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"Tong Shoushan is quite a smart guy!"

Liu Zongmin stood on a high wooden platform and watched the battle ahead. He then said to Liu Tichun, "I see that he arranges his troops in a very methodical way. He should not be an unknown person. How come I have never heard of his name?"

"He was already a thousand commander in the eleventh year, so he can't be considered an unknown person."

Liu Tichun was also watching the changes on the battlefield ahead. Compared to Liu Zongmin, he cared more about Tong Shoushan's performance. After all, the Shanzi Camp belonged to his subordinates, and today's success or failure would also affect his position in the Chuang army.

However, from what Liu Zongmin said, he seemed to have some doubts about Tong Shoushan's background. He continued with what he had just said, "King Chuang also sent people to investigate. He is indeed famous in northern Henan. It is said that he also crossed the south bank of the river and was forced back by Li Jiyu. Therefore, he is not well-known in central Henan."

After all, Tong Shoushan was a general under Liu Tichun at that time, and his performance had always been remarkable. Among those who joined King Chuang after entering Henan, he was one of the best figures.

Liu Tichun continued, "Drinking soldiers' blood is not uncommon in the government army. Perhaps he was unwilling to go along with the corrupt officials, so he has always been in the position of Qianzong and has not been promoted. It is not impossible. In addition, during the Battle of Julu, Gao Qiqian was close at hand, but he refused to send troops to rescue, which also made him discouraged.

According to Tong Shoushan's own account, after escaping the siege of the Jianlu, he led several brothers and happened to meet Gao Qiqian who was also fleeing. He even killed him in the ruined temple as a blood sacrifice to the Xuanda brothers who were in trouble in Julu.

"Ah."

Liu Zongmin nodded and said, "I have heard about this as well. If this is true, Tong Shoushan will never be able to return to the court!"

"Yes. Even if Gao Qiqian was not killed by him, he has now truly said it himself. In the future, it will be spread to everyone in the world. There is no way to defend himself. With such a crime, Tong Shoushan will never be able to return to the court."

Liu Tichun turned back and looked at the battlefield in front of him again, and then said: "The King of Chuang is destined to be the emperor in the future, but in addition to dealing with the court, we must also guard against Zhang Jingxuan, Ge Zuo and others who are competing with our King of Chuang for the world.

Now, although there are Mr. Niu, Military Advisor Song, Master Li and others in the civil field, and generals such as Mr. Liu, Uncle Gao, Mingyuan, Yufeng, Hanju, Buzhi and others in the military field, even Shuangxi, Xiaonaizi, Luohu and other kids have become generals of a battalion, so it can be said that the hall is full of civil and military talents.

But then again, if the King of Chuang wants to rule the world and become the emperor, there will be many wars to fight. A man like Tong Shoushan may be able to lead a battalion and fight for the King of Chuang’s cause.”

"what!"

Liu Zongmin said with a rather intriguing look on his face: "Are you praising this fellow Tong Shoushan?"

"hey-hey."

Liu Tichun was a little embarrassed and said, "How dare we flatter him? We just saw that he was quite capable and wanted to help him make further progress, so that we could help King Chuang achieve his great cause sooner."

"Yes. Aren't you afraid that Tong Shoushan will form his own camp and cut off your arms?"

"It's all for the sake of the King's great cause. If it can be realized sooner, the people will suffer less!"

Liu Tichun was originally a lieutenant under the command of Liu Zongmin, the chief scout. Although he is now in charge of a battalion, he has been with Liu Zongmin for a long time and speaks quite boldly in front of him.

Moreover, he was indeed very optimistic about Tong Shoushan, and this was entirely out of public interest in recommending a talented general to Liu Zongmin. Besides, Liu Tichun was also a person who loved and protected the people, and his remarks were indeed from his heart.

"What you said makes sense. However, the position of the Shanzi Camp still depends on Tong Shoushan's performance!"

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"General, there are more than a thousand bandits attacking on the left wing. We can't hold it any longer!" Feng Dadong had been paying attention to the war in the west. Although the cavalry and archers of the rebel army suppressed the defense, fortunately, hundreds of soldiers were added there, so the bandits could not break through in a short time.

But at this time, a lieutenant came running and reported loudly that a large number of bandits were attacking from the left wing. It had been quiet there until now, but now so many bandits suddenly appeared...

"Oh no... we've fallen into the trap of the thieves!"

Feng Dadong slammed his palm on the wooden wall and shouted angrily: "The thief is using the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain."

He turned his head and looked towards the east, only to see that there were less than 200 soldiers defending the camp wall, and they were obviously panicking: "Quick, reinforcements, defend the east wall! Everyone go to the east wall, and don't let the thieves rush in."

A noisy sound immediately rang out, and all the government troops and infantrymen outside the camp gate were forced to run towards the east camp wall, and even the auxiliary soldiers and servants who followed the army followed suit.

Feng Dadong still felt uneasy, so he glared and shouted, "Where's Zhao Qiangong? Go, get me two hundred men to the east wall, and make sure they guard it for me!"

Zhao Qiangong also knew that the situation was urgent. He did not dare to delay and immediately called out the name of a lieutenant and ordered him to take 200 knights and ride eastward.

"General...cannon...we have cannon!"

Feng Dadong heard a loud shout from his personal soldiers. He was not sure what it meant when he heard, "It's artillery... The bandits are going to bombard the gate!"

He was startled and turned around to take a closer look. Sure enough, the gunners in the front row of the bandits retreated one after another, revealing two medium-sized cannons. Aren’t the black muzzles facing the direction of his camp gate?

Feng Dadong suddenly felt a headache. He was already alone and his army was starving and exhausted without water and food. Facing an attack from an enemy force that was twice his size, he was really stretched to the limit and unable to resist.

"General, how about we rush out and destroy those two cannons?"

Feng Dadong glanced at Zhao Qiangong who came up to ask for a fight and shouted, "No. We are outnumbered and cannot rush into battle."

After he finished speaking, he shouted to his left and right: "Quick, fill the sandbags and block the camp gate."

As soon as Feng Dadong finished speaking, he saw sandbags being thrown at the camp gate, blocking it tightly in an instant.

"Not enough, not enough."

Feng Dadong was still very worried and continued to shout, "Bring the barricades over here, block the way, block the way."

He then shouted to the people around him: "Fill... fill with soil... keep filling with soil, make sure it is blocked!"

Nearly a hundred officers and soldiers used shovels, knives, or hands to dig the surrounding mud and throw it onto the barricades behind the camp gate. However, there were too few people and the tools were not used correctly. How much effect could they have at the moment?

"Boom! Boom!"

Hearing two loud noises, Feng Dadong suddenly closed his eyes. He couldn't bear to see his camp gate being blown open by the bandits...

Although he was ready to break out, as a military commander, he still had some illusions and was unwilling to give up. That was why he was reluctant to give up the resistance! (End of this chapter)