Chapter 392 Tears shed the red dust, Jiang Gong goes, and the master goes all the way to the north.
Ten thousand Wu Zong soldiers!
When all the ministers heard this, they all became worried.
The Lord secretly recruited and trained five thousand Wuzong soldiers, who were originally intended to be used as a weapon. Who knew that the coalition had more Wuzong soldiers, as many as ten thousand.
In this battle, there is a huge disparity in strength, making it difficult to fight.
Xi Shan continued: "There is another point. Because the Wulord coalition suffered the loss of dividing its troops before, the coalition camp decided not to divide its troops this time."
"More than a million troops, all pressed together with cavalry, adopted crushing tactics and invaded our country from north to south, destroying one county after another."
"They threatened that our country only has 21 counties. If they kill one county in ten days, it will only take half a year to completely wipe out our country."
"It was precisely in order to implement this strategy that they spent a long time mobilizing troops and horses. Now, most of the coalition forces have pressed down on the Lu clan's Nanchuan County and camped on the north bank of Nanchuan."
"It took at most half a month for the coalition forces to gather together... They contacted the Golden Lord in Huanshan County and invited the Golden Lord to provide internal support."
The remnants of the Jin clan were inside the Ming Dynasty and were surrounded by the counties of the Ming Dynasty. It was a legacy of history. When the Qing army attacked the Jin clan, the Jin clan was left with only one Huanshan county.
Because Huanshan County is a basin surrounded by dangerous mountains and natural formations on all sides, the remnants of the Jin Army were able to stay trapped in it and survive to this day.
The Ming army never took action, of course it was to confuse the Qiunan martial clan.
Xi Shan added: "The Jin Army only has tens of thousands of remaining soldiers, and Wu Zun's soldiers are only a few thousand. But we cannot underestimate them at the critical moment. I suggest that we first use the power of thunder to completely destroy the Jin Army."
Jiang Yao nodded: "Okay. Then pull out this nail first. Li Yang!"
"I'm here!" Li Yang, the general of the Ming army, came out. Li Yang came from a military family and was very talented in military formations.
"Zilong." Jiang Yao called Li Yang's cousin affectionately, "Are you sure that I will allocate 10,000 Wu Zun soldiers to destroy the Jin army?"
Li Yang took the order and said: "My Lord, ten thousand warriors are enough. However, I dare to ask one person to go with me."
Jiang Yao knew what he was thinking, "Do you want Zhicheng, the minister of Zhendao Temple, to join the army?"
"My lord, I see clearly that I am asking Qing Zhisi to accompany you to break the natural formation." Li Yang said solemnly.
Jiang Yao nodded: "Okay, I will send Zhicheng to follow the army. Shizai, you can go with Zilong."
"Yes!" Zhi Cheng, who was already an Immortal Formation Master, immediately stepped out to receive the order.
The Duke of Ming Dynasty and his ministers discussed military affairs for a long time, and then asked about the reform policy.
Overall, it is very satisfying. The Ming Dynasty's reforms are all on track, and the power of the reforms has been gradually released.
Not to mention other things, the wish value of ginger medicine has now exceeded 600,000 and is growing every day.
If he breaks through the million mark, his wish power technique will be greatly improved.
"Nowadays, the great reform policy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the country is prosperous, and the hearts and minds of the people and the army are turning to the imperial court. However, the state affairs are becoming increasingly complicated, and I am planning to establish three provinces and take charge of the affairs of the imperial court."
Jiang Yao stood up and said, "The Zhongshu Province has been established, but we still need the Shangshu Province and the Menxia Province. The Shangshu Province is in charge of administration, and the Menxia Province is in charge of seal and rejection review..."
In Jiang Yao's view, the three-province system is the most suitable for ancient Chinese politics and is a perfect design that balances democracy and imperial power. It is also a good system design for the modern society in the region.
Duke Guo of the Ming Dynasty had already prepared: "...the Shangshu Province and the Menxia Province have not yet been established. I decided to establish two additional provinces..."
"...The head of the Shangshu Province is called Shangshu Ling. The rank is from the first rank, which is not set for the time being. The second is the left and right servants, and the rank is the second rank. The next is the left and right ministers, from the second rank..."
"...The chief of the province under the sect is called Shizhong, and the rank is from the first rank, which is not set for the time being. The second rank is the casual riding and permanent attendant, and the rank is from the second rank..."
"Reformed the six books of the four temple ministers, and the temple minister was the second grade..."
