Tauren Overlord

"I have also thought of a similar plan, but have you ever thought about the question of who will lead this army?"

"Based on the current situation, the Baron of the Mountains is the most suitable, because only he can fight the Minotaur Bandit to a draw."

"But if we let a young man without much experience be the commander of these lords, can he convince the people?"

"If he cannot convince the people, it means that the troops he leads are just a pile of loose sand and can be easily defeated one by one."

Valentine strongly recommended Lu Heng, whom he had never met before:

"I think there is only one candidate, and that is William from the Mountain Territory."

"If even he can't do it, then others who haven't fought against the Minotaur Bandit are obviously even less suitable."

"But we didn't need to write the proposal in such detail."

"With the Governor's wisdom, he will definitely choose the best candidate."

In this way, whether it was Gaspard, Valentine or Cecilia, they did not intend to promote Lu Heng.

But a certain result that Lu Heng could not have imagined was brewing unknowingly...

Artemisia Town.

Cecilia had just agreed to let Lu Heng use all the maids in the mansion when she heard new bad news.

The fastest affairs officer in Wormwood Town, "Runner" Runnar, came back panting.

Of course Lu Heng recognized him, he was the fastest runner on the battlefield just now.

His speed... must be at least 100 kilometers per hour, right?

But spellcasters always have one biggest problem - there is always a limit to psychic power.

Even Runnar, the affairs officer of Artemisia Town who was known for his running speed, could not maintain his extremely high running speed from beginning to end.

But he still ran faster than any cavalryman in Wormwood Town.

He also brought back the news of Pierre's demise, which once again made Cecilia feel devastated.

This also made Cecilia hope that Lu Heng would stay with her even more.

In fact, as early as last night, she had asked the postman to rush to the governor to deliver the request for Lu Heng to stay in Aicao Town.

But Cecilia didn't tell Lu Hengming out of shyness.

Cecilia is now very nervous and doesn't know whether the governor will agree to her request.

If she couldn't, she really felt that she was on the verge of parting with her brother forever...

Lu Heng, however, naturally displayed the majestic spirit of "the world is collapsing before his eyes, but he remains calm".

He calmly and confidently discussed with Cecilia how to arrange troop rotations to better gather Pierre's remaining troops.

When everything was arranged, he once again comforted Cecilia, saying that the sky would not fall.

Even if the sky really fell, he would be the first to hold it up because he is tall.

This warmed Cecilia's heart.

Then Lu Heng happily fell asleep with Ye Ye.

Although Lu Heng wanted to conserve his energy at the beginning, he simply couldn't do it.

He wanted to sleep, so Ye Ye sat directly on Lu Heng's key parts like a duck, making it impossible for Chloe to pull him away.

Lu Heng also felt that instead of letting her keep grinding there, it would be better to just give in to her...

At the same time, Cecilia was unable to sleep. She thought about a lot of possibilities for the future...

But the next day, when Valentine, riding on Pegasus, read out Lu Heng's letter of commission to them, Cecilia was still dumbfounded.

My brother can more than just stay?

He was even promoted as one of the deputy commanders of this Western Expedition and was about to lead other lords!

This plan to promote Lu Heng was written late into the night by Gaspard, an official who was deeply trusted by the Governor.

Gaspard handed the plan to Governor Edric early in the morning and emphasized the threat posed by the minotaur to logistics.

Edric is also a veteran of many battles.

He knew that although the troops under his command theoretically numbered 20,000, it was obviously not appropriate to tie all the troops together for such a large force.

It is necessary to divide the troops appropriately to cover the flanks and rear, especially when the rear of the battle line has been clearly harassed by the Minotaur.

As for who will lead the troops to deal with the Minotaur attacks, is there any need to choose?

Of course, Lu Heng, who fought a draw with the Minotaur, was the one who took the lead.

As for Gaspard's concern that Lu Heng was too young to do the job, at least this problem did not exist on the governor's side.

If you can do it, that's even better. You'll have a rising star under your command.

Then the question is simple, do you remember who promoted you out of turn?

Once you have figured out who you are, then the person you are repaying your gratitude to will be extremely clear and definite, right?

What if you are too young to lead a team?

That means you are not good enough. Who can you blame?

If you really fail, will you be able to escape when the time comes to be held accountable?

So in conclusion, this time it was Lu Heng's turn to be shocked.

Huh? I got promoted. A baron who was less than 17 years old became the deputy commander of the army?

Huh? My core mission is to kill that minotaur—that is, I kill myself?

Huh? Governor, you only give me the policy and ask me to find three other lords to cooperate with you?

But I don’t have any other lords that I’m particularly familiar with, who do you want me to look for?

Even if Lu Heng had the governor's conscription order, if he couldn't find a lord who was truly willing to obey, they would eventually end up fighting each other.

You know, a real warrior with charisma on the battlefield doesn't rely on his handsome looks to impress people.

You have to really win enough battles to make other self-satisfied military leaders obey you.

If you are unable to convince the people and only rely on administrative orders to command others, the effect will often be very poor.

