Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 184 Northern Expedition (4k)

"With these paper-cased bullets, the speed at which the sergeants can reload ammunition will be increased by another level. As a result, the Hongwu Spear Formation founded by His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, which was originally an exquisite design to cover the reloading of soldiers, has become a liability. Tired, unable to maximize the firepower advantage of the Hongwu rifle." Yang Xian looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and said.

This reason is very simple. Zhu Yuanzhang and the others are both military masters. After thinking about it for a while, they nodded.

Zhu Di finally accepted the result with relief.

After all, for non-war crimes, he did not lose in ability.

"Then what should we do with the new battle formation that Yang Qing just mentioned?" Zhu Biao asked the key.

Yang Xian smiled and said: "It's very simple."

"Adopt a standard line formation, with three or two rows of battle lines, taking three rows as an example. When the troops are deployed in three rows, the soldiers in the three rows fire volleys in sequence, retreat to reload, and fire again. Each row of soldiers fires separately. Maintain a standing or kneeling position, and step back to reload. This will ensure the density and continuity of firepower to the greatest extent."

Yang Xian glanced at Zhu Di beside him, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "This new spear array is not complicated. I believe that with the ability of His Highness the Fourth Prince, since he can create such an exquisite and powerful spear as the Hongwu Spear Array, Formation, it is not difficult for these sergeants of the Shenji Battalion to master it quickly."

Sensing Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, Zhu Di puffed out his chest and said confidently: "Just leave it to me."

Seeing Zhu Di's reaction, Yang Xian smiled.

At this time, the young Emperor Yongle had not completely lost his childishness.

Only by experiencing the experience of blood and fire can he grow quickly.

Let him step by step become the Sai King who roams across Mobei.

In the original time and space, at this point, his father-in-law Xu Da helped Zhu Di a lot.Even when he rebelled in the future, many of his team members were still left by Xu Da.

How far Zhu Di can grow in this life can only depend on him.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao had seen the power of the Hongwu rifle with their own eyes, and Zhu Yuanzhang had never doubted the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Next comes logistics.

In fact, this matter has already been started.

Ten days ago, rail trains loaded with grain and grass were constantly heading north.

The relevant planning was earlier. From the moment the track to Beiping City was laid more than a year ago, Zhu Yuanzhang had been preparing for this moment.

Yangzhou City, in front of the train station platform.

Looking at the grain and grass loaded with tens of thousands of kilograms, they rushed from the capital to Yangzhou and continued to the north.

"How are the food and grass preparations going?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Biao said excitedly: "This is all thanks to Yang Qing. Train transportation saves time and effort. The grain and grass transported these days are enough for the army to fight all the way to Mobei!"

No wonder Zhu Biao was so excited.

You must know that in the past, when transporting grain and grass, the loss on the road alone was at least [-]% to [-]%.

With the traditional method of transporting food, the court needs to send out special food protection teams. These escort teams themselves will also consume food and grass. When transporting large quantities, the number of escort team members will also increase, and then the food and grass consumed along the way will also be very large. .If you encounter any extreme weather or natural disasters on the road, it will be even worse. Half of the losses are considered small.

There have even been cases where ships capsized and all supplies were lost when taking the sea route.

Nowadays, this loss has been completely saved due to the invention of rail trains.

Not only that, the transportation time is more than three or four times faster than before.

"Before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first." You must know that in ancient times, food and grass could be said to be the most important factor in a war.

Because most ancient wars lasted a long time, whoever could survive to the end was the winner. Food and grass were the key to sustaining soldiers in the war.If there is insufficient food and grass, soldiers will be hungry and will not have the strength to fight, and may even cause mutiny.

In the original time and space, Xu Da suffered from a shortage of food and grass during several battles with Wang Baobao.

"In fact, rail trains can still be improved." Yang Xian said with a smile.

"Can it be improved?" Zhu Biao asked.

Yang Xian nodded, and then said: "If my final idea can be implemented, then one train can directly transport millions or even tens of millions of kilograms of goods. By then, there will be no need to be like now. We need to start transporting food a few days in advance.”

Millions, tens of millions of pounds? ! !

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were stunned.

If another person stood in front of them and said such words, he would probably be kicked out directly.

Only Yang Xian's words like this can be effective.

