Chapter 559: Training the Navy

When they heard that Ning Chen had slept with the Empress of Wu, Zi Su and Yu Die were more excited than her.

Just because they all admired the Empress of Wu.

In this era, women had a very low status, especially concubines, who were equivalent to goods and could be bought, sold, and given away.

But the status of women in Wu was obviously higher than that of women in Daxuan.

In Wu, concubines could not be bought, sold, or killed at will, and women could take imperial examinations, become officials, and so on.

All this was thanks to the Empress of Wu.

So, even though the countries were different, women from all countries admired the Empress of Wu.

But Zi Su and Yu Die preferred Yuzhou.

Yuzhou had high mountains and dense forests, and a humid climate.

And Ning Chen would have to lead his troops to attack King Rui when he returned to Beijing, so they wanted to stay for a while longer, and wait for Ning Chen to suppress the rebellion and return to Beijing, and then they would go back.

Ning Chen agreed, and they could go back to Kyoto whenever they wanted.

......

The next day, Ning Chen got up early.

He harnessed the car and came to the backyard alone.

He moved a carriage of gold, silver and jewelry from the secret room with great effort. After loading the carriage, he covered it tightly with a tarpaulin, tied it up and drove the carriage to the backyard.

Then, he came to the central courtyard, called Feng Qizheng and Yue Congyun, and left through the back door at dawn!

The things on the carriage were too heavy, so two horses had to be used to pull it.

Diao Chan was a war horse, very arrogant, and didn't want to pull the carriage at all, so she followed the carriage by herself.

Feng Qizheng and Yun Congyue each rode a horse.

Ning Chen drove the car himself.

"What's in the car?"

Feng Qizheng asked curiously.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Some special products of Yuzhou, silk and satin, etc. brought to the Queen of Wu."

The three of them left the city smoothly.

More than 30 miles out of the city, they encountered a post station.

Feng Qi was surprised, "When did a post station appear here? It looks like a government post station."

Ning Chen smiled and said, "This was ordered by His Majesty to be built for trade with Wu State... Let's go, fill our stomachs before continuing on our journey."

Because trade has not yet been implemented, these post stations are temporarily closed to the public...Even if they are open, ordinary people cannot enter.

But Ning Chen is an exception.

Originally, Ning Chen was in charge of trade.

Not to mention that Ning Chen is now the King of Xuanwu, even if he is a commoner, no one dares to stop him.

......

Half a month later, Ning Chen arrived at the border camp.

"Lan Ziyao, the last general, pays homage to the general!"

"Sun Gaohan, the last general, pays homage to the general!"

"Zhao Xuelin, the last general, pays homage to the general!"

The border generals came to pay homage one after another.

These people were recommended by Yuan Long and promoted by Ning Chen.

In the absence of Yuan Long, Lan Ziyao is temporarily in charge of the border.

Ning Chen raised his hand, "No need to be polite, everyone stand up!"

"Thank you, General!"

Everyone stood up, looking at Ning Chen with excitement and admiration.

They have all fought with Ning Chen.

Ning Chen's eyes fell on Lan Ziyao, "Have you been slacking off in training?"

Lan Ziyao hurriedly said, "I will follow the general's orders and train diligently every day, and I dare not slack off at all!"

Ning Chen nodded slightly, "It takes a thousand days to raise soldiers and a moment to use them. In peacetime, we sweat more and bleed less in war... There must not be any slackness in training soldiers!"

Lan Ziyao looked at Ning Chen with excitement on his face, "General, you suddenly came to the border, but there is a war to fight?"

Ning Chen looked at him expressionlessly.

Lan Ziyao trembled slightly and leaned forward hurriedly, "I'm sorry for talking too much, please forgive me, General!"

Ning Chen stood up, came to him, and patted his shoulder, "You really guessed it right, there is indeed a war to fight."

Lan Ziyao breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "I am willing to follow the general to fight, and I will go through fire and water, and I will not refuse!"

"I am willing to follow the general to fight!"

The others said in unison, fearing that they would be one step slower than others.

