Chapter 387 The Strongest Army in the World, the Best Army Town!

The moment Sun Yuanchu called out the spear-splitting move, the soldiers of the first battalion quickly received the signal, and all the soldiers pursed their lips and waited for the next order.

This was agreed upon.

There was no other way, everyone just urgently practiced for half a day yesterday afternoon.

It takes enough time to prepare.

Sun Yuanchu was even more nervous.

Their first battalion was arranged at the front, that is, the overall quality of the first battalion was relatively balanced, there was no outstanding one, and no one was too bad.

This kind of time is often the most appropriate.

As long as the brothers of the first battalion did it.

The tense atmosphere of the entire army of the first town of the army was broken.

The brothers behind would be more relaxed.

But the pressure on the first battalion was very high!

His pressure was especially greater!

Who would have thought that a waste who used to eat and wait for death in the past would now bear such an important responsibility in such an important and glorious occasion!

The commander, assistant commander, standard commander, and other brothers in the army unanimously elected him to lead the soldiers of the first battalion to walk in the front.

The prince approved.

This is trust in him!

His father, who used to look down on him, also arrived in Jinling, and maybe he was watching from somewhere.

And the people of Jinling.

His Majesty on the tower...

He must not embarrass the prince!

The more Sun Yuanchu thought about it, the heavier the pressure became.

November weather.

His forehead was sweating.

His mind gradually went blank, and only a few commands remained.

"Look to the right..."

Snap!

When Sun Yuanchu's voice sounded with unusual excitement, nearly 700 soldiers in the first battalion looked to the right in an instant, and quickly found the front, back, left and right formations.

Make sure the queue is more orderly.

"Stand up the gun!"

"Hold the gun and salute!"

"Chop the gun!"

Snap, snap, snap...

When Sun Yuanchu's decomposed action commands sounded in a series, the soldiers stood up the gun reflexively, held the gun with both hands, raised it upright, and saluted with the gun.

Then chop the gun!

A process action, done in one go.

For a while, only the orderly sound of the action execution could be heard.

The soldiers of the first battalion made a clattering sound with their rifles and swords, which were only an inch away from the heads of the soldiers in the front row.

A piece of white swayed in the sunlight.

The people watching nearby closed their eyes in fear.

At this moment, the heroic voices of the soldiers of the first battalion rang out.

"On the battlefield! If the general retreats first without caring about the army, he will be killed immediately!"

"On the battlefield! If the army retreats first without caring about the general, the rear team will kill the front team!"

...

"Look to the right...!"

"Look to the right...!"

...

"Stand up the gun!"

"Stand up the gun!"

...

"Hold the gun and salute!"

"Hold the gun and salute!"

...

With the breakthrough of the first battalion, as the battalions entered Hongwu Avenue one after another, the orders were sounded one after another.

"On the battlefield! If a general retreats without caring about the army, he will be killed immediately!"

"On the battlefield, if the army retreats without caring about the general, the rear team will kill the front team!"

...

The clanging voices of 13,000 people, accompanied by the "tapping" footsteps of 13,000 people, resounded throughout the Hongwu Avenue and soared into the sky.

Everyone was silent, staring with wide eyes...

The bright sword formation went straight to the comrades and generals in front.

This is the common commitment of the Dongfan Army, from Zhu Di to every general, to their comrades after joining the Dongfan Army.

"On the battlefield! If a general retreats without caring about the army, he will be killed immediately!"

Behind Zhu Di and others, there are pieces of guns and swords held by the soldiers.

"On the battlefield, if the army retreats without caring about the general, the rear team will kill the front team!"

Behind each front team, there are rows of guns and swords.

This is what the Dongfan Army has written into the military soul since its establishment.

If the generals can't do it, they can't gain a foothold in the Dongfan Army!

Soldiers can't do it, and can't gain a foothold in the Dongfan Army!

The people were shocked by the momentum of the soldiers of the First Town, and they opened their mouths slightly in shock, but couldn't speak for a long time.

The East Palace Guards and the New Army of the Beijing Camp, who had already arrived at the edge of the imperial city Guangcheng, were on the march. From the generals to the soldiers, they were startled by the sound behind them and turned their heads curiously.

The white cold light reflected by the guns and swords came into view, and everyone's pupils shrank subconsciously.

"What a momentum!"

Lan Yu couldn't help but praise in a low voice.

Zhu Laosi's First Army Town has never fought any battles.

But this army already has the soul of a tiger!

As long as they fight a battle on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, they will be a strong army.

If they were to review like this at that time.

It would not only be military power.

There would be more murderous aura.

He couldn't imagine how terrifying it would be if the First Army Town reviewed like this at that time.

The formation of the new army of the court was a little messy for a while.

The First Army continued to loudly shout the military contract and marched forward.

