Zhao Hu nodded, a little puzzled: "Your Excellency, I don't know what the difference is?" ”

The marshal said in a serious tone: "The difference is that you, the second lieutenant, are not the second lieutenant of the marshal's personal guard, but the second lieutenant of the imperial army, which means that you are not the personal guard of the marshal." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Zhao Hu still didn't understand.

What's the difference, aren't they all Imperial soldiers?

Zhao Hu's expression clearly expressed this meaning, which made the marshal shake his head helplessly, and said with a little hatred: "To put it simply, as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Army, as long as you work hard and have good luck, you can even become the imperial marshal like this marshal." And if you are a marshal and a second lieutenant, the highest apex of your life, that is, the lieutenant general or general division commander of the personal guard division.

"Besides, the guards can't fight alone without the leadership of the commander, and if they participate in the big war, the guards can only follow the boss, unless the commander goes into battle in person, otherwise the guards have nothing to do at all.

"If the marshal retires, the new marshal will form another pro-street division, the original pro-guard division will be disbanded, and the soldiers and grass-roots officers will be dispersed into the units, and all the officers at or above the colonel level will be transferred to the rear department to sit on the cold bench."

When Zhao Hu heard this, he immediately knew that this was the marshal's love for him.

Originally, I thought that I was worried that I, a guy who had not been in the army for a few days, suddenly became a second lieutenant, which would affect the unity below, so I transferred myself, but I didn't expect this to be the reason.

It's just that Zhao Hu was also a little puzzled when he was grateful to the marshal for taking care of him so much.

I have only met the marshal a few times, how can the marshal do this to himself?

Zhao Hu's question was not answered, and the marshal said to Zhao Hu: "After returning to the imperial capital, the marshal will transfer you to a good army, and when the time comes, work hard, don't lose the face of the marshal." He waved his hand to signal Zhao Hu to retreat.

"Yes, thank you Your Excellency Marshal for your love, your subordinates will never live up to Your Excellency's expectations, and your subordinates will retire." Zhao Hu, who was full of doubts, did not show it, but retreated politely.

Looking at Zhao Hu's back, the marshal pressed his forehead and muttered.

Strange, how can I take such care of a new ding? Could it be because I felt a sense of familiarity when I saw him? It's weird.

He shook his head and stopped pursuing the question.

Zhao Hu left the tent, and the faces of several companions who were originally curious to come over changed when they saw the rank of second lieutenant in his hand.

Some have different hearts and mouths, saying congratulatory words to themselves, some have gloomy faces and turn around and leave, some are smiling and saying strange things, and some are slapping their ass with a flattering face.

Looking at these people who were fighting side by side not long ago, talking and laughing with him, and comforting themselves because they had not been promoted, suddenly turned into a strange appearance, Zhao Hu couldn't help but sigh secretly.

It seems that he has not integrated into them at all, and yes, can someone who has only been in the army for a few days be able to integrate into them? It is strange that he, an outsider, has gained glory beyond them, and is not ostracized.

Transferring to other armies is the best result, after all, if you don't watch yourself promoted from privates, you will be less jealous.

Zhao Hu casually catered to these strange-looking comrades-in-arms, and those sycophants stopped paying attention to Zhao Hu when they saw Zhao Hu's indifference.

didn't bother to pay attention to what they thought, Zhao Hu endured all kinds of eyes like this, and went to the imperial capital.

On the way, the more than 2,000 captives captured entered the territory of the empire and were immediately handed over to the officials of the nearest city, I don't know how much they were sold, anyway, Zhao Hu got two gold coins.

Only then did he know that the prisoners captured on the battlefield, if there was no ransom, would be sold into slaves, and they were the kind of slaves who let their masters beat and scold, Zhao Hu was a little surprised by this, he didn't expect such a powerful empire to be so outdated in this regard.

Then followed the troops, and it took more than a month to finally enter the jurisdiction of the imperial capital.

Standing on a hillside, Zhao Hu was dumbfounded, looking at a behemoth on the plain in front of him that could not be seen at a glance.

Seeing Zhao Hu's appearance as a hillbilly, those soldiers who were jealous of Zhao Hu couldn't help but say: "This is the imperial capital of the Augustus Empire - Shengwu City, which is one hundred kilometers long, fifty kilometers wide, thirty meters thick, and fifty meters high, with a total of 36 gates on each side, and the population in the city alone exceeds five million, making it the largest city in the entire continent." ”

Zhao Hu was a little stunned and asked, "How can you defend such a huge city?" If one of the city gates encounters an enemy, wouldn't it take half a day for the guards of the other city gates to rush to support? ”

A soldier said proudly: "Hehe, if the imperial capital in the heart of the empire encounters enemies, then our imperial army can all commit suicide." You must know that within a radius of thousands of miles around the Imperial Saint Martial City, there are ten elite divisions stationed all year round. The eight military camps outside the city are stationed in the personal guards of the officers who stayed in the imperial capital, don't underestimate these personal guard troops, the total number of personal guards of the imperial capital officers exceeds 500,000.

