Cao Yun, who was about to sacrifice his life, put down all his burdens. Now that things have come to this point, he has no good way to solve this matter. The conspiracy made by Mingren this time has made him feel that he has no way to deal with it. This year's heart-killing plan has always tested people's true hearts, and in history, the heroes who fell for this are even more unaware of Fanfan.

The thinking of an ordinary person can never be considered by the way of thinking.

Of course, Cao Yun would not really rebel, nor would he have the idea of ​​replacing the emperor, because if he really did that, he would not only dig a grave for himself, but also dig a grave for Daqi.

Why did Cheng Wuben go to the capital even though he knew he would die? If Cheng Wuben didn't go, Min Ruoying was actually helpless, but what he got was the collapse within the Great Chu. Cao Yun is facing the same situation now.

Like Cheng Wuben, he had to choose one. Of course, or his situation would be slightly better, and Qi Tian Cao Tiancheng would be more confident and broader. He might not necessarily take his own life.

Cao Yun, who put aside all his worries, simply stayed in Wuling City for several days as arranged by Mingren. During this period, Zhou Shuguang came to pester several times, and then disappeared without a trace. Cao Yun also knew very well that the other party actually did not want anything from him. They just wanted to create the illusion that he was in contact with them.

Wu Ling was not in Wuling County City. The people who were responsible for receiving him here were county magistrate Chen Ye and another Ming general, Chen Jialuo, the general of the Tiger Camp, and one of the veteran generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Both of them were very enthusiastic, as if Wuling County City had no secrets to Cao Yun. As long as Cao Yun wanted to go, they would definitely arrange for Cao Yun to visit. Chen Jialuo even arranged a small Ming army offensive and defensive exercise for Cao Yun to let Cao Yun see the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

The Ming people did this, so of course they had some intentions, but Cao Yun happened to take this opportunity to see the Ming people's true military strength. After reading it, Cao Yun had to admit that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was indeed very strong.

He saw the Wuling County City rebuilt by the Ming people, the original Zhaoguan, which they called the concrete steel structure of the city wall, which was beyond his imagination. The overall building was made of cement like their road construction, but it was mixed with steel bars, and the entire city wall was completely constructed into a whole. With such strength, even the largest trencher in Daqi now, it would not be traumatized by it.

He saw ten thunderbolt fires moving quickly on the school ground, and the scene when they were launched together, the target was instantly destroyed and a raging fire ignited.

He saw the tall iron-clad chariot charging unscrupulously, the crossbows on the chariot fired, and the soldiers hanging on both sides waved their swords to cut off wooden stakes that acted as targets.

He saw the high fighting spirit and skillful fighting skills of the strong soldiers.

What made him even more worried was that almost everyone was carrying weapons in the Wuling County city.

In Daqi, such a scene was unimaginable. However, in Daming, this was a normal situation. They even allowed retired soldiers to take away their weapons.

In Daqi, soldiers also used the recruitment system, starting from the age of sixteen to the age of sixty. Once they joined the army, they could not retire unless you were disabled or disabled. This led to a large number of old and weak people in the army, most of whom were flooded into the logistics and logistics team, and some were regarded as private property by officials, guarding the door and guarding the hospital at home, and even farming and doing odd jobs.

Except for the personal soldiers of the emperors like Long Xiangjun, other troops are basically in this situation. If a large army known as ten thousand people can have 6,000 to 7,000 strong men, then this army can be called the main combat troops.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty has always made Cao Yun very worried.

The Ming people's military service system was that they could join the army at the age of eighteen. However, their soldiers had only three years of service. Once three years came, they could not be promoted and retired. Only those who had skills and officers who reached a certain level would stay. When this policy was first implemented, many people in Daqi mocked the Ming Dynasty for consuming money and food, and only people like Cao Yun could see the Ming Dynasty's vigorous ambitions hidden in it.

The Ming Dynasty is reserving soldiers!

Every three years, it seems that in every year, a large number of veterans have been discharged from the Ming Dynasty. When the new recruits come in, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the troops is not affected. The country must also spend a lot of money every year to deal with the training of the new recruits. However, in the long run, these retired soldiers are another troops that the Ming Dynasty does not need to support themselves. Once they need to, they can gather again with a command. Compared with the standing army that needs to bear a large amount of military expenditure every year, such means are more clever. Moreover, this policy is combined with the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty's current land and few people. These young and strong retired soldiers return to the local area and are labor forces, which can play a significant role in restoring the local economy. Once they need to be put into the battlefield, it is just an order.

