Deputy General Xu tilted his head with a look of unwillingness in his eyes.

Su Xinyang kicked him and said coldly, "This kick is for the comrades who died in the battle."

As he said this, Su Xinyang stepped on his face again, "This kick is for the soldiers who promote and trust you."

"You are a disloyal and unfilial person, you have no right to act noble in front of us."

These words excited the soldiers present.

"take away."

Su Xinyang and his entourage returned with Lieutenant General Xu, and every soldier they met spat at him.

"traitor!"

"You, a spy, shall die a horrible death!"

"Death to the traitor!"

Amidst the curses, there were praises for Su Xinyang, especially from the generals gathered in the commander's tent, all of them were impressed by Su Xinyang.

"Today, we are all grateful to the young master. If he hadn't made arrangements in advance, I'm afraid we would have suffered heavy losses."

"The young master is powerful, but General Xie is even more powerful. He listened to our young master."

"Hahaha, the young master has great insight. I have to admire him. I have been with Deputy General Xu for many years and never noticed that something was wrong, but I didn't expect the young master to notice it."

"The young master must be a child prodigy!"

"What kind of child prodigy? He is a natural born general."

Duke Suguo Xie Zhen had an uncontrollable smile on his dignified face. The talent shown by his grandson in the previous few times made him have a new understanding of this kid. Moreover, in the two recent battles, if it were not for his grandson's alertness and decisive judgment, their Northwest Army would have suffered heavy losses.

At this moment, a report from a personal soldier came from outside the tent.

"General, the young master has arrived."

"Enter."

As Su Xinyang walked into the tent, he was immediately met with the passionate gazes of the generals. Each of them looked at him with eyes full of love and appreciation.

He walked forward without looking away and saluted respectfully, "Grandpa, I will live up to your expectations and capture the traitor Lieutenant General Xu. Please make the decision."

As soon as Deputy General Xu was mentioned, the faces of the generals present all changed.

"Bring the people up."

Two personal soldiers escorted Lieutenant General Xu into the tent. The generals in the tent glared at him, wishing they could draw their swords and kill him.

"Xu Tao, why do you want to be a traitor?"

"How can you be so shameless."

"What benefit did Dayong give you that made you betray Dayong?"

Faced with waves of scolding, Xu Tao remained silent, but when he heard the question, he finally raised his head with bloodshot eyes.

"Why would I betray you?" Xu Tao laughed softly, "Don't you know?"

"This Dayong has already rotted away!"

"Have those high officials living in the imperial city ever thought about our lives? The man sitting on the throne is arrogant and extravagant, but he leaves us all starving."

"Why should I defend my territory for these parasites? I will have the Darong army march through Shangjing City and drive that tyrant off the throne."

"Such a tyrant emperor and such a court are not worth my life!"

He shouted out every word, every time, at the top of his lungs. He was so emotional that veins on his forehead bulged and his face was flushed.

Some people lowered their heads in silence, some shook their heads in disappointment, some had red eyes due to grief, and in the end, all turned into a helpless sigh.

Xu Tao looked at Xie Zhen with red eyes, "General, have you forgotten how General Xie and the others died? They could have survived, but the tyrant king wanted to kill them. That's why they had to die!"

"What qualifications does an emperor like this have for me to be loyal to him?"

"He doesn't deserve it!"

Duke Su's voice was as loud as a bell, and he shouted sternly, "Shut up!"

The tent fell into an eerie silence, and a sad atmosphere hung in the air.

They knew it very well, but the beliefs in their hearts and the land behind them forced them to choose to hold on.

"You hate the nobles of Dayong and the emperor, but how could my grandfather ever let you down? Why did you want to put him to death? Don't put the blame of your betrayal and desire for wealth and glory on my father and my uncle."

These words successfully broke the depressed atmosphere in the tent.

Xu Tao knelt in the big tent. "I have no way to refute this matter. You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you. I, Xu Tao, have no complaints."

Duke Su said coldly: "Tomorrow the Japanese general will publicly execute him in front of the three armies to serve as a warning to others."

Xu Tao was taken away. The generals in the tent were preparing to discuss military affairs. Su Xinyang was about to retreat as usual, but was stopped by Duke Su.

"Heling, please stay and listen together."

The other generals did not object, but instead made way and left the best position for Su Xinyang.

At this moment, Su Xinyang knew that he had successfully gained the trust of these generals.

"It's getting late, everyone should get some rest."

After all the generals left, Su Xinyang did not leave.

Xie Zhen looked at his little grandson. The more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became.

"He Ling, do you have anything else to do?"

Su Xinyang finally took out the most important thing.

"Grandfather, I want to give you a gift."

Xie Zhen was very curious. Maybe it was because of the great victory today, or maybe it was because today was a new year, he was in a good mood. "What?"

Su Xinyang took out the repeating crossbow that he had given to his personal soldiers outside for safekeeping.

"Grandfather, what do you think of this crossbow?"

Xie Zhen picked up the crossbow, observed it carefully, and soon discovered that the crossbow arrows were completely different from the ones they were using now.

"Grandfather, you might as well give it a try. It can fire ten arrows in a row."

Xie Zhen's eyes widened, "Really?"

He immediately asked his personal soldiers to bring the target.

An arrow was shot out, and the trigger was pulled again, and the second arrow was shot out.

When the tenth arrow was shot, Xie Zhen couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The personal soldiers guarding outside the tent were all stunned. They seldom saw the general laughing so hard, and they all thought that the general was happy because of the great victory today.

Xie Zhen's eyes were filled with admiration and love when he looked at his eldest grandson. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

"He Ling, where did this thing come from? Who made it?"

This item is of great significance to their army.

Su Xinyang said shyly, "The crossbow was invented by my grandson after tinkering with it for a while."

"You made it?"

Su Xinyang nodded, unable to suppress his guilt towards his sister.

Xie Zhen thought of the gossip he had heard before. During that period of time, his grandson took a lot of wood and seemed to be carving something. Many people thought he was just playing, but they never thought that he could quietly make such a weapon.

He patted his grandson's shoulder and said, "Good boy! Grandpa is very satisfied with this gift."

There was no gift that would make him more satisfied than this.

"Grandfather will report this to the court and gain merit for you." Xie Zhen was very happy.

"Grandfather, this is not right!"