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"Big brother, when are your guards on South China Sea Island going to make their move?"

Niu Er thoroughly enjoyed himself during this tribal incident. He was initially quite impressed when the cannons were being tested. In subsequent experiments, Niu Er would use his position to personally participate, but he could only fire two or three shots each time, which was never enough.

During the great battle with the python tribe, Niu Er personally guarded a cannon and thoroughly enjoyed the thrill of firing it. He loved the feeling of firing cannons; it was wonderful.

"What guard?"

Zhou Wu didn't understand when the South China Sea islands had a guard force.

"Big brother, don't you know?"

Niu Er looked like he'd seen a ghost.

"What do I know?"

Seeing that Zhou Wu's expression didn't seem like he was joking, Niu Er realized that his older brother probably really didn't know what was going on.

“Brother, now that you are the Grand Commander of the South China Sea, according to the requirements of our imperial court, a local guard force of 5,000 men can be formed on the South China Sea islands.”

"what!"

Zhou Wu was shocked. He had no idea about this from the beginning, but this news was definitely good for him.

So far, Zhou Wu has a Qingyang Army of three thousand men, mainly stationed in Niujia Town and the surrounding area, ensuring the safety of the land border.

The Tang Dynasty's navy, numbering three thousand, guarded the security of the southwestern sea area of ​​the Great Dragon Empire.

Now another South China Sea Guard has emerged, with a full five thousand slots, which is a truly unexpected delight.

"How did you know?"

After a long while, Zhou Wu finally calmed down, but he was curious as to why Niu Er, who was usually so rough around the edges, would know.

"Brother, it's written on your appointment document."

When an official takes office, the imperial court issues an appointment document containing relevant information about the position, from the smallest details like monthly stipends to the power of life and death.

Upon hearing Niu Er's words, Zhou Wu vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a thing, but he had never seen it before. However, Niu Er had seen it by chance before. He didn't pay much attention to anything else, but he remembered the matter of the guards.

Having not seen Zhou Wu make any moves for so long, I thought I'd remind my older brother, but to my surprise, my brother didn't even know about it.

"Brother, what are you planning to do now?"

"What do you mean, what to do? Of course, we should do it! Find someone right away, so we won't bother the two masters for a while. Niu Er, you take care of this."

"Don't worry, big brother."

Niu Er was naturally delighted to accept the task.

However, Zhou Wu also gave Niu Er some general advice: if this conscription is to be carried out across the entire fiefdom, it means that it should also be effective for newly registered tribesmen.

Because of their long-term survival in the wild, the tribesmen are, frankly speaking, stronger than the dragons under the same conditions. However, the tribesmen are not as disciplined as the dragons, but these can be improved through training, so Niu Er had no objections.

When the conscription notice was released, it was thought that the tribespeople would have some reservations, but to everyone's surprise, the number of people who signed up far exceeded the limit. So Niu Er had to resort to an elimination tournament to select the best candidates.

However, it must be said that the physical fitness of the tribesmen was far superior, and the elimination rate in the knockout rounds was extremely low, forcing Niu Er to hold several additional rounds to eliminate the extra people.

. . . . . .

"Big brother, big brother, the guard is already at full strength."

"So fast?"

In just three days, the unit was fully staffed. The speed of this operation surprised even Zhou Wu.

"Brother, these tribesmen are simply born warriors. Their overall abilities are too high. They can all run and jump, and everyone is proficient in swimming."

"Are they all proficient swimmers?"

"Yes. I arranged swimming for this assessment, and the results were no worse than those of Lin Niangzi's subordinates."

This was somewhat unexpected, but a word immediately flashed into Zhou Wu's mind: Marine Corps. Yes, that was it.

Simply put, the Marine Corps are entry-level special forces. Zhou Wu plans to train a 5,000-strong escort force according to this standard.

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Wu directly transferred the Azure Dragon Ship and some Bull Demon Kings that had been hidden away to the South China Sea Island for the guards.

Niu Er will temporarily be in charge of the land training of the guards, and then he will take turns with Lin Niangzi, with Lin Niangzi in charge of the sea training.

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Gao Liguo.

"My king, the Great Dragon Kingdom has rejected our marriage proposal. This is extremely rude. We must teach them a lesson."

"Hmph, I shouldn't have agreed to Li Zheng's proposal in the first place. That idiot actually dared to dream of seizing the throne, and now he's under house arrest."

The king of Gaoli Kingdom and several high-ranking officials were discussing countermeasures in the palace. However, the palace was indeed rather shabby. The gate to enter and exit required one to bend over, and people inside could only kneel.

However, despite the small and shabby houses, the people of Gaoli were exceptionally arrogant. Even though their country was poor and remote, with no resources and people so poor that they couldn't even get enough to eat, they still looked down on the people of Dalong and thought that the people of Dalong were inferior to the people of Gaoli.

"Immediately send people to create trouble at the border. We can't let this go. Our Gaoli Kingdom is descended from King Gaoli. How dare this mere Great Dragon refuse us?"

"Your Majesty, I will take care of it immediately."

This scene resembles a group of dwarfs who are like frogs in a well trying to arm wrestle with a giant.

. . . . . . . . .

Capital.

"Your Majesty, urgent military intelligence."

In the middle of the morning court session, a piercing sound suddenly rang out.

"Send it up."

The soldier who delivered the message quickly presented the intelligence he had.

Upon hearing that it was an urgent military intelligence report, Li Tiancheng felt a little uneasy and quickly opened the secret report.

"Your Majesty, Gao Liguo has allowed its soldiers to cross the border and harass our border people, causing casualties. Furthermore, according to my observation, Gao Liguo has begun to amass a large number of soldiers on the border, which may indicate an intention to invade."

"Hmph, how dare you act like this in such a tiny place!"

After reading the letter, Li Tiancheng slammed his fist on the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what has angered you?"

The ministers are now also very curious about what Li Tiancheng has in his hands. It seems that no department has received any news of any unusual activity in the surrounding area. Where did this emergency military situation suddenly come from?

"Gao Liguo has amassed a large army on the border and sent soldiers to invade our border."

These words caused an uproar in the court, with ministers expressing differing opinions.

"Your Majesty, Gao Liguo must be angry about the marriage alliance. I still suggest that we have a marriage alliance in exchange for their forgiveness. Only in this way can there be peace on the border."

"Bullshit! Have you forgotten what Zhou Wu said? You've got the nerve to say you'd exchange peace for women? I'm ashamed of you."

The general immediately recalled Zhou Wu's previous words and gave a strong rebuttal.