The whole hall was silent.
Zhang Xiu's majestic gaze swept between Gan Ning and Zhang Liao, and he spoke calmly and forcefully:
"Gan Ning was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief of Land and Water, in charge of all affairs of the navy and infantry. The generals of the military camp obeyed Governor Gan's orders."
Gan Ning's face flushed with excitement, and his palms trembled slightly in his sleeves.
This appointment is not only a trust in him, but also a recognition of his ability. Since he followed Zhang Xiu, he has been loyal and made many military exploits, but he never imagined that he would have the glory of being a high-ranking official today.
This position is not accessible to ordinary people.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he stood up slowly, knelt down and said, "I will be very frightened. If I accept this important position, I will definitely go to pieces to repay my lord's kindness."
Gan Ning and Wei Yan were the first to follow Zhang Xiu.
No one raised any doubts about this appointment. After all, Gan Ning was very good in all abilities, both in terms of force and resourcefulness. More importantly, Gan Ning's loyalty was unquestionable. This was also The reason why Zhang Xiu dared to hand over such important power to him.
"Received the seal of the Grand Governor of Water and Land!"
Zhang Xiu stood up, picked up the big seal and a specially made sword that he had prepared a long time ago, and walked towards Gan Ning. Gan Ning lowered his head and saw Zhang Xiu's toes, then he slowly stood up. , and stretched out his hands.
Putting the seal and sword into his hands, Zhang Xiu solemnly said: "Xingba, from now on you will be the commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of our navy and army. You must be extremely careful in your actions."
After receiving the seal and sword, Gan Ning instantly felt a sense of heaviness and solemnly replied: "Don't worry, lord, Ning will do his best to serve the lord."
"Commander Gan, please rise!"
Zhang Xiu helped him up, returned to his seat, and turned his gaze to Zhang Liao beside him.
Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan and others instantly cast their sword-like gazes on Zhang Liao. After all, they themselves had already made great achievements in battle. Even if they let General Gan Ning lead the governor, they all recognized that Zhang Liao was just a How can he be a villain who has abandoned his Lord and betrayed his righteousness? How can he take on such an important responsibility?
Zhang Liao felt the strange gaze, and slowly calmed down in his heart, sitting calmly.
Seeing that Zhang Liao was unmoved, Zhang Xiu also nodded with satisfaction, and his voice sounded majestic: "Feng! Zhang Liao is the commander-in-chief of cavalry, in charge of 100,000 cavalry, and all cavalry battalion generals are under the command of Commander-in-Chief Zhang."
When Zhang Xiu's voice fell, Zhang Liao's face was full of disbelief.
Although there had been speculations for a long time, the actual appointment was still unacceptable to everyone.
"My lord, no!"
The first one to stand up was Wei Yan, "My lord, Zhang Liao is just a new general. No matter how outstanding his ability is, how can he reach the sky in one step and command a hundred thousand cavalry?"
Ma Chao immediately echoed: "My lord, we all recognize other people as the governor-general, but Zhang Liao cannot do it. He is just a newly-reigned general and has not made any achievements. How can he take on this important task?"
Pound was the stupidest one. He stood up and said grumblingly: "Lord, all the generals are not convinced!"
Zhang Liao also knelt on the ground in fear: "My lord, Liao is just a newly returned general. How dare you accept such an important task? I hope my lord will take back his life. Liao is willing to start from a young general."
Zhang Xiu's face was cold, his eyes were scanning over everyone as if judging, and his voice was unquestionable: "Isn't that general of yours directly appointed out of the ordinary? Wei Yan! Were you directly appointed to the Qinglong Cavalry Battalion by me?"
Wei Yan lowered his head and said nothing.
"Pang De, Ma Chao," Zhang Xiu stared at them, "aren't you directly appointed by me as generals of the first battalion?"
Pang De and Ma Chao bowed their heads and said nothing.
