Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Because he is the emperor, he bears more responsibilities than us. Just based on what he asked Li Nian to bring to me, I will recognize him."

"There are so many people around him, and you are not bad. If you go like this, he may not value you. This person can't be sent to the door." Hong Niangzi has been in the world for many years, and she knows the world well.

"My family is at the critical point of life and death, how can I, Li Yan, look forward to the future. If I want to go, I will take the lead; if I want to die, I will naturally be open and aboveboard, and I will not regret my ambition."

Behind Li Yan was a huge army that could not be seen at a glance, leaving Kaifeng City and heading east.

Chapter 46: Li Yan came to vote

The crown prince and Wang Chengen left, the artisan camp left, and Yinzi also left.

Zhu Youjian felt a lot empty all of a sudden, only Chen Yuanyuan, the third prince and Jiu'er were left in the backyard.The third prince was still reading enlightenment books, Jiu'er was keen on all kinds of ancient books on arithmetic, and Chen Yuanyuan was busy teaching the newly recruited dozen or so little girls how to play and sing.

What worried Zhu Youjian the most was the army. From the military system to weapons, Zhu Youjian was heartbroken.Everything needs to be done step by step in a down-to-earth manner, and it cannot be accomplished overnight by a certain traveler with a wave of his hand.These issues in the army have not been formulated, mainly because Zhu Youjian has no idea and can't find a suitable person to discuss them.

There are many kinds of military systems and weapons that can be chosen in later generations, but whether these things are suitable for the current Ming Dynasty is a question.Line infantry with guns and guns must be suitable for fighting after the gold?Can you kill the enemy by stabbing in one direction with a spear in your hand?

Zhu Youjian looked at the soldiers in front of him who had practiced for half a month and hadn't learned how to turn left and right, and his heart was bristling.Basic queue training is a compulsory course for recruits of our army in later generations. The recruits enlist in the army for three months, and the basic training is basically queue and discipline.Zhu Youjian also suffered hardships, sweated and worked hard at the beginning.

The queue of these recruits was completely demonstrated and taught by Zhu Youjian himself.Select the [-] smartest people from the crowd, and follow Zhu Youjian to train them for a week first, and then train others.

As for weapons, the recruits were not issued at all.It's not that I can't bear it, the iron city left by Guo Sheng, it's no problem to give everyone a spear and an iron helmet.It's Zhu Youjian who hasn't figured out what to use, whether it's a firecracker or a spear and a big knife.

Seeing this, some people will definitely say, of course it is a musket, which is more advanced than cold weapons.

Zhu Youjian absolutely denies this view. First of all, Daming's firearms are not advanced.The application of firearms in Daming was earlier than that of Houjin, and there were also large-scale firearms soldiers.However, Houjin has attached great importance to the development of firearms since Huang Taiji ascended the throne, especially Houjin surrendered during the Kong Youde Dengzhou Rebellion, which is equivalent to giving Houjin the most advanced firearm technology and the best firearms soldiers of Ming Dynasty.

Later Jin's cannon-making technology was even more advanced than that of Ming Dynasty. Huang Taiji hired foreign technicians everywhere in order to build red-clothed cannons.Before the last knock on the pass, the outside of Shenyang almost turned into a city of casting and refining. The lost wax method was the first method used by Houjin to cast cannons.This kind of technology has not been mastered by Da Ming until now.

The training of the new army has already started for half a month. Except for the first week, after Zhu Youjian personally trained a group of soldiers, he has not visited Laiwu yet, so he does not know how the situation is.

"Report! Dongchang Mansion sent a letter saying that a large number of unknown troops are approaching us from the west, asking for instructions from the commander." Gazi has become Zhu Youjian's orderly. momentum.

"Let the defenders of Dongchang Mansion let go, and set off for Feicheng to meet the distinguished guests." Zhu Youjian knew that this was Li Yan's arrival.He was betting that Li Yan would take care of the overall situation and not come to attack him.This is the only bet he has made without going through his brain since he traveled.

