eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 887 Let’s go to war

In spring time,

The sun is shining brightly and the white clouds are floating.

In a vast military camp, military flags with clear characters were arranged in a line, moving with the wind, showing extraordinary momentum.

Sixty thousand tiger troops, thirty square formations, five rows and six columns, equidistantly arranged on the flat battlefield.

These phalanxes were not all infantry. Some were armed with muskets, and some were riding war horses. Regardless of the weapons, they were all wearing Ming army uniforms.

Emperor Zhu Houzhao has always believed that the Chinese people are the most cohesive and organized nation in the world. As long as the emperor on the throne has sufficient governance skills, this nation will never disappoint the expectations of the heroes of the times.

"Mount!!"

The honor guard shouted,

Then the emperor stepped forward, his movements clean and neat, without any hindrance.

He is also wearing a tight-fitting armored military uniform today. Behind him are the British Duke, the commander-in-chief of this expedition, and the Yue Duke, who has the most military exploits at the moment.

Gu Dingchen said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Thousands of years of meritorious deeds will be commented upon by future generations. How dare I speak nonsense as a humble minister?"

Zhu Houzhao also liked to tease these ill-tempered civil servants who always scolded him, and today was no exception. As soon as he got on the horse, he said to Gu Dingchen: "Wen can govern the country and enrich the people, and military force can build an army to drive away the enemy. Emperor Zhengde will be able to succeed in his life." Your eyes?"

Today we will talk about Huo Qubing, tomorrow we will talk about Li Jing, the day after tomorrow we will take out Shi Jingtang and whip his corpse, and later on we will change Zhao Gou into Wanyan Gou and mock him.

Gu Dingchen was the former chief envoy of Shandong. He originally competed for governor of Shandong and belonged to the old traditionalists like Liu Jian.

"The Ming army is invincible!"

But he didn't feel uncomfortable, on the contrary, he was very passionate and enjoyed it.

The thundering voice rang out again, "Long live the Emperor!"

The most direct and simple one is to talk about history, famous generals, and rebels.

"Donkey temper."

Zhu Houzhao was happy today and didn't care about him. He clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the emperor's patrol team moved forward slowly.

"The Ming army is invincible!"

It's story-telling and fun, and what stands out is that it promotes a story that will remain famous and infamy for eternity.

"Long live the Emperor!"

Although this guy is a bit rigid in some aspects, when it comes to the Confucian doctrine of king, king, minister, father, father and son, there is no need to talk about it, otherwise Liu Jian would not appreciate him.

There was no loudspeaker equipment at this time, so he could not speak to all the soldiers. He could only ride a horse and review the formations, shouting as he walked, "The Ming army is invincible!"

After taking two steps, he raised the riding crop in his hand.

Then there was a thundering roar,

"kill!"

The soldiers responded, "Long live the Emperor!"

As for how to do political work in the military, Zhu Houzhao has already given him the framework and process.

Even if the soldiers are illiterate, if they repeat it over and over again, it will still work.

The soaring sound shook his eardrums.

Behind them are Ma Rong and Gu Dingchen, a civil servant of the Japanese army.

……

Zhu Houzhao was always in a state of excitement, so much so that at the end of the process, he said enthusiastically to his subordinates: "This is what a good man should do. I really wish I could personally lead the troops to conquer Japan!"

The Duke of Yue and the Duke of England were both shocked.

Gu Dingchen's eyebrows jumped even more, "Your Majesty is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and he speaks eloquently. Meng Lang should not misunderstand the general by speaking lightly."

"I'm just talking, I'm just talking." Zhu Houzhao laughed out loud, "Mr. British, you have to fight this battle well and show the style of our Ming army. This is not only a victory related to the national prestige, but also a proof to the world. , today’s military system reform is in the right direction! Furthermore, I still want to say one more thing. Although weapons and food are important, in the end, battles are fought by people. The so-called brave man wins when we meet on a narrow road. We must have the courage and momentum to overwhelm the enemy. , otherwise no matter how good the weapon is, it will not be effective."

"I obey the order!" The British Duke knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I have made a decision in my heart. If this battle does not succeed, I will be benevolent!"

"Get up." Zhu Houzhao pinched his arm, patted his shoulder and said, "There will always be casualties in war, but blood is the last weapon in the formation of a tiger army! Take the order and set out on a different day. !”

"Yes!"

"The Duke of Yue also made great achievements, but happy events still have to be held together. When the British Duke returns home, we, the monarchs and ministers, will congratulate each other. The grand occasion at that time will be rare even in the Han and Tang Dynasties, right?"

The emotions in my heart reached a certain level, and I actually couldn't say many words. In the end, two lines of poetry echoed, and I couldn't help but read them out, "This is called, for the sake of sacrifice, I dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky!"

Gu Dingchen praised: "The two sentences that the emperor blurted out are indeed very powerful and of the highest quality. I have never heard anyone read them."

“Occasionally a good sentence comes out, and a good sentence comes out occasionally.”

Zhu Houzhao quickly waved his hand and told him to recite it all. That was not consistent with the current scene.

