Chapter 193 Lu Xiangsheng became the second-in-command
Mid July.
Starting from Daming Prefecture and extending to Zhengding Prefecture, a section of more than 400 miles long medium-standard highway (5.5 meters wide) is taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye under the busy work of tens of thousands of strong road construction workers. It is expected to be completed in September.
It was completed and named "Taisho Highway".
However, recently, this highway has been targeted by a group of old thieves who have been arrogantly demanding the right to operate this stretch of highway and the right to collect tolls. That is, as long as the highway is repaired, it will be directly owned by them.
All of them.
Their reasons are also very good, because this road passes through their territory and it should belong to them.
This was naturally rejected by Xujiazhuang.
Unexpectedly, the thieves immediately launched an attack. They launched seven attacks in just a few days, killing 37 road construction workers and injuring hundreds more. The road construction work was temporarily suspended. Not only was the access affected, but the workers were even more vulnerable.
People are anxious and worried every day.
The Tianxiong Army, which had a cooperative relationship with Xujiazhuang, immediately dispatched to exterminate this group of thieves with great force. However, after searching for more than ten days, they could not find any trace of this group of thieves. Just when they were about to relax, they would appear again.
When news came that a worker on a certain road section was attacked, it was almost impossible to guard against, and it was slapped in the face at the speed of light.
The "Dazheng Highway" is more than 400 miles long.
The gang of thieves all rode fast horses, and their number was less than three hundred. They were able to gather and disperse, and were extremely familiar with the situation at hand.
Although the Tianxiong Army has returned to a strength of 10,000 men, it is still impossible to defend such a long area and make it watertight.
passive.
The famous Tianxiong Army was actually in a very passive situation, with nothing to do against a group of thieves.
At this time.
As the second-in-command of the Tianxiong Army, Lu Xiangsheng, who was sitting in the audience, had to stand up and said: "I have a way to deal with this group of thieves. Just give me three thousand men and horses. It can be done in three to five days as quickly as possible, or ten days as slow as possible."
Kill all these thieves."
Seeing that everyone present still ignored him, he added another bargaining chip and said: "I can issue a military order!"
At this moment, the eyes of all the generals finally focused on him, including the commander-in-chief Lu Xiangguan who was sitting at the top.
By the way, what's going on?
How did Lu Xiangsheng, the founder of the Tianxiong Army, become the second-in-command? How did the position of the first-in-command become his younger brother Lu Xiangguan?
The process is difficult to describe in detail. Anyway, after returning from purchasing new year's goods from Xujiazhuang Harbor City, Lu Xiangguan and other generals organized another soybean vote. Nearly 8,000 Tianxiong soldiers each had to vote, with the purpose of deposing Lu Xiangsheng as the commander-in-chief.
Let the second general Lu Xiangguan serve as the commander-in-chief and promise to completely change Lu Xiangsheng's practices. In the future, he will think more about his own people and increase cooperation with Xujiazhuang.
As a result, the vote came down.
Lu Xiangguan took more than 7,600 soybeans.
Lu Xiangsheng only took more than 200 pills, which shows that he almost lost his military morale.
Because of Lu Xiangsheng’s previous actions, the Tianxiong Army suffered heavy losses. More than 2,000 brothers were killed, more than 1,000 bicycles were completely damaged, and the opportunity to go to Shanxi to make a fortune was lost. In the end, only 150,000 silver dollars were left to buy new year goods.
And he got almost nothing from the court... It is extremely normal and reasonable for Lu Xiangsheng, who made so many major mistakes, to be kicked off.
To continue to leave him a second-in-command position is already showing great kindness.
During the period of time when he lost control of the Tianxiong Army, Lu Xiangsheng lowered his profile, deeply reflected on himself, and realized that he had indeed made many mistakes, and that he was indeed to blame.
but!
He will not leave the Tianxiong Army!
I won't be a civil servant.
