Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Outside the Chu army camp.

With flags flying and soldiers coming to greet them, General Xiahou Ren personally led all the generals to greet them at the front of the team.

Seeing Chu Ning riding towards him, he took the initiative to step forward and salute.

Chu Ning looked Xiahou Ren up and down, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Although he had heard of Xiahou Ren's name for a long time, it was the first time he met this great general of the State of Chu.

In the past, I had only heard that this person was swift and decisive, and never dragged his feet in doing things.

Through this battle, he witnessed how powerful this man was.

"No need to be so polite, General."

Chu Ning did not dismount, and said calmly with a condescending look: "Thanks to the general for entangled the main force of the Yan army last night, otherwise my plan would not be implemented."

At this moment, Xiahou Ren already knew that the Yan army camp was burned last night, but he did not understand the reason.

Now that he heard that this was Chu Ning's plan, his expression changed slightly.

In his opinion, the credit for the burning of the Yan army camp last night should be his.

But if this matter was planned by Chu Ning and he was unaware of the situation, then he would not be able to take credit for it.

With his eyes narrowed, Xiahou Ren suddenly laughed out loud: "I didn't expect that it was His Royal Highness the King of Chu's plan last night. I'll tell you who has such courage to burn down the Yan army camp!"

Then his face straightened and he said slowly in a deep voice: "However, the battle last night was extremely dangerous, and our army lost more than 4,000 people!"

Even if you can't get it, you have to try your best.

How could such a great credit be taken by Chu Ning alone?

Besides, if his men hadn’t entangled the main force of the Yan army, would Chu Ning have been able to burn down the Yan army camp so easily?

The purpose of mentioning the battle losses was naturally to remind Chu Ning not to forget their contributions when reporting.

Of course, if Chu Ning really took all the credit, it would be a good thing for him.

By then, he could encourage the soldiers to refuse to obey Chu Ning's orders.

In just a few words, he had already plotted against Chu Ning several times!

Chu Ning looked at Xiahou Ren, who changed his expression as if it were child's play, and for the first time witnessed how powerful this man was.

"I never thought our army would suffer such heavy casualties. I don't know how many enemies we killed. I need to write down the details in the victory report!"

Chu Ning continued talking about the battle damage.

Xiahou Ren's face straightened and he said proudly, "Last night our army killed 6,000 enemies!"

Chu Ning's mouth twitched.

The casualty ratio was four thousand to six thousand, and the Chu State was still defending its main camp, so the casualty ratio was close to one to one!

It would be embarrassing to tell others about such battle damage.

However, he could not express his thoughts in front of the entire army, as this would chill the hearts of the soldiers.

Chu Ning glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Everyone fought bravely last night. I will report to my father and ask for credit for you!"

However, after the words were spoken, there was complete silence at the scene, and no soldier responded at all.

The soldiers here were all trained by Xiahou Ren. Although Chu Ning is a prince, everyone still only obeys Xiahou Ren's orders.

This scene made Ran Ming furious. He waved the spear in his hand and was about to step forward and scold.

Chu Ning frowned and stretched out his hand to stop him: "General Ran Ming, step back!"

"Your Highness, they..."

"This king says, stand down!"

"Yes!" Although he was unwilling, Ran Ming did not dare to disobey Chu Ning's orders.

Xiahou Ren watched the scene coldly and did not intend to speak to help.

He just wanted to see Chu Ning make a fool of himself, so how could he possibly help Chu Ning out of this situation?

Chu Ning was looking down from a high position, so he could naturally see Xiahou Ren's entire look.

This guy is really an old fox. He wants to show his power as soon as he comes.

If it were someone else, perhaps there would be no way to deal with it.

What a pity, you met this king!

Chu Ning grinned, looking at the silent soldiers, and said calmly: "I want to ask for merits for you, but you are all indifferent. I guess you know that your military achievements are not good enough, right?"

Since you don't want to be shameless even if I give you face, then I won't give you any face at all!

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the Chu army changed drastically, and they stared at Chu Ning with wide eyes.

One captain was so angry that he shouted, "Your Highness, King Chu, why are you saying that? We fought bravely last night, so how could we not show off our military exploits?"

Chu Ning sneered: "You used the main camp as a base to defend against the Yan army, and the casualty ratio was close to one to one. Tell me, how can you show off such military achievements?"

As he spoke, Chu Ning pointed at Su Cheng behind him and said loudly: "General Su Cheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty led 20,000 soldiers and horses last night. He not only saved me, but also burned down the Yan army camp!

Not only that, in this battle we killed 6,000 enemy soldiers at the cost of 1,000 of our own men, a casualty ratio of 1 to 6!

Compared to them, you are like fireflies, and you are still so complacent here!"

Such sharp words immediately angered the Chu army soldiers.

As a prince of the Chu State, not only did he not speak for his own people, but he even sided with the generals of the Great Zhou?

Immediately, a lieutenant general stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, if we hadn't held back the main force of the Yan army last night, they wouldn't have been able to burn down the Yan army camp so easily."

As soon as this was said, someone immediately echoed: "Yes, they were able to burn down the Yan army camp, and we had a share of the credit!"

"If the Yan army camp had a main force guarding it, how could they have achieved such a great feat?"

"Yes, this achievement is not just due to the soldiers of the Great Zhou."

Many Chu soldiers were dissatisfied and felt that they also had contributions.

But Chu Ning sneered: "The main force of the Yan army has been dispatched, why don't any of you dare to go around and burn their camp?

You just felt an opportunity after their camp was burned down, so you took advantage of the situation. There's no need to flatter yourself!

You are all soldiers of the Chu State. You should show your bravery on the battlefield. Do you want to be laughed at by the soldiers of the Great Zhou State just for the sake of merit?"

The well-reasoned words left the Chu soldiers speechless.

Although they wanted to refute, they didn't know how to refute.

Just as Chu Ning said, they did not send anyone to launch a sneak attack while the enemy camp was empty.

Even if they pursued them later, it was only because they saw that the Yan army camp was on fire, and they chased after them for their own credit.

If the battle situation was at a stalemate at that time, they would definitely not dare to leave the camp to fight.

Just as the soldiers were speechless, Xiahou Ren narrowed his eyes and a cold look flashed across his eyes:

"Your Highness, King Chu, what do you mean? Do you think the soldiers under my command have no merit?

You are so partial to the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Are you the prince of my Chu State or the prince of his Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Since Chu Ning is not polite, there is no reason for him to be polite.

Although the two sides did not fall out, Chu Ning's words undoubtedly slapped him in the face.

If he doesn't handle this matter properly in front of so many people, his prestige in the army will definitely plummet!

Even if Chu Ning is a prince, he wants Chu Ning to give him and everyone an explanation today!