The big guns used by the Ningxia border army, Zhu Qiyu really didn't know much about it.

Listening to Xu Youzhen's description of Da Gong, Zhu Qiyu somehow thought of the 'conscienceless cannon' of later generations.

After continuous practice and transformation, the "No Conscience Cannon" has derived many ways to play, one of which is to use a projectile barrel to throw dozens of pounds of stones.

didn't have time to think about it, Zhu Qiyu asked: "The firearms of the Ningxia border army have not been updated for so many years, right?" ”

Xu Youzhen replied: "The Ningxia border army is dominated by cavalry, and the imperial court really did not pay attention to equipping it with light firearms in the past. ”

None of the border armies were equipped with firearms on a large scale, let alone the official and military guards in the interior. Zhu Qiyu himself admitted that in the past ten years, he really hasn't paid much attention to the Ningxia border army.

Most of the preferential treatment, except for the three battalions and three guards of the Son of Heaven's pro-army, was given to the border troops of Shaanxi and Gansu.

"Whatever they want, let the Ministry of Industry make it for them. To build firearms, it must be done according to the needs of use, and it is necessary to do it behind closed doors.

You can send some skilled craftsmen to the front line to find out how firearms are being used. ”

After Xu Youzhen returned to Beijing, he was in charge of the two departments of military and engineering, and the efficiency of the two departments was significantly improved.

Before, Shang Shuluo of the military department passed through the old man and was tired of coping; Weng Shizi, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, is in charge of the ministry, and his experience and prestige are insufficient.

Now with Xu Youzhen, all aspects are much calmer.

Geng Jiuchou, another household secretary, asked, "Holy Lord, it's June now, and the imperial court is busy with war. Will you go to the West this year, or will you prepare for another year and wait until the war is over next year? ”

"Let's go to the West this year, I've been preparing for almost ten years, and I don't have much to prepare.

In addition, the weather in the south is warm, and winter is suitable for fleet travel.

Let the fleet depart in August, load cargo at ports along the way, and go to Annam, Temasek, and then it will be the end of the year.

The end of the year is good, the summer heat kills individuals, and then causes epidemics, but it is not beautiful. ”

Zhu Qiyu didn't know exactly how Zheng He went to the West, so he set off with the fleet first, and if he had experience in taking a trip, it would be easy to talk about it later. “

After talking about military and political affairs, Zhu Qiyu talked to the important ministers about the beautiful vision after the victory, whether it was agitation or brainwashing, anyway, the crowd was excited, and then announced the dissolution of the dynasty.

After everyone left, Zhu Wenfang praised with reverence: "Daddy is really able to speak, and his words are subdued and impassioned, and the ministers are extremely excited." ”

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Who can stand in this Qingyun Hall is not the most intelligent."

As a Wenchen, the most important basic skill to master is acting.

No matter what you think in your heart, you have to be extremely sincere and loyal on the surface.

The emperor must be able to perform, and the minister must also be able to perform, they are all just acting on the spot, and whoever really believes it is a big fool. ”

Zhu Wenfang was stunned: "The excited expressions of the ministers just now were all acted?" ”

"At least eighty percent of them are acting, you just remember, most of the time, you can't be moved by anyone as the emperor.

The harem concubines are the most difficult to be moved. Don't look at them smiling at you every day, they are extremely gentle, but what is going on in their hearts, only God knows. The same goes for the palace maids.

Secondly, there is Wenchen. has just entered the officialdom, maybe there is still a lot of enthusiasm, and you may be moved by him. These old foxes who have been officials for decades should be saved.

Again, it is the nobles and relatives.

It is easier to be moved by the low-level soldiers and eunuchs. ”

Zhu Wenfang asked: "Is Daddy's fifteenth concubine true or false?" ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Of the five people in my Lingyu Palace, true feelings account for most of them. The remaining ten, unclear, have made do.

There are some things that can't be studied in detail.

