golden scales

When Yang Yongyu went to the enemy camp, his heart beat like a drum.

Dr. Qin Tianjian's rank is not high, but the negative impact of surrendering to the thief is very large.His surrender even angered the Ming court even more than Xiao Yingkun, who had once been the chief political envoy, assumed a false post.

There is no other, because Qin Tianjian is not a simple astronomical observation institution, or a calendar-making institution, but adhering to the important task of conveying the destiny, although it is humble, it is very detached.

Since the Western Jin Dynasty, "private learning of astronomy" has been written into the criminal code, and folk dissemination is prohibited.In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it reached its peak. Although there were clauses in the code that surrendered to a lighter crime and punished, "private study of astronomy" was excluded.Because of its vast territory, the Yuan Dynasty also added a clause prohibiting private study of the Islamic calendar, and private study of the Islamic calendar was not allowed.In the Ming Code, there is an explicit decree: "(Qin Tianjian) personnel are never allowed to move, and descendants only learn astronomy and calendar calculations, and are not allowed to learn other occupations; those who do not learn scholars are sent to the South China Sea to serve as soldiers."

All the personnel of the Qin Tianjian are strategic resources that the imperial court focuses on. However, Yang Yongyu turned to the intruder after being captured and provided the intruder with the "destiny" weapon. This is undoubtedly an unforgivable act.If even the officials of the Qin Tianjian succumbed to the thieves, wouldn't it mean that the destiny was on the side of the thieves?

Only in this way, it can be said that he is playing the rudder according to the wind, arguing that he and the intruder are false and submissive, and they are not sincerely seeking refuge.

However, when Chengtian Mansion fell, Yang Yongyu not only surrendered, but also said: There are many treasures in the Xianling Mausoleum, which can be excavated for military use.

That's Xianling!It is the mausoleum of King Xingxian!

There were two turning points in the imperial lineage of Ming Dynasty.The first turn was in Chengzu, who won the world with the battle of Fengtian Jingnan and broke the imperial line of the former prince Zhu Biao.The second turning point is after Wu Zong.Because Wu Zong had no children, Empress Dowager Zhang and the chief minister of the cabinet Yang Tinghe welcomed Ming Xianzong's concubine grandson, Ming Xiaozong's nephew, Ming Wuzong's cousin, and the second son of Xingxian King Zhu Youzhu as emperor, that is, Emperor Jiajing.Emperor Jiajing passed on to his son Longqing, Longqing passed on to Wanli, Wanli passed on to Taichang, Tianqi and Chongzhen were both sons of Emperor Taichang.

Yang Yongyu actually said that the thieves were digging the mausoleum of King Xingxian, which made the current sage gnash his teeth even more than Zhang Xianzhong digging the Fengyang ancestral grave!

Now, the chief culprit actually went to meet the Ming Crown Prince in the enemy camp. Isn't this a case of sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth and never returning?Every time Yang Yongyu took a step, he felt that he was getting closer to the execution ground. It was even conceivable that a bronze cauldron had been prepared there, and when he stood in front of the prince to verify his integrity, he would be thrown into the cauldron for frying. Dregs!

"Criminal Yang Yongyu, pay homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Yang Yongyu cried before seeing Zhu Cihong, as if mourning a concubine, his head was only buried in his arms, and he dared to raise his eyes to verify his integrity.

When Zhu Cihong saw the envoy, he was a little surprised: "Yang Yongyu, didn't you become a minister of etiquette and politics? Why were you sent to be the envoy for this flag sacrifice?"

Didn't the thief Niu Jinxing hate himself for being close to Song Xiance, and used this plan to kill people with a knife!Yang Yongyu gritted his teeth tightly, wishing to eat that little man Niu Jinxing alive, but he couldn't reveal a word at this time, otherwise his crime of being a thief would be a certainty, and he would have no chance of life.

