As soon as Xiao Qirui finished speaking, the surroundings instantly fell silent. Even the soldiers who were originally wailing did not dare to make a sound.
Xiao Qirui had brought the imperial court's army to Nanling Pass two months ago. At that time, the Wu Kingdom's army would only occasionally send a few scouts to cause trouble. The local army did not take them seriously at all, and the imperial court soldiers were treated like outsiders.
Xiao Qirui was young, but he was on equal footing with General Meng the moment he arrived. Naturally, they were unconvinced.
Even Meng Wu thought that Xiao Qirui was here to split the power.
It was not that Xiao Qirui did not know, but with a powerful enemy in front of him, he did not want to cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, he had never fussed over small matters.
This was the first time everyone had seen him embarrass the Meng family in the two months he had been here.
