Final Volume Chapter 90

Chapter 90 of the final volume

Huh! No one expected that Li Shu would promote Yin Li from a captain to a lieutenant general, but he would refuse. Even Tang Yin and Qing Yu looked at him in surprise. (138 Reading, Novels are faster and better.138 Reading.)

Li Shu was also amused, and was amused by Yin Li's words. He smiled and asked: "Since you are not qualified for the position of lieutenant general, then I would like to hear what position you think you can be qualified for."

"This... I dare not say it!" Yin Li lowered his head, raised his eyelids, and looked at Li Shu secretly.

"Don't hesitate to talk to me, just say it, I won't blame you." Li Shu waved his hand impatiently.

Yin Li said silently: "General!"

"What?" Li Shu didn't understand what he meant, and thought Yin Li was calling him.

Yin Li whispered, "The only position I can take is the position of general."

When these words came out, Li Shu was stunned, and the people around him were also dumbfounded, wondering if they had heard it wrong. Even Tang Yin was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

If he didn't want to be too polite, he would have laughed three times at this time. This Yin Li is really unusual. He was given the position of a general not because he was not competent, but because he was not satisfied. What he wanted was Li Shu's position, the general. This is so interesting.

Thinking of this, the smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared, and he slowly frowned again. He really couldn't see through Yin Li. Was he too smart or too stupid?

After a while, a general roared, stepped forward, grabbed Yin Li's collar, and shouted: "Yin Li, do you still want to rebel openly?"

Yin Li's collar was tightly grasped by him, making it difficult for him to breathe, and his face turned pale.

Li Shu frowned when he saw this. Even if Yin Li wanted to seize the throne, he had to teach him a lesson, and it was not the turn of others. He shouted dissatisfiedly: "Don't meddle in other people's business, get off!"

The general looked at Li Shu, then glared at Yin Li fiercely, then slowly let go of Yin Li's collar and stepped aside. Li Shu smiled at Yin Li and asked, "Yin Li, you want my position? Then what should I do?"

Yin Li took two breaths, then knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "The general is a descendant of the royal family, the only blood of the royal family, and the future monarch of my Zhen country. The general should rule a country, not an army. The management of the army should be done by me!"

Hearing his words, the faces of the people around him finally eased a little. It turned out that this was what he meant. He didn't want to rebel and seize power, but felt that the general was the master of Zhen country. It was just that Yin Li was too thick-skinned. He actually wanted to take charge of the management of the army. What virtue and ability did he have? He was just a captain of a thousand men. This time he just came up with a reasonable tactic to deal with the Sichuan army.

"Yin Li, don't be so arrogant. The general is the future monarch of my Zhen country, but it's not your turn to manage the army!" Another Zhen general couldn't help but shouted loudly.

Yin Li raised his head, looked at the general who was speaking, and then looked at the others, and said sternly: "Are you going to command the army later? If you were to command the army later, how could our army's soldiers be reduced from more than 200,000 to the current 60,000 or 70,000? How could we suffer the disastrous defeat in the West Plains? How could we hide in Bainan County, still trembling with fear of the attack of the Sichuan Army?"

His series of questions made everyone present speechless, even Li Shu's old face flushed with shame. He stared at Yin Li for a long time and asked: "Yin Li, so you can command the army?"

Yin Li made up his mind and said sternly: "General, I am willing to issue a military order. If I cannot lead my brothers in the army to defeat the Sichuan Army in one fell swoop this time, I am willing to apologize to the soldiers of the whole army with my head on my neck!"

Wow! What a big tone! Li Shu's eyes lit up, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

Li Shu may not have the ability to command the army, nor can he lead the army to fight, but he still has other strengths. One is that he is good at internal affairs, and the other is that he is good at judging people.

It can be said that he, like Tang Yin and Qing Yu, had no idea about Yin Li before, but he vaguely felt that this person was capable of taking on the important task. Perhaps, this unknown Yin Li could really lead his soldiers out of trouble!

Thinking of this, Li Shu made a decision that even he himself found incredible. He said: "Yin Li, I can't give you the position of general now, but I can appoint you as the commander-in-chief of my army, and all my soldiers can be dispatched by you!"

"Thank you very much, General! Please rest assured, General, I will not fail my mission!" While speaking, Yin Li knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, as if he was afraid that Li Shu would regret it.

Seeing this, the generals around were all anxious. The commander-in-chief of the three armies was related to the success or failure of their own side and the lives of all the soldiers. How could a small captain of a thousand men be appointed? This was too childish.

