Ming Empire

Chapter 47 Dodo's Request

The training continued, and Wu Ming, who was threatened by Cao Yue and punished on the spot, was very angry and was planning to sue Cao Yue, planning to drive Cao Yue to the point of doom, but what happened next? He didn't dare to confront Cao Yue face-to-face within a short period of time, fearing that if he really offended Cao Yue and his head was chopped off by the Shang Fang sword in Cao Yue's hand, it would be over.

Wu Ming is a man who can bend and stretch, he can bear it for a while, let go of the humiliation he received this time, and he cooperates with Cao Yue in the subsequent training.

Although Cao Yue was young, he also knew that Wu Ming could not just listen to him like this. Zhao Tai's reminder made him understand the nature of his deputy, and he guessed that Wu Ming might be planning some kind of revenge, so he also sent people to be strict. Monitor every move of Wu Ming and others.

Cao Yue's understanding of war is confident that he is more proficient than people of this era. He dares to think what others dare not think. He plans to select a group of soldiers from the 5 people to form a special force.

In the Ming Dynasty, although there were no cutting-edge vehicles and killing weapons that later generations had, special operations could start in another way.As long as the training is proper, as long as the personnel are selected well, Cao Yue is confident that the special forces formed will be able to receive miraculous effects in combat.It's just that the recruit training has just begun, and it's not realistic to select sergeants suitable for special operations from these newly recruited recruits. Cao Yue plans to formally do this job after a period of time.

However, he is already making preparations in this regard, and selected some people who performed well in all aspects to conduct secret training.

What's more, his own family troops also started high-intensity special training. Cao Yue planned to train his personal guards, that is, the family troops, into a frightening special force.

One of their training subjects was to monitor every move of the generals sent by the imperial court, including Wu Ming, Gao Qing, Zhu Yang and others in the barracks.Cao Yue didn't want to be stabbed by the people around him and ruin his hard work.

The training of recruits continues.

Cao Yue did a lot of things to strengthen military discipline, and also asked those cronies to cooperate with him in many plays.

The following day, Zhao Tai, the deputy general, was ordered by Cao Yue to be dealt with according to military law because he trampled on the wheat planted by the people during the training of the troops.Zhao Tai paid out of his own pocket to compensate the people for their losses, and after replanting the wheat, he was punished with ten army sticks.

Cao Yue's most trusted person, the former head of the Ding army, and now Cao Jie, the general of the first battalion of the Datong Army, was fined three months of military pay for drinking in the barracks without permission, and was fined to run five miles cross-country with a heavy load.

Cao Neng was punished with the five army sticks because the third battalion under his command failed to complete the established training subjects.

The punishments of senior military officers were reported to the whole army. Cao Yue did not follow his personal feelings and punished his cronies with no mercy, which surprised many people.This also dispelled the dissatisfaction of Gao Qing, Zhu Yang and others to a certain extent. They no longer thought that Cao Yue was deliberately targeting them, but really took many punishment measures to strictly enforce military discipline.

Because of Wu Ming's punishment, and because Cao Yue punished his cronies and subordinates for not following personal circumstances, coupled with the role of the military discipline supervision team, the discipline regulations can be effectively implemented in the army.Under Cao Yue's personal interrogation, no one in the army felt blatantly violating military discipline. Whether it was a senior general, a mid-level officer, or a newly recruited sergeant, they all accepted Cao Yue's plan with a sincere and fearful attitude. Military regulations, try to avoid touching the red line by yourself, so as not to be punished.

In Cao Yue's view, people in ancient times were easier to fool. They were generally not well-educated, and they had a deep fear of imperial power. Under the influence of multiple factors such as strict monthly regulations and strict military regulations, the effect is immediate. An army that seems to be able to comply with orders and prohibitions has gained a preliminary scale.

Of course Cao Yue knew that the current orders and prohibitions were just superficial phenomena. In the real war, no one knew whether the soldiers could strictly obey the orders to advance and retreat.But now the sergeants are acting in accordance with military orders. As long as this situation continues, under the role of the officers to lead by example, these recruits who have just been recruited will eventually become elite soldiers.

