Zhu Aelao followed the Red Lady to her guard camp.

Because the Red Lady's personal guard camp was all female soldiers, the camp was set up in a compound next to Li's Mansion.

"In the past few years, I have led the rebel army to fight in various places with King Chuang. I have rescued many women, and many of them are willing to follow my example and join the army, but not many are suitable for joining the army.

Therefore, my personal guard camp currently has no more than two hundred people, but every one of them can go into battle and kill the enemy like a man.

There are some powerful female soldiers who are even better at killing enemies than the elite soldiers, and they are no worse than the generals."

As the red lady spoke, she took Zhu Aina into the courtyard.

I happened to see hundreds of female soldiers who were taking turns practicing.

Most of these female soldiers are taller than ordinary women, and they wear fairly thick red linings and leather jackets.

There was no helmet, and his black hair was tied into a man-style bun with a red turban.

A few female soldiers and generals wore cloth-covered armor, but it seemed that there were not many iron armor pieces on them, and they were still mainly leather armor pieces.

I don’t know if I think the armor is too heavy for female soldiers, or if I just can’t afford it.

The drill at this time was not a group drill, but divided into small teams to practice weapons, mainly spears and crossbows. There were only a few teams of swordsmen, shield bearers and musketeers, and the number was obviously smaller.

Although this momentum was not as impressive as the formation drill, it was the first time for Hao Guangming to see real ancient female soldiers training and he couldn't help but record the screen.

Zhu Ailao here was also fascinated.

She had never seen a normal soldier's drill, let alone the extremely rare female soldier's drill.

When these female soldiers saw the red lady coming, they did not stop. Only a few generals greeted the red lady and looked at Zhu Aona with a little curiosity.

Soon, the red lady took Zhu Aona to an ordinary room.

"Chief!" The two women guarding the door gave a fist-cup salute to the red lady.

The red lady nodded and asked, "Is everything okay in there?"

The female soldier on the left smiled and said: "We provide her with delicious food and drink, and she feels comfortable."

The red lady smiled when she heard this, and said to the female soldier guarding the door and the few soldiers who were following her: "You must guard ten steps away. No one is allowed to come near without my permission."

"What if the military advisor comes?" A female soldier couldn't help but ask.

The red lady snorted: "When he comes, he has to inform me first before he can enter."

Several female soldiers suppressed their laughter and retreated ten steps away from the house, acting as guards.

Zhu Aona followed the red lady into the house.

Then he saw Fei Zhen'e sleeping.

The red lady said: "Stop pretending, I was talking so loudly outside, there's no way you didn't wake up."

Fei Zhen'e opened her eyes with a sad expression.

When she saw Zhu Ailao next to her, she was startled for a moment, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she turned her gaze away, seemingly not recognizing Zhu Ailao.

Speaking of which, Fei Zhen'e was sent by the Zhou Dynasty to work as a palace maid for Zhu Yura for several months, so she was quite familiar with Zhu Yura.

Although Zhu Yu'e's disguise was successful, it is impossible to say that Fei Zhen'e could not recognize her at all.

Therefore, Zhu Aona thought for a moment and realized that Fei Zhen'e did not know that the red lady had been conquered by her, so she deliberately pretended not to recognize her to avoid exposing her identity.

After thinking about this, Zhu Aolao couldn't help but sigh to herself, Fei Zhen'e was indeed not an ordinary woman if she could assassinate a general of the Chu Army in the future.

Then she sat beside the bed, grabbed Fei Zhen'e's hands, and said: "Sister Zhen'e, the Red Lady and Li Yan have all turned to me, so I can come here to see you."

"Really?" Fei Zhen'e was surprised.

"Of course it's true."

But the red lady calmly sat down on the chair next to her and asked with a smile: "Now that you and I are both princesses, are you willing to be my soldier?"

Previously, the Red Lady treated Fei Zhen'e well, but now that she learned that the Red Lady had taken refuge with Zhu Aona, Fei Zhen'e felt immediately relieved.

She also smiled when she heard this and said: "I can't serve as a soldier for you, I have to serve the princess."

Fei Zhen'e is also from Henan, but she changed her accent after staying in the palace for several years.

Now, he was brought out of his hometown dialect by the red lady.

