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"They also cannot fight us for long."

"As long as we hold our ground and do not come out, they will retreat soon."

"Although the rebels number 100,000, they are a rabble."

"Taizhou was defended by only a few thousand soldiers, and they were unable to conquer it."

"Huzhou has more than 20,000 soldiers guarding the city, so what is there to fear from them?"

"The Chancellor can first execute Fang La and his men, thus cutting off their hopes of rescuing Fang La,"

"With Fang La dead, they certainly won't fight us to the death."

When Tong Guan heard Dong Yun say this,

It was like the clouds parting to reveal the sun; he nodded and said,

"What you say is true, sir. They're just a bunch of rootless duckweed who dare to come here to die."

Lu Shinang's army had just entered Huzhou,

They then learned that Tong Guan had beheaded Fang La and the others and displayed their heads to the public.

Fang Baihua heard this devastating news.

He immediately went black and fainted.

When Fang Baihua woke up

They were already inside a large tent.

A witch doctor from the church was standing nearby.

Lü Shinang and Fang Jie were also standing nearby.

Fang Jie was delighted to see Fang Baihua wake up.

"Auntie, how are you feeling?"

Fang Baihua stood up and shook her head.

"I am fine."

Fang Jie nodded and said, "It's good that Auntie is alright."

"We'll reach Huzhou in two more days,"

"Then we will take Huzhou and avenge the Holy Duke."

Lu Shinang frowned and said, "I just received the news."

"Tong Guan has adopted a scorched-earth policy, and we fear that we will not be able to obtain food and supplies after entering Huzhou."

"We only have two days' worth of provisions left,"

"I'm afraid the army will run out of food by the time they reach the walls of Huzhou."

Fang Jie glared at Lü Shi Nang and said,

"You mean we're not going to avenge the Holy Duke?"

Lü Shinang said helplessly, "I also want to avenge the Holy Duke."

"Given the current situation, I think we should capture one more city first,"

"Once the food supply problem is solved, we'll avenge the Holy Duke then."

Fang Baihua thought for a moment,

"Can our army march quickly to Huzhou and take it in one fell swoop?"

Lu Shinang shook his head and said, "The previous army fought a major battle with the Western Army in Wuzhou for many days."

"The elite troops within the sect suffered heavy casualties,"

"The remaining troops are mostly ordinary believers and some civilians who have surrendered; their fighting strength is not strong,"

"It's simply impossible to take Huzhou quickly."

"Moreover, the situation for the rebel army is currently tense,"

“Some of the people who surrendered have already begun to flee,”

"If the army runs out of food, the followers will probably flee."

Fang Baihua, however, hadn't lost her composure. After thinking for a moment, she said...

"In that case, let's capture a city first to serve as our rear base,"

"Let's attack Tong Guan again."

"General Lü is resourceful and wise; he must already have a target in mind, right?"

Lu Shinang said, "We only have two days' worth of rations left."

"We can only attack a nearby county first to obtain some provisions,"

"Only then can we attack the state capital to obtain more provisions."

"We captured all the counties of Hangzhou last time, and the city has very little food left,"

"Attack on them would only be a waste of manpower."

"The same applies to Muzhou and Wuzhou,"

"I prefer to launch an eastern offensive to attack a county in Yuezhou,"

"Then lead the troops south to attack Wenzhou."

Fang Jie complained, "At this rate, aren't we getting further and further away from Huzhou?"

"When can we avenge the Holy Duke?"

"Why not just take Yuezhou directly?"

"Once we have acquired the supplies, we will then attack Huzhou."

Lü Shinang explained, "We don't have many followers in Yuezhou."

"It will probably take at least ten days to take it down."

"Even if we capture a county, we might not be able to obtain enough provisions to sustain our army for more than ten days,"

"And there are many believers in Wenzhou, who can act as inside agents,"

"I believe we can take Wenzhou in a few days."

Fang Baihua nodded and said, "General Lü is right, let's do as you say."

Lu Shinang clasped his hands and said, "Then Your Excellency should rest first. I will make the arrangements now. We will head east tomorrow."

Fang Baihua forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your trouble, General."

After Lü Shinang left, Fang Jie said,

"Aunt, do you think Lü Shinang wants to amass military power and not even avenge the Duke of Sheng?"

Fang Baihua glared at Fang Jie and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"General Lü is also thinking of the righteous army; now we only have this one force left,"

"If we wipe out this team, then our Manichaeism will also be gone."

Seeing Fang Baihua's anger, Fang Jie also became somewhat frightened.

But he still muttered something.

“But we’ve been here for several days now, and we haven’t seen him hand over military power to us yet.”

Fang Baihua gave Fang Jie a flick on the forehead and said, "Lu Shinang is the Privy Councilor."

"He was also appointed by the Holy Duke as the Marshal of the Southern Route Army,"

"Besides, General Lü is resourceful and wise,"

"He is the best candidate to lead the troops; don't cause trouble."

Chapter 1741 Loyalty and Treachery

Fang Jie touched his forehead, thought for a moment,

"Is Auntie planning to go find the King of Liang?"

Speaking of Zhao Yuan,

Fang Baihua blushed slightly.

That heroic figure also appeared in my mind.

Fang Jie saw his aunt's blushing face.

"Liangshan has captured Tokyo."

"My uncle's place is probably surrounded by countless women,"

"Auntie, you'd better go quickly,"

"Otherwise, your uncle might have forgotten about you."

Upon hearing this, Fang Baihua

My heart tightened involuntarily.

Hesitated.

After Fang La proclaimed himself emperor,

He then took many concubines and indulged in pleasure.

This was also one of the reasons for the failure of the uprising.

Since ancient times, no man has been exempt from the common customs.

Fang Jie added, "Now Lü Shinang is commanding the troops."

"Auntie is fine,"

"Why don't we go find your uncle?"

"Perhaps my uncle is also worried about my aunt's safety."

Fang Baihua suddenly gave Fang Jie another sharp rap on the head.

"You want me to leave,"

"So nobody can control you now, right?"

Fang Jie's thoughts were seen through by Fang Baihua, and he hurriedly said,

"Auntie, you've misunderstood. You're my only family now."

How could I bear to let you go?

Fang Baihua thought of the Fang family members who had perished in Muzhou.

A pang of pain shot through my heart.

Her eyes welled up with tears again.

Seeing this, Fang Jie quickly said,

"Auntie, don't be sad. I will definitely avenge them."

Fang Baihua nodded in agreement.

"I will avenge them."

"What about your uncle-in-law?"

Fang Baihua thought for a moment,

"I'll write a letter and have someone send it over."

Fang Jie scratched his head and asked curiously,

"Doesn't Aunt miss Uncle?"