After the death of Yang Sichang, the Ming army of the Central Plains lost its presiding.

For this position, the most suitable candidate was Lu Xiangsheng or Hong Chengchou.

However, when Chen Xinjia proposed their names, they were all rejected by Chongzhen.

The reason for the veto of Hong Chengchou is simple.

Chongzhen already suspected that the relationship between Hong Chengchou and Yang Chengying was not simple.

As for Lu Xiangsheng, Chongzhen has another consideration.

Lu Xiangsheng served as the governor of Xuanda, which was one of the only ways for the thief army to enter Beijing.

Chongzhen must prepare for the worst, what if the thief army enters Beijing from Shanxi.

Therefore, Lu Xiang couldn't move.

Invisibly, Lu Xiangsheng's duty has changed from guarding against Yang Chengying to guarding against the peasant army.

Who will be the superintendent of the encirclement and suppression of the peasant army?

Chongzhen thought of a person, Ding Qirui, the governor of the three sides.

The vacated position after Ding Qirui became the supervisor, Chongzhen proposed Fu Zonglong from the edict to take the position.

In addition, Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, was promoted to the governor of Baoding, Shandong, and Hebei military affairs, specializing in the extermination of the peasant army.

In addition, he also sent the old concubine Ma Wanwei to Mengxian County with 31,000 taels of silver donated by Yang Chengying, as well as a group of officials and eunuch Wang Yumin.

Originally, Yang Cheng should donate 100,000 taels, but Chongzhen found a reason to deduct 69,000 taels.

Wan Wei took the money to appease King Fu's widow and other fleeing clans.

Everything was arranged, Chongzhen was still restless, anxiously waiting for news from all over the world.

Although he also knew that there would not be news so soon, he inevitably asked in his heart:

"Where is the thief now? What are the thieves doing?"

At this time, Yang Chengying was in Shenyang No. 1 Quilt Factory, accepting the new military uniforms designed and supervised by him.

With the large-scale armament of the Type 09 rifle, the heavy armor was no longer conducive to the march, and light clothing was put on the agenda.

In addition, with the large-scale use of steam looms, the price of cloth has dropped again and again, and the material conditions for designing uniform clothing are ripe.

Bai Guangen, who had returned to the guards, appeared in a new military uniform.

The main generals of the Guards - Wu Sangui, Zu Kefa, Bahana, Hu Yousheng, etc., looked at the new military uniforms together.

Bai Guangen wears a dogskin hat on his head, a gray cotton jacket on his upper body, gray cotton pants on his lower body, leggings tied on his calves, and cotton shoes on his feet.

On the left and right of his waist hung two rectangular bullet pouches made of leather, as well as a marching bladder, a bayonet pouch, and a dagger pouch.

The bullet bag is filled with Minne bullets wrapped in paper, and during the battle, take out a packet and unpack it and put it back in the bullet bag.

Take them out one by one, load them, and shoot.

Holding a Wuwei 09 rifle in his hand, he carried a marching bag and a roll of marching quilts on his back.

The marching bag contained urgently needed medicine bottles and supplies for sewing wounds, as well as lunch boxes, military rations and other daily necessities for the march.

Seeing this military uniform, the generals were stunned.

Zukaffa asked in a low voice, "King, this is the new army you designed...... Where's the armor?"

"Infantry don't use armor, only cavalry."

Yang Chengying introduced: "In the future, all the infantry of the Liaodong Army, except for artillery, will use Type 09 rifles. The gun is fast enough and far away, so you don't have to worry about getting hit."

The generals looked confused.

"Moreover, this military uniform is divided into two seasons, summer and winter, cool in summer and warm in winter."

In order to cooperate with Yang Chengying's introduction, Bai Guangen took off the back, put a cotton coat on the outside, and then put things on his back.

"Your plan to use the tactics of the second battalion of the Liaodong Army to form a dense formation and launch an attack on the enemy?"

Wu Sangui has been with Yang Chengying for a long time, and his mind is quite flexible.

"It's a solution. Form a dense phalanx, protect the flanks with cavalry, and carry out an all-out attack on the enemy under the cover of artillery fire."

Yang Chengying nodded.

"If that's the case, you don't really need heavy armor, and you can jump into battle quickly."

Zu Kefa said excitedly.

"However, skirmishers can also be achieved with the power of guns."

Yang Chengying shrugged his shoulders, "There is no conflict between the two at all, and both can be used."

With the large-scale use of muskets, the tactics of platoon guns to increase the power of guns came into being.

Due to the level of firearms, the gun platoon tactic was still used until the War of Independence of the United States.

It was not until the Franco-Prussian War that it was replaced by the tactics of the skirmish.

Although Yang Chengying has developed and mass-produced the Type 09 rifle based on the Enfield P1853 fire cap firing rifle, he does not intend to give up the platoon gun tactic.

The reason is simple, the enemy cannot deal great damage to the platoon tactics, and the artillery of your own side cannot provide fire support after the enemy is scattered.

Especially in the face of the enemy's cavalry.

In the event of a big war, it is still necessary to concentrate and carry out effective strikes against the enemy.

"It's a strange outfit, it's so different from before."

Bahana looked left and right, and it felt like the format worn by Portuguese instructors, but the style was different.

Zu Kefa said bluntly: "Your Majesty, you will not be poisoned by the Western Red Hair Fan, and you will wear the same clothes as them."

"What poisoning? Fighting a war is child's play."

Yang Chengying was speechless, "I do this, first, to untie the shackles on the soldiers and concentrate on using the guns in their hands."

As he spoke, he snatched the gun from Bai Guangen's hand and raised it.

He continued, "The second is to facilitate fast marching, good leggings can help us effectively save leg strength, run farther, and run faster. Look at the book

Thirdly, I do not intend to abandon the traditional clothes you mentioned, but in the army, I will never engage in flashy things.

The army has only one goal, and that is to achieve victory by all means!

Without the backing of victory, if you blow the sky wildly, you will be a trumpet in the eyes of others."

This scolding made Wu Sangui and the others so scolded that they couldn't lift their heads.

"Don't be angry, the king, we're just talking casually, and we have absolutely no other meaning."

Zukefa stood up and clenched his fists in apology.

Yang Chengying waved his hand and said, "I came to you today, just starting with you, and fully changing into this kind of military uniform. I've asked the quilt factory to work overtime and replace the main force as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, you've been in a hurry since you came back from the Guannai, and you're patrolling around."

Hu Yousheng asked, "Could it be that the situation in the Guanguan is very chaotic?"

"It's not just chaos, it's on the verge of danger."

Wu Sangui, who had been to Beijing with him, said, "The imperial court has already folded two princes, and I'm afraid it won't last long."

It was the first time Hu Yousheng heard about it, and he was a little surprised that Wu Sangui had been back for so long, and he hadn't mentioned it.

Yang Chengying observed his words and said, "I deliberately did not mention these things, so as not to arouse people's discussions, and even put forward some unrealistic things."

Is it impractical to enter the customs?

Some generals couldn't figure it out.

But more generals know that it is not yet time to enter the customs, and they need to further accumulate strength.