Why did the Ming Dynasty allow soldiers to return home with their own weapons and armor? It was nothing more than being ready to gather them again at any time.

The Great Path is weak, but the Ming Dynasty is particularly martial. There are retired officers in every village and township to train in military preparations. As long as the war occurs, these people will naturally become commanders of the new army, and the team they lead are the retired soldiers they are usually responsible for.

In other words, the policy of the Ming Dynasty brought about the number of young and strong people they had, which was as strong as they could be considered as the number of troops. What about Daqi? Is it half of the people who were truly capable of going to the battlefield if they had a million armor? And how many people who were truly elite were based on half?

Almost everyone in Wuling County carried weapons, but Cao Yun had never seen any knives fighting when he was staying in Wuling County. The public security situation here was better than he thought. And the entourage who was generously wandering to Wuling County also brought back a lot of information.

Based on these situations, it shows that Qin Feng seemed to have positioned his last enemy on Daqi since the beginning of the country. The total military force in the Wuling War Zone was only 50,000, but this was just a number on paper. Cao Yun believed that as long as Qin Feng was willing, he could gather more than 100,000 troops here in a moment.

If the Daqi planned the war according to the Ming army with numbers, they were afraid that they would suffer a great loss as soon as the war started. The Ming people had been insisting on such a policy for many years. Their current military strength must be calculated based on multiples of the active-duty army to be considered to be more in line with the true strength of the Ming people.

If the Ming people have the advantages in equipment, then in Changning County, the Qi people would have to maintain an invincible force of at least 200,000 people.

After having this understanding, Cao Yun was both a little grateful and a little painful. Fortunately, this war against Ming was not really fought, otherwise Xian Bisong would have to suffer a great loss. Xian Bisong now has more than 100,000 troops, and the ones who can be considered elite are about 70,000, and the maximum number of people who can invest in the war is between 50,000 and 60,000. With this level of strength, it will be a great loss to deal with the arrangement of the Ming people in the Wuling War Zone.

There is no saying that old and weak are in the Ming army. Even officers who have not been promoted to the level of a lieutenant before they were forty years old will be forced to retire. Where can they be seen in the Great Qi army, white-haired veterans everywhere?

As soon as he entered the Ming Dynasty, he probably only saw the tip of the iceberg, but the facts had already shocked Cao Yun to himself. If Da Qi did not reform and could not be reborn in Nirvana, he would definitely be at a disadvantage in the future confrontation with the Ming people. But with the current situation of Da Qi, how long will it take to complete the reform? Can the court capture the wealthy families in a short time and complete the real reform? Seeing the Ming people walking forward with great strides and seeing their ever-changing status, Cao Yun was a little scared.

He went to see the main road leading to Taoyuan County outside the city. When they entered the city, they had just built the city gate, but after a few days, standing at the city gate, they could only see a smooth and gray road extending to the distance. They could no longer see the road construction people. They had already built it too far to see it.

The more you see, the more you feel worried. The great significance of convenient transportation to military is naturally unnecessary. Such a road will not stop the Ming people's army, and will not encounter any obstacles to their logistics. They can reach their destination without any obstacles.

And they also have rail cars. In the past two days, their entourage went to the station of the rail cars. The scene he described after he came back made Cao Yun shudder. What kind of monster was that?

With constant worries, Cao Yun finally waited for Xiao Hua, the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, who greeted him. An old man who was over 70 years old and enjoyed a high reputation on this continent and was full of peach gifts all over the world.

Originally, the old man who thought that the old man had to help him walk, and said he was about to breathe for three times, when he appeared in front of Cao Yun, his face was flushed and his voice was like a bell. He walked like a flying step, looking like a rejuvenated look.

"Your Highness, Prince, you have been waiting for a long time, hahaha, the old man has actually been in Wuling County for several days, but he has been running in the countryside these days to see the children who study in the school. Your Highness, Prince Lu, have been waiting for a long time, don't blame me, don't blame me!" The old man bowed to Cao Yun in anger and apologized.

"Teacher, why don't you come?" Cao Yun saluted respectfully and asked for advice. Although he was only young when he was studying in Chang'an, Cao Yun was very polite.
Chapter completed!