Chapter 24 Wangjing
Chen Mu felt something was wrong and asked him to go to Jinshanling to try out the new cannon, which he could understand.
The escort cannot exceed six people. After all, the capital is not as good as Guangdong. He can understand that it is a nonsense to lead the troops to run around.
But he was not even considered a squad. What happened to the flag army entering the Beijing camp?
This treatment seems a bit grand.
The key is that he was not taken away all the artillery and left him with thirty pills, which is strange.
"The general does not need to worry too much, the camp is chosen casually." After Wu Guifang returned to Beijing, Chen Mu and Wu Weizhong embarked on the road to Jinshanling of the Great Wall. Wu Weizhong was much more free and said proudly to Chen Mu: "From the general leader of the Tan Junmen, Ji Liao, there are three camps, Jizhen, Changping and other places, there are no longer autumn police officers, so there are no need to transfer Shaanxi, Hejian, Zhengding ban troops in the autumn, and there are many empty camps outside the city, so the general's subordinates entered the Beijing camp."
Wu Weizhong smiled and said, "The general came late. If he had come last year, His Majesty would have personally reviewed the army, and the 100,000 Beijing troops covered the sky, such a scene would not be seen normally."
Chen Mu immediately looked at him, "Your Majesty read the army?"
"The general doesn't know? In the past, the eunuch of the Silijian was viewed by the eunuch of the Jing camp for less than three years. Last year, His Majesty decided to read it personally, and it will be recommended as a customization in the future."
Emperor Longqing, this emperor who was not very impressed, actually liked military parades, which surprised Chen Mu. Then he heard Wu Weizhong say: "The generals and officials of the three camps are very domineering. General Chen, your soldiers look much better than the Beijing camp, and they are probably bound to blame him."
"The general gave me armor. Old Wu is very poor. Nothing can be given to the general again." Chen Mu's breastplate was already taken off. While Wu Weizhong's red armor lined, he smiled and said, "And the general's good words: When his subordinates report to the camp, be sure to inform the deputy general to patrol the camp day and night and watch out for artillery."
Wu Weizhong's eyes widened, and even the lines on his forehead were exposed. He looked at Chen Mu and said heavily: "Don't let the cannon explode in the camp."
"Thank you, Brother Wu, why cannons sound? They are all old—" Chen Mu smiled perfunctorily, and suddenly his smile froze on his face, "Brother Wu said, will someone else run to Chen's camp to harm me?"
"General, it may not be true, it's just that he is more careful and not bad."
This time Chen Mu was cautious and bowed to Wu Weizhong immediately and said, "Thank you, Brother Wu, for the warning."
There are 100,000 in Beijing. Who knows if you will encounter a bastard who is determined to do something bad? Once this happens, there is no room for regret. What makes Chen Mu wonder is that the soldiers in Beijing are already so bored and childish?
"I don't know what the capital hall said. I wanted to leave the official because of illness this year, but why are I still in the court?"
"War." Wu Weizhong looked at Chen Mu with a smile in his eyes. He was happy to answer this question: "In February, Altan of the Tumote tribe deviated from normal and invaded Datong, Xuanfu, Shanxi, and passed through the Great Wall in the spring. He was blocked by the second Great Wall of Dushan built by Tan Junmen. He had just retreated for a month."
Chen Mu looked at the farmers who were resting after working next to the road in surprise. The endless wheat fields were attacked without any intention. After hearing this, he realized that they were blocked.
"There are many good defenders in the Northern Army, but there are few generals who are good at fighting. At this time, the general led his troops to escort cannons to the north, which is a great time to make achievements." Wu Weizhong said with a smirk: "This is the Ministry of War, and Tan Junmen has another meaning."
"The method of preparing horses and pursuing troops and determining victory or defeat by breathing is suitable for the south; the method of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields and controlling the invading enemies is suitable for the north."
Tan Lun's words are very insightful.
Directly north of Beijing, the Miyun area a hundred miles away is Qi Jiguang's newly built Jinshanling, Gubeikou, and the Great Wall was the northern border of the Ming Dynasty in this era.
When the national strength is strong, defending the national gate is a diligent move. Once the national strength declines, when the national strength declines, he will encounter an impulsive commander. According to Tan Lun's tactics of the southern army, he will fight in an instant and will not be able to afford to lose at once.
"Mr. Wu said little about the specific military situation and didn't know much about it. He brought a senior official to the general in the future. In short, when he was using troops in a straightforward manner, the general would probably not be allowed to return to Guangdong for a while."
Chen Mu was silent for a long time before sighing, "Mr. Chen is here to take the martial arts exam."
In fact, he felt relieved.
Fortunately, I didn't hide my weakness when I came. Thinking that if I had the opportunity to let the imperial court see the results of training troops, I was also a little vain, so I drew half of the elite Xiangshan soldiers to go north. It was really a waste of money to lead thousands of people to the elderly, weak, sick and disabled.
But unexpectedly, he accidentally helped him.
Without the Five Hundred Xiangshan Flag Army, Wu Guifang would probably not have left him.
“Hey… it’s okay.”
Chen Mu had some speculation in his heart. He guessed that Wu Guifang might have come here to see the soldiers he brought, but there is no need to tell anyone about this.
He tried to teach Hachiro how to shut up, and why wasn't he the same for himself?
Rest in the suburbs of Beijing for a night, and on the third day, seventy cannons were escorted to Jinshanling. Chen Mu also got what he wanted to see what a real tower-building maniac was.
The Great Wall of Jinshanling section is only twenty miles away and has to be counted. There are three beacon towers at five passes, and there are as many as sixty-seven enemy towers. There must be an enemy tower in fifty to a hundred steps. This section mobilized the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty's masterpieces built by skilled craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty to bring together almost all the architectural characteristics of the Ming Dynasty in this era.
It was midsummer, with thousands of trees growing in full bloom and clouds floating in mist.
The Great Wall, built on the mountain with huge stones, has various structures, including bricks, stones, bricks and woods, and single-story and double-story; the piers are square, flat, round, and lateral, and the roof has a boat tent, dome, four corners and octagonal drilling on the sky; the Chengguan Fortress is scattered, with barrier walls, battle walls, forts, observation decks, thunderstone holes, perforations, horse-blocking walls, support walls, and battle walls fortifications layer by layer.
Not only is the impregnable defense system in the northern border, it is also a shocking art.
"Shishuai Qi is in Wangjing Tower, General Chen, let's go there."
Chen Mu thought he would see Qi Jiguang as soon as he reached the Great Wall border, demonstrated his long-planned artillery skills to him and used his talent to make this hero.
He was very eye-opening, but he didn't expect that the development of things did not follow his expectations.
He wants to climb the mountain first.
When Chen Mu asked where Wangjing Tower was, Wu Weizhong, who was holding the battlements, just raised his hand and pointed it far away. Chen Mu understood why it was called Wangjing Tower.
At the east end of the Jinshanling Great Wall, there are mountains that are high into the clouds rising from the ground. If the Jinshanling Great Wall is compared to the body of a big dragon, there is undoubtedly the dragon head that roars in the nine heavens and rushes into the sky. People say that the outline of the capital can be seen in that place.
The soldiers guarding the capital along the city road were all staring at each other and guarding their posts strictly, like a group of wooden people. Although their armor was really backward in Chen Mu's eyes, their morale and discipline were eye-catching, which made him, who was already tired, feel the motivation to climb up to the Wangjing Tower.
Wherever you stand and take a look at the Jinshanling Great Wall, you will feel a sense of accomplishment!
Good morning.
Chapter completed!