choke element

Chapter 34

"what?"

"How can there be such a practice?"

Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng shook their heads again and again.

Immediately, another voice rang in the ears of the two of them:

"Contest to win the official position?"

"How to compare? Compared to what?"

Guo Ning's voice was not particularly loud, but he stood beside the road where the soldiers were marching and spoke with a more emphatic tone, which immediately attracted the attention of several soldiers.These few soldiers stopped to ask, blocking the way of the soldiers behind.

The soldiers who were eager to have a full meal shouted from behind: "Let's go, let's go, what are you doing standing?"

The soldiers in the front quickly replied loudly: "Liu Lang said, we both will fight for the position!"

"what?"

This time, the soldiers who had already picked up the food earlier also turned around.

Zhang Xin scolded sharply: "You guys are all gone! They are all gone! There is nothing wrong, you heard it wrong!"

The soldiers only looked at Guo Ning: "Liulang, did you just say that?"

Guo Ning glanced at Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng, and said with a smile: "Of course! Eat enough and rest for an hour. I'll come and see you compete for power! The one you win is yours!"

Guo Ning's prestige among the defeated soldiers is really not trivial. The soldiers all know that he started from a humble beginning, and achieved his current status by virtue of his bravery and skill in fighting.He is so sure, so is it fake?

The soldiers dispersed overjoyed, and some even took off their upper body robes at this moment, revealing their gnarled muscles and scars and arrow sores all over their bodies, and began to show off their bravery.No one asked Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng any more.

Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng's faces turned pale.

Guo Ning stood there with a half-smile and a half-smile.

After a stalemate for a while, Zhang Xin glanced around, found a brand head who was his confidant, and cast a few winks in the past, trying to ask him to come over and object, so that he could deal with it.This brand head has always been able to understand Zhang Xin's intentions best, and immediately took two steps forward.

Unexpectedly, Guo Ning glanced at him, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.In a trance, the brand head felt that there was a fierce tiger in front of him, his legs immediately weakened, and he didn't dare to get close.

Zhang Xin was furious.Damn, when everyone decided to march slowly and give Guo Ning some eye drops, you didn't object.Why are you so scared now?Is it because he is afraid that Guo Ning will kill chickens and monkeys?Hey, if Guo Ning makes a fuss and your chicken doesn't come out and be killed, do you want us two monkeys to be the head of the knife?I really... what use do I need you!
There is absolutely no mediocre soldier who can retreat all the way from the Shannan defense line.But when it comes to specific groups, there are differences.

Most of the rout groups were formed spontaneously by desperate soldiers during the process of fighting and retreating.Its leaders are all masters who have emerged from fierce battles. Their original identities may be humble, but no one cares.

These people are full of courage and hatred of the enemy, but they are limited by the vision and knowledge of the leaders themselves, so they can't be further gathered.

There are also some rout groups, which are relatively large-scale troops that maintain their organizational structure during the rout, and their leaders are themselves senior officers in the Northern Xinjiang Golden Army.Just like Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng, they both achieved Meng'an or Qianhu in northern Xinjiang. Even though the military positions have been flooded in recent years, the positions of Meng'an and Qianhu are not low.

The reason why these people maintain control over their subordinates is that the prestige of their positions in those years is still there.But when it comes to his own talents, perhaps it is more reflected in his keen sense of smell and determination to get out of battle in time, but he may not be so good at fighting.They also control their subordinates more through routines of manipulating people's hearts, and even some methods of imperial subordinates.

And these things, Guo Ning didn't bother to pay attention to them at all.

A series of national wars with overwhelming momentum is about to come, and it will be the most severe test.Guo Ning hopes that he can have a large-scale and well-equipped army, that his subordinates have the courage to make decisions on the fly, and that his army has a rock-solid base to fight against powerful enemies.

But now he doesn't have any, there is only such a small army.

This army, in a real war, is simply insignificant.In this small army with limited command levels, all requirements for soldiers can be relaxed, except for one that cannot be relaxed, and that is to be brave and good at fighting.

Soldiers need to be brave and good at fighting, and officers need it even more.

