Seiwa

Meng Qinghe flew out of the city all the way, and the Daning frontier army stationed outside the city learned that the emperor wanted to watch the firearms team drill, and they were excited and acted quickly.

Two cannons, thirty guns, and five short guns were all loaded into the remodeled chariot.

Two hundred cavalry and five hundred infantry gathered quickly, and the wooden whistles on the small flags aroused Yang Duo's interest, so Meng Qinghe simply took one out of his purse and handed it to him.

"Wooden whistle, Commander Yang should have seen it."

Yang Duo nodded, pinched it in his hand, and brought it to his lips, but he didn't blow it, but put it in his arms.

Meng Qinghe stared, is this the case with the emperor's army?

Yang Duo was calm and composed, turned his head to look at the hundred households who were commanding the soldiers with banners, and said: "Bo Xing Ning's training is really unique."

If there is something unique, you can't just take something for nothing without giving an explanation!

A whistle is nothing, this kind of atmosphere cannot be encouraged!

Meng Qinghe continued to stare.

Yang Duo continued to be indifferent.

Obviously, the ability of the Jinyiwei Commander to withstand pressure is not comparable to that of Uncle Meng.

Meng Qinghe almost stared out of the window, but Commander Yang remained motionless.

After the team was assembled, there was a rumbling sound of horseshoes not far away.

Jin Yiwei led the way ahead with a guard of honor, and Jinwu Guard Habayashi quickly cleared the field, watching all directions, listening to all directions, either on horseback, or scattered around, not letting go of any suspicious signs.

Emperor Yong Le was still dressed in bright yellow uniform, the jade belt around his waist was replaced with a gold belt, the hanging jade pendant was also taken off, and replaced with a long knife with a jet black shark sheath.

There are bows and arrows and quivers hanging on the horse's back. Judging by the sharpness of the arrows, they are definitely not for decorative purposes.

Headed by Hou Xian, five or six eunuchs followed closely behind Emperor Yongle. They were all wearing blue shirts with round neck and narrow sleeves, sunflower patterns on the chest and back, leather belts around their waists, long knives and hard bows. There were two eunuchs With a short gun on his back, he is tall and burly, with a bronze complexion and a tough face.In addition to not having a beard, he is more sturdy than the frontier army.

Handing over the reins to the guard, Meng Qinghe walked forward without looking sideways.I tried my best to tell myself not to care, but I still couldn't help being jealous.

As a eunuch of Ming Dynasty, does he need to be so brave and tough?do you need? !This makes the pure man how to live!

"Your Majesty, the firearms team is ready."

"Okay." Emperor Yong Le raised his arm, pointing his horsewhip towards an open area, where the frontier army has already erected wooden boards and straw figures, and there are several stone piles, "Choose this place for practice?"

"Return to Your Majesty, that's right."

"can."

Zhu Di nodded, and Meng Qinghe immediately ordered the auxiliary soldiers to push the artillery to the predetermined place.Considering the viewer's angle and safety issues, the originally set gun positions were changed, reducing the number of two cannons to one, and adding cavalry behind the musketeers.

This kind of formation is very strange, not only Zhu Di, but also Zhu Neng and others who came together are full of doubts.

The artillery is not mounted on a car, but is equipped with wooden wheels on both sides to be pushed by auxiliary soldiers.According to the visual inspection of the weight of at least two hundred catties, it can be operated freely by manpower without the need of a horse?

What's more, can the firecracker be used on horseback?

Too many questions came up all at once, Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu and other generals were all full of question marks, "Your Majesty, this..."

"Let's take a closer look."

Zhu Di raised his right arm, stopping Zhu Neng's words.

As many questions as he wanted to ask, now was not the time.

Meng Qinghe asked if the rehearsal would start, Zhu Di nodded, "Yes."

"According to the order!"

As the founder of the firearms team, Meng Qinghe couldn't stay out of the matter, he rode forward, stood in the team, and drew out his newly worn long knife.

As soon as the blade shined, it made Zhang Fu and other generals jealous again.

Nice knife!

Looking at the ones in Xingningbo's hands, and then at his own, he couldn't help feeling hot in his heart.

If you can get one, it's worth the trip.

The blade is raised flat, and the artillery has loaded the sub-cannon.

The flag was waved down, and the drums sounded.

Accompanied by a loud bang, a burst of fire shot out from the muzzle, and the wooden planks of the stone pile standing a hundred meters away had collapsed. Several sparks ignited the wooden planks, and the flames quickly started a prairie fire.

After three cannon shots, gunners in three rows crossed the cannons, aimed at the wooden target, and fired from the front row. The last row filled the gunpowder and iron pellets, and passed the gunpowder in the middle to ensure continuous shooting.

