Although they usually work hard in the army, they are always worried that some people will secretly ridicule them for relying on their father's relationship to get to power, so they very much hope to find more opportunities to prove that they are not inferior to their fathers, and can also create brilliant achievements.

"It's good if you have this heart. Everyone should be a family in the army, and helping oneself is helping oneself, as long as you understand this truth, my Han army can always be invincible. Marshal Shi Manqiang nodded with satisfaction.

Then he turned his head and looked at the two young men who had been sitting upright. "Huanghe, Tongji, we don't need to hide it from you now, you have almost heard some rumors, right? That's right, the emperor plans to launch an expedition next, and it is expected that Zhao Song will be the commander, and the two of you will follow him out to fight as a regiment, and Zhao Song will be your boss in the future, you must obey his orders well, and you must not delay the military aircraft! ”

Although they had heard similar rumors a long time ago, after being confirmed by the marshal himself, the hearts of the two young men were still a little nervous.

"Please also ask Zhao Luzheng to take care of it!" They all stood up in unison, and then saluted him.

While saluting, they were also secretly wondering in their hearts, not knowing where the emperor planned to launch a big offensive this time. They have been in the army for many years and have been fighting in various places, so they naturally have a general understanding of the current situation in the world. After several years of attacking everywhere, the powerful enemies of Manchuria, Mongolia, the remnants of the Ming, and the bandits have been greatly weakened, and neither side looks like it needs another big battle - the Mongolian side may be a slight exception, but if it is to launch another offensive against Mongolia, it will not completely bypass Cao Guogong Jixiang's men.

"It's right to take care of you, but I'm sure you're still wondering about it, right? I don't know where I'm going to fight next, so ...... You'll find out in a moment anyway, so I'll tell you about it first. Zhao Song smiled at the two people, "You two, are you seasick?" ”

"Seasickness?" In the interval of such a serious topic, Zhao Song suddenly asked this question, which made the two young people stunned, and glanced at Zhao Song and Shi Manqiang, but did not see any signs of joking from their faces.

After a few moments, they finally reacted.

"I took a few boat rides when I was a kid and I wasn't too dizzy." Li Huanghe said.

"I ...... I was a little seasick. Ma Tongji said.

"One only took a few boats when he was a child, and the other was a little seasick...... Zhao Song lowered his head and groaned slightly, and then, he raised his head and looked at the two people quite seriously, "Then, you guys go and learn how to take a boat next, practice more, and practice until you don't get seasick at sea!" ”

"At sea!?" The two young men were shocked again.

"Yes, at sea." Marshal Shi Manqiang took over the conversation, "Because this time, you are going to cross the sea to attack Japan." ”

"Japan!"

For the first time, the two young officers showed a sense of confusion at a loss.

This confusion does not come from the possibility of going through a new round of war and life and death tests, but from the special war goal of Japan.

In the past few years, although they have been in battle for a long time, after all, they have always fought on land before, and although the terrain is different, including mountains and forests, deserts and Gobi deserts, and countryside with dense water networks, there are still common points in operations, logistics support and transportation can also be handled in the same mode, and operations are guided by common tactics.

However, it was different when it came to Japan, because although they did not know Japan very well, they had undergone a considerable degree of training and study in the military, and they all had preliminary geographical knowledge and knew that Japan was a country of islands hanging over the coast, and that it did not border the mainland at all. This means that the form of the attack on Japan is completely different from the previous operations in various places, and it is very likely that the combat experience they have experienced and accumulated before will often be useless.

Because of this consideration, they have some concerns in the first place.

However, their apprehensions were soon replaced by excitement. Over the years, the Han army's foreign wars have won many victories, which has caused fear of the Han in the hearts of those Han hostile forces, and they dare not be enemies of the Han Dynasty; It also cultivated a kind of almost blind self-confidence and arrogance of "we are invincible and victorious in a hundred battles" in the army of the Han Dynasty.

These two young officers, regardless of their family background, qualifications or their own military exploits, are all outstanding among the young generation of the Han army, so this kind of arrogance in them has become more and more intense, and in addition to feeling the difficulties of this operation, a kind of pride of "who else can I be" has risen in their hearts.

The more difficult the enemy is, the more they feel that they have a better chance of making meritorious deeds, but they do not have the idea of retreating.

To a certain extent, Zhao Song also had the same idea as them, so after receiving the order from the emperor to prepare for war against Japan, although he felt that the chips in his hand were not enough, he still made the judgment that this battle would be won, and he was eager to try it, and did not flinch at all.

