The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 473 Transformation of the Divine Machine Battalion
For Dayan Khan, I am afraid that Brown Cloud Fort is just the beginning of this nightmare.

Not long after he withdrew, sentry cavalry came to report that Xuanfu had no reinforcements at all.What he saw in Brown Cloud Fort that day was probably only suspected soldiers of the Ming army.

When he was angry, Dayan Khan planned to kill and return to Xuanfu.But another sentinel came to report that this time a large group of reinforcements had arrived from the direction of Ji Town, which did not seem to be a bluff.

Now Dayan Khan was completely dumbfounded.It all shows that people are cunning, and he has only seen it today.It is really difficult for people to make a correct judgment between the real and the real.

The problem of food and grass is a big problem that plagues the grassland people. Originally, Dayan Khan hoped to store the looted food here after conquering Brown Cloud Fort, so as to solve the shortage of food and grass. The difficulty of Yunbao has increased a lot.

Of course, if Dayan Khan attacked at all costs, he could still take this fortress, but he didn't dare to gamble, because the number of string control people in the grassland was too limited, and one death was less than one death.

But he was not willing to leave like this.You can come to Xuanfu and Datong at any time, but Da Tianzi doesn't think about the northern tour all the time.

Without such a piece of fat to seduce, Dayan Khan was really worried about whether the tribe would have the motivation to sell their lives.

Dayan Khan struggled painfully between wish and reality. At this moment, a night attack by the Ming army completely cut off his dream.

The number of Ming troops in this night attack was not large, but they obviously planned carefully and came straight for the food and grass.

A fire burned up all the food and grass that the Tatars had, so Xia Yanhan didn't have to worry about it anymore, he could only choose to withdraw his troops.

The loss of morale is irreparable, and Dayan Khan, who was full of ambitions when he came, could only lament the injustice of God and bad luck.

In this bet against the fate of the country, there is no doubt that Daming is the winning side.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood.

The Tatars actually retreated. This time they retreated directly to Mobei, at least it was impossible to turn back in a short time.

Zhu Houzhao had to admit that the night attack on the Tatar camp played a decisive role, and this strategy also came from his husband Xie Shen.

He was ordered to turn the tide when he was in danger, Xie Shen was like a hero.

What he enjoyed was not only the commendation from the emperor, but also the respect from the entire Xuanfu garrison.

While Zhu Houzhao was excited, he was also slightly disappointed.

In fact, he has always wanted to personally lead the army to fight the Tatars. This time is the best opportunity, but he just passed by.

Even if he is as capricious and militant as Zhengde, he will not order the army to pursue him at this time.

As long as the Tatars bypass the Great Wall and return to Mobei, they will be as hard to find as prairie wolves.At this time, the pursuit is likely to go deep alone and be eaten by the enemy.

At the time when his mood was waning, Zhu Houzhao had no intention of staying in the Xuanfu anymore, so he simply drove back to Beijing.

The emperor decided to return to Beijing, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

The northern tour in the first month of the third year of Zhengde was not a surprise.

For Xie Shen, this northern tour is not completely meaningless.

At least let Emperor Zhengde have a clear understanding of the military strength between the enemy and us, so that we will not blindly give birth to the illusion that our country is in the sky, the country is rich and the army is strong, and the world is invincible.

Not to mention anything else, the Tatars still have the capital to wrestle with Daming militarily.

Only when the emperor has a sense of crisis can he have the motivation to develop a new army.

As soon as Xie Shen returned to the capital, he inquired about the progress of the flintlock imitation.

It has to be said that the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty is still very superb.As long as they disassemble and study the actual flintlock gun, and then explain the basic principles, they can imitate things that are almost inseparable.

Xie Shen immediately decided to enter the palace to tell Emperor Zhengde the good news.

In his view, this is a good opportunity to change the direction of Ming Dynasty's history. If seized, a strong army and a strong country of Ming Dynasty will no longer be just empty talk.

Zhu Houzhao was not too surprised this time because he had already given Emperor Zhengde his anger, and he immediately ordered the Ministry of War to create a new army and recruit brave people across the country.

Under Xie Shen's suggestion, the Shenji Battalion also completed the upgrade, completely replacing the firecrackers with flintlock guns.

The production of flintlock guns is limited, and it is difficult to fully promote them, but it is still possible to equip them in a small area.

"Siming, the old man sometimes wonders whether you are from my Daming."

