Chapter 856 - 406: Barrage of Death! Zhi Li is utterly shocked!
Earl Chu Ye hadn’t become the commander of the Northern Legion because he was that outstanding, but because he had the old qualifications.
Furthermore, although he came across as rough and unrestrained, cursing fathers and mothers, cursing the heavens, the earth, and the air, he was inwardly very cautious and humble in his demeanor.
Today, upon meeting Zhi Li, his knees seemed to lack bones, ready to kneel at any moment, as he professed his loyalty to His Highness.
Tomorrow, upon seeing Duke Turing Tuo, his spine would similarly seem to lack any bones as he respectfully addressed him as ’Old Marshal,’ ’Old General,’ claiming he was ever a humble soldier under your command.
How shameless could you be? You, Chu Ye, were born into a traditional noble family with honors, merely biding your time in the Northern Legion. You only ever took command of a flanking force to support Duke Turing Tuo during the campaign against the Night Orchid Duchy. And the war had already ended before you even reached there.
Since when had you stayed under Duke Turing Tuo’s tent?
But it was precisely such a character as him, who could navigate between Turing Tuo and Zhi Li, that had securely held the position of commander of the Northern Legion for so many years.
When it came to warfighting capabilities, Chu Ye had only three attributes: a thick skin, a dark heart, and, above all, cautiousness!
This prudence didn’t mean he was overly careful, but that he was stable and fought by the book.
Just an average man in terms of insight.
Yet, it was exactly this man, who, upon seeing a hundred cannons on the southern bank firebombarding in unison, and then the troops crossing the river falling like harvested wheat, felt his heart painfully contract as though it would stop beating.