After stepping on all the noble families, the empress asked me to marry her?

Chapter 7 The troops are approaching the city!

"Two hundred years ago."

"The immortal path disappears."

"All the magical methods left by our great ancestor are useless!"

"No matter how capable Chen Huaixin is."

"It's impossible to get help from Thunder God!"

"Because there are no more immortals in the world!"

"But...how did he do it?!"

The second princess Ji Changling said in shock.

As a member of the royal family.

Regarding the magical methods of the fairy world.

For the true immortals in the world.

They naturally know it better than anyone else!

Three hundred years ago, Emperor Gaozu ascended to heaven, and the spiritual energy of the world dissipated. Since two hundred years ago, there have been no more true immortals on earth, let alone immortal magic. Even the martial arts can only barely allow one person to fight ten people at a time, and it is impossible to defeat the enemy army with one's own strength like it was three hundred years ago!
Otherwise, if the immortal method still existed, why would Ji Qingluo use the national destiny to activate the Jiantian Mirror, and why would he bother to find a way to save Dacheng?

Like Gaozu, using magic to fight natural disasters and using strength to suppress the entire territory, wouldn't all problems be solved? !

and so.

In seeing.

In the deduction of the Jiantian Mirror.

Chen Huaixin was able to have the help of Thunder God.

Causing the earth to shake and thunder to roar!

Ji Changling’s first reaction was disbelief!

The same is true for the eldest princess Ji Changning!

Her brows were tightly knitted, and she looked at the Pinglu Jiedushi and said, "General, could it be that the intelligence collected by those scouts is wrong?"

"impossible!"

After recovering from his shock, the Pinglu Jiedushi quickly retorted, "Although the future in the Heavenly Mirror is six years later, the scouts I trained will definitely not have any problems in this regard!"

"That Chen Huaixin...he has the help of Thunder God!"

The Pinglu Jiedushi was extremely convinced of this!
because.

Only in this way.

Can explain.

Why would he, a general who had fought for the country for many years, look so embarrassed when facing a fledgling scholar?
The rebel leader Yang Yi underestimated the enemy!

And Chen Huaixin has the help of Thunder God!

He has no problem anyway!

"Whee!"

"That's what I said!"

"Chen Huaixin is an expert in both poetry and lyrics!"

"I won't do anything I'm not sure of!"

The fifth princess Ji Changqing said happily at this time.

This time.

There was an indescribable complexity in the way everyone looked at her.

Previously, when everyone denied Chen Huaixin, only Ji Changqing chose to believe him, and now, she is the only one who is right!
I don’t know whether to say that she is lucky or that she is... brainless!
"It is absolutely impossible for him to get help from the God of Thunder!"

Ji Qingluo, who was sitting on the dragon throne, spoke rarely.

There was no trace of doubt on her beautiful face. As she looked at the Heavenly Mirror, her pretty eyes narrowed slightly.

"The immortal path disappears."

"This was determined two hundred years ago."

"so."

“He must be using other methods.”

"Come and use that magical power!"

Ji Qingluo made the final decision.

The Pinglu Jiedushi looked very unhappy.

Chen Huaixin had no help from Thunder God.

Doesn't that mean that a veteran who has fought for many years might be defeated when facing the scholar whom he usually looks down upon? !

It would be bad enough for him to be slapped in the face by the rebel leader Yang Yi, but he was also slapped in the face by a scholar who was forced to rebel. As the Jiedushi of Pinglu, he was afraid that he would be laughed at forever!

Ji Qingluo ignored him. Her eyes were still fixed on the Jiantian Mirror. The corners of her mouth curved up slightly, as if she was smiling, and she said, "In this era when the immortal path is cut off, how on earth did you use that immortal-like ability?!"

"I... am very curious!"

The country's destiny is guided again.

The deduction of the future continues.

【April, the second year of Wanhe.】

[The Yuanju rebels led by Chen Huaixin firmly occupied Bianzhou, where Chenliu County is located. ]

[Starting from Bianzhou, nearly twenty states along the right became the territory of the Yuanju rebels. ]

【For a while.】

【The government and the public were shocked.】

[Even Yang Yi, the leader of the previous rebels, was unable to occupy such a large territory, and was destroyed by the imperial army after occupying Jiacheng, which was still a long way from Luoyang.]

【But. 】

【now.】

[This sudden appearance of the Yuanju rebels is only one state away from Luoyang, and judging from the combat effectiveness displayed by the Yuanju rebels, ordinary county soldiers can't even stop them! ]

[“This kind of rebellion is definitely not a sudden act!”]

