The next day, Lin Jing once again brought the royal guards to the school grounds. This time, Zhu Chunchen and others looked much more respectful, while Chen Xinjia still looked like an old god, following behind Lin Jing, introducing Lin Jing
some situations.
"Your Highness, this is the Grand Campus. In August of the third year of Longqing, Emperor Mu Zong once held a military parade here. The chief supervisors and imperial guards were set up on the general platform, and the ministers of military affairs and military administration were in charge.
The generals and soldiers prepare to prepare for the training ground, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can be described as majestic here..."
Chen Xinjia had a look of yearning on his face. At that time, the Minister of War, Tan Lun and Tan Zili, were majestic, and the Ming Dynasty also had a vague attitude of renaissance. It could be called the best period since Jiajing.
Nowadays, as the Ming Dynasty has once again fallen into decline, the large campus has also fallen into a deserted and lonely state. Occasionally, people from the Beijing camp will practice here, but unfortunately the number of times and the small scale are somewhat disappointing.
Lin Jing didn't say anything. He walked up to the platform on the school grounds. The canopy for the prince's journey had been propped up there. There were several chairs around and a table next to it.
Tea, and some snacks such as dried fruits.
"This is the school grounds, why are these things there? Remove them all!"
Lin Jing snorted coldly, looked at Zhu Chunchen who was cautiously standing aside, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Cheng Guo, what happens next is up to you!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Chunchen wiped the sweat from his face and quickly whispered a few instructions to the general beside him. The general quickly took out the flag from his waist and waved it a few times.
"Dong dong dong——"
The drums then began to sound. Amidst the dull drums, dust was flying outside the north gate of the capital. Groups of soldiers from the Beijing camp began to gather from all directions. However, due to the lack of training for a long time, plus
Due to the lack of military discipline, there has always been a state of chaos below, and from time to time there are officers shouting and lashing the soldiers in the Beijing camp with whips. It is obvious that the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers.
Lin Jing had expected this scene before he came, but he was still a little disappointed at this moment. It was obvious that the overall quality of the Beijing camp was worse than he expected, and he immediately shook his head subconsciously.
Zhu Chunchen, who had been observing Lin Jing's expression, suddenly became anxious. He nervously gave a few instructions to the general on the side, and the general seemed to see something was wrong. He quickly stepped off the platform to organize the officers and soldiers to sort out the team.
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Finally, after about half an hour, the Beijing army on the campus finally calmed down, and the 60,000-strong army appeared in front of Lin Jing in a mighty formation.
According to the establishment of the three major battalions, the Shenshu Battalion is currently in the front, the Shenji Battalion is in the middle, and the Fifth Military Battalion, which has the largest number of people, is at the back. During the flag display, the military appearance seems to be a bit neater. Although they are still a group in essence.
It's a ragtag crowd, but when the number of people is placed here, it still has some momentum.
Zhu Chunchen then wiped the sweat from his face and whispered: "Your Highness, the troops in the Beijing camp have been assembled. Your Highness is invited to inspect."
Lin Jing ignored Zhu Chunchen. He didn't even continue to watch on the platform. Instead, he got off the platform, mounted his black horse, and headed towards the direction of the military formation. This also made everyone rush to follow.
It's just that no one knows what Lin Jing is planning.
In fact, when Lin Jing observed on the platform, he didn't find much wrong with it. However, he knew that it was not that there was no problem in Jingying, but his perspective might be wrong, so he chose to step off the platform and go straight into the
Observe in the military formation.
As expected, it was only after Lin Jing approached the military formation that he discovered Zhu Chunchen's trick. The sergeants standing at the front were basically the elite of the Beijing camp. Although they were all a little lethargic, they were equipped with weapons and armor and were relatively tall.
He is tall and looks like an elite man from the front.
But when Lin Jing passed by the elites standing in the front two rows, something was wrong with the Beijing soldiers behind him. They were all short in stature, most of them had incomplete armor, and some of them didn't even have a musket.
They looked at Lin Jing with a bit of fear in their eyes.
Lin Jing was unmoved. He continued to ride forward. After passing a few more rows of soldiers, he discovered that there were actually gray-haired old men and boys who had not yet grown up in the formation. Moreover, these people were basically
They all have sallow complexions and dull eyes. Not to mention armor, they don't even have any decent clothes.
Obviously, these people were hired to increase the number of people. Not to mention going to fight, they probably couldn't even complete a normal march.
"Dong Chengguo!"
There was a bit of coldness in Lin Jing's voice. He waved the riding crop in his hand and hit Zhu Chunchen hard on the chest.
"I won't ask you about those people in front of you, but can you explain to me what happened to these people?"
"I...I really have no choice..."
Zhu Chunchen had a trace of helplessness on his face and said: "Although there are 120,000 soldiers in the capital camp now, when I took over, the full number of soldiers was less than 50,000. Now six years have passed, and the number of soldiers in this camp
Either die or flee, and now, there are less than 30,000 people left..."
Lin Jing finally understood that the fundamental reason why Zhu Chunchen only brought 10,000 people to participate in the inspection yesterday was that only these 10,000 people in the capital camp could handle it! As for the bullshit 60,000 to 70,000 yuan, it was still watery.
!
Half of the so-called 60,000 troops that appeared in front of Lin Jing were actually recruited from the refugees near the capital to make up the numbers...
Lin Jing took a deep breath. He tried hard to remind himself not to get angry. He just said coldly, "Okay, hurry up and organize the assessment... I really can't stay here for more than a quarter of an hour!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Chunchen breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he had passed this test. The worst he could do was to resign from Emperor Chongzhen. Whoever is willing to take over this mess...
Chen Xinjia, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, sighed. Naturally, he couldn't hide this from him, but today, the prince tore off the fig leaf of the Beijing camp in front of everyone, which may not be a good thing...
...At least when Chongzhen knew about it, there would be another uproar.
You know, in the heart of Chongzhen at this time, he knew that the capital camp was in bad condition, but he did not know that the capital camp was already in such bad condition. It can be said that the capital city today is almost defenseless. Once a foreign enemy invades,
That would be a disaster.
In this process, the prince may have offended a lot of nobles, at least Zhu Chunchen may have hated the prince.
At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the school grounds, and a Jinyiwei primary school student rode into the school grounds. He got off his horse and knelt down in front of Lin Jing.
"Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji have rushed to the capital to meet His Highness the Crown Prince!" This chapter has been completed!