Sun Jiao also knew that Kuai Lan Tu had not paid attention to grasping a good timing, setting off too fast. He quickly tried to cover: "To tell Marshal the truth, this trip of ours is a secret. We did not expect to encounter His Highness while on the way, how could I dare let the prince be at risk? I had no choice but to request from the inspector some reinforcements..."

"Master Sun had good intention," Chang Geng said with a smile. "But how did you know that this trip to the South would be risky?"

Sun Jiao probably knew that his supporter was about to arrive, his back also became straighter. He said: "This time, as your subject was ordered to travel to the South to appease the troops, I have long been aware of the rampaging bandits situation in this region, hence for the sake of preventing any unforeseen incident, I deliberately requested His Majesty for a Drumming Order before leaving - as it turned out, something did go wrong. But fortunately, the Marquis was greatly experienced and was not fazed in the face of danger."

Gu Yun revealed an unamused smile, not paying his flattery any mind.

Sun Jiao: "These bandits are rampaging without fear, becoming more and more courageous. If they dare to rob even the court officials, then what would happen to the common people? If we don't get rid of this problem, the Southwest will remain unstable. It seemed that I was correct in bringing along the Drumming Order. The very first Drumming Order of Great Liang is about to fall directly on General Fu."

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In addition to two hundred soldiers, the Southern Frontier inspector also possessed ten sets of Heavy Armor and fifteen sets of Light Armor — add a Giant Kite into the mix, and then judging from firepower alone, they would be no different than Yanhui Town's defensive force in the Northern Frontier.

The moment he received a letter from Sun Jiao, he knew that the day he had been waiting for was arriving.

Fu Zhi Cheng had been the mountain king for a long time: he was crude, arrogant, and had caused Kuai Lan Tu — who was sent by the imperial court to keep an eye on him — to lose face on more than one occasion. The hatred between the two had a long history.