The messenger from Majiapu was quickly brought over. He was a thin and small man. His guard uniform seemed to be hanging on his body. His expression was full of timidity and fear, and he gave a military salute to the big guys in the camp.
"Kou Cheng has met all the generals and marshals."
His voice was trembling, and he seemed almost speechless.
Su Lu patted Kou Cheng on the shoulder: "Do you still recognize me?"
Kou Cheng's trembling body paused, a warm smile appeared on his black face, and he said in a weak voice: "I know you, General. It was you who brought us into the camp and chatted with us."
Su Lu pulled up a stool and asked Kou Cheng to sit down: "Come, sit down and talk, treat it like our chat yesterday, tell us all the hardships and hardships you have experienced, and let the three generals
I know, I know.”
Su Lu guessed that what Li Qing just said about leading the troops was probably to take the front line of Majiapu in Luntai, march forward under the stars, cut off the Tule people's return route, and leave behind all the Thule people in Xitunling and Beizheng.
However, Su Lu, who was indolent and indolent, was not willing to do it at all, especially after hearing Kou Cheng say that he was able to reach Beiyang and had to endure a lot of hardships to survive.
Kou Cheng relaxed and began to talk about the process of receiving the military order and coming to report the news.
"The garrison commander received the beacon fire from the direction of Lintao and also ignited the beacon fire in our Majiapu. However, we did not receive new military orders for a long time, and we did not encounter any enemies who came to attack. The garrison commander and the garrison commander of Luntai Tunbao
After summing up, we decided to send people to Lintao..."
After listening to Kou Cheng's words, Li Qing's cheeks were full of worry. According to what Kou Cheng said, there are no Thule soldiers on the front line of Majiapu Luntai. Only Lintao has an attacking Thule army. He wants to bypass this force.
The Tule soldiers had to take the mountain road between Lintao and Majiapu, climb over Lintao Mountain, and cross the high mountains.
The mountain road is difficult to travel. Just look at Kou Cheng's appearance and you can tell how much hardship he has endured. Can Su Lu endure it?
But if Su Lu is not allowed to go, who can control these tens of thousands of newly trained soldiers? There are some generals in the army who are good at commanding the army, but compared with Su Lu, it is like brass meeting real gold, and the quality is insufficient.
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Lin Tong twirled his beard and told Kou Cheng: "Kou Cheng, if I ask you to walk this mountain road again, would you be willing?"
Kou Cheng's expression changed drastically, and he looked like he was struggling, "Commander, we can't march on this road at all. It's too difficult to walk. It's not possible for troops and horses to pass."
As if remembering the hardships of traveling, Kou Cheng's body began to tremble.
Xiao Cong frowned and looked at the defense map, then suddenly turned his head and looked at Kou Cheng:
"Kou Cheng, you have served the purpose of summoning me. I will promote you from the ninth rank to the rank of military commander. If you are willing to be a guide and lead the troops to Majiapu, I will promote you from the eighth rank to the rank of military commander. When the time comes, you will
If you want to be a garrison leader, you should come back to Beiyang camp to find a job. It's your choice."
Kou Cheng's face turned red instantly, his breathing became heavy, and his face looked extremely struggling.
Su Lu looked at Xiao Cong in shock. This old guy was really powerful. Each sugar-coated bullet hit him harder than the last. For a small soldier in a camp, what could be more attractive than a title or a job?
Kou Cheng hesitated for a long time and finally gritted his teeth: "Commander, I will obey your orders."
A proud smile appeared on Xiao Cong's face, and he turned to look at Su Lu, "Su Lu, how about you lead the troops this time? Bypass the Tule Soldier Peak, from Majiapu to Lintao, and cut off the Tule back
Line of defense.”
Having said this, Xiao Cong paused for a moment, thinking about the reward that should be offered and the room for bargaining:
"After it's done, whether you want to stay in the Chinese army as the commander-in-chief or lead the army alone is up to you."
This was a strategy that Xiao Cong had discussed with Li Qing, and now he proposed it first.
Su Lu narrowed his eyes: "I won't go."
Xiao Cong and Lin Tong had dark faces. There was no bargaining and they refused directly. Although you said you have the princess as your backing, you really have a dark face. Who am I afraid of?
