Chapter 52: Shame and Courage
"Everyone!"
Li Dingguo sat on the conference room of the Guards Scouts with a gloomy face, and glanced around with a pair of big bright eyes.
"Tomorrow, our Guards Corps will officially set out."
He abruptly increased his tone, "In the previous anti-bandit operation, our guards made a big joke!" ”
"It's a shame!"
"Do you know what the New Recruits are saying?" ”
"They are all saying that those child soldiers, one by one, have just entered the battlefield, and they are scared to pee!"
"Smack!"
He slapped the case and roared angrily, "Shame will be washed away with blood!" ”
"Use the blood of the Tartars and those traitors and rebels to dye the Seven Killings Battle Banner of our Guards red!"
"Only in this way can we wash away the shame of our guards!"
"I emphasize again, the seven killings of this expedition:
Those who retreat, kill!
Those who do not respect military orders, kill!
Collaborate with the enemy and traitor, kill!
Those who disturb the morale of the army, kill!
Abuser of women and children, kill!
Steal the robber, kill!
Rumor-mongers, kill! ”
"In addition to these seven killing orders, I also want to add one more: Anyone who is an enemy of His Majesty the Emperor, kill!"
"The who made a huge mistake before, this time give them a chance to atone for their sins!"
Li Dingguo shouted gloomily; "All the officers and men of the Guards, if anyone makes that kind of low-level mistake again, they will all be expelled from the Guards on the spot!"
"Your Majesty said, we are the real Son of Heaven's army, so we must be worthy of the title of the Son of Heaven's army!"
"Stand up!"
He let out a loud shout.
"Brush!" ……
The generals of the Guards, all with solemn faces, stood up and shouted in unison:
"Use me in the first battle! Coming soon as it is called! It's a battle! The battle must be won! ”
"Adjournment!"
Li Dingguo announced the adjournment of the meeting, "After everyone goes back, they will carefully check the preparations for the military affairs they are responsible for!" ”
"I don't want to find any more problems, so let's do it for myself."
The captains of the various guards immediately left one after another,
It can be seen that the captains of these guards are all suppressing their anger in their hearts, and they can't wait to arrive outside the gate immediately, take those rebels, traitors and Tartar soldiers, and let out a good breath of evil.
To be honest, because of the huge joke that appeared in the bandits not long ago, these arrogant soldiers and fierce generals are all holding their breath.
In the 10 or so days since they returned to Beijing, not only have they not relaxed at all, but have strengthened targeted training in all aspects, which is in sharp contrast to the 600,000 officers and men of the New Army who have been reorganized and readjusted.
The Guards Scouts, all of whom are young, are very unconvinced by the newly formed Five Divine Beast Legion.
In terms of the military exploits of the last time to suppress the bandits, the Guards Scouts were no worse than any division of the new army.
However, I heard the emperor say that after returning from this expedition, the Guards will also expand their army in a big way.
In terms of personnel, everything is ready.
The soldiers are orphans adopted by the construction corps in various places during this period.
I heard that the number of orphans adopted in various places has reached 600,000 recently!
Today's orphans are housed in dozens of large farms not far from the capital, and are under the care of 100,000 women and 5,000 soldiers of the Brave Guards, recuperating and doing some basic training.
Your Majesty said that the Guards Scout Army will also form three major legions, the same as the five divine beast field legions, each legion is 90,000 people, three divisions.
Awarded the Greedy Wolf Battle Banner, the Seven Killing Battle Banner, and the Broken Army Battle Banner respectively.
The names are called the Greedy Wolf Legion, the Broken Army Legion, and the Seven Killing Legion.
Now there are only 30,000 Guards, so 240,000 will be selected from the 600,000 orphans.
His Majesty has ordered the Royal Military Armament Department to build another 500,000 sets of armor and supporting firearms.
Li Dingguo also knew that it was precisely because of this big news that more than a dozen captains of the Guards Army had set off a climax of the game.
Three corps commanders, three deputy corps commanders, nine division commanders, so many places, everyone wants to fight for it.
Li Dingguo knew it in his heart, as long as it wasn't a big accident, the three corps commanders had already decided.
They are himself, Hao Shaoqi and Hong'er.
As for the other twelve places, they will be determined by the military achievements of the captains and squadron leaders in this battle.
This big news has an obvious effect on boosting the morale of the military.
Although the captains and squadron leaders did not raise their flags and shout, everyone was excited.
Once the big war starts, I'm afraid everyone will be vying for the lead.
These days, everyone has really changed.
It has become murderous, domineering, and insidious.
However, this is the only way to move from teenager to youth.
There is nothing wrong with being mature, as long as you are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.
Anyone who finds any signs of disrespect for His Majesty the Emperor, Li Dingguo, Hao Shaoqi, and Hong'er will definitely get rid of him as soon as possible.
It doesn't matter who he is and how high his status is!
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"Now, one last check of the artillery carriage and ammunition equipment!"
Dusk had passed, and the sky was about to darken, and Tian Yuantao, the commander of the artillery battalion of the Guards Scouts, was leading the soldiers of the artillery battalion to make a final inspection of the thirty new Furlong machine guns and ten +3 super cannons.
He is the grandson of an old gunsmith in the capital.
Since he was a child, he liked to follow his grandfather to play in the ordnance superintendent, although the ordnance superintendent generally does not allow outsiders to enter.
But the old gunsmith was a loner except for this grandson, and with his exquisite craftsmanship, the officials in charge turned a blind eye and let him go.
Anyway, the imperial court is paying less and less attention to the weapons superintendent, and it is not afraid of being held accountable.
Tian Yuantao, a kid, began to follow his grandfather and became familiar with the manufacture and use of various artillery, so that at a young age, he developed his only hobby - cannonball.
After his grandfather's death, he became an orphan, and even the old house was soon taken away by two ruffians.
Just as he was about to starve to death, the capital suddenly changed dramatically, and then within a few days, the emperor began to recruit troops.
After the recruitment ended, the emperor ordered a large number of orphans to be adopted, so Tian Yuantao was lucky to survive and was selected into the Guards Scouts.
Among the Guards Scouts, there were almost no artillery talents, and Tian Yuantao was naturally promoted to the commander of the artillery battalion.
He has an unusual talent for playing guns, and he likes it from the bottom of his heart.
Under his training, the artillery battalion of the Guards Scouts was more effective than any artillery battalion of the New Army of the twenty divisions.
His Majesty also attaches great importance to him, and specially let him join Li Dingguo's small group and open a small stove together.
He was also strengthened by His Majesty the Emperor three times.
Just talking about strength, Tian Yuantao, who is black and strong, is not under Li Dingguo, but his martial arts are much worse, and he is not the opponent of Li Dingguo and Hao Shaoqi.
Tian Yuantao was extremely serious in his work, and after learning that he was going to expedition outside the customs tomorrow, he was busy from morning to night, repeatedly leading the soldiers of the artillery battalion and inspecting all the equipment countless times.
"That's it!"
Seeing that it was already dark, Tian Yuantao ordered the disbandment and told his soldiers to take a bath and go to bed early.
Soon after, there was silence in the Boy Scouts' garrison.