Chapter 394 The Great Demon of the Fox Clan, a candidate for the handsome position! (Two in one)
The nine huge tails were immediately retracted, on the top of the mountain, and all of them were submerged into the body of a beautiful woman.
The woman was dressed in white and gauze, and she had a strong aura that frightened many monsters around her. They did not dare to approach the hilltop where she was, let alone talk to her casually.
Now her identity is that of a great demon, enough to make all demons bow their heads.
Even the fox demons who were at the same level as her in the past still have to be in awe of her now.
Xi Yanxue was very satisfied with the scene in front of her of all the demons surrendering to her, and a touching smile appeared on her flawless cheeks.
However, the smile soon faded.
Looking around, the person she cherishes the most is not there!
“Here comes someone!”
Soon, a fox demon from the mountain approached anxiously and admitted her mistake before she could ask any questions.
"Madam, the young ones deserve death for failing to keep an eye on the young master."
Xi Yanxue's eyes turned frosty, and the whole mountain suddenly felt like a demonic wind.
“Where is she!”
“Go, went to Yunzhou.” The fox demon reported carefully.
Immediately, I quickly took out the letter left by Su Qingqing and presented it together.
Xi Yanxue opened it and quickly scanned the contents of the letter. Her originally tense face softened slightly.
In the letter, Su Qingqing truthfully explained the purpose of her trip. She was simply to find Song Changming, not to go to the Su family to find her father without telling her.
This makes Xi Yanxue quite acceptable.
“Is it safe yet?” Xi Yanxue asked next.
"We're here, we're here, madam, don't worry, our eyes are always watching inside and outside the main city of Cuibai. Now the young master has successfully reunited with the human boy." The fox demon nodded quickly.
If something happened to Su Qingqing and something unexpected happened, he would not dare to stand here today and take the initiative to admit his mistake.
Given how much my wife attaches importance to her daughter, she will definitely want the relevant people to die without a burial place, and their group of fox demons who are not good at doing things are no exception!
"Yan Xue, I haven't seen you for many years, how are you?"
Outside the mountain, several figures with the same powerful aura appeared, and thousands of monsters fled away from them.
"Go and gather the demon generals, and when I come back, go to Yunzhou." After Xi Yanxue confessed, she disappeared on the top of the mountain and met with several powerful beings in the sky and senior demon clan members.
In the past, she could only bow down to these few like those ten thousand monsters.
Now, she is qualified to talk to these equals!
Promoting to a great demon will not only bring about a slight improvement in status among the demon clan.
Yunzhou, Cuibai Road.
When the black light rose again in the early morning, countless people who prayed for the sun to return were undoubtedly disappointed.
They knew that it would be another bad day again.
To the southeast of Cuibai Road, a large city was reduced to ruins.
The ruins were almost covered with blood.
Broken high walls, toppled flags, broken weapons
Many monsters passed by, bowing their heads, looking for living people who might be hiding, or licking the delicious blood that has not yet dried up. .
All these scenes of hell are telling the tragedy of suffering.
Over the big city, a group of birds and beasts flew by. After a bright red figure had tasted the huge blood energy in the city, the monster body became more solid, and it seemed that a transformation was taking place.
"It's so good, human blood"
The bright red figure raised his head, his red hair naturally hanging down, feeling his own transformation and falling into intoxication.
"It's a pity that there is no grandmaster's blood." The woman in red glanced at the shriveled corpse in her hand.
Her long pointed fingers penetrated deeply into the heart of the corpse, squeezing out the last bit of nutrients.
The eyes of the corpse are wide open, and the expression on the remaining face is complex.
A bit of rage, a bit of despair, a bit of sadness.
The gilt armor on his body was broken into pieces, and the commander's cape behind him fell with the wind.
The woman in red suddenly turned around, looking at the center of the cypress road with her beautiful eyes glowing with strange red light.
The most important city, the giant city that was guarded layer by layer like a heart!
“It’s been so long, it’s almost time.”
Cuibai Road, another big city has fallen.
The fall of every big city not only brought a large number of deaths, but also caused a large area of human land to be annexed by the monsters and became monster land.
This is not just the case on Cuibai Road. In other areas of Yunzhou, more than half of the big cities have been destroyed, and the main city is in danger.
There are even two realms that have been completely invaded by monsters. A large number of people are miserable and desperately flee their homeland, chased by death!
In comparison, the overall situation of Cuibai Road is actually pretty good.
As a border land to the south, it has blocked the demon army for more than half a year.
Now that only four cities have been damaged, it can be said that he has single-handedly resisted the safety of the entire south of Yunzhou!
However, despite this.