During the cabinet check-in, Li Dongyang said while stroking his beard.

"Uh"

Xie Shen looked at Li Dongyang in embarrassment, thinking to himself what does this mean?
"I have seen countless people, but I have never seen you so smart. It seems that you are ahead of everyone."

Damn, he is indeed an old fried dough stick. Li Dongyang wouldn't know that he is a time traveler, right?
If so, it would be too embarrassing.

"Grand Xiya is absurd. Xie is just lucky."

Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "One time is good luck, and every time it is like this is a matter of strength. Why don't others have so many novel ideas, but only Siming you have?"

This. How should I answer this question?
Luck is indeed a part of strength.What's more, he is indeed stronger than others.But he can't boast about himself.
"Um, maybe it has something to do with Xie's habit of thinking about things."

"It's good for young people to be humble, but don't underestimate yourself."

Li Dongyang sighed and said: "With your ability, it's okay to sit in the old man's seat. The old man is really tired."

Calculating carefully, Li Dongyang has been in the cabinet for 15 years, and in addition to the time he spent dormant in the Imperial Academy, he has seen everything he can see clearly, and he has indeed reached the age of no regrets.

To use a popular saying, the old man has seen all the vicissitudes of life.

But Xie Shen didn't want Li Dongyang to just retire like this.What a shield to say something selfish.

With Li Dongyang around, everyone wouldn't be staring at Xie Shen. Once Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were gone, no one would shelter Xie Shen from the wind and rain.

God knows if someone will be watching Shoufu's position, ready to make a stumbling block at any time.

"Grand Xiya is growing old and strong, so you can't have the intention of retiring."

Xie Shen said sincerely.

"If it's not worrying about His Majesty, the old man really wants to go back to his hometown and live a peaceful life for a few days."

After a short pause, Li Dongyang continued: "Siming, do you know what it feels like to be tired?"

Xie Shen smiled wryly in his heart, thinking that maybe no one understands this feeling better than me. As a time traveler, it is definitely a tiring thing to always remind yourself not to be assimilated.

"At least these efforts made by Duke Xi Ya are fruitful. If Duke Xi Ya doesn't do it, he can have a moment of leisure, but who else can he expect to do it?"

On this matter, Xie Shen will definitely not let go.

You can talk about other things, but you can't talk about this one!
If you want to quit the job and leave all the work to me, you are trying to exhaust me to death.

Seedlings need to be cared for, so you can't encourage them to grow like this!
But Li Dongyang kept staring at Xie Shen, making Xie Shen feel chills down his spine.

Li Dongyang looks like an old man who is very optimistic about you, which is really helpless.

Fortunately, Xie Qian coughed at the right time and said, "That's good, why should Yuanfu say these things. Why don't we go and watch the training of Shenji Camp together."

Xie Shenxin thanked Yu Qiao for being a savior, and quickly said: "Mushai Gong is right, isn't Xi Ya Gong always curious about this flintlock gun? It just so happens that His Majesty is going to watch the Shenji Camp practice today, why don't you go and see it together."

Li Dongyang hesitated and said, "This, I'm afraid this is not good."

Xie Shen thought that Li Dongyang was embarrassing, so he smiled and said: "It's okay, I won't say anything, and Mr. Muzhai won't tell. Who would know about Mr. Xiya's going to Shenji Camp?"

Unexpectedly, Li Dongyang felt helpless when Xie Shen slapped him like this, so he nodded and said: "I'm not afraid of anything, since that's the case, let's go and have a look together."

Li Dongyang had also heard about the affairs of the Xuanfu to some extent, and he also felt that there was a hidden disease in the Ming army. Since Xie Shen was able to prescribe a prescription, it is still possible to cure it.

But it is said that the three giants of the cabinet, er, the three cabinet scholars skipped work together and went out of the city.

The Shenji Camp was first established by Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, with a capacity of 5000 people.Among them were 600 infantrymen, all equipped with firearms.There are 1000 cavalry, which are considered auxiliary.There are also 400 artillerymen, as the name suggests, they are in charge of the management of artillery in wartime.

The composition of this army is still very scientific.In fact, Ming's organic firearms troops even led the West by more than 100 years.But the problem is that if technology does not advance, it will retreat.

Due to various considerations, the Ming Dynasty did not give good treatment to the craftsmen, which led to the extreme lack of folk and official creativity.

