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Chapter 71 Xishan Ruijian Camp

The next morning, Li Yan got up early, which was a rare occasion, because he had to go to Xishan Ruijian Camp today. He had someone informed them yesterday that he would show up and let all the generals in the camp know that from today on, he would be their superior.

Li Yan knew that Kangxi asked him to supervise the Zhenghuang Banner because of his noble status and was able to suppress those arrogant and powerful generals.

Li Yan led Aldo and several guards to Xishan Ruijian Camp, riding a tall horse, wearing a military uniform of the Zhenghuang Banner, and wearing a long sword on his waist. He felt majestic and heroic, and chatted with Aldo along the way.

Aldo also came from the personal army camp of the Zhenghuang Banner and was very familiar with the structure and mission of the Zhenghuang Banner. When he learned that his prince was appointed by the emperor to supervise the Zhenghuang Banner, he was overjoyed and introduced it to Li Yan along the way.

Through Aldo's narration, Li Yan also had a general understanding of the army he was about to lead.

The Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty included two categories: the Beijing Camp and the Garrison Army. The Beijing Camp mainly consisted of the Eight Banners Army stationed around the capital and the surrounding areas, while the Garrison Eight Banners were stationed in various places outside the capital.

The Eight Banners were either directly governed by the emperor or headed by princes.

Each banner has three governors: Manchu, Han and Mongolian, who are in charge of the military and political affairs of the banner respectively. There are a total of 24 people, with official rank ranging from the first rank to the deputy governor-general, who is the second rank.

The Zhenghuang Banner stationed in Xishan mainly includes the Royal Army Camp, the Cavalry Camp, the Vanguard Camp, the Firearms Camp, the Tiger Spear Camp, the Jianrui Camp, the Guard Camp, etc. There are currently three governors and nine deputy governors. The Manchu and Mongolian Banners each have 10,000 people under their command, and the Han Army has 30,000 people under its command, for a total of 50,000 horses. Among them, the Cavalry Camp is not the largest in number, but it is the strongest, and most of them are cavalry.

After walking for about an hour, they arrived at the West Mountain. From afar they saw a huge camp at the foot of the mountain. It was densely packed with soldiers. A ten-foot-high fence separated the camp from the outside world. There was also a circle of deep trenches around it. Flags fluttered in the wind, and soldiers stood like guns. A murderous aura spread out in all directions.

The main entrance of the camp had been prepared for the reception, with dozens of officers and generals, all in neatly dressed armor and wearing helmets, standing in front.

Li Yan stepped forward with a serious expression and announced the emperor's edict. After several generals welcomed Li Yan to the commander-in-chief's camp, officers at all levels gathered together.

"I bow to Prince Dun. May your Majesty be blessed!"

Li Yan sat at the top with a carefree attitude. Aldo stood behind him holding the imperial edict. Looking at the generals in the tent, Li Yan felt excited. A position based on real power was the most reliable. This real power was military power. Even though he was a prince, even if he was a crown prince, it was still a matter of a word from Kangxi. He could be deposed if he said so.

"Generals, please stand up."

"Everyone knows that I was entrusted by the Emperor to supervise the Plain Yellow Banner. This is a sign of the Emperor's trust and respect for me. But you all know that I am not a prince who has been trained in the military since I was a child. I am completely clueless about military affairs. So it will remain the same as it was when the Emperor was in charge. I will not interfere too much in military affairs, but you can't let your guard down either."

"The Zhenghuang Banner is stationed in Xishan, responsible for protecting the safety of the west of the capital. We must ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, so that at the critical moment, it can become a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor, ready to come when summoned, to fight when coming, and to win when fighting."

"You generals may understand."

"We generals will respect the imperial decree and follow the prince's orders!" The generals responded loudly.

The generals in the tent were secretly delighted. What they feared the most was that the Tenth Prince was young, impulsive, and didn't understand military affairs, but he would interfere. If anything went wrong, the emperor would blame them, the generals who led the army, and they would be held responsible. In addition, over a long period of time, a system had already been formed in the army, and the interests of the upper and lower levels were also intertwined.

