One of our own?
The soldiers glanced at the triumphant Black Rat and his men, their eyes filled with envy, and nodded repeatedly.
Yang Shisan continued, "Look, Black Rat and the others have followed Young Master Zhou through countless life-and-death situations and are highly valued by him."
"Those one hundred trusted confidants also remained loyal to the Zhou family during its most difficult time, and they are equally worthy of respect. Young Master Zhou's kindness is not without reason or conditions; on the contrary, it requires considerable effort."
"It is precisely because they were deeply in love with Young Master Zhou that Young Master Zhou valued them."
“We certainly can’t compare to them, but at least we’ve been accepted by the young master, right? Since he’s accepted us, as long as it’s not a matter of principle, he definitely won’t kick us out.”
When this explanation reached the ears of the soldiers, their eyes lit up.
Young Master Zhou is indeed different from other masters!
Other masters only say nice things, but in reality, they all discard their usefulness after they've served their purpose and turn their backs on you ruthlessly.
On the contrary, Master Zhou.
He won't say it aloud; he'll just give a score in his mind.
If his soldiers treated him well, he would repay them with their trust. Just like the black sheep and the black dragon, one was infected by rust and the other was poisoned by snake venom, but Young Master Zhou gave them medicine without batting an eye.
Although no one knew what kind of potion it was, it was undoubtedly worth a fortune!
Yang Shisan felt increasingly fortunate. He touched his pounding heart and said gleefully, "I've found a powerful patron! This time I've chosen the right master, and I'm finally going to make something of myself..."
The sound of horses' hooves in front suddenly stopped.
Yang Shisan and the soldiers snapped out of their excitement and saw that Zhou Cheng and Black Rat looked very serious, even pulling out dark binoculars as if something big had happened.
The soldiers exchanged glances and quickly followed.
Just now!
Black Rat, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation ahead, suddenly noticed a slight tremor in the ground. He immediately dismounted and lay prone on the ground to listen. In an instant, the trembling sound of thousands of soldiers and horses came rushing in.
Black Rat's expression changed slightly, and he immediately informed Zhou Cheng that there was something unusual happening ahead.
"Well, young master, did you see anything?" Black Rat asked in a heavy tone.
Through the lens of the telescope, one could see battle flags engraved with the character "Yan" reflected in the sky. The 120,000 deserters of the imperial court held up the flags, looking back in panic while desperately fleeing forward.
At the very center of the army stood Commander Zhang, his face grim and filled with fear.
Zhou Cheng put down the binoculars, handed them to Black Rat, and calmly replied, "It's the fleeing imperial army, heading in our direction. I estimate they'll cross the mountain and arrive here in about 15 minutes."
"It really was them!"
"Commander Zhang actually escaped? His numbers are around 120,000. Some soldiers are covered in blood, so the battle must have been fierce. Did our general fail to save them in Jiangling City?"
"Could something have gone wrong, and General Zhou let these people go? Young master, the enemy has 120,000 men. Should we avoid them?"
avoid?
Should we avoid it?
Zhou Cheng turned around and his gaze fell on the hundreds of soldiers.
Noticing Zhou Cheng's gaze, Yang Shisan, a soldier from the garrison, immediately stepped forward and declared, "Young Master, since you haven't driven us away, then we are your soldiers, and we are willing to stand with you through thick and thin!"
"I would gladly die a thousand deaths!"
The soldiers clenched their fists, their blood boiling, and nodded: "We too, we will follow you at will, young master!"
The eight hundred soldiers rushed to pledge their loyalty.
This group, including the archers and Black Rat, totaled over nine hundred people, less than a thousand.
One thousand against one hundred thousand?
It doesn't seem too difficult?
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