Ming Zuo

Chapter 550 Demonstration
Inside and outside the city, it's like two worlds.

Zhang Fengyi and the others suffered a lot and discussed for several hours, but the final decision was still not satisfactory to everyone.

"Hey, what can you do if you are full of clever tricks when the soldiers are approaching the city?"

Zhang Yandeng slapped the table angrily, his chest and abdomen were full of depression.

Zhang Fengyi did not speak.

He actually understood that after this encounter, he was afraid that he would be unlucky.

No matter how strict Chongzhen ordered to preserve the majesty of the imperial court, he really came to the front line. After seeing the strength of the new army, he realized that this is not a place where the situation can be controlled only by lip service.

"Do your best and obey the destiny. In short, we can't lose the face of the court."

The crowd is sleepy, and they are really indifferent to such empty words.

Lu Xiangsheng is not a person who likes to give up.

"Where is Chao Zongbing?"

Have the following people return.

"It will be there by noon tomorrow at the latest."

Lu Xiangsheng felt that this was an opportunity.

"Chao Zongbing brought two thousand soldiers and horses, and three red cannons. Tomorrow we only need to hold out until noon, and when Chao Zongbing enters the city, there will be a lot of room for change."

This time, everyone was relieved.

The next day, the rising sun rose above the clouds, casting golden light on the earth.

The gate of Cangzhou City opened from the inside.

Wang Timeng and other Cangzhou officials and squires all looked at the court envoys helplessly and walked towards the camp of the new army.

"Come on, play the Wang Ming flag and play music!"

Seeing that the entire team was lifeless, Lu Xiangsheng decided to boost morale.

The trump cards bestowed by the emperor were played one by one, and the accompanying musicians played and played. The whole team really gained a bit of power and gradually approached the camp of the new army.

The camp had already received the letter, and a group of soldiers filed out.In an instant, they lined up on the left and right, with shining bayonets mounted on long muskets, sandwiching the road to the camp.

It was obviously just dozens of soldiers changing formations, and the sound was only of uniform footsteps, but the impact it brought was so overwhelming that the musicians in the court team had difficulty breathing, and the music broke up.

After these soldiers, Li Banghua, Chonghua, Guo Wei, and Zuo Fu walked out together and joined the gate side by side.

"It's so noisy, it's like getting married."

For the etiquette system of the court, Zuo Fu has no eyes at all.

Li Banghua, a former senior Ming official, couldn't help but smile wryly.

"It's really complicated."

While speaking, the court team arrived.

A row of brocade sedan chairs were parked, and someone helped open the sedan chair curtains.

Zhang Fengyi and the others were all wearing official uniforms, and they all came out one by one, and immediately stared at Li Banghua who was opposite.

The mood of these court officials is undoubtedly complicated.

Because the person opposite was once one of them, and he was famous all over the world and praised by everyone.

Time has passed, but now he has become a traitor.

He only wears a simple cloth robe, which is not as bright as a court official.If it weren't for being surrounded by countless people, he would almost be no different from a country old man.

Zhang Fengyi and the others were still worried about today's negotiation.Seeing Li Banghua's plain attire at this time actually gave them confidence again.

"Hmph, back then Li Mengan was a man who took on the country's calamity and fought against traitors ruthlessly. Unexpectedly, the loyal traitor would do such an act of ruining his reputation and embarrassing his ancestors."

Zhang Yandeng is worthy of being the head of the censor's official, as soon as he came up, he was reprimanded by the storm.Ordinary people, I'm afraid they really can't stand this.

"boom……"

Li Banghua didn't speak, Guo Wei waved his hand, and a soldier next to him fired directly at Zhang Yandeng's feet.

Zhang Yandeng completely lost his righteous and dignified appearance, and immediately his feet went limp, and he fell to the ground, completely humiliated.

All the ministers shivered, and even retreated unconsciously.

Lu Xiangsheng took a step forward instead, not afraid of danger.

