On July 13, at Fucheng Gate on the west side of the inner city of the capital, Zhu Youjian led hundreds of civil and military officials to see off the soldiers from the Beijing camp who were leading the western expedition to Shaanxi.
Seizing the opportunity to annihilate Li Zicheng from Li Zhi, Zhu Youjian finally sent troops to Shaanxi to completely win this achievement that came to his door.
Sixty thousand new troops walked from the Jingying camp in the east of the capital to outside Fucheng Gate, and stood on both sides of the official road outside the city gate to accept the emperor's review.
The New Army was built by Zhu Youjian with massive amounts of Taicang and Neiku silver, and was very well-equipped. The soldiers were not only equipped with sophisticated Rumi guns, but also wore various types of armor. The Ming army was still red, and the uniforms of the New Army were red.
. At this time, the armor on the new army had already been painted red. From a distance, it looked like a sea of red.
The Rumi guns held by the new army soldiers protruded from each other, like an endless forest on the red ocean, with an indescribable momentum.
Unlike the lax Ming Dynasty frontier army, the new army trained by Cao Bianjiao was strictly disciplined. Sixty thousand soldiers of the new army stood under the scorching sun, sweating on their bodies, but they remained motionless.
The civil servants at Fucheng Gate looked at the mighty posture of the new army, and they were all secretly shocked. After being stimulated by Li Zhi, the emperor was determined to innovate, and he actually trained such a strong army!
After the emperor's reform to equalize land and property, the civil servants always had the idea of waiting for Jiangbei's army to march north to force the emperor. They looked at the new army with a clear banner, and secretly wondered who would have the upper hand in a fight between such a Beijing-based recruit and Jiangbei's army.
However, if Jiangbei's army wanted to march north to force the palace, they had to cross Li Zhi, who was blocking the way. This was almost an impossible task. Jiangbei's army of 160,000 people attacked Huai'an, but was stopped by Li Zhi's 30,000 troops for more than half a year. If Li Zhi had
If Zhi sends more troops to Huai'an, can the Jiangbei army take a step north?
The civil servants thought about it and became a little desperate.
Among the neat and tidy new troops, Cao Bianjiao, the admiral of the Beijing camp, wearing a phoenix-winged helmet and fish-scale armor, galloped to the gate of Fucheng.
Jumping off his horse, he strode up to Fucheng Gate and saw Emperor Zhu Youjian standing under an umbrella on the tower.
Cao Bianjiao pushed the golden mountain and knocked down the jade pillar, and fell at the feet of the emperor.
"The minister transformed into a dragon and met the Holy One."
A loyal and brave general like Cao Bianjiao gave Zhu Youjian a strong sense of security. With a person like Cao Bianjiao commanding the new army in the capital, Zhu Youjian felt at ease.
Zhu Youjian personally helped Cao Bianjiao up, stroked his beard and said, "Admiral Cao, how are the combat skills of the new army going out today?"
Cao Bianjiao cupped his hands and said: "Long live, the 80,000 new army has been practicing for several years. Everyone has shot more than a hundred rounds of Rumi muskets, and their shooting skills are very superb. Moreover, the new army is not only good at musket shooting, but also each person is equipped with a long-range weapon."
With just one sword, even if the enemy rushes forward and fights hand to hand, the new army will not be at a disadvantage."
Zhu Youjian nodded and said, "Shan, how is the morale of the new army?"
Cao Bianjiao waved his hand and pointed at the new army below the tower, and said loudly: "The Holy Spirit clearly shows that the morale of the new army is in full swing."
Zhu Youjian looked around and seemed a little proud of the new army he had built. He said loudly: "Good! I will order you to lead 60,000 new troops to Shaanxi to attack the intruders."
After hearing the emperor's words, Cao Bianjiao was slightly excited.
There is no other reason than that Cao Bianjiao has been training his troops for too long. Since the end of the Jinzhou War in the 15th year of Chongzhen, Cao Bianjiao has not been on the battlefield in the past six years. In these years, he has been training the new army in the Beijing camp.
An iron army came out. But Cao Bianjiao also knew that as the pro-army guarding the emperor, the Jingying camp had little chance of going to the battlefield.
