The 50,000 border troops marched south to conquer Annam, which was a first-class event for the imperial court.

The northern frontier army was dominated by cavalry, making good use of bows and crossbows and long knives. The foot soldiers mostly carried strong bows, spears, and firearms.

The Uliangha and Tatar cavalrymen were adept at using sabers, and the elite who were selected from the frontier army were fond of long knives and spears equipped with iron spikes.

The body of the gun was filled with molten iron and copper, and it was extremely strong. The head of the spear is lengthened and thickened, and the wedges are dozens of iron spikes of different lengths and wooden thorns brushed with tung oil.

In the process of making the spear, the craftsmen combined the characteristics of the mace and the wolf whisk to create a variant version of the spear unique to the border army. Its power has been proven in battles with the Tatar cavalry, when encountering the enemy, rush each other, the knife can not be cut, a shot sweeps, as long as it touches the body, do not die but also poke a few holes.

Some craftsmen of the War Bureau used their brains, thinking that such a result was not enough, and created the ultimate version of the mutant spear, which not only has iron thorns and wooden thorns, but also several inverted-thorns, and the cold light shines out, without experiencing it yourself, you can know what it will be like to be poked by imagination.

The border army gave a very apt description, "iron plow". It has been circulated several times in the army and evolved into "iron-pick-skin".

Just listening to the name, it is already a domineering-gas-side-leak, and when you see the real thing, it is even more bloody and bloody.

In a word, as soon as the iron-pickpocket-skin comes out, who will compete.

The white father-in-law of the War Bureau was very satisfied, stroked the chin of the bearded man, and nodded again and again, okay, very good!

Our family took over the Military War Bureau in order to lead everyone to work hard to innovate, create high-level, cross-era, and amazing weapons with amazing lethality, and fiercely crush the Nanjing Military War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau. Now that he has finally made his achievements, he should ask the court for credit!

The credit is not small, and problems follow. Through the continuous improvement of the craftsmen, the power of the variant spear has increased, and the weight has reached new levels, so that even the strongest Uliangha cavalry cannot wield it on horseback with such a weapon.

A rush, a pick, with inertia, a pounce.

Ten charges, nine times will be planted under the horse's back.

Bai Gonggong couldn't think of a way to pay back, but he was unwilling to give up such a magic weapon, Shen Xuan learned about it, and directly found the military battle bureau and took all the finished products in the warehouse.

"Cavalry is not allowed, foot soldiers should be of great use."

The 5,000 Daning and Peking infantry formed a new formation before heading south, that is, they opened the way with iron-pick-leather, with spears and sword and shield hands on either side, with firecrackers and crossbowmen in the middle, and sword hands in the back. A team of every 40 to 50 people is led by the general banner, and two teams are formed in a formation, which is ordered by 100 households. Then 500 households, 1,000 households, and 10 million households were formed.

Most of the new formations were formed by armies of a hundred battles, either scattered or formed as a whole, and there was already a tacit understanding between the marches.

"Dingguo Gong is a great talent!"

After watching the small-scale exercise-performance, the border guard generals such as Daning, Kaiping, Xuanfu, etc., who went south with Shen Xuan, gave a thumbs up. In terms of military strategy and arrangement, looking at northern Xinjiang, only the Duke of Wei can be on a par with the Duke of Dingguo, a few points higher. Even Song Sheng, the chief military officer of Gansu, and He Fu, the chief military officer of Ningxia, must also bow to the wind.

Shen Xuan ordered the army to march all the way, bypassing the farmland and camping on the outskirts. Except for the must, the post station does not stop, and the city does not enter.

In order to move south so quickly, in addition to the superior physique of the border army, it mostly depends on the abundant grain production in the towns in northern Xinjiang, and the abundant grain and grass carried by the troops. Although it is not enough to support 50,000 to reach the border, it is not a problem to eat Nanjing at all.

"Tomorrow in Jinan, send an order to all battalions, not to disturb the people, not to trample on farmland, and to deal with violators of military orders!"

"Obey!"

Shen Xuan's purpose was very clear, he rushed to Nanjing as quickly as possible, joined several large armies mobilized by the imperial court, received grain and grass, and swore to go south.

The formation and training of the new battle formation is also to make complete preparations for the current expedition against Annan.

Northern Xinjiang is mostly desert grassland, empty and boundless, which is most suitable for cavalry charge. The southwest is densely wooded, rainy and miasma, and the cavalry may not be able to use it, and the firearms and infantry will be of great use.

