Cheng Chao’s words offered a sliver of encouragement, but they were ultimately of little use. News of Li Chen killing General Wu Wan had already circulated through the Rearguard Army, but the men simply dismissed it as a fluke—a stroke of dumb luck that no one could hope to replicate. If they wanted military merit, they would need luck of their own.
"Alright, listen up!" Cheng Chao announced. "An order has come down from the main camp. Our
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