In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 108 The emperor cannot be called casually
"One, two, one, one, two, three, four..."

In the early morning, as soon as a red sun peeked out from the horizon, neat steps and chants rang out from the top of Yanghe City.

Provoking the common people inside and outside the city, the mercenaries cursed and got up sleepily.

This scene has been going on for a whole month. Regardless of wind or rain, a thousand veterans and seven thousand recruits will run around the city in circles every morning.

The circumference of the city wall is eight miles, and one lap is a full eight miles. In the first ten days, these teenagers could not run even one lap and fell to the ground from exhaustion. Later, they gradually began to adapt and were finally able to complete one lap, and now they can even more Run them all within the prescribed time limit of one stick of incense.

It is obvious that the physical strength of the teenagers is improving rapidly.

After finishing the eight-mile journey, the teenagers came to the martial arts arena in the city to gather for breakfast.

Two fist-sized steamed buns with fine noodles and a bowl of pickle soup. After breakfast, they started training according to the formation orders of each battalion until lunch.

The lunch meal is more generous. Not only is there enough white flour steamed buns, but also a meal of meat. After eating, you can rest for an hour, so everyone can have a good sleep.

In the afternoon, there will be training for different types of soldiers. The sword and shield players will practice blocking and slashing, the spearmen will practice thrusting, and the longbowmen and spearmen will only practice arm strength for the time being.

It can be said that the training of these [-] young people is full from morning to night, and the food is the best. It can be seen that Lin Rui attaches great importance to them and trains them as direct descendants.

In order to effectively command these eight infantry battalions on the battlefield, Lin Rui racked his brains and thought over the past month before coming up with a simple command system.

The entire command system includes army-wide command and further command, of which there are three types of army-wide command: beating drums to advance, shouting gold to withdraw troops, and trumpet sound.

Compared with simply beating drums to advance and shouting gold to withdraw troops, trumpet sounds are much more complicated, such as gathering, emergency gathering, disbanding, eating, sleeping, etc. There are more than ten kinds of sounds.

These three ways of conveying orders, drums, trumpets, and gongs, all must be heard and acted upon.

If you want to further command each battalion, you can only use fast horses to pass each other.

As for using flags to convey more complex messages on the battlefield, Lin Rui only tried it briefly before having to give up.

This also made Lin Rui realize the huge difference between commanding 1000 people and commanding 1 people, which made him completely give up the idea of ​​training those [-] mercenaries.

Because he sadly discovered that with his current level, the level of those generals, and the command system he had developed, being able to command eight infantry battalions well on the battlefield would already be a blessing.

The more he learned about it, the more Lin Rui discovered that marching and fighting in ancient times was not as simple and easy as he said.

When two armies confront each other, the battle is not necessarily about morale and equipment. The first test should be whether the coach can effectively command all his troops.

The second step is to test the familiarity and compliance of soldiers on both sides with various orders, and then the competition for morale and equipment.

As for the intelligence of the coach, both sides often rank last in field battles, because if the conditions for appeal are not met, the smarter you are and the more tricks you play, the faster you will lose and the worse your death will be.

After experiencing the difficulty of truly commanding tens of thousands of troops, Lin Rui was no longer as afraid of the fifty or sixty thousand military attache servants to the east as he was at the beginning, and felt invincible.

Because although those people are well-equipped and may all be brave enough to fight, the combat effectiveness they can unleash when they come together will definitely drop off a cliff.

"Sirs, from today on, you are a real Lin family army. You were born in the most unfortunate era, where the emperor is fatuous, corrupt officials are rampant, rebels are everywhere, slaves are invading, and your lives are like ants.

But at the same time, you are also born in the best of times. As the saying goes, heroes emerge from troubled times. The moment you put on the uniform of my Lin family army, you are no longer an ant who can be killed and bullied by others.

But there is a soldier who can change your destiny, and there is the possibility of becoming a hero. As long as you are fearless, dare to fight, and always follow me, then you will definitely be able to become a master in the future.

Of course, many people may die in the battle, and now I give you one last chance to choose.

If you want to quit, continue to live, and become an ant that can be killed and bullied at any time, take off your military uniform, and I can let you go back.

And those who want to fight for the fate of themselves and their loved ones, raise your fists and swear after me. "

In the open space outside the North City, [-] teenagers have put on brand-new red military uniforms and military boots. After one month of basic training, everyone has their heads held high and their chests straight, and they have gained a little momentum. There was the prototype of an army.

As Lin Rui raised his fist and the words fell, all 7000 people raised their fists without hesitation and looked at Lin Rui on the high platform with firm and fiery eyes.

Obviously, after this month of ideological education, these young men never want to go back to the days before.

The human mind is like Pandora's box. Once it is opened, it can never be closed again, especially in the teenage stage of [-], [-] or [-] years old.

"Okay! I swear..."

"I swear!"

"Always loyal to the young master, loyal to the Lin family army!"

"I am willing to follow you forever and become a Lin family soldier who is fearless, dares to fight, and abides by military discipline..."

"I would like to..."

Every time Lin Rui read a sentence, the teenagers followed him loudly. This alternative oath-taking ceremony made the surrounding mercenaries and civilian military households watching on the wall marvel in wonder and envy.

After the oath was taken, Lin Rui personally presented the flags to each battalion. Unfortunately, the weapons and armor had not been completed yet, which made this military formation ceremony quite regrettable.

