open sea

Chapter 752
The huge Nantang ship sailed into the bay. From a distance, the deck was lined with flags and the armor was shining brightly.

Traditional Ming troops land in Acapulco.

Wearing a scarlet python robe and an official hat, Chen Ju crossed the long trestle bridge and saluted Chen Mu, saying: "When Shuai Chen is using his troops here, our generals will shine on the world on behalf of His Majesty, and come to share some for the commander-in-chief." concern."

While speaking, the sergeants on the boats had already disembarked in groups, and three military formations were listed on the beach, all of them were well-dressed and brightly colored, with the spirit of a mighty army.

The Beijing army, Chen Mu stayed in the Beijing army camp. Since the Tumu Fort, the Beijing army has been slack and weak. When he is stationed in the Beijing camp, it may be the time when the Beijing army can't see it the most.

However, after experiencing Qi Jiguang's military power in Gyeonggi and Gao Gong's rectification of military affairs during the Longqing period, the Beijing army at this moment may also be the period with the best discipline after the civil fort.

Chen Mu looked at the three armies from a distance, and asked Chen Ju, "Three battalions?"

"Well, I heard that there was a small riot in Xiyi. This time, our men came to help, and sent the third battalion of 500 men from the Beijing army, and 500 men from the net army, so as to strengthen their momentum."

The three major battalions of the Beijing Army are Wujun Battalion, Shenshu Battalion and Shenji Battalion. Shenshu Battalion used to be called Sanqian Battalion. The close attendant was changed to Shenshuying by the emperor during the Jiajing period.

The soldiers of the three battalions have their own formations, and the colors of their armor and uniforms are also different. It is clear at a glance which battalion they belong to.

The Fifth Army Battalion is led by the General Commander of the Horse Army and the General Commander of the Infantry Army. The infantry and cavalry are mixed and equipped with heavy armor. The main weapons are spears and long knives. The spears of the cavalry are all flag spears. Looking at the past, there are many banners with flickering swords.

Outside the army formation, several chariots were parked nearby.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Fifth Army Battalion, it was composed of elite soldiers from all over the country, and they also served as the main force in the war. Although the Beijing Battalion had not fought for many years, their training was still based on this goal.

The Shenshu Camp is a light cavalry unit. Everyone leads horses, sabers, muskets and riding bows. From Chen Mu's understanding, the military equipment of the Shenshu Camp has changed significantly from a few years ago, and the use of firearms has increased significantly. .

However, the firearms they used were not bird blunderbuss or the three-foot-long cavalry blunderbuss made by the Nanyang Military Bureau, but three-eyed blunderbusses or horse-riding Francophones.

This involves Eastern light cavalry tactics. Western cavalry archers often use the offensive methods of Parthian cavalry archers, stationing horses before shooting arrows, and attacking with arrows at medium distances.

But in the East, no matter whether they use firearms or bows and arrows, Qingqi shoots in short distances most of the time, and the distance is often only one foot.

During the training, the cavalry rode their horses parallel to the target and were only a spear away from the target. Holding the matchlock gun horizontally in front of them, they galloped forward and passed the target while shooting at the same time. What they pursued was a sure hit, which was different from the long-range harassment tactics.

The same is true for Japanese Yabusame.

The most eye-catching is the Shenji Battalion, with a staff of only 360, equipped with [-] bird guns made by the Wanli Three Years Bureau of the North and South Military Bureau, and others with hand guns, thorns hanging around their waists, and cloth-faced iron armor on their bodies. And there is a vehicle-mounted artillery parked outside the army formation.

The five-pound and ten-pound general Zhenshuo, the thousand-pound Flanger machine, and a large number of individual flying guns were loaded on the chariot.

The flying cannon is similar to a grenadier, and its arc trajectory can make up for the shortcomings of large artillery that can hardly harm the enemy after the enemy approaches the chariot.

The three major battalions of the Beijing Army can be called elite, but what attracted Chen Mu's attention the most was the group of warriors behind Chen Ju.

