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The Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions of the Ming Dynasty Beijing Janissary Army, and it is a special unit in the Ming Dynasty army that specializes in the management of firearms. The Qing Dynasty followed the Ming system, the elite troops formed at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the soldiers came from the military camps such as Xiao Cai, Qianfeng, Jianrui, Infantry Army, Firearms, etc., under the jurisdiction of 25 battalions of horses and infantry teams, more than 14,000 officers and soldiers, and the Shenji Battalion often guarded the Forbidden City and the Three Seas, and the emperor also obeyed when he patrolled.

In the eighth year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1410), when he conquered Jiaozhi (now Vietnam), Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, obtained the magic machine gun and artillery method, and specially set up the magic machine camp to practice. In the battle of Mobei, Ming Chengzu put forward the operational principle of "Shenji gun in the front, horse team in the rear", and the Shenji battalion cooperated with the infantry and cavalry to fight, and played an important role, making the application of firearms more professional, and the Shenji battalion also became a branch of the Ming army. The battalion is one of the three major battalions of the Beijing Army (the other two battalions are the five military battalions and the three thousand battalions), equipped with muskets, muskets, etc., and arquebuses were added in the later period.

The Shenji Battalion is responsible for the important task of "guarding the Beijing division internally and preparing for the war outside", and is in charge of training firearms and accompanying the officers and soldiers of the escort horse team, and is a strategic mobile force under the direct command of the imperial court. The establishment of the Shenji Battalion in the Qing Dynasty is different from that of the garrison established in the early Ming Dynasty, and its highest establishment level is the battalion, with 2 commanders and ministers, 2 military attachés, and 2 chief officers; The battalion is organized into five armies: the middle army, the left ye, the right ye, the left sentinel, and the right sentinel, each with 1 internal minister and 1 military minister, except for the four divisions under the Chinese army, the rest each receive three divisions; Each division has 1 gun supervisor, 1 officer, and 2 card officers. The battalion specializes in sharpshooters and artillery. Later, he had to supervise Tan Guangma 5,000 horses, called 5,000 battalions, attached to the Shenji battalion, and set up officials such as the armies below the Shenji battalion, and the battalion was organized into four divisions, and each division set up 2 officers.

Regular battalion establishment in the early Ming Dynasty:

Strength of the whole battalion: 3,600 infantry (full with firearms); cavalry 1,000 men; 400 artillery personnel (managing field heavy artillery and Dalian pearl artillery); A total of 5,000 officers and soldiers.

Armament with firearms: 3,600 bolts (infantry guns); 9,000 pounds of combined medicine; 900,000 lead weights; Dalian Bead Cannon 200 rods (multi-barreled firearms); 675 kg of combined medication; 400 handlebars (artillery self-defense with handguns); 160 generals (field heavy artillery).

It can be said that in the early Ming Dynasty, the Shenji Battalion was a well-deserved first elite unit of the Ming Dynasty, and its combat effectiveness even exceeded that of the border army guarding the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty at that time. However, with the gradual decline of the Ming Empire, the Shenji Battalion also quickly corrupted and became a place for nobles and certain officials to hide dirt and dirt for their pensions.

In the battle of Tumubao, the main force of the Shenji battalion was almost wiped out, and during the Jingtai period, Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, reformed the establishment of the Beijing battalion, and selected 100,000 elites in the three major battalions. It is divided into ten battalions for regimental training in case of emergency call, and is called the ten-regiment battalion. The 10th regiment battalion is commanded by a general military officer, supervised by a minister, and a military department secretary or capital imperial history is the commander. Each battalion is divided into governors, trumpet officers, commanders, commanders, commanders, leaders, battalion and other officers. The regulations of Beijing have changed so far. At the beginning of the Great Shun, the ten regiments and battalions were dismissed. Xianzong established, the old system of the 10th regimental battalion, the second year (1466) was reinstated, the three years were replaced, and the 12th regiment battalion was added, its name was Fen, Yao, Lian, Xian Siwu Battalion, Dare, Fruit, Effect, Drum Four Yong Battalion, Li, Shen, Yang, Zhen Siwei Battalion. The 12 regiments and battalions were divided by the 12 marquis, with the command of the capital and the internal ministers. Each regiment and battalion is divided into five armies, three thousand, and three battalions of Shenji. At the time, it was called "Choosing the Front". At the beginning of Zhengde, only 60,000 and 500 soldiers were selected from the 12th regiment battalion. So tens of thousands of border troops were transferred to the Weijing Division, which was called the "Outer Four". Two official halls were also set up, the east official hall drilled the officers and soldiers selected at the beginning of Zhengde, the west official hall selected regimental battalions and warriors, and the four guards drilled. Since then, the two official offices have been called "Xuanfeng", and the 12th regiment battalion has been called "hometown". In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing (1550), the regimental battalion and the two official halls were dismissed, and the old system of the three battalions of Yongle was restored, the difference was that the three thousand battalions were renamed the Shenshu battalion, and the names of the three battalions were cut and reformed, and the commander of the general was called the governor of the Jingying Rongzheng, and the assistant of the Wenchen was called the assistant of the Jingying Rongzheng. It has deputy officers of staff and other subordinate officers. All the soldiers of the regimental battalion and the two official halls belong to the five military camps, while the Baoxu order banner and other items are still subordinate to the Shenshu battalion. In the late Ming Dynasty, the three major battalions were added to monitor the ministers, and the battalion affairs were all under the command of the lieutenant officials.

