Chapter 182: Fighting

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Zhu Di sighed, pressed his hand and said: "You don't want to die all the time, ten thousand deaths, King Ning's father and son do have perverseness, I also know that they have grievances in their hearts, and what you said in the East Palace today is neither right nor right." It's just that you can know some words in your heart, and if you take them out, you will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 yourself, which will not only hurt their dignity, but also lose my face. King Ning is my brother after all, what can I do to him? Some things are like this, and there will be some peace in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Di said: "You have made a great contribution this time, I will not treat you lightly, give you a bullfighting suit, good life and errands, since your father can't be an envoy, but he is going to prepare to join the army, let your father go to experience it, I can see that he really wants to do things, so you might as well let him try." I will make a decree that your father will be a guerrilla general, and naturally, your father has no experience after all, and I will only let him be responsible for the salary. ”

At this time, Zhu Di's face became stern, and he continued: "This expedition to Annan, I wanted to plan again and again, waiting for the opportunity to move, but it's a pity that the people of Annan are bold and reckless, and I can't bear it, since that's the case, then let's fight, don't take the Hu family, I swear not to be a teacher, I have sent a decree to Lijiang Hou Musheng as the left deputy general, leading 20,000 elite soldiers in Yunnan to attack Annam, plus Zhu Neng as the general of Zhengyi, Zhang Fu as the right deputy general, Li Bin, the left staff general, and Chen Xu, the right staff general, are ready to go south and march from Guangxi, these two military horses are called 100,000, However, my current limit is only fifty or sixty thousand, but I think it is enough. Chen Tianping has always wanted to join the army, but I don't want to, on the one hand, for his own safety, on the other hand, he is also in the way at the moment, now that he has been poisoned, he will have to rest for at least a few months, so he simply left him in Beijing on the grounds that he was unwell. ”

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and then said: "The conquest of Annan is a big deal, at least in my opinion, it is the biggest thing at the moment, and there must be no difference, but I am still a little unsure, Annan is not as good as Liaodong, nor is it better than Mobei." Most of the soldiers I brought from Beiping were familiar with horse warfare, but the former southern army had been slack in recent years, and many of the guards had the bad habit of eating empty salaries and not doing anything to practice, and they could not count on it for the time being. However, Annam is mountainous and densely jungled, and even if I ride out on a horse, it is useless. Ay...... The most important thing in this expedition to Annan is to win a quick victory, and it is bound to win a big victory, and it is in a hurry at the moment. If there is a slight mistake. The horse stumbles in front of the hoof. That's really ridiculous and generous. So I'm still hesitant, hey...... It's a bit of a dilemma. ”

Hao Fenglou couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, since there are many dense forests, it is not suitable to use bows and arrows if you want to." Soldiers can only use swords, shields, spears, etc., but why not use firearms? After all, the firebolt is a flat shot, which seems to be better in comparison. ”

Zhu Di said: "Fire gun? ”

In this regard, Zhu Di is much more proficient than Hao Fenglou, don't look at Hao Fenglou is a person of later generations, but he has never touched a firearm, Zhu Di is a veteran, and he knows the magic of firearms. In Beiping, he often came into contact with firecrackers, and Zhu Di's interest in firecrackers was obviously stronger than Hao Fenglou's, but in fact. When the Ming Dynasty was conquering Annan, Zhu Di established a special firearm unit - the Shenji Battalion, and the function of the Shenji Battalion was inseparable from the terrain of Annan. Later, Zhu Di was not satisfied, and in the process of chasing and fighting the Northern Yuan, he also repeatedly used the Shenji Battalion, and created a set of tactics for the Shenji Gun to be in the front and the horse team to be in the back.

Zhu Di's interest came.

He has seen a lot of firearms, but the styles are different, and they are not professional enough, and there are many disadvantages, such as gunpowder is easy to get wet, such as poor craftsmanship, such as easy to blow up, etc., but its advantages are still not small.

Zhu Di said suddenly: "After your allocation, I have an idea, yes, I should choose elite officers and soldiers, build a battalion of men, and specialize in firecrackers and artillery drills...... You guy has many fresh ideas, I have seen the magic of the fire gun in Beiping, but ......" Zhu Di frowned and said: "Even so, this fire gun is good at defense and not good at attacking, and it may not be useful in Annan." ”

At present, although the process of manufacturing guns and artillery in the Ming Dynasty is in the forefront of the world, it is still miserable, there are actually many problems involved, on the one hand, the materials are not up to par, the guns and artillery have high requirements for materials, after all, after ignition, the gunpowder in the guns explodes instantly, bursting out with strong destructive power, if the strength of the cast iron body is not enough, it may explode directly. In addition, due to the unevenness of the inside of the barrel, it cannot be flat, so that the range and accuracy of shooting are extremely poor, coupled with the trouble of loading, in some occasions it is even less comfortable than the bow and arrow.

Of course, Zhu Di can be aware of these problems, which is also where he has some doubts.

