Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this, obviously, he didn't expect Zhang Yifan to say this.

After coming back to his senses, Zhu Di was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly reached out to grab Zhang Yifan's shoulder, and at the same time asked happily: "Tell me, what else can be improved?" ”

As long as Zhang Yifan says that there is a better one, it turns out that it is really good!

Zhang Yifan had been wary of him for a long time, and as soon as he saw him stretching out his claws, he immediately took two steps back and warned solemnly: "Stop, I won't say anything if I am arrested again!" ”

"Hey, hey!" Zhu Di smiled, stood still, and didn't chase after him, but said, "Okay, you say, I won't arrest you!" ”

After a pause, he added, "Actually, I'm close to you to be like this, you know?" I don't catch anyone else! ”

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he said angrily: "Excuse me!" ”

He was like a mirror in his heart, this Zhu Di was a little dissatisfied with his unwillingness to stay in the army, and deliberately used his strength to show off.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yifan said with a straight face: "Look, if you wrap gunpowder and those gravel in paper according to a certain amount in advance, will it be faster to fill?" At that time, the gunpowder can be torn open and poured directly, and the gravel can not even be torn apart? ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Di hadn't come back to his senses, but the commander was very excited, and couldn't help but say: "The method of the horse is very good, very good!" ”

Obviously, in terms of these details, the commander who has experienced actual combat is more sensitive than Zhu Di, and he immediately realized the benefits of quantitative reloading.

When Zhu Di heard it, he turned his head to look at him, and when he saw that he was so happy, he knew that this improvement was better than he imagined, so he turned his head and said the same: "Yes, is there anything else?" ”

Zhang Yifan listened, pointed to a certain part of the tiger squat cannon and said: "Also, your ignition cannon, you don't need to sprinkle gunpowder powder like this, can you make it like a thread, with gunpowder in it, is it more convenient to ignite in this way?" ”

He said that it was actually the fuse, and this thing was invented very late, probably in the nineteenth century. Of course, at this time, the requirements should not be so high, as long as there is progress compared to the ignition of gunpowder.

It is also this backward ignition method that leads to the fact that the fire door gun at this time generally requires two people to operate, which is too troublesome.

Hearing this, Zhu Di didn't think about it, and immediately said loudly: "Yes, it's a good way!" ”

After finishing speaking, he hesitated slightly, and then he glanced at the commander, and saw that he was also happy, before he came back to his senses, and added: "It's really good, is there anything else?" ”

"There are so many, I think of two improvements!" Zhang Yifan looked at him angrily and reminded him, "That fuse is not so easy to do, you make it first!" ”

If the gunpowder is wrapped directly in paper, the gunpowder will leak, spill, hollow, etc., and it still takes some effort to do it well.

"Your Highness, the last general will go to the craftsman to try this fuse...... Demand? The commander took the initiative to interject again and asked Zhu Di for instructions.

As a veteran general in the army, he knew at a glance that the fuse proposed by the horse was likely to have a very big impact, such as the improvement of the musket, and the musket may not need two people to operate in the future, and it will be a very big improvement for the army's combat effectiveness.

Seeing that he was so positive, Zhu Di knew that Zhang Yifan's improvement measures were better than he expected, and he was happy in his heart, so he naturally would not agree.

After watching the commander stride away, Zhu Di stretched out his hand, and found that Zhang Yifan looked guarded, so he withdrew his hand and rubbed it, and immediately said with a smile: "It's time for dinner, I invite you to eat delicious, how about it?" ”

"That's pretty much it!" Zhang Yifan listened and nodded a little expectantly.

So, he followed Zhu Di away.

It's already time to eat, and he's hungry too.

As a result, what he never expected was that this classmate Zhu Di actually brought him a big bowl of rice, with a few pieces of fat pressed on it.

"That's it?" Zhang Yifan looked at the bowl that Zhu Di stuffed into his hand, and was speechless for a moment.

