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Chapter 897 Human Heart
For Emperor Chongzhen, private visits by microservices were already commonplace.But this time, he didn't play this hand again, but put on the emperor's support to go forward.

The Beijing camp hadn't seen the emperor for almost half a year. When they heard the emperor was coming, they all excitedly showed their energy. Greet you at the gate.

Emperor Chongzhen went all the way in, and he suddenly found that the ordinary Beijing soldiers seemed to be more energetic than before. Did Zu Dashou take care of them well?As he thought about it, he secretly kept his mind.

When we arrived at the new military academy, the second batch of new troops was already waiting here.Emperor Chongzhen didn't waste any nonsense, and immediately sent an order to the new army to start the drill.

This second batch of new troops is the chariot camp described in the military book written by Mao Yuanyi and Sun Chengzong.This car camp is actually an improvement on the basis of the car camp organized by Qi Jiguang after he arrived in Jizhen.In other words, the training of the new army went around and around, without bypassing the precious wealth left by Qi Jiguang.

This car battalion is different from the previous ones in that the fusiliers replaced the arquebus soldiers, and there were many more in number.The purpose of the van is mainly used to transport artillery and grain and grass materials in normal times, and it is used to place the front or sides of the formation in wartime, and it is not circular.Because it is a ring, it hinders the attack.At least in Emperor Chongzhen's view, it is impossible to win a battle with excellent weapons and passive beating.

As soon as the drill started, more than 3000 new troops began to change formations skillfully, imagining encountering the enemy, blocking, chasing and other battle situations.Emperor Chongzhen was a little excited to see that among the more than 3000 new troops, there were [-] special gunners who used rifled flintlock guns to walk behind the chariot and snipe the enemy's leader or the enemy who charged bravely.

"Your Majesty, these special fusiliers are all selected from the top [-] of the two thousand fusiliers!" Mao Yuanyi noticed the emperor's expression, and immediately responded, "It's just a pity, There are very few rifled flintlocks that can be provided by the Weapons Bureau, so only a hundred people were formed."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. He knew before that rifled guns were not easy to make, so he didn't say much, but just replied: "I'll go and have a look when I have time."

After finishing speaking, he sent a decree to come and see a flintlock gun.This flintlock gun and bayonet are already equipped, but they cannot be removed.It is usually folded at the muzzle of the gun, and when it is time to use it, the bayonet is rotated and turned into a spear.At the root of the bayonet, there is also a buckle for fixing the bayonet.One downside is that it will be more troublesome to rotate and store the bayonet again. You have to forcefully remove the bayonet before rotating it.However, considering that this does not affect wartime, this shortcoming is ignored.

Emperor Chongzhen tried it a few times, and it felt okay, but he hoped that the Ming army would not use this bayonet much.After all, the flintlock gun equipped with a bayonet was used to fight against the cold weapon army. Obviously, the flintlock gun was not very smooth.The length is not as long as the enemy's spear, and the shortness is not as convenient as the enemy's knife. It can be said that there are many shortcomings.Otherwise, why did future generations use the Broadsword Squad when they fought against the Great Wall? They were still facing the same enemy with bayonets!

Actually, it's not a good thing to say.The biggest advantage of the flintlock soldiers at this time is not that they are better than archers, but that they are easy to form an army. They don’t need to be specially trained for many years like archers, and not everyone can do it. Very demanding.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and ordered to start shooting with live ammunition.

The target shooting standards were still based on the requirements in "Ji Xiao's New Book". After half a year of training, a large amount of gunpowder supply training, and the consumption of flintlock guns, this new army has already met the requirements.

Listening to the target reporting again and again, and seeing the satisfied expression on Emperor Chongzhen's face, Mao Yuanyi said: "Your Majesty, this car battalion has passed the test. At present, there is a loud call for battle in the army, and they are demanding to go to Liaodong to kill the captives."

"Oh, what else is there?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help asking a little curiously when he heard this.

You know, in the past, when the Ming army heard that it was going to be transferred to Liaodong, it would frighten the army to the point of collapse.During the reign of Tianqi and the early years of Chongzhen, when Qin soldiers were transferred to Liaodong, they mutinied halfway, and either fled back to their hometowns or became bandits.

But after he asked, he probably guessed the reason.

Sure enough, I heard Mao Yuanyi playing back: "Great victories have been reported repeatedly in Liaodong, and the first batch of new troops even won big victories, conquering Gaizhou and Haizhou, forcing Jianlu to abandon Jinzhou, Fuzhou and other places. Jianlu's first-level military merits can exchange a lot of land in Liaodong, these things are very inspiring. They feel that they have already trained almost, so they naturally want to earn some credit."

Speaking of this, he smiled and said: "If you go late, what if Jianlu is killed!"

"Hehe..." Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing when he heard this.Sure enough, as I guessed.The positive impact brought about by continuous victories is not only reflected in the battlefield, but also in the hearts of the people.

Seeing that they were speaking easily, Zu Dashou also interrupted with a smile: "Your Majesty, the remaining soldiers of the Beijing camp are also eager to be selected into the new army. If they can become a strong army, hurry up and go to Liaodong to make military achievements. Today's Liaodong, It's a sweet treat!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly realized that it turned out that the soldiers of the Beijing camp had changed their spirits, and this was the reason.

Before he could speak, Mao Yuanyi smiled again and said: "Your Majesty, the new army is almost done. If we continue to train, Master Bi of the Household Department will definitely object to it. Before that, the last general had already heard him Complaining that the new army has spent a lot of money and food, it's time to go to battle and kill the enemy!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen understood in his heart that the training of the firearms army was far more expensive than the training of the cold weapon army.It is said that marksmanship is made with money, and this fusilier's shooting precision and loading proficiency are naturally no exception.Not only does it consume a lot of gunpowder, but the flintlock gun also has a lifespan of shooting times, all of which come from money.Artillery is even more important, and the amount of shelling is quite a lot.

Thinking about it this way, when the new army's shooting was completed, Emperor Chongzhen made an assessment in his heart, approved Mao Yuanyi's request, and said to him: "I think it's okay. Assemble!"

Now that the Ming army occupied Haizhou, the scout battle was in full swing, and the Ningjin line had almost become the rear, and it was rare to see Jianlu scouting horses.The land route from Ningjin to Haizhou has also become safer.

Mao Yuanyi was overjoyed to hear that, and quickly thanked her.

When Emperor Chongzhen was about to drive back to the palace, he saw someone coming out from the new army, and then Jin Yiwei went up to the imperial court to report.

　A lot of termites were found in the house, and it has been very troublesome for the past two days.I made an appointment for tomorrow's professional termite control door-to-door treatment, and the leader is gone.This time, it can be regarded as a real experience of the power of termites.

　　
　
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