Ming Dynasty entry: I am Chongzhen, the greatest emperor of all time!

Chapter 20: Fully equipped Black Armor Cavalry!
After a moment of adjustment, Zhu Youjian was able to see the scene outside the Meridian Gate clearly.

The first thing that catches your eye is a row of giant crossbows.

The length is estimated to be at least two meters.

Three bow boards, two positive and one negative, are firmly fixed on the crossbow.

There is a wooden and iron-clad base underneath.

Two small revolving winding mechanisms are arranged side by side at the rear end of the crossbow.

It is the famous Eight Ox Crossbow of the Song Dynasty, also known as the Three Bow Crossbow.

The effective range is said to be up to 1,500 meters, or 1,000 steps.

The artillery of this era could only reach a range of three or four hundred steps.

A total of twenty crossbows were neatly arranged, and behind each crossbow was a bundle of three-meter-long giant crossbow arrows.

If used to defend a city, the Eight Ox Crossbows would be in a high position to look down at the Moth Servant formation, and one crossbow arrow could easily penetrate five or six people.

Of course, these are the information Zhu Youjian saw in his previous life.

The specific effect depends on actual combat.

Continue to move your gaze back.

There were a thousand border soldiers wearing mandarin duck battle jackets, flying saucer hats, and only cotton armor.

Spears, swords, bows and crossbows are all the equipment of these border troops.

They were standing in a fairly neat line, but their spirit was very different from the troops rewarded by the system before.

The face also looks pale.

Even the Brave Guard Battalion with purple attributes can leave them far behind.

These were the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, the Nine Frontier Army.

After getting used to the elite troops provided by the system, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

It seems that green items also have different strengths. For example, the Night Warriors, which are also green, are as elite as the Yongwei Camp.

He called the captains of these armies and asked them to go to the outer parade ground to report to Li Guozhen, the Earl of Xiangcheng.

However, the blue-entry Zuoyesi of the Shenjiying gave him a little surprise.

The 500-man army was in a better mental state than the border troops, and a hint of iron-bloodedness could be seen.

But this is not the point. The point is the equipment of the Shenjiying.

With only 500 men in the army, there were nearly 70 cannons with muzzles about as thick as a fist, firing 400-ounce lead bullets.

There are also six red cannons weighing thousands of pounds, one hundred divine fire flying crows, and two hundred bird guns.

Effectively fill the shortage of firearms in the capital.

Just like the border troops, call the commander and ask him to lead the team to find Li Guozhen, and add the blue entry to the Shenji Camp.

Then Zhu Youjian looked at the red reward with anticipation.

A full force of black-armored cavalry occupied most of the open space outside the Meridian Gate!

In the northwest corner of the square outside the Meridian Gate, 3,500 heavily armored cavalrymen stood tall like silent black mountains.

Before he could take a closer look, the murderous aura that was coming towards him made the white horse under Zhu Youjian's crotch subconsciously take two steps back.

This is the most instinctive tremor that ordinary creatures feel when facing the prehistoric giant beasts!
The oppressive feeling of the army in front of him was so great that even the muzzles of the distant red cannons were extinguished in the cold wave of friction from the armor.

Urge the white horse forward.

All of the Xuanjia soldiers suddenly took off their helmets.

"boom!"

The sound of 3,500 fine iron faceplates hitting breastplates was like thunder rolling over the imperial city!
The morning light reflected on the black armor leaves, casting a cold black light, which was exactly the light Zhu Youjian saw when the Meridian Gate just opened.

These cavalrymen, whose faces are hidden behind the iron neck curtains, look like the Nine Netherworld Iron Guards stepping out from the underworld.

The mirror-polished cymbals flickered with the rise and fall of the cavalry's breathing.

Different from the standard Ming Dynasty armor of the Three Thousand Battalion Iron Cavalry.

These black-armored cavalry have a distinct Tang Dynasty style.

The shoulders covered with layers of mountain-patterned armor were bulging with anger, and the palms wrapped in Qilin-patterned armbands were pressing on the horse lance that was more than 16 feet long.

The three-edged blood groove on the spear tip looked as ferocious as dragon teeth, and a dry dark brown color could be vaguely seen where the red tassel hung.

On one side of the warhorse was hung a Tang Dynasty horizontal sword, and on the other side was an iron bone flower specially used for breaking armor.

Before Zhu Youjian could get close, the war horses suddenly stepped on the ground with their iron hooves.

Only then did Zhu Youjian notice these war horses.

The fully armored Qinghai horse was more than a foot taller than the iron cavalry horses of the Three Thousand Battalion. The ferocious and fierce mouth on the face veil covered the horse's head, and the iron scales hanging from the breastplate reached the knees.

The most terrifying thing was the six short-handled javelins inserted into the horse hip armor. The cold iron spear tips drew deadly arcs as the muscles trembled.

When the Black Armor Army approached to about twenty steps.

Zhu Youjian finally saw the dark red lines between the gaps in the black armor.

That's not decoration, it's the blood that has seeped into the iron bones over the years!