There are about 20 people, each wearing a helmet and wearing armor, and there is a small animal by his side, some with a cat in their arms, some with a tiger on their shoulders, some with an eagle on their arms, and the most amazing thing is a big big animal squatting on the buttocks of a horse. lynx.

Chen Mu wondered, did Chen Fo bring the zoo to help him fight?

Chen Ju cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is not allowed to go to the sea in person, so he brought out the birds and animals from the Tiger City, Leopard House, and Cat House in the capital. These are Mongolian servants, Korean girls, and Dawan girls. The Mongolian servants are from the soil. The one on the body of the North Korean girl is a native girl, the one on the arm is a female servant, the one is a savage boy, and the Siamese boy is in his pocket, and the Annan boy is too big to bring to the Zhuangyuan Bridge."

Chen Mu blinked and compared the boys and girls that Chen Ju said one by one. The Mongolian girl is a horse, the Korean girl and Dawan girl are also horses, and the female girl is a big eagle, which looks like Haidongqing. The savage boy is a big Siberian tiger.

As for the Siamese boy, Chen Mu, he was already very familiar with it, it was the cat that little Wanli often sucked.

Chen Mu rubbed his beard with his thumb, and said to Chen Ju, "I guess I know Annan, right?"

Eighty percent of them were war elephants he captured on the Annan battlefield.

Chen Ju nodded seriously, his expression made Chen Mu clearly feel that Chen Fu didn't have the slightest sense of being interesting or funny about this matter, as if it was normal, and it simply meant that the glory of Daming's travel around the world wanted these friends bring them all.

The most interesting ones are Tu Xiaosi and Tu Yatou, which symbolize the native animals of the Ming Dynasty. They are a big lynx squatting on a Mongolian horse and a leopard squatting on a Korean pony respectively.

The ancients said that cheetahs are mostly lynxes, because leopards cannot be artificially bred, and domesticated leopards do not give birth to cubs, so it is not easy to domesticate, but lynxes are different. Although they have a fierce temperament, they can understand words. Although artificial breeding is difficult, it is easier than leopards. It is a good helper for the nobles to hunt.

Therefore, there are a lot of names, such as earth leopard, grass fly, and horse camel.

The appearance of this group of little friends brought a smile to Chen Mu's face, and he couldn't help but think of little Wanli in the Forbidden City with a Siamese servant in his pocket in his pocket, walking at a pace that his relatives did not recognize, turning around and saying to himself, the imperial palace. Did not prepare meals for myself.

"The sergeant of the Beijing camp came just in time. Let's set up camp in the southwest of the port first. Our land division has won a while. General Shao wiped out a legion of the Western Army and brought back maps and information. Our army can continue to advance eastward. .”

Chen Ju turned around and glanced at the sea, waved his hand and gestured to the general of the third battalion, and his subordinates led the soldiers to the camp. He was half a step behind Chen Mu, and said as he walked, "We heard that the Westerners are still Are reinforcements coming from the sea?"

"Well, the governor of the Westerners stood with us. He said that nearly ten thousand Western troops from Peru will come by boat. I plan to use the fleet to meet them at sea, defend where they must attack, and take Mexico City."

Chen Ju frowned, stopped at the same time, and said, "There are only three legions in Peru, right? Why don't you do the opposite? Chen Shuai's main force is to block the enemy ships at sea, and our men will lead the fleet around the sea to attack their empty defenses." place."

Eh?
Chen Mu also stopped in his tracks. He really didn't think about dividing up his troops, but at this time, with the help of the forbidden army, they are not good at sea battles, but they are good at land battles. If they attack Peru, they may not be unable to succeed.

"Don't worry, let's go to the port to integrate the map. This matter still needs to be carefully planned." Chen Mu laughed, his joy was beyond words, and said: "If there are no accidents, we will wait for you in this battle." You can collect all the Westerners in the whole land of Asia!"

(End of this chapter)