Iron Dynasty

A fallen leaf drifted from the window into the study.

Xiao Ming looked at the withering phoenix tree outside the window, and said, In short, attacking the King of Chu now will not benefit the North at all. At present, we still need to use this apparent calm to establish the industrial system in the North.

Speaking of which, Xiao Ming looked at the map in the study. Speaking of which, his current position was somewhat like the Jin Dynasty during the Southern Song Dynasty.

At that time, the Jin Dynasty had Mongolia in the north and the Southern Song Dynasty in the south, but now he has the Golden Horde Khanate in the north and the King of Chu in the south.

Because of this, he didn't want to end up being attacked by the north and the south, and now he has to find a way to crippling the Golden Horde.

When he cleans up the Golden Horde, the industry and commerce in the north tends to mature, then it will not be too late to clean up the king of Chu. After all, it is impossible for France to help the king of Chu reach the same level as Europe in terms of technology. In this era, France has to travel to and from the local area. A year and a half.

Their main purpose is to obtain wealth from the King of Chu, and it is not worth it at all to help the King of Chu with all the power of the country.

And there are many ways to destroy the previous cooperation between the King of Chu and the French, and he only said one of them in the court.

Where is Meng Youliang now? Xiao Ming asked suddenly.

Wang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and he said: According to the emperor's instructions, we have been in secret contact with Meng Youliang now. According to the latest information obtained by the lower officials, Meng Youliang is now on Treasure Island in Yi'an County.

Treasure Island? Xiao Ming quickly found this place on the map.

The location of Treasure Island in Yi'an County is Nan'ao County in contemporary Shantou, the only island county in contemporary Guangdong Province.

This Nan'ao County consists of twenty-two islands near the main island, of which Treasure Island is one of them.

Yes, Yi'an County is an island, and it is also a place where merchant ships transit on the Great Yu Country route. It is very easy to find and find ships here and there. Now Meng Youliang has gathered a group of privateers at this place. Wang declared.

Xiao Ming nodded, Since that's the case, you should send someone to tell Meng Youliang that he will loot the merchant ships between France and Lin'an from now on. 30% of the profits from these merchant ships will go to him and the rest to the imperial court.

Yes, Your Majesty. Wang Xuan bowed in response.

This Meng Youliang's identity is very special, the court does not agree with his identity, but he is the power of the Great Yu Kingdom secretly and privately.

Meng Youliang's identity is usually a pirate, but after receiving the order, he will specifically loot the forces targeted by the Great Yu Kingdom.

This time, Wang Xuan came here mainly because of Meng Youliang's affairs. After explaining the matter, he asked Wang Xuan to go back, while he carefully looked at the map in the study. At this time, his eyes stayed on the city of Pingzhou in Shanhaiwai. .

Since the British wanted to support the barbarians, he would not give them this chance, and this time they would defeat the Golden Horde in one fell swoop.

But before that, he must complete the military reform and the implementation of the decree to facilitate the Northern Expedition.

So in the next three months, he began to focus on supervising this matter, and a revolution in the internal affairs and army was launched vigorously in the Great Yu Kingdom.

...

Youzhou, since Lei Ming received the order of military reform, it has been implemented from top to bottom, which is different from the previous name of the army of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Now the army he leads is called the Third Army of the Tiger Ben of the Great Yu Kingdom, and he is the commander of the Third Army. There are four division commanders, twelve brigade commanders, and a large number of battalion commanders and companies under him. long.

After the musketeer reform, the cavalry and artillery have also made corresponding changes. Now he has three cavalry divisions under his command, and the artillery is assigned to all levels of the army.

After completing the reform of the organization, he ordered the military exercise. To his surprise, the exercise surprised him. After changing the organization, he found that the command of the army was more flexible.

Because each company, each battalion is an independent unit, he can bring these units together or split them up to act individually.

Commander, we found that the barbarians are increasing their troops to Pingzhou City, and at least 300 artillery pieces have been transported to Pingzhou City.

Just after the end of the military exercise, a cavalry hunter suddenly came galloping from outside the city to report to him the movement on the grassland.

In Shanhaiguan, he also has the responsibility of monitoring the barbarians.

Three hundred artillery pieces, did the barbarians transport their entire family to Pingzhou City? Lei Ming frowned.

Gong Ziming, the commander of the first division, said: Commander, it must have been our frequent military exercises that scared the barbarians.

It's not necessarily scary. In my opinion, they have already planned this. These 300 artillery pieces can't be pulled out at once. Gu Fangxiong, the second division commander, said loudly.

The cavalry hunter who came to deliver the news was panting, and he continued: In addition to the artillery, the barbarians have also dug staggered trenches outside the city of Pingzhou, and placed spurs on the trenches!

The generals of Lei Ming and Hu Ben in the third round suddenly looked sullen.

The news from the Secret Guard says that there is a British man training the army of the Golden Horde, so these are not surprising. Lei Ming said, But it also shows that the barbarians are starting to face us.

After all, the generals laughed at the same time. The barbarians had never looked down on them before, and the cities on the grassland would not even send troops to station.

Because they are confident that they can use cavalry to defeat any army in the Great Yu Kingdom.

While everyone was talking, a general in charge of logistics came in and said, Commander, a batch of conscripted muskets have just been shipped from Qingzhou.

When Lei Ming and others heard the words, their eyes lit up. The power of this kind of musket was famous when it pacified Bashu. Now every army hopes to install the musket for conscription as soon as possible.

He pondered: The muskets have arrived. It seems that this time the emperor is determined to go to the north. Soldiers, now is the time for you to make achievements. If anyone embarrassed me, I will shave him. !

Yes, Commander! The generals collectively gave a military salute, and then swarmed out to get new muskets.

...

Jinling City.

In the past three months, Lu Fei completed the reform of the army structure at the same time. The army under his command is now officially renamed the First Army of the Tiger Ben of the Great Yu Kingdom.

When he got this title, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night, because it just showed the emperor's trust in him, otherwise the name of the first army would not be his.

There is an order from the Ministry of Military Machinery. The First Army of Huben ordered the first division and the second division to go to Shanhaiguan within three days.

Lu Fei read the order he had just received to his generals.

What about our third and fourth divisions? The two division commanders stood up at the same time and asked.

You stay in Jinling City to guard against the King of Chu. Lu Fei said sternly.

The two teachers sat down with their heads down when they heard the words, while the teacher who received the order was beaming with excitement.

After so many years of humiliation, now they are finally going to the grasslands to regain their lost homeland.