The Qinglong Legion is one of the four major legions of Dayun Kingdom. It is also the most powerful among the four legions of Qinglong, Tiger, Xuanwu and Suzaku.
The area of the Tianhuang Continent is far larger than the entire earth, equivalent to hundreds of earths. Among them, the total area of Dayun Kingdom is about ten earths.
The Dayun Palace consists of seventy-two provinces, more than two thousand prefectures, and tens of thousands of counties.
The Azure Dragon Legion is stationed in Taihao County in the Wasteland Province, bordering the barbarians to the north and the Qin Empire to the east. Every year, large or small battles occur here. Therefore, the soldiers of the Azure Dragon Legion are all elite soldiers.
Last night, in the palace, Yan Li accepted the suggestion of the emperor's grandfather Li Chengyun to go to the Qinglong Army to gain experience, and his military position was to be a general in the Marshal's Mansion.
What is a general? To put it bluntly, they are the kind of staff officers in the modern army who specialize in analyzing intelligence and coming up with ideas, but do not have the power to lead troops.
Regarding Grandpa Huang's arrangement, Yan Li was still a little dissatisfied with it at first, but then he realized that the other party meant to protect him. First, he had never led an army before. It would be difficult to convince the public if he led an army rashly. Loss of prestige.
Second, the general is always at the side of the military commander, and has access to various military secrets and various formation processes, giving him an opportunity to learn.
After understanding this, Yan Li couldn't help but be secretly moved.
On the second day, he took Situ Yong and Nangong Yong straight to the Wasteland Province. The distance between the Wasteland Province and the Imperial City was about 50,000 to 60,000 miles, and it would take seven or eight days to fly by air.
Because Tianhuang Continent has abundant vitality, both the population and the animals are extremely strong. Therefore, horses that can travel a thousand miles a day are only of the lowest quality. The best horses can travel five thousand miles a day.
Yan Li and Situ Yong were both masters of the Mystic Realm and could fly faster in the air, but Nangong Yong was only a Mystic Realm warrior. It would be difficult to fly with him. Therefore, the three of them, with a total of nine riders, left the city at dawn.
Since he was going to serve in the Qinglong Legion, he naturally wanted to know more about it. Therefore, after returning from the palace, Yan Li collected some information overnight.
First of all, the marshal of the Green Dragon Army is named Yuan Kaishan. He was born in a certain county family and has a strong military talent. In just fifteen years, he rose from the position of a small soldier to the high position of deputy marshal, and was finally recommended by Li Wuming. He took over his position and became the leader of the Azure Dragon Legion.
Moreover, Yuan Kaishan himself is also a master of martial arts. It is said that he was already a peerless master of the King Realm five years ago. Five years later, he is estimated to have stepped into the half-step of the emperor.
This man had a serious character and was very strict in running the army. During the more than ten years he had been a marshal, he had repeatedly repelled the invasions of the barbarian countries and the Qin Dynasty.
In addition to the coach Yuan Kaishan, there are three deputy coaches.
The three deputy commanders are Wang Yuanlong, Dongfang Shenjian, and Chi Chengfeng.
Among them, Wang Yuanlong and Dongfang Shenjian are the core disciples of the eight major families, while Chi Chengfeng's experience is somewhat similar to Yuan Kaishan.
He is also a disciple of a certain county family. After joining the army, he climbed all the way to the high position of deputy commander with his military merit.
The above four are all big bosses of the Blue Dragon Legion. Below them, there are ten generals and one hundred young generals.
A general is also called a general, commanding one hundred thousand troops. A junior general is one level lower than a general, commanding ten thousand troops. At the same time, a junior general is also called a partial general.
Under the general, there are also positions such as captain of thousands, captain of centurions, and captain of ten.
The Qinglong Legion has one million elite soldiers and two million auxiliary soldiers.
What are auxiliary soldiers
They are the kind of handymen who escort food and fodder, cook and provide logistics, and generally do not go to the battlefield. Often, these handymen are not regarded as real soldiers and have little status. They claim to the outside world that the Qinglong Army has millions of soldiers. , instead of three million.
Yan Li calculated that the Qinglong Legion had one million elite soldiers and two million miscellaneous soldiers, for a total of three million. The other three legions were similar.
In other words, the total number of the four legions is as high as 12 million. In addition, there are also city guards in various provinces, prefectures, and counties. In other words, the total number of troops in Dayun Kingdom is at least 12 million. As many as hundreds of millions.
This number alone can scare many people.
After riding fast all the way, on the tenth day, Yan Li and the others finally arrived at Sanhe County, the capital of the Wasteland Province.
After driving for ten consecutive days, even with Yan Li's cultivation level, it was a bit too much. As for Nangong Yong, let alone Nangong Yong, whose face was full of exhaustion. On the other hand, although Situ Yong had been away from the army for more than ten years, he was quite satisfied along the way. easy.
Yan Li couldn't help but secretly admire this.
That night, we rested in Sanhe County without incident, and continued our journey to the headquarters of the Blue Dragon Legion the next day.
Towards evening, the three finally arrived at the Qinglong Legion's garrison two hundred miles away from Taihao County. The entire military camp was, no, it should be said to be a medium-sized city.
The Azure Dragon Legion has been stationed here for more than hundreds of years. Over the past few hundred years, a medium-sized city no less than a county city has been built here.
"Who is coming? Please stop?"
When they arrived at the city gate, the three of them were stopped by cold-looking soldiers guarding the city gate.
"This is my appointment document, please take a look."
Yan Li smiled and handed over the appointment document issued by the Ministry of War.
"It turns out that the Commander-in-Chief is here, please."
