Chapter 54: Promoted to Commander of the Front Army

Chapter 54: Promoted to Commander of the Front Army

Chapter 54: Promoted to Commander of the Front Army

"Commander?"

The surrounding soldiers suddenly widened their eyes and looked suspicious.

The soldier who spoke first widened his eyes and said quickly:

"He was promoted to deputy commander just five days ago!"

The soldiers looked at each other.
The camp gate was opened, and Lu Yunyi walked out quickly. Facing Shi Zhengyu and the soldiers watching, he looked puzzled:
"Brother Shi, what is this?"

Shi Zhengyu smiled cheerfully, patted the book in his hand, and said loudly:
"According to the order of the general, the front scout Lu Yunyi has commanded the army with discipline and is brave and good at fighting.

And because he has the heart to help the world and relieve the suffering of the soldiers, he was specially promoted to the commander of the front army. "

Shi Zhengyu took out the seal of the military commander from his arms and handed it over together with the booklet.

Lu Yunyi's face was filled with astonishment. Although he had made a contribution, he should at least take a break.

Shi Zhengyu laughed loudly and said, "The general ordered me to tell you."

As he spoke, his face turned serious, imitating Lan Yu's seriousness:
"Your method of treating heart disease is very useful.
I have tried it and I feel much better.

The guards in the army have also tried it and it worked very well. You have done a great job!"

After the words fell, Shi Zhengyu resumed his smile:
"We would also like to thank Lord Lu. Yesterday, the general ordered the military doctor to treat us.
At first we thought it was a trick,
But I didn’t expect that after the military doctor’s treatment, it actually worked. At least I didn’t have a nightmare yesterday and had the best sleep since I arrived in Gyeongju.”

As he spoke, Shi Zhengyu's voice became louder and louder, and he glanced at the soldiers around him from time to time, causing the soldiers watching to stare with wide eyes.
Most soldiers were heavy-hearted and could only get a good night's sleep after being exhausted from fighting.
I usually toss and turn and can't sleep all night.

This also makes them look particularly haggard.
He can only vent his inner stress through gambling, drinking and women, just to get that brief psychological comfort.

Lu Yunyi thought about it and understood what Shi Zhengyu was doing. No wonder he had not entered the camp for a long time.

He promoted this method to the soldiers to reduce their psychological resistance.
After all, a mentally ill person would never admit it, especially a soldier.

Thinking of this, Lu Yunyi coughed lightly and raised his voice a little, pretending to be flattered:
"Brother Shi? What did you say? The general also used this method?"

The resounding voice startled Shi Zhengyu. The two looked at each other, and everything was said without words.
"Of course, yesterday the general said he had a heart condition and wanted to be treated first.

You didn’t see it, the general usually only slept for an hour or two, but last night he slept soundly for three hours.”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers around him suddenly looked anxious.

Some of the haggard soldiers stood on tiptoe, with eager expressions on their faces.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yunyi took in their expressions and sighed softly.
The military camp was extremely boring. Apart from eating, training and sleeping, there were no extra-curricular activities, which made them feel extremely depressed.

This situation will be more serious when faced with life-and-death crisis on the grassland.

Lu Yunyi looked at the soldiers present and said loudly:
"I have presented this method to the general. After the military doctor has learned it, he will come to treat you."

"I'm not sick!" Tan Ershisan muttered.
"Catch him for me, this guy is a monster!" Lu Yunyi's eyes were stern, he pointed at Tan Twenty-three and shouted loudly.

Tan Ershisan stood there in a daze. The soldiers around him flew away as if they had seen a ghost. What a monster!
Without waiting for him to react, Liu Heiying and Wu Fuliu rushed forward and pinned him to the ground in no time.

This caused the surrounding soldiers to be surprised. Was Tan Twenty-three subdued like this?

"Let me go, I'm not a monster!"

"If you are a human, you will have illnesses. If you are not sick, then what are you but a monster?" Lu Yunyi gave Shi Zhengyu a reassuring look and slowly approached him.

"You're talking nonsense, I'm fine!"

Lu Yunyi half squatted down and looked at Tan Ershisan, only to find that his eyes were full of bloodshot.
His face was sallow and gray, his eye sockets were deep, and he had dark circles under his eyes.

"How many hours do you sleep every day?"

"Four!"

"Don't hide it. You obviously couldn't sleep well at night. It's only two hours!" A soldier next to him shouted.

"How do you know?" Lu Yunyi looked up.
"Because I also slept for two hours!" The soldier looked similar to Tan Twenty-three, with sunken eye sockets and a tired look all over his body.

