On the banks of the Yellow River.

The elite of the 20,000 Ming army lined up neatly.

At the front are a new field gun......

It's not a rear-loading rapid-fire gun.

These are all the latest cast bronze field cannons, two pounds of shells and shotguns, although certainly do not have the ability to destroy the city wall, but the weight is only a few hundred pounds, two horses can be dragged quickly on the flat road, and even can follow the cavalry of the brigade on the march. It can be said that in addition to the mountains, other terrain can be walked casually, and even if it is mountainous, it can barely make do with it, after all, it can be disassembled, and the simple barrel is more than 300 catties, and it is not impossible to find a few more soldiers to carry it.

Behind these field guns were four-wheeled carriages of the same new type.

It's all pulled by two horses.

These were to load the cannon with ammunition to accompany the advance.

The ammunition loaded in a carriage is basically enough for a large-scale battle with one cannon, after all, it is only two catties of shells, and the life of these cannons is only a few hundred rounds, and it is good to be able to hold up a cart of ammunition.

And then the soldiers of the entire artillery corps.

The gunner of a cannon and the transporter of the ammunition transport form a gun team.

Behind the artillery were an infantry formation of spearmen and arquebusiers, and the classic Spanish phalanx was lined up on the open plain, a total of six such large phalanxes, arranged in a huge phalanx of three in the front and three in the front. The soldiers who formed the phalanx were all cloth armor, and then they were distinguished by color, arquebusiers were red, spearmen were black, and the officers had their own sleeve colors according to their status, so you can know what rank by looking at the color. And these officers were all outside the phalanx, with flag-bearers, drummers and buglers, and the whole phalanx was based on red and black, with a neat formation and high morale, which looked like elites.

Around these six large phalanxes were cavalry.

Not the musketeers, of course.

The main weapons of these cavalry were spears and bows.

After all, Da Ming didn't have the same arquebus phalanx of enemies to deal with.

Yang Feng introduced the phalanx tactic only because this tactic was most suitable for infantry to enter the grassland.

The Spanish phalanx, for the nomadic cavalry, is definitely a wall of sighs, bow and arrow attacks are useless, after all, the cavalry bow is longer than the range, in front of the heavy arquebus is a joke, this thing can still kill unprotected targets across half a mile, and the cavalry bow may fly across half a mile, but this power is ......

The British and French troops at Baliqiao said that we did not even have armor on our bodies, and we did not see us killed.

It's powerful enough to get close to a few tens of meters.

But at a distance of tens of meters, I don't know how many times I had to die in the arquebus wheel.

Therefore, the Ming army can play the battle of going deep into the grassland with foot cavalry in the future, a phalanx plus the cavalry and artillery attached to it, carry enough materials for a battle, and then it can go deep into the grassland and sweep like the chariot infantry of the Han Dynasty.

However, the cavalry mission is different.

They still had to be quick with bows and sharp swords, and chased each other with nomadic cavalry on the steppe.

Behind this formation, there is the commander's Chinese army, but unlike the Spanish phalanx, the Chinese army of the Ming army is a camel city, with rapid-fire guns on the backs of camels, lying behind the infantry, and in the middle is the Chinese army representing the supreme command. This camel city tactic was extremely popular in the Ming army, and at present, almost all the town guards have it, and the cost is low, and the northern camels have it, and the iron rapid-fire cannon is cheap and effective, after all, the opponent is just some nomadic cavalry who use bows and arrows.

What's more important is that it is highly mobile.

At this time, the generals of the Ming army were all experienced, and they knew very well what was useful.

Therefore, even if it is the Shenji Battalion, it will retain the camel city tactics.

When marching, the camel city guards the Chinese army, the infantry is formed around, the cavalry releases the cruise, and the infantry and cavalry artillery fight together during the battle, and the camel city guards the Chinese army, and when necessary, it can also go forward to reinforce and supplement the lack of field artillery with rapid-fire guns.

This is the strongest legion in the Ming Dynasty at present, and it is also the strongest legion in the world at present.

Even more than one hundred and fifty years.

The Spanish phalanx in Europe formally evolved to this level, getting in the middle of the sixteenth century.

And now it is the end of 1396 in the Western calendar.

Coupled with the current Ming army's will to fight and its already strong ability to fight with cold weapons, such a corps really has the ability to destroy the country against those small countries, and Yang Feng can't think of any other country in this era that can defeat such a powerful corps in the field.

"Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the Ming Emperor, greeted the river god, and Yunxi came to explain to the river god the reason for the Song Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yunxi, who was dressed in a dragon robe, stood at the forefront of this legion.

