Chapter 165: Sonic Boom Three Armies
Wei Lin, who thought that he was snubbed by Ma Hong's involvement in the rebellion case of King Yong, came to Qingzhou and saw Zhu Sheng's handwritten secret letter before he suddenly realized that His Majesty had not abandoned himself, but had entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.
After Chang Gaoyuan secretly left, all military and political affairs in Qingzhou were in charge of special envoy Wei Lin, and the generals of the Qingzhou battalion needed to cooperate carefully and not slack off.
The officers and men of the border army are strong in combat and even more unruly in temperament. There is a history to follow for eunuchs with no experience in leading troops to serve as the supervising army, and the soldiers can reluctantly accept it, but it is unprecedented in ancient and modern times for eunuchs to directly become the head of an army.
Although it was only during the period when Chang Gaoyuan left to exercise the responsibility of the general army, with the urine of the officers and soldiers in Qingzhou, it was absolutely necessary to give Wei Lin a dismount and give him some color.
But Wei Lin is not a vegetarian either.
After Chang Gaoyuan left, seeing that the eyes of the brave soldiers around him were a little wrong, Wei Lin was not in a hurry, smiled slightly, and ordered the whole battalion to gather tomorrow morning, and the acting chief soldier wanted to parade.
Hey! This lack of a dog thing that is neither male nor female is trying to play prestige.
Get! Tomorrow morning you look good.
The soldiers of the Qingzhou battalion secretly glanced at each other, and the corners of their mouths showed a cruel smile.
Early in the morning of the second day, all the elite soldiers and horses of the Qingzhou battalion assembled under the Xuanhuang Pass, ready to give the new acting general a dismount.
30,000 brave men lined up neatly on the large playground, but they were silent, and they could almost be heard dropping.
Chang Gaoyuan's strictness in governing the army can be seen.
Wei Lin, who was wearing a suit of chain mail, a big red cloak, and a long knife hanging from his waist, walked onto the parade platform surrounded by Zhang Hua, deputy commander of the Qingzhou battalion, Li Wentai, commander of the baggage battalion, and other generals.
Wei Lin walked to the middle of the parade platform, and as soon as he stood firm facing the military formation, drums like thunder sounded on both sides of the parade platform.
Knock knock knock...
The drumming will advance, and the gold will be withdrawn.
When the drums sound, it means an attack.
When the last drum fell, I saw 30,000 soldiers suddenly draw their swords and point obliquely at the sky, roaring in unison.
"Kill!"
The 30,000 snow-bright blades formed a sea of silver light, reflecting the light of the rising sun, which made Wei Lin's eyes hurt.
Thirty thousand roars full of murderous intent converged into thunder, shaking the parade platform trembling slightly.
The generals of the Qingzhou battalion standing behind Wei Lin and on both sides were proud, and their eyes were all focused on Wei Lin's body, waiting to see his jokes.
People who have never experienced such battles are usually so frightened that their faces are pale, their hands and feet tremble, they cannot stand steadily, and in severe cases, they are even scared to urinate on the spot.
But Wei Lin's performance was beyond the expectations of the generals.
I saw him smiling, as if he was quite satisfied with the morale of the soldiers. After the soldiers' voices dissipated, Wei Lin took a deep breath, and then roared violently.
"Kill!"
In a trance, the generals seemed to see a circle of rippled sound waves spreading around Wei Lin, and the next moment, they were unsteady and unsteady by an unstoppable force. At the same time, there was a sharp pain and buzzing in both ears.
The soldiers in the first two rows near the parade platform were directly bombarded by the sound wave and fell to the ground, and the rest of the soldiers also covered their ears with shocked expressions.
This... This... Is this a roar that a man can make?
This... Could this imperial envoy be... Monk!
Ordinary soldiers didn't understand, but the generals had already guessed his identity based on Wei Lin's roar.
How can a monk be in charge of the army?
Isn't this going to be a big mess!
Monks are not allowed to interfere in political affairs and military affairs, which was the rule defined by the hunting of gods and the practice of 800 years ago. The Great Yan Dynasty has been able to continue to this day, and the border army can win more and lose less in the battle with the demons, relying on this iron law.
Otherwise, once a monk is involved in the battlefield, any elite and any iron army will become a joke.