What Cao Yue hopes most now is that there will be no wars in the near future, and it is best not to have large-scale wars within a year or two, so that he will have enough time to train sergeants and create a large number of weapons.

If he can be given one or two years to train, he can train these 5 people into an army that is good in all aspects, and after going through the baptism of actual combat, an elite army will eventually become a success.

It's a pity that this is just Cao Yue's wishful thinking, and many people will not give him this opportunity.

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Liaodong, Shengjing.

The messy Shengjing City destroyed by Cao Yue is no longer as messy as it was when the Jiannu army just withdrew.

Large-scale cleaning has been carried out in the city. Rubble, coke, corpses and other rubbish have basically been cleared away. The destroyed and burned houses, city walls, and city gates are being repaired as soon as possible. You can see them everywhere in Shengjing City Busy servants and flags of all flags.Except for those on duty, everyone else has to participate in the reconstruction of Shengjing City.

The population of Jiannu was too small. Before and after Cao Yue led his army to break through Shengjing and destroy the city, many slaves who heard the news escaped, especially nearly half of the Han people captured by Jiannu escaped.The labor force is small, and even the people of the Eight Banners have to participate in the labor of rebuilding Shengjing.

What Dorgon and others expected was to give the royal family members a safe place to shelter from the wind and rain when the heavy snow fell in Liaodong, so that they would not hide in the tent and suffer from the cold wind in the cold winter.

The ruined imperial palace is also speeding up its repairs. This is a symbol of the Qing Dynasty, and it must be restored no matter what.

Of course, the major city gates that have been repaired the fastest have already begun to take shape.This is the most important barrier against foreign enemies. It is no longer possible for today's Jiannu to live a life of chasing grass as before. They have learned a lot from the Han people, including how to treat those in their own clan who are facing foreign enemies. How many resistant old, weak, sick and disabled are placed within a strong city wall.

The reconstruction of Shengjing is going on, the situation in the Qing Dynasty is basically stable, and the tribes who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty have not made any major moves. Dorgon, who has become the most powerful person in the Qing Dynasty, has basically put his heart back in stomach.

In the struggle for power, Hauge is obviously at a disadvantage, and Dorgon's authority is growing day by day, and he has a sense of accomplishment.The throne was just one step away from him, and Dorgon became complacent.However, the crisis of the Qing Dynasty has not passed, because the grain and grass hoarded in Shengjing were basically destroyed, and most of the property was looted. This winter, the subjects of the Qing Dynasty will live a very miserable and miserable life.

Dorgon naturally didn't want to see such an embarrassing situation, and he was trying to find a way to solve it.

Leading the army to the south, attacking the Daming Army Town, and looting property, this is the quickest and most realistic way to solve the current predicament.But Dorgon also knew that now that the Ming army's line of defense on Songshan and Jinzhou had stabilized, and Hong Chengchou deployed defenses in a calm manner, even if the Qing army moved south quickly, it would be difficult to succeed, and it was likely to lose troops and lose generals.

But Dorgon was not willing to spend the winter peacefully and let the Baqi disciples live a difficult year.While he was thinking hard, Duo Duo ran in from the outside like a gust of wind, carrying a gust of cold wind, which almost made Duo Ergun shiver.

"Brother Fourteen, according to what we have found out, Cao Yue was appointed by the Chongzhen Emperor as the commander-in-chief of Datong, and he has gone to guard Datong!"

"Oh?!" Dorgon snorted and raised his eyebrows.

"I heard that the Datong army in Nanming was almost completely lost in the battle of Songshan, and Datong was guarded by only a few thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers." Duoduo asked very firmly, "so my brother I beg Brother Fourteen, give me a powerful force, I will definitely be able to destroy Datong City, capture Cao Yue alive and return to Shengjing, and take his head to pay homage to the late emperor!"

Duo Duo's request instantly moved Duo ErGun's heart!
(End of this chapter)