"...He was appointed as Chu Heng, Zhu Yan was also the minister of the province, and the left and right ministers were appointed as ministers, and he was appointed as the brocade weaver, and he was granted the title of Ke and the regular attendant of the cavalry..."
"The Zhengshi Hall will be established again, and those who join the hall will be the prime ministers. Eight people, including Pingzhang Zhengshi Shangxuan, who have joined the three provinces, will join the Cabinet Zhengshi Hall..."
Duke Guo of the Ming Dynasty quickly established the three provinces and political offices and appointed relevant officials.
Although he took the Ming Dynasty as his country name, he followed the Sui and Tang Dynasties in politics.
"Lord." Chu Heng, who was newly appointed as Shangshu Zuocheng, came out and said: "Back then, when Qinglu was in power, there was still a Xuantong reign. But two years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we still didn't have a regular reign."
"Nowadays, it is rumored that Chu, Qing, Liang, etc. all have reign names. Although our Ming Dynasty is small, we are the first to establish our country. How can we lag behind others?"
"Therefore, I would like to ask my lord to agree on a year name in order to unite the hearts of the Ming Dynasty."
Pei Kang, a member of the Zhongshu family, came out and said: "My lord, I also agree with Chu Heng's words. Our Ming Dynasty now has tens of millions of monks, which is comparable to a Jia vassal. It is also the earliest in the founding of the country, so it should have a reign name."
The ministers all proposed and drafted a reign name to unite people's hearts.
Jiang Yao refused again, and said with a plan: "According to the laws of our Ming Dynasty, etiquette cannot be abolished. Our country is a remote and small country, a country of dukes, and a few people have a conscience when they become kings. How can they abuse the reign title?"
"Everything remains as usual. This year will be the third year of the Ming Dynasty, and next year will be the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty. If we do not unify the Western Regions, we will not be able to name the year, and we will not be king!"
Seeing the lord's firm attitude, the officials did not dare to persuade him any more.
But then, Jiang Yao said again: "I heard that the Qing Kingdom, Chu Kingdom, Demon Domain Qi Kingdom, and Demon Domain Liang Kingdom all ordered to change the names of their cultivation realms. Do you know?"
Commander Xi Shan of the Jin Yiwei immediately came out and said:
"Reporting to my lord, the Jinyi Guards have confirmed that the rumors are correct. These new alien nations have changed their realm levels to Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Pill, Nascent Soul, Transformation of Gods, Dongxu, and Tribulation Overcoming, which are said to be ancient names."
"They also said that the current name of the realm is wrong and should be changed. I don't know what their basis is."
"Also, there are rumors that the name of the realm will be changed in the Central Territory. I don't know how they learned about the ancient remoteness."
Although the real world is large, messages can be transmitted very quickly because of the communication runes and image beads. It is said that things that are thousands of miles away can be heard in a short time.
Jiang Yao smiled and said: "What they did is actually right. The name of the realm in ancient times is correct. Nowadays, the name that has been used for thousands of years is wrong."
"The second realm is called Martial Master. Isn't it ridiculous?"
"Preach the decree of Jun, imitate the new laws of other countries, and correct the mistakes in names. From now on, there will be no realms such as warriors and warriors, only Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, transformation into gods, caves, and overcoming tribulations!"
Zhu Yan came out and said: "My lord, what you said makes sense, but how can the quasi-sage change it?"
Jiang Yao said directly: "The ancients once said that only those who have entered the Crossing Tribulation (Martial Saint) can truly enter the Tao. This quasi-sage is actually half-stepping into the Tao. The so-called quasi-sage actually had a name in ancient times, called half-tribulation."
"Half-tribulation monks whose bone age exceeds a thousand years old will not be able to survive the tribulation for life. Those who are less than a thousand years old can still continue to survive the tribulation."
"This realm is an independent small realm second only to transcending tribulation. It is very special, not a big realm."
After Jiang Yao explained this, everyone understood.
They never imagined that their lord knew so much. They had never heard of or asked about these things.
After Jiang Yao made some arrangements, he announced his withdrawal from the court and adjourned the meeting, and the ministers returned to the government offices.
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"My lord, I have something that I need to remind my lord."
Shortly after retreating from the court, General Zuo Liyang and Commander Xi Shan of Jinyiwei entered the inner hall to meet Jiang Yao alone.
"Zilong, what's the difficulty in going on an expedition?" Jiang Yao thought it was about wiping out the remnants of the Jin clan.
