It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Ma Chao replied, "If it were me, I would return to Jizhou City with the commander to discuss how to fight."

Lu Xingchen nodded with satisfaction, "You are still very good and good at thinking."

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment.

Anyone with a brain would think this way.

However, Zhou Cheng did not have such an idea, which meant that he did not even have a brain.

"When I saw Wei Hu and his men entering the city with their troops, I wanted to stop them, but it was too late."

Lu Xingchen looked at Ma Chao, "You also want to remind Prefect Kang..."

"But Governor Kang's focus is not on you at all."

Ma Chao looked at Lu Xingchen in shock.

"Commander, that's because..."

Ma Chao felt scared, and at this time Lu Xingchen ordered his men to drag him down and chop him off, so they did.

"It's okay, don't be nervous. We just serve different masters." Lu Xingchen said calmly, "You were right to be loyal to Prefect Kang at that time, and I admire you for that."

"I now have another path for you to choose. Is it to be loyal to me, or to continue to be loyal to Prefect Kang?"

Ma Chao didn't expect Lu Xingchen to be so direct and ask him this question so bluntly.

"Of course you can consider it, but I don't have much time." Lu Xingchen saw that Ma Chao was a little hesitant, so he said directly.

"You are the commander now. Being loyal to you is the same as being loyal to the prefect." Ma Chao replied with a little tact.

Lu Xingchen shook his head, "That's different."

"You understand."

"The fact that you can say such things shows that you know it clearly. You are just leaving yourself a way out."

"For me, there is only one way forward. I have blocked all the ways back."

Ma Chao was not only shocked but also stunned. Lu Xingchen was too amazing.

"Okay, I am willing to be loyal to the commander." Ma Chao knelt on one knee and decided to be loyal to Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen nodded with satisfaction.

"But I won't choose an incompetent person. Now we are on the training ground. I will let my company captain compete with you. If you can defeat a company captain, then you will be the new company captain."

As Lu Xingchen spoke, he called a company captain over.

Ma Chao nodded slightly and went to the training ground with his weapon.

The company captain named by Lu Xingchen also wanted to prove his ability in front of everyone.

The two sides stood on the stage with swords drawn.

Lu Xingchen gave an order.

The company captain and Ma Chao made some tentative attempts, and then the two sides began to fight.

The weapons used by both sides were the same, which were the swords they carried for self-defense.

However, Ma Chao's fighting ability is obviously much higher than that of his opponent.

After five rounds, the company captain was defeated by Ma Chao, and the weapon was placed on his neck.

The company captain was a little discouraged and knelt on one knee in front of Lu Xingchen.

"Commander, I disappoint you."

Lu Xingchen said, "You must have disappointed yourself."

"Your position as company commander can only be temporarily given to Ma Chao."

The company captain knew Lu Xingchen's rules, so he had no complaints and was wholeheartedly convinced.

Lu Xingchen also looked at Ma Chao and said, "Your previous position is gone. You can only start as a company captain here."

"If you don't want to, you can quit at this time."

Ma Chao felt that although his rank was a bit low, with his abilities, he would have many opportunities for promotion in the future.

"The competent ones will be given the positions, and I like that very much." Ma Chao answered firmly.

"Okay, then you will be the captain of this company, and you will have two hundred people under you now. You can find out the specific situation from the deputy captain you defeated just now." Lu Xingchen said.

Ma Chao agreed.

Ma Chao has already joined Lu Xingchen, and the soldiers before Jizhou City all want to join Lu Xingchen and his team.

What surprised them was that Lu Xingchen and his team were extremely strict in selecting soldiers. Not only did they require strong abilities and combat effectiveness, but they also required age.

Lu Xingchen handed over the task of selecting soldiers to Wei Hu and Zhang Fan.

Only then did Zhang Fan have the opportunity to find Wei Hu and talk.

"You, you knew before that the young master was a woman." Zhang Fan glared at Wei Hu.

"I don't know either." Wei Hu shook his head.

"But you were not surprised at all when you saw the young master wearing women's clothes. You clearly knew it." Zhang Fan was furious.

"We grew up together, why did you hide this from me?"

"I'm not hiding it from you. I really don't know. I just feel that the young master might be a woman. It's just a man's intuition."

"Because the young master's figure is too much like a woman's, and if you observe carefully, when she walks by us, there is always a faint smell on her body. That is something that men don't have."

Zhang Fan looked at Wei Hu.

"You pervert, you actually sniffed the young master's scent."

Wei Hu looked at Zhang Fan speechlessly.

"Just say I know nothing and can't tell you anything."

Zhang Fan laughed, "I was wrong, I was wrong. Tell me next time. You are much smarter than me."

Lu Feng also brought his men into Jizhou City early this morning.

He didn't expect the Qiang army to be defeated so quickly, and he didn't even go to the battlefield.

But when he saw Lu Xingchen, he was stunned for a moment.

Although he had no definite evidence to prove that Lu Xingchen was a woman, they grew up together after all, and when Lu Nie talked about Lu Xingchen, the words he used were always very similar to those he used when talking about Lu Xingzhu.

Plus Lu Xingchen's figure.

In fact, he already had some suspicions in his heart, but no one had pointed them out, and he didn't want to break the window paper.

"Brother..." Lu Xingchen looked at Lu Feng and smiled relaxedly.

"Is it a surprise?"

A smile appeared on Lu Feng's face, his eyes were gentle, and he showed a stronger desire to protect.

This is also his sister. Lu Xingchen saw these words in Lu Feng's eyes.

"You didn't know that I was a girl long ago, did you?" Lu Xingchen asked, seeing that Lu Feng was not surprised.

"I don't know, I just feel..." Lu Feng was a little embarrassed.

"I said that the eldest brother is the smartest." Lu Xingchen patted Lu Feng on the shoulder.

At this moment, Lu Feng felt that Lu Xingchen's palm was slender and weak.

It's a very strange feeling.

He didn't have this feeling when Lu Xingchen patted his shoulder before.

But after knowing that she was a woman, this feeling changed.

"Come on, I'll take you to see the barracks in Jizhou City. They are a hundred times stronger than our barracks in Xing County. With a little improvement, we can raise 10,000 soldiers here."

Lu Xingchen excitedly took Lu Feng to the barracks.

"Has Jizhou's military power been completely controlled by us?" Lu Feng asked in an incredible tone.

Lu Xingchen nodded and said, "The governor of Jizhou personally gave me the appointment last night."

"He has submitted a memorial to the Emperor."

"The Emperor will not disagree."

Lu Feng looked at Lu Xingchen, and the admiration in his eyes increased a little more.

"Commander, you are amazing." Lu Feng praised sincerely.

Lu Xingchen also liked the praise.

Because after knowing that she was a woman, Lu Feng was still able to submit to her.