Chapter 147 How to Convince People
Lin Tingfeng clenched his fists and said with an unpleasant expression, "I don't remember ever offending General Cheng."
Cheng Duan sneered and said disdainfully, "I just don't like you. I don't need any reason. If you have the guts, let's go to the border town and see who's the real one in the martial arts arena!"
When the soldiers heard that the two were going to compete, they couldn't help but get excited.
In the past, when there were no wars, after completing the boring training every day, the soldiers had no place to vent their remaining energy, so they would invite people of equal strength to the martial arts field to compete with each other.
Moreover, there is a rule in the Da'an Army that as long as the competition is just a limited one, even the lowest-ranking soldier will choose someone with a higher title than him in the army, even the resident general.
If you win by chance, it is possible to be promoted three levels in a row.
Even if they lost as expected, it would only be a minor punishment of receiving ten military sticks. However, the brothers sleeping in the same tent would want to walk around the camp in a domineering manner because of such a courageous colleague in the tent.
Therefore, everyone has always been happy to see the exchange of ideas.
Especially the competition between two generals is a rare thing in the army, and it may not be seen for several years.
If they didn't feel that the current atmosphere was not appropriate, everyone would have wanted to start a fight right now and let them compete on the spot to determine who was better.
Seeing that Lin Tingfeng refused to give in, Cheng Duan smiled and asked, "General Lin, are you afraid?"
Lin Tingfeng said with disdain, his face cold: "My fists are used to kill enemies, not to fight among ourselves."
"I just don't dare. Stop coming up with these high-sounding excuses. Are you trying to fool anyone?"
Cheng Duan looked him up and down, his eyes showing undisguised disdain. "I've heard for a long time that a show-off appeared in Border Town. I didn't believe it at first, but now I know for a long time that there really is such a person."
"Mr. Cheng, if you dare to speak rudely again, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
"Come on, if you're really that capable, beat me to a pulp!"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Just when Lin Tingfeng could no longer bear it and was about to teach Cheng Duan a lesson, Mo Jinchuan asked coldly, "Have you had enough?"
"Your Highness..." Cheng Duan clenched his fists, his face cold and silent.
When he was training troops in the south, he had already heard of the reputation of His Royal Highness Prince Jin and had long admired him in his heart.
Now he is his subordinate and is under his command.
So he has to listen to His Highness' words.
No matter how angry he was, Cheng Duan still forced a smile that was uglier than crying and said stiffly, "I'm sorry, General Lin."
The apology sounded insincere no matter how you looked at it.
Lin Tingfeng felt as if his breath was stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down, and he felt so suffocated that he wanted to kill someone.
He had reason to suspect that Prince Jin had done it on purpose.
As the commander-in-chief, why didn't he speak out to stop the rude man named Cheng when he humiliated him?
You have to wait until he can no longer bear it and is about to take action before you hypocritically stop him.
Lin Tingfeng's gaze then fell on Song Yanxi's face, and in a flash, he suddenly understood something.
It turns out that the root of the matter is here!
Fortunately, he once admired His Royal Highness Prince Jin and thought he was a gentleman of the time and an upright man. He never thought that he was a hypocrite who was seduced by beauty and could not distinguish between public and private affairs.
His good wife really has good means!
When Lin Tingfeng thought about the fact that the two of them had been riding in the same car together day and night for the past half month, and perhaps they had been whispering in each other's ears all day long in places where they couldn't see him, he felt his head turn green.
This pair of dogs and bitches, now they don't even want to carry people?
This is simply too much!
Lin Tingfeng felt the fire in his chest burning more and more fiercely, almost swallowing him whole.
He couldn't hold it in any longer, and looked at Mo Jinchuan angrily, asking, "Don't you think your dealings are unfair?"
Mo Jinchuan nodded in agreement and said frankly, "General Lin's words make sense."
Lin Tingfeng's original intention was to make everyone think about Cheng Duan's identity, implicitly mocking him for being the commander-in-chief of an army but being unable to treat everyone equally because he was partial to the royal family.
The army is different from the capital. It is full of iron-blooded men. They value the opponent's strength more than his family background.
When Mo Jinchuan went to the battlefield for the first time, the commander at that time knew his identity but still agreed to let him be the vanguard and take the risk himself. This is how he became legendary in leading the army to win with a small force and carve out a bloody path.
He was strict in military discipline and had made many remarkable achievements. Even though he had been away for two years, the soldiers and people in the border town still worshipped him as a god.
But if the gods are partial in their hearts, how long will it take for them to be pulled down from the altar?
Lin Tingfeng had even thought of the rest of his questions, but he never expected that Mo Jinchuan would actually admit in public that he was unfair.
Most of these 10,000 soldiers are under his command, and they are already dissatisfied with the temporary change of generals. Isn't he afraid that his brothers will disobey him?
Not missing the change in Lin Tingfeng's expression, Mo Jinchuan looked at Cheng Duan and asked, "General Cheng, are you dissatisfied?"
Cheng Duan hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not dissatisfied."
"to be honest."
"have!"
After the roar, Cheng Duan felt relaxed all over.
He stole a glance at Mo Jinchuan's face and saw that he looked calm and showed no sign of anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness shouldn't be meddling in this matter. This Lin guy is an ungrateful idiot. If I don't teach him a lesson, he'll go crazy. He has no idea that there are always people better than him..."
Cheng Duan's voice gradually became quieter, and he said with annoyance in his eyes, "I speak frankly, Your Highness, please don't be offended."
The person who was called an ungrateful person was Lin Tingfeng, so Mo Jinchuan naturally wouldn't be surprised.
He looked at Lin Tingfeng, whose face was turning pale and blue, and asked with a half-smile, "General Lin, do you still think that I am biased towards Cheng Duan?"
Regardless of whether he was right or not, with what Cheng Duan had just said, in the eyes of all the soldiers, what Mo Jinchuan did was just to stabilize the morale of the army.
If we must say there is bias, shouldn't it be the party that is biased and takes advantage?
You know, although Lin Tingfeng has just made a military achievement and is the most popular person in the army, Cheng Duan has not been eating for free all these years.
He comes from a family of martial arts and has been a martial arts fanatic since childhood. When he was a teenager, he was thrown into the army by Lord Cheng for training. In his camp, he was invincible.
His only shortcoming was his limited literacy, and he was not well versed in military strategy, so he had only held the title of deputy general in the past few years.
Before going to the battle, Emperor Xuande once commented on him in front of Mo Jinchuan, saying that although he was brave but not wise, he was a good swordsman and could be very effective if used well.
Lin Tingfeng wanted to refute, but he heard Mo Jinchuan ask calmly: "General Lin, how confident do you think you are in defeating General Cheng?"
Others may not know, but he should always know how much he is worth.
Hearing this, Lin Tingfeng's expression suddenly became even uglier.
If he had just launched a sneak attack, he might have had a 50% chance of winning, but if they were to fight face to face, with Cheng Duan on guard, he probably wouldn't even have a 30% chance of winning.
This was exactly why he was unwilling to accept Cheng Duan's provocation just now.
But if he tells the truth, he will lose face in the army. If this matter gets out, how can he convince others in the future?
Lin Tingfeng tried to bite the bullet and said that the two of them could fight to a draw, but he noticed Cheng Duan's eager look out of the corner of his eye and swallowed the words back.
He was sure that if he dared to open his mouth, this brainless brute would challenge him to a duel on the spot.
Before he could speak, Cheng Duan became anxious, "General Lin was so powerful just now, why is he silent now?
If that doesn't work, I'll let you make the first move later, or at worst, I'll let you take a few more moves."
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