When passing a street-side tavern.

"Look at the momentum of our Fujianese! Although they are the Dongfan Army, these guys are all from Fujian. So, it is reasonable to call them the First Army of Fujian, right?"

"Haha, there are also guys from Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"

...

"Old Sun! Your kid is promising!"

"Of course! The King of Yan put your kid in the first place, which shows his respect!"

...

Sun Yuanchu's father listened to the praises of his colleagues around him, and watched Sun Yuanchu walk by with a resolute and serious face. His old face was like a blooming lotus, and he was humble again and again.

In the private room next door.

Lü Ben and Hu Weiyong stood by the window.

Hearing the click of footsteps that was like stepping on the heart, shocking people's hearts, watching the blunderbuss and swords standing in the forest, uniformly marching forward in groups, the expressions of the Army's first town soldiers were particularly solemn.

They see clearly.

The gun sword in the back row was only an inch away from the back of the head in the front row.

If you are not careful, you will hit the front row hard in the back of the head.

But during the march of the Army's First Town, the distance between the gun sword and the front row could not see any change with the naked eye!

How to achieve Zhu Silang's first army town?

Could it be that thirteen thousand people share one head and one heart?

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"King Yan is a thousand years old!"

"The most powerful army in the world, the most powerful soldier in the world!"

"King Yan is a thousand years old!"

…

After the soldiers from the first town passed by, the people behind them finally came to their senses and instantly burst into cheers.

All the people felt their hearts surging, and could not vent the torrent surging in their chests without shouting out.

The new imperial troops who had already lined up in the Imperial City Square heard the cheers of the people, and their faces instantly showed a look of dissatisfaction.

But then, they all became discouraged.

My family knows my own affairs.

They can't do this!

Chang Mao turned to look at the Army No. 1 town soldier who walked into the far right side of the Imperial City Square holding a gun. His eyes found Zhu Di, and he gritted his teeth and whispered: "Uncle, the detailed training outline Zhu Silang gave us has been concealed and retained!"

Lan Yu frowned slightly.

Looking out of the corner of his eye, Zhu Di was slowly approaching the imperial city on horseback.

He didn't believe it, and Zhu Laosi concealed his reservations.

Zhu Laosi didn't hide the details of the training, so many more important training subjects, but just this one?

As for that?

Zhu Laosi didn't know at that time that there would be today's review.

There is a high probability that after the observation group left, Zhu Laosi added more complete training subjects.

He must have been training for a long time.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to do this, with 13,000 people, there would be no emergency at all!

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lan Yu glared sternly.

"stand at attention!"

"Look forward!"

"stand at attention!"

"Look forward!"

"stand at attention!"

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At this moment, as each battalion arrived at the Imperial City Square and completed their re-arrangement and assembly in an orderly manner, the commanders' orders sounded one after another.

In each square formation, the soldiers maintained their chopping posture, stood at attention and forward, raised their heads slightly, and focused their eyes on Zhu Yuanzhang, who was dressed in bright yellow clothing at the top of the imperial city.

Pay attention.

The First Army Town is different from the First Mixed Association.

The First Mixed Association recruited Dongfan aborigines and also recruited some tribal people.

The brothers in the first town were once and now citizens of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the prince is His Majesty’s legitimate son, which is the most important thing!

His Majesty sent the prince to Fujian.

Their hometown has grown from a bottom province to a prosperous one in recent years.

These families who lost their land were also allocated land in Dongpan and established rural village communities.

Relatives and friends who stayed in Fujian also lived a good life.

Therefore, the brothers are willing to return to the court and conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty for the Ming Dynasty.

Even if you die in battle, you will have no regrets!

Of course, this is true only when His Majesty is alive.

Thirteen thousand people, respectful gazes fell on him.

These are not the veterans who followed him and conquered the Ming Dynasty, but a group of new soldiers!

Among this group of new soldiers, he did not have the prestige gained from leading troops in battle on horseback and founding the country.

The soldiers of the first town were like this.

It's because of the fourth child!

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on Zhu Di, a smile appeared on his lips, he turned his head and asked: "Tell me, among the three new armies, which one is better?"

No one spoke immediately, and their eyes instantly looked towards the Army's First Town.

The meaning is self-evident.

No matter how hostile Zhu Di is.

Whether you want to admit it or not.

No matter what the ensuing confrontation drills look like.

They couldn't tell lies with their eyes open and deny the excellent performance of Army No. 1 Town just now.

Before the people cheered.

Everyone in the city was attracted by the wonderful performance of Army No. 1 Town, and even forgot to discuss it.

I am afraid of missing any wonderful details of Army No. 1 Town.

Until now, everyone’s scalp is still numb!

Only those who have experienced this kind of horror can understand how shocking it is!

