Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 707

In the middle of the day, a large group of left and right governors from the capital of the five armies also came on horseback. The governor of the capital, the prince Taibao, and the first-rank wife Qin Liangyu were at the front of the team, followed by Zu Dashou and Yang Guozhu. , Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and others.

The purpose of Zhu Youjian's decree to reopen the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is to take the opportunity to strengthen and establish the power and status of generals, and to form a situation of civil and military control in the court, but this move has not yet seen any obvious results. effectiveness.

Although the monthly regular meetings between the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies have not been interrupted, under the atmosphere of nobles and inferiors formed over the years, the officials of the Ministry of War are obviously not interested in discussing issues with such vulgar warriors, and they always put it off. He sneered at Zu Dashou and the others with airs, so that the initial monthly meetings always ended in silence.

The military generals naturally understood that the emperor wanted to use them to check and balance the civil servants, so after going through the state of kneeling unconsciously when they first saw the civil servants, relying on their military achievements in destroying the country, their courage gradually grew.

The first few monthly meetings were basically in the form of lectures by the officials of the Ministry of War in turn, and most of the generals bowed their heads to the rhythm of the training.

As they became more and more familiar with each other, and the military generals also heard some rumors, it was said that the palace officials hoped that they could speak out boldly in terms of military affairs, and analyze and interpret the military tactics of the officers and soldiers over the years from a more authoritative perspective. , so that the officers and soldiers could find more advanced strategies and tactics, when someone took the lead, the generals also calmed down and began to fight back against the civil servants' practice of talking on paper with the attitude of witnesses on the battlefield.

With the increase in the number of meetings, the differences between the two sides are also getting bigger and bigger, the attitudes between the two sides are getting tougher, and the scene is getting hotter.

Although the military generals are not the opponents of the civil servants when they drop their book bags, when it comes to the ability to curse people, they cannot catch up with the flattery of the civil servants.

All kinds of obscenities such as "straight mother thief" and "introduction to your ancestors" filled the entire venue. When the scolding was not enough, some big bosses even rolled up their arms and sleeves and wanted to go up and do it. Trembling all the time, after leaving the arena collectively, they went to the palace to file a complaint, asking Zhu Youjian to issue an order to punish these vulgar soldiers who insulted the gentlemen.

After Zhu Youjian appeased the people in the Ministry of War with good words, he also issued an order to reprimand the group of big bosses, and sternly warned them that the purpose of the discussion is to get the best solution for the matter. Debate is okay, but swearing is never allowed. If there is any violation, the court rod will be directly used, so that the generals will be honest after that.

Things have come to this point, Zhu Youjian's plan to raise the status of generals has finally been preliminarily realized. Now at least these generals are no longer as dare to speak as before. They clearly know that the military strategy formulated by civil officials is wrong, but they only I can keep my dissatisfaction in my heart.

Debate is an inevitable process to promote the development of things in a better direction, and the disadvantages of laymen leading experts must be corrected.

The governors of the Five Armies Governor's Mansion are treated the same as the generals of the Yongwei Battalion, and they are only allowed to enter after a rigorous search. .

In the eyes of the captain on duty, Jinyi, no matter how high your title is, how much credit you have made, all of these are farts, and no one is as important as the royal family.

At that time, a large group of Jinyiwei big Han generals dressed in bright armor and carried various flags, depending on the color of their mounts, rushed forward one by one.

Teams of white, burgundy, or ochre-yellow warhorses, five in a row, fifty in a row, poured out like a shooting range as if they were endless.

When the forward of the two thousand cavalry team passed by, Zhu Youjian's specially-made large four-wheeled carriage came slowly, dragged by six pure white tall horses. The convoy of cabinet ministers headed by Fuwen Tiren followed closely behind, and the same two thousand cavalry guarded behind.

This guard of honor was put on for the first time by Zhu Youjian after crossing over. It was also deliberately done after following the advice of Wen Tiren, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and other cabinet ministers, in order to show the unparalleled supremacy of the royal family in front of everyone. Status, while the civil servants and military generals are greatly shocked, they will also involuntarily have a strong sense of identity and belonging.

There is a saying in later generations that makes sense: life must have a sense of ritual.

Although the National Day military parade costs a lot, the shocking scene will also inspire a strong sense of belonging and patriotic enthusiasm among the general public.

The cavalry escorted by the Son of Heaven rumbled into the open shooting range. When Zhu Youjian's car arrived at the gate, the guards on duty in Jinyi Qiqi knelt down on one knee to greet them with military salutes. When the car drove not far from the generals who arrived first , a group of generals headed by Qin Liangyu also knelt on one knee in unison, looked up at the emperor's chariot, and expressed their supreme respect to the emperor.

After the dust rolled up by the horse team and the car fell to the ground, Zhu Youjian, wearing a black gauze folded towel on his head and a blue round-neck narrow-sleeved casual jacket, showed his figure from the building-like carriage and stepped on the stairs to get off the car.

