Zhu Youzhen was worried that it would be too late to come up, but the garrisons from other places were transferred, even if they came to Yunnan, it would take a certain amount of time to hurry, Mu Qiyuan and they returned, and the time was about the same, so he agreed after thinking about it: "Wait for the hostage, do the government soldiers in Sichuan have combat effectiveness?" Will they be able to suppress the local Tibetans? ”。

"Your Majesty, the Tibetans are newly defeated, the people are afraid, they should not take action for the time being, wait for the war in Donghu to end, and then consider the issue of the army stationed in Tibet," Li Chunye suddenly showed his big white teeth, "Your Majesty, in the future, when the new army enters Tibet, these Sichuan government soldiers should also retire, can they let them settle down in Tibet?" ”

"Candidate ......" Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Haha, it turns out that Candidate has also learned to calculate?" Kill two birds with one stone. ”

"This is all learned from His Majesty Xià......"

"Okay, you dare to pour dirty water on me?" Zhu Youzhen picked up the tea cup in front of him and made it look like he was going to splash Li Chunye.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare." Li Chunye pretended to leave his seat, apparently planning to kowtow and apologize.

Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand to stop Li Chunye: "Hou Q, between you and me, don't be like this, all the ministers in the court, Hou Q should know me best, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare."

"Don't dare, continue to say, just now I said that the army in Yunnan seems to be only two armies, less than 100,000 people, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Li Chunye coughed, returning to his original state, "Your Majesty, there is still a 21st Army in Yunnan, but there are also many natives in Yunnan, so we can't empty the army, so let's transfer another army from Guangdong." ”

"Guangdong? Yes, it is still the Southern Army, which should be able to adapt to the climate of Donghu, so you go and prepare. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty," Li Chunye seemed to be unsatisfied, "Your Majesty, the Firearms Bureau has developed a small artillery cannon that two soldiers can carry and walk. ”

"Small artillery?" Zhu Youzhen remembered that when he was in charge of the Firearms Bureau in the past, he would let the craftsmen of the Firearms Bureau develop artillery of different calibers, this kind of small artillery, although not as powerful as large artillery, but it is convenient to transport and more practical, especially suitable for mountainous terrain like Donghu, if it is called a mountain artillery, it may be more appropriate, "How many mountain cannons have been produced by the Firearms Bureau?" ”

李春≠∫dǐng≠∫diǎn≠∫小≠∫ says,.2★3.o▼s_(); According to Zhu Youzhen's meaning, Ye also directly called it a mountain cannon, "The Firearms Bureau doesn't know what the mountain cannon is used for, so only dozens of them are produced." ”

"Dozens? If it is enough for the time being, you immediately let the North Sea Fleet transport it to Guangzhou by ship, and then send it to Yunnan by land. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will do it immediately." Li Chunye saluted Zhu Youzhen and was about to say goodbye and go back.

Zhu Youzhen is talking about sexuality, "Wait, wait for the question, and I'm not in a hurry." ”

"陛xià......"

"Hou Qian, the Ming Dynasty has been at war with Donghu for many years, what is the special thing about Donghu's army? What do they have that my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty lack? Zhu Youzhen has confidence in the victory of the expedition to Burma, but he still hopes to know himself and the enemy, and never overturn the ship in the gutter.

"Your Majesty, according to the generals who participated in the war in the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Donghu is third-rate, the combat effectiveness of the entire army is second-rate, and the combat effectiveness of the elephant soldiers is first-rate."

"Elephant soldiers?" Zhu Youzhen knew that there were elephants in the south, which could be used as a means of transportation, but he didn't expect that they could also fight.

"Majesty, Donghu is rich in elephants, these elephants were tamed by the Donghu people, when fighting, the soldier rode on the back of the elephant, he could kill with a spear, he could also shoot with a bow and arrow, but it was difficult for others to attack them."

"Why? Did these elephants cast some spell? "Zhu Youzhen is puzzled, at least he can shoot these elephant soldiers with bows and arrows from a long distance.

"Your Majesty doesn't know, on the battlefield, the war horse is also afraid of the elephant, once the elephant soldier appears on the battlefield, the war horse will not listen to the rider's call, and will be scared to run around on the battlefield."

"I see," Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly, and the animals would also be afraid, "Since the cavalry can't do it, what about the infantry?" ”

Li Chunye had to smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, the elephant's body is too high, when the infantry is in close combat, the soldiers of Donghu sit on the back of the elephant, and they are holding spears in their hands, taking advantage of it, once they anger the elephant, they will chase the Ming army and trample on it." ”

"These brutes!" Zhu Youzhen didn't have a particularly good way, "What about the bow and arrow?" Soldiers can shoot these elephants from a distance with their bows and arrows. ”

"Your Majesty, Daming is not a nomadic tribe, and the level of archery of the soldiers is even inferior to that of the soldiers of Donghu."