"Your Majesty, the one who performed best during the review was undoubtedly the First Army Town!" Tang He broke the silence with a smile.

Zhu Ping echoed, "Not to mention the action of Lao Si Army No. 1 holding down the musket in the back. Even the goose-stepping in front, the Army No. 1 holding down is superior to the two new armies of the imperial court."

"Prince Qin, I think the new army of the imperial court is not performing as well as the first army in the army because of the goose-stepping ahead, mainly because of the military uniforms!"

"Yes, the new military uniforms of the imperial court, even if they don't wear armor today, they only wear red coats, but the hem of the red coats is too long, which restricts the movement standards of the soldiers."

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As soon as Zhu Xi finished speaking, a group of people jumped out to excuse the new army of the imperial court.

Zhu Xi curled his lips.

He knew very well how to train the new army of the imperial court.

Yesterday, Lao Si also told them in detail how to train the new army.

"Your Majesty, why was it that the new army of the imperial court was not trained during the last move of the First Army Town entering Hongwu Avenue?"

Someone suddenly questioned.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold instantly.

Such a great day.

There is always someone causing trouble!

This is a roundabout way of saying what do you want to express?

It just means that the fourth child is hiding something from the court!

If the fourth child wanted to hide it, he would not have made a long-barreled firecracker and sent it back to the court as soon as possible.

Now, at the Jilongyu Shipyard, hundreds of court shipwrights will not follow suit!

The fourth child did not hide these most valuable things.

As for hiding a training move?

These people are not stupid!

It's bad!

The atmosphere at the top of the city is a bit depressing to the naked eye.

"Father."

Zhu 㭎 suddenly spoke and suggested with a smile, "We might as well call the fourth brother up. After seeing the new army of the fourth brother, I have many questions. Let the fourth brother come up and give us his own explanation."

"Yes, yes, father, let the fourth brother come up, and let's ask the fourth brother carefully."

"Your Majesty, we still know too little about the First Army Town. I support the proposal of several princes."

…

All the princes and generals agreed with Zhu 㭎.

Only then did the cold atmosphere around Zhu Yuanzhang gradually melt away.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, and said loudly: "Zhu Di, come to the top of the city to see us. The generals of the East Palace Guards and the Beijing Camp New Army Standard Command and above will come up together!"

Zhu Di nodded to Tan Yuan.

Turn over and dismount.

After a while, he followed Lan Yu and others to the city.

Hundreds of pairs of eyes all fell on Zhu Di.

There is admiration, awe, and cringe...

Zhu Fang couldn't wait to ask with a smile: "Fourth brother, please tell me when and how long you practiced that bludgeoning move just now. Just now, this lord questioned your reservations about the imperial court!"

Zhu Xi said, raising his hand and pointing directly at the questioner.

The questioning civil servant did not dare to look directly at Zhu Di. He lowered his head and said in a panic: "King Qin, this is not what I mean..."

snort!

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed slightly.

waste!

Dare to question, but don't even have the courage to admit it in front of the fourth child.

Of course, the main reason is that the fourth son of a bitch in his family has too much pressure now.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di with a smile, "Tell me, how long have you been training for this subject?"

Zhu Di smiled and said: "Father, this subject was only temporarily practiced yesterday afternoon."

"What!"

Lan Yu's eyes widened instantly and she exclaimed.

How can this be?

He had no suspicion that Zhu Laosi had reservations about the court.

But he judged that even the first town of the Army had to train for at least half a year, or even longer, to perform such a rare move like the Splitting Gun Style.

But now, Zhu Laosi said, did you practice extra yesterday afternoon?

How can this be!

"Prince Yan, did you really train for only half a day and be able to perform such a difficult move to such a standard level?"

Lan Yu couldn't believe it and looked at Zhu Di eagerly.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying, Tang He, Geng Bingwen, Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi...

Everyone looked at Zhu Di.

Some are surprised, but more are disbelieving! question!

Zhu Di nodded with a smile and pointed to the phalanx of children on the far left, holding the Ming Dynasty dragon flag, "It was true that we practiced extra yesterday afternoon. I also remembered on the spur of the moment that the children were not convinced and they also practiced, but they were busy studying on weekdays and lacked training. , can’t do it, so today their small phalanx can only regretfully give up.”

The disbelief and questioning turned into shock.

In the phalanx of children.

There is a grandson!

Zhu Silang has no reason to lie!

"No wonder Xiongying sighed with regret when he returned to the East Palace last night and had dinner with me..."

Chang shook his head with a smile.

Finally understood the reason.

she asked yesterday.

The brat just shook his head and sighed, "Mom, don't ask, it will only make you cry!"

At that time, she was amused by the strange way of talking that the brat learned from the fourth child. Seeing that the brat could still joke with her, she didn't ask any more questions.

After all, boys who grow up have their own secrets.

