"The kingdom's fallen!!"
Wen Yang cried out in anguish, grief and indignation pouring from within him. Almost everyone could feel the intense unwillingness in his heart.
What Wen Yang feared most had happened after all.
His father, Wen Qin, had captured Qichun, taken over Shi Ji's frontline army, destroyed the Wu Kingdom, and earned tremendous merit. He was now escorting the captives to Luoyang, preparing to meet the emperor.
When Wen Yang learned the news, he felt as though lightning had struck him.
For a young man whose greatest ambition was to surpass his father, this news was truly a cause for grief and indignation.
How could Sun Hao be this useless?
Wasn't Shi Ji supposed to be a capable general seasoned in a hundred battles?
And just like that, they'd fallen?
Seeing Wen Yang like this, the corners of Yang Hu's mouth lifted slightly. So even this brat had times when things did not go his way.
He cleared his throat and said, "General Wen has earned tremendous merit this time. However, he was only recently promoted to General Who Conquers the East. I doubt he'll receive another promotion anytime soon."
Wen Yang breathed a sigh of relief, only for Yang Hu to continue, "He'll probably accumulate a little more merit and advance straight to General of the Guards."
Wen Yang closed his eyes in pain once more.
General of the Guards, one of the Three Great Generals!
He still hadn't managed to advance from General Who Pacifies the North to General Who Pacifies the North, yet his father was already about to become General of the Guards!
Wen Yang could not help saying, "When we first came to Youzhou, I thought there would be plenty of fighting. But we've been here so long, and apart from subduing the