Chapter 282 The Little Nun 10
Chapter 282 The Little Nun 10
Instead of reflecting on his mistakes, the general infuriated his subordinates.
Of course, he himself was oblivious to this and quickly followed in Ling Yi's footsteps.
"Come down." As she passed those trees, Ling Yi paused, said this, and continued forward.
Xue Zhen followed behind her, glanced back at the branches on those people, and insincerely praised, "The branches are draped quite well."
Ling Yi clenched her fists, pretending not to hear what she said.
Master Xu, following behind: "..."
I'm really afraid that the three hundred axemen in this camp will be hacked to death on a single command.
Of course, it's not guaranteed that you can kill him.
Reaching the open space in the middle of the camp, Ling Yi struck the gong heavily, and in a short while, several extremely neat square formations appeared in front of her.
Xue Zhen nodded: "The military discipline is good."
After several bloody battles, with some dying and others being replaced, this will become an elite force.
"Gentlemen, I told you then that I would come to join the righteous army, and now I have fulfilled my promise."
She turned to face Xue Zhen and said in a deep voice, "As long as the general gives the order, we are no longer bandits."
But her gaze fell on Master Xu, seeking an answer from him.
She has handed herself over, and her master and fellow disciples in the rebel army must find her.
This was not a difficult task for the rebel army.
Master Xu nodded slightly behind Xue Zhen, agreeing to the matter, but sighed inwardly.
However, after just one meeting, it became clear that the general was not a reliable person.
General, you've conquered this empire, but you can't sit still on it.
Xue Zhen looked at the group of people with great interest and praised them, "Your skills are quite good, but a gentleman does not take what others cherish!"
Ling Yi paused, then turned to look at him.
"From today onwards, these men will still be your soldiers. I will replenish your ranks with a thousand men. How about you join my army as a lieutenant general?"
"Thank you, General." Ling Yi cupped her hands in thanks, her expression somewhat strange.
Xue Zhen frowned and patted her shoulder heavily: "Be confident, don't be afraid!"
"You're not the only female general under my command; you'll see when you meet her!"
He started out as a bandit, and initially recruited other bandits as well.
Slaughtering pigs, selling vegetables, and farming are all businesses run by ordinary people. Some are husband-and-wife shops, while others are run by widows working alone.
One of his lieutenants is a female butcher who used to kill a pig with one chop, and now she kills a person with one chop. Ling Yi is not special there, so why should she feel inferior?
Ling Yi: "..."
She was speechless. Where did this guy get the idea that she was insecure?
What left her speechless was that this person simply didn't know how to dilute power.
With her small force of three hundred men remaining intact in her hands, wouldn't it be even more difficult to move the men under the command of those who have joined larger forces?
Ling Yi could already imagine the scene of his subordinates forming numerous small cliques, each acting independently.
How could someone like that occupy such a strategically important northern location?
Just because he can fight?
With a sigh, Ling Yi understood why the rebel army, despite its excellent discipline and strong fighting force, was still defeated by the Southern Army, allowing Tao Yi to inherit the throne.
When a nation is invincible, the numerous hilltops are a minor issue. However, when the battle becomes stalemate, and the generals lose faith in Xuezhen or have other ambitions, the rebel army will crumble and its fighting strength will be greatly reduced.
What good will it do if Xue Zhen is a great fighter then?
A thousand or ten thousand people could overwhelm him.
"General, you..." Ling Yi hesitated, then finally spoke: "You are a good person."
Xue Zhen raised an eyebrow: "You're insulting me?"
He's politically slow, but he's suddenly become clever at times like this.
Ling Yi chuckled: "How could that be? I was praising you, General. Do you believe me?"
hiss……
Xue Zhen thought this strong man was being strange and sarcastic.
Doesn't she want to rely on me?
"Alright, alright." Seeing this, Master Xu quickly stepped forward to separate the two who were in a slightly tense atmosphere, and said with a smile, "It's getting late. General Ling, please take your men to the main camp. The sooner you set off, the sooner you can find your sect members."
Xue Zhen slapped his forehead: "Yes, you're here to find someone."
"Master Xu, please help me."
Master Xu rolled his eyes slightly and replied, "Yes!"
Xue Zhen glanced at Ling Yi again, who seemed rather disrespectful to him. His temper, unusually short-tempered, didn't flare up. He snorted softly and rode away.
Of course, the horse was ridden by his subordinates, while the fifth horse was left to Ling Yi.
The warhorse that had been left behind kicked him twice, and he chased after it, only to be kicked back by him.
Ling Yi shook her head and then said, "Set up camp!"
"Yes!"
As preparations proceeded smoothly at the camp, Ling Yi lowered her head to observe and said softly, "Such a small matter has troubled you, Master."
Logically speaking, if a matter could be handled by calling a deputy, Master Xu wouldn't need to stay here to oversee it; he had many other things to attend to.
Now that Master Xu is here in person, it shows that he thinks highly of Ling Yi. She can't just pretend to be ignorant when she knows the truth.
Master Xu stroked his beard and smiled, "Young general, you are too kind. This is my duty."
"Please tell me the names of the people in your sect, young general, so that I can find them more easily."
Ling Yi gave her name to everyone and thanked the elderly man again.
Master Xu chuckled and declined briefly, then changed the subject: "I wonder what the young general thinks of the general?"
Ling Yi asked in surprise, "General, you are a wise ruler. Why would Master Xu ask me such a simple question?"
Is speaking too intimately with someone you barely know a sign of workplace rivalry or a deliberate test?
Master Xu was momentarily speechless at the mention of "enlightened ruler," and after a long pause, he said, "Young general, you are joking."
The term "wise ruler" has absolutely nothing to do with their general; he is at most a fierce warrior.
He wasn't the only one thinking this way; his generals thought the same.
While the general certainly had loyal men under his command, many more were treacherous schemers lurking in his tent, waiting to usurp the throne; cowardly sycophants pandering to the Southern army for a bargain; and opportunists swaying with the wind.
The rebel army may seem powerful, but in Master Xu's eyes, it was nothing more than a large house made of sand and earth, which could be blown to pieces by a gust of wind.
He poured out his worries with concern, causing Ling Yi's temples to twitch.
Are all the people in your rebel army not very smart?
A general who doesn't know how to delegate power, and a subordinate who doesn't know how to keep secrets.
To me, your rebel army looks like a sieve that leaks air everywhere.
That's a house built by idiots, stop trying to make yourself look good.
Living in a house like that, they would have frozen to death long ago.
"The young general seems surprised as to why I am telling you all this?" Master Xu looked at Ling Yi's indescribable expression and smiled so hard his eyes narrowed, making him look more and more like an old fox wagging its tail.
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