The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 337

After Wang Dengkui finished his demonstration, he was covered in sweat. This level of intensity was not easy even for the current Tiger Legion.

"His name is Wang Dengkui. He is neither a squad leader nor a sergeant; he is just an ordinary soldier."

Lin Lu looked at Wang Dengkui, then at the group of garrison soldiers, and said loudly.

Upon hearing this, the garrison soldiers, who had been harboring resentment, all lowered their heads and dared not show any further discontent.

"Wang Dengkui, please report to everyone on our army's previous achievements."

Lin Lu looked at Wang Dengkui and said loudly.

"Yes, my lord."

Wang Dengkui replied loudly.

"In Suzhou Prefecture, two thousand men fought against more than 120,000 rebels, annihilating the rebels, wounding twelve, and suffering zero casualties."

"At Chongming Island, we faced more than 3,000 Japanese pirates, annihilated more than 3,000 pirates, captured the rest alive, and suffered zero casualties."

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Every soldier in the Tiger Legion knows the past battles by heart; this is the source of their glory and the military spirit that the entire Tiger Legion will inherit in the future.

The garrison soldiers were dumbfounded by the terrifying casualty ratio, their faces filled with disbelief. This casualty ratio seemed completely unreal, more like something made up.

However, they were well aware that falsely reporting battle achievements was a serious crime, especially since such an exaggerated casualty ratio was virtually impossible to falsify.

After Wang Dengkui recounted the Tiger Legion's previous achievements as if they were his own treasures, Lin Lu nodded in satisfaction.

"Return to the team."

"Yes!"

Wang Dengkui then returned to his original position.

"These training programs were all personally designed by Lord Zhou. The training difficulty you are given is only the lowest possible. If you, as veterans, cannot withstand this level of training intensity, you might as well go home and farm."

Lin Lu paused for a moment after saying this.

"Lord Zhou has always emphasized one sentence: 'The more sweat you shed in training, the less blood you will bleed on the battlefield.' Don't be fooled by how difficult the training is now; once you're on the battlefield, you'll realize that this training greatly increases your chances of survival."

"What good does it do me or Lord Zhou whether you train or not? To put it bluntly, Lord Zhou is thinking of you. Don't wait until you die on the battlefield to regret not training harder."

Lin Lu shouted.

Upon hearing these words, the soldiers in the garrison were energized, as if they had been injected with adrenaline. The soldiers who were crying wiped away their tears, got up and continued training, and the soldiers who were vomiting continued training after they finished vomiting.

"Any question?"

Lin Lu looked at the chief of the thousand households.

"No, sir!"

Qianhu was also filled with excitement at this moment.

"Then let's go train."

Lin Lu scolded.

Inside the Jinyiwei compound, Zhou Chu looked at the merchants who had been brought before him with a broad smile.

"There's no need for you all to be nervous. Once the investigation is complete, if you are found to be innocent, we will naturally give you justice. However, if you are found to be guilty, it will be a serious crime—colluding with bandits. If anything else happens, you and your families will not escape punishment."

Zhou Chu spoke in a gentle tone.

Even though Zhou Chu's tone was gentle, his words made Wang Changshan and the others tense.

"Of course, I have another way to leave you all here. I need to leave some people behind to help me find the Mongols in the future. During this bandit suppression, the Mongols suddenly appeared in Cailiang Mountain and I wiped out 90% of them. I think they will move away after they return to the grasslands."

"At that time, I will need someone to find the location of them and the other Mongols. Even if these people are guilty, they can live. But who will be included depends on who confesses first, or who provides enough information."

Zhou Chu took a sip of tea.

Upon hearing this, Wang Changshan's expression changed drastically. He knew very well that after Zhou Chu said this, someone would definitely sell them out in order to survive.

At this point, all they could do was buy time; whoever spoke first might be the one to survive.

"Put them in solitary confinement. If any of them want to say something to me, just tell the Embroidered Uniform Guard guarding you."

Zhou Chu smiled.

At this moment, Zhou Chu's smile appeared terrifying to Wang Changshan and the others.