Before dawn, all the soldiers were already standing neatly in Xuanjiawei's barracks.
On the general stage, Pan Rong, Wu Hai, Dong Quan, Zhang Zuo and Cao Bing stood side by side.
The five people are the five thousand households that Xuanjiawei is mainly responsible for.
Among the five people, there is no saying who has a higher or lower status, they are all directly commanded by Zhu Ying.
In the five-person room, there is also a ranking.
Counting from left to right, the person ranked first has slightly more say in the room of five.
This ranking is not fixed, but at the end of each month, there will be an all-army military exercise. Whoever leads the team that takes first place will naturally stand on the far left.
The one currently standing on the far left is Dong Quan.
Except for Cao Bing, the son of Cao Zhen, these five people were all former generals under Lan Yu's command.
After being recommended, Zhu Ying did not hesitate at all and accepted her as a Qianhu, and she seemed to be trained as a confidant.
Of course, none of the warriors recommended by Lan Yu, including Cao Bing, are people with connections or easy connections.
It can almost be said that they are the five most outstanding people among Lan Yu's descendants.
Whether it is military talent or bravery in combat, they are all outstanding, and they are not purely related.
On this point, Lan Yu is also very particular, because anyone who has been in contact with Taisun will understand that people like Taisun will engage in nepotism and petty tricks in front of him.
It is self-inflicted humiliation.
A grandson who started from scratch and dominated the Western Regions, no one can dare to fool him casually.
Even though Cao Bing is indeed related to Cao Zhen, Cao Bing is the best among all the descendants of Huaixi nobles, and even all the current military commanders of the Ming Dynasty.
Not only does he not have the temperament of a second-generation child, he actually has a strong military talent.
It is said that Cao Bing was responsible for a thousand households in Xuanjia Guard, but Cao Zhen didn't even know the situation of Xuanjia Guard, which sounds a bit strange.
In fact, since entering Xuanjia Guard, almost no one has the qualifications to take a rest.
Since Xuanjiawei was founded three months ago, it has always adopted a closed management system, with constant training every day without any day off.
Anyone who cannot accept it will be directly eliminated from the Xuanjia Guard.
However, those who can come to Xuanjia Guard, even the smallest soldier, are extremely outstanding among all the soldiers. Their various qualities are comparable to those of Xiaoling Guard.
Although it is bitter and difficult, so far, no one has been eliminated, only those who have reached the standard have been promoted.
The so-called promotion means that soldiers under a hundred households are directly promoted to other guards to take charge of a hundred households. However, in the eyes of the internal members of Xuanjia Guard, this is no different from being kicked out.
Because this quota is not given to the most outstanding person in each team, but only the bottom one will go out to serve as a hundred households.
Almost everyone is working hard to stay.
"Brother Dong, please tell me a few words. In last month's competition, yours was the best."
Wu Hai next to him said with a smile.
The night was filled with darkness, the cold wind was howling, and only the torches swaying in the wind provided light.
The soldiers below were like sculptures, standing still and making no sound.
When Dong Quan heard this, he hesitated for a moment, waved his hands and said, "Otherwise, let's let Brother Bing speak. We are all rough guys, but we are not as knowledgeable as Brother Bing."
As soon as this was said, the other two people nodded in agreement.
Although Cao Bing is the youngest among the five, he has read a lot since he was a child. Compared with the others who grew up in the military camp, Cao Bing is naturally much better off.
When Cao Bing saw this, he didn't delay. After thanking him with his fists, he took a step forward.
"Today is a very important day for us and the Xuanjia Guards. I believe everyone has heard that His Highness Taisun will lead the commanders of the thirty-six guards around the capital and the generals of the Fifth Army Commandery.
Observe our military exercise today."
"It has been a hundred days since Xuanjia Guard was established. During these hundred days, I have seen every brother. His Highness Taisun has given us the best treatment. We have three meals a day and meat every meal."
