Speaking of which, Zhao Hu could not remember when was the last time he fought a war. He only remembered that life in the army was getting better and better. Everyone's welfare was getting better and better, their equipment was getting better and better, and their training was getting more and more formal. Everyone's education level was getting higher and higher, and they were all ready for war.
But there was no war to fight.
After Dongwu was killed, it seemed that the whole of Southeast Asia was scared out of their wits by the Daming. No country dared to provoke the Daming. They obediently paid tribute and became the Daming's vassal state. They were as obedient as their grandsons.
The sea was not peaceful, however. People often encountered pirates on the sea, so the Zhennan Army Navy was established. It broke away from the original order and became an independent army.
From then on, the Navy became the star force of Myanmar. In every war, a large number of outstanding Navy officers and soldiers would emerge. These people would be met by Xiao Ruxun, bestowed with rewards and military merits, or promoted on the spot. From then on, they would walk to the peak of their lives, and the people's popularity would greatly increase.
But all of this had nothing to do with the army, because the army was only on alert. Even things like arresting bandits were taken care of by the police. The army suddenly had no war to fight and became somewhat relaxed.
Because of this, the relationship between the army and the navy became very bad. Zhao Hu's group of senior generals who followed Xiao Ruxun to Myanmar also had a bad relationship with the navy. It could even be described as dangerous. But even so, both sides maintained the most basic restraint.
Later, Xiao Ruxun probably knew that the relationship between the two sides was bad, so he made up the name of a sports meeting, which more or less eased the relationship between the navy and the army. It also made the army less resentful. They did not think about war all day, and they had something to do.
But for the senior generals like Zhao Hu, they would definitely be satisfied with war. Only by fighting could they get rewards. Otherwise, what was the point of training day after day?
The daily routine training had become a very simple matter. Things that were previously impossible were now a common occurrence. In the eyes of Zhao Hu and the others, the Zhennan Army's four major infantry battalions and two cavalry battalions were already extraordinary elites. Their training had reached a bottleneck, and if they did not fight, they would not be able to advance to the next level.
They even started to train the auxiliary soldiers, which Xiao Ruxun called the auxiliary soldiers of the 'reserve duty'. Only by training them would they be able to slightly calm their anxious hearts.
When would there be a war?
Zhao Hu waited and waited. Finally, this day came.
When Yuan Huang sent someone to deliver the order, Zhao Hu was bored to death as he guided a group of auxiliary soldiers in battlefield combat training. Using his unique Tiger Style of education, he treated these auxiliary soldiers as elite soldiers who had been trained for a long time, causing these auxiliary soldiers to suffer unspeakably. When the military order was delivered, Zhao Hu thought that it was just a routine report and that it was no big deal.
When he opened the military order, Zhao Hu's eyes instantly widened.
Then …
"Old Qi! Old Qi! Old Qi! Get ready! Prepare for war! Prepare for war!!! "
Zhao Hu's loud voice was heard by all the surrounding soldiers. Everyone was stunned by his shout.
Prepare for war? Prepare for war? Hadn't there not been a war for a long time?
The Green Dragon Battalion's Deputy General Qi Dayong was training a few soldiers to play basketball, preparing to take revenge at the sports meet later. Suddenly, he heard Zhao Hu's loud voice calling out to him, saying something about preparing for war. Qi Dayong, who was holding a basketball, was stunned.
"What? Prepare for war? "
Seeing Zhao Hu rushing over, Qi Dayong immediately went up to him.
"Old Zhao, what are you saying? Prepare for war? "
"Yes! Prepare for war! Prepare for war! Quick, look! Look! "
Zhao Hu stuffed Yuan Huang's military order into Qi Dayong's hands. Qi Dayong dropped the basketball and took it, his eyes wide.
"The southern barbarians are rebelling?!"
"Yes! The southern barbarians are rebelling! They attacked our border garrison! There's going to be a war! There's going to be war! "
Looking at Zhao Hu's excited face, Qi Dayong could feel his heart pounding.
I've waited for so long, so long! Finally! It's finally time for war!!
"Let's go now!"
"Yes! Let's go now! "
Zhao Hu and Qi Dayong immediately began to prepare. At the same time, the entire Azure Dragon Camp quickly entered the first level of combat readiness, which was to prepare for battle.
An hour later, the officers from the four battalions of the Zhennan Army, the two battalions of the cavalry, and the artillery battalion all arrived. This time, there was nothing for the navy to do. The navy was still carrying out their daily patrols and preparations.
"Infantry Green Dragon Battalion's General Zhao Hu!"
"Infantry Green Dragon Battalion's Deputy General Qi Dayong!"
"Infantry White Tiger Battalion's General Liao Zhong!"
"Infantry White Tiger Battalion's General Ma Chong!"
"Infantry Vermillion Bird Battalion's General Ma Wei!"
"Infantry Vermillion Bird Battalion's General Sun Li!"
"Infantry Black Turtle Battalion's General Li Wenyuan!"
"Infantry Black Turtle Battalion's General Zheng Ying!"
"Cavalry Battle Wolf Battalion's General Luo Rong!"
"Cavalry Battle Wolf Battalion's General Qian Zheng!"
"Cavalry Wild Lion Battalion's General Jiang Yue!"
"Cavalry Wild Lion Battalion's General Xue Bolu!"
"Artillery Battalion's General Shi Ke!"
The main generals of the Zhennan Army had all arrived. Every general's face was filled with excitement.
Yuan Huang sat at the head and looked at the valiant and spirited generals below him. He couldn't help but sigh at Xiao Ruxun's ability to train troops. Even though they hadn't experienced a large battle for many years, each of these generals was full of drive, eager for battle, and didn't have any fear of battle. They were the complete opposite of the generals he had seen in his hometown in the past.
So when he had been chatting with Xiao Ruxun, Yuan Huang had said that no army in the entire Daming Jiangnan could fight against the Zhennan Army. Even in the Northern Lands, only the private soldiers and retainers of the generals of the nine borders could compete against the Zhennan Army. But if they had the same number of soldiers, or even two to one, the Zhennan Army still had more than a seventy percent chance of winning.
This was because the military discipline of the Zhennan Army was too good and the military rules were too strict. Every trained soldier was like a robot. After going through the baptism of war, they would definitely become an iron army.
Xiao Ruxun had been planning to completely annihilate the remnants of Dong Yu Dynasty three years ago. On one hand, he wanted to eliminate the threat from the West, and on the other hand, he wanted to expand the labor force to speed up the development of the central and northern regions.
To put it bluntly, only one-fifth of the entire Myanmar could be used effectively, and the remaining four-fifths were only symbolically occupied. For example, in the north, there was only one city, Naypyidaw, which was later renamed by Xiao Ruxun as Anbak City, that was inhabited and guarded by the army.
But it was also a military city and didn't have many civilians living there. Most of them were the families of the troops stationed in the northern mountains. The remaining eight well-developed cities were all in the southern region near the sea. Xiao Ruxun's base was in Bogu, which was now renamed Nan Bei City.
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