Kill the enemy and get a wife? I'll single-handedly slaughter my way through the Northern Barba

After Zhang Jing had prepared all the necessary medicines and equipment, he had heavy curtains placed around Zhang Liao's house.

The old man did not come out from late at night until dawn.

Gradually, the east began to lighten, and the sound of gongs rang out from behind the northern barbarian army outside the city.

The fierce battle that night has finally come to an end.

Li Pingan, Lü Zheng, and the others, who had worked hard all night, did not rest and went straight to the courtyard to wait.

The courtyard was deathly silent.

They all knew in their hearts that if Zhang Liao really passed away, the defense of Zhenyuan City would probably be unable to continue.

Finally, the treatment inside the room was over.

Mr. Zhang Jing was helped out.

"Mr. Zhang Jing, how is my godfather?"

"Mr. Zhang, how is the general?"

"Old doctor, has the poison been removed from Lord Zhang's body?"

……

People in the courtyard swarmed around, bombarding him with questions.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Zhang Jing gave a weak smile.

"Thank God! General Zhang's 'Wind Fox Poison' has been 90% removed, and his life is no longer in danger."

"However, the remaining 10% of the toxins have already penetrated into the bones and cannot be completely removed. It will require medication to suppress them every month."

"If it is controlled properly, this poison will not shorten General Zhang's lifespan."

"But in the future, every spring and winter, when the weather is still chilly, I'm afraid I'll suffer a bit."

Upon hearing this, Lü Zheng's tense nerves relaxed, and he plopped down on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

"It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive, thank you so much, doctor!"

Su Mo's eyes also reddened as he said, "Old Master Zhang not only saved General Zhang, but also Zhenyuan City!"

"Someone, quickly take the old gentleman downstairs to rest!"

Zhang Jing gently instructed, "General Zhang needs to rest now. Wait until the afternoon or evening to wake him up and feed him the medicine and food according to the prescription I gave him. Let General Zhang rest first."

After giving his instructions, Zhang Jingcai slowly left.

Zhang Liao's life was spared, finally putting the minds of everyone in the Zhenyuan Army at ease.

Everyone else performed their duties, with Lin Feng temporarily acting as Zhang Liao's guard in front of the gate to protect Zhang Liao's safety.

Early morning, Zhenyuan City, Wang Family Residence.

Wang Qian lay listlessly on the bed, his eyes fixed on the ceiling, motionless, like a dead fish.

He couldn't understand why things had turned out that way last night.

He hired a snake spirit to abduct brides; all he needed to do was snatch two beauties for his pleasure.

As a result, the wedding was abducted on Caiyun Street, and assassins appeared at the General's Mansion, where General Zhang Liao was seriously injured by the assassins.

After hearing Liu Cheng's account of what happened, Wang Qian's head buzzed, and he almost fainted.

If this matter is investigated, Wang Qian will be like "mud that fell into his pants, even if it's not shit, it's still shit!"

He became an accomplice of the assassin!

"Young Master! Young Master!"

Liu Cheng rushed back from outside, his face beaming with excitement.

Wang Qian sat bolt upright in bed: "How is General Zhang?"

He now wants Zhang Liao to live more than anyone else.

Zhang Liao is going to die. If it turns out that he was involved in this matter, I wouldn't have enough lives to lose.

"Young Master, the General's Mansion has released word that General Zhang is safe and sound!"

Liu Cheng grinned and announced the good news to Wang Qian: "You don't need to worry anymore!"

Wang Qian deflated like a punctured balloon and lay back down on the bed.

He was panting heavily, feeling as if he had survived a disaster.

"You survived? That's good, that's good..."

After Wang Qian's nerves relaxed, he muttered to himself, "Liu Cheng, we can't stay in Zhenyuan City any longer. This young master is leaving!"

"Walk?"

Liu Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Young master, where are you going? General Zhang is alright now, why are you leaving?"

Wang Qian closed his eyes, too lazy to even curse Liu Cheng, that idiot.

"The General's Mansion will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. Although I did not participate in the assassination of the General, if it is found that I planned the kidnapping of the bride, it is hard to guarantee that the Lin family will not make a big fuss about it."

"Let's go! Let's go back to our hometown in Ruzhou to lay low for a while. You go and pack up my valuables."

Wang Qian made up his mind to leave, paused, and then instructed Liu Cheng: "Remember! Don't let my father and second brother find out. I'll write to them when we get to Ruzhou and tell them everything."

Wang Qian was only thinking about escaping, completely disregarding what his actions would bring to the Wang family...

That evening, the sun set in the west.

Zhenyuan City, General's Mansion.

