Chapter 679: Enlightenment

Of course, it was impossible for more than 200,000 people to gather here, and only the chief officers of various departments and some officers and men could come as representatives, while the new army sent a group of officers and soldiers to serve as salute soldiers, adding up to 3,000 people, and the ceremony could only be held on the large playground. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info when Zhao Yu's car came, everything was properly arranged, and the ministers surrounded him on the stage.

The new army's new uniforms, new weapons, new barracks, everything is refreshing. And the neat and uniform movements of the new army, like a queue of knives and axes, attracted everyone's attention, making those elites who stood together feel self-defiled, and their eyes were undisguised with envy and jealousy, eager to rip off their military uniforms and put them on themselves, and snatch the guns in their hands.

Zhao Yu looked down, and then looked at the ministers around him, and saw that the members of the military department were all straightened up, and they swept away the bad luck that was regarded as an 'idle department' in the past, and they couldn't hide their pride on their faces. However, the generals of the Privy Council had solemn faces and solemn expressions, and this military reform was also a challenge for them, how to bring out an army that was good at fighting, and it would be their task to defeat a strong enemy.

"Raise the flag!" At the sound of an order, an officer of the new army held the military flag and walked to the flagpole in front of the parade accompanied by two flag guards. No need to ask this military flag, of course, is also from Zhao Yu's conception, the style of the pennant commonly used in the past in the army, and the use of modern commonly used rectangles, with red as the background color, embroidered with an ancient golden dragon holding a spear and a claw holding a shield, which symbolizes that the imperial army should not only assume the responsibility of expanding the territory, but also shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the homeland and defending the country.

"Salute!" The officer with the flag unfurled stepped back and raised his hand in salute, shouting loudly, and the drum music followed. At the same time, there were three crisp sounds of 'pop, pop, snap' in the new army column on the playground, and I saw the soldiers with guns carrying guns, holding guns, and holding guns in one go, with their heads slightly raised to look at the military flag, and singing in unison, "How can you say that you have no clothes?" with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear. Enmity with the Son! How can you say that you have no clothes? With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd. Work with the son! How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers. Walk with the child......"

A series of actions of the new army made the ministers watching the ceremony on the stage, but the other armies participating in the ceremony under the stage were in a hurry, and they didn't know what to do. And everyone looked at the little emperor, only to see that he also stood upright and raised his hand to salute, singing "Qin Feng Wuyi" with the voice, some people also followed the little emperor to raise their hands and salute, and some sang along with the voice, which can be described as in a hurry and panic. The initiator, Zhao Yu, ignored it, with a solemn face, looking up at the military flag and singing meticulously.

At the beginning of the formation of the new army, Zhao Yu thought about 'regularization', not only designed new military uniforms and rank symbols, but also designed military emblems, from which military flags were derived, and of course there must be military songs. But he doesn't have the ability to re-create a song, copying the previous life and not fighting the current era, he can only choose from the existing ones, Yue Fei's "Man Jianghong" is good, but he always feels that the rhythm is not right when he sings, and he feels too sad emotionally.

Zhao Yu was not satisfied with a few poems, and suddenly remembered this poem "Qin Feng Wuyi", although this poem is short, it shows the soldier's desire to fight enthusiastically, it is simply a generous and emotional invitation to fight, which is just consistent with the martial spirit of the Qin people at that time, in today's words, it has a wide range of social significance, can inspire fighting spirit from the heart, and has a shocking strength.

The language of the poem is simple and unpretentious, from the common hatred of the enemy, to the common rise and go to the battlefield together, the emotions are stirring, the momentum is extraordinary, very much like a soldier's march. It shows a kind of righteous indignation of unity, hatred of the enemy, and swearing to defend the territory to the death. The passionate singing and sonorous tone can reflect a kind of generous and majestic patriotic passion, and the fearless spirit of the warriors who are awe-inspiring and righteous.

Zhao Hao's favorite "with the son" four words, this few numbers have become the oath of those who depend on each other, those who share interests, and those who share the same hatred in wars throughout the ages, and this kind of friendship is not a promise, but a kind of perseverance; It's not about heating each other, but it's about giving regardless of the results. All the feelings of life and death are covered by it, and the wind is blowing, which makes people suddenly feel heroic and righteous. In this way, it has become the military song of the new army, and it also makes them understand that as a soldier, they must be ready to go to the battlefield for the country at any time!

