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Just like that, the fated enemy began to take revenge. The moment Tongzhi Emperor's imperial carriage left Tongzhou City, Zai Chun discovered that something was amiss on both sides of the road!

Those who maintained order within the city were all soldiers wearing the Eight Banner Card and armor. From their weapons and banners, one could tell which Battalion Head they belonged to.

The cavalry unit, the infantry unit, the vanguard unit, the garrison camp, the personal guard unit, the three flags of the Inner Palace, the firearm unit, the elite unit, the tiger gun unit … If combined together, they could be called the imperial guards by the common folk.

As for the new army that Zai Chun trained in Fujian, their official name would be New Imperial Army, and they would be part of the new fighting force of this system!

The minister of nine city gates was also known as the Infantry Commander's Yamen. He was no longer in charge of the Imperial City, but rather the outer city gates, such as the Deisenmun, the Peace Faction, the Fucheng Gate, and so on!

Although Zai Chun was very young when he left the Forbidden City, if he didn't recognize the flags and uniforms of the troops guarding the Forbidden City, wouldn't he be a fool?

Inside Tongzhou City, the guards on both sides of the road were all old imperial guards from the Battalion Head, but as soon as he left the city, he discovered those soldiers in yellow military uniforms!

"Xishan Camp? Is this a soldier of the Xishan Camp? " Zai Chun was stunned at the moment, and he muttered to himself.

Fifth Master Yi Cong's back was covered in cold sweat, his hands were so nervous that they were ice-cold. He quickly ran to Zai Chun's side and whispered, "Your Majesty, this is the new army from the capital, the Western Mountain soldiers stationed in the Xishan Camp!"

"Oh!" Haha, you are truly an elite! "

Zai Chun was no longer a young lad. At this moment, he felt so disgusted that he might as well have eaten a housefly, but he had to be calm and collected!

"Send two over for us to take a look?"

"Ah …" Yi Cong quickly retreated to find someone.

Zai Chun wanted to call two soldiers from the Xishan camp, this was not something that could be done easily. The imperial carriage moved forward another two Li, and only then did someone lead two soldiers and run to the left side of the imperial carriage.

"This subject... I am afraid I have to pay my respects to your majesty! "

"Aiyo!" Isn't this our brother? Get up! " Zai Chun smiled as he looked at his biological uncle and brother, who was two years younger than him.

"It's been five years since we last met, you've grown so much!"

Zai Cheng had specially prepared this day, he did not wear the belle's imperial uniform, but had changed into the Xishan camp's military uniform!

Shoulder badge, hat, breast badge, ribbon... A long tassel ornament adorned the top, and the command knife at his waist was adorned with gems!

"Haha …" Zai Cheng, looking at you, with five people and six people, it seems like your position is not small! Any position in the Xishan camp? "

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the vice commander of the First Army!"

Zai Cheng coldly laughed in his heart, thinking that you are just material for being a deputy head. I reckon your father also looks down on you, and knows that you do not have many cowardly treasures in your stomach, so you can just become a deputy head.

"Zai Cheng! Let me ask you, how many soldiers does the Xishan Camp have? How many shots? How many cannons? "How many fire potions are there?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Xishan camp has a total of thirty thousand soldiers, a hundred thousand guns, 84 field cannons, fire medicine …" "This gunpowder …"

Zai Cheng was a scoundrel, he could recite the numbers on the surface, but he would not know the details, and he would not know the exact number of Fire Potions he had.

Yi Yu, who was behind his son, scolded, "You ignorant fool, why aren't you leaving!?" "How embarrassing …"

"Long live, Xishan camp has a total of 4200 kilograms of gunpowder, 2 million rounds of bullets, and over 13,000 rounds of ammunition of each type …"

Zai Chun had learned the staff officers' course before, so after a brief estimation of the numbers, he knew that the Xishan camp had already stored the materials needed for a medium intensity war.

And this was on the basis that he, General Evil Six, was not lying!

"Royal Uncle …" Isn't it a bit too much for thirty thousand soldiers to store a hundred thousand guns? "Give the rest of the troops one point …"

"Haha, His Majesty is wandering in Europa, what do you not know?" This Western War is actually just a war of attrition. Firearms are different from cold weapons! "

"The longer the spear is used, the sharper it becomes. Fire is not easy to repair if it's broken. Also, the rifling has a lifespan. Once it's worn out, there won't be any accuracy!"

"For the safety of Great Qing, it's better to store more …"

"Actually, if a hundred thousand guns were to really start a fight, it probably won't be enough! But since His Majesty had spoken … Xishan camp must also help our allies. I will have them call up 3,000 … "

"Royal Uncle is too righteous!" Indeed, you are selfless! "

Zai Chun could not possibly probe deeper into these questions, so he cast his gaze towards the two big headed soldiers that Zai Cheng had brought with him, and waved his hands. The two soldiers knelt down and kowtowed nine times.

"Let's rise!" Why didn't you bring a gun? "

"Acknowledged …" "Greetings to the Son of Heaven for not daring to bring a spear with him …" The soldier lowered his head, not daring to meet the emperor's gaze.

"What's there to be afraid of? Could it be that someone is going to kill me in Great Qing? "Could it be that the capital's land is no longer safe?"

Yi Yeyu heard the message and quickly ordered his men to bring the rifles over.

Zai Chun took the rifle and began to play with it on the imperial carriage. Enfield rifle? Improved Post Installation Model... "Not bad, not bad, it's a good spear …"

"Is the entire army made of this type?"

"No, Your Majesty …" "There's this kind of thing too …" The other soldier boldly handed over the other.

"Henry's rifle? Martini. Henry? Hexagon Ripper... "Haha, my royal uncle, you are really willing to spend money. This kind of rifling is very complicated to produce. The cost of this gun is not low!"

Yi Yuan was shocked, he never thought that Tongzhi Emperor would be so adept with the spear.

Tongzhi even placed the butt of the spear on his right shoulder and aimed towards the sky. His actions were absolutely standard.

After playing with the rifle for a while, Zai Chun turned his gaze towards the two soldiers and asked a question kindly.

"How's your training?" Have you ever run a long kilometer across fields? What was the result of the hasty march? "How many rounds of live ammunition can be fired per month?"

"What about the food you eat every day? Do you know the words? Will it be easy to calculate? "

Zai Chun patiently asked some small questions. The two soldiers didn't dare to lie and only said one thing and two things.

The questions that Zai Chun asked seemed very small and scattered, but they were all questions that could expose the true strength of an army. If he continued with that, the secrets of the Xishan Camp would all be exposed.

"Incredible!" This brat really learned a thing or two from Xiao Letian! "

When Tongzhi already started to ask how many servants and auxiliary force s were in charge of logistics in Xishan camp, General Gui Six could no longer hold it in and took a step forward with a smile.

"Your majesty, now that we are out of Tongzhou City, there are less commoners on the road. With such a strong wind, why don't you change into a warm palanquin, and let me get someone to hold the imperial carriage up for us?"

"Aiyo, just look at me. This question of mine is endless. I am young and have strong firepower, so I'm not afraid of freezing. But, many of my beloved officials can't take it anymore!"

"Then get on the warm sedan!"

Yi Yi Xuan and the others immediately went forward to serve them, and a group of people frantically asked the His Majesty to change to another transportation vehicle. In the midst of all the commotion, Yi Xuan lowered his head and said to the Sixth Brother.

"Big brother …" Let's take a look at the back when we have time! Our royal nephew is really not simple! "