Chapter 93: A Thousand Households of the Red Tiger Army
In the Red Tiger Army's barracks.
Fang Chong, Zhang Daniu, Tong Man, and a group of subordinates who came out of the endless mountains sat together and chatted casually.
"Sir, I heard that the new Qianhu selection will be a result soon. I wonder who it will be?" Tong Man laughed and asked casually.
"Yes, sir, let us know, it's good that if you meet another Qianhu like Xu Changfeng, you'll be unlucky." The others also urged. Xu Changfeng was dead, so they naturally no longer had to call Xu Changfeng as Xu Qianhu.
"Everyone whispered a little." Fang snorted, made a gesture of silence, and said: "You can't talk nonsense about appointing a new Qianhu. This is a violation of military discipline, and I don't know who it is. Anyway, it's not me."
Fang Chong said something, and the group of soldiers under him were immediately in a panic and angry, "Why can't they be adults? I think no one in our third battalion is qualified to be a thousand households except adults."
"Yes, isn't the military judged official positions based on martial arts? The strength of the adults is obvious to all. It is not innate, but better than innate. If these thousand households deserve it."
"Anyway, I think this thousand households should be adults. I won't accept anyone else..."
The soldiers under his subordinates were in chaos and muttering noisy, which made Fang Chong speechless. It was not that he didn't want to be a thousand households, but that he was afraid that his qualifications would be too shallow and he could not convince the public.
What's more, he is still too young after all, only fifteen and a half years old. Even if he is strong enough, what if he really wants to be a thousand households, can the other centurions convince him?
Xueyan and Liu Yuan may not say anything, they are all friends who have lived a life, but what about the others?
The third battalion had ten centurions. These people were staring at Qianhu's position with a gaze. No one was convinced. They almost made a big move the day before yesterday. If someone hadn't stopped it in time, I'm afraid that the new Qianhu's appointment would have staged a full martial arts campaign before it could be completed.
"Okay, don't say anything." Fang Chong's face darkened and he waved his hand, "It's up to the top who appoints the new Qianhu family. Lord Dutong has his own decision, so we don't need to say more."
"But sir..."
"Well, do you want me to say it again?" Fang Chong's eyes turned cold, and suddenly the Red Tiger Army soldiers stopped talking and retreated.
Everyone was speechless, feeling depressed and angry, but Fang Chong was full of prestige and did not dare to say more, so they could only keep silent to express their opinions.
Seeing the situation here, Liu Yuan and Xue Yan looked at each other and walked over together.
Liu Yuan was very familiar with the army and was acquaintance with many soldiers. He usually played tricks and didn't know how much he had done when drinking and playing cards. He laughed and said, "What's wrong with you? He was like a frost-like eggplant. Did he scold his brother Fang Chong?"
Bang!
The soldiers saluted and shouted, "No!"
Liu Yuan was stunned, with a smile on his lips, and wanted to ask a few more questions, but he was stunned as soon as he raised his eyes and hurriedly saluted: "Sir, please see Lord General."
Everyone was startled and followed Liu Yuan's gaze and saw the governor Qi Chongwu coming quickly, followed by nine thousand-household masters.
Suddenly, everyone saluted: "See Lord Duke."
Qi Chongwu walked quickly with nine thousand households, with a smile on his face that was not easy to detect, but his eyes were looking at Fang Chong, and he waved his hand and said, "Get up, I'm not here for you to worship. The army is lined up, I have something to announce."
Array, array!
The war horses galloped and the flags fluttered. All the soldiers of the third battalion moved and arranged the troops in an orderly manner.
After the battle formation was assembled, Qi Chongwu nodded and said, "The battle formations of the troops are rigorous, good, very good! I believe you have heard that the previous third battalion, Xu Changfeng and Xu Qianhu were unfortunately killed in the endless mountains to suppress the barbarian beasts. We are all very sad about this."
"However, the Red Tiger Army cannot be without a thousand households in a day, and the 1,000 soldiers of the Third Battalion cannot be without a commander. So today I came to announce the new candidate for the Thousand households..."
Everyone's hearts moved.