In the main city and the military headquarters, Hu Zhong still held his forehead and looked at the report presented with a headache.
With the fall of Donghua City, another military commander fell.
This is the second commander-in-chief killed in battle in the six months since Black Glory came.
There are a total of forty-eight generals in the military department, all of whom hold great power. They are like forty-eight pillars, supporting the top combat power of the entire military department!
Every death in battle is a huge loss for the military.
Now we don't know how long the fierce situation will last. Such major battle losses are not what Hu Zhong wants to see anyway.
"Marshal, the Nineteenth Army was completely wiped out. This incident was a huge blow. Now I think we need to find a suitable candidate for the flag master as soon as possible like last time. Only in this way can we rebuild the Nineteenth Army. It’s on the agenda.”
A senior military official spoke directly.
"What he said is absolutely true" and other officials also agreed with this matter.
"Then tell me, who do you recommend to take over the 19th Army?" Hu Zhong asked in a deep voice, not vetoing the matter.
Rebuilding the 19th Army is indeed a top priority right now, but the election of a new commander is not a trivial matter.
The commander-in-chief of an army has a high and powerful position, so he needs to think twice and carefully before choosing. It is impossible to choose someone blindly.
"I recommend Hu Guanyang, the small flag leader of the Seventh Army." A senior official stood up immediately and said loudly.
Hearing this, Hu Zhong shook his head directly.
"Although Guanyang is talented, he is still young and lacks strength. He still needs to be tempered. Being appointed as the commander-in-chief too early will only harm him."
In just one sentence, he beat back his younger generation from the Hu family, with no intention of thinking about it.
Such a decisiveness made the recommending officials stunned. Some of the reasons for the recommendation they were about to say could only be swallowed back.
Based on his understanding of Hu Zhong, if the other party said it in such a tone, there was basically no possibility of letting go.
The remaining officials present looked at each other, obviously they all got an important signal.
That is, the Hu family behind Hu Zhong has no intention of participating in the competition for this position.
To a certain extent, Hu Zhong can represent the entire Hu family.
After the officials confirm this, the next recommendation can be bolder.
“I recommend the small flag leader of the First Army, Tang Leshan.”
“I recommend the small flag leader of the Third Army, Yu Ruizhi.” “I recommend the small flag leader of the Fifth Army. ,Xu Yuan”
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The voices of recommendations continued. It was obvious that every high-level official had something in mind and had already considered it, so there was no need to think about it any more.
It has covered the entire Cuibai Road, and the military department has recruited many high-quality talents.
Many outstanding rising stars are waiting for an opportunity to prove their strength.
Now that the opportunity has arisen, a fierce competition is inevitable.
At this time, an official hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said.
"Marshal, the Zhao family hopes that Marshal Zhao's younger brother can succeed him as marshal."
As soon as these words came out, the lively recommendation voices immediately died down.
The commander-in-chief of the Nineteenth Army who originally died in battle was from the Zhao family.
The Zhao family sacrificed an important member of their clan and did not want to give up the position of the commander-in-chief of the army, which they can understand.
But this kind of rhetoric is somewhat unacceptable, and it seems that he wants to use his family's power to force the military.
As for the commander-in-chief of the army, there is no question of his succession. The 19th Army is not his private army of the Zhao family.
"The Zhao family is in a hurry." The other officials had this thought in their minds and looked at the generalissimo at the head.
As expected, Hu Zhong's face turned dark, he glanced at the official indifferently, and said unhappily.
“Is this commander in chief the military commander, or is he a retainer of the Zhao family?”
"This" the official's back began to sweat.
He could more or less guess that these words might make the Grand Marshal unhappy and he would be reprimanded in public, but Zhao gave too much, so he had no choice but to help.
He thought there was still room for maneuver in this matter, but Hu Zhong's words were very serious and he did not take Zhao's thoughts into account at all.
Hu Zhong stared at the official for a few seconds, making him feel scared. Then he asked in a nonchalant manner: "Who is his brother?"
"Come back to Marshal, Second Army. The flag master, Zhao Jingzhuo," the official replied immediately.
"He had already opened up the second Heavenly Martial Vein seven years ago, and he is not far from the innate perfection state, in terms of merits."
Even leaving aside Zhao's hasty operations, this person is indeed Qualified for the position of commander.
Strength, qualifications, and achievements are all impressive, and he is not just a loser.
Of course, the key is what Hu Zhong, the general in charge of the military department, thinks.
Hu Zhong tapped his fingers on the table, but didn’t think much about it. He said flatly: “For the sake of Zhao Jingtian’s sacrifice in battle, I can give him a chance, as long as he is better than other recommended people. They are all outstanding, so it doesn’t hurt to give him the position of commander-in-chief of the 19th Army.”