This is the sharp blade that can penetrate the Eight Banners Cavalry!
Compared to these killers, forged in the sea of ​​blood and corpses following Li Shimin, the border troops were like children at play. Zhu Youjian even witnessed the sight of black-armored cavalry sweeping across the plains, their lances scattering the heavy shields of the Jiannu and their iron hooves crushing the wolf flags of the Jurchens.

Until the 3,500 cavalrymen came within ten steps, they all stopped.

Sit upright on your horse, clasp your fists and bow your head in greeting.

"See Your Majesty!"

The sound was so loud that the glazed tiles of the entire Forbidden City were shaking.

This shout made Zhu Youjian's blood boil.

I almost got carried away and took the Xuanjia Army to follow Li Shimin's example and defeat 100,000 with only 3,000 men.

Later, he thought about Li Er's title of General Tiance, and then thought about his own small body.

Well... let's talk about it later.

It’s not that the Black Armor Army was unwilling to dismount and half-kneel in salute, but that the armor on their bodies was too heavy and they needed the help of civilians to mount their horses.

Zhu Youjian didn't care at all. The army given by the system was 100% loyal.

He doesn't care whether he gets off the horse or not. As long as it can help him defeat Li Zicheng, he will do anything!

Just from the surface, Zhu Youjian had a rough guess in his heart.

These 3,500 black-armored cavalrymen can completely wipe out at least 8,300 battalions of cavalrymen without caring about their own casualties.

This is not a gap in equipment and training.

It's a difference in actual combat. The Three Thousand Battalion Iron Cavalry may have fought many battles, but definitely not as many as the Black Armor Army!

It’s a pity that there are only two captains in the Xuanjia Army, and Zhu Youjian never mentioned their names.

There was no general to lead.

In order to unify the organization, Zhu Youjian had to change the left and right armies into the Xuanjia Left and Right Thousand Households, with the two commanders as thousand households.

Looking at the extremely elite Black Armor Army, Zhu Youjian even had the idea of ​​keeping them for himself.

However, thinking about the battle record of the micro-control master, he finally bit the bullet and asked the Xuanjia Army to report to Wu Xiang.

Anyway, I'm 100% loyal, so I'm not afraid of this old man taking me away.

When the troops outside the Meridian Gate completely dispersed, Zhu Youjian was satisfied and ready to leave.

At this time, Xu Feng, the Jinyiwei assigned by the system, suddenly came to Zhu Youjian.

"Your Majesty, the Left Censor-in-Chief Li Banghua, Grand Secretary Fan Jingwen, and the Left Vice Chancellor Li Mingrui are conspiring in the Fan residence to provoke the Imperial College to cry out in protest."

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Xuanwu Gate.

In the residence of the current Grand Secretary Fan Jingwen.

Li Banghua, the Left Censor-in-Chief, sat upright on the imperial chair and said, "I think it's still too risky."

Fan Jingwen, dressed in plain clothes and out of place in his surroundings, sighed, "According to our ancestral teachings, all common people can participate in politics, but students are not allowed to. I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Zuo Zhongyun Li Mingrui became increasingly annoyed when he saw the two of them acting like this.

He slammed the teacup onto the table and cursed at the two of them.

"This is inappropriate, that's not acceptable. Are we just going to sit back and watch Elder Chen and Minister Zhang be framed and imprisoned by the Imperial Guards?!"

"Duke Dingguo and Duke Chengguo's property was confiscated by the desperate Majesty, and he even spared the emperor's father-in-law!"

"Now is the time for us, the gentlemen of Donglin, to restore order and get His Majesty back on the right path! How can we protect ourselves just because of a few minor regulations?"

"To sit back and watch Your Majesty be deceived by the treacherous party is unworthy of being a minister and a son!"

Although the words were powerful, Li Banghua and Fan Jingwen didn't care about these superficial words at all.

Li Mingrui's next words were the focus of their secret meeting.

"I heard the news last night that the rebels have already passed Changping and will be in the capital this afternoon."

"Ever since Yuan Chonghuan's death in Liaodong, Your Majesty has distrusted us Donglin gentlemen. Now Your Majesty does not want to bear the stigma of losing the army and humiliating the country, so he dare not flee."

"Then we have to find a way to get the royal heir to move south."

"If anything goes wrong in the capital, we Donglin gentlemen can still support the new emperor..."

Li Mingrui stopped talking halfway and looked at the two of them intently.

Li Banghua held the teacup and pretended not to hear, but his trembling hands betrayed him.

Fan Jingwen gasped even more, "Everyone knows this, but His Majesty is determined not to leave. What can we do?"

Li Mingrui sneered.

"Hehe, isn't the rebel coming soon? Then send someone to open the city gate and let the rebel enter the outer city first. Your Majesty will then know how to be afraid."

"Then let the students of the Imperial College and the Donglin Academy in the capital cry out for help, have Chen Ge Lao and Zhang Shangshu reinstated, and make plans to move south."

"With the protection of your majesty's 3,000 cavalry battalions that came from nowhere, those rebels can't catch up."

"Once we reach the south, Your Majesty will have no choice but to rely on us, the gentlemen of Donglin, to restore order!"

(End of this chapter)