Volume 1 Chapter 253 Tens of Millions of Fire Clouds
Song Yun was feeling anxious and confused as Xiang Yun dragged her out of the palace and south out of the capital.
Even Xiang Yun was wearing the dragon robe, while Song Yun was wearing the empress's robe.
"Your Majesty, are you really in such a hurry? It won't be too late to at least let me pack my luggage before setting off!" Song Yun said with a forced smile.
Xiang Yun refused directly: "There is no need. I am not short of money. It is not too late to buy those trivial matters on the way."
Song Yun covered her face and said, "My clothes are fine, but the dragon robe on your majesty is too eye-catching. What should we do if the common people see it when we are traveling?"
Xiang Yun continued to refuse, "I said, there is no need. I am not so ugly that I cannot be seen by others. Why should I hide it?"
Song Yun asked again: "But Your Majesty, are you and I really the only ones going to the Black Witch Kingdom, and will we not bring anyone else?"
This time, Xiang Yun chuckled and said in a deep voice, "Who said there are only you and I? I am the emperor, and whenever I go out, there must be a big show!"
"Uh..." Song Yun fell silent, thinking to herself, "But we are already 300 meters away from the capital, and there is no one else accompanying us. Where is the large team you mentioned? Although I, Song Yun, am a woman, I am not a fool or a blind person, okay!"
But as time went by, Song Yun slowly discovered that something was wrong. It seemed that this was not the way to go to the Black Witch Kingdom. Did His Majesty take the wrong road?
Song Yun was about to give a warning, but stopped talking, thinking to herself, "It doesn't matter if he took the wrong path. Let this stupid emperor wander around for a few more days and arrive at the Black Witch Kingdom later, which will reduce the pressure on the Black Witch Kingdom."
Because they both practiced internal skills, they traveled very quickly. After only half an hour, a camp appeared in front of them. On the gate of the camp were written four big characters "Beijing Suburban Military Camp". When Song Yun saw it, her heart instantly sank.
"Could it be that the grand ceremony the emperor was talking about is..." In an instant, Song Yun broke out in cold sweat all over her body. The more she thought about it, the more terrified she felt. Looking at the emperor's calm face, she felt even more scared.
Xiang Yun smiled slightly and quickened his pace.
Arriving at the gate of the military camp, two Huoyun soldiers standing guard immediately raised their Da Ri rifles and aimed at Xiang Yun and the other man, shouting loudly, "Who are you?"
"The military camp is a restricted area, no outsiders are allowed to approach!"
Xiang Yun was slightly surprised, then he stepped forward and shouted, "The emperor is here in person, get out of my way!"
After saying that, Xiang Yun raised his foot and prepared to go in, but the two Huoyun soldiers just glanced at each other, then carefully blocked in front of Xiang Yun and shouted loudly: "Stop, if you want to enter the camp, you must see the order. This is the rule set by the general, and no one can violate it!"
"Interesting!" Xiang Yun didn't expect to encounter the plot in the TV series. At this moment, he finally understood what Zhu Yuanzhang felt back then. However, his mood was different. Zhu Yuanzhang was angry and fearful at the time, and felt that his imperial power was violated.
But he is different. He has absolute self-confidence and can control the self-confidence of any minister!
At the same time, he felt extremely gratified in his heart. Even the emperor dared to stop his Fire Cloud Army, so what else could they not dare to do? Such a strict military discipline and obedient troops would exert 200% of their combat effectiveness on the battlefield.
Xiang Yun pretended to be angry and said, "Why, don't you see the five-clawed golden dragon robe I am wearing? In this world, besides the emperor, who else dares to wear this? Get out of my way!"
The two soldiers hesitated for a while, and the other soldier was determined and said loudly: "If it is really the current emperor, we dare not stop you, but you have the Great Sun Emperor Sword and the Bright Light Armor. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. If you can't produce these two items to prove your identity, please forgive us for not being able to obey your orders!"
Xiang Yun smiled with relief. As expected, these soldiers did not only recognize the general, but also the emperor in their hearts. This made him feel a little better.
He asked, "Who gave this order?"
A soldier immediately replied: "Our commander, the Cavalry General, Jiang Yue!"
Xiang Yun nodded and said loudly: "Very good, go and let him come out to see me!"
The two men were in a state of hesitation, mainly because the fabrics of the clothes worn by Xiang Yun and Song Yun were not ordinary things and ordinary people could not afford them. If he was really the emperor, it would be a serious crime to stop him. But if he was impersonated by someone with ulterior motives, it would be an even greater crime for the two of them to fail to recognize him.
Xiang Yun said unhappily, "Just go in and report. Tell Jiang Yue that the emperor is here and ask him to come out and greet him!"
Seeing that the two still had no intention of going in to report, Xiang Yun angrily scolded: "Why, do you really want me to take out the Great Sun Emperor Sword and show it to you two?"
Seeing that Xiang Yun spoke so confidently, the two men did not dare to be careless. They only left one person to be on guard while the other went in to report.
In the commander's tent, Jiang Yue was reviewing military documents and planning the next period of training for the Huoyun Army. After receiving the report, he couldn't help but frown and said strangely: "This is strange, why would the emperor come to the military camp outside Beijing?"
