Chapter 1297 - 319: Bad News (Part 4)

Chapter 1297: Chapter 319: Bad News (Part 4)

"But I didn’t just play any tricks."

Lord Zheng raised both hands, indicating his innocence.

"Having no move is better than having a move," the blind man sighed, "that is the true winning move."

"No, it’s not like that," Lord Zheng denied.

"Oh?"

"When you stand on the stage, even if you’re not acting, the audience sitting in the audience still watches with the mindset of watching a play."

"Brilliant."

"Alright, enough with the pretentiousness, is the booklet ready?"

"A Cheng told my subordinates yesterday that it’s already packed."

"Good, I’ll take it to the King’s Tent later."

"Is the Sword Saint accompanying you?"

"Forget it, ever since the Sword Saint gained enlightenment last time, he seems eager. I’m afraid that if I take him to the King’s Tent, he won’t be able to hold back from having a fight with old Tian.

Better to take A Ming instead. By the way, where is A Ming?"

"Probably sleeping somewhere, oh, he should be in the coffin."

When the world speaks of Lord Pingye’s feats, they often remember one thing, that Lord Pingye always brings a coffin to the battlefield during major battles.

Hmm,

In the early days, it was Shatuo Queshi who was carried.

Now, during A Ming’s convalescence, living in the coffin was too comfortable, so this time he brought the coffin over to sleep as a bed again.

In consideration of A Ming’s part in shielding him on the battlefield, Lord Zheng approved it.

After a stroll,

Lord Zheng returned to the commander’s tent and began reviewing some of the military’s grain and equipment details. Actually, looking at this is of no real use, but with a major battle impending, one has to find something that gives a sense of seriousness, right?

In the afternoon,

Lord Zheng packed up his things, took A Ming, and a dozen horsemen out of the camp. As they passed the auxiliary battalion still drilling with shields outside, the shouts of the soldiers suddenly rose more than twice that of earlier.

The morning’s events had already spread through the military camp, and to the soldiers originally from the Snow Sea Pass, although they had become accustomed to Lord Zheng’s actions, they were still moved.

As for those newly arrived laborers from the Yan and Jin lands, they even developed the resolve to die for their confidant.

It must be said, this example is just too good.

His father was killed by the Chu people,

Lord Pingye threw him a Chu soldier, letting his son kill him for revenge.

Frank and straightforward, seeking revenge, it’s simply like a re-enactment of a prince-saving story, allowing everyone in the camp to know of it, making them feel incredibly delighted and motivated.

Moreover, Lord Zheng also analyzed with the blind man why when he casually shared some chicken soup for the soul, people like Mr. Chen and the Sword Saint could immediately gain enlightenment?

The conclusion reached was twofold: one, they were already exceptionally outstanding, individuals of monumental potential, holders of the protagonist template;

two, because they are relatively simple, akin to a cup of clear water that changes immediately when a drop of ink falls in, whereas Lord Zheng, having long been fed up with chicken soup, is somewhat immune to everything.

Similarly,

this also applies to these soldiers,

so simple.

This isn’t about playing tricks, after all, Lord Zheng was too lazy to perform today, coincidentally stumbling into success;

but even if it was about playing tricks or making a show, what’s wrong with that?

Simply put,

whether it’s the high-and-mighty Yan Emperor, Prince Jingnan, or the wild man king, or even Zheng Fan himself,

their actions are just about coaxing people into dying for the ambition of kings and nobility.

Since they are to die, making them willingly die seems more humane.

The various camps of the Yan Army are generally divided into three parts.

The Central Military Camp held by Tian Wujing is undeniably the strongest in arms and horses, the absolute main force in the war against Chu.

The eastern camp where Lord Zheng is stationed is considered one side; next door is another camp of the Northern Front, with fifteen thousand war soldiers.

After Li Bao died in battle, the original town led by Li Bao was divided into three parts, one part led by Li Bao’s son, who also inherited his father’s commander post and title; one led by Li Bao’s son-in-law, and the other directly morphed into the garrison of Quhe City.

But because of Li Bao’s death, whether his son or son-in-law, their status in the army suddenly plummeted after the battle of Wang River, and their forces haven’t seen much replenishment over the two years, somewhat like feeling unloved by grandmother or uncle.

This neighbor of Lord Zheng is Li Bao’s son-in-law, originally surnamed Li, but after Li Bao’s death, reverted back to his original surname Gongsun, named Gongsun Zhi.

The other neighbor, named Gong Wang, is purely a Jin person.

In the Jin land, Jin military leaders who can independently command troops are very rare, as the Yan people, being conquerors, have always been wary and vigilant of Jin forces.

The Gong family are vassals of the Situ family; early on, when Situ Lei was building his reputation at Town South Pass, Gong Wang was already a leading general under Situ Lei, considered direct lineage.

After Situ Lei passed away, as per his testament, the Cheng State came under Yan rule, and Gong Wang pledged allegiance to the Yan. Because Situ Lei had specifically mentioned Gong Wang’s name in a separate testament to the Yan Emperor, advising that he was trustworthy and usable, plus references from the court, Gong Wang was allowed to continue commanding one side under Yan’s rule over Jin.

Only that, if Lord Zheng remembers correctly, he should be nearly fifty, quite an old general indeed.

When Lord Zheng set out from the camp heading towards the Central Army King’s Tent, he did not arrange to go together with his two neighbors. After all, this is not a school society gathering after class to catch tadpoles hand in hand, and there is a distance between the camps; there’s no need to cluster together. Should a deep infiltration by the Chu army occur, it wouldn’t be fun then.