Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1030 The New Army
In the large field of the Ming Army in the west of Nanjing City, four of the five imperial guards, as well as martial arts students from the martial arts academy, will hold autumn exercises for half a month.

Today is the first day of autumn exercises. Except for Zhongyi Town, which was reorganized in Sichuan, people from the other four towns came here.

On the reviewing platform, Wang Yan’s King Phnom Penh flag fluttered high, and various flags and streamers were planted around the school grounds. Generals such as Dai Zhifan, Li Guo, Liu Shun, Liu Fangliang, Wang Ji, Gao Yigong, Liu Tichun, etc. were standing beside him. beside.

It was still early at this time, but the Nanjing people who heard the news had already surrounded the school grounds, ready to watch the excitement.

The time for autumn exercises is very long, and there are many subjects, including cavalry confrontation, artillery drills, step-by-step confrontation, and martial arts competitions between towns.

Qiu Cao's results will affect the rankings of several governors, so they all brought the most elite deployment of each character, ready to beat their opponents to the ground.

Today is the first day. It is a mobilization meeting. The subjects are relatively simple. Basically, they are pulled out to walk in a queue, and then practice a few formations in the school field. Finally, Wang Yan will say a word, and it will end. It is really exciting and beautiful. We still have to wait a few days for the confrontation drills of the various ministries.

At this time, Wang Yan saw that it was getting late, so he immediately signaled his subordinates to order the beating of drums to let all the departments enter the school grounds.

All of a sudden, flags were flying on the school grounds, trumpets and drums were beeping, and all the troops standing outside the school grounds lined up according to the flags.

The first to enter was Liu Shun's Zhongwu Camp, which was close to Nanjing and stationed in Yangzhou. It had complete equipment and materials, and all 5000 troops were dressed in new clothes and armor.

The 5000 people stepped on neat steps and practiced defense, attack and other battle formations in the school grounds. The rhythm of the soldiers was on the beat of the drums, and there were no mistakes. Obviously, they worked hard.

Liu Shun showed a hint of color on his face, but the people around him didn't give him face, his own people didn't play immediately, and no one had a smile on their faces.

One of the most important reasons why the Five Loyalty Army has been brave and good at fighting these years is the tradition of drills and competitions. The combat skills of the envoys and soldiers are far superior to those of other armies.

After the drill in Zhongwu Town, Zhongyong, Zhongzhi, and Zhongzhen entered the school field one by one. There were no faults in the queue and the drill formation. The performances of each town had their own characteristics.

Looking at the elite Ming troops, Wang Yan showed a smile on his face. At this time, the sound of the drums in the army changed, and a black dragon flag with a red background was waved continuously. A group of people outside immediately raised the flag, and then slowly drove into the school grounds within.

This is a martial arts student, several generals did not harbor any hostility, and all watched this team enter.

The soldiers and soldiers in the same towns had various weapons, including spears, swords, shields, and firecrackers. The 5000 men and horses were equipped with relatively simple equipment. They were only equipped with a self-generating firecracker. There are more than a dozen small porcelain bottles containing gunpowder, a water jug ​​and a foot-long blunderbuss hanging from the waist, plus a matching knife, there is no other equipment.

Carrying self-generated firecrackers, they lined up neatly, forming a line horizontally and vertically. When they entered the arena, they added a scene to themselves, completed a few movements together, and put the thorns at their waists on the firecrackers. It turned into a forest of guns shining with cold light.

In the entire team, most of the soldiers were dressed like this. There were no spearmen or sword and shield soldiers, but they were equipped with a team of cavalry and an artillery team towed by horses.

The cavalry did not gallop into the arena, but straightened their backs, and rode slowly on the horse, looking full of energy.

The armor on the cavalry is different from the armor of the Ming army. Although they both wear disc helmets, the armor on their chests is a whole piece of iron painted black. First.

The cannons used by the Ming army in field battles were mostly small Franglers, with a short range and a light body. They were fixed on the cannon carts and could be pushed by one or two soldiers, which was convenient, but the firepower and range were fatal flaws.

In the artillery team in front of me, each cannon is six feet long, thicker than a porcelain bowl, and at least a thousand catties, but placed on a two-wheeled gun carriage, it can be dragged by two horses, raising a cloud of dust.

The appearance of the martial arts team immediately attracted everyone's attention. Their momentum and spirit even surpassed those of the five loyal army towns.