The imperial grandson did not wait for the river god to come to the door in Kaifeng.

That's rude.

The imperial grandson has great respect for Li Yanxian's loyalty, so he crossed the river directly and greeted the river god on the north bank, and by the way, he also showed the power of the Ming army to deter him.

And behind him, a huge hot air balloon had already been puffed up, pulled by ropes.

This thing is already very mature.

Even according to the good news just sent back, this thing still has a remarkable effect on the battlefield of Annan, and Zhu Yuanzhang began to name the hot air balloon, such as various strange beasts, and then painted it.

A monstrous beast floats over the battlefield......

Enemies who don't understand will be really frightened.

However, this is for the exclusive use of the emperor's grandson, so it is directly a golden dragon on it.

"Fall!"

With a shout, the shrine in front of him slowly fell.

Then the door of the shrine opened, and a fairy wearing gold armor walked out, this was the first time that the river god put away his holy light, but it was obviously not Ambassador Yang, his height was taller than Ambassador Yang, and it was also wide, with three locks of long hair, a very red complexion, big eyes, and a larger head, which looked very majestic, which was very in line with the expectations of the people for the immortals.

"Welcome to the river god!"

"Bless the river god!"

……

The foolish people and foolish women who had been waiting for a long time knelt down and worshiped excitedly.

However, the river god who went out raised his head and looked into the distance......

"I feel it, and I know where the Great Song Dragon Qi is!"

He said suddenly, very ethereal.

Then he put on a very nostalgic look and looked there.

"River God, do you know where the Great Song Dragon Qi is?"

Zhu Yunxi said.

"Thirty miles to the south."

The river god said.

The officials who followed the emperor's grandson looked at each other.

Thirty miles to the south.

Thirty miles to the south, that is Kaifeng City.

So......

Everyone's eyes quietly turned to Feng Sheng, the latter is to protect the emperor's grandson, theoretically the commander of this Ming army, but in fact this is the complete version of the Shenji battalion, directly under the emperor, and now of course only listen to the emperor's grandson, Song Guogong just came over to suppress the formation with his prestige.

Feng Sheng stood there expressionlessly, as if he hadn't noticed the strange gaze around him.

"Where is thirty miles to the south?"

The imperial grandson said.

"There are no mountains here, and you don't have a thousand miles to guide you."

The river god said.

The imperial grandson smiled and took out the binoculars......

"River God, Yun Xi also has a thousand miles of eyes, although it is said that a thousand miles can not be reached, but a few houses thirty miles away can still be seen clearly, as for the high mountains, it is not needed, Yun Xi can fly to the sky, the river god, with the help of technology, mortals can also be like immortals."

He said.

As he spoke, he turned to the balloon and made a gesture of please.

"This thing can fly?"

The river god said.

And he looked surprised.

"River God, I have taken this thing to fly to the sky, and there are no less than a thousand people so far."

Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.

"Then I want to see how mortals ascend to heaven."

The river god said haughtily as if Xerxes had possessed him.

Then he walked down the shrine and walked straight to the hot air balloon, Zhu Yunxi immediately stepped forward and opened the door of the hanging basket for him, after they both entered, the soldiers outside locked the door and untied the ropes, and the hot air balloon was in the amazement of the soldiers and civilians, carrying them up higher and higher, and soon became a small dot, and under the blowing of the wind, it floated towards the south bank of the Yellow River.

"Quick, protect the imperial grandson!"

Xie Gui below shouted.

Then he led his cavalry to the Yellow River first.

At this time, the river has been frozen, and you can directly step on the ice to cross the river.

That's how they came over.

At least cavalry and infantry are fine, and artillery and ammunition carts are dangerous, so special pulleys are needed to tow them.

The Shenji battalions that were lined up immediately after that did not wait for Feng Sheng's order, they hurriedly changed their status, from combat to marching, the cavalry first went south, followed by infantry and artillery, and the originally huge formation began to enter the ice of the Yellow River. Feng Sheng was still there with a blank face in the back, and the smart ones among the other officials had already guessed what would happen next, so no one paid attention to him.

They followed the retreating soldiers and walked to the ice of the Yellow River.

And the hot air balloon has already floated across the Yellow River.

Xie Gui quickly crossed the river with his subordinates and rushed towards Kaifeng City at full speed.

When they entered the city, the hot air balloon also floated towards the Zhou Wangfu in the direction of the Zhou Wangfu under the stunned gaze of Kaifeng City......

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, urgent military affairs!"

Xie Gui roared on his horse.

