Neither the Wang Clan nor Desolate Calamity ever anticipated that Zhao Changhe could be so shameless.1

How did people fight wars in the past? Cui Wenjing and Wang Daoning fought with mutual understanding and grace. They would often meet far from the battlefield, exchanging polite conversation before leaving their subordinates to fight. Regardless of victory or defeat, they would rarely interfere in the larger conflict, adhering to a code of honor.0

Even during the battle at Yanmen, Timur did not throw himself at the pass to personally lead the charge. Sure, he feared being surrounded and having Xia Longyuan descend upon him unexpectedly, but half of it was also about saving face.0

For a figure on the Ranking of Heaven to descend into the fray and slaughter a group of soldiers who had not even made any way through the Profound Gate—such behavior would be ridiculed across the land. Even if the city was won, the general’s reputation would be lost. Unless faced with an absolutely desperate situation, few would stoop to such measures.0

But Zhao Changhe? He not only abandoned such concerns but reveled in them. After taking out Cao Boping with a single arrow, he gleefully charged into the water strongholds, brandishing his massive saber and carving through the ranks. When the camps lay in shambles, he did not stop. He rode straight toward Juancheng and...0