Chapter 29 The magic weapon for victory
"Qing Zhou, do the current soldiers in the Yongwei camp have the strength to fight Jianlu?"
Emperor Chongzhen walked forward slowly and asked Zhou Yuji, who was accompanying him behind him: "With the same strength, if we fight in the wild, what are the chances of winning?"
"this…"
Zhou Yuji frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, then clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, if we are going to fight against each other, if we encounter Jianlu Zhentar, our chances of winning are less than 30%.
The armored men who built the Eight Banners, together with the infantry archers, and the artillery they carried to assist, the combat power they displayed was truly astonishing.
If you encounter the Jianlu Black Camp, your chances of winning are higher and you can be 50% sure.
The current Yongwei camp is still a newly formed army. Although the three thousand regular soldiers under its command are strong, they have not practiced battle formations, are not familiar with them, and do not have sharp weapons and armor..."
When he said this, Zhou Yuji stopped and felt uneasy in his heart. Although what he said was true, but saying this at this time, he was afraid that the emperor would be angry.
"Zhou Qing said it very objectively."
Emperor Chongzhen turned around, looked at Zhou Yuji and said: "Here at the Yongwei camp, in addition to the three thousand regular soldiers, I have assigned you two troops and horses.
One is a selection of more than a thousand warrior eunuchs, and the other is a servant transferred by the order of Ding. After I finish talking to you, Zhou Qing will lead the Yongwei camp and move to Anhua Temple.
The next thing you have to do is to organize the battalion and school, clarify the military system, and, with the regular soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion as the leaders, create an elite division that dares to fight in the field."
Next, the battle with Jianlu was launched. Pure passive defense was definitely not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted. He wanted to defeat the invading Jianlu tribes head-on!
If the Ming Dynasty was still defeated by the Jianlu in the Jisi Revolution, not only would many warriors be lost on the battlefield, but the bones of the Ming army would also be broken by the Jianlu.
In terms of strategic form, the two sides will completely reverse the situation. First, the Gyeonggi area will be plundered by the Jianlu, which will damage the vitality of the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, in the court, the momentum of not daring to fight with the Jianlu will become stronger. Finally, the Ming Dynasty will be defeated.
Liaodong's slight advantage will be completely wiped out.
Jianlu, who has returned from the victory, will gain a large amount of wealth and population in this battle, and with the victory of this battle, Jianlu will further strengthen the control of the land in Liaodong that Jianlu has stolen, causing the Han people under Jianlu's command to resist Jianlu.
The frequency of violent rule has been reduced.
"Your Majesty, soldiers alone are not enough."
Zhou Yuji hesitated again and again, and finally saluted Emperor Chongzhen with cupped fists: "If the Yongwei camp wants to become stronger, and if it wants to relieve the country and the dynasty, it must be equipped with enough cotton armor and capable fire guns.
According to the situation under the control of the last general, there are only more than 300 crossbowmen under the command of Yongwei Camp, and the rest have never handled crossbows. The current time is tight, and no matter how hard they practice, it is impossible to cultivate crossbowmen.
Therefore, if we want to increase the combat effectiveness of the Brave Guard Camp, equipping it with fire guns is what we must do, but right now, the Brave Guard Camp is lacking everything."
If there was no issue of building a border with the enemy, Zhou Yuji would never have emphasized this to Emperor Chongzhen. After all, blindly talking about the shortcomings of the Yongwei camp would leave a bad impression in the emperor's mind.
But with the current situation, Zhou Yuji also knew in his heart that the Yongwei Battalion would inevitably go into battle, and would experience fierce battles.
If even the most basic guarantees cannot be met and you encounter the enemy troops on the battlefield, there will only be one outcome.
"Don't worry, Zhou Qing. I know everything you said."
Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, pulled Zhou Yuji up, patted his shoulder and said, "You don't have to be reserved in front of me. If there is anything missing in the Yongwei camp, I am currently raising funds for you.
I will equip you with the best chariots, fire guns, armor, crossbows, etc., especially fire guns. There will never be a situation where the gun explodes before being discharged.
Zhou Qing, what you need to do now is to organize the Yongwei camp and clarify the military system in the camp, so that the generals can know the soldiers and the soldiers know the generals, instead of being defeated at the first touch.
At the same time, you have to start training with chariot formations and three-stage firing with guns. The day after tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest, I will go on a patrol to Anhua Temple. When the time comes, I will bravely defend the camp and get all the military supplies needed.
They'll all be brought along.
But I also want to see a different brave guard camp, can you do it?"
After hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Zhou Yuji was so excited that he immediately clasped his fists and shouted: "I am willing to die for your majesty!"
At first, he thought that the emperor didn't know this, but after hearing what the emperor said, Zhou Yuji understood in his heart that the emperor was a man who knew the war. He even knew that the quality of the blunderbuss was so poor that it exploded before it was fired.
In this way, the weapon that the emperor raised for the Yongwei camp was definitely not a shoddy thing, which gave him more confidence.
"Live well, don't just die easily. Only by living can you share my worries."
Emperor Chongzhen picked up Zhou Yuji, took out a document from his arms, handed it to Zhou Yuji, and said: "These are some of my ideas. After you lead your troops to move to Anhua Temple, you will use this to start the training.
On Wu Gong's side, you must cooperate with the Royal Horse Supervisor to supervise the eunuch Fang Zhenghua and select suitable candidates to serve as generals under Wu Gong.
Tell them what I have written. If the Ming Dynasty defeats the Jianlu in this battle, and if any of the eunuchs have made meritorious deeds, their sons and nephews can be incorporated into the Yongwei camp. I promise to give their descendants a future.
In addition, the martial eunuchs who survived the battle will enter the inner study hall for further study. I will also give them a future, but only if they dare to fight desperately on the battlefield. Anyone who is timid, afraid of fighting, or even flees will be punished.
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And Zhou Qing, I will equip the Yongwei camp with fire blunderbuss. The loading method will be different from the previous ones. This can effectively reduce the risk of the barrel exploding.
So after you complete the arrangement, immediately organize the fire gunners to practice according to the regulations I wrote. Relax, I created the Yongwei Camp, and I will not do anything childish."
"The final general's decree!"
Zhou Yuji suppressed his inner shock and hurriedly took the document from Emperor Chongzhen. He couldn't help but wonder what the emperor had written.
"Let's go, don't keep others waiting."
Looking at Zhou Yuji in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and walked slowly towards Gao Qiqian and the others. Zhou Yuji heard this and followed quickly behind him.
"Meet the Emperor!"
Gao Qiqian and others, who were not sure why, saw Emperor Chongzhen approaching and hurriedly bowed their hands.
"Um."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, looked at Gao Qiqian and others, and said, "Okay, don't waste time here. Act according to my will."
"My slave obeys the order!"
Gao Qiqian and they responded immediately.
However, they waited for a while but did not hear any reply. They raised their heads slightly and saw Emperor Chongzhen, accompanied by Pang Tianshou, walking quickly towards the military aircraft.
Chapter completed!