Zhu Jun got down the stilted building, only to see the back door of the cottage blazing into the sky, hundreds of torches winding down, covering half of the glorious light of the full moon and stars.

A burst of cheers from the Karen clan erupted from the back door, Mu Jianming pushed through the crowd, and only after looking around did he find Zhu Jun's location, he was wearing leather armor all over his body, and he looked heroic under the swaying of the firelight. Walking in front of Zhu Jun in three steps and two steps, he said: "Your Majesty, in accordance with your will, three hundred brothers from the Shenji Battalion are here, and each of them has carried twenty catties of grain. ”

Zhu Jun said: "You let the generals line up, and then rest behind the village, and don't have conflicts with the people of the Karen tribe." ”

"The last will obey." Mu Jianming hugged his fists: "Your Majesty, the ministers in the village have already made a lot of trouble, saying that they want to join forces to admonish them." ”

Zhu Jun smiled bitterly, waved his hand and said, "You go and distribute the food you brought to these natives, and you will talk about it later." ”

Mu Jianming nodded and turned around. Soon, the Karen people broke out into a noisy cheer, many of them in order to save rice, can only eat one crystal clear gruel a day, then learn that someone has sent food, regardless of whether the other party is Han or not, how can they not be thunderous?

Toulon had a red face, leading a few elders to distribute food non-stop, the black robe was agitating under the night wind, just like his heart, how could he not calm down, a few elders who had spoken coldly to Zhu Jun during the day had come over with a guilty face to ask Toulon to apologize to Zhu Jun in Chinese, Toulon waved his hand and responded with a grin: "Brother Zhu is my good brother, and also our good friend of Hekren, he will not be so stingy, you go back and have a good meal with your children and grandchildren, and wake up tomorrow, Look at how the Han brothers expel the wild elephants, Elder Abu, and Brother Zhu's friendship with our cottage, we must repay them well in the future, and we will never do anything to be sorry for our friends, let alone let our good friends suffer. ”

"Well, I, Abu, listen to the elders, to tell you the truth, I haven't eaten any water and rice for a whole day, and my lord is fine, except for my good grandson, who is still in swaddling clothes. Elder, do you want the village woman to take sweet tea to entertain guests from afar? ”

"It's still thoughtful, go ahead." Toulon patted Elder Abu on the shoulder.

Soon, a sweet smoke rose above the cottage, and at the back door of the cottage, under the bright moonlight, three hundred soldiers of the Shenji Battalion lined up in five columns and sat on the ground under Mu Jianming's military order. After a while, Zhu Jun walked over with his feet raised, he was still a little uneasy about expelling wild elephants, for fear that Mu Jianming's guarantee would hide an element of bragging, if he didn't ask clearly, he might lose sleep tonight.

"Long live my emperor." Many soldiers who were sitting on the ground got up from the ground and wanted to salute. This time, Zhu Jun was much more lenient to them, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The soldiers are working hard, this ceremony will be waived for the time being, and you should rest early." ”

The soldiers answered their promises, thanked for the grace, and sat down again, leaning on each other to rest.

"Mu Qing's family, you follow me to the cottage for a walk." Zhu Jun turned around and said to Mu Jianming.

Mu Jianming nodded, followed behind Zhu Jun step by step, and only when he was far away from the sergeant did Zhu Jun turn around and say, "Mu Aiqing, are you sure about dealing with wild elephants tomorrow?" ”

"Your Majesty, the last general will never be dishonored, this time the last general heard that you are going to let the Shenji battalion go into the mountains to kill elephants, so he specially brought a hundred crossbowmen and two hundred musketeers, these muskets are all collected after the extermination of pirates, of which more than 130 are muskets of the Franco-mechanics."

"The range and penetration of the steel crossbow are much better than that musket, why do you want to bring a musket?" Zhu Jun was secretly strange.

Mu Jianming said: "The emperor doesn't know, the wild elephant has rough skin and thick flesh and huge size, whether it is a steel crossbow or a musket, it can't effectively kill it with one hit, so hunting wild elephants still needs to be based on deterrence, when the musket is fired, the sound is huge, and there is green smoke coming out, the wild elephant doesn't know what this is, and it will definitely fall into the wilderness and flee, when we see the right time, under the fire of ten thousand bullets, don't say that it is a wild elephant, even if it is ten times larger than the wild elephant, the last general will also be sure to beat them into a sieve." ”

Zhu Jun nodded as if he had realized, he saw that what Mu Jianming said was the Tao, and he finally had a bottom in his heart. It was also the first time he had heard that muskets had the magic of deterring opponents, in fact, it was very reasonable to think about it carefully, in this era of cold weapons, not to mention wild elephants, even if it was a human being at that time, it was strange that they could maintain their original morale after firing ten thousand guns.