Even between husband and wife, the best way to get along is to live a life in secret. ”

Zhu Wenfang nodded understandingly, father and son separated, and went back to their respective homes.

In the following month, it was peaceful, and both sides were mobilizing their own troops and actively preparing for war.

In the blink of an eye, it is July 22nd.

Xu Tong has already transferred 30,000 Yan Wei, 10,000 elite infantry, and 20,000 auxiliaries to Da'er Haizi.

Because the Daning Ming army was always in a state of combat readiness, the deployment of troops was extremely fast, only a little slower than the five-day dispatch of troops when Zhu Qizhen was personally recruited.

The Daning army did not go to Kaiping, so they went straight to Da'er Haizi to camp, where they waited for the arrival of the Kaiping army.

Wang Yue set off later according to the progress of the Daning army's march.

Two days after the Daning army arrived at Da'er Haizi, Wang Yue and Tao Jin led the Kaiping army to arrive.

The two armies converged and reorganized to form a powerful expeditionary force.

Among them, there are 30,000 Duoyanwei, 10,000 Xiaocai Battalion, and 10,000 Shenji Battalion, all of which are at least one person and two horsemen, and they are the main force of the rapid assault.

In addition, there were 30,000 elite infantry and 50,000 auxiliaries, who were responsible for providing support for the cavalry.

At the same time, in the camp of the Mongolian army in the west of Haizhou City, Hara Ku came out to summon the generals to discuss matters.

Above the Ming Dynasty, there are always people who don't want the Ming army to win. There are people who eat inside and outside, which dynasty and generation.

For example, Qin Hui and Sima Guang.

Anyway, the military newspaper was delivered to the Mongolian army in Liaodong.

The battle has been fought to this day, and he has been completely confused. Because the Mongolian army did not have the ability to attack the city, Shenyang could not be defeated, Haizhou City could not be defeated, and Gaizhou City could not be defeated.

Even the Tang Wangshan camp of the Ming army has been built impregnable.

It's okay that Hara came out bitterly, and he didn't plan to conquer the city.

According to the original intention of Hara's bitterness, there are two strategic goals, one is to defeat the Ming Dynasty's canonized Khan Mandulu, so that he has no time to convene the old ministry of Tokhtar and no flowers. The second is to create an empty base camp and lure the Ming army to attack, so as to fight a sports war with the Ming army on the grassland.

Therefore, it was said that the generals were convened to discuss the matter, but in fact, Hara Kuchu directly proposed the withdrawal of troops.

The generals have no objections, after all, the old and the young and sick in the tribe are all looking after the family. If you don't go back to the rescue, if your home is stolen, then what's the fight?

Unable to offer any constructive advice, Hara Kuchu took the lead of the entire army.

The army waited until it was dark in the afternoon, and then pulled out the camp and headed north.

Hara Kuchu was extremely bold in choosing to march at night.

The Ming army had no choice, and when they learned that the Mongolian army had run away overnight, they did not dare to immediately chase after them.

It was not until noon the next day that the Ming army urgently pulled out its camp and headed north.

After a few days, the Mongolian army marched day and night, with little rest, and finally opened a distance of 200 miles with the Ming army.

On the first day of August, Wang Yue's Northern Expeditionary Corps completed its reorganization and set off for the north.

Thousands of miles north is Lake Bell.

This battle is being fought, and the Eastern Front is about to become the main battlefield. The Ming army and the Mongolian army together are close to 300,000.

The Mongol army was fine, and the supply of the Ming army was greatly tested.

Wang Yue and Tao Jin commanded the Chinese army and chatted while walking.

Tao Jin has a calm temperament, and most of the affairs in the army are decided by Wang Yue.

Wang Yue smiled: "Such a big battle, I haven't seen it for ten years." ”

Tao Jin shook his head: "Actually, the battle of Shanxi ten years ago was not such a big battle. At that time, there were not many elite soldiers left in the capital, and they were all transferred to the south. ”

(End of chapter)