When Zhu Di saw it, there was obviously a hint of smugness on his face, and he said to Zhang Yifan: "What, isn't it enough?" Seeing how well you've done today, I can add another one to you! You must know that the most popular in the army is this rice with big fat! ”

"......" Zhang Yifan listened, speechless, he knew that Zhu Di was squeezing him again.

Okay, just eat, let's not be picky, don't we just eat and live with the soldiers!

Zhang Yifan thought in his heart, so he took a big bite of it. Although it is a little tired, I have to say that it is very delicious.

When Zhu Di saw it, he couldn't help but be stunned, obviously a little surprised.

When he came back to his senses, he was also the same bowl, and he ate it with Zhang Yifan.

Not far away, those soldiers who had already finished eating, seeing that the horses were eating the same as them, looked at Zhang Yifan one by one, and there was a little more respect.

For them, no matter what you do outside, the only way to get their true approval is to win their hearts.

Zhu Di did it, and now, after Zhang Yifan has done a few things, he can be regarded as being recognized by them.

……………………

With the arrival of the competition time, the whole Jingshi, under the promotion of well-intentioned people, began to pay attention to this competition.

There is a royal history playing, saying that this competition is a rare event, is the Ming Dynasty old and new alternate battle, can make the civil and military officials watch the battle together, in order to show the emperor's attention and justice.

Hu Weiyong and the others then echoed, and said that experienced veterans can also give more guidance when they look at it, whether it is for King Yan and the horse, or for Lan Yu, they can go to the next level.

In fact, he was afraid that Lan Yu would let it, or Zhu Yuanzhang would be partial.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew it, he pretended not to know, and even agreed.

So, on the day of the competition, it was lively.

The civil officials and military generals did not go to the yamen office first, but rushed to the Beijing camp to watch the play and eat melons.

The military generals rode horses, and the civil officials sat in sedan chairs, slowly gathering the flow of people and arriving at the Beijing camp.

Along the way, when you meet a familiar one, you will talk to each other, relaxed and comfortable.

However, for Zhang Yifan, one of the parties, he was forced to do so.

On weekdays, he definitely sleeps until he wakes up naturally. But on this day, it didn't work, the genius was bright, and he was woken up by Zhu Jingjing.

He changed into a samurai uniform, had breakfast, and rushed to meet Zhu Di when it was still dark.

Compared with Zhang Yifan's side, Zhu Di is full of energy, as if he has endless energy. Seeing Zhang Yifan arrive, he was still in the mood to make fun of him and said, "I thought you would be late today!" ”

"Don't say it, if it weren't for Jing Jing's urging, I really want to be late." Zhang Yifan said, looked at the sky and said, "Look, it's still dark this day!" ”

"No, it's supposed to be a cloudy day." Zhu Di listened, but shook his head and said, "Before the change, it would have been dawn a long time ago!" ”

"Oh, it seems to be!" Zhang Yifan yawned and remembered.

Zhu Di couldn't help but gloat when he saw him like this: "I heard that my father is going to wait until after the competition to send you a job, and then you will have to get up early every day!" ”

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he was suddenly in a bad mood.

This classmate Zhu Yuanzhang is energetic, and then he let his courtiers accompany him early in the morning, there is really no human rights at all!

"By the way, the two improvements you mentioned later have been tested, and they are indeed very good!" Zhu Di remembered something and said to Zhang Yifan, "My father already knows it, and I'm very happy." ”

"Can you give me a vacation? I'm telling you, I can only come up with good ideas when I'm well asleep and in good spirits! ”

Zhu Di listened, glanced at him with contempt and said, "You go and tell your father yourself." I remember that the second brother was lazy in the past, and he was spanked by his father himself, and he used a military stick! ”

"......" When Zhang Yifan heard this, his heart suddenly cooled.

He came back to his senses and was about to ask about the situation again, but Zhu Di became serious, looked at the hour, and gave the order to set off.

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he didn't dare to be serious, and immediately acted with his military orders.

