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Chapter 159

Lujiang, Shucheng, and Shenji Camp.

Of all the troops under Liu Gan's command, only the Shenji Battalion was camped in Shucheng.

There are a total of eight battalions in the Shenji Battalion, which are located in eight different directions in Shucheng. Among them, the first battalion with the strongest combat power is camped next to the small imperial court.

Liu Gan will visit the Eighth Battalion of Shenji almost every few days. If there is not enough time, he will go again the next day.

Over time, among the [-] elite soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, none of them knew what Liu Gan looked like.

Liu Gan himself even memorized the names of all the officers above the corporal commander level, and he knew the birthplaces, hobbies, and concubines of some officers well.

The Shenji Battalion is Liu Gan's natal force. He was so loyal to being one with the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion that later on, many officers from other armies didn't even want to be officers, and went to the Shenji Battalion one after another to start their careers as soldiers. The purpose is to get closer to Liu Gan.

On this day, Liu Gan inspected and supervised the Shenji Camp as usual.

Liu Gan casually walked on the school field, behind him, there were eight generals with gold armor and red tassels closely following him.

These eight generals are strong and thin, tall and short, some are brave, some are outstanding in commanding the army, some are well-read military books, and some respond to everything...

They have their own advantages, and of course there are some shortcomings, but starting today, they have a common responsibility.

They will become the eight commanders of the Eighth Battalion of the Shenji Battalion, ranking among the generals of the Four Zhengs and the Four Towns. Theoretically, these eight commanders are only under the control of Liu Gan.

These eight people are: Wei Yan, Zhu Huan, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Lu Meng, Fu Xun, Chen Wu, and Feng Ze.

Eight Battalions of Divine Machines, Eight Great Generals.

What these eight people have mastered is the backbone of Liu Gan's struggle for hegemony.

"Wenchang, is there any progress in the new type of big knife I ordered you to build?"

Liu Gan stopped. Although he was asking Wei Yan, his eyes fell on the school field.

At this time, there were a group of soldiers on the school grounds, wielding old-style weapons, swinging, chopping, chopping, stabbing... Everyone looked energetic and lively.

Although these soldiers trained hard, in Liu Gan's eyes, something was always missing.

It wasn't until Liu Gan suddenly remembered that the weapons of the Shenji Battalion were outdated, and a batch of new weapons could be replaced, so that the combat power of the Shenji Battalion could rise to the top ranks in a straight line.

Wei Yan bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the new-style broadswords are expensive to manufacture. I have spent all my financial resources to order people to rush to build them. However, our army's expenditure has been overdrawn, and so far only [-] new swords have been made."

Liu Gan frowned slightly, and his tone became cold: "Why didn't anyone tell me that the military expenditure is not enough? Don't you know that training the Shenji Battalion is the most important thing right now?"

Zhu Huan took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Jiujiang front is very tight now, and money is needed in many places. The property allocated by our army is really limited. The general feels that there is no battle in the Shenji Camp for the time being, and the new sword is not in a hurry."

Liu Gan flicked his sleeves, and said coldly: "It's nonsense, who said that there is no war in the Shenji Battalion? The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days, and using them for a short time, why do I spend a lot of money on training the Shenji Battalion? I want you to be the strongest at all times. Combat strength, be mentally prepared to fight the enemy anytime, anywhere. I want the Shenjiying to be an iron-blooded army that makes the enemy fearful. Ace Army!"

"My lord, when can we go to the battlefield?" Lu Meng asked eagerly.

"Yes, my lord, when will we be able to go to the battlefield? Brothers can't wait to kill the enemy and see blood." Xu Sheng and others spoke out one after another. Although the expressions of the generals were different, they all had the same idea. Just go to the battlefield and kill a few enemies.

"Of course it's easy to kill the enemy and see blood, and victory is the ultimate goal of a battle." Liu Gan's face sank, his eyes swept over the generals one by one, and he stood with his hands behind his back: "I also know that you have no battle to fight and feel aggrieved." , but I want to tell you that all grievances are only temporary, and when the time comes, I will let your horseshoes break through mountains and rivers, and I will make your names famous all over the world!"

The more Liu Gan said so, the more the generals looked forward to that day.

Nine out of ten soldiers who can join the Shenji Battalion are arrogant people. On the Jiujiang battlefield, Yuan Shu's army has been suppressing the situation for several months. Go to Jiujiang and bite Yuan Shu hard.

Of course, the premise is that Liu Gan agrees to let them go.

"My lord, what is our timing? You tell us, so that we can have something to look forward to."

The speaker was Lu Meng, who was the most enthusiastic about going out among the generals, not only because of his passion for the battlefield, but also because of his eagerness for meritorious service, because among the eight generals of the Shenji Camp, Lu Meng was the youngest.

The most important thing for Lu Meng to become this brave general is Liu Gan's extraordinary promotion.

Among the Eight Great Generals, there are two people who were promoted without regard to their aptitude at all. One was Lu Meng and the other was Feng Ze.

After the two of them were promoted, they received a lot of rumors and criticisms. It was Liu Gan who stood up to all the opinions and made the two of them the heroic generals.

Feng Ze was fine, because he was Liu Gan's brother-in-law, with this kind of relationship, almost no one dared to accuse him publicly.

Lu Meng was different. Not only did he not have any connections, but he was also a general who surrendered from the Sun family, so Lu Meng received the most criticism.

If he doesn't make some achievements, Lu Meng will not have the face to face the robes of Shenjiying, let alone face Liu Gan's kindness.

"This timing is the key to whether we can defeat Yuan Shu in one battle. As long as Yuan Shu is defeated, our army will have no opponent in the entire south! At that time..."

Liu Gan made a fool of himself, and just when the generals were listening with great interest, Liu Gan's voice stopped abruptly.

I saw a small soldier coming in a hurry, and reported loudly: "Sign up to Your Majesty, Yuan Shu has sent an envoy to see you, His Majesty has summoned you, Your Majesty, please go quickly."

Hearing this, Liu Gan's eyes sparkled, and he smiled at the generals, "Yuan Shu is in a hurry, it seems that our time is coming."

Lu Meng hurriedly begged for orders: "If we go out to fight, the last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

Wei Yan and others also asked for orders one after another, and the position of pioneer suddenly became a hot spot, which was looted by everyone.

"Don't worry, everyone. Let me meet with the envoy Yuan Shu for a while. We will discuss about the vanguard later." Liu Gan reassured everyone, and then said to Wei Yan: "Mr. Before, I hoped that all the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion would be equipped with at least one, this is a deadly order, be sure to complete it for me!"

"Here!" Wei Yan bowed his hands and accepted the order.

"Okay, let's go, all the battalions should hurry up and train in preparation for the big battle in the future!" Liu Gan dispersed the generals and walked out of the school grounds.

The next moment, Liu Gan left the Shenji camp in a hurry, and went straight to the court.

Before this, Liu Gan had already learned that the envoy sent by Yuan Shu this time was Yan Xiang.

In Liu Gan's perception, Yan Xiang is one of the few talents around Yuan Shu. Before Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, this person had suggested several times that Yuan Shu should not proclaim himself emperor, but Yuan Shu believed that he was the real dragon emperor and ignored Yan Xiang. The persuasion, the final outcome is obvious.

In short, Yan Xiang is definitely a sensible person who can clearly recognize what is the general trend.

It's a pity that such a sensible person followed the wrong master.

If possible, Liu Gan even wants to recruit Yan Xiang to work for him, after all, talents are rare in this era.

(End of this chapter)