Chapter 381: The Age of Youth
The rank of a general, I don't know how many generals can't get their hair white. But this young Du Wei, who was only seventeen years old, was awarded the rank of general...... Although he does not serve as the actual commander of the army, nor does he directly lead the imperial army like other generals, but this military rank is a real imperial general! Becoming a general at the age of seventeen is already a strange thing.
Becoming a general at the age of seventeen is even more unusual!
If this rank just makes people's jaws drop, then the second order that follows almost makes people think that the regent is crazy!
Second Command:
"In view of the situation in the northwest region, the number of the Imperial Northwest Army Corps was revoked and the new Northwest Dúlì Division was established to replace it. The establishment of the Northwest Dúlì Division is 40,000 people, and the division commander enjoys all the same treatment as the emperor [**] regiment commander. At the same time, the original Northwest Theater was preserved and adjusted, and the province of Desa was divided into the Northwest Theater. The former Northwest Theater Provisional Decree was abolished. The Northwest Dúlì Division was stationed at the Watt Fortress, where the former Northwest Army was stationed, and was responsible for the defense of the Northwest ......"
The order is here, it is quite normal, and the reconstruction of the Northwest Army Corps is rejected, and there is no need to station another 200,000 corps in the Northwest Region, but a supernumerary division of 40,000 people is stationed instead, which is barely reasonable. As for the repeal of that "war zone decree" from more than twenty years ago. It was also expected, after all, that decree had made the Northwest a dependency of the Northwest Army, and it should be abolished in order to prevent the emergence of new warlords in the future. The original Northwest Theater had two provinces, Nulin and Desa, but now Nulin Province has been separated, leaving only one province of Desar Province as a war zone. It is also in the northwest where the situation is stable, and the theater does not need much consideration.
But...... Could it be that the regent had forgotten that the province of Desa was the territory of the Duke of Tulip! Where was there a precedent in the Empire for the private domain of a nobleman to be designated as an imperial war zone??!!
And the last few words of this command are enough for everyone to not even sigh.
“...... The Northwest Division is responsible for the defense of the Northwest and is not responsible for the Imperial Command, and all military salaries, ordnance and supplies are provided by the Northwest Theater on the spot. General Andrea was transferred from the Storm Corps and assumed command of the Northwest Dúlì Division. The military rank was promoted from major general to lieutenant general, and he enjoyed the treatment of the emperor [**] regimental commander. At the same time, the military affairs of the Northwest Dúlì Division were specially ordered. Under the control of Duverudorff, the chief of military affairs of the Northwest. ”
What does that mean?
Could it be that the regent really decided to hand over the northwest to Du Wei?
Then you can simply crown him a "king of the northwest"!!
What is the division of the Northwest Theater of Operations, what is the Northwest dúlì division...... Does it make sense?
Although the Northwest Dúlì Division maintains the number of the Emperor's [**] team, all the military salaries, ordnance and supplies are provided by the "Northwest Theater"? Hell, this so-called Northwest Theater is Du Wei's territory!
It is equivalent to Du Wei paying for this army! It has been a long time. Isn't this army going to become Du Wei's private army? What are you kidding? The soldiers are paid by Du Wei. At that time, of course, everyone will be loyal to Du Wei!! Everyone will regard Du Wei as a parent of food and clothing!!
There is also "military affairs are controlled by the chief military affairs of the Northwest Theater...... This is even more of a speechless sentence.
This dúlì division was paid by Du Wei, and then controlled by Du Weidi...... What is not a private army?!
Even if the regent favors Du Wei again, it will inevitably be too much, right? Is it really about to tear the earth and seal the king? In this way, what kind of division commander should General Andre be? His military rank is lieutenant general, but Du Wei is a general! Isn't it clearly telling everyone that they must obey Du Wei's orders?
In this way, those who originally worked hard to drill camp. Attempts were made to try to rebuild the Northwest Army. And those who have made a fortune in the New Northwest Legion have to be disappointed.