The soldiers and civilians were so frightened that they hurried to make way for them.

The cavalry procession, led by their commanders, rushed towards the palace of the king of Zhou......

Zhou Wangfu.

Zhu Hu, who ran out in a hurry, looked at the hot air balloon that was falling in the sky in dismay.

He didn't go to the north shore together, but stayed in Kaifeng, after all, he had to prevent the negotiation from breaking down and really fighting, but he knew the details, so he didn't really think that there would be a fight, just stay in his palace and wait for news. However, before the news came, he waited for this hot air balloon falling from the sky, although he knew that there was such a thing, but it was also the first time he had seen it. This huge balloon painted with a golden dragon on it slowly fell as he looked up, and many soldiers and eunuchs around him had begun to bow down.

"The king, Xie Du commanded the envoy to ask to enter the mansion, saying that it was carrying the imperial grandson and the river god."

An officer ran in.

Zhu Hu looked at the hot air balloon, as if he didn't hear what he said.

"The King?"

The officer said cautiously.

At this moment, there was a noisy shout from behind.

He quickly turned his head to look and saw Xie Gui appear with the cavalry.

Zhu Hu sighed, then waved his hand to the officer, signaling that he didn't care, His Royal Highness King Zhou stood there like this, watching the hot air balloon fall in front of his main hall, and Xie Gui also arrived with cavalry, they didn't even come forward to salute first, but deployed in front of the main hall as fast as possible, protecting the place where the balloon was about to fall.

"The king, the balloon is the emperor's grandson, and the last general has no choice but to trespass into the palace, please forgive the king."

Xie Gui came over and dismounted to salute.

"Forget it, in a hurry, how can there be so many rules."

Zhu Hu said.

Of course, he understood that Xie Gui was actually not at ease with him.

And he ......

He almost wanted to give the balloon a shot!

He has a flintlock short gun on his body, although he doesn't know the principle of this thing, but he thinks that since it's a balloon, just make a hole, anyway, even if he really breaks it, and then the imperial grandson falls down and dies, it can only be said that it is a misunderstanding, after all, no one told him who was inside, and suddenly there was such a thing, and it was reasonable for him to shoot.

And as soon as the imperial grandson dies, it can only be succeeded by King Guangze.

Recently, King Guangze has secretly promised him a lot.

But now it's not possible.

A split second of hesitation decided everything.

But fortunately, he has been hiding very deeply, and the imperial grandson has no handle on him, so he can still continue to hide, but if he can't do it, he has to hide for a lifetime, and the eldest husband can bend and stretch.

They watched as the basket of the hot air balloon fell, and then the cavalry quickly stepped forward, grabbed the hanging ropes, and dragged the behemoth to the ground. Xie Gui stepped forward, smashed the lock outside with a small hammer, opened the hanging basket door, and the imperial grandson walked out first, and then invited the river god to come out, and King Zhou hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. However, the river god ignored him, just looked at the main hall there, and the king of Zhou was a little inexplicable, and then the river god walked to the main hall, and the emperor and the king of Zhou followed, and they walked into the main hall all the way.

"River God, I wonder what the river god is looking for? The main hall of the small king's mansion here, if the river god has what he needs, the little king should be offered, the little king and the Yellow River are neighbors, and the river god is also considered to be neighbors. ”

King Zhou said with a smiling face.

He was indeed confused.

These guys obviously have a conspiracy, otherwise how could they come suddenly in this way, the hot air balloon is just floating with the wind, if you want to fly to him, you have to calculate the wind direction in advance, calculate the take-off position.

Therefore, from the time the emperor grandson crossed the Yellow River to meet the river god, it was actually a conspiracy.

It's cunning!

The river god turned his head to look at him, and suddenly showed a strange smile.

Then the river god walked to his throne.

"Imperial grandson, what is the river god?"

King Zhou said suspiciously.

"Uncle, don't panic, the river god just sensed the location of the Great Song Dragon's energy, so he came to look for it before, this Kaifeng City was originally built on top of the Song Capital City, and there are indeed some things below."

The imperial grandson said with a smile.

King Zhou's cold sweat broke out instantly.

By this time, the river god had walked up to his throne and lifted the heavy throne with his hand, and then took out a dark box from under the throne......

"I see!"

Then I heard the river god sigh.

King Zhou's legs were weak, and he instinctively leaned against a pillar.

And the river god had already opened the box, and then took out a jade seal from the box......

"The treasure of the Great Song Dynasty!"

The next moment, the sound of a thunderbolt on a sunny day echoed in King Zhou's ears......

(End of chapter)