The front line of Old Du Mountain in Guangling Road was the main attack direction of the Nanjiang army. It was also the key defense area of one of the main forces of West Chu, the 40,000 troops. Therefore, Wu Zhongxuan sent Wang Tongshan, the first person in the Nanjiang army, to be in charge of the battle here, to prevent the West Chu rebels led by Pei Sui from causing trouble. Although Wang Tongshan did not have an advantage in terms of military strength, he only had 20,000 infantry. However, the mountainous Nanjiang Road did not have a large-scale cavalry. Although Wu Zhongxuan had a cavalry army built with a lot of money, it was previously cheated by Zhao Zhu, the Crown Prince of Yan Chi. It was equivalent to not returning a loan. Wu Zhongxuan, who had betrayed Nanjiang and surrendered to the imperial court, did not "fuss over every ounce". Wang Tongshan's 20,000 infantry were the most elite infantry under Wu Zhongxuan's command except for the 6,000 personal troops. They absorbed many southern tribes and were the most valiant and fearless. It was because of Wang Tongshan's bravery and his subordinates' willingness to die in battle that Wu Zhongxuan, who valued military discipline the most, did not directly punish Wang Tongshan who ignored military law. Instead, he let this valiant general redeem himself on the battlefield of Old Du Mountain.
In the main general's tent, a burly middle-aged man was bare-chested. He raised his head and poured wine into his mouth. Drinking wine was not enough to describe this person's heroism. The wine splashed everywhere and flowed all over his body. Under his feet was the back of a naked woman. There was a scarlet halberd on the ground beside him. Drinking wine and women were forbidden in the army. In any army of the Liyang Dynasty, these were two iron-clad rules. However, it was obvious that this person did not take it seriously. He drank wine and played with women as usual. However, as long as there was a battle, he would take the lead. It was not that he wanted to win people's hearts. The reason was simple. He liked to kill people. So much so that he, who was originally the general of the South, had to be personally sent to the Northern Border by the Crown Prince of Yan Chi to be Wu Zhongxuan's subordinate. In Nalan Youci's words, if he continued to kill, the southern tribes would be wiped out in less than three years.
He was undoubtedly a legendary figure with an extremely notorious reputation in the southern border. He was illiterate and extremely vulgar, but he liked to pretend to be cultured. He invited, or more accurately said, kidnapped, several scholars to be his dog-head military counselors. He even gave himself the absurd nickname of "General Joy" because he was not happy without women, he was not happy without wine and meat, and he was even more unhappy without people dying. The two catchphrases that he often said were "Fatty Chu in Beiliang is only half a villain compared to me" and "Cheng Baishuang Ji Liu 'an is only half a master compared to me". the former... ".... The first sentence was hard to say. After all, one of them was in Northern Liang while the other was in Southern Jiang. The second sentence was without a doubt. He was not boasting. He once ran directly to the gate of the Dragon Palace, one of the top ten sects in the world, with his halberd and clamored for Palace Master Ji Liu 'an to obediently hand over Lin Hongyuan and serve him for three nights. Otherwise, he would massacre the entire Dragon Palace. In fact, when Lin Hongyuan left Nanjiang, she disguised herself and went to the Snow Villa by the Spring God Lake to participate in the Martial Arts Circle Convention. To a large extent, she wanted to avoid this person's pestering. At that time, if Cheng Baishuang, the recognized number one master in Nanjiang, did not pass by the Dragon Palace, even if Ji Liu 'an and the master behind the Dragon Palace was Nalan Youci, they could not escape.
This person was Wang Tongshan, the number one halberd user in the world and the number one general in Nanjiang.
In front of Wang Tongshan, who was drinking with his head raised, stood a thin old Confucian scholar who had to wear iron armor. He looked straight ahead and did not dare to look at the woman at the foot of Wang Tongshan. He carefully reported the latest battle situation to the general. "I just received a secret report from the capital of West Chu. The source is quite reliable. It is a letter written by a Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The letter says that Xie Xibian has secretly come to the front line of Laodu Mountain. But it seems that he only brought two or three hundred cavalry. I guess that he came to stabilize the morale of the army. After all, he still needs to show up at the West Wall to control the situation. With the general here, it is only a matter of time before West Chu loses Laodu Mountain. Xie Xibian would rather defend the West Wall battlefield than waste his troops here. "
Wang Tongshan was indifferent to Xie Xibian's movements and the advisor's flattery. He lifted his foot and stepped on the poor woman's snow-white back. He asked with a smile, "Old Zhang, if I say that I will give this beautiful woman to you, will you accept her?"
The old Confucian scholar hurriedly bowed. "I don't dare, I don't dare to!"
Wang Tongshan grinned and said, "Oh, I didn't know that Old Zhang was a gentleman. Don't you scholars often say that a gentleman doesn't take what others like? I think you are a genuine gentleman. I am very pleased to have an advisor like you."
