Under the guidance of Advisor Mao Ming, the alliance army of the Myriad Mountains Nation once again set out. The 170,000 strong army was currently gathering in the Hundred Lives Nation. In the past few hundred years, this was the first military operation targeting the Crescent Moon Nation. It was the 15th of the second month, the night of the full moon.
There were still three days left until the fifteenth day of the second lunar month. The diplomatic missions from various countries gathered in the country of Baishou were all excited by the arrival of the allied forces. Besides venting their pent-up frustrations for so long, the most important thing was to rescue the young master of the Yuaya Kingdom as soon as possible so that they could be relieved of their responsibilities.
Amidst the lively atmosphere of cheers and anticipation, only the Crescent Army camp was shrouded in a gloomy fog because the news of Yue Qingqiu's death had spread early in the morning. Although Du Jing and Mao Ming knew that this moment would come sooner or later, for the sake of the morale of the 5,000 Crescent Army and the cooperation of the Myriad Mountain Coalition Army, this information could be delayed for as long as possible.
Du Jing and Mao Ming gathered a dozen generals in the main tent to discuss countermeasures. They had to let everyone know what Yue Qingqiu had told them before he died, because the Crescent Army would face more difficulties in the future.
First of all, without the emperor's decree, the position of Qingtian Pavilion Master was vacant. Who would command the 5,000 Crescent Army? Just based on Du Jing and Mao Ming's retelling of Yue Qingqiu's oral edict?
In addition, would the death of Yue Qingqiu become a variable in the alliance army? After all, when Military Advisor Mao Ming was persuading the other countries, Yue Qingqiu was still the commander of the Crescent Army. There was no doubt about the confidence of the various countries in Yue Qingqiu. Would the nameless Du Jing be able to suppress the 170,000-strong alliance army?
More importantly, no matter how many people there were in the alliance army, the seal of the black mountain in front of them could not be broken with just a large number of people. Even if the alliance army was willing to accept Du Jing as the commander, could Du Jing really lead the alliance army to break the seal of the black mountain?
After General Yue Qingqiu's last words were explained to everyone, everyone fell silent. No one could say for sure whether Yue Qingqiu's decision was right or wrong, and no one could blame Du Jing and Mao Ming for hiding this matter, because all of this happened so quickly that they were at a loss.
The silence at this moment not only represented everyone's grief for Yue Qingqiu, but also their helplessness towards the future predicament.
The captain of the Big Saber Team, Bi Hu, was the first to break the silence. The 5,000 soldiers of the Crescent Army are all brothers, so I will support whoever leads the Crescent Army. The most important thing is that we must not rebel.
We've been so cowardly for the past few months. Please don't start an internal conflict at this critical juncture. If we let others see us as a joke, I won't be able to face Pavilion Master Le even if I die.”
Deputy General Servant En continued," Everyone knows this. I believe that no one here wants to fight for the position of Commander-in-chief. Fortunately, Pavilion Master Le had asked General Du to take responsibility. I have also expressed my support for General Du."
However, the question was what the countries of the Myriad Mountains would think. Everyone knows that the Crescent Country's current information cannot be spread at all, so the Crescent Army cannot receive the order from the country's ruler. Without the country's order, how can the few of us, who have been jointly elected, convince the 170,000-strong alliance army?”
Military Advisor Mao Ming saw that everyone had no objections to Du Jing taking over as Commander-in-chief. In order to avoid any more trouble, he immediately said,"This matter is indeed difficult to handle, but we have more people to come up with ideas. I believe there is a way. Let's deal with it one by one. Don't panic."”
Advisor Mao Ming paused for a moment, waiting to see if there were any different opinions. Seeing that everyone was silent, he continued,"No matter when the country's ruler gives the order, the five thousand Crescent Army cannot be without a leader for a day. We have to settle this matter first before someone brings everyone to solve the problem."”
The armored captain, Guan Feng, said impatiently," Didn't General Pu and Old Bi say that no one has any objections to this matter? We'll follow Pavilion Master Le's instructions. General Du is now in charge. We'll talk about the Ruler's orders in the future. I'll acknowledge General Du's words now."