Hao Fenglou couldn't help but take the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the fire gun is infinitely useful, it can be attacked and defended, as for His Majesty XiΓ  said that it is not good at attacking fortifications, Weichen thinks that it may not be, in fact, where is there anything wrong, improve it well, as long as you are willing to work hard, you are afraid that it will not succeed?" Since His Majesty thinks that the fire gun is useful, then make some improvements to the shortcomings, just like Weichen casting a knife, he can always forge a good knife after hard work. ”

Zhu Di grasped the essence of the problem: "You mean, you can improve?" ”

Hao Fenglou hurriedly said: "Wei Chen didn't say that. ”

Zhu Di glared at him and said: "That's what you are about, if that's the case, then this matter will be handed over to you, didn't you say that you want to improve?" Then let's improve it, I want to see what kind of Cheng dΓΉ can be improved, if I can't change it, I will remember you as a crime of bullying the king, and if you can change it, I will give you a credit, which can be regarded as your contribution to the southern expedition. ”

Hao Fenglou was dumbfounded, to be honest, Hao Fenglou didn't want to be a craftsman, at that time, the casting knife was just a whim, you let him hide in the thatched house like last time, facing the hot blast furnace every day, and mingling with a group of craftsmen with bare muscles, what is this called?

Who knows that Zhu Di belongs to the kind of person who has to squeeze you dry whenever he encounters some ability, Hao Fenglou couldn't help but stroke his forehead and said: "Your Majesty, this ......"

Zhu Di said: "Try it, why don't you try, I give you a month, if you can open my eyes, I will not forget your benefits." I am a person with clear grievances, and I keep the good and bad of others in my heart, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life. ”

What a naked threat!

If others treat you well, you remember it for a lifetime, and if others treat you badly, you will also be jealous and hateful for a lifetime, what is this called?

Hao Fenglou couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's a pity that a large number of people are casting knives and smelting iron right now, but there is no expertise in making fire guns." ”

Zhu Di said: "Nanjing and Hangzhou Fabrication Bureaus have craftsmen who make firearms, if you want it, you can directly transfer it." ”

Hao Fenglou said: "Having said that, but the materials are only insufficient, and Weichen may need saltpeter, iron stone, oil and coking coal. ”

In fact, there are many things that Hao Fenglou can buy for silver, but he can't get over his conscience by paying for the emperor's life, and Hao Fenglou will mistakenly think that he is a fool. And there are things that you may not be able to buy if you want to.

Zhu Di smiled and said, "I will give a note to the household subordinates and ask them to meet your request." ”

This time, Zhu Di had a little confidence in Hao Fenglou, so he agreed happily.

Zhu Di had no choice but to say: "That is the case, then Weichen will give it a try." ”

When he said this, a eunuch suddenly said outside: "Your Majesty, the Hanlin attendant said that Yang Shiqi asked to see him, and General Zhu Neng Zhu has also arrived." ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Call to speak." ”

After a while, Yang Shiqi and Zhu Neng arrived one after another, Yang Shiqi rushed to return to his life, Zhu Di had asked him to draft a document on the crusade against Annan earlier, and now that the time is ripe, Yang Shiqi personally presented it.

As for Zhu Neng, he wants to discuss military affairs.

Yang Shiqi took the lead in presenting the text and said, "Please proofread it." ”

Zhu Di looked at it and nodded: "It's okay." He smiled slightly and said, "Let Cheng Guogong and Hao Fenglou also take a look." ”

Zhu Neng is actually a big old man, let him see this thing, it is better to kill him, and finally pretended to read it and passed it to Hao Fenglou, Hao Fenglou saw that the text read: "Those who usurp the Hu clan are not harmonious in nature, and the ground is really cold; In the past, he was an old minister of the Chen family, and he was trusted by the Chen family, but he had no intention of repaying the reward, and he was reckless and violent, abusing one country, killing two former kings of Annam to base his country, killing the descendants of the Chen family, killing all the descendants of the Chen family, immorality and punishment, violently killing innocents, re-collecting troubles, and exploiting endlessly. I am the son of heaven in Shangbang, the hardship of the people, and the restoration of the Chen clan...... Moved to the county of Zhuzhou, the salty envoy knew about it"

After reading this article, Hao Fenglou couldn't help but glance at Yang Shiqi, it was the first time he took a serious look at this Lord Yang, because Hao Fenglou realized that he was not the only smart person, and this Yang Shiqi in front of him was also a very smart person, because the text was not only presented cleverly and at the right time, but also the content in the text was not only beautiful, nor did it say that it was critically powerful, Hao Fenglou only knew one thing, this text was very appetizing to Zhu Di.

Hao Fenglou smiled, returned the text, and said a good word.

Yang Shiqi's eyes couldn't help but glance at Hao Fenglou, what kind of character is he, he naturally knows how powerful this guy is Hao Fenglou, many people despise Hao Fenglou and think that he is a martial artist, but Yang Shiqi doesn't see it that way, he smiled slightly, and nodded towards Hao Fenglou quietly.

Zhu Di said: "In this case, send it to Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow, let the bachelor scrutinize one or two more, choose an auspicious day, and promulgate the world, Yang Aiqing, it is hard for you." ”

Yang Shiqi hurriedly said: "Weichen doesn't dare. ”

Zhu Di smiled slightly and said: "Look, now that your Hanlin business is over, the next thing should be the matter of me and Chengguo Gong, Yang Aiqing will step down for the time being, I will discuss with Chengguo Gong about sending troops." ”

(To be continued)