"General, urgent, urgent!"

A soldier rushed into the courtyard of Yu Yun, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, and his eyebrows were full of eagerness. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yu Yun was drinking tea in the courtyard, and when he saw the soldier in a panic, he was quite displeased, and said with a sinking face: "How many times have I told you, and I will talk about something slowly." The sky is falling, and General Ben is on top of it, you're afraid of a fart. ”

"General, it's Brown Cloud Castle, Brown Cloud ......"

"What's wrong with Brown Cloud Castle?"

Yu Yun faintly felt that something was wrong, this Brown Cloud Castle was the outpost of the Xuan Mansion, once something happened to the Brown Cloud Castle, the Xuan Mansion would open the door.

"The Tatars are already besieging Brown Cloud Castle."

"What?"

Yu Yun's face turned as pale as paper.

"What do you say? You repeat. ”

"The Tatars have already overwhelmed the border, and I'm afraid that Brown Cloud Castle won't last much longer."

"Damn, it's really a bad year."

At first, Yu Yun still had illusions, hoping that the Tatars would just come to the nearby fort villages to fight the autumn breeze and take the initiative to leave after a plunder.

But now it seems that the Tatars are simply running for Xuanfu.

As long as they take the Brown Cloud Castle, the Tatars will have a place to settle down, and they can temporarily store the collected food in the Brown Cloud Castle. In this way, even if they can't take the Xuanfu for a while, they can slowly figure it out, and they don't have to turn back to Mobei immediately.

And the Brown Cloud Castle, which was originally used as an outpost, will also become a thorn buried in the back of the Ming army, which can stab the Ming army itself at any time.

"General, what now? Do you want to send troops to the rescue? ”

"Save a fart!"

Yu Yun waved his hand and said impatiently.

"This is a fucking trap set up by the Tatars. It is a matter of an army of 100,000 to conquer a fortress in the blink of an eye, how long do you think they can hold out? The Tatars wished that the general would send troops to the rescue, so they could surround the point and send reinforcements and eat up all the reinforcements. Do you think we can fight the Tatars in the field? No matter how many soldiers Ben sends will be eaten by the Tatars! ”

Yu Yun vented, only feeling a little more relaxed.

"Go and report to the Governor, the Governor, and the Little Pavilion Elder, and see how this matter should be played Your Majesty."

Yu Yun only felt ridiculous.

He is the nominal supreme commander of Xuanfu Town, but there are still the governor of Xuanfu, the governor of the three towns, and the cabinet scholar on his head, and he is actually a messenger.

"But, but those are our robes. General, how can you abandon them? ”

"Fuck you, are you disobeying General Ben's military orders?"

Yu Yun only felt furious. It's just that the civilian officials bullied him, and now even a big soldier dares to disobey his military orders, and he, the chief soldier, is really a wretch.

"The subordinates don't dare."

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Yu Yun scolded the soldiers who came to report the news, but still felt that he was holding his stomach, so he simply changed his clothes and went to see Xie Shen.

In his opinion, it doesn't matter whether it's the governor or the governor, he can't make a decision now, and now only the Son of Heaven can make a decision. And to make a statement to the Son of Heaven, no one is more suitable than Xiaoge Lao Xie Shen.

Yu Yun walked out of the courtyard, rode to the governor's line, and rushed to the guards guarding the gate and said in a deep voice: "Can the little pavilion elder be in the governor's yamen?" ”

"Chief Yu, Xiao Ge Lao and Governor Yang will go to the Governor early in the morning, if you want to find Xiao Ge Lao, I'm afraid you will have to wait."

What a fucking bad luck!

Yu Yunxin said that he was really unlucky, no matter how he found someone, he couldn't find it!

"No need, General Ben will personally go to the governor's office."

Although the Governor's Mansion is now the temporary palace of the Son of Heaven, it is difficult for others to approach, but Yu Yun is also the chief soldier of the Xuanfu Mansion no matter how he says, and there is no problem if he wants to meet the Son of Heaven.

Originally, he planned to tell Xie Shen and Yang Tinghe the news of the Tatar invasion of Brown Cloud Castle first, but now it seems that he simply reported it directly to the Son of Heaven, anyway, Governor Yang and Xiao Ge Lao are in the Governor's Palace.

Thinking of this, Yu Yun's heart was a little wider, so he turned over and went to the governor's mansion.

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In the Governor's Palace, Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde stared at the map of Xuanfu hanging on the wall without saying a word.

Standing behind him were Yang Tinghe, the governor of the Three Towns, and Xie Shen, a member of the cabinet.

Compared with a few days ago, Zhu Houzhao's mood is much heavier.

Yang Tinghe reported the situation of the Xuanfu to him one by one, which allowed Zhu Houzhao to understand the military situation and the people's situation more accurately.

