The Unstoppable Sixth Prince

Chapter 48 Old Six is still timid and hesitant

The second day, at the court meeting, Emperor Wen announced the decision to grant the Yunchuang Private Recruitment Agency the authority to raise troops.

Unless unexpected, the decision of Emperor Wen was opposed by the majority of his ministers.

Hiring private armies is a power only the crown prince and the princes possess!

Cloud Zheng is nothing, what's the point of recruiting him as a private army?

However, no matter how the ministers opposed, they were unable to change the Emperor's decision.

After the court dispersal, Shu Fei hurriedly found Xu Shifu.

The Wen Emperor's action made her feel greatly threatened.

Although Emperor Wen had just said in the court meeting that he would never appoint Yun Zheng as the Crown Prince, who knows if Emperor Wen might change his mind on a whim?

The Emperor gave Cloud Zheng the power over the private militia, and it is not impossible that he will appoint Cloud Zheng as the Crown Prince.

Seeing the anxious and restless Shu Fei, Xu Shifu laughed heartily.

"Don't worry!"

"Xu Shifu laughed indifferently and said, 'This is a good thing for us!'"

"Good thing?"

The noble consort was furious, "How can this be a good thing?"

"Of course it is a good thing!" Xu Shifu chuckled, "Don't worry! The Emperor will absolutely not appoint that useless man as the Crown Prince! This is the Emperor's way of compensating that useless man!"

Compared to Shupi, Xu Shifu is much more cunning.

The ins and outs of it he had already seen, even before the court dispersed.

"Compensation?"

"The Elegant Princess pondered for a moment, frowning and said: 'Even if it's compensation, that's not a good thing! This shows that the Emperor has started to attach importance to this useless person!'"

"It can't be said that it's emphasized, it's at most just that there's a bit more attention paid to it."

Xu Shifu shook his head and smiled, "Since the Emperor has given him the power to raise a private army, he certainly won't be sent to the North anymore! In that case, we will have the opportunity to deal with him slowly!"

Yes?

The noble consort was momentarily taken aback.

Careful consideration, it does seem to be the case!

Because of that useless fool Yunzheng, Yunli is still kneeling in the temple.

The old grudge added to the new hatred, she would never let Cloud Zheng off!

"What do we do now?"

The noble consort spoke with resentment: "We must quickly come up with a plan to deal with that good-for-nothing!"

"Take it slowly."

"Xu Shifu shook his head and said, 'Yun Zheng has just established so many meritorious deeds, and now is the time when his reputation is at its peak. If we deal with him now, it will be easy to get ourselves burned.'"

The noble consort thought for a moment and nodded lightly.

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At the same time, Yunzheng also brought people to this side of the Ministry of Works Arsenal.

The people of the Ministry of Works had already been informed by the Emperor, and had prepared five hundred sets of armor and weapons.

"Scales?"

Cloud Chime looked at the armor in front of him and frowned.

This scales is quite heavy.

The leather is covered with iron plates on the outside.

This suit of armor weighs over thirty pounds.

The steward noticed that the appearance of Crown Prince Zhengying was not right, so he hurriedly said, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince, this is a direct order from His Majesty. This scaled armor is already a second-class armor, even the Feathered Forest Guards only wear scaled armor!"

Those first-class armors are only for generals to wear!

With only five hundred troops under his command, how dare he dream of wearing the finest armor?

Cloud Zheng waved his hand and shook his head, "No need for scales, these scales are too precious, just give me five hundred sets of leather armor!"

"Ah?"

The treasurer was taken aback, and Du Guiyuan and the other two were also completely dumbfounded.

Wear leather armor, not scale armor

Isn't this sick?

"Oh, what's this?"

"Quickly change into leather armor!"

The three people, Du Guiyuan, wanted to stop him, but Yun Zheng gently shook his head at them.

For Cloud Zheng's request, the Treasury was naturally overjoyed and immediately had people bring 500 sets of leather armor, and thoughtfully helped Cloud Zheng and his team load them onto the vehicles.

On the way back, Dugu Yuan and the other two people kept looking at Yunzheng with a strange gaze, not knowing whether they were silently calling Yunzheng foolish, or thinking about something else.

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

Yun Zheng asked with a smile.

"Perhaps, Your Highness has other considerations!"

Du Guiyuan bitterly smiled.

Shed the scales, take on the hide.

Isn't that silly?

Cloud Zheng smiled and then said, "You three have been in many bloody battles with the Beihuan people in the north. I ask you, what is the main type of cavalry used by the Beihuan?"

"Of course it's armor."

"But the cavalry of the Northern Huan used leather armor, that was a last resort! The Northern Huan lacked armor, and some soldiers didn't even have leather armor."

Cloud Zheng smiled and asked again, "What is so terrifying about the Northern Huan cavalry?"

The northern Huan cavalry come and go like the wind, they are skilled at rapid marches and surprise attacks, and they are always able to launch unexpected attacks on the weakly defended positions of our army

The three of them were full of sighs when it came to the Northern Wei Cavalry.

The Northern Han cavalry was their nightmare.

The Blood Outfit Army suffered near-total annihilation in the past, as they were besieged by the overwhelming cavalry forces of the Northern Huan. If it were not for Du Guiyuan leading the remnants in a desperate breakthrough, they would have all been killed in battle in the Northern Plains.

"That's right!"

"With dozens of pounds of scale armor on the soldiers, can the soldiers still make long-distance raids? Can the horses keep up with the physical effort?"

Don't underestimate the weight of those few pounds lost. Once on a long-distance campaign, this little weight is a test for both people and horses.

Hearing Cloud Chime's words, the three were inevitably lost in thought.

"Your Highness, what you said makes sense."

"Furthermore, Your Highness can have the garrison troops wear scale armor for training, and then switch to leather armor when they reach the northern border. Wouldn't that be more suitable?"

Left Ren and Yu Shichong also nodded in agreement.

"That's the way it is."

"Cloud Zheng nodded slightly, then shook his head and sighed bitterly: 'But we don't have that much time to slowly train the garrison troops!'"

He wants to quickly form the forces of the mansion into combat capability!

Can't even crawl yet, wanting to learn to run?

Intensive training classes want to do weighted training?

Are you sick?

"This..."

The three people paused momentarily, instantly understanding the point that Yun Zheng was considering.

Yes!

This is a private army, not already trained elite soldiers!

Strength training, the garrison troops have not yet adapted, they are likely to march northward to Shuo soon!

If you haven't learned anything by then, going to the battlefield will only lead to your death!

"Your Highness is brilliant, it is our lack of foresight!"

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"Your Highness has long resided in the deep palace, yet you are able to see so much. Your subordinate admires you!"

Zuo Ren looked at Yun Zheng with some surprise.

This sixth prince clearly has a deep understanding of military strategy, how could he be the good-for-nothing that others call him?

"Don't suck up to me!"

Cloud Zheng smiled at Left Ren and then instructed, "The recruitment of soldiers is now your responsibility. The military salaries will be based on the standards of the Left and Right Guard Camps, so you must quickly gather the troops!"

"Your Highness, rest assured!"

"Within three days, we will certainly recruit five hundred soldiers!"

"Wrong!"

"Cloud Zheng shook his head, 'It's four hundred and ninety-seven! Including you, five hundred people!'"

Be careful, still be careful.

Don't give people a chance to take advantage of you!

The man came to his senses and quickly nodded.

When they were transporting the armor back, Emperor Wen also received the news from the Ministry of Works.

"Do you want leather armor or scale armor?"

The Emperor was surprised, and then shook his head and sighed: "Old Six is still timid and cautious! In the end, he is still afraid that people will say he has treacherous intentions..."