Cao Tingjin looked around to see if there was anyone around, and suddenly whispered, "Back then, the prince killed hundreds of thousands of bandits in Zibo Prefecture.
Now that the prince has led his army to clear out the bandits, they will certainly fight tooth and nail. Our two armies must prepare for a tough battle."
Upon hearing this, Fan Cheng couldn't help but lower his voice, "General Cao, I didn't follow the prince to Zibo Prefecture to suppress the bandits back then, so I don't know much about the situation.
According to the prince's style of doing things, he would not do such a thing as burying and killing prisoners, let alone the fact that they were all bandits composed of hungry people.
I remember that you followed the prince back then."
Cao Tingjin glanced around again, then lowered his voice even further, "Back then, the prince was injured, and in a fit of rage, he killed hundreds of thousands of bandits."
Fan Cheng suddenly realized, "Could it be that the injury Your Majesty sustained was the one he received when he was fighting against the bandits in Zibo Prefecture?"
Cao Tingjin nodded and said, "Just keep it to yourself, don't spread it around.
You know, ever since the prince was injured there, he has become very sensitive to certain things."
Fan Cheng sighed and said, “It’s a pity that the prince only had two daughters before he was injured.
When the prince grows old, I wonder who will be able to shoulder the heavy burden of our Daliang?"
Fan Cheng's words made Cao Tingjin's mind suddenly flash with the image of Sun Hao for some reason.
However, Cao Tingjin knew clearly in his heart that if one day in the future Daliang really needed Sun Hao to take over, Daliang might no longer be Daliang.
Cao Tingjin then said, "Commander Fan, why don't we let the Huaide vanguard retreat to rest, and let the Ganyang Left Guard continue the attack on the city?
I'm not trying to steal your credit, but we'll probably have a lot of tough battles ahead of us, so you'd better not let Wilder's vanguard get hurt here."
Fan Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "I'll let Huaide's vanguard attack again. I don't believe that a group of bandits can defend Changle City so firmly.
Since the prince has entrusted the first battle of our rebellion suppression campaign to my Huaide Army, I must give him an explanation.
If the Huaide Vanguard cannot take it, I will have the Huaide South Guard continue the siege until Changle City is captured."
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