"Commander Chen, you've truly dragged me into the mud!"
Outside the Main Military Tent.
Yu Song was so furious he wanted to curse his mother, barely stopping himself from blurting out, "If you want to die, go by yourself—don't drag me along!"
"Commander Yu."
Chen Sanshi said gravely, "Following my plan does not guarantee we'll live, but following them guarantees death!"
Of eighteen thousand men, fewer than one hundred eighty would survive to the end.
"Alas! Things have come to this—what else is there to say?"
Yu Song's face was full of helplessness. "Commander Chen, if you get me killed, I... I won't say anything, but my eight wives and twelve children will definitely come looking to settle scores with you! Let's go!"
The orders were passed down.
Lu Shuhua, Xie Sishu, and the others were equally stunned.
"What is this?"
"Commander Chen, have you lost your mind?!"
"Leaving the main army to act alone—isn't that asking to die faster?!"
"Absurd!"
Lu Shuhua hugged his sword, displeasure written across his face. "We're all Commanders. Why should we leave the main army just because of one sentence from him? If you want to go, go yourselves. I'm going to find General Sha!"
"Brother Lu, wait for me. I'm going too."
Xie Sishu hurried after him.
"Are you two missing a few screws in the head?!"
Bai Tingzhi sneered. "Fine words cannot persuade ghosts bent on dying!"
But Lu Shuhua and Xie Sishu were quickly sent back.
Sha Wenlong's order had already been issued and would not be changed lightly.
"What are you Commanders and Deputy Generals afraid of? A bunch of spineless cowards!"
Zhu Tong cursed as he spoke. "Back in Poyang County, Stone led us crippled troops to crush twenty thousand barbarian dogs! Then, chased by tens of thousands of