Chapter 322: A Commander Who Has Served in the Army for Two and a Half Years! (Two in One)

Smoke soon rose from the kitchen, and Ada was skillfully cooking the ingredients.

Aer was helping him, and when he was done, he saw the chick on the stone table in the yard.

The chick folded its wings straightly, raised its head, and looked at the human child approaching with its small eyes.

Aer remembered that this chick was a pet brought back by the young master, so he tried to feed it some rice grains.

"Eat it, eat it, and you will grow fatter after eating it." Aer lay on the stone table and shook the rice grains in his hand.

However, the chick did not have the slightest intention of eating, and turned his back in disdain.

"I don't like it," Aer muttered, and then went to the kitchen to peel some corn kernels.

"You must like this one, right?"

"Chirp!" Xiao Huang flapped his wings and made a gesture of resistance, hoping that the human child would know better and stay away from it.

"I don't like it either," Aer scratched his head and looked at Song Changming who had just walked into the yard.

"Sir, what does it like to eat?"

"No need to feed it, it can survive by drinking some water on weekdays." Song Changming waved his hand.

"Oh" Ah Er didn't expect this little chicken to be so easy to deal with, and he left obediently.

Song Changming knew that the little yellow chicken didn't eat grains.

At first, he was also very curious and didn't understand how the little yellow chicken survived.

Then he found that the little yellow chicken feeds on various natural energies.

But it didn't have the ability to absorb natural energy, so it could only rely on Song Changming to stick to the side and rub some energy to "swallow".

For example, Song Changming would refine the required moon energy when practicing witchcraft every night.

And in the process of his practice, the excess moon energy would naturally dissipate around his body, and this part would be rubbed away by the little yellow chicken close to him.

He didn't quite understand how it was rubbed away, anyway, it was rubbed away inexplicably.

Of course, this had no effect on his personal practice.

Even if the little yellow chicken doesn't rub away, that part of the dissipated energy itself will dissipate between heaven and earth.

That's why Song Changming let the little yellow chicken "eat" beside him.

"You will live here in the future. Remember not to make trouble and run around. I can only guarantee that you are safe in the house and the yard, but it's hard to say if you leave the yard."

Then Song Changming gave the little yellow chicken a few more instructions.

"Chiji." The little yellow chicken called to Song Changming a few times, as if responding.

"Hey! Another one who can understand human language!" Song Ping'an on the side also looked curious.

Dabai, who was lying not far away and gnawing meat, heard the words and looked up at the little yellow chicken on the table.

It is obvious that the little yellow chicken is not the only one in the house who can understand human language.

Song Changming didn't say much, and took out a large pile of spirit coins and handed them to Song Ping'an.

Song Ping'an looked stunned.

"Young Master, are you getting rich?!"

Wow, he saw that Song Changming had taken out more than 5,000 spiritual coins.

You should know that one spiritual coin can be exchanged for 1,000 coins, which has a lot of purchasing power in the city.

"After being out for such a long time, you must have gained something." Song Changming said without comment.

This amount of spiritual coins is the savings in Zhao Linxin's Qiankun bag.

As a child of a top family in the core city, the spiritual crystals he took out are only half of all Zhao Linxin's spiritual coin savings.

This money is used as Song Ping'an's start-up capital. He knows that whether it is wine research and development, the daily operation of the winery, or the necessary trial and error costs in the early stage, he must invest a lot of money in it before it can continue to operate.

A good cook cannot cook without rice, and Song Ping'an is no exception in this regard, even if he is well versed in business.

"Is this money enough?" Song Changming asked.

"It's enough. With this money, this matter will definitely be accomplished!" Song Ping'an said happily.

He did not ask too much about the spiritual currency, but only promised solemnly that this matter would be handled well.

Song Changming nodded. He trusted Song Ping'an very much. After all, he was a man he had watched grow up and was also a member of his Song family.

Five days later, the army held a grand celebration banquet.

All the soldiers who had participated in the fight against the demon disaster and made contributions were at this banquet.

Even King Cui attended the banquet, rewarded the three armies, and drank a barrel of wine with the soldiers.

Then it was a matter of rewarding according to merit.

All the soldiers who survived this battle were meritorious!

Then the size of the merit was determined by killing the demon and other contributions.

Many soldiers with sufficient strength seized this opportunity to be promoted to military positions, and were highly praised, and their future was suddenly broadened.

