Alien Arms Empire

  Chapter 1367 1368 A person who is misunderstood as a good boss

What the adjutant didn't know was that this was actually not Zhao Chen's style: Zhao Chen spoke politely because he was a "reduced general" and did not know the background of his subordinates, so he did not dare to offend anyone easily.

The habits developed in the Dahua Empire cannot be changed in a short period of time. Zhao Chen is afraid of offending a certain "imperial relative" who comes to experience life and causing unnecessary trouble, so he has always used "affable" discussions. Issue various orders in a tone of voice.

The people below naturally feel comfortable with such a commander: he speaks like a breath of fresh air, and every time he arranges a task, he will ask if there are any difficulties and if more support is needed.

The style of micromanaging everything is a habit that Zhao Chen developed when he was commanding troops in the Dahua Army: If he doesn't take care of things, there will be no results.

At that time, he had to personally go into battle for logistical supplies, personally supervise the movement of troops, and even had to arrange for someone to monitor even the order to attack.

There is nothing you can do about it. If you don't do this, those troops will really defy the odds and even just fire a few shots to frustrate a life-threatening attack.

Even... Zhao Chen still needs to ask about the status of friendly troops: you need to know whether friendly troops can fight, whether they are willing to fight, whether they will run away tomorrow, whether the commander has any grudge against him...

 In short, commanding troops to fight in the Great China Empire is actually a science that has little to do with tactical command and has a lot to do with human relations, psychology, etc. In fact, Zhao Chen was captured because his escape route was inexplicably cut off.

Although Zhao Chen is very grateful to Zhao Ji for running away with a bucket and selling him to the new owner, which made him what he is today, but who doesn't learn from every hardship?

Zhao Chen, who was afraid of being cheated, developed the habit of asking every detail of everything, or it was a bug: he would repeatedly confirm the logistics supplies of the troops, confirm the location and status of friendly forces, confirm the casualties and losses of the troops, confirm the status of His Majesty the Emperor. Fighting determination and attitude…

In short, the things he takes care of are generally the messy things that other Tang Army commanders won't take care of: shouldn't logistics be left to the logistics troops to manage? Shouldn’t the commanders of other troops inquire about the location of other troops?

However, his meticulousness was admired by his subordinates. On the one hand, they admired their commander for being so energetic, willing to ask about any trivial matter, and the flames of gossip were burning brightly. On the other hand, they were also very moved and moved their commander. He really takes care of his subordinates and doesn't let go of any trouble.

As for the routine of work and rest, he has an aristocratic temperament...Zhao Chen is originally a noble. His work and rest time could be chaotic before, but now that he has the opportunity, he naturally hopes to adjust it.

Who doesn’t want to have a good night’s sleep? When I was a commander in the Dahua Army, I was woken up in the middle of the night and had to deal with crisis issues too much. Therefore, Zhao Chen did not dare to ask for adequate sleep.

Now it's okay, the 6th Army's attack is like mercury pouring over the ground, and he doesn't need to worry about it at all. There are no emergencies to worry about every day, and his men rarely wake him up from bed.

 There is no way, the Qin army is too "weak". After fighting for two months, there was not even a decent counterattack. What could be worth asking the adjutant to wake up the commander in the middle of the night?

Zhao Chen has seen the White Blade Medal. As the commander of the group army, he has awarded hundreds of such medals. He really likes this gadget because it represents an honor.

 Soldiers all yearn for honor, especially in a thriving army. There is an atmosphere in such an army, an atmosphere where honor is greater than life and death. Zhao Chen had to admit that Tang Guo understood this very well. Nothing can inspire a soldier's desire to win more than a decent uniform and decent medals.

Only in the Tang Dynasty, which was rich and wealthy, did an army have so many sets of military uniforms: "training uniforms", "regular uniforms", "combat uniforms" and "dress uniforms".

Who would have thought that even ordinary soldiers in the Tang Army were issued with formal uniforms. When they received awards, they would wear solemn and sacred formal uniforms to attend the ceremony.

At that time, Dahua's army was actually only divided into "combat uniforms" and "regular uniforms". This could save a lot of money and use it to purchase other weapons and equipment.

But the army of the Tang Empire was different. Soldiers had four sets of military uniforms. These four sets of military uniforms also included three sets of "sub-items" in summer, autumn and winter, which totaled 12 sets of military uniforms!

When a veteran is rotating in the battlefield, even Zhao Chen feels very handsome after wearing regular uniforms and medals at the supply depot.

 Soldiers who wear the White Blade Medal will be respected by everyone, and even get two extra spoons of meat and vegetables when eating in the cafeteria.

 In Zhao Chen's opinion, there is no army with a better atmosphere than this one. Everything here is running at its best, and everything is in perfect order.

Complete training has made the soldiers here impeccably regulated in every movement. Their words and deeds are standardized and firm. In this atmosphere, every soldier is made of steel and indestructible.

 For an ordinary soldier, that medal is the highest recognition of his bravery and the most proud thing in his life.

People in the Tang Dynasty really valued honors such as the Order of the White Blade, and even stipulated in the law preferential treatment for warriors who received these honors. There is a dedicated disciplinary department that oversees these matters, and if problems arise, they may even go straight to Tianting.

 So, when the "special envoy" of the General Staff issued the White Blade Medal to Zhao Chen at noon, Zhao Chen felt that he had a greater sense of mission.

 That evening, a small dinner was held in the headquarters, and Zhao Chen was the guest. Everyone in the headquarters received a gift, which Zhao Chen purchased at a store in Nanshan Port with his own money.

 It was also on this day that Nanshan Port was actually safe. The staff of the General Staff submitted a plan to send a force to Nanshan Port and then board a ship to conduct a large-scale landing operation in Shu.

 This plan was named "Rehearsal", a name that came up with by several staff members of the headquarters: the implication is that this landing is a "rehearsal" for returning to the Eastern Continent.

 Lew approved the plan and submitted his signature to Tang Mo. In his view, expanding the battlefield and completely cutting off the connection between the Dorne Empire and Qin was indeed a "method to speed up the end of the war" worth trying.

Soon, Tang Mo also approved the plan. Because compared to the previous radical and crazy plan of having the landing force set off from Linshui, this plan to set off from Nanshan Port is obviously easier to accept.

 (End of this chapter)