Riding on a war horse, watching the troops advance along the muddy road, the young officer was proud and heroic.
Another middle-aged man wearing a more ornate military uniform and a engraved steel helmet on his head, who looked a bit nondescript, was His Majesty the King of Dorne.
He is now inspecting his advancing troops with his number one confidant, the general who has just been promoted to the commander-in-chief of the army and is responsible for commanding and dispatching 20,000 troops to counterattack the Kingdom of Shiron.
These troops continued to advance along the road, with war horses dragging cannons and carriages filled with ammunition, led by soldiers, and kept moving forward on the road.
Because there were too many troops passing by, the road had been completely crushed, there was mud and potholes everywhere, and the troops were not actually moving very fast.
However, this is already the limit of the forward speed of contemporary troops. Under normal circumstances, in a pure marching state without encountering the enemy, the daily marching speed of an army is about 40 kilometers per day.
Yes, you read that right, it’s just so slow…
However, the King of Dorne did not show any expression of dissatisfaction on his face, because his troops were now in an uninhabited land and basically did not encounter any enemy resistance.
After all, all the 50,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Shiron have become prisoners. At this time, they are already being held in custody and are ready to be treated as slaves to the Datang Group, which is in urgent need of human resources.
The young general on the horse is the rising star of the Kingdom of Dorne, and his name is spreading to Bolton in the distance over time.
This young man, less than thirty years old, is now the commander of an elite force of more than 20,000 men, and is also the most trusted minister of His Majesty the King.
He was riding a horse, looking at the troops passing by him, carrying rifles, and explained to His Majesty the King beside him: "According to the standards of the Tang Military Academy, the ranks of the entire army must be separated from their positions. This It can also distinguish, to a certain extent, an individual's contribution to the composition of the military."
He explained word for word that after all, this military rank system had been tested and was a convenient military reform by Fei Haicang: "For example, the captain of the king's guard was actually the battalion captain according to his previous position, but most of the time he was the captain of the battalion. Being called the captain of the guard does not reflect the actual military rank of this person at all, so everyone can only vaguely respect this officer, but cannot immediately understand the importance of this soldier to the country."
"I still don't quite understand." The king of Dorne had no experience in this area, so he seemed to understand.
Bolton decided to strike while the iron was hot. Anyway, he was now a true favorite, and the King of Dorne even treated him as half a son: "I'd better tell you about the county system used by the students of Datang Military Academy. "
This is not because he feels good about himself, but he is now almost truly half a son of His Majesty the King - the King of Dorne has two daughters, and he has clearly told Bolton that he is prepared to choose one of the two daughters. Marry him.
The other daughter will marry Strauss... For the King of Dorne, these two daughters are an atypical use of everything.
"Well, you tell me." Sure enough, the more he looked at his future son-in-law, the more he liked him. The King of Dorne said with a smile.
"Datang Military Academy establishes military ranks among students. These military ranks are consistent with their military rank system within the army." Bolton immediately explained.
He can now be said to be the number one person in the Dornish military, or at least like Strauss, he is a representative of the new generation and the most trusted military commander of the King of Dorne, so he has no stage fright and speaks freely. Tan: "First of all, all the students admitted have the rank of non-commissioned officers to distinguish them from ordinary soldiers. They are officers. Once they graduate, they no longer need to start serving at the rank of ordinary soldiers."
This kind of self-confidence, as well as real achievements, made the King of Dorne even more delighted - this was his son-in-law! He was a loyal minister who saved his life, and he was also an important minister he could rely on! Simply impeccable!
Hearing Bolton say this, King Dorne also agreed with this arrangement: "It should be so. You are so excellent, so naturally you should not be the same as ordinary soldiers."
In his opinion, graduates of Datang Military Academy cannot be treated the same as soldiers. They are simply a waste of natural resources, like cows chewing peonies.
Because he has completely believed in the teaching quality of Datang Military Academy, he now believes that it is a basic operation to recruit graduates there and give him the position of regiment commander.
"In school, if your academic performance is very good and you complete various assessments before graduation, then the graduate will be awarded a higher military rank." Bolton mentioned his school with a proud look on his face, as if a nobleman was introducing it. His own family is average.
