The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 357 Exceptional Promotion
Questions have been raised about the safety of parachutes.

Zhao Yun said: "I went up into the air with Chuhou, and I also saw the log fall with my own eyes. It didn't break into two pieces when it landed. If you dare not jump, I will show you by jumping later. Since Chuhou took out He must be very sure about this thing. You have been with Chuhou for so long, don’t you know him? Without certainty, Chuhou will never push out the ordnance and send it to the army.”

What he said made all the air force officers and soldiers present bow their heads and dare not make a sound.

The soldiers have been with Lu Bu for so long, of course they know how Lu Bu treats them.

All the soldiers on the school field lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound.

Zhao Yun continued: "I will get on the balloon myself and jump off with a parachute. Anyone who has the courage to join me can take a step forward."

Although they didn't dare to say anything, most of them still didn't dare to let the soldiers jump from midair with parachutes.

In the end, several captains took a step forward.

Looking at the faces of several school captains, Zhao Yun nodded: "You guys are not bad, I will tell Marquis Chu to promote you guys as lieutenant generals."

A lieutenant general, whose status in the army is even lower than that of a partial general, is the lowest-ranking military officer who bears the title of general.

Even the lowest-ranking generals have at least been given the title of generals, which is undoubtedly a great touch for them who are only school lieutenants.

Several school lieutenants who stood up bowed to Zhao Yun and said, "Thank you, General!"

Jumping from mid-air can be promoted from captain to lieutenant general, and the soldiers who didn't stand up felt annoyed one by one.

Zhao Yun's eyes hesitated for a long time on the other captains, and in the end he swept across the faces of the captains who did not stand up, and without saying a word, he greeted the captains who volunteered to try the parachute: "Let's go!"

Several captains followed Zhao Yun to a balloon.

Jumping on the balloon first, Zhao Yun greeted the captains: "Come up quickly!"

There were six captains who followed him to the side of the balloon.

They listened to Zhao Yun's greeting and got on the balloon one after another.

As the balloon lifted into the sky, the captains were also a little nervous.

It is not difficult for them to control the glider into the sky.

But to let them jump off the highest balloon, everyone will inevitably be nervous.

As the balloon rose slowly, Zhao Yun glanced at the six captains beside him: "Are you all nervous?"

"Yes!" The school captains responded frankly.

"You guys are all school lieutenants, and you are not ordinary people even though you have been in the Air Force to this day." Zhao Yun said, "If it were ordinary soldiers, I would probably be worried if they got on a balloon. Nothing to worry about. There is only one thing I should do, and that is to remind you, don't forget to drop the parachute."

The lieutenants glanced at each other, but said nothing.

Although they were still nervous, they thought that Zhao Yun, as a general, would jump down with them from mid-air, and the captains felt a lot of confidence.

The general will take the lead in jumping, and he must have absolute confidence in the parachute, not to mention that after this jump, they will all be promoted to lieutenants.

There is not much risk, and there are benefits to be gained from it. The inner emotions of the captains are very complicated.

There must be tension, but I am more fortunate.

There were so many people on the school field, only a few of them stood up.

The moment they stood up, they were confused about the future, and they never thought that Zhao Yun would tell them in front of the soldiers that they would be directly promoted to lieutenant general after jumping off.

The balloon was still rising, and Zhao Yun said to the lieutenants: "Before jumping down, remember to straighten out the ropes of the parachute. If the ropes get knotted in midair, no one can save you."

Picking up a parachute, he tied it on his body, and said to the school captains: "You can see clearly, the parachute must be fastened firmly on your body. In order to avoid losing balance in mid-air, when Chu Hou asked someone to sew, he specially added I put on two fixed belts. The underarms and waist must be firmly secured before I can jump out with it. I can’t think of any other results when I fall to the ground from such a high place. So, jump down Before that, you all have to check it out for me. Don’t make the soldiers afraid to jump from mid-air just because one of you fell to your death. You know, the paratroopers played a vital role in this crusade against Cao Cao. "

The six school lieutenants all took up their parachutes silently with serious expressions on their faces.

After checking that there was no problem with the rope of the parachute, they followed Zhao Yun's example and tied the belts for fixing on their bodies.

