Everyone turned their eyes in unison towards the person who volunteered, only to find that it was not a vice - general but just a junior soldier, and everyone thought this person looked somewhat unfamiliar.
General Shi frowned as he looked at this person. "When did you join the military camp? What's your name? You do look rather unfamiliar."
This person walked forward unhurriedly. Although he was wearing the somewhat shabby clothes of an ordinary soldier, his figure was not tall but rather slender, and his facial features were unremarkable. However, there was a natural grace in his manner that made people unable to take their eyes off him.
"General, Military Advisor."
This person stepped forward, first glanced at General Shi, then lingered on Helan Yanting beside him for a few more seconds. He lowered his eyes slightly and said, "My name is Chang Ying. I joined the army not long ago, so it's normal that the general has no impression of me."
General Shi looked at his physique and couldn't help but frown with concern. "Just now you said you wanted to accept the challenge on behalf of the Yuan Country's camp. Are you serious?"
Chang Ying looked up at General Shi and nodded seriously, neither overbearing nor humble. "Yes, every word I said is serious."
"Do you know who the provoker downstairs is? His martial arts are extremely powerful. He's not that easy to deal with. And from the look of your physique, you may not even be able to withstand one of his blows."
Hearing this, Chang Ying continued, "I've practiced martial arts since I was a child and have long wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I have great aspirations. I hope the general and the military advisor can give me this chance anyway!"
"But if you go down, you'll be representing our entire Yuan Country's camp. If you're easily defeated, the morale of our camp will surely be affected. I'm afraid..."
General Shi still had concerns. After all, this was no small matter. He was worried about two aspects. Besides whether this somewhat thin young man could escape from the opponent's hands, he was even more worried about the morale and dignity of the Yuan Country's army.
However, just then, Helan Yanting looked at Chang Ying and slowly said, "It's hard for you to have such ambition and courage. Since that's the case, then go."
General Shi and several other vice - generals were a bit surprised after hearing this, especially the vice - generals. They had always disliked this suddenly - appeared military advisor. Now, seeing Helan Yanting easily agree to let a junior soldier go on stage, they were even more dissatisfied.
"General, we don't know where this military advisor came from. He seems to be quite imposing, but he doesn't understand the specific situation here. How can he make such a hasty decision?"
"Exactly. I think this military advisor is just talking big. After all, he doesn't have to go on stage..."
General Shi's face darkened. Just as he was about to scold them, Helan Yanting glanced at the vice - generals indifferently and said in a deep voice, "You guys, as vice - generals of the Yuan Country, act like dumb people when facing the enemy's provocation. Why are you so eloquent now?"
"You—"
The vice - generals blushed with anger at Helan Yanting's words. "What do you mean by that? Who are you calling dumb?!"
"If all the soldiers of the Yuan Country were like you, the Yuan Country would probably have perished long ago."
Helan Yanting couldn't help but raise his voice. Once these words were spoken, they were extremely intimidating.
The vice - generals were about to retort, but after hearing these words, they were shocked. They even felt a bit afraid of this masked man in front of them.
But after they reacted, they still looked angry. "You're just a person who makes a living by talking. What right do you have to tell us military generals who have experienced battles on the battlefield what to do? If you were on the battlefield, you probably wouldn't last a second!"
"You guys, hurry up—" General Shi saw that the situation was getting a bit out of control. He frowned and scolded the vice - generals. However, before he could finish his words, his voice was interrupted by a scream.
Looking up, they saw that a vice - general who had been so confident just now had his whole face contorted in pain. He knelt on the ground with a thud, clutching his knee and howling in pain.
"Who? Who dared to attack this vice - general secretly?! It hurts so much... Someone, where's the military doctor? Come and take a look at this vice - general..."
Helan Yanting coldly glanced at the man howling on the ground, then looked up at the other vice - generals. There was a cold and ruthless look in his eyes. "Is there anyone else who is dissatisfied?"
After saying that, Helan Yanting looked at General Shi. "General Shi, what kind of soldiers can such a cowardly person lead? Hmph."
General Shi immediately understood. He ordered several soldiers, "Come here. Carry him down for this general, and from now on, remove him from his position as vice - general."
"General! General, you can't treat this subordinate like this! This subordinate has worked hard over the years even if there's no great merit..."
"What are you still standing there for? Take him away! Where do you think this is? Does this general's words not work anymore?!"
Several soldiers immediately took the man away. The scene returned to quiet. The other vice - generals really behaved themselves at this moment and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
"Your name is Chang Ying, right? Since the military advisor thinks you can go on stage, this general will give you this chance. Go and choose a weapon to go on stage!"
"Yes! Chang Ying will surely not辜负 the general and the military advisor's trust and this opportunity!"
Chang Ying looked deeply at Helan Yanting, then turned around to choose a weapon. Finally, Chang Ying came to the city gate with a short knife. The closed city gate slowly opened. In the light, Chang Ying walked out with a sharp look in his eyes and steady steps.
Helan Yanting stood on the city gate and watched Chang Ying walk out. There was a thoughtful look on his face. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that there was a very familiar aura about this person, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
When the people on the opposite side saw that it was actually a junior soldier who came out to fight, they immediately burst into ridicule. They thought that the general of the Yuan Country was timid and afraid to fight, and instead sent an insignificant little soldier to deal with them.
Hearing these words, Helan Yanting sneered with a curl of his lips. He took a deep breath and said, "The soldiers of the Yuan Country are all brave and good at fighting. It's just a fight against a mere vice - general of yours. Why should we make a big fuss?"
His voice, resonating from his dantian, lingered around. Everyone clearly heard these words and was shocked. They could guess from the voice that Helan Yanting's internal strength was extraordinary.
The provoking vice - general of the Dan Country looked at Chang Ying and sneered disdainfully. "With your thin arms and legs, you'd better go back and eat a few more bowls of rice first. You're not even enough for this general's one - knife strike—"
However, just as the vice - general finished speaking, Chang Ying, holding the short knife, rushed in front of him like a gust of wind and slit the throat of the warhorse under him. The next second, he appeared behind the vice - general and made a deep and accurate cut on his shoulder.
The Vice - General Lin of the Dan Country was shocked by this sudden knife strike. After grunting, he quickly flipped backward to dodge, then angrily waved the long knife in his hand and slashed at Chang Ying.
"You stinky little brat! You dared to sneak attack me when I wasn't prepared! If this general doesn't split you in half and feed you to the jackals, I won't be surnamed Lin!"
Chang Ying stared sharply at the approaching figure. Just before the bright blade of the long knife came down, when everyone thought he was really going to be split in half, he circled behind the Vice - General Lin like a gust of wind and gave another hard cut on his back with the long knife.