But Gu Dingchen liked these so much that he silently memorized them in his mind, thinking that he would have the opportunity to complete the poems later.

"After looking at the whole picture, I am more confident in this conquest of Japan. And I have already asked Qin Tianjian that March 16th is an auspicious day. As soon as the auspicious day arrives, we will immediately sacrifice the flag and set off!" "I obey the order! "

"Oh, Lord Yue, the reorganization of the remaining three armies must not be left behind, and must be accelerated. Now that the guards and Beijing camp personnel are disrupted, this disorder must be ended as soon as possible."

"Yes."

"Okay, okay." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "Let's go up."

There is another 'show' next,

That is, one representative from each hundred households goes on stage to fight with bare hands to avoid injury.

The final winner will be awarded the honorary title of 'Ming Dynasty Warrior' by the emperor. In addition to a certificate of merit, the emperor will also award a hundred taels of gold out of his own pocket.

And the 100 households he belongs to will receive a collective honorary title: the 100th Household of the Ming Dynasty!

Now a thousand households have a scale of 200 people, and a hundred households have expanded to people, which means that people will start playing at the same time.

However, the martial arts performance field is large enough. Ten square fields have been surrounded by white lines before. The 200 people will take the stage according to the order of drawing lots.

Of course, if you want to create this person within a hundred households, let each of you figure it out.

In fact, these behaviors are not for viewing and fun.

Zhu Houzhao was not that leisurely and elegant.

He deliberately did this to create an atmosphere where everyone competes to be a warrior and compete for honor.

These soldiers have no chance to perform on weekdays.

As the emperor, he came here and set this stage just to inspire.

To put it bluntly, there is no need for sissies in the army. If you are awesome or not, you can see the real results by showing off your posture.

And if ten venues are played at the same time, it won't cost him a lot of time.

He sat down with a group of ministers, chatted and laughed, and before even looking at a stick of incense, only the last 13 people were left.

The competition system is a bit rough, but the meaning is achieved.

When the last two strong men had a 'decisive battle', Zhu Houzhao also stood up. According to what he saw, these two men were not seven feet tall, but should be closer to nine feet.

He must have done heavy work. He is not a muscular man physically, but he is lean and powerful. This is the kind of man who is really capable.

……

Tianjin Port on the other side.

The Minister of War, Guei E, was ordered to come here to supervise the operation. According to the unified order of the imperial court, this expedition to Japan will use most of the navy's wealth, a total of sixty-seven super treasure ships.

This kind of treasure ship was built in the 140th year of Zhengde. It is a giant ship made of 18 materials. The hull is 50 feet long (about 5 meters) and 1200 feet wide (about meters). The whole ship has floors and can carry up to people.

In addition to being large, the technology is also different from Western ships.

For example, a sail.

European sailing ships at this time used segmented soft sails,

However, the construction technology of giant ships like the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the Zheng He treasure ship of the Yongle period. It used a hard sail structure with stays on the sail surface.

Although hard sails are heavy and difficult to raise, they have extremely high wind-receiving efficiency, which can increase the speed of the ship. The mast does not have a fixed beam, so it can adapt to sudden changes in sea conditions. It can be adjusted and turned flexibly, and can effectively take advantage of the wind from multiple directions. .

And simple arithmetic shows that 6 people need at least 50 such giant ships.

But it doesn’t matter. During the Yongle period, Zheng He’s fleet had more than 200 large and small ships, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty was now rich and powerful.

The Ministry of War did not bother too much and issued an order. Except for those that had been sailed to Luzon and Taiwan, all the remaining treasure ships were mobilized, a total of 67 ships. The extra ones were of course loaded with various weapons, supplies, etc.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao also applied some modern concepts, that is, it is best not to build too many ships in a short period of time. After building too many ships, most of the needs will be met and the living space of other ship types will be squeezed.

What should we do if there is newer technology in the future?

So even if one is very suitable, it should be built in stages and gradually over a long period of time, so that replacement in the future will be orderly and less stressful.

So in the past few years, only 80 ships have been built.

Wartime is a different matter.

Even Gui E, the Minister of War, rarely sees all the treasure ships gathered together. After all, such troop transport missions are rare.

On paper, this is just a number of 67, but on site, just a behemoth ship that is more than meters long and five stories high already makes people feel a sense of wonder.

Not to mention 67 ships connected together.

At the port, on the sea, huge warships are like hills, truly endless, with no end in sight!

There wasn't even enough dock for parking, so we could only borrow Cao Mengde's warship to connect the bow and stern.

Gui E boarded the ship for inspection under the leadership of several generals. These people were all from the south and came from different stations. Only when they got there did they learn that other brothers' ships had also been transferred.

"Da Sima, how many troops will the imperial court send this time? A treasure fleet of this size is actually being recruited!"

Gui E can only sigh,

It can only be said that the Japanese should not mess with Daming at this time.

With a fleet of this size, let alone getting off the ship to fight, even if it sailed to the coast of Japan and let their shogunate come out to take a look, his soul would be scared away!

(End of this chapter)