After Zhang Liao woke up, his complexion regained some color after eating and taking medicine.

Su Mo, Li Ping'an, and several deputy generals of the Zhenyuan Army came to visit Zhang Liao.

Lin Feng was the only one who was a centurion, standing at the very end of the group.

"Brother Zhang, I have personally inspected the city's defenses, and Lord Li and Lord Lü have done a very good job."

Su Mo said softly, "The people in the city who were affected by the turmoil last night have been settled, so you don't need to worry."

"As for the thugs who committed the violence last night, none of them survived, and no one was captured alive."

"However, many of the local thugs who first caused trouble at the east and west ends of Caiyun Street have been arrested, but have not yet been interrogated."

Zhang Liao nodded slightly. After taking a couple of deep breaths, he said, "I'll leave the defense of Zhenyuan City to Brother Su for the next two days."

"I have already sent a message to the three princes, requesting that they hurry to Zhenyuan City."

"As for investigating the assassination attempt on me..."

Zhang Liao's gaze shifted, landing on Lin Feng, who was at the very end of the group.

"Lin Feng, I originally intended to entrust this matter to you for a thorough investigation."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting to Zhang Liao: "General, I am a rough man, only good at leading troops into battle, I'm afraid I'm not qualified to investigate cases."

Zhang Liao smiled and said, "You saved my life. I can see very clearly that your martial arts and courage are among the best in my Zhenyuan Army."

"Mr. Su said that the assassins who tried to kill me were probably the Northern Barbarian secret guards. Those people are highly skilled in martial arts, and ordinary military officers are no match for them."

"I believe you can succeed, and also..."

With that, Zhang Liao waved to Zhang Lu: "From this day forward, you are no longer a centurion, but a chiliarch in my Zhenyuan Army!"

Then Zhang Lu brought over a tray, on which were neatly arranged brand-new uniforms and waist badges of the commanders, as well as documents stamped with Zhang Liao's general's seal.

So this is what it means to be a commander of a thousand households?

Lin Feng was promoted to centurion less than two months after his promotion.

Qiao Ping watched this scene with a complex expression.

How much hardship did he endure to climb up the ladder step by step?

It took six years just to be promoted to the rank of commander of a thousand households.

Lin Feng is incredibly lucky; he was promoted to commander of a thousand households simply for saving the general's life.

Judging by this momentum, it wouldn't be surprising if he became a deputy general soon.

"Lin Feng, thank you for your promotion, General Xie!"

Lin Feng took a deep breath and accepted the tray with both hands.

Reaching the rank of commander of a thousand households, Lin Feng officially entered the ranks of mid-level military officers.

It wasn't just the increase in monthly salary, but also the enormous real power to control thousands of people under his command.

With a thousand subordinates, there is much more to do than before, and the opportunity to make great contributions is also greater.

Zhang Liao looked at Lin Feng with satisfaction and solemnly instructed, "You must conduct this investigation in secrecy. Don't alert them. The Northern Barbarian Guards are capable of planning an operation of this scale, so they must be deeply entrenched. Be careful in everything you do."

Zhang Liao gave Lin Feng this task as a test.

He wanted to see how Lin Feng would handle such a thorny case, aside from his ability to lead troops into battle.

If Lin Feng can continue to deliver impressive results, Zhang Liao will focus on developing Lin Feng in the future.

For the next few years, Zhenyuan City will serve as a bridgehead for resisting the northern barbarians or launching northern expeditions.

Zhang Liao had always wanted to find a successor.

And now, a successor who satisfies him has finally appeared...

"Brother Su, tomorrow, when the weather is warm at noon, please arrange a carriage. I want to take a trip around Zhenyuan City."

After dealing with Lin Feng's matter, Zhang Liao made a surprising statement.

Lu Zheng and the others' expressions changed, and they tried to persuade Zhang Liao.

"Godfather, you haven't fully recovered yet, you can't go out!"

"General, the Northern Barbarian secret guards have not yet been eliminated; danger!"

"Please reconsider, General..."

Zhang Liao looked around at everyone and said earnestly, "It's best if the Northern Barbarian secret guards come out, so that Lin Feng won't have to dig them out."

"Although the government has released a message saying that I am safe after being assassinated, the soldiers and civilians of Zhenyuan City will not feel at ease until they see me in person."

"Brother Su, I'll trouble you to make the preparations tomorrow."

Su Mo nodded slightly, but did not try to persuade Zhang Liao.

He knew that persuasion was futile; Zhang Liao's mind was made up, and he understood the necessity and significance of doing so.

Zhang Liao is the "soul" and "courage" of the soldiers and civilians of Zhenyuan City; just showing his face is enough to reassure people!