And for these, the Regent's reaction was indifferent. He did not listen to anyone's opinion in the slightest, and even dispensed with the process of soliciting opinions for pretense, and issued orders directly. What is even more excessive, in front of all the ministers who had quarreled endlessly, the young regent said to them coldly:
"Shut up if you want to object! I didn't ask for your opinion, I just informed you that there was such a thing. ”
The first two orders were already surprising enough to everyone, so when the third order was issued, everyone simply omitted to stare at them......
The third order: "Appoint, General Arpayi, commander of the 4th Division of the Wangcheng Jinwei Legion, to be transferred to the commander of the newly established Thor's Whip Legion, and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general." In view of General Arpay's outstanding performance in the war to annihilate the North-West Rebellion, the title of count (hereditary) was conferred. Major General of the Imperial Command, Cammisiro, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed as the deputy minister of the Imperial Command. ”
This order is surprising, but not as great as the first two.
Arpayi's sister married the Regent and jumped from division commander to newly formed Thor's Whip Legion, which is nothing, after all, everyone knows that this guy is definitely going to be popular. And Camiciro, as the old subordinate of the regent, has a background in the army, and has entered the headquarters with Robeschel before, and is a pawn for the regent to strengthen his control over the headquarters. After marrying Robesschel, his worth naturally rose, and it was not surprising that he became the deputy minister of military affairs, but it was only a few years earlier than expected.
But...... All of this, in the end, gave the regent a new nickname.
"Generous Prince Chen" "Generous Regent."
Isn't it?
In the past, in the empire, where is the regent so generous in rewarding meritorious heroes? Especially such a thing as a hereditary title, the monarch is very reluctant to give it away easily! Because of the gift of a hereditary title. It's the titles and land inherited from generation to generation! These things are easy to seal out, but it is difficult to take them back!
For example, the Rollin family, a famous martial arts family in the empire, was defeated by the ancestors of the Augustinian dynasty in the Augustine dynasty. It's just a hereditary earl.
But look at this regent Prince Chen, who has just come to power, and has been crowned a tulip grand duke!
Now it's good. The rank of admiral and lieutenant general was given away as if it were a wholesale, and the title of earl was casually thrown away......
Isn't this "generosity", not "generosity"?
Some people sighed secretly...... This is the time for young people!
His Royal Highness Prince Regent Chen, who is only in his twenties.
Duke Tulip, Imperial Admiral Duver Rudolph, is only seventeen years old.
Arpayi was only in his early thirties when he became a legion commander.
And Camiciro, became the deputy minister of military affairs. It's only in his early thirties! Think about the Count Raymond of the Rollin family, the former vice minister of military affairs, who was already forty years old when he became the second boss of the military!
And that General Andrew, who is only in his thirties. Less than forty. He has also been promoted to lieutenant general! A soldier of his age is at most only a major general division commander. However, he has already served as the commander of the dúlì division and enjoys the treatment of a corps commander.
For a time, there was a joke circulating in the aristocratic circles of dìdū, and often when people teased each other, they would say: "Ah, Baron XX! It's a pity, it's a pity that you were born a few years early! If you were born a few years later." Catch up with the words of the times. I'm afraid you're already an earl or even a marquis!Ah? You're only a commander now?Alas, if you had joined the army a few years later, I'm afraid you'd have become a lieutenant general by now!" Whether it's Dewey, Alpayi, Camiciro, or even Andre...... Some people already see the four of them as the four pillars of the future "Augustine VII" (although Emperor Chen has not been crowned, most people have secretly called him His Majesty Emperor Augustine VII). In particular, Du Wei was a man who bet that he would be crowned a prince before he was twenty-five years old! Although only the immediate family members of the royal family had always been able to be crowned a prince, what else was impossible for Du Wei to become a duke and a general at the age of seventeen? And at this time, a public letter of accusation was sent to the imperial command!
