After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

A young general went out to investigate and soon returned with a report, "General, when soldier Chen Shaozu heard that the person escorting the grain and grass was one of Princess Zhaohua's subordinates, he drank a few sips of wine and flew into a rage. He wants to challenge him in public!"

"Chen Shaozu? Is he the serious criminal that Princess Zhaohua sent here some time ago?" Deputy General Zeng asked.

The young general replied, "That's the man!"

Marquis Pingning looked somewhat surprised. He probably guessed that Chen Shaozu had offended Princess Zhaohua and was therefore sent here.

After all, this Chen Shaozu does have some brute force. Although he is a bit noisy and violent, he is really a good fighter on the battlefield.

He had only been there for a month, but he had already killed four enemy soldiers with his own hands.

When the war broke out, they rushed to the forefront and were very brave!

"Those guards are guests from afar. Tell Chen Shaozu not to be too presumptuous and not to hurt them!" Marquis Pingning instructed.

After all, she is Princess Zhaohua's person, shouldn't she be given some face?

The young general looked embarrassed and replied bluntly:

"Reporting to the General, the challenge has ended, Chen Shaozu has been defeated!"

Marquis Pingning's smile faltered slightly.

The generals also expressed their disbelief.

They all knew how brave Chen Shaozu was. It was no exaggeration to say that he was extremely strong. One person could be as strong as three people.

Seeing that everyone was unconvinced, the young general continued, "The challenge ended just as it began. Chen Shaozu never took a single blow from that warrior!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present froze in place.

That’s Chen Shaozu!

A violent madman who can only be controlled by ten strong men, a strong man who can break down the prison door even if he is imprisoned in the sky prison.

When he first entered the battlefield, he brought back a heroic record of killing five people in a row.

Such a weapon, which could be regarded as a powerful weapon in any army, was unable to withstand even a single blow from one of Princess Zhaohua's men.

Marquis Pingning was silent for a while.

Does Princess Zhaohua have so many talented people under her command?

Not only did he not believe it, most of the people present did not believe it.

"Are you kidding me? Even if that person is a martial arts expert, Chen Shaozu shouldn't be unable to defeat him at all..." Someone suddenly muttered.

Pingning Hou's expression darkened slightly. He suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Go and take a look!"

The rest of the generals also stood up. They also wanted to know who this strange man who could defeat the enemy with just one move was.

On the competition stage, Chen Shaozu was lying on the ground and struggled to get up. He stood up shakily, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Zhong Lu with bloodthirsty murderous intent in his eyes.

He knew that he couldn't defeat Princess Zhaohua, or even his men, but so what?

If Princess Zhaohua had not ruined his wedding, imprisoned his parents, and sent people to seal off his house.

He should be in his bridal chamber now, hugging his beautiful bride and enjoying the attentive service of his servants, instead of being forced to come to this hellhole, running around on the battlefield, and not even having enough to eat.

He was impulsive today.

But he didn't regret it. If he couldn't let go of this anger, he would just feel like a loser.

Perhaps it was because he had received too much flattery in the military camp during this period, or perhaps he had forgotten how badly he had been beaten by Zhong Ning before.

But now, he only remembered that he wanted revenge.

He couldn't kill Princess Zhaohua, but could he not kill a guard?

"Ah..." Chen Shaozu roared and rushed towards Zhong Lu with all his strength. However, before he reached him, Zhong Lu gave Chen Shaozu a light roundhouse kick and kicked him straight off the competition stage.

As luck would have it, the huge body rolled several times on the mud and landed right at the feet of Marquis Pingning.

At this moment, Pingkong Hou had to believe it even if he didn't want to.

Because he just saw clearly that the opponent kicked his soldier down with just one move.

Marquis Pingning looked somewhat uneasy. Seeing this, Lieutenant General Zhang Jiao standing beside him could not stand it any longer. Chen Shaozu was his newest soldier, yet he was being bullied like this.

Scholars can endure it, but who can’t?

Zhang Jiao, holding his halberd, jumped directly onto the competition stage and shouted at Zhong Lu, "You brat, do you dare to fight me?"

Zhong Lu glanced at him calmly, then said, "His Highness has ordered that everyone in the barracks is a warrior fighting for the country, and no disrespect is allowed!"

"You...you come to my house and bully me, and you still dare to say that you can't be rude?" Zhang Jiao was furious and pointed at Zhong Lu's nose and questioned.

"He was the first to disrespect the princess! I was just teaching him a lesson!"

"You!" Zhang Jiao rushed forward with his halberd in hand. "Stop talking nonsense and fight me!"

After saying that, the long spear danced out an afterimage and swept straight towards Zhong Lu. Zhong Lu jumped back and easily avoided it. He was dodging the whole time and never fought back.

Zhang Jiao fought with his opponent for dozens of moves, but the opponent refused to accept his attack and responded calmly and with a relaxed look. He knew very well that the opponent was saving his face.

But he held on with all his might, determined to get back at the last moment. Seeing Zhang Jiao's attack becoming more and more fierce, Zhong Lu's eyes sank slightly, and then he faced him head-on, grabbing the halberd in Zhang Jiao's hand with one hand.

Then he flipped over, lifted the person up from behind, and spun him around in the air.

Seeing this, Lu Xingzhou immediately shouted, "Guard Zhong, don't throw it!"

Zhong Lu froze for a moment, then just casually let the man go.

Zhang Jiao was shocked by the sudden flip and retreated repeatedly, almost falling down, but he also knew that he was no match for the opponent, otherwise he would not be completely helpless.

But he was a straightforward person and could not afford to lose, so he just bowed to Zhong Lu and walked off the stage!

Pingning Hou's eyes were not very pleasant, and there was a cold light in his eyes as he stared at Zhong Lu. His skills did not seem like those of an ordinary guard, but more like those of a man from the martial arts world.

Zhong Lu leaped down the stage, bowed to Marquis Pingning and the others, and was about to leave when she heard a voice behind her: "Wait! Who are you?"

Because Zhong Lu had been guarding the food supplies in the rear and had no rank, Marquis Pingning would not pay attention to a small guard, so he did not know his identity.

"General, this is Guard Zhong, the guard from Princess Zhaohua's residence!" Lu Xingzhou explained, "The warrior responsible for escorting this grain transport!"

A hint of doubt flashed in Marquis Pingning's eyes. "Why does the imperial grain cart need to be escorted by a guard from the princess's mansion?"

"General, this batch of grain and grass was not allocated by the court, but donated by Princess Zhaohua!" Lu Xingzhou said:

"A month ago, on Princess Zhaohua's birthday, His Majesty originally intended to hold a banquet in the palace, but Princess Zhaohua said that a palace banquet would cost at least a thousand taels. With that money, it would be better to give it directly to her and exchange it for food to send to the front line!"

"His Majesty, grateful for the Princess's kindness, allocated a thousand taels of gold to the Princess's residence. Your Highness exchanged all of it for food, which was then escorted along the way by the Princess's guards."

"To be honest, the grain carts were dispatched several months in advance. Princess Zhaohua sent a pigeon ordering them to remain on standby."