Zhou Shixiang's actions of the orphans of the fallen soldiers calling him the "supervised father" made the civil and military officials present think of Zhang Xianzhong, the King of the West, back then, because of this action, almost as if he had withdrawn from his adopted son.

During his lifetime, Zhang Xianzhong set up a youth camp in the army and collected many of the outstanding young men as adopted sons, such as Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ainengqi, the four outstanding commanders of the Western Army, who were later named Zhang's adopted sons.

In addition to these four, there were eight other people, known as the "Twelve Taibaos" of the Daxi Army. When Zhang Xianzhong died, only four of the "Twelve Taibaos" were left. The remaining eight people either died in battle with the Ming army or died in battle with the Qing army.

Although Zhou Shixiang did not directly regard himself as his adopted father, but instead called him the commander father, the meaning of the two is obviously no different. Since ancient times, as long as the word "father" is added, he will not be a godson or an adopted son.

However, the generals did not think much, but felt that Zhou Shixiang asked these children to call him "supervised fathers" to sympathize with their fathers who died in battle, so that these children could make their achievements in the future, to fulfill their promises to the fallen soldiers, and to enhance morale of the army.

This method was too common and effective in this era, which was understandable. Even the eunuchs in the palace also liked to accept godsons. Although the grand scholars of the court did not have the custom of accepting godsons, what is the difference between the disciple and the adopted father and son?

Put your heart in mind. If you die on the battlefield one day in the future, then the generals will obviously be willing to be able to worship Zhou Shixiang as your adoptive father. Because this is a shortcut to advance in addition to killing enemies on the battlefield, and it is also an affirmation of yourself. Without serving the country first, how can the general value you?

As the adopted son of the Grand Marshal, what identity can be more trustworthy than this? It is certain that all these young men will have their own luck in the future. Among them, the best talents of the Taiping Army may emerge, because their broad road has been personally laid out by their leaders from this moment on.

Compared with the simple minds of the military generals, the civil servants thought too much. Jiang Guozhu, the governor of Jiangsu, thought that many founding emperors in the past dynasties liked to accept adopted sons. For example, Li Keyong at the end of the Tang Dynasty accepted 13 adopted sons, known as the "Thirteen Taibao"; and the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty also accepted adopted sons in his early years, including Zhu Wenzheng, Mu Ying, Li Wenzhong and others who later became founding heroes. Zhang Xianzhong established a young acquisition of adopted sons, which undoubtedly imitated the emperors of the previous generation. Facts also proved that Zhang's adopted sons were entrusted with important tasks by him. Sun Kewang and the four Li Dingguo took over the command of the entire Western Army after Zhang's death.

Now Zhou Shixiang regards himself as a "maintaining father" and regards this future pillar of the Taiping Army as an adopted son. What is the intention?

Jiang Guozhu looked at Zhang Changgeng, who was frowning on the edge of his face calmly, guessing in his heart what the other party was thinking at this time, and at the same time envied him, because according to rumors from the Governor's Office, Zhou Shixiang intended to let Zhang Changgen be the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. If the news was true, Zhang Changgeng would be one step ahead of him.

Zhang Changgeng was not thinking about Zhou Shixiang's adoption son at this time, but about how much this Army university will occupy in the Ming Dynasty in the future. With Zhou Shixiang's current emphasis and resource investment in the Army University, it is not difficult to imagine that the future of the Army University will definitely be brighter than that of the Imperial College. Every officer who came out of this university is nominally a student of Zhou Shixiang. So can it be said that the students of the Army University may become disciples of the Emperor?

As surrendered officials, whether Zhang Changgeng or Jiang Guozhu, whether they were willing or not, they were naturally tied to Zhou Shi. Whether for their lives or future, they could not turn against the Dingwu Emperor who did not care about politics, so they could only assist Zhou Shixiang wholeheartedly. The most important thing is that after Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Changgeng surrendered, they have always been in charge of Zhou Shixiang, clearing debts, three cases, and suppressing rebellions, which is directly implemented by them, which means that they are no longer able to join the gentry of Jiangnan.

Dorgon's lesson back then was full of his eyes. Zhang Changgeng and Jiang Guozhu did not want to become a remnant of the Zhou party in the future, so they supported and were extremely enthusiastic about the fact that Zhou Shixiang was called emperor. However, the two of them tried a few times, but Zhou Shixiang was not revealed, which made them unable to touch the edge of their hearts. They didn't know what the plan was that His Highness, the King of Qi, was.

If we don’t have the intention to usurp the throne and reliance, the three major cases were in full swing, and many gentry opposing the Taiping Army were lifted out of this series of actions. And the Grand Governor’s Office was also openly established in Zhenjiang. In terms of power, Zhou Shixiang is only apart from adding nine tiny. Sun Kewang was probably not as good as that of the time, because when Sun Kewang was there, he did not unify the Ming army, but Zhou Shixiang now controls all the troops, and there is no chance that a second Li Dingguo would appear. The trend created by Gu Yanwu in Nanjing and the subsequent actions of personal arrest by the personal army also show that there is a shadow of Zhou Shixiang behind these things.

