Sword-toothed Country Operation

"Don't worry, big brother, I'll arrange it right away."

After Guan Shan tossed his head back and downed the wine, he subtly swapped the wine pot.

He then left directly to arrange military camp affairs.

After Guan Zhen finished his training, he arrived at the stone table, drenched in sweat. He picked up the wine pot and felt it was light in his hand, freezing in place.

He immediately cursed Guan Shan, who was leaving, at the top of his lungs.

"You old third, you actually drank all my wine!"

This wine wasn't just any wine; it was spiritual wine brewed from heavenly materials and earthly treasures that could aid in tempering Vitality.

Drinking it wouldn't make one drowsy but instead would make them more clear-headed and enhance the effect of tempering Vitality.

"Damn it, Mom and Dad died early, and I raised you all from the shit and piss stage, and you're still eyeing my spiritual wine."

Guan Zhen's face darkened. With a pang of heartache, he took out a new bottle of spiritual wine and tilted his head back to drink it greedily.

Zhongcheng, General's Mansion.

Compared to the state of the General's Mansion in Mushan City, the General's Mansion in the Sword-toothed Country's Zhongcheng was shrouded in dark clouds.

More than a dozen deputy generals and minor generals were in the General's Mansion, each with their heads lowered, their faces grim, and not a word spoken.

The defending general, Wang Kaishan, who sat in the main seat, slammed his palm onto the table in front of him, shattering it into pieces.

"Zhang Meng, what are your scouts even doing?"

"The Running Wolf Nation was in the open, and you were in the dark, yet you still lost over ninety scouts? You're all a bunch of useless idiots!"

Wang Kaishan pointed at Zhang Meng's nose amidst the crowd and cursed him, "The other side only lost twenty or thirty? Less than half of our casualties!"

"The military camp provided you scouts with good food and drink, and this is how you repay me?"

"In my opinion, you don't need to be a guerrilla deputy general anymore!"

Zhang Meng, who was shrinking his neck, shivered violently and didn't dare to make a sound.

The other deputy generals, at this moment, could no longer afford to gloat. They stepped forward one after another, cupped their fists, and said solemnly, "Please calm your anger, General."

Wang Kaishan was still furious. He slammed the table again.

"I can't be bothered to argue with you about the scouts. After all, it's their territory. We took the initiative to scout the situation, so it's normal to lose more men."

"Have you finished drawing the topographical map?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Meng's face turned even paler. He trembled and said in a voice that only he could hear, "No... not yet..."

Wang Kaishan picked up a broken corner of the table and hurled it at Zhang Meng, instantly smashing his head and drawing blood.

"Tell me, what exactly are you good for?"

"Scouts, scouts, a whole bunch died, and the map, the map is still not finished!"

"The Imperial Court assigned the task long ago. Our mission is to take Mushan City before the end of the year and claim merit from the Imperial Court! With your efficiency, I don't think you'll be able to avoid punishment!"

Facing Wang Kaishan's furious reprimand, everyone below the hall lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, Wang Kaishan's anger subsided slightly.

"There are still three months until the New Year. I'll give you one more month at most to complete the map!"

"If I don't see the complete border defense map of Mushan City after a month, you can scram and go to the Vanguard Camp to be a vanguard."

Zhang Meng's face darkened.

The four great merits on the battlefield were slay the general, seize the flag, break through the formation, and first to ascend.

Each of these was a life-threatening task!

Even he didn't have a 100% chance of surviving after being a first to ascend!

"General, I..."

Zhang Meng wanted to speak again, but Wang Kaishan glared at him angrily.

"What do you mean 'you'? Aren't you going to scram?"

Zhang Meng fearfully retracted his head and could only shut his mouth.

The meeting dispersed. Zhang Meng returned to his tent and took out all his anger on the scouts.

The scouts were scolded to no end and complained in low voices, "General, it's not that we didn't do our job well, but the Running Wolf Nation was prepared."

"In other areas, we've had plenty of secret skirmishes with the Sword-toothed Country's scouts, and we even had a slight advantage."

"But this particular area is like a forbidden zone for us."

One of the scouts took out a recently drawn map and drew a circle on a certain area.

"Based on our observations, none of the brothers who entered this area have ever returned alive."

"No one knows what traps are hidden inside. After dozens of brothers died, we no longer dared to venture in."

Zhang Meng frowned as he looked at the area on the map.

After observing for a while, he seemed to find the area familiar. He looked at a young man beside him.

"Zhao Qin, is this where your sword-toothed pig went missing?"

Zhao Qin gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Yes, it's right here!"

"Brother-in-law, you must avenge me!"

Zhao Qin was Zhang Meng's brother-in-law. He came here as a scout merely to gain merit.

The tasks of slaying the general and seizing the flag were too difficult for Zhao Qin. In comparison, being a scout and drawing maps was relatively safe as long as he was careful.

Zhao Qin wasn't even acting alone; he was under the protection of several other scouts, leisurely sightseeing.

When danger arose, other scouts would naturally help him resolve it.

However, even so, Zhao Qin's sword-toothed pig still died in the Running Wolf Nation.

A sword-toothed pig that had barely reached two-star wasn't particularly valuable to Zhang Meng.

But ever since then, worried about his brother-in-law's safety, Zhang Meng had forbidden Zhao Qin from venturing deep into the Running Wolf Nation.

He was only allowed to stay on the outskirts and wait for other scouts to complete their missions.

Seeing Zhao Qin confirm, Zhang Meng lightly tapped his fingers on the table twice.

"This area has a radius of over five kilometers. Its rugged and complex terrain can accommodate many warriors."

"If there are indeed many people ambushed inside, we will bypass this area if we haven't scouted it thoroughly."

"Once we are surrounded by the people of the Running Wolf Nation, it will be a dead end!"

Speaking of which, Zhang Meng's gaze swept over the leading scout captains.

"The map must be completed within ten days, or everyone will face military law punishment!"

As soon as he said this, the scout captains' expressions changed drastically.

"General, won't ten days be too rushed?"

"Drawing the terrain isn't difficult, but we must investigate it carefully. Otherwise, if we overlook something and are deceived by the enemy, it will lead to a great disaster!"

"Then half a month!"

Zhang Meng seemed to have made a great decision and said in a deep voice, "Due to heavy scout casualties, I have already signed a letter of commitment with the General, promising to complete the mission within ten days!"

"I can only secure half a month at most!"

"I hope you will not disappoint me."

Seeing how much Zhang Meng cared about them, even though the scout captains still felt the task was arduous and difficult to complete, No one stood up to object. Instead, they cupped their hands and said, "Please rest assured, General. We will complete the mission on time and live up to your trust!"

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