There have always been many rulers in the empire who chose to obey on the surface, even though they did so out of consideration for the governor's authority, while actually pretending to obey.

It is even difficult to say whether these dozens of lords, big and small, in the Beast Suppression Province really completed Edric's mission without any compromise?

I’m afraid it’s hard to say, right?

However, Lu Heng changed his mind and immediately understood the consequence of not being able to find other lords - then isn't that my fault?

Is this a promotion or is this pushing me into the fire pit?

105. Assemble! The Vicious High Elves!

All in all, Lu Heng relied on his cheerful performance of "beating myself" and eventually, with the joint efforts of many parties, became the deputy commander of the Beast Suppression Province.

At least in theory, Lu Heng has become the second-rank military commander of the Beast Suppression Province, with a status only lower than Governor Edric.

The former Lord of the Mountains, Morvan, the former Lord of Artemisia Town, Pierre, and the current Cecilia... are all one level lower than Lu Heng.

However, theory is theory, and Lu Heng also knew that he could not give orders to any lord he caught.

The deputy commander can only command his subordinate lords, who can be appointed by the governor or found by the deputy commander himself.

Lu Heng’s current situation is that he has to find all three subordinate lords by himself.

As for whether the other party thinks that he is "highly respected and has the talent to lead a commander", that depends on his own ability.

In this regard, it was not difficult for Lu Heng to find that this promotion was not so much a reward as it was the governor pushing him into the fire pit.

Lu Heng briefly reflected on it and his initial conclusion was that it was all his fault for performing too well.

That Pierre was also a lord, but when he met Lu Heng and several harpy witches, he suffered a complete defeat.

Compared with his idiot teammates, the young Baron of the Mountains actually stands out...

However, even though he fell into the fire pit, Lu Heng saw the opportunity in it.

As the deputy commander, he can influence not only the lords under his command, but also the leaders of the major adventurer teams who are theoretically on the same level as the lords.

If a group of adventurers joins the hunt for the Minotaur Overlord, these people will also be under Lu Heng's jurisdiction in the administrative structure.

After counting again, Lu Heng found that he could influence quite a few people.

At the next level are the various officials under the lord, as well as isolated adventurers.

Next came the Empire's ordinary cavalry, technical troops, and the adventurers' auxiliary personnel.

Further down are archers and ordinary melee infantry, but these people are not considered the lowest level, as there are even more miserable "old farmer thugs" below them.

This title may make them look a little more powerful, but their essence is closer to common people.

In order to make up the numbers, the empire often regards them as part of the army.

If Lu Heng gathered the strength of four lords including himself, he should have an army of 4 to 1000 people to command.

But the burden on his shoulders is extremely heavy, because he will be the commander of multiple lords and will have to formulate a battle plan to suppress himself.

What can I do? I can't really destroy myself, right?

Therefore, Lu Heng’s next priority is to find a lord who is willing to fight with him... no, a great enemy.

The number one victim is of course his lovely cousin Cecilia.

The Governor had dismissed Pierre from his office since his desertion.

Cecilia, who was the acting lord, also removed the word "acting" and became the real lord of Wormwood Town.

In order to better allow the Burios family to survive in the East Continent, Cecilia, Margaret and Lu Heng held a family meeting together.

The conclusion of the meeting was that Qunshan Territory and Aicao Town would all be handed over to Lu Heng for unified management, but major matters must be discussed by the "entire family" together.

Of course, this so-called "entire family" does not include the main branch of the Burios family in the Western Continent.

But on the surface, Lu Heng and Cecilia still manage their own territories.

As for the other two innocent people, Lu Heng did put some effort into luring them away.

It took him some time, but he finally abducted the second victim, his stepmother's brother, Jules de Ovax.

His sister, Golda de Bruis, was once the wife of the Lord of the Mountains. This was a wonderful fate.

In order to allow this leader to reunite with his sister as soon as possible, Lu Heng took advantage of this relationship and brought him into his team.

However, during actual communication, Lu Heng vaguely discovered that his uncle did not love his sister that much.

At least the wife of the Lord of the Mountains had changed for several days, and he did not take the initiative to inquire about any news.

What really interested him was that Lu Heng said that this way he could stay in the rear and not go to the most dangerous front line.

"I value you as my relative, so I gave you this lucrative task!"

When Jules saw this benefit, he agreed without hesitation.

As for the third enemy, Lu Heng finally found the only high elf lord in the Beast Slaying Province.

The "Foreign Lords" of the Beast Suppression Province are mostly composed of Taimenians conquered by the Empire.

But such a huge empire certainly did not conquer only the country of Taimenia.

Some elves also joined the Empire and were incorporated into the Beast Suppression Province.

Compared to the huge number of Taimenians, or humans, the number of these elves is not large.

Among the 33 lords summoned by the Governor, only one was a high elf lord.

Due to the different cultures, customs and even values ​​between high elves and humans, it is difficult for them to integrate with each other.

The result, of course, is that the small number of high elves are more marginalized.

This may also be related to a characteristic of the high elves.

The army of the Taimenians is generally dominated by men.

The high elves are quite special, they are basically half male and half female.