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Chapter 1286: Aerospace Force 2
"...Your Majesty, you are joking. I am just a commander. How dare I be so arrogant in building an army?" Looking at the emperor's smiling face, Huang Taiji felt that there was a high possibility that there was a trap in his words, so he quickly declined.

"This is a meeting of the emperor to discuss state affairs. I will not joke around. This army is called the Aerospace Army. It goes high and low and does not follow common sense. It needs someone like you who dares to think and act to lead it."

Hong Tao frowned, put away his smile, and gave a brief description of the new military branch in all seriousness. He also gave it a name, and then waited to see if Huang Taiji had the courage to create a precedent from scratch.

Aerospace Force, that's right, Huang Taiji only mentioned one thing in his plan, which was to request the emperor to allow the paraglider and glider troops of the Imperial Stables to go to the Western Regions to participate in the war.

To this end, he has been traveling around the Western Regions for more than a year, looking for many terrains suitable for paragliding and gliders. He envisions that once the war breaks out, those warriors who can fly will first drop bombs over the enemy camp, and then the infantry will launch a general attack in the chaos, taking advantage of the chaos to attack the enemy by surprise.

Although the plan was relatively conservative and monotonous, and only considered a surprise attack on the enemy camp, in Hong Tao's view, he was already a pioneer in this era who dared to think and was brave enough to put it into practice.

The aerospace force is a new thing, and it still uses basically unpowered gliders. It also lacks foresight as to what tactics to adopt, so someone must take the initiative to explore.

At present, this person must be Huang Taiji, who has rich experience in combat and leadership, and is good at innovation and dares to try. Even if there was no plan to establish an aerospace force before, it should be put on the agenda now. If Huang Taiji gets old and loses his pioneering spirit, it may not be easy to find such a general.

"...I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, and even to die!" Seeing that the emperor was serious, Huang Taiji's breathing immediately became rapid, his blood pressure rose, and his face turned red.

At this moment, he finally understood what Boya and Ziqi felt as described in the book. The one who understands me is the emperor! It is said that a scholar will die for his friend. As a general, it is such a blessing to meet a boss who knows people and makes good use of them!

"Your Majesty, where does this aerospace army come from, and what is its use?"

Seeing the emperor and Huang Taiji talking in unison and excitedly, Tan Mingming couldn't help himself. After all, he was the deputy chief of the general staff. Shouldn't he have informed them in advance about such a big thing as adding a new military branch? At least he should let people know what it was!

"No hurry, no hurry. I am just suggesting, not ordering. We should not rush to decide whether to form a separate army or incorporate it into the army. We can discuss it slowly after General Huang returns victorious.

It's getting late today, so let's stop here for now and continue tomorrow when all the military officials are called together. I have to go back to the palace to see Princess Aisha. Aren't you all looking forward to my having a son soon? Go back and have a good rest to avoid being a nuisance here!"

Hong Tao didn't care about Tan Mingming and the General Staff's attitude, and didn't explain it. The main reason was that he hadn't figured out what the rules of the Aerospace Force should be, and he didn't even understand the true combat effectiveness of paragliders and gliders. No matter how much he talked about it now, it was nonsense.

Don't look at the advertisements, look at the results. No matter how fancy the training is, the real ability can only be tested in actual combat. So we can't talk about the Aerospace Force for now. Let's take a look at Huang Taiji's results first.

As soon as they heard that the emperor was going to the harem to visit the princess, the staff immediately became silent and obediently packed up their documents and left the Yangxin Palace. Even if there was something urgent, they had to give way, otherwise they would be criticized immediately if the court officials knew about it.

Anyone who was accused of obstructing the emperor's offspring would suffer a bad fate. This was a matter of great concern to the whole country and of the utmost importance, as if the Ming Empire would last forever as long as the emperor had a son. "Your Highness, I sent someone to see Concubine Ruan Shu's courtyard. The princess is indeed a great beauty, with skin as white as snow, bright eyes and white teeth, and a graceful figure. I heard that she can speak a little Chinese."

Wang Chengen was more concerned than the other staff officers and had already taken practical measures. While the emperor was in a meeting, he quietly sent people to find out the general situation. Judging from his excited expression, the quality should be very good.

"Compared with Gulandam?" Hong Tao had never had much contact with Central Asian women, and the only person he considered a beauty in his life was Gulandam.

"There is a world of difference! Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I'm sure Wei San wouldn't lie. He said that before he met the princess, he thought Gulandam was a beauty, but now he has changed his mind. He is really a frog in the well! The only flaw is her age. If she were a few years younger, she would be perfect!"

"How old is she?"

"19 years old..." When saying this number, Wang Chengen quietly raised his eyelids and glanced at the emperor, fearing that he would be ignored because of his age.

"Oh, then I really want to see what your vision is! Let's go to Yongshou Palace..."

If you don't trust Wang Chengen's aesthetics, then you must pay attention to the flat-headed brother's, especially when you hear that the princess is already 19 years old, not a 14 or 5-year-old girl, Hong Tao immediately became interested. It's just the right opportunity to go to the harem and walk around. It's been almost a week since I left the Yangxin Palace.

Since the death of Empress Dowager Wang, the harem has been led by Empress Guo. Over the past thirty years, the population can be described in four words: depleted. Empress Guo, Liu and Wang's two concubines, Concubine Lü Shufei from Luzon Island and Concubine Ruan Shufei from Annan, can be counted on one hand.

Most of the concubines left by the late emperor died before the Empress Dowager. Concubine Wang died of illness six years ago, Concubine Lü died of illness four years ago, and Empress Guo passed away last year. Now, only Concubine Liu (concubine selected) who is over fifty years old and Concubine Ruan who is old and ugly are left in the harem.

If it were the harems of other emperors, even if there was no intrigue, they would have to rank each other. There was no other way, there was only one emperor, but a lot of concubines, and they had to compete for favor in order to make their lives more comfortable.

But this custom was not seen at all in the harem of Emperor Jingyang. The only two remaining concubines not only did not scheme against each other, but also depended on each other, fearing that the other would leave again, which would make them truly lonely. If the emperor was busy, he would not see a single living person for ten days or half a month except for the eunuchs and palace maids who served him.

Because there were too few concubines in the harem and the area was too large, Hong Tao didn't want to run back and forth. When Empress Guo was in charge of the harem, she persuaded him to abandon the East Palace and move all the concubines to live in the Cining Palace and the West Palace.

This allowed the concubines to get closer together, making the harem seem more lively. But the entire harem became even more deserted. Starting from the Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Hall, and Kunning Palace, the entire central and eastern parts were completely empty. Except for a few eunuchs who patrolled day and night to prevent fires, it was almost a dead place.

(End of this chapter)