I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 243 The Prince Beggaring in the Street and the Household Department?

"Master!"

It was bright daylight, and hundreds of people knelt in front of Alutai.

They were in a state of embarrassment, with wounds all over their faces and bodies, their heads were lowered and they were too ashamed to look at Alutai.

In front of these people, a battered corpse stood there.

The 16th generation grandson of the younger brother of Genghis Khan, a Maoli boy, is a young man who has just grown up, and is the most valued young player in Alutai.Like Arutai in the future, this guy who held the little prince hostage and made himself a grand master died in a sneak attack before he could display his light and heat.

After looking down at the corpse for a long time, Alutai waved his hands behind him, and several guards stepped forward and carried the Maoli boy's body down.

Looking at the people kneeling in front of him, Alutai said calmly.

"Launch an attack later, you, as the vanguard, wash away your shame with the blood of the enemy!"

"Yes, Grand Master!"

No one dares to object, no one dares to refuse.

Now the prestige of Arutai has surpassed that little khan, and many herdsmen even only know the grand master but not the khan.

"Woooooooo..."

The horn of battle sounded again, and the two armies came out of camp to face each other several miles apart.

The formation of the Ming army has changed.

The Shenji Battalion was not at the front, but on the two wings of the army.

In the front is the Fifth Army Battalion, surrounded by hundreds of light artillery, Yaoyao pointing to the opposite.

The summer sun shone on the cannon, and the steel cannon body exuded a cold light.

The dark muzzle is like a ferocious beast in the prehistoric era, waiting to devour every life at any time.

The [-] Battalion is not there, the rear army is on standby, and his body has moved forward a little. It is obvious that the old man is going to play the real game today.

The formation of the Tatar Legion on the opposite side has not changed much, but what is different from yesterday is that there are more things.

Zhu Zhangui saw those things clearly in the telescope.

It is a small four-wheeled cart with a heavy shield on the front of the cart, and thick wooden boards stand there.

"Shield car?"

Squinting his eyes slightly, Zhu Zhangui couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Arutai's sense of war is really sensitive. In just one battle yesterday, he researched something that can deal with the shotguns of big open firearms.

In Zhu Zhangui's memory, it seems that the future Nurhachi used shield chariots to resist Ming's muskets.

Even if it's a shotgun shot from a cannon, as long as it doesn't hit the face directly, this thing can stop it.

If you want to destroy the shield car, you must either use artillery to attack accurately, or directly kill and destroy the shield car.

But then again.

The purpose of the enemy using the shield chariot is to fight in close quarters, and killing it is just in line with the enemy's wishes.

"Your Majesty, have you seen those shield chariots?"

Zhu Zhangui picked up the walkie-talkie and reported the previous situation to the old man.

"I see, I have already notified the artillerymen at the Fifth Army Battalion to replace the live ammunition."

Zhu Zhangui breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected of an old man who has fought all his life, he found a solution in just a few glances.

"Woo~"

The horn of attack sounded first from the opposite side.

A Tatar soldier pushed a shield cart to cover the infantry in the rear and advanced slowly.

Alutai's cavalry corps also circled out from the two wings, ready to attack at any time.

The Ming army was not to be outdone, the front army remained still, and the Shenji Battalion on the left and right flanks moved forward slowly, attacking the enemy from the side.

"You little bastard, you don't go to command your Shenji Battalion, you come here to grab my job, do you feel itchy and want to be beaten?"

At the place where the [-] Battalion was on standby, Zhu Gaoxu glanced forward, and saw that the Shenji Battalion had already deployed to fight the enemy, and turned his head to stare at Zhu Zhangui, who was riding a fine horse beside him.

That's right, Zhu Zhangui changed positions again today.

After ambushing the Maoli boy who was attacking, the old man divided the [-] battalion into two parts and assigned them to Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhangui, and asked them to command the cavalry to fight against the cavalry of Alutai.

"Second Uncle, what are you talking about?"

"Don't look at me as a grandson, but I'm actually just a brick, and I can move it wherever I need it!"