Following Zeng Xingwu, Li Rusong went through all the formalities effortlessly, and then settled in the Shenji Battalion, after seeing Zhu Xizhong, the king of Dingxiang who was in charge of the Shenji Camp at this time. Under the leadership of the latter, Li Rusong carefully walked around the Shenji Battalion and carefully observed the strongest troops of the Ming Dynasty.

"Well, it seems that Zhang Juzheng has planned to rectify the Beijing army. But in this way, there are more people offended by Old Man Zhang, and after he dies, eighty percent of his children and grandchildren will be harmed" While chatting with Zhu Xizhong, the king of Dingxiang, Li Rusong thought to himself secretly in his heart.

Xu Wei hurried to the capital ahead of schedule, made friends with officials and nobles, and had the assistance of Xi Congee, who had already been stationed in the capital. When Li Rusong arrived in the capital, the nobles and officials were dissatisfied with Li Rusong, and they had already disappeared under the ** of money and interests. There are even many nobles who serve in the Shenji Battalion, and they all patted Li Rusong's shoulder affectionately and called him a brother.

Li Rusong naturally knew the plans of these guys, greeted them with a smile, and invited them to have time to get together to discuss the distribution of benefits in the future. Suddenly, the smiles on the faces of these nobles were a little more, and they couldn't wait to offer Li Rusong as the god of wealth.

Since the successful ascension to the throne after the defeat of Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng has won the trust of the emperor and the Empress Dowager Li, and the support of the eunuch Feng Bao of the inner court, and there are almost no enemies in the court, and he has begun a drastic reform, intending to save the Ming Dynasty that was greatly injured by Jiajing's vitality.

At present, although Zhang Juzheng has the sole power and no one has stepped forward to stop anything he has done, the three major battalions of the Beijing Army have always been the territory of the nobles. They used the three battalions for personal gain, occupied positions of power and ate empty salaries, etc., this kind of situation has lasted for too long, and no nobles are willing to lose this territory, so it is now the period when the conflict between Zhang Juzheng and Xungui is about to break out.

"Hehe, you toss, just watch the play on the side, but shouldn't you find a way to save Zhang Juzheng's subordinates? These people are all capable officials, if they are all caught, they will be beneficial to the development of Liaodong and harmless" While listening to the chatter and complaints of Zhu Xizhong, the king of Dingxiang, and a group of nobles, Li Rusong thought silently.

The only thing that Li Rusong was still interested in in the Beijing army was probably their powerful firearms, and here Li Rusong was surprised to find that the sharp weapon of the dangerous mountain army, the flint flint flint, had been mass-produced. Although it is inferior to the dangerous mountain army in terms of sophistication, it is definitely far superior to the dangerous mountain army in terms of quantity.

With these thoughts, Li Rusong forced a smile, and after chatting with a group of nobles for a while, Li Rusong deduced that there was something to do and left the barracks and returned to the mansion that had been prepared for a long time.

"This place also deserves to be called a barracks? What is the difference between it and the casino and the women's branch" Riding back to the mansion, as soon as he entered the door, Li Rusong complained to Xu Wei next to him.

"These young masters, I only need five thousand people for the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and I can easily sweep the three major battalions of the Beijing Army. But these guys' firearms are really good, Mr. Xu, you are full of bad ideas, how about helping me dig some craftsmen? Regardless of Xu Wei's solemn expression, Li Rusong said to himself.

"Calm down, young general, look at these things. Our Liaodong seems to have been targeted, and they have even installed their own agents" Xu Wei handed a letter to Li Rusong with a solemn expression, and his whole face was full of sorrow and his brows were furrowed.

"Oh? What else made Mr. Xu so anxious? Seeing Xu Wei's expression, Li Rusong hurriedly took the letter and asked.

The letter was sent by Chen Cheng, who was in charge of the situation and intelligence in Liaodong, and it detailed everything that happened in Liaodong during Li Rusong's absence: Wild boar skin inherited the position of the commander of the Jurchen Left Guard Governor of Jianzhou, and at the same time received strong support from the Governor of Jiliao.

Due to Li Rusong's previous arrangement, when he learned that the wild boar skin inherited the command of the Jianzhou Jurchen Left Guard, Cheng Yi once planned to find an excuse to destroy the wild boar skin. But he never expected that all the generals of the dangerous mountain system, including Li Chengliang, had just begun to implement the plan and were severely reprimanded by the governor of Jiliao: Unless the Jurchens in Liaodong made a rebellion, they were absolutely not allowed to provoke any war in Liaodong!

"What is the origin of this Jiliao Governor? By doing so, he is destroying the Great Wall! Without waiting to finish reading the letter, Li Rusong slapped the letter on the table and yelled angrily.

What is wild boar skin? It was a guy with a backbone on the back of his head that could rebel at any time, and it only took a few years for the governor of Jiliao to make the wild boar skin full-fledged. That will definitely provoke a war that shakes the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong rule, and at that time, Li Rusong's more than ten years of hard work in Liaodong will be in vain.

"Alas, because we are too strong, so strong that the court feels insecure. Today, the major general met Zhang Xiangye, although to a certain extent, he clarified the previous rumors. But the imperial court still does not want an unmanageable Liaodong, they hope that after the wild boar skin sits big, they will fight with us in the dangerous mountains, and the court will come forward to solve all the hidden dangers when both sides are defeated. We are cannon fodder, and the Jianzhou Jurchen Left Guard under the command of wild boar skin is the tool used by the imperial court to get rid of us cannon fodder" Learning Li Rusong's novel words, Xu Wei sighed helplessly.

"Hmm, Liu Yingjie is not stupid. Although he is according to the meaning of the imperial court, even though the wild boar skin is large, it still leaves a lot of room for the development of my dangerous mountain army."