Bai Yijie said: "In view of this, I discussed with the capital that we can set up a unit dedicated to the use of firearms for the purpose of defending the city and pressing the formation. In the past, although the establishment of firearms corps was convenient and flexible, after all, there were too few firearms and the deterrent power was limited, but now at least 300 or 500 people are formed into a battalion, called the 'Shenji Battalion', which is specially engaged in the operation of firearms and artillery. ”

The name of the Divine Machine Camp came entirely from Zheng Yunming's own idea. The name of the Shenji Battalion in another time and space actually comes from the divine machine guns widely used by the Central Plains army, and some people record that this kind of divine machine guns were introduced to the Central Plains from Annan. Whether this statement is true or false, let's not verify it. But Zheng Yunming really needs an unpredictable weapon to help him fight against the invincible Iron Cavalry Group in the world.

Zheng Yunming only found out at this time that Wang Deng, the acting commander of the Zhenwu Army who was addicted to soldiers on weekdays, and "Three Strategies" and "Six Taos", had not said a word while sitting beside him.

"Why don't you talk when it's time to really talk about the army?" Zheng Yunming said loudly: "Jing Song, tell me your opinion!" ”

Wang Deng closed his eyes and didn't say a word, in fact, he listened to everyone's discussion word by word, and when he heard the call of all the people, he slowly sat up, took a few steps forward, and sat in front of Zheng Yunming.

"Firearms are sharp, but they should not be used alone against the enemy." He quickly lined up the more than 20 clay puppets in front of him into a neat three rows and showed them to Zheng Yunming: "In Wang Deng's opinion, the best tactic at the moment is to combine firearms with strong bows and crossbows, and under the protection of spears and halberds, to fire volleys at the enemy in turns. ”

"I consulted with my subordinates and created a new formation, with archers and crossbowmen in the first row, gunners and bamboo generals in the second row, and a mixed firecracker and bow and arrow in the third row. And so on until the enemy army collapsed. ”

"Triad formation?" Zheng Yunming blurted out: "Zhenwu Army Zhenwu Three-fold Formation? ”

"Exactly." Wang Dengxing continued to rush: "This method is modeled after the three-fold formation of the king of Xin'an County (Wu Lan) in the past, but the three-fold formation created by King Wu is to stop the Jin cavalry from galloping, and my three-fold formation method is to maximize the shooting advantage of bows and crossbows and firearms. Although the formation is similar, the purpose is different. ”

"But the new formation always needs to be practiced for a long time, and it can only be used on the battlefield after mastery."

Zheng Yunming waved his hand: "You let it go, now there are still a few months before the autumn defense, seize this opportunity to train the three-fold formation, and it will definitely play a great role when the autumn comes." ”

Wang Deng promised, and then asked rhetorically: "Dutong must have thought of many ideas to carry out the power of firearms these days, so it is better to take this opportunity to talk to the generals." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone refocused their attention on Zheng Yunming.

Zheng Yunming shook his head with a smile: "I really didn't think about it this time. Allow me to think about it for a while, and when the time comes, I will naturally explain my tactics and plans. ”

Ge Huai shouted, "There is not much time to waste until the next time the Tartar comes!" All of them have a wonderful plan, so you might as well talk about it early, and everyone is so skillful that you can entertain the Hu people well. ”

"Don't push the generals too hard." Bai Yijie slowly shook the feather fan: "Everyone knows that the Tao is unified and has a wonderful idea, and after he thinks about it, he will naturally come up with results that will amaze everyone, just like in the past year." ”

Zheng Yunming put on a serious face: "What I want to explain is this, the country cannot rely on only one person, even if this person is in the respect of the Son of Heaven and has the benevolence of Yao Shun, Jinghu cannot rely on only one person, even if this person has many wonderful ideas, and can bring you more new skills and ideas." It is a very dangerous thing to depend on the lives and futures of thousands of people, and I am also a mortal, so I will also make mistakes and I will not be able to judge sometimes. There may also be times when I can't control the situation, and at that time, I need to work everyone's strength. Zheng Yunming, who is alone, does not have any mysterious tactics and techniques, only when everyone combines their wisdom together, is the strongest Jing'e army in Jinghu. ”

Before everyone had time to make their promises, an unfamiliar voice said loudly: "What they say is very true! What is needed to defend Jinghu is the concerted efforts of 200,000 people, even if there are 10,000 enemies like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, it is impossible to defeat a million strong Hu alone! ”

Zheng Yunming was slightly stunned, he saw that the young man with thin eyebrows sitting at the bottom was not his subordinate general, and he had never met, how did he get mixed up among the generals of Jing E?