"Besides, the Shenji Battalion has its own commander. If I go up and intervene in command, it will easily damage the self-confidence of the generals under me, making them feel that the court does not trust their command ability."

Zhu Gaoxu's nose crooked when he heard this.

Good guy, you are afraid of hurting the self-confidence of your generals, so my second uncle doesn't care, right?

"Hmph, I don't care about you, you have to listen to me when you come to me, otherwise don't blame me, the second uncle, for turning your face and denying others!"

"If you don't listen to me, you've violated military discipline. It's not a big deal to beat you up. You can cut off your head at any time."

"Hehe, Second Uncle, have you forgotten that all the horses of your [-] battalions are mine, and half of your [-] battalions are mine. Besides, the master just asked me to assist you, so why should you listen to me?"

Zhu Gaoxu glared, "What does it mean to have half of you? The old man gave me the horse. If you say it is yours and you have the ability, you call it, and it agrees!"

"Let me tell you, whether it is a man or a horse in the [-] Battalion, as long as I am the commander for a day, they must obey me. You stand aside for me."

Zhu Zhangui was waiting for this sentence, and said provocatively: "Then let's try, do these horses listen to you or mine!"

"If they listen to me, what should they say?"

"puff!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed all of a sudden, pointed at the Arabian horse under his crotch, and sneered at Zhu Zhangui.

"Come, come, my dear nephew, if you can make these horses listen to you, and when you become the emperor, I will be your servant honestly. Whoever dares to make trouble will be the grandson!"

"In the battle later, each of us will get one, and neither will interfere with the other, and I will not disturb your command."

Zhu Zhangui's eyes lit up suddenly, and then he looked puzzled.

"Second Uncle, you are too forceful. Besides, even if I can really do it, if you turn your back on it and deny it, who am I going to find!"

Zhu Gaoxu sneered and pointed to the generals beside him.

"They can all testify!"

Then he shouted to the surrounding generals.

"Listen everyone, if the grandson of the emperor can make the horse obey, he will be the emperor in the future, and I will be an obedient courtier."

"If he can't do it, he will return to his Shenji camp immediately, and will not interfere with the affairs of the [-] camp, and promise that I will manage all the [-] camps in the future!"

Zhu Zhangui looked at the triumphant Zhu Gaoxu, and sneered in his heart.

Second uncle, you can't blame me for this, you jumped into the pit yourself, and you dug the pit yourself.

The generals around all smiled and nodded, as if they were only guarantors and did not participate in anything else.

If it had been the year Zhu Zhangui had just returned, the generals of the [-] Battalion didn't have much feeling for him, and they might support Zhu Gaoxu unconditionally.

But with Zhu Zhangui's performance in the past few years, coupled with being established as the grandson of the emperor, and his terrifying ability to earn money, he has changed his boldness from the horses given to everyone in the [-] Battalion.

The generals of the [-] Battalion have greatly changed their views on him.

Coupled with the addition of Qian Qianhu and others, Sanqianying is no longer twisted into a rope like before.

Now the [-] Battalion faction has been divided into three parts.

The group headed by Qian Qianhu who was transferred from the local area maintained goodwill and trust in Zhu Zhangui.

As long as they do not violate the emperor's order, they will choose to support Zhu Zhangui.

There are still some who remain neutral, and obey the emperor's orders anyway, and obey whomever the emperor tells them to obey. Without the emperor's orders, they obey whoever is the commander.

And the other part is to support Zhu Gaoxu.

These people have mixed with Zhu Gaoxu since Jingnan, and they have formed a deep comrade-in-arms relationship.

Coupled with their disdain for the prince's performance, and the old man's attitude towards Zhu Gaoxu, they chose to support Zhu Gaoxu.

But Zhu Zhangui came from behind, which surprised them a bit, and made them have to re-examine the grandson of the emperor.

After a series of things, Zhu Zhangui's perfect performance made them feel a little bit towards Zhu Zhangui.

But for so many years, their relationship with Zhu Gaoxu cannot be abandoned on the spot even if they abandon it.

