leonardwarren Chapter 42 Husband
Chapter 42 Husband
After receiving Zhou Hongling's reply, Lu Yuan went out to the armory next door.
He now has nearly three thousand taels of silver on him, and he has also broken through to the Tendon Refining Realm.
The pills are a must-buy.
Upon arriving at the armory, I found it sparsely populated. Clearly, no one had left the city recently, resulting in a shortage of silver and military merits, which in turn led to fewer people coming here to exchange for supplies.
After Lu Yuan entered, he looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the Tendon Refining Pill. After reaching this level, the pills he needed were much more expensive than before.
Three hundred taels of silver per bottle.
Lu Yuan estimated that one or two bottles would definitely not be enough if he wanted to break through.
Fortunately, I had plenty of money, so I bought five bottles, paid the bill, and went home.
He swallowed the pill and began his cultivation.
A night passed in the blink of an eye, and the next morning, he arrived at the Captain's Mansion early.
As soon as he entered, he found that there were already quite a few people standing in the training ground. Some of them were people that Lu Yuan recognized, such as Wei Yong, Zhang Gun, Zhang He, and others.
At this moment, they also noticed Lu Yuan and began to wink at each other.
However, no one dared to come over and greet them casually.
The Commandant's Office is no joke.
Who would dare to run around like that?
Once inside, they saw Zhou Hongling eating breakfast. There was quite a lot of food, and it was all meat.
A soup made by simmering large chunks of meat with medicinal herbs.
It looks so tempting.
"No wonder he's so big; anyone who eats him would get plump," Lu Yuan thought to himself.
Zhou Hongling also heard the noise and, upon seeing him enter, immediately pointed to the table opposite and said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Sit down and eat. Knowing you were coming, I specially had extra food prepared."
Lu Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and started eating after sitting down.
He especially drank bowl after bowl of that big bowl of soup.
Seeing him eat with relish, Zhou Hongling smiled.
After Lu Yuan had eaten and drunk his fill, the table was almost empty.
After the breakthrough, his appetite increased even more.
However, as far as Lu Yuan knew, this was still when he was in the Tendon Refining stage. After he started refining his internal organs, in addition to pills, he would also have to rely on food to transform his qi and blood, so his appetite would be even greater at that time.
This situation will improve once you reach the Innate level.
"Let's go. Today is your official day as centurion, and also a day to meet your new subordinates."
As he spoke, he got up and walked outside.
Lu Yuan followed behind. When they arrived at the training ground, Zhou Hongling pointed to the soldiers who were already lined up and said, "These are the subordinates assigned to you, a total of eighty-three people. This is an increase of thirty-seven people compared to your previous subordinates."
Of these new recruits, twenty are from overseas; this is the most elite team that can be drawn from the ranks right now.
After losing an elite unit last time, we haven't been able to spare many skilled fighters since entering the country; otherwise, there would be a risk of a shortage of junior officers at the rank of squad leader.
However, these are all able-bodied young men, and each of them has served in battle. As long as they can earn military merits, they can exchange them for pills upon their return and enter the country in no time.
"Thank you, sir," Lu Yuan said, clasping his hands in thanks.
"No need to thank me. Your departure from the city has brought me honor, so it is only right that I support you. All the skilled soldiers in this team are wearing half-body iron armor, and the ordinary soldiers have also been issued new leather armor."
All weapons and other equipment were replaced with new ones.
As for the number of people, I know you'll be taking others with you when you leave the city, so I won't fill your quota.
Thinking of Zhou He, Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile. He had discovered that this kid was quite talented during the last battle. Not only was he good at managing logistics, but he could also fight on the battlefield.
With his help, things can definitely be simplified.
Then, Zhou Hongling looked at Lu Yuan and said, "You can decide when to leave the city yourself, but the order I received from above is to stabilize the area around the three cities within a month, and eight days have already passed."
The latter immediately replied, "I'll do it as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, it would be a pleasant surprise if this can be completed, but it's okay if it can't," Zhou Hongling said slowly.
She has now come to terms with it; as long as the Helian family doesn't get the position of garrison commander of the three cities, that's fine.
As for destroying the Iron Falcon, to be honest, even though Lu Yuan had broken through, she didn't have much hope.
Then, Zhou Hongling looked at the group of soldiers in the training ground, her expression instantly becoming serious, and slowly said, "From now on, Lu Yuan will be your centurion, and you must obey his orders."
"Alright, everyone get to know each other a bit, I'm heading back now."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Zhou Hongling usually wouldn't personally attend the appointment of a centurion; at most, she would come to appoint a chiliarch.
But Lu Yuan was different. He was directly in charge of Zhou Hongling, and there was no centurion above him. Moreover, Zhou Hongling was truly outstanding, which is why he sent her to the scene in person.
After Zhou Hongling left.
The people below visibly showed joy on their faces. Not to mention those who had followed Lu Yuan in the past, everyone else had heard of his great name and knew that following him would bring them benefits.
Didn't you see how Old Huang, who was once an insignificant old soldier, has become so wealthy? I heard that many widows are vying to be with him.
Most importantly, with military merits, they could exchange them for pills to break through their limits.
As a soldier on the frontier, no one would not want to be able to enter the country.
In the past, he could barely make ends meet, but following Lu Yuan would be a different story.
Therefore, these people are not only not going to be troublemakers, but not even one of them dares to stand up straight.
Lu Yuan looked at them and didn't say much. He simply said, "Wei Yong, you will take your men and teach the new brothers the formations as soon as possible. We'll leave the city in three days."
"Yes, sir!"
Wei Yong immediately replied.
Lu Yuan had already left with his hands behind his back.
There's no need to be too polite. He's gained some experience now. As long as you let your men have some meat, they'll be happy even if you scold them every day.
If you yourself are incompetent and your subordinates don't benefit from your work, even if you're always respectful and deferential, they'll still curse you behind your back.
The military is inherently a place that worships the strong.
Just as Lu Yuan was making preparations...
At this moment, inside the Zhang family residence in Yunzhou, Zhang Hong and Zhang He were sitting in the living room drinking tea.
The former looked at his younger brother and said, "You know about A Zhe's situation, right? In the first battle in the Northern Frontier, he encountered the Iron Falcon and suffered a great defeat. However, the Helian family has nothing to blame for this."
After all, the Northern Barbarian Iron Falcon is famous in many countries.
But comparisons are always a problem. I'm worried that if someone else wipes out this Iron Falcon team, Ah Zhe's life will be much harder.
I heard that Marquis Hongcheng of Jiusai has ordered the complete eradication of this Iron Falcon gang within a month.
After taking a sip of tea, Zhang He said softly, "Don't worry, brother. Mr. Bai Hong wrote again yesterday, saying that the teams from the other two fortified cities have also been defeated and scattered. It won't be easy to complete this mission."
Moreover, didn't General Yunzhou say during their last drinking session that, with an equal number of people, only the Night Scouts and the Silent Cavalry could fight the Iron Falcons? No one else could possibly succeed. If someone had actually done it, they would have been famous throughout the Northern Frontier long ago.
But in those three fortified cities, we've never heard of any capable people.
"Sigh, that's how things are. It's just a bit of a pity. If Ah Zhe could really have wiped out the Iron Falcons, he would have risen through the ranks in the army without any trouble."
Zhang Hong spoke with a hint of regret.
Zhang Jia desperately needs someone who can establish himself in the military.