He casually gave an example to explain the military rank promotion system in the school: "For example, if you get a scholarship from the school and become the top 50 in your grade, you will receive a reward of 30 gold coins and be promoted to sergeant; if you become a sergeant, Those who rank among the top 30 in grade will receive a reward of 50 gold coins and be promoted to sergeant."
"I understand, in school, you can get promoted based on your grades?" The King of Dorne also understood this operation, and he felt that he was still very receptive to new things.
Bolton nodded and gave a brief introduction to the military rank system in the modern army: "Yes, after a sergeant is promoted, he becomes a second lieutenant, lieutenant, and captain; after that, he becomes a major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel; and after that, he becomes a major general, etc. Lieutenant General, General.”
This set of things was obviously copied by Tang Mo. Basically, it was copied and used without any modification.
Previously, he wanted to use the ancient Chinese military rank system. For example, a school officer would use a chariot and a riding captain, and a general would use a guerrilla general.
However, because it was too troublesome, he himself felt that it was a bit unclear, and it was not as direct as titles such as Shang Zhong Xia and Shang Zhong Shao. In the end, he used the most common modern military titles.
Anyway, you can understand it at a glance, so even the epaulettes were copied. Anyway, no one knows the original source of this thing, so they don't think there is any problem.
Tang Mo was actually a very simple person. He didn't bother to change anything he could plagiarize. For example, for the caliber of the artillery, he used the 105 caliber that was unchanged from the drawing and did not pursue anything unique.
Similarly, when he could use something he was familiar with, he was not polite at all. For example, the goose step of Datang Military Academy was exactly the same as the Chinese orthodox step. It was so powerful that it was earth-shattering.
The same goes for military salutes. Tang Mo directly used Chinese military salutes without any intention of changing them...
The King of Dorne smiled, found a point he was interested in, and said with emotion: "It's very interesting. There are generals in your school, and they are divided into three levels."
"We now have a teacher with the rank of general in our college. His name is Loew, and he is the chief of staff of Datang Group." Bolton didn't mean to hide it. Anyway, people who are interested in this kind of thing will definitely investigate it. He introduced his teacher, or a teacher in the military command discipline.
"Lew..." King Dorne keenly remembered this name. He felt that if there was any intersection in the future, he should make friends with this big boss.
"Lie to Kangxi"
On the other side, Bolton continued to introduce other generals: "In addition, Datang Group also has three commanders with the rank of major general, namely Tiger, Bernard and Redman."
"Tiger...Redman...Bernard..." Similarly, the King of Dorne secretly memorized these names, feeling that he should study these unknown characters.
After looking at the King of Dorne, Bolton felt that he should not cheat his father-in-law on such a small issue, so he added: "Bernard is the rear admiral who commanded the fleet to achieve the victory at Rewind Port."
"Oh... no wonder." The King of Dorne was startled, and then elevated the naval admiral named Bernard to the level of "extremely powerful and dangerous".
At this time, Bolton followed up and said: "General Redman has crossed the border a few days ago, led his army to counterattack, and entered the Kingdom of Gemelin."
"It's really amazing." The King of Dorne was once again stunned, and then he also strengthened his memory of the name Redman.
The next second, he realized that if Love and Tiger could become major generals of the Datang Group alongside Bernard and Redman... then how could these two people be ordinary people? ?
Ever since, as the king of Dorne, he realized for the first time that in terms of talent reserves, Datang Group was already a terrifying existence.
After a few seconds of silence, using his brain to analyze a lot of details, the King of Dorne looked at his future son-in-law and asked: "So, can I ask you?"
"Me?" Bolton was stunned, and then he remembered how embarrassed he was when he was "young and ignorant" and challenged to be the first in his grade.
I was crushed in the physical education class, beaten wildly in the boxing class, still lost one link in the shooting class, and lost seven points in the final exam... It was really... embarrassing.
Now the number one in the second phase, I heard that he is in Susas... He is also the son-in-law of the Prime Minister, and he is also in charge of the financial and taxation of the entire Sussas Kingdom...
"Yes, you!" King Dorne looked at Bolton curiously and asked.
"What do I have to say? I'm just a nobody." Bolton was a little embarrassed and modest.
After all, he did not have a good reputation before this war... Even compared to Strauss, who was third in grade, he really had nothing to brag about.
Don't brag too much and let others expose your shortcomings. That would be embarrassing, wouldn't it?