Although he couldn't figure it out, Jiang Yue still didn't dare to be negligent. No matter whether the person coming was real or fake, he was now stopped outside the military camp. This was a big deal and he couldn't be negligent. If it was really the emperor who came, it would be a big joke and he might even be charged with the crime of attempting treason.
Outside the military camp gate, Song Yun laughed and said, "It's really funny that they were stopped by their own army. In my opinion, Your Majesty, your majesty as an emperor is not powerful enough. No one is afraid of you. Your status is not even as high as that of a general!"
"Stop trying to sow discord here. How can you guess my wisdom?" Xiang Yunbai glanced at her and continued to look into the military camp. He could clearly hear the sounds of military training inside, a large number of gunshots, and even the faint sound of artillery shells.
Soon Xiang Yun saw Jiang Yue who was rushing over. At this time, Jiang Yue was wearing a fiery red general's armor and a bright red cloak on his shoulders. He looked majestic and righteous.
At the same time, Jiang Yue also saw Xiang Yun, and was so frightened that he quickened his pace and hurriedly ran out of the military camp gate. In front of the Huoyun Army soldiers who were still on guard, he knelt down on his knees in front of Xiang Yun and bowed, saying: "Your humble servant greets His Majesty. I failed to discipline my subordinates and offended Your Majesty. Please forgive me!"
When the soldier heard this, he knew he was in trouble, and he immediately knelt down in front of Xiang Yun and said in a trembling voice: "Emperor, please forgive me!"
Xiang Yun said to Jiang Yue nonchalantly: "You get up first. There is no harm. Soldiers who can stop the emperor can also stop the enemy. You have trained such soldiers well. I am very satisfied."
Xiang Yun was speaking from the heart, but Jiang Yue was sweating all over his body. He quickly said, "They didn't expect that Your Majesty would come to such a place. There were so few people accompanying him, so they were just being cautious. I hope Your Majesty will forgive them."
Xiang Yun stepped forward and patted Jiang Yue on the shoulder, laughing loudly and said, "Why are you so nervous? I said it's nothing, don't think too much!"
The Anbu had actually been monitoring the civil and military officials. If Jiang Yue really wanted to rebel, he would not have failed to receive the news. And with his current strength, who would dare to rebel? If he wanted to rebel, he would at least have to have someone who could break his physical defense. Jiang Yue and Jiang Fei couldn't do it yet!
"By the way, the two soldiers who just stopped me will be promoted one level!" After Xiang Yun finished speaking, he walked straight into the military camp.
Along the way, many Huoyun soldiers were doing shooting training, close combat skills, and even swordsmanship. As for archery, it has now been completely replaced by firearms.
After briefly inspecting the training of the Fire Cloud Army, Xiang Yun was quite satisfied and directly asked Jiang Yue to take him to the commander's tent.
As soon as he came in, Xiang Yun sat in the main seat and said loudly: "How many Fire Cloud Army soldiers are there in the military camp outside Beijing now?"
Jiang Yue immediately replied: "The formally established army has 4 million Fire Cloud troops, and there are about 13 million new recruits who have just joined the service."
Xiang Yun frowned upon hearing this and asked, "This number is still a bit small. Shouldn't every adult male who meets the requirements be required to serve in the military?"
Jiang Yue said quickly: "According to statistics, the number of registered personnel has reached 50 million, but they are not trained in the military camps outside Beijing. Instead, they are distributed in various cities of the Great Sun Dynasty, and people are arranged to train according to local conditions. This is how the division is."
Xiang Yun nodded thoughtfully. The number of this army was really huge. There were countless expenses every day. It was unknown how much money the country would spend to support them.
After thinking about it carefully, Xiang Yun warned: "Dividing the training into different places can save time and effort, but it is also easy to lower the training requirements and level. Many places are more likely to be lazy and idle, eating up the state's empty salary. You must strictly deal with this problem!"
"Once discovered, they will be severely punished. Those with serious offenses will be executed! In this way, we will arrange an assessment and random inspection every month. If the training effect in a certain area is not up to standard, the commander will be executed! And when we have time, we will also inspect the activities of each sub-area to see if they are strictly training the army according to the requirements of the court!"
Jiang Yue broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and quickly responded, "Yes, I obey your order!"
"Where is Jiang Fei? Find him for me!" Xiang Yun said casually.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue hurriedly sent someone to find Jiang Fei. At this time, Jiang Fei had a head full of white hair and was practicing martial arts on the training ground. He slowly applied the source energy cultivated in the Guiyuan Sutra to his whole body, applying it to every move and every style, in order to achieve a mastery of it.
At the same time, he was also marveling at the magic of the Guiyuan Sutra. The source energy gathered in every part of the body. If used in this way, it can be gathered to the place where the body needs it most faster than at the Dantian. When launching martial arts moves, the speed is at least 30% faster.
Don’t underestimate this 30%. If it’s a duel between experts, this is the key to victory!
After receiving the report from his subordinates, Jiang Fei did not hesitate and immediately put on his military armor and headed towards the general's tent.
As soon as he came in, he immediately stepped forward and bowed to Xiang Yun: "I am Jiang Fei, your humble servant, and I pay my respects to your Majesty!"
Xiang Yun nodded and said, "General Wei, listen to my order and immediately reorganize all the formally organized Fire Cloud Army. Bring the necessary equipment, assemble at the parade ground, and follow me to attack the Black Witch Country!"
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