The glorious name of the Donkey Cart War God of Gaoliang River had already spread through the army.
Who did not know that King Zhou was wise and mighty, his calculations bordering on divine, and had taken E City with ease, suffering almost no losses?
Even Grand Tutor Wen might not have managed that, right?
King Zhou was King Zhou. Even riding a donkey cart, he was still King Zhou, still able to outwit the Feudal Lords astride their towering steeds.
When Zi Shou found out, he had the donkey pulling his cart slaughtered and sent to the soldiers to share.
Dragon meat in heaven, donkey meat on earth. It tasted good and helped vent his frustration.
But the rumors showed no sign of stopping, and Zi Shou felt sorry for them.
While you were all eating that donkey meat, did none of you consider that you had missed a chance to ascend and become immortals?
You could have become Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!
I don't know whether the Yue Army or the E Army would qualify, but you rank-and-file soldiers of Great Shang caught up in the tribulation would all become Heavenly Soldiers and Generals if you died in battle!
Wouldn't becoming a Heavenly Court civil servant be better than dying of old age at some unknown date?
Still, there was nothing he could do. The rank-and-file soldiers did not know they could receive divine appointments after death.
After a few days of rest, Wen Zhong and Zhang Youren arrived with reinforcements, bringing Zhang Guifang along as well.
Although Zhang Guifang could not compare with Yang Jian, he was much more normal than Su Quanzhong, and was one of the few generals at court whom Wen Zhong thought highly of.
This time, Wen Zhong had intended to take Zhang