The military parade of the Ming army is not just as simple as marching in line, and then it will be drilled and reviewed.

The troops under review successively displayed infantry battle formations, cavalry outflanking, infantry and cavalry combined attacks, and also practiced infantry bows and arrows, crossbow salvos, spears, infantry shields, and swordsmen with assault tactics.

But what shocked the local officials the most was the demonstration of the firearms unit.

I saw the Ming army's gunners lined up in five long rows, facing the target wall made of three rows of clay pots.

Amid the officer's shrill brass whistle, the first row of gunners raised their guns and took aim and lit the fuse.

In the dense gunfire, a row of arrows whistled out, crackling the target wall and flying broken pottery shards.

Before the smoke cleared, the first row of gunners withdrew, the second row of gunners raised their guns and fired, and then the third, fourth, and fifth rows...... Shooting continuously, the arrows flew sideways like hailstones, destroying all three target walls.

When the drill was over, the firecrackers retreated, and the local officials were still immersed in deep shock, looking at the broken pottery shards all over the ground and couldn't come back to their senses.

"More explosions are yet to come." Zhu Zhen smiled and reminded the dumbfounded local officials: "If you are timid, you can cover your ears first." ”

Good guy, who is embarrassed to cover his ears when he says this?

The local officials were so appetized by His Royal Highness the King of Chu that they all stretched their necks and looked at the row of artillery carriages, wanting to see what more explosive effect this finale could have.

Seeing that the coachman untied the cattle pulling the cart and pulled it away, the gunners began to quickly load and aim, and six people waited for a cannon, with tacit cooperation and a clear division of labor, and the local officials were dazzled and completed the preparation for firing the cannon.

As soon as the general Zhengnan waved the flag, the Qianhu who commanded the scene gave the order to pull out, and the gunners lit the fuse of the cannon at the same time.

As the sparks sparked into the fire door, a hundred guns spewed out long tongues of fire and thick white smoke.

In the earth-shattering roar, a hundred shotguns whistled and flew towards a dense wooden horse a hundred feet away, and instantly blew them all to pieces!

The local officials on the viewing platform behind them did not care to appreciate the power of this round of shelling, because they were shaken by the deafening sound of cannons.

Many people covered their ears and shouted, "Ears, my ears!" ”

Before they could recover from the violent tinnitus, Fu Youde gave the order for a second round of shelling.

Now the local officials have learned to be obedient, and they all covered their ears with brushes. Keep your eyes peeled as the gunners push the guns and turn their muzzles to the other side.

Then reload, aim, ignite and fire.

In the earth-shattering sound of cannonballs, a hundred solid cannonballs blasted like meteors towards the brick wall a hundred feet away.

The local officials watched as the thick brick wall was smashed apart by iron cannonballs that seemed to carry the power of thunder, and the broken bricks were splashed.

After two rounds of shelling, a brick wall about three feet high and three feet wide was blown into ruins, leaving only a two-foot base and broken bricks all over the ground......

The earth-shattering power of artillery fire completely destroyed the last luck in the hearts of the local officials.

The Ming army had such artillery, how could it be able to resist it with their earthen forts and villages? Aren't they all like the eight shells of the king, one by one?

Those Dai local officials who were counting on Luchuan to be able to resist the Ming army for them had no hope now.

In the face of this terrifying artillery, the strongest elephant soldiers in Luchuan Country can't withstand it......

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In fact, not only the local officials were shocked, but even the generals of the Ming army were dumbfounded. whispered in a whisper:

"When did our artillery become so powerful? Newfashioned? ”

"What a new style, it's still the original cannon." Generals who are familiar with artillery can tell from the sound and flames of the cannon that the cannon is still the original cannon, without the slightest change.

"Then why is it so powerful? I've never seen such a thick wall collapse before? ”

"Silly you, the cannon is fine, what are you talking about?" Some officers have already guessed the reason.

"Oh, it's ......" Before the word 'wall' could be pronounced, the officer hurriedly stopped.

He suddenly remembered that this cannon was not fired at himself......

In any case, the effect of this shelling was perfect, and it drew a perfect end to this military parade and the prince's Laba banquet.

This can be seen from the fact that those local officials who were still free and loose when they came, all of them did not dare to breathe when they left the table, and the aisles looked like weak willows supporting the wind.

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After the Laba feast, the chief secretary announced that the local officials could go home.

However, none of the toasts dared to leave, and all of them obediently asked the people of the political secretary to write a notebook and resign to the prince...... It made the scribes of the political secretary make a small fortune.

Zhu Zhen also took the trouble to summon them, but this meeting was not as easy as before. His Royal Highness the King of Chu made every local official blush, sweat, mercilessly pointed out the problems they had in the past year, and gave them the task of the new year, so that when they came to drink Laba porridge next year, they would communicate with themselves face to face......

I heard that I would have to come next year, and the toasts were all green, but no one dared not come. This year, all the local officials who did not come were removed from their official posts, and those who came from them took over. The king's signal is very clear, don't do it if you don't come. Even if you die, you have to die on the way to the audience......

But in fact, most of the toasts are okay, because the prince is not as difficult as a strong man, as long as they work hard, they don't have to worry about completing the task. Even if you can't do it, won't there be three more chances? It's far from falling apart.

However, for the Tu Prefect Nazhi of Yuanjiang Prefecture, the Tu Prefect Daokan of Cheli Prefecture, and the Tuzhi Prefecture of Jingdong Prefecture, it is almost like the sky falling apart......

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Zhu Zhen summoned them at the same time.

Winter in Kunming is quite pleasant, and the palace garden is still colorful, with birds singing and flowers.

The three big toasts didn't feel a trace of warmth, and they were all frightened by the prince's words.

"I heard that the three of you are Dai people, and Si Lunfa is also a Dai person, you should have a good relationship, right?" Zhu Zhen met the three on a dry boat by the lake.

"Back to the prince, the Dai people are a big family, the Dai people are very widely distributed, and they are also divided into white Dai and red Dai, Dai Ya Dai, Dai Liang Dai and Dai Band, not that they are all Dai people, they are all relatives." Nazhi hurriedly explained.

"Oh, it's so finely divided, so which part are you all in?" Zhu Zhen asked with interest.

"Back to the prince, the next official is Dai Ya." That's straight.

"The next official is Dai Xi." Knife Barrier.

"The next official is Dai Na." Otao replied: "The Luchuan country is dominated by Dai and Dai Liang, let's not say that old age and death do not get along, and there is really no contact." ”

"Then why did Luchuan invade the north twice, bypassing your Yuanjiang, Cheli and Jingdong?" Zhu Zhen smiled and asked, "The three of you are so clean, aren't you afraid that people will be sad?" ”

The three of them were sweating like rain, knowing that they couldn't fool the prince.

(End of chapter)