No matter how Lei Ren explained and analyzed, Su Chenglong was stubborn in his opinion, and he even ridiculed Lei Ren for a while. If it wasn't for the fact that he was the commander-in-chief, Lei Ren would have beaten him up.
With no other choice, Lei Ren had no choice but to find Chen Chao. The two lieutenants tried to persuade him, but they couldn't believe that this guy wouldn't listen.
After listening to Lei Ren's analysis, Chen Chao nodded and said: "General Lei, your suggestion is undoubtedly good. Now that we are on our own territory, how can the enemy's ambush come in? Even if it comes, we can't do anything.
You can’t get any news, right?”
"However, General Lei, it's useless if you want me to go with you to persuade you. Maybe you don't know General Su's past and personality very well. Let me tell you, General Su is the kind of person who lets others defeat him.
He took the blame and defeated the person he took credit for. He didn't want to go to rescue the Fire City this time, but His Majesty ordered him to go and he had to go."
"General Su is not interested in rescuing Nanzhou. Therefore, he is deliberately marching slowly now, just to wait for the fall of Liehuo City. If we do not reach Liehuo City and Liehuo City falls into the enemy's hands, then he will have a reason to return to the court and not fight.
No? In this way, he will not lose the battle and will not be punished..."
Chen Chao's words made Lei Ren grit his teeth and smile bitterly.
A person like Su Chenglong is someone who fails more than succeeds!
It would be strange to win against such a person!
"What do you think, General Chen? Are you, like General Su, looking forward to returning home without a fight?"
Lei Ren felt unhappy. Now he needed to perform meritorious service, he needed to have his own troops and his own power. In this way, whether it was dealing with the remnants of the Heavenly Blood Alliance or the demons, he could take the initiative without relying on the Seventh Immortal Emperor.
Sinister villain.
In order to have its own troop strength, the most important thing is that Thunder Blade must perform meritorious service. Only after performing meritorious service can there be rewards.
But when meeting a "talent" like Su Chenglong, let alone meritorious service, Lei Ren was worried that he would be defeated.
"Hey, General Lei, you haven't seen the disdain and ridicule of those nobles towards us in the court. I think you also understand the disdain and ridicule towards you. This is how I came here at the beginning."
"Now, there are only three mediocre generals in the court, you, me and Jiang Yuan, and they have no status or identity in the court. Think about it, what will be the consequences if we are defeated?"
"Once Su Chenglong is defeated, his majesty will definitely not punish him severely because he has a powerful family behind him. And with Su Chenglong's character, he will definitely put the responsibility for the defeat on us. Think about it, we have no power in the court.
, no one will help us, and even the nobles will curse us if something happens. When the time comes, it will only be the two of us who are defeated and punished."
"Well, let's learn from the past. During the period of the Sixth Immortal Emperor, there was a common general. He got ahead of himself but was tricked by a noble general. In the end, he was defeated and punished, and was directly sent to the frontier."
"So, General Lei, it is very rare for us civilians to be able to become generals. Countless pairs of eyes are watching, so we must not make mistakes. Once we make a mistake, we may be demoted from our position and never have a chance to turn around."
Chen Chao tried to persuade him, but from his point of view, it made sense. However, Lei Ren didn't like this kind of golden mean.
Su Chenglong's arrogance and arrogance, Chen Chao's timidity and moderation, these two people made Lei Ren helpless and anxious.
There is no other way. For the time being, Thunder Blade can only act according to Su Chenglong's plan.
However, when the troops were setting up camp to rest, Lei Ren called Ni Qiang to his camp.
"Don't worry, boss. I won't even listen to Su Chenglong's words in this unit. I will only listen to you. I will do whatever you tell me to do. Don't worry, this is absolute!"
After Lei Ren explained his intention to Ni Qiang, Ni Qiang solemnly patted his chest and promised.
"Good brother, we can't follow Su Chenglong to die. We still have big things to do!" Lei Ren was extremely moved by Ni Qiang's promise.
Ni Qiang said: "Yes, I have always believed in the boss. I am willing to follow you and do great things in the future! I believe that the boss will be able to do great things!"
After saying that, Ni Qiang immediately smiled and said: "Boss, I have gone home and got married. Haha, I am now in our hometown, where I am a celebrity. So, my father and wife asked me to come back and let them
I will go to Xiandu City to do some work and bring glory to our Ni family!"
No wonder Ni Qiang is still here now. It turns out that he has gone home and got married.
Lei Ren nodded: "Okay, now is the opportunity for civilians like us to rise!"
Next, Lei Ren asked Ni Qiang to report the specific situation of his city guards.
The city guards specifically numbered 1,200 people. There were no beast soldiers, but there were 200 crossbow soldiers.
The crossbow of this crossbow soldier is an infuriating crossbow. The arrows are filled with infuriating energy. They are specially used to kill monsters and ferocious beasts. They can be regarded as the nemesis of the beast soldiers. Of course, ordinary soldiers cannot withstand the crossbow soldiers.
arrow.
Among the 1,200 soldiers, most of the 200 crossbowmen are only at the Yuan Dan stage, and their cultivation is low. In other words, as long as the opponent is close to the crossbowmen, the combat effectiveness of the crossbowmen will be greatly reduced in close combat.
In addition to the one thousand people, about 800 people are in the Nascent Soul stage, and about 200 people are in the early stage of divine transformation. Among the entire army, they are already considered to be the most powerful in combat effectiveness.
Even among the main forces of the three legions, less than 30% are in the god-transformation stage. Ni Qiang's city guards are mainly selected from the major sects in Beizhou, which is equivalent to being selected and eliminated from the imperial army.
In terms of the combat effectiveness of the troops, the Forbidden Army is second to none, because the cultivation level of all the Forbidden Army is at the God Transformation stage or above. In addition, the City Guards can also be regarded as a powerful combat force.
"Those who have entered the divine transformation stage are basically in the early stage of divine transformation. I am now in the middle stage of divine transformation. In addition, I have a deputy, Li Yunlong, who is also in the middle stage of divine transformation." Ni Qiang explained to Lei Ren.
At that moment, Lei Ren asked Ni Qiang to call Li Yunlong over. When the three of them met, this Li Yunlong was straightforward and heroic, and he had a good relationship with Ni Qiang. After learning that Lei Ren was Ni Qiang's boss, Li Yunlong was also willing to follow Ni Qiang.
, listen to Thunder Blade’s command.
…
Half a month later, the troops finally entered the border of Nanzhou. Naturally, they did not encounter any enemy harassment along the way.
However, to Su Chenglong's disappointment, the Fire City side was still in a stalemate with the Fire Eagle Legion, and there was no defeat or surrender of the Fire City that Su Chenglong had hoped for.
On this day, the spies from the front hurriedly reported to Su Chenglong: "Report! General Su, the Fire Eagle Legion has discovered our whereabouts and sent troops to intercept us!"
