I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

Somehow, when Chen Huaian looked at the "Edict of Sin" issued by Zhao Lingzhan, the Hongxi Emperor of the Great New Dynasty, he had an inexplicable urge to laugh.

He couldn't help but remind him of the scene when Empress Dowager Su Waner, the biological mother of Emperor Xin Lingwu, asked the eunuch Cai He to go to Longcheng, the fiefdom of King Jin, with his clothes and an edict, and invited her to go south to King Qin in Beijing to rescue him.

The two are quite similar but have similar approaches!

Whether it was Emperor Lingwu's Imperial Edict or Emperor Hongxi's Imperial Edict, the core purpose was to win over Chen Huaian in order to plot Jiang Tongzhi.

Chen Huaian also knew very well that these two emperors and the forces behind them just took a fancy to the fact that he had not ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor since he launched an army to suppress the war, and he was still flying the banner of the Jin Dynasty;

Only then, with the attitude of hitting three poles if there are dates but no dates, was issued an imperial edict to Chen Huaian.

Anyway, this paper edict doesn’t cost a penny!

The only difference is that Empress Dowager Su's original dress edict was stamped with the seal of the Imperial Seal.

As for the imperial edict issued by the treacherous prime minister Qin Ruhui on behalf of Emperor Hongxi, the seal stamped on it can be seen at a glance as the "radish seal" that was carved by craftsmen later.

This also made Chen Huaian certain that when Emperor Lingwu and Empress Dowager Su fled the imperial city in a hurry, they must have secretly taken the imperial seal with them.

Presumably, the Imperial Seal had also been brought to Jiangyin, the naval headquarters of the Great New Dynasty, by Empress Dowager Su.

When he thought of this, Chen Huaian, who was riding on horseback, didn't even have the intention to take a second look at the contents of the sinner's edict, and directly threw the brocade silk back to Pang Xianchu who was aside.

Then, he said with a smile: "Pang Xianchu, since you have seen all the envoys of the Hongxi Dynasty, you must also know the contents of the sinner's edict and Qin Ruhui's purpose, right?"

Um!

Pang Xianchu nodded without thinking.

Chen Huaian continued: "That's just right. I'm too lazy to read the content above. What do you think we should do about this matter?"

Pang Xianchu held his head high, with a determined look on his dull face, and said in a firm tone: "Back to Your Highness, if His Highness only has the eight thousand soldiers of the Dragon City Polu Army in his hands at this time;"

"The general thinks that since Emperor Hongxi has issued a decree to sin against himself, it is not a bad idea for His Highness to take advantage of the situation and become a loyal minister and good general of the new dynasty!"

"but--"

Immediately, Pang Xianchu changed the topic and said word by word: "Now His Highness has millions of troops, the Tibetan countries in the Western Region have surrendered, and the southern expedition army is about to reach the Yangtze River;"

“In General Yi’s opinion, this piece of paper written by Emperor Hong Xi is worse than a piece of paper!”

Hahaha!

After hearing Pang Xianchu's answer, Chen Huaian couldn't help laughing loudly.

After a long time, he stopped smiling, looked at Pang Xianchu and said: "Pang Xianchu, Pang Xianchu, you have learned bad things now, but - it is very suitable for me!"

"This matter will be handled according to your opinion, go ahead!"

"The general will get the order!"

Pang Xianchu immediately cupped his hands and took the order and left.

Looking at Pang Xianchu's back riding away, Chen Huaian said to himself: "Yes, if I only have eight thousand soldiers and horses, I would be happy to be a loyal king of the new dynasty;"

"What's the matter? Now the millions of troops under my command are about to cross the Yangtze River."

"Whatever bullshit edict is issued at this time, even if I try to wipe my ass with it, I will feel embarrassed!"

With that said, Chen Huaian once again galloped towards the Longcheng Navy Camp a few miles away without looking back.

Not long after, Chen Huaian and dozens of Jinwu Cavalry Guards appeared in the sight of Navy Admiral Qi Jiguang and a group of Navy generals who had been waiting outside the Navy camp for a long time.

"His Royal Highness King Jin is here!"

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Po, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, announced his voice like a bell.

drive!

drive!

Call——

When Chen Huai'an stopped the yellow gelding, Qi Jiguang and other generals immediately came up to him and knelt down to His Majesty the King of Jin on the horse:

"The last general, Qi Jiguang, comes to see His Highness the King of Jin!"

"See His Royal Highness King Jin!"

"King Jin is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

"No courtesy, stay on your own!"

While talking, Chen Huaian had already turned over and walked to Qi Jiguang's side.

After some pleasantries, the navy generals surrounded His Royal Highness Prince Jin and went to the training waters of the Longcheng Navy to inspect the training of the navy's officers and soldiers.

In the waters of Wengcheng Wharf in Bohai Bay, twenty warships of Longcheng Navy were arranged neatly on the calm sea. The bows of the warships were raised high, like giant dragons in the sea ready to attack.

On the deck of the warship, officers and soldiers of the Longcheng Navy, wearing armor and carrying swords, assembled in formation.

Following the command given by the Navy Admiral Qi Jiguang, the flag soldiers on the dock gave orders with the command flag, and the melodious horn sound immediately sounded in the waters of the Bohai Bay.

Immediately afterwards, the naval officers and soldiers of each warship who received the order quickly entered their respective combat positions.

The warship set sail and, driven by both wind and manpower, broke through the waves on the sea, stirring up layers of white waves and making bursts of beeping sounds.

boom!

boom!

boom!

Suddenly, the cannons on both sides of the warship exploded one after another. After the shells fell into the sea, they stirred up layers of water columns. It was the cannons equipped on the warship that opened fire.

The scene in front of him made Jin Wang Chen Huaian's eyes brighten when he was observing the naval training.

I have to admit that the warships of this navy are expensive for a reason. The powerful artillery alone is enough to make Longcheng Navy proud of the "navies" in the world.

In Chen Huaian's era, although gunpowder had been widely used in large areas, it was mostly used for civilian purposes, such as making fireworks and firecrackers.

During these years of time travel, it's not like he never thought about vigorously developing firearms.

However, the current level of smelting is limited. For example, the simplest artillery barrel. Although the blacksmith can make the artillery style according to the requirements, it cannot reach the military level at all;

Often after a few shots were fired, the barrel would burst.

Therefore, even though Chen Huaian traveled through the years, he never gave up the exploration and manufacture of firearms.

However, due to various current restrictions, the Firearms Bureau of the Jin Palace has not been able to make breakthrough progress, and firearms have not been applied to the Dragon City army on a large scale.

Now, with the help of the [Born Emperor's Fate] system, Chen Huaian saw with his own eyes that the Longcheng navy under his command was able to skillfully use artillery to conduct water battles, and he was so excited in his heart!

At present, the naval warships of the Great New Dynasty and even those of other countries around the world at the same time are generally equipped with cold weapons such as crossbows.

Naval battles also focus on close combat.

The Dragon City Navy has already implemented the application of thermal weapons and is fully capable of carrying out long-range strikes and dimensionality reduction strikes against enemy warships.

Chen Huaian couldn't help but sigh in his heart: With just this one step, we can be at least two hundred years ahead of Western countries. The day when the whole world speaks Chinese is not too far away!