Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 466: Year-end Selection! (Two in One)

As the year draws to a close, the snow continues to fall all day and all night.

The snow on the ground grew thicker, submerging the vegetation and bending the old trees.

The rivers were frozen for thousands of miles and the weather was incredibly cold. No one knew how many people and lives were frozen to death.

Outside the main city, on a snowy plain, several wild wolves lowered their heads, sniffing around, trying to find some food to avoid starving to death this winter.

Suddenly, waves of sound came from the sky, scaring the wolves so much that they fled in all directions and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The next moment, hundreds of figures flew in from the sky, passed by this place, and then landed on the top of a nearby high cliff.

"This is it, right?" asked a general in armor.

"There's no mistake. When the demons invaded in large numbers, I fought with them here for hundreds of rounds. This cliff looks very familiar." Another burly general laughed.

"Come on, I heard that you were nearly eaten alive by a bug monster, and it was our Grand Marshal who cut you out of the bug's belly." Someone sneered.

"Bullshit, that was me and the Marshal teaming up to kill the monster, don't you know how impressive it was?"

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"Ladies and gentlemen, stop talking nonsense and quickly check the surroundings and drive away the beasts. The time set by the Marshal is almost here." Rong Jiang said, interrupting the generals' mutual banter.

As the Marshal's personal guard, when he said this, the generals immediately stopped talking and responded. They did not dare to be negligent anymore and flew around to investigate the place.

At the same time, the talisman masters in the royal palaces also took action and began to set up large formations everywhere.

Spirit crystals were spinning in the air, releasing energy into the formation.

Judging from the situation, it is obvious that today's incident is of great importance.

On the other side, the main city military headquarters, the Marshal’s Cabinet.

Song Changming sat in the commander's chair, sipping tea, and listening to Lu Yuchen reporting the financial details of the treasury that had been compiled for the year.

"It's well organized. You can send your memorial to the palace tomorrow." Song Changming opened his eyes leisurely and said with a smile.

It’s a good feeling to not have to worry about anything. This is the feeling of having capable and capable ministers.

He had some understanding of why most people in high positions were so eager to recruit talented people.

"Okay." Lu Yuchen, who was wearing official uniform and hat, responded respectfully. He was quite happy that Song Changming recognized his work results.

"Sir, this is the situation of the war horses raised this year."

After Lu Yuchen left, Wang Wenyu followed closely to report on his work.

“In general, as long as there is no more catastrophic event like a full-scale invasion by the demon race, there will be no problem with the supply of war horses in the next ten years. Please rest assured, Marshal,” Wang Wenyu concluded.

"Well, not bad." Song Changming nodded, and also recognized Wang Wenyu's work results in recent days, so he continued to ask.

"How is the detailed list of military casualties this year being compiled?"

"Reporting to the Marshal, it's almost done and is expected to be presented tomorrow." Wang Wenyu said.

"Um"

After the serious business was finished, Su Qingqing behind him reminded him.

"Sir, the time is almost up."

Upon hearing this, Song Changming nodded and stood up. Suddenly, he glanced at Lu Yuchen and Wang Wenyu who had not yet walked far. He had an idea and called out to them.

"Today is the Marshal's selection. You two will come with me."

"Yes." Wang Wenyu was stunned and confused, but he quickly agreed.

He had heard about the selection of the Marshal long before.

However, he and Lu Yuchen were both civil servants in the cabinet, doing clerical work. The selection of the marshal had nothing to do with them. They didn't understand why Song Changming suddenly wanted to take them with him.

"Well, put on some thick clothes. The mountain where you are going is high and the air is cold. Don't catch a cold." Song Changming said.

Upon hearing this, the two of them hurried forward to prepare.

"Brother Lu, why do you think the marshal suddenly brought you and me along?" Wang Wenyu couldn't help but ask after leaving the cabinet.

Lu Yuchen smiled slightly and said, "Brother Wang, this is a good thing."

"Good thing?" Wang Wenyu seemed to be thinking about something.

Lu Yuchen did not keep the secret and directly pointed out: "The Marshal obviously has high hopes for you and me. Involving us in the selection of the Marshal is a sign.

This shows that the Marshal does not just want us to read the memorials in the cabinet, but has more expectations for the two of us!"

When Wang Wenyu heard this, he suddenly understood and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

"You and I will hopefully become close ministers to the Marshal in the future!"

Lu Yuchen nodded.

As long as they do their best to assist the marshal, they will have a bright future.