Bai Yijie approached Zheng Yunming on the side and whispered: "This is the junior colonel sent by Hu Xian and Hu in the morning, and he is a figure with a different background. ”

Zheng Yunming relieved his doubts in his heart, and instructed everyone to talk about what they saw and heard on weekdays. Wang Deng found that the captured Mongolian war horses used by the cavalry of his headquarters were all castrated and had their noses open, which were much more docile and docile than the uncastrated stallions purchased from Qin Long used by the two armies of Xuanfeng and Tabai. Xiang Anguo said that the custom of Jinghu Lake North and South Road is that there are usually two boys and one girl in a family, and if there are extra girls, they will be drowned in cold water. Deng Fang said that he recently met a descendant of the old general of the Yue family's army, and told him how the Yue's army used hemp swords to march forward bravely and break the iron float of the Jin army. He was going to select a group of strong warriors and re-adopt this ancient method.

The people talked happily with each other until the sun set in the west, and then they dispersed.

Zheng Yunming found that the young officer sent by Hu Xian had been waiting on the sidelines, and had not left with the generals. He nodded and ordered someone to take him into the side hall to wait.

After a while, Zheng Yunming pushed the door in with Bai Yijie and Yang Luo. Zheng Xian lit the lamp and candle, and everyone sat down around a round table.

Yang Luo said: "Can you know what is the origin of this brother of Lu Dao? ”

Zheng Yunming looked up and down at the young man sitting opposite, and said, "If my guess is correct, this little brother should be a close confidant of Chen Zhongshun in Qizhou. ”

The young general stood up and arched his hand and said: "All have good eyesight, a certain is a subordinate of the head of Chen, and now he is serving in the official army with the leader, a certain surname is Chen Mingjiao, and now the subordinate of Hu Tong is serving as an envoy." ”

Zheng Yunming listened to these words and roughly understood the origin of the matter: earlier, Hu Xian wrote a letter to appease Chen Zhongshun, a bandit from Qizhou. Chen Zhongshun saw that most of the big and small thieves in Jinghu had been swept away by the official army, and naturally understood that surrendering to the imperial court was his only way out.

But at that time, when the green forest grass was reckless, neither the imperial court nor the green forest people would relax their vigilance. On Chen Zhongshun's side, in addition to asking him to lead a battalion alone, not to disperse his subordinates, and to supply money and grain on time, he also asked not to talk about being transferred to Xiangyang, Huangzhou and other places to station. Obviously, he feared that if war broke out again, the court would send them to the Mongols to be wiped out. ‘

In addition to strictly limiting the size of Chen Zhongshun's troops, the imperial court also demanded that Chen Zhongshun send one of his sons and nephews to Xiangyang as a hostage.

Chen Zhongshun only had one daughter who died early, and his closest confidant was his nephew Chen Jiao. These are things that Hu Xian has known for a long time, and he can't hide them if he wants to, so he has to send Chen Jiao to Hu Xian's subordinates, called effectiveness, in fact, as a kind of pledge by Chen Zhongshun to the imperial court.

Zheng Yunming asked: "Brother Chen's words at today's banquet seem to be slightly meaningful, there is no one here now, you can elaborate on your thoughts." ”

"That's what I'm going to say." Chen Jiao accentuated his tone: "None of the tactics that everyone said during the banquet were to the point!" ”

"Not only everyone here, but also the country's tactics against the Mongols for several years have all been wrong!"

A smile appeared on Zheng Yunming's face. In the three hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, a very bad atmosphere has been cultivated, and everyone advocates empty talk, and no one attaches importance to actual achievements. Even the officials who had nothing to do with the military, such as the Wailang of the Ministry of Labor and the Zhongshu Sheren, could play the Son of Heaven, talk about how the generals in the border areas did not know how to use troops, and put forward all kinds of unrealistic strategies. There are all kinds of sayings in the rivers and lakes, some claim that the five tigers break the enemy's formation, and some claim to be able to invite divine soldiers and generals, in a word, it is simply a group of demons dancing.

It is estimated that this young man has not been in the official army for three days, and it is estimated that he has moved out of the folk magic weapon and secret art to show himself.

Chen Jiao said: "Since ancient times, famous generals have used soldiers, both offensive and defensive, there are positive and strange, I look at the imperial court with soldiers, blindly just defending, do not dare to attack a little, you need to know the way of attack and defense, attack is better than defending, thousands of miles of borders need to be left to defend everywhere, and the enemy can calmly choose the location and timing of the attack, like this, can hold for a year can not hold for ten years, can hold for ten years, can not hold for twenty years, thirty years, always shrink and be beaten, what is the use of the city wall repaired with the same Jinchi iron bucket? ”

Zheng Yunming smiled and said, "How about the lunch according to your opinion?" "Have you ever learned the art of white fighting?" The white fighting technique in Chen Jiao's mouth is the boxing routine without equipment in martial arts. When Zheng Yunming was at home, his father asked him to practice martial arts and exercise, but he was tired and hid. It wasn't until after Jinghu took charge of the army, as the commander of the whole army, that he had to practice martial arts diligently to set an example for the whole army, and only then did he begin to learn boxing seriously under the supervision of Lai Ruyue and Qin Wu.

He narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "I still know a little." ”

"Then the capital should understand that the most clever boxer does not wait for the opponent to launch an attack before thinking about how to defeat the enemy. Rather, at the moment when the enemy is about to take up, the enemy will take the lead. This is the most brilliant art of war. ”