Valen Staff of the Far Eastern Army

"Ah Xiu, do you understand the significance of Yang Minghua's deliberate promotion of you to the deputy commander this time?" Luo Bo's face was heavy, and there was no joy that his subordinates should have expressed after being promoted.

"Returning to Lord Luo, Xia Guan understands. ”

"Oh?"

Zi Chuanxiu's expression was equally solemn: "This means: in the future, you can also find a beautiful woman to be a secretary like an adult, hide wine in the office, and no longer have to be afraid of the prosecutor's office!"

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"Bastard, you don't have to use your brain, the order can be seen clearly: it was issued by Yang Minghua, the president!"

"So..."

"What kind of man is he—you know better than I do, right?"

Zi Chuan Xiu recited fluently: "Our esteemed President Yang Minghua is born with wisdom, clear command, wisdom and foresight in public affairs, noble morality in private morality, reliable character, cordial and kind to his subordinates, strict in self-discipline, lenient in treating others, loyal to the commander-in-chief, and even more rare He is selfless and distracting, single-mindedly only for the sake of the overall situation of the family, and is heartily loved by the officers and men of the whole army. No matter in terms of benevolence, wisdom, and bravery, he is an exemplary model for our Zichuan soldiers, and his subordinates are extremely respectful! My family has been greatly gifted by heaven, and the original god has given him eternal life, which is great for the whole clan..."

Luo Bo interrupted him: "Enough, I don't have 'ears' here, you can rest assured." ”

Zi Chuanxiu showed the most innocent smile again: "Why did Lord Luo Bo say this? What I just said is all the heartfelt words of the lower officials, please believe that the lower officials have a heartfelt love for His Excellency the President..."

Luo Bo stared at him as if trying to find a hint of falsehood in that smile - "Shikawa Xiu's smile" became a popular metaphor in later generations - usually used as a metaphor for fake salesmen, insurance brokers and the like - as before, Luo Bo found nothing.

"You won't forget everything that happened seven years ago, will you?"

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In March 771 of the Imperial Calendar, the Liufeng family launched a major offensive against the Zichuan family. The Flowing Wind Army's sneak attack troops entered from the path to bypass the border guards' defenses, and suddenly appeared outside the city. The head of the Zichuan family in the previous generation, Zichuan Yuanxing, thought that the Liufeng Army would not have a strong force if it was alone, and without waiting for reinforcements to arrive, he mobilized the zhōngyāng army and the Praetorian Guard army in Dìdū City to attack. As a result, they were ambushed, and the Zhōngyāng Army and the Praetorian Guard Army were almost completely annihilated, with more than 80,000 killed and Zichuan Yuanxing seriously wounded. At this time, the Zichuan family knew that the sneak attack force was led by the first heir of the Liufeng family, the cunning and wise Liufeng Xishan, with a force of up to 130,000 people!

Liufeng Xishan believed that the overall situation had been decided, and was not in a hurry to attack the city of Dìdū, which had strong fortifications, and divided 50,000 troops to go back to attack the border guards, and 50,000 infantry stayed behind to surround and attack Dìdū. At this time, the family Far East Army was at a critical juncture in the war with the Demon Clan, and the border guards and the Black Flag Army were all pinned down by the Liufeng Family Army and could not move. There were almost no available soldiers in the city, no generals to command, no reinforcements outside, and people were panicking, thinking that the family's demise was imminent!

At this time, Zichuan Xiu, who was still a cadet at the Far Eastern Military Academy, excused himself by saying "training", and with the acquiescence of the commander of the Far Eastern Army, Ge Yingxing (who was also the principal of the Far Eastern Military Academy), he led a team of 800 cavalry cadets and rushed back to Dìdū, only to meet his father-in-law Zichuan Yuanxing for the last time.