After the opening ceremony, the flag awarding ceremony began, and Zhao Yu first awarded their respective military flags to the five military 'headquarters'. Then he granted the axe to the Privy Council, which was the representative of military power in ancient times, and this ceremony was to show that he had handed over the power to command the army to the Privy Council, of course, if he wanted to really mobilize the army, he also needed to give the military talisman, so the symbolic meaning was greater.

Next, the left minister Lu Hidefu and the Privy Council envoy Zhang Shijie awarded military flags to the infantry army and the navy army to show that the civil and military forces are suitable and united, while the military flags of the infantry army and the navy army are only inlaid with a black border, and the other is inlaid with a blue border for the difference. Finally, Jiang Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, awarded military flags to the heads of the army, and their military flags should be one size smaller and marked with military numbers on the inside.

"Your Majesty, let the other armies in the drill withdraw!" After the flag was presented, it was followed by a military parade. The representatives of the various armies marched through the parade in front of the stage, but several generals on the stage did not have the slightest joy, their faces were worse than the other, and Zhao Mengjin said softly to the little emperor.

"Why?" Zhao Hao twisted his face and asked.

"Shame on you!" Zhao Mengjin's face was pale, this to the fifth division was adapted from the five armies of the guards, the left and right, the front and the back, it can be said that it was the earliest group of people in the army, and the elite veterans who came were also selected from each division, and they had been trained for a period of time beforehand, but compared with the new army, it was simply the difference between a phoenix and a chicken.

"Hehe, now I know the gap!" Zhao Hao chuckled.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates know!" Zhao Mengjin sighed.

"General Liu, what about you?" Zhao Yu turned his face again and asked Liu Zhu, who was standing on the right.

"Your Majesty is gracious, spare your subordinates, the navy is even more unbearable!" Yoo Su blushed and sneered.

"I always let you practice diligently, but after a few victories, you will be arrogant, and you don't know that there is a sky outside the sky!" Zhao Yu sneered.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates know that they are wrong!" Zhao Mengjin arched his hand from His Majesty, his eyes full of pleading.

"Oh, you should all be conspicuous!" Zhao Hao glared at the two of them and said hatefully, but he still called Ni Liang to whisper a few words.

"Your Majesty, you have saved face for your subordinates!" Zhao Mengjin clasped his fists and saluted.

"You must know that face is earned by yourself, not by others. Not only did you lose your own face, but my face also made you lose! Zhao Yu rolled their eyes and said.

"The subordinates have no place to be ashamed, and they will strictly urge all departments to train diligently in the future!" Yoo Su said ashamedly.

"You two are my confidants and favorite generals, and you must be dedicated to commanding the two armies in the future, and you must not be negligent, otherwise you will not lose face, but my life!" Zhao Yu said.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, your subordinates will never fail to live up to your holy grace!" Zhao Mengjin and Liu Zhu said together.

"Well, take a look! In the future, your commander will be the same army of tigers and wolves! Zhao Yu raised his hand to let the two of them get up, and then pointed to the new military road that had been lined up on the playground.

'Boom! As soon as the trumpets sounded, I saw that all the teams of the new army immediately assembled into a large square team and marched to the parade platform with bare hands under the command of the password. But I saw that the steps of each row were neat, and the horizontal lines, vertical lines, and oblique lines were as straight as knives. This immediately caused an exclamation, and thousands of people acted in unison, and there was no mistake in their gestures. The generals on the stage know very well that people of different heights, weights, and movement habits need not only strict military orders, but also a strong spirit of unity and cooperation and a collective sense of honor in order to move forward in unison.

"Your Majesty is mighty, only this soldier goes into battle, and he has already taken people's souls without moving, so that they can retreat without a fight!" Wen Tianxiang saw that the new military team passed through the parade platform in a neat and orderly military posture and majestic steps, brushing his beard.

"Yes, thousands of people advance and retreat together, and the mountains and seas are overwhelmed, and they will be invincible!" Lu Xiufu also said with a glint in his eyes.

"Huh!" Zhao Yu smiled but didn't answer, and motioned for them to continue. The square team did not move away, but turned around in unison to carry out a columnar exercise, and the soldiers constantly changed their formations and paces, still like armies not chaotic at all.

After the completion of the drill, the new army again carried out an assassination drill with guns, followed by live firing, and at the sound of the command, each unit formed three horizontal formations, forming a 300-step line, first firing in a stationary and standing position, and then three columns of soldiers carried out three stage firing, and they took turns firing and firing one barrage after another. The subsequent shooting on the march made the spectators even more frightened, and the slightest mistake in the concentration of fire in the neat queue would cause accidental injury, but fortunately, it was only a false alarm.

