After Emperor Yitian rebuilt the broken Tao Dan, his first step in trying to regain the imperial power was to issue an order to rebuild these three elite tigers. However, Prince Ying Dan, who was in charge of the Taiwei Mansion, was delayed, and the conflict between the two sides became real. of publicity.
In addition to being loyal to the powerful vassal forces in various counties, joining the Beijing Camp Army is also a good way for promotion for disciples from various counties. Ge Xuanqiao served in Tianshu Yuan for more than ten years in his early years before returning to Taiwei Sect to live in seclusion in the mountains.
For Tongxuan realm martial arts practitioners, after reaching the age of fifty, one has passed the peak period of the most vigorous Qi and blood. Even if there are no injuries, the various physical conditions of the body, including strength, speed, and six senses, will begin to deteriorate in the future. It's going downhill; what's more, as far as the eye can see, the injury rate among these two thousand veterans will not be less than 50%.
The new army's camp in the seventh capital was built on Fujiao Ridge.
In the following ten years, Prince Yingdan supervised the state affairs and took charge of the Taiwei Mansion. However, conflicts with the old ministers loyal to Emperor Yi Tian always existed; these three tiger elites have always been the targets of Prince Yingdan's suppression.
The mountains and swamps of Xiyuan are more than 40 miles wide, and wide channels are excavated on the periphery to connect with the Qiuye River, which also separates Xiyuan from the prefectures and counties outside. There are many rivers and grasslands in the West Garden, and there are also seven or eight low mountains scattered among them. Fujiao Ridge is just one of them. There are towering ancient trees everywhere among the mountains and lakes, and the scenery is lush and beautiful, including the Qiuye River. A few rare spiritual springs gush out, and there are abundant spiritual springs between heaven and earth, so it was previously regarded as a private garden of the royal family.
Those who ranked among the top twenty in the northwest region, such as Hua Zhedong, Cuo Rong, and Dong Ning, were awarded the title of Colonel Huben, while other disciples who were able to enter Kuilang Palace to practice were awarded the title of Huben's Attendant.
More than ten years ago, the Qiang people in Jinzhou united with the border troops. Emperor Yitian led the three divisions of Huben's left, right and front to join the Musashi, Hexiang and Wuwei troops in the northwest region to conquer Jinzhou in the west.
Dong Ning, Chen Qing and others did not participate in the selection of military attachés. Du Yong, Ran Hu, Zhou Jun, Wu Jinglin, as well as Li Yulin, who was selected as a traveling disciple, and a total of 100 others were assigned to the seventh capital, Chen Hai, to serve as battalion commander. And the rank of Baiwu Colonel; while Hua Zhedong, Cuo Rong and others, as well as Tu Hong, who was of the same clan as Tu Ziji, were incorporated into the third capital's new army.
Tu Ziji and Zhao Rong led two thousand old soldiers to line up to greet them. Chen Hai and the others felt their hearts drop when they saw that most of the two thousand old soldiers were over fifty years old.
The Eighth Huben Division, also known as the Jingying Army, is the core elite that has been directly controlled by the Ying family of the royal family through the Taiwei Mansion since the founding of the Yan Dynasty. Due to the incorporation of a large number of elite sons from the eight tribes in Jingjun, although the full number of troops is less than one million, the Eighth Huben Division is the most powerful elite combat force in Yanzhou, and it is enough to deter the powerful feudal lords in the border counties from doing anything wrong.
Although the imperial dynasty promoted the unprecedented victory of the Western Expedition, the damage to Dayan was not small. Many of the Taiwei Sect's strong men, including Zhao Ruhui's personal master and the leaders of the Hanshu lineage, died, and the three elite tiger soldiers were killed. The losses during the Western Expedition were even greater. A total of five Dao Dan realm masters perished in the Western Frontier.
Captain Huben is just a false title.
On the north bank of the Qiuye River in the west of the city, there is a mountain garden belonging to the royal family called Xiyuan. In the official document of the Taiwei Mansion, the new army is also called the Xiyuan New Army. However, the government offices are all empty, and the food and salary supplies and soldiers are selected. , are all under the command of the Huben Army. The initial plan was to transfer reserve military attachés from the Academy to train the troops of the Nine Capitals first.