He wants to stay in the Tianxiong Army, continue to use his abilities, find a way to restore the lost morale of the army, and take back the authority that belongs to him.
Because he, Lu Xiangsheng, likes the feeling of commanding thousands of troops with a golden sword and an iron horse!
There was a rare opportunity to perform before him, so he wanted to perform well.
"Brother, they are just a bunch of thieves."
Lu Xiangguan looked at him extremely vigilantly and said: "Is it worth issuing a military order to deal with them? You should have a good rest. In at most ten days, the men will be able to take the head of the 'Diamond Monkey'."
The leader of the bandits is called Zuitianhou)."
"I can kill the Sky-Diamond Monkey in ten days at most! If not, I will leave the Tianxiong Army and go to the imperial court as a civil servant." Lu Xiangsheng's heart was hurt by his brother's vigilant and suspicious eyes, and he said immediately
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"Brother, you have said so. How could I not give you this opportunity? The military order is no longer necessary. The Diamond Sky Monkey is extremely cunning and should not be underestimated." Lu Xiangguan said with a smile.
"How can a man be joking about his words? Just wait for my good news." Lu Xiangsheng snorted.
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soon.
Lu Xiangsheng received command of three thousand elite troops, of which one thousand were cavalry and two thousand were bicycle motorized troops.
Then he immediately found the person in charge of Xujiazhuang and borrowed 20 Baofeng radio walkie-talkies. The maximum communication radius of this walkie-talkie is 20 miles. When fully charged, it can be used continuously for about three days and can be on standby for up to half a month.
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In addition, a hundred warning fireworks were purchased, and more than 20 high-power telescopes owned by the Tianxiong Army were also gathered together.
Then, he divided the three thousand Tianxiong Army into twenty groups of 150 people each, evenly distributed on the "Dazheng Highway" every twenty miles.
It would be better if the gang of thieves headed by Sky-Diamond Monkey didn't come.
If it comes once!
Haha, their end has come.
As for the Sky-Diamond Monkeys, they have not yet achieved their goal, so naturally they will not give up the harassment, and with their greedy nature, they will definitely attack again!
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July 18th.
Zhuantianhou led more than 200 horse bandits and set out in full force. Sure enough, they descended from the Taihang Mountains and headed straight for the Dazheng Highway.
They screamed "Oooh" and carried out intimidation and raids along the highway. However, because the workers were prepared in advance and shared the same hatred and adopted a desperate posture, there were almost no loopholes to exploit.
Even though Zhuan Tianhou and others used bows and arrows and rode close to shoot, intending to kill and injure the workers, there would be a loud bang and someone would fall off the horse with bloody flowers - the staff of Xujiazhuang are not vegetarians.
If it weren't for the fact that there were so few staff available, this group of thieves would have been wiped out long ago.
Unable to find a good opportunity, Zhuan Tianhou and others had no choice but to continue patrolling south, running for forty or fifty miles in a row. Even after sitting down, the horses were a little tired, but they could not find a perfect opportunity.
"His grandma's are just a bunch of road construction workers. They get a little wages and are willing to fight for their lives against us?"
Zuotian Monkey felt very unlucky. Xujiazhuang's brainwashing methods were so powerful. A few days ago, he was as timid as a mouse and easily drove away the road construction workers who fled. If he killed a thief, he would be rewarded with 100 silver dollars, and if he died in battle, he would be given 100 silver dollars as a pension.
According to the regulations, no one is afraid now, and they even dare to take the initiative, just for a mere 100 silver dollars.
Is my head worth only this much?
Dissatisfied, Zhuantianhou was very unhappy, but also found it very difficult. Although they were used to running rampant in Zanhuang, Gaoyi, Baixiang, etc., local officials and gentry had to look at their faces and even take the initiative to pay tribute.
However, Xujiazhuang, a powerful foreign dragon, was difficult to suppress, and they were increasingly unable to do anything to Xujiazhuang.
