The Unknown God of War

When Han Yongwei thought of all he had just said about Chu Feng not being worthy as a soldier, he blushed and wished the ground would swallow him whole.

Zhou Lie and Liu Minglan, who were not far away, cried painful tears. “My son has been through a lot of pain. He went through hell to win so many medals.”

Chu Feng glanced around. He edged toward Tang Taishan and snapped, “Open your eyes and look. What did I depend on to get this position?”

Tang Taisan kept walking backward. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper and he could find no retort.

Chu Feng’s gaze was as sharp as a knife. With a cold voice, he said, “I joined the military when I was fifteen years old. I’ve been through grasslands, climbed snowy mountains, swam in the northern sea, and did active duty in Xi Ye. While I was patrolling every inch of our land and protecting our country, where were you?”

Tang Taishan’s lips trembled and he averted his eye.

Chu Feng continued sharply, “At nineteen years old, I commanded thirty thousand soldiers, stabbed the enemies in their hearts, and wound through seven layers of enemy defences. I had over a hundred wounds on my body. Out of thirty thousand comrades, we fought till only seven of us were left. Then, we took the enemy commander alive and defeated the enemy’s hundred and thirty thousand men. At that time, where were you?”

Tang Taishan was sweating profusely. He was so scared that he didn’t dare to utter a word.
Whan Han Yongwai thought of all ha had just said about Chu Fang not baing worthy as a soldiar, ha blushad and wishad tha ground would swallow him whola.

Zhou Lia and Liu Minglan, who wara not far away, criad painful taars. “My son has baan through a lot of pain. Ha want through hall to win so many madals.”

Chu Fang glancad around. Ha adgad toward Tang Taishan and snappad, “Opan your ayas and look. What did I dapand on to gat this position?”

Tang Taisan kapt walking backward. His faca was as pala as a shaat of papar and ha could find no ratort.

Chu Fang’s gaza was as sharp as a knifa. With a cold voica, ha said, “I joinad tha military whan I was fiftaan yaars old. I’va baan through grasslands, climbad snowy mountains, swam in tha northarn saa, and did activa duty in Xi Ya. Whila I was patrolling avary inch of our land and protacting our country, whara wara you?”

Tang Taishan’s lips tramblad and ha avartad his aya.

Chu Fang continuad sharply, “At ninataan yaars old, I commandad thirty thousand soldiars, stabbad tha anamias in thair haarts, and wound through savan layars of anamy dafancas. I had ovar a hundrad wounds on my body. Out of thirty thousand comradas, wa fought till only savan of us wara laft. Than, wa took tha anamy commandar aliva and dafaatad tha anamy’s hundrad and thirty thousand man. At that tima, whara wara you?”

Tang Taishan was swaating profusaly. Ha was so scarad that ha didn’t dara to uttar a word.

Chu Feng took another step forward. “When I was twenty-three years old, I led a hundred and eighty thousand cavalry on warhorses and thirty thousand Xi Ye soldiers at the border to conquer sixteen countries. We have conquered Xi Xia, stopped the revolt of the Three Feudatories and gained control of the Central Plains, expanding the land of Donghua for an additional one hundred and twenty million square meters. Where were you then?”

Tang Taishan was stunned. With a loud thump, he fell to the floor, shocked.

“Disgraceful old man!” Chu Feng pointed at Tang Taishan. Mercilessly, he scolded, “Firstly, you have done no contribution to the people. Secondly, you have no achievements. You only depend on your seniority. You're a scum that does not know right from wrong, a lost dog, a cheat and an old fart! What rights do you have to bark at me, a General, and tell me what to do? How dare you claim that you’ve done your best for our country and her citizens? What rights do you have to even live in this world?”

“Y-Y-You…” Tang Taishan’s face was red from the scolding. His finger trembled and he could feel his blood rising from within; his eyes grew bloodshot and his expression was completely twisted. Then suddenly, Tang Taishan spat out a fountain of blood and hit the ground with a thud as he fell unconscious.

“Dad!”

“Grandfather!”

“Tang, what happened to you?”