Cutting 1719

Chapter 330

Nanjing has now become the focus of the world's attention. Whether it is Yongzheng, Liu Ruhan, or Zhu Yigui, they are all paying attention to the situation of this negotiation. You must know that the current situation in the world, to a certain extent, is completely controlled by Ning. Those who are controlled by Chu can only fight if they don't want to listen.

Xue Guan had already arrived in Nanjing with his people, but he had never seen Ning Yu, not even Ning Chu's chief assistant and second assistant, and only Song Enming, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, came out to receive him. It is said that it is not a traditional veteran of Ning Chu, but a scholar brought back by Ning Yu from Jiangnan. He once learned Portuguese and French from Westerners in Fujian.

Song Enming was born in the traditional Confucian cultural circle, so his thinking is not much different from that of traditional Han scholars, but at least he has seen a lot of people in the market, and he also has talents and abilities, so Ning Yu also recruited him from a middle-level official in the Dudu Mansion. An official, he was exceptionally promoted to become the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the new dynasty.

"May I ask Mr. Song, I have been in Nanjing for some time, why do you see me so late in your country? Could it be that they are ignoring our righteous army?"

Xue Guan's face was a little gloomy. This time his mission was absolutely extraordinary. If the other party didn't take the bait, it would be a bit difficult. After all, in the whole world, only the Fuhan Army had the ability to provide a large number of guns and cannons.
Song Enming's face was not in a hurry, and he said slowly: "The emperor has been busy with government affairs recently, and he really has no time to meet the envoy. What are the two adults, the first assistant and the second assistant, doing? I dare not ask. Besides, I am a dignified diplomat of Chu. Bu Shangshu came to see the envoy, could it be that he wronged the envoy?"

"Don't dare, Mr. Song, it's not that we have any objections to your lord, it's just that this time we come to see the Emperor of Chu, there are really important matters to discuss. It's a major matter that concerns the interests of both of us!"

Xue Guan hated secretly in his heart, but on the surface he became more and more humble, who could say that he was inferior to others?

Song Enming chuckled, "It's really not that I'm trying to shirk, I'll tell you the truth, the emperor has gone to inspect the imperial guards and the martial arts hall, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while, Mr. Shoufu is in Wuchang to deal with the matter. It's not in Nanjing, as for Mr. Cifu, he went with the emperor too."

Hearing what Song Enming said, Xue Guan began to become suspicious in his heart. It is reasonable to say that it is not a rare thing to inspect the imperial guards and the martial arts hall, but it is not uncommon to go to Wuchang with the chief assistant Ning Zhongjing. I feel a little delusional
Speaking of which, although the capital of Ningchu is in Nanjing, the key point is still in Wuchang. After all, that is the home of the Fuhan Army. Even a brigade of the Imperial Guards has not moved in Wuchang. The key is the Hanyang Iron Army there. The factory and the gun factory are places that are enough to make all the forces in the world envy.

"Master Shoufu is going to Wuchang, and he probably won't be able to come back for a while." Xue Guan said tentatively, while looking at Song Enming's face, but the other party was always smiling, but it made Xue Guan feel a little Very helpless, "Then we can only wait for the emperor to come back."

Song Enming changed the subject, "Your envoy, if you have any questions, you may wish to talk to me. After all, I am also the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Dachu. I can still make decisions about ordinary things."

"Forget it, anyway, it's not a shameful thing. His Royal Highness Liu Ruhan, King of the Han Dynasty, is willing to join Da Chu and become a loyal minister of Da Chu!"

Xue Guan's face was upright and awe-inspiring, as if he had a heart to swear allegiance to the emperor to the death, but Song Enming was a little dumbfounded.

In fact, Song Enming was not wrong. The first assistant Ning Zhongjing did go to Wuchang, and Ning Yu took the second assistant Cui Wancai to inspect the Imperial Guard and the Lecture Hall, but there were two people beside him, who represented this time. Prince Yi Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing, who were envoys of the Qing Dynasty, followed Ning Yu to the Imperial Guard barracks outside Nanjing.

After Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing arrived in Nanjing, they were taken by Ning Yu to visit the military camp outside the city before they could officially sit down to take a breather. This certainly surprised them, but they were also a little puzzled. How could anyone take the initiative to bring their opponents to understand their own family confidential?But it just happened to be an opportunity, so the two followed along all the way regardless of the fatigue of the frame.

