Xu Ping had long known the name of Jin Shentong, the new army's direct guard commander.

The Zhiwei is a cavalry unit in the new army. Among the officers and non-commissioned officers, there are a large number of Zhendong Hou's old troops. They are regarded by the court and officials as Huangshi's personal soldiers, and this kind of personal soldiers are generally handed over to their henchmen to command. At present,

The post of commander of the new army's direct guards is temporarily vacant, and the son of Huangshi's old guard captain Yang Zhiyuan is the commander of the direct guards (chief adjutant of the direct guards). He can be regarded as the son inheriting his father's career. After General Yang took office, he became

The first thing he did was to summon his subordinates to meet and toast to the elders of his uncles in the Zhiwei one by one. While Xiao Yang said that he was not qualified enough, he sincerely asked these elders to give him more advice so that he could be qualified for his position as soon as possible. Everyone

Everyone praised Xiao Yang as a sophisticated man and a talented person. Few people in the teaching team mentioned Xiao Yang's name. Behind his back, everyone called him "General Yang's son."

Jin Shentong, the son of chief of staff Jin Gude, was appointed as the commander of the direct guard (second adjutant). As soon as he took office, he immediately summoned his subordinates. However, he did not toast anyone, but said loudly to them: "Everyone, please remember

One thing, I, Mr. Jin, sit on this chair because of his ability rather than his background."

Soon, a direct guard officer had a quarrel with Jin Shentong. The man had repeatedly made military exploits and was Jin Shentong's elder, but Jin Shentong dragged him out without hesitation and whipped him according to military law. After hearing the news, Xiao Yang came to stop Jin Shentong.

In front of a large number of officers and soldiers of the Zhiwei, he said: "I am the commander of the Zhiwei, and he is only a general. No one in the Zhiwei except you, Brother Yang, can refute my words!" From then on,

The officers and soldiers of Zhiwei only knew about the golden magical power, but they did not know about Yang Zhiyuan's son.

These disputes arising from Zhiwei were spread among the teaching team. Everyone including Xu Ping felt that Jin Shentong was a bit arrogant, but when talking about General Jin, everyone spoke with respect.

Jin Shen Tong's bright eyes like an eagle flickered around Xu Ping's body several times. He took off his helmet and held it in his arms. He didn't say anything but looked at Xu Ping's flag again.

"Muying," Xu Ping once heard people like Jia Minghe and Pu Guanshui refer to the four camps as Panshi, Xuanfeng, Tianyiying and Dongsen in an affectionate tone when he was teaching the team: earth, gold, water and wooden camp.

, but this is not a formal title. Only senior generals in Zhendonghou’s old department would use this condescending tone to address the new army’s establishment. Even General Zhao Jingzhi, who brought Xu Ping here, talked about several battalions.

He will also use the formal name. Jin Shentong stared into Xu Ping's eyes and said softly: "As far as I know, Zhao Shuize, Lord Zhao, should be leading the army? Where is Lord Zhao now?"

Before Xu Ping could speak, Jiang Yizhou next to him had already said for him: "No, General Jin, it is General Xu who is commanding our Dongsen Camp."

Daxia Le also fooled around: "Yes, the villain only knows this General Xu, but doesn't know about General Zhao."

The other officers and soldiers of the Dongsen Battalion around them all talked about it, noisily saying that they had never seen General Zhao, and that it was General Xu Ping who led them to resist the rebels from beginning to end.

"Silence! I didn't ask you this." Jin Shentong didn't even look at these people, and kept his eyes on Xu Ping's face: "Huh? General Xu?"

Xu Ping leaned forward deeply, raised his helmet with clasped fists, and reported to Jin Shentong: "Humble post, the 11th Corps of the Fire Battalion Engineering Corps, Commander Xu Ping, see General Jin."

The people around him were silent for a while, and then there were shouts of incredible surprise. The loudest sound Xu Ping heard was from the great hero Le Linle. These sounds made him wish he could get through a crack in the ground in front of him. Jin Shen Tong

He didn't speak, just stood quietly, hugging his helmet, and swept his cold eyes over the people around Xu Ping. The noise suddenly stopped as if it was being cut by scissors, and everyone was stunned.

As silent as a cicada.

Jin Shentong returned his gaze to Xu Ping: "Mr. Xu stood up straight and replied without any courtesy."

"As ordered." Xu Ping stood up straight, faced Jin Shentong's glaring gaze, and explained in detail: "To General Jin, I have been ordered to supervise Longguang Post. On the 27th, General Zhao passed by the post where I was.

Recruiting volunteers at that time, I followed General Zhao out of Longguang Post as a volunteer. Along the way, General Zhao told me that the purpose of this trip was to stop the rebels who broke into our defense line in Dezhou, waiting for the fire battalion and the direct guards to arrive.

It was annihilated. In the early morning of the 28th, on the way to Dongsen Camp to replenish the main camp through Wuqiao, General Zhao was ambushed and unfortunately died for his country. When General Zhao was dying, he handed over the military symbols, fuses and warrants that General Jin had given him.

