To be honest, if Zhu Yunxuan was really asked to line up his troops and lead them to fight a certain general of the Ming Dynasty with real swords and guns, he had no confidence at all.
Let alone a famous general like Lan Yu, even a second-rate general can easily abuse him.
Leading troops to fight is a very professional matter. Zhu Yuanzhen would never think that he could really lead troops to fight based on his knowledge and knowledge from bragging to people on the Internet in his previous life.
But when it comes to the new army, it's different.
The Ming Dynasty's current fighting methods are still very ancient.
The military formations and even the training of soldiers are also prepared for cold weapon combat.
Once equipped with new guns, those things can only be swept into the trash.
At least he knows a little bit about the common sense of a modern army and the differences in hot weapon warfare.
From simple "line up and shoot" tactics to shooting while lying down.
These most basic things are also the experiences and lessons gradually accumulated and summarized from countless wars in history.
It was the result obtained after sacrificing countless flesh and blood bodies.
Zhu Yunzhen can take it and use it directly.
As for war theory and command, he really knows something about it.
For example, "On War".
Another example is the "Ten Military Principles".
In particular, he had carefully read and studied the ten military principles.
After all, he was also a military enthusiast in his previous life.
These things are also important talking points for him to brag with others.
If you really let him direct the battle, he might be blinded.
After all, theory and practice are still very different.
Not to mention, the beauty of application lies in one intention.
Almost all generals are familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War, and many people know it by heart.
But when it comes to fighting, it's a world of difference.
However, although he had no actual combat experience, it was more than enough to use these military theories to teach generals.
"Oh? You still know how to lead troops in war?" Lao Zhu was very surprised.
This is not writing poetry and lyrics.
Although there are some talented generals who can achieve incredible results when they lead troops into battle for the first time.
But the most certain thing on the battlefield is uncertainty.
No one can guarantee it before actually leading the troops into battle.
At least Lao Zhu would not let someone who had never been on the battlefield lead troops to fight.
Except for an extremely fatuous emperor who would worship such a man as a general, no normal ruler would do so.
"Well, Grandpa Huang, I know a little bit."
Afterwards, Zhu Yunxuan began to talk eloquently.
I reorganized the language of the tactical and strategic thoughts in "On War" and "Ten Military Principles", eliminated those that are completely inconsistent with the current situation, and then combined them with the current reality of the Ming Dynasty.
This is the essence of later war theories, and the level is so high that there is nothing to say.
Compared with military books such as "The Art of War", later war theories are characterized by being more detailed and clear.
It can be said that to a certain extent, they are all the development and continuation of Sun Tzu's Art of War, but they are much more specific.
From tactics to strategy, and even the relationship between politics and war, Zhu Yunzhen explained everything in detail.
The more Lao Zhu listened, the more curious he became, and the more he listened, the more fascinated he became.
This was the first time he had heard of these military theories.
But Lao Zhu was also a person who led troops in war, and he was a very good general. His military talent was ranked among the best in the entire history of China.
When he heard Zhu Yunzhen's war theory, he felt that many aspects coincided with his own ideas.
For example, concentrate superior forces to destroy the enemy.
And this concentration can be divided into the concentration of forces in space and the concentration of forces in time.
By cleverly staggering space and time, even with only a small number of troops, we can always have a local advantage in strength.
Lao Zhu listened and couldn't help but ask questions.
The grandfather and grandson began to discuss each other with each other.
Before we knew it, we had been discussing for an hour or two.
"Hahaha, I can't believe that, Xi'er, you are not only good at writing poems and lyrics, but you are also a military genius."
Lao Zhu was very happy talking about it, and his love for Zhu Yunzhen increased even more.
This grandson made him so proud.
Zhu Yunzhen wiped the sweat from his forehead.
With his half-dissatisfied level, it was too reluctant to discuss how to lead troops in combat with a true military genius like Lao Zhu.
If he hadn't had the experience of being a "keyboard man" to guide the country, his ability to talk on paper was first-rate, and he had the support of later war theories, and he had the advantage of "theoretical knowledge", I am afraid that in a few words, he would have revealed his "idiot" nature.