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"Of course, none of our brothers are cowards. Even after practicing until they fainted, no one has ever retreated."
"After a hundred days of hard training, today is the time for the test. Whether you can make yourself proud of His Highness, and whether you can reflect all the training, depends on your results today."
"Don't disappoint us, and don't disappoint His Royal Highness too."
There were no loud roars, no enthusiastic chants, and no neat and loud slogans.
Cao Bing's voice echoed in the darkness, and more than five thousand people were as quiet as a sleeping lion.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the heavy breathing. If you look carefully, you can see the fiery gazes in the eyes of each soldier.
Day and night training, as well as reading and writing every night, make these soldiers not only extremely strong, but any one of them can stand alone.
After Cao Bing finished speaking, he glanced at the soldiers in the dark audience who could not see clearly, and waved his hand.
Boom boom boom boom!!!
The footsteps of all the soldiers began to sound. According to the usual drills, they were divided into five teams and began to drill, or warm up.
At this moment in the palace.
"Grandpa, you don't have to go in such a cold weather." Zhu Ying said helplessly.
He had previously proposed to take all the commanders to watch the Xuanjia Guard military exercise, but he did not expect that the old man would also go with him today.
"Why, we can't go see it yet." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
Zhu Ying could only reply: "Grandpa can certainly go and see it, but with the weather like this in the suburbs of the city, my grandson is afraid that grandpa will catch the cold."
Zhu Yuanzhang patted his eldest grandson on the shoulder and said: "We know that you are filial, but we are not some old guy who can't walk. Our bodies are stiff. The wind and cold are nothing."
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"Besides, we have always heard the Jin Yiwei say how powerful your Xuan Jiawei is. This time we have opened our eyes to see with our own eyes how majestic the soldiers trained by our eldest grandson are like."
After hearing this, Zhu Ying naturally had no reason to refuse.
But he turned to ask: "How about morning."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Originally, we planned to send an edict directly to Duanmen and ask them to follow us to your Xuanjia Guard. However, I thought in my heart that these old guys among the civil servants are far worse than us."
"If we really want to get everyone there, if a group of them are lying in bed tomorrow and can't get out, then there's no need, so forget it."
Zhu Ying was slightly surprised when he heard this.
Because this is very un-Zhu Yuanzhang.
When will the old man care about the life and death of civil servants?
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's transformation has a lot to do with Zhu Ying.
The violence and killings in the past were caused by many aspects.
The first three major cases, such as the Hu Weiyong case, were inevitable results because the prime minister's power was too great and had vaguely overwhelmed the imperial power.
How could a person like Zhu Yuanzhang accept such a situation? He would naturally go on a killing spree.
As for the Kongyin case, it was a provocation by middle-level officials against imperial power, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he had been deceived.
Needless to say, the Guo Huan case was so widely implicated because Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to sweep away corrupt officials throughout the Ming Dynasty.
When we arrived at Zhu Ying's place, almost all of those who needed to be killed had been killed, and those who needed to be dealt with had basically been dealt with.
It's just that Empress Ma passed away earlier and her grandson died suddenly. Therefore, over the years, due to excessive thoughts, her personality has become more extreme, irritable and explosive.
Coupled with the government affairs, the spirit is always tense, and it is really easy to catch up.
We also encountered the death of Prince Zhu Biao. It can be said that he lost his wife and grandson in middle age and lost his son in old age.
The appearance of Zhu Ying was really a big surprise for Zhu Yuanzhang.
The most beloved eldest grandson is back, and he is so outstanding. He handles government affairs, manages the military, and replenishes the national treasury. He is excellent in all aspects, especially in terms of national wealth, which is much better than himself.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang's originally tense mind gradually begin to relax, and he had new sustenance in his heart.
There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang's own physical foundation is very sufficient.
Historically, even if he reached that level, he still lived until the thirty-first year of Hongwu and died at the age of seventy-one.