Ning Yu brought the two of them here, so naturally he would not show them the secrets out of good intentions. In fact, this inspection was planned long ago when he learned that the Qing court was going to send someone to the mission. The purpose was naturally for a Big plans.

"Prince Yi, I know that you have come from the same way and worked very hard. I originally prepared a feast for you to cleanse the dust, but it happened to catch up with the inspection, so I brought you here together. There should be no complaints, right?" Ning Yu had a smile on his face, he still admired a man like Yunxiang.

Yunxiang looked at this young man who was not much older than the third elder brother Hongshi, but he was deeply moved. He had done so many great things when he was less than 20 years old, let alone them, even in the past dynasties , and there are very few young heroes who can match him, thinking in his heart, his face is more or less humble.

"Your Majesty, you are being polite. Yunxiang came to Dachu this time, naturally he did as he pleases, and dared not ask for anything."

Zhang Boxing on the side just looked at the two with squinted eyes, and then looked at Cui Wancai who was smiling and silent. He didn't speak at the moment, but just watched all this quietly.

Everyone walked into the newly renovated barracks of the Imperial Guards, and the first thing that caught everyone's sight was a stone tablet, engraved with eight large characters, "A man is loyal and loyal, and he will die to serve the country", with an iron pen and a silver hook, it looks murderous .

Soon, Ning Zuyi trotted all the way over and gave a military salute. Behind him were still a few staff officers, wearing the military uniform of the Fuhan Army, who looked majestic and extremely energetic. Let Yunxiang see He couldn't help but nodded, he had stayed in the Fengtai camp, and the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty didn't have such vigor.

"Your Majesty, the troops are ready, please review."

Ning Yu glanced at Yun Xiang, smiled and said, "Then let's go."

The Imperial Guard's school field covers a very large area, and everyone walked all the way for a while before they arrived at a high platform, on which there were already many staff officers in red clothes, who were writing and drawing. When they saw Ning Yu and others coming, they hurriedly Stand at attention and salute.

"Your Majesty, the troops are ready, can we start the exercise?"

"let's start."

Ning Yu led everyone to stand in front of the high platform, and could clearly see all the movements on the school grounds. The scale of the school grounds was very large, and there were densely packed dummies in the distance, as well as fortifications and city walls, which looked like It looks decent, almost the same as the real battlefield, except that there is no one in the school ground at this time.

Just when Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing were puzzled, after hearing a drumbeat, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fuhan Army poured out like flowing water. The red uniforms were like a ball of flames, burning the whole earth, but a quarter of an hour had not arrived yet. , the flames turned into neat square formations, and the bayonet hanging on the waist reflected the cold light.

Yunxiang couldn't help but gasped. Perhaps in the eyes of a civil official like Zhang Boxing, the Fuhan Army only moved faster and the ranks were more neatly arranged. But only those who have actually led soldiers know that behind such an assembly speed, there is actually It is to test the command ability and execution ability of this army.

If it was placed in the Qing army, if he wanted to find a comparable army, Yun Xiang found out very sadly that the Qing army was far inferior to the firearms and equipment alone.

There is no such army in the Qing army, not to mention the ordinary green battalion, and it is impossible to implement orders and prohibitions, let alone other things. It's hard to get to this step.

Thinking of this, Yun Xiang's face became a little gloomy, he didn't speak any more, just quietly looked at the Fu Han army below.

During the assembly process of the Fuhan Army, the artillery positions of the Fuhan Army were also successfully built. Six-pound cannons, twelve-pound cannons, and even eighteen-pound cannons were listed in front of the formation one by one, and the numbers were roughly estimated There were more than a hundred of them at once. The gun barrels of these artillery were glowing with a faint light, and they were wiped clean. The gunners stood silently.

"dong dong dong"

Three drums sounded, and the gunners quickly started to move. Black bullets were stuffed into the barrel of the gun, and then the match was ignited, and thick white smoke came out, which made Yunxiang feel Excited and nervous, he really hoped that some of these cannons could be fired, so that he could find a reason to continue to excuse the Jingshi Firearms Camp.
"Boom - boom -"

After a burst of gunfire sounded, densely packed projectiles flew to the distant target shooting range, and then a series of explosions sounded. This was to better reflect the effect of the exercise, and all of them were replaced with flowering bullets, so the momentum was stronger than that of solid bullets. It was much stronger, but a thick smoke rose up, blocking everyone's sight.

