Section II

Lin Feng did not embarrass the soldiers of the Eight Banners who had surrendered, but just dispersed these captives and strictly guarded them, leaving a force to garrison Fengtai, and the troops immediately returned to the capital. Almost at the same time as returning to the army, he received a good news from Zhao Guangyuan, Tongzhou, whose defensive strength was weaker than the Fengtai battalion, had been successfully taken by his cavalry troops, and a stone in Lin Feng's heart fell to the ground.

On the way back, Lin Feng reorganized his thoughts, his nerves have been in a state of extreme tension for the past few days, and he has never rested well, so his brain is a little confused.

According to the current situation, Lin Feng found that he seemed to have fallen into a very bad situation, this situation is similar to some kind of strategic online game, he seems to be the player in this game, but the setting of this game is very cruel - no withdrawal, no failure, the only consequence of failure is death, and there is no chance of resurrection, judging by the battle situation, the several NPC bosses in front of him now are Wu Sangui, Zheng Jing, Geerdan and several Manchu princes in the south, his goal is to kill these villain NPCs, and the reward after victory is not experience or level, but the control of China and the chair of the Forbidden City.

The current start seems to be good, just like those guys in online game novels, he obviously got a special account, and he killed the super boss as soon as he came on the field, and got such a super artifact as Beijing City. In addition to the incomparable political symbolism, this artifact also has many benefits, such as the 50 million taels of silver, the grain and grass that have not yet been fully counted, and countless weapons and ammunition, as long as there is a buffer time, anyone can train an army according to it.

With a thousand things in his mind, Lin Feng carefully recalled his experience of playing games in his previous life, how to fight the world? According to the setting of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, if you fight the world, you will fight talents, as long as there are more talents, it seems that everything is easy to do, but unfortunately he seems to be very unfamiliar with this year, except for Wei Xiaobao, the other generals and ministers are not very clear, and they don't know how to find it, thinking of this, he can't help but have a headache. But now it is difficult to ride a tiger, whether it is for the sake of his brothers, or for his own life, he has to fight.

After returning to Beijing, Lin Feng didn't have time to rest, so he immediately sent a herald to convene a meeting of several key cadres under his command and listen to their work reports by the way.

Lin Feng's Chinese army camp was set up in the Zhongnanhai area. Zhongnanhai is located on the west side of the imperial palace, and the North Sea together constitute the three seas of Xiyuan, also known as the Taiye Pool, compared to the glorious and majestic palace, the building here seems relatively petite, so it was not greatly damaged when attacking the Forbidden City, originally Lin Feng stationed here when Chen Menglei had suggested to stop, he thought that this place is not suitable as a pivotal place, in addition to not being magnificent, it is not easy to arm, in the end Beijing is initially determined, this place has several large seas, providing favorable conditions for the assassination of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In addition, the transportation is not very convenient, which affects the work efficiency. However, this good suggestion was rejected by Lin Feng, Chen Menglei felt a little puzzled, he didn't know what the reason was, he found that Lin Feng seemed to have a soft spot for this place, as if he recognized this place as a feng shui treasure.

After waiting for a long time, Lin Feng's generals arrived one after another, Lin Feng sat in the center and looked at his subordinates with interest, at this time the difference between the civil and military teams was reflected, Zhou Peigong and Chen Menglei on the left had yellow faces and black circles, and they knew at a glance that they had not received a good rest, while Zhao Guangyuan, Wang Dahai, Liu Laosi and others on the right were all red, and it could be seen that they must have had a good time these days. But the ** student next to him seems to be a little special, as if he is sulking angrily. Lin Feng felt a little strange, "Haisheng, what's going on over there?" Isn't there any trouble?! ”

"Your Excellency!" ** Angrily stood up, saluted Lin Feng with a fist, suddenly turned his hand, and pointed at Chen Menglei opposite with hatred, "My lord, this kid surnamed Chen is not a good product, fucking ......"

