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

Chapter 3: Iron Cavalry Appears, Swords and Guns Cry
Thousands of cavalrymen broke through the darkness and slowly appeared before Zhu Youjian as the Meridian Gate opened.

There was a torch for every ten riders, illuminating the extremely strict army formation of a thousand men.

These thousand men were equipped in exactly the same way, with eight-petal iron helmets on their heads, double-layer heavy armor on their bodies, iron arm guards extending from their shoulders to their arms, and bright red tassels on their helmets fluttering in the wind.

He wore a goose-feather knife at his waist, a horse spear in his hand, and a short-handled iron-bone flower on his back.

The warhorse under his crotch was majestic and sturdy, and looked even stronger than his royal horse.

A leather mask protected the warhorse's head, and the body was also covered with a single layer of horse armor.

On one side of the warhorse, there is a three-barreled gun hanging.

Under the black mask that only reveals the eyes, there is a courage that is ready to die.

The sharp blades of the lances formed a galaxy in the dim light.

Even the sound of breathing carries the solemnity of iron horses and golden weapons!

Just standing still made the eunuch who opened the door tremble with fear and look dazed.

The moment I saw Zhu Youjian.

All the cavalrymen dismounted at the same time, knelt on one knee and saluted with their fists clasped.

As if it were well rehearsed, the movements were completely consistent, and thousands of people acted as one!
Even the sound of the armor plates rubbing against each other was unified.

"The commander of the Three Thousand Battalions pays homage to our Emperor!"

The shouts of thousands of people pierced the sky.

Wang Chengen instantly exclaimed, "Three thousand cavalry battalions!?"

"Or a pure heavy armored cavalry!!???"

A pure team refers to an army with uniform weapons and equipment, while an army like the Qi Family Army's Three Talents Formation is called a flower team.

If he remembered correctly, the last of the Three Thousand Battalion had been destroyed in the Battle of Songjin four years ago! ?
When did the Emperor hide such an elite force?!
Under the pressure of high fighting spirit and heroic spirit, several young eunuchs' legs went weak and they collapsed on the spot.

Some even leaked an unknown liquid.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youjian secretly rejoiced.

Who would have thought that these eunuchs who were paralyzed by the Three Thousand Battalions were the last resistance of the Ming Dynasty when the capital city was broken in the previous life.

The Jing army composed of thousands of eunuchs fought with the Chuang army to the end!
It was hard for Zhu Youjian to imagine how rotten the Beijing Camp, the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, could be.

Fortunately, his system can randomly reward units according to the drawn entries, otherwise he would have to run away if he only relied on these people.

In fact, he hadn't expected that the prizes attached to the lottery would be so elite.

After the army stood up, the system panel of the Central Army Thousand Households Office was also displayed in front of Zhu Youjian.

[Three Thousand Camp Central Army Thousand Households]

*Fight to the Death (Purple): Morale will not drop when the casualty rate is below 80%.

*Enforcement of Orders (Blue): Military Order Execution Rate +70%
* Iron Cavalry (Blue): Combat Power +50% when charging, Casualty Rate -25%
*Armored Cavalry (Green): Food and supplies consumption +30%, maintenance costs 100,000 taels of silver per year.

This was the first time Zhu Youjian saw so many positive entries. Even the last one only consumed food and silver and had no effect on combat effectiveness!
While I was secretly happy, I was also secretly looking forward to it.

If an additional reward is so powerful, what about the purple item itself?
He turned his head to look at Wang Chengen who was still in shock and shouted.

"Wang Banban leads the way to the Jiading Marquis's Mansion."

Then he lightly clamped his legs around the horse's belly and galloped straight out of the Forbidden City.

Under the protection of thousands of cavalrymen, they rushed towards a place in the capital.

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Jiading Earl's Mansion.

The side hall is decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, exquisitely and luxuriously.

A Chenghua Doucai cup was smashed hard on the maid's forehead.

Blood and debris splattered everywhere.

The maid fell to the ground and was motionless.

Zhou Kui, who was covered in fat, was not satisfied, so he stood up and kicked twice.

"Do you want to burn me to death, uncle?!"

