The Human Emperor (200-400)

C330: The Stunned Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu!

A moment of silence drifted along the path.

Zhang Lin turned around to stare at the young man behind him in shock. Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and Bai Siling were also flabbergasted by his words.

In truth, Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu were only intending to vent their frustrations out on Wang Chong, but who knew that the latter would actually agree to it.

Due to the unexpected turn of events, the trio found themselves at a loss of words for a brief moment.

"Brat, what did you say?" Xu Gan drove his steed up to Wang Chong and assessed the latter with a sharp gaze. Until now, he still wasn't too sure whether he heard that word from the young man before him.

"I said fine, I will lead my platoon to clear the bandits," Wang Chong replied with a nonchalant smile, not shying away from the conflict at all.

"But..." Lieutenant Zhang Lin opened his mouth in hopes of dissuading Wang Chong from it, but he couldn't find the words to string together a logical argument.

"Hahaha, fine! I admit that you have guts!" After receiving the affirmation from Wang Chong, Xu Gan started laughing furiously instead. "Since you're so formidable, I look forward to your success!..."

As he spat out those words, his eyes were cloaked with a layer of resentment and hostility.

"Lord, this truly isn't an ideal time to make a move!" A ten-man squad leader rode his steed forward to advise him worriedly. Xu Gan might have failed thrice, but there was one thing he was right on. It was definitely more likely to succeed with a night assault than a day assault.

"Say no more, let's go." Wang Chong raised his right arm to gesture for the platoon to follow him before taking the lead. The two ten-man squad leaders behind him hesitated, but eventually, they still chose to follow behind Wang Chong.

"Lord, it is already dawn, so how can we possibly succeed? There's really no need for you to respond to their taunts just now,” one of the squad leaders said from behind him.

Failure in this operation wasn't a huge issue. Given the might of Great Tang's military, the bandits were no threat at all. However, with the words that Wang Chong had just uttered, he would surely be humiliated if he were to return in failure.

If they hadn't known Wang Chong's identity beforehand, they wouldn't be so concerned over this matter. After all, Wang Chong, Xu Gan, and the others were just their temporary commanders, there was no need for them to get involved in their conflict.

However, after learning that Wang Chong came from the Wang Clan, and was Duke Jiu's grandson and General Wang Yan's youngest son, their view of the matter changed.

They were unwilling to see a figure they respected humiliated before them, because they thought of it as a humiliation to them, as well.

Wang Chong stopped beside a lush tree by the road and said, "Don't worry. If you are only worried about daybreak, you really don't have to be." In contrast to the anxious looks on the soldiers' faces, he had a composed smile on his lips.

"Think about it. If even we were to think that the chances of success is slim in the day, how do you think the bandits will react to daybreak?"

"This..." The two ten-man squad leaders were momentarily stumped. They glanced at one another, and upon realizing Wang Chong's intent, their eyes suddenly lit up.

"Bandits are, in the end, bandits. In the military, our men would immediately get in position as soon as dawn sets in, wary of any enemies in the vicinity. However, do you think that bandits will have such discipline instilled in them? Don't you think that they would clean themselves up and have a short meal before organizing their defenses for the day?”