Once you invade the territory of Annam, you must plan in advance for everything that needs to be considered.

Unfolded Meng's letter, stroked the private seal at the end of the letter, his thin lips were slightly curved, and a smile line flashed at once, and then disappeared without a trace.

In June of the fourth year of Yongle, the armies mobilized by the imperial court gathered in Nanjing, and Shen Xuan arrived halfway. After the 50,000 border troops crossed the river, they were stationed outside the city together with the Daning border army.

The strength and majesty of the border army, and the prohibition of orders and prohibitions are no less than those of the time of martyrdom.

Shen Xuan entered the city and went to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to sign and seal, proving that there were many of the 50,000 border troops, and all of them came.

The front foot left the governor's mansion, and the back foot met someone from the palace. Hou Xian bowed with a smile and said, "Grandpa Guo, Your Majesty summoned you." ”

Shen Xuan arranged all the things in the military camp, changed his armor, and followed Hou Xian into the palace.

After the boycott, Zhu Di mostly worked in Xinuan Pavilion, and today is no exception.

The chamberlain reported that Shen Xuan walked into the Xinuan Pavilion, and without waiting to bow down, Emperor Yongle walked up to him in a few big steps, held his arm, and said, "Xuan'er, I haven't seen you for a few months, how are you going all the way?" ”

Don't think that when the iron-blood-emperor-emperor has no warmth, Zhu Laosi is a tiger-father, and he never shows mercy when he whips his son, but if he doesn't see him for a long time, he will worry about his children like ordinary parents.

In response to this, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were very envious of Shen Xuan. Before Emperor Yongle officially snatched his son with his brother-in-law, for the Zhu Gaoxu brothers, Shen Xuan was the legendary "child of someone else's family", and he hit their crystalline hearts all the time.

Being able to get along with Shen Xuan like this today, the brothers feel incredible. It's as magical as Zhu Gaochi who didn't get hit by his father and wanted to retribution-revenge-society.

Sure enough, as Xingningbo said, the world is really wonderful?

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is fortunate to live up to his mission, and 50,000 border troops are camping outside the city."

"Good!"

Zhu Di laughed, patted Shen Xuan's shoulder hard, and said, "It is worthy of being my unicorn!" ”

Add the word "righteousness" in front of it, and he is also my son!

This is the character of king crab, and it is not okay to accept it.

After a brief greeting, Zhu Di sat down.

Shen Xuan respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's not in accordance with the rules." ”

"I'm the rule." Zhu Di waved his hand, "Sit down, let's talk about father and son." Hou Xian, the cakes I bought yesterday were good, so I'll send some more. Xuan'er hasn't eaten yet, so let's pad first, and then go to Kunning Palace to eat together. Gao Sui was clamoring to go out together, and I wanted him to return to Kaiyuan as soon as possible, but I had a headache. ”

"His Royal Highness King Zhao intends to go out with the army?"

"I'm embarrassed, I don't want to get used to him." Zhu Di shook his head, "Let's talk about this matter again." I've heard that you've developed a new battle formation, using infantry as a battalion? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, exactly."

Shen Xuan got up, took out the written training atlas, and presented it to Zhu Di.

A thin booklet, but only ten pages, Zhu Di read it for a long time. Hou Xian led people to bring refreshments, but he still didn't lift his head.

Hou Xian knew the opportunity, did not make a sound, waved his hand twice behind him, and the eunuch palace people who followed him immediately retreated, and only the right monarchs and ministers remained in the Xinuan Pavilion.

After a long time, Zhu Di turned the last page, closed the training book, breathed a sigh of relief, picked up another slightly thicker booklet from the imperial case, and handed it to Shen Xuan, "Take a look." ”

"Yes."

Shen Xuan took it, only looked at a few words on the cover, his pupils shrank, and he recognized that it was Meng's handwriting, and he didn't say anything, but read it page by page.

Artillery, firearms, cavalry, drills, drills, and formations, word by word, are all written by Meng. Later, infantry was added, and crossbowmen were added after the firecrackers, which was the handiwork of the Yongle Emperor.

Emperor Yongle's cursive writing is self-contained, very wild-loose, but fortunately, Shen Xuan has been reading and studying his ink treasures since he was a child, and it seems effortless.

From the beginning to the end, the words and arrangements in the book have been clearly imprinted in my mind, and I quickly found a few omissions, which can be changed or not. Or it should evolve later.