All signs indicate that Zhou Shixiang is taking steps towards becoming the emperor, so he said that he did not have the intention to usurp the throne, and that Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Changgeng would not believe that Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Changgeng were killed. Since ancient times, which loyal minister and righteous man have been so domineering? Moreover, being promoted to the emperor is no longer a matter of Zhou Shixiang alone, but a group of Taiping Army.

Those who are afraid of being cleansed in the future are not only the surrendered officials such as Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Changgeng who are dyed with blood from the gentry in Jiangnan, but also those generals who crawled out of the sea of ​​blood. In Wencun, others shouted that Jiang He, who is the emperor, could be safely a loyal minister of Emperor Dingwu? It is reported that several generals in the Taiping Army had conspired to wear Zhou Shixiang's yellow robe. If this matter broke out in the future, how would these generals deal with it?

Zhou Shi became emperor, and he was simply an arrow on the string and had to fire it.

The name "Shishou Father" makes people imagine the joint.

After inspecting the orphans of the fallen soldiers, Dong Changqing took ten young students to receive Zhou Shixiang's "examination" according to the prior arrangement.

The questions of the "test questions" were explained in advance, and Zhou Shixiang did not intend to perform temporarily. He asked several military formation questions step by step. The students performed well. In addition to the standard answers, they occasionally had some personal unique views. One of the students named Luo Lun made Zhou Shixiang look at them with admiration because this person's question was about the coordination of infra-cannon.

"Infantry and Cannon Cooperation" was a tactic after Zhou Shixiang's previous life after the mature weapons, and it first appeared in World War I. At that time, due to the emergence of machine guns, the price of infantry intensive charges was so high that it was difficult to accept. Often, tens of thousands of people were paid for every 2 or 3 kilometers forward. So the Germans thought of a way to select strong, experienced and skilled veterans to form a strong team. When doing a full reconnaissance, they took the squad as a unit, under the cover of Xu Jin's barrage, stepped on the explosion point and launched a blast in the form of a jump crater like a weak fortification of the enemy. Soon the German army broke the deadlock of the trench war that had been silent for almost a year, and the British and French coalition forces retreated step by step, but their casualties were surprisingly small. Gradually, this tactic was accepted and adopted by the armies of various countries.

The tactic of infantry and artillery coordination is actually a bit too whimsical or too advanced for the current Taiping Army. Because whether it is the opponent of the Taiping Army or itself, the artillery used or the traditional solid artillery shells. Although Zhou Shixiang has written out the idea of ​​"flowering artillery shells" and has been the key development topic of the Ordnance Bureau this year, even if the Ordnance Bureau has developed flowering artillery shells, the tactic of infantry and artillery coordination cannot appear on the battlefield. The reason is that, whether it is the Qing army or the Guanning army, they are not strong enough to prevent the Taiping Army from launching a group charge.

When flowering artillery shells are applied to the battlefield, there will only be one ending, that is, the Taiping Army will easily defeat the enemy in front of them like harvesting straw, no matter how many people and cavalry the opponent has. Therefore, the tactic of infantry and artillery coordination is now completely "scattered" and has no use at all, so the teachers of the Army University are all doubtful about whether to teach this tactic.

However, Zhou Shixiang strongly demanded that this tactical class be offered, because the future enemies of this tactic will not be the Qing army or the Guanning army, but the Westerners, and Western troops that are completely dominated by firearms.

What made Zhou Shixiang look at him was not because he understood the concept of infantry and artillery coordination tactics, but because he analyzed the tactics of the infiltration line of the team by himself. That is, he attacked the enemy's front with powerful artillery fire, and then infiltrated forward with the team as a group, shortened the distance between his own side and the enemy's front under the cover of artillery fire, and then these vanguards seized the enemy one by one, and then the large troops followed up and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop.

Zhou Shi's analysis with Luo Lun is very appreciative. In many cases, the battle between the two armies is not the two sides' hedge, but rather the construction of defense lines with the right geographical location. The squad's artillery cover-up infiltration tactics is a model of the specific application of infantry and artillery coordination, which can block the terrain and defence against one's own side.

"Since you have a Sichuan accent?"

Zhou Shixiang noticed that this student named Luo Lun spoke in Sichuan dialect.

Luo Lun said: "When he returned to the Grand Marshal, he is from Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan."

Dong Changqing briefly introduced this person.

Luo Lun was a hereditary military household in the Ming Army. His father was a hereditary 100 households in western Sichuan. Later, he died at the hands of the Daxi Army who entered Sichuan. After Luo's father died, Luo Lun was taken in the camp by the Daxi Army because he was young. Later, he followed Ainengqi, one of the four princes of the Daxi Army, to fight in Yunnan and Guizhou. After Ainengqi died at the hands of the chieftain of Yunnan, Luo Lun moved into Li Dingguo's army and participated in two battles to attack Guangdong. After the defeat, he was scattered in Guangdong. After the Taiping Army occupied Guangzhou, Qi Hao sent people to contact the lost Daxi Army, and Luo Lun joined the Taiping Army.

"Before Luo Lun came to Army University, he was a hundred households in Xinyi Town. He led his men to fight the battle between Liu Laozhuang."