Besides, even if the commander-in-chief of the three armies was to be established, he had not yet become one, so how could it be Yin Li's turn? Everyone stepped forward involuntarily and said in a hurry: "General, please think twice. How can Yin Li be the commander-in-chief of our army?"

"Yes, General, Yin Li may not have fought in the battlefield or killed the enemy. Why should he be the commander-in-chief?"

The generals spoke one after another and unanimously opposed Li Shu's decision. As a bystander, Tang Yin also felt that Li Shu's decision was too risky and radical, and was simply a gamble with the soldiers of the whole army.

Yin Li is talented, and the tactics he proposed this time are also very good, but how can we be sure that he is not just talking on paper? Now we can only say that he is an excellent strategist, but as to whether he is suitable to be the commander-in-chief, it still needs to be verified a little bit.

Of course, Tang Yin cannot intervene in the personnel appointments within the Zhen Army, and he does not want to intervene, because it has nothing to do with his Feng Kingdom.

Li Shu can understand the feelings of his generals, but he did not waver in his decision. He said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, and you don't need to persuade me anymore. Of course, if Yin Li can only talk big and confuse the people with his lies, and has no real talent, I will also punish him severely!"

Li Shu rejected all the opinions and promoted Yin Li to the position of commander-in-chief of the entire army. This day is of great significance to Yin Li. It can be said that he soared to heaven. So far, it has officially kicked off the prelude of Yin Li's command of the Zhen Army's south and north battles.

There was an extra boss above them for no reason, and he was just a small captain. How could the Zhen army generals accept it? In front of Yin Li, they did not show any humility and respect as subordinates. They were completely arrogant and did not take him seriously.

Yin Li seemed to accept it as a matter of course. Early in the morning of the next day, Yin Li suddenly began to exercise his power as the commander of the entire army and summoned all the soldiers to train.

As a result, the generals ignored his summons and no one responded. They all slept in their tents.

When the sun rose to the top of the pole, no one came. Yin Li stopped waiting and sent the personal guards assigned to him by Li Shu to the tents of the generals to arrest people.

This made the matter a big deal. For a while, the entire Zhen army camp was in chaos. It was very lively.

None of the generals in the rebel army came from the regular army. Before they became rebels, most of them were bandits, full of hostility. They usually bullied others and had never been tied up and captured.

When Yin Li's personal guards tied the generals to the military training ground, there was a constant scolding in the military training ground. The generals were red-faced and thick-necked, and they cursed Yin Li's ancestors several times.

Yin Li was not angry, nor did he say any nonsense to the generals. He calmly asked someone to find the executioner and passed the order down that at noon, all the generals who did not obey the military order would be beheaded and displayed to the public.

Until this time, the generals did not take it seriously. They thought that Yin Li was just pretending to be a new official and scare people, and they did not dare to really kill them.

But at noon, Yin Li had no intention of letting people go. He really ordered the executioner to prepare to behead people. Even the wine and food before the execution were prepared for the generals. At this time, people also felt that something was wrong. Yin Li seemed to be serious.

All the generals above the level of corps commander were captured by Yin Li and tied to the military training ground to be beheaded. This matter was too big. Someone had already gone to the city to report to Li Shu. Li Shu was also shocked after hearing this. He hurried out of the city and rushed to the Zhen army camp.

When he arrived at the Zhen camp, he happened to catch up with Yin Li's high execution token, ordering the execution of all generals. Li Shu's face changed drastically and he screamed on the spot to stop.

Li Shu and Yin Li had a serious disagreement on whether to execute these generals who disobeyed orders. According to Yin Li, those who disobeyed military orders were all black sheep in the army. Their harm to the army was even far greater than that of the enemy, and they must not be kept.

Li Shu certainly disagreed. These generals were either corps commanders or lieutenant generals. They were the pillars of the Zhen army. If they were all killed, the Zhen army would collapse. How could they fight in the future?

Besides, all the generals were Li Shu's old brothers. They were the backbones who followed him to rise up and resist the Chuan Kingdom. Whether it was for public or private reasons, he could not let Yin Li kill them.

Yin Li insisted on executing the execution, while Li Shu firmly opposed it. The two gradually turned from arguing at the beginning to quarreling. In the end, both of them were red-faced and thick-necked. The sound of the quarrel could be vaguely heard by people around the military training ground.

None of the generals had expected that Yin Li, who had just ascended to the sky, would have such courage to openly argue with the general and openly question the general's authority. Seeing the general riding a tiger in front of Yin Li, anxious and helpless, the generals all lowered their heads. Now they began to regret that they had put the general in such an embarrassing situation because of their momentary pleasure.