The news is that Chen Hai and other nine of the top disciples from all regions will serve as captains of chariots and cavalry to preside over the training of the new army. In fact, they are just the chief instructors of the new army in Jiudu. But even so, The appointment of the Taiwei Mansion has not been announced for a long time.
Soon, the news that the Taiwei Mansion had transferred military attachés from the academy to build a new army officially spread.
In addition to the nine chief training officers, the Taiwei Mansion also has to select 60 training officers from the academy for each new army. In addition, it also needs to recruit 300 to 500 disciples from various counties who are studying in the academy. Training military attachés with varying names.
Chen Hai collected information from many sources and finally understood why he was involved in this whirlpool that had nothing to do with low-level Xuanxiu disciples like them.
The camp where the New Army of the Seventh Capital was stationed was built close to Fujiao Ridge next to the Qiuye River. Across the river, you can see Taohuawu and Meiwu Forts, as well as the newly built mud dams built by the refugees. The swollen river blocked the grassy beach.
Chen Hai and other nine disciples who were ranked first in the selection of various domains, although they have already been the designated candidates for the new army's Jiudu Cavalry Captain, they still nominally have to go through the process of riding and shooting, infantry combat, chariot combat, cavalry combat, and battle formation. , Yingcheng and other series of assessments on training projects to ensure that they have the qualifications to train new troops.
After the Chunwei Qingque Ranking was announced, Chen Hai and other 160 disciples from various counties in the northwest region officially entered Kuilang Palace to practice.
The old, weak, sick and disabled members of the three Tiger and Ben armies soon moved to the West Garden on the north bank.
It has only been delayed until today. The refugees near Gyeonggi Province are frequently making troubles and causing troubles. The shortage of soldiers in Huben 8th Division has become a serious problem.
The Eighth Division of Huben was originally the most elite combat force controlled by the Ying clan of the royal family. These two thousand old soldiers basically had a foundation of cultivation in the Tongxuan realm. However, there has been no fresh blood brought in for more than ten years. The remaining old soldiers, then He is a real veteran.
However, the Taiwei Mansion was still arguing over the specific training plan, and it was not until next year that the decision was made to locate the new army's training on the north bank of the Qiuye River in the west of the city.
Fujiao Mountain is only over a hundred meters high and stretches for three to four miles from east to west along the bank of the Qiuye River. It looks like a giant dragon lying on the bank of the Qiuye River. There are thousands of military buildings lined up in the camp. The gate of the camp faces east, and there is a sidewalk leading to the West Garden. At the gate is the Xiyuan Military Governor's Mansion, and there is a chi road leading to the west Yumen of Yanjing City.
Although many parties are wrangling over personnel appointments, the affairs that have been decided by the Taiwei Mansion are advancing at a steady pace.
After this series of procedures, Chen Hai and others officially took up their posts in Xiyuan on the north bank of the Qiuye River. It was already the late spring of May in the seventy-third year of Emperor Yitian.
On the first day after he took office, Chen Hai took the seals and edicts awarded by the Taiwei Mansion and led more than a hundred military attachés such as Du Yong, Ran Hu, and Zhou Jun to train and train more than a hundred military attachés led by Wu Meng, Ding Shuang, and Qi Hanjiang. Surrounded by soldiers, they rode into Fujiao Ridge in the West Garden in a black-scaled bronze chariot.
The new army in the capital has a full strength of 10,000 generals. Except for the relatively weak chief training officers, the grassroots military attachés are selected from the most elite disciples in the counties who almost have the opportunity to enter the Mingqiao realm. In fact, It is stronger than the elite border troops controlled by many powerful vassals.
Based on the establishment of the Beijing Camp Army, the Cavalry Captain is one level lower than the Chariot and Cavalry Captain. From now on, Tu Ziji and Zhao Rong will serve as Chen Hai's deputies and jointly be responsible for the training of the new army in Xiyuan, the Seventh Capital.
Before Taiwei Mansion sent the new soldiers over, the Seventh Capital New Army only had 2,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people transferred from the Third Huben Division.