Lin Tong's face was as dark as a pot sticker: "You don't have any say whether to go or not. This is a military order. You have to go even if you don't want to go."
Li Qing looked embarrassed and couldn't help but think about where Su Lu's temper came from. Was he arrogant because of favors, was he arrogant about taking credit, or was he just such an upright man?
Lin Tong's roar had not stopped: "Su Lu, let me tell you, this is the Beiyang Camp. I want to chop off your head. If anyone fails to protect you or disobeys the military order, I will kill you clearly."
Lin Tong's curses echoed in the camp, causing the guards around the camp to look sideways. What kind of anger did Deputy Commander Lin have, and who was he going to kill?
Zhao Pu squatted outside the camp and looked at the tent with a constipated expression on his face. Although this job was difficult, it was a great achievement. It was a pity that his fixed army was useless, otherwise he would definitely have to go up there.
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In the camp, Su Lu was sprayed with saliva by Lin Tong. After a long time, while Lin Tong was catching his breath, he interrupted:
"Then let me put it another way. There are so many generals and captains who want to ask for a mission to make great contributions. Just let them go. There is no need to call me. There are many people who want to make great contributions."
Lin Tong and Xiao Cong looked at each other with wry smiles in each other's eyes.
The strategy of taking the mountain road in the middle of Majiabao in Taotao was one of the several strategies proposed by the Xuanfu Jiedu. Now with the support of Kou Cheng's intelligence, it is even more certain that this is the best strategy.
Su Lu's performance in the gymnastics gave the two of them the idea of using Su Lu, but as soon as Su Lu said these words, their minds relaxed.
Yes, with so many generals and lieutenants, isn't there anyone suitable to lead the army? It doesn't have to be Su Lu.
Lin Tong raised his eyebrows and thought of a suitable candidate, but he had to suppress Su Lu first before making the substitution.
"I propose that Li Xiaoqin, the commander-in-chief of the Ding Army, be the leader of the army this time. Su Lu, a general of the Dian Army, knows that he is not qualified and is greedy for life and afraid of death. I don't blame him for disobeying orders."
Lin Tong looked at Su Lu with unabashed sarcasm on his face.
"General Su is invincible in every battle. That's how he got it."
Xiao Cong waved his hand and said: "Come here, call me Li Xiaoqin, the commander of Ding Army."
Xiao Cong ordered.
Su Lu didn't take Lin Tong's ridicule to heart at all. It was great. He had avoided the hardship. He was a popular person next to the princess, and he was afraid that he would not be promoted.
Kou Cheng and Su Lu came out of the camp together, and asked Su Lu in confusion: "General, that is the commander-in-chief of the first army. Some generals spend their entire lives serving as military counselors, but they still can't make a living."
Su Lu patted Kou Cheng on the shoulder: "I am a person who doesn't want to endure hardship. I suffered enough in my previous life. If there is any hardship in this life, I will avoid it."
"It's been such a hard journey for you. I don't want to lose weight like you."
Kou Cheng...
The next day, Su Lu led Li Xiaoqin, the commander of the Ding Army, to the camp to select sergeants. After all the original Ding Army sergeants were selected, and some taller sergeants were selected, Li Xiaoqin returned to the newly opened camp for the Ding Army.
's camp area.
As a steady stream of guardsmen were sent to the Beiyang camp, the camp area continued to expand, and Su Lu trained more and more new and defeated troops every day.
After Xiao Cong discussed with Li Qing, they decided to send all the defeated troops to Su Lu for training. After all, Su Lu was the only one who dealt with Ying Xiao.
On the tenth day after Ding Jun set out, Su Lu looked at the newly arrived nine hundred sergeants, frowned, and ordered Su Ping:
"Gather troops and surround this group of people."
Su Ping didn't know why, but the habit he had developed for a long time made him yell immediately:
"The second battalion is all here, spear formation, encirclement."
There were many spears, and two hundred men from Battalion B surrounded the nine hundred guardsmen.
Only then did Su Ping react and asked Su Lu confusedly: "Second brother, what are we going to do? These are all Pao Ze?"
Su Lu snorted coldly, his eyes swept over the faces of these people, and his tone was full of anger: "Then you ask them, do they dare to call themselves Pao Ze?"