Lin Feng was shocked in his heart, and interrupted the foul language of ** Sheng, "Haisheng, how the hell are you talking?" Although Lao Chen hasn't been here for a long time, he will be a pot stirring spoon in the future, and they are all his own brothers, don't you say this to chill the brothers? ! ”

**Raw cheeks turned purple, "Boss...... No, no, no, my lord, I didn't mean that......" He fixed his mind, "My lord, our brother found an enemy in the capital, that kid is now a general of the imperial court, you don't know, this kid used to fight against us at sea, I have a lot of brothers who died at his hands, fuck, I thought I could export bird anger this time, but I didn't think of this surnamed Chen...... Mr. insisted on not letting him kill, but his own people turned their elbows outward, do you say there is such a reason in this world? ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Lin Feng knew in his heart, most of them were the magistrates in the area of Zhejiang and Fujian, and he turned out to be a grudge against the pirates, he looked at Chen Menglei, "I said Lao Chen, if Haisheng wants to vent his anger, let him out, what's the big deal, isn't it just a petty official?" Anyway, our emperor and prince have killed a bunch of people, and we can't tell how many we will kill in the future, and the reputation of this 'killing and surrendering' can't be saved, so it's better to let go and do it......"

"Lord!!" Chen Menglei's expression was extremely calm, and a smile appeared on his sallow face, "This person can't be killed!" Looking at Lin Feng's look of surprise, he smiled slightly, "Jinghai General Shi Lang can fight well, Chen is bold, and without the consent of the lord, he has already persuaded this person to surrender......"

"Shi Lang?! …… General Jinghai?! ......" Lin Feng was startled, stood up and looked at Chen Menglei in a daze, "Is it the Shi Lang who surrendered from the Zheng family in Taiwan and fought a very good naval battle?!" ”

"Not only naval battles, but also land warfare, when he guarded Jin and Xia, and resisted the siege of the Qing army, it can be seen that the strategy is indeed extraordinary!" Chen Menglei said with a smile, "Shi Lang and a certain fellow villager, when he turned against Zheng Chenggong, he also defected to the Qing court out of helplessness, in recent years, he was put in Beijing by Kangxi and was idle, and after some persuasion by Chen, General Shi has promised to surrender to our army!" ……”

Before Chen Menglei finished speaking, Lin Feng was already smiling, "Old Chen, this Shi Lang is famous, don't you know, Kangxi will have to recover Taiwan in the future...... Cough...... cough ......" Lin Feng hurriedly stopped, coughed a few times in embarrassment, turned his face to ** Sheng, "I said Haisheng, why didn't I see it before?" I can't imagine that you are so chicken and small-back then, when the two armies met each other with swords and guns, and there was no way to kill people, and now that people have agreed to surrender, how can we be so cautious and let the heroes and heroes of the world laugh at us and have no energy?! He patted ** Sheng's shoulder, "Have you heard the drama of Guan Erye riding alone for thousands of miles?" How many Cao soldiers did he cut back then? But Cao Cao didn't kill him after surrendering, so we can't even be a white-faced traitor, right?! ”

"But...... That's it?! ......"** was stunned for a moment, creeping road.

"I said Haisheng, do you know who you are now?" Lin Feng put on a solemn look, "You're not a fucking pirate now, you're a serious general, why the fuck haven't you grown at all?!" You say that like an old lady like you, how can you lead troops to fight in the future? How do you say that I can reassure you in the future? - Go back and think about it, my heart and eyes are like the tip of a needle, what a shame on Lao Tzu!! ”

Ignoring the red-eared ** student, Lin Feng greeted Chen Menglei and said, "Old Chen, you go on to say, although this kid is my brother, don't be afraid of offending him, you can do whatever you want to do in the future, I will never protect my shortcomings!" ”

"This time, in addition to General Shi Lang, I also persuaded a person for the lord, and he is also Chen's fellow countryman, Li Guangdi of Fujian - I dare not deceive the lord, this person has a good relationship with a certain person, but he does not avoid relatives, Li Guangdi has been an official for many years, good at handling government affairs, good at financial management, and honest and selfless, so ......"

Lin Feng said with a smile, "Lao Chen doesn't need to explain, in short, I can trust you, this thing is done well, I pulled two generals for me, I can't help but reward you!" He turned back to his relatives and said, "Reward Mr. Chen with one hundred taels of gold, and in addition, I heard that there are many precious calligraphy and famous paintings in the palace, wait and ask Mr. Chen, if you like it, you will get two pairs!" ”

"This ...... Thank you, Lord! Chen Menglei's face was slightly red, but he did not refuse, like all literati, he has a very strong interest in the authentic works of famous artists, gold is not enough, but famous paintings are really reluctant.

