Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Boss! We failed to deceive these Ming troops!" One of the rebels frowned, clutched the hilt of the knife in his hand, and said in a deep voice to the strong man beside him.

"Right now, we are still wandering around the outskirts of Shimen Town. If there is a fight, I am afraid that the longer the delay is, the Dog Emperor and his party may escape."

"Then hurry up and rush into battle!!"

The strong man frowned and shouted: "I can't do it. A bunch of melons and eggs who have never been on the battlefield can stop our attack. You guys, rush into Shimen Town and steal the money!!"

"Come into Shimen Town and steal money!"

"Come into Shimen Town and steal money!"

Some people in the team began to shout. Under the command of these backbones, the soldiers of the rebel army moved forward, and the sound was so loud that it resounded through the sky.

"kill!"

"kill!"

The shouts that rang out alternately made the masked man who led the imperial team feel his heart sink. The situation that worried him the most had finally happened.

This rebellious army in front of me is his entire organizational team!

If he guessed correctly, this person came to Shimen Town specially to assassinate under the banner of mutiny.

He had encountered this kind of thing too many times, but these mutinous teams did not dare to assassinate like the team in front of him, but specialized in looting places.

Corruption was rampant in the Ming Dynasty, not only in local areas, but also in the army. Withholding food and wages, bullying soldiers, reselling arms... There were various ways to make money, which also led to some low-level soldiers who had been squeezed for a long time. When you can't stand it anymore, you will choose the simplest and crudest way to solve the problem.

"Two hundred steps!!!"

While the masked man was thinking a lot, a shout rang in his ears, which brought the masked man back to his senses. He vaguely saw hundreds of cavalry charging towards him.

"Beep!!"

"The left and right artillery teams, prepare!!"

Under the noisy night, the whistle was particularly harsh. The artillery teams on both sides of the team immediately started moving when they heard the whistle and shouts.

Although the battle was taking place under the cover of night, these two artillery brigades, each numbering several hundred in size, showed no signs of panic. Under the command of their respective generals and under the faint moonlight, the artillery officers controlled the artillery in the dark.

When in danger, people will unleash their unlimited potential!

Before the battle began, the soldiers of the two artillery teams were very nervous, but when the battle actually came, they were not afraid anymore, or to be more precise, they had no extra thoughts to think about it.

During daily training, they heard too many admonitions. On the battlefield, the more they were afraid of death, the faster they would die. If they didn't want to die, then kill all the enemies! !

"Prepare the cannon!!!"

"Tiger crouching gun ready!!!"

"Ready the cannon!!!"

Under the shouts of their subordinate generals, the officers and men of the two artillery brigades on both wings controlled various light artillery to target the incoming rebel troops.

"Beep beep beep!!!"

Accompanied by a sharper and more rapid whistle, as the vanguard cavalry of the rebel army continued to approach, within a few breaths, the sound of alternating artillery fire sounded.

"Boom boom boom!!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of artillery shelling suddenly rang out under the cover of night, making a huge noise, and the rebel troops rushing into battle immediately became chaotic. They never expected that the imperial team that went out to fight would actually be so fucking stupid. Carrying artillery! !

Whose emperor patrols the border and actually brings artillery with him! !

"Bang bang bang!!"

"Hey!"

"Don't mess around!"

"what!!"

Various sounds alternated continuously at this moment. Before the soldiers from both sides collided with each other, the rebel army rushing into the formation broke into chaos. This was completely different from what they thought.

"Musketeers, shoot!!"

However, the masked man who commanded the troops did not miss the gap at all. Then he shouted. With the help of the sharp whistle, his musketeers did not panic at all and began to shoot at the rebel troops in front of them. .

The military whistle was one of the methods used by Xiong Tingbi to perfect the transmission of military orders between the troops when he was reorganizing the camp in Beijing. The military whistle was specially made by the Armaments Bureau. Depending on the frequency of blowing, various whistles would be sounded. For these whistles, Xiong Tingbi specially ordered people to arrange various meanings.

In addition to military whistles, there are bugles and even drums.

According to the different sounds heard, the entire army must be able to hear and act. Whether it is the commander-in-chief or the lower-level soldiers, all must be able to understand.

Just to understand these sounds, many people have been punished by military law. The army must be run strictly. The army is not a place for children to play house. The army is for fighting! !

If you can't fucking implement even these most basic requirements, then don't even think about fighting.

Of course, in addition to the various departments of the Beijing camp under Xiong Tingbi, there are also many camps and schools stationed around the capital, which also follow this set of rules.

Even though Zhu Youxiao has been in the court, fighting against all forces, he has not reduced his attention to the army at all. Just this "order to unify and reduce bloated holdings" is enough to show Zhu Youxiao's attitude .

Perhaps Zhu Youxiao has never led an army on the battlefield, but Zhu Youxiao also understands that on the battlefield, any military order that cannot be stated concisely and comprehensively is nonsense.

When you are desperately fighting against the enemy on the battlefield, any waste of time in transmitting orders will most likely lead to missed fighter opportunities, which will lead to an unfavorable battle situation.

"Boom boom boom!!"

"Bang bang bang!!"

Under the coordination of infantry and artillery, the battlefield at night was one-sided. Under this situation, with the help of the moonlight and firelight, the masked man in charge of the troops continued to issue various military orders, and his troops carried out the military orders.

From the initial panic, to nervousness, to calmness, it only took a cup of tea, but no one knew what kind of psychological changes the imperial team went through from top to bottom.

Under war, no matter what form it is, high or low intensity, the threat of death always looms. Anyone who cannot face war will pay the price!

After the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty gradually evolved from the previous model of "civil and military support and mutual restraint" to the model of "the civilized and the military are humble, and the eunuchs supervise the army". This inevitably led to a situation , A layman can command an expert, and the political status of generals has become increasingly low.

On the surface, this is to prevent the situation of self-respecting troops and separatist vassal towns. But from a practical point of view, has the Ming Dynasty really achieved it?

No! !

Due to the sudden change in the situation in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty was disrupted from its own rhythm after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Sarhu, and fell into the rhythm of the Jianqi from the beginning to the end.

If Jianlu wants to fight, he will fight.

If Jianlu doesn't fight, he will stop.

Under such a situation, there are still various problems within the Ming army. The civilian officials are greedy for life and fear death, the civilian officials give blind orders, the civilian officials operate randomly, the military generals are timid and avoid fighting, the military generals harm the guest troops, the military generals...

In such a chaotic order, if Zhu Youxiao does not try to turn things around, no matter how hard he works, it will be of no avail.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youxiao must conduct the expedition himself.

Without him.

The existing Ming army has become unreliable. Zhu Youxiao, the Ming emperor, must use himself as the core to re-create a strong army that dares to fight, dare to fight hard, and maintain strict military discipline.

Even if the size of this powerful army is only tens of thousands at first, as long as there is this seed, as long as it is diligently cared for and coordinated with a purposeful war offensive, it will be enough to continuously increase the size of this powerful army.

The most critical point is that this powerful army only takes orders from one person, the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao! !

The various experiences he experienced during this border patrol away from Beijing made Zhu Youxiao more and more determined in his idea. If he wanted to change the Ming Dynasty, he must first change the army.

If you can't hold the barrel of a gun in your hand, then the emperor's back will not be strong. Once faced with matters involving interests, it will lead to scandals. To deal with this phenomenon, there seems to be no more effective way except to suppress it with violence. Got it! ! !