"That's what the marshal said." The prince replied with a smile, "However, from here, I can also see the marshal commanding thousands of troops and horses, stepping all over the style of Jiannu." ”

"If you want to talk about style, who can compare to Your Majesty?" Chen Sheng also laughed, "When Your Majesty led the troops to fight back then, that was the image of a true dragon!" ”

Although he knew that Marshal Chen's words were deliberately flattering, the prince still revered about his father's demeanor back then. When his father swept the world with a large army, he was too young to go to the battlefield to admire his father's demeanor, and when he grew up, because he had built a pole to become the emperor, his father had no way and didn't know what the weather was?

"Although it is a drill, it is extremely rare to be able to show such a demeanor," After watching it for a while, the prince sincerely congratulated Chen Sheng, "It can be seen that the troops have always been diligent in drills and have not slackened, Marshal Chen, the Liaodong Army is really worthy of prestige in your hands!" ”

"The prince has won the award, my generation is just loyal to his duties, and there is nothing to praise." Although it was plain on the surface, Chen Sheng's eyes still flashed a trace of pride, "The Liaodong Army leads the country with such a high salary, how can it be worthy of the country if it is not **** drills?" Besides, so many veterans are discharged from the army every year, and how can the recruited recruits get on the battlefield if they don't train seriously. ”

Dahan has done an excellent job in the treatment of soldiers, and the salary is not only set at a high standard, but also has always been paid in full, and there has never been any deduction and arrears. At the same time, because of the painful lesson that the former Ming Dynasty used military households to serve as hereditary soldiers, so that soldiers had a low status and were no different from slaves, the new dynasty did not implement the hereditary military system, but implemented a conscription system, recruiting soldiers on the premise of ensuring treatment, and did not limit the discharge of soldiers after the age limit.

Every year in the Liaodong Army, soldiers and officers are discharged from the army, with their own merits, or return to their hometowns or directly in Liaodong to receive land, because these veterans are deeply favored by the country, and have the habit of obeying orders, so they have become loyal supporters of the imperial court in the local area, and have played a great role in the promotion of local affairs by the imperial court.

Of course, more people remained in the army and chose to continue the bloody battle with their comrades. Some people are because of the friendship brought by years of living and dying together, and they have adapted to the life of the army, and do not want to go back to be civilians; while others are trying to capture more feats and get ahead for themselves.

Just when the prince and the marshal were still talking, Zhao Song also rode over from the place of the exercise, because he was shuttling around the place of the exercise just now, his face was stained with black and gray soot, which looked quite funny, and even the original new military uniform became a little dirty because it was stained with too much dust, and he couldn't see the majesty before.

However, no one was amused by his appearance, and the prince rode up to him and greeted him with a smile on his face. "Zhao Luzheng, sure enough, there are all elite soldiers and strong generals under his command!"

"This is all thanks to the favor of the imperial court, all the soldiers are united, how dare Zhao Song take credit!" Zhao Song said as he rode to the prince's side, "His Royal Highness the prince, the exercise review has been completed, may I ask if the prince is dissatisfied?" ”

"No, no, the soldiers are relaxed between advance and retreat, the movement is strict, at first glance, it is a first-class strong army, I don't know about military affairs, I don't talk much, anyway, I feel very satisfied." The prince spoke his mind. "However, I don't know if Zhao Luzheng has made a decision, which regiment will be transferred to follow you on the expedition?"

"The stakes are serious, and they must not be overlooked, and a drill cannot be completely discerned, and the minister plans to observe it again." Zhao Song rode with the crown prince and returned to Chen Sheng's side, "Marshal, I have a reluctant request, can you let me temporarily take charge of the third brigade during this time?" I'm going to train them a little more, so I can let them loosen their muscles. ”

"Okay, of course, I can't ask for it." Chen Sheng immediately agreed to his request, "After you left, the new brigade has just arrived, and you haven't suppressed the field, I think the people of your third brigade are slacking off a lot, how can you fight in the future?" If you come to bring it this time, clean up these bastards and let their bones loosen! ”

"Look at me, make them cry dad and call mom." Zhao Song was full of ambition, "Just leave them in Jinzhou, and let them get familiar with the water while training during this time, so as not to have weak legs when they get on the boat in the future." ”

In order to allow them to overcome this difficulty and not affect the subsequent operations, it is necessary to conduct strict training to familiarize them with the water, so according to Zhao Song's plan, during the period when the prince patrolled Liaodong, he should put his direct troops on the beach for training, so that they can at least not get seasick during transportation.