"Let's go, faster, Brother Lu, don't keep the marshal waiting for too long." Wang Wenyu took a big step forward and left Lu Yuchen's small body behind.

"Brother Wang, you go first, I'll take a breath." Lu Yuchen said helplessly.

When it comes to who has a quicker mind, he is not afraid at all, but his physical fitness is a weakness, which is inferior to that of ordinary people. He is a typical weak scholar.

In comparison, Wang Wenyu was much stronger, which was also related to his better-off family background. He was considered a wealthy family in the city. He had never had to worry about food and drink since he was a child. He even studied martial arts in a martial arts school for a few years. He was not very powerful, but if equipped with a sword, he could be considered both civil and military.

"Let's hurry up." Wang Wenyu didn't want to leave Lu Yuchen behind, so he grabbed his arm and supported him, and quickened his pace.

Not long after, the two of them hurried to the cabinet again. They were still wearing the official uniforms, but they were obviously bulging inside, and the thick clothes were all inside the uniforms.

Seeing the two men coming back, Song Changming didn't waste any words. He waved his hand, and the power of a master enveloped the two men.

The next moment, he took the two of them, including Su Qingqing, and turned into a stream of light and went out of the city.

He was flying at an extremely fast speed. The two of them were at the far end and their minds went blank. Before they could react, they found themselves on top of a high cliff.

Stepping on the thick snow, after a while, the distant soul seemed to have just caught up with him.

The two of them came back to life.

Lu Yuchen panted and murmured, "Brother Wang, to be honest, my legs are a little weak and I can't stand anymore."

This is not like riding an airplane, even riding a rocket is not this fast.

Lu Yuchen, who had always lived on the ground and rarely even jumped, felt that this first flying trip was terrible.

Fortunately, he was not terribly frightened, but his face turned a little pale.

Compared to him, Wang Wenyu was not much better. He raised his hands to hold down his weak legs and couldn't help but let out a dry laugh.

Although they are both martial artists, what he had seen in the martial arts gym in the past was completely different from what Song Changming had seen.

After Lu Yuchen recovered, his attention quickly turned to his surroundings.

Then you will see a series of majestic and heroic figures, some standing on the top of the cliff like them, some soaring in the air, floating in the sky, looking majestic.

"These are the real warriors!" Wang Wenyu sighed. Although he had been working in the Marshal's Cabinet for half a year, he had been dealing with memorials most of the time. This was the only chance for him to meet so many senior generals.

"Meet the Marshal!"

At this moment, after Song Changming appeared, all the generals saluted respectfully and restrained their breath.

"Yeah." Song Changming took a glance and saw that the 78 small flag owners on the list had gathered here, including several familiar faces such as Yang Zhen, Xu Yuan, Tang Leshan, and Hu Fanyi.

"Without further ado, let's get started."

Song Changming didn't waste any words and gave the order directly.

"Yes." A group of military officials standing on the high cliff took off into the air and made final arrangements and deployments.

The remaining few supervisors who came from the palace were responsible for observing the battle, recording the entire process of selecting the commander-in-chief, and bringing it back to the palace for record.

Soon, the selection of the Marshal began.

There are still seventy-eight candidates who meet all the requirements, and the final four positions of marshals will be decided based on their personal martial arts combat power.

The difference from the time with Song Changming was that this time, in order to save time, four duels were carried out at the same time.

The battle scene undoubtedly became more intense. After all, they were all small flag masters and were qualified to be included in the list. Their martial arts skills were at least strong enough to open up eight martial meridians.

"So strong." Wang Wenyu stood there motionless, as if he couldn't feel the icy climate of the high cliff. He just felt that his eyes had been opened, and he had a new understanding of these martial arts masters who could fly into the sky and escape into the ground.

Lu Yuchen was even more stunned, as this was a world of strong people that he had never encountered before.

In the past, he had heard of how powerful warriors were, but he had never observed them from such a close distance.

"So this is why a million elite soldiers are not as good as one great general!"

Lu Yuchen thought about what the old teacher in the private school had once said, and finally had a personal experience.

This statement refers to how valuable those generals in the army who are powerful enough to turn the tide of a battle single-handedly are.

"However, without a million elite soldiers as a foundation, it will be difficult to train truly strong men in the army." Lu Yuchen then reflected.

Talent needs to be discovered, needs an environment and soil to grow, and also needs time and resources to cultivate and promote step by step. It is not something that can be achieved overnight.

It doesn't mean that those elite soldiers who are not strong enough in martial arts are useless. After all, the most basic truth is that many generals have stood out from these elite soldiers and rose and grew up step by step.

