King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Guo Ying smiled bitterly and said: "Originally, we were marching on the post road, and we happened to see this batch of transport teams flying the flag of the King of Lu on the way. I heard that they were transported to Peking. It was only after I ordered someone to inquire that I found out that this transport team was transporting New firearms given to us.

I felt itchy for a moment, so I ordered the army to come down and equip all these muskets and artillery.

Haha, I was among them and tried the power of the musket, and it was indeed extraordinary!
I just didn't expect that although this artillery is easy to carry and the musket is not heavy compared to ordinary muskets, this replacement has delayed a lot of time. I calculated that it was delayed by at least two hours. It almost broke. Your Highness's serious matter is really my fault. "

After hearing Guo Ying's words, everyone present was shocked.

Wuding Hou Guo Ying was a down-to-earth man and had an excellent reputation both in the government and in the public. Even though he was a relative of the emperor and had repeatedly made military exploits, he was one of the most respected people by the emperor. He was always modest and prudent, sincere and would never speak out. It's nonsense, so his words are extremely credible in the hearts of everyone.

Xu Da couldn't help but said in surprise: "So, your limit is not yet at this speed. It's entirely because of some delays!"

When Feng Sheng heard Guo Ying's words, he also looked at Lu Wangwei in the martial arts arena with curiosity.

"Tsk! It is indeed an army trained at a great price! It is indeed extraordinary!"

Fu Youde smiled and said: "Song Guogong, if the Northern Expedition is to be carried out, will you allocate this army to me? I guarantee that the people will be put to their best use and the materials will be used to their full potential!"

Feng Sheng smiled and said, "Okay! If Lord Ying is willing, that would be great!"

Fu Youde was stunned.

This is obviously an elite force, and each of them is equipped with a musket. There are also new artillery behind them. This might be even more powerful!
If such an army went to war, wouldn't it be handy?

Why did Song Guogong be so generous and still give in?

suddenly.

Fu Youde looked at Lu Wang Zhu Tan not far away and understood immediately.

This Feng Sheng has such a deep scheming!

He smiled bitterly and said: "That's it, Duke Song! I was just joking! I am not qualified to command this army. It must be controlled by the Chinese army."

Feng Sheng smiled.

I'm sorry you don't dare to accept it either!

This Lu Wangwei seems to be elite, but its status is too special.

The commander behind the scenes was King Lu, and the commander on the surface was Wu Dinghou Guo Ying.

Apart from anything else, the background alone is terrifying. How should I use it then?
It's okay to use King Lu's guards to attack the fortress, but if there are heavy casualties, will King Lu spare him?

But if King Lu's guards were protected and prevented from going to the front line, and no success was achieved in the end, wouldn't the arrogant King Lu be even more dissatisfied?

He didn't even give them Lu Wangwei a chance to show off!
The balance is difficult to grasp, and even Feng Sheng himself has a headache.

Fu Youde, how dare you accept this mess.

at this time.

King Yan Zhu Di also noticed that in addition to muskets, King Lu's guard also had various artillery. Although the weight of these artillery seemed to be much lighter and more beautiful than the artillery used by the Ming Dynasty today, they were still not small. burden.

If this is the case, the marching speed of Lu Wangwei will be even more terrifying!

People often say that when marching in a hurry, you need to dress lightly and be simple. Instead, these people were fully equipped and in neat military appearance, and they ran for more than 300 miles. This is simply unimaginable!
The most important thing is that these people are still very energetic and seem to be ready to fight on the battlefield at any time.
Zhu Di sighed.

"Why can't I train such a soldier? How is Yanshan Guard worse than others?"

Zhu Neng, who was not far away, laughed dryly and said to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, we are short of money! The general has heard that those soldiers have enough rice and white flour every day, and they have vegetables, eggs and meat for three meals. What kind of work can they do?" They don't have to do anything, they just need to be trained, and they also receive salary and money, and it turns out that all the farms of King Lu's guards were rewarded to them! These people look like big soldiers, but in fact, they are all landlords! Lao Cai!
Maybe one of the small flags or hundreds of households will make more than we make in a year! "

When Zhu Di heard this, his face turned red.

Of course I can't compare to Lao Shi's financial resources, but I just feel envious. Do I need you to jump out and slap me in the face?
He gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that everyone was praising Zhu Tan's Lu Wangwei, the old father's worry that his son was drifting took over again.

