Half an hour later, when Gelang was about to return to the general station, he saw eight large arrays gathered below. More than 20,000 people gathered together. It was really dense and crowded. It was like a high school flag-raising enlarged dozens of times.
The ceremony is the same.
Wu Chengsi glanced at it and could clearly see that the formation of one of the troops was far less neat than the other troops.
"Whose army is that?"
Xiong Boying said bravely: "Back to the general, that is the last general's team."
"What do you think?" Wu Chengsi said expressionlessly.
"General, although the soldiers of the last general are not good at forming formations, they are all very brave. If one is against ten, he will never lose to others on the battlefield."
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "Wang Wenjie, you immediately pick out ten soldiers from each army and let them run around the main campus!"
Wang Wenjie took the order and went.
Soon, eighty soldiers started running around the edge of the main campus. At first, everyone ran very fast. After a quarter of an hour, the eighty soldiers turned into a long snake. After half an hour, the fastest man ran away.
We are almost catching up with the slowest soldier.
Wu Chengsi said: "Okay, let the ten fastest soldiers and the ten slowest soldiers come over!"
After a long while, twenty soldiers went up to the commander's platform and stood in two rows, lined up from left to right.
The soldiers in the front row were the ten fastest runners, and they all panted lightly. The man who ran first didn't even pant, as if he was just taking a leisurely stroll.
Wu Chengsi walked up to the soldier and asked: "What is your name? Whose subordinate is it?"
"My subordinate Wang Baoshan is the team leader under General Liu Shenli."
Wu Chengsi nodded and asked about the next person. After asking ten people, he found that seven of them were under Liu Shenli's command, and three were under Xu Quan's command.
Wu Chengsi turned around and looked at the eight generals, and said loudly: "Who are Liu Shenli and Xu Quan?"
The bearded man held up his hands and said, "The last general is Liu Shenli."
Wu Youji said: "Second brother, General Xu Quan has been transferred to Youwuwei, and his army is under my command."
Wu Chengsi said solemnly: "The soldiers General Xu Lang has brought out are all elite soldiers. Don't lead them to defeat!"
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Wu Chengsi turned to Liu Shenli, patted his shoulder and said: "Liu Lang will lead the troops with great merit. This general has written it down. If you can make another contribution when we attack Goryeo, I will promote you to the rank of Zhonglang General."
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Liu Shenli said loudly: "Thank you so much, General!"
Wu Chengsi turned around and asked about the ten people in the second row. Every general became nervous, fearing that one of them was a soldier under his command.
After a row of questions, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Only Xiong Boying turned pale because these ten people said in unison: "I am under the command of General Xiong Boying."
"General Wu, running doesn't mean anything. My soldiers are very brave in fighting!" Xiong Boying said hoarsely.
"Really?" Wu Chengsi said calmly: "Do you believe what you say? Or do you want me to continue testing?"
Xiong Boying gritted his teeth and said: "Back to the general, these soldiers of the last general were all taken over from the previous general. They were trained badly by the previous general, and they did not do the work of the last general!"
Liu Shenli said angrily: "Xiong Boying, don't talk nonsense here. The soldiers you took over were originally from General Guan Lang. These soldiers were good at the beginning, but it was you, General Xiong, who ruined them!"
"Liu Shenli, you dare to scold the senior generals of the imperial court, believe it or not, I will tell my brother-in-law!" Xiong Boying said loudly, and after speaking, he glanced at Wu Chengsi.
"Who is your brother-in-law? Tell me." Wu Chengsi said coldly.
Xiong Boying cupped his hand and said flatteringly: "Back to the general, the brother-in-law of the last general is Cai Shangshu of the Ministry of War. He often told me that among the young officials in the court, no one can compare with you, General Wu!"
Pei Xingjian suddenly said: "It turns out that you are Cai Yi's brother-in-law. Because your brother-in-law was too close to Xu Jingzong, he was implicated in the case of Xing Guogong. The position of minister has been removed. Don't you know?"
Xiong Boying was stunned for a moment and shouted: "That's nonsense. My brother-in-law is a dignified minister and a third-rank official in the imperial court. How could he be dismissed so easily!"
Pei Xingjian said calmly: "I'm afraid you still don't know what happened with Xing Guogong's case. Not to mention your brother-in-law, even two prime ministers were dismissed."
Xiong Boying was stunned.
After learning that his backer had fallen, other people's fear of him was greatly reduced. A general sneered: "You know what, besides relying on your brother-in-law's power to show off your power, what else can you do?"
Xiong Boying's face was ashen, and he wanted to go to his brother-in-law's house immediately to ask, but then he thought, his brother-in-law had fallen, and he could never lose his official position again, so he knelt down and kowtowed: "General, I have failed to lead the troops. I am willing to accept the punishment.
Please give me a chance to change my ways."