Shi Zhengyu then whispered: "Chai Linjia, a brave soldier of the vanguard army, killed seventeen enemies."

Lu Yunyi nodded slightly and sighed:
"When the military doctor comes, you will get the treatment first. I can't guarantee anything else, but at least I can let you sleep for an extra hour."

"I'm not sick!" Tan Twenty-three was still yelling.

"Then you are a monster, hang him up!"

"Wait, I have I have!!"

Lu Yunyi then nodded with satisfaction and gave Liu Heiying a wink, and then the two of them released their restraints.

Tan Ershisan jumped up suddenly, looked at Liu Heiying suspiciously, and asked:

"You are so strong, fat man. How many levels have you killed?"

Liu Heiying chuckled, stood with his hands on his hips, and patted his armor:

"Thirty-nine, want to compete?"

Tan Twenty-three's pupils dilated and he shrank his neck: "Forget it, I'm sick, please don't blame me, sir."

Liu Heiying nodded with satisfaction and walked back with his head held high.

The soldiers looked at each other in disbelief.
However, seeing the armor of a thousand commander that Liu Heiying was wearing,
They began to believe it a little, but when they looked at his young face again, they became a little more unconvinced.

Seeing more and more soldiers around, Shi Zhengyu waved his hand with an impatient look on his face:

"Disperse, disperse. If you need medical treatment, go back and wait. A military doctor will come to the camp."

Some soldiers then left in disappointment.

Entering the camp, Shi Zhengyu put away the smile on his face, regained his seriousness, and said loudly:

"Thank you, Lord Lu. These soldiers are stubborn. If I don't use some tricks, I'm afraid they won't listen."

Lu Yunyi pursed his lips and smiled:
"The soldiers are out there fighting for their lives, without their families by their side, and facing the bloody battlefield. They all have some mental problems, the most obvious of which are paranoia and stubbornness."

Shi Zhengyu thought about it and nodded slightly:
"Lord Lu is right. The soldiers do have this problem."

"Brother Shi, if you continue like this, I will be restless." Lu Yunyi shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking at the thousands of people in front of him.

Now he was promoted in rank but not in level, holding the post of commander, but doing the work of a captain.

"Hahaha, Brother Lu is a straightforward person, so I won't be polite. This is the general's order."

Shi Zhengyu smiled heartily and handed the document over. Lu Yunyi took it, opened it, and his eyes widened immediately.

"Brother Shi, are the Qingzhou Guards going to be incorporated into the front army?"

Shi Zhengyu's face was solemn, and he nodded heavily:

"That's right. Lord Dingyuan brought some soldiers with him, but the front troops are still not enough.
In addition, the leader of Gyeongju Guard had just been captured, so in order to avoid chaos in Gyeongju Guard, he was incorporated into the front army. "

As he spoke, Shi Zhengyu lowered his voice and moved closer:
"It's better to keep it with you. The general means that you were originally from the rear thousand households.

Those thousand men are also under your command, so of course they cannot be used for such confidential matters as scouts."

Lu Yunyi thought about it, his face solemn, and he began to understand the general's intention.

Ding Xianzhi died, although he confessed some of his cronies.
But the clique also has its confidants, and now that we are at war we cannot kill them all.
So they were put into the army to guard it.
Dying a few people on the battlefield is the easiest solution.

Lu Yunyi sighed and nodded: "I understand what the general means. What about the soldiers in the Central Thousand Households Office?"

"Lord Dingyuan personally dispatched them to charge into the vanguard army and make merit to atone for their sins." Shi Zhengyu's face was solemn, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Lu Yunyi remained silent. As a general,

Not only can he help soldiers avoid damage to the greatest extent,

And also know how to do the most damage to the soldiers,
Similarly, Marquis Dingyuan has been through many battles and must be very skilled.

There is no way that the more than a thousand people of the Gyeongju Central Guard could come back alive from this battle.

Sensing that the atmosphere was somewhat solemn, Liu Heiying, who was standing at the back, ran away quickly, got some dried meat and ham, ran back, and smiled at Shi Zhengyu:
"General Shi, these are all good things from Gyeongju. It's the New Year, and we should all be happy and joyful."

Liu Heiying took out another red paper bag from the ham and patted it:
"There are Chinese characters for blessing and couplets inside, which are a token of love from the people of Gyeongju."

Shi Zhengyu looked at the ham wrapped in bright red paper, was slightly startled, and took it with a smile:

"Since it's Chinese New Year, I won't be shy about it. Thank you!"

