"Taishi!"

It was bright and there were more than a hundred people kneeling in front of Arutai.

They were in disarray, their faces were covered with wounds, and their heads were lowered and they were ashamed to look at Arutai.

In front of these men, a beaten and sparse corpse lay there.

The 16th generation grandson of Genghis Khan's younger brother, a young man who has just come of age, and one of the most valued young generals in Arutai. This guy who is like Arutai in the future, who also hijacked the little prince to establish himself as a princess, has not yet exerted his light and heat, so he died in a sneak attack.

Looking down at the corpse for a long time, Arutai waved his hand behind him, and several guards stepped forward and carried the body of Maoli Child.

Looking at the person kneeling in front of him, Arutai said in a calm tone.

"Attack later, and you, as the vanguard, wash away your shame with the blood of the enemy!"

"Yes, Master!"

No one dared to object, no one dared to refuse.

Now Arutai's prestige has surpassed that of the little khan, and even many herdsmen even know only the Taishi but not the khan.

"Woooooo

The battle horn sounded again, and the two armies came out of camp several miles apart.

The formation of the Ming army has changed.

The Shenji battalion was not at the front, but lined up on both flanks of the army.

At the front was the five military camps, with hundreds of light artillery pieces placed beside them, and Yaoyao pointed to the opposite side.

The summer sun shone on the artillery, and the steel cannon body exuded a cold light.

The swarthy muzzle of the cannon, like a fierce beast in the flood period, is waiting to devour life at any time.

The 3,000 battalion is no longer on standby, and the position has stepped forward, and it is obvious that the old man is going to play the real game today.

The formation of the Tatar regiment on the opposite side has not changed much, but it is different from yesterday in that there are a few more things.

Zhu Zhangui saw those things clearly in the telescope.

A small four-wheeled vehicle, with a heavy shield on the front side and thick planks standing there.

"Shield car?"

His eyes narrowed slightly, and Zhu Zhangui couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Arutai's sense of smell of war is really sensitive, and in just yesterday's battle, he has researched something to deal with the Daming musket shotgun.

In Zhu Zhangui's memory, it seems that Nurhachi in the future used a shield car to resist the musket of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if it's a shotgun fire, as long as it's not a frontal bomb against your face, this thing can block it.

If you want to destroy the shield car, you can either attack with artillery precision, or you can directly kill it and destroy the shield car.

But then again.

The purpose of the enemy's shield cart is to fight in close quarters, and isn't it just what the enemy wants to kill.

"Your Majesty, have you seen those shield cars?"

Zhu Zhangui picked up the walkie-talkie and reflected the situation in front of him to the old man.

"See, I've already notified the artillery at the Fifth Army Camp to change to live ammunition."

Zhu Zhangui breathed a sigh of relief.

is worthy of an old man who has fought all his life, and he found a way to crack it with a few eyes.

"Woo~"

The horn of the attack was the first to sound from the opposite side.

A Tatar soldier, pushing a shield cart to cover the infantry in the rear, slowly advanced.

The cavalry corps of Arutai also circled out from both flanks, ready to attack at any time.

Not to be outdone, the front army remained motionless, and the Shenji battalions on the left and right flanks slowly moved forward to attack the enemy from the flank.

"You little bastard, you don't command your Shenji Battalion, you come over to rob me of my job, are you itchy and want to be beaten?"

Where the 3,000 battalions were on standby, Zhu Gaoxu glanced forward, and the Shenji Battalion, which was already preparing to engage the enemy, turned his head and stared at Zhu Zhangui, who was riding a horse beside him.

That's right, Zhu Zhangui changed positions again today.

After ambushing the sneak attack, the old man divided the 3,000 battalion into two parts and gave them to Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhangui, and asked them to command the cavalry and fight against the cavalry of Arutai.

"Second uncle, what are you talking about?"

"Don't look at me as a grandson, in fact, I am a brick, I will move it wherever I am needed!"

"Besides, the Shenji Battalion has its own commander, and if I go up to meddle in the command, it is easy to hit the self-confidence of the generals under me, and make them feel that the imperial court does not believe in their command ability."

