If I had to find a word to describe this young Mr. Sun, perhaps "unexpected" would be more suitable for him.

Regarding this war to pacify the southwest, or for his own expedition this time, it can be said that Qi Yuangong had made a lot of mental preparations on the day he received the order.

He had already prepared for various scenarios. For example, if he won a battle in the southwest and made great contributions, he would accept the emperor's reward after returning. He even thought about how to refuse the reward and how to consult his father.

For example, if the Tiger Roar Camp suffered heavy losses in the Southwest War, what would he do? Qi Yuangong was mentally prepared for even his own death. Before setting out, he had even prepared a suicide note, which he would deliver to his father if he couldn't return.

Of course, defeat was impossible. Qi Yuangong had complete confidence in both the Tiger Roar Battalion and himself. However, soldiers, regardless of rank or strength, were prepared to sacrifice their lives for their country before every expedition, leaving a will home. After all, the battlefield was brutal, and accidents were not unheard of.

However, the current situation was far beyond Qi Yuangong's expectations. When he followed Sun Chuanting to attack Chongqing, Qi Yuangong had never thought that such a situation would happen.

In Qi Yuangong's view, this sneak attack was extremely important and also very dangerous.

The reason is very simple. Taking your men to the rebel territory to kill their leader is called a decapitation operation. Qi Yuangong had learned it before, but it was not done like this.

Moreover, we are now on a long-distance raid, not a silent infiltration. The risk is too great. If we are not careful, we will be surrounded by the enemy and will probably die miserably.

But the actual situation was not what Qi Yuangong expected. What happened now completely refreshed his cognition.

Along the way, his army hid when they encountered a large number of rebels, and attacked when they were outnumbered; they bypassed large cities and directly destroyed small ones. This did not surprise Qi Yuangong, because this was the original plan.

But the situation has changed, and this change came from Sun Chuanting.

This young Lord Sun is truly incomparable.

Qi Yuangong was just a military general and was at a loss for words. For a moment, he didn't know how to describe Sun Chuanting.

Every time he arrived at a place and fought a battle, Lord Sun would start to solicit surrender.

Originally, Qi Yuangong was even prepared to shoot the prisoners of war and kill all these ignorant remnants of the rebels on the spot.

But Lord Sun did not do so. He stopped Qi Yuangong and recruited all these people, giving them a hot meal. At the same time, he was recruiting people along the way. If he saw poor people who could not survive in a certain place, Lord Sun would give them food and then recruit them into the team.

They collected them along the way, just like picking up scraps, stopping and starting, and have collected more than 20,000 people.

Qi Yuangong had opposed Sun Chuanting's actions countless times. The reason was very simple. These people were just a mob. You had to find a way to get food to feed them. What use would they be when a real war broke out?

Sun Chuanting just smiled and said, "I know what's going on." Then he ignored Qi Yuangong.

This made Qi Yuangong depressed for a while. Looking at these poor people who were so hungry that they were pale and skinny and had finally had a full meal, and were walking scattered on the road following the troops of the Huxiao Camp and the Guizhou General Zhang Yanfang, Qi Yuangong didn't know what to say.

Not only are these people of no help, but they are also likely to cause trouble when a real war breaks out, and by then the result will likely be more harm than good.

But things once again went beyond Qi Yuangong's expectations. From that day on, this young Lord Sun was busy among these people, eating with them, understanding their situations, and also persuading them not to fight.

Moreover, starting from the third day, Master Sun actually arranged for them to train while walking.

Qi Yuangong originally thought that it would be a waste of time and effort, but the result was just the opposite. These people actually made some progress in their training.

Whenever they encountered a small battle on the road, Lord Sun would arrange for them to go up and practice. Today, a few thousand people would go up to fight, and tomorrow, a few thousand more would go up to fight, and this cycle would repeat over and over again. By now, more than 20,000 people had formed an army.

And judging by their appearance, they were even more elite than the men under Guizhou General Zhang Yanfang. Although they didn't have the best armor and weapons, they were surprisingly brave.

Yesterday, we fought a battle. The rebels had 5,000 men, and Lord Sun unexpectedly sent 5,000 men as well. Five thousand against five thousand, and they crushed the enemy. It was a one-sided situation from the start.

Lord Sun selected a 500-man assault team from the 5,000 men, and directly broke the enemy's formation into pieces. The people behind took advantage of the situation and attacked, inflicting a heavy defeat on the enemy.

Qi Yuangong thought that a large-scale massacre would begin, but Lord Sun did something strange again and simply incorporated all the rebels into a new team.

Qi Yuangong was very worried. He had just killed them all, and perhaps one of their brothers was among the dead. In such a situation, they would definitely betray you. Selling intelligence was a small matter, but if they really turned against you on the battlefield, that would be disastrous.

With such worries, Qi Yuangong went to talk to Sun Chuanting. After learning the details, Qi Yuangong found that he was worrying too much.

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