After the death of Zichuan Yuanxing, the family was leaderless, and the various forces of the Senate, the Governor's Office, the Command Office, and the Military Affairs Department were noisy, blaming each other, shirking responsibility, and saying that only they could save the family from peril--as a result, there was nothing to do, only meetings, discussions, elections, and voting-but no one knew how to deal with the 50,000-strong army outside the city. In a fit of rage, Zichuan Xiu used the 800 cavalry he brought back to launch a mutiny, and took control of the governor's office, the command office, the military affairs office and other important places, and obtained the right to transfer troops. He immediately issued an edict to the various legions and local garrisons, ordering them to reach Dìdū within a month—this was of course impossible, and if they did come, they would surely suffer heavy damage if they were pursued all the way, and it would also attract the Wandering Wind Army from other places to Dìdū.

The Liufeng family laughed up and down, saying that the new eleven-year-old leader of the Zichuan family had gone crazy and wanted to fight all the forces of the Zichuan family under Dìdū City - they laughed until that nightmarish night: on the night of the order, 800 jīng sharp cavalry, led by Zichuan Xiu, put on the uniforms of the Liufeng family and kicked into the Liufeng camp, killing people and setting fires, while spreading rumors: "Oh no, the main force of the Far Eastern Army has been killed!" The army of King Qin of the Zichuan family has all arrived, with a total strength of more than one million!"

Awakened in their sleep, the Windswept Army faced darkness, fire, swords and guns...... There was no effective resistance at all - and they couldn't resist either, everyone was dressed in the same costume, and people often shouted, "Don't fight! In such a difficult situation, the only way out is to strike first - the result is that more than half of the 20,000 people killed in the Flowing Wind family that night died at the hands of their own people.

Even Liufeng Xishan himself escaped death, and by dawn, he had just gathered his defeated troops and wanted to counterattack - but almost just before his team was about to gather, Zichuan Xiu's cavalry appeared, and there was a burst of slashing, and the frightened defeated soldiers were crushed with one blow. In the evening, Liufeng Xishan made another attempt to control the team, and as soon as the men and horses were assembled, the sound of the hoofs of the pursuing horses sounded......

The same process was repeated seven times!

By the eighth time, Liufeng Xishan had retreated to the border between the Liufeng family and the Zichuan family, with 300,000 vengeful and angry Zichuan border guards waiting in front of him, and Zichuan Xiu and Jīng sharp cavalry chasing after him like a wolf - he would rather kill himself with a gun than go back to fight Zichuan Xiu. The reason why he was able to escape was only because of his daughter's response to Liufeng Shuang, plus a little luck - later many war historians believed that if Zi Chuanxiu could command the whole army without an accident, even if there was a genius Liufeng Shuang's response, Liufeng Xishan would not be able to escape, let alone go back to inherit the position of the head of the Liufeng family.

But the 200,000 soldiers of the Liufeng Army who came with Liufeng Xishan obviously didn't have such a good daughter and luck, and less than a third of them could go back alive.

On the side of the Zichuan family, the luck of the victor is much worse than that of the loser. Zichuan Xiu was full of expectations that there would be a beautiful woman holding flowers to embrace the victor, but what he ushered in was: on the way to the pursuit, he was woken up from a dream in the barracks in the middle of the night, and found that his guards had all been disarmed, and the surrounding area was densely packed with heavily armed gendarmerie firing squads of the family prosecutor's office.

A polite military police officer told him with regret: "According to the order of President Yang Minghua, Your Excellency has been charged with "illegal mutiny", "committing the following crimes", "transferring troops without authorization", and "arbitrarily exercising authority", and has been ordered to be deprived of the command of the army. Your Excellency has the right to remain silent, and you may present your case at the Judge Advocate General's Conference..."

Every charge against him was a capital offense.

Later, because of the vigorous rescue of Zichuan Yuanxing's daughter Zichuan Ning, the secret help of Ge Yingxing, the commander of the Far East, the strong angry protest of the front-line soldiers, and the generous statement of his good friend, Sterling, who is also one of the three young heroes of Zichuan, at the military justice conference: "Loyalty is not guilty!" made Zichuan Xiu exempt from the death penalty.

