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For Emperor Chongzhen, private visits incognito were already commonplace. But this time, he did not play this trick again, but showed that the emperor relied on it to move forward.

The Beijing camp had not seen the emperor for almost half a year. As soon as they heard that the emperor was coming, everyone was excited and immediately put out all their energy. The new army chief Xi Mao Yuanyi and the acting commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp Rongzu Dashou hurried to Welcome at the gate.

As Emperor Chongzhen walked in, he suddenly found that the ordinary soldiers in the Beijing camp seemed to be more energetic than before. Was it Zu Dashou who led them well? He thought so, secretly feeling guilty in his heart.

When we arrived at the new military academy, the second batch of new troops was already waiting here. Emperor Chongzhen didn't waste any more nonsense and immediately ordered the new army to start training.

This second batch of new troops was based on the chariot camps described in the military books written by Mao Yuanyi and Sun Chengzong. This car camp was actually improved on the car camp organized by Qi Jiguang after he arrived in Jizhen. In other words, the training of the new army went around and over, but it did not bypass the precious wealth left by Qi Jiguang.

This car camp was different from the previous one in that fusiliers replaced the matchlocks, and there were much more of them. The purpose of sidecars is mainly used to transport artillery and grain and grass supplies in peacetime. In wartime, they are used to place them in front of or on both sides of the formation, and they are not circular. Because if it is a ring, it will hinder the attack. At least in Emperor Chongzhen's view, it was impossible to win a battle with sophisticated weapons but still being passively beaten.

As soon as the drill began, more than 3,000 new troops began to skillfully change formations, imagining enemy encounters, blocking, pursuit and other battle situations. What made Emperor Chongzhen a little excited was that among the more than 3,000 new troops, there were 100 special gunners who used rifled flintlock rifles to roam behind the chariots and snipe at enemy leaders or enemies who were charging bravely. .

"Your Majesty, these special fusiliers are the one hundred best-performing fusiliers selected from two thousand fusiliers!" Mao Yuanyi noticed the emperor's demeanor and immediately responded, "It's just a pity that the army The weapons bureau can provide very few rifled flintlock guns, so only a hundred of them were organized."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. He knew before that rifled guns were difficult to make, so he didn't say much. He just replied: "I will go and take a look when I have time."

After saying this, he sent a message for a flintlock gun and came over to see it. This flintlock rifle is equipped with a bayonet, but it cannot be removed. It is usually folded at the muzzle of the gun. When it is needed, the bayonet is rotated and turned into a spear. There is also a buckle at the base of the bayonet for fixing the bayonet. One disadvantage is that it is more troublesome to rotate the bayonet and put it away again. You have to forcefully deduct the bayonet from the buckle before you can rotate it. However, considering that this does not affect wartime, this shortcoming is ignored.

Emperor Chongzhen tried it a few times and felt it was OK, but he hoped that the Ming army would not use this bayonet so much. After all, a flintlock gun equipped with a bayonet is not very handy when used to fight against an army of cold weapons. It's not as long as the enemy's spear, and it's short and not as convenient as the enemy's knife. It has many shortcomings. Otherwise, why did later generations use the sword squad when they fought on the Great Wall? They were still facing enemies with bayonets!

Actually, it’s not nice to say it. The biggest advantage of the fusiliers at this time is not that they are better than archers, but that they are easy to form into an army. They do not need to be trained for many years like archers, and not everyone can do it. They have different physical qualities. Very demanding.

Emperor Chongzhen thought so and ordered live ammunition shooting to begin.

The standards for target practice are still based on the requirements in the "New Book of Jixiao". After half a year of training, a large amount of gunpowder supply training, and the consumption of flintlock guns, this new army has met the requirements.

Listening to the target reports again and again, and seeing the satisfied look on Emperor Chongzhen's face, Mao Yuanyi said: "Your Majesty, this car camp has passed the test. There are currently very loud calls from the army to go to Liaodong to kill the prisoners."

"Oh, there's still this matter?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but asked curiously after hearing this.

You know, in the past, when the Ming army heard that it was going to be transferred to Liaodong, it would scare the army to the point of collapse. During the Tianqi period and the early Chongzhen period, when Qin soldiers were transferred to Liaodong, they mutinied halfway and either fled back to their hometowns or fell into bandits.

But after he asked, he roughly guessed the reason.

Sure enough, I heard Mao Yuanyi echoing: "There have been great victories in Liaodong, and the first batch of new troops even fought great victories, conquering Gaizhou and Haizhou, forcing Jianru to abandon Jinzhou, Fuzhou and other places. The military merit of building a prisoner's head can be exchanged for a lot of land in Liaodong. These things are very inspiring to the military. They feel that they are almost trained, so they naturally want to earn some credit."

Having said this, he smiled and said: "What if we go too late and all the Jianlu are killed!"

"Haha..." Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing when he heard this. It was just as I guessed. The positive impact of continuous victory is not only reflected on the battlefield, but also on people's hearts.

Seeing how relaxed they were talking, Zu Dashou beside him also smiled and interjected: "Your Majesty, the remaining soldiers in the Beijing camp are also eager to join the new army. If they can become a strong army, hurry up and go to Liaodong to make military achievements. Today's Liaodong, It’s quite delicious!”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly realized that this was the reason why the soldiers in the Beijing camp had become energetic.

Before he could speak, Mao Yuanyi smiled again and said: "Your Majesty, this new army is almost ready. If it continues to be trained, Lord Hubu Bi will definitely file a memorial to object. Previously, the general had heard him say Complaining that the new army has spent a lot of money and food, it’s time to go into battle and kill the enemy!”

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen understood that the training of a firearms army was far more expensive than the training of a cold weapons army. It is said that marksmanship is made with money, and this fusilier's shooting proficiency and reloading proficiency are no exception. Not only does it consume a lot of gunpowder, but the flintlock gun also has a lifespan of several shots, which all come with money. This is especially true for artillery. The amount of one shelling is quite a lot.

With this in mind, when the new army's target practice was completed, Emperor Chongzhen made an evaluation in his mind, approved Mao Yuanyi's request, and said to him: "I think it's okay. This new army will set off soon, from Ningjin to Haizhou. Assemble!”

Now, with the Ming army occupying Haizhou, the scout war is in full swing, and the Ningjin front line has almost become the rear. It is rare to see traces of Jianlu's scouting horses. The land route from Ningjin to Haizhou has also become safer.

Mao Yuanyi was overjoyed and thanked her quickly.

When Emperor Chongzhen was about to drive back to the palace, he saw someone coming out of the new army, and then the royal guards went up to the emperor to report.

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