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Chapter 812: Military Camp (Part )
Jiang Shaohua never tried to hide anything, and said directly: "The military has its own routines and rules for martial arts performances, so we will follow the previous rules."

"I also intend to send my personal guard battalion to the battlefield this time. Please give me some advice, General Zuo."

General Zuo raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, are you talking about the Nanyang Guard Battalion?"

Jiang Shaohua nodded: "That's right."

After she ascended the throne, she transferred a lot of people from the Imperial Guards to the palace. However, more Imperial Guards remained in the Imperial Guards. Moreover, she had never stopped recruiting and training soldiers in the past few years. Only a few people knew how many soldiers there were in the Nanyang Imperial Guards, and outsiders were unaware of the situation.

However, one thing is very clear: Her Majesty the Empress's real trump card is this personal guard.

General Zuo was not afraid at all and responded immediately: "Okay, I have heard that Commander Liu is good at training soldiers, let's have a good exchange of ideas then."

The Commander Liu mentioned by General Zuo was Liu Hengchang, who led his troops to defeat the Rouran army camp. As for a fierce general like Meng Dashan in the Qin War, it was not surprising to General Zuo. There was no shortage of brave warriors in the army. Generals like Liu Hengchang, who came from a military family and were well versed in military tactics and good at training soldiers, were rare talents.

Jiang Shaohua smiled slightly: "The day I decided to inspect the military camp, I sent someone to send a letter to Nanyang. They have already set off. According to the distance, they will reach the capital in five or six days at most."

General Zuo was not without thoughts. He smiled and said, "I wonder how many people from the Royal Guards will come? The Imperial Guards' Divine Might Camp and Bravery Camp cannot accommodate them all, so I can accommodate some of them here."

"They are all here." Jiang Shaohua said casually, "The total number of troops is about 30,000."

General Zuo's brows twitched a few times and he took a deep breath.

Thirty thousand guards?

These are elite soldiers who are famous all over the world and can defeat ten enemies alone!
Take himself for example, he has about 500 personal guards. When he goes to the battlefield, these 500 personal guards will follow him from beginning to end to protect his safety. When it comes to the critical moment when no one else is available, the 500 personal guards can also be used to charge and kill the enemy.

Of course, the more such trusted guards the better. However, the imperial court had strict regulations on the personal guards that military generals could raise. As the Marquis of Weiyuan and the general, he could only have 500 personal guards.

Her Majesty was once the Princess of Nanyang, and according to court rules, she could only have 500 personal guards at most. Of course, Princess Nanyang never followed this rule, and the number of her personal guards had already increased several times.

Five years ago, the Empress led her guards into the palace and killed the rebels in the palace coup. Her heroic demeanor, like a killing god, was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the ministers. The respect that General Zuo had for the Empress was also largely due to the battle that year. He had actually witnessed how the Empress killed people.

In that battle, the Empress's guards suffered heavy casualties. The guards sent a thousand men to the capital, and the Empress summoned her guards one after another. It seemed that the guards under her command were inexhaustible.

How many people are there in the Nanyang Guard Battalion?
All the generals discussed this issue behind the scenes. General Zuo also thought about it privately. Raising personal guards is completely different from raising ordinary soldiers. The annual salary of a personal guard is several times that of an ordinary soldier. In addition, personal guards have horses, and raising horses is a huge expense. With the Nanyang Palace, it is the best that can be raised to 10,000 personal guards.

Thirty thousand?

Thirty thousand!

How can there be so many!
How come there are so many!
How can we afford so many!

Jiang Shaohua looked at General Zuo, who was shocked, and smiled slowly, "I ordered the Ministry of War to choose a place, and the Ministry of Works sent craftsmen to build a fence and set up some military tents. When the personal guards arrive, there will be a place to settle down. General Zuo doesn't have to worry about it."

Yes, even the military camp has been built.

It seems that the emperor intends to let the imperial guard camp settle down in the capital. From now on, there will be one more army stationed in the capital.

Her Majesty's arrangement left no room for the ministers to question or be dissatisfied. General Zuo did not say much and nodded: "Yes."

……

That night, General Zuo tossed and turned in his tent, unable to sleep.

Her Majesty the Empress used the excuse of a martial arts competition to openly transfer the Royal Guard Battalion to the capital to form an elite force stationed in the capital.

This elite force is composed of the Empress's trusted elites, who are good at fighting on horseback and are also good at dismounting. Even if they are not as good as Qin Hu and Meng Sanbao, they are still rare experts in the army.

How could one not be intimidated by 30,000 elite soldiers like these?
Her Majesty the Empress has spent five years reorganizing the civil officials. Now she has freed up her hands to start reorganizing the Daliang army.

The military generals of Daliang are also unable to sleep or eat well.

General Zuo almost did not sleep all night, and was awakened by the sound of military drums at five o'clock the next morning.

The guards hurried into the tent and whispered, "General, the emperor has gotten up and gone to the kitchen."

General Zuo calmed himself down and glared at his guards: "Why are you panicking? The food in the barracks is much better than in previous years. If the emperor wants to see it, just go ahead and see it."

The personal soldier was scolded and said with an embarrassed look: "Yes. I didn't react for a moment. I thought it was because of the military budget cuts in the past few years when the soldiers couldn't even have enough food to eat!"

General Zuo spoke frankly, but in fact he acted quickly. In less than a moment he was dressed and strode to the kitchen.

The personal soldiers followed behind him, silently complaining in their hearts. The general spoke fiercely and domineeringly, but in fact he was also afraid of the emperor!

The cooks in the kitchen were cooking porridge in dozens of large iron pots. Dozens of large steamers were filled with steaming buns made of various kinds of flour. There were also a dozen large bamboo baskets nearby, each filled with pickled cabbage.

For the soldiers in the barracks, this is a filling and affordable meal.

Her Majesty, who was wearing a military uniform, looked around the kitchen and said with a smile under the trembling eyes of the cooks, "Today's breakfast is good."

General Zuo, who had hurried over, also breathed a sigh of relief and continued the conversation with a smile: "I have instructed that you must get up early for training and have a full breakfast. The hot porridge should be thick, and the mixed flour buns should be filling."

"In the military camp, we only eat meat once every three days. We will have meat at noon today. Your Majesty can come and see for yourself."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "Not only watching, I also want to have breakfast and lunch with the soldiers."

Her Majesty never puts on airs in the military camp. She not only eats with the soldiers, but also trains with them. General Zuo was shocked last year, but he has gotten used to it this year. He smiled and said, "I will accompany the emperor."

Jiang Shaohua nodded happily.

During breakfast, General Zuo was once again surprised by the Empress's appetite. He was a big man with big arms and waist, but he ate less than half of what the Empress did!
After breakfast, the soldiers began military drills, the first of which was marching in formation.