He snorted and said: "It's just a heavy march, what's the big deal? We are raising a group of soldiers capable of fighting, not a group of horses capable of transporting goods!"

If just running fast and being able to carry heavy loads would make us the best in the world, wouldn't it mean that if we raise a large group of horses we can defend the Ming Dynasty? It still depends on how it goes on the battlefield!

Now that everyone is here, let’s go down and choose 500 people to play a game! "

Wu Dinghou Guo Ying took the order and was about to leave, Zhu Tan said with a smile: "After all, I am the actual commander of King Lu's guard. Please ask me to accompany Wuding Hou."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

Lao Shi did this well!
Although the generals under him are the actual commanders on the battlefield, as the founder of King Lu's Guard, Zhu Tan should be more present on various occasions. Those military officers only have Guo Ying in their eyes, and not him as King of Lu. .

On the martial arts field.

Lan Yu watched Zhu Tan and Wu Dinghou Guo Ying walk down.

He immediately turned around and yelled at the guards in front of him.

"Boys! Our opponent is here!

I tell you, these people have just been on the boat for more than a month. Not to mention anything else, the seasickness alone is enough for them to drink a pot, and now they are all very tired!
However, as soon as they got off the ship, they marched more than 20 miles with their baggage in more than 300 hours to get here!

Up to now, I can still keep my military appearance neat and tidy! Can you do such a thing? "

Everyone frowned when they heard this.

Someone laughed dryly and said: "Father! You ask us to draw a knife and kill people, how dare we claim to be the best in the world! But it's really hard for Lu Wangwei to do this! I think it's quite embarrassing! But they can run and endure hardships. How? We still don’t accept them!”

Lan Yu snorted and said: "This counts as you telling the truth! To be honest, after fighting for so many years, everyone knows that it is not about having physical strength and being able to endure hardships and stand hard work that will lead to victory. Real battlefield skills , It’s from the swords and blood and shadows, so you’re right if you don’t obey them, what’s the point of being convinced by a bunch of stupid people?”

Lan Yu looked at the crowd and shouted: "Now you know, how much physical strength can they still have after such a big exertion?
And what about you?

What a bunch of bastards!

I issued a summons order in the military camp the day before yesterday, but more than 100 people didn't come back on time. In the end, I sent someone to pull you out of the brothel!

It’s really embarrassing for me!
This is considered a lot of consumption for you, right?

Today I put my words here!

There are more than a hundred adopted sons of Lao Tzu among you! There are also people whom I value most. If you behave well in the future, I will adopt you as your adopted son!

But it’s not that easy to recognize me as your father!

There is no coward among my sons!

If you can't defeat the King Lu's guard on the opposite side today, whoever the hell falls will be removed from my bodyguards!
Damn it, if no one is brought down, then I will deal with it according to military law and get them all out of the guard camp. You are not worthy of following me! "

As soon as the words fell, the morale of the blue jade guards was immediately lifted!

Everyone howled like a group of bloodthirsty beasts. In fact, every time Lan Yu mobilized in front of the army, he was so rude and wild. And every time, it can achieve the effect of stimulating military morale.

These rough guys also like this the most.

All of a sudden, all the guards had already raised the wooden swords in their hands, waving them and howling loudly.

"What's the use of standing together? I'll knock them all down with one punch!"

"You are a hero who came out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. How can you be the same as this group of young soldiers? You have killed more than 20 Tatars on the battlefield. If you don't beat them until they cry for father and mother today, I don’t deserve to be my godfather’s son!”

"Don't worry, foster father! Just leave these stupid, clumsy guys across the street to your sons! This time we have to knock them down. If any of us are knocked down by them, we might as well have our eggs cut off and become eunuchs." Forget it! There are no cowards among those who follow my adoptive father!"

For a time, although the queue of Lan Yu's personal guards stood more scattered, looking like a group of bandits wearing Ming military uniforms, their morale had been completely boosted!

Each and every one of them was shouting and screaming, showing a fierce aura, as if a tiger was ready to devour anyone at any time!
the other side.

Zhu Tan and Guo Ying walked up to all the King Lu guards.

Guo Ying looked at everyone and said solemnly: "Do you still have the strength to fight?"

After the words fell, 5000 people from King Lu's Guards shouted in unison.

"Can fight! Can fight! Can fight!"