Zhang Xiu said: "The appointment of the generals is the result of discussions between me and Military Advisor Jia. You are not allowed to act recklessly. Why are you still standing? Sit down!" The last sentence was full of majesty.
The three of them sat down immediately.
Zhang Liao knelt on the ground and did not dare to move.
"Accepted the seal of Zhang Liao's cavalry commander, commanding one hundred thousand cavalry." As the official next to him read out, Zhang Xiu picked up the seal and sword and walked to Zhang Liao.
At this moment, Zhang Liao was excited and terrified.
When he saw the toes in front of him, he slowly raised his head and stretched out his hands. As soon as he stretched out his hands, he felt a heavy seal and the lines of the sword that felt great in his hands.
"Captain Zhang, please wake up!"
Zhang Xiu helped Zhang Liao up and said in a solemn voice: "From today on, all the 100,000 cavalry will be handed over to you. I believe that I will not misjudge the person."
Zhang Liao said as if he was swearing: "Don't worry, my lord, Liao Ding will fulfill its mission!"
"good."
Zhang Xiu patted him on the shoulder, motioned him to sit down, and then looked at Zhuge Liang and the others, "Since there are appointments of military attachés, there are naturally appointments of civilian officials. Now that soldiers and horses are divided into two categories: land and water and cavalry, what about the staff?" It was also divided into divisions and established the Cavalry Staff and the Land and Water Staff.”
"Order Xu Shu to be the chief of staff of the cavalry, land and water departments, and the chief military advisor of our army."
Xu Shu raised his head in surprise.
He didn't expect that he would be awarded the position of chief military advisor. It was so unexpected that he was a little overwhelmed. He stood up slowly, and after thinking briefly, he knelt down and accepted the order.
After Xu Shu broke away from the school, he established the Strategy Department and he served as the minister. However, many things were done by Jia Xu and others, and he was not really reused.
It's not that Zhang Xiu didn't use it, but that the strategy was determined through discussion between him and Jia Xu and others.
Now that they have become chief military advisers, it means that Jia Xu, Liu Ye, and Li Ru no longer manage the military, but devote themselves wholeheartedly to the governance of the region, becoming actual prime ministers, but without their real names.
"Zhuge Liang was appointed as the chief of staff of the cavalry, Pang Tong was appointed as the chief of staff of the infantry, and Fa Zheng was appointed as the chief of staff of the navy."
Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fazheng stood up and knelt down: "Here!"
Zhang Xiu: "You should set up your own staff team yourself. Talents are limited, so you have to fight for them yourself."
"Here!"
The three of them agreed.
Returning to his seat, Zhang Xiu put down his majestic airs and spoke in a much gentler tone, "We started from Wancheng and struggled to get to where we are now. There are 100,000 cavalry, 100,000 navy and army, and a total of 200,000 troops. If Before, I wouldn’t have dared to think about it, hahaha!” As he said this, he burst into laughter.
Everyone laughed.
"Now Yuan Shao has just pacified Youzhou and is temporarily unable to raise troops. Cao Cao is newly defeated and has sent Chen Qun to befriend me. This shows that he is preparing to pacify Xuzhou and is afraid that I will inspect it. At the same time, he has pledged to guarantee me as the shepherd of Liangzhou. In this case, Then after the summer harvest, we will each do our own thing."
Upon hearing this, all the generals' ears stood up.
"Now that we have appointed the Grand Governor, I won't be upset about the pacification of Xiliang, Governor Zhang and Counselor Zhuge!" Zhang Xiu looked at them.
The two hurriedly stood up and clasped their fists.
"The order given to you is that before the winter comes this year, Xiliang must be calmed down. That is, half of the progress must be completed during the autumn harvest. If it cannot be completed, I will go there in person. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, my lord, we will capture Xiliang before the autumn harvest." Zhang Liao promised happily.
"Okay, in that case, I will wait for the good news from Governor Zhang." Zhang Xiu was overjoyed. He knew that Zhang Liao was not a reckless person, so he could guarantee that he would have his own plan.