Lan Yu's side also got up early in the morning. Of course, it was a habit for him to get up early, not deliberately. led his men and arrived at the school first.

Standing in front of the five hundred sergeants, there was no need to turn back to the whole team, and the subordinates behind him, all with serious expressions, all stood very neatly, as if they were a person, exuding a murderous aura.

Anyone who sees it can know that this is the elite who has been fighting on the battlefield for a long time.

The civilian and military generals who have already arrived naturally commented for the first time, and no one dares to say anything that despises this army.

There were even quite a few people who began to whisper in private to introduce Lan Yu's achievements.

"I'm afraid you don't know, I have heard Your Majesty once say that the generals in the army, in terms of bravery, the first is the King of Kaiping, the second is the Marquis of Yingchuan, and the third is him."

"Is it really that powerful?"

"Well, I'll tell you a few things I know......"

“……”

If Lan Yu was not particularly famous under the cover of famous generals before, then at this moment, he is really famous.

Including Chang Yuchun's evaluation of him, Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of him, and his big and small battles, they were all turned out and said.

In the end, many people stared at Lan Yu in surprise, obviously knowing that Lan Yu was even more powerful than they had thought before.

At this time, Zhu Di led his men to appear on the school ground, and they also gathered in front of the stage.

As soon as this team appeared, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Yes, this is also an elite, the team marches neatly and vigorously!"

"Didn't you say it in vain, these are the five hundred people selected from the guards of the Son of Heaven, can they be elite?"

"You say this is boring, I just want to ask, what kind of blade is it, why haven't you seen it?"

"I've never seen it either, what a strange weapon!"

“……”

Listening to the discussion from the civil and military officials, Lan Yu originally wanted to ignore it, but in the end he turned his head to look at it, just to see what kind of weapon it was, which made the generals in front of him very surprised.

As a result, at this glance, Lan Yu frowned.

He didn't just see that strange weapon, but because he saw that King Yan's subordinates were actually a mix of multiple arms.

As a veteran general in the army, he naturally knows that if the arms cooperate and give full play to their respective strengths, he will definitely have a greater advantage over a single branch.

But the problem is that everyone knows that multi-arm cooperation is the best, but the difficulty of multi-arm cooperation is also very high.

The strengths and weaknesses of each branch of the armed forces, what arms and what arms, under what circumstances it would be good to cooperate, and under what circumstances it would be self-defeating, and so on, are all a kind of science. If you are not proficient in the theory of the art of war, you can't figure it out if you are familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of the troops.

Even if it's Lan Yu himself, he has a little experience for simple multi-class cooperation. However, for the complex multi-class cooperation, especially the more different arms, the more difficult it is for him to try it.

So the question is, why can this sixteen-year-old Yan Wang come up with the best combination of troops and train a division?

In the past, he only talked about martial arts training in the Chinese capital, and it was impossible for him to have the ability to create his own formation, especially the most difficult multi-arm cooperation formation!

Thinking of this, Lan Yu couldn't help but turn her head to look at the still empty spot on the point general's platform.

That's the Emperor's seat!

That's right, in Lan Yu's thoughts, only Zhu Yuanzhang has the ability to help his son like this. No matter which famous general is asked to make up a set of multi-arms formations, or simply Zhu Yuanzhang himself, it is very possible.

However, it has only been three months, so can King Yan practice the complex multi-arm coordination formation well?

Seriously, Lan Yu was still a little skeptical.

As for the current situation, King Yan's subordinates are also an elite picture, the team is neat, and there is no chaos in the march. However, for these, Lan Yu attributed this more to the reason why these sergeants were originally selected from the Son of Heaven's guards.

Wait a while, when you turn back and start the competition, you will know whether it is a mule or a horse.

Lan Yu was thinking about it, when suddenly, he heard a movement coming, and when he turned his head, it was the emperor who led a group of civil and military ministers to arrive. What shocked him even more was that some of the founding generals who were originally leading the army outside actually came.

