"Order." Looking at the several regiment commanders under him with blazing eyes, Zhang Chao's voice came out loud. "Tomorrow will be the first head-on battle with the Rus' Kingdom since the establishment of our Celestial Empire, and we don't need to scheming, relying solely on the strategy of the army and the ability of the generals. Therefore, this will be a bloody battle and a bitter battle, I ask you to fully carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and death, and let the Rus army know through this battle that the mighty power of our Celestial Empire soldiers will be afraid after hearing your name in the future, so that they will take the initiative to retreat and respect after seeing your banner, so that they can respect us, respect our generals and people of the Celestial Empire, and in the future, whenever our Celestial Empire people walk in the Rus' country, they can hold their heads high, A sense of pride comes naturally. And whether these can be achieved depends on whether the generals can do their best in this battle. ”

Zhang Chao first threw out the ideal, and then handed over the heavy task of realizing the ideal to the hands of the generals, and for a while everyone felt a heavy responsibility on their shoulders. At the same time, they were also extremely proud in their hearts, because from this moment, they represented not only themselves, but their own legions, and thousands of people of the Celestial Empire.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the ministers will do their best." At this time, several legion commanders were all half-kneeling on the ground and expressed their determination.

"Very well, I believe you, let's get ready. I just remembered, according to what I had discussed before, and after I went back, I would find the other division commanders to discuss it carefully. Zhang Chao said with a smile to several army commanders, and when his eyes fell on the last man, Ma Dai, he did say: "Bozhan stays, and the others can go back first." ”

"Yes." Zhao Yun and several other legion commanders all knelt with their fists clenched, and then got up and withdrew after kowtowing. In the whole account, only Zhang Chao and Ma Dai were left.

Ma Dai was also mentally prepared for being left behind by Zhang Chao, and his brother Ma Chao angered His Majesty during the day, so he must be talking about this matter now.

It's just that Ma Dai thinks that he has made a certain amount of psychological preparation, but Zhang Chao's next words still made him feel embarrassed for a while.

"Bo Zhan, to be honest, this time I am not satisfied with the performance of the Dragoon Legion." This was the first sentence Zhang Chao said.

And it was this sentence that made Ma Dai not know how to deal with it, and at this moment he could only bow his head deeply and dare not speak.

Ma Dai did not defend himself, which made Zhang Chao nod secretly in his heart, this person still has a good temperament, such a person is suitable for doing big things. It's just that although he was satisfied, he continued: "Bo Zhan, do you know why I said this? ”

"Your Majesty respectfully listens to Your Majesty's words." Ma Dai still knelt on the ground and waited.

"Okay, then I'll tell you that in the battle of Dahu Mountain, you turned fake defeat into real defeat, which also exposed the disadvantages of the lack of combat power of the legion. A strong army can not only attack the city, but also stand firm in the face of setbacks. An army that can only fight a good battle and cannot survive in adversity cannot be called an iron army, let alone a strong army, Bozhan, do you understand? ”

Zhang Chao suddenly pointed out the shortcomings of the Dragoon Legion with the example of Dahu Mountain, which made the cold sweat on Ma Dai's head flow out uncontrollably. This battle was exactly what he commanded, and to be honest, when the feint defeat became a real defeat, he also saw the shortcomings of the dragoons. But fortunately, what he asked for at that time was that he was defeated, and he didn't take it too seriously, but he never thought that Zhang Chao did notice it and brought it up.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's the fault of your subordinates, it's your subordinates' unfavorable command, and there is no way to train." At this moment, Ma Dai had to accept everything, although he was the acting commander of the legion for less than half a day, but he couldn't shirk such a responsibility.

After all, the Dragoon Army has been established for a short time, and further run-in is needed. But time waits for no one, and we still have a lot to do, so I hope that this decisive battle with the Second Legion of the Rus' Kingdom will allow you to grow up quickly. Okay, you can go back and prepare for tomorrow's big battle. Zhang Chao left Ma Dai just to remind him of himself, even if this person knew that he was wrong, he didn't say anything. Sometimes blaming too much can have a bad effect.

Ma Dai bowed down and left, and when he returned to the tent of the dragoons, he found that all the dragoon generals, including his brother, were waiting here.

originally thought that Ma Chao would be unconvinced when he was punished, and would stay in his military tent as a shopkeeper, but now seeing him waiting here with other generals, Ma Dai couldn't help but feel a lot more relieved.