After they were tied up, Zhao Yun greeted them, "Are you all ready?"

"Ready." They were still nervous, but the answers of the six people were very confident.

"Follow me and jump down." Zhao Yun was the first to step on the pedal on the balloon, and jumped into the vast sea of ​​clouds.

Jumping out of the balloon, he threw up the parachute in his hand, and the parachute opened immediately, like a mushroom blooming in mid-air, fluttering down to the ground.

The six captains who were still on the balloon glanced at each other, and one of them took a deep breath and jumped out of the balloon just like Zhao Yun.

Immediately afterwards, the others also jumped out.

The last lieutenant standing on the edge of the balloon looked down at Zhao Yun and the others who had jumped off, his legs trembling involuntarily.

Many people have acrophobia, and of course it is impossible for anyone who can enter the Air Force to have this symptom.

However, there are prerequisites for not being afraid of heights. Of course, it is not a problem to know that you are safe and not afraid of heights.

Right now, he was going to jump out of the balloon, even the captain, who had soared in the sky before, still felt a little apprehensive.

"Still jumping or not?" He stood on the edge of the balloon, his legs were trembling, and the officer controlling the balloon said, "If we don't jump, we're going to go down."

Glancing at the officer, the lieutenant felt slighted.

After glaring at the officer fiercely, he jumped out of the balloon.

Falling down in free fall, the wind blowing around my ears hurts my ears.

His mind went blank, he hugged the parachute tightly, and closed his eyes.

Suddenly, he felt something pushing him, and he was startled and subconsciously let go of his hands.

The parachute broke out of his arms with a "huh", and a huge mushroom umbrella bloomed above his head.

The speed of the fall slowed, and he opened his eyes to look around.

The blue sky and white clouds are as clear as washed water, and the scenery on the earth is very small but gradually getting bigger, but the process of getting bigger is relatively slow.

The lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about what happened just now, if he hadn't suddenly shuddered for some reason and just hugged the parachute tightly, his life might have been lost.

His feet dangling in the air made him feel very insecure.

He secretly swore that this time would be the only time he jumped from mid-air, and he would never do such a stupid thing again in the future...

Zhao Yun landed first.

He unfastened the parachute on his body and looked up at the six captains who were descending.

Zhao Yun was relieved to see that their parachutes had been opened.

In the barracks, thousands of airmen looked up at the school lieutenants who fell from mid-air.

Some people secretly regretted why they didn't stand up just now.

If you stand up, although you may not be able to be directly promoted to lieutenant general like the lieutenants, at least you will have an official position.

Being an officer in the army is different from being an ordinary soldier.

As long as you become an official, no matter what food you eat, you are better than ordinary soldiers, and even the barracks you live in are quite different.

When I return to my hometown in the future, I can also feel proud in front of my parents and fellow villagers...

There are a lot of people who are upset and regretful, but there will never be regret medicine for them in the world.

The captains fell to the ground, Zhao Yun ordered them to put away the parachutes, and then said: "You guys are good, from today onwards, I will leave it to you to practice parachute jumping."

The last captain who jumped down was still trembling.

He timidly said to Zhao Yun: "General...I..."

"Are you still afraid of jumping from the sky just now?" Zhao Yun asked him.

The captain didn't respond, but just lowered his head with an embarrassing look on his face.

"Don't worry, the lieutenant general still has something to do." Zhao Yun said to him, "Just don't talk nonsense among the soldiers. We need paratroopers, but I don't want the soldiers to lose their fighting spirit because of fear after landing. After all, for paratroopers in the future, as long as their feet land on the ground, it means that they will be in close contact with the enemy."

The other lieutenants all looked at the one who jumped down last.Zhao Yun asked them, "Are you all afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!" Several captains responded to Zhao Yun with their chests raised.

"Just don't be afraid." Zhao Yun said, "The Marquis of Chu gave me a way to practice paratroopers. You only have ten days. After ten days, I need at least a thousand paratroopers."

Except for the last captain who jumped down, everyone took orders immediately.

Although the official position of the general is not particularly high, he is also called a general after all.

Zhao Yun immediately sent someone to report to Lu Bu, asking him for permission to promote these people as assistant generals.

