Chapter 358: Benevolence
Taishan does not let the soil, so it can become its big; the river and the sea do not choose a trickle, so it can be deep; the king is not only the people, so he can understand his virtue.
Li Xiaofeng's words were beyond everyone's expectations, but on the whole, he was happy, at least Lan Jiu had passed the trial of the Fourth Army. With a slight look in his eyes, Lan Jiu was grateful, "Thank you General Li for your generosity and kindness, thank you!"
"Hehe, I think this result, Murong Hou Ye should also be satisfied, right?" Li Xiaofeng said softly.
"Hehe, it's bothering General Li!" Murong Yunfan nodded nonchalantly, his gaze moved back to Lan Jiu, and said softly, "Do you know why I told you just now that you should be worthy of your heart and do things?"
Murong Yunfan's words will naturally not be as simple as the surface. It's just that Lan Jiu couldn't understand it, so he could only shake his head helplessly.
But he only heard Murong Yunfan continue, "The battle between the demon clan and the human race has lasted a little too long... From emerging to rapid rise, in fact, it is only a short period of time, whether it is technology or culture, the demon race seems to have grown a little too fast, do you know, why is that?"
Lan Jiu was stunned, shook his head, and said helplessly, "I don't know!"
"Because at this time, the demon clan has absorbed too much of our human power... Those human beings, with their own culture and civilization, spread to the demon clan, and slowly took root in the demon clan, and these humans who took refuge in the demon clan are also called degenerates by us!" At this time, Li Xiaofeng replied.
"Fallen?" Lan Jiu quickly recalled the name, his brain indexing quickly. Then he asked puzzledly, "But isn't it recorded in the history books that the fallen ones were before the end of the day?" Could it be that there were still fallen people later?"
In fact, Lan Jiu also had an answer in his heart. When he was serving as the Dark Moon Envoy in Guyue City, Yue Han on the Tibetan Soldier Pavilion didn't tell him that the same preservation and distribution of those weapons, pills, and exercises was to prevent human beings from falling into the abyss of desire.
It's just that what he said at that time wasn't clear, so Lan Jiu still doesn't know much about it.
"Otherwise, what do you think? The so-called degenerate must exist!" Li Xiaofeng said sharply, "Not only will our Fourth Army set a test of quality and character, but also the first three armies, this is a rule established by the emperor a long time ago, and morality has long become an important benchmark for selecting talents!"
Speaking of this, Li Xiaofeng was a little helpless, and said in a low voice, "Otherwise, why do you think that in every big battle, we human powerhouses rarely make a move? Just like just now, the loss of the human race is definitely not small, but as soon as you make a move, the demon clan is directly defeated... The strong can win on the battlefield very quickly, but for the weak, there will be a deep thirst for power!"
"If this kind of desire is used in the right way, it is fine, but as long as you move the wrong thought, it is easy to fall into the trap of desire... And don't forget, although the strong are strong, but after all, the number is limited, and the confrontation between humans and demons is still the most ordinary soldiers!" Li Xiaofeng then added.
Murong Yunfan also nodded, and said sternly, "You still have a long way to go, and it is up to you how you should go and how you choose the road in the future, but remember four words, and you are worthy of your heart... There are too many desires in this world, so you must keep your heart, behave and do things, and never fall into the abyss of desire!"
Lan Jiu and the others nodded lightly, acquiescing to Murong Yunfan's words, but their eyes were cast on the battlefield in the distance.
And at this time, the general surnamed Zhang finally came over and said respectfully, "Knock on the Marquis of Murong, knock on General Li, General Lan!"
Although Lan is a third-rank general like him, after the battle just now, he can naturally see that Lan Jiu is not the same as him. His eyes slowly moved to Li Yixiang and the three of them, and he secretly praised them in his heart, he could exude an aura at a young age, but he was afraid that they were all young geniuses like Lan Jiu.
Li Xiaofeng regained his serious face and asked sharply, "General Zhang, report the loss of the two sides!"
The general surnamed Zhang arched his hand, and then said with some excitement, "If the material damage is not counted, our side has 3,120 killed and 1,400 disabled, including two generals in the Jindan period, twelve generals in the Qi training and foundation building period... As for the demon clan, the number of dead is more than 90,000, and the last less than 2,000 captives have been imprisoned by me and are waiting for General Li's disposal!"
Li Xiaofeng was not much surprised by this result, after all, with his reputation as a laughing mad sage, the general situation on the battlefield had already been imprinted in his mind. Then I saw him change the topic and ask in a low voice, "Then I don't know what you have to say about General Lan's leadership?"
The general surnamed Zhang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Li Xiaofeng to suddenly ask like this. His gaze shifted from Lan Jiu and Li Xiaofeng for a moment, and then he said firmly, "It can only be described in eight big words, a genius from the sky, a majestic soldier!"