How can mortals compete with the immortals!
With a voice that shocked the audience, Wei Lin was proud in his heart, and his eyes swept over the generals of the Qingzhou battalion behind him, and saw that they were all exposed
With a worried look, he had already guessed their concerns, and took out something from his arms and threw it to Deputy Chief Soldier Zhang Hua.
Zhang Hua stretched out his hand to catch it, but it was a token.
The side of the token facing Zhang Hua at this time is engraved with the words 'δ½₯δΊ' Wei.
Zhang Hua, who didn't know why, flipped the token over, and saw the handwriting on the other side, and the worries in his heart dissipated instantly.
Immortal Division.
Connecting the handwriting on both sides of the token is the matter of the Immortal Division-Wei.
Wei what?
Wei Lin, of course.
"The generals don't need to worry, in addition to running errands for Your Majesty in the palace, the miscellaneous family is also in the name of the Immortal Division. A few days ago, someone reported that the military accounts of the Qingzhou battalion did not match the real thing. The Immortal Division has the authority to verify the army's quartermaster accounts, spy on intelligence, and rectify corruption, so the miscellaneous family is here to investigate the case."
Zhu Sheng knew that except for Chang Gaoyuan, no one in the court could suppress this group of arrogant soldiers in the Qingzhou battalion. But there are always exceptions to everything, and this exception is Wei Lin.
First of all, Wei Lin is a close person around Zhu Sheng, and he doesn't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, and the generals of the Qingzhou camp have to give some face.
Moreover, the identity of Wei Lin's eunuch is also a reassuring pill for the generals of the Qingzhou battalion, there is no precedent for a eunuch to serve as a chief military officer in the history of the dynasty, so it is really just a proxy for a while, and there is no intention of taking the opportunity to seize power, you can rest assured.
And the most important thing is that Wei Lin also has the identity of a heavy immortal secretary, with his seven-grade cultivation, he can easily subdue the unruly officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou battalion, and at the same time, he does not have to worry about breaking the rules that monks are not allowed to interfere in military affairs, and he will not be truthful.
As for the investigation that Wei Lin said, it is really just a reason.
However, after a simple military parade, Wei Lin, accompanied by Zhang Hua, the deputy commander-in-chief, and Li Wentai, the commander of the baggage battalion, pretended to go around the camp, and the right was to collect clues for the investigation of the case and investigate the scene.
During this period, Wei Lin excused himself and went to the toilet to swallow a pill.
Wei Lin's seven-grade cultivation originated from the cultivation of the Divine Trapping Technique, which recorded the various sects of exercises collected by the Divine Trapper, among which there was a Buddhist Sect Exercise called the Lion's Roar Gong.
This technique can use spiritual power to emit a thunderous roar to scare the enemy. However, in the duel between the monks, this exercise was like a chicken rib and was gradually abandoned.
However, this exercise is very suitable for Wei Lin, whether it is to increase the momentum when reading the holy decree, or to maintain order during the court meeting or to pass on the emperor's dictation, the help of this exercise can achieve twice the result with half the effort, so it is learned and used skillfully.
The 'kill' that shocked the audience before was made by him with a lion's roar.
The effect was naturally immediate, but it also cost Wei Lin eighty percent of his strength. After roaring that throat, Wei Lin was actually almost collapsed due to the excessive consumption of spiritual power, so he came to a place where no one was to swallow the elixir to restore his spiritual power.
Wei Lin didn't have the same good luck as Rong Fei, and he had only saved a few lowest-grade ninth-grade elixirs over the years. After taking it, I waited for a while before my spiritual power gradually recovered. After his hands and feet had strength again, Shi Shiran walked out of the latrine and went to the barracks to inspect.
The Qingzhou battalion was formed by private soldiers recruited by Chang Gaoyuan, half of the military salary came from household expenses, and half was raised by Chang Gaoyuan himself. Around the Qingzhou camp, there are also four regular soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and the four guards of Qingzhou are left and right. These four guards are also under the jurisdiction of the Qingzhou General Military Officer, but the military salary is all from the supply of the household department.
All five camps were inspected, and even if it was just a matter of sightseeing, it took a whole day to go around.
