Chapter 481: Choosing a General
A hundred military sticks is really nothing for a cultivator, and sometimes the army will even make a kind of rod made of fine iron, so that the punished cultivator can also suffer a little. However, there are not many cultivators in this world, and there are even fewer who can join the army and are willing to serve the country, so no matter how irritable the commander is, he also knows the preciousness of these people, and the army has always been tolerant of cultivators, and they will not be punished at will unless they commit a serious crime.
However, Xiang Chu's palm seemed to use seventy percent of his strengthβthis was almost trying to beat Cheng Shuangaxe to death.
Not to mention that he was forced to eat a hundred iron rods later.
Maybe Xiang Chu felt that with Cheng Shuangaxe's cultivation realm, whether he took his palm or ate a hundred military sticks, it would not endanger his life, but in Long Ju's opinion, the punishment was too heavy after all.
Moreover, in the past few days, the black cavalry has attacked the grain team everywhere, and it is not only Cheng Shuangaxe's team that has lost grain and grass.
Even, in order to find out the intentions of the black horse, Xiang Chu deliberately did not make any effective deployment, but sent someone to replace some grain and grass with straw, which was clearly given to the black riders to burn, but why did he want to be angry at Cheng Shuangaxe this time?
Thinking of this, Long Ju slowly took out a blue and white porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out a vermilion pill from it, and suddenly, the entire big tent was filled with a refreshing fragrance.
"What's, what is this?"
Cheng Shuangaxe let Long Ju help him half-leaning on the head of the bed, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"This is what my mother gave me before I set out on the expedition, Heart Protector. β
Cheng Shuangaxe's eyes changed from surprise to disbelief, he thought that Long Ju was just looking at his injuries, and he never thought that Long Ju, who was General Yunlu, would even take out his family secret medicine.
It's just that soon, he chuckled, calmly picked up the small pill with his fat big hand, and threw it into his mouth like eating jelly beans, maybe the pill was slightly bitter, and his brows wrinkled.
"You didn't come to bring me medicine, did you? Tell me, is there something you want me to do?" Cheng Shuangaxe smashed his mouth, as if he had tasted some sweetness in the pill, and he felt a little unfinished.
Long Ju was carrying the medicine bottle back into his arms, his movements stopped slightly, and then a smile stretched on his face, and said: "General Xiang said that you are hiding deeply, I have already refuted two sentences, but now that General Cheng is speaking bluntly, I can't hide it anymore." β
"Hey, what's the big deal? Do you still need to bother General Yunlu to invite him personally? Don't ...... My old Cheng doesn't have such a big face. Cheng Shuangaxe's body sank down, and retracted into the quilt again, leaving only a big head outside, with a triumphant face.
Long Ju intimately tucked the corners of Cheng Shuangaxe, and said with a smile: "Why should General Cheng be arrogant? β
Cheng Shuangaxe obviously didn't appreciate this feeling, rolled his eyes and said: "Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief." β
Long Ju didn't care that he said something ugly, at least Cheng Shuangaxe didn't get angry on the spot, so he continued to speak unhurriedly: "Yesterday, the people I sent out caught a black cavalry general named Tu Ergou. β
"And then?" Cheng Shuangaxe's eyes lit up slightly, and he probably guessed what this general was going to face next.
"This General Tu...... It's a hard bone, obviously Master Yu personally interrogated, but he can still survive a day and a night under his hands before he speaks. Long Ju crossed his arms and said words of praise on his lips, but his expression was tinged with mockery.
"Do you Wen Jiang have to talk like this?" Cheng Shuangaxe glanced at Long Ju, "If you sell Guan Zi again, Lao Tzu can sleep." β
Long Ju straightened his posture and said, "From his mouth, we have received information that the ultimate goal of the Mo cavalry is Liyang, and the reason why they raid our grain transport team everywhere is just to confuse the public and divert our troops. β
"Liyang?" Cheng Shuangaxe suddenly threw away the quilt, his eyes changed, and he pondered: "If it's Liyang...... It's an important place. β
The Tang army came across the border this time, and the transfer of grain and grass itself was the biggest trouble, but the trouble was trouble, and in the end, these grains and grass were transferred.
Liyang is a big warehouse for them to store grain.
Among them, millet alone is enough to supply 100,000 Tang troops, and compared with the total amount of grain in stock, the black cavalry is only a fraction of what the black cavalry has been killing everywhere these days. If the black cavalry really has tens of thousands of people, just one fire can make them 100,000 Tang troops drink the northwest wind.
"Do you want me to defend the soil?" Cheng Shuangaxe's eyes rolled.
"The general is a smart man. Long Ju slapped his face, and suddenly changed his words: "It's a pity that the general guessed wrong this time." β
Cheng Shuangaxe couldn't help but sit up and laughed: "No one has ever praised me Lao Cheng for being a smart person, they all call Lao Tzu General Pig Killer, General Long shouldn't have something to say?"