As soon as this statement came out, the other officials sitting there immediately understood.
"The marshal wants to bring everyone together for a competition?" an official asked.
“Not bad.” Hu Zhong nodded.
“But this is the first time.” Another official said with some concern.
In the past, many aspects were considered when running for the position of commander-in-chief.
Qualifications, achievements, family background, prestige, potential, character, ability to command troops, etc.
Personal strength is only one part of the consideration, and it is not the most important part.
Every commander is the result of spending a long time and selecting the best among the best.
In contrast, the method proposed by Hu Zhong is simple and crude, but it is a bit childish.
The commander-in-chief is no different from other military positions. The commander-in-chief represents the military department.
The majesty of the military department, the face of the military department, the military department is the strongest!
Therefore, other officials do not agree with this.
"The demon clan is facing a great enemy. It is an extraordinary period. We should keep pace with our strength. As long as we are strong enough and can kill demons and enemies, the standards such as qualifications and merits do not need to be so strict!"
Hu Zhong waved his hand and said that he had his own considerations.
If the process of selecting a commander-in-chief was slow and step-by-step like in peaceful times, it would take at least three to five years to officially finalize the position.
Moreover, the standards of consideration in the peaceful era are also mixed with many things, and the powerful families behind the scenes are constantly making moves and secretly competing with each other.
The final so-called result, from the perspective of the military department, may not be much better than his simple and crude method.
Seeing that Hu Zhong had made a decision, those officials were resolute and knew that it would be difficult to change the matter, so there was no objection.
"If there are still recommendations, please report them all. First, we will make a list of candidates who generally meet the conditions." Hu Zhong continued to advance the process.
He said that he focused on strength and demon-slaying ability, but he did not just look at personal force value without making other considerations.
Just looking at this candidate list, it is still the result of selecting the best among the best in the military.
In addition to the military parade held every five years, the military department has so many officials, and they are also constantly inspecting the officers and soldiers of the military department on weekdays.
They are the pairs of eyes placed by Hu Zhong in the military headquarters.
Suddenly, after an official pondered for a while, he mentioned someone again.
“Forty-one Army, Yang Zhen, has outstanding talents in all aspects. He is first-class in running the army and commanding troops. In terms of strength, he has also developed two Tianwu veins. Among the small banner leaders, Should be at the forefront
His military exploits, qualifications, and character are also consistent, and I think he is also qualified to be included in the candidate list.
The only shortcoming is that he comes from a humble background, with insufficient family background and military prestige. He has not done any earth-shattering things to impress people. "
After the official finished speaking, he looked at the generalissimo on the first seat.
In fact, if his family background was not good, if he had been in the past, he would have been able to exclude this person.
But now that the marshal has said that strength is the most important thing, he feels that there is nothing wrong with giving this person a chance
"Yeah, okay." Hu Zhong nodded.
Seeing that the marshal agreed, the recording official on the side directly added Yang Zhen’s name.
Hu Zhong suddenly thought of something and looked at the official who had recommended Yang Zhen before.
"Forty-one Army, how is Song Changming?"
"Song Changming?"
Other officials paid attention one after another. It was said that this was the first time Hu Zhong took the initiative to ask questions in this selection.
A group of people immediately began to recall information about this person.
The official who recommended Yang Zhen showed some admiration in his eyes and said: "This is the person I plan to recommend next. This person's advantages and disadvantages are very clear.
He also came from a humble background and had no He has a family background, has little qualifications, and his ability to manage and command the army is not very good. His character is not good enough, but not excellent."
The official first mentioned Song Changming's shortcomings in his eyes. Some people who didn't know Song Changming were confused.
With so many shortcomings and shortcomings, does this person still need to recommend me?
Hu Zhong did not interrupt the other party's description, and just continued to listen.
“But this person’s personal martial prowess, I think, is enough to rank among the top three, or even the first, among all the small flag owners!
This person is very strong, and he has beheading skills. The great achievements of the top demon general, and more than once!
In addition, some of you may have forgotten that he was the one who was persecuted by the ancestor of the Zhao family and killed the ancestor of the Zhao family! "
As soon as these words came out, all the officials suddenly understood the reason for recommending Song Changming.
Nothing else, just strong enough!
Absolutely powerful combat power means that such a number one talent should be included in this recommendation list that values the performance of force.
Song Changming's past achievements all show that this guy already has the immediate combat capability of a general of an army, and may even be stronger than some of the generals of the Cui Banner Army!
(End of this chapter)