Near evening, Wei Lin, Zhang Hua, and Li Wentai rode out of the camp of the Qingzhou guards and rushed back to Xuanhuang Pass in the afterglow of the setting sun.
When Xuanhuang Pass was in sight, Wei Lin, who was sitting on a horse, was attracted by a bright light.
"Huh~"
Wei Lin grabbed the reins and asked the war horse to stop, and then pointed to the low mountain with dense forests growing four or five miles in front of the left.
"Where is that?"
Without waiting for Zhang Hua to answer, Li Wentai drove his horse to Wei Lin's side and explained with a smile.
"It's just a wild mountain forest, and the firewood used for heating in the winter is taken from there. At the foot of the mountain, there is a wood drying yard. In the summer, the soldiers went up the mountain to cut down the trees and dried them in the woodyard, and in the autumn, the dried trees were sawn into small pieces and transported back to the customs in horse-drawn carts."
"Oh, I see, the miscellaneous family hasn't seen it yet, and it's not far away, so I'll go over and take a look."
After that, he didn't wait for Li Wentai to answer, so he rode his horse and ran towards the mountain forest.
Zhang Hua hurriedly rode his horse to follow, but Li Wentai hesitated for a moment before lightly kicking the horse's belly.
"It's just a pile of rotten wood, nothing to look at. Wei Gong, you have worked hard all day, and seeing that the sky is about to get dark, you should rush back to the customs as soon as possible, eat and drink and sleep comfortably. Although Qingzhou is bitterly cold, there are also some wild game products that are not available in Kyoto City, and they should have been cooked properly at this time, just wait for Wei Gong to go back and taste them."
Li Wentai caught up with Wei Lin's horse and persuaded with a smiling face.
"There's no hurry, it's not far anyway, just take a look."
Wei Lin said perfunctorily, raised the horsewhip and whipped it heavily on the horse's buttocks, and the head of the war horse under the crotch instantly surpassed the horse that Li Wentai was sitting on.
Zhang Hua also caught up at this time, and went hand in hand with Li Wentai.
"Duke Wei has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and when he first came to the northern realm, he naturally felt fresh to see everything, so let him go."
Li Wentai nodded, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.
The three of them rode horses, and the distance of four or five miles was reached in an instant.
At the foot of the low mountain, a flat area is enclosed by a simple wooden fence, and there are logs stacked in it that look like hills, which is what Li Wentai called the wood drying field.
The three dismounted outside the fence and climbed over the waist-high fence into the woodyard.
As Li Wentai said, there is really nothing to see here except wood and wood.
But Wei Lin was like a curious baby, touching the log and kicking the stump.
"Didn't you say that in autumn these trees would be sawn into small pieces and transported back to Kannai, why is there still so much firewood here?"
Wei Lin picked up a wooden stick of suitable thickness and length and played around in his hand, and asked Li Wentai.
"Back to Duke Wei, the demon clan outside the gate has not come to attack this year, and there has been no war. The subordinates were worried that the soldiers would be idle for too long, so they organized them to take turns to go up the mountain to cut trees, and cut down trees as demon cubs, so as to vent their excess energy, so as not to make other moths, so they cut down more. These are redundant and will be used again next year."
Li Wentai explained respectfully.
"Oh! I see, it's a good idea. It seems that Commander Li's ability to lead the army is not bad, and he is indeed a strong general, and there are no weak soldiers under him."
"Duke Wei has a good reputation, and the lower officials have just learned a little bit from the general soldiers. Ay... Wei Gong, what are you doing?"
Before Li Wentai could finish speaking, he saw Wei Lin walking towards the mountain road leading to the low mountain with a wooden stick. Li Wentai was suddenly a little anxious, and he was about to step forward to stop him.
Seeing this, Zhang Hua hurriedly grabbed him and complained in a low voice.
"He can do whatever he likes, let him go. These eunuchs are like pinheads, and if they make him unhappy, it won't be a trouble to go back to Kyoto and join the Great Shuai again."
With that, he chased after Wei Lin, who had already stepped on the mountain road.
"Gong Wei, the mountain road is steep, you should be slow and be careful of falling."
Li Wentai, who stayed in place, changed his face, and his right hand had already touched the handle of the knife on his waist.
Do you want... Kill somebody to do away with a witness!