"I knew you would succeed, but I never thought you would be so successful!" Walking through the car in the concession, Xu Mu, Zhang Cheng's important partner in the London concession, looked at Zhang Cheng with excitement and envy on his face, and said with a trembling voice in his voice.

As a businessman who has been in London for many years, no one can know better than Xu Mu how much power the garrison commander has!

Zhang Cheng's rapid rise like a comet completely shocked Xu Mu. He had never seen a young man like Zhang Cheng who could come to this level step by step in such a short period of time without the support of a strong family background!

"It's only half a year." Zhang Cheng hooked the corners of his mouth, chuckled and shook his head, "This is a kind of compensation." Someone hacked my combat exploits, so they gave me some compensation before I went to Lu University for further study. This half a year of acting commander time is used to compensate me. Or do you think that I, a little major with no background, can be the commander of one of the most important colonial garrisons in the entire empire? It's not a movie. ”

"It's only half a year." Xu Mu's expression at this moment was like a bucket of cold water poured on his head, and the whole person instantly quieted down. When I think about it, that's really the case. How could such an important position be entrusted to a young man without any background? No matter how good this young man is, it is impossible. The more important role of this position is to balance the forces of all sides.

"Half a year is not bad." Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes, chuckled and said, "You can do a lot of things in half a year." Before going to Lu University for further study, I will try to arrange some things as much as possible. ”

"Go to Lu University?" Xu Mu was slightly stunned, and then his face showed irrepressible joy, "You want to go to Lu University?" Is it a senior officer training course? ”

"Yes." Zhang Cheng smiled and nodded, looking at Xu Mu gently, "Brother Xu, as a friend, I will not treat you badly." ”

"Okay, okay." Xu Mu nodded with a complicated expression. Although he is not a soldier, but in this day and age, who does not care about military matters if he has a little ability? In this era, there is no United Nations and no Nobel**. The mainstream of this era is whoever has the biggest fist has the final say! What is the fist, it is the army and money!

As one of the most powerful armies on the planet, the Ming Army is definitely the loudest spoken large-scale violent organization. Whether it is the emperor or the major families, all of them can only keep flattering, co-opting, and constantly investing in the hope of getting more right to speak. And if you want to make your voice heard in the military, one of the most basic conditions is that your position is high enough and important enough.

General, this is a minimum prerequisite. In the era when there were no large-scale wars, the only prerequisite for an officer of the Ming army to successfully wear the rank of general was to graduate from the advanced training course for senior officers of the Lu University. In the face of this, all people are basically equal. Even if you are an officer graduate of Lu University, you only have a higher chance of entering the advanced training class.

Therefore, when Xu Mu heard that Zhang Cheng was about to go to Lu University for further study. I immediately understood that the future of my little brother was far more ambitious than I imagined!

"Alas~~~" Xu Mu, who had a complicated expression, suddenly sighed, causing Zhang Cheng to be speechless for a while, "Brother Xu, even if you are not happy for me, it shouldn't be a sigh, right?" ”

Xu Mu glanced at him, took out a cigarette case and handed it to Zhang Cheng. "I'm sorry that Loro is too young, otherwise I would have to marry her to you."

"Huh." Zhang Cheng shook his head and chuckled, took out a lighter and lit a cigarette. Xu Mu does have a daughter, but she is only seven years old this year, and it is impossible to marry Zhang Cheng if she says anything.

Zhang Cheng held a brief inaugural press conference at the London Concession Garrison Headquarters that evening, announcing his position as acting commander of the London garrison, and then ended the press conference amid the shouts of many reporters. He didn't have time to deal with the reporters.

After visiting the Governor, Zhang Cheng began to take over all the affairs of the London garrison. Even if it is just an agent, even if it is only half a year, Zhang Cheng does not have the slightest intention of relaxing. Since you have done it, you must do it seriously. It's not about doing things for others to see, but about doing things for your own beliefs.

When Zhang Cheng arrived at the luxurious office that belonged to Liu Yue, the first thing he saw was a stack of official report letters requesting transfer.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier. Although the Ming army in this era is no longer as military as it was hundreds of years ago, it is inevitable that the core positions of his subordinates are all his henchmen. Liu Yue had this kind of thing, and the subordinates who followed him to Northern Italy naturally didn't need to say much, and they all fell into bad luck with him. Not to mention the officers, even the soldiers who were transferred to the past to participate in the war were ordered to retire. Once being a prisoner, this kind of humiliating thing is unacceptable in the Ming army.

Liu Yue has already withdrawn from the scene, and his subordinates who remain in London naturally need to understand the situation. At this time, it should be a catastrophe to fly separately, and each find a family to develop elsewhere. Continuing to forcibly stay and occupy a position will naturally cause the new commander to be unhappy, and how humiliating will it be to be forcibly removed when the time comes?

