Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

Zheng Qian walked at the front, followed by Li Po and Guo Yi, and then Zhao Long and his battalion.

According to the information provided by Feng Ziguo, the archer Li Ying was the easiest of the five deputy commanders to be turned. He was born into a hunter's family, was introverted and taciturn, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Most importantly, he was greedy. When Feng Ziguo was the commander, he was a subordinate general. He quietly made a living by selling three taels of silver to a squad leader, ten taels to a sergeant, and a hundred taels to a centurion. He also took over all the food business in their camp, which transformed his family from a poor family into the richest family in the area with fifty taels of silver.

However, Li Po kept following him, and he couldn't find an opportunity to get close to Li Ying in a short period of time.

"Li Po, what do you think of Li Ying?" Zheng Qian suddenly turned around and asked a seemingly unrelated question.

Li Po was slightly taken aback, then replied, "Deputy Commander Li Ying? He is introverted and doesn't socialize much, but his archery skills are indeed superb; he is a rare and exceptional archer in our army."

"Oh? Do you think he's easy to win over?" Zheng Qian continued to press.

Li Po frowned, seemingly not expecting Zheng Qian to raise this question so directly; this was an open conspiracy.

He remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "The matter of defection is beyond my judgment. But Vice Commander Li Ying values ​​money quite a bit, which is one of his major weaknesses."

Zheng Qian nodded, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes: "That's right, this is precisely the enemy's opportunity. If I were your enemy, I would definitely try to win over Li Ying first, so you need to think carefully about who you should hand over your command position to after merging the Beacon Fire Army."

A cold glint flashed in Li Po's narrowed eyes, but he quickly concealed it and laughed loudly, "My five generals are all good candidates to be commanders, Commander Zheng doesn't need to worry about this."

“If I were you, I would choose Zhao Long. He is brave and unstoppable on the battlefield. Before becoming the deputy commander, he was the fiercest vanguard of the Xuanhu Army. Countless charges and battles have earned him his current illustrious achievements. The position of commander is rightfully his.”

“Commander Zheng, watch your words.” Li Po’s voice was icy; Zheng Qian had crossed his bottom line.

Zhao Long is indeed very brave, but he is not meticulous enough. With his personality, he is only suitable to be a vanguard. He is promoted to deputy commander. As commander, he will only turn the Xuanhu Army into soldiers without tactics. They will be played to death by the enemy on the battlefield and will not be able to play the role of the Xuanhu Army's heavy cavalry.

However, Zhao Long behind him didn't think so. He was fearless in battle, all for the sake of climbing the ranks. He was already quite satisfied with the position of deputy commander, but Zheng Qian's words made his mind start to wander.

Who else but me, Zhao Long, is qualified to be the commander?

He was very unhappy because Li Po's words implied that he did not want to give him the position of commander.

Zheng Qian chuckled, "We were just chatting. Li Po, why are you taking it so seriously? If all else fails, you can choose Zhang Yi. He's the oldest of the five deputy commanders, and based on seniority, he's quite suitable."

"Commander Zheng, if you bring this up again, don't blame me for turning my back on you." Li Po's face was gloomy. Zheng Qian's scheme to sow discord was too obvious, and he was very unhappy.

“Li Po, I’m selecting talent for myself. The Beacon Army has 80,000 men, so you have to choose someone reliable for me. Otherwise, how can I entrust the Beacon Army to you?” Zheng Qian looked into Li Po’s eyes, constantly implying that the Beacon Army should be handed over to him, making his subconscious accept that the Beacon Army belonged to him.

Li Po fell silent. He thought about it and it seemed to make sense.

Eighty thousand of the Beacon Fire Army surrendered, and even if they didn't surrender and were defeated, there would still be at least forty to fifty thousand prisoners. These people definitely need someone to manage them.

Li Ying is greedy and would embezzle military funds. If he were to become the commander, the Xuanhu Army would be in chaos. Zhao Long is brave but reckless and ambitious, which would cost the lives of his soldiers. Neither of them could be on the list of commanders.

