The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 62: The Beijing Camp is newly established and can start a killing spree

The Beijing camp is short of war horses.

Even the famous general Qi Jiguang couldn't solve this problem.

Wanli quickly solved this problem.

Moreover, the solution was astonishing.

The Shenshu Fourth Battalion currently only needs 4,000 war horses, but Wanli actually got nearly 40,000!
This time, the Beijing army finally got some luxury.

The 40,000 troops of the Shenji Fourth Battalion were equipped with 8,000 food carts that looked like chariots.

The style of the grain cart is the same as that of the chariot, except that it is not covered with iron sheets.

This kind of food cart can not only carry food, supplies, weapons and ammunition, but when the blacksmith in the weapons workshop has time, it can be covered with iron sheets and used as a chariot.

Moreover, the maneuverability of the Shenji Fourth Battalion was greatly improved.

Normally, they could only run about 120 miles a day, and then their hands and feet would become so tired that they could not run anymore.

Now they can just take the car and travel 150 miles a day without expending any energy.

There are plenty of war horses, and they are full of energy when training.

Time flies, and it is already mid-June.

At this time, Wanli had almost extorted 40,000 war horses, and Yongnian Earl Wang Wei had also built the chariots of the Fourth Battalion of Shenshu and the grain carts of the Fourth Battalion of Shenji.

Wanli was clamoring to go escape the summer heat again.

Early in the morning at about 11:00 AM, countless cavalrymen poured out from Xi'an Gate, and the entire capital was suddenly filled with the sound of thundering hooves.

The Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guards had also upgraded their weapons by now. The 20,000 elite soldiers were all light cavalry, making it extremely convenient for them to go to the Mountain Resort.

In the dawn light, the cavalry team was like a long dragon, extending northward and northward. In less than half an hour, it extended dozens of miles away.

At this moment, Wanli was in the imperial guards in front. As for Queen Wang and Concubine Wang Gong, they were protected by tens of thousands of Jinyiwei and followed in carriages.

He was a little impatient to see how the Beijing Camp was training.

This pure cavalry team moved very fast. The summer resort was already in sight as the sun had just risen.

Qi Jiguang, Marquis of Penglai, and Wang Wei, Earl of Yongnian, had already arrived at the south gate of the Mountain Resort with a group of generals on horseback to welcome them.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Wanli asked impatiently, "Yuan Jing, how are the soldiers of the Beijing camp? Are they ready?"

Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "They have already gathered at the North Arena and are waiting for His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Wanli immediately waved his hand and said, "Let's go, we'll go there now."

Beijiaochang is located in the middle of the north side of the nine-square grid of the Summer Resort. Originally, in order to facilitate the dispatch of troops to Gubeikou, a large parade ground of five to six thousand acres was left there.

Later, when Emperor Wanli issued an edict to incorporate Miyun County and its surrounding areas into the Mountain Resort, Beijiaochang even included a valley with a radius of nearly five miles on the west bank of the Baihe River.

At this moment, the North Arena is extremely large, covering more than ten thousand acres. It is no problem to gather hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops.

When Wanli led tens of thousands of imperial guards into the Beijiaochang, it was like an eel entering a large piece of fertile farmland, and it did not occupy much space at all.

However, at this time, there were hundreds of square formations neatly arranged in the middle of the North Arena, and the area of ​​the square formations was probably two to three thousand acres in size.

Wanli hurriedly rode his horse to the north command platform, then took an arm-sized telescope and scanned it carefully.

Zhou Danquan is worthy of being the most famous potter. After he made a sample of the telescope, he couldn't stop.

Today's telescopes are getting bigger and bigger, and their viewing distance is getting farther and farther. A telescope as thick as an arm can clearly see things five or six miles away.

Wanli could see clearly the 60,000 soldiers of the Beijing camp in the middle of the parade ground.

Those phalanxes, those chariots, those artillery pieces, and those neatly arranged food carts actually give people the feeling of a mechanized army!
This is the equipment that real elites should have, but I don’t know how they are trained.

He scanned it carefully for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Well, the formation is well-organized. Let's begin the drill."

Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang immediately announced, "Orders are sent. The four Shenshu battalions are outside, the grain carts are in the middle, and the four Shenji battalions are inside. Set up a defensive formation."

A wave of command flags ignited the densely packed phalanx. Soon, four thousand armored chariots formed a three-li square formation, each chariot sporting a row of retractable spears. Eight thousand grain carts formed platforms within the square, resembling the Bagua formation.