Li Yang thought about it and said: "No. Don't blame me, my lord. I am worried. I am worried about my more than 80,000 warriors... Who should lead the foundation-building army? In our Ming country, we really can't find anyone who can lead the main army.
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"There are nearly one hundred thousand soldiers and horses with a foundation-building level and above. The military seals are extremely powerful and require strong operations of true energy and spiritual consciousness."
The higher the soldiers' cultivation level, the more difficult it is to lead an army.
Hearing this, Jiang Yao frowned and said, "If I personally lead the troops, how many percent of the military seal can be mobilized?"
Li Yang said bluntly: "If a strong man leads the army through the tribulation, he can inspire 100%. If he leads the army in the half tribulation, he can only inspire 70% at most. If it is Wu... Dongxu, he can inspire half at most."
"Of course I know that my lord has a very high level of cultivation and is not in the ordinary cave realm, but if I can activate 70% of the general's seal power, that will be the limit."
Jiang Yao had thought about this problem before, but he had no choice. Once it was put in front of him, he had no sure way.
The foundation-building army is not a Qi-refining army, and it is much more difficult to use military seals. It is okay to say that the army is small, but once it reaches the scale of 70,000 or 80,000, even the Dongxu Realm (Martial Immortal) can barely lead it.
This is the importance of a general's personal cultivation. Personal cultivation is the basis of all power. If his cultivation is not enough, he cannot control the army at all. So in the true world, the greater the power, the higher the cultivation level.
Li Yang continued: "If the military seal can only stimulate 70% of the telekinesis power, then our army's battlefield strength will be even more insufficient. Our army originally has few soldiers, so this battle will be more dangerous."
Jiang Yao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Zilong. Although our army does not have strong men who can overcome the tribulation and know the art of war, the Qiunan coalition does not have them either. Their military seals cannot be fully mobilized."
Xi Shan raised his hand and said: "My lord, I have just received a secret report. In order to command the army smoothly, the coalition forces invited a strong man who had overcome the tribulation to be the so-called general of rebellion. However, I was incompetent and did not find out the man who had overcome the tribulation.
origin."
Hearing this, Jiang Yao couldn't help but frown.
Where did these good neighbors from the Ming Dynasty invite a tribulation-riding general to serve as a general against rebellion? There are not many strong tribulation-proofing men in the entire Western Region.
Jiang Yao paced back and forth, feeling embarrassed in her heart.
With his cultivation level, he can personally serve as the commander-in-chief of the army. However, he can only activate 70% of the military seal power at most, which can only be said to be barely enough.
Li Yang was originally the best candidate, but Li Yang was only in the early stage of becoming a god, commanding an army of nearly 90,000 Martial Lords, and was unable to display his combat power at all.
I was wondering if I could ask Zhuang Xian to lead the army?
But Jiang Yao immediately rejected this idea.
He knew Zhuang Xian well. Zhuang Xian's martial arts qualifications were excellent, but his military skills were mediocre.
Although Zhuang Xian had the power to manipulate military seals, he came from a poor family and had never commanded an army, so he was unable to display his combat power well.
It would be fine if the coalition forces didn't have a strong commander who could overcome the calamity. Everyone doesn't have one, so they're just rookies pecking each other.
But the coalition forces suddenly secretly invited a strong man from the Tribulation to lead the army, so the commander of the Ming army must be strong enough in cultivation and military skills.
After Li Yang and Xi Shan retreated, Jiang Yao thought hard, but could not find anyone who could lead the army.
I still haven’t cultivated enough!
The strength of the top management of the Ming Dynasty is too weak and their background is too thin!
Yu Clan and Mu Clan have already promised that they will never help him expand again. These two families cannot be counted on.
It is difficult to be a strong man who can overcome tribulations and have good military skills.
Jiang Yao thought for a while and sent Feixun to discuss with Qin Yu.
The two exchanged messages for a while and finally came up with a feasible strategy.
Jiang Yao was finally relieved.
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Mingshan, the secret base of the Ming Army.
In the huge underground palace.
This is the third time Jiang Yao has come to inspect the fighter aircraft magic weapon manufacturing base.
"Lord, please look here." Qidao Temple Minister Ou Yueying pointed at the rows of temporary fighter planes.
"They are all newly built Flying Tiger fighter jets in the past two years. There are already more than 1,200 of them."
Jiang Yao looked at the rows of cool fighter magic weapons and felt very happy.