Therefore, many people secretly make a decision in their hearts.

If Zhu Zhangui becomes the emperor in the future, if His Highness the King of Han wants to rebel, they will persuade him, but if they can't persuade him, they will arrest His Highness Han and send him to Zhu Zhangui.

Poor Lord Han.

I'm afraid he never dreamed that he thought he was a loyal general, and he already had the intention of using him as a certificate of honor.

"Eldest nephew, don't worry about it, hurry up, the fight is starting up ahead, we have to fight anytime, don't waste time."

Zhu Gaoxu, who called everyone to make a promise, saw the gunshots and killing shouts in front of him, and hurriedly urged Zhu Zhangui to start quickly.

Zhu Zhangui, who was also staring at the battlefield, reached out and patted and shouted.

"All horses, step forward and close your eyes!"

"puff!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed so hard that he leaned back and forth, and it was more reliable to take a step forward. What the hell is closing his eyes?

But with a smile, he realized that something was wrong.

None of the surrounding generals and guards smiled, except for the shouts of killing and the sound of gunfire in the distance, the surrounding was deadly quiet.

Zhu Gaoxu's heart skipped a beat. When he was laughing just now, he seemed to have noticed that the horse below moved.

"Second uncle, you can't blame me for this, you have to guarantee it yourself."

"Don't worry, as long as you stay at home safely and securely, I promise you won't worry about eating, drinking and having fun!"

Zhu Gaoxu ignored Zhu Zhangui, who looked at him with a smile, and turned to look at his bodyguard.

"Did you move?"

"Move."

"Did you step your legs?"

"One small step forward."

"Is it all?"

"I didn't see the ones behind, but the ones in front are indeed a step forward!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked around in despair.

Those donkey-like faces all closed their eyes, and some of them were still leisurely chewing the grass in their mouths, mocking him silently.

"Second Uncle, are you okay?"

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's look of wanting to twitch his mouth, Zhu Zhangui suppressed a smile in his heart.

But right now he is on the battlefield, if the second uncle can't stand the blow, then he can only take over the [-] battalion in advance.

"Nephew, I was joking just now, believe it or not?" Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and looked at the smiling Zhu Zhangui.

Zhu Zhangui shrugged.

"I don't care, as long as you are happy."

Zhu Zhangui didn't force it either.

This kind of thing is just joking. If I really hope that Zhu Gaoxu will be a vassal at home honestly in the future, it is better to count on the Bachelor of Baimao Pavilion to join the cabinet to handle the government affairs.

"Hahaha…"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed suddenly, pointed at Zhu Zhangui and said proudly to the surrounding generals.

"How powerful is my nephew, even horses have to listen to him, hahahaha..."

There was a burst of echoing dry laughter from around, and no one mentioned what happened just now.

"You two bastards, talk nonsense in battle, get ready for battle, the cavalry of Arutai is about to be dispatched."

Just when everyone was laughing and speechless in embarrassment, the old man's roar sounded from the walkie-talkie between the two.

Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Gaoxu glanced at each other, then cupped their hands.

"Second uncle (eldest nephew) is dangerous on the battlefield, take care!"

After finishing speaking, the two turned their horses' heads and led their subordinates to their respective teams.

Before Zhu Zhangui came back, the Three Thousand Battalion had around 1 people, slightly more than the Shenji Battalion.

The reason for such a small number is that the imperial court has no money and cannot afford so many horses.

The configuration of the Three Thousand Battalion is one man and two horses, and if you want to go on an expedition, you will need one man and three horses.

These war horses are all uncles, and they eat better than ordinary people.

According to the calculation of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the grain and grass consumption of a horse is about [-] to [-] taels per year. If you get sick and add medicinal materials, it is enough to buy a new horse.

There are a total of 4 war horses under the name of the 50 Battalion, and the annual consumption of grain and other consumption is guaranteed to be [-] taels of silver.

