Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

At noon that day.

Zui Man Lou is the largest restaurant in Qingcheng.

All the prominent figures in the city were present.

Feng Dexiang, nicknamed "Bald Feng," was surrounded by wealthy gentry and sat in the main seat.

Everyone took turns offering toasts to the new master of Qingcheng.

True to his name, Baldy Feng's shiny bald head was truly eye-catching...

"We've been waiting for this day and night, and finally, Commander Feng has arrived!"

"Hey! How can you call me Brigade Commander! You should call me Marshal Feng!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Commander Feng! I misspoke, I'll punish myself with three cups..."

"This drink deserves a penalty!"

"That brat surnamed Shen is ignorant of the times and doesn't know what's good for him; he deserves to die!"

"I told him long ago—joining forces with our Commander Feng is the only legitimate path, but he just wouldn't listen..."

"Who says otherwise! This guy surnamed Shen is a blockhead, otherwise he wouldn't have been thrown from the capital to Youzhou."

"In the past two years, the Shen family has been in charge of everything in Qingcheng, but this idiot is actually pretending to be high and mighty in Qingcheng!"

"He's a complete idiot who doesn't get it!"

"I get along well with those ordinary soldiers under my command, we eat communal meals together every day, but what good does that do?"

"People like this are just a waste of food..."

"Come on! Come on! Come on! On such a joyous day as today, let's not talk about a dead person who is not related to us."

"I propose we raise a glass together once again to celebrate Commander Feng's victory at Qingcheng!"

The wealthy and powerful men of Qingcheng present were praising Feng Dexiang while mocking the defeated Shen Moshen.

Back when Shen Moshen was assigned to Qingcheng as the commander of the 398th Regiment, this group of people also held a welcome dinner for him at Zuimanlou.

They seem to be saying similar things—all of them are hoping... hoping...

This saying was changed and then applied to Feng Dexiang.

In the present-day Great Qian Empire, local affairs are governed by force.

County magistrates and prefects are just figureheads.

Wherever there are troops stationed, the one with the most say is always the one in charge of the troops!

Shen Moshen was sent down at a coincidence.

At that time, the military governor of Youzhou was Zheng Kuiyong, who had also studied at the Imperial Army Military Academy and was a man who valued talent.

Therefore, after Zheng Kuiyong learned that Shen Moshen was a top student from the Imperial Army Military Academy, he directly arranged for him to go to Qingcheng and made him the commander of the 398th Regiment.

If it weren't for Zheng Kuiyong, Shen Moshen would have been nothing more than a figurehead commander in Youzhou.

Not long ago, Zheng Kuiyong, the military governor of Youzhou, suddenly died.

The position of military governor of Youzhou was thus vacant.

When Zheng Kuiyong was in power, his men were still able to be kept in check.

But now that Zheng Kuiyong is gone, none of these people are willing to submit to anyone else, and they all want to become the new "King of Youzhou"!

Nowadays, the military governors of various provinces in the Great Qian Dynasty are basically all appointed through their own efforts!

Whoever has the stronger gun will rise to the top.

Therefore, if you want to become a powerful warlord at the level of a provincial governor in the Great Qian Dynasty, you need to see if you have the ability to subdue the other warlords in your province!

Back then, Zheng Kuiyong led his 8000 troops to defeat all the other warlord forces in Youzhou and naturally became the military governor of Youzhou.

After years of development, Zheng Kuiyong's elite troops have grown from the initial 8000 to more than 30,000.

However, although Zheng Kuiyong became the military governor of Youzhou, his military rank remained that of a division commander.

Because after the Daqian Empire implemented the new military reforms, the division commander became the highest military rank, and the division was also the highest level of organization in the Daqian new army.

Therefore, Zheng Kuiyong's official military rank registered with the Imperial Military Affairs Bureau was Lieutenant General and Commander of the 33rd Division of the Daqian New Army.

Don't underestimate the rank of lieutenant general division commander. In the Great Qian Empire today, a lieutenant general division commander represents a local king!

Looking across the entire Great Qian Empire, there are no more than 50 people who can hold the rank of lieutenant general.

The Great Qian Empire had thirty-six provinces corresponding to thirty-six divisions, while the Royal Guard had a unique allocation of six divisions.

Therefore, the Daqian New Army has a total of forty-two divisions that are officially registered with the Imperial Military Affairs Department, have a formal organizational structure, and receive imperial funding.

There is only one person who holds the rank of general, and that is Xie Kangnian, who is stationed in the capital and controls the actual power of the empire!

Xie Kangnian's highest military title was Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies of the Great Qian Empire.

Above the general is the marshal, which is nominally the exclusive military rank of the emperor of the Great Qian Empire.

However, those who know, know—the Emperor of the Great Qian Empire has been using the mascot's position for decades...

The Great Qian Empire has been established for 996 years, and it is a miracle that it has survived until now without completely collapsing.

Therefore, the imperial family of the Great Qian Empire has a rather open-minded view on this issue.

The main problem is that you can't help it even if you can't accept it. Nominally, you're the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, but your activities are confined to the palace. You have no power, no soldiers, no money—what are you even trying to do?

If you just honestly give up and lie down, you can live a peaceful and comfortable life as a useless otaku.

Otherwise, they'd just arrange for you to be reincarnated into a more obedient one without any trouble at all.................

The "grand ambition" of this generation of Emperor Daqian upon ascending the throne was to strive to lie low and let the Daqian Empire last for 1000 years, setting a historical record.

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Outside Qingcheng City.

Shen Moshen, who had already deployed the [Standard Version D Army Infantry Regiment] as compensation from the system, pulled his troops over.

"Damn it! I left the city this morning and I'm back by noon!"

"Sir, the entire regiment is ready to attack," an officer in a gray-green Daqian-style army uniform reported to Shen Moshen, saluting.

Shen Moshen raised his hand to check the time, then ordered, "Alright! I'll give you one hour to take Qingcheng for me."

"It is impolite not to reciprocate! Set up all the cannons."

“In the morning, Baldy Feng treated me to a ‘feast’ with his few old mountain cannons.”

"I, Shen Moshen, have never liked owing favors to others!"

"I'll pay him back double right now..."