I ordered you to continue rushing to the Dongsen Camp. You must order the entire Dongsen Camp army to come to Dezhou immediately to complete General Jin’s order.”

When Xu Ping spoke, Jin Shentong nodded slightly, and the expression on his face became more and more serious. Xu Ping took a deep breath and said: "My humble position is the commander-in-chief of the fire-fighting camp. I know that I am humble in my position, so I will definitely not be able to mobilize Dongsen."

Battalion, so he disguised himself, put on General Zhao's armor and clothing, and claimed to the supervisor of the supplementary battalion of Dongsen Camp that he had a guerrilla position, and used this position to mobilize the soldiers of Dongsen Camp."

When listening to Xu Ping's words, Jin Shentong began to shake his head, but he did not interrupt Xu Ping until he finished speaking and then asked: "How does Mr. Xu know? If you convey General Zhao's order,

Dongsen Camp will definitely not be mobilized according to the order?"

Without waiting for Xu Ping to answer, Jin Shentong took the military talisman from his hand, looked at the documents and waist badges carefully, then raised his head and asked: "How can the supervisor of the Dongsen Camp Supplementary Battalion believe in your identity, how can he believe that you have

Guerrilla position? Even if I believe you have a position, how can I hand over the military power to you instead of General Zhao who has the command?"

Xu Ping said: "I am humble and claim to be the adopted son of General Zhao."

"Incompetent person." Jin Shentong snorted: "Where is the supervisor of the Dongsen Supplementary Battalion now?"

Xu Ping said sadly: "Both President Li Qian and President Liao Qian died for their country."

"Oh." Jin Shentong's expression changed, and then he quickly straightened his face again and said, "Mr. Xu, is there anyone traveling with you on this journey?"

Xu Ping immediately lowered his head and said nothing. Jin Shentong did not rush him, but just waited quietly. After a long time, Xu Ping reluctantly said: "Yes, it is the humble adjutant Cao Yuncao, the general manager."

"Did he come to Texas with you? Didn't he report you as an imposter?" Jin Shentong immediately asked: "Where is Deputy General Cao now?"

"Vice-General Cao cannot afford to be injured." After Xu Ping finished speaking, he quickly added: "Vice-General Cao was determined to report me from the beginning, but he was afraid of shaking the morale of the army, so he planned to report me as soon as the battle was over.

"

"Take me to see him." Jin Shentong put the helmet on his head and stopped talking to Xu Ping.

Xu Ping turned around and led the way. The Ming soldiers who were watching all made way for him and Jin Shentong, and then followed them from a distance.

Xu Ping and Jin Shentong walked back to the battlefield one after another. At this time, Cao Yun was half-lying and leaning against a big stone, chatting with a few wounded soldiers and Lin Guangyi, who had just woken up. Xu Ping pointed Cao Yun to Jin Shentong.

, the latter walked straight to Cao Yun, and first looked up and down at Cao Yun's military uniform, the feathers and yellow badge logo on his helmet. The white feather had turned brown, and the helmet was also covered with mud and snow.

Jin Shentong frowned and asked: "Firefighting Battalion Engineering Corps, Eleventh Corps, Deputy Commander Cao Yun?"

Cao Yun looked at the golden magical power in front of him and replied blankly: "Yes, it is Cao Yun who is in this humble position."

Jin Shentong waved his hand without looking back: "Mr. Xu, please go below and wait for me."

Xu Ping lowered his hands and walked down the high slope. The surrounding Ming troops retreated, leaving a large open space for him. They gathered around Xu Ping from a distance and whispered.

After a long time, Jin Shentong walked downhill. Cao Yun limped and struggled to follow him. His face was extremely heavy and he did not dare to raise his head to look at Xu Ping. Jin Shentong stared at Xu Ping without saying anything. On the mountain

The next person who ran up and down was Lin Guangyi, the commander of Texas Four Walls. He fell to his knees behind Jin Shentong, clasped his fists and shouted: "General Jin, General Xu has made great contributions."

This cry resonated with many Ming soldiers. They knelt down and shouted: "General Jin, please be merciful. Mr. Xu does not mean any harm."

At this time, the direct guard cavalry had returned from pursuit. They didn't know what had happened. Most of them dismounted and rested not far away. Several direct guard officers came over and stood next to Jin Shentong.

"Xu Ping, you are from the training corps and an officer of our new army. You should know the military laws and regulations by heart. According to the military laws and regulations, anyone who pretends to be a superior officer on the battlefield will be shot without mercy. According to the military laws and regulations, the offender will be killed as soon as he wakes up.

, regardless of whether he is the superior of the criminal or not, the criminal should be executed immediately without any mercy!" Ignoring the pleas of others, Jin Shentong reprimanded him fiercely. After finishing, he paused for a moment and said again with a slight tone.

He softened a little: "It's just that Xu Ping, you are very lucky. The battle was already over when I was discovered by this general. I am not a military judge or your immediate superior, so I cannot impose military law on you."

