In spring,

The sun is shining and the white clouds are fluttering.

In a wide barracks, the Mingzi military flags were lined up, moving with the wind, and the momentum was extraordinary.

Sixty thousand tiger troops, thirty phalanxes, five rows and six columns, equidistant on the flat martial field.

These phalanxes were not all foot soldiers, some were armed with firearms, some were riding war horses, and no matter what the weapon was, they were all wearing Ming military uniforms.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao has always been convinced that the Chinese people are the most cohesive and organized nation in the world, and as long as the emperor on the dragon chair has enough talent to govern the country, then this nation will never let the expectations of the heroes of the times be disappointed.

"Get on the horse!!"

The guard of honor shouted,

Then the Son of Heaven stepped forward, his movements were clean and neat, without a trace of hindrance.

He is also wearing a tight-fitting armor uniform today, and behind him is the commander of this expedition, the British Duke, and the most successful Yue Guo Duke at the moment.

Behind him were Ma Rong and Gu Dingchen, a civilian official of the Japanese army.

Gu Dingchen is the former political envoy of Shandong, who originally competed for the governor of Shandong, and belongs to the old traditionalism like Liu Jian.

Although this guy is a little stiff in some aspects, when it comes to the Confucian doctrine of monarchs and ministers, fathers, fathers and sons, there is nothing to talk about, otherwise Liu Jian will not be made to appreciate him.

As for how to do political work in the army, Zhu Houzhao has already given him a framework and process.

The most direct and simple is to talk about history, famous generals, and anti-thieves.

Today I will talk about Huo Quai, tomorrow I will talk about Li Jing, the day after tomorrow I will take Shi Jingjiao out and whip the corpse, and then change Zhao Gou to Wanyan Gou and ridicule it.

There is a story, it is fun, and the outstanding thing is to publicize a name and a stench for thousands of years.

Even if the soldiers are illiterate, they still work.

Zhu Houzhao also likes to tease these stinky temper Wenchen who always 'scolds' him, and today is no exception, as soon as he got on the horse, he said to Gu Dingchen: "Wen can govern the country and enrich the people, and Wu can build an army to drive the enemy, Emperor Zhengde can get into your eyes in this life?" ”

Gu Dingchen said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Thousands of meritorious crimes, there are descendants who comment, how dare you speak falsely? ”

"Donkey temper."

Zhu Houzhao was happy today, and he didn't care about him, he clamped the horse's belly with his legs, so the team of the Son of Heaven slowly moved forward.

After taking two steps, he raised the whip in his hand,

Then came the roar that shook the sky,

"Kill!"

At this time, there was no amplification equipment, and he could not speak to all the soldiers, so he could only ride a horse to review the formation, shouting as he walked, "The Ming army is invincible!" ”

The soldiers responded, "Long live the emperor!" ”

The sound of the storm made him feel like his eardrums trembled.

But he didn't feel uncomfortable, but was very enthusiastic and enjoyable.

"The Ming army is invincible!"

The earth-shattering voice sounded again, "Long live the emperor!" ”

"The Ming army is invincible!"

"Long live the emperor!"

……

Zhu Houzhao was always in a state of excitement, so much so that he was full of enthusiasm at the end of the process and said to his subordinates: "A good man should be like this." I really can't wait to personally lead my troops to crusade against Japan! ”

Both the Duke of Yue and the Duke of Britain were taken aback.

Gu Dingchen raised his eyebrows even more, "Your Majesty is the commander of the three armies, and the golden mouth should not be misunderstood by Meng Lang's words." ”

"I'm talking, I'm talking." Zhu Houzhao laughed, "British duke, you have to fight this battle well and play the demeanor of our Ming army, this is not only a victory related to national prestige, but also a proof to the world that the direction of today's military system reform is correct!" Besides, I still have to say one more thing, although weapons, food and grass are important, but in the final analysis, the battle is fought by people, the so-called narrow road meets the brave wins, there must be the courage and momentum to overwhelm the enemy, otherwise no matter how good the weapon is, it will not work. ”

"Wechen obeys!" The British Duke knelt directly on one knee, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the minister has made a decision in his heart, and if this battle is not successful, he will be benevolent!" ”

"Get up." Zhu Houzhao pinched his arm and tugged him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "There will always be casualties in war, but blood is the last weapon that a tiger army can form!" Accept the order, choose a day to go on the expedition! ”

"Yes!"

"The Duke of Yue Guo also has great achievements, but the happy events still have to be brought together, and on the day of the triumph of the British Prince, our monarchs and ministers will congratulate together. At that time, even in the Han and Tang dynasties, it was rare, right? ”

The emotion in my heart reached a certain level, in fact, many words could not be said, and finally two lines of poetry echoed, and I couldn't help but read it out, "This is called, for the sake of sacrifice and ambition, dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky!" ”

Gu Dingchen praised: "The two sentences blurted out by the emperor are indeed extremely imposing and top-notch. The minister has never heard anyone read it. ”

"Good sentences are even, good sentences are even."

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly waved his hand and told him to recite it all, which didn't match the current scene.

