The Beijing battalion of the Daming Jingshi is also known as the three major battalions, including the five military battalions, the three thousand battalions and the Shenji battalion.

Judging from the establishment, the Xinjing Battalion is independent of the three major battalions, and it is not like the 12 battalions subordinate to the five military battalions.

It is not like the Shenji Battalion, which is one of the three major battalions because of the use of firearms, and it is not like the 3,000 battalion, but it is composed of cavalry.

When Liu Daxia imitated the firearms of the people, he realized that the art of firearms and war was far from the three major battalions, so he begged Emperor Hongzhi to become an independent army outside the Beijing camp.

At the beginning, the ministers of civil and military affairs did not pay attention to it, and it was not until after the chaos that the Ming monarchs and ministers, who saw the sharp firearms, began to pay attention to this firearms army.

Liu Daxia also summed up the "New Law on Firearms" in the battle against the Huang people, and the matter of joining the division was put on the agenda, and the use of the new law to organize and train an army became an important item in the division.

This is also one of the reasons why the New Army became an independent army, and if it were trained in accordance with the "New Firearms Law," the soldiers of the 3,000 Xinjing Battalion would not be able to cooperate with the other three battalions at all.

In terms of the concept of combat, it has also been far away, the Ming army is very rusty with the use of firearms, especially the new army is not like the Shenji battalion, according to the "new law on firearms" to train the new army, so that the remaining three battalions do not know how to mix.

It's just that under the influence of the "New Firearms Law" and the impetus of the trend of divisions, the new army has more than 70 percent of the firearms armament rate, and it is all arquebuses with bayonets!

After the Ming Dynasty purchased arquebuses with bayonets from the Eastern Qin, the craftsmen also made a batch of bayonets, but they could not process the accuracy of the Eastern Qin, so they directly made the socket bayonet.

At present, the firearms of this new army are all from the Eastern Qin, and they also adopt a more corseted design in their military uniforms, and the armor is actually a half-length armor made of plate armor similar to that of the Eastern Qin!

In the entire formation of the new army, there were only two weapons, firearms and spears, and there were also vans.

Under the guidance of the "New Firearms Law", a three-stage strike tactic was also established, which was not a three-stage strike like the Shenji Battalion, but a similar line line.

It's just that because the arquebus is easy to influence each other, they can't stand too closely.

But this set of tactics, in terms of understanding firearms, has surpassed the Spanish phalanx.

The only drawback is that there are too few people and too much consumption, and raising a firearms army is comparable to raising a cavalry.

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In the barracks of the new army, 3,000 soldiers were arranged in battle formations according to the zigzag, arquebuses were divided into three columns, spearmen were distributed in turn, vans were erected baffles, breech guns were distributed in the array and between the three large formations.

From a distance, the soldiers of the three phalanxes were all motionless, their guns on their shoulders, and the fire ropes in their ears were smoking.

The commander of the new army is Xu Xiang, and he is also a nobleman, and he can get this position, not all because of his hard background, he was originally a general in the Shenji Battalion, and also as a "squad army", he went to Xuanfu to station, and fought several battles with the Mongols.

He was immediately in the array at the moment, followed by dozens of soldiers on horseback, and as the flag waved, one horse after another was sending messages back and forth.

The soldiers of the three phalanxes, also made various turns according to the order. Their formation remains the same, so they don't look as good as the previous "drills".

Suddenly, there was the sound of war horses neighing in the distance, and there were about 100 horsemen, who were coming towards the three phalanxes.

These horses simulated a circle, the formation was on the move, passing quickly from both sides, and the bow and arrow were also released in an instant.

And these three phalanxes just stood still and changed formations to respond, carrying out simulated musket attacks.

This process was orderly, and although their new army was also a Beijing battalion, it had achieved a drill every three days, and the military salary had never been deducted, and the 3,000 soldiers were selected from the more than 60,000 soldiers of the Beijing battalion, so naturally their combat effectiveness was stronger.

It's a pity that in terms of perception, there are some deficiencies, and there are no bells and whistles in the formation.

After the cavalry was over, Xu Xiang pulled out his saber, and after an order, the lieutenants of each phalanx also immediately drew their swords.

With the swing of their sabers, they began to practice the three-stage strike.

I just hear bang-bang-bang...... The entire large array was filled with gunsmoke, and the Ming army continued to fire, and after three rounds were played, the interval was about a minute or more, and it sounded again.

Under the smoke of gunpowder, it is difficult to see the situation of the phalanx clearly, which is also one of the common problems of black powder.

It's just that the wooden targets in the distance have been beaten in scattered places in the roar of muskets and artillery.

After another round of fighting, the soldiers of the three phalanxes began to charge, either with bayonets or spears, and they also maintained their formation during the charge.

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In the distance, Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chariot, holding a telescope and watching the new army exercise.

I was a little disappointed in my heart, although there was a blessing of firearms, but there were five military battalions and three thousand battalions where the military exercises were good-looking?

Since he was determined to follow his ancestors, he has become more and more concerned about martial arts. Letting Zhang Yong take the new army to Gansu was also faintly dissatisfied with civilian interference in military affairs.

Although it is impossible to transfer troops to rebel, the matter of training troops costs a lot of money, and the people Zhu Houzhao does not want to handle are people he cannot control.

So that day, Zhang Yong asked him for an errand, and he directly satisfied Zhang Yong, but he insisted that he take the new army.