Just a moment later, the gunpowder smoke slowly dissipated, but the scene in front of them made Yun Xiang and Zhang Boxing gasp. It turned out that those dummy workers and city walls were almost completely destroyed now, only some ruins remained. Standing still, the top is smoked into pitch black, and it looks a bit desolate
"Great Chu's soldiers are so powerful. It really opened my eyes."

Yun Xiang subconsciously picked up the tea cup at the side, but his hands were trembling slightly, almost unstoppable, it wasn't because Yun Xiang was timid, it was because the scene just now caused too much psychological pressure on him!

Ning Yu was secretly a little proud. This move was proposed by him and Ning Tieshan, that is, to use large-scale artillery to cover and attack local positions. Of course, since the accuracy of artillery is not high enough today, he has tried many Only then did I master certain skills, especially the distribution of artillery and the adjustment of angles, all in order to create this scene.

Looking at it now, this scene really frightened Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing. Even Zhang Boxing, who is not familiar with military affairs, looked a little pale in front of such shelling. He seemed to be able to imagine that if the Qing army lined up opposite , I am afraid that this round of shelling alone can kill thousands of people
Everyone was silent, but the soldiers of the Fuhan Army on the school field started to move. They lined up neatly in three horizontal rows, and began to move forward slowly under the sound of drums. When they were only a hundred steps away from the school field , they raised their guns together, pulled the trigger, then took a step back, and the soldiers behind took a step forward, raised their guns and fired.
Rows of projectiles poured out like rain, beating the straw man on the school field beyond recognition. Thick white smoke spread out, exuding the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke, but to the soldiers, it was a must on the battlefield. smell
After the volley of guns finished shooting, the soldiers pulled out the long bayonets from their waists and hung them on the muzzles of the guns. Then, under the leadership of their respective company commanders and captains, they charged forward in groups, when the bayonets that were shining coldly slammed When it was stabbed into the straw man's chest, Yun Xiang, who was standing on the platform, felt a stabbing pain in his heart, as if the bayonet had been inserted into his heart, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to cover his chest
Strictly speaking, the real tricks of this military exercise are all in the details, but Zhang Boxing will not talk about it. Yunxiang himself is a half bucket of water. He couldn't find a really powerful enemy method, and after the whole exercise, only the guns and cannons were left in his mind, and the rest was the long bayonet.

"It's sensational"

Yunxiang's back was already wet with cold sweat, he can guarantee that even the new army trained by Daqing now cannot be the opponent of this army, it's just that he feels a little unwilling, and hopes to ask what happened .

"Your Majesty, is this army the most elite of the Fuhan Army?"

Ning Yu chuckled, "The imperial guards were a garrison division in their previous life. Strictly speaking, they can't be regarded as the most elite troops. Right now, the most elite divisions of my Fuhan Army are still in Fujian." After finishing speaking, it means He took a long look at Yunxiang.

Yun Xiang's heart suddenly sank, if it's just the most elite, there will be tens of thousands of people here, but the problem is that Ning Yu's words should not be false, such lies can be easily exposed. But if it is Really, then the meaning represented here is not simple, which means that as long as the Fuhan Army has [-] troops like this, the current Qing Dynasty will not be able to handle it at all.

Cui Wancai on the side smiled and said: "Your envoy came from a long way. Today's inspection took a long time, but your envoy worked hard. I will accompany the two of you to the post house later, and I will talk with your envoy in detail."

When Yunxiang heard this, he was a little reluctant. He knew that Ning Yu would go to a place where there was a martial arts lecture today, so he was quite curious, so he said in a low voice: "The minister is tired after seeing this exercise. I have already gone, but I want to continue to see the power of Da Chu, and I hope His Majesty will allow it."

Ning Yu sneered in his heart, this drama is really addictive, but this time he was not so polite, and said softly: "Your envoy doesn't know, my great Chu lecture hall is a secret place for the military. Extraordinary people can enter, but if your envoy wants to see it, it will be inconvenient, please forgive me."

Hearing Ning Yu's words, Yunxiang had no choice but to give up, and left with Zhang Boxing and others dismayed with Cui Wancai.But before he left, he glanced at the school field again and let out an inexplicable exclamation.

"Hey, Daqing, if you don't pull yourself together, it's really over."

(End of this chapter)