You must first have millions of elite soldiers before you can have strong generals.

Song Changming glanced at Lu Yuchen and Wang Wenyu, whom he brought with him. Seeing that both of them looked thoughtful, he knew that he had made the right choice.

If the two people have narrow vision and are limited by their cognition and world view, no matter how smart they are, they can only be two internal affairs elites at best.

What Lu Yuchen said before was correct. Song Changming was not satisfied with just training the two of them into internal affairs talents.

If possible, he hoped that the two of them could share more of his worries, not just limited to the work of the Marshal's Cabinet, or even limited to the work of the military.

He wanted to train the two of them thoroughly into his own people who had no stance, just like his personal guards Rong Jiang, Song Ping'an, and Su Qingqing, so that he could trust them enough and entrust them with important tasks.

Of course, these things all need to be done slowly and need time to be cultivated bit by bit. There is no way to rush.

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In the field, Yang Zhen shouted loudly, and his gun shot out like a dragon, with a surge of internal energy, knocking a small flag owner who was his opponent to the ground, causing large pieces of snow to fly.

"Concession."

After the military officials announced the winner, Yang Zhen calmly bowed and stepped aside to rest.

It has to be said that Yang Zhen's strength has become much stronger compared to the first time he participated in the selection of the general manager, and ended up becoming a runner-up early on.

Especially this military spear technique, which is infinitely close to perfection and its power is extremely great.

After Song Changming looked around, he realized that if there were only one, two, or even three vacant marshal positions this time, then Yang Zhen would be destined to be a runner-up again.

But there are four positions for the Grand Marshal, and Song Changming feels that Yang Zhen really has a chance of competing for the next seat.

After all, in terms of strength, these small flag owners are obviously superior to Yang Zhen. The only ones who can suppress him are Tang Leshan, who has reached the innate perfection realm, and the young prince Hu Fanyi who came from the palace.

Finally, there is Xu Yuan who is in charge of Thunder.

Yang Zhen has basically no competitiveness when facing these three people, but for this last spot, he has a real hope of winning.

After one round, the number of people was reduced by half.

Wang Wenyu was so excited watching from the side that he exclaimed how exciting it was while sighing softly.

"Brother Lu, you don't know that I also wanted to travel the world with a sword, to avenge my enemies, or to spend my whole life in the military and achieve great achievements. Unfortunately, my talent is limited, and the path of a warrior is destined to be out of my reach."

"A scholar can also be full of scholarly spirit and express his views with great vigor. There is no need to feel sorry for him, brother Wang." Lu Yuchen said calmly.

He admired these strong men, but he was not as envious and regretful as Wang Wenyu.

He was frail and from a poor family since childhood, and was naturally not interested in wielding swords and guns. However, if he came across a good article or borrowed an excellent book, he would forget about food and sleep and read it over and over again.

He and Wang Wenyu have different life trajectories, so he cannot empathize with them.

"That's true." Wang Wenyu nodded, agreeing with what Lu Yuchen said.

Boom!

The pale thunder that filled the sky almost lit up the snowy sky and almost blinded people's eyes.

"Xu Yuan's thunder power is simply too cheating. Compared with a while ago, it seems to be more powerful!"

"That opponent is unlucky to have run into such a living devil. I see black smoke coming out of him, and I'm afraid his flesh is almost cooked by electricity."

"You are still making fun of them. If you tie ten of them together, they will still be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."

"Huh, aren't you?"

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Xu Yuan won the second round easily again, which also attracted a lot of discussion.

Xu Yuan turned his head in mid-air, looked at Song Changming, who was leisurely and contented on the high cliff, and grinned.

Among Song Changming's many old acquaintances, Xu Yuan was one of the few who did not feel awe even though he became the grand marshal.

In private, Xu Yuan still spoke frankly in front of him, calling him brother and treating himself as a friend.

Song Changming didn't care about this and just thought it was good this way.

Seeing Xu Yuan looking at him, Song Changming couldn't help but smile and gently clapped his hands to express his approval of his performance.

Xu Yuan stepped aside, and the next group, Tang Leshan and Hu Fanyi, both came on the stage, but they each had their own opponents and did not collide.

The reappearance of these two people also attracted the vast majority of attention.

One is a small flag owner who is recognized by the military as the most powerful one, and the other is the son of King Cui.

If we compare the two of them, it is really difficult to judge who is stronger and who is weaker.

However, there will most likely be a showdown between the two today, and we will know the outcome after the battle.

(End of this chapter)