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Chapter 1420 Order (3)

In this way, once Zhao Hu made meritorious deeds, he could laugh at the old man wantonly, and even perform in front of the world with a tearful but forced helpless expression, and then kill his relatives with incompetence, neglect his duties, and lead the army. It's not as good as the reason of the city guards, get rid of that old guy's post!This way, no one will gossip!

Even Zhao Hu couldn't think that the things he was busy with could be done so easily. It seems that the huge benefits can be used as a master key. Well, maybe this trick can be used to expand the intelligence network to the Shanyue Kingdom. .

Since tomorrow is the new year, the enthusiastic governor and division head stopped Zhao Hu who wanted to go back to celebrate the new year with his subordinates.In this regard, Zhao Hu, unable to refuse, had no choice but to order the guards to take people to buy something, so that the soldiers had a good New Year, and he, Zhou Wen, and Sun Jie stayed here to celebrate the New Year.

Time passed quickly, and the New Year's Eve came soon. Thanks to the greetings of the two giants, those merchants were also well-off, and the purchase of goods went very smoothly. Except for a few merchants who settled in the provincial capital, everyone else packed their bags.

After staying in the provincial capital for nearly ten days, these businessmen all clearly realized that Zhao Hu, the major who served as the chief officer of the city guard as the regiment's staff officer, was a man of great background.

Otherwise, why should such a small major be warmly entertained by giants like the governor and division chief? For the past ten days, they have almost spent the night in the mansions of the two giants in turn.In contrast, those brigade leaders condescended to come and invite a major to a banquet, which did not seem so surprising.

Naturally, the members of the guards also heard the news, and they felt that their chief officer was majestic, and he felt majestic, and everyone felt that he was superior to others.

Of course, they came to the assessment as early as the Chinese New Year, and this first assessment was relatively simple, which was the performance of endurance, queue and long spear thrust.As a result, no surprise, most of the auxiliary soldiers were promoted to soldiers, and most of the soldiers became auxiliary soldiers.There is no way, there is a big difference in ability between young people and adults.

As for the positions of corporal leader, squad leader, and ten husband commander, they have all been replaced.Who called the auxiliary soldiers and soldiers to be completely swapped, and the grassroots officers can only be re-elected along with all of them.

So when Zhao Hu left the provincial capital with his men and horses in mighty force, it became almost a regiment of soldiers.

Although the members of the guard were still dressed in the same black clothes as hunters, they were all dressed in dense rattan armor, and more than [-] people were equipped with a shiny steel knife, a steel shield, and an all-iron armor. long gun.

Of course, the remaining [-] or so people were equipped with a hunting knife, a strong bow and a quiver.

But what is a little strange is that Zhao Hu not only kept those bamboo spears, but also asked craftsmen in the whole city to forge a large number of sharp and hard spear heads, and specially bought a carriage full of them to take away.

The originally generous head of the division saw Zhao Hu picking out the dense rattan armor that was thrown into a corner of the warehouse as waste, and immediately selected a batch of excellent leather armor for Zhao Hu. Zhao Hu of Guotian shook his head and refused.

The weather in Shanyue Kingdom, including Jinwen City, is rainy and humid. Wearing leather armor tends to become soft and hairy, and eventually it becomes a tattered piece. Waterproof dense rattan armor is the most affordable.

Although this dense rattan armor is afraid of fire, it performs very well in the face of damage from bows and arrows, knives, machetes and spears, and it can increase buoyancy when it falls into the water. How can such a good thing not be given up?
As for replacing the archers with crossbows?Zhao Hu didn't limit what bows they used, but the archers all chose strong bows similar to hunting bows. For them, when you shoot the second crossbow arrow, he has already shot you into a shrimp.

Under the respectful eyes of the businessman and the proud demeanor of the guards, the Jinwen City Guards flicked the flag and started to return to Jinwen City.

Zhao Hu, who brought tens of thousands of people with him, finally returned to Jinwen County after spending more time than when he came.

This time Zhao Hu was smarter and sent cavalry to notify them in advance, so their arrival did not put the whole city on alert like last time.However, many more people greeted Zhao Hu and his party at the gate of the city than last time. It can be said that almost all the people in the city gathered here.

Seeing that his team was so popular, Zhou Wen immediately said excitedly: "When did we have such prestige among the people?"

Hearing this, Zhao Hu smiled and didn't say anything.

But Sun Jie cautiously reminded: "Sister, our guards almost wiped out all the strong men in the city, and there are businessmen from the whole city behind us. These people are not welcoming us, but their families. .”

Zhou Wen said indifferently: "What's the difference? Since the people they welcome are our soldiers, they are welcoming us. This shows that recruiting local soldiers to join the army is a good way to win people's hearts."