Guo Ning's own prestige was established in the continuous fighting.Monk Luo, Li Ting and others were all like this.Wang Shixian's ability to bow and horse is also outstanding, but he is poor now, there is no horse for him to ride, and there are not many donkeys.

In the coming harsh environment, soldiers who lack courage will die immediately, and officers who cannot charge forward and take the lead will immediately do bad things, and there is no need for existence.And the easiest and fairest way to judge whether a person has enough courage is to compete in martial arts.

So Guo Ning gave an order to compete for the official.

These two centurions were newly formed, and Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng were under them, accounting for less than half of them.If they want to control their subordinates, they will definitely assign cronies; and when they assign cronies, they will definitely suppress other refugees and defeated soldiers who come to vote.

Therefore, the proposal to win the official by force will definitely get the approval of those exiles and defeated soldiers.In this regard, Guo Ning has full confidence.

What's more, Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng's subordinates are not fools either.Wasn't it enough that you were harmed by those incompetent generals when you were on the front line in northern Xinjiang?Seeing that the world is getting more and more chaotic, everyone hopes that their immediate superiors will be brave and take the lead before the battle, so that the soldiers can feel at ease!

Liu Cheng hesitated for a while, then said in a shy voice: "This matter, you can take your time. Why does Liu Lang do this?"

"Then why are you two like this?" Guo Ning smiled and continued: "If you two are like this, I will be like this. In my opinion, the soldiers haven't practiced well for a long time, so it may be inevitable that they can't walk or run fast. It can be deduced from this that most of the skills to ensure that you are not allowed to fight have been forgotten... That is not good! I have to see it with my own eyes and try it before I can rest assured. This makes sense, right?"

A few days ago, Guo Ning had always been polite to others, but suddenly there was a stick in his words, and Liu Cheng was speechless.

Guo Ning left leisurely, took two steps, and felt a gaze cast from behind.When he turned his head, Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng quickly lowered their eyes.

Guo Ning smiled: "Don't worry, I will tell the soldiers that the positions for competition in the martial arts competition are only about the left and right generals, the in charge of the bureau, and the guards. The two are still generals, how?"

Is this something that will not happen?If all the officers below were selected by relying on their own bravery, how much respect would they have for the generals who dare not participate in the competition?At that time, these two capitals, two hundred soldiers, actually no longer belong to the generals!
At that time, wouldn't Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng become a joke?

After Guo Ning left, Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng sighed together.

Zhang Xin still has a bit of aggressiveness after all, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's see what they are competing with, guns and sticks? Or shooting skills? I will compete with them again in the future after deciding two! If I lose, the ... This will give up the position as much as possible!"

Liu Cheng could only smile wryly.He was born in a thousand households in the Yongtun Army, he was not a brave man, let alone in his forties, his physical strength began to weaken, all because of the fact that his subordinates had a few capable fighters to suppress the situation.If he ends up at this moment, he is really not sure that he can win against the howling wolf cubs below.He wanted to use a few of his subordinates to use outside means, but with Guo Ning watching over him, he was afraid of causing embarrassment.

It is really difficult!

When Liu Cheng was hesitant, Guo Ning gave a few simple orders, asking Zhao Jue to lead the youths under his tent to maintain order.And he himself wandered back to the front of the wild store.

Xu Ting is currently busy carrying a large batch of scones from the back kitchen, so busy that she doesn't touch the floor.Everyone knows that this wild shop owner is not a simple shop owner, but when he started the business, he put in a lot of effort, as if he was serious about earning every penny.

At this time, the only ones who were still standing in front of the Yedian were Jing Anmin who was wearing Fan Yangli and leaning on the steps, as if dozing off.

However, in Guo Ning's eyes, as he approached, the waist, shoulders and arms of this strong man were obviously tense.Obviously this person is not dozing off, moreover, he is always vigilant, he is a rare expert!