The counselor surnamed Zhang's face turned pale. He bent down even lower and muttered in fear, "General, I'm not a gentleman. I … I'm just an old man with a bad reputation. I've ruined your reputation. I deserve to die. I deserve to die …"
Wang Tongshan laughed heartily. "Good, good, good. What a good old man. Compared to my General Huan, you are thousands of miles away. But as an official under my banner, you are barely qualified. Speaking of which, you don't even let your own daughter-in-law go. You deserve to die, but you are lucky to have met a general who treats his subordinates the most. "
Although the old advisor lowered his head and continued to flatter, there was no resentment or indignation on his face.
It was Wang Tongshan who forced him to be the infamous old man who had ruined his reputation in Nanjiang. Otherwise, his family of 60 people would all become targets on the martial arts field. He did not dare to die. Even his daughter-in-law with a miserable background did not dare to commit suicide. That woman eventually became a lunatic. She was the one who drove herself crazy.
Wang Tongshan's eyes were gloomy and showed a hint of killing intent. But after hesitating for a moment, he curled his lips and said with a smile, "Since you don't want her, and I am tired of playing with this woman, she can die."
Wang Tongshan's words were understated. It seemed that he stepped lightly, but he broke the woman's spine. Her body fell limp to the ground.
For the woman who had a cloth skirt and a wooden hairpin, as well as a wife and children, it was probably better to be dead than alive.
Wang Tongshan didn't even look at the corpse. He stared at the back of the old Confucian scholar whose clothes were soaked. This made Wang Tongshan feel satisfied, so he fiercely gulped down another mouthful of liquor and then shook the wine bag. It turned out that he had unknowingly drunk all of it. Wang Tongshan casually waved his hand and the goatskin wine bag heavily smashed onto the old man's head. Seeing the pitiful person still dizzy and disoriented sitting on the ground, Wang Tongshan sneered in his heart. 'Aren't you scholars the leaders of the southern border's literary world? Aren't you unyielding? Didn't you point fingers at me, Wang Tongshan, behind my back? Didn't you think that you could scold me after escaping to Jianzhou in the north of Nanjiang? I just want to let you know that our Nanjiang is not the Beiliang Road under the rule of Lame Xu. I, Wang Tongshan, am not an old cripple who has no ambition. Scholars who dare to gossip beside my ears will be better off dead! " "Zhao Zhu, that little bastard, wanted to kill me for a long time. What was the result?" "Didn't I change places and continue to be a happy general?" "That kid even dared to assassinate me personally. What was the result?" "Wasn't it because Nalan Youci sacrificed more than 20 elite men of sacrifice to protect him and escape?"
Wang Tongshan asked the old man who had a more broken spine than the dead woman under his feet to get out. Then he leaned against the big chair alone and narrowed his eyes in contemplation.
Wu Zhongxuan joining the Imperial Court was a good thing. He might be able to rely on this battle of Guangling to shock the world, rising from the barren south border to the court of Great Peace City. In the future, it would not be an extravagant hope for him to become a great general.
"Cruel and bloodthirsty? Strict in governing the army? "
Wang Tongshan believed that as long as he had the heaviest halberd in the world in his hand, even if he left the southern border alone without bringing a single soldier with him, not only would the imperial court of Li Yang try their best to recruit him, any army would also offer him their military power.
Wang Tongshan laughed. But the most important thing now was to break through the defense line at Old Du Mountain, drive straight into the hinterland of Guangling Road, and reach the capital of West Chu in one go. "I don't care if you, Wu Zhongxuan, will intercede with the son of Zhao Family. I, Wang Tongshan, will eat that beauty surnamed Jiang first!" "Then I will completely stand on my own. You, Wu Zhongxuan, can become the Minister of War through your connections. I'm not stupid. I can also temporarily bow my head and flatter a few words. As long as I make the young son of Emperor happy, and with the foundation of breaking through the rebellion in Guangling Road, the title of Great General will definitely be mine."
Wang Tongshan's smile grew wider. Thinking of the gossip, he was even happier.
Not only was Jiang Si the empress of West Chu wearing a dragon robe, but she was also rumored to be the woman the King of Beiliang liked.
Wang Tongshan snorted coldly and reached out to grab the halberd beside him. "What bullshit four grandmasters. Ji Liu 'an, who is in the Finger Xuan realm, only needs three halberds. Awarding you 30 halberds should be enough, right?"
At this moment, an armored lieutenant strode into the tent. Wang Tongshan was furious, but before he could vent, the middle-aged lieutenant who was usually good at observing people's expressions cupped his fists and said, "General, three teams of scouts have reported back one after another, saying that a young man is heading towards our army's encampment."
Wang Tongshan lazily squinted and said, "Oh? How many soldiers and horses did he bring? Is there five thousand? "
The lieutenant had a strange expression. "General, there is only one person. Our scouts have already carefully checked the surroundings. There are no ambushes."
Wang Tongshan glared and said, "Did water enter the brains of those scouts? One head is not a military merit?! Could it be that all of them have become kind-hearted and are starting to care whether that guy is a commoner or not? "
The lieutenant's expression became even more strange. He swallowed and said, "General, that young man kept saying that he wants to see you. He even dared to mention your name. Our scouts are afraid that he might be an old acquaintance of yours …"
After all, this lieutenant was a trusted aide who had worked hard even if he didn't have any merits. Wang Tongshan didn't kill him wantonly. He just laughed and said, "What old acquaintance do I have?!"
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