Seeing the two young people behaving so fearlessly, Zhao Song also nodded with great satisfaction.

Although this arrogance sometimes carries the risk of underestimating the enemy's arrogance, he would rather his subordinates be fearless and charge into battle against any enemy. It's good to leave the sober judgment to yourself.

"That's right, the emperor asked us to attack Japan next year, and he planned to make me the commander of this army to conquer Japan, and you are the two regimental ......leaders under me," Zhao Song confirmed Marshal Shi Manqiang's statement, and then told them, "This is a foreign combat operation personally deployed by the emperor, and letting the two act as regimental commanders can be said to fully reflect the emperor's importance and trust in the two, and I hope the two of them can fully appreciate this trust." ”

Ma Tongji and Li Huanghe glanced at each other again, and then stood up excitedly at the same time and gave a military salute to Zhao Song.

"We will work hard, and we will never live up to the emperor's trust!"

"That's right, the emperor promoted you and entrusted you with important tasks, so you should work hard." Marshal Shi Manqiang bowed slightly, "We are all leading troops to fight, and we are all rough people, so we can't learn the twists and turns of civil officials, and there is no need to learn them." This war is the most unobstructed business, if you can't do it, if you can't do it, if you can't do it, if you can fight it, if you can't fight it, you have to fight it! Since the emperor pointed out there, even if he loses his life, he will win! ”

Under the instigation of the marshal, the two young men were full of enthusiasm and geared up, eager to set foot on Japanese soil today and defeat the emperor's enemies.

"Please Zhao Luzheng instructed, in the end, this Japan, how is the emperor going to fight?" After a while, Li Huanghe looked directly at Zhao Song and asked.

"Japan is isolated overseas, and if it wants to fight Japan, it can only cross the sea, and it is thousands of miles away, and there are obstacles to the delivery of grain, grass and ammunition, so this expedition, the emperor estimated that in addition to the navy, only one brigade on land would be sent to the expedition." Zhao Song explained to them in a low voice, "After careful assessment, the emperor's opinion, which I and several senators agree with, that the strength of this expedition should be limited to one brigade - although the strength of the brigade will be slightly strengthened compared to the ordinary brigade, and they are all elites drawn from various units, the total strength should only be six or seven thousand. This brigade, one three regiments are positive. The first regiment is being led by me, and the other two regiments are just two, so I am waiting for the future leadership of the expeditionary force, and the responsibility is heavier than Mount Tai, so please take it seriously. Don't forget, Japan is now ruled by a shogunate that specializes in military service, and the shogunate is divided from top to bottom, maintaining a very strong military force, probably in the hundreds of thousands......"

Crossing the sea with six or seven thousand people to go on an expedition to a country with a population of 10 million and an army of hundreds of thousands sounds very unreliable, but Zhao Song said it very confidently, and this confidence also infected two young people who were also strong-blooded, and inspired the resonance in their hearts.

"An elite brigade, with us to command, just an island nation of Japan, what to fear!" Ma Tongji shouted loudly, "Our army is invincible, it will win the battle, even if the Japanese shogunate gathers many people to resist, it is nothing more than a chicken and a dog, and it is by no means an opponent of our army!" ”

"Actually, that's what I thought." Zhao Song nodded, then took a few documents from his side and handed them to the two young officers, "This is the detailed information about Japan and the shogunate that I and several senators have collected during this time, as well as the combat strategy formulated based on these intelligence, and the following is the record of the meeting when we were summoned by the emperor last time, these things are very important, you must be patient and take a look, the basic strategy of our army's war against Japan in the future is here." ”

The two young officers sat back in their seats, then took the papers with a solemn attitude, and then carefully read them.

"There are so many of these things, you can't finish reading them today, and there will be a meeting later, so you can keep them for now, take them back and look at them again." At this moment, Marshal Shi Manqiang tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, attracting the attention of several people from the table, "Now I still have something to tell you. ”

"Marshal, please!" The three of them didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly sat up straight in their seats again, and then focused their eyes on Marshal Shi Manqiang at the same time.

"Don't be so serious, I just have some gossip to talk to you......" The marshal's expression was still very relaxed, but the oppressive force brought by his burly body still made the other three unable to relax. At the time of this expedition, I was sitting in Shandong, and I was responsible for a large part of the logistical supplies needed for this expedition. Here, I'll give you a package ticket first, as long as I come to the town, you will not be less than what you want, I will fight this time Chuangui doesn't care, but also let you fight this battle well, to ensure that you enjoy an endless future! ”