Chapter 11: Chen Wu Establishes His Authority and Builds an Army

  When they walked into the chaotic rear camp and saw this group of 'soldiers', Sun Ce was stunned.

  Are these people in front of me still the same group of fierce and ruthless subordinates I once led in Yang Ren, who shouted to kill the enemy without blinking?

  Only the ground of the camp was littered with scattered grain bags and fodder. The empty space on the playground was overgrown with many wild grasses that had grown to half a foot high. Looking at those soldiers, some were wandering aimlessly.

  Some groups of people gathered together to chat, and some guys even opened their shirts and lay down on the haystacks to bask in the sun. The whole camp was filled with a lazy and decadent atmosphere, where was the shadow of elite soldiers?

  Sun Ce's anger flared up, and he glared at the officer who had brought them there, Li Feng: "Officer Li! What is going on here? Are these men my father's soldiers?"

  Li Feng smiled bitterly: "It's them. This is all General Ji Ling's arrangement, and I can only follow orders. When they came here with the main force that year, others who obeyed the assignment were dispersed and incorporated into General Hou's various branches, and those left behind were some old soldiers who didn't listen to orders."

  General Ji Ling said, let them be the baggage soldiers, and temper their temperament well, see if they dare not listen to orders. But when these guys arrived here, they made the rear camp chaotic.

  Besides, there are also some violent people in here, and the top doesn't want to manage them too much, so they just let them be. This is also why we don't fight now, if it were wartime and they disobeyed military orders, I'm afraid more than half of these people would lose their heads."

  Sun Ce pondered for a moment, and it turned out to be the case: "It seems that those who stayed behind are all old soldiers with blood and ability. Good. This is the kind of soldier Sun Ce wants. People with skills, who doesn't have some temper, some blood?

  "I just wonder if this year's grinding has rusted their bones. But never mind, I have a way to lubricate their bones."

  Sun Ce's mouth corners slightly revealed a thread of evil cold smile. Li Feng, who was standing beside him, shivered with a chill.

  He secretly let out a sigh of relief and thought: "It seems that the happy days of this group of evil soldiers are finally coming to an end, and it's only this tall, handsome and evil-looking young master who can put up with them. I can finally stop being annoyed by these old rascals."

  I'm a majestic school lieutenant, yet I have to be afraid of these little soldiers. It's really embarrassing to say it out loud. I'm completely unable to control them. Even if General Ji Ling came, wouldn't he also be helpless against them?

  "We can't just take them all away to be killed, they are old soldiers with some merit. Last time General Ji Ling wanted to take a soldier who made a mistake to kill one and warn the others, didn't expect it almost caused a mutiny."

  No choice, these are all desperate survivors who have been through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. And yet they're still united as one, I have a family to feed, no need to bother with them too much. Anyway, I'll be taking the lead soon. Tonight I'll go find my third concubine to have some fun and celebrate! Just thinking about this little wife's figure is getting me excited! Hehe! There are quite a few things to be happy about today!

  Haha! It's better to get rid of these old soldiers as soon as possible. I also need to arrange for someone to take over the rear camp."

  Li Feng raised his head and said to me, "Sun Da Gongzi, your troops are all here. I'll go arrange for another small camp according to the general's orders! As for things here, I still need to arrange for someone to take over. I'll take my leave first." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand happily and left quickly.

  Sun Ce replied loudly, "Thanks for your trouble, General Li!"

  He shook his head and waved his hand without looking back: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, haha! I'm just following orders! Young Master doesn't need to be polite to me."

  Sun Ce didn't know why Li Feng was so happy. He looked like a really strange person.

  At this time, the old soldiers in the barracks saw this small group of people standing at the gate of the camp.

  A few people sauntered over, one of whom had a square face, looked dignified and was the tallest and strongest among them.

  "A scowling face shouted from afar: 'What kind of wild beast are you, running here to cause trouble? Don't you know this is a military camp?! Where did you come from? Get back there! From today on, the rear camp won't distribute rations!'"

  Sun Ce burst out laughing in extreme anger: "You bunch of rascals! You're just a group of porters, yet you act like the emperor himself! Your temper is really inflated! If you don't distribute the grain, what do you expect the officers and soldiers to eat?"

  That big fellow, having been shouted at by Sun Ce, became enraged and bellowed: "Brothers, someone has come to pick a fight! Everyone get up and loosen your muscles!"

  At once, many soldiers around stood up, and a burst of laughter erupted. Someone shouted, "Chen Manzi, aren't you the one who loves to fight the most? How perfect! You can go up alone and finish it off! Where's our soup to drink now? We'll watch you take action, just give us some pressure!" Ha...

  It's obvious that everyone has a lot of confidence in this tall man!

  That guy called Chen Manzi didn't get angry either: "Haha. What I'm doing is called a martial arts match, or sparring, okay?! You ignorant fool, you're still fighting! Wait till I've taught these little pretty boys a lesson, then come and spar with me!"

  That noisy one suddenly became dumb, looks like this is still a military overlord.

  "This is interesting! How come you don't recognize me? Are you a new member?"

  The tall man walked up to Sun Ce and stood still. His resolute face looked full of masculinity. He was about the same height as Sun Ce, at least 185 cm tall.

  "All he heard was the loud voice saying: 'You're quite good-looking, you little brat! You'd better admit your mistake and get out of here quickly. Our army has a big heart, so I'll let you off this time. Otherwise...'"