It's a better way to kill enemies from a distance with a steel crossbow, and then use a musket to deter enemies when they get closer.

"I understand, after you go back, you go to say hello to the craftsmen, I heard that Chen Sanxi's musket is made well, you give him a Franc machine musket, let him learn from each other's strengths, and make a batch of muskets for me, and then the Shenji battalion will be divided into two groups, one group will train steel crossbow shooting, and one group will train the attack of muskets.

The process of seeking strength can also be called the process of seeking change, those who rest on their laurels die, and those who change the law to make the new ones stronger, if we can find a new path in the attempt, and study a new set of tactics, the benefits gained are self-evident. Since ancient times, the Qin Dynasty's Shang Dynasty and King Zhao Wu's Hufu Cavalry and Archery are the basis of the hegemony of a strong country, Zhu Jun is a modern person, knowing that although blind changes are harmful, it is the way to survive by summing up a new set of roads in the exploration.

The bright moonlight hung in the sky, and the stars shone brightly and dotted the dark sky, sprinkling a little bit of brilliance, although it could not shine and illuminate the sky, but it was still so dazzling.

Following.

Three hundred warriors in full gear began to gather at the front gate of the cottage, and around them gathered onlookers of natives. They want to see what these Han Chinese are trying to do to drive out the elephants.

Mu Jianming clenched the hilt of the sword that was obliquely inserted in his waist, looked left and right, and saw that the hour was almost up, he raised his hand high and shouted: "Brothers, prepare to go." ”

"Commander Mu has an order, prepare to go!" The herald shouted at the top of his throat.

Click...... After a grinding of armor, the warriors straightened up.

Mu Jianming stepped on the square step, the military boots creaked on the mud under his feet, he swept around, and said to the tall and straight sergeants who were standing: "I don't want to talk nonsense, just one sentence to advise you, those who take a step back, will be killed immediately!" ”

"We will never dare to disobey military orders." The fighters responded.

Zhu Jun walked slowly with Elder Toulon of Black Karen, and the onlookers of Karen gave way one after another, and they saw Zhu Jun's eyes become respectful and enthusiastic.

"The Han people are not all bad people, just as we have bad people in the Karen tribe, such as these distinguished guests, they have worked tirelessly to drive out wild elephants for us, brought us food, and brought us food, they are our saviors, and our best friends in Hekren."

These are the words of the elders in the Hekren cottage, the elders and elders are the wise men of the Hekren people, and their every word cannot be questioned.

Someone has put up the incense platform, and a few local people come out with a few jars of rice wine, which is the only luxury goods left in the cottage.

Toulon had a solemn face, he raised his hand to stop the people who were talking, and said loudly in the Karen language: "Tribesmen, in the past, we were blinded by hatred, and the great kindness of Brother Zhu not only made Toulon remember it, but also made me understand that the Han people are not all people who have lost their conscience. Today, Brother Zhu and I swear a blood oath here, and from then on we will become brothers, share wealth and hardship, and never lose each other. Today, the people of the clan are here to testify, if Brother Zhu is in trouble, in the water and fire, if I Toulon frowns, I should be punished by a thousand knives, and my children and grandchildren will not die well. ”

Toulon did not wait for the people to come to their senses, and had already picked up the dagger from the incense table, cut their fingers, and dripped the blood into a bamboo tube containing half a cylinder of water on the incense table.

Zhu Jun also repeated it in Chinese, and before he finished speaking, Mu Jianming on the other side was so frightened that his jaw was about to fall off.

"Your Majesty." Mu Jianming has stepped out.

"You don't have to say it, I know what you're going to say, I know what I'm doing, you don't need to advise, after you go back, I will explain to Mu Shoufu." Zhu Jun had already stopped Mu Jianming's words.

He has been thinking about this problem for half a night, the so-called great power of the Celestial Empire, the great tomorrow has fallen to the present is just a gimmick, who will take you seriously at this point, if you still boast of the Celestial Empire, vainly claiming to be respectful, it will only make the surrounding natives more disgusted, if you want to gain a foothold, you can only put down your body, just like the united front of later generations, and win over any force that may be co-opted, so as to pull the tiger skin and pull the banner to obtain the greatest benefits.

The Karen people are the second largest ethnic group in Burma, with a population of 700,000, and have been in a state of hostility with the king of Burma.