Zhang Xu begged Chen Mu in an almost mournful tone. He looked at the two bloody corpses on the wooden pole that were still shaking and bleeding. At this moment, there was no sense of dissatisfaction and displeasure. There was only endless fear in his heart.
How could he have expected that the young man in front of him would act so irrationally?
He had been provoked twice before but did not make any move. I thought he was a weak character. Who would have thought that he would skin the two lieutenants directly!
As long as he can live... no, even if he can die faster now, he is satisfied.
Chen Mu patted his face with the back of his knife: "Haha, are you scared now? You are more hateful than these two lieutenants. I am just trying to save you."
After saying that, Chen Mu made another gesture and scratched his stomach with the back of the knife.
I can clearly feel that this piece of Xu is shaking violently like chaff.
"Don't... don't, General Chen... spare my life, and I will go up to the mountains of swords and into the sea of fire without any excuses!"
Chen Mu took a step back, stared at Xu Xu for a long time, and then said softly: "I can spare your life, but you must do what I do next!"
As soon as he heard that Chen Mu didn't need to kill him, Zhang Xu's expression suddenly became stern, as if he had come back from the gate of hell, which made him burst into tears.
"Don't worry, General Chen. As long as you spare my life, no matter what... you just say it!"
"good!"
After saying that, Chen Muda cut off the rope as soon as he raised it.
As for what Chen Mu said, apart from mobilizing the army, the most important thing was to let Xia Houlin and Qiye take over the duties of these two generals.
Although Chen Mu now has the power to appoint people, he actually has no prestige in the entire Shu army. Otherwise, he would not have been ignored by these three men before.
Therefore, only by using Zhang Xu's influence to insert his own men, can he truly control the entire Shu army.
Under Zhang Xu's call, the Shu army was quickly mobilized.
Qi Zeguang looked at Zhang Xu who was giving instructions in the distance, and said with a worried look on his face: "Can you really trust this person?"
Chen Mu didn't even think about it and directly denied it: "No."
"So...will something happen?"
Qi Zeguang still doesn't know much about military affairs, but he can still see that Zhang Xu's prestige in the army is very high, and it is definitely not comparable to Chen Muneng, who is new to the army.
Chen Mu nodded: "Definitely."
"Then why do you still keep him?"
Chen Muxu squinted his eyes and sighed: "Hey, there is no need to worry now. After a person has experienced high-intensity intimidation, he will not have other thoughts for the time being. Believe it or not, Zhang Xu is
I am still grateful to us in my heart."
Qi Zeguang shook his head: "I don't believe it."
"Believe it or not, but human nature is despicable. Do you know why the two generals were skinned alive in the first place? It was the death that was so close at hand that made Zhang Xu feel a strong sense of awe towards me in a short period of time.
, you can also call it forced self-fear."
After speaking, he pointed at Zhang Xu: "Look at how hard this kid is working for me now? As long as you can make good use of the weaknesses of human nature, you will have no disadvantages in this world."
Although Qi Zeguang admired Chen Mu's plan in his heart, he still curled his lips and said: "Since he is your grandson, why do you still think that he will cause trouble?"
Chen Mu smiled faintly: "That's because he is still immersed in the fear just now. Let's think about it carefully when this kid goes to bed at night, isn't it? In the Shu army, speaking alone is the most effective. This Chen
There are only four people you can admire, so what are you afraid of?"
Chen Mu paused: "At this time, he will cause trouble for us again, so... I'll give this to you."
After saying that, Chen Mu handed the knife in his hand to Qi Zeguang: "Wait a moment, find a place where no one is around, and kill him."
Qi Zeguang stared at the Tang Hengdao in his hand, which had already claimed two lives, and looked slightly startled. However, he did not refuse. Since he wanted to join the army and make contributions, killing was a compulsory course.
It's just that as my relationship with Chen Mu deepens, I really can't see through this immature scholar anymore.
Maybe I can fight better than him, but in terms of decisiveness, I'm afraid I'm only one-fifth as smart as others.
After a long time, he still couldn't help but asked half-jokingly: "I really don't understand how you, a nerd who studies, can do something and the government is so scheming."
Chen Mu patted Qi Zeguang on the shoulder: "You were born to be so awesome, how about it?"
"Pooh!"
After Zhang Xu had ordered everything to be done, Chen Mu came to the Shu army.
"How many people are there in total?"
"Back to the general, there are still 9,600 Shu troops, 8,900 infantrymen, and 700 crossbowmen."
Chen Mu nodded. It looked like he would have to make thousands more Tang Heng Dao.
But soon Chen Mu suddenly caught a key question and turned to look at Lin Qiye: "Do we still have crossbowmen in the Shu army?"
