The matter of micro-service private visits is already a matter of course for Emperor Chongzhen. But this time, he didn't play this hand again, but put the emperor on it.

I haven't seen the emperor in Beijing for nearly half a year, and when I heard that the emperor was coming, I was excited one by one, and immediately took out twelve points of spirit, and Xi Mao Yuanyi, the chief instructor of the new army, and Rong Zu Dashou, the temporary acting general of Jingying, hurriedly ran to the gate to meet them.

Emperor Chongzhen went all the way in, and he suddenly found that the ordinary soldiers of the Beijing camp seemed to be more energetic than before, was it Zu Dashou who led it well? Thinking so, he secretly left a heart in his heart.

When they arrived at the New Military Academy, the second batch of New Army was already waiting for the Holy Driver. Emperor Chongzhen did not talk nonsense, and immediately sent an order to the new army to start drills.

This second batch of new troops is the Che battalion described in the military books written by Mao Yuanyi and Sun Chengzong. This car battalion is actually an improvement on the basis of the car battalion that was organized after Qi Jiguang arrived in Jizhen. In other words, the training of the new army, going around and around, did not bypass the precious wealth left by Qi Jiguang.

This battalion differed from the previous ones in that flintlock musketeers replaced arquebusiers and were much more numerous. The purpose of the partial van is mainly used to transport artillery and grain and grass materials in peacetime, and it is used to place it in front of the formation or on both sides in wartime, and it is not a ring. Because if it is a ring, it hinders the attack. At least in Emperor Chongzhen's opinion, it is impossible to win the battle if he is well-armed and passively beaten.

As soon as the drill began, more than 3,000 new troops began to skillfully change formations, imagining encounters with the enemy, blocking, and pursuing combat situations. What made Emperor Chongzhen a little excited was that among the more than 3,000 new troops, there were 100 special gunners, who used rifled flintlock pistols to roam behind the chariot and use them to snipe the enemy's leader or the enemy who charged bravely.

"Your Majesty, these special flintlock musketeers are all the best one hundred selected from the two thousand flintlock musketeers!" Mao Yuanyi noticed the emperor's demeanor, and immediately said, "It's just a pity that the Ordnance Bureau can provide very few rifled flintlock guns, and only a hundred of them are formed. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, he knew before that rifled guns were not easy to make, so he didn't say much, but just replied: "I'll take a look when I have time." ”

After saying that, he ordered a flintlock pistol to come and look at it. This flintlock pistol, the bayonet is already equipped, but it cannot be removed. Usually folded in the muzzle of the gun, when it is time to use it, the bayonet is rotated and turned into a spear. At the base of the bayonet, there is also a clasp for which the bayonet is secured. One disadvantage is that it will be more troublesome to re-rotate and put the bayonet away, and the bayonet must be deducted from the buckle before it can be rotated. However, considering that this does not affect wartime, this shortcoming is ignored.

Emperor Chongzhen tried it a few times, and it felt okay, but he hoped that the Ming army would not use this bayonet much. After all, a flintlock pistol equipped with a bayonet was used to fight with the cold-armed army, and it was obvious that this flintlock pistol was not very handy. The long is not as long as the enemy's spear, and the short is not as convenient as the enemy's sword, which can be described as many disadvantages. Otherwise, when the future generations fought on the Great Wall, why did they use the broadsword team, it was just the enemy who also faced the bayonet!

Actually, it's not nice to say. At this time, the biggest advantage of flintlock pissingers is not that they are more powerful than archers, but that they are easy to form an army, and they do not need to be trained for many years like archers, and not everyone can, and they have high requirements for physical fitness.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, so he ordered to start shooting targets with live ammunition.

The standard of target shooting is still based on the requirements in the "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness", and after half a year of training, a large amount of gunpowder supply training, and the consumption of flintlock guns, this new army has met the requirements.

Listening to the target reports again and again, and looking at the satisfied look on Emperor Chongzhen's face, Mao Yuanyi played: "Your Majesty, this car battalion has been qualified, and the current voice in the army is very high, asking to go to Liaodong to kill the prisoners." ”

"Oh, and that?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but ask a little curiously.

You must know that in the past, when the Ming army heard that it was going to be transferred to Liaodong, it was to the point where the army would collapse. During the Apocalypse and the early years of Chongzhen, when the Qin soldiers were transferred to Liaodong, they mutinied halfway, either fled back to the township, or fell into the grass.

But after he asked, he probably guessed the reason.

Sure enough, I heard Mao Yuanyi recall: "There have been many great victories in Liaodong, and the first batch of new troops have won great victories, defeating Gaizhou and Haizhou, forcing Jianyu to abandon Jinzhou, Fuzhou and other places. The military merit of building a first-class military merit can exchange a lot of land in Liaodong is very inspiring to the army. They feel that they have trained almost enough, and naturally want to earn some credit. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled and said, "If it's too late, what if Jianyu is killed!" ”

"Hehe......" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but laugh when he heard it. As I guessed. The positive impact of continuous victories is not only reflected on the battlefield, but also in the hearts of the people.

Seeing that they spoke easily, Zu Dashou on the side also interjected with a smile: "Your Majesty, the remaining soldiers of the Beijing camp are also eager to be selected into the new army, and if they can become a strong army, they can go to Liaodong quickly to make military achievements." Today's Liaodong is fragrant! ”

As soon as he heard this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly realized that it turned out that those soldiers in the Beijing camp had changed their spirits, and this was the reason.

Before he could speak, Mao Yuanyi smiled again and said: "Your Majesty, this new army is almost there, if you want to train it again, Lord Hubu Bi will definitely oppose it." Before, the last general had already heard him complain that the new army was spending a lot of money and food, and it was time to go into battle to kill the enemy! ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he understood in his heart that the training cost of the firearms army was far higher than that of the cold weapons army. It is said that marksmanship is made with money, and the shooting and loading proficiency of this flintlock musketeer is naturally no exception. Not only does it consume a lot of gunpowder, but the flintlock pistol also has a life span of shots, which is all money. Artillery is even more so, and the amount of one shelling is quite a lot.

Thinking so, when the new army completed the targeting, Emperor Chongzhen made an assessment in his heart, approved Mao Yuanyi's request, and said to him: "I think it's okay, this new army will be pulled out soon, and it will be assembled from the Ningjin line to Haizhou!" ”

Now with the occupation of Haizhou by the Ming army, the scout war is in full swing, and the Ningjin line has almost become the rear, and it is rare to see the traces of Jianyu Tanma. The land route from Ningjin to Haizhou has also become safe.

Mao Yuanyi was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly thanked her.

When Emperor Chongzhen was about to drive back to the palace, he saw that someone was out of the new army, and then the brocade guard went to the palace to make a report.