In this era of Ming Dynasty, everyone lived an extremely long life.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang, under Zhu Ying's careful care and with the change in his mental state, is naturally healthier.
Just a few days ago, news came from the harem that the beauty Zhang Xuanmiao was pregnant with a dragon.
In October this year, Zhu Ying will have another uncle or aunt.
With his mind at peace, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally became less stern. Coupled with his eldest grandson's consideration for the ministers and the hosting of the Duanmen breakfast, Zhu Yuanzhang also changed somewhat.
At this time, in Duanmen, I heard that His Majesty expressed sympathy that the minister was weak and did not need to follow him to watch the military exercise.
Many old ministers burst into tears of gratitude and thanked Your Majesty for your kindness.
Many of these ministers have experienced the dark period of the Hongwu court. After more than ten or even twenty years of darkness, such a ray of light is truly touching to them.
When Long Chu travels, there is a charcoal brazier inside, which is extremely warm.
Zhu Ying raised her hand to open the jade curtain of the window, and looked at the many governors, colleagues, magistrates, and commanders of the guard station who were following on horseback outside, her eyes flashing.
"Does Grand Sun have the style of our Ming generals?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.
Zhu Ying shook his head and said: "What my grandson saw is a manifestation of the generals' overconfidence but insufficient strength."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.
Liu He next to him trembled all over and became very flustered. He quickly added some charcoal to the brazier.
Royal charcoal is made from special trees. When burned, it not only has no peculiar smell, but also has a light and pleasant smell like incense, which has the effect of calming and calming the mind.
Especially when it is first burned, the aroma is particularly strong.
Liu He naturally didn't dare to interrupt, so he could only put some effort into these small things.
Mainly because His Highness Taisun's words are too shocking.
What this means is that the generals are old and can no longer do their job.
But those generals were from the same era as His Majesty. When His Majesty frowned, Liu He's heart was lifted.
Isn't this an insinuation that His Majesty is old?
How can a man as talented and resourceful as your Majesty submit to old age? This is a taboo.
Zhu Ying's sentiment seemed to trigger a small crisis, but this crisis disappeared under Zhu Yuanzhang's smile.
If it were someone else, he would naturally be skinned and made up of grass. If it were his eldest grandson, of course he would just laugh.
"Does Grandson have any other ideas?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked without the slightest concern.
Zhu Ying replied calmly: "Sun'er feels that if the military wants to maintain efficient combat capabilities, the main direction is to develop toward younger people."
"As the saying goes, if you beat a master to death with random punches, a person's physical fitness will begin to gradually decline after reaching its peak in the forties. Even if you have rich combat experience, your personal physical strength will be difficult to maintain."
"When generals get older, the most important thing is to gain valuable battlefield experience. My grandson's military academy has not made much progress so far."
"So I thought, let these older generals, in the form of semi-retirement, no longer work hard, but pass on their life experience to the new generation of soldiers through teaching."
"In this way, our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will be passed down from generation to generation and will last for a long time. They will be able to maintain efficient combat effectiveness and have rich experience."
The three major universities have been established for a long time.
However, in fact, it has never really developed, just like it only has a name.
For example, the Agricultural School was almost run by Zhu Xi alone, not to mention the Craftsman School, which was all dealing with matters related to matchlock guns.
The Military Academy has only made progress on the Xuanjiawei side, and it can be considered that it is constantly improving the system.
And this time, Zhu Ying also wanted to take this opportunity to provide new promotion channels for more young soldiers.
The nobles occupy high positions and almost block the promotion channels for the middle and lower levels. This is unhealthy and many soldiers have no motivation.
Secondly, as mentioned just now, with enough learning, younger soldiers can grow up faster and become the backbone of the new generation of the Ming Dynasty.
"What a great military commander." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said.
"Since ancient times, military affairs have been difficult to sustain. Heroes are mostly created by the times. This method of Da Sun can protect our Ming Dynasty's strong military power and no fear of foreign invasion."