After the other party received the letter of appointment and confirmed it was correct, his attitude immediately changed to a respectful one.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
Putting away the appointment documents, Yan Li nodded to the other party and led Situ Yong and Nangong Yong into the military camp.
After entering the city, both Yan Li and Nangong Yong looked at it curiously, but Situ Yong looked strange.
The entire city is under military management, and the people walking around are all soldiers wearing armor. The three people like Yan Li are not wearing armor, so they look very awkward walking among them.
But no one came to ask them.
Although Yan Li has now been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the commander's office, he still needs to go to the military office to go through the entry procedures before his status will take effect.
Led by Situ Yong, an old man from the Qinglong Legion, they soon arrived at the so-called military office.
The procedures went very smoothly, because he was here for training, so no one knew the identity of the little prince except for a few coaches of the Qinglong Army.
"General Li, this is your armor and belt. Please keep it!" The person who went through the entry formalities for him was a middle-aged scribe, and his tone was neither salty nor cold.
However, he was still slightly surprised when he saw Yan Li so young. This was the first time he saw such a young general.
Although the general does not have the power to lead troops, his rank is the same as that of the general, and he is a fourth-grade officer.
The general above the general is a third-grade officer, and the deputy marshal is a second-grade officer. As for the marshal of the Qinglong Legion, he is a dignified first-grade officer, which is equivalent to the six ministers in the imperial capital.
"General Li, here is a copy of the military regulations of the Qinglong Army. Take it and take a look!" Putting away his surprised expression, the middle-aged scribe picked up a bound volume of military regulations and put it in his hand.
To be able to become a general at such a young age, one must either have a strong backing or have great ability. Wei Xiu knew well that young people should not be bullied when they are poor, so he quietly sold a good one. You must know that Marshal Yuan is very strict in running the army, even if you are the deputy Handsome, you will be punished if you break military regulations. Therefore, new recruits to the army had better read the military regulations thoroughly.
"Thanks."
After taking the military regulations book, Yan Li glanced at it thoughtfully, then asked with a smile, "What do you call me, sir?"
Wei Xun was even more polite: "General Li Shen is very polite. I will send Wei Xun to the military office."
The Military Secretary's Office is just a seventh-grade petty official.
The director of the Military Office was only a fifth-grade officer, much smaller than Yan Li, a fourth-grade general, but he did not show any arrogance.
Instead, he chatted with the other party for a long time and asked some questions before saying goodbye and leaving.
Looking at Yan Li's leaving figure, Wei Li thought thoughtfully, "You are young and occupy a high position, but you don't have any arrogance. This boy will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future."
As for Nangong Yong and Situ Yong, they were considered his personal soldiers, and each received the empty post of centurion.
Fifteen years ago, Situ Yong was one of the generals of the Azure Dragon Army. Fifteen years later, he returned to the Azure Dragon Army, but it was difficult for him to be a small centurion.
However, Situ Yong didn't care at all about this. Yan Li couldn't help but secretly nodded, feeling that the other party's loyalty was a lesson.
After receiving the advice from Wei Xi earlier, Yan Li temporarily stayed at the post office in the city, waiting for the commander's summons. However, there seems to be some action on the barbarian side recently. The commander Yuan Kaishan is busy arranging troops. If he wants to receive him, he may have to wait. For a few days.
However, the matter was also special. Yuan Kaishan was one of the people who knew Yan Li's identity, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him, the young prince. As soon as the three of them settled down in the post house, a personal guard came to deliver a message. He said he was summoned by the commander-in-chief.
The personal guard who came was about thirty years old, and his cultivation was in the human realm. Although his rank was not as good as that of Yan Li, his attitude was quite arrogant. After all, he was a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.
Yan Li didn't care about this, but Nangong Yong was very dissatisfied when he saw this. Fortunately, Yan Li stopped him in time, but he still made the guards very unhappy.
"Wait here! The commander-in-chief is approving official documents inside."
After the personal guards took Yan Li and the others to a hall, they left with a sneer.
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Yan Li's face could not help but darken slightly, and he secretly said, "Is Yuan Kaishan trying to show me power?"
He was vaguely unhappy about this. Although he had concealed his identity this time, you, Yuan Kaishan, knew my identity and made me wait for two full hours. This was a bit contemptuous of me. Besides, He was able to take the position of marshal thanks to the recommendation of his father Li Wuming. Otherwise, no matter how capable he was, he would not have been able to take this position as a child of a small family.
"Little prince! I think that Yuan Kaishan is deliberately embarrassing us! I'm going to find him right away!" Nangong Yong had followed Yan Li for a long time and figured out Yan Li's temper. When he saw him frowning, he knew that he had I was dissatisfied, so I spoke out.
"Forget it! Just wait!"
Yan Li waved his hand and secretly suppressed the anger in his heart. He wanted to see how long Yuan Kaishan wanted him to wait.
Just then, the guard walked by outside, and Nangong Yong quickly shouted, "Hey, guard brother, wait a minute. Please go ask the commander what's going on. We've been waiting for two hours, why haven't you received our family yet?" grown ups!"
When the other party heard this, his face darkened, his eyes swept across Yan Li and the others with disdain, and finally landed on Nangong Yong's face, saying contemptuously: "The commander-in-chief has many things to do, is he busy? Just wait when I told you to wait. Where did you come from? So much nonsense!”
As soon as these words came out, not only Nangong Yong's expression changed, but also Situ Yong, who had always been a wooden man, became angry. Yan Li's expression changed for a while, and he laughed angrily in his heart: "This Yuan Kaishan is really a big arrogant person!"