Chapter Eighteen: The Inferior Young General

  Hearing Kang Xiao's threat, Li Hongwu sneered and said: "Little guy, getting rid of me won't do you any good. On the contrary, if you let me go and follow me in the future, I'll make sure you can return with a clear conscience!"

  Facing a nearly crazy person and still maintaining this demeanor, Kang Xiao'ang would be able to see the difference in this guy even if he was an idiot. After all, a person's mental quality can be trained, but that innate aura of a superior being is not something anyone can possess. Although Kang Xiao'ang's vision was short, his eyesight still had some power, and he could see that this man was no ordinary person - at least he was more awesome than Hei San and San Long!

  "You already know I killed a cop, and you still dare to talk back like that? Aren't you afraid of getting your tongue cut off? Give me a reason, or else I'll make sure you die a terrible death!" Kang Xiaoang was impulsive, but he still had some basic instincts. Subconsciously, he chose not to shoot, but instead asked.

  "Alright, I'll tell you the truth. I'm a Major General of the G Military Region Group Army, and also the youngest Major General since the founding of our country. How's that? Impressive enough?" Li Hongwu said with some pride. However, Kang Xiang's response would make him spit blood.

  "What is a group army? What does a lieutenant general eat?" Kang Xiaoang looked bewildered.

  "What's wrong with you, Grandpa? Don't you even know what being a soldier is all about?" Li Hongwu cursed as soon as he opened his mouth. He was furious in his heart - was this guy even human?!

  Kang Ao nodded and said, "I know, my mom told me that soldiers are not good things. You think you're something just because you're a major general? That's quite an impressive title!"

  Li Hongwu is going to collapse, this damn thing didn't even graduate from elementary school?

  "Stop spouting nonsense, considering we're all losers, spare your life first. You've collected a lot of black money over the years, give me 100,000 to 800,000 yuan and it's worth redeeming your dog lives. Hurry up and give me the money, I'm in a hurry!" Kang Xiaoang was still just a kid after all, if it were someone else, upon hearing that this guy was a Major General of the Military Region, they wouldn't be scared silly but would at least come up with a bigger demand. But for Kang Xiaoang, 100,000 to 800,000 yuan was a huge amount, and his peasant thinking was still just that - peasant thinking, even after becoming a bandit he was still so simple-minded!

  Li Hongwu was also anxious, on the battlefield, he had seen all sorts of formations, if he couldn't take down this little turtle today, if this got out, how could he still mix in the army? Li Hongwu made up his mind to take down this kid, if it weren't for the gun in his hand, he would have already rushed over and knocked him down with one step. Having dealt with guns for years, Li Hongwu naturally recognized that Kang Huan's hand held a genuine 54 pistol, no matter how good his skills were, he couldn't outrun bullets, nor could he be harder than steel. Using his body to collide with bullets, his head hadn't been squeezed by the door, stupid him.

  "Dad gave you 800,000, can't you just get along with me?"

  "Eight... eighty thousand?" Kang Ao's hand trembled, almost dropping the gun. "You son of a bitch, have you gone crazy? Do you really have that much money?"

  Kang Ao's ignorance and fearlessness made Li Hongwu feel that this guy was hopeless, so he gave him a white eye and said: "Are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid? As a general, I would make such a joke with you? There is my military uniform in the room next door, go take a look and you will know."

  "What's the reason?" There is no love without cause, nor hatred without cause. This guy suddenly opens such a big deal, just like a pie falling from the sky. Kang Xiao Ang doesn't dare to eat everything. It's precisely because he knows that eating some things indiscriminately can be deadly, so now Kang Xiao Ang is still alive and kicking. If he didn't have any caution at all, then he wouldn't be called Kang Xiao Ang anymore.

  "You young man are not afraid of death, you're still young." Li Hongwu said, "Young people are all passionate, but those who are passionate rarely have brains. Those with brains will think twice and miss opportunities, and without that momentum, no matter how much passion they have, it will cool down. You're different, your blood is hot and your brain works almost synchronously, you can think things through comprehensively without missing opportunities, this isn't something that can be trained, it's a person's character, it's an instinct. This kind of person is a born warrior, not joining the army would be a waste of talent!"

  Kang Ao yawned, "What the hell are you talking about? Have you been reading too many fantasy novels? Stop bullshitting, saying you're a lieutenant general is no better than saying you're 'Tang Jia San Shao', you're even more nonsense than him!"

  When he heard Kang Ao's words, the big wave sister in the bathtub laughed, and it was a flower branch that died from trembling. "My general, it seems like you're taking your military rank seriously for the first time in all these years, and also being thoroughly looked down upon by someone for the first time. If this gets out, your dignity will be swept away, hehehe."

  Li Hongwu gave her a white eye, and continued to persuade Kang Xiaokang, "Little boy, your mother told you that all soldiers are scum, I admit it, but we may be scum, we may be rascals, but for the people we need to protect, we dare to use our chest to block the bullets flying towards them, dare to use our necks to stop the butcher's knife chopping towards them, dare to use our blood to splatter a song of life, dare to face all enemies! Rascal, there is also dignity in being a rascal! The dignity of us soldiers is to defend our people, defend our territory! All this, above our lives, above our own dignity, because it represents the country!"

  Although Kang Xiao'ang was being scolded, he was the one pointing a gun at someone's head. But Li Hongwu's words made his blood boil with excitement, almost more than the loud shout of Da Bo's sister just now. "Looks like this guy is indeed a soldier," Kang Xiao'ang thought to himself. "Then what kind of officer are you, and how big is your position?"

  Li Hongwu explained to him: "In the army, active-duty soldiers are divided into conscript soldiers and volunteer soldiers based on their military service nature. Conscript soldiers are called conscripts. The term of service for conscripts is 2 years. Volunteer soldiers are called officers. Officers are selected from conscripts who have completed their term of service, and according to the needs of the army, they can also be recruited from non-military departments with professional skills."

  "Officers implement a system of phased active service. The length of service for officers is: first and second terms are 3 years each, third and fourth terms are 4 years each, fifth term is 5 years, and sixth term is 9 years or more. The term of active service for officers starts from the date of being appointed as an officer, with a minimum of 3 years, generally not exceeding 30 years, and age not exceeding 55. Active Service System for Military Officers In the People's Liberation Army, active-duty military officers are those who have been appointed to positions above platoon level or primary-level professional and technical positions, and have been granted corresponding military ranks."

  "Officers are divided into military officers, political officers, logistics officers, equipment officers and professional technical officers. Of course, you don't need to know all this, just a general idea is enough. Nowadays, most soldiers basically serve their term and come back, useless, and still manage to shame me when they return. Those guys just go for a visit and then get kicked out, if they really have to go into battle, damn it, they can't even be considered cannon fodder!"