After an incense stick of time, the various teams had been assigned. Well, it cannot be said that the assignment was complete, as there were still nine people who had not been assigned to a team. These nine people were all high-ranking officials of the three strongholds (the first boss, the second boss, and the third boss).
Ruonan's father Ruofeng, Xia Laoqi, and Zhang Hu are all the chiefs of their respective strongholds, that is, the big bosses. Wang Xiong, Xia Laojiu, and Liu Bo are all the second in command of their respective strongholds, and Hu Laosan, Qian Bao, and Zhang Heizi are the third in command of their respective strongholds.
"Sir, why didn't they call out our names? Which squad do we belong to? Could it be that the Zhejiang Army doesn't want us?!" Hu Laosan was an impatient man. When he saw that everyone else had been assigned to a squad except for a few of them, the leaders of the mountain stronghold, who were left behind, he couldn't help but raise his head and asked anxiously.
"Sir, are you going to kill the donkey after it has done its work?!" Zhang Hu's face darkened, and he frowned and asked. He suspected that Zhu Ping'an was going to kill the donkey after it has done its work, and kicked them out of the team so that he could control the subordinates of their three camps.
Although Zhang Hu had never been to school and was illiterate, he had heard stories. This scene reminded him of stories he had heard before, such as the story of Liu Cong's surrender to Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period. Liu Cong was Liu Biao's second son. After Liu Biao's death, he inherited Jingzhou. When Cao Cao sent troops to attack Jingzhou, he took the initiative to surrender to Cao Cao. On the surface, he was appointed as the governor of Qingzhou by Cao Cao. But in fact, when Cao Cao sent people to send Liu Cong and his mother, Madam Cai, to Qingzhou to take office, he secretly ordered Yu Jin to kill them halfway!
There is also a more recent story, the story of the Little Ming King. On the eve of the final battle with Zhang Shicheng, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of our dynasty sent people to escort the Little Ming King from Chuzhou, which was far from the front line, to Yingtian in the rear, on the grounds that he was worried about the safety of the Little Ming King. On the way to Yingtian, when they were on the boat to the middle of the Yangtze River, everyone's boat was fine, but the boat that the Little Ming King was on capsized, and he drowned on the spot... ...
With this association, Zhang Hu came to a conclusion: when one force surrenders to another force, the leader always ends up in a bad way. He suspected that Zhu Ping'an was going to do this, first kick them out of the team, then kill them, so that the bandits under their command would be leaderless and easier for him, Zhu Ping'an, to control!
Zhang Hu couldn't help but regret why he surrendered. He quietly reached out and pressed the dagger hidden at his waist, ready to fight to the death...
In addition to Zhang Hu, Xia Laoqi, Xia Laojiu and others also looked at Zhu Pingan with caution and suspicion, and were secretly on guard.
"What are you talking about, Hu Laosan? And you, Zhang Hu, what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by killing the donkey after it has done its work? Your Excellency is kind and righteous, but you are not the kind of person who would kill the donkey after it has done its work..." Ruofeng cursed Hu Laosan and glared at Zhang Hu and others.
However, although he said so, Ruofeng was somewhat worried in his heart. He was worried that he did not know how to judge people, and that Zhu Ping'an really wanted to get rid of them and get rid of them, the leaders, so that he could control their subordinates.
Everyone else was assigned to a unit, leaving only them, and this situation had to make them worried.
"Haha? You don't belong to any team..." Zhu Ping'an looked at them with a smile and replied with a smile.
You don't belong to any group!!!
To Hu Laosan, Zhang Hu and others, Zhu Ping'an's words were like a bolt of thunder in a clear sky!
Zhu Pingan said that we don’t belong to any group! Doesn’t that mean we don’t belong to the “Zhejiang Army”? ! Zhu Pingan really wants to purge us from the “Zhejiang Army”, purge us, the former leaders of the mountain stronghold? Swallow their subordinates! Kill the donkey after it has done its work! What else can this be? !
Hu Laosan and others were furious. Zhang Hu and Xia Laoqi glared at Ruofeng angrily. They regretted listening to Ruofeng? They surrendered and submitted to Zhu Ping'an!
Ruofeng couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this. He felt guilty towards Zhang Hu, Xia Laoqi and the others. Under their angry eyes, he lowered his head guiltily, then raised his head and looked at Zhu Pingan, wanting to ask Zhu Pingan why he did this? !
Hu Laosan, Xia Laoqi and others put their hands on their waists, ready to gather their old subordinates and fight to the death.
They have been living on the edge of a knife for a long time and are not the kind of people who would just wash their necks and let others slaughter them.
At this moment, Zhu Ping'an's voice rang out above their heads again, "Haha, you don't belong to any squad. Because... you are the 'captain' and 'battalion commander' designated by me..."
"Ah?! We are the designated captains and battalion commanders?!"
Hu Laosan, Xia Laoqi, Ruofeng and others opened their mouths in surprise and exclaimed.
This turn is too sharp!
They thought Zhu Pingan had left them behind to get rid of them, but they didn't expect that he had actually appointed them as captains and sentry leaders! Captains and sentry leaders do not belong to any of the squads! They are officers!
It turned out that they had wrongly accused Zhu Ping'an! It turned out that they had judged Zhu Ping'an by their own standards! At this moment, Hu Laosan and the others couldn't help but blush, blushing and feeling ashamed for what they had just said and for their thoughts.
"What's the matter, Hu Laosan, do you have any objections?" Zhu Ping'an looked at Hu Laosan and others with a smile and joked.
"Hehehe, no, no, how could I have any objection to what the adults said, hehehe..."
Hu Laosan touched his forehead and smiled foolishly.
"Well, since you can't wait any longer, I will announce first that Ruofeng is the first village chief to surrender to me, and he also helped me convince Xia Laoqi and Zhang Hu, the two leaders, to surrender with their entire village, so I appoint you as the first battalion commander; Xia Laoqi and Zhang Hu, you have abandoned the dark and joined the light, and surrendered with your entire village to me, I appoint you as the second battalion deputy commander and the third battalion deputy commander, and you will be in charge of the second and third battalions as deputy commanders, and when you have made contributions, you will be promoted to battalion commanders; Wang Xiong, Xia Laojiu, Liu Bo, Hu Laosan, Qian Bao, and Zhang Heizi, the six of you, are all captains. Do you have any objections to this?"
Zhu Ping'an announced the appointments of Ruofeng, Xia Laoqi, Hu Laosan and others, and asked them with a smile if they had any opinions.
"Thank you for the reward, sir. We have no objection!" Ruofeng, Xia Laoqi, Hu Laosan and others knelt down to express their gratitude.
Although Xia Laoqi and Zhang Hu were both mountain stronghold leaders like Ruofeng, they surrendered later than Ruofeng. Moreover, Ruofeng said that he surrendered them and made contributions. They thought it was natural for Ruofeng to be the battalion commander and they to be the deputy battalion commanders. Moreover, although they were deputy battalion commanders, half a level lower than Ruofeng, they also managed a battalion like Ruofeng, and their actual power was actually the same, so they were convinced.
As for Wang Xiong, Hu Laosan and the other six, they were the second and third in command of the village, one level lower than the first in command, which was normal. They were very satisfied with being a captain. Moreover, in their opinion, Zhu Ping'an's appointment was very considerate and respectful to them, so how could they have any objection