"Lord, please look, these are newly built Thunder bombers, there are more than 800 in total!"
Jiang Yao couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment when he saw that he had accumulated more than two thousand fighters.
The performance of these fighter magic weapons is enough to compete with the golden elixir masters. Even the lowest Qi training monks can compete head-on with the golden elixir by driving the fighter magic weapons. Moreover, their protection is stronger and their maneuverability is far superior to that of war horses.
It just consumes too many resources.
"Okay, okay." Jiang Yao was very happy, "How is the training of the fighter soldiers and bombers?"
After saying this, he felt it was redundant.
Because it is not difficult for monks to learn driving and tactics. There is no need for any training at all. The memory, reaction speed, and physical fitness of monks are far superior to ordinary people, so where does training need to be done?
Just tell them what to do and say it once.
In their eyes, airplanes are just magic weapons that are easy to use.
Sure enough, Ou Yiyi replied: "I and my grandfather are only responsible for refining, not the art of war, but it shouldn't require much training, it couldn't be simpler."
Jiang Yao said faintly: "Precisely because there is no need for training, the self-destruction formation of the fighter plane must be reliable."
Ou Yanyi nodded and said: "Don't worry, my lord. The fighter plane will self-destruct at the critical moment and will not be left to the enemy. Besides, each fighter plane has restrictions. If outsiders turn it on, it will cause self-destruction."
Jiang Yao knows that sooner or later, fighter planes will be imitated by the enemy. The key is that he must always stay ahead in this field.
Jiang Yao finished watching the fighter planes, made some arrangements, and then left the secret base.
In this war to unify Qiunan, airplanes will come in handy.
This is his trump card!
After finishing all these tasks, Jiang Yao returned to the palace, only to see Jiang Xiucheng and Jiang Cai waiting anxiously.
"Brother." Jiang Xiucheng immediately held out an ancient blue stone tablet, "Yu Kuan gave this to me before. He said that your life is at stake, so you must understand this stone tablet quickly."
As soon as Jiang Yao looked at the stone tablet, an extremely comfortable feeling came from the Yao Spirit Body. The distant medicinal aura of Tao Yun suddenly spread out.
Under Jiang Yao's gaze, the ancient seal characters on the stone tablets were like an ancient and vivid prehistoric world, each one seemed to be coming to life.
At this moment, Jiang Yao felt a lush and wonderful meaning of the great road.
It is indeed the sacred pesticide tablet! How can this thing be simple?
However, Jiang Yao moved his hand and collected the floating stone tablet without any intention of understanding.
Because once he falls into enlightenment, although he will definitely gain a lot, he will still need to retreat for several months.
But the Ming army was about to go on an expedition, and the coalition forces were busy sharpening their swords. He had no time to understand the medicine stele.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I will slowly understand this stone tablet in the future." Jiang Yao comforted with a smile, while taking out a bunch of spiritual Gu and treasures.
"I found this outside in the past two years. I give it to you. Practice well."
Jiang Cai and Jiang Xiucheng accepted it without refusing, and finally felt relieved. Since Jiang Yao said it was okay, it must be okay.
On the third day, Jiang Yao, who had made all arrangements, personally led an army of 3,000 Jindan (Wuzong) forbidden troops and 80,000 Foundation Establishment (Wuzun) troops to go north.
This army is an important achievement of Jiang Yao's reform.
There were only five or six ministers accompanying him. The rest were left behind in Kyoto by Jiang Yao.
In addition to the elite troops defending Kyoto, the main elite force of the Ming army has already left the country. The remaining soldiers and horses with Qi training and regiment training in various places can only maintain the place and defend the border passes and cities.
An army of more than 80,000 people rolled forward. Along the way, countless monks from poor families came to see them off and volunteered to help in the battle.
However, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued a decree strictly prohibiting casual cultivators from going to the battlefield to help in the war.
Because casual cultivators don't understand military formations, they actually don't have much use on the battlefield.
The Duke of Ming Dynasty did not use the airship that only a few people had. Instead, he rode a high-quality horse with a thousand li and wore the black armor sent by Yu Kuan, and went north with the soldiers.
"Lord..."
"Your Majesty..."
"Mr. Jiang..."
Wherever the Ming army went, monks from poor families spontaneously saluted and even bowed down.
There are also many people who are worried about the safety of ginger medicine and cannot help crying.
"The Ming Dynasty will win! Jiang Gong will win! Our army will win!"
Many people even broke out into earth-shattering shouts.