readytorunbook Chapter 183: Truly an Iron Army
Chapter 183: Truly an Iron Army
Everything was said openly, and the Second Prince now realized that he was beginning to have so many officials openly following his lead.
In fact, it’s all fake, and you don’t know how many people are laughing at you behind your back.
Thinking of this, the second prince clenched his hands, his eyes were filled with anger, and he felt very aggrieved in his heart.
A prince, and even the Crown Prince of the Great Wu Kingdom, was fooled around like that. How could he not be angry?
Ning Yi asked the Minister to personally escort the second prince back to the Eastern Palace.
When he arrived at the gate of the East Palace, the Second Prince was extremely angry with the Minister of Justice.
He said in a cold tone, "You all surrendered to Lao Liu en masse. Aren't you afraid that Lao Liu will turn against you and punish you in the future?"
The Minister of Justice laughed and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. The Sixth Prince is very kind to you and me."
"However, I still hope that Your Highness the Crown Prince will not make any rash moves."
The Second Prince used to love hearing the title of "Your Highness the Crown Prince".
But now, he felt that these words were a huge irony to himself.
What kind of prince am I?
In the past, Emperor Wu always used me as a puppet.
Now, I have to cooperate with Lao Liu in acting and become his puppet.
The Second Prince was unwilling to accept this, but now he had no other choice but to throw his sleeves coldly: "You will regret this later."
The Minister of Justice didn't know whether he would regret it or not.
He watched the Second Prince enter the East Palace and felt that he was indeed very different from the Sixth Prince.
The means are not even on the same level.
The Sixth Prince simply used the same trick against this person and made it impossible for him to recover.
After Ning Yi dealt with the prince, he completely took control of the entire court.
Of course, this is only in private, and any miscellaneous matters are left to the prime minister.
He was still devoted to training these young men who had just arrived and were recruited from all over the country.
The eighth batch of servants has arrived, a total of 800 people.
The sixth batch has been sent down to Hushan Pass for some time.
Those from the sixth phase, plus those who performed well in other phases, and the 8,000 selected soldiers left by the fourth prince.
A total of 10,000 people firmly established their foothold in the direction of Hushan Pass.
The weather is getting warmer day by day, and people feel more comfortable training now than in winter, and everyone is full of energy.
Qin Haifeng came over and said, "Your Highness, we are ready to go."
"Let's go." Ning Yi ordered.
He took Zeng Rou and Qin Haifeng out of the mansion, got on the carriage, and led dozens of skilled guards out of the city.
They went all the way to the First Army's base.
The First Army was the first to be formed. Not only are there the old servants from the first period, but also those from the second period.
And all the former generals and officers of the Tiger Guards were there.
Wang Hu, dressed in fine armor, took the initiative to salute Ning Yi and shouted, "The commander of the First Army, leading the entire army of 13,000 people, pays homage to His Highness."
"Greetings to Your Highness."
All the soldiers, all in fine armor, saluted Ning Yi together.
The entire square seemed to be packed with people, all standing in neat rows, which was quite impressive.
The shouts were deafening, and made people's blood boil.
Ning Yi nodded with satisfaction. Yes, the First Army, which he valued the most, had gone through several secret real battlefield trainings and had indeed become an elite force.
Just by training hard every day, even the dumbest soldier can be trained into an elite one.
With 10,000 regular troops and 3,000 auxiliary troops, it is quite impressive.
The new army created by Ning Yi is not comparable to the old army of the Dawu Kingdom.
The old army of the Dawu Kingdom was composed of soldiers who were responsible for wearing armor and fighting.
Sometimes, when a war broke out, those who transported food and fodder would call upon hundreds of thousands of civilians.
In cooperation with a small number of regular troops escort.
Any raid can successfully destroy the food and grass transport team.
But now, the three thousand auxiliary soldiers on Ning Yi's side are responsible for protecting and escorting the food and grass.
There are not many troops now, and they need to hide, so Ning Yi has no way to prepare other troops.
Otherwise he would have to establish several more transport armies.
The transport army is only responsible for transporting food and fodder, and does not need many civilian laborers.
Among the 10,000 regular soldiers, there are also cooks and miscellaneous soldiers.
They are responsible for various odd jobs, but they still train hard and go to the battlefield during the war.
The entire First Army began formal exercises.
Teams of soldiers dispersed and quickly formed into an army under the loud shouts of the servant holding a command knife.
Immediately, the mandarin duck formations dispersed.
First, rows of Tiger Dun cannons fired in unison, sending shells flying hundreds of meters.
Then a rain of arrows flew everywhere, covering the sky and the sun, followed by teams of mandarin ducks forming a formation, shouting and killing, which shook the sky.
Especially the soldiers with three-barreled guns, there was a lot of crackling noises, and wooden boards flew in front of them.
Everyone watching on the stage was stunned and their blood was boiling.
Qin Haifeng swallowed and muttered, "What an iron army."
He has been to the battlefield several times and fought with the enemy many times.
To be able to come back alive, he must have great vision.
In the past, I looked down upon the servants trained by Ning Yi.
Asking them to serve as grassroots commanders always feels unreliable.
But now, Qin Haifeng doesn't think so.
Just one battle with the Dongfang family's thousands of elite guards showed the power of the Book Boy Army. Judging from the ratio of casualties, the difference was huge.
What army can compare with such terrifying combat power?
The battlefield he saw at that time was still quite chaotic, with only two or three hundred people fighting against hundreds of Dongfang family guards.
But now tens of thousands of people are exercising together, and this scene is shocking to anyone who sees it.
Zeng Zhizhong also sighed: "Your Highness has such a strong army. He only needs 100,000 soldiers and horses. There is no need to worry about not being able to accomplish great things."
Such a powerful army of 100,000 is enough to wipe out all the troops in the vicinity of the capital.
Ning Yi shook his head slightly and smiled: "This prince's goal is not just as simple as the capital."
His target has always been the entire Dawu Kingdom.
Only by taking over the entire Dawu Kingdom can it be considered a true victory.
If he just wanted to take over the capital, he had plenty of ways to do it.
But if they really get it, the world will be in chaos.
Ning Yi looked at Zeng Zhizhong: "How is the recruitment in the other two states going?"
Zeng Zhizhong bowed and said, "Your Highness, with the assistance of the Dongfang family, the other two states have already prepared military camps."
"Currently, only a few thousand troops from each country are undergoing training."
"It's just that," Zeng Zhizhong smiled bitterly, "One is that the food and fodder are difficult to transport, and the other is that the military equipment is difficult to get over, and we are seriously short of it here."
Ning Yi was surprised: "Didn't the Dongfang family send it to you?"
Speaking of Dongfangjia, Zeng Zhizhong sighed: "It is a gift, but the price is expensive, much more expensive than what we make ourselves."
Ning Yi knew that the Dongfang family was doing business, and it was impossible to ask them for free support.
I just didn't expect them to be so expensive.
But think about it, reselling military supplies is a head-cutting business in itself, and accidents can happen at any time.
The Dongfang family dares to do this because they have the confidence to do so, and they must make more money.