Seeing Zhao Hu's focused expression, the brigade commander said a little proudly: "Don't say you don't know, every emperor of the empire was born in the sea of blood, and some of those losers in the competition for the throne were slaughtered, and some were hidden, think about the thousands of emperors that have appeared in the empire for hundreds of years, you can know how many enemies who hate these emperors hidden in the empire." Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In addition to these losers in the competition for the throne, there were also the great nobles who were always looking forward to the establishment of a principality, and of course, the minorities who had been pursuing independence for generations. These three forces are almost all in every sector and all walks of life in the entire empire, and the people who belong to these three forces are from no one can distinguish them at all except that they know each other.

"They didn't make trouble because they couldn't command the troops before, but now that the household registration data of the restricted soldiers has disappeared, can they not act immediately when they have been hoping for an opportunity? Hundreds of years of resentment, once it erupts...... Alas. ”

The brigade commander shook his head bitterly, now that the war in the empire is about to break out, it is even more difficult for his master to compete for the throne, but it should be possible to divide one side, right? It is hoped that the officers controlled by the master will not have dissenting intentions.

Zhao Hu opened his mouth, he didn't expect that there were so many enemies hidden inside the empire that had been established for hundreds of years, and the surrounding countries were all hostile, so the empire might not have had such a good time.

The brigade commander saw Zhao Hu's appearance, patted Zhao Hu's shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, in fact, speaking of troubled times, the troubled times can better show the demeanor of our soldiers, because the law of troubled times is that whoever has the biggest fist can be the king, as long as you firmly grasp the soldiers under you, it is not difficult to make a big deed." ”

After speaking, he patted Zhao Hu on the shoulder again, and went to Hara, the commander of the four brigades.

Zhao Hu frowned slightly, the brigade commander talked so much to himself, and he didn't tell him why he could participate in this meeting.

The law of troubled times? A big fist is king? Hold on to your men?

Could it be that the brigade commander took a fancy to the soldiers he brought out of Jin Wencheng?

"The division commander has arrived!"

With a shout, the commander of the division, with the rank of lieutenant general, walked into the hall alone. Except for Zhao Hu, everyone else saluted very casually.

The division commander's eyes flashed, but he still waved his hand with a smile on his face and said, "You're welcome, sit down." ”

As soon as the division commander said something, except for Zhao Hu, the others immediately sat down, and there was no trace of politeness at all.

Seeing Zhao Hu, who was still standing waiting for him to sit down, the division commander smiled and beckoned to Zhao Hu, "Major Zhao Hu, please come up." ”

"Yes." Zhao Hu hurriedly came to the division commander to salute.

"Hehe, no need to be polite, come, let me introduce to you, this is Major Zhao Hu from the imperial capital, serving as a staff officer of the Fifth Brigade and the Fifth Wing, I believe everyone has heard his name, but has not seen anyone, everyone should familiarize yourself with it."

The five major generals and several school officers all nodded to Zhao Hu with a smile, while the others looked indifferent, and even one or two of them glanced at Zhao Hu with hostility.

Then, one of the hostile officers immediately stood up and said, "Division commander, isn't this meeting qualified to be attended by commanders above the rank of wing commander?" How did one of his little major staff officers run in? ”

His words immediately caused most people to respond: "Yes, yes, get him out!" ”

"That's right! A staff major would dare to enter this venue? It's really ignorant! ”

Zhao Hu stood there expressionlessly, judging from the performance of these officers, Zhao Hu already understood that they, the commanders of the wing, no longer took their immediate superiors in their eyes.

After the division commander glanced at Zhao Hu, he looked at the five brigade commanders who were smiling silently, smiled, and said in a loud voice: "The commander of the fifth brigade and the fifth wing led the troops to fight to the death with the Shanyue soldiers, and the whole brigade has died in battle to serve the country." Therefore, according to the Imperial Military Regulations, Major Zhao Hu automatically became the commander of the Fifth Wing. ”

Hearing this, several colonels immediately laughed and said, "Huh, a major staff officer serves as the commander of the wing that has been wiped out by the whole army? If there are no people, what can you be a chief? Division commander, I propose that Major Zhao Hu return to the division headquarters to continue to serve as a staff officer, and that the Fifth Brigade and Fifth Wing will be gone, so as not to defraud military salaries by hanging an empty establishment. ”

"Ah, maybe this major escaped from the battle, otherwise why did the whole team die, but he lived well? I propose to hand him over to the gendarmerie for strict scrutiny, and to find out his crime of desertion! ”

"Haha, agreed! I second! ”

"That's right, he must be punished according to the law!"

Hearing these nonsense words, the division commander did not move, but winked at Zhao Hu and smiled: "Major Zhao Hu, the commanders have doubts about you, I don't know if you can explain?" ”

Zhao Hu immediately said: "Yes, Xiaguan received an order from the wing captain to protect the people of Jinwen City, so Xiaguan did not go out of the city with the team to fight. ”

Zhao Hu is not a stupid person either, and automatically changed the order to protect the people of Jinwen City, instead of garrisoning the city, otherwise according to the order, it would be a felony to abandon the city. As for the letter of order? The entire wing team department fell into the hands of Zhao Hu, and it was not difficult to rewrite a point at all.

