dognovel Chapter 258 Want to take back the military power?
Chapter 258 Want to take back the military power?
The court and emperor of Dawu felt that the border was stable.
With so many elite troops heading north to support, no matter how powerful the barbarians are, they will not be able to break through the border.
Everyone started doing business again, embezzling when necessary and having fun when necessary.
Some people even suggested to the emperor that since the border was stable, the Beijing camp should no longer be handed over to the Sixth Prince.
The command of the Beijing Camp should be taken back from the Sixth Prince.
Emperor Wu hesitated. Although he was not worried that the Sixth Prince would drag the Beijing Camp into a fight with him for the throne.
After all, the newly appointed commanders of the Beijing camp, the 30,000 newly arrived cavalrymen, and the 30,000 elite troops from the south are all very loyal to him.
Even weapons, equipment, food, and military pay were distributed by him, the emperor.
But Emperor Wu always felt that it was not right to let the Sixth Brother lead the Beijing Camp in training.
The reason why Lao Liu was given the management of the Beijing Camp was because the Beijing Camp was in chaos and had very weak combat effectiveness.
There were rebellions one after another, so Lao Liu was asked to take charge, which was not bad.
Moreover, the Sixth Brother’s young servants are well trained and can even defeat the Fang family army.
Wouldn't it be better if Lao Liu's training methods were used on the Beijing Camp?
However, after asking, I learned that Lao Liu's training model was very simple and suitable for small-scale battles. In this case, there was no need for the Beijing Camp to train in that way.
So Emperor Wu summoned Lao Liu into the palace and asked him, "Lao Liu, how is the training of the Beijing Camp going?"
Ning Yi's mind raced. The old emperor asked this question now, clearly wanting to take back the command of the Beijing Camp.
If it were in the past, he would have just given up and left it alone, but it’s different now.
One reason is that he has the command of the Beijing Camp. He can control the scope of the Beijing Camp's activities, as well as various other issues, and can intercept the court from going to his base to investigate and discover something.
It provides excellent training conditions for its base army.
Now is the time when his tens of thousands of troops need to be trained well. They have just been reorganized and it is not easy to make changes.
If the command of the Beijing Camp is handed over and the new person who takes over the Beijing Camp finds anything abnormal, it will be disastrous.
After all, many base actions now are under the guise of the Beijing Camp.
Otherwise, how could it be possible to maintain so many troops under the emperor's feet without being discovered?
Just like the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince, the Emperor Wu had already known clearly about their secret troops.
Another reason is that Ning Yi knows about the border issue.
Even if those who know the truth are hiding it now, how long can they keep it secret? Sooner or later they will have to confront the barbarians.
What if he gave up the training of the Beijing Camp? After others took over, they completely changed the training mode. What would he use to fight the barbarians then?
Ning Yi could not give up the command of the Beijing Camp no matter what.
He took the initiative and said, "Father, the Beijing Battalion has just been reorganized and has not had much time. Give me another three months, no, two months, and I will have enough time to train the Beijing Battalion into a truly elite force."
Ning Yi was worried that if he told the old emperor that he would wait for three months, the emperor would be hard to believe given his suspicion and would definitely be worried. So it would be better to say that he would hand over the command after two months.
Emperor Wu frowned and pondered, "It will take another two months."
Ning Yi was speechless. Old man, do you have any shame? You want me to train you into an elite.
Without giving them time, do they mean that the Beijing camp will be combat-ready after some random reorganization and arrangements?
This is something that even gods can't do.
Ning Yi had no choice but to make a bet: "Father, if after two months of training, the Beijing Camp's combat effectiveness is strong enough to become an elite force, with an army of hundreds of thousands, there will be no need to worry about any rebellion. Even if the barbarians break through the defense line, the Beijing Camp will be able to stop them with their army."
"If Your Majesty feels that my training is not good enough, I have nothing to say. Let others train. I will return home to rest. However, if the Beijing camp's combat effectiveness is weakened by then, you cannot blame me."
Ning Yi seemed to be angry, blaming the old emperor for giving him too little time, and simply quit.
But the Emperor Wu glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"When did I ask you to abandon the Beijing Camp? You are my son. If I don't hand over the Beijing Camp to you, who else should I hand it over to?"
Ning Yi was speechless and could only kneel down and kowtow: "Father, I am right. I know I am wrong."
The old Emperor Wu Huang snorted coldly and said calmly: "Since I have handed the Jingying over to you, you must train it well for me."
"If the Beijing Army were still as incompetent as before when it was in your hands, I would be furious."
Ning Yi immediately said in a strong and passionate voice, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. If my training is completed and the Beijing Camp is still unable to fight, I will leave it to Your Majesty to decide."
The old emperor nodded in satisfaction and told him to go back to training. He had only one mission, which was to train the Beijing Camp, and he didn't need to worry about anything else.
Emperor Wu was not a fool. He could see that Lao Liu had indeed been training the Beijing Camp with great effort recently.
He never withheld any money or embezzled any money.
He even personally watched over the soldiers until they received their pay before he was satisfied.
Although this had some effect on rallying the troops' morale, for Emperor Wu, who was experienced in leading troops in battles, this would instead offend those officers who wanted to earn more money.
This is actually a good thing for Emperor Wu.
It was him, the Sixth Brother, who was disliked by the officers, but he became even more loyal to Emperor Wu.
Moreover, Emperor Wu was also moved by what Lao Liu said.
Although the border seems stable now, what if it is breached one day?
By then, it would be a pipe dream for the Beijing troops, which would have little combat effectiveness, to resist the barbarian cavalry.
Emperor Wu did not want to experience the situation of being besieged by a large army in the capital again.
In this case, let Lao Liu lead the army for two more months. It’s impossible for him to win over the soldiers and start a rebellion in just two months.
And if the Beijing camp’s combat effectiveness is weak, we can use Lao Liu as an excuse.
Ning Yi came out of the hall and breathed a sigh of relief. It was really tiring to compete with this old guy, and he had to pretend to be angry and sulky.
Of course, this made the old emperor give up on taking back military power.
In this case, Ning Yi took the opportunity to train the Beijing Camp quickly and let the base prepare quickly.
He was not afraid that Emperor Wu would take back the military power in two months, because by then, it would be impossible to hide the true situation on the border.
Those vassal soldiers just ate and watched the show, and did not provide any rescue or fight for their lives. Their presence was a pure waste of supplies, and caused more trouble for the army on the border, and even became a burden.
If this continues, once the border collapses, I believe these vassal soldiers will run faster than each other.
We will see whether the old emperor is anxious or not, and whether he dares to take back the command of the Beijing camp.
I guess they all want to give Ning Yi more soldiers and horses so that he can train quickly.
Ning Yi even thought that if he nominally had 200,000 soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, he would quickly replace all the commanders.
Once you have complete control, should you use the emperor to control the princes?
By then, the old guy will be his token, and he won't have to be tossed around by the old guy all the time.