That night, the military camp was full of laughter and joy, diluting the haze left after the war.

The 41st Banner Army Station.

"Song Changming, on July 3, followed the army to kill 21 monsters, including three monster leaders."

"On July 7, followed the Seventh Corps, killed 25 monsters, including four monster leaders, and helped rescue 572 people from Niuwei Village."

"July 8."

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"During this monster disaster, the Seventh Corps, Deputy General Song Changming, followed the army to participate in 31 battles of various sizes to quell the monster disaster, killing a total of 537 monsters."

In the hall of the garrison, Song Changming listened quietly to his own impressive record, watching the soldiers of other corps open their mouths in surprise, but he didn't feel much, his face was as calm as water.

If he didn't kill so many, how could he strengthen his body to the power of five dragons!

"Oh my god, thirty-one demon clan battles, killing more than 500 demon clans and still escaping unscathed, this is too exaggerated. It is not an exaggeration to call him the God of War!" Among the two columns, there was a centurion. Chang couldn't help but shout.

"I think most generals don't have as many monsters as this general."

"I have the impression that in the last military competition between the whole army, he and Wu Feng fought to a draw. It was a blockbuster!"

"It turned out to be him. I remembered it as soon as you said it!"

"When I reported General Wu Feng's performance just now, he only killed more than a hundred monsters. This time, General Song won."

"It's just that Wu Feng has become the commander-in-chief this time. Why hasn't General Song been promoted?"

"It must be that his qualifications are too low, and I heard that General Song has only been in the army for more than two years, and he is not a member of a noble family and has no background. I don't think it is that easy to be promoted.

After all, merit is one aspect, and there are only so many positions for the commander of the entire Cui Banner Army, and other aspects must be considered."

The generals below were talking a lot. This was all due to the uproar caused by Song Changming's outstanding military exploits.

"The reward is three thousand spirit coins, three hundred low-grade spiritual crystals, one hundred low-grade innate elixirs, and any martial art of third-grade or below from the arsenal."

Above the hall, the civil servants continued to read out the rewards Song Changming deserved.

It's not that it's not rich, money, training materials, including martial arts are all provided.

Except for those who came from our family background, all other generals were eager for this reward.

However, apart from these material rewards, there is really no movement regarding military positions. In the eyes of some people, this seems a bit unreasonable.

After Song Changming received the reward and returned it, Xing Tiexin suddenly turned around and smiled.

"Chang Ming, you have such proud demon-slaying achievements, but you have not been promoted. Do you feel resentful in your heart?"

When Song Changming heard this, he shook his head and said: "On the day I joined the army, the general recruited me as his deputy general. This is the first time I have made an exception. I am already satisfied, so how can I take advantage of it and be so greedy?"

"It's not easy for you to think so, but the military will not treat meritorious personnel badly." Xing Tiexin picked up the wine glass, touched it with Song Changming, and drank it all in one gulp, as if he knew something.

Song Changming smiled slightly and didn't think much.

He really didn't have any unwillingness. On the one hand, as he said, he became a deputy general when he joined the army. He skipped all the captains and centurions.

With such a high starting point and shallow qualifications, it is far more difficult for him to continue to be promoted than others, not to mention that he does not have the support of a family behind him.

He was satisfied to receive such a generous material reward.

Moreover, his original intention of actively slaying demons was just to improve his strength, not to get promoted.

"There should be more to come." Fu Yuan on the side knew Xing Tiexin, and when he saw what he said, he felt that Song Changming's reward should be more than this.

Wait until all general-level merit-based rewards are over.

Commander Wang Tiansang just stood up, holding a glass of wine, and said slowly: "After this demon disaster, there have been heavy casualties in various places. Prince Cui has decided to expand the army. While strengthening the local military strength, each Cui Banner Army will also expand.

From the original ten thousand cavalry teams, it can be expanded to up to twelve, so I have two more generals on hand. "

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

The expansion of the army is no small matter.

The entire Cuiqi military system has not been changed for decades since its establishment.

Now this demonic disaster has become an opportunity to expand the army. While people are surprised, they are also happy at the same time.

For them, expanding their army means that more opportunities will fall to them!

After all, as expected, the general positions in the new army will be selected from veterans like them.

Only by using the old to lead the new can the new army quickly form combat capabilities, quickly get on the right track, and survive its immature period.