Two or three thousand musketeers quickly pulled out ladders from the chariots, climbed onto the roofs, and lay on them with their guns pointed in all directions. The remaining soldiers of the Shenji Camp also formed hundreds of square formations in all directions, with a cannon in front of each square formation.

This iron-clad defensive formation was so strong that even if all 60,000 cavalrymen of Tumen Khan rushed in, they would only be beaten from the outside.

If the 40,000 Shenjiying soldiers were equipped with muskets and cannons, the 60,000 cavalrymen might even be wiped out if they dared to charge!
Seeing this, Wanli nodded repeatedly and said, "Well, not bad, not bad. This defensive formation is really good."

Immediately afterwards, Qi Jiguang gave a loud order, deploying chariots to charge the battle formation, setting up a mandarin duck chain formation to annihilate the enemy, using chariots to set up ladders to attack the city, and so on.

When Wanli saw this, his blood boiled.

The Beijing Army has already begun to develop combat capabilities, and at least defending the capital will not be a problem.

He can finally start killing!

As for how to kill, that depends on who is seeking death.

The next morning he issued an edict to transfer Zheng Luo back to Beijing to report on his work, and promoted Datong Governor Jia Yingyuan to the position of Right Vice-Chief Censor of the Inspectorate and Governor-General of Xuanda Shanxi!

If this imperial edict was issued before the Jiajing period, there would be no problem at all.

Because in the past, governors, provincial governors and other high-ranking officials were directly appointed by the emperor and did not need to go through the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel.

However, now that this imperial decree has been issued, it seems to be as chaotic as if it has gone crazy.

Because after the Jiajing Dynasty, the appointment of governors and provincial governors had to be approved by the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel!
This imperial edict was favorable to Shen Shixing, so the cabinet did not stop him.

However, this imperial edict was extremely unfavorable to Zhang Siwei's party, so the Ministry of Personnel directly sent it back.

This guy Wu Dui not only sent the imperial edict back to him, but also ordered people to report Jia Yingyuan to the emperor.

At about noon on the third day, the impeachment memorial was delivered along with the imperial edict.

The inspector Xu Minghe reported that Jia Yingyuan, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, took advantage of the opportunity of land survey to extort money from the government!

This means that there is something wrong with Jia Yingyuan. Not only should he not be promoted to governor, he should also be dismissed and investigated.

After reading the memorial, Wanli couldn't help but sneer.

You guys are not listening, right?
Then kill your people!

He was just thinking about how to kill him when the accompanying Duke of Ying, Zhang Yuangong, suddenly ran over and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have something to do and need to return to the capital."

Why are you going back, kid?
Generally, dukes, marquises, and nobles would not be assigned any tasks in the first few years after they inherited the title. The emperor would observe and test them carefully to see if they were hopeless, and only then would he assign tasks to them based on their performance.

Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong inherited the title just two years ago. Now he is keeping this guy by his side to see how he performs. He has not arranged any tasks for him at all. What could be the matter that requires this guy to return to Beijing?
Upon hearing this, Wanli couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong?"

Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong said helplessly, "Zhang Xin is bullying the merchants under our Duke Yingguo Mansion and trying to force their daughters to be his concubines. If I don't go back, he will take them by force."

How dare you be so arrogant and bully the merchants under the protection of the Duke's Mansion?
Wanli was quite surprised and asked, "Who is Zhang Xin? How dare he bully you?"

Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong answered without hesitation, "Zhang Xin is the younger brother of the eunuch Zhang Cheng."

Zhang Cheng?

very good!

I just don't know what excuse I can use to kill Zhang Siwei and his gang.

This guy is from Zhang Siwei's gang.

Upon hearing this, Wanli said decisively: "Wait a minute, I will go back to Beijing to help you solve it."

what?
Upon hearing this, Duke Yingguo Zhang Yuangong was deeply moved and said, "Your Majesty, it's a shame to trouble you for such a small matter."

Wanli slowly shook his head and said, "Yuan Gong, this is not a trivial matter. They dare to be so unscrupulous. You will definitely not be able to solve it if you go back."

This was most likely a trap dug by Zhang Siwei and his gang, and they wanted to push Duke of England Zhang Yuangong into it and bury him.

However, now it seems that they have dug their own grave.

(End of this chapter)