Ever since Xiao Ruxun announced that there would be a military parade in front of the Gate of Sky Bearing for his birthday, the armies around the capital had been in a state of excitement.
It had to be said that to display their might in front of the Emperor and the envoys from the various vassal states greatly satisfied the vanity of the various generals.
In front of the Emperor and the envoys from the various vassal states, how awe-inspiring would it be to spread their might all over the world?
Every single general wanted to participate in this event.
This event was mainly carried out by four armies: the original Azure Dragon Camp, the original Wild Lion Camp, the Navy, the Marines and the Emperor's Imperial Guards.
The four armies had their own conflicts and conflicts. Under the circumstances where the Emperor announced that there would only be ten thousand people participating in the military parade, and under the circumstances where all the armies had to go through a unified selection process, the conflicts between the various armies had never stopped.
Back when the Qin Army was still in the Zhennan Army state, there was already a huge conflict between the infantry and navy of the Zhennan Army.
If one were to say that the infantry was still controlled by those who had followed Xiao Ruxun all the way from the north to the south, then the navy was completely rebuilt after arriving in Myanmar.
The leader of the navy, Jiang Dahai, was born as a refugee, and was not a professional soldier. But because he received Xiao Ruxun's recognition, he became the commander-in-chief of the navy in a short three years. The navy generals under him were all born as peasants, and only after entering the army did they start to learn to read.
Thus, they were naturally unable to gain the attention of Zhao Hu and the other veteran generals. However, their ranks were as high as Zhao Hu and the other veteran generals, and they even fought in battles and received rewards. Needless to say, this made the veteran generals very unhappy.
In fact, this was nothing much. Traditionally, the ancient armies of China did not have any respect for the navy, and the navy was unable to compete with the infantry in terms of fighting for power. As a model of inland empires, the navy of the Central Plains Dynasty was basically only used as a support for the infantry for a long period of time.
It was only during a special period in the Song and Ming Dynasties that the navy would become more important due to special circumstances. Once this period passed, the navy would immediately return to its original state, remaining in the military port and slowly rotting with the passage of time, no longer having the demeanor of the past.
But under Xiao Ruxun, the meaning of the navy was different. The importance that Xiao Ruxun placed on the navy surpassed many people's imaginations.
Punitive expedition against pirates, punitive expedition against Luzon, heading north to capture Nanjing, cutting off the Grand Canal, punitive expedition against Wei Nation and destroying its defense facilities, all of these were accomplished by the navy.
In the beginning, the infantry had no battles to fight, and the navy fought every day. Many outstanding soldiers entered the navy, and the navy's numbers and battle power rapidly expanded. The status of the navy's generals also gradually increased.
Now, the role of the navy had not only not decreased, but had instead become more and more important. They were now completely able to stand on equal footing with the infantry generals.
Jiang Dahai, that scoundrel, was an extremely daring fanatic. He had just attacked Nanjing and dared to plunder yellow robes from the Nanjing Imperial Palace. He had also instigated a number of generals to put the yellow robes on Xiao Ruxun.
It could be said that the Lugouqiao Mutiny had been completed under the instigation of Jiang Dahai. This guy could be considered the chief architect. He had taken great credit that time, so it was not strange that he was later conferred the title of marquis.
Now that the navy generals and infantry generals were standing on equal footing, the two sides could not even pee in the same pot, so it was normal for there to be conflict.
You had battles to fight and things to take, but I had nothing. Anyone would feel unhappy.
Jiang Dahai and his group were still like loyal dogs, getting rare things for Xiao Ruxun from all over the place. Anything they had, they would send to Xiao Ruxun, making Xiao Ruxun very happy. They often gave some benefits to Jiang Dahai and the other navy generals, and their policies were often tilted toward the navy.
After the country was established, Xiao Ruxun announced the opening of the seas. The entire Southeast Sea, East Sea, Bohai Sea, and Yellow Sea were filled with merchant ships. Once there were more merchant ships, it was easy for pirates to appear. Thus, the warships of the Daqin navy became the only choice for protection.
Many large merchant groups would pay money to have the navy send ships to protect them. This counted as extra income for the navy. Xiao Ruxun did not take a cut from it, but he had to go through the accounts of the audit office and then return it to the navy to improve the lives of the navy soldiers.
Therefore, even if there were no battles to be fought, the navy's warships would still drift all over the world, fighting pirates and making money everywhere. There was not a single day that they would be content with. How could the infantry generals, who were holed up in the inland, training and eating dust every day, stand by and watch?
If it was Xiao Ruxun himself, he would not be able to watch.
From the beginning, the two sides could not even pee in the same pot, and there were many conflicts between them. Now, they had to fight together for the ten thousand spots to participate in the military parade. One could imagine how big the conflict was.
In any case, Xiao Ruxun had heard more than once that Zhao Hu had brought his subordinates to find trouble with Jiang Dahai at Wei Port in Tianjin. The two had fought more than once, slamming tables and smashing chairs.
It was said that in the beginning, Zhao Hu had joined forces with Jiang Yue of the Wild Lion Battalion to find trouble with Jiang Dahai to show the unity of the infantry and put pressure on Jiang Dahai.
To put it bluntly, they were using numbers to bully others.
The two armies added together had tens of thousands of people. How many tens of thousands did the navy have?
They were clearly bullying others.
Of course, Zhao Hu had also sought out the generals of the Imperial Guards and tried to work together with the Imperial Guards to take care of Jiang Dahai, but was refused by the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, Han Degong.
The Imperial Guards were the earliest establishment completed in the reorganization of the Qin Army. The plan was to inherit the original four major infantry battalions of the Zhennan Army.
The Azure Dragon Camp, White Tiger Camp, Vermillion Bird Camp, Black Tortoise Camp, and a brand new absolutely elite Yellow Dragon Camp, which had the responsibility of protecting the Forbidden City and the Emperor, formed the five major battalions of the Imperial Guards.
The five major battalions of the Imperial Guards were the absolute elites of the Daqin army, and the Yellow Dragon Camp was the elite of the elite. Every one of them was tall, strong, and good at fighting. Those who could become generals were naturally not easy to deal with.
The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards was the Emperor himself. The Emperor personally controlled the military power of the Imperial Guards and did not leave it to others.
But the Emperor could not manage the Imperial Guards every day, so he naturally had to choose an assistant to take charge of the daily management. Therefore, the position of the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, Han Degong, was more important.
Han Degong was not a Ningxia Yuan Concubine, nor was he a Burmese refugee. He was a high-level general who was born in Liaodong, one of the few people in the army.
When Xiao Ruxun led the army into Korea to clean up the Japanese, there were several times when the personal guard battalion was expanded. Han Degong joined the personal guard battalion during the first expansion.
He was originally a soldier from Liaodong and followed Li Rusong to the south. When Xiao Ruxun expanded the personal guard battalion, he asked Li Rusong for a group of cavalry, and he was one of them.
Since then, he followed Xiao Ruxun to fight in the north and south, from Korea to Burma, and from Burma to Beijing. When the Zhennan Army was reorganized, he stood out from the personal guard battalion and entered the army to lead troops. He made many contributions along the way.
When Xiao Ruxun was looking for candidates for the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, Han Degong was chosen by Xiao Ruxun from seven candidates.
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