The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Wang Hu was the commander of the Tiger Guard and was deeply trusted by the late emperor.

When Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he no longer trusted any of the previous emperor's confidants and replaced them all.

In particular, the eunuchs who were close to the late emperor and had controlled the palace for many years were dealt with by Emperor Wu on a random pretext.

When the old eunuch was dying, he asked Wang Hu to bury him next to the tomb of the late emperor, and gave Wang Hu the "Body Strengthening Technique" that the late emperor had treasured.

The original intention was to present Wang Hu to Emperor Wu as a way of repaying the late emperor's kindness.

However, Emperor Wu was a suspicious person, and he dismantled the Tiger Guards and drove them all away.

Wang Hu has kept the "Body Strengthening Technique" until now, and dared not hand it over, for fear that the eccentric Martial Emperor would kill him for it.

Now the Sixth Prince took the initiative to help him and a group of old friends to train new recruits in the new army.

And the family has also been properly arranged.

They were also given sufficient courtesy and the promise of ascending the throne in the future.

Wang Hu thought it would be fine to give it to the Sixth Prince, thus returning it to the royal family.

Ning Yi felt incredible when he first received the "Body Strengthening Technique". He thought there was such a rare and strange technique.

He also asked, and found out that Wang Hu was also practicing, but with Wang Hu's limited foundation, he could only practice at the first level.

But Ning Yi is rich. Not to mention what he gained from several raids, there are countless gold and silver in his treasury.

A lot of money is spent and all kinds of precious medicinal materials are used at will.

In less than a month, it had reached the third level.

As soon as Ning Yi came out, Qin Haifeng was waiting outside.

"Your Highness, everything is ready."

Ning Yi took up the dragon-patterned sword and said, "Let's go."

This time when he went out, he not only brought dozens of guards from the mansion, but also hundreds of third-term servants, each of them dressed in armor and holding a sword that had just been issued by Ning Yi himself.

Today is the day when the third batch of servants officially join the army.

Hundreds of people along the way arrived at the old camp of the Yongying Camp.

At this time, the place has undergone complete and earth-shaking changes.

Thousands of soldiers fully armed and armored stood on the square.

There is also Wang Hu leading hundreds of powerful veterans of the Tiger Guard.

They all shouted to Ning Yi who had stepped onto the platform, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Faced with so many neatly arranged and well-trained recruits, Ning Yi felt a sense of heroism in his heart.

He finally had an army that belonged to him alone.

With this army, it is enough to deal with any emergency, and it is much more powerful than the previous army that gathered tens of thousands of refugees.

Ning Yi gave a good speech and the entire army was rewarded.

He also praised Wang Hu and his men for their good training methods.

Wang Hu said excitedly, "Your Highness is truly amazing. The Mandarin Duck Formation you created is truly extraordinary. I admire you."

At first, Wang Hu and his group of old men were not convinced. They thought that breaking the mandarin duck formation was just a trick to fool people with bamboo sticks.

It was only after the actual competition that they realized that the bravery of the Tiger Guards was no match for the Mandarin Duck Formation.

Ning Yi smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, there's no need to say that."

"If they don't train well with you, they won't be able to practice the Mandarin Duck Formation."

After everyone laughed.

Wang Hu asked, "Your Highness, this camp already has 10,000 soldiers. Will you continue to recruit new soldiers?"

He didn't think that the Sixth Prince only wanted to hide 10,000 soldiers, which was not enough at all.

Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of Beijing troops and the more than ten thousand elite imperial guards.

As for the Second Prince, it is said that he has secretly raised tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Ning Yi looked at Zeng Zhizhong beside him.

This old scholar, dressed in blue, has been managing all logistics.

He took the initiative to explain: "General Wang, you may not know that His Highness has already found several camps that are safe and reliable enough, and new recruits will be arriving soon."

Wang Hu looked at Ning Yi in confusion.

Ning Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Wang. This prince has already made preparations."

"There are plenty of places to train soldiers."

"It's just that the Yongying Camp has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it all depends on my uncle to help me lead and train them."

This was equivalent to letting Wang Hu directly command the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Yongying Camp.

Wang Hu immediately and excitedly bowed: "Your Highness, rest assured. I, your humble servant, or rather, your humble servant, will be at your service."

After wasting so much time, I am finally leading troops again.

Although there are only 10,000 new recruits, Wang Hu is confident that he can train them all into very powerful elites.

Ning Yi himself had no intention of letting these veterans of the Tiger Guard form the Tiger Guard.

There is no need for that. The cost outweighs the gain. It would be better to train and command the new army.

After all, his students are still too young. Except for the twenty guys in the first period who can become a captain or something like that, it would be good enough for others to become a captain.

He named the new recruits according to their positions in the Mandarin Duck Formation, which made it easier and more efficient to arrange them.

"Okay." Ning Yi took a fine sword from Qin Haifeng and handed it to Wang Hu: "Wang Hu, now this prince orders you to be the commander of the First Army."

"Yes." Wang Hu excitedly imitated the new recruits' latest military salute, with his body straight and one hand on his chest.

Hu Mu took the sword with tears in his eyes.

Afterwards, Ning Yi arranged for several former officers of the Tiger Guard, including deputy chief, captain, and captain.

The rest of the old Tiger Guards went to other camps to take over the new recruits and continue training.

Everyone was extremely excited when they saw the old man who had just been appointed.

They are all eager to train the new recruits as soon as possible.

Everything was arranged, and Ning Yi went to the firearms manufacturing plant to take a look.

"Boom boom" a series of deafening sounds rang out in the mountains.

A row of large black tubes were placed on the ground, and white smoke billowed out iron balls one by one.

Qin Haifeng widened his eyes, looked at the gravel flying in the distance due to the iron ball, and swallowed hard.

"Your Highness, this is a divine weapon."

Zeng Zhizhong beside him smiled bitterly: "General Qin, I was also shocked when I asked the blacksmith to build this Tiger Dun Cannon according to the drawings drawn by Your Highness."

"With such a divine weapon, what powerful army can't be defeated?"

They both looked at Ning Yi, who seemed somewhat calm in front of them, with great admiration.

This thing can make stones fly everywhere. If it hits a person, it is unimaginable.

Ning Yi just shook his head slightly: "It's still a little unstable, but it's barely enough."

"Let's make these things first, and strictly control the quality."

Several blacksmiths immediately bowed and accepted the order: "Your Highness, rest assured, each one will be of the highest quality."

As for the issue of muskets, several blacksmiths smiled bitterly and said that even with the use of a water wheel, the production was still slow.

On the other hand, the three-barreled gun is quick to produce and easy to train.

Ning Yi also knew that these things could not be rushed, so he let them continue to research the muskets. Whoever could increase the production of muskets would be greatly rewarded.

With more people, the consumption is also higher, so Ning Yi simply moved food over from the disaster relief grain.

The fourth brother not only resold military rations, but also betrayed the Wu Kingdom. The old emperor simply gave him a simple beating. Ning Yi had already seen through the old emperor's intentions.

Of course, there is no need to care so much. Now the princes are rapidly accumulating strength.

Ning Yi was very satisfied with this trip. Not only the First Army, but also the regular army was fully formed. In the later stage, he just had to train and integrate them patiently.

The Tiger Dun Cannon was also successfully produced, but the cost was terrifying.