Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2452 A secret

Following Lao Tang out of the big tent, Lu Shengyuan was confused. He didn't know what this guy was going to prepare, so he could only watch him jump high on the spot. Not only did he jump high, he also started boxing. After one set of boxing, he was not finished yet, and started the second set.

Seeing this, Lu Shengyuan couldn't help but roll his eyes. He had known this guy for so many years, but this was the first time he saw him so unstable.

"What's wrong with you?" He reached out and tugged at Lao Tang, "Didn't you say you were going to prepare? Why aren't you going?"

"Aren't we preparing now? I'm a little excited now, so I can't spar with him. I have to wait until I calm down before I can spar with him. After all, he is my idol, so I have to be well prepared." Lao Tang took a deep breath, took off his outer robe and handed it to Lu Shengyuan, revealing his tight clothes. He jumped up and down and said to Lu Shengyuan, "Luckily I went home to change my clothes. I was thinking that if you didn't want to fight, I would take your place."

"What's the difference now?" Lu Shengyuan spread his hands, "Haven't you got what you wanted?"

"That's different." Lao Tang looked in the direction of the big tent. They were far enough away that he didn't know if the people inside could hear him. But he still said in a low voice, "Didn't you notice? General Yingbao doesn't want to fight you either. He thinks it's not appropriate."

"Found it." Lu Shengyuan nodded, sighed helplessly, and said, "Why is this? Didn't you say, what is his name? Fighting Maniac?"

"He had a choice, and he did it willingly." Lao Tang shrugged helplessly, "He didn't want to do it, did he? That's why he asked us to come and ask. If he really wanted to fight, there's no need at all."

"That's true, but if he doesn't fight, how can he explain to the commander-in-chief?"

"That's their business, not ours."

"That being said, isn't it us who are responsible?" Lu Shengyuan sighed, "I feel like I can't avoid this fight."

"If you can't dodge, then don't dodge. Anyway, you can't beat General Eagle Leopard or the commander-in-chief, right?"

".Although that's what I said, but..." Lu Shengyuan sighed, "I feel powerless."

"You have to clean up the mess you made yourself."

"That's true. Everyone knows that the commander loves his brother. I accept his behavior towards me. Besides, I didn't just offend the young prince this time. I also offended the young prince from the vanguard camp. He didn't look too good when he saw me recently. Although we still say hello and have some interactions, it's still awkward. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Lao Tang raised his eyebrows, "They are brothers, they will definitely have their opinions on you."

"It's the same with the Duke, the Marquis, and the General, except they don't show it."

"You didn't offend them, but you exposed your fatal weakness, which they cannot tolerate, because this weakness can not only cost you your life, but also cause the tragic consequence of the annihilation of the entire army."

“You all say that, but”

"You're not convinced. You think caution is the most important thing, right?" Seeing Lu Shengyuan nod, Lao Tang smiled and said, "I've inquired about your performance in the drill before, and I know your decisions and mistakes. We reviewed them privately, and there were no exceptions on several occasions."

"The whole army was wiped out?" "Yes!" Old Tang sighed, "Fortunately, it was just a drill, not a real battlefield, otherwise you would be a sinner. If it really came to that, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to save your life. The Duke, the Marquis and the general have been lenient in punishing you, because of your previous experience and they know what's bothering you. So, they asked Mr. Qin and Prince Hui to persuade you to leave the camp for a short period of time and live in a different environment for a while."

"I know."

"If you really understood, you wouldn't have said something like General Xia was not nice to you. After all, based on your performance that day, anyone else would have been punished by military law." Old Tang looked at Lu Shengyuan, "Although I don't agree with the commander-in-chief taking his anger out on you, I also don't agree with you being so self-pitying and blaming others now."

"I don't blame anyone, I know I have problems, but..."

"You're still trying to excuse yourself, aren't you?" Old Tang rolled his eyes. "Don't even think about denying it. Just now in the big tent, you said something like if the commander-in-chief is not convinced, we can have a battle. I knew that you think you're not wrong now."

Lu Shengyuan didn't say anything, but just looked at Lao Tang silently and nodded slightly.

"You are really not suitable to lead troops. Your current idea is a real military taboo and will make you die in vain." Lao Tang pulled Lu Shengyuan and said, "Come here, I will tell you a secret."

"what?"

"Do you know why I left the camp?"

"I know. Something happened at home and I had to leave."

"This is just one of the reasons. Another one is that our boss was surrounded and almost wiped out." Lao Tang smiled at the shocked Lu Shengyuan, "Everyone thinks that it was the boss's recklessness that made the battle so difficult. In fact, it was my fault in the reconnaissance and I didn't notice the ambush, so..." He spread his hands, "I survived by chance, but my brothers died in the battle. From that day on, I couldn't sleep all night, thinking that as soon as I closed my eyes, I would dream about my brothers and the boss who almost died in front of me."

"Is that so? I have never heard of it before."

"This is the truth." Lao Tang nodded gently, "It's just that not many people know about it. However, I still have to take the punishment I deserve. It's just that my injury hasn't healed completely when something happened at home. It was a good opportunity for me to leave the camp and take a good rest. I didn't expect that I would take this rest until now."

"But you've already come out?"

"I got out of it a long time ago. It's impossible not to make mistakes in war. It's just that we learn from our mistakes." Lao Tang looked in the direction of the big tent and saw Merlin coming out. He waved at her, "This way, this way."

Lu Shengyuan looked at Old Tang who was jumping up and down again, and sighed softly, "You're right, maybe when I return from my voyage with Prince Hui, I'll put all this behind me."

"Of course I will." Seeing Merlin approaching, Lao Tang raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

"The boss asked if you were ready." Merlin looked at the jumping Old Tang, "Is this what you mean by ready?"

"Yes!" Lao Tang nodded, stood firmly, stretched his arms and legs, and said, "I'm ready. We can start anytime."