Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 225 Chapter 225, Zhu Cihong went west to fight against rebellion, Zhang Xianzhong fought in a rage

The winter passed like this.

For Zhu Cixiang, this was a very busy winter. He spent almost the whole winter in the military camp.

From this, Zhu Cihong can be considered to have a deep understanding of the Ming Dynasty's military system, command laws, soldiers' drills and other aspects.

He absorbed countless military knowledge like a sponge, and quickly integrated into this era.

Even Gao Dejie couldn't help expressing emotion: "His Royal Highness's commanding talent is really unprecedented for veterans."

To this, Zhu Cihong smiled back.

talent?

Actually not.

What Zhu Cihong really relies on is his knowledge and insights from later generations.

Military theory is constantly developing, and Ming Dynasty's military theory is already somewhat backward in the current world, let alone viewed from a modern perspective.

This is why in Gao Dejie's mind, what Zhu Cihong put forward can often hit the vital point directly.

Zhu Cihong was not the only one who benefited. In fact, it was Gao Dejie and his [-] new troops who really benefited.

The [-] new army was officially named "Zhennan Army" by Chongzhen. As the name suggests, it was to suppress all rebellions in the south.

From the perspective of a military enthusiast in the 21st century, Zhu Cihong brought a lot to the Zhennan Army, including military theory and a new organizational system, but more importantly, [-] muskets.

Gao Dejie expressed emotion almost with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, the quality of the batch of muskets you sent over is really great."

It's not without reason that Gao Dejie feels so emotional.

We must know that the oppression of the gunsmiths in the Ming Dynasty was very serious. The official price set was far lower than the market price of normal muskets, and each craftsman had a specified quantity, and a certain amount of guns had to be delivered to the government every year.

The gunsmiths are not fools, who would do things that lose money?Therefore, the guns they delivered to the government were made of the most junk materials and the most cost-effective way.

This led to the extremely high failure rate of Ming's muskets. Many muskets were broken even after they were delivered to soldiers. There were many malfunctions such as jamming and misfires in actual combat.

The army that relies on guns for food, the guns are of the worst quality, how do you say this?
In the era of Hongwu and Yongle, the "Shenji Camp", which mainly used muskets in Ming Dynasty, had explosive combat effectiveness, but in the Chongzhen era, the Shenji Camp was just a group of pure stinky fish and rotten shrimp.

But the batch of muskets given by Zhu Cihong is different. As the saying goes, the muskets produced by the system must be high-quality goods. The muskets produced by the system may be considered qualified in this era, but the quality is definitely the best in the world.

Stuck?Fire escape?nonexistent.

This is why Gao Dejie is so happy. As an old general, he really hasn't seen such a reliable musket for a long, long time.

As for the bullets, it is not a problem. The most important firearm production base in Ming Dynasty is in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a workshop in Nanjing that specializes in the production of bullets. piled up like a mountain.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "So General Gao, do you think we can win this time?"

Gao Dejie expressed confidence: "Your Highness, we will surely win!"

Zhu Cihong laughed loudly: "Then what are you waiting for? Go out and kill this Zhang Xianzhong!"

The convening order came from Nanjing and spread throughout Jiangnan.

When spring came, countless troops and civilians rushed to Nanjing from all over the south of the Yangtze River.

Under the auspices of Zhang Shenyan and Shi Kefa, Jiangnan's officialdom has undergone very drastic changes this past winter. After tens of thousands of people were killed, Nanjing's control over the entire Jiangnan has also been unprecedentedly strengthened.

It's not that no one wants to resist, but first of all we have to remember that there is one and only regular army in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Cihong. In front of such an army, any family power can only be said to be a stinky brother.

Some of the rebels fled overseas by boat after their failure, while others hid in the mountainous areas of southern Zhejiang and even Fujian. To put it simply, they were out of date.

After counting the number of people, Gao Dejie confirmed the final number of the entire army-8000 people.

This included the [-] new troops that Zhu Cihong had recruited and reorganized in Nanjing, and the remaining troops were recruited from other places in the past winter.

For the sake of this army, Zhu Cihong spent all the "dividends" of this wave of house raids in the south of the Yangtze River.

Fang Gongqian was very distressed about this: "Your Highness, that's tens of millions of taels!"

Zhu Cihong didn't take it seriously: "Is Daming short of money now? No, it's the lack of an army that can fight!"

Fang Gonggan thought for a moment, and said seriously: "Actually, I still need more money. It is said that His Majesty can't even eat two dishes and one soup."

Zhu Cihong waved his hand: "It's okay, father is used to being poor. No matter how poor Ming is now, he can't be poor in the army, understand?"

Fang Gongqian: "...Your Highness is wise."

Zhu Cixiang led [-] troops to bid farewell to Nanjing and began to move up the Yangtze River towards the territory controlled by Zhang Xianzhong.

The news quickly reached Zhang Xianzhong's ears.

Zhang Xianzhong's reaction to this was also very simple - he smashed everything he could pick up on the spot.

"This damned little Zhu Cihong, I have already agreed to get along with him peacefully, why is he still pushing me so hard!"

After venting his anger, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes began to flicker fiercely.

"Very well, since you don't want this king to govern the region well, then this king will simply turn your Daming Jiangnan upside down!"

Zhang Xianzhong sent someone to call Li Dingguo and told Li Dingguo what happened.

After Li Dingguo heard it, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression: "I didn't expect that the prince of Ming Dynasty would be so treacherous. What is the father planning to do?"

Zhang Xianzhong said coldly: "What else can this king do? Of course it is to beat his mother! You first bring [-] troops to aid Jiujiang, and don't let Zhu Cihong invade our hinterland so quickly. After the king has mobilized the army Just go and join you, and then kill him and turn the world upside down!"

After Li Dingguo took the order and left, Zhang Xianzhong immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Li Zicheng.

The content of the letter is actually very simple, that is to say, brother Li Zicheng, my brother, I have already worked with Daming according to our agreement last year, and your side must also hurry up and start counterattacking from the Central Plains.

After doing all this, Zhang Xianzhong was temporarily relieved.

"This time, I will let you, Zhu Cixiang, know what a true master of hundreds of battles is!"

Of course Zhang Xianzhong is very aware of Zhu Cihong's past achievements, but Zhang Xianzhong himself is also very confident. He does not believe that Zhu Cihong's three-month-old army can really defeat Zhang Xianzhong by relying on a team of [-] people. The elite teacher of the year!

(End of this chapter)