"The General decided that the new Thousand Houses of the Third Battalion will be selected from the centuries under the Third Battalion." Qi Chongwu's eyes lit up and he turned around among the centurions, saying, "You are all very good, both in training and fighting, so each of you has the potential to become a Thousand House."
Several centurions felt a little excited, and each of them still had a chance.
This Red Tiger Army is not so easy to be a thousand households. In the past, they used to judge official positions by competitions, and the thousand households also needed to compete, and the competition was extremely fierce. According to their real strength, among these centurions, except Fang Chong, the others were not strong enough.
But according to Qi Chongwu's meaning, it seems that there is no need to compete for the official position this time, but the general appointed him directly, so each of them still has hope.
"Now I announce..." Qi Chongwu's voice suddenly became louder, "The first army, the new Thousand Houses of the Third Battalion are Fang Chong!"
"Fang Chong, it turned out to be Fang Chong."
"It's Fang Chong, how is that possible? He has only been in the Red Tiger Army for half a year. How can he take a seat in a thousand households?"
Several centurions were mixed with their hearts and their expressions were very wonderful, some were surprised, some were unwilling, some were envious, and some were nodding in agreement.
But Fang Chong felt a little surprised. He had never thought that the Qianhu seat would be his turn. Now, he suddenly heard Qi Chongwu's announcement, but he was a little unbelievable.
"Fang Chong, why don't you come here and take the Qianhu seal letter." Qi Chongwu said with a smile, and when he turned his hand, a purple-red seal appeared on it, which was the seal written by the Qianhu.
"Oh." Fang returned to his senses, suppressed his excitement, stepped forward to take the Qianhu seal, knelt on one knee, and said, "Fang Chong will definitely not let down the cultivation of the Dutong Emperor, and work hard to be the third battalion of Qianhu."
"Well, you are still young. Learn more about the things you don't understand in the army from others. Just get used to it. As for other things, let's talk about them when you get familiar with military affairs first."
Qi Chongwu smiled slightly and said, "From now on, you will be a thousand households. This seal has been handed over to your hands. Other things, such as war horses, armor, and some special items will be sent to your tent later. I should go back now, so don't send them."
Behind Qi Chongwu, nine thousand households and Fang Chong were polite and said some words of friendship, and then left with Qi Chongwu.
Array!
Although Qi Chongwu said not to give it to him, the soldiers and soldiers still lined up to salute each other, shouting: "Send it to Master Duke."
Seeing Qi Chongwu and the nine thousand households leaving one by one, Fang Chong breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the thousand households seal in his hand, he felt very complicated.
"I didn't expect that I was promoted to Qianhu in the end, and it was promoted by the general himself. Well, I probably saw my strength and potential. Instead of fighting in one go, it would be better to give me a promotion and give me a favor."
Fang Chong was not stupid, and the reason was quickly understood, but he was still very grateful to Qi Chongwu and General, at least this reduced a lot of twists and turns.
Turning back, Fang Chong put away Qianhu seal and said, "Let's go, Lord Tuan has left, and we should leave too."
Liu Yuan smiled and said, "I'll leave like this. Brother Fang Chong, you are not very interested, right? You are promoted to Qianhu to treat you."
The others rushed up and shouted happily: "Yes, I must invite you to go to the best restaurant in Zhaonan County for three days, hahaha..."
The soldiers were in high spirits, and the centurions who were a little unwilling to give in were also infected by the emotions of the crowd and smiled.
After all, they all knew in their hearts that if they really compete for the position of a thousand households by competing for martial arts, they would probably win. His strength was indeed superior to others.
Thinking of this, those centurions were relieved. Qianhu was well deserved to fall on Fang Chong. Moreover, Fang Chong was not like Xu Changfeng. He did not have the aura of Qianhu and was approachable in normal times. He was much better than Xu Changfeng before.
Everyone cheered, and the joyful mood also made Fang Chong excited. He waved his hand proudly: "No problem, let's go to the best restaurant in Zhaonan County. We ate for three days. Everyone opened their stomachs and ordered whatever they wanted to eat and drink. Everything was counted on my account."
"Roar...roar..."
There was a lot of cheers in the army, and the loud voices spread throughout the military camp, which made the Red Tiger Army soldiers in the distance look sideways and look at this side curiously.