"My Lord, I will still leave the capital to your control. From now on, you will still serve as the governor of the capital and the military affairs of the capital and the admiral of all matters in the capital."
In the big tent, after all the ministers saluted, Chongzhen directly appointed the prime minister of the Beijing camp.
This was not only to win over the British princes, but also to stabilize the generals.
Even if he is the emperor and has military power, he still needs allies.
He doesn't need it. Where is his son? Where is the grandson? Does he also have this method?
The emperor cannot be allies with ministers. Among the dynasties, only British princes or hereditary nobles have this qualification.
After Zhang Weixian saluted, Chongzhen said calmly: "You already know about the rectification. Do you have any considerations?"
"Your Majesty, I have been stationed in Shanhaiguan during this period and have also visited Ningyuan for inspection. In addition to the siege and killing, I thought that the Beijing camp could no longer stick to the rules and follow the previous customs.
The Forbidden Army and the Four Guards of Tengxiang belong to the war division. The main task of the Beijing Camp is to guard the capital and train the guards.
Moreover, a firearms research institute has been established. The future battlefield will definitely be dominated by firearms. Therefore, the reorganized Beijing Camp must be dominated by firearms, at least 70%.
Three thousand battalions were eliminated, the scale of the five military camps was reduced, and a vehicle camp and a crossbow camp were added.
The expansion of the Shenji Battalion is divided into three categories: firecrackers, light artillery, and heavy artillery.
Each battalion cooperates with each other instead of attacking alone! "
After listening to Zhang Weixian's suggestion, Yuan Keli and other people who had been on the battlefield all nodded.
Chongzhen also lamented that the Zhang family had been able to control the capital for more than two hundred years, and all British princes in the past dynasties had a few tricks.
Especially Zhang Weixian, although his ability is not as good as that of the first generation British Duke Zhang Fu, he is definitely much better than the second generation Zhang Mao.
Whether it is political intention, vision, or pattern, it is far beyond.
"Your Majesty, I think what the British proposed is feasible. As the saying goes, chariots are better than cavalry, and cavalry is better than infantry. Infantry cannot stop cavalry from trampling on them.
Since we can't get more excellent horses in a short time, let's use car camps instead to block the cavalry charge! "
"I second the suggestion. When Qi Jiguang was in charge of Ji Town, he studied chariots and believed that any sanitation vehicle used for offensive warfare could restrain his troops.
Firstly, it can be used to replace armor, capture horses and support the crowd, and there is no way to force them. Secondly, it can be used to camp chariots. When moving, it is an array, and when it is stopped, it is a camp.
Use the chariot as a guide and the horse as a surprise. If you advance you can fight, if you retreat you can defend! "
"The crossbow camp was established to make up for the shortcomings of fire cannons. For example, when fire cannons cannot be fired in rainy weather,
Secondly, it is used for melee combat, night attack, and precise attack and killing, so it is necessary to set it up. "
"The classification of the Shenji Battalion is also very necessary. Since the guardsmen have to be trained, they don't know how to train themselves?
Moreover, if they are divided into finer parts and cooperate with each other, the power of the firearm can be maximized! "
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Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, Hou Yu, etc. all expressed their opinions on Zhang Weixian's proposal, and they all agreed.
"Since you all agree with the British Duke's proposal, then we will make changes according to the British Duke's proposal!"
Chongzhen no longer hesitated and made a decision directly, and then looked at the British Duke: "The British Duke, there is a lot of room for improvement in the chariots and chariots. How to configure the cavalry, infantry, firearms, etc. needs to be re-examined. "
The so-called chariot camp came from Yu Dayou's improvement of Zeng Mian's chariot camp. Zeng Mian's chariot camp was a chariot equipped with ten infantry, twenty cavalry, and ten firearms soldiers.
When encountering the enemy, the firearms soldiers fired firebolts and crossbows. The cavalry took advantage of the chaos and rushed into the enemy's formation to kill them, while the infantry was responsible for cutting off the heads.
