Yang Ge, Yang Tiansheng, Wei Xin, and the others listened intently to his narration, nodding as they did so.
In the end, Yang Ge pointed at Zhou Fu, turned his head toward Yang Tiansheng with a smile, and said, "Look, that’s what you call a professional!"
Yang Tiansheng nodded in agreement, pulled Wei Xin over, and whispered in his ear, "Remember this man, if there’s a rebellion in the future, tie him up first!"
Wei Xin:...
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Yang Ge:...
Zhou Fu, who hadn’t heard Yang Tiansheng’s whisper, was still pointing out oversights in Yang Ge’s many arrangements, one by one.
After he had finished speaking, Yang Ge said, "According to you, how should we fight this battle? Don’t hold back, speak your mind!"
Zhou Fu hesitated slightly, then cupping his fist, he said, "Then I shall be bold... If I were to conduct this battle, in the first wave of attack, I wouldn’t defend, but strike directly outwards, meeting the invading wokou in frontal combat on the coast. If I’m not mistaken, all these friends of the lord are skilled martial artists from the jianghu, good at hand-to-hand combat and certainly no less competent than the wokou."
"Fortunately, your attire and weapons are not standard military issue, so when the wokou encounter your ambush, they will surely land faster, hoping to use their numerical advantage to encircle you. In the melee between the two sides, even the wokou’s artillery support will become useless!"
"Once Qin and our inside man on the cannon fire sink their ships, you all can then retreat back to the landing point to support the hills on both sides, where my brothers will take over the defense line!"
"We soldiers earn our keep and train for battle formations. With two thousand troops defending a mere dozen yards of ground, even if those daring to invade Wei’s territory are all made of iron, I dare say we’ll have them kneeling and facing death!"
"Encircled on all sides, with enemies in front and behind, we will surely win this battle and completely annihilate the invading wokou!"
What seemed like minor adjustments had captured the situation of both enemy and ally, the changes on the battlefield, and the hearts of the people!
Compared to Yang Ge’s earlier plan, which had seemed formidable, this was on a completely different level!
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yang Tiansheng couldn’t help but clap his hands and say, "Good, good, good, big brother, what’s your name and where do you hail from?"
Zhou Fu, still a bit confused, glanced at Yang Ge, cupped his fist, and said, "This humble official is Zhou Fu, originally from..."
Yang Ge slapped a hand on Zhou Fu’s shoulder, and at the same time gave Yang Tiansheng a stern look to signal him to restrain himself, "Before, I worried who would look after the overall situation if I charged into battle, but with you here, I can be at ease... Don’t refuse just yet, let me finish speaking!"
He blocked Zhou Fu’s instinctive refusal and continued, "Though we did not know each other in the past, now as we stand side by side against the enemy, we are as brothers in deed!"
"The seven thousand brothers here in Nansha Bay, they’ve all come to this barren land because of me, Yang Erlang. I entrust them to you; I beg you, use all your life’s learning to bring them back alive!"
"Your task is more important than ours!"
"Leave the business of wielding swords and killing to us, that’s what we’re good at..."
"Once this is over, I will surely petition the court to commend you; your talents should be put to greater use!"
A person’s true qualities are revealed in comparison to others.
Zhou Fu had seen Chen Du adopt an obsequiously deferential manner in front of Yang Ge, hardly daring to breathe out loud, and now faced with Yang Ge’s genuine trust, he felt an inexplicable rush of courage and warmth.
Moreover, the target of this operation was the despised wokou...
"Second master, rest assured!"
Zhou Fu thumped his chest heavily and said in a deep voice, "Zhou Fu will do his utmost to annihilate the wokou who dare invade Wei’s territory, with the smallest casualties. If this battle is lost, Zhou Fu will present his head to you!"
Yang Ge patted his shoulder, "Don’t feel burdened, just go ahead and fight, I’ll bear the sky if it falls!"
Yang Tiansheng: "And there’s also me, ’Sun-eclipsing Sword’ Yang Tiansheng... mmm mmm mmm..."
Yang Ge, quick as a flash, covered his mouth, preventing the words "if you’re out of options, come join the Ming Sect" or any other words he was about to say, from escaping.