Having already returned to his residence, Lu Bu invited Zhou Yu to his study, and was discussing with him the details that he needed to pay attention to in the crusade against Cao Cao, when Sun Ce walked in from the door.

He bowed his hands to Lu Bu and said, "Hou Chu, General Zilong has sent someone here."

"Not long after we left the barracks, he sent someone here. It should be that the paratroopers have some clues." Lu Bu told Sun Ce: "Call someone in."

Sun Ce turned and left, and a soldier came after a while.

After the soldiers saluted, Lu Bu asked, "Did Zilong already think of a way to practice the air force?"

"Report to the Marquis of Chu." The soldier replied, "General Zhao begs the Marquis of Chu that there are a few school lieutenants who need to be promoted to lieutenant generals, and please give permission to the Marquis of Chu."

"Promote the lieutenant general?" Lu Bu asked, "How many people?"

"Six in total." The soldier replied.

"So many people were promoted at once." Lu Bu pinched his chin and asked the soldiers, "Is it because Zilong recruited people who dared to parachute in the army, and only these few stood up?"

"Exactly." The soldier replied: "General Zhao is busy with military affairs and arranged for a few lieutenants to practice the air force..."

"You can't call them captains from now on." Lu Bu said, "Go back and tell Zilong that these people will be promoted to lieutenant generals, and I agree."

The soldier bowed his thanks and then left.

When he left, Zhou Yu asked Lu Bu, "Hou Chu, it's not a small move to promote six generals at once. How could Chu Hou..."

"Paratroopers are a new type of arms that require people to jump from mid-air." Lu Bu said: "Most people's legs tremble just thinking about it, let alone actually jumping from mid-air. Zilong can recruit so many people." , It can be seen that they are all really courageous men. Since they are real men, they should not let me down on the battlefield. You know, paratroopers are born to be surrounded by others. If the officers among the paratroopers are not courageous, so what Maybe face an enemy much stronger than them? These six people got on the hot air balloon without knowing about the parachute. Not too much."

"The Marquis of Chu is really free-spirited in employing people." Zhou Yu replied: "It is also a blessing for the soldiers to serve as soldiers under the Marquis of Chu."

"It's their blessing, it's actually my blessing." Lu Bu said, "The soldiers follow me. If they are a bunch of cowards, no matter how capable I am, I can't challenge hundreds of thousands of enemy troops by myself. .On the battlefield, it is still necessary for the soldiers to work together in order to finally achieve unification of the world and achieve a great cause that will last forever."

"The Marquis of Chu can see clearly." Zhou Yu arched his hands, and then asked Lu Bu, "The Marquis of Chu has decided to send troops from Dangshan to attack Xudu?"

"That's right." Lu Bu said, "If I were to detour to Huainan, I would be underestimated by Cao Cao. Cao Cao came from Dangshan, and now I'm going from Dangshan. He failed to break through our defenses and drove us out of Xuzhou. But I want to drive him out of Yuzhou. Let him know that the mountains and rivers take turns, and now the days when he was strong and I was weak are gone forever."

"If our army really set out from Dangshan Mountain and defeated Cao Cao, it would undoubtedly be a great blow to Cao Cao." Zhou Yu replied, "It's just that it is not easy for the Marquis of Chu to completely destroy Cao Cao."

"What do you say?" Lu Bu asked Zhou Yu, "Could it be that Cao Cao will have a backup?"

"Of course he will have a backup." Zhou Yu replied: "After Cao Cao's defeat, he can still retreat like Zuo Fengyi. Zuo Fengyi is not far from Hanzhong and Yizhou. Although Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is capable, how could he be Cao Cao's opponent? As for Liu Jiyu of Yizhou, he has always been incompetent. If Cao Cao really wants to take Yizhou, it will be a matter of effort."

"Our army defeated Xudu, so does Cao Cao still have the ability to attack other places?" Lu Bu said in disbelief: "Cao Cao is a hero in the world, I always feel that if he is not completely wiped out, sooner or later he will become a serious problem. .”

"What Chu Hou said is indeed correct." Zhou Yu nodded: "However, I feel that after defeating Xu Du, Chu Hou may not have a chance to completely wipe out Cao Cao."

(End of this chapter)