Zhu Gaoxu's nose was crooked when he heard this.

Good guy, if you're afraid of hitting the self-confidence of your generals, my second uncle doesn't matter, right?

"Hmph, I don't care about you, I have to listen to me when I get there, otherwise don't blame my second uncle for turning his face and not recognizing people!"

"If you don't listen to me, you have violated military discipline, and you will be beaten lightly, and you will be able to cut off your head at any time."

"Hehe, second uncle, have you forgotten that the horses in your 3,000 battalions are mine, and the 3,000 battalions are also half of mine, besides, the master just asked me to assist you, why should I listen to you."

Zhu Gaoxu glared, "What do you mean to have half of you, the horse was given to me by the old man, you said that you have the ability, you call it, and it promises!" ”

"Let me tell you, the 3,000 battalions, whether they are men or horses, as long as I am the commander for a day, they have to listen to me, and you will stand aside for me."

Zhu Zhangui was waiting for this sentence, and said provocatively: "Then do we want to try, do these horses listen to you or me!" ”

"If they listen to me, what will they say?"

"Poof!"

Zhu Gaoxu burst into laughter, pointed to the Arabian horse under his crotch, and sneered at Zhu Zhangui.

"Come on, come on, my dear eldest nephew, if you can make these horses listen to you, and you will be the emperor in the future, I will honestly be your courtier, whoever dares to make trouble is a grandson!"

"In the battle later, we will each receive a part, and neither of us will mix with anyone, and I will not disturb your command."

Zhu Zhangui's eyes lit up, and then he looked embarrassed.

"Second uncle, you are too strong to be difficult, besides, even if I can really do it, if you turn your face and don't admit it when the time comes, who will I go to!"

Zhu Gaoxu sneered and pointed to the generals beside him.

"They can all testify!"

Then he shouted loudly to the generals around him.

"Everyone listen, if the emperor's grandson can make Ma obedient, he will be the emperor in the future, and I will be an honest courtier."

"If he can't do it, he will return to his Shenji Battalion immediately, and he will not interfere in the affairs of the 3,000 Battalion again, and promise that the 3,000 Battalion will be managed by me in the future!"

Zhu Zhangui looked at the triumphant Zhu Gaoxu and sneered in his heart.

Second uncle, you can't blame me, you jumped into the pit yourself, and you dug the pit yourself.

The surrounding generals all smiled and nodded, looking like they were only guarantors and nothing else was involved.

If it was the year when Zhu Zhangui had just returned, the generals of the 3,000 battalions would not have much feeling for him, and they might support Zhu Gaoxu unconditionally.

But with Zhu Zhangui's performance in the past few years, coupled with the fact that he was made the emperor's grandson again, as well as the terrifying earning ability, and the boldness of changing the war horses for everyone in the 3,000 battalions.

The generals of the 3,000 battalions have greatly changed their outlook on him.

Coupled with the addition of Qian Qianhu and others, the 3,000 battalion is no longer twisted into a rope as before.

Now the Three Thousand Battalion faction has been divided into three parts.

The group led by Qian Qianhu, who was transferred from the local government, maintained a good impression and trust in Zhu Zhangui.

Without disobeying the emperor's orders, they would choose to support Zhu Zhangui.

There are also some who remain neutral, and listen to the emperor's orders anyway, and the emperor will listen to whoever the emperor asks them to listen to, and without the emperor's orders, whoever is the commander will listen to whomever he wants.

And the other part is to support Zhu Gaoxu.

These people have been mixed with Zhu Gaoxu since the Jingjing martyrdom and have laid a deep sense of comradeship.

Coupled with the prince's performance, they couldn't look down on it, and the old man's attitude towards Zhu Gaochu, made them choose to support Zhu Gaoxu.

But Zhu Zhangui came from behind, which surprised them a little, and made them have to re-examine this imperial grandson.

Later, a series of things, Zhu Zhangui's perfect performance, made them feel a little towards Zhu Zhangui.

But for so many years, their relationship with Zhu Gaoxu could not be abandoned on the spot.

