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Chapter 679 Enlightenment

In addition to the ministers in the court, there were also various military departments participating in the flag-giving ceremony. Of course, more than 200,000 people gathered here. Only the heads of each department and some officers and soldiers were represented. The new army sent a team of officers and soldiers as guards. Together, there were 3,000 people, and the ceremony could only be held on the playground. When Zhao Bing's car arrived, everything was arranged properly, and the ministers surrounded him and climbed to the reading stand.

The new military uniforms, new weapons, and new military camps all make people feel refreshed. The uniform movements of the new military, like a knife cutting and axe chopping, attracted everyone's attention, making the elites standing together feel filthy, and the unconcealed eyes were full of envy and jealousy, and they wanted to take off their military uniforms and put them on themselves, and snatch them from their hands.

Zhao Bing looked below and then at the ministers around him. He saw a group of people in the Ministry of War who were all straight and straight. They swept over the bad luck that was regarded as the "living department" and could not hide their pride on their faces. However, the generals of the Privy Council looked solemn and looked solemn. This military reform was also a challenge to them. How can they bring out a war-going army and defeat strong enemies?

"Rise the flag!" With an order, a new army officer held the military flag and walked towards the flagpole in a staircase, accompanied by two flag guards. The officer skillfully hung the flag on the ropes, threw it away, and the flag immediately unfolded. There is no need to ask, the military flag was of course also from Zhao Bing's idea. The style changed to the pennant flag commonly used in the army in the past, and adopted a rectangle commonly used in modern times, with red as the background color, and an ancient golden dragon embroidered with one claw holding a spear and a shield. This symbolizes that the imperial army must not only shoulder the responsibility of expanding territory, but also shoulder the important task of defending the country.

"Salute!" The officer who spread the general's flag backed and raised his hand and shouted loudly, and the drums and music played. At the same time, there were three crisp sounds of "bang, bang, bang" in the new army on the playground. The soldiers holding guns held their guns, held their guns, and held their guns in one go. They raised their heads slightly and looked at the military flags, singing in unison, "Why do you say "Wuyi? You are with me. Wang Yu is in the army, and I am in the army, and I am in the same guise as me! How do you say "Wuyi? You are in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the army, and I am in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the same guise as me. I am in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the same guise as me. I am in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the same guise as me. I am in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the same guise as me. I am in the same guise as me. Wang Yu is in the same guise as me. I am in the same guise as me. He is in the same guise as me. He is in the same guise as me. He is in the same guise as me..."

The series of actions of the new army made the ministers watching the ceremony on the stage, and the other soldiers participating in the ceremony in the audience were in a hurry and didn't know what to do. Everyone looked at the little emperor and saw him standing at the sight of him, raising his hand to salute, singing "Qin Feng Wuyi" with his voice. Some people also followed the little emperor to salute, and some sang in a vocal voice, which was very busy and panicked. However, the initiator Zhao Bing seemed to be invisible, with a solemn look on his face, and raised his eyes to the military flag and sang meticulously.

When Zhao Bing first formed the new army, he thought about "regularization". He not only designed a new military uniform and military rank logo, but also designed a military emblem, which led to the military flag. Of course, there must be military songs. But he was not able to create a new song, copying the previous life and not fighting the current era, so he could only choose from the existing ones. Yue Fei's "Manjianghong" is good, but he always felt that the rhythm was wrong when singing it, and his emotions were too sad.

Zhao Bing was not satisfied with the choice of a few songs, and suddenly remembered this song "Qin Feng Wuyi". Although this poem was short, it showed the warriors' desire for fighting. It was simply a generous and emotional letter of request for battle, which was exactly the same as the martial spirit of the Qin people at that time. In today's words, it had broad social significance, and could inspire fighting spirit from the heart and had a shocking force.

The language of the poem is simple and unpretentious, from the hatred of the enemy together, to the rise of the enemy together, going to the battlefield together, with a stirring emotion and extraordinary momentum, which is very similar to a warrior march. It shows a kind of righteous indignation of unity, hating the enemy together, and defending the territory to the death. The songs are passionate and sonorous, and the tone can reflect a generous and majestic passion of patriotism and the fearless spirit of the warriors to move forward with righteousness.

Zhao Bing loves the four words "Comrade with a son". This few numbers have become the oath of those who depend on each other in wars throughout the ages, those who share interests and those who share the same hatred against the enemy. This kind of charity is not a promise, but a kind of persistence; it is not a mutual warmth and demand, but a dedication regardless of the consequences. All the feelings of dependence on each other are covered, and the wind blows, making people suddenly feel heroic and righteous. This has become the military song of the new army, which also makes them understand that as soldiers, they must be ready to go to the battlefield for the country at any time!