After a small turmoil, the meeting continued, the next topic was mainly military, Zhao Guangyuan, who came back from Tongzhou, gave Lin Feng a surprise, he found a small horse farm in the Qing court there, and captured more than 2,000 war horses, in addition to the horses captured from the Fengtai defenders and collected in the capital, the military horses in Lin Feng's army have approached more than 5,000, which is an unexpected harvest, in fact, there was no cavalry in the Beijing garrison at that time, but the Eight Banners were nomadic in the end, In addition to Kangxi's royal stable, many nobles have raised horses to travel, the quality of these horses is really good, and most of them have undergone strict training, in terms of quality, they may be better than many combat troops, but now it is cheap Lin Feng, these horses that were originally used as nobles to play in spring have become the war horses of Lin Feng's army.

According to Zhao Guangyuan's vision, the expansion of the cavalry unit is absolutely imperative, although the more than 5,000 war horses are not a lot, but they can also barely form a cavalry force of more than 3,000 people, many of those veterans from Liaodong have a foundation in horsemanship, and they will soon be able to form combat effectiveness after intensive training, after listening to Zhao Guangyuan's plan, Lin Feng immediately nodded and agreed, but the transfer of veterans in Liaodong was discounted, in the end, the family background is very thin now, these veterans are actually officer reserves, and they have to leave seeds for the new army.

Regarding the construction of the army, Lin Feng is a layman, although he comes from the 21st century, he is not necessarily good at military skills. By the seventeenth century, the form of warfare had become a science, and the various kinds of knowledge in it could never be understood by reading a few books.

Lin Feng's next decision surprised the generals next to him, and he decided to combine his Chinese army and recruits to form a pure firearms unit of 8,000 people, including 2,000 artillery and 7,000 musketeers.

When Lin Feng just said this decision, there was an uproar in the hall. This kind of establishment was really a bit incredible at the time, because according to the experience of the Ming Dynasty, the firearms troops were not much combat, from the lessons left by history, those who only dared to shoot from a distance were definitely some garbage soldiers, history has proved that they are certainly not the opponents of the troops who come and go like the wind, strong bows and crossbows, and dare to see red with bayonets, in fact, the firearms battalion of the Ming Dynasty seems to have been beaten by the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, and has never achieved any decent results. The officers, including Zhou Peigong, raised their concerns. If it continues to develop according to Lin Feng's ideas, the troops are likely to follow the old path of the Ming army, and in the future, the Qing army will not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field, and will rely on the Hongyi cannon to survive.

Lin Feng didn't care about this worry at all, although he didn't know much about military affairs, but he knew the truth that muskets were more powerful than bows and arrows, although he was equipped with relatively backward arquebuses at the moment, but he could find a way to change them in the future, and now European merchant ships came and went on the seas of East Asia, and he had 50 million taels of silver in his hands, and he was afraid that there would be no muskets? Moreover, there is a ready-made craftsman area in Beijing, Kangxi ordered the Ministry of Industry to take care of it in order to cope with the war, and the output was really good after Zhou Peigong's introduction, although the workshop-style production was relatively backward, but one was a skilled craftsman and the other was a huge number, and there was no problem in supplying the troops.

Lin Feng also has considerable confidence in Rick, judging from such a long period of contact, this European officer who has actual combat experience and is very dedicated will definitely be able to train a modern army - taking a step back, even if there is no Rick Lin Feng, he will build a firearms unit, are Europeans born to shoot guns? You have to figure out everything slowly, failure is not a big deal, if you don't do anything, everything will go to zero.

This issue was finally decided under Lin Feng's strong insistence, so that the army was initially divided into three parts, one was Zhao Guangyuan's cavalry troops, one was Lin Feng's firearms troops, and the other was the infantry assisted by Liu Laosi as the main general and Zhou Peigong, with a total strength of about 18,000 people, and most of them were new soldiers.

However, these difficulties obviously did not affect the confidence of the generals attending the meeting, and now that the capital has been defeated, the emperor has also been killed, is there any fear of the governor and governor? The thinking of these soldiers has become very simple at this moment, in short, there are so many cannons in the human future, who are afraid of coming?!

