Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 148 Military Questions and Personnel Selection.

The light in the tent was soft, the aroma of meat filled the air, and there was a table between each person. The guards on both sides, who were vaguely separated and had a sense of "confrontation", raised their heads in fear, and there was an eerie silence for a moment.

After hearing Li Ang's instructions, even Uesugi Tora couldn't hide his surprise. These people were his personal guards, and if it came to giving up money, he wouldn't be so hesitant.

A moment's hesitation made one of the remaining guards happy. Before Queen An arrived at the tent, even though he was only familiar with the military situation in Northern Qi and didn't know the news from the outside world, he had heard of the other party's name. That person was notoriously vicious and ruthless!

At the same time, he is so unskilled that he can't even tie a chicken!

Otherwise, he would not have encountered so many assassination attempts in Shangjing City before.

Although the opponent is extraordinary and powerful, judging from the current distance between them, if they are determined to capture the leader first, there is a considerable chance of success!
With this in mind, the man no longer hesitated and shouted: "The queen is ruthless and doesn't even let you innocent brothers go. In this case, why not follow me and take a risk!"

Seeing this, the people who were named just now looked at each other.

Among the few people, except for two bodyguards who did not move, the rest all flew towards Li An.

Among them, a person with only a fifth-grade cultivation base had agile moves, and one could vaguely see some of the methods of the Qing State Supervisory Council. On the contrary, the person who initially shouted at him retreated instead of advancing. Without even looking at the people in the opposite direction, he pulled himself away and rushed towards the entrance like lightning, reaching into his arms as he walked quickly, as if he wanted to send a signal to others.
"presumptuous!"

The ninth rank is the ninth rank after all. Uesugi Tora, who had been thinking of begging for mercy out of consideration for their past friendship, decisively took action.

His eyes flashed with cold light, and he kicked out with his iron leg like lightning!
It can be seen that Chen Er is not the only spy from the Overwatch Council who has infiltrated the imperial guards. Previously, one person added ingredients to the mutton, and another poisoned the soup. The combination of the two, and the coordination of others, was the only way to do it without anyone noticing.

"Qi people, give me a taste of my Overwatch Council's methods!"

This fifth-rank spy had many tricks up his sleeve and was not an easy opponent to deal with. He poured all the hidden weapon powder towards Li An and ignored Shang Shanhu's sweeping attack. He was determined to get Li An at all costs!
Whether you can survive depends on this time!

He did not blame Chen Er. The signal tube was on the other party. If the message could be passed on, it would be a worthy death. With a flower in his palm, a dagger emerged and stabbed straight into Li An's lower abdomen. He could even kill the queen of a country before he died!
--value!
Ang Lee was facing the table with his back to the person who rushed towards him, with a relaxed expression, as if he was in the middle of a meal and suddenly a magic show was performed, which was a pleasant surprise.

At one side, Ruan Yu waved his folding fan, and all the dust and hidden weapons returned to their original paths. He was standing behind Li Ang's right at this time, and wanted to take a step forward to deal with the man. Unexpectedly, a strong wave of true energy suddenly erupted in the tent. There was no artistic conception or beauty. The few people who were moving were like having explosives buried in their bodies, and someone pressed the switch button, and they "exploded" at the same time without any order!

This is not an exaggeration, it really exploded!
Ku He's fluttering robes slowly returned to their original shape, and his figure, which had not even moved from his seat, caused everyone's pupils to shrink slightly, and for a moment, they miraculously dared not move.

Is this the Grand Master?
How is such power different from that of a god?
Knowing that the reason why the Imperial Master took action was because he was really angry, Uesugi Tora was impressed by the power of his movements and knew that he had lived too smoothly in the first half of his life. With the Imperial Master by his side, he even hesitated about the order of the royal family. With this performance, how could he have a good life in the future?
His eyes widened and he gritted his teeth as he prepared to apologize again.

Unexpectedly
"Get the job done, then clean up and put on a table for dinner."

This means not to pursue the matter.

Li An's contemptuous look made Shangshan Hu even more uncomfortable. Behind him, Haitang Duoduo's figure had already disappeared, but a moment later, the body of the spy who had previously left the tent was dragged back by him.

Until his death, he was unable to use the signal tube.

Uesugi Tora waved his hand expressionlessly, and Uesugi Po walked to the two remaining guards and said, "I will give the money to your families based on the compensation calculated as three times the amount of money for those killed in action, and your children will also benefit from your military merits. Brothers, you can only blame your bad luck."

The two surviving guards were silent. After hearing what was said, they clasped their fists towards Uesugi Po and walked out of the tent on their own initiative.

After Uesugi Pozhue followed behind and went out of the tent, two puff sounds were heard outside, which were the sounds of people falling to the ground.

The knife is fast
After the farce, a new table of food was quickly set up.