Zhu Di already knew the three-stage shooting method, but the Daning Firearms team has obviously improved and is more proficient.

After five rounds of salvo, the two rows of musketeers were switched, and again after five rounds, and the straw and wooden figures standing in front were all injured.The excellent performance of firecrackers is one of them, and the proficiency of the firecrackers is more important.

"The Daning Frontier Army is indeed brave."

Although the performance of the bird blunderbuss manufactured by Daning Zazaju Bureau is better than that of the existing fire blunderbusses of the Ming army, it is close to the limit of firing [-] times in a row.

The gun body is so hot that it is hot to the hand, and if it does not explode, there is a danger of scalding people.

"The guns are scattered, the cavalry charge!"

The order was conveyed with the sound of drums and command flags, and the three rows of gunners quickly spread out to both sides. When they dispersed, they did not turn around, but held the guns horizontally, looked ahead, and retreated in sequence. This move made Zhu Neng who was watching Waiting for people's eyes to shine.

But in an instant, the gunners had already moved out of the way, and fifty cavalrymen in leather armor formed a cone and launched a charge.

The Daning cavalry is mainly composed of Wuliangha and the elite frontier army, and the treatment is excellent.Since the third year of Yongle, the subordinate grassland tribes and wild Jurchens have become the source of soldiers one after another, and the competition has become more intense.

The fifty cavalry who participated in the firearms drill were the best of the best.

Baihu who charged in the front held his long sword obliquely, the knights on both sides clamped their legs tightly to the horse's belly, raised their short fire guns with both arms, and there were two bangs, and countless small iron pellets flew forward like celestial maidens scattered flowers. The goal.

"Why is the gun not triggered by a matchlock?"

No match was seen, Zhu Di was shocked, and Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu and others were not much better.

Even the bird guns presented by the king of Han still require a matchlock, but the short guns used by the Daning cavalry don't need to be ignited?

Meng Qinghe knew that Emperor Yongle and Cheng Guogong and other generals would definitely have doubts, and also considered whether to take out the short guns, and finally decided to let the soldiers use them in the drill.

The fierce men of the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau put forward the theory of the flintlock gun and started to practice it.Even with various restrictions, the flintlock gun was still made.

The principle is not difficult to explain, replace the match with flint, pull the trigger to press the spring, drive the hammer to hit the flint, and ignite the gunpowder through the sparks ignited by rapid friction.

The seemingly simple principle is full of problems in production

The flintlock guns produced were too heavy for individual soldiers to use at all.After improvement by craftsmen, this kind of short gun with half arm length came into being.

The weight problem is solved, but the effective range and accuracy are much worse than the bird gun, which is basically comparable to the unimproved firestick.

Meng Qinghe, who personally participated in the experiment, experienced the difficulties of invention and creation, admired the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty who never gave up, and respected them spontaneously.

The research and development reached a stalemate. It was a skilled apprentice who asked whether it would be feasible to replace one iron shot with multiple shots.

The craftsmen suddenly realized that there were sub-munitions in the artillery, which could not be applied directly, but it gave everyone inspiration.

After taking out the finished product, Meng Qinghe picked up the firecracker with a thicker body and a slightly trumpet-shaped muzzle, and his smile was stiff.

Mutant shotgun?

The craftsmen of Ming Dynasty were so ferocious. Whoever dares to talk nonsense about the lack of creativity of Chinese people should travel through hundreds of years like him and witness history with their own eyes!

In addition to independent innovation, Ming Dynasty firearms are also good at absorbing the strengths of the outside world. After improvement, they have always been in the leading position in the world.

Needless to say, the bird blunderbuss that has been used for hundreds of years, the Thunderbolt blunderbuss that can be fired repeatedly appeared in the Wanli period, and there are even records about flintlock guns in the Chongzhen period.

The Chinese nation has never been short of outstanding talents, as long as they are given the right soil, the gorgeous flowers that bloom will be enough to attract the attention of the world.

It's a pity that the development of civilization was eventually cut off by barbarism, and what is left to future generations is only endless sighs and regrets when facing historical materials.

The short gun made by Daning has obvious advantages and disadvantages.

It can be used on horseback, and the scattered iron pellets are so powerful that they can penetrate a three-finger-wide wooden board at close range.But the range is limited after all, and the ammunition cannot be reloaded immediately. After one shot, it is still half a fire stick.

Even so, the shock received by Emperor Yong Le, Cheng Guogong and others is still beyond words.

So much so that the cavalry charged and cut down all the straw figurines and wooden stakes, and the people watching the rehearsal didn't react at all.

There was no applause or applause, only silence, endless silence.

The cavalry couldn't help but feel depressed. Could it be that they didn't perform well enough?

