Tian Ce Army, main camp.
Several deputy generals, staff officers, and commanders gathered together, drinking and chatting happily.
"Haha. Our prince really has a good plan. Brothers, you know, my team went to the East China Sea to fight a bloody battle with the sea monster last year, which caused heavy losses to my team. This time, I don't want more than 40,000 new recruits, I just want 30,000..."
"Meng Ruiming! Where's your face? You're drunk after two drinks? Is your team the only one that suffered losses? How many years have I not replenished my troops? This time, I will expand my forces by at least 20,000. I don't care how you divide the rest. I'm putting it out there, whoever dares to snatch it from me is going against me, Lu Sheng!"
"Stop arguing! What have you two done? What achievements have you made that you want to expand the formation? If it were just an ordinary team, it would be fine, but this Shenji Battalion is a condensed military spirit. How can we disrupt it?"
"Your Highness, I still have the same opinion. After the Shenji Battalion surrenders, the first step will be to dispatch officers to seize command. We will strive to fully command this large army within three months. As for the selection of the commander of the Shenji Battalion, hehe, I am willing to work hard."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other generals all expressed their contempt.
We have been together for so many years, who can't see what's going on in each other's minds?
That’s a total of 40,000 strong soldiers, strong soldiers with military spirit. Among their 100,000 Tiance Army, only 30,000 main forces have military spirit.
But the Shenji Battalion led by Lin Che actually possessed a fighting spirit, which definitely made them jealous.
Therefore, these 40,000 strong soldiers must be from their Tiance Army.
"Okay!"
Jiang Shangwu, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke and gently put down his wine glass.
He was so happy today that he made an exception and let everyone drink to celebrate. After all, this was a big harvest.
As soon as he spoke, all the generals fell silent and looked over excitedly. They knew that Prince Wu's words would determine who would command the 40,000 men of the Shenji Camp.
"Isn't it just 40,000 strong soldiers? Aren't your men strong soldiers?"
"These 40,000 strong soldiers are indeed remarkable. They must be united. They will be of great use to me in the future... As for who will lead them after I have them under my command..."
It was not known whether Jiang Shangwu paused intentionally, but his eyes swept across the faces of the generals.
It seemed that the next moment, he would say that person's name.
"Your Highness—this is bad, Your Highness. This is terrible! The Zhenyuan Army has been defeated!"
Suddenly, a soldier rushed in from outside the tent, knelt down and reported loudly.
A murderous look instantly flashed across the faces of all the generals. It was rare for Prince Wu to come to the Tian Ce Army camp in person these days, and military discipline had already been emphasized by everyone from top to bottom.
I can't believe that someone would be so reckless at this time.
But then they realized what was coming.
Jiang Shangwu was also stunned and asked, "Can you explain clearly? Who lost?"
"Just received news: 30,000 Zhenyuan troops surrounded Lin Che, but Lin Che lured the enemy deep into the desert and killed all 30,000 of them..."
As he spoke, the soldier handed over the intelligence paper he had just received.
Jiang Shangwu took it, glanced at it, and shuddered:
"How is that possible? They just laid siege to the city and failed to scare off the Divine Machine Camp, yet thirty thousand of them were killed? Thirty thousand!!"
"Is this information correct?" Meng Ruiming beside him asked quickly.
"No, we've verified it. It was indeed the information sent by General Mons."
"These Zhenyuan soldiers are such useless people. They can't even beat these new recruits? Even if they can't beat them, they can't run away?" Lu Sheng also complained.
"not good!"
Jiang Shangwu suddenly thought of something and immediately walked out of the camp.
"Quick, bring your troops and follow me!"
"Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"Go see Lin Pojun!"
Not long after, Jiang Shangwu personally led a group of soldiers and rushed out of the camp.
Jiang Shangwu's face was very solemn. He couldn't understand why 30,000 soldiers of the Zhenyuan Army were killed?
Perhaps Lin Che was truly a genius at leading troops, or perhaps these 40,000 soldiers in the Divine Machine Battalion had all been baptized by that mysterious temple.
In short, the Shenji Camp won a great victory in the end.
Then his troubles came.
The army had just run for seventy miles when it saw another large army rushing towards it from the front.
Judging from the flag, it is the Zhenyuan Army.
Jiang Shangwu immediately ordered the team to stop and wave flags to convey the message.
The Ministry of War, however, has signals that are transmitted to each other.
The Zhenyuan Army in front came rushing forward with a rumbling sound, and the leader was none other than Lin Pojun.
Obviously, Lin Pojun also saw the Tian Ce Army from afar, and also saw Jiang Shangwu in front of the Tian Ce Army.
Lin Pojun was very reluctant and asked the Zhenyuan Army to slow down slowly.
"Duke Zhenguo—there's a misunderstanding between us!!"
Lin Pojun's face was icy cold, and he exuded an air of keeping strangers away. Even when he was still a thousand meters away, he roared:
"You killed 30,000 of my Zhenyuan soldiers, and you're saying this is a misunderstanding?"
Jiang Shangwu was not afraid either, he went forward alone and said loudly:
"Duke Zhenguo, we have been friends for many years. Do you think I would do such a thing?"
Lin Pojun also rode his horse to meet him, and their horses were almost touching each other's heads.
On weekdays, Lin Pojun was very respectful to Prince Wu, and even the people in the Ministry of Rites could not find any fault with him.
But now, Lin Pojun was not polite to Jiang Shangwu at all:
"Today, I've finally seen through your true character! You're treacherous and despicable. You say nice things, but you're secretly plotting against me. I'm telling you, these 30,000 Zhenyuan soldiers will never die unjustly. I will avenge them!"
Lin Pojun spoke excitedly, drew his sword with a bang, and roared angrily.
The Zhenyuan Army behind him also shouted in unison:
"Revenge!!"
Jiang Shangwu's expression remained calm, as if he had no fear of the power that Lin Pojun had unleashed. He explained in a low voice:
"What good would it do me to kill you, the Zhenyuan Army? There must be another reason. According to our agreement, we each get what we need. I have no reason to attack you."
Indeed, Lin Pojun couldn't figure it out along the way.
Some time ago, Prince Wu personally found him and wanted to make a deal with him.
The deal was very simple. It was to let the Zhenyuan Army surround the Shenji Camp, and when Lin Che was desperate, Jiang Shangwu would take the opportunity to incorporate the Shenji Camp.
After being recruited, within three months, Jiang Shangwu will find a reason to cripple Lin Che's martial arts and hand him over to Lin Pojun personally.
In this way, Jiang Shangwu can take the opportunity to keep the Zhenguo Mansion and avoid being held accountable by His Majesty.
But unexpectedly, the 30,000 troops sent by the Zhenyuan Army to encircle them were almost wiped out.
"Thirty thousand men. That's my Zhenyuan Army, not some civilian militia."
Lin Pojun pointed the sword directly at Jiang Shangwu:
"If it weren't for your Tiance Army taking advantage of the opportunity to help us and kill 30,000 of our Zhenyuan Army to show goodwill to Lin Che, how could they massacre 30,000 of my troops?"
"Prince Wu! You are so cruel! Since you were so unkind and unjust first, don't blame me for rebelling!!"
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