"Oh? It turns out that it is still our combat hero!"

Zhou Shixiang smiled and praised the young man even more. The battle between Liu Laozhuang was a small battle in the Battle of Jiangbei, but everyone in the entire army knew about it. Because of this battle, a team of Taiping Army blocked nearly six charges of the thousand Qing army. In the end, only 9 people were left in the entire team. Luo Lun, the general flag of the team, was seriously injured, and was promoted to a hundred households for the battle. He was specially recommended by the town to study at the Army University.

Zhou Shixiang patted Luo Lun on the shoulder: "It's very good. Good students are studying in school. Good students listen to the instructors. If you don't understand, you have to ask. Don't think that you are a fighting hero. I'm the best in the world, and no one is as good as you."

Luo Lun shouted: "Don't worry, the master will pass the assessment with the best results!"

"Okay, this is the energy you want!"

Zhou Shixiang was very satisfied. Just when he was about to leave, he saw Luo Lun suddenly said, "Master, can you say something else!"

"Haha" Zhou Shixiang smiled and raised his hand and said, "It's okay, but it's okay."

As an academic official, Dong Changqing didn't know what Luo Lun was going to say, but was afraid that he would say something that made the general unhappy, so he was a little uneasy.

The civil and military officials also looked at the young household with interest, wanting to know what he wanted to say to the Grand Marshal.

Luo Lun took a deep breath, his eyes touched several students around him. After receiving their affirmative answer, he suddenly became more courageous and suddenly fell to the ground with a "thump" and said quickly: "I beg the general to proclaim himself emperor as soon as possible!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, and Dong Changqing's face became rare in an instant. Zhang Changgeng and Jiang Guozhu were also stunned. The blind Li's eyes lit up, and the more he looked at Luo Lun, the happier he became.

"Please ask the general to become emperor as soon as possible!" The other nine students also fell to the ground.

Time seemed to be stagnant in the field, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and everyone looked at Zhou Shixiang nervously.

Will the ceremony at the Army University evolve into a ceremony where Zhou Shixiang put on a yellow robe?

In the drizzle, everyone's breathing became rapid.

Luo Lun and the students were even more nervous at this time. They were ready to be punished, but they were even more afraid that the general would not be willing to proclaim himself emperor.

After a long time, Luo Renfang, whose heartstrings were extremely tense, heard the words of the Grandmaster from his ears.

"Why do you want me to be emperor?" Zhou Shixiang looked solemn, unable to see any emotional fluctuations in his heart.

Luo Lun said without hesitation: "Only when the general is elected as emperor, we can do great things!"

Zhou Shixiang shouted, "Then what is a big deal?"

"Kill the Tartars and restore China!" Luo Lun's voice was very loud.

"If I don't proclaim myself, wouldn't I take you to kill the Tartars?" Zhou Shixiang tried his best to calm his voice, and he didn't want to misjudgment.

Luo Lun shook his head suddenly: "It's different!"

"What's the difference?" Zhou Shixiang stepped forward, and his cold eyes fell on Luo Lun's face, which was wet by the rain, like a sword.

"In the eyes of subordinates, killing the Tartars and restoring China can only be done with iron and blood!" Facing Zhou Shixiang's fierce gaze, Luo Lun did not retreat or fear, but burst out the long-hidden voice in his heart.

"Master, what we need is the Ming Dynasty that can only make a sound, a Ming Dynasty that can only be dominated by the will of the Master, and a Ming Dynasty that rises up again with iron and blood! And only the Master can do this as the emperor!"

A leader, a voice, a will?

Iron and blood?

Zhou Shixiang was stunned, he was a little dazed. Could it be that he was dazzled? Why did the fascist ghost appear in the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century?

"If I don't proclaim myself, wouldn't I take you to kill the Tartars?" Zhou Shixiang tried his best to calm his voice, and he didn't want to misjudgment.

Luo Lun shook his head suddenly: "It's different!"

"What's the difference?" Zhou Shixiang stepped forward, and his cold eyes fell on Luo Lun's face, which was wet by the rain, like a sword.

"In the eyes of his subordinates, killing the Tartars and restoring China can only be done with iron and blood!" Facing Zhou Shixiang's fierce gaze, Luo Lun did not retreat or fear, but burst out the long-hidden voice in his heart.

"Master, what we need is the Ming Dynasty that can only make a sound, a Ming Dynasty that can only be dominated by the will of the Master, and a Ming Dynasty that rises up again with iron and blood! And only the Master can do this as the emperor!"

A leader, a voice, a will?

Iron and blood?

Zhou Shixiang was stunned, he was a little dazed. Could it be that he was dazzled? Why did the fascist ghost appear in the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century?

"Master, what we need is the Ming Dynasty that can only make a sound, a Ming Dynasty that can only be dominated by the will of the Master, and a Ming Dynasty that rises up again with iron and blood! And only the Master can do this as the emperor!"

A leader, a voice, a will?

Iron and blood?

Zhou Shixiang was stunned, he was a little dazed. Could it be that he was dazzled? Why did the fascist ghost appear in the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century? A leader, a voice, and a will?

Iron and blood?
Chapter completed!