  He clenched his powerful fist in front of Sun Ce and waved it before his eyes.

  During this period, the daily Five Animals Play and internal breath cultivation, combined with the complementary enhancement of Taiji Internal Strength, finally completely healed Sun Ce's physical injuries. Moreover, he felt that his Tyrant Fist technique had also made great progress internally.

  Sun Ce didn't even bother to reason with him. For someone as rough and unrefined as this, only absolute power could make him submit; anything else would be a waste of words.

  He took a big step forward, grabbed Chen Wu's wrist that was stretched out in front of him, and used a powerful spinning push from his Tai Chi.

  A powerful force, heavily pushed onto Chen Wu's body. His huge body suddenly flew out. He was seen waving his hands and feet in the air, wailing, flying out nearly 10 meters before heavily falling to the ground.

  At that moment, he fell into a mess, and it took him half a day to struggle to get up from the ground. With a face full of grief and indignation, he pointed at me with his trembling hand and said: "You're shameless, you launched a sneak attack, you..."

  Sun Ce interrupted him, saying: "What are you! Shut up for me. On the battlefield, your enemy will not tell you that I want to cut off your neck. Wait until you're ready before coming to cut you down. Without even this bit of adaptability, do you still think you can go onto the battlefield?"

  "You're only fit to swagger around on the streets with those hoodlums and claim to be king!"

  At this time, the soldiers who were initially just standing around watching the excitement unexpectedly saw the big man being knocked down by Sun Ce with one move, and they were all shocked.

  With a buzz, they swarmed up like bees whose nest had been blasted, all wanting to see what was going on.

  Suddenly, a soldier who had been sunbathing and still had his chest open shouted, "Young Master! It's the Young Master! He's back to pick us up!"

  At this time, the whole rear camp was stirred up, and all the soldiers gathered around Sun Ce.

  Sun Ce smiled and nodded at him, asking: "Do you know me?"

  "He exclaimed excitedly: 'Know! Of course, I know the Grand Duke! I am Deng Dang! I was the rear army lieutenant who followed you to transport grain during the Yangren War. That day, we were suddenly ambushed by Dong Zhuo's thieving army."

  "Great General, when you shot down Hua Xiong, I was right behind you! You only used three rounds to shoot that arrogant old man off his horse. It really boosted our army's prestige! Later, I told them that I saw it with my own eyes, but they still didn't believe me! Ridiculous!"

  "So it's an old comrade after all."

  Sun Ce thought to himself: "In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', it says that Guan Yu beheaded Hua Xiong after getting him drunk, no wonder I felt like I'd heard the name Hua Xiong before!"

  This old Lu is really talented, why does he always take credit for our family's achievements and attribute them to Liu Bei!

  Drawing the bow to borrow arrows was what my old man did when he first attacked Huang Zu, and shooting down Hua Xiong was what I did. It seems that his book is not very reliable! The strength of Liu Bei's family may not be that high, it's completely fabricated!

  "What's the grudge between this Luo guy and our old Sun family? Did my old man accidentally snatch Old Luo's grandma or something?"

  Sun Ce walked up and patted his shoulder, asking him: "Old brother, well done! Who is leading you now?"

  At this time a bright and clear voice rang out: "The young master has really returned! I thought those little rascals were up to their tricks again!"

  General Broken Enemy's subordinate, Deputy General Han Dang, led 1236 Jiangdong soldiers to meet the Crown Prince. "Crown Prince, it has been a long and arduous year for us here! Those who stayed behind are all old men from Jiangdong who have followed General Broken Enemy since the beginning."

  Everyone has been looking forward to your early arrival to take us back home. It's been over a year, and we thought you wouldn't come to take us anymore.

  We are all at a loss, not knowing what to do next! Many of the brothers have become disheartened and frustrated, fighting and causing trouble every day. If you don't come, I don't know how much longer we can endure this place!"

  As he spoke, his voice became somewhat choked with emotion.

  Sun Ce's eyes also became slightly red: "Uncle Han, you've worked hard for these two years!"

  Then he stepped onto a high platform and shouted loudly: "Brothers! Uncles! You are all old soldiers who have followed my father to fight for many years!

  "My father had the fortune of leading you all to conquer in all directions, relying on your bravery, with few defeats. My father and I, like everyone else under heaven, hold your courageous fighting spirit in boundless reverence."

  "You are the strongest warriors of today. This honor is earned with the heads and defeat of many enemies, as well as your own precious blood and lives, which no one can erase."

  "My father unfortunately encountered treachery in battle and was forced to stop halfway. So as his eldest son, I must take over his unfulfilled wish and continue walking the path he has walked! Are you willing to walk this road with me?"

  The red-eyed men also shouted "Will do!" The suppression, discrimination, belittling and even abuse of more than a year, all the injustice, pain and resentment burst out in this loud shout.

  Sun Ce continued to ask loudly: "Is your blood still there? Are you willing, for yourself, to take up knives and guns, and eliminate all those who are enemies with you?" Even louder "Willing."

  "Are you willing to raise our military flag for me with all your might and charge forward again with your own flesh and blood for our ideals?"

  All the veterans present burst out: "Willing! We are willing! Willing to die for the young master!"

  Faced with such a heroic warrior, Sun Ce thought that even if there was a mountain in front of him now, they could use their own flesh and blood to rush up the mountain, break through it, and trample it into dust.

  The morale is boostable!