I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 683
Daming's army was only a few months away from Zhu Di's last Northern Expedition at this time, and many of them had just recovered from the bloody state.

Especially the Jingying who participated in the Northern Expedition and had not had time to go back, and Zhu Gaoxu's Tengxiang Four Guards, which were one of the main forces during the Northern Expedition at that time.

And the new army is the elite among the elite selected from the Beijing camp and the imperial guards. Whether it is combat experience or obeying orders, it is one of the few among the many armies.

As soon as the order is received.

The whole army immediately blew the assembly call, and in less than a quarter of an hour, all the soldiers were ready to go, and even their weapons were loaded with ammunition.

When Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong and others came to the barracks, all the soldiers had already lined up, and they were waiting for them to give orders and set off for the battlefield.

Even at night, under the light of the torches, the new-style red military uniforms are still incomparably bright and eye-catching, and under the reflection of the dim yellow flames, the red color is even more bewitching, giving people a chilling and intimidating feeling.

Looking at this army that is completely different from head to toe and spirit, no matter whether it is Zheng He, Zhang Fu, or Zhu Yong, they can't help but feel a sense of pride.

"This is what the army should look like, and this is the team I should lead." Zhu Yong couldn't help but admire immediately.

Zhang Fu and Zheng He smiled at each other, neither refuted nor praised him.

He just raised his hand slightly, towards the gate of the camp, towards the direction of the capital, divided these thousands of people into five, and with an order, set off towards the location that Li Tian had arranged for them a long time ago.

It was as bright as blood, and the silent march looked like a ghost to outsiders. Anyone who caught a glimpse of this army by accident would be terrified.

"My God, who are these people? Could it be that they are the army sent by Lord Yan to claim their lives!"

"It's not good, the Yin soldiers have crossed the border, and something big is going to happen!"

This new army has been staying in the barracks since it became an army, and rarely showed up. Not to mention that ordinary people don't know the existence of such an army, even many generals in the court don't know about it.

And their military uniforms, which are different from the whole world, and even the whole history, the new-style muskets on their shoulders, the exquisite waist knives on their waists, and even the way of marching are very different from the well-known Ming army.

It is understandable for people who saw the new army for the first time to be so amazed.

It took less than half an hour for the army to receive the order and arrive at the place where it was supposed to go.

However, even though they had moved forward with all their strength, they still hadn't had time to stop it, and several places in the capital were on fire.

Standing on a tall turret, Li Tian witnessed with his own eyes that several places were on fire, and his heart seemed to be bleeding.

But he didn't panic, instead he became calmer.

"Decree that the new army will stay where it is, and arrest all suspicious persons on the spot, and no one will be let go!"

Before the words were finished, the flickering lights flickered on the turret. This place is relatively high, and it can be seen from most places in the capital!

And this flickering light is the special communication method that Li Tian taught to the new army not long ago.

Use light flashes and pause lengths to convey important messages in real time.

This method is very similar to the Morse code of later generations, but it is a little different. After all, Li Tian only understands a little principle, not completely clear.

Moreover, Morse code mainly relies on letters to transmit messages. In this era, letters have not yet been born, so it is even more inapplicable.

So Li Tian combined it with the previously invented secret letter transmission method, and invented this method that can clearly convey orders at night.

Every team of the new army is equipped with a telescope. As long as there is this thing, even if they are several kilometers away, they can clearly receive orders from Li Tian.

This new way of delivering messages is currently only learned by some generals of the new army.

And Li Tian scattered them to several important locations in the capital to garrison, not only for them to garrison there to prevent people from continuing to make trouble, but also to use them as an intermediary for delivering news.

After the order for everyone to stay in place has been communicated.

Li Tian continued to issue orders,

"Decree, the soldiers and horses of the five cities will cooperate with each other to put out the fire with all their strength, and there must be no slack in the slightest!"

"Decree, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, do everything possible to arrest those who set the fire, and those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot! If you encounter obstacles, you can apply for the assistance of the new army!"

After the order after order was issued, the people who could be mobilized in the whole city started to move almost instantly.

Looking from a distance, there are long queues of torches everywhere on the silent street.

The teams scattered around were like a lotus flower that was slowly blooming, lighting up several places in the capital, like a painting that was slowly taking shape.

Seeing this scene, Li Tian sighed in his heart. If such a major event hadn't happened tonight, it would be difficult to see such a poetic and picturesque scene in this lifetime.

At this time, Jiang Bao, Wang Fu and others had returned to Li Tian's side, and not long after, Zheng He, Zhang Fu and others also arrived.

Outside the turret, the three of them were about to greet Li Tian, ​​but Li Tian interrupted them with a wave of his hand.

"Don't be too polite, come in!"

Li Tian turned around slightly, fixed his eyes on several places where the fire broke out, and said to the three of them,
"The fires broke out in these places almost at the same time, and there must be a lot of manpower and material resources behind it. It is absolutely impossible to say that they all come from outside the capital.

Do you think there are people with bad intentions participating in this capital city? "

As soon as these words came out, the three of them were startled, feeling as if something big was about to happen.

Zhu Yong's personality is impulsive and reckless, so he immediately said,

"It's a certain matter at this time. His Majesty wants to investigate thoroughly, and I am willing to lead the way for His Majesty."

Zhang Fu and Zheng He hesitated for a moment, and at the same time clasped their hands together,

"Follow your Majesty's orders, and I will do my best to arrest all those who participated in it!"

Hearing the return of the three of them, Li Tian couldn't help but put a smile on the corner of his mouth,
"Hehe, good, good, with the words of the three of you, I feel at ease!"

"However, there is no need to rush this matter. The main reason I asked you to come here this time is to let you see the effectiveness of the new army and see if they can be reused!"

The three were puzzled,

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with this? Are you confused, or have you broken the can? Shouldn't this be the time to go all out to arrest the criminals? Why is it instead a ceremony of military training and military parade!"

Seeing that the three of them seemed to have a lot of doubts in their hearts, Li Tian didn't give an explanation directly, but said with a chuckle,
"Look, you can't see this kind of scenery every day. The fire is burning well!"

(End of this chapter)