Yu Daqiu, on the other hand, changed it to a one-wheeled one. Each vehicle was equipped with fifty people. Sixteen cold weapons were responsible for breaking through the enemy's formation, sixteen firearms soldiers were responsible for attacking, sixteen people were responsible for the cart and caboose, and two team officers! The cavalry configuration has been removed.
Even though Yu Daqiu improved it, he still did not bring the tank to its full potential.
"Li Aiqing, Hou Aiqing, your Military Discipline Inspection Department and the Ministry of War must control the first step of the reorganization and recruitment of the Beijing camp, and the total number of guards will be ten!"
When Chongzhen said this, he frowned: "This year's Jinshi in the martial arts department has been training for almost half a year. All of them will be transferred back and enter the Beijing camp to serve as middle and lower-level generals.
Put up the framework first, and slowly fill in the number of people. Presumably, these people will also grow up by then.
British Lord, if you have suitable candidates, you can also select some to enter the Beijing camp, and just report it to the Ministry of War! "
All the ministers' eyes lit up, and there was a smile on their lips.
Those who came from the martial arts department were all disciples of the emperor. If nothing else, they were almost all loyal to the emperor. Coupled with the presence of the Military Discipline Inspection Department, these people controlled the middle and lower levels of the Beijing camp.
In an army, the top generals are important, but the grassroots generals are even more important, because they come into contact with ordinary sergeants and follow the lead of small flags, general flags, and hundreds of households.
The emperor's move was very beautiful.
"Okay, let's end the matters in the Beijing Camp here first. The British Duke and Zhang Zhiji will stay, and the rest of the people should leave first!"
After everyone retreated, Chongzhen stood up and said: "Zhang Zhiji, I have reduced your hereditary duke's rights, you won't scold me in your heart!"
"I don't dare!"
Zhang Zhiji trembled all over and knelt down directly: "Father told me that everything is based on the overall situation. As long as you are loyal to your Majesty and loyal to the Ming Dynasty, your Majesty will not treat me badly!"
Chongzhen took a deep look at the British Duke, and then looked at Zhang Zhiji: "Get up, your father is still in good health, and you are still very young. You have a promising future, so don't worry!"
"I understand!"
The panic in Zhang Zhiji's eyes was replaced by happiness. He understood the emperor's words, that is, the title was still his, it was just a matter of time.
After a few more words of comfort, Zhang Zhiji was allowed to leave, leaving Chongzhen and Zhang Weixian alone in the tent.
"British public, the rectification of the Beijing camp has begun, and the car camp is the first priority. Since you have proposed it, there must be a training method.
Let me remind you again, you can also go to Zunhua City to find Sun Zushou. At that time, Qi Jiguang set up seven car camps in Hanerzhuang City with complete training methods.
You can also ask Sun Chengzong for advice. After all, he used chariots to attack the cavalry of the Jiannu slaves in Liaodong and has rich practical experience.
It is the end of September now. I will give you five months to train a hundred chariots. I will be of great use!
As for manpower, you go to the Forbidden Army to select people, pick whoever you like, and Sun Chuanting will cooperate with you! "
"I would like to issue a military order and I will train a hundred chariots for Your Majesty within five months!"
Zhang Weixian's face immediately became serious, and a dazzling light burst out from his eyes.
What is the function of car camp? It's to stop the cavalry.
Among the foreign enemies of the Ming Dynasty, the only ones with large numbers of cavalry were Jiannu, the Mongolian tribes, and Chahar Lindan Khan.
And Chahar actually attacked Datong and Xuanfu when the Ming Dynasty established slaves. Your Majesty must not be able to swallow this breath. This is to prepare for the personal expedition to Chahar in the spring!
"Mr. British, please lay out a rough framework for the affairs of the Beijing camp and hand them over to Zhang Zhiji. You still have to return to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible to take charge!"
"I understand!"
After Zhang Weixian responded, he hesitated for a moment, but still whispered: "Your Majesty, after I return to Shanhaiguan, do you want to deal with the few details that Jiannu has planted in Ningyuan?"
