Chapter 99: The Shock of New Zenders (Please Subscribe!)


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    Young men often have an impulse to join the military, to protect their families and defend their country.


    Influenced by the soldiers of the cavalry battalion of the Guards, many Australians have embraced this idea.


    Without saying anything else, just looking at these uniformed and well- equipped Guards on horseback, marching in perfect unison towards oneself, the visual impact is enough to change a person’s deep-rooted ideas.


    The cheers and apuse of the crowd filled the square, but they could not cover up the shouts of the Guards as they passed the reviewing stand.


    The Guards are troops loyal to Arthur, and in their eyes, the glory of Arthur and the royal family is above all else.


    This is why they would shout for the glory of Your Highness, rather than Australia’s glory.


    This is a private army belonging to Arthur, and they are his most effective guarantee of power.


    Following the Guards’ cavalry battalion’s performance, it was time for the trained cavalry troops to appear. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    They rode Australian wild horses produced in Australia, with weapons and equipment identical to those of the Guards’ soldiers. Except for the uniforms of British regr soldiers, they looked no different from the Guards’ cavalry soldiers.


    But this was an armyposed of Australians. All the soldiers andmanders were made up of Australians, with even themander being one of the best talents trained temporarily.


    Compared to the Royal Guards, who are highly regarded in the hearts of all people in the British Empire, these soldiers are undoubtedly closer to ordinary people.


    They were all trained after joining the military as ordinary civilians, which also means that everyone had the hope of bing one of them.


    “For the glory of Your Highness and Australia!” When this unit came to the reviewing stand, they shouted just like the others, only the content of the shouts was slightly different.


    As the regr national defense force of Australia, they are also responsible for protecting and maintaining the glory of Australia.


    While both are loyal to Arthur, this is the main difference between the Australian Army and the Guards.


    Of course, during the training, Arthur has already blended a lot of ideological education so that these soldiers can ensure their loyalty to the royal family and Arthur.


    To secure his position in the military, Arthur even purposely established political instructors in these units, and in the future, there will also be instructors in the reorganized military units. They will serve as advisers to the unitmanders while carrying out patriotic education on behalf of Arthur in the military.


    Only by firmly grasping the ideology of the military and ensuring that the military is always loyal to himself can Arthur’s power be fully guaranteed.


    Just as the Australian Army has caused a great sensation among Australians, it has also attracted the attention and surprise of New Zenders.


    New Zend also has a 3,000-strong garrison, with soldiers like those of the Australian Army, all from New Zend.


    Except for themander of the army assigned by Britain, most of the lower and middle officers of the army are also made up of New Zenders.


    However, such an army does not have strong fighting capabilities and can only maintain the order of the New Zend colony.


    If faced with foreign aggression, whether the New Zend garrison can defend the peace of New Zend is a very serious problem.


    Luckily, the fleet of the British Empire is very strong, and the prestige of Britain as the number one superpower is enough to ensure that the territory of the British Empire will not be invaded or provoked during peacetime.


    “Your Grace, I think it is necessary to train and strengthen the garrison in New Zend as well. New Zend needs such a powerful force to protect and maintain order,” a New Zend official tentatively said to Arthur.


    As the governor of New Zend, Arthur’s title of nobility naturally has precedence over the officials, so they chose to address him as the more distinguished Duke.


    “Shouldn’t this matter be discussed with General Pierce Antony,mander of New Zend? Although I am the Governor of New Zend, I do not seem to have the authority to order Commander Pierce,” Arthur responded without surprise, directly asking instead.


    “Your Highness, with your status as a duke and as the Governor of New Zend, convincing Commander Pierce should not be difficult, right? If you could enhance the training of the New Zend Army, all New Zenders would be grateful to Your Highness,” the New Zend official continued to entice.


    In fact, it would not be difficult for Arthur to persuade Commander Pierce to agree to strengthen the training of the New Zend Army – it would even be very easy.


    But Arthur knew the thoughts of the New Zend officials quite well – they harbored ambitions like Australia’s, hoping that in the future, after New Zend gains independence, they would have a well-trained army for free.


    It should be noted that once independence is achieved, Britain will withdraw most of its forces and armymanders.


    This means that the army will lose its fighting capabilities for a short time until newmanders are trained to rece them.


    If the New Zenders were to handle this themselves, it would likely take at least one or two years to train truly capablemanders.


    But if they could train these soldiers in advance, select and train capable talents as officers, they would be able to smoothly take over the army when the Britishmanders leave.


    This window of time would be enough for the army to stabilize New Zend’s order, which is essential for a newly independent country.


    But these New Zenders seemed to forget one thing – Arthur is the Governor of New Zend. At least during his twenty-year tenure, Arthur does not want to see New Zend fully independent.


    Or rather, Arthur does not want to see New Zend break away from Australia’s control and be independent.


    Within these twenty years, there is only one way for New Zend to be independent – it must join in Australia’s ruling sphere, perhaps as a semi- autonomous nation in the Australian Federation.


    Seeing Arthur’s refusal, the New Zend official could only reluctantly close his mouth.


    Although Arthur doesn’t pay much attention to New Zend affairs, he is still the Governor, and with his status as the Duke of Australia, he is not someone a mere colonial official can afford to offend.


    “I believe that New Zend should be granted certain rights. I will personally visit New Zend in due course to investigate the well-being and public sentiment there. In the meantime, I hope that New Zend can remain stable and avoid causing trouble,” Arthur said tly, looking at all the New Zenders.


    “Yes, Your Highness,” they all nodded in agreement.


    Arthur’s orders were not something they could refuse, whether it was based on his identity or the army behind him.