[“He must have been lying dormant for a long time, waiting for the world to be in chaos before he took advantage of the situation and rose up!”]

[The governor of Pinglu immediately realized that the enemy he was facing this time was even more terrifying than Yang Yi! ]

[He no longer had any intention of underestimating the enemy, and actively mobilized troops and horses, stationed troops along the way, and reported to the Empress Ji Changning, requesting the military governors of other states and counties to help.]

【and.】

[He also had people spread rumors about the rebels in nearby counties and prefectures.]

[This caused the people to be fearful and uneasy, thus restraining the ever-expanding momentum of the rebellious army.]

[After the Empress Ji Changning learned the information, she agreed to the request of the Pinglu Jiedushi without much hesitation.]

"It seems that the governor of Pinglu doesn't trust his own ability. Before the main forces have even started fighting, he has already requested the future emperor to send troops to help?"

In the civil service.

Someone looked at the Pinglu Jiedushi with a hint of mockery in his words.

Even when they were predicting future events, they did not miss the opportunity to overpower the military officers in their words.

"Humph."

The Pinglu Jiedushi snorted coldly.

You can apply for military assistance and use your numbers to defeat the enemy with fewer people.

Then why should we immediately engage in battle with an enemy of unknown strength?
"Requesting assistance."

"It's not shameful!"

“That’s the wise thing to do!”

【May, the second year of Wanhe.】

【With the help of the surrounding prefecture and county governors. 】

[The Pinglu Jiedushi finally managed to establish a stalemate with the Yuanju rebels.]

【but. 】

[The governor of Pinglu always felt that it was the rebels of Yuanju who chose to stop and rest, and temporarily go into a defensive state, rather than continue to attack, which led to the stalemate between the two sides. ]

[However, this idea still made the Pinglu Jiedushi feel a little unbelievable. ]

[“Fighting with several Jiedushi at the same time.”][“How can we rest whenever we want!”]

[“I must be wrong!”]

[The Pinglu Jiedushi convinced himself in this way.]

【Same month。】

【Chen Huaixin dispatched a group of militiamen to head towards Zezhou.】

【Along the way.】

【Wherever the militia went, there were no people in the village. 】

[The counselors of the militia army were surprised. They thought that this deserted village was not formed because of escaping from the disaster. Instead, the villagers fled in a hurry and did not have time to take many things with them, so the village was deserted.]

[But why did they suddenly flee? ]

[The counselor sent scouts to investigate and learned that the local officials had been spreading rumors that wherever the rebels went, people would be beheaded, so the villagers fled their homes to avoid the militia.]

【“So.”】

【“We haven’t reached Zezhou yet.”】

[“We will be forced to retreat due to lack of logistical support.”]

[Someone in the militia said this.]

[After being taught by Chen Huaixin for many years, they are no longer blindly ignorant, and their own accomplishments even surpass many of Dacheng's soldiers! ]

[And the counselor naturally knew this truth. ]

[“According to what you said, we need to regain the trust of the people and make them no longer fear the militia.”]

[“Only in this way can we capture Zezhou without being caught in a logistical dilemma.”]

[The counselor recalled Chen Huaixin's teachings.]

[The next day.]

[He set out personally with his scouts, and finally met a woman and two children on a remote path. The woman was carrying the older child on her back, and the younger child was following behind her.]

[The counselor asked the scout to hide, and he went forward to ask the woman the reason.]

[“Why not let the older children walk, but let the younger children follow?”]

[“My sister-in-law has taken good care of me. I have no way to repay her, so I must take good care of her orphan, that is, this older child. The younger child is my own. Although he is young, he is still strong enough, so I will let him walk with me.”]

[After hearing this, the counselor was deeply moved and said, "You are a loyal and righteous person in times of crisis. Even if you are wronged by the rebels, they cannot hurt you at all. You only need to stick wormwood at the door of your house to show that your family is a loyal and righteous family. Then you don't need to flee from the disaster and can continue your life as before."]

【That's all.】

[The counselor jumped onto a tree and hid himself.]

[But the woman thought that the counselor had suddenly disappeared, so he must be an immortal, and she had received guidance from the immortal! So she returned home, did as she was told, and called on the refugees along the way to plant wormwood in front of their door, so that they no longer had to flee.]

【Because the woman had done many good deeds, the refugees believed her words and all returned home.】

【As expected.】

[When the militia passed through the village, they would not disturb the families who planted mugwort in their houses. The counselor also asked the accompanying military doctors to treat the villagers, and he also asked the scouts to spread the news of the woman to the nearby counties.]