Everyone knows that Ning Chen is invincible on the battlefield. Fighting with him is just two words... fun.

"Have you heard about the rebellion of King Rui?"

Lan Ziyao and others looked at each other and shook their heads.

It seems that the news of King Rui's rebellion has not yet reached this remote place.

But when trade is opened in the future, the news will not be so blocked.

Ning Chen said in a deep voice: "King Rui has split Xiangzhou and proclaimed himself emperor. What do you think we should do?"

Lan Ziyao and others were shocked.

King Rui dared to proclaim himself emperor?

"General, the old thief King Rui dared to split the territory and establish himself as an emperor... If he is not killed as soon as possible, the surrounding countries will laugh at my Great Xuan for having no one. I am willing to follow you to Xiangzhou."

"General, I was originally a vanguard, and I will present the head of the old thief King Rui to you."

"I have no other requests, I just want to follow you when you go to the expedition, and I can hold the whip and lead the horse for you!"

Lan Ziyao and Sun Gaohan turned their heads and glared at Zhao Xuelin who was flattering.

Those who flatter are despised!

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Are there any of you who are good at water?"

"The East Border is by the sea, with countless rivers. This time we have to fight on the water or across the water."

This stumped a group of generals.

Most of them were born in the north, and many of them were landlubbers. There were not many who were good at water.

"General, isn't the East Border all water? I can lead the troops to fight on land."

Zhao Xuelin asked for his order.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Then how do you cross those rivers?"

"You can take a boat across, and then get off the boat to fight."

Ning Chen laughed, "You are not good at water. By the time you get across the boat, you will become weaklings. How can you fight?"

"Besides, the enemy is good at water, why would they fight you on the ground?"

Zhao Xuelin scratched his head, "This..."

Sun Gaohan leaned over and said, "General, I am from Lingzhou. I grew up by the river and I think I can swim well."

Ning Chen was surprised, "You are from Lingzhou?"

"Yes!"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "In that case, you will go with me this time."

Sun Gaohan was overjoyed and shouted, "Thank you, General!"

After that, he looked at the others with a proud face.

The other generals were full of envy and hatred... They hated their poor swimming skills.

Ning Chen said, "Sun Gaohan, listen to my orders!"

"I am here!"

Ning Chen said, "From now on, you can choose the soldiers in the army... Pick out 50,000 people who are good at water."

"I remember there is a Shenyue Lake a hundred miles to the west... I remember that this lake seems to be quite large."

Sun Gaohan hurriedly said, "Reply to the general, the distance between the east and west shores of Shenyue Lake is about 500 feet."

Ning Chen nodded slightly, "Sun Gaohan, select 50,000 people, I will give you a month... I want them to be good at shooting on bamboo rafts and have the ability to fight the enemy in close combat, can you do it?"

Sun Gaohan leaned forward to receive the order, "Yes!"

Ning Chen continued, "Sun Gaohan, these 50,000, divide them into 30,000 archers, 10,000 sword and shield soldiers, and 10,000 boatmen."

In fact, even if they train again, their water skills cannot be compared with those of King Rui's navy.

But sharpening the spear before the battle is not fast, but it is bright.

In addition, they have one thing that King Rui's army does not have, that is, firearms.

Cannons can not only be used in plain warfare, but also be equipped on warships to play a miraculous role.

"Okay, all of you go down!"

"I'll take my leave!"

Lan Ziyao and others left the tent.

Yun Congyue looked at Ning Chen with admiration, "Your Majesty has a very high prestige in the army."

"Of course, this is all prestige earned through fighting, and..." Feng Qizhen suddenly stopped talking because he saw the admiration on Yun Congyue's face and immediately changed his words, "In fact, my prestige in the army is also very high."

"I tell you, I was present in all the battles commanded by Ning Chen... I didn't miss a single one, and I have learned 70% to 80% of his skills."

Yun Congyue turned his head and looked at him, expressing deep doubt, "Really?"

Feng Qizhen held his head high, "Of course... This time when we attack King Rui, you will follow me and let you see my skills."