"Return to the emperor, this minister is not easy to answer." Dong Dashan was silent for a long time and said this.

In other words, if Dong Dashan could say such things in front of Zhu Yicheng, if it were someone else, he would have flattered him long ago as Zhu Yicheng's wishes. This is also the reason why Zhu Yicheng trusts Dong Dashan.

Zhu Yicheng did not care about Dong Dashan's directness, but instead asked with a smile: "It's okay to say it straightforwardly. I just want to hear your opinion. This is not the prelude to the palace. You can just say whatever you think."

Dong Dashan thought about it and then said: "The new army is well-trained, has high morale, and has strong combat power. In addition, the new firearms are powerful. If both sides set up formations in front of the battle, guns and bullets are not blocked by ordinary troops. If there is no one town, I am afraid that both towns will not be able to stop them. But according to what I see, the new army is both strong and weak. Once an accident occurs, the combat power will be greatly reduced when the firearms cannot be used. Moreover, the new army is slow in combat, which is conducive to step-by-step advancement. If there is a siege on all sides and a cavalry assault, there will be overwhelming concerns. Therefore, I said it is difficult to answer."

After hearing this, Zhu Yicheng nodded slightly. Dong Dashan's trip to Chongming this time had a clear understanding of the situation of the new army and had also thought deeply about it. All the words he said were on the point.

As a firearm unit, the combat effectiveness of the new army is beyond refutation under certain circumstances. Once the new army is allowed to form a formation on the battlefield and rely on the powerful power of the firearm, the current troops cannot stop his attack at all. But the new army also has its weaknesses. First, it is to fight all day long. At present, the firearm is greatly affected by the climate. Once the weather changes, the combat effectiveness of the new army suddenly decreases sharply, just like what happened in the competition.

Second, the new army is all infantry, and the firearms troops rely on formation to kill the enemy, which is extremely important to the team in the battle, which also destined the limitations of the new army's tactics.

In addition, the new army has strong power in other aspects, such as artillery support, etc., but lacks rapid mobility, which is also a problem.

Dong Dashan said nothing about these things. The limitations of the current firearms troops limit his independent combat requirements. In fact, Zhu Yicheng also considered this point, but under the current circumstances, it is impossible to fundamentally change it.

The development of firearms cannot solve the problem in a short period of time. At present, the new arms are the highest technology that the Ming Dynasty can achieve. Unless the rear-mounted rifle can be formed and a large number of troops are equipped, this can completely solve the problem of the new army's rigid tactical problems.

But this is impossible, at least in a short period of time. Zhu Yicheng is clear about the progress of history and understands the development of science and technology, but he is just a human being and not a god, so all he can do is this.

After Dong Dashan left, Zhu Yicheng picked up his memorial and looked carefully. Dong Dashan's memorial was written very carefully, and the situation was also explained and analyzed from an objective perspective, which was roughly equivalent to what he and Zhu Yicheng answered.

Zhu Yicheng looked at this memorial for a long time before letting go. He stood up and walked back and forth in the hall and thought. After a while, he asked someone to pass it on to Zhang Ran. Half an hour later, Zhang Ran, the commander of the Jinyiwei, rushed over.

"What happened to me last time?" As soon as Zhang Ran arrived, Zhu Yicheng asked directly.

Zhang Ran was stunned at first, then he made a brain teaser. Zhu Yicheng had too many things to tell, and Zhang Ran couldn't figure out what it was. He immediately hesitated and asked with a slight intent.

"Mufeller."

When the name was spoken from Zhu Yicheng, Zhang Ran immediately reacted and hurriedly said: "Go back to the emperor, everything is in progress, I have already started..."

"Don't say this nonsense!" Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Yicheng interrupted him and said bluntly: "What I want is the result. You just need to tell me when I can prepare it."

"This..." Zhang Ran said cautiously: "Go back to the emperor, this matter is of great importance, and it is quite troublesome to prepare. It will take me half a year..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Ran looked up at Zhu Yicheng. Seeing that Zhu Yicheng's expression had not changed as usual, he said again: "But Weichen will hurry up and ask the emperor to give Weichen five... no! It's enough for four months."

After saying that, Zhang Ran waited for Zhu Yicheng's reaction uneasy, but Zhu Yicheng didn't say anything. Instead, he sat there quietly as if thinking about something. After a long time, he said, "In less than four months, I will give you half a year. You need to do this with your heart and do it well! If you do it well, I will have many rewards. If something goes wrong, you will know what the result will be."

"Thank you for your kindness, I will do my best to do it, and I will definitely live up to the emperor's instructions..." Zhang Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly promised.

Nodded slightly, Zhu Yicheng let Zhang Ran go down. Zhang Ran, who left the palace, couldn't help but wiped his cold sweat. As Zhu Yicheng sat in the position of emperor for a longer time, the pressure on Zhang Ran became greater and greater. In the eyes of everyone, this Jinyiwei was powerful and powerful, but in fact, Zhang Ran himself understood very well that the Jinyiwei today was completely different from the Jinyiwei before. Zhang Ran, as the commander, was walking on thin ice every day, trembling. To put it bluntly, the commander was actually just a knife in Zhu Yicheng's hand, and he couldn't help himself.

Since Dong Dashan returned from Chongming, Zhu Yicheng has been more concerned about the new army. He not only asked the Ministry of War to reorganize the new army as soon as possible, but also sent an order to Lin Jianzhang to ask the new army to train quickly and come up with plans to improve the situations that had happened before.

At the same time, Zhuang Yan's General Staff also assisted the new army at the request of Zhu Yicheng, so that the new army can form truly and perfect combat power and make great use of the future.

In addition, in the shipyard in Ningbo, the construction of various types of warships is also underway. In addition to the current completed and on-ship warships, the construction of large new treasure ships is also in full swing. Shortly after Wang Dong's fleet left Ningbo, another second-class battleship was officially launched. After the offshore trial voyage, the warship was directly incorporated into the East China Sea Fleet. According to the plan, in the next few months, the number of warships launched will gradually increase, thus slowly replacing the old navy's ships and becoming the main force.

At this time, Wang Dong, who was in Japan, had also taken over a land of Hokkaido, which was north of Fukuyama Castle in Matsuebashi, and close to the central and western part of Hokkaido. From the map, it was the Sapporo area in later generations.

Today, in Hokkaido, the Matsumaebashi only occupies a small area in the south. As for most of the other parts, most of the Ainu people are still in the hands of the local Ainu people. These Ainu people are in a semi-primitive society, with simple equipment and weak combat power. Therefore, after the Ming Navy landed here, it directly occupied several villages of Ainu, and enclosed a large piece of land as a base to start building the city.

At first, the Ainu people resisted, but they were easily suppressed under the Ming army. However, in order to better rule here, and to build a city, Wang Dong adopted a method of giving equal kindness and power to the Ainu people, and soon recovered a group of Ainu people for their use.

The new city, or the base, has already looked a little in just half a month. Of course, this city cannot be compared with a formal city at all. It is now just a military base and used as a temporary point. It is impossible to perfect the city in a few years, but it has been barely used now.
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