On the seventh day of the second month of the fifth year of Jiajing, the army gathered outside the Chaoyang Gate, waving flags, swords and guns like a forest, and the murderous spirit was soaring.

On the temporarily erected high platform, Xu Jin, Marquis of Jinghai, was dressed in a ring suit, with a sword hanging on his waist, and his left hand was naturally pressed on the hilt of the sword, and his handsome and elegant appearance added a bit of heroism, however, Xu Jin was obviously not the protagonist, because Jiajing was also on the high platform at the moment, and there was no doubt that he occupied the C position.

Jiajing is also dressed in a ring suit, golden armor, a bright helmet, a pinch of red tassels on the helmet to show in the wind, and a waist knife and quiver are hung around his waist, and the quiver is full of feather arrows.

At this moment, Xu Jin was standing on the right side of Jiajing, and on the left was Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei.

It is said that this time the troops were sent to Dongying to quell the rebellion, Jiajing appointed Xu Jin as the governor of the East and the admiral of the navy, while Xu Pengju, the duke of Wei, served as the counselor of the supervising army.

Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, is a representative of the old Wuxun group, although Jiajing does not like the old Wuxun group, but the suppression of the old Wuxun group during this period is really strong, Jiajing obviously wants to ease the relationship, after all, these people are the founding heroes, if they do too ruthlessly, they will seem to be mean and unkind.

Moreover, the strength of the old Wuxun group should not be underestimated, the relationship is intertwined, the interests of these people are actually tied to the old Zhu family, and after taking a few slaps, it is time to appease a sweet date.

Therefore, Jiajing not only appointed Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, as the supervisor of the army, but also selected several nobles to serve as generals and listen to the dispatch of Hou Xu Jin. For example, Xianning Hou Qiuluan, who recently won the third place in martial arts, as well as Taining Hou Chen Yu, Ning Jinbo Liu Wen, etc.

The hereditary demotion system of titles obviously played a great role in spurring the nobles, and the nobles who were not enterprising before began to sharpen their heads and strive for the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. The most typical is Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, who cherishes his life very much, and is dedicated to doing business to make money, but this time he is willing to go to sea to fight, which is really the first time in the world.

Of course, that is, Xu Jin has the reputation of winning constantly, and he has not tasted a defeat so far, if he is replaced by someone else as the coach, it is estimated that Xu Pengju will not have the courage to go to sea with the army.

Therefore, although Xu Pengju served as the supervisor of the army, he was responsible for fighting soy sauce when he went to sea to quell the rebellion this time, and it was Xu Jin who really made the decision, and it is estimated that Xu Pengju did not have the courage to point fingers at Xu Jin.

In front of the high platform, on the left side are 5,000 fully armed Shenji battalion soldiers, all with flintlock pistols + waist knives, and wooden boxes for ammunition on their waists. If you are careful, you will also find that the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have brought more backpacks than before, and they don't know what they are carrying.

Originally, Xie Erjian and Qi Jingtong led two thousand cavalry Shenji battalions out of the fortress to attack Bansheng City, and now they are still trapped in Daqing Mountain, so there are less than 3,000 people left in the Shenji battalion under the command of Wang Lin'er, but Xu Jin carefully selected more than 2,000 people from among the soldiers and horses of the Qinwang from all walks of life before the year, and re-replenished the Shenji battalion to full capacity.

After more than two months of high-intensity training, the more than 2,000 new recruits have mastered all kinds of firearms in the Shenji Battalion and formed a combat effectiveness, which may not be as good as the old soldiers, but it is far stronger than the ordinary guard army. 5,000 men and 5,000 flintlock muskets, as long as the ammunition is sufficient, it is enough to fight in the Japanese country.

Of course, Xu Jin sent troops to Dongying this time, not only with the 5,000 people of the Shenji Battalion, but also 5,000 elites selected from the 12 battalions of the original Beijing Army, and when these people return from going to sea, they will become the main backbone of the new three battalions. It is worth mentioning that one-third of the elite of the 5,000 Beijing battalions are equipped with flintlock pistols, which can be described as powerful firepower.

In addition, Xu Jin will also select 10,000 troops who participated in the coastal war of extermination, such as Shaoxingwei and Hangzhou Sanwei, etc., this part of the army is familiar with water warfare and will become the main force of the battle.

In short, Xu Jin sent troops to Dongying this time, and the main force of the real battle was 20,000, and the Minzhuang boatmen in charge of logistics were about 30,000, with a total of 50,000 troops.

The sun gradually rose, and the auspicious time finally arrived, and Emperor Jiajing loudly announced that he would sacrifice the flag and send troops. So, in the sound of a majestic horn and war drum, the sword and axe hand killed the animal and sacrificed the flag, and the army immediately set off and went towards the direction of Tongzhou.

Both sides of the road were crowded with people who came to see them off, chanting the sound of victory, and those who had relatives in the expedition team waved goodbye with tears, and some even cried and fainted on the spot. Exactly: chariots, horses, and pedestrians' bows and arrows at their waists. The grandmother and wife sent each other off, and the dust did not see the Xianyang Bridge. The clothes stopped crying, and the crying went straight to the sky......

Xu Jin sighed secretly, as the so-called success will be successful, war is never child's play, it is to die, there is no doubt that some of the soldiers who go to sea this time will definitely die in a foreign country. However, if the empire wants to become strong, war and death are inevitable, and what Xu Jin can do is to let as many soldiers as possible come back alive.

As the so-called Ci is not in charge of the soldiers, Xu Jin's commander has experienced a hundred battles and experienced the baptism of countless corpses and mountains of blood, and his will and nerves have long been sharpened to be indestructible, so he recovered from his sigh in an instant, and under the protection of his own soldiers, he calmly drove his horse. On the other hand, Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei next to him, his face was slightly pale, and he was worried before he got on the boat.

Jiajing did not return to the city, but personally sent the army to the Tongzhou wharf, the Son of Heaven was so courteous, the morale of the soldiers was naturally high, and they held their heads high.

Tongzhou Wharf, in the steep spring breeze, Jiajing asked the waiter to bring the wine, personally poured a bowl of wine for Xu Jin, and said solemnly: "Xu Qing, and drink this bowl of wine to make a strong appearance, I wish Xu Qing a victory and a triumphant return!" ”

"Emperor Xie, Wan Sheng!" Xu Jin took the wine bowl and drank it all.

Jiajing laughed, poured a bowl himself, raised his head and said loudly: "On the day of your triumphant return, I will welcome you here with beautiful sprinkles." ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, win, win, win!" A group of soldiers shouted excitedly, and they all raised their wine bowls and drank them all.

Xu Jin shouted: "Board the ship!" ”

A group of soldiers boarded the warship with pride, raised the handsome flag, pulled the sails, and marched south along the canal.

At the same time, Nanjing and Hangzhou were also intensively preparing military supplies, waiting for the arrival of Xu Jin, the commander of the three armies.