【after.】

【Wherever the militia goes, there are no longer deserted villages. And because of the militia’s good deeds, the villagers in the villages they go to will also support and help them, so that they no longer have to worry about logistics.】

[Because the woman's story was widely spread, and the day of inserting mugwort at the door happened to be the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, inserting mugwort at the Dragon Boat Festival gradually became a custom, which was passed down from generation to generation.]

Jinluan Palace.

The future simulated this time does not involve large-scale military combat.

Naturally, the court officials could not see what was going on, so why was Thunder God helping me?

but.

That picture of the future.

But it still surprised them.

"It's just a small army, but it has such a capable person?"

"It's just a few words, pretending to be an immortal."

"Just take care of the rumors that have been spread."

"And let the villagers along the way help them again?!"

Prime Minister Wang Qianhe said in surprise.

If it were him, he would be able to solve this kind of trouble easily. Being in this position, he has seen many attacks from both sides, so this little trick would not be difficult for him.

But the future rebel army, or militia army, was created by Chen Huaixin from scratch, bit by bit!

In the beginning, the militia were either gathered refugees or nearby villagers, but there were no so-called capable people among them.

"But even so."

"He can teach this group of people to this level!"

"Even ordinary soldiers can know the problem!"

"If it were placed in my Dacheng army."

"It is already considered excellent for ordinary soldiers to correctly execute the orders of their generals, not to mention being aware of the problems themselves and trying to solve them!"

Wang Qianhe's face was full of emotion.

When the military attachés and generals nearby heard his words, they were very unhappy, but they could not find any reason to refute.

After all, for ordinary soldiers, joining the army is just to make a living, and being able to complete orders is enough. How can they use their own brains to think about how to solve problems!
If we judge by the Jiantian Mirror, the militia created by Chen Huaixin, even if they are ordinary soldiers, will have no problem being a team leader or a foreman in the Dacheng army!

"Team members are just ordinary soldiers in the militia, no wonder Chen Huaixin is always successful in attacking cities and strongholds."

"Even without the help of Thunder God, it will surely sweep across the entire Dacheng!"

"It is indeed the wisest choice for the Pinglu Jiedushi to request military assistance."

"Otherwise, if we have a head-on conflict without knowing anything, I'm afraid there will be considerable losses!"

Someone said this with emotion.

The Pinglu Jiedushi who had just been ridiculed also immediately looked in the direction of the civil officials and said, "This man who is both civil and military, and knows how to train the army, was forced to rebel by you! Even so, you still have the nerve to ask me for military assistance? I will be cleaning your ass in the future!"

Being responded like this.

The expression of the civil servant who had made the mocking remarks earlier did not change at all.

Such confrontations with military officers were commonplace, but the ability displayed by Chen Huaixin made some people start to panic.

even if.

Ji Qingluo's face now looks normal.

But everyone can understand that such a man who is both civil and military and can train refugee villagers into team leaders will be on the opposite side of Dacheng in the future!

"Your Majesty's sword...I'm afraid it will draw blood again!"

【June, the second year of Wanhe.】

【After the situation had been deadlocked for a month. 】

[The unjust rebels, who had been silent until now, once again showed their fangs. ]

[Just as the Pinglu Jiedushi had thought before, it was really because the rebels chose to temporarily rest before that, so they were able to form a stalemate with them! ]

【But when the rebels attacked again. 】

[The defenses he built in various places were breached in an instant! ]

[Even with the help of other Jiedushi. ]

[But whether it was fighting on the plains, defending the city, or fighting in dangerous areas, they were completely unable to stop the advance of the Yuanju rebels! ]

[As for their desire to enter the area occupied by the rebels and cut off the logistics line as much as possible, that is even more impossible! ]

[The rebels who have the support of the people, even if they do not take action, the people will spontaneously help them and capture the spies and others! ]

【After repeated defeats. 】

[The governor of Pinglu was panicked.]

[He hurriedly gathered all his troops, intending to rely on the city of Luoyang, wait for the assistance of the troops of Chang'an, and fight a decisive battle with the rebels of Yuanju here.]

【However.】

[The militia that went to Zezhou has already occupied the city and is resisting the troops coming from Chang'an to support Luoyang, while the militia led by Chen Huaixin himself is gradually eroding the area outside Luoyang.]

【July, the second year of Wanhe.】

[Chen Huaixin's troops are approaching the city of Luoyang! ]

(End of this chapter)