Guo Ning walked over and said in a deep voice: "Liu Cheng is not known for his bravery, but he seldom oppresses soldiers and is familiar with military affairs. He had a good reputation among the thousands of households in Yongtun Army in Huanzhou. If this will If I can't go on, I plan to use him as the military code, holding the name of the library, dispatching documents, and administrative documents. As for Zhang Xin, if he makes a move, ordinary soldiers will be no match for him, and the general's position will not be able to escape him. It's nothing more than a rebellious temper, I don't mind."

Speaking of this, Guo Ning sat down beside Jing Anmin: "However, if brother Anmin wants to take them away, that's all right."

Jing Anmin was taken aback.

He pushed the brim of his hat higher, revealing his face like a knife, and at the same time looked sideways at Guo Ning.

Guo Ning smiled at Jing Anmin, revealing two rows of white and neat teeth.It seems to be polite, but vaguely, it gives people a sense of danger that they will explode at any time and rush to bite their throats.

Jing Anmin is very familiar with this feeling, because he is also the same person.Everyone struggled out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood. He was not afraid of Guo Ning, but just curious.

Jing Anmin is convinced that he has never seen Guo Ning.Although both of them are the best among exiled soldiers, one of them usually spends most of his time in the northern mountainous area, while the other occupies the low-lying water network area in the south, so the range of activities is quite distinct.Jing Anmin also made a special distinction. Apart from Zhang Xin and Liu Cheng, he has no acquaintances here.

Why is Guo Ning slowly walking up and down now, as if he already knew it?

He couldn't help asking: "How does Guo Liulang know that I'm here?"

Guo Ning smiled: "This guy Xu Er always uses my news to pass on, and occasionally he has to reciprocate in exchange."

Jing Anmin cursed rudely.He casually grabbed a clod of soil, jumped up suddenly, and threw it in the direction where Xu Yu was.He had great strength in his hand, and this throw was also extremely accurate, and it hit Xu Yu's shoulder from a distance of seven or eight zhang.Xu Yu yelled "Ah Yo", but didn't look back, and was still very busy arranging the food, as if her concentration was scary.

While Jing Anmin was bouncing around, Guo Ning just sat relaxed.

Jing Anmin thought for a while, and then sat back where he was.

This time, his posture was obviously more relaxed than before, and finally his right hand was no longer in the position where he could draw the knife immediately.

Throwing the clod of dirt at Xu Yu is just a matter of fun among friends, nothing else.In Xu Yu's heart, she has always been like a bright mirror, let alone someone who betrays friends indiscriminately.He will do this to confirm that Guo Ning has no intention of going to the three prefectures of Zhuo, Yi, and Ding, and will not erode the power of Miao Daorun, Zhang Rou and Jing'an people in the mountains.

Jing Anmin hated this nasty joke, but he could trust Xu Yu's judgment.

"These two are friends of my brother Zhang Rou. Let them come here to boost Liu Lang's prestige. There is no other purpose. Liu Lang, you don't have to consider us whether you use these two or not."

"Okay." Guo Ning nodded.

"The disbanded soldiers near Anzhou have been loose for a long time. It is rare that Liulang will gather them into one force once he rises up. I am actually here to ask Liulang about the relationship between our two families. What do you think? It is not easy to survive in this world. Since Liu Lang has no intention of being our enemy, I would venture to say, how about we watch and help each other?"

"Alright." Guo Ning continued to nod.

"Since that's the case, we are friends!" Jing Anmin laughed.

After laughing for a while, he said, "Since we are friends, can I ask one more question?"

Guo Ning tried to lean on the steps with his back like Jing Anmin did, but his arrow wound hadn't healed yet, and the pressure on his back made him feel uncomfortable.He had no choice but to sit upright again: "Brother An Min, just ask."

"Liulang has assembled such a force in such a short period of time, he will not be a bandit, right? You command the people, appoint these generals, military codes, and generals, you must have a name. Where does the name come from? So many people To eat, drink, and wear clothes, the food, fodder and supplies needed are several times more than when they were scattered and eaten in the past. Where did the supplies come from? I know you sent people to the Xinqiao Camp and asked for help from several wealthy families in Anzhou Yes, but is that generation easily oppressed by others?"

Guo Ning laughed: "Those are not problems."

(End of this chapter)