Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"Commander! The call is connected!" The staff officer next to him handed the connected phone to Guo Tianlei.

"Chief of Staff! This is Guo Tianlei!"

"Several planes from the Youzhou army just dropped a large number of surrender leaflets on our positions!"

"Yes! There's absolutely no mistake! I saw it clearly—at least four or five planes flew over our position..."

"Yes, Chief of Staff! Rest assured, we will hold the position as long as we are here! Our 159th Regiment will definitely defend Wanjiakou to the death!"

After hanging up the phone, Guo Tianlei had completely lost his previous contempt: "Pass on my orders: the entire regiment is on high alert and ready for battle!"

"Yes!"

"Regimental Commander, what did Chief of Staff Luo say?" Deputy Regimental Commander Zhao Dapeng asked, looking at Guo Tianlei's furrowed brows.

"Hold your ground and await reinforcements."

"Chief of Staff Luo has ordered the nearest units to reinforce Wanjiakou immediately."

Guo Tianlei came to the battle map and pointed: "The 201st Regiment, which is closest to our regiment, can reach us in a little over two hours if they march at full speed."

"If we hold out for just one morning, reinforcements will arrive one after another."

Looking at the battle map, Guo Tianlei's tense heart relaxed slightly: "Wanjiakou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we have the advantage of terrain."

"Even if the Youzhou army has been completely transformed and upgraded, I still don't believe that our 159th Regiment of more than 2,000 men can't hold Wanjiakou for a single morning!"

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the other side.

The headquarters of the 16th Division of the Youzhou Army within the territory of Youzhou.

A group of divisional officers were deploying the upcoming battle plan.

The commander of the 16th Division of the Youzhou Army was Gu Xingbang, the former commander of the 99th Brigade of the 33rd Division of the Youzhou Army.

Although his military rank did not increase, Gu Xingbang was promoted from brigade commander to division commander, now in charge of more than 20,000 elite troops.

After several years of rigorous training, in Shen Moshen's words, the Youzhou army is now all elite!

After several months of basic recruit training, whether someone is a good prospect or not is basically clear.

Good prospects should be given priority for assignment to front-line combat units; those with less promising skills will be assigned to logistics and support units.

Even those who are less skilled can be trained into excellent auxiliary soldiers within the systematic training system and strong culture of honor of the Youzhou army.

In short, everyone in the Youzhou army can find their place and value.

The Youzhou army doesn't tolerate idlers! If you can't be a combat vanguard, then be a support and assistance vanguard.

Every position has its irreplaceable role.

If you're good at farming, you can go to a military farm; if you're good at raising pigs, you can go to a military livestock farm; if you're good at wok tossing, you can go to the mess hall; if you're good at car repair, you can go to the auto repair company...

The Youzhou Army is a professional armed force that emphasizes coordinated operations across all branches of the armed forces.

This alone makes them fundamentally different from other warlord armies in the Great Qian Empire!

Moreover, the strength of the Youzhou army was not only reflected in its elite weaponry and superior military skills.

It also lies in its strict military discipline and sense of honor.

In order to enhance the sense of honor among the soldiers of Youzhou Army, Shen Moshen specifically listed "defending the country and maintaining the territorial integrity of Daqian" as the primary responsibility of Youzhou Army!

Shen Moshen even applied the Three Main Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention to the Youzhou Army.

After personally inspecting the results of the Youzhou Army's formation and training over the past few years, Shen Moshen said with great confidence and pride: Without a doubt—looking at the entire Daqian Dynasty and even the whole world!

The Youzhou army's sense of collective honor and discipline are absolutely top-notch, without exception!

Putting aside everything else, just consider the ironclad rule that the Youzhou army constantly emphasized and instilled: under no circumstances should the people be oppressed.

It had already crushed all the warlord forces in the entire Great Qian Empire.

You should know that these days, the people of Daqian have very little good impression of these warlord armies.

To put it bluntly, the line between the warlord armies and bandits in the Great Qian Dynasty was often very blurred.

Not to mention that many warlord armies were actually evolved from bandit forces.

Moreover, a chaotic phenomenon has emerged in many places: the people fear soldiers more than bandits!

This shows that many warlord armies were considered by the people of Daqian to be even less than bandits...

Take, for example, the bald guy Feng who was dealt with by Shen Moshen before. He specialized in leading a team to dig up graves and occasionally "guest-starred" as a bandit and highwayman to rob people of their money.

Therefore, whenever warlord armies are mentioned in the Great Qian Dynasty, the people of the Great Qian Dynasty are filled with hatred and resentment.

The warlord armies in each province generally didn't have a very good reputation in their own territories.

There's no way around it; military discipline is a major weakness.

With so many soldiers, if they can't be managed properly, won't they inevitably cause trouble from time to time, disrupting the lives of the local people?

However, the Youzhou army is now highly supported by the people of Youzhou.

In Youzhou, everyone gives a thumbs up when the Youzhou army is mentioned!