But it was Yang Xian's words that shocked them.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang and the others knew that Yang Xian was not just talking nonsense or bragging.

Over the past few years, everything Yang Xian said has finally been accomplished.

"How many war horses are needed to pull a cargo weighing millions or tens of millions of kilograms, even with the help of tracks?" Zhu Biao asked in shock.

No, it should be that no matter how many horses there are, they can't pull it.

"Of course you can't pull it with a horse. When the time comes, you have to use other power and firepower." Yang Xian smiled and then said. "And the rails of these sleepers will no longer be usable and will have to be replaced with rails made of hundreds of steel,"

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that no matter what Yang Xian asked for, he would provide it, because the temptation to transport a million kilograms of goods at a time was too great.

But as soon as I heard that all the tracks would be replaced with steel-made tracks, I immediately gave up.

For today's Ming Dynasty, it is a blessing that sleeper rails can be laid all over the country.

If everything were to be replaced with rails, how many hundreds would it take to make steel?

You must know that the Baisteelmaking Court was used to make weapons.

There was simply no margin left to produce rails on such a large scale.

Yang Xian naturally knows this in his heart, so the steel filling method will have to be further improved by then. The only way to fundamentally increase steel production is to increase it.

At this moment, it seemed like a fantasy to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, but it was already within Yang Xian's plan.

In the past few years, the foundation has been almost accumulated.

After the war in the north is determined, the Mobei grassland will be officially brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Xian decided to speed up the development. If the original Ming Dynasty was a normal running carriage, in recent years because of Yang Xian's arrival, it has become the speeding rail train it is today.

So what Yang Xian has to do is to completely turn Daming into a roaring steel behemoth.

Bite the neck off the budding Western science.

In this time and space, he is there.

The century-long modern humiliation will be impossible.

Yang Xian's eyes obviously no longer just fell on the grassland in the north.After that, heading westward and going to sea must also be arranged on the schedule.

"Yang Qing, Yang Qing?!"

Zhu Biao's voice suddenly came from the side.

"His Royal Highness."

"Why is Yang Xian suddenly stunned? What is he thinking about?" Zhu Biao asked.

After coming back to his senses, Yang Xian shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm thinking about how Yangzhou City can continue to develop further in the future."

What I was thinking about was Ming Dynasty, but I only talked about Yangzhou.

"No matter how you develop, you will need money, a lot of money." Zhu Biao said with a hint of embarrassment on his face. "Just like what Yang Qing just mentioned about using Baili Steel to lay rail tracks, the national treasury cannot afford it now. Even if it can really be done, it is useless to pull millions of kilograms of goods at a time."

In Zhu Biao's view, it was the Ming Dynasty's national power that hindered Yang Xian from displaying his talents.

What he was thinking about was how to work hard in the future to prevent Yang Xian's performance from being hindered by national strength.In Zhu Biao's eyes, Yang Xian was a real Ming Dynasty Imperial Master.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the expression on his son's face clearly, and he suddenly said: "Yang Xian, you will lead the Northern Expedition this time. The only difference from the last time is that last time you were just in name. This time Tiande will not I will accompany you. In other words, you will lead the troops in the battle alone, and of course the fourth child will accompany you."

This was Zhu Yuanzhang's decision after careful consideration, and Yang Xian naturally could not refuse.

Yang Xian glanced at Zhu Di. It was obvious that he, like Zhu Biao, had guessed Zhu Yuanzhang's next move.

Only Zhu Di himself is still ignorant at this moment.

The psyche of a young man can also be understood.

Moreover, this Northern Expedition was almost non-existent in terms of danger.

After all, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Yang Xian does not need to take the lead, he can just sit firmly in the main tent of the Chinese army.

If you are in Beiping City, you can also trigger the system's passive state.

In fact, with Yang Xian's current physical condition, there is no need to be so careful.

The days passed by.

Outside Beiping City, small groups of grassland spies have begun to appear one after another.

The war is imminent.

The Ming Dynasty court also operated nervously, and all major departments worked closely and cooperated in a tacit understanding.

No one dared to touch Lao Zhu’s brow at this time.

It was early winter in the fifth year of Hongwu.

At the train station in Beijing.