After the opening ceremony, the flag-giving ceremony began. Zhao Bing first awarded his own military flags to the five military "headquarters". Then he awarded axes to the Privy Council. This thing was a representative of military power in ancient times. This ceremony was to show that he had handed over the power to command the army to the Privy Council. Of course, if he wanted to really mobilize the army, he also needed to give him military talismans, so the symbolic meaning was greater.

Next, the infantry and navy were organized by the left prime minister Lu Xiufu and the magistrate Zhang Shijie, envoy of the privy council, to show that civil and military uniformity were suitable for each other. The military flags of the infantry and navy were only one with black edges and one with blue edges. Finally, Jiang Qi, the Minister of War, awarded military flags to the heads of each army. Their military flags should be smaller than one number and marked with military numbers on the inside.

"Your Majesty, let the other troops in the exercise retreat!" After the flag was awarded, the military parade was followed. Representatives of each army, Qingjun flags, passed by the parade, but the military generals on the stage were not happy at all, and their faces were worse than the other. Zhao Mengjin said to the little emperor softly.

"Why?" Zhao Bing asked with a look of distortion.

"It's embarrassing!" Zhao Mengjin said with a blue face. The fifth divisions were reorganized by the front and back five armies of the guards' personal army. They can be said to be the earliest group of troops. They were also elite veterans selected by each division. They had been trained for a while in advance, but compared with the new army, it was a difference between phoenix and chicken. How could he, the old commander, hold his face? Think about the subsequent drills, just forget it.

"Haha, now I know the difference!" Zhao Bing chuckled.

"Your Majesty, I understand!" Zhao Mengjin sighed.

"General Liu, where are you?" Zhao Bing turned his face and asked Liu Zhu who was standing on the right.

"Your Majesty, please spare me, the navy is even more unbearable!" Liu Zhu said with a red face and smiled awkwardly.

"You always ask you to practice diligently, but after winning a few battles, you become arrogant. I don't know that there is a sky beyond the sky!" Zhao Bing said with a sneer.

"Your Majesty, I know I'm wrong!" Zhao Mengjin bowed from His Majesty, his eyes full of begging.

"Oh, it's really worthy of making you all look visible!" Zhao Bing glared at the two of them and said angrily, but he still called Ni Liang and whispered a few times.

"Thank you, your Majesty, I have given you a face to my subordinates!" Zhao Mengjin bowed his fists and said.

"You must know that face is earned by oneself, not by others. You are not only losing your face, but also losing your face!" Zhao Bing said with his eyes blank.

"My subordinates are already ashamed of themselves, and they will strictly supervise all departments to train diligently in the future!" Liu Zhu said ashamed.

"You two are my confidant generals. In the future, you must do your best to control the two armies and not be careless, otherwise you will lose your face, but my life!" Zhao Bing said.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, I will never let down the holy grace!" Zhao Mengjin and Liu Zhu both politely said.

"Well, look! Your commanders will be the same tiger and wolf army in the future!" Zhao Bing raised his hand and asked the two of them to get up, and pointed to the new army road that had been lined up on the playground.

With a sound of cannons, the new army teams immediately gathered into a large team and advanced to the reading stand with bare hands under the command of the command. But seeing the steps of each row were neat, with horizontal lines, vertical lines, and diagonal lines straight as if they were cut by a knife. This immediately caused a burst of exclamation. Thousands of people were moving in unison, and their every move was correct. The military generals on the stage knew very well that people with different heights, weights and movement habits needed to be consistent in their pace and move forward together, not only strict military orders, but also a strong spirit of unity and cooperation and a sense of collective honor.

"Your Majesty is so powerful. Only these soldiers will take the battle, and they will be able to take their souls without action. Let them retreat without fighting!" Wen Tianxiang saw the new military team passing through the reading stand in a neat manner and stroking their beards.

"Yes, thousands of people advance and retreat together, and they are in a row of overwhelming momentum, and they will definitely be invincible!" Lu Xiufu also said with his eyes shining.

"Haha!" Zhao Bing smiled but did not answer, signaling them to continue watching. The team walked past and did not stay away, but turned around and performed a parade exercise. The soldiers kept changing their formation and changing their pace, still as if they were not confused at all.

