A day later

Jingshi martial arts field

Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu's carefully selected 20,000 elites were all here.

These 20,000 soldiers are the elite of the Ming army, his force value is not low, and they are all experts in the use of firearms, not to mention military regulations and military discipline.

They were all in good spirits and stood upright on the sidelines, waiting for the commander-in-chief to speak.

Although they didn't know why they were transferred from their former army, they all felt that a new mission was coming.

As a soldier, especially the current Ming soldiers, not only do they not deduct a penny from their military salaries every month, but they also have rewards for killing enemies.

After the pacification of the exiles, the soldiers were worried that if there was no war, their income would be reduced.

In the past, the Ming army was beaten by the rogues and the Eastern Raiders and fled, and they were most afraid of war.

But now it's the complete opposite, almost everyone is gearing up, ready to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, not only to win glory for the country but also to generate income for the family.

Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu stood on the high platform, looking at the 20,000 elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty below, and their hearts were also full of passion.

"Da Da Da ......"

They were just about to speak, when suddenly a cavalry rushed in from outside the arena.

The cavalry stopped beside the high platform and jumped from their horses a group of people, about twenty or so.

When Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu saw the person who was the leader, he immediately ran down the high platform to give a salute:

"The last general will see Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

"No courtesy, flat!"

The person who came was the Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen.

Behind him were Ah Qing, the captain of the royal guard, Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Qinglong, and the Governor of the West Factory, Yuhuatian.

Looking back, this lineup is also quite luxurious.

Qi Jiguang, the governor of the five armies, Sun Chuanting, the first assistant of the cabinet, Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Meng Zhaoxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Ni Yuanlu, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and other civil and military officials.

Zhu Youzhen ascended to the high platform of the martial arts arena like the stars holding the moon.

The soldiers below, led by a thousand households and a hundred households, neatly put their fists on their chests and shouted in unison:

"See Your Majesty."

Zhu Youzhen's right hand was raised:

"All the generals will be exempt"

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

When the Longteng Army was on the northern expedition, Zhu Youzhen participated in the military parade, and the Longteng Army was already very powerful and domineering at that time.

Today, when he stepped onto the high platform again, the 20,000 Daming Jin Rui in front of him was even more powerful and majestic than then, and he was a little more murderous.

Every soldier present was an elite trained from the bloody battle, and the momentum was certainly not comparable to the original.

Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand behind him, and Qinglong immediately handed over a tweeter.

This was prepared in advance, and he didn't want to take things empty-handed in front of tens of thousands of people.

"Soldiers of the Ming Army, thank you for defending every inch of the Ming Dynasty with your blood and lives.

Although the exile has been wiped out, there are still many people with wolf ambitions who are eyeing the rich land of our Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty needs you to defend it.

You 20,000 people, the elite drawn from all branches of the army, I declare:

The Daming Dragon Banner Army was officially formed, and you are the Daming Dragoon Special Operations Army.

Do you know what the Daming Dragon Banner Army does? It is the soldier who planted the dragon flag.

Those who dare to disrespect my Ming Dynasty, those who dare to peep at my Ming Dynasty, you must plant the Ming Dragon Banner on their territory.

Many of our vassal states have been overrun by barbarians.

They continue to harvest the leeks of my Ming people, oppress and slaughter my Ming people overseas, and eyeing my Ming homeland.

Not only will we drive them all out, but we will also demand that they be returned a hundredfold.

You are just the forerunners, and there will be a steady stream of Great Ming Dragon Banner armies coming one after another behind you.

I believe that in the near future, the sun and the moon will shine, and the rivers will be all Han land, and those who commit crimes against me will be punished even if they are far away.

The revival of the Ming Dynasty and the opening of the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty not only need all the Ming soldiers to defend, but also need the soldiers of the Dragoon Special Combat Team to shed blood and sacrifice, are you afraid? ”

Zhu Youzhen's words had already made everyone present enthusiastic.

Afraid? Just kidding, they don't have those two words in their dictionary at all.

"Don't be afraid, those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away!"

"Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away"

……

At this time, not only did the 20,000 elites in the audience raise their arms and shout, but even the civil and military officials behind Zhu Youjian shouted in unison.

Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction, a hundred years of shame in Huaxia, he would not let it happen, and he didn't even have a chance to let him sprout.

"I promise that as long as I join the Dragon Banner Army, the military salary will be increased to five taels of silver per month, and the meritorious service will be rewarded separately.

I hope that under the leadership of General Li and General Liu, you will train hard to live up to my expectations. ”

The army fell to its knees in an uproar:

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will never disappoint your expectations, and we are willing to shed the last drop of blood for Daming."

"Soldiers, hurry up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Zhu Youzhen encouraged the soldiers, he turned around and looked at Li Dingguo:

"Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu!"

Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu hurriedly bowed down and replied:

"The last general, please give instructions from Your Majesty."

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly:

"I named Li Dingguo as the governor of the Dragon Banner Army, and Liu Wenxiu as the deputy governor."

The two bowed again:

"Thank you, Your Majesty Longen"

Zhu Youzhen looked at Yan Yingyuan again:

"Yan Yingyuan, I have appointed you as the military advisor of the Dragon Banner Army and fight with the Dragon Banner Army!"

This is an accident, a surprise, and a trust for Yan Yingyuan.

Yan Yingyuan didn't have any mental preparation, and he almost didn't react.

Hurriedly stepped forward to give thanks:

"Thank you, Your Majesty Longen, Yan Yingyuan swears to die for the Ming Dynasty!"

After Zhu Youzhen exempted Yan Yingyuan, he said:

"Go to the Ministry of Industry tonight to get weapons, and set off lightly tomorrow, I will send an edict to Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, and they will provide your logistical support.

From there, secretly enter the jungles of Burma and Annam for training, and then you will be picked up by naval warships. ”

"Obey"

"Qinglong, you choose a dozen brocade guards to be bodyguards for the three generals, if the three of them have any accidents, I will ask you!"

Qinglong hurriedly bowed down and received the order:

"Obey"

Yan Yingyuan, Li Dingguo, and Liu Wenxiu looked at each other and smiled, they didn't think that the emperor was supervising them.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is in harmony, and the emperor is a saint of the ages, they have no disobedience at all, and it is of course best to have a master around them to protect him.

After leaving the martial arts arena, Zhu Youzhen did not return to the Qianqing Palace, but went to Tanggu in Tianjin.

The rivers are frozen and cannot be navigated, and although the coast of the Bohai Sea has also frozen, the ice is not thick yet.

If it is a wooden sail battleship, it will not be able to pass through the ice at all, and it will soon freeze.

But ironclad battleships with steam engines are completely different from wooden sail ships.

They can use steam power, relying on iron armor and hull weight to crush the ice to move forward, but their speed suffers some damage.

Of course, ironclad battleships are not icebreakers, and if the ice is too thick, they will also get trapped.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong led his subordinates to board the Ming Dynasty's self-made ironclad battleship in Tanggu for training.

A few miles from the shore, the sea ice was only five centimeters thick, and it could not stop the ironclad battleship from crushing it.