The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 332 Preparing Lancers

"I think the same as Yuan Zi." Zhu Lin smiled and nodded, "Even if Sha Dingzhou is cautious, it's okay to send troops to Wang Nongshan to rescue him. As long as he doesn't return to Kunming, our strategy will be fine."

He then looked at the map, "The key to the major events in Yunnan lies in the fact that our army must act in secret."

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The Dragon Guard's original plan to rest in Sanzhou for two days was temporarily cancelled.Before the sky was bright, thousands of soldiers had already started packing up their weapons and luggage, ready to leave at any time.

However, this kind of high-intensity continuous combat is nothing to them. When training in Longnan, an actual combat exercise usually lasts for more than ten days, and the physical exertion is much higher than it is now.

Jiao Lian took several entourages and went towards the Yamen of the Inspection Department with a slightly nervous expression, and beside him was a man in civilian attire, who was Ma Wenhu, the general of the rebel army.

Waiting outside the gate of the inspection department, Jiao Lian asked someone to pass it on.After being summoned by His Royal Highness the Assistant King, he ordered the guards to stay where they were and only brought Ma Wenhu inside.

Zhu Linmi had just practiced a set of boxing according to Wang Laixian's boxing skills. Seeing the two of them entering the hospital and saluting, she hurriedly smiled and helped her up: "General Jiao, Ma Yishi please get up. Why did you come here so early?"

Jiao Lian became even more nervous, and then recalled Zhai Shixu's words of encouragement last night, finally took a breath, lifted his clothes and knelt down, and said loudly: "The last general admires the mighty power of His Highness's army, although he is overwhelmed, please follow His Highness." Going to Yunnan to try our best."

Jiao Lian wants to join the Dragon Guards?This is a fierce player.Zhu Linming was very happy, but considering Zhai Shisi's side, she still said cautiously: "Jiao Jianjun got up first to speak.

"I have ordered Lord Zhai to take charge of the troops in northern Guangxi to prepare for Sichuan and Huguang.

"The general is under Lord Zhai's command. If you follow me to conquer the sand bandits, will it affect Lord Zhai's use of troops?"

"The last general got the approval of Governor Zhai last night." Jiao Lian hurriedly bowed.In fact, he is not Zhai Shixu's subordinate, but he has been fighting with Zhai Shixu for a long time, and the two cooperate skillfully.

"Qimo will only lead more than a hundred generals, and will not divide the troops of the governor's hall. I hope His Highness will not give up."

Zhu Linmei nodded slightly, and was thinking about how to arrange for the No. [-] general in Guangxi. Jiao Lian saw him silent for a moment, thinking that he was surrounded in the battle against Tang Jiabin, which made His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince doubt his strength.

He saw Shi Lin and the others who were preparing their horses, so he clasped his fists at Zhu Lin and said, "Your Highness, can you borrow a horse?"

Zhu Linming was curious, and motioned to Shi Lin, "Lead the horse to General Jiao."

"Yes!"

Jiao Lian looked around again, but saw no gun, so he took down the inspection department's flag, held the flagpole in his hand, clamped the horse's belly forcefully, and shouted, "Drive!"

In an instant, the horses and fierce generals passed by like the wind.

Jiao Lian danced a "big gun" in this small courtyard, pointing east and west, galloping south and north, like a tiger coming out of a mountain or a dragon soaring into the sea, a mighty fighter!
Seeing that his marksmanship is superb, Zhu Linming's eyes suddenly lit up, "There is something that needs General Jiao's help."

Hearing this, Jiao Lian hurriedly reined in the reins, got off the horse, "But according to His Highness's order."

Zhu Linmei nodded and said: "In fact, I have always wanted to add a cavalry battalion to the Dragon Guards. It's just that riding a spear is difficult to practice, and there is no one in the army who is good at spears, so I delayed it."

Lancers have a great advantage against other cavalry, especially saber cavalry.The length of the lance, the attack method, and the armor-piercing ability are all better than the saber, but it is not very convenient when chasing infantry.

Tie Dake's two hundred Lancers were remarkable in the battle with the captive cavalry before, and they were not far behind the Dragon Guard Hussars, who were much more trained.With the same level of training, Lancers will be more powerful when dealing with enemy cavalry.

The main equipment of Jianlu's cavalry is saber, bow and arrow.If the Dragon Guards had a strong team of Lancers, it was conceivable that the captive cavalry would suffer a lot in future battles.

Jiao Lian immediately said: "The last general's family's marksmanship is still barely on the table, and all the generals under his command also use spears. I have some experience in this matter."

"Okay!" Zhu Linmei stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "So, General Jiao doesn't have to go to Yunnan with me.

"You go to the Longnan New Army Academy immediately, and form three battalions based on your subordinates, oh, that is, around 500 Lancers.

"Oh, by the way, you yourself have to study at the Royal Military Academy at the same time, neither of which can be neglected.

"In addition, regarding the drill methods of the Lancers, you should compile them into a book and use them as the training standards for this unit in the future. You can discuss the details with the instructors at the Military Academy.

"This Lancer is an important part of my future Northern Expedition to build captives. We must do our best."

When Jiao Lian heard that he was able to join His Royal Highness in the Northern Expedition, he said excitedly: "The last general... this subordinate will live up to His Highness' high expectations!"

He turned his head to look at Ma Wenhu again, and said after consideration: "Your Highness, I still have a merciless request."

"You said."

"My younger brother..."

"Brother?"

"Oh, in the battle with Tang Bandit, we saved each other's lives. After we retreated from the enemy, we became brothers with different surnames." Jiao Lian said, "This righteous brother under his command is skilled in marksmanship. If you practice well, you can use bows and guns.

"This subordinate wants to take my brother-in-law as my general, I don't know..."

Lancers are not easy to train, and there are hundreds of rebels as the foundation, so why not do it.And if Ma Wenhu's marksmanship can catch Jiao Lian's eyes, it must not be bad.Zhu Linmi immediately agreed, "General Ma will go to Longnan with you and enter the Military Academy together."

Jiao Lian and Ma Wenhu were overjoyed when they heard the words, and hurriedly knelt down again, "Thank you for your cultivation, Your Highness!"

Zhu Linming said again: "But I want to say something first. The Dragon Guards have strict requirements. If you want to join the Dragon Guards, your subordinates have to pass the examination first. Those who are treacherous, lazy, slippery, and cowardly will definitely not be able to enter the New Army Academy. "

"Please don't worry, Your Highness, Caomin has reputable men under his command!" Ma Wenhu patted his chest and said, but couldn't change his words for a while, and still called himself Caomin.

After the Dragon Guards had breakfast, the whole army left Sanzhou and headed south to the guests first.

In order not to startle the enemy, the marching route agreed by Zhu Linmi with the generals yesterday did not go straight to the west, but detoured from southern Guangxi until near Tianzhou, then turned north suddenly to Guizhou, and entered Yunnan from Xingyi.

It's just that Zhu Linmi wanted to march in secret, but officials from all over Guangxi were well-informed. People continued to form groups to welcome and see them off along the way, and even donated a lot of money and food, which made Zhu Linmi dumbfounded.

In the end, he had to order officials at all levels to send all the food and salaries of the military to Sichuan, and asked all the Dragon Guards to change their military uniforms into casual clothes and raise the "Su" flag instead of entering the city all the way, which saved a lot of trouble.

More than ten days later, the army had passed Tianyang, and the terrain continued to rise, with steep uphill all the way, making the march more and more difficult.Zhu Linming knew that this was because the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau was in front of her, and it was getting closer and closer to Guizhou.

(End of this chapter)