"Xuan'er thinks, how about training according to this book?"

"Nature is good."

"That's what I mean." Zhu Di seemed to have expected Shen Xuan's answer, and said with a smile, "I have ordered the selection of people in the army who are familiar with firearms to set up a camp to practice this tactic, that is, the Shenji Battalion." ”

"Your Majesty."

"The battle for Annam is imminent." Zhu Di tapped his fingers and slowly put away the smile on his face, "The Shenji Battalion is still a complete system, it is not appropriate to go into battle, I want to transfer three hundred artillery pieces and five thousand firearms, which are included in your army, and they should be used in battle." ”

The Shenji Battalion has not yet officially formed an army, and the army has not had time to practice, so I am afraid that it will not work if I want to go to Annan for a real combat exercise. However, training a group of artillerymen and musketeers through the battlefield is not much of a problem.

The meaning of Zhu Di's words is very clear, the purpose is very clear, and Shen Xuan naturally will not object.

Three hundred artillery pieces are certainly not bulky old guns, not Franc machines but also tiger squats.

The fire gun is not known for the time being, of course it is a bird gun, and it doesn't matter if the fire stick is burned, it can't be beaten, and it can be picked up as a stick.

A spear can be modified with a mace, what else is impossible?

Shen Xuan clenched his fists, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Di was very happy and asked many things in the north one after another. Hearing that the Tatars were in the spring-season-offense-realm, he snorted coldly, cleaned up Annan first, and when he freed his hands, he wanted to go to the grassland in person to meet his old friends for a while.

Gifts are still exchanged, and there must always be exchanges. only comes and goes, which is not in line with Zhu Di's style.

"Is Xuanfu okay?"

"Back to Your Majesty, when the minister set off, His Royal Highness the King of Han was leading his troops to patrol the north. Spring ploughing has been completed in various places, and the guards and passes are arranged to defend the guards, the beacons are connected, the bunkers are firm, the people echo the villages, and the Xuanfu is also the same. ”

Emperor Yongle stroked his beard and nodded, "Gao Xu has also grown. ”

After talking about the matter, Emperor Yongle got up and took Shen Xuan to Kunning Palace for a family banquet.

Princess Ping, who was in Beijing, came to Kunning Palace early, Princess Zhao was still in Kaiyuan, and Zhu Gaosui did not set up a side concubine, sitting alone in the palace and talking to Queen Xu.

Under Zhu Gaosui, it was Meng who was temporarily announced. Wearing the royal unicorn suit and the jade belt around his waist, he was a little thinner than when he entered Beijing, but his spirit was quite good.

"The queen mother, the son has eaten a good meal in the Xingningbo Mansion, which is very good, and has instructed Wang Ying to take the list to the imperial dining room, and the queen mother will definitely like it."

Empress Xu smiled kindly, "My son is attentive." He smiled at Meng again, "Xingningbo is also very good." ”

Meng Gan laughed twice, his hands and feet were a little stiff.

What's going on with this hairy foot son-in-law in front of his mother-in-law?

Zhu Gaochi smiled heartily, Princess Ping was gentle, and occasionally speaking, she could also make Queen Xu show her face.

Zhu Zhanji, the eldest grandson of the emperor, was very curious about Meng, if it wasn't for Princess Ping, he might have sat next to Meng and asked questions.

Rao is like this, Princess Ping is still a little embarrassed, and said softly: "Xingning Bomo wants to be surprised." ”

Mind?

Meng frowned, did he offend Princess Ping? Otherwise, why give him eye medicine in front of the queen?

The eldest grandson of the emperor just asked him a few questions curiously, it was nothing, Princess Jingping said this, as if he was impatient. It's the same for the sake of face.

Who doesn't know that Emperor Yongle Empress Xu likes the big fat grandson in front of her, and she is impatient with Zhu Zhanji, he is not so bold.

"Sister-in-law Wang's words are out of sight." Meng didn't speak, Zhu Gaosui took the initiative to help him out of the siege, "Xingningbo is his own family, and his personality is also first-class, Xiao Wang went to Bofu to ask for advice every day, and I didn't see Xingningbo kick Xiao Wang out." The nephew just asked a few words, and he was surprised. ”

Princess Ping smiled, didn't say that she was wrong, and didn't continue to pursue the matter. Zhu Gaosui is her serious uncle, and naturally she can't say some things anymore.