The new army camps on the north bank of the Qiuye River began to be built one after another after the year. Chen Hai and others could see nine camp cities at Meiwu Fort and Taohuawu on the south bank of the Qiuye River. Soon they stood among the mountains and swamps on the north bank. .
Most of the disciples in the academy were from clans, and most of them had access to a lot of sensitive court information. Chen Hai and Zhou Jun were practicing in the academy, and they quickly collected a lot of information about the formation of the new army.
As usual, Chen Hai, as the chief training officer of the New Army of the Seventh Capital, could organize a guard camp with a hundred men; Chen Hai justly organized the slave soldiers such as Wu Meng, Tie Kun, Ding Shuang, and Qi Hanjiang into the guard camp of the Seventh Capital. Military pay, Zhou Jun was also appointed to command the guard camp.
Chen Hai served as the cavalry captain in the seventh capital of the New Army; before Chen Hai, Tu Ziji and Zhao Rong had already served as cavalry captain in the seventh capital.
This is equivalent to how Yaoshiyuan was able to save hundreds of soldiers during Chen Hai's tenure in the Xiyuan New Army; if Chen Hai enriches his own pockets again, it is entirely possible that some of the excellent soldiers and armors and wound medicine and elixirs from the Seventh Capital of the New Army will be deducted Come down to make up for the shortcomings of Pharmacist Garden.
Many gorgeous pavilions and pavilions were built in the West Garden, and many rare birds and animals were also raised. Most of the rare spiritual beasts and birds were moved out of the West Garden early. Many animals were left behind in the mountains, lakes and swamps. But he was hunted by the generals for tooth sacrifice.
What's even more tragic is that the suppression that lasted for more than ten years and the successive tragic defeats have crushed the energy and spirit of these old soldiers. Chen Hai looked at them and saw that these old soldiers looked blank and indifferent. Numbness and distrust and contempt for these young military attachés.
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Insightful people from all sides also know that if we do not expand the number of troops, the problems caused in the future will be more serious. The Taiwei Mansion just relented and formally agreed to organize and train a group of troops based on the remnants of these three Tiger and Ben troops a few years ago. A new army was formed to make up for the shortage of soldiers in the Beijing camp.
During the Yunmeng feudal rebellion three years ago, the three tiger and benign armies, which had never recovered their combat power, marched south to quell the rebellion, and suffered repeated losses. The number of soldiers at this time was not even one-tenth of what they were at their peak, and most of them were remnants. The old soldier can't see any signs of the heroic army of the past.
Normally speaking, the Cavalry Captain and the Chariot and Cavalry Captain are mid-level generals equivalent to the Border Army’s General Duweiwei and General Suwu. They should be selected from the eight tribes in Jingjun to be strong men in the middle and late stages of the Mingqiao Realm. As for his position, not to mention that the generals in charge of the new army in Xiyuan will be temporarily vacant. The candidates for these middle-level general positions, Prince Yingdan and Emperor Yitian, were at odds with each other at the same time. Finally, they compromised and all selected Wei Xuan disciples. .
When it comes to the post of captain of chariots and cavalry, Chen Hai only has the authority to train and drill the 10,000 generals in the seventh capital of the new army. Not to mention the future deployment of the army and the appointment of training attachés under him, even the generals of the new army The selection of soldiers was also carried out by a specialized agency under the Taiwei Mansion, and Chen Hai had no right to interfere.
Officials from the Taiwei Mansion officially went to the Academy to select and train military attachés, but it was delayed until two months later.
The main purpose of the Academy's selection of disciples from various counties was to cultivate reserve talents for the Beijing Camp Army and the various departments in the court. Therefore, after officially passing the Wei Selection, Chen Hai was directly awarded the title of Lieutenant of Huben as the number one in the Northwest Territory. , the government will provide an official salary of 500,000 Yan coins every month.
In Hexi, holding 500,000 Yan coins every month is equivalent to getting 600 points of sect merit every year, which can barely support the daily needs of cultivation. However, Yanjing is troubled by the refugee crisis, and the price of goods is very expensive. Resources are also in short supply. The training resources that can be obtained with six million Dayan coins every year are only one-seventh or eightyth of those in Hexi. However, Chen Hai does not expect to survive on this small subsidy from the academy at this time.