Coupled with the problem of officers not being paid, the Shenji Battalion gradually declined.When Zhengde ascended the throne, the army with a full quota of 5000 was less than 3000.

Looking at the whole country, this ratio is not bad, but in the capital, at the feet of the emperor, what is the face of the emperor if 2000 people can live and die?
It's just that Emperor Zhengde was playful and didn't bother to care about it on weekdays.

But this time Xie Shen mentioned Shenjiying, so Emperor Zhengde naturally wanted to ask about it.

The emperor personally intervened, no matter how big the difficulty was, he had to bite the bullet.Soon, the vacancy was filled, and the first batch of [-] imitation flintlock guns were also sent to Shenji Camp.

Xie Shen couldn't help but sigh, it's really good to have power.

The sudden rise of the Shenji Battalion made the other two battalions of the three major battalions in the capital envious, but there was no way to do it. Who told Xiaoge to come up with this flintlock gun that had the greatest relationship with the Shenji Battalion.

But it was said that Emperor Zhengde had been there for a long time when the three giants of the cabinet came to Shenjiying.

Seeing that besides Xie Shen, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also came along, he was quite surprised: "The chief assistant and the second assistant are also here."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the old minister also wants to see how strange this flintlock gun is."

Li Dongyang said unhurriedly, still so decent.

"Well, since they're all here, let's watch together."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and Gu Dayong, who was waiting beside him, immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty has an order, the infantry salvo!"

The 50 people lined up in a row immediately raised their flintlock guns and shot at the target two hundred paces away.

They are proficient in the use of firecrackers and cannons, so they have no psychological barriers to flintlock guns, and they can get started very quickly.

Because they have to perform in front of the imperial court, they have practiced countless times before, and there will never be any mistakes.

Only a crisp sound was heard, and several round holes appeared on the target two hundred steps away.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Houzhao clapped his hands repeatedly and said, "It's hit, it's all hit!"

He was as excited as a child, and said to Xie Shen: "Sir, this is amazing."

Zhu Houzhao likes novelty things, so he followed Emperor Hongzhi to Shenji Camp when he was still the prince.

In his impression, the range of the firecracker is not as far as that of the flintlock, and the accuracy is also much lower.

A flintlock can accurately hit a target [-] paces away, but a musket may miss a target [-] paces away.

"Your Majesty, this is the progress of the times."

Xie Shen smiled and said: "Your Majesty thinks that if this flintlock gun is widely used, how much can my Ming's combat effectiveness be improved?"

"Haha, this is God Bless Daming!"

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said: "If this flintlock gun is widely used, there will be no Tatars. If the bandit chieftain dares to violate our Ming border again, I will use this flintlock gun to shoot him hard. kill him!"

"Shoot these barbarians to death!"

Gu Dayong also gnashed his teeth.

Zhu Houzhao was amused by him, and said repeatedly: "You slave, you are becoming more and more unruly. I am discussing state affairs with several university scholars, why do you interrupt?"

Gu Dayong smiled and said: "My lord, I don't understand any state affairs, but my servant understands that your majesty is destined by heaven and blessed by heaven. Otherwise, why did God entrust such a good thing to the emperor? Woolen cloth?"

Xie Shen thought to himself, no wonder the emperor favors eunuchs, the eunuch's ability to please people is incomparable to civil servants.

This is not because the eunuchs are talented, but because the civil servants have too many scruples.

If you want to hang out in the Shilin Qingliu circle, the most important thing is the official voice. Once you are labeled as flattering the emperor, your official career will be in jeopardy.

In fact, Xie Shen was also nervous at first.Regardless of whether it is an arquebus or a flintlock, the range is actually not far, and this advantage is not obvious compared to bows and arrows.

But now it seems that at least within the range of two hundred steps, it is still possible to hit the human figure, which is enough.

The advantage of muskets over bows and arrows is that they can be deployed in a dense manner.

This avoids the problem of bow and arrow array faults.Moreover, the Musketeers do not need auxiliary troops and can fight alone, which is also very beneficial for innovating combat thinking.

As for using musket arrays to deal with cavalry, it may not be so perfect in actual combat, but it is still a new attempt.

Xie Shen is not a god, and it is impossible to destroy the world like the Creator God. He can only transform Daming within the scope of his ability, so that Daming has new things in military, economic, and institutional aspects.

This process of change may be painful and uncomfortable, but it must be experienced.

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