Of course, her Henanese dialect is different from that of the Red Lady, but they are generally similar.

Afterwards, the three of them chatted for a while, and they all felt that Fei Zhen'e could not leave with Zhu Aona now, otherwise if Li Zicheng thought of her and sent someone to check, he would be suspicious of the red lady if he could not find her.

More than a quarter of an hour later, Zhu Aona left with the red lady.

Zhu Yura knew that if she wanted to rebuild the country and revive the Ming Dynasty, she would have to deal with the army and even participate in wars.

So when she returned to Li's Mansion, she said: "Red Lady, I want to pretend to be your personal guard and go to the military camp to have a look.

In addition, I'm afraid there are some people in your team who are infected with the plague, so prepare as soon as possible. I'm right next to you and can provide you with advice."

"You're right." Red Lady nodded, "I'll ask someone to find you a suit of armor that fits you."

Although Zhu Yushuo was only fifteen or sixteen years old, she was a princess after all. No matter how poor Chongzhen was, he would not deprive the prince and princess of food and clothing.

Therefore, Zhu Yuluo was 1.68 meters tall, which was taller than some men in the Ming Dynasty.

Although she has a small frame, she still has a lot of flesh. After changing into a red dress and leather armor, her heroic appearance is no less than that of the red lady, and she has a faint sense of nobility.

But the red lady looked at it and shook her head, "No, you are too conspicuous in this outfit. Why don't you change back to your previous outfit and pretend to be a relative of my husband-in-law."

Zhu Ailao was speechless.

She somewhat suspected that the red lady was jealous that she looked better in armor.

Speaking of which, she only realized now that the red lady is a head shorter than her...

In the end, Zhu Yuluo listened to the red lady's suggestion, changed back to her original clothes, and followed her to the military camp.

"I have been fighting for several years, and my biggest realization is that the most important thing in this war is not being able to fight, but having money, food, and all the things the soldiers need.

With good armor and weapons, and if the soldiers are well fed and strong, they can win battles and fight with fewer casualties.

In previous wars, King Chuang and the others always liked to drive the weak soldiers, that is, the refugees who were just added to the Chuang camp, to consume the officers and soldiers. Only those who survived would be promoted to regular soldiers according to the situation.

I know they have no choice but I am really not as cold-hearted as them, so I listened to my husband's advice and recruited fewer people and raised more elite soldiers.

Now the total number of people under my command is only over 8,000, and the number of soldiers capable of fighting is only over 5,000.

There were only a thousand or so cavalry among them, and they formed separate camps and were led by me personally.

There are more than 4,000 infantrymen, divided among the four captains.

Two of them are the old men who followed me in the rebellion earlier, one is a member of Xianggong’s clan, and the other is a hero who has been friends with Xianggong in his early years..."

When Zhu Ayao and Lady Hong got to know her troops, Li Yan, after learning a little about the plague in the capital, found that the situation was more serious than imagined, so he immediately went to the palace to meet Li Zicheng.

Inside Wuying Hall.

Li Zicheng was enthusiastically studying with Niu Jinxing the etiquette of the founding emperor's official enthronement.

Although he ascended the throne in Xi'an, it was done in a hurry and without any sense of ceremony, which made him feel like a fake emperor.

Now that the capital has been destroyed, the Ming Emperor has hanged himself and died for his country. It has become a fact that he rules the world. Of course, a formal and grand enthronement ceremony must be held to proclaim to the world and declare that he, Li Zicheng, is the new master of the world!

However, he was not a person who liked red tape, and it was really difficult for him to learn from the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, he was accompanied by Niu Jinxing, who could make him happy, and he enjoyed it for a while.

Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing were a little unhappy when they heard Li Yan asked for an audience.

Li Zicheng said with a straight face to the young eunuch who came in to report: "Did he say why he was so embarrassed? If it's still the same thing as last time, let him go back."

The young eunuch said tremblingly: "Reply to your Majesty, Mr. Li didn't say what he wanted to report."

"You won't ask?" Li Zicheng was dissatisfied and felt that the little eunuch was too stupid.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I will ask you now."

The little eunuch was so frightened that he left quickly.

Soon the young eunuch returned to the palace and said: "Master Li said it was a plague, which has affected the safety of the generals in the army."
Chapter completed!