Early the next morning, a huge square formation gathered in the school grounds of Surabaya City, all holding long spears and waiting in formation.

The densely packed spear points like hedgehogs are intimidating. Today, five thousand elite soldiers from Nanjiang Road will perform martial arts in front of Shangguan Taiqing, so that the uncle of the country can see the power of the southern Xinjiang army.

Shangguan Taiqing's figure appeared on the general stage, looking down at the entire school ground.

Fifth Heart Rou and Luo Peiyin accompanied him on the left and right, and on both sides were a group of military generals and civil servants. At this time, these people already knew Luo Peiyin's identity, and they all greeted him with smiles.

Ruan Zhixiong strode to the general platform, bowed and shouted: "The formation of the Southern Xinjiang Army has been completed. Please give me your instructions!"

"Let's get started." Fifth Xinrou waved her hand slightly.

"promise!"

"Bang the drum!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Ooh, ooh!"

"Kill, kill!"

Rows of soldiers formed a spear formation, waving their spears and slowly advancing forward. Suddenly, there was an icy aura on the school grounds that shot straight into the sky. This was the so-called murderous aura.

Luo Peiyin looked a little dazed. He had been staying in the capital, and most of the people he interacted with were wealthy young men. This was the first time he had seen such close-range drills by elite soldiers. In his knowledge, it was only occasionally seen.

The Imperial City Imperial Guards that I saw were so imposing.

Luo Peiyin was in a daze. It would be wonderful if all these elite troops obeyed his orders.

After the drill, Shangguan Taiqing laughed loudly: "The military is at its peak, reward!"

"Thank you, sir!" Ruan Zhixiong bowed in response.

"With soldiers like these, why worry about the endless banditry? In my opinion, the infantry of Nanjiang Road are no different than the cavalry of Beiliang." Shangguan Taiqing said with a smile.

The soldiers in Nanjiang Road were all subordinates of his younger brother. In other words, these soldiers and horses were the source of the confidence of his Shangguan family. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the Shangguan family would also have such strong strength.

Fifth Xinrou smiled and explained at the side: "This infantry is called Bu Tuozu. They are all selected from Nanjiang Road. Everyone has amazing arm strength and has been on the battlefield for many years. And this spear phalanx is also called Nanjiang Spear Formation.

, I came up with it when I had nothing to do, and it is an excellent weapon for infantry battles! This time I relied on 20,000 infantry soldiers to defeat the thief general Qin Xiaotian."

"Southern Xinjiang Spear Formation, Steps and Soldiers?"

Shangguan Taiqing muttered it several times in a low voice, and then clapped his hands: "Not bad, very good!"

Before Fifth Xinrou could speak, Shangguan Taiqing suddenly turned around and asked, "I heard that during this battle, there was a young captain who beheaded an enemy general in battle on Longyuan Mountain. I wonder where he is?"

When the military report was delivered to Shangguan Taiqing, he paid special attention to this person. The young and handsome man was now the help his Shangguan family desperately needed.

Fifth Xinrou waved his hand and shouted without hesitation:

"Ma Xu, come out and pay homage to your lord!"

"Bang, bang, bang~"

Dugunan strode up to Shangguan Taiqing with a quick stride, clasped his fists and shouted: "Ma Xu, the new camp captain, has met the Lord Shangshu!"

Shangguan Taiqing looked him up and down. Ma Xu, that is, Dugu Nan's eyes were filled with pride, and his body exuded an unruly air.

"Where are you from?" Shangguan Taiqing asked softly.

"Return to your lord, people from Lingzhou!"

"how old are you?"

"Twenty-eight?"

"Why join the army?"

Dugu Nan shouted softly: "When the country is in danger, everyone is responsible. The general will not bear the country to be harassed by war. He only wants to put down the rebels as soon as possible and share the emperor's worries!"

Dugu Nan answered so meticulously that Shangguan Taiqing couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and his tone was full of domineering.

"General Dugu killed the rebels on the battlefield and defeated the enemy army in one fell swoop. I have already requested that he be promoted to a higher rank."

Wu Xinrou obviously had good intentions, but never thought that Dugu Nan would say coldly: "They are just rebels, not worth mentioning."

Fifth Xinrou frowned, retracted her chair and stopped talking.

Shangguan Taiqing felt a little surprised, as if there was some conflict between the two people.

"Sir, if nothing happens, I will go back to the camp first." Dugu Nan said in a deep voice.

"Go on, go down and have a good rest."

"Thank you, sir!"

After the figure walked away, Shangguan Taiqing asked: "It seems you don't like this general?"

"It's hard to say whether you like him or not. This man is too unruly. Although he has made a lot of achievements in the army, he has caused unparalleled disasters. If there are generals like him in the army, how can I lead the army?

"Difu Xinrou said with a bitter smile.

"That's it." Shangguan Taiqing nodded thoughtfully.

…

While the army was encamping, Luo Peiyin and Shangguan Taiqing were standing next to the map. Although neither of them knew anything about military affairs, they could still barely understand the map.

"Father, I have something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not." Luo Peiyin finally spoke after hesitating for a long time.

"Say, my family." Shangguan Taiqing waved his hand casually.

"Father, don't you think it's a little inappropriate to hand over all military power to the fifth?" Luo Peiyin said cautiously.

"Oh? What do you mean?" Shangguan Taiqing asked, turning his head.

"There are more than 100,000 troops in the army, and there are countless generals and commanders, and they all follow the lead of the Fifth Army. Even though the Fifth Xinrou is loyal to his father now, there is no guarantee that he will not seek profit in the future. I am afraid that so many soldiers will change.

He became his fifth.

We must not have the intention to harm others, but we must also have the intention to guard against others!"

Shangguan Taiqing's face froze, and he walked around the tent with a frown on his face. He hesitated for a long time before asking, "What do you mean by that?"

Luo Peiyin lowered his voice and said: "Perhaps we can promote some loyal and reliable soldiers and generals in the army to check the fifth heart. Military power is an important weapon of the country and cannot be careless."

"It makes sense." Shangguan Taiqing nodded thoughtfully. After Luo Peiyin woke up, he realized that no matter how smart Fifth Xinrou was, he was not from his family. As long as he was not from his family, there was a possibility of being suspected.

Luo Peiyin frowned, his persuasion was indeed effective.

"Then which general do you think is suitable?" Shangguan Taiqing asked calmly.

"Of course he is someone who is not easy to deal with Wu Xinrou and is easy to control." Luo Peiyin said eloquently: "For example, Ma Xu during the day obviously didn't pay attention to Wu Xinrou."

Shangguan Taiqing hesitated for a long time before asking: "Is this appropriate? Don't arouse Fifth Xinrou's resentment again."

"No." Luo Peiyin shook his head: "My father is his immediate boss, how can he be resentful?"

"Okay, I'll do as you wish. We should also look for some direct generals." The corners of Shangguan Taiqing's mouth unconsciously raised a lot:

"Let's promote that Ma Xu to a general first. You should also walk around more and let him know that it is my Shangguan family who is praising him!"
Chapter completed!