Empire

Chen Ziang and his men had been on edge these days, and now that they were back in the safe camp, they naturally relaxed.

Chen Ziang slept until noon, and after days of sleeping in the open, he finally had a good night's sleep.

"Sir, someone is coming to the Marshal's Mansion."

Chen Ziang, who had just woken up naturally, had just gotten up and washed his face when Li Changqing, a hundred soldiers of the personal army, opened the military tent and walked in.

""Who's here?" Chen Ziang asked.

Li Changqing replied,"A clerk named Liu brought us wine, meat and bounty."

Upon hearing that the Marshal's Mansion had only sent a clerk, Chen Ziang's face flashed with an imperceptible displeasure.

""Let's go and meet them."

Chen Ziang said, striding out of the military tent.

Soon, Chen Ziang saw a long line of motorcades parked at the entrance of the camp, and a civil servant in a long robe stood at the entrance.

Although the rank of the chief official of the Marshal's Mansion was not high, he also represented the Marshal. Even Chen Ziang, a lieutenant general, did not dare to neglect him.

"I say, Lieutenant General Chen, your 9th Battalion is really hard to get into."

Seeing Chen Ziang and his generals striding out to greet him, this Liu Changshi spoke in a sarcastic tone, full of blame.

Chen Ziang's 9th Battalion was heavily guarded. Not only did every soldier have a waist badge with their identity, but they also had to be checked when entering and leaving.

Liu Changshi of the Marshal's Mansion drove over with a reward convoy, and the guards who didn't know how to adapt directly intercepted it.

"My subordinates are all rough people who don't know the rules, so please calm down, Liu Changshi."

Although Chen Ziang was a lieutenant general, he kept a low profile at this moment. After all, he was in the limelight now, so it would not hurt to keep a low profile.

"Liu Changshi has worked hard on the journey, please come to the camp to chat. Chen Ziang smiled and invited Liu Changshi to enter the camp.

As the saying goes, you should not hit a smiling person. Liu Changshi finally softened his expression when he saw Chen Ziang, a lieutenant general who was at the peak of his career, lower his attitude so much.

""You are too polite, Lieutenant General Chen. I am busy with military affairs and will come back another day."

Liu Changshi pointed to the long line of cars behind him and said,"This is the wine and meat rewarded to you by the Marshal's Mansion. There are 50 fat pigs, 200 jars of strong liquor, 200 chickens and ducks, and a bounty of 100,000 yuan......."

Although Chen Ziang's achievements were so great that they made the commander-in-chief Zhang Dayuan feel uncomfortable, if he did not reward them, it would chill the hearts of the soldiers on the front line.

Therefore, the rewards given to Chen Ziang and his 9th Battalion were quite generous, and there was nothing to complain about.

"Lieutenant General Chen, I would like to congratulate you here. You have led your troops to make great military achievements. The commander-in-chief has ordered you to be promoted to deputy chief of military supplies and take charge of the rice warehouse of Qinghe Army.

When Chen Ziang ordered people to hand over these rewards, Liu Changshi took out a letter of appointment with a scarlet seal and handed it to Chen Ziang with a smile.

Chen Ziang was also stunned when he heard that he was promoted to deputy chief of military supplies. What is this?

"Deputy Manager Chen, do you think your position is too low?"

Seeing Chen Ziang standing there without accepting the letter of appointment, he could not help but frown.

"Hahaha, what are you talking about, Liu Changshi? I am so happy, how could I despise my low position?"

Although Chen Ziang was cursing in his heart, he smiled and took the letter of appointment directly.

"Please ask Liu Changshi to tell the commander-in-chief that I, Chen Ziang, will repay the commander-in-chief's kindness by sacrificing my life for him." Chen Ziang said loudly.

While speaking, Chen Ziang winked at Li Changqing, the general of the hundred soldiers, and Li Changqing quickly brought a heavy cloth bag over.

"Liu Changshi is busy with military affairs, so I won't stay any longer. I will come to thank you one day. As for the Marshal, please say a few good words to him."

Chen Ziang pulled Liu Changshi aside and stuffed the heavy gold coins into his hand without making a sound.

""Deputy Manager Chen, what are you doing?"

Liu Changshi refused, but his hands were weighing the gold coins, estimating that there were at least hundreds of

"Liu Changshi, this is my gift, please don't refuse it."Chen Ziang said with a smile

"Since it is hard to refuse such a kind offer, I will respectfully obey your order."Liu Changshi smiled and hid the gold coins under his robe.

As the saying goes, it is better to have one more friend than one more enemy. Although Liu Changshi's official rank is not high, he is a member of the Marshal's Mansion, so Chen Ziang naturally wants to win him over.

Liu Changshi himself knows very well that he is just a handyman in the Marshal's Mansion. His status cannot be compared with that of a general like Chen Ziang who holds military power. He is just a fox pretending to be a tiger.

Now seeing that Chen Ziang is so tactful and generous to give hundreds of gold coins, he has a better impression of Chen Ziang.

After Liu Changshi and others completed the task, they returned with an empty convoy with satisfaction, but the smile on Chen Ziang's face faded.

He thought that he could be promoted to deputy general this time based on his military exploits, but who knew that he got the position of deputy chief of military supplies.

Although the rank of the deputy chief of military supplies is almost the same as that of a deputy general, the actual power of a person in charge of food and grass is much less than that of a deputy general holding military power.

"Sir, what does the commander-in-chief mean by this?"

Zhang Bao and others were not in a good mood just now, but now that they saw Liu Changshi leaving, they stood up for Chen Ziang.

"Before the troops move, the food and grass must go first. Food and grass are of utmost importance. The commander-in-chief asked me to be in charge of food and grass because he thinks highly of me. Don't think too much about it."

Seeing this group of angry brothers, Chen Ziang found a random reason to send them away. He didn't want them to cause trouble because of this matter.

Although the deputy chief of the quartermaster is not as pleasant as leading troops to fight, there are fewer risks and he doesn't have to worry all the time. Moreover, although he served as the deputy chief of the quartermaster, he was still in charge of thousands of officers and soldiers of the 9th Battalion. As long as he had soldiers and food, he would not panic.

Although Zhang Dayuan was a commander-in-chief, he did not dare to Chen Ziang's 9th Battalion was transferred away, firstly because he was worried about causing a mutiny and a chain reaction, and secondly because Chen Ziang had his deputy commander Chen Ru behind him, so he didn't dare to go too far.

The situation of the Qinghe Army was more complicated. Marshal Zhang Dayuan was nominally the commander of the Qinghe Army, but some troops only followed orders and not announcements.

For example, most of the officers and soldiers in Chen Ziang's 9th Battalion were recruited by Chen Ziang himself. They were loyal to Chen Ziang, not Marshal Zhang Dayuan, which meant that Zhang Dayuan could not mobilize them at critical moments.

"Pass on my military order, all rewards will be distributed to the brothers, and we will not return until we are drunk today!"

Although he was promoted to the deputy chief of quartermasters with little real power, Chen Ziang still knew the importance of military power and ordered that everything be distributed to the soldiers.

Compared with the deputy chief of quartermasters, Chen Ziang valued the military power of the 9th Battalion more.

After hearing Chen Ziang's words, everyone burst into huge cheers, and they were all very happy.

They put their heads on their waistbands and fought bloody battles just to make their lives better.

Chen Ziang distributed everything, which immediately won the favor and loyalty of the officers and soldiers and enhanced the cohesion of the troops.