"As for the Imperial Capital, there is a division of the City Guards, a division of the Guards, and the peak troops of the Imperial Army, and a division of the Imperial Forest Army.

"But even if this happens, it doesn't matter, the three divisions in the city are all cavalry units, and they can rush to support in the shortest possible time.

"Even if it is really besieged, it is not a problem, there is enough food for five million people to eat for three years in the city, in addition to a moat that runs through the city, there are one hundred and eighty springs in the city, more than 200,000 elite troops sit in the giant city, and there is no shortage of food and water, foreign aid is endless, our imperial department is impossible to be captured!"

As the team walked into the plain, there was no longer a shadow of the imperial capital, but a huge camp could still be seen in the distance.

Zhao Hu remembered what the soldier said just now, and couldn't help asking, "Are we people stationed outside the city?" Is it possible to visit the city? ”

A soldier is estimated to be from the imperial capital, and as soon as he speaks, he has a bit of a high-minded taste: "You don't want to enter the imperial capital, military law stipulates that only officers above the school rank or soldiers from the imperial department can enter the imperial capital, and the rest of the soldiers can only enter unless they obtain a pass jointly issued by the military department and the imperial capital city guard."

"Also, the colonel-level officers who enter the imperial capital must not carry more than one corporal guard, and the general-level officers must not exceed a small team, even His Excellency the Marshal can only bring one brigade of personal guards into the city.

"If you outsiders want to feel the style of the imperial capital, I'm afraid it's difficult. However, there are satellite cities all around the guard camp, and although the prosperity inside cannot be compared with the imperial capital, it is much better than other places, and I believe you will not be disappointed. Ha ha. ”

The smug laughter of this soldier caused several people who were also from the imperial capital to pander, and it was exchanged for a cold-eyed gaze.

Zhao Hu muttered to himself in his heart.

The entry and exit are so strict, probably because they are afraid of an ambitious coup, right? Just like the marshal, even if he brought in all the colonel-level officers under his command, the strength would only be a few thousand, which would not be enough for these millions of people in the imperial capital.

What if the Three Masters in the city rebelled? Well, there should be another system to guard against these three divisions, right?

When Zhao Hu was thinking nonsense, the army drove through the huge military camp and continued to advance, and those people in the imperial capital continued to show off their knowledge: "The eight major guard battalions in the imperial capital are also divided into high and low, like the military camp just now, which is used to house the personal guards under the command of foreign lieutenants, that is to say, the closer to the imperial capital, the more advanced the long palace of the personal guards, like our marshal personal guards are directly stationed ten kilometers away from the imperial headquarters. ”

Zhao Hu nodded, the division between the upper and lower levels of the Augustus Empire was very fine, and the division was very strict.

Along the way, Zhao Hu saw the large population of the Augustus Empire, there were villages and towns around the main road of the march, there were countless hotels and inns, and the residents were different from the people of Qihong Country, not only were they not afraid of the army passing by, but they were not even curious to watch, they all acted as if the army did not exist, and they were doing their own things.

When the imperial capital heard Zhao Hu's inquiry, they showed off again: "Hey, this is the reserve of the imperial capital, we are the imperial army, and we are the cornerstone of protecting the empire, why should the people of the empire be afraid of us?" ”

"If you don't live in the city, are you still from the imperial capital?" Zhao Hu was a little curious.

"The residents within a radius of 500 kilometers from Shengwu City are all from the Imperial Capital, but with their identity certificates, they can only enter and leave Shengwu City once a month. Unlike those of us who live in the Imperial Capital City, unless martial law is imposed, we can enter and exit Shengwu City as many times as we like, which is the pride of our Imperial Capital people. ”

The smug appearance of the imperial capital may be unpleasant, and a foreign soldier sneered: "Hmph, it is the direct leader of the empire that will be like this, you go to other places to take a look, and see if those residents see the army coming and hide?" ”

When Emperor Duzai heard this, he pursed his lips and did not say a word, it seems that they are also very clear about the situation in other places.

"Imperial Direct Leader?" Zhao Hu, who heard the new term, couldn't help but continue to ask.

That is, the officials sent directly by the Imperial Cabinet, all taxes were paid to the national treasury, and the local garrisons were under the jurisdiction of the military department, which were generally the capitals of the provinces and counties, and these cities were the so-called direct imperial lords. The second front boy replied.

"Just the capitals of the provinces and counties? Then the villages and towns below don't care? Zhao Hu asked in surprise.

He didn't know that the empire's jurisdiction over the territory had actually reached this level, could it be that the territory below was anarchic and unmanaged?

"The counties, towns and villages below are all to be divided." Emperor Du Tsai said.

"What? The Empire has sealed so many places? Zhao Hu was completely stunned this time.

It is normal for an imperial country to have fiefdoms, but it is absolutely impossible to divide all the upper lands except for the provincial and county capitals, even the super dumb monarch will not do this.

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