Guo Ying nodded and said: "Okay! But this time we only need five hundred people! If you can still fight now, take a step forward!"

The words fell.

There was a "crash" sound.

Five thousand Lu kings and guards all took a step forward!
No one hesitated at all.

Guo Ying was also slightly shocked when he saw it, with a moved expression on his face.

He couldn't help but said to Zhu Tan: "This is the first time I have brought such a soldier! Speaking of which, it is thanks to the systems you set up that we can raise such good soldiers!"
However, now I am in trouble.
How should these five hundred people be selected? "

Zhu Tan said with a smile: "The old way is to let them recommend themselves! The reason why I have confidence in King Lu's guard is because this is an army with a soul! Only they know the strength of their own people best, and it is up to them to recommend them." Just five hundred people will come!”

Guo Ying nodded and shouted to everyone: "Okay!

This general has seen your determination to fight!

Now we will invite fifty hundred households, and each hundred households will select ten people to serve as representatives of the 500 personal guards this time!
Time is running out, so hurry up! "

Guo Ying's voice fell.

The sergeants immediately divided into fifty small queues according to the hundred-household formation and began to recommend candidates who could fight.

This sight was refreshing to Zhu Yuanzhang and others on the viewing platform.

"This is the first time I've seen such a rush to fight."

"Not to mention their strength, their spirit alone is far superior to ordinary guardsmen!

If an army wants to become an elite, being willing to fight and dare to fight is a prerequisite! "

"Lu Wangwei heard that it cost a lot of money, but now it seems that the money spent may not be worth it."

When Wen Xiangqing, the Minister of War, saw this scene, his expression was a little shaken.

His opposition to Zhu Tan's reform of the military system was purely out of public interest.

On the one hand, reforming the guard system will cause moral turmoil in the military.

At the same time, King Lu's vassal originally had more than 30,000 available soldiers, but this was suddenly reduced to only 5,000. Wen Xiangqing really felt that Zhu Tan was messing around.

If it is promoted indiscriminately, I am afraid it will ruin national affairs.

But now after seeing that King Lu's guards showed a completely different style from ordinary guards, they did not continue to resist.

“If this Lu Wangwei consumes less energy, it would really be worth a try!
Nowadays, the situation of maintaining the combat effectiveness of soldiers from various local guards in random inspections is really not optimistic!

This is only the early stage of the establishment of the dynasty. If the peace lasts for a long time, I can't imagine what the combat power of these guards will become! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Wen Xiangqing's words, he couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart.

I really want to ask Lao Shi later, what is the consumption of Lu Wangwei?
Which ones are necessary and which ones are unnecessary? You can make some choices when the time comes, and then let the Ministry of War promote it to health centers across the country.

Speaking of today's garrison soldiers, although it seems that they did not cost the court a penny and did not place any burden on the people, the fields in the military garrison originally needed to be paid taxes.

After adding troops to the guard station, the taxes paid will be much less.

What's more, many of the fields in those military camps were taken from wealthy local landlords. It's just a saying that they didn't spend a penny. The court still spent a lot of money on it.

If the fields in these military camps were turned into government fields to collect rent, the money actually gained would not be too little.

And now these guardsmen do more than just farming every year!
Except for the Beijing Camp, those who were able to maintain combat effectiveness and conduct training in other places were not optimistic after random inspections by the Ministry of War. The commanders of the guard posts in many places were also punished, but it was of little significance.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the more peaceful the world was, the faster the combat effectiveness of these guards would decline.

As for King Lu's guard, although it seems that the number of troops is much smaller now, its combat effectiveness is much better than that of ordinary guards.

Zhu Yuanzhang never believed that the more soldiers he had, the stronger he would be. Back then, Chen Youliang and Yuan Ting both had more soldiers than he did. What was the result?

No, he was still beaten to a pulp.

This is the reason why soldiers should be more valuable than more.

On the martial arts field.

soon.

Five hundred people stood in front of Zhu Tan.

These are the elites selected through the recommendation of fifty hundred households.

Zhu Tan looked at them. Sure enough, they were all fierce and powerful, with extraordinary momentum.

Zhu Tan smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work for coming all the way!"

Five hundred people shouted loudly.

"It's not hard to go back to Your Highness!"

Zhu Tan nodded and said: "Today's battle is the first battle after our rebirth as Lu Wangwei! I leave everything to you!" (End of this chapter)