Lin Qiye felt a little confused: "Isn't it normal for an army to have archers?"
"Okay, just hand over these archers to me later."
At that moment, Chen Mu called the corps commanders to come forward to receive the sword.
However, when the weapons were distributed, Chen Mu found that the lower-level sergeants all showed a hint of admiration when they looked at him.
But think about it, it would be strange if he didn't recognize these soldiers who fought bloody battles with him during the battle at Wanlayer Gorge.
This is an unexpected surprise. If the senior officers are dissatisfied, they can be killed if they are really desperate. If these hundred and thousand cavalry commanders are not convinced, then Chen Mu may have no choice but to give up his seat obediently.
After everything was done, the Shu army looked at the Tang Hengdao they had received with joy on their faces.
"Hey, that's great. You don't have to hold a hoe anymore."
"Look, I've even received armor."
"Why compete with others? Aren't there still people who haven't even received a knife?"
"Bang!"
Chen Mu raised his gun and fired a shot into the sky. Although everyone didn't know what Chen Mu was holding, their attention was drawn to it.
"My fellow soldiers, armor and sabers are all forged in the weapons room. Everyone has to deal with things sooner or later."
Upon hearing this, the soldiers who had not received the envy were relieved.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Mu came to the army again, looked at these Shu troops and asked loudly: "Most of them have received a weapon, and now they look like a group of troops that can win the battle. Do you know...why these years?
, will our Shu Army keep losing battles and be insulted and ridiculed by the other three armies?"
Upon hearing this, most of the veterans who had been in the Shu army for many years lowered their heads with bitter expressions on their faces.
He wandered for a few steps among the army, and then said: "I am the new commander-in-chief of the Shu army. There was a time when people in our ears said that the Shu army was cowardly and timid and not useful, but since I personally worked side by side with the brothers
After fighting, I realized that the world is too superficial. The Shu army is not cowardly, but on the contrary extremely brave. They dare to risk their lives to fight for the country and are truly national heroes."
These words spoke directly to the hearts of these Shu troops. For a moment, they felt enlightened. Indeed, they had fought many defeats over the years, but none of them were due to cowardice.
At this moment, most of the soldiers looked at Chen Mu. In addition to the curiosity before, they seemed to be looking at a close friend they had been searching for for many years.
Seeing that most of the soldiers around him had red eyes, Chen Mu knew that his emotions were almost aroused.
At that moment, he drew out Tang Heng's sword from his waist and slashed straight at Xia Hou behind him. As for Xia Hou, he was already ready. The next moment he took out his iron sword and headed towards Tang Heng's sword.
Needless to say, the outcome was that Chen Muben did some tricks with the iron sword, and when the blade reached it, he cut the iron sword into two pieces.
When all the sergeants saw this scene, they were shocked!
Good knife!
In fact, when most people got this knife and saw that the blade was so thin, they thought it was for cutting material. But now it seems that this thin knife is definitely several times sharper and tougher than ordinary military knives.
Most of the people were very excited. How could they have expected that one day their Shu army would be able to use such good weapons.
There were also many soldiers who couldn't hold back the tears in their eyes and shed tears while looking at Tang Hengdao.
If the Shu army could have been equipped with such good weapons earlier, those brothers who are chopping firewood and carrying hoes to serve the country would have died a lot less.
For a time, various emotions dispersed in the military formation, but without exception, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in everyone's originally dull and numb eyes.
Chen Mu knew that his emotions were almost aroused, so he immediately came to the front of the army again and reprimanded loudly.
“I don’t fucking know what the military shame of the Shu people is, I only know that even though we Shu people have a humble status, we never dare to forget about our country!
I only saw on the battlefield that countless soldiers of the Shu army were buried forever in the mountains and ravines to defend the peace of Longxia. The loyal bones of Qingshan are still there, but it is difficult to return to their hometown!
I only see that all the soldiers have a chivalrous duty to serve the country and the people!
I...I have only heard one sentence from beginning to end...Shu people will never let their country down!"
At this moment, the soldiers finally began to sob uncontrollably, lingering in the Ten Thousand Layers Gorge, like a sad and stirring elegy, making people's scalp numb.
Even though Chen Mu was pretending to act in order to boost the morale of the Shu army before, at this moment he was still moved to tears by the atmosphere at the scene.
Chen Mu wiped his tears, and then he drew his sword boldly and shouted loudly again: "You may all be unknown in this life, but your achievements will be immortal! In this battle, I, Chen Mu, will lead all the soldiers to a victory and return home in triumph!"
"
As soon as he finished speaking, what came next was a roar that shook the entire Ten Thousand Layers Gorge!
"I am willing to fight to the death with the general!"