Compared with the elated expressions of the generals, the two literati present looked much more serious, Zhou Peigong looked at the generals who were dancing with flying eyebrows, and stopped talking, Lin Feng looked at it in his eyes, and asked with a smile, "Peigong can say it if he has something to say, isn't this a meeting?!" ”

Zhou Peigong and Chen Menglei exchanged glances, stood up, and said solemnly, "General!" Do you think our army should have a name?! ”

"Name?! What the...... Name? Lin Feng was stunned for a moment and didn't react.

"In the past, even Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled against the tyrannical Qin, and they called themselves 'Zhang Chu', but now our army's dignified division is ......"

"Oh, that's it!" Lin Feng suddenly realized, thought about it for a while but made some mistakes, this thing is very knowledgeable, if it is not good, I am afraid it will make the world laugh, Lin Feng comes from later generations, and he has learned a lot of things, mathematics, physics and chemistry are of course strong in ancient people, but when it comes to traditional classical things, he can only stare dryly, not to mention taking the name of the military and the country, I am afraid that it is very difficult to even give himself a name. He hesitated for a while, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Well, this...... I wonder what the two gentlemen have in mind?! ”

Zhou Peigong and Chen Menglei glanced at each other, stood up and laughed in unison, "The lord is talented, we are the only one who is the first to look forward!" ”

Big fart! Seeing that they all shirked and refused to come up with ideas, Lin Feng smiled bitterly, this Zhou Peigong always thought that I was a great talent who read poetry and books, where did I know that I couldn't even understand traditional Chinese characters, he thought for a long time, and suddenly remembered countless novels and movies in later generations, according to them, the most fashionable name this time should be "drive out the Tartars and restore the Han family", if this banner is played, there should be many people who support it, right? I made up my mind and patted my head, "Forget it, it's not cost-effective to talk too far, just call it the 'Han Army' - anyway, it's to drive away the Tartars and recapture our Han people!" ”

Zhou Peigong was stunned for a moment, and lost his voice, "'Han Army'? How can this be?! He hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "General, your surname is Lin!" It's not surnamed Liu, this ...... ...... who is not right"

"This ...... If you don't have the surname Liu, you can't call Han Jun?! What is the rationale for this? Lin Feng glanced at Zhou Peigong strangely, this person is very talented, but he still eats the ancient, "Aren't we all Han people?" What years are you now, and you are still talking about this? ”

Looking at Zhou Peigong and Chen Menglei's panicked faces, Lin Feng felt that he had to sing high-pitched, otherwise these two guys would definitely not be convinced, "Do the two gentlemen think that I was born and died with my brothers for personal fame and fortune?!" - So many brothers threw their heads and spilled blood, is it just to protect my Lin someone's wealth?! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present had strange faces, some time ago when he was in Zhejiang, this Lord Lin was still enthusiastic and ready to work for the Qing Dynasty, this will change the momentum and immediately be righteous and awe-inspiring, it is indeed surprising and very surprising. But of course, no fool will jump out and expose him at this time.

"So I will never focus on my own selfishness, as long as I can drive away the Tartars, I have no opinion on who sits on the country, so since this is the case, why bother with what the surname is? - I think our name is 'Han', there is no other meaning, the Han army is the army of the Han people, specializing in fighting Tartars, and venting for our Han people! ”

This was said with a bit of momentum, and the officers in the hall immediately jumped out to applaud, and the atmosphere was extremely warm for a while, Zhou Peigong looked at Chen Menglei, and said with a helpless wry smile, "...... It's okay, hehe, Han Army, Han Army, actually...... It's not bad either! ”

Chen Menglei saw that Lin Feng had made up his mind, and echoed with a smile, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with saying the 'Han', at least it has a long history, the east and west Han and our Han people are powerful in all directions, and the south and the north attack the Huns, according to legend, no one can be the one for hundreds of years, if we can achieve great things and revive the majesty of the Han family, it will be the third empire!" ”

Lin Feng laughed, patted Chen Menglei on the shoulder, and replied casually, "Lao Chen is right, hehe, the third empire...... Third Reich??! He gasped and was stunned, "Shhh …… The Third Reich?! ”

"Yes! My lord...... What's wrong?! Chen Menglei looked at Lin Feng strangely.

"Oh, nothing...... I just had a toothache. ”