"General Luo, it's a bit of a rush to attack now."

Qi Guangyi showed an embarrassed smile after Luo Quan set the tone for the attack.

Looking at Qi Guangyi with a frown, Luo Quan asked, "What?" Do you have any other ideas? ”

Niu Ben and Luo Quan are both well-known generals in the Great Yu Kingdom, and Qi Guangyi and the generals of the Great Yu Kingdom respect them very much, but in the process of military reform in the Great Chongqing State, they are confident that they can change faster than these veterans, and some things are more thoughtful.

After hesitating for a moment, he said: "General, the 140,000 troops are gathered in Raozhou, and we will not be able to give full play to our real combat effectiveness if we act in a hurry, and the general thinks that we should adapt to the joint exercise of rifles and cavalry at present, otherwise it is inevitable that there will be mistakes in the battle, especially the 8,000 horse pistols allocated by the emperor this time, we need to train for a period of time after equipping them." “

"This is a must." Luo Quan calmed down, what he just said meant that there was no need to fear the 260,000 cavalry of the barbarians, and he did not want to send troops immediately.

Niu Ben glanced at Qi Guangyi appreciatively, and he said: "Qi Guangyi is right, you must be completely prepared for a war, and from now on, let the cavalry, artillery, and infantry jointly practice the tactics against the barbarian cavalry." “

"Yes, General." Qi Guangyi breathed a sigh of relief.

The most important thing for him was to build up this lancer and at the same time think about how to play to the advantages of the lancer.

He knew very well that the accuracy of shooting on horses would be much worse, but just like the original flintlock pistol, they did not need to pursue accuracy, only to shoot a dense number of bullets to destroy the enemy.

And although the range of the carbine is not as good as that of the Han-style rifle, the range of this kind of firing pistol is still 500 meters, which is an ultra-long-range weapon for the cavalry, and the combination of the two short-barreled muskets that no one is equipped with now is enough to play a combination of long-range and short-range.

At the same time, for him, this new cavalry can also have more flexible ways of fighting, simply put, horses are just tools for them to ride, they can completely dismount and fight under certain conditions, and realize the flexible conversion of infantry and cavalry.

Out of the camp, Qi Guangyi immediately asked his generals to select 8,000 excellent soldiers and officially establish the first division of lancers.

Over the next month, he borrowed some officers from the army to train the cavalry as an infantry in the morning, and the basic shooting skills and combat methods were trained.

In the afternoon, let these soldiers practice shooting skills on galloping horses, and form combinations.

In addition to the normal training of the cavalry corps, Niu Ben and Luo Quan began to cooperate in the training of artillery, infantry, cavalry, and lancers, and for a time Raozhou City was full of strong gunpowder smell.

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Qingzhou.

The excerpts from Raozhou had already been stacked a fist high on Xiao Ming's table, and he was clear from Niu Ben and Luo Quan's arrival in Raozhou to the military training around Zhou.

In any era, the expedition of the army abroad is a matter of great concern to the imperial court, because once the generals abroad have the intention of rebellion, it will bring great harm to the country, and even change the dynasty.

However, for Xiao Ming, he is not worried, compared to the previous news blockage, he can grasp the situation in Raozhou in time, and he can deal with it in time.

But in order to appease the cabinet, he still leaked the news to them from time to time, and they kept chattering every day.

"You should be at ease now, but I have one more important matter to discuss this time."

In the imperial study, Xiao Ming waited for Pang Yukun and Fiji to say after reading the excerpt.

"Please also ask the emperor to make it clear."

Pang Yukun and Fiji said to each other.

After a deep sigh, Xiao Ming said: "These days, I have been thinking about the country name, since I ascended the throne, I have promoted reforms, so that the country of Dayu has a new look, and the name of the country of Dayu is still the symbol of the old power of the wealthy family, if the traces of the past are completely erased, when the new country name is used to symbolize the country to get rid of the old and welcome the new, what do you think?" ”

Pang Yukun said with a smile: "After more than ten years, the emperor destroyed the vassal kings, except for the wealthy clans, the industry and commerce, and the barbarian clans. “

Fiji's expression moved slightly, and he said: "What Pang Shoufu said is that the former Great Chongqing Kingdom was divided, and now the country should have a unified national name, and at the same time, it is necessary to cancel the titles of Wei Di, Zhao Di, Yan Di, etc., so as to avoid the separation between the people. “

Xiao Ming's eyes turned around Pang Yukun and Fiji, Pang Yukun looked happy, after all, he followed Xiao Ming to fight the country, for him, the Great Chongqing Country has long been replaced by the sun and the moon, and the name of the Great Chongqing Country is a burden.

And to open up a new dynasty, those who follow Xiao Ming can also be more famous in the history books.

He also saw Fiji's hesitation, because he thought that to reform the old was to get rid of the clan lords they once represented.

After all, the wealthy families that were destroyed at the beginning were all wealthy families who opposed Xiao Ming, and although the wealthy families who supported Xiao Ming at the beginning were not in the limelight, they relatively retained a large amount of wealth.

This wealth gave them a great advantage in the early stage of industrial and commercial development, and thus successfully turned many wealthy families into capitalist families.

And this point is very clear to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and of course Xiao Ming is also very clear, but he has no choice, and the change of power is a thing that makes him very helpless.

What's more, these wealthy families are only one of the problems, and the more important problem is that the people who once followed him to fight the country have unknowingly replaced the former elite class and become the new magnates.

Needless to say, the Luo family represented by Luo Xin is that even a former wild man like Lu Fei has a bunch of relatives around him, and because of the increase in his power, the chicken dog ascended to heaven.

And this phenomenon is not uncommon in the cabinet.

They may not have deliberately allowed their relatives to profit from the country's development, but when officials learned that they were relatives of the ruling elite, they would inevitably distinguish themselves from the rest of the people.

Therefore, this change of country name is aimed at Pang Yukun and the two groups of Fiji representatives, not for one or another, but Pang Yukun did not expect that Xiao Ming's mind was changing.

"Since you all agree, this Great Chongqing State will officially change its name to the Chinese Empire, what do you think?" Xiao Ming said loudly.

"China, China, since ancient times, the literati and writers have called the Central Plains the land of China, and the ancient Chinese people built in the north and south of the Yellow River, with it in the Quartet, because it is called China, and it is also the prosperous place of the Han nationality, and then the territory of the dynasties has gradually expanded, but all the rulers are called China, and today the emperor changed the name of the country to the Chinese Empire, which can be said to be in line with the current situation." Pang Yukun's eyebrows fluttered, and he was extremely satisfied with this country name.

Fiji nodded slightly, he could see that Xiao Ming's taking the name of the country as the emperor of China also meant awakening the national consciousness, after all, the Central Plains Dynasty had long been dedicated to infighting.

But now that foreign enemies are looking around, a unified and stable Chinese empire is needed to confront it.