Chapter 367: The Way to Lead Troops: Rewards and Punishments
Chapter 367: The Way to Lead Troops: Rewards and Punishments
One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals lined up again, but this time there was no military appearance to speak of. Their spirit and energy had been completely wiped out, and the temperament of the entire army was no different from that of refugees.
Since the establishment of the army, they have never suffered such a devastating defeat.
One hundred thousand and one men were defeated by one man in the blink of an eye. Moreover, these one hundred thousand and one men were not mortals, but the heavenly army that maintained order in the world.
If one person is asked to catch 100,000 pigs, it may take days and nights to catch them all!
Of course, there were also soldiers and generals who were unwilling to accept the defeat. After all, Emperor Wen won an unfair victory and forced them to lay down their arms before the war by relying on their status and position.
If they were fully armed, they would never have been defeated so miserably and thoroughly.
But so what?
Is one hundred thousand to one fair?
The soldiers' pride came from their superb martial arts and well-trained personnel, not from their superior equipment.
If we can't fight without equipment, doesn't that just prove Wen Rui's point that the only way to save the weak Heavenly Army is for all members to equip themselves with Ruyi Immortal Soldiers.
Otherwise, if he went to the mortal world to recruit a group of monkeys, and then went to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea to extort a batch of more sophisticated weapons and equipment from the Dragon King to arm himself, wouldn't his combat power be equal to that of 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals?
In short, defeat is defeat, and no matter what you say, it is difficult to find reasons to comfort yourself.
After this battle, Wen Rui's power in the eyes of the heavenly soldiers and generals had surpassed that of Erlang Shen Yang Jian, and the seeds of fear were quietly planted in their hearts.
Erlang Shen Yang Jian undoubtedly has great magical powers, but compared to Wen Rui, he seems to be slightly inferior.
Yang Jian's body became a saint, his physical fitness was top-notch, and his martial arts were outstanding.
Wen Rui is not bad either. He is clearly a god driven by merit, and his physical fitness is no worse than that of a person who has achieved sanctification in the flesh.
In the previous fight with Nezha in the Tianwu Arena, he had demonstrated that he had mastered all eighteen kinds of weapons, and his family-inherited martial art, the Jiaolong Double Whip Technique, was an extraordinary and first-class martial art.
Yang Jian possesses the various changes of the Eight-Nine Profound Arts, while Wen Rui possesses many great supernatural powers that the soldiers have never heard of.
Comparing their magical powers, Wen Rui seems to be slightly better than Yang Jian.
The magical power of Emperor Wen has a wide range and is quite powerful. When he waves his left hand, a violent and cold wind gusts out. The immortal generals are floating in the cold wind like duckweed, unable to control themselves.
With just a light press, pressure as heavy as the collapse of the sky and the earth fell down.
The summoned white ghosts were chilling and endless.
When the flying sword appeared, it was like the sudden appearance of the aurora. As long as he wanted, it seemed not to be a difficult task to pierce the throats of thousands of people with one sword in an instant.
The most terrifying thing was the move of holding Nezha in his arms and swallowing him. Even with Nezha's strong vitality, when he was thrown out, he was only one step away from death.
Yang Jian's magical power of transformation, he can change into a mosquito, an eagle, a tiger, even a dragon, but it is only helpful for him to hide and dodge when facing thousands of troops.
Each of Wen Rui's great magical powers is a large-scale destructive power. One move can put the lives of thousands of soldiers in danger.
He is slightly better than Yang Jian, and compared with Li Jing, the former coach who only relies on his power and often closes the door to release his son, the difference is like heaven and earth.
Therefore, among the two who had defeated 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, the soldiers were more in awe of Wen Rui.
The military is a group that admires the strong. Wen Rui tried his hand at it, and although he was a bit opportunistic, the strength he demonstrated deeply impressed the soldiers.