In today's world, deposing hundreds of schools of thought and only respecting Confucianism is very unfriendly to military strategists.
Today's generals, except for those generals and generals, are really trained very few. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, there is no place for training.
Generally speaking, they are the heirs of military families, and then gain merit through battlefields and obtain the position of military attache. This is also the only source.
What Zhu Ying proposed was to form the concept of orderly inheritance of the entire army like a scholar.
After the Xuanjia Guards exercise this time, Zhu Ying will take this opportunity to gather these governors, colleagues, and officials, including many older commanders, into the military academy.
Just like the Imperial Academy, it continuously exported high-quality middle-level officers to the Ming Dynasty.
The Military Academy may no longer be called the Military Academy and should be renamed the Military Academy. Naturally, the candidate for the dean must be the old man.
"We are old, let Da Sun be the dean of this college."
Along the way, Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang kept chatting about the Military Academy. When they heard that he was asked to serve as the dean, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
He even wanted his eldest grandson to bear such honor.
Zhu Ying replied: "Grandpa, how can this be done? How old is my grandson? How can he have any qualifications? And for the college, it is best for grandpa to be in charge."
"My grandson is too young to convince the public. Besides, if grandpa were the dean, all the commanders, generals and governors would be desperate to get in."
Hearing these somewhat complimentary words, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and agreed.
Next to Long Chu were the guards in Jinyi, and then Lan Yu, Cao Zhen, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and other princes followed on horseback.
Hearing the laughter and laughter of His Majesty and His Highness the Grand Sun, Lan Yu, Cao Zhen and others were also very excited, although they couldn't tell what they were talking about.
At dawn, a group of several hundred people arrived outside the Xuanjiawei barracks.
All the generals dismounted one after another, and Long Hu walked unimpeded all the way to the general platform.
When Zhu Ying walked out of the dragon chase, many of the sculpture-like soldiers of the Xuanjia Guard who had been waiting for a long time suddenly knelt down on one knee and shouted:
"Greetings to His Highness the Grand Sun, His Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!!!"
When Zhu Ying heard this, her eyes moved, and she couldn't help but glance at Cao Bing, who was also clasping his fists and kneeling on one knee.
At this time in the Ming Dynasty, it is not popular to call someone Qiantose.
Although shouting methods such as thousand years old and long live have become popular during the Wu and Zhou Dynasties of the Tang Dynasty.
Just because of the subtle relationship between emperors and princes in many dynasties, the word Chitose is rarely mentioned.
Now that all this has happened, most people would never have imagined that Cao Bing was the only one among the five thousand households of Xuan Jiawei.
Cao Bing knelt on one knee, with his head lowered so that his face could not be seen. Only he knew how nervous he was at this moment.
This was indeed proposed by him on his own initiative, and was recognized by thousands of other households.
Cao Bing has a keen political sense, and he understands very well how important the Grand Sun Royal Highness is to His Majesty.
Among the five Xuanjia Guard Qianhu, Cao Bing has always worked very hard because of his age. He knew that he could get the position of Xuanjia Guard Qianhu because of the nepotism of his father and Liang Guogong.
That's why I decided to find another way at this time, hoping to gain His Highness the Grand Sun's attention and favor.
At least, in the future reforms, he will not be kicked out of the core of His Highness the Grand Sun.
It has to be said that Zhu Ying was in a very beautiful mood after receiving many soldiers shouting "thousand years old".
After patting Cao Bing on the shoulder, Zhu Ying went to fetch the old man from Halong.
Feeling a light tap on his shoulder, Cao Bing was overjoyed and felt calm.
"Greetings to your Majesty, long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!!!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang came out, all the soldiers shouted again.
"All the soldiers are safe!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After coming down from the dragon, Zhu Ying supported the old man and went up to the general stage.