What Ma Dai didn't know was that some of the content of the meeting had already spread. Tomorrow is going to have a decisive battle with the Second Corps of Ross, so how can Ma Chao not perform well? In his opinion, the reason why Zhang Chao would punish himself was because he didn't know his own ability, and thought that he was not as good as Zhao Yun too much, even if it was like this, of course he had to behave well.

Seeing that everyone was here, Ma Dai saved the thought of gathering everyone, but he did not go to the position of the commander of the legion to sit down, but glanced at Ma Chao and said, "Second brother, you should go up and sit down." ”

"Okay, I'm just a vanguard general now, so it's better for you to go." Ma Chao shook his head and took the initiative to push Ma Dai forward.

Feeling that Ma Chao was sincere, Ma Dai was not polite, so he took the initiative to take a few steps and came to the position of the commander of the legion, but he did not sit down, because he knew that his position was just acting for himself, and he would become the deputy commander again in a few days, and the reason why he would stand in this position was because he could better communicate with everyone here and better announce the decision of the meeting.

Ma Dai stood on the highest position, and then conveyed the content of the afternoon meeting, and then talked about Zhang Chao's evaluation of the Dragoon Legion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty is not satisfied with our Dragoon Legion, and also emphatically pointed out that in the Battle of Dahushan, our army turned from a feint defeat to a real defeat. His Majesty also said that this matter will not be pursued for a long time since the establishment of our army, but I hope that in this war, we can have a better performance, otherwise, there will be no need for this army to be established or not. Ma Dai said as he observed the expressions of the crowd.

The last sentence is not necessary if the legion is not established, this is not said by Zhang Chao, but Ma Dai added it intentionally, he just wants to warn everyone through this matter, if the performance is not good this time, if it is not good, the title of the legion may be canceled.

In fact, the establishment of any legion was made by Zhang Chao after careful thinking and weighing the overall situation, so how could it be overturned at will? It's just that Ma Dai still said so, because he knew that if the current Dragoon Legion didn't make a big change in a short period of time, he was afraid that it would be difficult to make a big change in a short period of time. Therefore he said this, and he was very confident that no one dared to ask His Majesty for confirmation of what he said.

Sure enough, no one doubted Ma Dai's words, and after hearing this, everyone fell into a trace of panic.

Yes, it's panic.

Once the dragoons are really withdrawn because of their poor performance, the people in the tent will probably not have any good results. Even if they still have some ability, they can be divided into other legions, but after all, they have been in the dragoon legion, this stigma is not so good to be dispelled, and they may even carry such a shame for the rest of their lives.

As soldiers, no one wants to have a disgraceful history and background, and it can be said that from the moment they entered the dragoon, their fate was tied to this carriage. If the legion is prosperous, they will prosper, and if the legion is dead, they will not have any good results.

And now, the First Emperor actually had the idea of abolishing the dragoons, so they had to feel scared, and they also knew that even if His Majesty had such an idea, if they didn't behave well in the future, I was afraid that the worst result might really appear in front of them.

"No, we must not let Your Majesty down on us, and we must behave well next." Deputy Legion Commander Yang Qiu was the first to jump up at this moment.

"Yes, this is an opportunity, and we have to take it." Another deputy corps commander, Cheng Gongying, also stood up and expressed his attitude.

Ma Dai also nodded heavily after listening to the words of the two, and then his eyes fell on his brother Ma Chao.

Although Zhang Chao had just ordered that Ma Chao was demoted to a vanguard general of the legion, no one in the dragoon army dared to really treat him as a small vanguard general.

"Of course, we can't let others look down on us, so this time we naturally have to show it well. In this way, I have said ugly things ahead, everyone has given me a good performance in this battle, and if anyone supports the hind legs of the legion and disgraces us, then there is no need for Your Majesty to dismiss him, I will be the first to kick him out of the dragoon. At this moment, Ma Chao stood up and expressed his attitude. And with his statement, the entire dragoon army was united as never before, and at this moment they seemed to have become a whole. Although the composition of the army included the original Xiliang Army, Yongzhou Army, and Bingzhou Army, and even some Rulou and Fuyu soldiers who surrendered not long ago, at this time, their hearts came together with the Dragoon Legion.