Even more terrible than the Tatars was the fact that the garrison of Xuanfu was decreasing year by year, and the officers were repeatedly forbidden to eat empty salaries.

The drawbacks of the military household system are thus revealed, not only Yang Tinghe, but also Zhu Houzhao has no good way.

"The current garrison of Xuanfu is only 50,000 people?"

Zhu Houzhao turned around, his eyebrows full of melancholy.

"Back to Your Majesty, there are indeed only 50,000 people. And among these 50,000, there are still many veterans and wounded soldiers. ”

Yang Tinghe sighed and said: "These 50,000 people are barely enough to hold the city and fortress, but if they take the initiative to attack, they are not enough." ”

Xie Shen added: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the military system must be changed, and the situation of empty salaries will continue to intensify if it continues like this. ”

No one knows better than Xie Shen the drawbacks of the military household system.

When Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, created the military household system, he borrowed from the military system of the Sui and Tang dynasties.

The soldiers of the Sui and Tang dynasties planted the land when the farmers were busy, trained the soldiers when the farmers were slack, and drew the soldiers of the guards into the Beijing division every year.

However, the military household system only learned the skin, but did not learn the gods, which led to the shortcomings of the government military system being magnified, but the advantages were not inherited.

Under the current military household system, Lao Tzu's son must also be a soldier when he is a soldier. Those hundreds of households and thousands of households are fine, at least the descendants are also considered petty officers, as for those big-headed soldiers, they are really eight lifetimes of mold, and they have to act as private errands, chores, and helpers for hundreds of households and thousands of households, and they are trembling for fear that they will be dealt with by military law by hundreds of households and thousands of households if they do something wrong.

This is also why there are so many lower-level soldiers who have fled their nationality, and they really can't stand the layers of exploitation.

"According to Mr., how to change it?"

Zhu Houzhao also knew that there were many drawbacks in the existing military household system, but he didn't know where to start.

If someone can come up with a complete set of reform plans, he is still willing to give it a try.

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, you may wish to establish a new army, coexist with the existing military household system, and achieve a gradual transition."

The military household system, like the civilian system, was the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and it was by no means easy to move it.

Xie Shen knew that it was unrealistic to make Zhu Houzhao accept his idea immediately, so he took a step back.

The new army that Xie Shen wanted to create was similar to Qi Jiguang's Qi family army.

This kind of recruitment-based formation of the new army broke the tradition of hereditary military personnel under the military household system, and it can be said that it opened up a new world.

The most important thing is that recruiting soldiers can inject fresh blood and rejuvenate the stagnant Ming army.

Just as the conscription system replaces the government military system, Xie Shen believes that the replacement of the military household system by the new army is an inevitable process, and he only hopes that this process will come faster.

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"The New Army?"

Zhu Houzhao was obviously curious about this term, and waved his hand and said, "Where is this new army that Mr. said is new?" ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, the so-called new army refers to new personnel, new appearance, and new training methods."

Xie Shen seized the opportunity and began to popularize the knowledge of the new army to Emperor Zhengde.

"The so-called new personnel refers to the fact that the new army personnel are all recruited from Ding Zhuang with ordinary civilian status, not the children of military families."

Xie Shen's first new hit shocked Zhu Houzhao.

"Sir, you mean, don't recruit people from the children of military households? But this is the rule set by Emperor Taizu, how can he say that he will change it? ”

Xie Shenxin said, "Are there still few old rules you have changed?"

"Your Majesty, if you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be able to do it, and if you are poor, you will be able to do it for a long time."

Xie Shen dropped a sentence of the bookbag, and said quietly: "At present, the Ming military system has to be changed, and it is still too late to change at this time, if it drags on any longer, it will be a passive change." ”

"Well, what the gentleman said makes sense."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes showed excitement, and he said in a deep voice: "But ordinary people have not undergone professional training, can they be reliable?" ”

This is also a question that a normal person would think of.

"Your Majesty, a blank piece of paper is sometimes easier to render with ink, those military households have already set their minds, and it is not as easy as these ordinary people to change it."

"And what about this new look?"

"The so-called new look refers to the fact that under the regulations of the new army's military discipline, these newcomers can show a new look that is different from that of military households, which is of great help to gradually change the bad habits of military households."

Most of the military households are old fritters, and they know very well how to cheat and cheat. It may be difficult to get them to take the initiative to change, and Xie Shen hopes to use the new army to stimulate them and make them feel a sense of crisis.

Once the military understands that they do not have the so-called iron rice bowl, they will also passively make changes.

"As for this final training method, the new ......"

Xie Shen paused for a moment and said with a slight smile: "The minister wants to use a new training method to train the army, not only to ask them to practice fighting skills, but also to learn firearms and other knowledge. ”

"Isn't this the Divine Machine Battalion?"

The Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, and most of the soldiers in the battalion are equipped with firearms.

It's just that since Chenghua Hongji, the role of the Shenji Battalion has gradually faded. If it weren't for Xie Shen mentioning the word firearms, Zhu Houzhao really couldn't remember that there was such a special camp in Jingshi.

"It's not exactly the same as the Divine Machine Battalion."

Just kidding, Xie Shen is also a great traverser, and it would be too embarrassing for the traverser if he traveled back to Daming and was still playing with firearms.

Since we want to reform, we must change it thoroughly.

The Francophone who gave him potatoes in Yuyao had already replied, and although he did not bring back the sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes that Xie Shen had dreamed of, this time he brought another thing that surprised Xie Shen - a flintlock pistol.

The design principle of the flintlock pistol is not complicated, the difficulty lies in the creation.

With the real thing, it is easy for the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty to disassemble and imitate it.

At present, the imitation of the flintlock pistol is still in full swing, so Xie Shen did not tell the Son of Heaven.

This time, I just took the opportunity to present the matter of the formation of the flintlock pistol battalion to the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, do you remember the potatoes you gave last time?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly: "The potatoes that Mr. gave last time, I have already ordered someone to plant them in the leopard house, and the taste is indeed very good." ”

"The minister got the potatoes from a Francophone merchant. This time, the Franc Merchant brought another treasure to the minister. ”

"What is it?"

Zhu Houzhao was very curious and asked.

"Your Majesty, this baby's name is a flintlock pistol, and it's much more powerful than a firecracker."

Zhu Houzhao was already very interested in these novelties, and when he heard this, he immediately said, "Where is this flintlock pistol now?" ”

"Your Majesty, please forgive the sin of bullying the king."

"Good manner, why did the gentleman say this?" Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Mr. I am not guilty." ”

"This flintlock pistol has a novel structure, and the minister has ordered the craftsmen of the Ministry of Engineering to disassemble the imitation, thinking that he will wait for the imitation to be successful before offering it to His Majesty."

Xie Shen arched his hand.

"Oh, I thought it was a big deal, and Mr. didn't mean to deceive me, what a crime."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "But Mr. has to urge the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works, I am still waiting to see how powerful this flintlock pistol is." ”

The establishment of the Fusilier Battalion was only the first step in Xie Shen's vision, and there would certainly be a series of measures to strengthen the new army.

Of course, these need the support of Zhu Houzhao, the big boss, so Xie Shen still wants to arouse Zhu Houzhao's interest.

"Your Ministers obey."

The two of you and the two of you said a word, and there were back and forth, so that Yang Tinghe couldn't interject at all, which was a little embarrassing......

Just as Governor Yang was thinking about whether he should take the initiative to retire and leave some private space for the Son of Heaven and Xiaoge Lao, Zhang Yong, the imperial eunuch, walked in and reported: "Emperor, Yu Yun, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, said that there is an urgent military situation to report to the emperor. ”

Zhu Houzhao coughed and said in a deep voice: "Announce his visit." ”

After a short time, Yu Yun, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, walked into the hall, pushed the gold mountain and poured the jade pillar, and performed the courtier's courtesy.

Zhu Houzhao cleared his throat and said, "Yu Qing, what's the important thing to do?" ”

Yu Yun saw that Xie Shen and Yang Tinghe were all in the same place, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Tatars have already attacked Brown Cloud Castle. ”

This time, not only Zhu Houzhao, but also Xie Shen was startled.

How did this Tatar come so quickly.

Originally, he thought that the Tatars would arrive at Xuanfu in at least three days, but now it seems that they are much earlier.

"When did this happen?"

Zhu Houzhao asked with a gloomy face.

"The minister has just received the report, so he rushed to report to His Majesty."

Yu Yunxin said fortunately, Lao Tzu did not hesitate and came directly to the Governor's Palace, otherwise if Tianzi asked about it, he would have delayed the military plane.

"This Brown Cloud Castle is fifty miles away from Xuanfu, once the Tatars conquer it, Xuanfu will have no danger to defend."

Zhu Houzhao was angry.

"The Tatars haven't conquered this Brown Cloud Castle yet, and you say such depressing words, which really increases the morale of others and destroys your own prestige!"

"The minister is guilty!"

Emperor Zhengde's words frightened Yu Zongbing's legs and fell to his knees.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand in disgust and said, "Don't kneel at every turn, you won't be annoyed." Say, how can you retreat from the enemy? ”

"For today's plan, the only way is to defend it. As soon as the Tatars ran out of food and grass, they retreated on their own. ”

Yu Yun said tremblingly.

"You mean to watch Browncloud Castle fall to the Tatars?"

Zhu Houzhao's voice rose sharply, and he said angrily: "Let the people poke at my backbone and scold me for being a coward?" ”

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