Unexpectedly, it was because of this matter.

The Crown Princess testified, and no one doubted her this time.

A series of eyes fell on Zhu Di with surprise.

I can't understand why Army No. 1 Town was able to do such a difficult move so well in just one afternoon of extra practice.

Civil servants, people who are not familiar with the military do not understand.

But the general soon understood.

"Your Majesty." Lan Yu cupped her fists and bowed, "The training of the new army of the imperial court is far different from that of the Army's First Town. The Army's First Town was able to complete this difficult action in just one afternoon, which reflects the Army's First Town's training. Very solid training!”

The action of splitting the gun is indeed very difficult.

But in fact, as long as the training is solid.

It's not difficult.

After all, the main thing is a test. During the march, tens of thousands of people are just like one person carrying out orders and prohibitions.

Army No. 1 Town did it in one afternoon of extra practice.

It reflects that in daily training, the Army's No. 1 Town has a very solid foundation and has already achieved this. Tens of thousands of people are like one person!

Zhu Di looked at Lan Yu.

Lan Yu was really right.

Although there is no actual combat, Tan Yuan and others have been preparing for actual combat.

Every day starts at dawn and trains until sunset.

Rain or shine, it never stops.

It took several years of training every day to achieve today’s glory in just a few moments!

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, looked at Zhu Di with a smile, and patted Zhu Di on the shoulder, "At this moment, Dad is even more looking forward to your army's first expedition to the north."

He really wanted to see how this army performed on the battlefield.

"Fourth, how much does your military uniform cost? How to ensure protection in actual combat?" Zhu Biao's topic diverted everyone's thoughts.

Zhu Di was slightly surprised.

Xiongying has a full set of army uniforms and equipment, but my eldest brother has never understood it?

Zhu Di suppressed his thoughts and replied with a smile: "Our kind of labor cloth is all made by the rural communes after they are established..."

Zhu Di is showing off.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others reached out to touch the fabric of Zhu Di's military uniform.

"This kind of cloth is very cheap. Making a set of such clothes for the soldiers, plus our newly configured bulletproof armor, only costs one and a half taels of silver in total."

Zhu Di said, unbuttoning, revealing the white lining, the front and back pieces of bulletproof armor connected by cotton rope, tightly fitting the body.

Dongdong...

Zhu Yuanzhang tapped lightly with his fingers and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Paper armor?"

"Father is wise!" Zhu Di smiled and flattered.

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him with a smile, "Speak nicely!"

Zhu Di smiled and introduced, "It's not just paper armor. Simple paper armor is okay to prevent knife cuts, but its ability to prevent fire gun bullets is very weak. Our craftsmen in Jilong Island spent a lot of effort and thought of adding silk to the paper armor. There are twenty layers of silk in this breastplate..."

Adding silk to the paper armor is used for bulletproof.

This is not what he meant.

He did know that in later bulletproof vests, multiple layers of silk were used to mitigate the power of bullets.

The bullets were forced to hit the bulletproof vests and then be trapped in the silk.

The bullets could not directly damage the fragile organs of the body.

But he thought at the time that such later craftsmanship would definitely not be possible in this era.

He just told the craftsmen to study the armor, and the requirement was to make it as light as possible.

Unexpectedly, a group of craftsmen actually thought of adding silk to paper armor.

In fact, silk was originally used in the production process of paper armor in all dynasties, but the number of layers was small.

"This kind of paper armor is light, bulletproof and knife-proof, and is not worse than iron armor and chain mail. Most importantly, it saves iron, and more iron can be used to make muskets, artillery, and farm tools."

"Old Four, silk is not cheap, right? Are you sure that a soldier can be equipped with a military uniform and paper armor for one and a half taels of silver?" Tang He was a little unconvinced.

The court spent more than one and a half taels of silver to buy a set of clothes for the soldiers.

Just that red coat costs nearly half a tael of silver.

Adding the armor, one and a half taels is not even enough to cover the cost.

Zhu Di smiled, "Second uncle, the court's procurement cost is higher than that of the rural villages. We purchase cotton and subcontract it to the people. The people use the slack season or leisure time to weave work cloth. Work cloth uses more cotton, but the weaving process is simpler. In fact, we can further save costs. One year in advance, we can place orders with multiple rural villages suitable for growing cotton, and the cotton procurement cost can be lower..."

There are no middlemen, plus the labor force in rural areas is cheap.

Even if they make less money.

As long as they can subsidize their families.

People are willing to do it.

This is the power of the rural villages.

"As for silk fabrics, second uncle may not know that the price of this thing in Fujian is already lower than cotton cloth..."

When it comes to silk fabrics, Zhu Di's smile is even stronger.