Zhu Youjian felt that he would win, and it was Li Yan's reaction time that gave him enough confidence.Li Yan had no more than [-] soldiers and horses, and it took at least ten days for the army to march from Henan to Luzhong.Li Nian left half a month ago, that is to say, Li Yan left as soon as he received the message, and there was hardly any time for preparation.

If Li Yan had come to attack him, he would not have made no preparations, because Li Nian was very clear about his own strength. No matter how bad his men were, there were tens of thousands of people under him. It can be broken at once.Besides, Zhu Youjian is the emperor, and Gao Jie's department is in Xuzhou, which is only two days away from here.

If Zhu Youjian is slightly attacked, he will retreat towards Xuzhou or ask for reinforcements. Li Yan's soldiers are in danger of being surrounded.Long-range attack, without preparation, and let the enemy know swaggeringly.There is only one explanation for all of this: Li Yan figured it out.

The weather is fine, there was just a heavy rain last night, and it was neither hot nor cold at ninety o'clock in the morning.Ten miles outside Feicheng, Zhu Youjian came here with twenty guards and fast horses.

On the opposite side are soldiers in black, with pennants waving, and the queues are neat.Zhu Youjian glanced across.All the soldiers lined up together, without any preparation for battle.The swords and guns were sheathed, and the soldiers dismounted.After a slight smile, Zhu Youjian galloped forward.

"Husband, this Emperor Chongzhen came here alone. This is a good opportunity. As long as we capture him alive, we don't care who he is." The red lady glanced lightly, and scorned Zhu Youjian who ran over from the opposite side.

"Catch alive? Who should I send to? Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, or Hou Jin? None of these people have a conscience. We might as well go to Zhu Youjian to be more reliable. Even capture alive is avoided." Li Yan smiled lightly, Holding the reins in his hand, he steered the horse forward, and rushed out like an arrow.

"Husband." The red lady stopped talking, and the guard next to her took a look, wanting to rush but not daring to rush. "Forget it, life and death depend on fate."

"General Li Yan, haha." The two rushed to get off their horses, and in front of tens of thousands of people, Zhu Youjian hugged him tightly.

"Your Majesty, Li Yan is here to plead guilty." Li Yan clasped his fists and half knelt, as if he was willing to be punished.

Zhu Youjian stepped forward to help Li Yan: "Please get up quickly! The general came to Luzhong, and all the past will naturally be forgotten. I look forward to you like the sun and the moon, and today you come, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of my wish. "Zhu Youjian was overjoyed, this was the first general he accepted.

"The emperor's words are serious. Li Yan is only a little talented, and he is not worthy of being so important as the emperor." Li Yan didn't expect Zhu Youjian to be so happy. Before, he thought that Zhu Youjian would send at most one general to greet him, which would be great.

"You alone can hold up to [-] soldiers." Zhu Youjian said seriously.

"Wish to be the emperor!" Li Yan clasped his fists at Zhu Youjian.

"Okay. Introduce me to the red lady. I have heard about this heroine for a long time." Zhu Youjian looked behind Li Yan. Since Li Yan came, the red lady must follow.

"Honggu, come and meet the emperor." Li Yan shouted to the back.

Zhu Youjian saw a red dress and red trousers, with a red turban tied on her head, a heroic young woman, riding a horse like the wind, floating over.She is not as fierce as a man, nor as gentle as a woman.Her temperament is more like a light kite, she seems unstable, but she always maintains her balance just right, and her riding skills can be regarded as an alternative style.

The Hong Niangzi recorded in history is a master of rope skills. From her horse riding skills, it can be seen that her balance skills are absolutely superb, which is evident.

"The daughter of the people has met the emperor." The red lady got off her horse and came to Zhu Youjian, and made a greeting ceremony for an ancient woman, bowing her head in silence.

"Bring it up." Zhu Youjian beckoned behind him, Gazi walked forward quickly holding two brocade boxes.