This time the train carriage was not filled with food and baggage, but with soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

The front carriage carries the banner of "Da Ming Shen Waiting".

Outside the carriage, Yang Xian was wearing bright silver armor and looked majestic. Zhu Di stood beside him, equally heroic.

Standing in front of them was the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and behind him were hundreds of civil and military officials.

What an honor it is for the emperor to see him off with all his officials.

"Your Majesty, I am about to set off." Yang Xian said.

"Yang Xian, I leave this battle to you." Zhu Yuanzhang took Yang Xian's hand and said with a smile. "When we come back, we will celebrate your success in person!"

"Fourth brother, follow Yang Shenhou and study hard. We will still count on you to lead the army in the future." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

This sentence is equivalent to spreading the matter of the prince's enfeoffment.

"I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust!"

"My son must live up to his father's trust!"

After saluting, Yang Xian and Zhu Di turned around and got into the first carriage.

The carriage door slowly closed.

"Your Highness, we still have a long way to go, so have a good rest."

As Yang Xian spoke, he took off his precious armor, sat on the couch, covered himself with a wool blanket, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

The road from Nanjing to Peking is still long.

With a loud crack of the whip from the groom, six war horses jumped up and roared.

The huge carriage started running slowly and sped towards the north!

Zhu Yuanzhang began to return to the court with all the civil and military officials.

Zhu Biao kept watching as the speeding train disappeared from his sight, and then he turned around for the last time.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was walking at the front, noticed this scene and did not speak.

half a month later.

On the grasslands of the north.

The army of the Ming Dynasty was walking on the grassland, led by the fourth prince Zhu Di, accompanied by Gu Cheng, a veteran with rich war experience.

Although the firearms of Shenji camp are indeed invincible.

But after all, this was the first time Zhu Di led troops to fight. If there was any oversight, just in case, Yang Xian would not explain to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao when he returned.

Therefore, it was arranged for Gu Cheng to accompany him.

Gu Cheng was originally Zhu Yuanzhang's personal soldier in front of the tent, and he also followed Xu Da. He was an experienced general who had been stationed in the north for many years, and was also familiar with the terrain of the Mobei grassland.

With him here and the Shenji Camp, nothing goes wrong.

"Your Highness, there is a situation ahead." Gu Cheng said.

"The enemy came just in time. I was worried that I couldn't find anyone to fight." When he heard that there were enemies, Zhu Di showed a smile on his face.

Zhu Di came to the north this time just for meritorious service, and as a young man, he was young and energetic.

Seeing Zhu Di's expression, Gu Cheng reminded: "Your Highness must not take it lightly. The Beiyuan people are still strong, especially on this prairie."

the other side.

Nai'er Buhua, who led five thousand tribal cavalry, also received reports from his spies, saying that they had detected Ming troops in front.

Nai'er was not overjoyed. You must know that a few days ago, when they looked at the new walls of Beiping City, they could only sigh in admiration at the city.

Looking at the more than 20-meter-high city wall, he couldn't feel any confidence that he could succeed. He didn't know what Wang Baobao was thinking at the time. Anyway, Nai'er was desperate.

Because there is no hope of a successful siege.

Their Beiyuan cavalry were not good at siege warfare.

In addition, there is now a lack of siege equipment.

Therefore, although Wang Baobao's troops had been gathering for a long time, they never launched a siege. They only sent a large number of cavalry to wander outside Peiping every day, just like today.

Although they failed to capture the city, they at least blocked the wool trade between the grassland and the Ming Dynasty.

Businessmen on both sides can no longer contact each other.

After all, no matter how good the money is, it is not as important as your own life.

On the Beiping City side, the troops have been standing still in the past few days, relying on the city wall to hold on.

They were waiting for Yang Xian and Zhu Di to come over.

Nai'er spent every day wandering back and forth with his cavalry, and he felt depressed for a long time.

At this time, when he heard that the Ming army was coming in front, Nai'er Buhua showed a bright smile on his face.

Damn it, finally we have a fight to fight.

In his opinion, the Ming army troops in front were simply out of their minds. They were defending the city so well that they actually wanted to escape.

Are you going to have a field raid with them?
Nai'er Buhua raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a bloodthirsty smile.

He firmly believed that on the prairie, their cavalry was invincible!

(End of this chapter)