Shangshanhu thought, finally I can have a good meal, right? He and his adopted son looked at each other and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
This time, there was no such thing as tasting the food. Li Ang was really hungry, so he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

The rest of the group also ate in silence, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

"If the entire army was as elite as these hundreds of personal guards, there would be no Qing Kingdom in this world long ago."

Although there was still a smell of blood in the air, Li An smiled and said as if he wanted to liven up the atmosphere: "I have always had a question in the past, which is: why are the soldiers who charge in front of the two armies almost certain to die, but why are they still willing to risk their lives to charge forward?"

"Your Majesty, you don't know that it is not easy to train these personal guards. Not to mention the cost of money, if every veteran soldier is included, the rest of the troops will not have to fight hard battles, but once they encounter a strong enemy, they will collapse at the touch of a button."

What happened just now has been revealed. Uesugi Tora was also surprised that Li Ang's mentality changed so quickly. He no longer seemed like a noble in the palace who rarely saw blood.

Seeing that he asked such a profound question, he also said: "There are four merits in the army - being the first to reach the top, beheading the general, breaking the formation, and capturing the flag."

"Let's not talk about whether the people in the vanguard camp are trying to gain military merits. Even if they don't want to, there are supervisors watching from the rear. When two armies face off, the generals compete in their ability to plan and strategize, but the ones who really fight selflessly are the soldiers at the front. If they are afraid of retreating and causing the morale of the entire army to decline, they will die a hundred times."

"However, although the vanguard camp is the most dangerous mission, if the comrades who have shared life and death support each other, the chances of survival are also very high." Uesugi Tora explained the inside story in detail. As everyone knows, those who dare to be the vanguard are also the most powerful and brave people in the entire army.
This was a question that Ang Lee had in his previous life.

In movies and TV dramas, the protagonist charges into the battle line the fastest, but is always out of touch with the rear army. Even if he is a good fighter, can he have eyes behind his head or three heads and six arms?
Do you really think everyone is Zhao Zilong of Changshan?

For the front-line soldiers, this is like a promotion match. If you win, you can go from Iron to Diamond! Let’s not worry about winning or losing, this is the first wave of soldiers.

It is said that it is easy to earn military merits on the battlefield, but it costs one's life. If I were on the battlefield, would I have such courage? Most likely, the old man behind Gou is him. It's not that he retreats in the face of battle, but he just runs slower.
Seeing that his doubts were answered, Li An nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased a little, and seeing that Shangshanhu was hesitant because of Kuhe's previous anger, and even refused to eat the raw meat that was prepared at the beginning, Li An asked curiously: "It costs a lot to train the personal guards. In addition to the thicker armor and better quality swords and spears, what other expenses are there?"

"Eating for free?"

Shang Shanhu's face twitched for a moment, and he responded, "In addition to what the queen said, whether it's food or pension, it costs more than other soldiers. I am not talented, and I like to charge into battle the most, so the loss rate of the guards is also the highest in the whole army."

He was quite straightforward and did not deny the accusation of drawing a salary without working.

There is nothing new under the sun. This situation is not unique to Northern Qi, but is true for all countries.

The only difference is the number of people who are not paying for their salary.
From this response, we can know that Shangshanhu is indeed a talented general, but he is not a suitable candidate for a commander. The previous wars were fine, either bullying the vassal states or using the Western Hu to train troops, and the friction with Nanqing was also a minor fight.

Under such circumstances, Uesugi Tora always led the troops by example, which boosted the morale of the Northern Qi army and enabled them to achieve results that exceeded their original strength.

But the war nowadays is completely different. After it is over, we still have to find someone capable of leading the troops.

Shangshanhu saw that Li An was deep in thought and had not touched much of the food in front of him except for the beginning. He thought that the food was not to his taste, so he asked: "Madam, do you dislike the food in the army?"

"It's not that I don't like it, I'm just not used to eating at this speed."

"It's always like this during wartime. Normally, we only eat two meals. In order to guard against sneak attacks and organize attacks, we don't even have much time to eat, so the speed is a bit faster." Uesugi Tora said with emotion and explanation, "As I said before, it's not easy to train personal guards. In addition to money and food, you also have to share food and clothing with them, and share the joys and sorrows with them, so that you can..."

Without waiting for Shangshan Hu to say anything else, Li An raised his hand and said, "As a general, you don't have to treat the soldiers the same. It's enough to reward the merits and punish the faults. The difference can just arouse the soldiers' desire for victory."

Although Gao Wei is now stronger than the sergeants, morale is always important. After all, there are only a limited number of masters, but soldiers are endless. "Let them know that if the battle is won, they will have everything they want."

At this time, Uesugi Tora knew that Li Ang's words were just an opportunity to target him and attack him.

"Today's meal was quite good, and I also learned a lot."

"Give the things to General Uesugi."

Ruan Yu quickly took two steps forward and threw a piece of curled paper to the other side, but it was caught in the palm of Uesugi Po.

When the note was placed in front of Uesugi Tora, he was shocked at first sight, and looked at Li Ang with cold eyes without saying a word.