Duke Tulip, Imperial General, Chief of Military Affairs of the Northwest Theater Duver Rudolph, and Commander of the Northwest Dúlì Division, Imperial Lieutenant General Andrea, the two jointly sued General Alpay, Lieutenant General of the Empire, Imperial Earl, and Commander of Thor's Whip Regiment, accusing Alpayi of disrespecting military law, massacring prisoners of war, and risking military merit in the Northwest War, delaying warplanes, and all other crimes!
This heavyweight accusation immediately caused an uproar in dìdū!
Then General Arpay immediately showed no weakness, and openly sent an official letter to the headquarters to plead his case, and countersued Du Wei and Andre for false accusations!
The four pillars of the future empire are actually on the same footing and are seriously incompatible??!!
The old chancellor, Robschel, was still the nominal Minister of War, and he held in his hands two harshly worded official documents accusing each other, and he couldn't cry or laugh......
Alas...... I said, this is playing balance, it's too much.
It's really terrible, from the Northwest War at the beginning of the year, to the later arguing about whether to rebuild the Northwest Army, and now there is such a scene. My old man is over 70 years old, and I can't stand tossing my old bones like this.
Robeschel is an old fox after all, and he immediately invited Camiciro, the deputy minister of military affairs, that is, the newcomer Wang Zhi, who is about to become the grandson-in-law of his family, what should I do about this matter?"
Camiciro smiled secretly in his heart, but he made an awe-inspiring look on his face, and said lightly: "Official business, although I have a friendship with Du Wei, but this kind of thing, it must be carefully investigated! Send someone, shoot the military commissioner to go down to investigate, and send two teams of people, one team to the Duke of Tulip in the Northwest, and the other team to the Thunder God's Whip to ask General Arpayi! We must find out this matter thoroughly!"
Robeschan chuckled inwardly.
Investigate and send the military commissioner to the northwest, and use Du Wei's fellow's xìng son to not bird these military commissioners! As for Alpayi...... Hmph, Thor's Whip has already begun to prepare to enter the Kaspersky Line! Now it is busy on all fours, and now send the military commissioner, there is no way to intervene!
One word...... Drag it out! Drag it off indefinitely! Turning big things into small things, and turning small things into nothing.
Sure enough, Cammisiro's face was righteous and awe-inspiring, and he said sternly: "These three adults are all heavy empires, and the matter is very serious! We must not let go of a bad person, but we must never wronged a good person! Check it slowly, check it carefully! We must find out every detail clearly! If we can't check it out in a month, we will check it for a year! If we can't check it in a year, we will check it for three years!!"
Hmph, if you can't finish the investigation in three years, you will check it for ten years, a hundred years! until we all go into the coffin is the best!--Robeschel quietly added this sentence in his heart.
The two bigwigs of the military reached an agreement, and the matter was decided. Subsequently, the military sent more than 20 military attachés to the northwest and north. I have to say that these more than 20 military commissioners are doomed to a tragic fate. Most of these people are very undesirable in the high command, and even poor worms who are ostracized by their colleagues. Because everyone knows that this is a thankless errand, naturally everyone can't dodge, only these poor guys who are not liked by others and have no backstage have to endure this drudgery to complete this distant "investigation work". When a team of ten military investigators came to the Duke's Palace, the capital of the province of Desa, in the northwest, and asked to see the Duke of Tulip, these poor fellows were told that the Duke was not in Loulan City.
Where did it go?
Military secrets!
When will you be back?
Military Secrets!!
Finally, Philip, the smiling governor of the province of Dessa, told the poor fellows, "You can go to the Tulip family army and investigate yourself, and I can write you a warrant." However, I would like to remind you that the armies that participated in the Northwest War have been reorganized after the war, and the soldiers who participated in the war are now scattered and stationed in various regions in the Northwest. ”
The commissioners lamented: In our lifetime, will we have the opportunity to finish this work and return to dìdū?
The future is bleak