No, behind Zhu Yuanzhang, in terms of civil officials, it was not unexpected, followed by South Korean Gong Li Shanchang, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, the former Zuo Yushi Doctor, Wang Guangyang, who had just been promoted to the right prime minister two days ago, and so on.

However, on the side of the generals, they saw that Xu Da, Duke of Wei, Li Wenzhong, Duke of Cao, Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, and Deng Yu, Duke of Wei, also arrived. Of course, in fact, there is also a Guogong, that is, Zheng Guogong Changmao, but he was ignored by Lan Yu's uncle.

Lan Yu was shocked that these princes should be guarding the frontier to prevent the remnants of the Yuan from invading the frontier, why did they come?

They're coming, what should they do over there?

In fact, not only Lan Yu was shocked, but when these Guogong appeared, many people didn't know in advance, and they were all as shocked as Lan Yu.

Even sharp-eyed people could see that Wei Guogong and the others seemed to be a little tired, and they might have hurried back.

For a while, the civil and military officials were curious, thinking in their hearts: What is it that makes several princes come back in such a hurry?

They didn't expect that these princes might have been specially called back by Zhu Yuanzhang to watch this competition.

Because in their cognition, the combination of Yan Wang and the horse could not be Lan Yu's opponent at all.

That is, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, who was a little suspicious, thought of this aspect.

Because he is the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, all military affairs have to pass through his hands and then be presented to the emperor. He knew best if there was anything so important that he had to let the important ministers of the state guarding the frontier rush back to discuss.

Obviously, no, at least Hu Weiyong didn't think that there was anything that could make these princes leave the northern frontier guarded by the town and rush back to Beijing.

You know, at this time, from the southwest, west, west, north, northeast and other places of the Ming Dynasty, all of them are still controlled by the former Yuan, and the troops are strong, what if they come in when the public names of these countries are not there?

Hu Weiyong also went to the Forbidden City early this morning to wait for the emperor to come over, only to find out that these princes had arrived in Beijing.

No, at this time, he followed Zhu Yuanzhang to the point of generals, and when he stood on the side of the civil official, his eyes kept looking at several famous generals opposite, and then he turned his head to look at King Yan, muttering in his heart.

Looking at this posture, it seems that King Yan will definitely win!

If this is the case, with Hu Weiyong's understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, it is really possible for the founding emperor to recall these famous generals to watch this competition at the risk of being attacked by the former Yuan army on the frontier.

The reason is very simple, just as Hu Weiyong wants greater power, the founding emperor's desire for power, he is also very clear. Recall these famous generals and let them see how powerful the emperor's son is to lead troops to fight, and he can defeat the generals in the army at the age of sixteen!

This is a kind of demonstration, silent, but it can make the imperial power loud, and these national celebrities will not dare to have any dissent!

If this is the case, Hu Weiyong felt a little bitter in his heart, and dared to think of a way to let all civil and military officials come to see this competition beforehand, wouldn't he fall into the emperor's hands?

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong couldn't help but look at Lan Yu again. He still couldn't imagine that with the ability of blue jade, he would lose to that Yan King, who was only sixteen years old and had not really led troops to fight?

Unless Sapphire loses on purpose!

However, these national names are watching, what ability does Lan Yu have to make them not see that he is deliberately losing?

If you can see it, then Zhu Yuanzhang is self-defeating by doing this, and it will damage the emperor's authority! It is even more unimaginable to urgently summon the commander of the frontier to return to Beijing in such a big way!

Thinking of these, Hu Weiyong's mind was confused: What the hell is going on? What kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the founding emperor?

Actually, it's not just him. Even these princes who had just come back were confused at this time. For example, Xu Da, he guarded the first line of Shanxi and Beiping, and had to face more than 200,000 enemies, entrenched in Guanwai and Liaodong.

Although it is said that according to the emperor's intentions, he made a strange move, which should make the Tartars chaotic for a while. But after all, the enemy is very strong, so let him hurry back, but there is nothing to do, just to watch a son-in-law competition?