"Your Highness!" Yang Yongyu cried, "After the criminal was held hostage by the intruder, he wanted to be loyal to himself, but he was unwilling to die like this. He always wanted to see the day of the Ming Dynasty's rejuvenation before he could rest in peace. Excavating the imperial mausoleum is clearly going to break the way of the criminal minister! The criminal minister cried and cursed every day in the bandit camp, and the thief resorted to this trick of borrowing a knife to kill the minister and let the minister come back, so that the court will bear the name of manslaughter Zhongliang!"

"Well, you're good at talking." Zhu Cihong moved the corner of his mouth: "What are you? Li Zicheng values ​​you so much, and still endures your crying and scolding every day. Is he very magnanimous?"

Yang Yongyu was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect the prince's attitude to be so resolute and stern.The Ming imperial family he knew was not like this. Whether it was Emperor Tianqi or Emperor Chongzhen, they were all "good people" full of women's benevolence.In particular, Emperor Chongzhen showed great kindness to Qin Tianjian. Many prohibitions were lifted by this emperor, which made the staff of Qin Tianjian somewhat grateful.

——This prince doesn't look like the emperor at all!

Yang Yongyu cried in his heart.

"Let's go to the back and stay for a while, and you can save your life!" Zhu Cihong said in a strong voice: "I will talk to you after I have dealt with Liu thief."

"Your Highness!" Yang Yongyu suddenly realized that he might not die, and immediately shouted: "Your Highness, don't underestimate the enemy! There are many thieves, and Liu Zongmin, the general of thieves, is even more difficult to deal with!"

"Gu is the generation of Yi Yu!" Zhu Cihuang scolded with staring eyes: "Take this dog down and imprison him, don't let him run away! Order the whole army, beat the drums! Come in!"

The attendants dragged down the crying Yang Yongyu immediately, and the messenger also took Zhu Cihong's military order and ran outside.Chen De didn't speak until Zhu Cihong gave the order to beat the drums and march into the army, then he said: "Your Highness, it's going to be dark."

"What I want is that it's getting dark." Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

If it was dark and unable to fight, Liu Zongmin would definitely huddle up in the camp and rely on fortifications to resist the night battles of officers and soldiers.At that time, I was chaotic and the enemy was not chaotic, and I was absolutely suicidal.

Taking advantage of the fact that it is getting dark and there is not enough time for a big battle, it is enough for a small fight.As long as Liu Zongmin is willing to send troops to Xiaodou, he must return to the camp to rest after dark, and that is the time when they are most likely to show their flaws.

In order to implement this set of tactical intentions, the first thing is that the continuous combat power of the guard battalion is strong enough to maintain physical fitness during the fight until the enemy is finally worn down.It is not difficult for the guards of the Eastern Palace to have sufficient nutrition guarantee, strong fighting spirit, and high-intensity training that they are accustomed to.

The second is not to be afraid of night battles.

Undernourished troops often suffer from large-scale night blindness, while the Donggong Guard Battalion has sufficient intake from animal fat to internal organs, and includes emergency gatherings at night and emergency training in the training program. I am afraid that it is the army that is least afraid of night battles in this era. up.

Therefore, what Zhu Cihong chose was not a night raid, but a night positional battle, and defeated the enemy while trying to ensure that his organization was as neat as possible.Even if something unexpected happens, the East Palace Guard Battalion can use the "insurance" of the military rank system to restore the establishment as soon as possible, and continue to attack the enemy by taking advantage of the formation.

The three military departments on the left, middle and right were originally the most elite of the Central Military Department, which was also because His Royal Highness was directly under the Crown Prince and had been living in the East Palace to do security work.There is no difference between the three military departments in terms of welfare and armament assembly.However, after coming out this time, the Right Army Department somehow became the most elite unit of the Donggong Guard Battalion, taking the main attack position.How can this convince the officers of the Left Military Department?

Isn't it because there is a thousand generals in the right army department!

Now being able to be subordinate to the crown prince's banner is just using military exploits to prove that the left army is definitely not a miscellaneous soldier who transports food!