Therefore, many people have secretly decided in their hearts.

In the future, if Zhu Zhangui becomes the emperor and His Royal Highness the Han Prince, his own family, wants to rebel, they will persuade him, but they can't persuade him, so they will catch His Royal Highness the Han King and send him to Zhu Zhangui.

Poor Han Wangye.

I'm afraid I never dreamed that he thought he was loyal to his generals, and he already had the intention of making a name for him.

"Big nephew, don't grind and hurry up, the front is all fighting, we have to go at any time, don't waste time."

Zhu Gaoxu, who shouted that everyone had made a guarantee, saw the gunshots and killing shouts in front of him, and hurriedly urged Zhu Zhangui to start quickly.

Zhu Zhangui, who was also staring at the battlefield, stretched out his hand and patted it and shouted.

"All horses, step forward and close your eyes!"

"Poof!"

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly smiled and leaned back, it was more reliable to take a step forward, what the hell is it to close your eyes?

With a smile and a smile, he noticed that something was wrong.

None of the surrounding generals and guards laughed, except for the distant shouts of killing and the sound of gunfire and cannons, the surroundings were as quiet as death.

Zhu Gaoxu chuckled in his heart, and when he laughed just now, he seemed to notice that the horse below had moved.

"Second uncle, you can't blame me for this, you have to guarantee it yourself."

"You can rest assured, as long as you are safe and secure at home in the future, I promise to eat, drink and have fun!"

Zhu Gaoxu ignored Zhu Zhangui, who looked at him with a smile, and turned his head to look at his personal guard.

"Did you move?"

"Moved."

"Are you stuck?"

"One small step forward."

"Is it all?"

"I didn't see the back, but the front one did take a step forward!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked left and right with some despair in his heart.

The donkey-like faces closed their eyes, and some were still leisurely chewing the grass in their mouths, giving him silent mockery.

"Second uncle, are you okay?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked like he was eager to suck his mouth, and Zhu Zhangui looked at it with a smile in his heart.

However, at this time, he was on the battlefield, and if the second uncle couldn't stand the blow, then he could only take over the 3,000 battalions in advance.

"Big nephew, I was joking just now, do you believe it or not?" Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and looked at the smiling Zhu Zhangui.

Zhu Zhangui shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't care, just be happy."

Zhu Zhangui did not force it.

This kind of thing is just a joke, I really expect Zhu Gaoxu to be a vassal king at home honestly in the future, it is better to expect the Baimao Pavilion scholar to be able to enter the cabinet to deal with the government.

"Hahaha..."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly laughed, pointed at Zhu Zhangui and said proudly to the surrounding generals.

"My nephew is so powerful, even the horses have to listen to him, hahahaha..."

There was a dry laugh around them, and no one mentioned what had just happened.

"You two bastards, what nonsense to talk about in battle, get ready for battle, the cavalry of Arutai is about to be dispatched."

Just when everyone was laughing awkwardly and speaking speechlessly, the old man's yell sounded from the walkie-talkie of the two.

Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Gaoxu glanced at each other and arched their hands to each other.

"The second uncle (eldest nephew) is dangerous on the battlefield, take care!"

With that, the two turned their horses around and took their subordinates to their respective detachments.

Before Zhu Zhangui came back, the number of the 3,000 battalion was about 10,000, which was slightly more than the number of the Shenji battalion.

The reason for such a small number is that the imperial court has no money and cannot afford to raise so many horses.

The configuration of the 3,000 battalion is one man and two horses, and if there is an expedition, it must be equipped with one person and three horses.

These war horses are all uncles, and they eat better than ordinary people.

According to the calculation of the household department, the annual consumption of grain and grass for a horse is about eleven or two taels, and if there is a little disease and medicinal herbs, it is enough to buy a new horse.

There are a total of 40,000 war horses under the name of the 3,000 battalions, and the grain and grass consumed every year, as well as other consumption, are guaranteed to be 500,000 taels of silver.

Coupled with the consumption of cavalry and the maintenance of armor, the more than 10,000 people in the 3,000 battalions alone cost nearly 1 million taels of silver every year.

