In the congratulatory voices of a group of civil and military officials, Chen Mu urged the horse to raise the whip.

Lead the army to the north at full speed.

Of course, considering that Chen Mu is not a military general who leads troops to fight all the year round, Chen Xingtian also arranged for him to be a deputy general in the army this time, named Zhang Chong.

After a short period of communication and contact, Chen Mu found that although Zhang Chong's experience, experience and status were not as good as Zhao Lai, he was extremely old-fashioned and strict.

And he was short-tempered, and he started a fire and didn't recognize his six relatives.

It's a difficult character to get along with.

But it is undeniable that Zhang Chong fought bravely on the battlefield, was good at using soldiers, and was also a rare general.

But because of this, he is quite dissatisfied with this job arrangement.

After all, it has been on the field for decades.

This time, I want to be a deputy general for a hairy boy who has never led a soldier.

Even if that hairy boy was the crown prince of the dynasty, Zhang Chong still felt resentful.

Chen Mu knew that in the face of this kind of person, if he was forced to pressure as the crown prince, it would only be counterproductive.

Therefore, he did not hold his own shelf at the beginning, but took the initiative to lower his posture and communicate with Zhang Chong.

During the march, he even let Zhang Chong go hand in hand with him and walk at the forefront of the team together.

Even so, Zhang Chong still didn't buy Chen Mu's account.

I rarely talked to Chen Mu along the way.

As the sky grew darker, Chen Mu roughly observed the surrounding terrain and ordered to camp on the spot.

All soldiers were stationed to rest.

"Wait!"

Just as the herald was about to give the order, Zhang Chong suddenly stopped him.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, it's still early in the morning at this time, why did you order to set up camp?"

Zhang Chong's tone was very dissatisfied, and he simply nodded.

Chen Mu was not angry, but just smiled and explained.

"General Zhang, the night is cold and dewy, if you continue to march, the sergeants will consume too much, it is better to rest on the spot, recuperate, and set off early tomorrow morning."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Chong snorted coldly, and didn't listen to Chen Mu's words at all.

"The war in the north is urgent, the gap between the strength of our army and the barbarians is not small, General Zhao Lai resists desperately, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is resting here with reinforcements? Forgive me! ”

Now Chen Mu understands, this Zhang Chong is not just not confident in himself!

"General Zhang, do you think that even if my army is equipped with saddles, stirrups and repeaters, it is still no match for the barbarians?"

The thoughts in my heart were shattered in one sentence.

Zhang Chong's face looked a little unnatural, but he soon returned to normal.

"These are just opportunistic objects." Zhang Chong said as he spoke, and deliberately kicked the stirrup with his foot, "The last general understands His Royal Highness the Prince's thoughts about sharing the emperor's worries, but you have never led troops to fight, and you have never seen the barbarian's cavalry with your own eyes, these things are just your imagination out of thin air, I am afraid that it will be difficult to turn things around on the battlefield." ”

Chen Mu rolled his eyes in his heart.

Imaginary? So why don't you try one out of thin air?

These are the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancient Chinese people.

In your mouth, it looks worthless.

Chen Mu knew that it was unnecessary to continue to reason with Zhang Chong, and everything had to be based on facts.

"General Zhang is very right, it's a pity that I am the main general on this expedition." Chen Mu's tone was much colder than just now, "Pass on my general order and set up camp!" ”

"You ......"

"General Zhang, please rest assured, if the fighter plane is delayed because of this, I will take all the responsibility."

Zhang Chong's face was blue and red for a while, and finally he had to pull the reins fiercely, throw down a sentence and ride away.

"I'm afraid that the responsibility is not something you can afford to bear, prince."

But the soldiers were happy.

It's cold and dark at night, so it's best to rest.

However, from the next day, Zhang Chong's face became even worse, and he also ridiculed Chen Mu from time to time during the march.

"With our current marching speed, we don't need to rush to the north at all, the barbarians can kill them themselves."

"I don't know if General Zhao Lai is okay at the moment."

The clay figure still has three points of earthiness, and these words can be endured after listening to one or two sentences, but after Zhang Chong complained in a weird way for a whole day, Chen Mu couldn't help it.

"General Zhang, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

Zhang Chong was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Chen Mu.

"What bet?"

"I bet that General Zhao Lai has won a great victory in the northern border, and the barbarians can't get half a step close to my Great Xia border!"

Hearing this, Zhang Chong smiled.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the last general has been galloping across the battlefield for decades, and he knows very well the power of that barbarian cavalry, what you said is too arrogant."

"Really? General Zhang doesn't dare to make this bet with me? ”

Zhang Chong's temperament is like a fire, and he can't listen to it, don't provoke him with this kind of words, even if he agrees.

"Good! If it is true as you say, the general will resign from his position in the DPRK and China after returning to Beijing, and return to the field. ”

Chen Mu raised his eyebrows in some surprise.

It's really a bloody investment.

Courage is commendable, but unfortunately, this man knows nothing about the power of technology.

"Okay, if General Zhao fails to win, then I will go back to Beijing this time to ask my father for the crime of delaying the military plane, and think about it behind closed doors for three years." Chen Mu said lightly.

The bet was soon settled.

After several days of marching, Chen Mu's army was already approaching the frontier.

Ahead, Zhao Lai sent a small group of cavalry to meet Chen Mu's army.

Without waiting for those cavalry to salute Chen Mu, Zhang Chong was the first to speak.

"Hey, what's the battle ahead of you?"

Before the prince could speak, he was preempted by a deputy general next to him, which made several cavalrymen look at Zhang Chong in surprise, looking a little overwhelmed.

"What do I ask you to say?" Zhang Chong's temper suddenly came up again, "What? Dumb? ”

Chen Mu raised his hand to signal Zhang Chong to wait, and then looked at the cavalry.

"Say it."

Chen Mu spoke, and a few people dared to speak.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qiqi, thanks to the artifact you invented, our army and the barbarians won a complete victory on the first day, General Zhao Lai personally went into battle, our army killed thousands of barbarians with crossbows, captured a large number of excellent war horses, and then General Zhao Lai led the army to pursue the remnants of the army, and now the barbarians have retreated three hundred miles, and they dare not invade my Daxia border again!"

Every time a few soldiers said a word, Chen Mu looked at Zhang Chong's face.

The latter's expression became extremely embarrassed for a while.

"Now General Zhao Lai is waiting for the prince as soon as your army arrives, we will be able to completely defeat the barbarians this time!"

Chen Mu nodded and turned his head to look at Zhang Chong.

"General Zhang, is there anything else you want to say?"

The joking meaning in this sentence is self-evident, no matter how mixed Zhang Chong is, he knows that he is the one who is responsible at this moment.