"General——" Jin Shentong stopped mid-sentence, circled half a circle around Xu Ping, and then said: "General Xu Ping is always an officer of the fire-fighting camp. Now he has the power to deal with General Xu only to fight fires."

I would like to ask your immediate superior or the military judge, General He, to decide your punishment. Mr. Xu, what do you think? Or do you want me to hand you over to the military judge?"

Jin Shentong's words gave Xu Ping a glimmer of hope. The military judges of the New Army have always been impartial and impartial in enforcing military laws. Their favorite saying is: "There are extenuating circumstances, but the crime is unforgivable." If the military judge falls to the military judge,

In their hands, they are likely to conclude that although Xu Ping has made military exploits, if he is condoned because of this, it will be an encouragement to those who violate military discipline in the future. It will make the officers and soldiers think that as long as it can bring good results, it will be okay.

Those who do not abide by military discipline or violate military discipline can also receive extrajudicial favors. Most military judges will eventually sentence Xu Ping to death. Of course, after they make the verdict, they will recommend that the top brass of the New Army pay large sums of money to pay Xu Ping's family members.

But if it is handled internally by the fire-fighting battalion, it will be completely different. General He Baodao may be exempted from punishment for Xu Ping because of his military exploits. After all, in addition to the feeling of comradeship, the leading generals' thinking is also different from that of the military judge. The generals consider

What is more important is what impact the punishment will have on military morale, whether it will make the soldiers feel wronged and affect their trust in the generals.

Xu Ping felt that Jin Shentong was deliberately giving him a way to survive, so he replied with relief: "I would rather leave this humble position to Master He."

"Okay, Mr. Xu will stay here for now. Mr. He is leading the firefighting battalion to Dezhou. They should arrive soon. I will go see him right away." After finishing speaking, Jin Shentong stared at Xu Ping in front of him.

: "Xu Ba will never abscond and embarrass himself?"

Xu Ping quickly replied: "No one in a humble position would dare to abscond in fear of crime."

"Okay!" Jin Shentong snorted with satisfaction: "Then I won't tie up Mr. Xu."

After saying that, Jin Shentong looked back at Cao Yun. The latter barely managed to hold on and followed him down the mountain, then collapsed and fell to the ground. Jin Shentong snorted again: "There's no need to tie this up. I don't think he can run away at all."

Finally, Jin Shentong casually pointed to a few soldiers from Dongsen Camp: "You guys follow me and go to Mr. He to be a witness."

After Jin Shentong led several guards and soldiers from Dongsen Camp to leave, Xu Ping felt as if all his strength had been drained out of him. He sighed and sat down on the ground, and smiled bitterly at Cao Yun: "This time

I’m hurting you, Lao Cao.”

"The most I can do is to be dismissed from my military post," Cao Yun glared at Xu Ping: "If General Jin hadn't been kind-hearted, your life would have been over."

"General Jin." Xu Ping murmured. The golden magical power he encountered today seemed to be somewhat inconsistent with the rumors he had heard in the past, which made him secretly feel strange.

"General Xu still fought well." Jiang Ye ran over and squatted next to Xu Ping, looking Xu Ping up and down carefully: "Xu...General Xu is really not General Xu?"

"No." Xu Ping, who survived the catastrophe, laughed: "I'm just an engineer commander in the fire-fighting camp. I was in a critical situation just now and there was a lot of deception. Don't blame me, Master Jiang."

"No wonder, no wonder." Jiang Ye slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "General Xu has an unlimited future. He is not a general this time. He will definitely be a general next time we meet."

Xu Ping smiled bitterly and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Master Jiang, for your kind words, but it's not too late to call me general until then. It's better not to call me general now."

"It doesn't matter, just think of it as a nickname." Jiang Ye waved his hand disapprovingly, pointed at the smiling Iron Fist Invincible Zhang Jeff who was standing next to him, and said: "Brother Xu is nicknamed 'General', just like Daxia Zhang is nicknamed 'Brother-in-law'.

"

Zhang Jeff, who was originally smiling, was furious when he heard this: "Have I ever had this nickname?"

Le Lin gave his senior brother a hand and said sternly to Xu Ping: "General Xu Ping, the young hero, with his insignificant body, actually defeated tens of thousands of powerful thieves of Ji Tuisi, he will definitely be famous from now on.

The strong men in the world will change their expressions upon hearing this, our brothers and sisters are here to congratulate Brother Xu."

Jiang Yizhou interjected: "Xu... Mr. Xu, are you really just a general manager of the fire-fighting camp?"

Looking at Jiang Yizhou's confused expression, Xu Ping smiled and said, "Yes, and he is the commander of the engineering team."

"Hehe, an engineer commander in the fire-fighting camp!" Lin Guangyi sneered and shook his head: "A engineer commander is so impressive, but I, Old Lin, don't believe it!"

Xu Ping laughed and said: "Then what does Brother Lin think I am? Xu is indeed just a small engineer general."
To be continued...