Sha Wenlong slammed his fist on the table and demanded sharply, "If we don't listen to you, will the whole army be wiped out?"

"It's hard to tell!"

This matter is of utmost importance, and Chen Sanshi is determined to see it through no matter what.

"You bastard! Even if I die, there will still be a lieutenant general to command. When did it become your turn, a mere captain?!"

Sha Wenlong was about to lash out, but after seeing the look Cao Fan gave him, he suddenly remembered something, paused, and said in a deep voice, "Are you sure you want to cross the river to attack those counties?"

"Commander Chen, you were indeed incredibly astute in predicting Dong An's betrayal, but..."

Yu Song then advised, "I also think that guarding Yangchun is the only best course of action at the moment. You should just obediently follow orders."

Chen Sanshi firmly stated, "I'm sure!"

"it is good!"

Sha Wenlong's attitude suddenly changed: "Don't say that I, the general, don't listen to advice. Since Commander Chen insists on this, then I will accept your strategy!"

"Yu Song, listen to my command!"

"I order you to lead 3,000 men from the left wing of the reserve battalion and, as Commander Chen instructed, cross the Hongze River to the east to find a foothold. If there are any major casualties, the two of you are to take your own lives!"

"I?"

Yu Song was somewhat bewildered: "General Sha, I never said I wanted to cross the sea to the east. I also want to stay and guard Yangchun together."

"It's settled then!"

Sha Wenlong ignored him: "The rest of the generals are here. They shall immediately follow me to attack Yangchun Prefecture!"

From then on, the defeated army in Liangzhou split into two routes.

One force of 3,000 men crossed the river to the east, while another force of 18,000 men attacked Yangchun Prefecture.

"President Chen, you've really ruined my life!"

Outside the central command tent.

Yu Song was so angry he wanted to curse, and he was just short of saying, "If you want to die, go ahead and do it yourself, don't drag me into it."

"Commander Yu."

Chen Sanshi said in a deep voice, "Following my advice may not guarantee survival, but following them is definitely a death sentence!"

Of the 18,000 people, no more than 180 will survive to the end.

"Alas! What's the point of saying anything now that things have come to this?"

Yu Song looked helpless: "General Chen, if you get me killed, I... I won't say anything more, but my eight wives and twelve children will definitely fight you to the death! Let's go!"

Instructions are conveyed.

Lu Shuhua, Xie Sishu, and the others were also astonished.

"What are you doing?"

"Mr. Chen, you've gone mad!"

"Are you trying to die even faster by not following the main force and acting alone?!"

"..."

"absurd!"

Lu Shuhua, holding his sword, looked displeased: "We are all captains, why should we leave the army just because of his words? If you want to go, go yourselves. I'm going to find General Sha!"

"Brother Lu, wait for me, I'm coming too."

Xie Sishu quickly caught up.

"Are you two out of your minds?!"

Bai Tingzhi scoffed, "It's true what they say, you can't reason with a damned devil!"

But Lu Shuhua and Xie Sishu were soon sent back.

Sha Wenlong's orders have been issued and will not be changed arbitrarily.

"What are you captains and lieutenant generals afraid of? You bunch of cowards!"

Zhu Tong cursed and said, "Back then, Shi Tou led us with our remaining troops to defeat 20,000 barbarians in Poyang County. Then, under the pursuit of tens of thousands of troops, he led 40,000 civilians all the way from Yunzhou to Youzhou. Didn't he survive in the end? A bunch of stupid dogs!"

"Be bold!"

Xie Sishu glared at him angrily: "You, a centurion, dare to speak to me in such a vulgar way? You're asking for death!"

"I think this brother is absolutely right!"

Bai Tingzhi shouldered his broadsword: "What, you're not convinced?"

"Keng——"

A chorus of swords being drawn rang out, and the two sides faced off fiercely.

"enough!"

Chen Sanshi said in a deep voice, "At this critical moment of life and death, you still want to fight among yourselves?! Zhu Tong, you step back! Brother Lu, Brother Xie, please believe me, if we really suffer heavy losses after crossing the river, you two can come and cut off my head, I will absolutely not fight back!"

"it is good!"

Lu Shuhua then gave up: "This is what General Chen himself said, everyone can be a witness!"

He and Xie Sishu only gave up competing for the position of chief disciple, but their genius-like arrogance never diminished in the slightest.

Especially Lu Shuhua, who has a martial arts master who will naturally become a sword saint in the future, how could he possibly be willing to be led by the nose?

"Xu Wencai!"

Chen Sanshi shouted, "Bring me the map!"

……

"Your Highness is a man of great strategy."

Sha Wenlong exclaimed, "After we split up in Yangchun Prefecture, if they dare to cross the river into Henan, they will surely die. With Yangchun Prefecture by our side, we can hold out for at least twenty days."

"It's not that I'm good at strategy, it's that he was in a hurry to die."

Cao Fan sat on horseback, dragging his Green Dragon Crescent Blade in one hand: "If it can fulfill his wish, why not?"

"Good, this kid should have died long ago."

Sha Wenlong was well aware that he was transferred because his secret was exposed.

He was the last person who wanted the other person to grow up, otherwise there would probably be a catastrophic disaster.

"Dong An is such an ungrateful wretch!"

Cao Fan spat and said, "Back then, he lost to Fang Qingyun in the martial arts competition. If it weren't for my imperial grandfather personally appointing him as the top martial arts scholar and providing him with ample resources for cultivation, he would at most be a deputy general of a battalion today. How could he possibly have reached the position of governor and be in charge of the military and political affairs of a prefecture!"

"The allure of surprise attacks is too great."

Sha Wenlong guessed the reason: "Your Highness, if someone tempted you with a method above the Martial Saint level and asked you to exchange something, you would definitely exchange it, right? Besides, the country isn't his. To him, it's just a matter of changing masters!"

"Damn it! Our Great Sheng Dynasty treats people with kindness and compassion, yet we've raised such a bunch of heartless bastards. Sun Xiangzong is alright, at least he's made many contributions over the years! Dong An, he truly deserves to be torn to pieces!"

Cao Fan mentally reviewed the current situation in Mingzhou: "General Sha, do you remember what Chen Sanshi just said? He said that there would be no grain supplies in Yangchun Prefecture. If that's true, what should we do?"

"Collect along the way!"

Sha Wenlong adopted a cautious approach to this matter: "Before reaching Yangchun Prefecture, we will pass through many counties and divert their stored grain."

After all, the biggest problem in defending a city is food supplies.

As long as there are enough provisions and the city walls are high enough, we can hold out indefinitely.

“The situation in Minnesota is not very good this year either.”

Cao Fan said, "Many places are suffering from disasters, and I heard that even taxes cannot be collected. Relying solely on the government's grain reserves is probably not enough."

"Then we'll requisition some more from the people."

Sha Wenlong said, "It's nothing more than making the common people suffer. Your Highness need not worry, I will bear the blame."

"General Sha is truly righteous!"

"..."

……

Eagle Beak Mountain.

The main camp of the Red Eyebrow Army.

The Chinese military tent.

In front of the sand table.

As a child, Master Jia was taken to Meishan by his father to join the bandits. He was fortunate enough to find a good master and learn martial arts. Later, he expanded the mountain stronghold, swallowed up all the mountain strongholds in the entire Meishan area, and became the only one with more than two thousand soldiers.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like