"Of course it's a good idea. Their relatives, friends, and nephews work under our command, and they must also regard us as relatives, friends, and nephews. In this way, we can take advantage of the local battle." Sun Jie nodded.

"If it's not fighting in the local area, is it the opposite of what it is now? It's hard to move an inch?" Zhao Hu asked suddenly.
Zhou Wen hurriedly said: "Of course, run to the enemy's territory? No matter how powerful our army is, we can't go anywhere. You must know that there is their territory, and the soldiers are also the children of the local people, unless we kill them all." , or buy people, otherwise the troops without guides and supplies will definitely be unable to move an inch."

When Zhou Wenxiang opened his mouth to speak, the team had already arrived at the gate of the city, and cheers filled the sky.

"My lord, which lieutenant colonel of the wing headquarters is here to welcome us!"

The lieutenant colonel, after a few words with Zhao Hu, said that Mark and his team were all wiped out by the bandits, and then came up with a new order in the way of the captain.

"Here's your order, Major Zhao Hu. From now on, he will temporarily take charge of the defense of Jinwen City and be responsible for the security of Jinwen City." Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment before accepting the order.

Return to the sheriff's mansion that has been turned into a barracks.

While helping Zhao Hu take off his shirt, Zhou Wen babbled, "My lord, it doesn't matter if you used to be in the military, but now you're in the city defense position, why do you need a few maids to greet you?"

Zhao Hu shook his head and smiled, "Don't bother, and I'm not city defense, I'm just temporarily in charge of the city's security. But if you want maids, you should recruit them locally. The number of people is up to you."

Zhao Hu is very decentralized in this regard. If Odie is the manager, then Zhou Wen is the butler of the inner house. Zhou Wen is responsible for these trivial matters.

Sun Jie ignored the cheerful Zhou Wen, and leaned forward and said in a low voice: "My lord, after receiving the latest information, except for the lieutenant colonel and a dozen others, all the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Regiment, after receiving our return After hearing the news from the city, all of them immediately dispatched and left the city."

"No wonder I didn't see other imperial soldiers when I entered the city. Do you know what the Fifth Regiment is doing?" Zhao Hu nodded and asked.

"Well, these bandits should be very difficult to deal with, otherwise Mark wouldn't have wiped out the entire army just because of the patrol." Zhao Hu nodded.

Zhou Wen smiled and said: "Hehe, I heard my lord say that it was a surprise that the entire army of Major Mark was wiped out. Your lord must think highly of Major Mark, right? You must know that his hundreds of people are all rookies, and they were attacked by bandits. It's no wonder if you don't hang up!
"But it's also our luck. If we were to go on patrol, with these untrained recruits, after encountering bandits, although the entire army would not be wiped out, it is strange that [-]% of the people did not lose. You must know that the mountains and forests are mountains. Bandit territory, why should we compete with them?"

Hearing this, Zhao Hu sighed helplessly, nodded and said, "It's confirmed, we need to strengthen our training."

While talking, a personal guard came in to report.

"My lord, the principal of the middle school is unwilling to accept those laborers, saying that there are not enough manpower for the customary, and this is a warrant for you to take care of them temporarily." He said and handed over a note.

Zhao Hu took the note and looked at it, then smiled: "The lieutenant colonel is very careful, and even such a small matter has to be written to prove it, but this is worth learning. In the past, a verbal order was executed by someone. It's kind of a joke in comparison."

"My lord, this subordinate will report this matter to the southeast peninsula." The clever Sun Jie said hastily.

The lieutenant colonel Zhao Hukou mentioned, that is, the lieutenant colonel who ranks second among the subordinates of the regimental commander, is wandering around the street with a few small soldiers at the moment. Now there are only a few soldiers like himself in the whole city, and the regiment headquarters is empty and unpopular. In this case, it is better to take this opportunity to go home and rest for a few days.

"Sir, why is it your turn to be stationed in the city this time? They were all officers at the rank of major before? And why do we only keep so few people?" Xiao Bing said at random.

It's not that he has any objection that he can't play. After all, it used to be a brigade, but now there are more brothers doing meritorious deeds. Compared with the current few guards, it is more popular, so he just asked casually out of curiosity.

"Because Major Zhao Hu's city guard is now helping, so we can send a large force to fight for meritorious service."

The second lieutenant colonel didn't answer the previous question. It's actually very simple. The alliance needs a high-ranking person to stay, so that when Zhao Hu messes around, he can use his rank to suppress him.He, the lieutenant colonel who met Zhao Hu the most, just won the lottery.

While speaking, the lieutenant colonel and the soldier fell to the ground with their companions before they had time to react, their bodies full of arrows.

The people on the street were stunned for a moment, and then screamed in panic. The crowd who understood what happened, immediately scattered away with a bang, like a pile of flies being disturbed.

(End of this chapter)