Wu Fuliu, who was standing by, also handed out a lot of red paper bags.
Things are not expensive, but the thought behind them wins.
Although the guards didn't say anything, there were smiles in their eyes.

The wanderer cannot return home, so he can only find joy in misery.

Shi Zhengyu handed the bags in his hand to the soldiers behind him, looked at Lu Yunyi, and said with a smile:

"Brother Lu, I have never heard of your speed of promotion.
But Shi is convinced. You are good at fighting and killing enemies, and you are good at saving the dying and healing the wounded.

Yesterday, the general found some doctors in the army overnight to comfort the people, and it was quite effective.

Even the general slept an extra hour, I'm not lying."

"Brother Shi, you are too kind. The brothers are all depressed. They can't admit defeat in front of their comrades, and they have no family to talk to.

Some things, if you can talk about them, are already half healed.

As for the doctor, it is better to find an older one, so that the soldiers will be less wary."

Shi Zhengyu looked surprised and said, "You and the general are really a coincidence. The people who treated us yesterday were all old men with gray beards."

Lu Yunyi was stunned and laughed repeatedly:

"The general is wise."

"Haha, of course. Brother Lu, you practice first. We will go back and report."

"Brother Shi, take care."

When Shi Zhengyu left, the soldiers around him all turned their eyes to the book in Lu Yunyi's hand with burning gazes.

Liu Heiying suddenly felt the air was a little dry, licked his lips lightly, and said:
"Brother Yun'er, you've been promoted again."

Lu Yunyi patted the booklet and sighed:
"It was an accident. I got into trouble while investigating a case, but I didn't expect that my method of curing the disease would catch the eye of the general."

"Brother Yun'er, you are now the commander, almost the same as Ding Xianzhi."

Liu Heiying's eyes widened. His father dreamed of doing business in Qingzhou Wei, but he couldn't get involved no matter what.

Lu Yunyi took a step forward and walked towards the training ground, saying:
"Although we are both commanders, I am far inferior to them.
The commander of the garrison is a third-rank official, and he is a high-ranking official wherever he is placed.

My position as commander is just a military post.
It stands to reason that a military commander can manage thousands of people, and he can't do much better than a garrison commander.
But we don’t have anyone, and the promotion documents are still on the way, and the rank of the governor’s office has not been determined yet.

By the way, the 1,000 men in the Houqian Suo will also be under my command, and I will hand them over to you when the time comes."

Lu Yunyi stopped and patted Liu Heiying on the shoulder:

"You are the only scout commander in our frontline army, so this responsibility belongs to you."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Heiying's face flushed red and his heartbeat accelerated.
The soldiers gathered around also widened their eyes and looked at him with envy.

In the army, being in charge of a thousand men is definitely considered a high-ranking officer!!
"Congratulations, Master Liu." Wu Fuliu spoke first, smiling and joking.

I just felt relaxed all over, I haven't felt so refreshed in the first half of my life!
Yan San died, he got married and became the commander's confidant, and his life was getting better and better.

The rest of the soldiers quickly echoed him, causing Liu Heiying to feel ecstatic.
"Okay, okay, now that the things have been distributed, we can start practicing. Even though it's the end of the year, we can't slack off."

Lu Yunyi raised his hand to stop their flattery and spoke loudly.

"Sir, sir, how many days will we have off for the New Year?" a soldier asked, standing on tiptoe.

Seeing the expectant gazes, Lu Yunyi suddenly felt that this scene looked familiar, so he didn't keep it a secret:

"On the fifth day, the Lantern Festival is also on the fifth day. The army will invite a troupe to the army and invite chefs from the city to cook."

"Oh~!" The soldiers cheered. Five days of rest were enough for them to get drunk for several days.

"Okay, practice, practice, don't slack off!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yunyi put the document in his arms, walked straight to the podium, and picked up the loudspeaker and long sword placed on the side!

The other soldiers also put aside the things in their arms.
They picked up the long sword with a solemn expression and stood where they were supposed to be.

The parade ground returned to its former solemnity, except for the addition of a few touches of bright red, which made the previously cold and solemn parade ground filled with some warmth.

At this time, a soldier with an anxious look on his face hurried over, looking a little embarrassed.

Seeing Lu Yunyi on the stage, he immediately jumped and waved, shouting:
"Sir, sir, Lord Dingyuan invites you to discuss matters."

Lu Yunyi on the high platform frowned slightly, waved at Liu Heiying and said:
"You come and lead them in training, and I'll go and watch."

(End of this chapter)