Wu Chengsi said coldly: "You have the nerve to ask for a chance. I heard that a famous general reported you and was pushed out by you to guard the city gate. Have you ever given that famous general a chance?"
Liu Shenli's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "General Wu, the general's name is Hou Yanjing. He is a good friend of the last general. Even after he was demoted, he still has the heart to serve the country!"
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "General Pei, go to the Ministry of War and ask them to transfer General Hou Lang back." He turned to look at Xiong Boying: "Please return your general position to General Hou Lang!"
Xiong Boying hissed: "General Wu, I know I have made a big mistake and am willing to accept the punishment. You punish me as a deputy general. I have already recognized it, but you must never let me guard the city gate!"
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At this time, Wu Youji walked up to Wu Chengsi, whispered in his ear, and told what happened in the commander's camp just now.
Wu Chengsi turned his eyes to the scar-faced general and said coldly: "Why, I asked you to wait for me in the commander's tent, and you won't be able to stand for an hour?"
The scar-faced general said in panic: "General, I'm just...just..."
"Just what?"
Seeing that Wu Chengsi had dealt with Xiong Boying in a flash of his hand, General Scarface grew in awe of him and hurriedly knelt down in the tunnel and said: "The general is guilty, so please handle him!"
Wu Chengsi snorted and said: "General Pei, tell the Ministry of War to replace him with General Hou Lang. The job of guarding the city gate is the most leisurely, so it should be suitable for him."
The scar-faced general was shocked. He vaguely guessed that Wu Chengsi had just come to the army and wanted to use himself and Xiong Boying to establish their authority. He begged for mercy and said: "General, please look at my past achievements and spare me."
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Before Wu Chengsi could speak, Xiong Boying said happily: "Thank you so much, general, thank you so much, general!"
"What are you thanking me for?" Wu Chengsi glanced sideways at him.
"Thank you so much, General Wu, for keeping the last general in the military camp and not letting him see the city gate!" Xiong Boying said with tears of gratitude.
"No, you are wrong. I don't let you guard the city gate because you are not even qualified to guard the city gate. You are no longer a member of Zuowu Wei. Go home."
Xiong Boying's mouth opened wide and his expression was frozen.
At this moment, Pei Xingjian interjected: "General Wu, Xiong Boying led the troops incompetently, so it is appropriate to expel him from the military camp. But he used the power of his family to push his colleagues to the city gate. This must not be taken lightly. The general suggested that Xiong Boying be expelled from the military camp.
He was exiled to Youzhou, where there happens to be a shortage of coolies!"
Xiong Boying yelled: "Pei, how dare you add insult to injury!"
Wu Chengsi was amused in his heart and nodded: "Well, you reminded me very well. Let's do it this way and take him down."
Xiong Boying was dragged away amidst the abuse. Seeing his miserable end, the scar-faced man swallowed his saliva and did not dare to beg for mercy anymore, for fear of offending Wu Chengsi and ending up like Xiong Boying.
After this incident, Wu Chengsi successfully established his prestige in the military.
After letting the troops disperse, Wu Chengsi came to the commander's tent, where he and Han Chengdu changed into military uniforms, and with Wang Wenjie as their guide, they continued to patrol the school grounds.
At noon time, the lead soldiers prepared meals, and the soldiers of each regiment returned to their respective camps and lined up to get meals.
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Wenjie, Guard Han and I have no place to eat. Can we go to your place to have a meal?"
Wang Wenjie said hurriedly: "No matter what the general said, your meals are delivered directly to the commander's tent. You are not used to the big pot of brown rice that the brothers eat!"
Wu Chengsi glared and said: "Forget it if you don't lead the way, we will go by ourselves and take out your official credentials!"
Wang Wenjie took out a waist badge and handed it over cautiously. Wu Chengsi took it and looked at it. On the front it was written "Zuo Wuwei Xiaowei" and on the back his name was written.
He took out his general officer's seal, put it into Wang Wenjie's hand, and said: "Go to the commander's tent and eat my food. This is a military order and must not be violated!"
Without waiting for Wang Wenjie's reaction, he turned around and left.
Wang Wenjie looked at his back, then at the general token in his hand, shook his head in confusion, and walked towards the commander's tent.
Along the way, Wu Chengsi asked the soldiers on guard where Wang Wenjie's team was.
When the generals were ordered just now, his face had been remembered by many soldiers standing in front. After seeing him, these soldiers would take the initiative to run over and salute, shout "Hello, general", and then warmly support him.
Give directions.
Soon, the two found the camp and saw soldiers from the camp gathered in small groups, eating brown rice porridge and steamed buns, and chatting with laughter.
Wu Chengsi looked at them silently, and when he saw their simple and unpretentious happiness, he was moved in his heart. These people are the burden-bearers of this era, and their smiles are the cutest smiles in the world.