Wen Rui once again stood in mid-air on a cloud, giving a speech to the soldiers covered in wounds: "The way to lead troops is to distinguish between rewards and punishments. I just talked about the punishment rules for not meeting the KPI standards, and now I will talk about rewards."
Talking about rewards, the dejected soldiers finally perked up a little, and many of them raised their heads and looked at Wen Rui.
"Do you think that I forced you to come to the Desire Realm to do hard labor and collect raw materials because I was greedy for your labor and made profits for myself?" Wen Rui had an angry face and shamelessly lied with his eyes open: "The raw materials collected in the past 30 years are all for the purpose of making Ruyi Immortal Soldiers, so as to truly arm you bunch of useless people."
"I am too lazy to elaborate on how good the Ruyi Immortal Soldier is."
As Wen Rui spoke, he summoned the remaining flying sword to his front as if it were a merchandise on display in the Lingxiao Palace, and issued commands to have the flying sword continuously transform into various immortal-grade weapons.
"Just now, you also saw that the Ruyi Immortal Weapon has a magical versatility. In addition to being a weapon, it can also be taken as a golden elixir to remove poison and heal injuries. In addition, it can also be transformed into a protective soft armor."
Speaking of protective soft armor, the golden mist really turned into a close-fitting soft armor.
"Nephew, you can also tell us about your own experience. Did your injuries get better immediately after you ate the Ruyi Immortal Weapon?"
Nezha was standing next to Li Jing at this time. His face was pale and he looked weak, but he had regained his ability to move. He was no longer dying like he was at the beginning with only one breath left.
The red spots on the body have faded, the ulcerated areas have long since scabbed over and fallen off, and the new skin and flesh are as tender as new.
The immortal-level nano-units performed countless minimally invasive surgeries in its body, expelling all the red water molecules that had penetrated deep into the bone marrow and cells.
Once the red water leaves the body, Nezha will be able to recover quickly relying on the self-healing speed of the Lotus Holy Body.
No one knew what Nezha had gone through in the Red Water Formation, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Wen Rui was no longer defiant, but much clearer, like a dog that had been beaten.
"Uncle Wen, in reply to your words, taking the Ruyi Golden Pill did cure the disease, thank you for showing mercy."
"Oh, that's too polite. You're still a child after all. I'm also adhering to the principle of curing illness and saving lives, and punishing past mistakes to prevent future ones. I'm only giving you a minor punishment. I'm very satisfied that you're sensible."
Wen Rui immediately showed his magnanimity and generosity and comforted him with kind words.
"This treasure has so many functions that I can't finish talking about them in a day and a night. There are far more than just the ones you have seen. As long as you can't think of it, there is nothing that the Ruyi Immortal Weapon can't do!"
Finally, the topic returned to the Ruyi Immortal Soldiers, and Wen Rui praised it vigorously as if he was selling a product.
"Wow—"
"Is this true? Are ordinary soldiers like us qualified to use this kind of treasure?"
"It's amazing, but it feels fake. How could we be so lucky to have such a precious treasure?"
"Yes, I feel that a Ruyi Immortal Weapon is better than the six magic weapons given to Nezha by his master. I don't have a master in the realm of Hunyuan Jinxian and a father in the position of Heavenly King."
……
The 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, especially those at the lower levels, were talking about it.
"As for the KPI assessment rewards, they are based on the comprehensive ranking of the quantity, value, and rarity of the collected resources. The top 100 people each month will be rewarded with a batch of newly produced Ruyi Immortal Soldiers!"
Wen Rui finally showed his true colors and tied a carrot to the stick.
"You can be lazy, but you are lazy yourself!"
Wen Rui sneered and said, "Lazy people will not only be punished, but will also be the last to be equipped with the Ruyi Immortal Soldiers. You may not care now, but when the first batch of Ruyi Immortal Soldiers are in the hands of your comrades and you can't even touch them, I believe that you will definitely regret it then."
(End of this chapter)