readytorunbook Chapter 243 All Good Soldiers
Chapter 243 All Good Soldiers
Ning Yi looked at the cavalrymen trained by the Northwest Army with envy and said with emotion, "They are all good soldiers."
"Much better than the cavalry at the base."
Qin Haifeng smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, the northwest is a bitterly cold place, close to the border, and is often harassed by other countries. The local people there are all very brave and aggressive, and there are also many cavalrymen."
"That's right." Ning Yi suddenly became interested. "How about asking the intelligence department to go to the northwest and recruit more cavalry for this prince?"
Qin Haifeng pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly. "It's probably difficult. One reason is that it's so remote, and many people don't want to leave their hometown."
"Another thing is, they're just caravan guards, not many people care."
"It's just a matter of paying more." Ning Yi said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just that you feel you don't have an official position?"
"Have the intelligence department's caravan tell them that as long as they perform well, they can be recommended to serve as officers in the army. There are plenty of people willing to join."
Ning Yi has plenty of money now. He has copied several super wealthy people in succession, which is enough for him to squander for a long time.
Qin Haifeng thought about it and felt that it was not impossible.
You can do this. The northwest is poor, and although the journey is long, there are many people who are willing to risk their lives for high salaries.
Ning Yi still looked at the cavalrymen of the Northwest Army training with envy. After arriving at the Beijing camp, the treatment they received was indeed much better than that in the Northwest, and they were all very excited.
The old emperor invested a lot of money to let Ning Yi reorganize the Beijing camp.
The Ministry of Revenue was forced to take out a large sum of silver. Last time, in order to protect the capital, the Prime Minister took the lead in donating money, but it was all intercepted by Emperor Wu, and he sent a lot of it.
The combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp naturally continued to rise.
"What do you think about recruiting some good soldiers from these Northwest Army and sending them to the base?" Ning Yi suddenly asked.
But Qin Haifeng shuddered and immediately stopped him: "Your Highness, you can't do that."
"The Northwest Army has come from thousands of miles away. They are here to serve the Emperor and to gain promotion."
"But it would be difficult for them to agree to go to the base and receive high salaries, and it would also be very easy for secrets to be leaked."
Ning Yi thought about it and decided to give up. After all, many of the troops constantly replenished in the base were selected from prisoners.
It cannot be compared with the normal Northwest Army. Everyone knows that the Northwest Army is an important cavalry force that the emperor values very much, and its main purpose is to protect the Beijing camp.
Qin Haifeng saw that Ning Yi had a calm expression and thought that the prince was unhappy.
He took the initiative to say, "Your Highness, don't worry. You have been ordered to reorganize the Beijing camp this time. It is a good opportunity to build good relationships with these officers. It will be of great benefit to you in the future."
Ning Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "They are just looking at me now because I am taking their money, food, power and selection power."
"If something really happens, the emperor's decree won't work."
The 30,000 cavalrymen of the Northwest Army and the 30,000 elite troops of the South were all mobilized by an imperial edict from the old emperor.
It can be seen that the old emperor still has great military power and prestige, and a large number of military generals in the world still believe in him.
"Let's go, there's nothing to see, let's go to the base." Ning Yi turned and left.
Looking at this situation again, no matter how hard we try to win them over, they will not be able to become his troops.
He is just a nominal manager, the base is more reliable.
Ning Yi hasn't been to the base for a while.
The base was originally garrisoned by the Second Army only, but now there is an additional cavalry army stationed there.
It was the cavalry army that was forcibly formed at the request of Zeng Zhizhong.
The other two cavalry armies had just been reorganized and trained for more than a month. One was training in a hidden mountain to the west of Hushan Pass.
One will train in the south direction, so that they can be dispersed and less likely to be misunderstood.
As for the Fourth Army, there is also a Fifth Army. One is located not far from Hushan Pass and the Third Army, and the other is on the road to Jizhou in the west, a hundred miles away from the base.
The reason why they were there was because when they went to Jizhou this time, they found several good bandit dens, so they simply got rid of the bandits and stationed there in the name of bandits.
Ning Yi's troops were hiding everywhere, fearing that they would be discovered.
He made a round of inspection and asked Zeng Zhizhong, "How are the recent captives of King Huai?"
Zeng Zhizhong smiled and said, "Your Highness, from 20,000 captives, we can indeed select more than 10,000 elite soldiers."
"We've also done some ideological work on them, and they're willing to work with His Highness. They've already been separated. I believe in three months, without anyone paying attention, we'll be able to reorganize an army."
"They are all experienced veterans, but they are more combat-ready than newly recruited soldiers."
This is natural. There is a huge difference between veterans who have been on the battlefield and new recruits. Veterans pick up their weapons, receive a little more training, and then start yelling on the battlefield.
It’s not the same for new recruits. No matter how much training they receive, if they haven’t seen blood, they will still be scared on the battlefield.
Ning Yi nodded recently: "Our recent development has all relied on captured soldiers."
"That's a good thing." Zeng Zhizhong smiled and said, "The captured soldiers have fighting capacity. After screening, those who are willing to follow His Highness will naturally be released. They are much better than new recruits."
"Of course, those veteran soldiers and the like cannot be used casually."
Those clever guys on the battlefield are prone to causing trouble, so it’s better not to have them.
Looking at the constant shouting everywhere and the howling of the Third Cavalry Army during training, there were a large number of prisoners inside. They had become cavalrymen again, and they were fully equipped with weapons, and their pay and treatment were very good. Naturally, they all worked hard.
Moreover, Ning Yi gathered servants from all over the place to serve as officers above him, and these servants brainwashed them a lot.
Ning Yi sighed: "The servant's training is too slow."
A bookboy must be at least seven or eight months old before he can be sent to the army.
For example, those from the second to the fifth batches were sent to the army after only three or four months because we were too hasty.
This caused many problems for the First Army, the Second Army, and many other armies in this battle.
Fortunately, the overall situation is still good, as there is an experienced and experienced Tiger Guard commander above us.
As for the rest, they can only be trained slowly in the military camp.
They were all tricked by the old emperor. That guy deliberately vomited blood for no reason, and everyone was anxious and quickly grabbed people to grab the throne. As a result, others fought each other, and in the end they found out that it was all a false alarm.
And the idiot Lao Si even lost his life.
Ning Yi was also worried that if the old man died, the second and fourth brothers, who commanded large armies, would never give up.
It will definitely be a head-on clash of large armies, and how could Ning Yi be willing to watch the two of them fighting each other? In order to seize his last chance to seize the throne, he hurriedly sent his servant to the army to quickly expand his recruitment.
As a result, a group of clerk officers never achieved anything significant and became minor officers.
Fortunately, this battle also gave them some good training.
Ning Yi sighed, "If there were another two thousand students who could graduate, there wouldn't be so much worry."
He has no shortage of weapons and armor now. He still has nearly 40,000 sets of weapons and armor seized from various places.
Especially the 20,000 sets of armor of King Ji, which were of such exquisite quality. They were all made by the noble families for the fat man at a huge cost.