The old man had repeatedly wanted to increase the establishment of the 3,000 battalion, wanting to expand it to 20,000 to 30,000 people.

But they were all stopped by Zhu Fat and a few people.

The court has become so poor that it will expand its army, and if it continues, from the prince to the household officials, they will all go out to ask for food.

Desperate military force does not come with such a way of playing.

Later, when Zhu Zhangui came back, after the court had money, the old man felt that the waist of the court was stiff, and he brought up the matter of expanding the 3,000 battalions.

But what I got was still opposition.

In the words of Zhu Fatpang and others, there are many places to use money, although you are the emperor, you can't be so capricious, you can't save some money for the imperial court.

Later, the old man wore out his tongue, so he sent his son to kneel, and only then did he expand the number of the 3,000 battalion to 20,000.

The old man who has been fighting with the grassland for half his life, and his feelings for cavalry surpass all arms.

Even the navy, which is now hot in Daming, is actually only ranked second in his heart.

The disasters of the ancestors and the testaments of the fathers have always made the old man have a thorn in his heart.

That is to destroy the forces on the grassland and completely solve the northern threat of future generations.

But without cavalry, infantry alone would not be able to control the steppe.

The fortress is a solution, but it is time-consuming and laborious, and it may not be able to be defended.

Having a large-scale cavalry corps that can sweep the entire grassland at any time has always been the greatest wish of the old man's heart.

So some time ago, Zhu Zhangui wanted 3,000 battalions and gave 100,000 cavalry to the conditions, and he directly agreed in his heart.

As long as Zhu Zhangui really gives him 100,000 cavalry, let alone 3,000 battalions, the fat son's position as the crown prince can be considered.

In fact, the old man didn't know that Zhu Zhangui's real idea of expanding the cavalry to the imperial court was to expand the territory to the Western Regions and the north.

Overseas troops cannot be quickly deployed for the time being, so the target is on the mainland.

Now in the craftsman camp, the steam engine has already had the initial research, and I believe that with his guidance, the steam locomotive will soon be built.

With locomotives, train tracks can be laid.

Once there is a train, the projection ability of the Ming army will definitely be greatly enhanced.

The army is coming in the morning and evening, and where does it dare to rebel, it is not possible to be tired and crooked.

"Woooooo

Suddenly, the earth-shattering trumpets sounded from the side of the Tatar Legion.

Zhu Zhangui held the binoculars and looked, and the enemy's cavalry corps had begun to move slowly.

It turned out that in the battle of the infantry just now, Arutai's shield cart did not play much role.

Not far from the Ming front, it was knocked out by long-range artillery and artillery in front of the infantry.

Subsequently, the five military battalions cooperated with the Shenji battalions on the left and right flanks to push the Tatar infantry corps back again and again.

Seeing that the infantry corps was a little overwhelmed, Arutai took the lead and couldn't hold his breath and let the cavalry, which had been on standby for a long time, attack.

"Zeng!"

Zhu Zhangui pulled out his sword and pointed forward.

"Sons, many of you have attacked the camp of the Warats with me, and stormed the military camp of Mahamu!"

"Now, years later, tell me if your prowess is still there!"

"Kill!"

The 10,000 cavalry behind Zhu Zhangui roared loudly with their weapons raised.

Those cavalrymen who had followed Zhu Zhangui for thousands of miles had even more fanaticism in their eyes.

They remembered the rush of dawn that day, and they remembered the heroic spirit of facing the enemy's swords and halberds and directly breaking through them.

"Dong Dong..."

The war drums of the attack in the rear sounded slowly, the sword in Zhu Zhangui's hand was raised forward, the war horse under the crotch moved forward slightly, and the 10,000 cavalry behind him followed.

The sound of cannons and guns in their ears gradually disappeared, and all eyes were on the Tatar cavalry slowly approaching on the opposite side.

Three miles, two and a half miles...

When the distance between the two sides was less than a kilometer, Zhu Zhangui slammed forward with his sword and let out an angry killing roar with the loudest voice!

"Kill!"