Be sure to pick your enemies carefully, because you'll find that you're becoming more and more like them.

– Rabindranath Tagore (Indian poet, philosopher, and Indian nationalist)

"You people are indeed all generals in the army who have been killed in the sea of corpses and blood, but you are just ordinary generals. Quintus, who didn't think it was a big deal, said in a frivolous tone: "If you have greater ability, I'm afraid you won't be a mere warrior now, right?"

"You ......" General Louis, whose face turned red, suddenly turned his head to Bai Feng on the side and said in a stiff tone: "General Bai Feng, unless this unknown General Quintus can show his ability beyond me, I will never accept his command!"

Compared with the angry Louis and the other generals who were also angry, Ranocchia, who only frowned slightly, undoubtedly looked much more stable, but Bai Feng knew that the attitude of the generals had nothing to do with their steadiness or not.

The five generals, including Louis, Di Maria, Cavani, Tevez, and Renard, are still the generals of the Imperial Military Department in the final analysis; their allegiance is to the Empire and Charlemagne, and Bai Feng is only their commander, and they obey Bai Feng because of the orders of the Imperial Military Department.

From the east of the empire to the north of the empire, Ranocchia, who has always followed Bai Feng's side, Bai Feng and Duke Rundstead are the objects of his allegiance, and the empire and Charlemagne have no substantive meaning at all for Ranocchia, one of the Iron and Blood Five Tiger Generals.

Therefore, in the face of the arrogant and rude Quintus, Ranocchia chose to frown and tolerate, while Luis and other generals did not hesitate to stand up and resist;

"Commander Louis of the Fourteenth Legion, right?" Quintus, who knew Luis's identity, deliberately pretended to be unseen and said, "You mean, if I show more ability than you, you will willingly accept my command, right?"

"This is natural!" Luis, who didn't believe that Quintus could surpass himself in commanding troops, said confidently: "As long as the ability you show is recognized by all the generals present, I will willingly accept your command!"

Louis, who has been in the army for decades and has served as a legion commander for nearly twenty years, is indeed qualified to say such things, because among all the legion commanders in the empire, there are definitely no more than three people who can surpass Louis in experience and ability in commanding legion battles!

This is not to say how experienced and capable Louis is in commanding troops, it's just that the generals who are more experienced and capable than him have long ceased to be generals at the level of corps commanders, otherwise how could there be so many idle senior generals in the Imperial Military Department?

"What about them?" Quintus, who was determined to make things bigger, pointed to Di Maria and the others behind Luis, and asked with a raised brow, "Are they willing to take on the challenge with you?" Or am I going to conquer each of you one by one?"

"Hmph!" Di Maria, whose face became more and more ugly, couldn't help but snort coldly: "People who say such big words are not afraid of the wind flashing their tongues! If you can show the ability to surpass my eldest brother, all of us can accept your command, but what if you can't?"

"How could it not be?" Quintus, who was also full of self-confidence, promised on the spot without fear: "If I can't show the ability to surpass General Louis within a month, I am willing to accept any of your conditions, even if you let me cut myself on the spot!"

"This ......" Quintus's slightly exaggerated promise made Di Maria, who was originally carried away by anger, instantly calm down; you know, Quintus is one of the most trusted henchmen and favorite generals of the army commander Bai Feng, how dare Di Maria really let Quintus cut himself on the spot.

"Okay, okay, you are all the generals of the humerus of the empire, why talk about life and death for a little battle of will?" Seeing that he was about to cool down, Bai Feng had to come forward and say: "If General Quintus can't do it, then let him be General Louis's lieutenant." ”

"General, I have no opinion!" As soon as Bai Feng's conditions were said, Quintus nodded indifferently in agreement.

"Obey the general's orders!" Louis had no objection to this condition, which was obviously in his favor.

Quintus's arrogance and rudeness, all the generals present have seen it firsthand, and they can make such an arrogant person his lieutenant, which is indeed a good condition for Luis, at least to humiliate Quintus severely.

"General Louis, now that the conditions have been negotiated, then it is time to agree on how I can show my abilities, right?" Quintus, who was in a good mood, said with a smile: "I think that the upcoming 30,000 recruits of the military department are a good platform to display. ”

"Really?" Looking at Quintus, whose arrogance had faded away, Louis, who was chuckling in his heart, asked Quintus with a frown: "How to use these 30,000 recruits as a platform for display, you can tell me specifically." ”

"It's very simple!" Quintus, who had already written the draft, said succinctly, "When these 30,000 recruits come, I will personally train them for a month, and after a month, I will have a head-to-head battle with your legion with 20,000 recruits out of 30,000 recruits!"

"In a head-to-head battle between the two armies, and the first army to suffer more than 50 percent casualties is judged to be lost, the general, Di Maria, and other regimental commanders can jointly act as referees to supervise our decisive battle, so as to ensure the fairness of victory and defeat. ”

"Isn't this an obvious sign that we will take advantage of you?" Louis, who was unwilling to take advantage of Quintus, proposed a change: "I agree with your decisive battle, but for the sake of fairness, our 14th Army will only send 15,000 soldiers to meet your 20,000 recruits in the decisive battle. ”

"General Louis, you don't have to show mercy to my subordinates, because I'm stronger than you think!" Quintus, who was smiling, said confidently, "If I can't even do this, how can I be the commander of your six legions?"

"You ......" Louis, whose anger resurfaced on his face, resisted the urge to scold, and said in a cold voice: "Then let's see the real chapter on the battlefield! I hope that when the time comes, the recruits under your command can be as powerful as your mouth!"

"Then let's wait and see!" Quintus, who had a smile on his face, didn't seem to care about Luis's anger.

After the unhappy meeting between Quintus and Luis and the other generals, Bai Feng 'reasonedly' and asked Louis and the other generals to go back first, except for Lanocchia and Montgomery, who were left behind by Bai Feng and continued to walk along the banks of the Xingyue River.

"Ranocchia. Bai Feng, who couldn't see his anger and anger, rode his horse slowly for about ten minutes before he asked Ranocchia behind him, "What do you think of General Quintus's performance today and the determination of the decisive battle?"

"General Quintus's agitation is indeed clever. Ranocchia, who didn't mind that Quintus was on his side, replied without humility or arrogance: "But the victory or defeat of the decisive battle is difficult to estimate, after all, the combat effectiveness of the Fourteenth Legion is by no means comparable to that of new soldiers. ”

Bai Feng, who was undeniable, turned his head to Montgomery on the other side and asked, "General Montgomery, what do you say?"

"With the last general's understanding of the general, if the general was not 100% sure, he would not allow General Quintus to provoke General Louis and other corps commanders so much, so the so-called decisive battle is just a battle that General Quintus must win to establish his prestige. ”