Of course, this new commander is not talking about Zhang Cheng. They are all old men who have been in the army for many years, and everyone knows that Zhang Cheng is a transition. These officers did not want to make a bad impression on the new commander in the near future, so they took the initiative to vacate their positions.

Zhang Cheng paused slightly, and then stepped forward to pick up the stack of report letters from the desk. In other words, whoever sees these letters on their first day of taking office will be dissatisfied. What is the specific reason, Zhang Cheng knows very well in his heart, and he also knows that almost everyone does not take him seriously. Although it has always been very strong outside, he Zhang Cheng is still just a small person in the army.

Unbuckle the discipline button, take off your military hat, and make yourself a cup of coffee. Zhang Cheng sat down in his chair with a calm expression and began to read the report letters applying for transfer. In any case, Zhang Cheng is the commander of the garrison at the moment, so if you want to be transferred, you must have Zhang Cheng's signature and consent.

The office was very quiet, and Zhang Cheng was engrossed in carefully looking at each report letter, reading it very carefully. In the quiet office, there was only the rustle of turning paper. The slightest steam of heat bubbled up from the coffee cup next to his hand, and it didn't go away for a long time.

After a while, the corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth curled slightly, and he looked at a letter in his hand with an inexplicable smile on his face. The name of the person who wrote the letter was Chen Lu

"Bang!" After a loud bang, the office door was slammed open.

"Don't go too far!" Panting heavily, his chest rose and fell violently, and his bloodshot eyes Chen Lu raised his hand to Zhang Cheng, who was looking at him calmly, and shouted angrily.

Zhang Cheng hooked the corners of his mouth, and a playful smile appeared on his face. He picked up a pen and signed his name on the document in front of him, handing it to a lieutenant officer standing nearby. raised his head and looked at the angry Chen Lu, and waved his hand to let Guan Kuo and the others who rushed in go out first.

The lieutenant officer took his paperwork and left. When he went out, he quietly glanced at Chen Lu with disdain, and left with a sneer in his heart. Chen Lu is too greedy, as a warehouse supervisor, he completely wants money and does not want his life, even if the officers of the garrison go to receive all kinds of materials normally, they have to ask for goods. This style and character made his reputation in the entire garrison have long been ruined to the extreme. Seeing that he was unlucky, there were definitely more people who applauded than those who watched the excitement.

"Major Chen Lu." Zhang Cheng leaned back on the wide leather chair, crossed his fingers with his hands and clasped lightly, and looked at Chen Lu with a disdainful smile on his face, "You have been a soldier for so many years, has no one taught you how to speak and act when you see your commander?" ”

Zhang Cheng's voice was not loud, but it was cold.

After experiencing the baptism of war, Zhang Cheng's temperament has unconsciously undergone subtle changes. The vaguely displayed indifference made Chen Lu's anger subside quickly, and he didn't even dare to look directly into Zhang Cheng's eyes. After all, it is just a bureaucratic officer who sits in the office all the year round and intrigues, and in terms of momentum, it is impossible to compare with the real soldiers who have been on the bloody battlefield.

"Sir." Chen Lu reluctantly lowered his head slightly and saluted Zhang Cheng.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Cheng put his hands on his chin and asked with a cold gaze.

"Sir!" Chen Lu's expression suddenly became excited, "Why did you reject my transfer application!" ”

Chen Lu was extremely angry when he learned the news. In his opinion, this was undoubtedly Zhang Cheng's personal vendetta in the communiqué, and he was ready to continue to humiliate and torture him in the London garrison. He finally spent a lot of money to get through the road and got the opportunity to go to the Gibraltar fortress to continue to be a warehouse supervisor, but now things are stuck with Zhang Cheng. How can you not make Chen Lu anxious?

Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, "Who told you that I rejected your application for transfer?" ”

"Huh?" Chen Lu was stunned, he didn't expect Zhang Cheng to say that. Didn't he refuse? But apart from Zhang Cheng, who else can stumble on this matter?

The corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth hooked up an inexplicable smile: "It's the gendarmerie." ”

"Boom!"

There is no doubt that when Zhang Cheng said the three words of the gendarmerie, a thunderbolt sounded in Chen Lu's mind!

Gendarmerie! For an officer like Chen Lu, who is corrupt and derelict in his duties, there is nothing more terrible than the gendarmerie. Why did the gendarmerie prevent him from moving, just thinking about it made Chen Lu shudder.

Chen Lu, whose lips and teeth trembled together, turned his gaze to Zhang Cheng in disbelief.

"That's right." Zhang Cheng smiled indifferently, nodded and said, "I reported you." ”

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