Wiping the black ashes off his face, Meng Qinghe secretly thought, no matter how good the firearm is, the quality of the gunpowder is not up to standard, not to mention other things, the thick smoke is really choking.Should I give Eunuch Bai some advice?

However, the manufacture of gunpowder does not seem to be under the control of the Beijing Bingzhan Bureau. He is not familiar with the chief eunuch of the Nanjing Bingzhan Bureau.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui also followed Zhu Di to the suburbs.

Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened, as shocked as his father.Zhu Gaosui had seen the power of Daning firearms before, and knew a thing or two about the firearms developed by Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, so he could barely maintain his composure.Seeing the short gun presented by Meng Qinghe, his palms were itchy, and he really wanted to use it for himself.

Unfortunately, he was stopped by the guards.

Not only him, but everyone who watched the drill could only enjoy themselves with empty guns, actually want to shoot?Absolutely not!

Meng Qinghe didn't dare to [-]% guarantee that there would be no accidents. If the chain suddenly dropped and his chest exploded, he would not be able to explain who was injured.

"Your Majesty, this blunderbuss is still being improved. The blueprints of the Flang cannon and the bird blunderbuss were all donated by a barbarian. This person is now in Daning and works as an ambassador for the Daning Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau."

"Yi people?"

"Yes." Meng Qinghe didn't say anything, Emperor Yong Le would also know about Diashi, why not take the initiative to explain, so as not to save Jin Yiwei from handing over the note again, "This person was rescued from the sea by my subordinates, according to what he said, he was rescued by a big food merchant ship Europa is coming..."

Emperor Yong Le happily compared the short guns while listening to Meng Qinghe's explanation.

Following Zheng He on a trip to the sea, he was able to bring back a very useful barbarian and brought back many Japanese knife craftsmen. Is it luck, or is it quite successful?

The Nanjing Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau also has Japanese craftsmen brought back from the East, and their knife-making skills are indeed extraordinary.The eunuch, the chief of the military battle bureau, invited him, and then went to the country of Wa to look for good generals.At first, the Military Weapons Bureau disdained the use of Japanese craftsmen, but seeing that the knives and guns made by the Bingzhan Bureau became sharper and more durable, they also moved their minds.

This matter is not impossible, but Zhu Di did not immediately agree, he has other considerations.

Handing the short blunderbuss to Zhu Neng, who had been waiting early, Zhu Di smiled at Meng Qinghe, "The artillery and blunderbusses made by Daning are all better than those made by the Military Weapons Bureau of the Bingzhan Bureau, and they can be called a miracle machine."

Seeing Emperor Yongle laughing like this, Meng Qinghe's heart trembled suddenly.

Here it is, at last!Take a deep breath and hold your breath!

"I think the firearms team is very good. I want to choose those who are good at using firearms and form an army to study."

"Your Majesty is wise."

"This army should be mainly composed of Flang machine guns and bird blunderbusses, coupled with valiant cavalry infantry, with ten thousand people as the base, I want to call it the Shenji Battalion."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, led by Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Neng, everyone present said: "Your Majesty is wise, long live my emperor!"

Meng Qinghe shouted long live with the crowd, but couldn't help muttering, Shenjiying?Did he accidentally butterfly again?

According to historical records, the Shenji Battalion was established after the Ming army conquered Annan, and it has not been long since now. It should not be a big problem if it appeared earlier... right?

Anyway, the Frang machine gun and the bird gun have come out, and the original version of the flintlock gun has also come out. The Shenji Battalion was established a few days ago. Who else can raise their hands in protest?

At most, Emperor Yong Le went out more times to do things arbitrarily, the friendly visiting fleet of Ming Dynasty was more invincible, the neighbors to the south and north were more tragic, other things should not matter much.

So, don't worry about that much.

Meng Qinghe is very lenient, and will be exploited by Lao Zhu's family at every turn, and it will not work if he is not lenient.

"You have made great achievements."

Emperor Yong Le finally realized that he didn't intend to continue plucking wool from a sheep, not only didn't move Meng Qing and his firearms team's idea, but gave out a lot of rewards. Not a small fortune.

After the reward, the only requirement is to write down the training methods of the firearms team and the formation of troops in battle, and submit them to the imperial review.

One copy for the emperor, Cheng Guogong, Xinchenghou, and Wuyanghou asked for a copy, and even Qi Guogong, who was not very familiar with them, rubbed their big hands and asked for resource sharing.

Zhu Gaosui patted Meng Qinghe's shoulder, "Uncle Xingning, we are friends!"

Subtext, I gave it to my dad, I have to give it to him!

Zhu Gaochi also joined in the excitement, "Xingning Bo's ability to govern the army is something I admire very much."

The corners of Meng Qinghe's eyes twitched, Yang Duo didn't say anything, but just gave Meng Qinghe a meaningful look, just one look, needless to say anything.