After agreeing to Zhao Song's request, Chen Sheng immediately dictated the order to the senator next to him, and the officer also recorded the order, which will soon be issued as a written order and become a formal written order. Then, feeling that the time was almost up, he wanted to go back to other business, so he turned to the prince again and politely reminded him.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, are you still satisfied with today's review and drill? If you are not satisfied with something, just ask us to ask us to improve it. ”

"No, I'm very satisfied, and then it's up to Zhao Luzheng to practice." The prince immediately said.

"That'...... Does the prince have anything else to say to the soldiers? If there is, then I will give the order to call the whole army. If not, then ...... Disband, let the soldiers return to the camp, they have practiced enough today. ”

"Then let the soldiers rest, I won't delay the time, anyway, I'm young, and I don't have anything to teach them." The prince smiled, "Ji Guogong must still have a lot of important matters to deal with in the army, so let's do it as soon as possible, don't delay the big things for me." ”

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!" Chen Sheng looked at the other senator officer, "Pass the order, the whole army will be in the whole team, and return to the camp!" ”

The senator immediately rode to the side and gave the order to a group of herald cavalry, who then rode away according to their respective divided areas, and rushed to the officers and men who were still in the exercise ground.

Soon, the officers and soldiers received the order to end the parade, and then they were lined up again in the same line as before, under the shouts of the officers.

Then, to the cheers of all the officers and soldiers, Chen Sheng and the prince walked back into the carriage and left under the escort of the personal cavalry, and after they left, these officers and soldiers also marched in a neat line to the barracks on the outskirts of Jinzhou.

The sun had turned west, and the sunlight had changed from white to gold, and the soldiers carried the guns in their hands, and followed the officers in uniform steps, and they were either silent or singing military songs, and their movements were still as neat as when they were inspected, and even when they returned to the team, the army of the Han was still so high-spirited.

Just when the Han army was in full swing to carry out exercises, thousands of miles away at the foot of the gunshan of the Satsuma Domain on the Japanese island of Kyushu, there was also a group of people gathered in the field and patrolled around with weapons.

However, compared with the tiger ben of the Liaodong Army, this group of people was dressed more shabby, not in a special straight military uniform, but in different shapes, some of them rode horses, wearing feather weaving knotted with buttons; Others walked on the ground, dressed in civilian half-suits, looking like farmers.

The men on horseback, with their swords at their waists, and some with bows and arrows in their hands, drove the peasants around them, and they themselves shouted as if they were hunting.

The hairstyle on their heads is also very distinctive, the hair is shaved back from the forehead, leaving only a half-moon-shaped piece of hair on the top of the head, which looks bare and not weird, which is also the "Tsukiyo" hairstyle that was particularly popular among Japanese samurai and daimyo since the Warring States period.

Japan had a hairstyle of tying a bun in ancient times, but the thick bun is not very convenient to wear a helmet, and wearing a heavy and impermeable helmet will make the whole head stuffy and very uncomfortable, in the era of war, if you take off the helmet or open a vent in the helmet, it is easy to be plotted by the enemy, so some people simply shave off the hair from the forehead to the top of the head to avoid the pain of head congestion, and the remaining hair behind can be tied into a bun in peacetime, and it is also convenient to wear a crown hat. Over time, among the samurai who often had to fight, the Tsukiyo hairstyle became very popular.

Although the Tokugawa family's Edo shogunate has ruled the world for a long time, the customs that were popular in the Sengoku period have been handed down, and even the shogun, who is the most respected of the samurai family, still has such a nondescript hairstyle.

What's even stranger is that although this group of people has knives and bows and arrows in their hands, they look like they are going out hunting, but they are always looking left and right, and their expressions are quite strange, as if the purpose is not just to hunt. In addition, although their formation was scattered, the samurai on horseback were still in full array, and they faintly guarded one person in the middle.

This is the interior of the Satsuma Domain, near Kagoshima, and is the foundation of the Shimazu family, and this group of people is the samurai and retainers of the Shimazu family, and the person who is guarded by them in the middle is the current lord of the Satsuma Domain, the governor of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Tadashi.

He was dressed plainly, no different from the people next to him, as if he wanted to use this to hide his identity. He looked to be fifty or sixty years old, and his hair hanging down the back of his head was gray, but his body was still vigorous, and he looked left and right on his horse, and his eyes were sharp, but he could see a little bit of his early demeanor.