Chapter 407: The Quiet Before the Storm

Deng State established a new four guards and recruited troops from all counties across the country. The whole country responded at once. It took less than a month to recruit 200,000 troops and marched towards the completion one after another, waiting for the generals of the new four guards to take over, and then dispatched them to various places to garrison.

After the list of the new four guards generals was announced, it also caused a sensation. This time, the new four guards were established, and four generals and twenty generals were promoted at once. This was the first time in Deng State except when the guard system was first established. This was a lifelong regret for those who were unable to enter the list, because Deng State may not have this opportunity again in the future.

Jiujiang County, Shence Guard's garrison, Guan Yu and Li Jing were respectful in front of Zhang Liao. Although Zhang Liao's ability may not be very strong, this did not hinder Guan Yu and Li Jing's respect for him, because in Shence Guard, Zhang Liao also took more care of them.

Zhang Liao was also very pleased with these two generals from the future of the First Guard who came from Shencewei, because this means that the voice of the Shencewei in the future will be greatly improved. Although there is no relationship between Yongping Guard and Tianwu Guard and Shencewei, it is enough that Guan Yu and Li Jing are from Shencewei. This means that they will help them in some things in the future as long as they do not harm the core interests of Yongping Guard and Tianwu Guard. For example, Zhang Liao was born in Lingser Guard, and as long as the Lingser Guard has something to do, he will lend a helping hand.

The old eight guards of Deng State have always had a relatively high status in the Deng army, because other guards, except for the Wudang Wei, basically all came from the old eight guards, and the Lingsnake Guard is the most transcendent among them. Although the Lingsnake Guard is not very outstanding in terms of strength, there are many branches, including Shence Guard, Shenwu Guard, Yongping Guard, and Tianwu Guard, which is to say that among the sixteen guards of Deng State, at least four guards are related to the Lingsnake Guard. In the future, as long as the Lingsnake Guard has something to do, their guards will lend a helping hand.

Looking at Li Jing and Guan Yu, Zhang Liao smiled and said, "This time, the king appointed you and the two of you as the Yongping Guard and the General of Tianwu Guard. This is not only your glory, but also the glory of this general and Shence Guard. In the future, you will definitely serve your loyalty to the country and repay the king's deep kindness!"

"Don't worry, General. We will do our best to assist the king in the future and create an unparalleled foundation for the Great Deng. In the future, as long as the General is useful to us, please give us the order!" Li Jing and Guan Yu bowed and responded.

"That's not necessary. In the future, you will be the generals of Tianwu Guard and Yongping Guard. We should consider the two guards. If you can help the Lingser Guard, you can help. Even if you really can't help, no one will blame you. However, I came to you today. In addition to saying goodbye to you, I still want to remind you more that it is not easy to be the general of the guard, and you will know it later. General Li Jing is not particularly worried. It's just General Guan Yu. I believe you have heard that the army has complained about your position as General Yongping Guard, and in the end it was only with the support of the king." Zhang Liao said to the two.

Guan Yu nodded. This incident caused a lot of controversy and was related to himself. Guan Yu must have heard of it. And he heard that there were very loud discussions in the army, which made Guan Yu feel a little dissatisfied. Why can't he become a general of the guard?

Zhang Liao glanced at Guan Yu and said, "It's good that you know. Logically speaking, although you have strong abilities, the military places pay more attention to seniority and merit. If this is true, it will not be your turn to this position. In the end, if it was not for the support of the king, the General's Office would not agree at all, but the King would not support it to the end. In the end, you still need to calm these discussions with your own abilities and achievements. Only in that way can your position as the General of Yongping Guard be as stable as Mount Tai."

After hearing Zhang Liao's words, Guan Yu nodded solemnly and said, "General, I understand this. Please rest assured. The general will definitely make these people who are talking about it shut up and will never let the high expectations of the king and the general."

"But you don't have to be too impatient. Now my Da Deng and Zhao are officially hostile. There are many opportunities to fight in the future and there are many opportunities to make contributions. But remember not to be too impatient. If you train Yongpingwei well, you will naturally have a chance!" Zhang Liao was very satisfied with Guan Yu's attitude, but he knew that Guan Yu was a arrogant person. If he couldn't stand the ridicule and comments from others, he was angry and did some irrational things, it would not be so good, so Zhang Liao felt that it was necessary to remind Guan Yu.

Fortunately, Guan Yu is not a person who doesn’t understand the truth. He knows that Zhang Liao is good for him, so he nodded and said, “Don’t worry, General, if the general wakes up, the general will definitely train Yongpingwei well and fight side by side with the general on the battlefield in the future!”

"I am also looking forward to the arrival of this day, and I am having a premonition that this day will not be far away!" Zhang Liao looked at the sky outside the tent silently and said with a serious look on his face.

On the 22nd year of Qianyuan, on the first day of October, the weather gradually became colder, and all the 200,000 troops recruited from all over the country had arrived in Wancheng. Under the arrangement of the General General's Office, 50,000 people were stationed in four groups. Soon, the generals of each guard also arrived in Wancheng and officially took charge of the new four guards.

Wancheng, General Governor's Office, Zhang Fei, Li Jing, Guan Yu, and Lu Feng, four new guard generals stood in front of Yue Fei. Although they would be the generals who dominate the guard in the future, in front of Yue Fei, all three of them were subordinates. According to the military system of Deng State, when Deng Sheng did not come forward, General Governor's Office had the right to mobilize all the troops of Deng State. Theoretically, Yue Fei, as the general of the General Governor's Office, was the supreme commander of the Deng army.

"You are already the general of the First Guard. You don't need to be so reserved in the future. You are relaxed. Today, we come to you. In addition to meeting you and giving each other a deeper understanding, we must divide the defense zones of the New Four Guards. Once the defense zone is determined, you will lead to the base after the New Year. Now the world is in trouble. There is not much time left for the New Four Guards. I hope you can do your best!" Yue Fei said to the four people in front of him.

Although the whole world is in a state of peace, all those with knowledge know that this is just a brief calm before the storm comes. Now Deng Qin is winning the Northern Expedition, and they are digesting the results they have gained and making up for their own losses in the Northern Expedition. Zhao State had just experienced the alternation of the throne and another mutiny, and was still integrating his own strength, and he could not fight for a while.

However, from the discovery of the three kingdoms' hegemony to the current three kingdoms, almost everyone realized that the world, which had been chaotic for more than two hundred years, finally had hope of unification, which made the people of the world both melancholy and happy, because once unified, they would never have war and their lives would be calm, and they would no longer have to lick blood from the knife. However, in the end, only one country could be unified. No matter which country was unified, others would inevitably become slaves of the country. The country had been in harmony for more than two hundred years. They were all used to the rule of their own country. Suddenly, they would inevitably be unaccustomed to it. This is where the melancholy lies.

However, almost everyone puts the hope of unification on Deng and Zhao. Needless to say, Deng is the strongest among the three countries, with the most luxurious lineup, and has almost never lost any defeats. It is reasonable to unify such a country that has won every battle. Although Zhao has been weakened, its strength is still strong and has strong competitiveness. As for Qin, almost everyone has no hope for it. In this chaotic world of disputes, how much hope can Qin, which is not as strong as Deng and Zhao? As long as Deng and Zhao decide the victory or defeat, the only thing waiting for Qin will be destroyed, and there is no need to say that Chu and Nan. As long as Deng and Zhao make a little free of hand, they can send them away.

The current situation is that in this calm environment, Deng, Zhao and Qin are all stimulating their own potential and working hard to increase their strength. If war begins, it will definitely be unprecedented. I don’t know how many people will die on the battlefield at that time.
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