Zhao Ming let people release the news, and if he wanted to get the throne of the Han Dynasty, he no longer paid attention to the envoys of the Tang and Lu domains.Now that the two feudatories are tug-of-war in Jiangxi, and the war situation is still unclear, whether it is Zhu Yihai or Zhu Yujian, they will try their best to win him over.Therefore, Zhao Ming wanted the lion to open his mouth, and Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai used a wing king and a king of Yue to fool him, but he didn't do it.Now, anyway, Zhao Ming is not in a hurry, it depends on how Tang and Lu react.Zhao Ming was in the palace, discussed with everyone for a while, understood the current situation, and ordered the government officials to prepare.The first is to arrange supplies and receive refugees, and the second is to train the army, prepare military supplies, and prepare for a big war.Outside the city of Hangzhou, the camp of Wu Yuejun.Zhao Ming stayed in Liaodong for nearly a year and a half, and the soldiers recruited at the beginning had gradually formed combat power after training.As soon as Zhao Ming returned to Hangzhou, he came to inspect the new military camp to test the results and see if the new army could take on a major role in the next war.At this time, on the school field in the southern suburbs of Hangzhou, a huge drill was being carried out, and the soldiers of the five armies of Wu Yue Guo showed their demeanor to Zhao Ming, the king of Wu Yue, and the people of Zhejiang.Previously, Zhao Ming had less than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but when the Ming Dynasty was in conflict before, Zhao Ming incorporated Zhejiang soldiers and horses, as well as annexed Li Guo's army, and won more than 100,000 soldiers, and then recruited 100,000 soldiers, and now has a total army of 300,000.Among them, the elite soldiers, including the front and rear left and right middle five armies and naval divisions, these six divisions have a total of 180,000, and the rest are the state capitals and county soldiers 120,000.There are so many people and horses, all wearing cotton armor and iron armor, even if Wu Yue is rich, he can't afford it, and of course he can't make so many iron armor and cotton armor.Therefore, most of the new army is equipped, gray army coats and large-brimmed hats, which are dressed as modern armies, and only a few of them still wear iron armor.Zhao Ming actually wants to modernize it all, but there are still shortcomings in the power and quality of firearms, so in the army, a considerable part of the cold weapons must be retained to make up for the shortcomings of firearms.At this time, on the school review platform, Zhao Ming was wearing a ceremonial dress, and many generals around him were also doing the same, getting military uniforms and riding boots, and his outfit was very bright, energetic, and majestic.Below the school ground, nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Wu and Yue Army, dressed neatly and equipped with brand-new flintlock pistols and shining bayonets, conducted a queue drill.The 20,000 soldiers were divided into dozens of phalanxes, with neat steps, horizontal and vertical lines, bayonets undulating through the parade platform in turn, and artillery dragged by war horses, all lined up in a line, which looked extremely deterrent and shocking.Outside the school field, the people of Zhejiang gathered, usually don't go out much, and the aunt and the little daughter-in-law also came to join in the fun.They looked at the heroic soldiers under the support of military uniforms, and couldn't help but smile and discuss with red faces, and they were surprised, why didn't they think that this group of soldiers was so energetic and upright.The reader shook his head and admired, "What a tiger!"
”"It's a blessing for us to be such a hero!"
The businessmen were equally emotional.After the 20,000 soldiers were divided, they stood neatly on the school field, and Zhao Ming stood on the platform of the red flag exhibition, and then gave a lecture.After a long speech, the audience took the lead, and tens of thousands of soldiers applauded at the same time.Zhao Ming immediately raised his hand and pressed it, and said loudly, "The lonely king announced, the drill has begun!"
”At that moment, 20,000 soldiers, according to the military branches, began to conduct drills.Nowadays, in the Wu Yue army, there are the most musketeers, thousands of musketeers, standing on the school field, practicing the changes of horizontal formations and hollow phalanxes, and then there is a volley of guns.As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Sun Bin collected the achievements of the ancestors, summarized the ancient formations before the Spring and Autumn Period into ten formations, and later evolved many formations in the past dynasties, such as the Tang Dynasty Six Flower Array, the Song Dynasty Stacked Array, and Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Array.It is not easy to practice these formations, and it often takes an army or two years to master one formation, let alone master multiple formations at the same time.The training of this kind of cold weapon army is complex, the cycle is long, and it is not easy to replenish.Now in Wu Yue's army, seventy percent are musketeers, and they basically only need to master two formations, that is, horizontal formations and phalanxes.These two kinds of military formations, compared with the sword and shield, spear, bow and arrow, crossbow arrows, cavalry and other types of troops composed of large formations, more simple, when the musketeers want to exert the maximum firepower, they will be arranged into a horizontal formation, and then the volley of guns will be fired, and when the enemy cavalry raids, they will form a hollow phalanx for defense.With these two formations, combined with your own artillery and cavalry, it is basically enough to deal with various situations.After the musketeers exercised, the artillery joined in, and the rapid maneuver was practiced, as well as the coordination of infantry and artillery, and finally the grenadiers, cavalry, and the rest of the troops were trained.However, it was not all firearms, there was also a 2,000-strong infantry army on the school ground, wrapped in iron armor, with this iron mask on its face, wielding a one-man high horizontal sword, and conducting a drill.They marched like a wall, and at the same time, they swung their broadswords in unison, cutting off the arm-thick wooden stake in front of them, which was also particularly impressive.Zhao Ming looked at the musketeer front filled with gunsmoke and the drills of other sergeants, and couldn't help but bow his head slightly, and said Ruan Mei: "Governor Ruan, the soldiers of the new army are well trained, and they think they can be used!"
”When Ruan Mei heard this, she couldn't help but rejoice: "The brothers of the former army, who have made great achievements outside the pass, are in the rear, looking envious.If this war breaks out, I also ask His Highness to give the soldiers of the rear army a chance to lead them to make contributions to His Highness. ”Wang Yi on the side immediately said: "Your Highness, if the war breaks out, the soldiers of the Chinese military camp are willing to die for Your Highness." ”Seeing this, Tang Tong next to him couldn't help but say: "The duty of the rear army is to ensure the back road of the army, and the Chinese army must protect the safety of His Highness."
It's still my left army, let's be a pioneer!
”Seeing this, Zhao Ming couldn't help but wave his hand, "Okay!"
Don't fight, I'll give you an idea!
”Several people immediately bowed down and clenched their fists, "Please ask Your Highness to decide!"
”Zhao Ming smiled: "In the current exercise, although the soldiers are in a neat queue and familiar with the changes in equipment and military formations, this is the result of targeted training according to the review process.On the battlefield, but it will not follow the process. ”Zhao Ming looked at the crowd: "You wait for the four armies on the left and right, you can each select a battalion of soldiers, demarcate the area, and conduct a battle, whoever wins the battle will be the vanguard!"
”Ruan Mei and the others glanced at each other, their eyes were full of sparks, and they all clenched their fists, "The ministers obey His Highness's arrangement!"
”Fang Cai performed, although it looked good, but for Zhao Ming, who had been in battle for a long time and was accustomed to killing, it was actually a showmanship, lacking murderous spirit, and it was not fun at all.Zhao Ming couldn't help but say aloud: "Okay, then let's have a whole army competition, decide a male and female, the winner, the lonely will be rewarded!"
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