After the drill, it was supposed that today's event should be over, but everyone was aroused and did not want to leave, and they all wanted to know the 'secret'. Zhao Yu temporarily changed the itinerary and divided the people into several groups to visit the camp to dispel everyone's curiosity. And he and the central government and the generals were accompanied by Chen Renweng to visit the headquarters, see the training ground, equipment, living area, and then to the teaching area.

"Yo, there's also a classroom here, with pen and ink!" Walking into the teaching area, everyone found that the facilities here are comparable to those of the school, not only with classrooms, tables and stools, but also with books, pens and ink, Mao Xiang was a little surprised.

"Hehe, does Your Majesty want to send all those military men to participate in the imperial examination and test for fame?" Ma Fa looked at it and smiled.

"You see, there are not only military books such as "The Art of War", "Jiutao", and "General Essentials of the Martial Classics", but also "Analects" and "University" such scriptures." Su Liuyi flipped through the books on the table and said.

"To train the soldiers, you only need to let them know the banner, and the military discipline is good, and they will eventually go into battle to fight, so why waste pen and ink!" Jiang Cheng was also puzzled.

"Your words are wrong, if you think about this, I don't think you need to stay in the military department, otherwise you will miss my big thing!" Zhao Yu suddenly twisted his face and said.

"Your Majesty atons for your sins, the ministers just don't know what it means!" A few people didn't expect the little emperor to have such sharp ears, and they actually heard their conversation, and when they saw that his face was gloomy, they hurriedly asked for sin.

"Among you, there are those who are born in the army and fight with a knife and a gun, and there are also those who are born in books and read poetry and books, but they have all led the army for many years, but they still have this thought, which makes me a little disappointed!" Zhao Yu looked at them and frowned.

"Please teach your majesty a lesson!" Several people were taken aback when they heard this, and the little emperor was not generally dissatisfied with their words, and hurriedly saluted.

"There are many evil deeds in the army, although they have been rectified several times, they still cannot be eliminated, and they will definitely become a great disaster in the coming days, and the degenerate will be like a rogue!" Zhao Hao said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are also willing to hear about it!" The little emperor taught the generals, how could others not hear it, and when they saw the seriousness of what he said, they gathered and said.

"One evil, disrespecting Confucius and Mencius, blaspheming the way of the saints, corrupting heaven and human morality"; Two evils: "Attack excessively, like a rogue coward"; Three evils: sometimes descending and sometimes reverse, mutual suspicion; The four evils: food and salary are not self-sufficient, and they do not know the art of war; Five evils: plundering the property of people's wives and daughters, only knowing how to take it from the people, but not raising it from the people; Six evils: narrow-mindedness for generals; Seven evils: the lack of training of the soldiers, the battle is like a group fight; Eight evils: gather when you win, and scatter birds and beasts when you lose; Nine evils: between this army and the other army, mutual suspicion and attack each other. If you don't have this number of evils, how can you be called a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, but in fact, you are a thief! Zhao Yu said solemnly, and as soon as he said it, everyone was silent, obviously right.

However, Zhao Yu does not have such a high level, even if he understands, he can't say it, it is nothing more than borrowing Liu Bowen's words. Zhu Yuanzhang has been pursuing the strategy of "building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king" proposed by the strategist Zhu Sheng, which is to put it bluntly, that is, not to compete for the limelight, and to develop strength, especially military strength. The strength of the early Ming army also secretly grew in this process. However, a strong force does not mean a strong military.

In particular, after the occupation of Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang was most troubled by the building of the army, that is, the discipline of the army was lax; although Zhu Yuanzhang imposed strict punishments and severe punishments for all kinds of corrupt military discipline, there were still incidents of corrupting discipline and even arousing public resentment from time to time. So he asked Liu Bowen, who gave Zhu Yuanzhang a shocking answer, precisely because the peasant uprising has "nine evils", so it is difficult to become a powerful armed force. Although the current Song army is known as an official family, military discipline has long been corrupted under the accumulation of defects for many years, and most of the soldiers recruited are volunteer villagers.

"Your Majesty's words are very good, so that you can get a strong army!" Lu Xiufu was silent for a long time, and the doubts in his heart were also solved, it seems that His Majesty is not blindly despising the words of the saints, and looking down on them as scholars, but he wants to train the warriors into soldiers who know books and etiquette.

"Yes, you still need to work together, in a few years we will have an army that can cross the four seas, sweep the world, and return to the clear world!" Zhao Yu arched his hands at everyone and said......