Long Ju waved his hand and said seriously: "I heard your subordinates tell you about the details of that battle, and General Cheng's performance in that battle is by no means a reckless man who only knows how to go on a rampage. Even if it were me, with 1,500 infantry as the main force to deal with a thousand well-equipped black horsemen, it would never be good. General Cheng actually saw the key points at that time, and even almost took the command among the thousands of troops, once gained the upper hand, and finally, he resolutely retreated after discovering that the general trend had gone, which is enough to prove that the general has his own strategy in his heart. β
Cheng Shuangaxe smiled heartily, patting Long Ju's shoulder vigorously, but he didn't feel rude at all: "Hahahaha! Sure enough, the words with a little ink in the stomach are good!" But just now you just cared about putting gold on my face, my old Cheng really can't stand it, I'm not afraid to tell you, those two leading boys are not simple roles, the last sword of the stinky boy with the sword has a bit of a little grandmaster's appearance, even my old Cheng has to avoid its edge temporarily, and the other one uses a halberd, the momentum is strong and heavy, and the moves are all with the aura of battlefield killing, General Xiang has also used a halberd, isn't it? There are a few tricks that are really a little bit like that...... I also saw that I couldn't take them for a while, so I didn't hurry up and leave, so as not to lose my life in vain. β
"Able to bend...... Neng Shen, General Cheng...... It's really a big ...... Husband. Long Ju gave a thumbs up, but the words he said were interrupted by Cheng Shuangaxe's vigorous slap.
Although Cheng Shuangaxe could hear that this was a sycophant on the surface, he still felt comfortable: "Okay, don't talk about these things that you don't have, it's not for me to let Lao Cheng defend the soil, what do you want me to do?"
"I'll defend it myself. Long Ju did not hide, and said bluntly: "These days, General Xiang has adjusted the distribution of troops, and now there are only more than 20,000 people left around Pinggu. β
"Do you want me to fight Guo Kai?" Cheng Shuangaxe perked up, and his voice was so loud that he almost overturned the top of the tent, "This is bad! It's much better than transporting grain!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and stood up like a nobody!
Long Ju was dumbfounded, but he couldn't help but laugh when he looked at him hurriedly starting to put on his armor: "What, General Cheng doesn't need to recuperate from his injuries?"
Cheng Shuangaxe grinned, and his voice was like a loud bell: "What kind of injuries do you raise? My old Cheng has rough skin and thick meat, and the lord of the country couldn't do anything with me back then...... Hey, I'm just trying to hide from the lazy in the name of recuperating from my injuries, who wants to transport the grain and grass of Nalaoshzi......"
Hearing that he was so sincere, Long Ju smiled and said, "General Cheng is really a wonderful person. β
"I only told you, you can't betray me, if Xiang Chu knows, hey, he has to drag me out and beat me to death with a stick. β
Cheng Shuangaxe's hands paused, the armor hung on him a little listlessly, and he muttered: "My old Cheng thinks that he is not his opponent now...... It's just a great grandmaster realm, grandpa, I can't beat it today, I always have a chance to beat it in this life!"
In fact, he knew better than anyone else in his heart that Xiang Chu was younger than him, but his cultivation qualifications far surpassed him by more than one point, and even the arm strength he thought was strong was not worth mentioning in front of Xiang Chu.
Everyone in the Tang Kingdom knew that the eighteen-year-old Xiang Chu was already born with divine power, and the lord of the country was just a joke, so he really raised the big tripod used to worship in the palace in front of hundreds of officials.
Pull out the mountains and cover the world.
The lord of the country naturally attached great importance to him, and recruited him into the army at the age of eighteen, but what he didn't expect was that he could achieve the realm of a grandmaster within twenty years, and once became a legend in the Tang Dynasty.
It's just that the only thing that makes Cheng Shuangaxe shameful is that Xiang Chu has obviously won the weight of the country's master, but because of Yang Taizhen's several promotions, he completely fell to Yang Taizhen's side and became a woman's eagle dog minions.
Of course, he wouldn't say these words in front of the dragon horse, and neatly put on a suit of armor, he said to the dragon horse: "I'm going to leave now?"
"I've already ordered the soldiers and horses, just waiting for the general to get them. Long Ju stood up and made a "please" gesture, looking extremely polite.
"Looks like you expected me to say yes?"
"I just think that General Cheng should have no reason to refuse. The dragon foal raised his hand, and a piece of Ugin token was tossed lightly.
"General Yun Lu is General Yun Lu in the end. Cheng Shuangaxe grabbed the token, stared at it for a while, and said with a smile: "My old Cheng is just a young general, under Xiang Chu's military order, what reason can I refuse......? But my old Cheng is a real person, and I don't do as much as you think. β
After speaking, Cheng Shuangaxe strode to the tent door, lifted the curtain, and walked out without looking back.