Even so, he was corrected by Lao Zhu in many places.
There is still a huge gap between theory and practice.
Lao Zhu can always point out some of his misunderstandings based on reality.
Zhu Yunzhen estimated that if he really led the troops to fight against Lao Zhu, he would probably be nothing more than a chicken and a dog, and he would be vulnerable.
However, this is normal.
Who is Lao Zhu?
How many wars have you fought?
He led his troops all the way and grew stronger step by step, defeating Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, until he overthrew Dayuan.
If Zhu Yunzhen could win against such a person, it would be a big joke.
"Grandpa Huang is still very good, and my grandson can also talk on paper. He also made many mistakes, which made Grandpa Huang laugh."
Lao Zhu laughed heartily, stretched out his hand to touch his beard, and said, "How old are you? You have never led an army in a war. To know so much, you are already a genius."
"What you just said is very good. Although Grandpa Huang understands it, he can't summarize it."
"I know it in my heart, but I can't explain it clearly."
"It's only because of your talent that you can speak so well."
Zhu Yunzhen thought to himself, these are all war theories summarized by later generations, of course they are stronger.
If I had to make it up myself, I couldn't make it up.
But of course it was impossible to say these words.
His greatest asset in this era is his vision far beyond the times, his knowledge of the direction of history, and his many fragmented and unsystematic modern knowledge.
Putting aside these three things, he is really just an ordinary person.
Zhu Yuanzhang paused and said: "It is enough for you to organize what you said today and write it down to give lectures to the generals."
"Many of our generals in the Ming Dynasty are rough men. They only know how to charge into battle. Most of them don't know much about the military knowledge you talked about."
"Providing some training to them will also be beneficial to improving our Ming Dynasty's military strength."
"The matter of setting up a military school has been decided. You go and choose a site, serve as the school's headmaster, select teachers and students, and strive to open the school as soon as possible."
When he heard that Lao Zhu agreed to set up a military school, Zhu Yunxuan was overjoyed and said quickly: "Thank you, Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We have handed over the entire Ming Dynasty to you, and I will definitely not refute you on this matter."
"And what you said before about building a new workshop and transforming flintlock guns is easy to do."
"Grandpa Huang doesn't understand those things, you can just figure it out yourself."
Zhu Yunxuan was overjoyed.
As a result, the establishment of a new type of army in Ming Dynasty is just around the corner.
Once the training of the new army is completed, it is no exaggeration to say that it will be almost four to five hundred years ahead of the world.
With this kind of military strength, the Age of Discovery will begin, and it will crush any party. I am afraid that it will easily colonize the world.
Ming Dynasty will become completely different because of this.
The wave of the new era will surely come at an accelerated pace.
Zhu Yunxuan thought happily.
Lao Zhu said: "Since you don't want to kill those nobles, let's not kill them for now and see how effective you are in setting up a military school and training new troops."
Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to his request and then went on to say something else.
"Speaking of which, apart from the nobles and nobles, the others in the court are mainly civil servants."
"Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, Zhao Mian, Yang Jing..."
Lao Zhu reported a series of names of civil servants.
"There is also Fang Xiaoru, who worshiped you before. Although he has been hidden by us now, you can use him when you succeed to the throne in the future."
Zhu Yunzhen frowned slightly, slightly confused.
With Lao Zhu's shrewdness, can he really not see that Fang Xiaoru and others only know how to study and have little real ability to govern the country?
He thought for a moment and then said tentatively: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson thinks that Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng are just in name only. They only know how to study. I'm afraid it won't work for them to govern the country."
He felt a little uneasy, fearing that Lao Zhu would reprimand him for this.
Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu just smiled slightly and said, "This is the second lesson that Grandpa Huang will teach you today."
Zhu Yunxian was startled.
Only Lao Zhu's voice was heard.
"Do you think we can't see that they only know how to study and do nothing else?"
Zhu Yunxuan was immediately startled, his pupils shrank slightly, and he looked at Lao Zhu in confusion.
"You are right, they have no real ability. Their ability to govern the country is very ordinary!"
"But we still have to use them. When you become emperor in the future, you will have to use them too."
"This is what we are going to teach you today."
(End of chapter)
