Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 825 Mixing old and new

Even the crown prince Zhu Cihong came out to ask for a fight, and after Zhu Cihong, dozens of generals asked for a fight one after another.

At this time, Daming said that there were many soldiers and generals. Although the road to the Western Regions was far away, he still had a way. Li Cunxiao's Xuanjia iron cavalry was stationed at the junction of Mongolia and Gansu.

Zhu Youjian is not very willing to use summoners now. He wants the next generation of Ming Dynasty to participate in the war as much as possible. The purpose is to train talents for the future of Ming Dynasty.

So Zhu Youjian said:

"Daming's territory is so large now that it needs military defense everywhere. For the future of Ming Dynasty, I decided to let Prince Zhu Cihong lead the Little Tigers and [-] new troops to fight in the Western Expedition. In addition, Li Yan led [-] Pingkou troops to assist in the vanguard. Prince.

This Western Expedition was of great significance. The Governor’s Mansion notified Li Cunxiao to lead the Xuanjia Army to prepare for battle. Once the Raksha State intervened in the war, the Xuanjia Army immediately declared war on the Raksha State and ordered Yue Fei to also prepare for battle. The army attacked the Raksha country, and he immediately led the Longteng army branch to attack the Raksha country from another front. "

Zhu Cihong and Qi Jiguang immediately bowed to accept the order, and the other generals never objected to the emperor's arrangement. They understood the good intentions of the Holy Majesty.

Zhu Youjian looked at the Ministers of the Ministry of Households, the Ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministers of the Ministry of Rites again:
"For this campaign, all departments of the Ming Dynasty must actively support it. The Ministry of War is responsible for the logistics supplies of the Western Expeditionary Army. The Ministry of Households must cooperate with the Ministry of War to ensure the logistics of the army. Money and food are required to ensure that the soldiers eat well. , the weather over there is still very cold now, and warm cotton clothes should be put in place in time."

Sun Chengzhong and Fan Jingwen hurriedly received the decree:

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I obey the order. If there is a problem with the army's logistics, I will commit suicide and apologize."

Zhu Youjian nodded:
"Well, I believe in your ability and Ming's financial resources. The army will set off in half a month. Before the army leaves, all the supplies will be sent to Gansu, and the first to buy camels will follow the army. I require one camel to protect the safety of the three soldiers. Supplies must be done, only in this way can they reach Yarkand Khan smoothly."

"According to the purpose"

The camel is called the "ship of the desert" because of its unique body structure.

The camel's hump stores fat, which can be decomposed into nutrients needed by the body when the camel cannot get food, for the camel's survival needs.

Camels can go without food for four or five days, relying on these stored fats.There are also many small bubbles in the shape of bottles in the camel's stomach, which is where the camel stores water. The water in these "bottles" makes the camel not life-threatening even if it does not drink water for a few days.

According to records, camels can survive without drinking water for 23 days, even if the amount of dehydration reaches 25% of their body weight, it will not affect their survival.

Camels have two rows of eyelashes to protect their eyes, hairy ear holes, closed nostrils, and a keen sense of sight and smell, all of which help them adapt to windy deserts and other adverse environments.

Camels are loyal to people and resistant to hunger and thirst. They are known as the "ship of the desert". Humans living on the edge of the desert have begun to domesticate camels as draft animals as early as 3000 BC for carrying and riding.

Before entering the desert, you can use a horse-drawn cart to transport supplies, but after entering the desert, you must rely on the desert boat camel to transport supplies. Zhu Youjian is very clear about this.

From the capital to Gansu, there are official roads and small trains. The supplies of the army will be transported to Gansu from all over the country. The army will start from Gansu, and the camels must be ready before the army departs.

Although so many camels are needed, it is not difficult for the current Ming Dynasty. There is nothing that cannot be bought with money. Zhu Youjian believes that the transportation brigade of [-] camels should be the largest camel fleet in history.

A camel can weigh more than 300 catties, which is enough to march in the desert. Once the wind and sand hit, [-] camels can also cover the soldiers from the wind and sand, which kills two birds with one stone.

Finally, Zhu Youjian's eyes fell on the Minister of the Ministry of Officials:
"The Ministry of Officials, send people to strictly supervise the officials who provide supplies to the frontline soldiers. Once someone embarrasses the relevant personnel or embezzles the army's supplies, you must immediately investigate and deal with it and will not tolerate it. If you let me know that your officials and officials are protecting each other, be careful of your ethnic group."

Zhu Youjian's few words almost paralyzed the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. The emperor's meaning is obvious. If anyone dares to tamper with the supplies of the frontline soldiers, they will be waiting to be ransacked and exterminated.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials directly kowtowed to the emperor on the ground:
"Abiding by the order, rest assured, Your Majesty, I will strictly supervise and never let this happen to the Ming officials."

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After retiring from the court, Zhu Youjian summoned the prince Zhu Cihong, Qi Jiguang, Sun Chengzhong, Sun Chuanting, Zhao Shizhen, Bi Maokang and others in the imperial study of the Qianqing Palace.

The expedition to the Yarkand Khanate was only a matter of distance and environment. Zhu Youjian was not worried that the Ming army would not be able to defeat the soldiers of the Yarkand Khanate. The gap in weapons and equipment gave the Ming army an advantage in combat power.

The reason why he summoned these people was mainly because the people who went out this time were all little guys, the soldiers were recruits, and the generals were also young generals. Zhu Youjian hoped that while winning the war, he could also train the newcomers.

The [-] new troops were not the original summoned soldiers brought by Sun Chuanting. They were all newly recruited soldiers a year ago. strong army.

They are mainly good at hot weapons, and they are also very strong in bayonet fighting. They have never used those cold weapons. Once they fight hand-to-hand with each other, they rely on bayonet fighting. This is one of the reasons why Zhu Youjian summoned several people.

After several people met in the imperial study room, they immediately guessed that the emperor's intention must have something to do with the prince.

Summoning ministers in the imperial study room is different from the court. Zhu Youjian will not only give them a seat, but also let them make tea for them, which is similar to the symposium of later generations.

After seeing the ceremony, everyone sat down, and the little eunuch withdrew immediately after serving the tea. Zhu Youjian took a sip from the teacup and said:

"Today I summoned you in the imperial study to find out the situation. How is the new army training?"

The two Sun adults hurriedly cupped their hands and replied:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the new army has been undergoing rigorous training and has never stopped. The use of firearms is no worse than that of the previous Shenji battalion. It is estimated that it can compete with the Qi family army. The only problem is that they have not participated in actual combat."

"Well, very good, how is the production of the cannon and the Great Ming Shengun of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau?"

Zhao Shizhen and Bi Maokang hurriedly replied:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, two hundred cannons and five hundred blunderbuss should be enough for the new army."

"Well, that's enough. Twenty heavy guns are enough. You send people to follow the army to disassemble and assemble them. In addition, equip two hundred new-type Daming guns. The rest will be given to Li Yan's Pingkou army for use."

"obey"

"Qi Aiqing, you have transferred 500 people from the Qi family army to the new army. The new army has no actual combat experience to prevent defeat, and they have been serving in the new army ever since."

"According to the purpose"

In fact, these new troops are very good. Zhu Youjian was still worried about problems with the prince and the little tigers, so he replaced all the new army with Qi's army. He knew that under the command of these Qi's troops, Zhu Cihong and the others would have a lot easier to fight.

(End of this chapter)