In the cavalry training ground of the Yongwei Battalion, the earth was shaken, smoke and dust were billowing out, and a thousand cavalrymen wearing iron helmets and red armor were constantly practicing charging and outflanking.

In the distance of them, there was an "enemy" made of straw, "the enemy" was dressed in a layer of leather armor, and his face was a round wooden plaque with facial features depicted on it. The 1,000 cavalry of the Brave Guard Battalion attacked the "enemy" in the center with a frontal assault and flank outflank tactics.

At a distance of 200 paces from the enemy, the cavalry of the Brave Guard Battalion leaned down and picked up a flintlock pistol from the gun holster on the side of the horse, and fired at the 'enemy' who was getting closer and closer. For a time, the muskets rang out incessantly, and smoke continued to rise.

After firing a shot, they did not load, put their muskets back in their place, re-picked up the spears in their holsters on the other side, and unleashed a final charge on their target.

When approaching the target, thousands of cavalrymen stabbed their spears into the vital parts of the scarecrow, with the neck as the best target.

Almost all of Jiannu's Eight Banners soldiers were wearing battle armor, even three-layer heavy armor, and it was not easy to pierce with spears even under high-speed impact. Only stabbing the weakest neck is the most effective way to kill the enemy.

On a high platform 200 meters away from the cavalry training ground, Zhu Cihong, surrounded by the generals of the Yongwei Battalion, watched the cavalry training of the Yongwei Battalion with a telescope in his hand, and couldn't help but say:

"Not bad! However, training still needs to be strengthened, and the cavalry of Jiannu is very tight, especially the cavalry of the Yehe tribe, and even the Mongol cavalry is not their opponent. ”

Lu Jiude said: "Some of the cavalry of my Yongwei battalion are the Guanning iron cavalry under the general soldier Cao Wenzhao, last year Cao Junmen died in Luochuan Town, and some of the Guanning iron cavalry under his command were collected by Cao Duzhu to the Yongwei battalion, although there are only two or three hundred people, but they are all battle-hardened. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, feeling a little pity in his heart, Cao Wenzhao can be said to be the first fierce general in the late Ming Dynasty, he led two or three thousand Guanning iron cavalry, and killed tens of thousands of rogues who ran for dozens of miles, and did not dare to turn back to fight.

Even if he strayed into the encirclement of the Liukou, Cao Wenzhao was not afraid at all, holding a spear in his hand and rushing left and right, single-handedly in the midst of the ten thousand armies, as if entering a no-man's land, in the face of strong strength, the Liukou ambush soldiers were all over the field. It can be said that wherever Cao Wenzhao wenwen, the rogues did not dare to fight and fled one after another.

Originally, Zhu Cihong wanted to take this fierce general in his hands, but he was still a little short of time, and Cao Wenzhao was pitted by a small soldier last year and unfortunately died in battle.

Retracting his thoughts, Zhu Cihong then came to the artillery training ground again to test the actual combat exercises of the artillery.

The artillery of the Yongwei battalion had 400 men, and the artillery it had included 10 6-pounder Hongyi cannons, 15 3-pounder Hongyi cannons, and a Shenwei general cannon weighing 5,000 catties. In addition, there are dozens of large, medium and small Franco machine guns, as well as dozens of other artillery pieces such as tiger squat guns.

Zhu Cihong was well aware of the role of artillery in this era, so he expanded the artillery battalion. The Yongwei Battalion is equipped with a large number of guns and artillery, and its equipment is excellent, which is not inferior to the Shenji Battalion, which is famous for its firearms.

At this time, nearly 100 large and small guns were lined up, and the muzzles of the black holes were facing the targets in the distance. The crown prince personally inspected the artillery, and the artillery commander of the Yongwei battalion was excited, and immediately commanded his artillery in high spirits.

"Ready!"

After receiving the order, the observers, sighters, loaders, and ammunition operators next to each gun took action one after another, adjusting the distance and loading ammunition in an orderly manner.

"Ready, you can fire!" The voices of the team leaders in front of the various artillery pieces came one after another.

"Put!"

With a deafening cannon sound, fierce fire erupted from the muzzles of the cannons, and a large number of shells whistled and flew to the targets in front, and one target after another exploded.

"Clear the chamber!"

After the cannon is fired, one of the loaders immediately takes the gun brush to clean the powder residue in the gun chamber, the other loader loads the gunpowder, and another person loads the shells, the gunner aims and ranges, and the team leader directs the gun.

A group of artillery soldiers next to an artillery piece was calm and fast, so that Zhu Cihong nodded secretly, such an army can be regarded as the trump card of the Ming Dynasty, and at this moment he is more confident to lead the Yongwei battalion to gallop the world.

Subsequently, Zhu Cihong took everyone to the infantry training ground, and Huang Degong immediately greeted him and said loudly: "Your Highness, the infantry army has been prepared and can be reviewed at any time." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Advance the infantry phalanx." ”

He wanted to see the march of the Yongwei Battalion, which was the best way to strengthen the soldiers' concept of discipline and obedience, and also to directly see the discipline of an army.

In addition to 1,000 cavalry and 400 artillerymen, the 3,600 infantry of the Yongwei Battalion formed a phalanx under the command of Huang Degong's command.

They were all dressed in iron armor and fully armed, and they did not mess up as they ran in formation, except for the sound of neat stomping on the ground.

After a drum blow, the 3,600 men were divided into six phalanxes, one phalanx of shield men, one phalanx of pikemen, and four phalanxes of musketeers.

The phalanxes were neatly formed, as if measured with a ruler, and all the soldiers stood straight with their guns and guns, and no one moved for a moment.

This kind of strict military posture made the air filled with a solemn atmosphere, and Rao is Zhu Cihong was not uncommon to see this kind of phalanx in the army of later generations, and he also felt a pressure at this time.

The phalanx formed by soldiers wearing iron armor and holding weapons brought him a stronger shock than later generations.

Especially the war horse he sat on, some of which were not suitable for the battle in front of him, and became a little restless, and Sun Yingyuan beside him hurriedly turned over and dismounted to stabilize Zhu Cihong's war horse when he saw this.

Zhu Cihong leaned over and patted the BMW Liangju under him a few times, and said: "General Huang, General Sun, the two of you have lived up to the expectations of the palace and have done a very good job." ”

Sun Yingyuan assisted Huang Degong in less than a month, and he was able to train the momentum of the Yongwei Battalion, and Zhu Cihong was very satisfied.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment!" The two of them clasped their fists and bowed.

Huang Degong himself is also embarrassed, compared with the previous Yongwei Battalion, the current Yongwei Battalion has undergone earth-shaking changes. This is called elite, not to mention anything else, this momentum alone can scare off many enemies.

Zhu Cihong rode forward, pulled out the sword at his waist, and pointed obliquely to the sky.

The officers in the front also drew their swords, pointed diagonally at the sky with a cold light, and said in a loud voice: "Great Ming Wansheng!" ”

The sound of guns raised in the six phalanxes continued, and the movements of each phalanx sergeant were uniformly completed as if they were completed at the same time, and then only a voice sounded: "Wan Sheng!" ”

All the soldiers were dressed in iron armor and wore eight-petal hats and iron-tipped helmets, staring at him with burning eyes.

In the midst of a sea of shouts, Zhu Cihong, who was riding on a horse, even though he was under a lot of pressure at this time, still had to show a confident and charming smile.