Yang Minghua wanted to imprison him for life, but Ge Yingxing, the commander of the Far East, preemptively said lightly: "Wouldn't it be better to send him to serve in the most difficult Far East region? "Because Ge Yingxing's prestige is very high and the Far East Army is strong, Yang Minghua doesn't dare to turn over with him... So Zichuan Xiu joined the Far Eastern Army, starting from a labor soldier, until he was promoted to samurai, small flag samurai, red-clothed small flag, deputy flag, flag...

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Now Yang Minghua suddenly wants to skip the rank and promote him to be the deputy commander!

"My lord, I don't remember xìng very well, I don't know what you are referring to seven years ago?

Luo Bo: "Ah Xiu, you must know that people always want to put dangerous things where they can see them - your talents and strength are quite dangerous to someone. If you are honestly promoted to a red-clothed bannerman, you will be in command of 100,000 Far Eastern troops - someone will be unable to sleep at night because of this. ”

Zi Chuanxiu: "But if the lower official is promoted to deputy commander, wouldn't it be more difficult for someone to sleep?"

"The problem is that the Far Eastern Army now only has three active deputy commanders, and we don't have a spare establishment to accommodate you—understand?"

"Two days ago, Xia Guan heard that Deputy Commander Lei and Commander Ge Yingxing had a difference of opinion, and said that they were going to resign - wouldn't that be an establishment?"

"They have reconciled this morning, and Deputy Commander Lei has withdrawn his resignation letter. ”

"I heard that our Deputy Commander Lin Bing is getting married and will go on a honeymoon vacation for three months?"

"The groom-to-be ran away before the wedding, leaving only a note saying: I can't stand it!. Now the old virgin who has become hated because of love is arranging death squads to hunt him down..."

Zichuan Xiu sighed: "Now I only have one hope left: my lord, is your stomach ulcer likely to become cancerous in the near future......"

Robo: "........."

"So after you are promoted to deputy commander, you have to go back to dìdū and join the reserve officer incumbency. But Commander Ge Yingxing also thinks that this is better, because Miss Zi Chuanning is almost sixteen years old, and she is almost in the legal inheritance period—there is no guarantee that someone will not be killed because of this—you can go back and protect her nearby. ”

"But the fight between the lower officials is very watery..."

"You don't have to pretend to be stupid in front of me--you keep your set to coax Roger's group of fools! You were the one who assassinated the demon commander in Hengchuan, right? I know, you don't want "someone" to discover your talent and martial arts, but do you want to be able to trick me into the past?"

Zi Chuanxiu looked at him in surprise: "You..."

Luo Bo showed a sly smile: "I am a retainer of the Zichuan family, not a retainer of Yang Minghua. The object of my allegiance is surnamed Zichuan!"

"Yang Minghua is your boss..."

"I am the deputy commander of the Far East Army, and my immediate boss should be the commander of Ge Yingxing. Luo Bo said kindly, "My brother has always asked me to take care of you. ”

Zi Chuan Xiu recalled Luo Bo's meticulous care and care for him in the past six years, and a wave of heat surged in his heart, and he bowed deeply to the old man in front of him: "Zi Chuan Xiu is a thin body, thanks to the care of Commander Ge Yingxing and your lord... This kindness and this affection are difficult to repay in this life! Adults but have a life, Zichuan Xiu dares not to do his best, and he will not regret this life!"

Luo Bo stood up majestically: "At present, President Yang Minghua is leading the flight and is domineering, and no one can control him, and he already has a faint heart of disobedience! Deputy Commander Zi Chuan Xiu, I order you as the senior of the family: Do everything you can to protect Miss Zi Chuan Ning! She is the only flesh and blood left by Lord Yuanxing. ”

He bowed to Zichuan Xiu! "Ah Xiu, please!"

Zi Chuan Xiu raised his head and replied: "Yes! Zi Chuan Xiu has a breath of air, and will never let the young lady be hurt in the slightest! Please rest assured!" He bowed deeply and returned the salute, only to feel the pride in his chest.

"Oh, there's another thing: Didn't you just say that you would repay me with your life?

Zichuan Xiu resolutely: "No way! I'm just talking... Three bottles of 100-year-old wine, a bottle of royal brandy - more than my life!

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