The news spread like wildfire and quickly spread to the top brass of both armies.
Who is Cao Su?
After all, Hu Rong was one of the early commanders of the Wanping Army, but he died in the hands of such an unknown person?
Among the Wanping Army, Hu Rong's position was very delicate.
As a famous general in the early uprising, Hu Rong became one of the top ten canal commanders of the Wanping Army very early. At his peak, he commanded tens of thousands of elite troops across the land connecting the two states.
Later in Jiangzhou, Hu Rong could not capture a small Pingcheng for several months.
So much so that other Qu commanders came from behind and took the lead in taking over Jiangning Mansion, thus losing his face.
After that, although Hu Rong participated in the Battle of Lushan with General Shengong, his status in the Wanping Army plummeted, and he was even surpassed by latecomers like Bai Cai and Gu Bo.
Although Hu Rong's status has declined, Hu Rong's reputation still exists.
Still classified as a general of Wanping Army.
Now he actually died in the hands of a little captain.
Who is this Cao Su?
Everyone in the Wanping Army was shocked, and silently remembered the name Cao Su in their hearts.
In the army of Qin Hu, the right general, Cao Su's name also began to spread rapidly.
The right general Qin Hu personally led an army of 100,000 tigers out of Shenguan to the west, vowing to wipe out the rebellion in Yuzhou.
Before the 100,000 Tiger Army arrived at the battle site, the first piece of good news came out, and it turned out that the victory was not achieved by the 100,000 Tiger Army, but came from a small soldier under Qin Hu's revolt commander Wei Tao.
Colonel.
A mere captain can achieve such results. Is this captain too strong, or is the Wanping Army really incapacitated?
Soon after, rumors spread among the army.
The right general Qin Hu has promoted Cao Su to the rank of Thousand Men Special General.
Cao Su was promoted to a higher rank and became a sixth-rank imperial official.
According to logic, rewards based on merit should be placed after the war is over, and only after the right general has completed his report to the court, can rewards be given one by one.
But now, Qin Hu promoted Cao Su to one level first, which showed that the right general Qin Hu recognized Cao Su.
At the same time, it is also an inspiration to other generals.
News of the promotion soon spread to Yuncheng, and with the news came the military officials specially sent by Qin Hu to announce the promotion.
Cao Su met the young military officer named Yang Ping at the city gate.
"General Cao, you're welcome. We are just here under orders and cannot be called 'sir'." The young military lieutenant was welcomed into the city by Cao Su. Cao Su spoke of him as an "sir", which made him feel a little arrogant.
The official ranks of these military assistants are not high, but they have the advantage of being at the right-hand general Qin Hu's side for a long time. Many of them are the children of officials in Shendu, who come out to be gilded and have some military qualifications.
Naturally, Cao Su responded solemnly. After welcoming him into the city, he arranged to go directly to the best restaurant in Yuncheng to wash away the dust.
Before Yang Ping came, he had been speculating about what this newly promoted military star would be like.
Arrogant and domineering or arrogant?
Such young generals are rare even in the capital city of God.
Yang Ping was already prepared to be left out. After all, he was just an army official, without even a rank. But now that the army was going to Xunshan City to fight, the chief secretary and other civil servants couldn't get away, and it wasn't particularly important.
Promotion, so it can only come from him.
Unexpectedly, Cao Su was extremely polite when he arrived in Yuncheng.
Not only did he lead his generals out of the city to greet him, but he also invited him into the city to entertain him.
Although this restaurant is not as good as the first-class restaurants in Shendu, it still has a unique local flavor.
When encountering such a happy thing, Yang Ping's face was also full of smiles.
"Master Yang, you are being humble. This is your first time to come to Yuncheng, Master Yang. The scenery in Yuncheng is still very good. You must stay in Yuncheng for two more days to experience the local customs and customs."
"Come, Mr. Yang, let me toast you."
Cao Su seldom talked much, so he invited Yang Ping to the banquet and toasted him repeatedly.
Yang Ping smiled and said: "General Cao, please don't call me "sir". You and I are similar in age. If you don't mind my low rank, we should treat you like brothers..."
Cao Su immediately said seriously: "Brother Yang, what you said is wrong. What's wrong with your low official rank? All matters in the army, big and small, rely on your assistants to coordinate. Without you, General Right's military orders would not be able to communicate like this."
Although your official rank is low, your role is not low."
Yang Ping was very moved by these words.
In the army, first look at the force and secondly look at the military rank. Many generals, including generals with a thousand men and generals with ten thousand men, will ignore their existence.
But in fact, without them drafting documents, setting regulations, managing rosters, arranging logistics, etc., it would be impossible for an army of 100,000 to command the troops.
Yang Ping felt that Cao Su knew military skills, so it was no wonder that he became a general with a thousand men at such a young age.
"Come on, Brother Cao, let me toast you!"