At this moment, Zhang Yong was on the side, also looking at it with a telescope, a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead, he would rather have 3,000 battalions of cavalry than this new army!

The exercise has ended, Zhu Houzhao put down the binoculars, and the expression on his face was neither sad nor happy.

Seeing this, Zhang Yong hurriedly said: "Emperor, although this new army is in order, this ...... After all, there are only firearms and spears, can you add some bows and arrows and shields? ”

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, and said with a smile: "No need! Just these 3,000 people, just these firearms and spears, you can take them out for me to fight a few battles, see if this firearm really works, and see if this formation can work! ”

"But this ...... After all, it's to counter the rebellion! ”

"Counterinsurgency? Although I don't know what the situation in Gansu is, I also know that there is nothing to fear from a few people with incomplete armor, and I don't want you to fight the Mongols! Zhu Houzhao said disdainfully.

"Yes...... This new army is only practicing firearms and spears, and if it really wants to fight, I am afraid that it will ...... When firearms are useless, there is no way to fight back! ”

Zhu Hou glanced at him and said, "If the new army is in a new word, if you don't try it, how do you know if this set of military training methods will work?" This time, if you are asked to lead the troops, it is also to fight a few groups of sect members, if this can't be leveled, then why spend all this unjust money? Give me a good fight, I just want to see where this new army is! ”

Zhang Yong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The last general, you will not be dishonored!" ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled: "I know that you are worried about the country with your heart, but this time, the main thing is to let the new army only obey my orders!" If it's useful, you have to look at it for me, and if it's useless, then disperse! The Menghu of the province only eats meat, not food! ”

"The last general understands!"

Zhu Houzhao began to pay attention to military affairs, and he no longer ignored the government as he did at the beginning, and now among the eunuchs, Liu Jin, as the leader of the eunuch party, is ruthlessly suppressing the civilian officials.

But the eunuch party is also divided into several factions, Gu Dayong and Zhang Yong have the heart to set up their own ideas, especially Zhang Yong, under the favor of Zhu Houzhao, faintly became a pawn to contain and supervise Liu Jin.

As for the civil officials, Zhu Houzhao was still unclear at this time, but he still intervened to a certain extent, such as changing books.

When sitting on the throne, as long as the monarch is still in power, the imperial art seems to take shape naturally.

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The capital city of Ganzhou.

After the bandits captured Yandu County, the officials of the Third Division were quite shocked.

They are afraid that the appetite of the bandits will increase, and this goose is already a long way away from Ganzhou Mansion, and now it is also on the side of the couch, how can they allow others to sleep soundly.

Even so, they did not want to fight the bandits, but fulfilled their agreement, expecting the bandits to expel the bandits.

As a result, to their surprise, the bandits suddenly shook a shot, and the brigade went up from the Gan River to Ji'an Mansion!

At this moment, when the four powerful officials sat together, they were looking at their noses and noses.

Chen Zishi caged his sleeves and said with a bitter face: "The bandits suddenly entered Ji'an Mansion, if the officials of the three divisions and the guards over there report the situation to the court, the court will definitely think that our Ganzhou Mansion has something to cover!" If a colleague in Ji'an Mansion finds out about our deal with the bandits, and thinks that we are cowardly to avoid the enemy and secretly communicate with the money, don't talk about the future when the time comes, I'm afraid that our heads will have to move! ”

Yu Kairui said with a straight face: "I felt in advance that this matter should not be done!" Where are the people gullible to be credulous? ”

Zhou Gu glared at him: "What are you talking about now, what should you do now, you have an idea!" ”

Yu Kairui turned his face to the side, he didn't expect that the appetite of the people was so big, even if it was a mansion, it would still flow to Ji'an Mansion.

"Okay, let's report it immediately, just say ......" Cao Jun pondered: "Let's just say that the Duren suddenly intervened secretly, causing the bandits that had been quelled to rise again, and the Ganzhou Mansion really didn't have the force to suppress it?" ”

"Stupid!" Zhou Gu scolded: "This fold goes up, that is, there is no turning circle at all, do you think those old foxes in the DPRK can't see this bit of cattiness?" In my opinion! This matter has to be hidden, in short, I have nothing to do in Ganzhou Mansion, there are only a few groups of rebels at the moment, and when we get to the countryside to practice, we can recover the lost territory! Let's bite this to death, as long as the people of the Yellow River finish collecting the population in the future, we will definitely have a merit in recovering the lost land! ”

"The truth is this truth, but this Ji'an Mansion ......," Chen Zishi said with a twisted eyebrow.

Zhou Gu sneered: "They say theirs, we say ours, the bandits went to Ji'an Mansion, can there be good things?" When the time comes, half a pound will be against eight taels, and we will always be able to win through the gas with the bandits! When the water is muddy, the court will not dare to withdraw us at this juncture, as long as it is on this son, there will be articles to do! ”

Yu Kairui said: "In my opinion! You might as well send someone to talk to the third division of Ji'an, if you can support each other, the dilemma will be solved! ”

Zhou Gu stroked his beard and thought for a while, nodded and said, "This can be a try, but the prefect of Ji'an has some affection with this official!" As long as he also sees the situation clearly, these two dilemmas can really be solved! ”

Chen Zishi and Cao Jun also felt that it made sense, just like this, the Ming magistrate who loved "entertainment" decided to use means again to solve the dilemma.

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