Such an evaluation is very high, and it also makes Lan Jiu infinitely useful, and there is some joy and satisfaction in his heart.
Li Xiaofeng continued to ask, "Then I want General Lan to serve as the deputy general of our Fourth Army, I don't know what General Zhang wants?"
As soon as Li Xiaofeng said this, several people were a lot more serious, and it seemed that they had finally asked the question. Lan Jiu also hurriedly pricked up his ears and listened, if General Zhang didn't agree, I was afraid that the rest of the soldiers would not recognize his name as a deputy general.
General Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then chuckled, "How can I disagree with General Li's words? General Lan is like a god with soldiers, and he cherishes the lives of his soldiers so much, I must raise my hands in favor of letting him serve as the deputy general of our Fourth Army!"
Li Xiaofeng smiled and said in a low voice, "Okay, I know, you can step down!"
After General Zhang retreated, Li Xiaofeng looked at Lan Jiu and smiled, and said in a low voice, "Haha, here in advance to congratulate General Lan on taking the position of deputy general of our Fourth Army, I don't know if I can go back, and officially inform the three armies with me, and by the way, inform them of this great victory?"
Lan Jiu naturally didn't have an opinion, nodded and replied firmly, "Naturally willing!"
With a turn of his gaze, he once again returned to the Chinese army account of the Fourth Army.
"Haha, congratulations, General Lan has passed the three major trials we set so easily, it's really gratifying!"
"Congratulations to General Lan on his promotion to the position of deputy general of the Fourth Army!"
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All of a sudden, the voices of congratulations flowed endlessly. In fact, Lan Jiu's performance on the battlefield was clear to them. In order to ensure that the results of the trial are fair and just, every move during the trial will naturally not escape the eyes of these people. And with their old fox personality, it is naturally clear that they should have a good relationship with this Blue Vice General in advance.
After Lan Jiu responded one by one, under the leadership of Li Xiaofeng, several people also appeared on a high platform. There are already thousands of troops below, and those people are all the elite of the Fourth Army.
"All the beloved generals, thanks to the joint efforts of everyone, just now, we have achieved a revolutionary victory!" Li Xiaofeng raised the sword in his hand and said domineeringly, "An army of 30,000 people, with less than 5,000 manpower damage, defeated the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the demon clan, this victory is really too timely!"
"Roar, roar, roar!"
These soldiers are all rough people, and naturally they have no other words to express their excitement. can only let out the joy in his heart through the simplest roar.
Li Xiaofeng's eyes froze slightly, and he said firmly, "In addition, today I am also announcing another news... Our Fourth Army ushered in an adjutant general, Lan Jiu, today, and the great victory just now was won by his soldiers. From this day on, his words represent my orders!"
The cold, dead silence of the cold scene made Lan Jiu and Li Xiaofeng both embarrassed, but it was also expected.
"I know that you generals still have doubts about this, but I can guarantee that Vice General Lan has passed the three levels of trials we set!" Li Xiaofeng said firmly, "In the first level, he killed the king of the demon clan one by one, and in the second level, he led 30,000 people to defeat the demon clan with three times the strength, and in the third level, for the life of the soldiers, he consciously asked me to give up the trial of the second level... How can such a person who is brave and sympathetic to the soldiers not be able to serve as the deputy general of the Fourth Army?"
At this time, Lan Jiu knew that it was time for him to appear, so he stepped forward and said firmly, "I, Lan Jiu, swear in the name of a warrior that I will defend the honor and reputation of the Fourth Army with my freedom and life. The sword in your hand will also fight for this, and I hope you will be able to give me a lot of advice!"
The voice fell, but only heard below, a familiar figure came, "Obey the orders of Vice General Lan!"
looked at the source of the voice, but saw that it was the general surnamed Zhang. I saw that the general surnamed Zhang and the thousands of soldiers behind him were all looking at Lan Jiu on the high platform with respect and adoration, only by personally experiencing that war could they know how powerful and smart Lan Jiu was.
It was like a shocking word, and then it was an unbearable response, and soon, after the words of "obey the orders of Vice General Lan", the name of Lan Jiu, the deputy general, was finally well deserved.
The rest of the matter is much simpler, just a simple handover of documents and tokens. Li Xiaofeng was extremely satisfied with Lan Jiu, and naturally he didn't make it difficult, not only that, but he also strongly begged him to stay in the Fourth Army and command the thousands of troops under his command. He even assured that when Lan Jiu grew up, he was willing to hand over the entire Fourth Army to Lan Jiu in charge.
However, everyone knows very well in their hearts that Lan Jiu will never stop here, and there are more difficult tasks and challenges waiting for him in the distance.