After the split-array drill, the new army performed assassination exercises with guns, followed by live ammunition shooting. With the sound of the command, each unit lined up three horizontal lines to form a three hundred-step front. First, they carried out a stand-alone shooting, and then the three soldiers carried out three stages of shooting. They fired alternately and shot one after another, shooting after another. The subsequent shooting made the audience even more frightened. If the fire was gathered in the neat queue, the shooting would cause accidental injuries. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

After the exercise, today's activity was over, but everyone was attracted to their appetite and refused to leave, and they all wanted to know the "secret". Zhao Bing temporarily changed his itinerary and divided the people into several groups to visit the camp to relieve the curiosity of the people. He and the ministers and generals in the court accompanied Chen Renweng to visit the headquarters, visited the training ground, equipment, the living area, and the teaching area.

"Yeah, there is also a classroom here with pens and ink!" When you walk into the teaching area, you will find that the facilities here are comparable to those of the public schools. Not only are there classrooms, tables and stools, but also books and inks. Mao Xiang was a little surprised.

"Haha, does Your Majesty want to take all the military men to take the imperial examination and get a fame?" Ma Fa looked at him and smiled.

"You see, there are not only military books such as "The Art of War", "Nine Taos", "The General Essence of Wu Jing", and "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Great Learning". "Su Liuyi flipped through the books placed on the table and said.

"Just let them know the flag and understand the military discipline. You will eventually fight, so why waste your writing and ink!" Jiang Jin said inexplicably.

"You are so bad. If you think about it from this, I don't think you have to stay in the Ministry of War, otherwise you will miss my major affairs!" Zhao Bing suddenly turned his face and said.

"Your Majesty atones for your sins, I just don't understand what it means!" Several people did not expect that the little emperor had such a sharp ear, and they heard their conversation. When they saw him, they hurriedly apologized.

"There are both those who come from the army and fight with each sword and shoot, and some of them are from the school and have been well-read in poetry and books, but they have all led troops for many years. But I still have this idea, which makes me a little disappointed!" Zhao Bing looked at them and frowned.

"Please teach your majesty a lesson!" Several people were shocked when they heard this. The little emperor was very dissatisfied with their words and hurriedly bowed.

"There are many evil deeds in the army. Although it has been remediated several times, it still cannot be eliminated. It will surely cause great trouble in the future, and the depraved ones are like bandits!" Zhao Bing said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to hear it carefully!" The young emperor taught the generals a lesson, how could the others not hear it? He gathered over to say the serious words.

"One evil, disrespect for Confucius and Mencius, blaspheme the way of the saints, and corrupt the laws and ties of heaven and man"; the second evil: "The attack is excessive and is like a bandit"; the third evil: the surrenders and rebellion, and mutual suspicion; the fourth evil: the food and salary cannot be self-sufficient, and the military strategy is not known at the time of battle; the fifth evil: the plunders of wives and women's property, and only knows how to take it from the people, but not to raise it from the people; the six evils: the generals are narrow-minded; the seven evils: the soldiers lack training, and the battle is like a group of fights; the eight evils: the gathering when they win, and the birds and beasts scatter when they lose; the nine evils: the army and the other army, and they suspiciously attack each other. If these evils are not released, how can they be called a benevolent and righteous army? In fact, they are bandits and bandits!" Zhao Bing said solemnly, and when he said his words, everyone was silent, obviously saying it.

However, Zhao Bing was not at such a high level, and even if he understood, he couldn't say it. It was nothing more than borrowing Liu Bowen's words. Since the early days, Zhu Yuanzhang had always pursued the strategy of "building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowing down the king". To put it bluntly, this strategy is to not compete for the limelight and tolerate strength, especially military strength. The power of the early Ming army also secretly grew in this process. However, the strength does not mean that the military strength is strong.

Especially after occupying Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang's most troublesome thing in military construction was the relaxation of the military discipline. Although Zhu Yuanzhang implemented severe punishments and severely punished various acts of corruption of military discipline, corruption of discipline and even caused public grievances still occurred frequently. So he asked Liu Bowen for advice and gave Zhu Yuanzhang a shocking answer. It was precisely because peasant uprisings had "nine evils" that it was difficult to become a powerful armed force. Although the current Song army is known as the official, its military discipline has been corrupted due to years of corruption, and most of the recruited soldiers were righteous and brave villagers. There was something secretly in line, so Zhao Bing used it.

"Your Majesty's words are very good. Only in this way can you get a strong army!" Lu Xiufu said silently for a long time, and his doubts were resolved. It seemed that Your Majesty did not blindly despise the words of the saints and looked down on them, but he wanted to cultivate the warriors into soldiers who were knowledgeable and polite.
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