In particular, many soldiers and generals who had a lot of achievements in their hands stared at Wang Tianshuang with blazing eyes, hoping that their wishes would come true.

When Fu Yuan heard this, he suddenly had a look of understanding on his face. He glanced at Song Changming beside him, smiled a little, and almost said congratulations.

As expected, Wang Tianshuang appointed the leaders of the two recruit teams on the spot.

One of them is Song Changming.

"Meng Shijie, Song Changming." Wang Tianshuang said.

"The general is here!"

On both sides of the hall, Song Changming and another deputy general stood up immediately.

"Meng Shijie, you have served in our army for eighteen years and have made great contributions. Now you will serve as the commander-in-chief of the 11th Corps of our army. Are you willing?" Wang Tianshuang asked.

Meng Shijie's face showed some appropriate joy, but he was not overjoyed, as if this was expected and not surprising.

"General, take your orders! Thank you so much for your support, Commander! I will definitely fulfill my mission from now on!"

As a descendant of the Meng family, the top family in the city, he was able to be elected as the general because of his family's support.

He could also know in advance through his family about this long-decided outcome, and he was already happy before the celebration banquet.

"Yes." Wang Tianshuang had no expression on his face. He just nodded and gave a few simple words of encouragement.

Then Wang Tianshuang looked at Song Changming again. At this time, a faint smile appeared on his face.

If Meng Shijie took office and became the commander-in-chief, a large part of the reason behind it was the exchange of interests between aristocratic families.

Song Changming stood out simply because his personal performance was so outstanding that he conquered too many people, including Wang Tianshuang himself.

He is also optimistic about this rising star in the army and is happy to support him.

Of course, behind this there are also other members of the family who are eyeing the position of the general and mobilizing their forces to intervene and obstruct it.

But Song Changming was not completely unsupported.

Xing Tiexin's recommendation, Yang Zhen who was promoted also made a lot of efforts, and he himself was also willing to see Song Changming become the commander-in-chief.

After all, he is the commander-in-chief of this Cui Banner Army, and the final decision on how to select people is also in his hands.

So in the end, Song Changming successfully broke out of the siege and officially stepped into the ranks of the generals!

Of course, Song Changming, the person involved, is still unclear about the many entanglements behind this promotion.

It was only later that he found out who had helped him.

"Song Changming, although you have only been in the army for a short period of time, you have made many achievements and made outstanding achievements. Your personal bravery is the best among all generals. Are you willing to appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the 12th Army of our army?" Wang Tianshuang then asked. .

"The last general takes orders." Song Changming accepted with his hands raised.

"You are responsible for the recruitment of new troops. In this disaster, all the troops in the army have lost their troops. I have only one request for you. You cannot reduce the combat effectiveness of our army because of your rush to form troops. Do you understand?"

Wang Tianshuang said this to the two new generals Song Changming, and also to several other generals.

His army does not allow people who are just trying to make up for the numbers. Even if recruitment is difficult, the requirements and standards cannot be lowered!

"yes!"

"yes!"

All the generals agreed, and the banquet hall ended. As Wang Tianshuang left, other generals stepped forward to congratulate Song Changming and the two.

Becoming a general is equivalent to becoming a middle- and high-level person in the military, and one already has considerable status and voice.

Even if he reveals his identity while walking in the main city, in most cases, others will treat him politely, address him as a general, and not dare to offend him easily.

By the time Song Changming finished dealing with it, he was already in another romantic place in the city in the middle of the night, drinking promotion wine.

Along with him were Xing Tiexin, Fu Yuan, and the banner leader Yang Zhen.

It was also at this time that he learned about the twists and turns behind his promotion and the help Yang Zhen and others gave him.

"Thanks to Mr. Yang and General for this time." Song Changming thanked Yang Zhen and Xing Tiexin.

Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "You and I are both from poor backgrounds and have no social background. It is not easy to get ahead, and we need to support each other and stick together. Helping you this time can also strengthen our momentum in the army. Xing Tiexin and I also have good interests."

As early as when Song Changming first joined the army and was selected by Xing Tiexin, the three of them were a small group in the same camp.

For Yang Zhen, supporting Song Changming was like supporting Xing Tiexin back then. The interests of several people were in the same direction.

If there is an opportunity in the future, he will also support Fu Yuan.