Chapter 161: Preparing for battle during the journey
As expected, Red Crow's application was approved by the emperor. He was unwilling to mobilize Min Feng, who was guarding the Kyoto Road, to risk going out of the city to meet the enemy. Although he was not as familiar with and trusted Red Crow as he was with Du Fei, he knew that Red Crow had been following him all year round.
Du Fei had fought extensively in the north and south, and had rich combat experience, and the Fairy Queen Caiqing also volunteered to help. Wang Zhi's heart, which had been hanging since his defeat, was finally relieved.
The emperor unexpectedly gave the Red Crow an army of 100,000 troops! Ten thousand of them were elite soldiers from the Shenji Battalion! It seemed that he had spent a lot of money to win. At the same time, he had prepared enough food and grass for three months, including firearms and ammunition.
.Coupled with the 5,000 fine cavalry that Caiqing transferred from Nanjing with the emperor's approval and the 15,000 hook and chain army that Caiqing transferred from Yunnan, there are a total of 120,000 horses!
But except for the Shenji Battalion, Cai Qing was very worried about the troops sent by the imperial court. Before setting off, she tested the formation and physical strength of the 90,000 people, and the results were quite gratifying to him! These guys actually practiced regularly.
Not bad! Some of the soldiers were actually specially trained to deal with the nomadic cavalry. It seems that this time the emperor really transferred a considerable part of the elite troops to the Red Crow, intending to use this battle to defeat all the cavalry in recent years.
The thorn that looks at you with eager eyes!
Because the shadow of the Tumubao Incident caused the Ming Dynasty to suffer too much humiliation~~~After hearing the news, many kingdoms that were originally subjects of the Ming Dynasty immediately announced that they would break away from the control of the Ming Dynasty. Their reasons are also very good: hundreds of thousands
The elite soldiers were actually given to the 20,000 temporarily formed cavalry~~ If you can't even protect yourself, why should I surrender to you?
As the son of Ming Yingzong who single-handedly caused the Tumubao Incident, Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen always felt like a fishbone in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out! Although the Chao Gang was in a mess these years, it was at least much better than when his father was in charge~~ Even though the treacherous officials were in charge,
The court is dim. But fortunately, a large part of these treacherous ministers are smart people. Some of them have not bad military abilities. There are no all-round pure idiots like Wang Zhen. Therefore, all the passes and arteries in the country are made of
Elite soldiers and generals were stationed, and the production and economy in the pass were restored and developed~~~~Gradually, Ming Xianzong and Zhu Jianshen gained some capital~~The three major battalions were re-established~~But they have always suffered from the lack of outstanding ones.
Generals come to command. The emperor no longer dares to easily transfer these super elite troops to those two hundred and fifty generals to lead. Now he is willing to transfer the best of the Shenji Battalion and these well-trained Forbidden Army to the Red Crow
, this shows that he has deep trust in the generals of the Du Fei series~~This trust is based on long-term observation~
Caiqing used the firearms she transported from Nanjing to equip 10,000 people, so that the number of firearms in her army suddenly increased to 20,000. But she understood that the power of the Huo Tong soldiers would definitely be higher in the complex combat environment of Mobei.
It's a big discount, so all fire commanders are equipped with an additional cold weapon to prepare for emergencies.
Just as she was preparing for the departure of the three armies, Miss Liu's messenger sent someone with good news - she had successfully instigated Wang Zhi's Westerners, the Spanish Captain Gustav.
He immediately defected under the favorable conditions offered, because he was essentially an adventurous businessman. In order to show his sincerity, he specially brought more than two thousand musketeers to participate in the war against Mobei. The condition was that the silk from several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River would be the exclusive right in Spain.
Agency rights. In other words, if the prices of silk from Jiangnan provinces are the same, they must be sold to him first, and he will then sell them to his own country.
This foreigner is quite shrewd, this is a huge deal~~~ Caiqing immediately ordered the messenger to reply: Yes, but the money and goods must be cleared during the transaction. I only promise you the agency right in Spain!
Cai Qing learned from the postscript of Mu Ying's essay that Spanish firearms have made great progress in the past hundred years and are very advanced in terms of accuracy. The continuous fire weapon she modified also borrowed part of their technology. Cai Qing calculated
:It would be great if I could buy more advanced technology from him to improve the accuracy of firearms~~~He is an adventurous businessman like him~~As long as the price I offer is right~~There is nothing he won’t sell
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It didn't take long for Captain Gustav and his musketeers to join Cai Qing's army. Cai Qing brought Red Crow and everyone forward and stopped to watch curiously. They saw that the firearms used by his musketeers were much better than those of the Ming Dynasty.
The firearms used by the army were of smaller caliber. Caiqing grabbed a musket and looked at its structure. He saw that the inside of the barrel was heavily lined and the springs were exquisite. It turned out that the production was much more sophisticated than the Ming Dynasty army's firearms.
The tall and slender Captain Gustav came to Cai Qing and gave him a European hand-kissing ceremony, which made Cai Qing disgusted.
"I didn't expect~~my boss will be a lady even more beautiful than Miss Liu~~I am sincerely happy for my choice~~I have long been disgusted with that stingy old guy Wang Zhi! This
Distinguished lady~~Can I take the liberty of asking your name?" After Gustav kissed her hand, he still held Caiqing's hand tightly and refused to let go~~until the red crow next to him yelled angrily: "You
Why is this foreign guy so ignorant of etiquette!"
Unexpectedly, Gustav smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to Red Crow: "Oh~~~ It seems that my love rival has appeared~~ This is expected~~ I can win the favor of this beautiful lady~~
It will definitely take a lot of effort~~ Come and let’s get to know each other~~ My name is Gustav~~ My name is a bit like a Russian~~ But I am an orthodox Spaniard~~ What is your name, Mr. Love Rival?
?”
The red crow fiercely stretched out his right hand without saying a word!
I saw that the two people were secretly exerting force with their veins together~~ Their hands were making rattling sounds!
This foreign guy actually has such strong hands! Red Crow was a little surprised. He only used five points of his strength, but he couldn't hold him at all!
This pretty boy is so thin and small~~ His hands are so powerful! Gustav was also surprised. It seems I can’t hold anything back~~ I must not be embarrassed in front of my beautiful boss! First impression is very important!
Their faces were all a little blue! Their hands were red, and their teeth were clenching!
"Okay! What's the fuss about? How old are you two? Playing this kind of game? Don't you know that a war is coming?" Cai Qing's pent-up anger suddenly came out! He pointed at the two and scolded them bloody
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After scolding them, Cai Qing himself almost collapsed: What the hell is this! I really can’t live anymore~~~It’s just that Gustav doesn’t know what’s going on~~Red Crow seems to be sick.
Oh? Doesn’t he know that I am a pure man? Is it true that, as Pan Ling said, women’s feelings are always accurate? No, I have to find an opportunity to talk to him in private.