The headquarters of the Three Thousand Battalions is located at the foot of the West Mountain. It is also the test base for steam trains. There is a special line leading to the outer city of the capital, making it extremely convenient to come and go.
"Your Majesty Li Zhen wishes you the best!"
"Good morning, Qingjia, please get up and reply!"
"yes!"
Li Zhen's eyes lit up and she asked: "Your Majesty, are you taking any action?"
Zhu Qizhen glared at Wynn and said dissatisfied: "Talk too much!"
"Ah, this...is not a slave..."
Wynn was at a loss and wanted to explain, but he didn't dare...
Seeing this, Li Zhen hurriedly said: "Eunuch Huai didn't say anything, I guessed it myself!"
Zhu Qizhen's face calmed down a little and asked: "Really?"
"Your Majesty, please tell me that your servants will never dare to gossip..."
Wynn's face was full of grievances, like an angry little daughter-in-law.
Li Zhen continued: "The emperor has not summoned his ministers to see him for a long time. He must be taking some action. I wonder where he is going this time. Is it the West?"
Seeing his excited expression, Zhu Qizhen said calmly: "Calling you here may not necessarily mean there is some action."
The excitement on Li Zhen's face disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she seemed to be unwilling to do so.
"That's not right, the emperor just said..."
As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Wynn beside him, and the meaning was self-evident.
Wynn said quickly: "Mr. Rui Guo, our family didn't say anything. You can't accuse people unjustly!"
Li Zhen chuckled and said, "The emperor just said that my father-in-law talks too much, but I don't know what kind of talk he is talking about?"
"Our family doesn't have..."
Wynn wanted to explain, but suddenly reacted.
I really didn’t say anything, but the emperor did...
Zhu Qizhen was noncommittal about this and said: "Tell me, how is the training situation of the Three Thousand Battalion in recent days, and what kind of actions can it carry out?"
"yes!"
Li Zhen was overjoyed and finally took action!
"I have been conducting landing combat training recently, in order to one day attack...oh, no, when I am guarding our Ming Dynasty territory, I can quickly respond to different combat environments..."
Zhu Qizhen listened patiently to what he said for a long time, and he was furious. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Who asked you to train for landing operations?"
"ah?"
Li Zhen scratched her head and said: "I had a lot of experience when I went to Nanyang last time..."
"Have I made you realize it?"
Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said: "The navy on the southeast coast has already formed combat effectiveness. You don't need to worry about overseas affairs!"
"Then... what should I worry about?"
"I have told you a long time ago that the Three Thousand Battalion is a special forces unit that needs to study new tactics. Why do you think the Academy of Sciences sends you the latest weapons to the military camp every day?"
"The purpose is to... familiarize yourself with the operation of new weapons as early as possible, form corresponding techniques and tactics as early as possible, and then share the experience with other teams."
"That's right, this is what you should do!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to say..."
Li Zhen said half a sentence cautiously and did not dare to continue.
Zhu Qizhen glanced at him angrily and said, "Say it!"
"yes!"
Li Zhen's expression was a bit dumbfounded, and she said: "The Three Thousand Battalion is a combat force. It only trains every day and does not fight. Doesn't it... violate the emperor's original intention of creating the Three Thousand Battalion?"
This Three Thousand Battalion is actually not the same team as the previous Three Thousand Battalion except for the same name.
During the Jingnan period, King Zhu Di of Yan borrowed 3,000 Mongolian cavalry from King Ning. After successfully seizing the throne, he kept these troops and formed a 3,000 battalion.
By the Zhengtong period, the 3,000 battalion had grown to more than 8,000 people, which was already quite large.
It's a pity that all the Tumu Forts were destroyed in the battle.
In desperate situation, Zhu Qizhen raided Alazhiyuan, captured 3,000 war horses, and reorganized 3,000 battalions.
Li Zhen was ordered to take command of the New Three Thousand Battalion in the face of danger.
At the Badaling Pass, Zhu Qizhen personally led 3,000 battalions out of the pass to kill the enemy and rescue the people. They then traveled far into the desert and attacked thousands of miles. Tempered by blood and fire, this army quickly grew into the strongest fighting force in the Ming Dynasty.
However, for the past five years, the Three Thousand Battalion has maintained its number of three thousand and has never been expanded.
This is because Zhu Qizhen intends to train the 3,000 battalion into a special operations force. The most important thing is the quality of soldiers, not the number of soldiers. 3,000 people are enough.
Facing Li Zhen's inquiry, Zhu Qizhen no longer concealed anything.
"If you don't carry heavy weapons, how will your combat effectiveness be?"
The fire rekindled in Li Zhen's eyes and she said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, only the Shenji Battalion studies those gadgets day and night. We, the Three Thousand Battalion, can kill a tiger with our bare hands."
Zhu Qizhen said: "It's not like I have to go bare-handed. I can still carry a rifle."
Li Zhen nodded wildly and asked: "Your Majesty, just tell me, who are you going to hit this time?"
"Old friend, Tuotuobuhua!"
"OK!"
Li Zhen clapped her hands excitedly and said: "I have heard that Lord Yu Qianyu personally took command, and Mohe Guard, Beishan Guard, and Duoyan Guard jointly sent troops. I thought that there was no need for three thousand battalions to send troops, but I didn't expect... Haha, still
Your Majesty understands the thoughts of the soldiers. They have been bored to death without fighting all day long. Please give the order and I can set off tomorrow!"
Zhu Qizhen slowly shook his head and said: "There are enough troops in the far north and we don't need you."
"ah?"
Li Zhen was stunned again, what's going on?
"Your Majesty, didn't you mean..."
"Map!"
Wynn quickly took out the map and spread it out on the imperial desk.
Zhu Qizhen waved and said: "Come closer and have a look!"
"yes!"
Li Zhen was not polite and walked up to see Zhu Qizhen pointing to the circled position on the picture.
"The goal of the Three Thousand Battalion is here!"
Li Zhen was stunned for a moment and asked: "Isn't this Mobei Guard?"
Zhu Qizhen nodded: "Exactly!"
Li Zhen frowned and asked, "Is there a rebellion in Mobei Guard?"
"That's not true, or rather, not yet."
Zhu Qizhen paused and said, "I guess Tuotuo Buhua may show up here."
Li Zhen was greatly puzzled: "Isn't this grandson suffering from the cold in the far north?"
Zhu Qizhen looked at Wynn and saw that Wynn was standing upright like a wooden stake.
"Wynn, tell me!"
Wynn thought to himself, this is what you asked me to say.
"Mr. Rui Guo doesn't know anything. The emperor has already got many clues..."
Immediately, Wynn briefly described the information obtained during the recent period, including Zhu Qizhen's own speculation.
After Li Zhen listened quietly, her face became more solemn.
"Your Majesty, please give your orders!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "I have decided to use my body as bait to catch this big fish. Naturally, I cannot scare the snake away. I will break the three thousand camps into parts, disguise myself as tourists, cargo traders, etc., and enter in batches."
Mobei, ready to respond at any time."
Li Zhen clasped her hands into fists and said: "I obey the order!"
Zhu Qizhen added: "Remember, don't act rashly before you get my order!"