"Chen Pingping always wants to control everything. The general needs to know who captured Sean. Cooperating with him is like seeking the skin of a tiger. I'm afraid that the general will get nothing in the end."

"I guess the Junshan Society under Princess Nanqing is still somewhat involved with the general. After all, the food and fodder needed to feed these two armies of hundreds of thousands of soldiers for two months is not a small amount. Even though the general has a rich family background and the legacy left by Prince Gong before his death, it is still not enough."

The tent curtain seemed to be blown open by the wind, and a snowy owl rushed in, and landed on Li Ang's shoulder as if it understood human nature. There was still some residual blood on its hard beak, which must be the blood of a carrier pigeon.

This snowy owl is Ang Lee’s mobile phone in this world - Hedwig.

Standing up slowly, Li An teased Hedwig and said with a smile: "I can understand the general's difficulties, but the people of Nanqing are not our family after all. It is better to break up as soon as possible."

"I will obey the Queen's order!"

"I will escort the queen."

Despite his inner struggle and hesitation, Uesugi Tora still stood up, bowed, and bid farewell with a cold and respectful expression.

"Just stay."

"The front troops will be withdrawn tomorrow. Everything will still require the general's deployment and arrangements."

After saying that, Li An nodded without comment, still smiling.

Ruan Yu was quick with her hands. After a gentle bow to Uesugi Tora, she reached out and picked up a plate of meat on the table. She followed Li Ang out of the tent skillfully and naturally. The masters and nobles had finished their meals, but she still hadn't eaten anything.

Li An and Ruan Yu walked very quickly and returned to their residence in no time.

Ruan Yu slowly stopped and waited for the Queen to come in before enjoying lunch. But then he saw Li An tilt his head and ask him, "Before, when you begged for mercy, you said you could lead troops to fight. Is that true?"

Ruan Yu has not been with me for a long time, but he is very smart and resourceful, and his gentle and refined demeanor can easily deceive others.

Sometimes, Li An even wanted him to be castrated and become a eunuch in the palace.
Huh?
What do you mean, Madam?

Seeing the queen bringing up the old matter again, Ruan Yu, who was originally thinking about eating, had lost his appetite, but after hearing these words, he finally perked up: "Your Majesty! Ruan Yu is grateful to the queen for her favor. I have been wandering for half my life and finally met a wise master. If the queen does not abandon me, I dare to ask to be a general and help the queen to conquer Nanqing!"

You'll get it soon!
I was just about to praise you when you gasped.
"Then go and kill Uesugi Tiger!"

"what?"

"Here? In the military camp?" Ruan Yu smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, you are joking. Although my cultivation level is similar to that of Shangshan Hu, he has his personal guards by his side. I am afraid I am no match for him."

You're half a catty and he's eight taels?

There is actually a big difference between half a catty and eight ounces.

Not to mention Uesugi Tora, even if those few hundred guards fought back, Ruan Yu would be dead.
"What are you afraid of?" Li An maintained a cold and profound look, and said calmly: "Since I have said so, I will naturally give you a chance."

"The commander said, "If you dare to deceive me, what will happen to you? You should know what will happen, right?"

Ruan Yu didn't realize that the consequence of his failure would be to become a eunuch. If he knew, he would fight to the death!
"I dare not deceive the queen, I dare not deceive the queen"

"Ah."

"How to take down Uesugi Tiger alone is your final test. Make more preparations."

"Just wait and see, Madam! Yu will become famous all over the world!"

Ruan Yu seemed very excited. Who could have expected that just a month ago she was still working hard for Prince Gong, with her life and property in his hands, and now, after only following the Queen for such a short time, she has become a general?
every dog ​​has his day!

It really is a turn of events!
For a moment, he felt that he was not hungry anymore. His mind was full of thoughts about how to launch a sneak attack on Uesugi Tiger. He even thought about the angle of the knife.

"Then you should think about it carefully, but don't get too obsessed with it."

With a slight lift of his shoulders, Hedway spread his wings and flew into the blue sky, while Li An's figure also entered the tent.

"Ye Liuyun"

“Poor thing~”

　To answer yesterday's outage:

　　The author is sick (for real this time).

　　I had a fever and a cold. Not only did I have a runny nose, but I also had a nosebleed. I fell into the trap of Meituan. After the update, they allowed group orders. I ordered two takeouts at a super cheap price. After eating the meals, I had a stomachache yesterday and had diarrhea for the whole day. I felt exhausted.

　　Then I got a stiff neck when I slept. If I counted carefully, none of the parts of Fengyue Pen were in good condition.
　　He wrote in the novel that the food was poisonous, and the same thing happened to me in real life. What a great guy!

　　Today's chapter has more than 4,000 words, and it is written a bit sloppily. I am really not in good shape, so please bear with me.

　　I'll see if I feel better tomorrow. If I'm in good spirits, I'll resume my daily routine.
　　(I’m typing with my head tilted, it’s so cool!)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)