During the construction of the rural villages in Fujian, he asked Ye Mao to allocate a part of the mountains and forests belonging to the court in Fujian according to the village division, and allowed the people to plant various economic forests.

Mulberry trees, persimmon trees, fruit trees and the like.

Fujian is mountainous.

Most villages now plant mulberry trees, raise silkworms, reel silk and spin yarn.

Perhaps the silk fabrics woven by these rural villages are not of good quality.

But the advantage is that the quantity is large enough.

In the past two years, cheap silk has been shipped overseas by at least two hundred ships every year!

If it were not transported abroad through sea trade.

Fujian's cheap silk fabrics have already impacted the Ming silk market.

In the future, it will not be far away for the people of Ming to wear affordable clothes made of silk.

"Compared with cotton planting, the cost of raising silkworms and reeling silk is even lower for the people!"

Zhu Chong and Zhu Yu looked at each other, their lips twitching, how could it not be cheap!

The land used by the people to plant mulberry trees is the imperial forest.

The land cost is zero.

The silkworm seedlings can be kept by themselves every year.

Except for physical strength, it is simply a business without capital!

"Old Four, what has Fujian become now? How rich is it?" Zhu Yu couldn't help asking.

Everyone looked at Zhu Di.

At this moment, everyone couldn't wait to go to Fujian.

This question stumped Zhu Di.

Zhu Di secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said with a wry smile: "In the past year, I haven't paid much attention to the specific living conditions of the people in Fujian..."

At the end of last year, he inspected villages across Fujian.

He specially selected several villages with the worst natural conditions and the poorest.

In these villages, the people can eat a corn steamed bun to fill their stomachs.

This year, he didn't pay attention to it again.

This proves that the basic template of Fujian's rural villages and communities has been completed.

Next, how to develop is to fully utilize economic behavior, macroeconomic regulation, and the creativity of the people.

He can't be a nanny for the people for a lifetime.

This kind of behavior of not letting go is not conducive to the rapid growth of the people under the new situation.

Moreover, he deliberately relaxed his attention to Fujian.

He just wanted to see how Fujian, from the government to the people, would develop on the basis of the already laid foundation.

A child needs to grow up.

Adults must let go of their protective hands.

"Okay, wait until Fujian Governor Ye Mao comes back, then you can ask again." Zhu Yuanzhang ended everyone's questioning of Zhu Di.

After saying that, he looked at Zhu Di deeply.

Now, he wanted to go to Fujian as soon as possible.

However, no matter how urgent it was, he could only wait until the Northern Expedition was over.

Ye Mao's return to the court to report on his work could help him learn more about the specific situation in Fujian from the side.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di, Lan Yu and others, "The next step is the confrontation drill. The imperial court has planned three marching routes. Your three new armies will draw lots to decide which one to take. The one that arrives in Lishui County first..."

"During the entire process of your march, the imperial court will send a judging team to supervise you and at the same time record your performance along the way..."

…

Later, Zhu Di, Lan Yu, and Wang Zuo drew lots respectively.

Tang He, Qiu Fu, and Zhu Neng led the evaluation team sent by the court to march with the Army's First Town.

After completing the layout.

The three men, Zhu Di and others, led their troops and horses to withdraw from Jinling City in an orderly manner.

"Hey, I want to watch the confrontation drill."

"Such a long journey..."

"Which new army can come out on top in the confrontation drill?"

"It must be the first town in the army. The performance of the first town in the army today is so shocking!"

"Not necessarily. The Prince's Guards and the new troops in the Beijing Camp are all veterans who have experienced battles for a long time."

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The people were talking lively and refused to disperse for a long time.

Narentuoya stood in the crowd with Wu Yunqige, jumping up and down as she looked at the retreating back of Army No. 1 Town. She stopped until she could no longer see him. Her face turned slightly red and she said excitedly: "Miss, you said Zhu was rude. How come your head is so long and why is it so powerful?”

puff!

Wu Yunqige was amused.

This girl has always been very dissatisfied with Zhu Ru Ruo because he let Zhou Lang treat her like that.

Today I watched the "Pi Gun" in Army No. 1 Town, and I was finally shocked and convinced.

"Miss, we have nothing to do. Let's go to Lishui County and have a look." Naren Tuoya begged, holding Wu Yunqige's hand.

Wu Yunqige glared, "Miss Miaoyun moved in yesterday, and there were a lot of people coming and going. We didn't go to say hello. We must go to say hello today, otherwise it would be too rude!"

Now, Zhu Ruruo has settled in the mansion.

No matter what, I have to say hello to the hostess.

She still had to explain it clearly to Xu Miaoyun.

Why!

Sad!

In the past, I pretended to be pitiful just to make Zhu rude.

it's good now.

The way of heaven is so reincarnated!

Wu Yunqige hesitated, thinking about how to explain to Xu Miaoyun after returning home.