You have to give something even if you don’t give it.

Uncle Meng looked at the sky speechlessly, so he might as well give the fifty people in his hand to the emperor.

He said it was truer than pearls!

Things are still not over yet.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Yongle immediately summoned the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the Left and Right Ministers, and on the same day ordered the Military Weapons Bureau of the Nanjing Bingzhan Bureau to manufacture artillery and guns according to the drawings presented by Daning Jinxian.

There is nothing wrong with the order itself, the point is that the number of requests is a bit surprising.

With a swipe of his pen, the emperor ordered the Nanjing War Bureau to make [-] blunderbusses, [-] cannons, and [-] arrows.The Weapons Bureau made [-] blunderbusses, [-] cannons, and [-] arrows.All are prepared for imperial use.

The brackets need to be completed by a certain date of a certain month and year, and the brackets are completed.

When the order is obtained, the military bureau is dumbfounded, and the military bureau is also dumbfounded.

The eunuch, chief of the Military Warfare Bureau, immediately sent someone to gallop to Beijing to ask Eunuch Bai for the blueprint and borrow someone.

The Military Weapons Bureau did not have the conditions of a military battle bureau, nor did it bother to bow to eunuchs, so it could only find ways to recruit people from nearby state capitals.One of the Eighteen Mansions of Yingtian has declined, and the shipyards in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have all passed the sieve.The local prefect Yinzhou official almost hugged the thighs of the people from the Ministry of Industry and cried, and the manpower was reduced by one-third. This is his life!

The Nanjing War Bureau and Military Weapons Bureau were forced by the emperor to dig three feet into the ground. During the digging, Meng Qinghe closed the gate of the house tightly and wrote a summary of military training according to the emperor's order.

It's not that he doesn't want to go out, but it's too dangerous to go out.

The Bureau of Military Warfare and the Bureau of Armaments have secretly announced that they are at odds with Xingningbo.Regardless of the conflicts between the chief eunuch of the Military Warfare Bureau and the ambassador of the Military Weapons Bureau, they absolutely agree on the matter of beating Xingning Bo's sap.

Meng Twelve Lang's mouth was bitter.

This time, Emperor Yong Le didn't exploit him, but gave him [-] levels of hatred.

Can life go on?

Can you still be an official happily?

Meng Qinghe honestly "edited books" at home, and the Bureau of Military Warfare and the Military Weapons Bureau could not find anyone to vent their anger on, so they could only develop large-scale production dully.

Emperor Yongle never forgot Annan who dared to jump high in front of him. He ordered Hou Musheng of Xiping to select [-] soldiers from Yunnan, Sichuan and other capitals, and ordered the king of Shu to select [-] soldiers from the three guards in Chengdu to assemble and refine.Later, he ordered Shuntian to join forces with [-] troops, with Dingguo Gong Shen Xuan as the commander-in-chief, and went south to conquer.

The army shared the grain storage, and the household department, the Yingtianfu warehouse, and the emperor's inner warehouse were jointly dispatched.

The eight prefectures of Shuntian do not produce military rations, and the most important thing is to strictly prepare for Tatar invasion.

Before the frontier army went south, the Tatar cavalry led by Yesun Tai invaded the Kaiping area of ​​Xuanfu, and were directly driven away by the artillery mounted on the top of the city and the fire mines thrown down.Hundreds of people were killed or injured without hand-to-hand combat. Let alone Sun Tai, Alutai and Guilichi would still not be able to hold on.

Meng Qinghe's strategy of filling the pass and digging a deep trench played a big role.

Unable to withstand the bombardment, he couldn't find a place to go around, and Sun Tai couldn't afford to steal a lot of rice. He lost nearly [-] tribal warriors, and he didn't even see a grain of food.

After this battle, Guilichi immediately led the tribe to turn around. There was danger in the southeast, so they had to go north.It is better to have no food, cut each other with Wala, and make unequal transactions with Wuliangha, than to be bombarded by Ming army artillery and thunder.

The Tatars were deflated, and Wala would not be so stupid as to defy the law, and the north was suddenly much quieter.

After receiving the edict, Shen Xuan left Xinghesuo and went to Beijing first. After discussing with Xu Huizu, after the [-] frontier troops were assembled, he stepped on the stage to appoint generals.

Trumpets sounded, drums burst.

Shen Xuan stepped off the platform and jumped onto the horse.

Silver helmet and silver armor, with a long knife hanging from the waist, the blade seems to be tinged with blood.The black brows and star eyes, viewed from the side, look like a blood-colored glow, a silhouette formed by the fierceness of the battlefield, with awe-inspiring killing intent.

When the new wind rises, the lions in battle and the iron cavalry from the northern part of the country, like a rushing torrent, sweep away to the south.