Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Saying things like this shows that Wanji is still a sincere gentleman. If it were someone else, he would be eager to see a joke.

Zhang Shouren patted his palm, and said very reservedly: "Master Superintendent will understand my thoughts, Lord Superviser will know when he goes back and ask."

"That's it, the next official bids farewell to uncle."

"Go easy, have a good trip!"

A great commotion ended at this point, Yang Sichang refused to come because of his status, civil and military officials dispersed one after another, and because of Fang Kongzhao's incident, the number of civil officials who were willing to go to the soup and cake meeting also decreased sharply, except for a few responsible Local officials dared not not come, and officials such as Guanliang Tongpan or Xueguan disappeared. [

On the contrary, Zuo Liangyu, Meng Ruhu and other generals stayed in Taiping Town for another two days, and accompanied Zhang Shouren to review the army and watch the Fushan Army's target shooting training. We practiced together.

Thousands of standard guns fired a pure volley, and more than [-] artillery pieces fired one after another.

The momentum was so great and the firepower so fierce that Zuo Liangyu and other generals, who were as fierce as tigers and dragons, turned pale, and even one of the lieutenants shuddered at the sight.

They are all generals who lead troops, and it is not uncommon for them to lead an assault on the horse. There are relatives, servants, and good armor. It is not uncommon for the generals to die for the generals, but very few.

But in the face of such firepower in Dengzhou Town, heavy armor, good horses, pro-army troops and servants are all given for nothing.

Once encountered, it is a near-death situation. Whether you can survive is purely a matter of luck.

And when they saw the Lumi musketeers aiming and shooting from two hundred steps away, and they hit nine out of ten shots, all the generals were ashamed.These Lumi blunderbusses are far and accurate, and the bullets whizzed past, and they even shot through heavy armor at a distance of a hundred paces on the shooting range.

No wonder the thief Xian also died under this gun. After hearing about it, all the generals felt suddenly enlightened.

It was still He Renlong who spoke first, then Zuo Liangyu and the others took over, each of them got a couple of Lumi guns in their hands, looked them over carefully, and prepared to go back and ask someone to imitate them.

"In fact, the Ministry of Industry has them all. During the Wanli period, five thousand rods of Lumi guns were delivered at a time." Seeing that the generals couldn't put it down, Zhang Shouren explained with a smile: "It's just that these guns are difficult to maintain, difficult to train, and the requirements for sub-medicine are also high. Gao, the frontier generals on the Nine Sides like to use cavalry, but they don’t like to use firearms very much, so their blunderbuss are not well-known. The Lumi blunderbuss I have here are actually no better than those produced by the Ministry of Industry.”

"It can be seen from this that as long as the general puts his heart into it, he can turn waste in other people's hands into treasure."

Meng Ruhu is from a family of generals, he is no stranger to military matters, and knows a lot about equipment. Looking at it these two days, almost all the things in Zhang Shouren's army are produced by the Ministry of Industry, and even the firearms produced by the Ministry of Industry are expensive. Compared with Dengzhou Town, it is much more complex and rich in variety, but the quality of the products produced by the Ministry of Industry is uneven, and the use of firearms is costly and expensive, so the nine border towns do not like to use firearms.

Now it seems that it is possible to lose a battle without using firearms, lose an official and die, and be ashamed again. According to Zhang Shouren's conclusion, the cost of raising a few hundred family members is also enough to raise thousands of gunmen. It is much more cost-effective to train elite gunners.

"I don't know how to train gunners, what's the general's secret to teach us?"

"There are gunners in the general's battalion, but they are completely powerless in battle. They are not as good as spearmen. I don't know if there is anything to do with the use of firearms?"

After staying in the camp of Dengzhou Town for two days, these generals from the northwestern and southern factions of the Ming Dynasty have been completely convinced by Zhang Shouren. If they had any doubts about Dengzhou Town and Zhang Shouren's martial arts before then, By this time, there is only admiration left.

Generals with such qualifications as Zuo Liangyu and Meng Ruhu asked sincerely, and their respect for Zhang Shouren was also evident from this.

Zhang Shouren smiled slightly, and asked them back: "Marshal Zuo, Marshal Zuo, and all the generals, what is the most important thing about the unknown army?"

"Precise equipment, enough food and salary?" [

He Renlong was a little hesitant, but these two were his weaknesses, so he answered this way first.

Zhang Renxue, the deputy general of Huguang Town, said disdainfully: "This is something that the army must have. How can it be the cause of victory? From the perspective of the future, it should be the general who knows the soldiers."

He was born as a civil official, so of course the generals would not agree with his words, everyone shook their heads at the moment.

"Should it be strict military discipline?"

Zuo Liangyu went from a small school to the capital, and then was elected by You Shiwei as a general, worshiped overnight as a lieutenant general, and then led the cavalry to attack to break the siege of Ningyuan.

In ten years, from an ordinary general to a town commander who led tens of thousands of troops, he was finally awarded the title of General Ping Zei, and defeated Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong's troops many times. In theory, this general is not an idiot.