"Your servant waits to welcome my emperor!"

According to the preparations in advance, under the leadership of Qin Liangyu, the generals maintained the military posture of kneeling on one knee, all clasping their hands over the top and shouting loudly.

"No gift, flat!"

Zhu Youjian smiled and said warmly.

"Your Majesty thanked my Emperor!"

The generals stood up one after another after shouting in unison, and the sound of armor pages colliding could be heard all of a sudden.

"It's been a long time since I and the generals have seen each other. Today is not only a business meeting, but also an opportunity for me to meet with the generals. After the business is over, the generals can enter the palace for a banquet!"

Although the emperor needs to maintain a sense of mystery, he also needs to take advantage of the opportunity to show his face from time to time. While meeting with everyone, he can also feel a sense of presence.

It is not a good thing not to appear in the sight of everyone for a long time, and taking the opportunity to give a banquet is a means of winning people's hearts.

After Qin Liangyu and others thanked loudly again, Wen Tiren and others got out of the car and rushed over.

"Revelation to the Holy Majesty, everything is ready, I respectfully invite the Holy Majesty to move over and watch!"

Zhang Jimeng, the supervisor of military weapons, came forward to salute and play.

After Zhu Youjian nodded, led by Zhang Jimeng, he went to the shooting range first, followed by a group of civil servants and generals a few steps apart.

Zhu Youjian led the crowd to a temporary wooden platform. There was a large table and a seat in the middle of the large wooden platform. After sitting down, Zhu Youjian picked up the binoculars and closed his eyes to the distance. look away.

Several human-shaped wooden targets were erected in one place of the shooting range. A hundred paces away, ten soldiers armed with the same type of muskets were standing upright and facing the targets.

After seeing that Zhu Youjian had raised the binoculars, Zhang Jimeng gave an order, and an officer of the military supervision department waved the red flag in his hand. After seeing the flag, the officer at the gunmen's office gave an order, and the five soldiers took a step forward and began to load ammunition. Ready to shoot.

After a long wait of about [-] breaths, the soldiers raised their guns to aim at the same time after loading. A whistle sounded, white gunpowder smoke rose, and the dull gun body passed over immediately.

The generals present all knew that it took time to reload rifled guns, so they were not surprised by the scene in front of them. Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Chen Qiyu and others shook their heads slightly, expressing their disapproval.

They saw through the binoculars that although the range and accuracy of rifled guns are much better than those of firecrackers, slow reloading can be said to be a fatal flaw on an ever-changing battlefield. What should we do after the enemy rushes forward with his life?
The red flag under the stage waved again. After receiving the order, the other five soldiers stepped forward and began to load ammunition. Just when everyone on the stage thought they had to wait too long, the five soldiers loaded and raised their guns in the blink of an eye. The military generals on the stage let out a sigh of relief.

Next, the five soldiers with Mines guns turned around and strode forward until they reached the designated area.

The soldiers and commanders in front had already dodged to the side. Only these five soldiers stood on the field, and they were hundreds of steps away from the target.

The next scene surprised the civil servants and generals on the stage.

The five soldiers quickly reloaded again and raised their guns to aim. As the gunshots came, everyone observed through the binoculars that one of the targets actually shook slightly.

This is the vibration produced after being hit by a bullet.

With a hissing sound of breathing in, a slight commotion rippled among the generals.

"How is it possible! This is four hundred steps away!"

"It can't be that the military inspectors have used some tricks?"

"Damn you! Could it be that my eyes are dazzled?"

"There must be a ghost! Even the little Folang machine can't hit this far!"

The voices of generals were getting louder and louder, doubts and doubts accounted for the majority. After Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng beside him looked at each other, they both saw the horror in each other's eyes.

As if he had expected the reaction of everyone on the field, Zhu Youjian put down the binoculars and said with a smile: "Anyone who has doubts can move closer to watch!"

As soon as Zhu Youjian's words fell, a group of generals rushed down the stage regardless of etiquette, and went straight to the soldiers with guns.Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, and Chen Qiyu hesitated for a moment, then charged Zhu Youjian, and also moved forward.

Under the close observation of the crowd, the five soldiers quickly reloaded and fired again. As the distance approached, the binoculars could see very clearly.

At four hundred paces, that is, at a distance of more than 500 meters, two bullets from the five Minie guns hit the target, which is more than a hundred paces longer than the farthest range of the rifled gun. Make a precise hit.

Next, the five soldiers retreated again to test long-distance shooting, and the final result shocked all the generals out of their eyes.

The longest range of the Minie gun has reached more than five hundred steps, which is a range of nearly 800 meters.

A weapon capable of sweeping away any armed forces in the world was finally born in Daming.

　Thanks to Venus for the graphics card and the red sword.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)