In addition to the cavalry's salary and the maintenance of armor and other consumption, the more than 1 people in the 100 battalion alone will spend nearly [-] million taels of silver every year.

The old man had repeatedly wanted to increase the establishment of the 2 battalion, and wanted to expand it to 3 to [-] people.

But they were all stopped by Zhu Pangpang and the others.

The imperial court is so poor that it still expands its troops. If it continues, the officials from the crown prince to the household department will all go out to beg for food.

Militarism does not have this kind of gameplay.

Later when Zhu Zhangui came back, after the court had money, the old man felt that the court's waist was hardened, so he brought up the matter of expanding the [-] battalion.

But still get objected.

In the words of Zhu Pangpang and others, there are many places to spend money. Although you are the emperor, you can't be so willful, so you can't save some money for the court.

Later, the old man broke his mouth and almost knelt down to his son, so the number of the three thousand battalion was expanded to 2.

The old man who fought with the grassland for half his life, his affection for the cavalry surpassed all arms.

Even the Navy, which is very popular in Daming now, actually only ranks second in his heart.

The disaster of the ancestors and the will of the father's generation have always left a thorn in the old man's heart.

That is to wipe out the forces on the grassland and completely solve the northern threat to future generations.

But without cavalry, infantry alone cannot control the grassland at all.

Building a fort is one way, but it takes time and effort, and it may not be possible to hold it.

It has always been the greatest wish of the old man to have a large-scale cavalry army that can sweep the entire grassland at any time.

So some time ago Zhu Zhangui wanted 10 battalions, and he gave the condition of [-] cavalry, and he directly agreed in his heart.

As long as Zhu Zhangui really gives him 10 cavalry, let alone [-] battalions, the fat son's crown prince can be considered.

In fact, the old man didn't know that Zhu Zhangui's real intention to expand the cavalry for the imperial court was to expand the territory to the Western Regions and the North.

If it is temporarily impossible to invest troops overseas quickly, then focus on the mainland.

Now at the Artisan Camp, the steam engine has already undergone initial research. I believe that with his guidance, a steam locomotive will be built soon.

With locomotives, train tracks can be laid.

Once there is a train, the ability to project Ming troops will definitely be greatly enhanced.

The army is coming day and night, and if any place dares to rebel, it will be too boring.

"Woooooooo..."

Suddenly, the horns of the Tatar Army rang out.

Zhu Zhangui looked through the binoculars and saw that the enemy's cavalry regiment had begun to move slowly.

It turned out that Arutai's shield car didn't play much role in the infantry battle just now.

Not far from the Ming army's front line, it was destroyed by concentrated fire from long-range artillery and artillery in front of the infantry.

Then the Fifth Army Battalion cooperated with the Shenji Battalion on the left and right wings, and pressed the Tatar infantry regiment back again and again.

Seeing that the infantry regiment was a little bit overwhelmed, Alutai took the lead and let the cavalry who had been on standby for a long time launch an attack.

"bass!"

Zhu Zhangui pulled out his sword and pointed forward.

"Boys, many of you have been with me to raid the camp of the Oara people and the camp of Mahamu!"

"Now that several years have passed, tell me if your bravery is still there!"

"kill!"

Thousands of cavalry behind Zhu Zhangui raised their weapons and roared loudly.

Those cavalrymen who had followed Zhu Zhangui for thousands of miles had fanaticism in their eyes.

They remembered the rush at dawn that day, and they remembered the heroic spirit of facing the enemy's swords, swords and halberds, and directly rushing through them.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The battle drums for the attack from the rear sounded slowly, the knife in Zhu Zhangui's hand was raised forward, the horse under his crotch moved forward slightly, and the ten thousand cavalry behind him followed closely.

The sound of cannons in the ear, the sound of gunshots and shouts of killing gradually disappeared, and all eyes were on the Tatar cavalry slowly approaching from the opposite side.

Three miles, two and a half miles...

When the distance between the two sides was less than a kilometer, Zhu Zhangui slashed forward with his saber, and let out an angry killing roar with the loudest voice!
"kill!"

(End of this chapter)