However, let me say this first. If I find out that someone fabricated Pavilion Master Le's military order in the future, I, Old Guan, will definitely not let it go.”
Military Advisor Mao Ming laughed dryly and said to everyone," Although General Du and I were present when Pavilion Master Le gave those instructions, I was the only one who said those words. It seems that I should be the one to take responsibility."”
Then, he took out a dagger from his pocket and casually cut off the little finger on his left hand. He said,"If Mao Ming lies today, just like this little finger, you can just cut off my head."”
Seeing that he was so decisive, everyone did not know how to respond. The dozen or so people looked at each other and the tent was silent.
The servant hurriedly pulled off his belt to stop the bleeding and bandage Mao Ming. He said,"Why are you…? Aren't you usually a calm person? No one doubted what you said just now."”
Guan Shangfeng took a step forward and said," Military Advisor, I was wrong. I was just saying that. How would I know that you…I will definitely return this finger to you in the future. However, with the enemy in front of us, everyone knows that Old Guan's martial arts can be used for ten fingers. When the matter is over, Old Guan will personally hand over the finger. All of you here will be my witnesses."”
Mao Ming endured the pain and reluctantly said,"What do I want your finger for?" What I want is for everyone to be of one heart. Pavilion Master Le is willing to risk his life for his brother, even though he knows that he will die. What is this finger of mine? I just hope that when I meet Pavilion Master Le in the future, he will know that I have tried my best.
With Captain Guan's ability, he would save it for Pavilion Master Le's revenge and chop off a few more of the thief's fingers!!”
"Alright, there's no need to argue about this matter. General Du is our leader now. We don't have the time to argue about these things now. General Du, you can continue to give us the mission.”Bi Hu said.
Du Jing looked at Mao Ming and showed his respect. He knew that Mao Ming's intention was to obtain everyone's consensus as soon as possible. This was also what the Crescent Army urgently needed at this moment. Mao Ming used this risky move because Du Jing, as the person involved, could not explain much to Pavilion Master Le himself, so he could only rely on Mao Ming's words.
However, Maoming was not born in the army, and his style of doing things had always been different from those who had been in the army for many years. It was inevitable that what he said did not enter his ears. Just like how he had advocated not to spend too much manpower to search for the missing five or six hundred brothers a few days ago, Pavilion Master Le and Du Jing couldn't refute his argument. However, Pavilion Master Le's friendship with his brothers couldn't allow him to abandon his brothers, so he would rather go alone to take revenge.
In order to convince everyone, Mao Ming was willing to cut off one of his fingers. This was to tell everyone that he was not just a strategist. As long as it was for the big picture and for his brothers, he was willing to shed blood and sweat for everyone.
Du Jing's first sentence to everyone was: " The problem just now can only be discussed by the military counselor. We are all in the war. Those problems that are related to the Myriad Mountain Alliance Army are not our expertise. Moreover, we have relied on the military counselor to lobby and contact the various countries, so…"
Du Jing looked at Mao Ming who was still gritting his teeth and enduring the pain. He could only helplessly say,"What should we do? It's still the military counselor who will tell everyone."”
Guan Shangfeng felt ashamed again when he heard the respectful words. He pulled out his sword and was about to cut off his finger to apologize. When the others saw this, they immediately rushed up and held him down, reprimanding him.
Although Mao Ming was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely, he couldn't help but get angry when he saw Captain Guan's actions. He shouted,"How long do you need to recuperate for a broken finger?" Kill a few less thieves? If everyone is as reckless as you, what can the Crescent Army do?”
When Guan Shangfeng heard Mao Ming's words, he hurriedly said,"You were the one who cut off your own finger first. I…I was…I was just the second one."”
"I'm a military counselor. I'm good at talking. Cutting off a finger won't affect my work.”
"Old Guan doesn't need to use his mouth to kill enemies, so he'll cut off his tongue," said Luo Ping, the captain of the Fuyao team.”
When Guan Fengfeng heard someone suggest cutting his own tongue, he quickly said,"I have to give orders and scold the soldiers and thieves. This tongue is useful and cannot be cut off."”
Everyone laughed when they heard that. This laughter squeezed the hearts of the Crescent Army tightly together. This smile would also become an important support for the Crescent Army in the future.
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