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In the imperial city.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying, as well as civil and military officials have already begun to leave.

…

Outside Wuding Gate.

After the first town retreated outside the city, Zhu Di ordered the army to stop.

Tang He, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng and several provincial civil servants stood aside and watched Zhu Di issue orders.

"Zhou Lang."

"exist!"

Zhu Di looked at Zhou Lang with a smile and ordered: "According to yesterday's plan, your first and second battalions will set off first to clear obstacles along the way for the army to march!"

"As you command!"

Zhou Lang immediately ran away to convey Zhu Di's order.

He personally led two battalions to gallop away on horseback.

"The remaining two battalions of cavalry will move together with the artillery battalion. They will follow the artillery battalion's command along the way and assist the artillery battalion. Army craftsmen and veterinarians will follow the artillery battalion and the baggage battalion. Follow the first battalion and set off now..."

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Long after Prince Wei led the new army from the Beijing camp, they left.

The Army's First Town continued operations one after another.

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The prince's guard rate.

"Hurry up, speed up! The review will embarrass the Crown Prince, you losers, aren't you ashamed! Hurry up!"

Chang Mao rode back and forth on the road, shouting loudly.

What was originally thought to be a steady show of limelight turned out to be a complete performance for the Army's first town.

The first army town, the most powerful soldier in the world!

The cheers of the people were even more stinging!

However, once the confrontation drill began, good luck began to favor Prince Wei.

The marching route they drew by drawing lots was the best among the three roads!

Zhu Silang had the worst luck.

As far as he knew about the route Zhu Silang drew, corvees were not collected for repairs on many sections along the route this year.

A year of rain wash away.

There are countless trenches washed out by rain on the road.

Artillery can't walk on such a bad road.

In front, Xu Da and Lan Yu were trotting on horseback. Listening to the shouts and curses of Chang Mao and other generals behind them, they looked back.

Nothing was said.

This kind of beating and scolding is also normal in the military.

What's more, he was following the lead of Prince Wei on this trip and was just an evaluator.

You cannot interfere with the march of the prince's guards.

Seeing Xu Da looking back, Lan Yu smiled bitterly: "Third brother, your son-in-law's review overwhelmed the two new armies, which had a great impact on the generals led by the Crown Prince Guard..."

So big, these guys used to have eyes above their heads.

Now Mou is full of energy and wants to win back a victory.

"Third brother, tell me, this time we have the advantage. Can the Army's No. 1 Town still capture Lishui first?"

Xu Da shook his head.

Lan Yu smiled, glanced back, turned around, her eyes fell on Xu Da again, and said solemnly: "Third brother, actually I want Army No. 1 Town to win again. The route and road conditions drawn by Army No. 1 Town It's terrible. If the Army's No. 1 Town can still seize Lishui County in this situation, it will give the Prince Guards a hard blow with these guys with eyes that reach the top of their heads! "

In this way, this group of guys may be able to get rid of the bad habits brought by the old army.

Lead troops down-to-earth.

If so, I won this time due to good luck and good road conditions.

The prince's face is shining.

But the generals led by the Prince Guard could never recognize their own shortcomings.

Xu Da knew what Lan Yu was thinking and pondered for a moment, then said: "No matter what the outcome is, as the commander of the Crown Prince's Guards, you should try your best to win this confrontation exercise, instead of doing what you are doing now. Discouraged! If it were Shiro in your position, he would definitely try his best now, and luck is also part of his strength!"

Lan Yu's mood of deliberately seeking defeat was too strong.

The reason is also very simple.

During the review, Shiro's Army No. 1 Town gave Lan Yu a huge shock and impact.

Lan Yu was very discouraged at the moment.

I even thought of breaking the jar.

I just want Prince Wei to be defeated again.

Give the generals below a greater impact and humiliation, and inspire the soldiers to forge ahead.

Deliberately seeking defeat and being discouraged is no longer a qualified general!

As the controller, Lan Yu has gone astray with this kind of thinking!

Lan Yu was shocked and her face turned red instantly, "Thank you, third brother, for reminding me, I know!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he galloped back on his horse.

Approaching Chang Mao and others, they were immediately whipped and said, "Get off the horse and run with the soldiers!"

Then, setting an example, he dismounted and ran with the soldiers.

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Three armies rolled towards Lishui.

On the marching route drawn by the Army's first town.

"Brothers, are you tired?"

"Not tired!"

Zhu Di ran and shouted with a smile.

After the soldiers answered with a smile, they continued to lower their heads, stare ahead, and trot silently.

Tang He followed Zhu Di on horseback.

When they came to a hillock, Zhu Di climbed up the hilltop to look at the rear troops. Tang He got off his horse and came to Zhu Di's side. He threw the water bag in his hand to Zhu Di. He observed the running movements of the soldiers and asked with a smile: "Do you usually do this? "Practice often?"