While Li Po was deep in thought, Zheng Qian turned to Zhao Long, winked, and gave him a meaningful smile.

Zhao Long's mind started racing. Could it be that Commander Zheng has taken a liking to me?

If someone above me takes a liking to me, the position of commander is practically guaranteed. The brothers from his first to tenth battalions are the fiercest fighters. If he doesn't take the position, who will?

Zhao Long unconsciously straightened his back; at that moment, he felt even more confident.

Zheng Qian's open strategy was very effective. The information Feng Ziguo gave him contained a detailed personality analysis of the five deputy commanders. Their strengths and weaknesses were very obvious, so Li Po would never choose either of them to be commanders.

But neither of them would think that way, especially Zhao Long, who is all brawn and no brains and gets easily carried away.

The sun was high in the sky, and the hot weather was not suitable for traveling. It was also lunchtime, so the Xuanhu Army rested on the spot, and Li Ying's cooks immediately began to cook.

Zheng Qian wandered around the military camp with nothing to do, while Li Po had his men set up tents and rest.

Zhang Yi, who was known for his wisdom and courage, lifted the cloth door of the military tent. "Commander, you wanted to see me?"

"Come here and sit down."

After Zhang Yi sat down, Li Po casually asked, "What do you think of Zheng Qian?"

After a few seconds of contemplation, Zhang Yi said, "He appears arrogant and thoughtless, but in reality, he is meticulous and constantly trying to suppress us. His words are full of traps."

"Haha, as expected of the wise and brave Zhang Yi, you're absolutely right." Li Po was very pleased, as Zhang Yi's evaluation of Zheng Qian was exactly the same as his own thoughts, and then continued to ask.

"His father is Zheng Le, the commander of the Feng Huo Army. He said that if the Feng Huo Army surrenders, they will be under his command. Do you think he is telling the truth or lying?"

"lie."

Nodding, Li Po smiled, "What if he had Consort Mei's gold token?"

The Golden Medal of the Enchanting Consort?

Zhang Yi's pupils contracted sharply, and the pores on his body trembled instantly, filled with both fear and excitement.

With the support of Grand Marshal Zhang Zhi and Prime Minister Zhao Baicheng, the eldest prince Lü Jun has seven layers of high-ranking officials in the court who are his people, as well as 150,000 Red Turban Army soldiers. It seems that his position as crown prince is as secure as Mount Tai, but in the end, he may not be able to sit on the throne.

The Fourth Prince, Lü Jin, only had the support of two high-ranking officials in the court, and his 80,000-strong beacon fire army under Zheng Le was much weaker than that of the First Prince.

There's another layer of high-ranking officials supporting the sixth prince, Lü Xuan, who are all from Lü Xuan's maternal family. He has even less hope for the throne.

In the battle for the throne, the eldest prince has an 80% chance of winning, the fourth prince has a 20% chance, and the sixth prince has no chance at all.

These two layers are not the Fourth Prince's forces, but Consort Mei's forces. The 80,000-strong Beacon Fire Army is negligible in their eyes.

Although Consort Mei is only one of the four Shadow Envoys, the Shadow Guards she commands have long since broken away from the Shadow Master's control, which is no secret among the high-ranking officials of Wuyan Kingdom.

To date, no one in Wuyan Kingdom knows how much power Consort Mei has wielded, which is why Zhang Yi estimated a 30% chance of victory for the Fourth Prince, Lü Jin.

If the Xuanhu Army were added, the Fourth Prince's chances of winning would increase, but it would also be a path to certain death.

Having figured out the key point, Zhang Yi stopped being excited and immediately knelt down on one knee.

"Commander, please reconsider. This path is not viable."

Li Po's narrowed eyes were full of admiration. As expected of my chosen leader, his mental strength is definitely several times better than the other four. Then he asked about the idea that he had been hesitant about.

When will Zheng Qian be killed?

Zhang Yi suddenly raised his head, his voice icy cold.

"The sooner the better."