The Dianjiang Platform at Xuanjiawei Military Camp is very different from other military camps. Because of His Highness Taisun, it is relatively luxurious.
First of all, it is covered on three sides, just like a wooden house, and it is also three feet high.
It is equipped with a desk and chairs.
Once you go up there, you can sit down and watch, taking in a panoramic view. There are fire pots rising around the place to ward off the cold and keep warm.
In contrast, others naturally could only stand and watch.
This is why Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask civil servants to come. Most people really couldn't bear it.
With the sound of drums, the military exercise officially began.
The military exercises of Xuanjia Guard are naturally very different from those of other guards.
The five thousand households are divided into five teams, each occupying five areas.
Behind their area, there are five flags of red, orange, yellow, green and blue.
The end of the military exercise is to defend one's own area and seize other people's flags.
The weapons are naturally wooden swords and mainly wooden shields.
And the fighting is also extremely real.
Around the training ground, there are hundreds of doctors who have been prepared for it, as well as a large amount of golden sore medicine and bone-setting masters, who are always ready.
This opening alone shocked all the generals.
This is a real fight.
It turns out that this is Xuanjiawei's military drill.
In such a training environment, it is almost equivalent to continuous struggle and growth. It is no wonder that such soldiers are so good.
"Okay, Da Sun's arrangement is really eye-opening for us."
With just one glance, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the key to it.
The biggest difference between a regular army and a miscellaneous army, in an era dominated by cold weapons, is nothing more than morale and organization.
Morale is a very mysterious thing and is affected by many factors.
But there is no doubt that the morale of an excellent army is absolutely very high.
Maintaining high morale is an issue that a good general often needs to consider.
But here at Xuanjiawei, morale has been refined.
Such military exercises must be carried out frequently, and long-term multi-person battles will keep the morale of all soldiers at a very high critical point at any time.
Once they actually entered the battlefield, everyone charged forward bravely and won the battle by three points.
The current rules and regulations used by the five parties, or military formations.
It also allows the general to command more easily. For a long time, the soldiers have become very familiar with changing military formations.
The advantage of the military formation is that it can stimulate the abilities of all soldiers to the greatest extent.
Use the strong to attack the weak, and use the many to attack the few.
"Brother, did you see that, that is my son."
Cao Zhen, standing next to Lan Yu, said excitedly.
Compared with the Xuanjia Guards, the soldiers under his command really have no resistance at all.
Even if he has more than 5,000 people in his guardhouse, against his own son's more than 1,000 people, the chance of winning is very slim.
As Cao Zhen, who has spent most of his life wallowing in the battlefield, he can see the difference at a glance.
But that was his own son. There was no trace of jealousy in Cao Zhen's tone or eyes, only strong pride.
Lan Yu watched with all his concentration and did not pay attention to Cao Zhen next to him.
As a famous general of his generation, he naturally knew very well what the Xuanjia Guard in front of him represented.
This is almost completely different from the previous soldiers. It is a brand new training mode. The elite soldiers trained in this way can be wielded like an arm. With just a little break-in, the combat power that explodes is immeasurable.
Originally in the field of military combat, training and leading troops, Lan Yu had reached a peak, and at the same time reached a bottleneck.
However, the current Xuanjiawei has refreshed Lan Yu's consistent philosophy and pattern.
This is the pinnacle of cold weapon warfare from later generations.
Being inspired by Sapphire is like reopening the world.
At the same time, all the generals, whether they are the governors of the Five Army Governor's Mansion, Tongzhi, Qianshi, or the commanders of various guard posts.
At the moment when he saw Xuan Jiawei preparing to start, he almost held his breath completely, for fear of being disturbed by breathing too much.
"His Royal Highness Taisun, you are truly...a man of heaven."
Feng Sheng carefully inspected the Xuanjia Guard and couldn't help but sigh with admiration.
Fu Youde next to him nodded heavily.
With the sound of the three-way drum.
All the Xuanjia Guard soldiers finally started to move.
kill!!!