With the sound of drums, each bureau lined up the mandarin ducks to attack and strode forward.

Soon, the gate of the barracks opened, and a group of cavalry soldiers in bright armor held their heads high and looked at the advancing officers and soldiers.Holding the binoculars in his hand, Zhu Cihong faintly saw the opponent's cavalry formation, and his heart tightened: Could this be Li Zicheng's three walls?However, although the horizontal cavalry charge is powerful, it is not easy to practice. Li Zicheng's "Three Walls" was originally just a code name for [-] cavalry soldiers, and it could not really be made as smooth as a wall.

Otherwise, there is no need to fight this battle.

The cavalry stopped their advance soon, followed by trespassing infantry from left and right.They are wearing blue-gray military uniforms, holding knives and guns, which is also included in the formation, but it is just a simple spear at the front, and the knife is at the back. It is not as complicated as the mandarin duck formation.And because it is a horizontal formation, it is like an iron plate. Once a certain point is pierced, the whole area will be ruined.But the mandarin duck formation is a vertical formation, like a spring, even if it is suppressed for a while, it has the flexibility to counterattack.

The short distance of less than one mile has become a chasm between life and death.

The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed, and the footsteps of the soldiers gradually accelerated.As long as the veterans who have been in battle know that momentum can save their lives.The momentum brought by running can enhance your momentum, and you can also use this energy to take advantage of the battle.

"Walk!" The officers on the front line issued orders and changed their pace according to the distance of the enemy in front of them.

The original uniform goose step turned into a more flexible walk. At the moment, some teams rushed forward, and some teams were left behind because they ran slowly.

Oops!

Chen De groaned inwardly, and couldn't help but said to Zhu Cihong: "Your Highness, the formation is out of order!"

"Is it really messed up?" Zhu Cihong handed the binoculars to Chen De: "Look carefully. Look at the banner captain's flag gun and the three swords on the squad leader's helmet."

The flag gun is the weapon of the flag captain, with a flag representing the flag on it.The three swords on the helmet are the logo of the squad leader and the indicator of the team members on the move.

Chen De took the binoculars, followed Zhu Cihong's example and approached him, jumping when he was suddenly drawn closer.He immediately settled down and looked for the first-line flag gun and three swords.

Sure enough, although the entire formation seemed to be scattered and the gaps were opened, if you look at each flag team, or even each squad, the formation is still neat and orderly.Some teams even have the same pace during running, same left and right.

Zhu Cilang stretched out his hand to return the binoculars, and said, "In order to cultivate their collective consciousness, I put in a lot of effort."

Individual skills are easy to practice, but the most difficult part is to let those who have the ability learn to accumulate energy, and those who are not able to catch up, so as to ensure the unified progress of the whole group.Fortunately, Zhu Cihong, who has a background in human resources, knows enough methods for training. Some methods were originally passed down from the army, but now they have just returned to the army.Judging from the current results, the benefits are obvious.

Chen De recalled the rules of daily racing in the Dian Dian: the ranking is determined by the last place in the team, the best will be rewarded, and the worst will be punished.

--I see!If the slowest runner represents the whole team, then the fast runner will also slow down to help the exhausted teammates.And those who lag behind also have greater pressure to improve their performance.

Chen De compared the situation in front of him, and finally understood why he saw someone pushing his comrades in front, it was helping him to keep up with the brigade!The meticulousness of the Eastern Palace's Codex is already astonishing, but I didn't expect that there are so many details in it. I'm afraid this Codex can also be called a masterpiece of ancient and modern art of war!

"Encountered the enemy."

Zhu Cilang's calm voice was immediately drowned out by the burst of shouts.

The officers and soldiers in fiery red fat jackets collided heavily with the Chuangjun in blue and gray armor, and the dust and blood they stepped on flew into the sky together, like ominous demon clouds.

Murderous all over the sky! (To be continued.)