"Sirs, from now on, I will lead you to conquer all directions and wipe out all the enemies that stand in our way. As long as I, Lin Rui, conquer the world and become the emperor, you will all have wives and sons, and will be princes for generations to come!" "Long live the young master! "

"Long live the Lin family army!"

As Lin Rui's words fell, the teenagers shouted one after another, obviously all confused by Lin Rui's domineering words.

But the civilians, military households and mercenaries who were watching were frightened and fled away one after another.

It wasn't until the disbandment horn sounded that the teenagers returned to the camp in the city with unsatisfied emotions. Their morale was obviously much higher than before, and their sense of belonging to the Lin Family Army was even stronger.

"Husband, I think you might as well learn Huang Tai Chi and proclaim yourself emperor directly."

"Rui Lang, I think it's feasible! Don't you Han people value your reputation? If you become the emperor, these Han people will have hope and will only be more loyal to you!"

The two women were obviously stimulated by Lin Rui's domineering declaration just now. They both came to Lin Rui with excited faces and encouraged her. Compared with Habeier who just wanted to be the emperor, Namu Zhong was It’s about thinking deeper.

Seeing the seriousness of the two women, Lin Rui was a little moved. After all, they were indeed dishonest and didn't even have a decent identity. They were always called "gongzigonggongzi", which sounded awkward.

However, thinking of the current strength and situation, he could only smile bitterly and said: "Proclaiming emperor is no joke. Once you are not strong enough and famous enough, and you rashly proclaim emperor, you will be criticized by the public. Then Chongzhen will probably go crazy to mobilize the army." They are desperate to attack us first, so let’s be steady first!”

Now, let alone proclaiming himself emperor, he is proclaiming king. I am afraid that if word spreads, people will laugh at him, which will only be counterproductive. After all, they only have [-] soldiers and they can only capture an acropolis.As for Lin Rui's name, it is estimated that [-]% of people in the entire Ming Dynasty have never heard of it.

The two women also acted on a whim, and now they heard that once they became emperor, Emperor Chongzhen would go crazy and beat them, and they suddenly felt a little scared.

After all, a mere Datong could muster nearly [-] soldiers and horses. How many soldiers and horses did the entire Ming Dynasty have?

"Husband, how about we go back to the grassland and you proclaim yourself emperor, so you don't have to be afraid of the Ming Dynasty's army anymore." Hubbell said suddenly after thinking about it.

"Well, this is feasible, but we have to wait until we conquer the Hetao and then build a city. Otherwise, there will be no capital city. What will it look like?"

Lin Rui thought about it and nodded. After conquering the Hetao, they would have the ability to protect themselves. At that time, whether they were kings or emperors, they would be able to defeat the most famous ones, which would definitely attract a large number of Han people. Take refuge, so the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.

And when the time comes, we can also carve a piece of jade seal passed down from the country. Just say that the Jurchen piece is fake and carved by themselves, while his piece is the real one and was dedicated to him by Namu Zhong. Who can tell? ?

Lin Rui was planning his future career while walking towards the carpentry workshop set up in the city.

Hubbell followed, while Namuzhong went back to the camp.

All the Mongolian cavalry, together with the mercenaries, were placed in the camp south of the city.

In order to avoid conflicts between the two sides, Lin Rui had to let Namuzhong take charge of the main camp, and then transferred Huang Ben and Zhou Meng to manage the mercenaries. They each commanded 15 battalions.

"Son!"

"I've seen your son."

The carpentry workshop was an original official hall in the city, with more than 2000 skilled carpenters working. Seeing Lin Rui come in, everyone stopped what they were doing to greet him.

Although most of these carpenters were forcibly detained, their resistance has gradually disappeared after more than a month of delicious food and drink.

So the work is quite hard.

Over the past month or so, the shields and gun barrels have been crafted to perfection.

"How is the production of the long bow going?" Lin Rui asked an old man with a skinny face.

"Hui Gongzi, it has been made, and the range has met the requirements of the young master. The projectile can reach 150 steps and break three layers of leather armor, but..."

"Just what?"

"Back to the young master, it's just that the long bow won't be used for long, the bow body will have to be scrapped, and the bow string will probably need to be replaced after being used for forty or fifty times at most."

The old man replied carefully.

Then he hurriedly asked people to bring over the prepared long bows and arrows.

The longbow was made of a whole small log. It was as thick as a gun shaft and 1 meters long. Lin Rui took it and looked at it. He didn't know what kind of wood it was made of, but it was quite tough, so he handed it over. The old man said: "Put the string on, let me try it." After saying that, he picked up the feather arrow on the side and checked it again.

Feather arrows are no different from ordinary arrows, except that they are longer and the arrowheads are heavier.

The bow string was made of hemp rope. Since the old man was not much taller than the bow, even though the stringing was not complicated, it took him a long time to string it up, and his forehead was sweating.

Seeing his struggling look, Lin Rui felt that archers must recruit people who are tall and have long arms. Those below 1 meters should not be considered.

"Young master, you're ready!" The old man wiped the sweat from his forehead and handed over the long bow.

Lin Rui took the bow and pulled it hard, and found that it was okay and not too strenuous. At least he could pull the bow like a full moon, but it was unknown how many times he could pull it.

So he couldn't wait to carry his bow and arrows and headed out of the city. The old man and several leading carpenters also hurriedly followed.

(End of this chapter)