But Gu Dingchen is very good at this, and he has silently written it down in his heart, thinking that there will be an opportunity to make up the good sentences into a complete poem in the future.

"After reading it as a whole, I have more confidence in this expedition to Japan. And I have already asked Qin Tianjian that March 16 is an auspicious day, and as soon as the auspicious day arrives, I will immediately sacrifice the flag and set off! ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

"Oh, Yue Guogong, the reorganization of the remaining three armies should not be left behind, and it should be accelerated. Now that the guards and the personnel of the Beijing camp have been disrupted, it is necessary to put an end to this disorderly state as soon as possible. ”

"Yes."

"Alright, alright." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "Let's go up." ”

And then there's another 'show',

That is, every 100 households sent a representative, who came to the stage to fight with his bare hands, in order to avoid injury.

In the end, the emperor will award him the honorary title of "Ming Warrior", in addition to the certificate, the emperor will pay a reward of 100 taels of gold out of his own pocket.

And the 100 households where he is located will win a collective honorary title: the hundredth household of the Ming Dynasty!

Now one thousand households is already 3,000 people, and one hundred households has expanded to 300 people, which means that 200 people will play at the same time.

However, the martial arts arena is large enough, and ten square venues have been enclosed with white lines, and these 200 people will play separately according to the order of drawing.

Of course, how to produce this person within a hundred households, then each of them will find a way.

In fact, these behaviors are not for viewing and amusement,

Zhu Houzhao is not as leisurely and elegant,

He deliberately did this to create an atmosphere where everyone competes for warriors and honors.

These soldiers do not have the opportunity to perform on weekdays.

As the Son of Heaven, he came to this stage to inspire.

To put it bluntly, there is no need for sissies in the army, bulls are not bullish, and you can see the truth under your hands when you put on a posture.

And ten fields at the same time, it won't take him a lot of time.

He sat down with a group of courtiers and looked at a stick of incense without a stick of incense, and there were only the last 13 people left.

The format is a little rough, but the meaning is achieved.

When the last two sturdy men 'fought', Zhu Houzhao also stood up, according to what he saw, these two people were not seven feet, but should be closer to nine feet.

It is estimated that he has done heavy work, and he is not that kind of muscular man in terms of figure, but he is capable and powerful, and this kind of person is really capable.

……

Tianjin Port on the other side.

According to the unified order of the imperial court, this expedition to Japan will use most of the navy's family base, a total of 67 super treasure ships.

This kind of treasure ship was built in the sixteenth year of Zhengde, belongs to the 5,000 material giant ship, the length of the ship is 44 zhang (about 140 meters), the width is 18 zhang (about 50 meters), the whole ship is up and down 5 floors, and can carry up to 1,200 people.

In addition to being large, the technology is also different from that of Western ships.

For example, sails.

The segmented soft sails used by European sailing ships at this time,

However, the construction technology of such a giant ship as the Ming Dynasty inherited the treasure ship of Zheng He in the Yongle period, using a rigid sail structure with a brace on the canopy surface.

Although the hard sail is heavier and laborious to lift, it has a very high wind efficiency to increase the speed of the ship, and the mast is not set with a fixed cross beam, which adapts to the sudden changes in the sea wind and clouds, and the adjustment and turning of the feet are flexible, and can effectively use the multi-faceted wind.

And a simple arithmetic shows that 60,000 people need at least 50 such giant ships.

But it doesn't matter, Zheng He's fleet had more than 200 large and small ships during the Yongle period, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty is now wealthy.

The military department was not too troubled, and an order was given, except for those that had already been sailed to Luzon and Taiwan, all the remaining treasure ships were mobilized, a total of 67 ships, and the extra ones were of course loaded with all kinds of weapons, materials, and so on.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao also applied some modern concepts, that is, it is best not to build too much for a ship in a short period of time, because after building too much, it will meet most of the needs and squeeze the living space of other ship types.

What happens when there is a newer technology in the future?

So even if it's a very suitable one, it's a phased one, and it's built gradually over a longer period of time, so that it can be replaced in an orderly manner and with less pressure later.

Therefore, in the past few years, 80 ships have been built.

Wartime is a different story.

And even Gui Cao, the secretary of the military department, rarely saw the scene of all the treasure ships gathered, after all, such troop transportation tasks are rare.

On paper, this is just a 67 number, but on the spot, just a behemoth more than 100 meters long and five stories high already makes people feel a sense of amazement.

Not to mention the 67 ships in a row.

In the harbor, on the sea, the huge warships are like hills, truly endless, with no end in sight!

Even the dock is not enough to stop, so it can only be borrowed from Cao Mengde's warship to link up from end to end.

Gui Cao boarded the ship under the leadership of several generals to inspect, these people were all from the south, and they came from different stations, and when they arrived at the place, they learned that there were other brother troops and ships that had also been transferred.

"Da Sima, how many people is the imperial court going to send this time? Unexpectedly requisitioned such a large treasure fleet! ”

Gui Cao can only sigh,

It can only be said that the Japanese should not provoke Daming at such a time.

With such a fleet size, not to mention getting off the ship to fight, even if they sail to the coast of Japan and let their shogunate come out to take a look, it will scare his soul away!

(End of chapter)