If Li Yan reached out indiscriminately, they would be in trouble.

Li Yan naturally knew what these people were thinking, and he would not make any major changes for the time being, at least not in the near future. Even if he needed to make adjustments in the future, he would do so in a subtle way, keeping this army under his control.

"Today is the first time we meet. I am not familiar with all of you generals. Please introduce yourselves!"

The first person stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and said, "I am the commander of the Manchu Banner, Kuguchi!" "I am the commander of the Mongolian Banner, Wushiba!"

"Chen Qirui, the Commander-in-Chief of the Han Army Banner"

"I am the deputy governor of the Manchu Banner."

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After all the generals were introduced, even though Li Yan had a good memory, he was still confused by the names of the Manchu and Mongolian generals.

There is a joke in later generations that when people from the mainland and their friends from Inner Mongolia were drinking, the best way to show friendship was to remember the names of every friend present. The first person to come up was Enhe Elesu Eris Eris and Muerdun Eris Gunaytegele Ulanwosi.
Fortunately, my Mongolian Banner Commander did not give me a full name
Li Yan spoke a few words to each general, comforted them, and carefully wrote down each person's name and appearance. This was also thanks to the transformation of his internal strength, which greatly improved his physical qualities in all aspects and strengthened his memory.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to pass this stage. I recall when I first entered high school, in order to strengthen the relationship between students, the teacher also asked students to introduce themselves on the first day. As a result, after dozens of students introduced themselves, I could only remember the names of a few pretty girls, no more than a handful.
I believe that if I had the memory I have now, I would be able to get into Kyoto University even without cheating.

Li Yan sighed and said that people's brains are indeed different. No wonder some people have such good grades while others can't learn at all.

Even people who work equally hard can still have very different results!

It's not that I don't work hard, it's that I don't have enough talent.
Don't blame yourself.
Comforted myself.
I feel much better.
Li Yan withdrew his thoughts, and then, accompanied by the generals, walked around the military camp, looked at the training situation of the soldiers, looked at the mighty and majestic team with a faint smile on his face, and looked friendly, letting everyone in the army know that the emperor's tenth prince was in charge of the Zhenghuang Banner and would be their superior in the future.

During this time, Li Yan sent all the generals back to their respective posts, so that they didn't have to put aside their military duties and come to accompany him.

It will be enough for him to be accompanied by the Manchu banner commander Kuguchi.

As soon as everyone retreated, Kuguchi stabbed forward and said, "I am Kuguchi of the Niuhulu clan, and I pay my respects to the young master!"

"General, please stand up. I have long known that the Niuhulu clan has a famous general in the Zhenghuang Banner, and he is also my relative. I didn't expect that he is the general. Please forgive me for being presumptuous."

Li Yan pulled Kuguchi up with a determined look on his face. This was the person he needed to try his best to win over.

Kuguchi said excitedly: "Young Master is young, it's normal that he doesn't know. My father and Young Master's grandfather are brothers, and the Royal Concubine and I are cousins. Because the Royal Concubine died young, the elders of my Niuhulu clan restricted us from disturbing Young Master because of official affairs, so we seldom interact with each other."

The imperial concubine that Kuguchi mentioned was the biological mother of the tenth brother, but she had passed away long ago and Li Yan could not find any impression of her in his mind.

However, this does not affect her becoming the link to repair the relationship between Li Yan and Niuhulu!

"I didn't expect that we are so close. I will call the general my uncle. It has been a long time since I went to pay my respects to my uncle. I am being rude!"

"Young master, you are too polite. I don't deserve it. Now, the young master has been appointed by the emperor to supervise the Zhenghuang Banner. Many generals from the tribes under the banner are very encouraged and say they want to invite the young master to dinner!" Seeing that Li Yan frankly admitted the relationship between the two, Kuguchi felt relieved.

Li Yan thought for a moment and said apologetically: "The emperor has just asked me to supervise the affairs of the flag, so it is not convenient for me to be too public. My uncle asked the elders of the flag to ask for my respect and told them that I will go to see them when the time is right."

(End of this chapter)