If you don't go to the battlefield, you have no chance to make meritorious deeds. This is a very embarrassing situation for military commanders.
Not long ago, I heard that Li Zhi defeated the intruders in Henan, and Cao Bianjiao thought that the capital camp would be put on hold. However, the opportunity suddenly came. Unexpectedly, the emperor stopped Li Zhi from going west to pursue the escaped intruders, and instead used this meritorious service to defeat the intruders.
The opportunity was given to Jingying.
Cao Bianjiao was very happy for such an opportunity.
If he could lead the new army to defeat Li Zicheng, Cao Bianjiao might be granted the title of uncle. How honorable would it be to be granted the title of earl and honorary? Even Cao Bianjiao's uncle, Cao Wenzhao, had never received such an honor.
Cao Bianjiao bowed his hands and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please wait in the capital. In less than half a year, I will come to see your Majesty with Li Zicheng's head!"
Seeing Cao Bianjiao's momentum, the expressionless faces of the civil servants twitched slightly.
This Cao Bianjiao was the "chief culprit" who led the Beijing camp to suppress the civil servants, and was very loyal to the emperor. If he made new achievements, wouldn't Zhu Youjian's prestige be further improved?
Zhu Youjian laughed loudly when he saw Cao Bianjiao's arrogance.
Patting Cao Bianjiao on the shoulder, Zhu Youjian said: "Admiral Cao, now in Northern Zhili and Shanxi, my reforms have been promoted. But in the south, the civil servants relied on the support of the Jiangbei Army and did not execute my orders. If Admiral Cao
If the intruders can be defeated in Shaanxi, then a new law can be implemented in Shaanxi province."
"If the intruders are eliminated, there will be no need to worry about the thieves. At that time, Admiral Cao will go south from Shaanxi and go straight to Huguang. If Huguang is pacified, the south will inevitably be shaken. I am afraid that my reform can be implemented throughout the world!"
"If Admiral Cao kills two thieves in a row, he can be made a marquis!"
When Cao Bianjiao heard the word "Fenghou", he felt a sudden surge of energy and blood, and immediately replied loudly: "The emperor is wise, and I will not hesitate to die!"
Zhu Youjian nodded and said: "I am worried that the 60,000 troops in the capital camp are insufficient. There are 80,000 border troops in Shanxi, and Admiral Cao can mobilize them to fight in Shaanxi."
Cao Bianjiao thought for a while and said: "I have been in the camp in Beijing for a long time, and I don't know the actual strength of Shanxi's troops. I boldly request my order. I am willing to observe the actual situation of various troops in Shanxi, and then mobilize the corresponding troops to Shaanxi."
Hearing Cao Bianjiao's words, Wang Duo, the chief minister of the cabinet next to Zhu Youjian, suddenly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the soldiers and horses in Shanxi are so depressed that they cannot fight! There will be losses in the battle."
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Duo and ignored this idiot.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Youjian felt that Cao Bianjiao had considered it very carefully. However, he felt that it would be a waste of time if he waited until Cao Bianjiao arrived in Shanxi and observed all the troops before writing a memorial and reporting to the capital.
Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said: "Cao Bianjiao, I appoint you as the military commander of the two provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi, and the admiral of the two provinces' military, military, food, grass and weapons."
Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, the faces of the civil servants on the city tower twitched. The Ming Dynasty relied on civil society to control military affairs, and there had never been a military general to supervise the army and horses of the two provinces. Isn't such an official position of "Wu Jinglue" more powerful than military officials?
Is the governor of Shanxi higher?
Aren’t military generals riding on the heads of civil servants?
Things have really changed.
Hearing the emperor's words, Cao Bianjiao's face froze, and he clasped his fists and replied: "I will abide by my orders and will never give up!"
After saying this, Cao Bianjiao took a few steps back and quickly ran down the tower.
As soon as Cao Bianjiao entered the formation, the 60,000-strong new army in the Beijing camp immediately beat the drums.
"Tiger!"
The soldiers in red uniforms roared in unison and marched in column along the official road to the southwest...