His bad reputation in later generations is mainly due to the fact that after 13 years, Chongzhen gradually changed from domineering to a de facto vassal town. A hundred times more cruel, when the Ming Dynasty was dying, he led his troops to threaten Nanjing, died in internal friction, and the coffin was concluded, leaving behind a bad reputation that will never be washed away.

But at this time, Zhang Shouren was still a capable general. After deep thought, Zhang Shouren nodded and replied: "In fact, it is all important. If there is no salary, it is not enough to train soldiers. If there is no salary, there will be no military discipline. And if there is enough salary, there will be no military discipline." Soldiers must be trained with excellent equipment, and in the end, generals must also know how to fight."

Those words affirmed everyone, and all those present who had spoken had a look on their faces.

"Sufficient food and salaries, fine equipment, strict military discipline, and hard training are indispensable." Zhang Shouren continued sternly: "The number of soldiers is not enough, and more soldiers will only increase the burden. It is useless. Soldiers born in the army are the most likely to shake the morale of the army and run away first. There are thousands of soldiers, not as good as a good soldier from a simple peasant background. And leading soldiers, they must be treated equally. Forgive me for speaking bluntly. Thinking about war, there are servants roaming around. The biggest result is only dozens of beheads. It is difficult to get all the merits. How much pay, how many soldiers to raise, and how few servants to raise, try to treat everyone equally. In normal times, there are enough food and vegetables, but in wartime, it is inevitable. Seeing the soldiers serve their orders. This general experience is like this, and the commanders are all veterans, please think carefully."

What Zhang Shouren said was actually the biggest weakness of the Ming army.

The guards dare to fight, but they are raised at ten times the price of the battalion, and the guards rarely break out, and are only useful in pursuit and escape.

In the area of ​​Jizhen and Xuanda in Guanning, there are more than a thousand generals, and as few as dozens of family members. They are all cavalry. , Once defeated, the servants will protect the master and run away. After the general escapes, he feels that the servants are useful, so he continues to rely on the servants.

This became a vicious circle, and many generals couldn't see this at all. When Zhang Shouren said it at this time, Meng Ruhu and Zuo Liangyu both showed deep thought.

After a while, Zuo Liangyu smiled at He Renlong and said: "General He is expensive but not expensive, no wonder that although there are few soldiers, everyone is willing to die, and there are many battle results."

He Renlong's [-] soldiers and horses are mostly members of the He clan and Mizhi folks. Except for a few family members, they are all based on the battalion system. They cook food in one pot, so they are willing to contribute more in battle. Although there are few soldiers and horses, the results of the battle are no better than those What is the difference between a general with more than [-] troops?When Zhang Shouren summed it up, he was proud at first, but then his face became very ugly as if he remembered something.

At this moment, Zuo Liangyu praised him, and he waved his hand and said, "If we say that we treat everyone equally, and select good families to train hard in the camp, this matter will be easy to deal with in the future, but enough food and fine equipment, I Qin soldiers because the place is too hard , This has always been impossible. It seems that it is difficult for He Mou to be as great as the general."

The commander-in-chief of the town, who is as fierce as a tiger, has enough food and pay, and Zuo Liangyu even manages on his own if the food is not enough, and has never been short of it. They are indifferent to He Renlong's words, but most of the generals just nodded and sighed, shaking their heads endlessly.

Zhang Shouren's heart moved, he felt that there was an opportunity looming in front of him, but how to proceed, he had to think carefully.

At the moment, he just smiled boldly, took He Renlong's hand, and said with a smile: "General He, don't say such depressing words, let's have a few drinks, the first month of the new year, and when my baby is just full moon, it's better to say something happy. "

He Renlong nodded and was speechless, and everyone else was just joking around, and now the guerrillas from Fushan came out to accompany the guests, cheered and drank until the sun was setting, and the commanders from all towns left one after another and rushed to Xiangyang. , the guests have gained a lot of benefits, Zhang Shouren also made friends with many generals, and everyone has gained a lot. When they bid farewell, the faces of the guests and the hosts were all smiling, and even the entourage and soldiers on both sides also took advantage of it. In the past two days, I have gotten along well with each other.

Seeing off the guests, this time the large-scale soup and cake party is over. In the evening, Fushan set up a few family banquets by himself. When the banquet was more than halfway through, Zhang Shouren took his subordinates and walked around the camp with pots. A toast... At the same time, Zhang Shouren made it clear that the New Year's holiday and the full moon banquet are over, and starting tomorrow, the soldiers will resume their daily and serious training. [

Amidst the sorrowful and joyful expressions of the soldiers, Zhang Shouren returned to his residence, and ordered the evacuation of the remnants of the seats, all the generals took their leave one after another and went back to resume training tomorrow, they couldn't relax either.

Zhang Shouren's wine was a little heavy, his face was blushing, and he lay half drunk on the chair, waiting for the soldiers to wash his face and feet with water.

Although he can drink a lot, all the generals are coming at him with all their firepower. One is the joy of the full moon, and the other is that Feng Bo hangs the seal of the general. Both things are subverted by warriors. I am a little bit happy, and having a son means having a real descendant of my own blood in this world. This kind of feeling is something ordinary people don't have, and only the traveler can understand it in his heart.

The feeling of emptiness and nothingness has disappeared since then.