Equipment determines tactics, and the innovation of military equipment is accompanied by changes in the form of war.

Although firearms are popular in the Ming army now, they are only auxiliary. As the backbone of the army, they are still cavalry and heavy armored infantry.

But Zhu Yunxiu knew that the future world would be the world of muskets and cannons, and reforms in the army should be sooner than later. Just imagine, if the Ming Dynasty's weapons could enter the musket era in advance, then the Ming Dynasty soldiers would carry bayonets and shiny muskets, lined up in square formations, destroying the enemy and invincible.

As the new musket is set, large-scale manufacturing and promotion will begin. Zhu Yunyu personally issued an order, because the Minister of Works Lian Zining, Duke of Wei Xu Huizu and others personally supervised it. And it was set as a secret, and the Firearm Manufacturing Bureau was not an imperial edict, and even princes and ministers could not enter.

At the same time, he ordered Jiangyin Hou Wu Gao and others to select strong soldiers to enter the firearm camp and strictly practice.

Zhu Yunxi rode back to the palace. Along the way, Duke Cao Li Jinglong wanted to speak but stopped. He wanted to speak several times, but he always swallowed the words back to his mouth.

If you have anything, just say that he is not as stammering as you, Li Jinglong! It is still a distance from the city gate, and the war horses are moving forward slowly. Zhu Yunyu smiled with a horse whip in his arms.

There is something in my heart, like a thorn in my throat and not vomiting! Li Jinglong rode his horse, approached Zhu Yunxiu, and was half a position behind, and said in a low voice, I am also a general in the army, and I know the strength of firearms. Today, the Hongwu master named him is far ten times more than ordinary firearms. There is nothing to see in a single or two. If there are hundreds of soldiers who are prohibited, they form a simulation and release it in unison. It will definitely be that the sky collapses and the earth will collapse, and the sky and the earth will change color!

What kind of army do you think are the last general in the army? Zhu Yunxi smiled, but your knowledge is quite extraordinary!

The square formation is the patent of Westerners. Even in this era, there are formations created by Mu Ying and others, including the war technique of the third or fifth section of the firearm. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was strict in military discipline. When they were on the battlefield, soldiers must move forward neatly when they heard the drums and looked at the flags to cover the situation.

So, you can imagine how spectacular a few neatly formed formations made by Hongwu appeared on the battlefield, stepping on the drum beats of the war drums, and raising their guns to fire volleys.

So I have a comment! Li Jinglong continued, Your Highness, these powerful weapons of military and nationality are invisible to kill people fifty steps away, and I think they should not be distributed at will. If used in the army, when guns and bullets are separated, it is to prevent leakage, and the other is to prevent people with ulterior motives!

This statement surprised Zhu Yunqiu and he couldn't help but nod, and you continue talking!

Let me talk about the soldiers selected by the Firearms Camp. I think it is not necessary to use the noble children! Li Jinglong lowered his voice and was elected as a good family with innocent wealth, and was governed by his confidant minister. He formed a battalion to station himself, and was not the commander of the Ministry of War or the Governor's Office of the Five Army!

Li Jinglong's words have a profound meaning. First, it is that firearms kill people invisibly and cannot be prevented. Second, it is impossible to use children of nobles, and should choose a good family with innocent wealth. Third, it is not controlled by anyone and becomes a single army.

He, Li Jinglong, thought of it inside and out.

What he thought was reasonable, he should not have the intention to harm others, and he should not be without the intention to guard against others.

Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, was old and persistent, and had been in the army for many years, but he was a general! Li Jinglong continued to speak carefully, but he... was not a bad thing about him, but you think about it. After he joined the army, he first stationed in Wuchang and pacified the Southern Barbarians under the command of King Xiang of Chu. He was transferred to Liaodong and fought with the Tartars under the command of King Yan.........

As he said, he stopped talking.

Say it! Zhu Yunxiu looked at him squintly and said whatever he thought!

I'm brave! Li Jinglong said, it's not that he is not bad, but that he has too much connection with the local area. He is not afraid of ten thousand, but he is afraid of what if...

Zhu Yunxi laughed out loud, then who do you think you are using?

Use me! Li Jinglong shouted in his heart, "I, Old Li, have nothing to do with foreign ministers, and I am loyal and only have Your Highness in my heart." Now I just don't have real power. I'm leaving such a powerful force to lead me Old Li, what else do you have to worry about?"

Zhu Yunsheng didn't know what he was thinking, but he was just pretending to be confused. Li Jinglong is loyal and has the ability to lead troops to train. Although it is not very reassuring to fight, he is still competent in managing the army.

The ancients said that the wise men do not avoid relatives! Li Jinglong said, "As a royal relative and a private minister of Your Highness, I will never give up such important tasks!"

Which is your choice of talented people and not avoid relatives? You are so self-recommendation! Zhu Yunxi smiled and scolded, saying for a long time, you are the commander of the firearm camp? But you are a dignified Duke and a super general. Will you be a commander?

As long as you can assist Your Highness, what if you are a front pawn? Li Jinglong said seriously.