In the past, Zhao Hu just didn't care about his life, he was never a rigid person. Besides, Zhao Hu didn't think there was anything wrong with abandoning the city to protect the people, as long as there were people, the city could still be rebuilt when it was gone. His heart was calm, and there was no guilt in his lies.

"Oh, in that case, why did you abandon Jin Wencheng and appear here? After all, you're still on the verge of escape! A school official stood up and pointed at Zhao Hu and said. This officer was the commander of the fourth wing of the Fifth Brigade just now.

Zhao Hu didn't understand how these school officials were hostile to him. I didn't offend them. He still explained: "Tens of thousands of people in Jinwen City have been resettled on the outskirts of the provincial capital, and the lower officials have completed their tasks. ”

Zhao Hu's words made everyone stunned, and it can be said that there is no excuse to attack Zhao Hu. After the fourth captain wanted to understand the difference between Jin Wencheng and the people of Jin Wencheng, he sat down with an ugly face.

The division commander said with a smile: "In this case, then the official appointed Major Zhao Hu as the captain of the Fifth Wing of the Fifth Brigade in accordance with the law, and because Major Zhao Hu rescued tens of thousands of people in Jinwencheng from the Shanyue soldiers safely, according to the calculation of the Imperial Military Merit Law, Major Zhao Hu was promoted to a fictitious colonel, and then changed the real title after reporting to the imperial capital, you have no opinion, right?" ”

No one objected to this appointment, what is the use of an empty wing leader? And want to wait for the imperial capital to appoint the real title? Hehe, the imperial capital is in a mess, and the world won't know what the situation will be after the appointment is issued, so let's eat the major's salary for the rest of my life.

And Zhao Hu was in a daze, he was promoted to colonel with just such a few things? Shouldn't it be reasonable to check and verify military merits before they can be promoted? Why did you promote yourself in just a few words?

Speaking of which, Zhao Hu admired the cumbersomeness and rigor of the imperial military martial arts, but he didn't expect that this military martial arts would not be taken seriously.

Seeing that no one was silent, the division commander immediately said: "Since this is the case, then the appointment is issued." ”

As he spoke, he took out a small roll of sheepskin and a pair of colonel ranks from his pocket and handed them to Zhao Hu. Seeing this, the officers, including the five major generals, all frowned, daring to love that the division commander had already prepared, could it be that this meeting was to promote Zhao Hu, a kid from the imperial capital? Are these people a foil yourself?

Thinking of this, everyone's faces are not good-looking. After seeing Zhao Hu accept the letter of appointment and change his military rank, the division commander smiled and said, "Colonel Zhao Hu, I don't know how many people there are in your city guard now?" ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and the school officers were a little suspicious that the division commander had a bad brain, and the fifth wing of the regular army was completely wiped out, so what did they care about the city guards with only a few people? Is it to turn the City Guard into recruits for the Fifth Wing? Rely on those old and weak soldiers to reorganize the Fifth Wing? He figured it out.

"Eleven thousand." Zhao Hu also counted the 3,000 soldiers under Sun Jie's command to escort the people of Jinwen City, although they could not be compared with the 8,000 people who had been guarding the city for many days, but after all, they were also part of the city guard.

"What?! Eleven thousand! Depend on! The equivalent of three wings of the City Guard! Is there a million people in Jinwen City? The officers immediately shouted and shouted.

The division commander obviously didn't expect that Zhao Hu's city guards would actually have tens of thousands of people! His face was first surprised, and then turned into surprise, he leaned forward happily and whispered: "Colonel Zhao Hu, the number of guards in the division headquarters is really scarce, I don't know if I can support some manpower?" Don't worry, I won't treat you badly, after all, we are also business partners. ”

Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment, and then saw the commander of the Fifth Brigade walking to the side and looking at him silently with a smile, and immediately realized that he dared to love these two top bosses for being so good to him, and he had taken a fancy to the city guards in his hands. But they can directly order the transfer of their own troops, why......

Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of those school officials, Zhao Hu suddenly understood that at this time, the soldiers in his hands were the private soldiers of the chief officer, and others could not be mobilized at all

"Well, please rest assured, the subordinate will not disappoint the chief." Seeing the two bosses staring at him intently, Zhao Hu said lightly.

did not get an answer on the spot, and the brigade commander and division commander all showed disappointed looks on their faces, but thinking of such a thing, Zhao Hu had to go back to discuss it, so he let it go for the time being.

The division commander coughed dryly and said to everyone: "This time I summoned everyone to come, in addition to reporting the news of the invasion of Shanyue Kingdom, there is also the issue of deciding where you are stationed. ”

The school officers, who were still clamoring and shouting, immediately fell silent, and all looked at the map of the seaside province that the division commander hung on the wall.