh.
Suddenly, a layer of frost appeared on Zhu Yunxi's face.
If you want to come to Beijing, I will allow you to come to Beijing.
They also held a banquet in the East Palace, calling each other the Sixth Uncle.
As for you, you just pretend to be neither far nor near. You also say that you are useless and won't annoy others.
Isn't there something behind the words, pointing fingers at mulberry trees and scolding huai trees?
I don’t know who it was that inspired him to be so courageous, so sinister, and so outspoken?
Zhu Yunxi was already a little angry in his heart, but his expression did not change. He just put down the golden cup in his hand and said with a smile, "Is the King of Chu drunk?"
After Chu Wang Zhu Zhen finished speaking, he immediately regretted it.
He is a scheming person. He has known since he was a child that as a concubine, he has no hope of great wealth. In this life, he can only be a peaceful and wealthy prince.
But he also had his own pride. Although he was not a successful military leader with a large number of soldiers, he was the largest vassal in the interior of Wuchang. Even the prince treated him particularly favorably.
But in recent years, after Zhu Yunxi gradually came to power, he was often inconsistent with the kings' requests to the court, especially the military funding. Last year, the Dongman rebellion in Luxi, Qianyang and other places, he once asked the court to allocate 300,000 yuan for military supplies.
I thought I had the military resources, but I didn't expect that the emperor's grandson refuted the order.
Not only that, but the old man also reprimanded him. As the king of Chu, he did not go to the army to suppress the rebellion, but instead reached out to ask for money from the country. The first asking was 300,000. It is simply unreasonable.
Today I see Zhu Yunxi sitting high on the throne, claiming to be the crown prince, and I feel very angry. I even think of the letter written by King Yan Zhu Di to him, saying that the emperor's grandson is getting older, and he no longer regards us as uncles.
We are seeking help, but we are filled with doubts and fears. The king will come to the world the next day, and we may not have a safe place to stay.
That's why I speak indiscriminately, which is a bit weird.
But at this moment, when I heard that Zhu Yunxi was not called Sixth Uncle, but directly called King Chu, I woke up from the wine on the spot.
"Your Highness, forgive me!" Chu King Zhu Zhen saluted, "I was tired all the way and drank a lot of wine, so I spoke carelessly!"
"It's not necessarily careless, I'm afraid I just blurted it out!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I just can't figure it out. King Chu is the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. Who will be annoying? Who will be in the eyes?"
King Zhu Zhen of Chu, his drunkenness turned into cold sweat, flowing down his forehead.
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