He could tell it from the running movements of these soldiers.

The pace is neither fast nor slow, and the body leans forward slightly...

This is true for everyone.

This is obviously the best running and marching movement that Lao Si and the others have figured out.

Zhu Di took a sip, put down the water bag, handed it to Tang He, and said with a smile: "Second uncle has good eyesight. The soldiers on Jilong Island, every day at dawn, have to go out and run for twenty miles. The islands on the sea, dense forests, and mountains They are everywhere, and the infrastructure of those small countries is very backward. The cavalry is useful, but not as useful as the Central Plains. To fight there, the infantry needs a good pair of feet. "

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Tang He drank water and watched Zhu Di talking enthusiastically.

Such a pair of good feet was also needed by the infantry of the Ming Dynasty.

However, it is not easy to develop such a good pair of feet.

How to make the soldiers willing?

Should generals take the lead and set an example?

Can the lieutenants of the imperial army do it?

He was certain.

The fourth child must be training with me every day.

Tang He gathered his thoughts and asked curiously: "Zhou Lang took two cavalry battalions to build roads, right?"

Some small gullies formed by water erosion along the way have traces of new filling.

Landfilling is very particular.

He observed that it was exactly the width of the wheel of the gun carriage.

Moreover, when the two battalions led by Zhou Lang set off, he observed carefully.

The horses of these two battalions carried a large number of shovels and saws.

Zhu Di smiled and gave a thumbs up, "I don't know if the new army of the imperial court has an engineering section training, but our army's first town has always had training. In addition to fighting, our cavalry also takes on the tasks of scouts and engineers... "

Once the infantry is equipped with artillery.

Engineers must be established.

But setting up engineers specifically would be too wasteful.

The engineers must run ahead of the infantry.

It is necessary to configure a war horse.

He doesn't have that many resources.

Therefore, cavalry can only be trained into a multi-purpose unit.

The cavalry not only plays the role of mounted combatants and scouts.

Just serve as engineers.

"Although our brothers in the First Army Town are unfamiliar with the road conditions in Jinling, and judging from the expressions of Chang Mao and others when the lottery was over, it is not difficult to guess that the road conditions on our marching route should be the worst, but the second uncle, Do you believe that we will be the first to arrive in Lishui?"

Tang He looked at Zhu Di's confident smile and cast his eyes on the soldiers running silently under the mountain.

The final outcome, he couldn't say.

But he was sure.

The troops of Laosi are very good!

I don’t know where the other two new imperial armies are now?

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rear.

Ten miles.

Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial chariot was parked on the roadside.

The ministers looked eagerly at the letters sent back by the three judging teams in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

Zhu Biao curiously asked: "Father, of the three new armies, which one is the fastest?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and glanced at Zhu Biao, "Lao Si's No. 1 army town is temporarily ranked first, and the prince's guard rate is ranked second..."

"How can it be!"

"Yes, how is it possible? There are many places along the route selected by the Army's First Town. There is no corvee collection this year!"

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Zhu Biao was also surprised.

"I know why the roads in Army No. 1 Town are poor but we can go fast."

Hearing the sound, everyone looked around.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and waved, "Xiongying, tell them."

The children did not follow the military action after the review.

They couldn't keep up with this kind of long-distance attack.

With everyone watching, Zhu Xiongying walked over and looked at Zhu Biao, "Father, Army No. 1 Town has to go out and train for twenty miles every day. This is one of them."

"Secondly, I have observed that the new army of the imperial court has castrated the training program of the fourth uncle and did not pay attention to the training of the engineering department in the training subjects. However, in the first town of the army, there are two cavalry battalions, which have been carried out for a long time. The engineering department trained specifically in Fujian. While training, they built roads for two years. They can not only build roads, but also build bridges. The child can be very sure that in Lishui ahead, the Army's No. 1 town does not need to send troops to search for ships. Build a bridge to cross the river..."

Everyone including Zhu Biao.

Looking at Zhu Xiongying, they looked at each other.

real or fake?

Just building roads.

Build a bridge?

Building bridges is a technical job!

The Lishui River is seven or eight meters wide. When the first army town builds the bridge, the other two new armies will have already seized Lishui, right?

Zhu Xiongying looked at everyone's questioning looks and shook his head helplessly.

They have never seen the power of Army No. 1 Town!

That's fine.

This time, let everyone in the court open their eyes.

Otherwise, these people will still be living in a dream!

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Xiongying shaking his head slightly, he smiled and said cheerfully: "Change the route. Let's not take the official route and move forward along the route of the Army's First Town!"

"Xiongying, please accompany your grandfather and grandmother."

The team sets off again.