"This is a small meeting gift, please accept it with a smile." Zhu Youjian smiled and handed it to Li Yan.Li Yan opened it, and in the first box was a small hand crossbow made of fine steel, so small that it could be tied to an arm;

The sword, pulled out the scabbard, revealing the cold edge.

"Su Wen Hong Niangzi is chivalrous, I will give you these two things today, I don't know if you like it or not." Zhu Youjian asked with a smile, in fact he had already seen the smile on Hong Niangzi's face.

"Hurry up and thank the emperor." Li Yan was also very happy. From the two gifts, it could be seen that Zhu Youjian had put a lot of thought into it.

"The daughter of the people thanked the emperor." The red lady snatched the gift box and happily hugged it to her chest. The two things Zhu Youjian sent were purely tailor-made for her.

"As for you, I don't have any other presents. Only [-] recruits are waiting for you, how about it?" Zhu Youjian said to Li Yan as he got on his horse: "The troops camped in Laiwu, let's see you in Laiwu." After speaking, he took the lead and went around After passing Feicheng, fly directly to the east.

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, he was overjoyed and got on his horse.The red lady stood stupidly on the field, and it took a long time to wake up from the surprise. She waved her hand back, and the army started, mighty and mighty.

Chapter 47: Discussion on military issues

At the Laiwu recruit training camp, Zhu Youjian brought Li Yan, Hong Niangzi and a group of generals to visit.

"Commander Deng, how is your company going?" Zhu Youjian asked casually when he saw Deng Zhirong who was busy.

He mainly felt sorry for this kid. On a hot day, running around on the playground under the sun, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and even his shoes could hear the sound of cooing when he walked.

Deng Zhirong's temperament has changed a lot since Deng Zhirong became the leader of the gang for ten days. Apart from still having a bit of a temper, he talked a lot less and became calmer.Occasionally, he likes to fight with his hands, but he rarely swears at others.

There was a serious shortage of officers in Zhu Youjian's hands. People like Deng Zhirong were directly promoted to regimental commanders.According to Zhu Youjian's thinking, this kid is probably barely able to be a platoon leader.

"Report to the commander, I put straw sandals on each soldier's left foot and cloth shoes on his right foot. When they started to walk, they called grass cloth, grass cloth. They could remember it in two days." Deng Zhirong looked smug.

"At night, the princess's subordinates will continue to give you cultural lessons."

"Ah!" Deng Zhirong was most afraid of taking culture classes, and many soldiers couldn't figure out why soldiers should learn knowledge. They had never heard of such rules.

"Ah what, three days later, even the officers above will take the test, and those who fail will go to the cooking class to chop firewood for three days." Zhu Youjian left without looking back, leaving Deng Zhirong with a depressed face.

Zhu Youjian did not follow the military system of Ming Dynasty in the training of recruits, but adopted the regiment and battalion method he is most familiar with in later generations.The 600 new recruits are temporarily formed into 2000 regiments, each regiment has a strength of about 400 people, and two of them are reinforced formations of 100 people. About 25 people are a battalion, and about [-] people are a company.There is no platoon leader, and each company directly sets up four squads with [-] people in each squad.

That is to say, 25 people form a queue. When marching, march according to two queues or four queues. When charging, one squad forms a horizontal row and fights against the enemy.Zhu Youjian's idea is still a three-stage attack, one company stands in three rows, and the other squad is responsible for logistics support, sundries, communications, etc.After the formal establishment of the establishment, the two reinforced regiments will be distributed to each battalion as non-combatants.

For the non-combatants of battalion-level units, Zhu Youjian also planned to recruit soldiers with cultural background to supplement them, mainly considering the establishment of the staff system.

"What do you think about the military system?" Back at the headquarters, Zhu Youjian got straight to the point.After waiting for so many days, he just wanted to find a professional to ask.

"Isn't your majesty going to train according to the Ming military system?" It was also the first time Li Yan heard such a strange title for an officer.