Could it be that this time we have no choice but to admit defeat and let this road pass through our territory without having to pay any tolls?
No, no, once you admit it, you will lose your face and you will not be able to survive on the road in the future.
"Go another thirty miles south and see if you can find an opportunity to kill dozens of his people!" said the leader, Sky Monkey.
"Brother, look at those people from the Tianxiong Army. You see that we don't dare to fight forward and are instead retreating. Why not kill them and take their horses and bicycles?"
"That's right, brother. We have met two or three groups of Tianxiong Army people along the way. None of them dared to come over and fight. There was also one who was so scared that he ran westward. He was very timid and cowardly. It would be better to kill a group of them.
Forget it, horses and bicycles are both good things." Another subordinate said.
"Run west?"
Zhuan Tianhou's face suddenly changed wildly, and he immediately pulled the reins to slow down the horse. He was shocked and said: "The Tianxiong army is not cowardly, but shows weakness to the enemy and wants to surround us and eat us! Go back, we will go back to the mountain immediately!"
He just finished speaking.
Woohoo~bang!
A bright colorful firework exploded in the sky not far above their heads. It was extremely beautiful, but Sky Monkey and the others looked pale when they saw it.
Elite squads of the Tianxiong Army were gathering towards them from all directions, forming a tight encirclement.
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By evening.
The battle is over.
More than two hundred horse bandits headed by Diamond Sky Monkey were completely wiped out, and no one escaped the net. They were all turned into heads that could be exchanged for 100 silver dollars. There was no possibility of successful transformation of these horse bandits with many years of experience.
They are all extremely evil people and have even committed crimes such as massacre of villages. Beheading them all is the best way to deal with them.
On the way back in triumph.
I saw the heads of thieves hanging on the saddles or placed in the front basket of bicycles, still dripping with blood.
Thinking of the silver reward that can be exchanged for these heads.
In addition, there is a team of more than a thousand Tianxiong soldiers who are heading towards the lair of this group of thieves in the Taihang Mountains. They should also be able to make a lot of seizures.
The process was swift and swift, and the encirclement and suppression operation was a complete success in the first battle. It only took five days to turn the Sky-Diamond Monkey, who was powerless to anyone in the area, into a dead monkey.
It can only be described as extremely beautiful.
Of course, the most important thing is that through this battle, Lu Xiangsheng not only proved his ability, but also regained a lot of prestige and received a lot of praise and recognition:
"In battle, the general is better, but the second general is worse."
"How about reading more books? People who read books will be much better, but reading too many books is not good, it will damage the brain."
"That's right, the second general can't do anything with the Diamond Monkey, but once the commander gets started, the Diamond Monkey will be finished in five days, just like Sun Wukong can't climb out of Buddha's Five Finger Mountain."
"This is how the battle must be fought. The second general must learn more."
"I still like the commander-in-chief leading us to fight, because we can win every time. I often chase the enemy's butts and kill them head after head. It's very satisfying."
Hear what this warrior said.
Lu Xiangsheng's ears twitched, and he immediately pulled the reins, approached the warrior, walked side by side with him, and then asked with a friendly face: "This Pao Ze, what is your name?"
"Commander, my name is Cao Damao." The soldier said naively.
"Brother Da Mao, you said you like to fight with me, Lu Jiandou, do you hope that I will lead you to make achievements in the future?" Lu Xiangsheng asked expectantly.
"No, no, that's not what I meant!"
However, Cao Damao repeatedly waved his hands and shook his head. He was so scared that he denied it with all his strength: "Commander, it is better for us to be led by the second general. You can occasionally make suggestions, be a strategist, or lead us on the battlefield. I still prefer the second general."
After saying that, the warrior Cao Damao pulled the reins, asking the war horse to speed up and put some distance away from him, as if avoiding the god of plague.
"You bastard, you have no conscience at all, and you are not a loyal person!"
Lu Xiangsheng cursed silently, feeling very disappointed.