With Empress Xu on the side, Zhu Gaosui naturally wouldn't go too far. grinning, beckoned to Zhu Zhanji, and said, "Nephew, come here, the third uncle also knows what you asked." ”

Zhu Zhanji first glanced sideways at Zhu Gaochi, and when he saw his father nodding, he happily walked to Zhu Gaosui's side, "What Uncle Wang said is true?" ”

"Nature." Facing a face that was three or four points similar to himself, Zhu Gaosui's smile was a little more sincere, "I don't only know about the affairs of overseas remnants, but your father also knows about it. The envoys sent by the West live in the Huitong Hall, and the Sriwijaya knows, right? The king there was a people of my court. ”

"My nephew knows about it." Zhu Zhanji nodded and continued to ask, "Then the remnants of the former Song Dynasty, the ocean-going land with sweet potatoes and corn is also true?" ”

"Of course it's true." Zhu Gaosui was very sure, "Otherwise, if you ask Xingningbo, he has seen the old man with his own eyes and talked to the old man." ”

"Is it the old man that Uncle Wang said he would erect a monument for?"

"Exactly."

Zhu Gaosui threw the topic over, Meng pondered for a moment, organized the vocabulary, and explained the distant continent on the other side of the ocean for the young man who was full of curiosity and desire.

Red-skinned-Yi people, high-yield grain, all kinds of wonderful animals, introducing Perfect Continent, seeing that Zhu Zhanji was still unsatisfied, he simply told Australia as well.

Kangaroos who like boxing, chubby koalas, and magical indigenous peoples, not only Zhu Zhanji's eyes were round, but the other people in the hall were also fascinated.

"Xingningbo, is there really such a magical place?"

"Nature." Meng added, "As long as our fleet can continue to sail away, it will definitely reach there one day." ”

Zhu Zhanji's blood boiled suddenly.

"One day, Lone will set foot on this land himself!"

As soon as the words fell, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded outside the hall, "Okay! This is my grandson! ”

"Your Majesty."

Empress Xu stood up first, with a red big-sleeved shirt, a red Luo long skirt, and a golden embroidered dragon and phoenix on the gown.

Everyone in the hall, after Queen Xu, saluted Zhu Di together.

Zhu Di helped Queen Xu up, and Shen Xuan stepped forward to salute Queen Xu.

There are no outsiders in Kunning Palace, so they naturally follow the rules of the royal family. As for Meng, although there is no formal-poke-open-window paper, he should know, and his heart is also clear.

Seeing Shen Xuan, Meng couldn't help but be a little excited, and he didn't have the slightest impression of how the whole meal was finished.

After the banquet, Zhu Gaosui still wanted to go to Bofu to continue to inquire about the New World, but Zhu Zhanji also blinked his eyes and was reluctant.

It's a pity that everything retreated in front of the evil spirit of Dingguo Gong.

Dingguo Gong, domineering and mighty!

Meng left the palace and followed Dingguo Gong back to his home, where he talked with candles and discussed military issues.

In addition, he also has an extremely important batch of medicinal materials in his hands, which is waiting for Dingguo Gong to receive it. If Shen Xuan doesn't come again, Zhao Yuan's sentence from the Tai Hospital will be in between.

Zhu Di didn't leave anyone, but just said that this time to conquer Annan, Xingningbo will also lead a team to listen to the announcement under the official account of Dingguo.

Zhu Gaosui secretly pondered, Dingguo Gong settled in Xingningbo Mansion, and before the army swore that before the division went south, ten out of ten had no chance to go to Xingningbo Mansion to eat. Xingningbo doesn't know how to pick people up, Dingguo Gong doesn't care, don't you see that the Marquis of Wuyang has been kicked by him?

However, with the presence of the Duke of Dingguo, leading the troops to go out with the army, he may be able to fight for it again.

Zhu Zhanji, who went out of the palace with his father and mother and concubine, was very excited all the way.

Literary point description, in front of the young man's eyes, a brand new door appeared, pushed open the door, and the opposite side was a world that had never been seen before. Raise the sails, raise the long sword in your hand, the journey of the young man will be a sea of stars!

In fact, Zhu Zhanji is ready to embark on the road of secondary two at any time.

If Meng knew that his words would probably lead the historical Ming Xuanzong to a completely different path, I don't know how he would feel.

Even if you know, you can only scratch your chin, the sea of stars is better than nothing to refine the furnace, as for the question of history...... As long as Da Ming can be majestic and majestic, what does it matter if it is a nephew or an uncle sitting on the throne?

At this point, Emperor Yongle can show up.