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Chapter 145 King Jin is ecstatic!

In the side hall of King Jin's Mansion.

King Jin held a cup of fragrant tea with a very complicated expression.

Speaking of which, he should be the vassal most trusted by Emperor Hongwu in the last years of Hongwu.

Not just because he handled the "Sapphire Case" very beautifully, showing to the central government his support for any decision made by the central government.

Also because he and King Yan have always been at odds.

For Emperor Hongwu, it was a good thing that the two most powerful kings under him were at odds.

If King Jin and King Yan had a good relationship, then Emperor Hongwu would not be able to sleep at night, thinking whether he should take one of them down to continue the battle before he died.

And because King Jin and King Yan have never been able to urinate in the same pot, the relationship between the two has not been good since they were young, but it made Emperor Hongwu trust him even more.

Originally, King Jin had a good relationship with the prince and grandson faction. After all, if the prince hadn't pleaded for mercy back then, it would be another matter whether he was still King Jin.

Coupled with the fact that he contributed a lot in the "Sapphire Case" at that time, he was deeply trusted by Emperor Hongwu.

The role of King Jin in the late Hongwu Dynasty was far more important than any other vassal king!
After Emperor Hongwu carried out a large-scale cleansing of the generals and veterans, he expanded and promoted the power of King Jin.

Not only was he given the personnel power to recommend local generals, but he was also ordered to rectify the capital, and he could even control the capital and even all local officials in peacetime!
So far, King Jin has a special status in the enfeoffment system in the early Ming Dynasty.

Even after the death of King Qin, he now rules over the north as the leader of the kings.

Some of the special powers it has obtained may not necessarily be within the reach of other kings.

In fact, the reason why Jin Wang has such power is very clear in his heart.

Emperor Hongwu had very strict requirements on him and cared for him, from building cities to building sheep and herding horses, he gave detailed instructions, all he wanted was to use him to check and balance King Yan.

In terms of his ability to command the troops, he was not inferior to King Yan, who had once been the only one in Datong and made many military exploits.

In terms of status, he is now the eldest son of King Jin, and even the elder brother of King Yan!

If he suppressed King Yan, King Yan would naturally be unable to jump up.

But now King Jin is nesting in Taiyuan, and all he does is building cities and shepherding sheep.

According to Emperor Hongwu's request, he was directing his soldiers to build the city while farming the fields.

It is expected that eighteen new guards will be established between Dongsheng and Xuanfu outside the Great Wall.

And the main job of the Eighteen Guards is to shepherd the sheep for Daming.

This made King Jin quite dissatisfied.

He, the king of Sai who was most trusted by Emperor Hongwu and helped Emperor Hongwu with all kinds of dirty work, can only do some sheep herding now? !

Too cheap!

Just when King Jin was sitting alone in the side hall, worrying about his somewhat chaotic affairs.

The military report sent from Yingtian Mansion also arrived at the telegram room in the mansion.

Half a moment later, the chief eunuch in the mansion knocked on the door of the side hall.

"My lord, there is a military letter from Beijing, and it was sent by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies."

Upon hearing this, King Jin immediately put down his teacup, stood up and walked out.

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies did not send a letter easily.

But once the letter is sent, it must be a major event involving the entire Ming military!

Walking out of the side hall, he took the telegram from the chief eunuch and read it.

The content of the telegram is not much. After all, the telegram is still a high-end product now. If you can say it simply, it will definitely not be complicated.

A telegram that could not contain more than a hundred words was quickly read by King Jin.

"Okay, okay!"

With a slap on the thigh, King Jin smiled, sweeping away his depressed mood before.

Daming is about to start the Northern Expedition again!
And this Northern Expedition, he will be one of the main forces!

The closest to the Hetao area is him, King Jin and King Dai.

But Dai Wang is still young and cannot control the army, so he has to do it!
Although the Northern Expedition will not officially start until the spring of the next year, the military equipment must be prepared in advance.

Food and everything is fine. Taiyuan has always had a high reserve of military food. Every year, a truckload of food is transported here by railway for storage.

But some new ordnance and equipment have to be issued by the central government.

"The first batch of machine guns, 1.5-inch rapid-fire guns, and howitzers will arrive in Taiyuan within one month!"

"The five airship brigades of the Central Forbidden Army will also be transferred to Taiyuan!"

"There are even thirty newly developed aircraft?"

"There are five hundred steam chariots and two thousand heavy personnel carriers?!"

Watch the military order for a brief introduction to these new weapons.

Even though there is only one sentence of introduction for each weapon, King Jin, who is familiar with military affairs, knows how powerful these weapons are!
Just the data on paper alone is several times more powerful than Daming's regular weapons!

With the addition of this sharp weapon, the frontier army, which could only fight the Beiman at a [-]-[-] split, will show its power this time!

Not to mention there are two thousand heavy personnel carriers!
This thing is fully loaded and can pull twenty fully armed soldiers with all individual combat weapons and ammunition!
Two thousand vehicles can bring [-] soldiers!
Although it is impossible to use all of them to transport troops, at least one-third should be used to carry logistical goods such as food and artillery shells, but at least 2 people can be transported at a time and put on the battlefield quickly!
These 2 people are much stronger than [-] cavalry!
As long as it is used well, it can even stop the [-] northern barbarian army!

With this sharp weapon, it is not difficult for Jin Wang to lead the 15 frontier troops in Taiyuan and Datong to take all the Hetao area in one go!

The first four sons of Emperor Hongwu were all born during the war.

When they were teenagers, they all personally experienced the era when the Chinese nation was bullied and enslaved by the northern barbarians.

When he was young, he fought with the army early, followed his father, and fought all the way from Yingtian Mansion to Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

In their bones, they have all cultivated the spirit of fighting the northern barbarians.

After the seal, no matter whether it is the king of Jin, the king of Yan, or the king of Qin, the most things they do are eating, sleeping, and beating the northern barbarians!

In recent years, due to the adjustment of the grand strategy, the King of Jin has not gone out to fight the northern barbarians for a long time, and he has always focused on defense, which has already made the King of Jin suffocate.

Now I finally have the opportunity to bring the army out to beat up the northern barbarians!

For King Jin, this is really a great joy!

"Go, pass on my military order!"

"Shanxi Xingdu Commander Division has 26 guards under its jurisdiction, entering a state of war readiness!"

"All soldiers who asked for leave, all recalled!"

"After one month, when the new equipment arrives in Taiyuan, it will be distributed to the whole army as soon as possible!"

"Drill the whole army, day and night!"

"In the spring of the coming year, fight against the northern barbarians!"

King Jin summoned the chief official of the palace with a happy face, ordering him to quickly rectify the capital.

Long Shi Gu Shenzhi took over the military letter from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies with a dignified expression, and his face was also filled with joy!
All the frontier troops of the Ming Dynasty rejoiced at the news of the war!

There is a war, for them, it is a good opportunity to increase their ranks!

It is a good opportunity to leap into the dragon's gate and change the fate of yourself and your descendants!
How can you not like it!

Gu Shenzhi accepted his head and bowed: "Follow the king's order!"

(End of this chapter)