Wang Yan kept smiling and nodding, while Dai Zhifan, Gao Yigong and others whispered to each other, discussing their views on this team.

These 5000 people came from various ministries of the Ming army, as well as some scholars who aspired to join the army. In addition to learning some military training in martial arts, they also had to accept Wang Yan's influence on the world and family and country thoughts.

During the war, Huang Taiji would often arrest scholars from the Ming Dynasty, and they would be locked up for several years, but he found that many of them were always wearing Ming Dynasty clothes, so he had a question, so he asked Fan Wencheng said, "Many generals of the Ming Dynasty, Bobo Wufu, were supposed to be the bloodiest men, but they knelt when they saw me. They can’t even pick up a knife, so why do these people prefer to die rather than submit?”

Fan Wencheng, an old traitor, is a Han Chinese. He knows the culture and mentality of the Han people very well. He said to Huang Taiji, "Because these people all read the books of Confucius and Mencius!"

Confucianism, aside from discarding dross, contains too much positive energy. During the Song and Ming Dynasties, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Huangyan, and Xia Wanchun, who were strong and strong, were all people cultivated by Confucianism.

When Wen Tianxiang was sent to the north under pressure, the Yuan people sent his daughter to persuade him to surrender. As long as he surrendered, he would be the prime minister of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, but Wen Tianxiang was unmoved.

There is a reason why Chinese people worship the ancients. From ancient times to the present, the changes in people's hearts are embarrassing. On the way when Prime Minister Wen was escorted to the capital, people along the way saw him off, saying, "Prime Minister Wen is dead. , Prime Minister Wen, let’s die,” persuading him to die in martyrdom, save a little face for the Han people, leave a little thought and a little spirit and backbone, and it was Wen Tianxiang’s martyrdom that kept the spirit of the Han people from being completely defeated.

If Prime Minister Wen is not dead, without this example, what will happen to future generations?How will Chinese culture evolve?

In the Ming Dynasty, after Jin Sheng was captured, on the way to escort him to Nanjing, passers-by said, "We will wait by the side of the road when you come back." Jin Sheng replied with a smile: "If I come back again, I will be worthless." This is no longer advising martyrdom.

Now, let alone martyrdom, if you believe in anything, you will be ridiculed!

Think about it, the Jiangnan area in the Southern Song Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty has been in peace for many years, and the scholars have been pampered and respected for decades. When the family and the country suddenly changed, it was not easy for the scholars to have integrity. Today, how will pampered Chinese people choose?

Reading is beneficial. In addition to practicing according to Qi Jiguang's "Records of Military Training", these 5000 people also need to read books to understand the righteousness, so that the generals can be literary and military.

Wang Yan clearly felt that the spiritual outlook of this team was very different. There was spirit and faith in Wu Sheng's eyes.

Taking advantage of the practice time, Wang Yan turned around and asked the generals behind, "What do you think?"

The opinions of several people obviously could not be unified, Li Guo said: "Your Highness, all of them use firearms, what should we do in melee combat? I feel that this system needs to be discussed!"

"The range and power of those cannons should be very strong, but although the firearms are easy to use, our town has not yet defeated the Qing army completely by firearms. I dare not draw conclusions!" Dai Zhifan frowned and thought.

Liu Shun used self-generated firecrackers during the Yangzhou battle, and he was supportive, "Look at those bronze cannons, if they can fight for about two miles, the enemy's formation will be scattered before they enter the self-generated firecracker formation. , Waiting for a few more rounds of gun platoons, it is estimated that the front line will not form a formation, and when the cavalry charges, the enemy line will definitely be finished!"

Wang Yan listened to the words of several people, and smiled, "This time, you will all compete with martial arts for a while, and whoever finds out more problems will be ranked higher in this exercise!"

Everyone was slightly taken aback when they heard the words. They originally thought that the theme of this autumn exercise would be the competition between the towns, but they didn't expect that they all came to practice martial arts.

Wang Yan put so much effort into martial arts, the generals hurriedly turned their attention back to the school grounds, and carefully watched the martial arts students practice.On the first day, the drill was not long. After the drill was over, Wang Yan gave training to all the participating armies one by one, strict rules and rewards, and then returned to the city.

In the outer circle, the people who had been watching for most of the day also slowly dispersed.

Among the crowd, a man in his thirties watched several soldiers and horses return to the camp for training, and then returned to his residence in the city. Draw everything you saw today, and write notes next to it.

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