Zhu Xiongying sat in the imperial chariot with Ma Xiuying and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Xiongying who was sitting upright, smiled, and reached out to touch the back of Zhu Xiongying's head, "Is there a lot of things going on in the court that make Xiongying anxious?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying solemnly, "Grandpa, grandmother, and many people in the court are still living in a dream. Some people even shrink their necks and cover their eyes, thinking that they can't see the changes outside, and things will just happen." It didn’t happen. Now, we should open their eyes and let them take a good look!”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh, "You have learned all about your fourth uncle's domineering temper. Don't worry, our Ming Dynasty is too big a ship to suddenly turn around. Now let more new weather and new fashions blow into our Ming Dynasty. Grandfather and Your father, what we can’t do, let you do it for us in the future..."

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At the end, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying seriously but lovingly, and taught earnestly: "There are some things that your fourth uncle may not teach you due to his status as fourth uncle, but your grandfather will teach you."

"Today my grandpa will teach you the first lesson. Before you took power, everything you had was given to you by others, so don't be too sharp. Make some changes within the rules drawn by the person who gave you power. Seek innovation. When you take power and you can make rules, then you can do things according to your ideas..."

The fourth child said these words.

It is suspected of instigating Biao'er and Xiongying's father and son.

He was sure that the fourth child would never say this to Xiongying.

At most, he would tactfully remind Xiongying not to argue with Yunyun Biaoer.

But he can.

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It's approaching evening.

It's getting dark.

By the Lishui River.

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng stood not far away, watching the soldiers busy.

War horses pulled bundles and sawed trees from the distant woods to the river.

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng were already stunned.

Half an hour ago.

They caught up with two battalions of cavalry and rushed to the edge of Lishui River.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion dismounted and rushed into the nearby forest with saws and axes.

Then, there were sections of wood piled up like a hill in front of us.

Bang bang bang!

The sound of beating alarmed the two of them.

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng looked over and saw Zhou Lang and several brothers nailing two thigh-thick, sharpened wooden stakes to the ground at a relatively hard place on the river bank.

Two thick hemp ropes were tied to the wooden stakes.

Zhou Lang took out the wine bag, and showed ten brothers who were naked, with hemp ropes tied around their waists, and two wooden stakes on their shoulders. "It's November, the water is very cold, so every brother needs a sip of wine."

"Don't worry, Biao Tong. Brothers have been swimming in the river for nine consecutive winters."

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Ten young and strong men were chatting and joking, drank wine, turned around and carried their things, plunged into the river, and swam to the other side.

It took half a stick of incense to reach the other side.

Quickly drive the stakes and tie the ropes.

Zhou Lang waved his hand: "Start building the bridge!"

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng looked to the side, beside the pile of lumber, at the soldiers who were working hard.

I saw the soldiers rushing to the river carrying planks made of logs pieced together, and placing the planks on ropes.

The naked eye can see the speed, a bridge, extending towards the middle of the river.

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng looked at each other, walked quickly to the bridge, and got closer to observe carefully.

They discovered that the iron parts that made up the wooden planks were very clever, and together with the iron wires, the logs were fixed very firmly.

With a smile on his face, Zhou Lang approached the two of them and said, "Commander, deputy commander, are you shocked?"

Qiu Fu stared with a smile, pointed at the iron pieces, and asked, "Were these iron pieces made yesterday?"

Zhou Lang widened his eyes exaggeratedly, "Commander, how could we build so many iron parts yesterday? These are standard materials in our army. This kind of iron parts is what we have constantly explored during the training process of building bridges." , it is no exaggeration to say that as long as there are woods nearby, we can build a seven or eight-meter-long simple pontoon bridge in two hours at most..."

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng looked at each other.

The new army of Laosi is so shocking!

They don’t want to stay in Daming anymore!

An hour later, Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng were shocked and rushed across the bridge with the cavalry.

Across the river.

Zhou Lang looked at the shaking floating bridge and smiled: "If it can withstand the charge of cavalry, there will be no problem for the artillery to cross the bridge. Your Majesty will definitely be shocked when he arrives!"

After the commander and deputy commander caught up, they brought news.

Your Majesty did not take the official road, but followed them to march with the First Army Town!

Just want to personally experience the engineering strength of the First Army Town.

He really wanted to see in person how shocked His Majesty was when he saw this floating bridge.

As a real Ming Dynasty man.

Before, he had never thought that he could build a bridge so quickly!

"Commander, deputy commander, are you going to follow us, or stay and watch His Majesty and the officials observe our bridge and be shocked?"

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng laughed and scolded, urging: "Go!"

Compared to seeing His Majesty and the officials shocked, they wanted to observe Lao Si's new army up close!

I broke my promise, and this paragraph is not finished.

Tomorrow I will make up for it with two chapters, at least 15,000 words.

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