Five roars were heard, and flag-bearers waved.
The transition from extreme stillness to extreme movement made everyone's blood boil.
A wall of soldiers came forward, and there was a melee from all sides. No one retreated at all, and they charged directly into the enemy's body fiercely.
The wooden sword shattered and the wooden shield flew away.
There is even more blood scattered in the air, which is particularly conspicuous under the sunlight on the snow-white land.
This is not a military exercise, it is clearly a real battle.
Even in a melee, it can be seen that the rules are very clear. There is no one-on-one fight, there are groups of three or five, you come to protect me, and I supplement others.
What's more, with the help of his teammates, he used a leaping kick to send a person flying a foot away.
"What kind of monsters are these."
The commander of the guard station couldn't help but exclaimed.
Just because the soldier who was kicked ten feet away and bumped into several people fell to the ground, he got up in a blink of an eye, roared and joined his own team again, and started fighting again.
Scenes like this were staged in every corner of the entire battlefield.
There were more than five thousand people, all warriors, with extremely strong resistance to blows. They seemed to be invincible and continued to fight, which was horrifying.
The most frightening thing is that in such a melee situation.
These feelings make the red-eyed soldiers very rational.
The commander roared, the flag bearer waved, and the military formations switched, without any awkwardness, and there was no separation of the soldiers.
This is the most rare thing. In such a fierce battle, the military formation can still maintain changes. It is simply incredible.
Many generals were present, including Lan Yu, Cao Zhen, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, as well as other distinguished generals and governors commanding envoys.
They are all asking themselves.
If the soldiers led by oneself encounter such an enemy force, is it possible to win?
The answer is yes.
There is no chance of winning by even one point, it is completely crushed from all aspects, just like a strong man and a child, there is a world of difference.
You must know that everyone here has made achievements on the battlefield. Most of them grew up from a small soldier to the present day.
The soldiers they lead are currently the most powerful elites in the entire Ming Dynasty.
But in front of the Xuanjia Guards who led the training under His Royal Highness Taisun, they were like paper.
"I heard that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a military force called the Entrapment Camp. They had more than 700 soldiers, and their armors were all well-equipped and well-equipped. Every attack was broken."
"I think it's just like the one in front of me, but there are more than five thousand soldiers like this under Taisun's command."
Feng Sheng looked at the unpredictable situation on the battlefield and sighed.
Next to Lan Yu added: "Don't forget, Lord Song, that everyone in the Xuanjia Guard is not only good at foot combat, but also good at riding and shooting when they are selected. Just like the Xiaoling Guards, they can fire their bows immediately and only two out of three can win."
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"Xuanjia Guard's rear camp has thousands of horses, so it is natural that riding training is indispensable. It is probably because the losses in the riding battle are too great that it will not be included in the military exercise."
"His Royal Highness Taisun is very fond of firearms. The matchlocks are in the Xuanjia Guards, so he must have been trained a lot."
"The military exercise we saw today is just the tip of the Xuanjia Guard iceberg. What His Highness Taisun wants us to see is not only the strength of the soldiers, but also the strict discipline."
At this moment, Lan Yu's demeanor and tone were completely different from what he usually saw.
There is no trace of unruliness, only eyes as calm as water, and a brain that is running rapidly.
To be able to become a famous general of a generation and even more powerful than the former Shangguan Feng Sheng is to say that he is a person with a false reputation.
Currently, the only people in the Ming Dynasty who can communicate and discuss this aspect are Feng Sheng and Lan Yu.
After hearing this, Feng Sheng was deeply convinced.
At this moment, it had been a full hour since the military exercise began, and the soldiers on the field began to show signs of weakness.
This has come to the final critical moment.
None of the generals felt the cold, because the blood in their bodies was boiling due to the impact of the Xuanjia Guards' fighting.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang was not sitting down at this moment. He stood up and watched carefully at some point.
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