After Xu Hao was appointed by the General Staff, he decided to leave his comrades who had been with him for 2 years, so he wanted to get together with his comrades before leaving!
So he hosted a banquet for his comrades in a restaurant not far from the dock in Quanzhou County!
There were crabs, shrimps and other seafood made from shrimps on the table, and several people were eating and drinking!
Xu Hao said sadly: "I may have to leave everyone!"
Hu Quan said in surprise: "The army generally transfers positions in three years. Did you find a way in advance?"
In the military, you are graded once every three years. If you want to be promoted, you generally have to work hard for three years. Of course, promotions are quick during the war, and the lower the rank, the faster. For example, a soldier who kills a few enemies can be promoted to a corps commander or even a sergeant. The team leader needs to win a battle.
This was also the reason why Wang Ge and the others arranged for Xu Hao to become a naval officer. There were not many wars within the Taiping Qiang, but there were still tasks to encircle and suppress pirates and the navy at sea, so it was easy to make contributions.
Also, the Army is being cut down, and the Navy has been expanding its overseas interests due to its expansion over the years, and promotions in the Navy are quick.
Hu Quan is his subordinate, and he is lucky. He has made a lot of achievements with Xu Hao. Now he is a military officer, and he is the gunner chief on the battleship, in charge of five artillery pieces. Although a technical officer like him has a high starting point, But getting promoted is more difficult.
Xu Hao thought for a while and said: "It doesn't mean I have found a way, but the New World is now arranging troops to be stationed, and I am one of the first batch of officers to go!"
Hu Quan was surprised and said: "The New World is even more remote than Xihai City. I'm afraid the conditions are very poor. With tens of thousands of miles of sea route, it's hard to come here! Maybe in a few years, you will be forgotten!"
Su Jun smiled and said: "We have been forgotten, and he cannot be forgotten! He is much more valuable than our battleships!"
Su Jun is also a military Sima and is a colleague of Xu Hao, but he is 10 years older than Xu Hao. He has been at sea for 10 years. It can be said that he has been promoted step by step from a low-level soldier!
Xu Hao was surprised and said: "Do you know my identity?"
Although Xu Hao joined the army, he asked to conceal his identity because he did not want to rely on his father's influence in the army.
Qi Shan said with a smile: "How could such a thing be hidden! Not long after you arrived, everyone knew your identity. Only this fool knew nothing!"
Hu Quan asked curiously: "What is Xu Hao's identity? Is his father a general?"
Among the Daqian army, there are many whose fathers are generals. Hu Quan met such an officer!
Su Jun said amusedly: "Is there a general named Xu in my army?"
Hu Quan thought for a moment and said, "Wuwei General Xu Huang?"
Su Jundao: "It's the ruling party!"
"Son of the ruler!" Hu Quan was startled! "If you don't stay in Daqian and prepare to take over the duties of the ruler, what are you doing on the sea? You must know that there are many dangers on the sea!"
Xu Hao could only smile bitterly and said: "You can take this risk, and I can take it too! It's just that I thought that my current position was based on my own ability, but now it seems that everyone is taking care of me!"
Hu Quan immediately said loudly: "Nonsense, we have been together for two years, and we all see your ability and hard work. A year ago, you sank a pirate ship with a cannon. This is also a credit given to you by the pirates!"
Xu Hao's highlight moment at sea was when they were sailing outside Xihai City a year ago and encountered Tianzhu pirates. At that time, Xu Hao was five miles away and hit the pirate ship with a cannon, causing the pirate ship to sink. This incident shocked the entire world. Admiralty, because the sea is undulating, even if the artillery is close to the 1-2 attack range, it will take dozens of shots to hit one. It can be said that the hit depends entirely on faith! Because of this incident, Xu Hao also achieved a second-class meritorious service!
Xu Hao waved his hand and said: "That's luck!"
Su Jundao: "You have such luck only if you have strength, otherwise why didn't someone else hit the pirate ship?"
Qi Shan also said: "We have been together for two years. Everyone knows your abilities. There is no need to be modest. But I don't understand why you want to go to the New World. What's the use of being promoted higher?"
From Qi Shan's point of view, Xu Hao is the crown prince of Daqian and will become the ruler sooner or later. Going to the New World is too risky. Although the savages are not strong in force, the primitive environment is the biggest killer. You must know that since the founding of the Daqian Navy , the number of soldiers who died in the hands of the enemy was not as high as the number of people who refused to accept the soil and died!
Xu Hao understands their thoughts, but he also understands that his father does not want to take over the class himself. His father has always valued a fair system and believes that blood inheritance is the most unfair thing in the world. He wants to get his father's approval and has to work hard. More effort than the average person!
Xu Hao said: "Our age is the age where we need to struggle. If you want to improve your position, going to difficult areas is the best choice. Just like in the Western Regions now, as long as those who go there, those who are under the rank of Army Sima can be promoted immediately. After three years, you can get a good evaluation even as a captain, and you can become a general in ten years at most! It can be said that the fastest-promoted officers now are the officers in the border areas."
Su Jun smiled bitterly and said: "This road is not easy to follow. You have to have connections in the staff department, otherwise it will be easily forgotten. Although he has been promoted, he has never been able to leave. A demoted general like Zhang He stayed in the Western Region for a long time. It has been 20 years. Even if I am now promoted to General Zhenxi, what about the rank of Lieutenant General? I will not have to die in the Western Regions!"
Zhang He can also be regarded as a legend of Da Qian. As a general of the Han Dynasty, he was lucky to be able to become a commoner. However, he dared to make a determined decision and became a soldier of Da Qian at the expense of Da Qian's guarding the Western Regions. He was the first Han general to be recruited and surrendered, and he guarded it for 20 years. During these 20 years, his evaluation was the best, so he had a prosperous official career all the way, and actually became the general of Zhenxi in Daqian as a surrendered general.
Of course, if he had a choice, Zhang He would not want such a prosperous official career. In fact, as early as 10 years ago, Zhang He applied to return to the pass, but it is a pity that there are not many people in his position as the Protectorate of the Western Regions. Want to take over.
After all, Daqian's strategic direction has always been the South China Sea and other areas. For Daqian, the Western Regions only needed to maintain stability. Therefore, although strategic importance was placed on the Western Regions more than during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was not as important as during the Western Han Dynasty.
This situation led to the fact that not many people wanted the position of Protectorate of the Western Regions, so Zhang He took a position of captain level and accumulated merit to become a lieutenant general!
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Of course, Zhang He's experience also alerted those who came after him. It is fast to be promoted in the border areas, but if there is no successor, what is the point of being promoted to a general? How about letting yourself be buried in this wilderness for the rest of your life!