"I am here today only for the sake of the country, the common people, and the people. Why should I be afraid of the sword and the axe? If you want to kill, then just come."

Chonghua also stepped forward and confronted each other.

"Today, you and I are both envoys with equal status. If someone from your side speaks maliciously to each other, the negotiation will be terminated immediately, and we will definitely use swords to discuss an explanation."

Only then did the ministers understand that it was Zhang Yandeng's insults that triggered the other party's violent reaction.

For a moment, everyone looked at him with complaining eyes.

Zhang Yandeng originally wanted to take the opportunity to win the first place, and at the same time make a good reputation.I didn't think of it at all, but I was blamed by my own side.It was even more unexpected that these rebels were so violent that they would shoot at every turn.

After suppressing the scene well, Li Banghua just spoke.

"Everyone, this meeting was proposed by me in Shandong. From all over Shandong, I sympathize with the innocent people. I can't bear the twists and turns in the Han border and be taken advantage of by foreigners. I hope the imperial court can understand our intentions and work together to eliminate the flames of war."

The faces of the courtiers were all ugly, they didn't expect the Shandong side to be so shameless.

As if the war really started, the responsibility was on the court's side.

It's a pity that the situation is stronger than the people. After the episode just now, they also know that it is futile to entangle who is right and who is wrong.

Zuo Fu smiled and said: "Everyone, the negotiation venue has been deployed. For the sake of peace, let's start early."

Immediately, the two sides notified the identities and positions of the personnel participating in the negotiations, and walked into the new army barracks side by side.

In the barracks at this time, the training was in full swing.

The military regulations of the new army stipulate that, except for battlefields and major events, training must be carried out every day.Although there will be different subjects, but just can not stop.

Although this is a battlefield, negotiations are imminent, and a training session can be considered as a way to strengthen one's own strength.

The sharp command whistle attracted the attention of all court officials, and made them slow down a little.

On the school field next to it, accompanied by the sound of whistles, thousands of soldiers were divided into many different square formations, neatly arranged like a chessboard.

Although there are tens of thousands of people, the footsteps are uniform.Even if it turns to change the formation, it is not chaotic and has its own rules.

Seeing this scene alone, the court officials felt their scalps go numb.

Of course they knew that what the new army did was part of a demonstration.

But so what?
It would be impossible for the Ming army to perform to this extent.

Lu Xiangsheng was furious and secretly clenched his fists.

He fought well against the northwestern bandits in Gyeonggi before, and received a lot of praise from the ruling and opposition parties.

Although he is humble on the surface, he can't help but feel complacent in his heart. He feels that he is very talented in the way of the army.

Today, I really saw the training of the new army up close, and thinking about the soldiers under him, Lu Xiangsheng was greatly stimulated.

After going back, he will definitely develop such a strong army to protect Ming Dynasty and destroy the small group.

bang bang bang...

The sound of gunfire attracted everyone's attention.

On the other side of the school field, there is shooting training.

The soldiers stood in a row, opened the leather ammunition box on the waistband, took out the new metal bullet, pulled out the Minie bullet, and poured the gunpowder in the shell directly into the barrel of the gun.

After being inserted, the bullet and gunpowder are fed into the bottom of the barrel with a cleaning rod.

Then take out the cap and fire.

Although they are new recruits in this shooting process, they have already undergone hundreds of times of training, and they can complete it quickly even with their eyes closed.

All the court officials, Zhang Fengyi, Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian have all experienced firecrackers.

When the soldiers of the new army shot, they began to count silently.

The gunpowder was loaded very quickly without spilling at all.

The shape of the warhead is weird, but the loading speed is smoother than that of the Ming army's shotgun.

and many more……

Why is there no matchlock?

After watching the whole performance, the three of them felt cold all over.

They finally knew where the strength of the new army was.

They have never even heard of this exquisite novelty firecracker.

Especially when they saw that most of the targets two hundred paces away were broken, they knew that this kind of firecracker was much more powerful than the imperial court's.

(End of this chapter)