Yang Ping lifted the wine bowl and touched it lightly with Cao Su.
"When did Brother Yang join the army? I think Brother Yang is very young!"
After drinking, we started chatting wildly, which is the same routine in the military.
Yang Ping smiled and said: "Compared with Brother Cao, I am not too young, but I have not been in the army for a long time. I was transferred into the army when the Tiger Army was recruited this year."
"Then where did Brother Yang work before?"
"I used to be the inspector of the Shendu Prefecture. I was just a low-ranking junior official, not worth mentioning."
After the two became cordial, their conversation became more casual.
Cao Su learned from the conversation that Yang Ping himself was a citizen of Shendu.
His family background is average and his martial arts talent is average.
Later, when I was a teenager, I gave up martial arts and studied literature for a few years. After making some connections, I went to Shendu Mansion to work as a school inspector.
The inspector was an informal official title in the Qianyuan Dynasty, and he was responsible for reviewing and verifying things.
After the spring of this year, the imperial court saw that the Wanping Army was difficult to annihilate, and after Lin Xiao's defeat, the imperial court began to recruit the Tiger Army, so it transferred a group of grassroots officials from Shendu to join the Tiger Army.
He was a school inspector, and his transfer to the Tiger Army was also a sign of grassroots supervision by the court.
After hearing this, Cao Su understood that after all, the emperor would not be completely relieved if these 100,000 troops were sent out.
Sending some officials like inspectors into the Tiger Army will not interfere with the right general's operations, but can also better exercise the power of supervision.
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No wonder this person was asked to issue a promotion order to Cao Su. It was also Qin Hu's way of proving that he had no selfish motives.
Cao Su smiled even more when he thought of this.
He toasted to Yang Ping repeatedly: "Brother Yang, come here. It's a rare visit to Yuncheng. You must have a good drink. When you return to the army, you won't be able to drink anymore!"
Yang Ping declined repeatedly, but still subconsciously raised the wine bowl.
The two drank all night, and Yang Ping became extremely drunk and called Cao Su brothers.
In the afternoon of the next day, Cao Su bid farewell to Yang Ping.
The two of them waved goodbye with a look of reluctance.
Yang Ping took more than ten cavalry and returned to the south to return to the army.
The accompanying official smiled and said: "Master Yang, General Cao is really different from other generals. This is the first time I have seen an official who treats us so well."
Yang Ping looked calm and did not answer the official's words.
His hands unconsciously touched the pockets of his robe.
There was a thousand taels of silver sent by Cao Su, a huge amount of money that could allow him to buy a luxury house in the capital of the gods.
This Cao Su is really generous, but the money is a bit hot to hold.
It seems that he can't help Cao Su at all, and he gets no reward for his efforts. Why would Cao Su come to give him money?
Is it really what Cao Su said, making friends?
Also, the other generals looked very poor. Why was Cao Su so heroic?
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In Yuncheng, Cao Su hosted a banquet for several important families.
After the matter was initially settled, several major families lost their temper.
Cao Su has now been promoted to the rank of Thousand-Person General, which is an official of the sixth rank.
The city lord of Yuncheng was only in the sixth rank, the same level as Cao Su now.
The family heads like them rarely go out for walks, and the place they have spent the longest time in their lives is Yuncheng.
Cao Su changed in the blink of an eye and became the ceiling they could see and strive for all his life to reach.
The heads of several major families came, except for the Zhao family who made an excuse of feeling unwell.
Cao Su's expression remained as usual, waiting for everyone to enter the restaurant.
With a wave of his hand, the sergeant slammed the door of the restaurant shut.
Many family heads panicked. Looking at Cao Su sitting on the main seat, they all stiffened and showed very ugly smiles.
Cao Su raised his glass and drank a glass of wine first.
Everyone quickly followed suit and raised their glasses to drink.
Cao Su said loudly: "Family heads, Cao has been stationed in Yuncheng for more than ten days. During these days, thanks to the care of all the family heads, Yuncheng is running well and there is no chaos."
All the family heads laughed and said: "It should be done..."
Cao Su put down his wine glass and suddenly sneered.
The momentum rose up all over his body, pressing down on everyone.
All the family heads felt that Cao Su on the main seat had turned into a giant beast, and his aura was so huge that they felt suffocated.
Cao Su said indifferently: "However, yesterday I got news that in the past few days, some families in the city have been secretly delivering food to the bandits in the south, in vain, disregarding the court's laws, not taking the court seriously, and not taking the safety of Yuncheng into consideration.
You don’t even take me, Mr. Cao, seriously.”
His cold voice was like a knife, piercing everyone's heart.
The sixth-level power leveler looked around, and no one dared to look at him. They all lowered their heads, not daring to take a breath.
"Everyone, what do you think, how should this matter be resolved?"
After speaking, he set his sights on Wu Anbang, the head of many families in Yuncheng.