The firearm battalion had only three thousand musket soldiers, which was far from enough! Zhu Yunxiu put away his joke and said solemnly that he had just issued a death order to the Ministry of Workers, and five thousand Hongwu were built within a year. At that time, the musket soldiers would be expanded at least two battalions, plus two hundred and sixty artillery pieces of various types, as well as the cavalry scouts, baggage soldiers, etc., which totaled about 20,000 people.

As he said that, Zhu Yunyu looked at him seriously. Can you take care of him?

I have issued a military order! In an instant, Li Jinglong's heart was filled with passion.

If you can't bring it well, come and see you! Zhu Yunxiu tapped the other party's shoulder with a horse whip. Wu Liang is still in charge of the firearms battalion. You are your subordinate, and you are the one who is in charge. But you can't put on airs in the army. Don't do those gangs. I know, I can't spare you!

I obeyed the order! Li Jinglong was overjoyed and then said, "Your Highness's intention, I command all the firearms and weapons to form a single army." So what's the name of this army?

Ming Dynasty Imperial Guards! Zhu Yunxiu swung his horse whip and rode his horse forward.

This guy sounds so grand! Li Jinglong looked around for a while and suddenly raised his back. Damn, who would dare to say that I am an idle duke in the future! As he said that, he followed Zhu Yunxiu.

A few days later, King Zhu Zhen of Chu arrived in Beijing.

The Minister of Rites welcomed him outside the city gate. When he arrived at the palace, the Emperor's Grandson held a banquet to welcome the ceremony in the East Palace.

King Zhu Zhen of Chu has not returned to the capital for several years. Moreover, the daily comments of greetings are not much less frequent than other vassal kings.

Compared with the vassal kings such as King Qin and Jin, the King of Chu has a more handsome appearance, a dignified appearance, and a smiling face. It may be because of his life being too arrogant and his cheeks are a little thin.

He was very respectful to the grandson of Zhu Yunxiu, and he could not find any problems with etiquette, but he did not have much intention of being close relatives. After drinking a lot of wine, he talked more between uncle and nephew.

After many years of separation, Uncle Six lost a lot of weight! During the meal, Zhu Yunxiu didn't want the atmosphere to be too cold and said with a smile.

I am old, but Your Highness seems to have grown taller! Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Uncle Six is ​​in his prime, so where is he old?"

He is indeed old. At the age of Your Highness, I am following the army to fight against the Southern Barbarians with the army of Tang and the old general! Zhu Zhen sighed slightly, as if he was recalling the past. In a blink of an eye, he can't get on the horse and can't draw the bow anymore.

As he said that, he drank the wine in the golden cup and continued to laugh, "It's a waste!"

Zhu Yunxiu only said that he had no ambition anymore and his will had been eroded by wine and sex. He smiled and said, "My sixth uncle is joking, no one is a useless person!"

There is nothing wrong with a useless person. At least it won’t bother you, nor will it bother others! Zhu Zhen drank another drink and said with a laugh.

Suddenly, a layer of frost appeared on Zhu Yun's face.

If you want to come to Beijing, I will allow you to come to Beijing.

He also held a banquet in the East Palace, calling out to Uncle Six.

And you are just pretending not to be far or near, but you are saying that it is not annoying to others, nor will you be annoying to others.

Isn’t this something in the words, and it’s a slander?

I don’t know who has his courage, so sarcastic and unrestrained?

Zhu Yunxiu had a little anger in his heart, but his face remained unchanged. He just put down the golden cup in his hand and said with a smile, is the King of Chu drunk?

After Zhu Zhen, the King of Chu, felt regretful after he finished speaking.

He was originally a scheming person. He knew since he was a child that as a concubine, Dabao had no hope. In this life, he could only be a prosperous and prosperous prince.

But he also has his own pride. Although he is not a king with heavy military power, he is in charge of Wuchang and is the largest vassal in the inland world. Even the prince was particularly generous to him back then.

But in recent years, after Zhu Yunyu gradually took power, he was very inaccurate about the kings' requests to the court, especially the strong military funds were issued. Last year, Dongman in Luxi and Qianyang rebelled, and he asked the court to allocate 300,000 yuan as military funds. He thought he could get it right, but he didn't expect it to be the decree refuted by the crown prince.

Not only that, the old man also scolded him. As the King of Chu, instead of coming to the army to suppress the rebellion, he reached out to ask for money from the country, and he opened his mouth to 300,000, which was simply outrageous.

Today I saw Zhu Yunyu sitting high on the throne, believing as the crown prince, and I felt angry. I remembered that the letter that King Yan Zhu Di once wrote to him that the crown prince grew older and did not regard our uncle as a helper, but instead of being afraid of it. The next day, we would definitely rule the world, and we would not have a place to live.

Therefore, he spoke without hesitation and was a little sarcastic.

But at this moment, when Zhu Yunyu heard that he didn't call him Uncle Six, he called him King Chu directly, and he woke up most of the time he was drunk.

Your Highness forgives your crime! King Zhu Zhen of Chu politely said that I was tired all the way and drank a lot of wine, but I was not careful in my speech!

It may not be careless, I am afraid I blurted out! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "I just can't figure it out." The King of Chu is the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. Who would be bored? Who would it hinder?

King Zhu Zhen of Chu, drunkenness turned into cold sweat, and flowed down his forehead.

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I was stupid when I came back and couldn't get enough for me...
Chapter completed!