Dozens of young maids around did not dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the father-in-law who had just been woken up.

Zhou Ming, the steward of the Bo Mansion, hurriedly handed over a cup of fresh tea and comforted him.

"Master, please calm down. There is no need to get so angry over a mere maid. The most urgent thing is to solve the problem at hand." Zhou Kui became even more annoyed when he heard this.

"Why, those bastards haven't left yet?"

"They didn't leave. No matter how I threatened and insulted them, the leader of the foreigners wouldn't move..." Zhou Ming suddenly lowered his voice and leaned close to Zhou Kui's ear to ask, "Could it be that the emperor wants to take action against you, my Lord?"

Zhou Kui sneered, "He dares?"

"Don't forget that I'm Queen Zhou's biological father! If he dares to touch me today, he'll be crushed by the impeachment memorials from all the officials in the court tomorrow!"

"To disregard the bond of marriage and insult the Queen's biological father is a grave crime of injustice and unfilial piety. Our young Emperor doesn't have the courage to do that."

Zhou Ming also knew that Chongzhen appeared tough on the surface, but was actually indecisive and had a good reputation, so it was impossible for him to take action against Zhou Guozhang.

"Why did the emperor send three hundred dogs to surround our uncle's mansion in the middle of the night?"

"Why? Because I'm poor!"

Zhou Kui said confidently, "Hundreds of thousands of rebel troops are about to arrive at the capital. Wu Sangui in the north wants a million in military pay, and the Qinwang army in the south also wants pay. Our young emperor has no choice but to try to squeeze out some more money."

"I've seen this little trick before!"

Looking at the night outside, Zhou Kui stood up from the rosewood chair and muttered, "Why do you need my Zhou family's money to protect your Zhu family's world?"

He found a coarse linen robe from the corner and put it on while giving instructions.

"Go get fifty taels of silver, change, and two stone of old rice from the house, and I'll go and help my son-in-law."

Zhou Ming saluted and was about to give instructions to the servants.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous roar outside the yard.

The eaves began to shake violently.

Before the two of them could react.

The servant in the outer courtyard ran over in panic to report.

"Oh no! Oh no, Master! Outside the courtyard... outside the courtyard, there are a lot of soldiers on horseback! They have surrounded the entire mansion... What should Master do?"

These words startled Zhou Kui.

Lots of soldiers on horseback? Cavalry?!
Could it be that the rebel army has entered the city?
The Ming army in the entire capital could not even muster a cavalry unit.

There must be at least several hundred cavalrymen who can surround the entire Earl's Mansion. Who else could it be but the rebel army?
Thinking of this, Zhou Kui was so anxious that he didn't even bother to put on his clothes and shouted loudly.

"Follow me to meet the King of Rebellion!"

Then he took Zhou Ming and a few servants and ran to the front yard.

Just ran to the front door.

The copper-inlaid red door was knocked open from the outside.

Elite cavalrymen, with only their eyes exposed, filed in and surrounded Zhou Kui and his companions.

At this time, a white horse slowly stepped in from the gate.

Seeing the appearance of the man on the horse, Zhou Kui was completely panicked.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?!"

Zhu Youjian rode his horse all the way to Zhou Kui before stopping, looking down at him expressionlessly.

"I heard that the father-in-law's family is so poor that they can barely afford to eat, so I came here to offer my condolences."

Having said that, Zhu Youjian paused for a moment, and used a horsewhip to peel off Zhou Kui's outer coat, revealing the silk and gold-embroidered inner coat.

"I wonder how many stone of military rations this piece of clothing can buy?"

Zhou Kui's Adam's apple moved under the whip. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please understand. This... This is the Empress..."

"Snapped!"

After being whipped by a horsewhip, Zhou Kui's face suddenly became red and swollen.

Zhu Youjian asked quietly, "What were you doing when your daughter was selling the phoenix crown?"

"Are you counting silver melons in the cellar, or...writing a petition to King Chuang?"

Although the voice was very soft, Zhou Kui heard it very clearly, and cold sweat broke out on his back instantly.

"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no such intention!"

"Whether you really mean that or not, we'll find out after we raid their house. Li Ruolian, get started!"

(End of this chapter)