Jiang Mansion.
The children of the Jiang family gathered together, and many of them wore white filial piety belts. Jiang Xingde burst into tears, beat his chest, and didn't even notice that his hair was spread out.
This time, there were fifty-three military sons of the Jiang family who were caught by the sergeants for embezzling the reward money, and all of them were beheaded by Lu Wu in public.
Amid the fierce anger among the soldiers, Jiang Xingde didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy for his nephews.
Most of the Jiang family's foundations are in Nanhe Mansion. Now that the Jiang family has lost military power, these wealth are like fish and meat on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered by others.
Although Lu Wu did not remove the position of General Jiang Xingde, just as Lu Wu was so brave and had insufficient manpower, he still could not control the army.
The Jiang family's military personnel were wiped out. No matter how experienced Jiang Xingde was, he would never be able to control the army.
Moreover, as soon as this incident came out, the Jiang family's reputation became so bad that even more than 200 of the 500 soldiers around Jiang Xingde left without saying goodbye. The rest were basically members of the Jiang family and had nowhere to run.
Nowadays, it is very difficult for the Jiang family to become a captain or camp commander, even if they want to become a soldier such as a corps leader or a team leader. The soldiers will not accept it at all.
"Grandfather, calm down! It's those children who are greedy for money and don't live up to expectations, so that my father suffered the humiliation of that yellow-mouthed boy! Please be patient for a while, father. When the Chu Heavenly Soldiers arrive, we should cooperate inside and outside, and we will definitely take down Lu Wu and vent our anger on grandfather. !”
Jiang Xingde's eldest son, Jiang Wei, saw his father beating his chest and stamping his feet. He quickly stepped forward to support his father and comforted him.
This comfort was immediate. Jiang Xingde stopped his sorrowful voice, slowly raised his head, and looked at his eldest son with disbelief - how could he give birth to such a fool!
Are you actually preparing to cooperate with Chu at home and abroad? Could it be that his stupid son thought that the Chu State could ignore the past grudges?
Lu Wu's men were short of manpower, and the Jiang family would not pose a threat to him after losing military power. The possibility of saving the family's wealth and life was not small, but if the Chu army came in -
A family like the Jiang family that has repeatedly jumped into trouble has some value in teaming up with Lu Wu to fight against the Chu State. If it falls into the hands of the Chu State, what other end will it have besides killing chickens to scare monkeys and serving as a warning to potential betrayers?
Does this guy think the Jiang family’s death was not thorough enough?
With such a thing, did I actually think that he could take over the Jiang family in his place?
Seeing Jiang Xingde's eyes become fierce, Jiang Chen, the second son of Jiang Wei and the second grandson of Jiang Xingde, quickly stood up and said:
"Grandfather, we can no longer control the infantry and cavalry in Nanhe City. However, there are twenty-three counties in Nanhe Prefecture. General Lu may not be able to control them all. We may still be able to retain some strength."
After listening to Jiang Chen's words, the fierce glare in Jiang Xingde's eyes finally subsided a little. He shook his head and said sadly: "You underestimated the general, how could he leave such a flaw? Now, all the troops stationed in the 23 counties of Nanhe Prefecture are... It has fallen into his hands.”
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Since Lu Wu took action to seize power, how could he leave such hidden dangers?
On the same day, he assigned his manpower to other cities, dismissed officers, implemented new laws, and asked the sergeants to select junior officers on their own - only in this way could he truly take control of the military power of Nanhe Mansion.
As for the dismissed officers, Lu Wu did not waste them.
Except for the officers with a really bad reputation who were directly killed to win over the morale of the army, other officers were gathered together by Lu Wu's order to form a force of several hundred people to fight with the hostages (usually the second son or third son) surrendered by the big families in each county. He was brought with him by his son, and he was regarded as his personal soldier, and his salary was only higher than that of ordinary officers.
But these people may not like this arrangement - many people would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow, not to mention that being an officer also has some gray income.
The promotion and treatment given by Lu Wu may not be as fast as drinking the soldiers' blood and extorting money from the place.
But this cannot be said openly.
In the past few days, the officers who had been caught had all been hacked by the soldiers.
Even if these people were dissatisfied, they could only come to Nanhe City and serve as Lu Wu's soldiers.
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Everyone in the Jiang family in the lobby looked at me and I looked at you, but there was nothing they could do.
There is no need to think about assassination. Just think about the power of the general who rode alone to defeat seven cities in one day. Even the most whimsical person in the Jiang family would not dare to bet the fate of the Jiang family on an assassin.
As for beautiful women with money, the Jiang family dare not use them.
The big families in Nanhe Prefecture are scrambling to break up their wealth and avoid disaster. The money in Lu Wu's hands is probably more than one million taels of silver, and the grain is millions of pounds. Even if the entire Jiang family is sold, it may not be worth so much money and grain.
There are beauties in the Jiang family, but Qiutong, the wife of the general, is nine feet tall, and the other women are also eight feet tall. If a beautiful woman is sent here, I am afraid that she will be beaten by these female generals before she even sees the general. Hammer to death.
The Jiang family doesn't care if a beautiful woman is beaten to death. What they care about is flattering her and getting her on the foot. If Qiutong blows some wind out of her, the general may not be able to withstand it!
Are there not many heroes who die in pillow style these days?
"Grandpa, I want to join the general's personal guard." Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and said.
"Huh?" Jiang Xingde was stunned.
"Isn't the general recruiting children from wealthy families to join his personal guard? The child has been familiar with military books since he was a child. As long as he stays with the general for a long time, he should be able to say a few words. The child does not seek to be prominent, but only wants to keep Jiang. Home is safe." Jiang Chen said.
"——Okay, okay, okay! But Chen'er, you have to think about it carefully. The Chu country is powerful. When the army comes, the general will definitely charge forward. If you are the general's personal soldier, you may escape death. "
Jiang Xingde was refreshed. There are still talents among the descendants of the Jiang family. The most rare thing is that they are willing to dedicate themselves to the Jiang family.
"Haier, think about it. The Jiang family is now in a dilemma. Why don't I just follow the general and give it a try?" Jiang Chen said.
"Okay, the Jiang family has an heir! I will show off my old face and plead in front of the general, and you will definitely get a military position!" Jiang Xingde slapped his thigh, stood up and walked out.
When the two armies clash, the officers are not the most dangerous, but the soldiers on the front line are the most dangerous.
Being humiliated by Huangkou's child is nothing compared to the Jiang family's future.
Moreover, from the perspective of military strategist inheritance, a military strategist fighting general is the supreme military strategist in martial arts. Even if he does not have any military rank, he still needs to be called a general.
This kind of general is extremely valuable and must be treated with courtesy in any country. Even if he dies in battle and his body is obtained by the enemy, he must be buried with the courtesy of a general. Otherwise, he will be disrespectful to the heirs of military strategists all over the world.
In this era of chaotic wars among various countries, any country that dares to disrespect military strategists will have perished long ago.
Jiang Xingde was General Pingnan, one of the miscellaneous generals in the Chu State. In terms of military status, he was even worse than Lu Wu.