Zhu Youzhen didn't believe it, "Is there no way?" Since the elephant's body is so large, it can attack the elephant first, as long as the elephant is killed or wounded, will the advantage of the elephant soldier be lifted soon? ”

Li Chunye really had no choice, "Your Majesty, the elephant has rough skin and thick meat, not to mention bows and arrows, even knives and spears can't hurt it in the slightest, and the soldiers have suffered all the hardships of the elephant soldiers." ”

Zhu Youzhen doesn't believe that the big living people are suffocated to death by urine, and after so many years of war, he won't be unable to think of a way to deal with the elephant soldiers, "So how to deal with the elephant soldiers?" ”

Li Chunye disappointed Zhu Youzhen, "Your Majesty, there is no way." ”

"No way?" Zhu Youzhen couldn't believe it, "Could it be that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty let the elephant soldiers spoil it?" ”

"Your Majesty, that's pretty much it, the Ming army is filled with the number of people, in order to kill an elephant soldier, the Ming army often has to kill more than a dozen people, or even dozens of people," Li Chunye's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he no longer saw the essence of the day, "Fortunately, the number of elephant soldiers will not be too much, otherwise, the Ming army will never win." ”

Zhu Youzhen fell silent, Daming has begun to enter the era of hot # weapons, so it is possible that even elephant soldiers can't deal with it? No, absolutely impossible, he thought, and his heart suddenly chuckled.

…………………………………………………………

Ayutthaya Dynasty, the capital of Ayutthaya.

There is an inconspicuous grocery store on Sumu Street, and on the lintel of the grocery store, there is a plaque with the word "human words" written on it, which should be the name of the grocery store, and the plaque is new, apparently just hung up.

There was only one guy in the store, and he was yawning lazily as he tidied up a somewhat cluttered department store because there were no customers.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside, probably because the grocery store was facing the street, and it was normal for pedestrians to pass by, and the guy didn't even raise his head, and continued to tidy up the department store.

"Uh-huh." The man slowed down at the door of the grocery store, looked back again, and saw that there was no one behind him, so he slowly stepped into the store, because the guy didn't pay attention to him, so he had to cough and say hello.

"Guest, what are you going to buy?" The customer had already entered, so the man had to put down his goods and greet the man.

"I'm in a hurry and need a few high-end handkerchiefs."

The guy was stunned, but there was no change on his face, "Does the guest officer want Su embroidery or Shu embroidery?" ”

"Two embroideries in Suzhou and four embroideries in Shu."

"Guest officer, please." As he spoke, the man walked in front and showed the way to the uninvited guest, and when he was with the guest, he casually asked, "Would you like a cup of tea?" ”

"You're welcome, I want to see your proprietor."

"The guest officer will sit down for a while, and I'll go see if the proprietor is there." The man let the guests into the inner cabin, which was small but quite elegant, with only a small window, and if the door was closed, the light would be dim.

The guest looked around at the cottage and nodded slightly, "Yes, this is indeed a good place." ”

"Wait a minute, I'll come when I go." The man closed the door, and there was no gap between the door and the wall, and if you looked at it from the outside, I thought it was a wall.

After a while, a well-dressed middle-aged man came with the man, and the middle-aged man flashed into the hut, and the man was holding a half-worn broom, as if cleaning the ground, and swayed around the hut from time to time.

After a little tea, the door of the hut opened from the inside, and the proprietor and the guest came out of the hut in turn.

Seeing off the guests, the proprietor whispered to the man, "No need to clean, come in with me." ”

Without saying a word, he threw down his broom, followed the proprietor into the hut, and closed the door casually: "Proprietor, who is he?" ”

The proprietor shook his head, "I don't know this person either, but he knows our code, and I don't know if it's the detective sent out before." ”

"Oh, since it's a previous interrogation, there's no reason why we shouldn't know." The guy looked dazed.

The proprietor still shook his head, "Not necessarily, maybe his status is particularly high, he knows us, but we don't know him." ”

"Ao," the guy diǎn head, "what is he looking for us?" ”

"That's where I wonder," the proprietor frowned, "and he said that Putty, the national teacher of the Ayutthaya dynasty, wanted to see me. ”

"Ayutthaya National Teacher? We didn't hook up with him, did we? ”

"We have just arrived, naturally we have not caught up with the national teacher of the big city, if he is our person, then it is right, he has already caught the national teacher of the big city."

"Is he really our man?"

"I don't know, that's what I can't worry about," the proprietor shook his head, "no matter what, we have to be prepared for both, just in case." ”

"What do we do now?"

The proprietor took out a thin notepad from his arms, "Since the national teacher has come to make an appointment, I must go there, and now I will leave this to you." ”

"The proprietor?"

"You should know that this is more important than your life," the proprietor solemnly handed the notepad to the man's hand, "You don't want to stay here tonight, take the notepad with you, find a safe place, if you can't see the pot of daffodils I put on the window tomorrow, destroy the notepad immediately, and find a way to return to Daming by yourself." ”

"Understood, I'll leave the grocery store as soon as the proprietor goes out," the guy asked cautiously, "Proprietor, since you understand that tonight is very dangerous, can you not go to the appointment?" ”

"When is the work we do not be dangerous? The proprietor smiled bitterly, "But today's events are a little strange, so I have to go to the appointment, and maybe there are some unexpected gains." ”

"That'...... The proprietor is careful. ”

"Be careful, too."

The proprietor left the grocery store, and the man left afterwards, without even closing the door.