The number one rebel of the Great Wu

"grandfather!"

Jiang Baiwei immediately became anxious.

Not to mention Jiang Baiwei, even Jiang Boyue, who was standing to the side, quickly raised his hand, but before he could say anything to dissuade her, he withdrew it.

He quickly realized what his elder brother's intentions were.

The Jiang family's army was not actually wealthy.

Because the northern border of Yunzhou is bitterly cold, it cannot support a large-scale army.

Even the most elite White Wolf Rebel Army of the Jiang family actually numbered less than three thousand.

These three thousand men were further divided into three forces, which guarded three passes at the northern end of Yunzhou.

Within these three camps, the remaining troops consisted of tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers and poorly equipped militia who could barely be used to make up the numbers of miscellaneous soldiers.

Overall, although the Jiang family could muster tens of thousands of troops, their actual strength was only so-so.

This is thanks to... the innate and fierce fighting spirit of the people of Yunzhou.

Otherwise, the Jiang family's army would be as flimsy as paper.

In this situation, they actually had to spare a hundred elite soldiers to let those idiots experiment and make mistakes...

Jiang Baiwei felt as if her heart was bleeding just thinking about it!

But when those men heard that they had to sign a pledge, they all immediately backed down.

The generals from the three directions quickly stepped forward to offer some embellishments.

"Oh dear, it's a good thing that young people like to be fierce and aggressive."

"Weren't we like this when we were young?"

"As long as we old folks are here, we certainly won't let them do anything stupid."

The three men were Jiang Baiwei's second uncle, Jiang Ziyou; her distant maternal uncle, Jiang Chenghua; and Jiang Boyue's fourth son, Jiang Zixing.

Although Jiang Boheng was nominally still the head of the Jiang family, everyone relied on him and Jiang Boyue, two old men, to take unified command.

In fact, apart from the fourth son Jiang Zixing, the other two had already developed their own agendas.

Those two juniors were merely testing them at their behest.

"Since you've decided to follow the Third Prince, then we'll do as you say."

"Now that the Third Prince has delivered the provisions and supplies, let's discuss how to distribute these supplies."

"Uncle, you know that the area I guard, Beiyan Mountain, is surrounded by frozen soil left over from fires, making land reclamation extremely difficult."

"In winter, the military camps often face a shortage of food..."

"Hey... at most you're just fighting the Di people."

"The Di people have cattle, sheep, pigs, and horses. As long as they win a battle, they have more meat to eat and more wine to drink."

"Don't think we don't know!"

"Of all those things, how much of it did you actually return to us? Now you're suddenly complaining about being poor!"

Jiang Chenghua immediately retorted with a displeased expression.

Then he turned to look at Jiang Boheng.

"Commander, right now I also have to defend the coast, the battle line is just too long."

"Besides, as you know, the Japanese are all about plundering along the coast. Even if you kill them, you won't get much meat from them."

"All the battles we fought were losses!"

"Losing money? What are you losing money on?"

"Your land is all fertile black soil, producing plump grains. Otherwise, why would the Japanese raid it?"

Stop complaining about being poor!

The two immediately started revealing each other's secrets.

Neither group was in a real hurry for food; what they were really craving was money.

More than the lack of grain, the Jiang family lacked money to arm their soldiers.

Only with money and equipment can you win a battle.

"When did I say that we were going to pledge allegiance to the Third Prince?"

Jiang Boheng pondered for a moment, then spoke softly.

Although there are many people now and their hearts are not united, the Jiang family is still loyal and brave.

Those who are standing here at this moment are all core members of the Jiang family.

They argued and argued, but in the end, it all came down to who was qualified to sit in their position.

Jiang Chenghua, in particular, as a member of a branch of the clan, had the deepest obsession with this.

Right now, the most important thing for Jiang Boheng is to bring these people together.

However, siding with the Third Prince would weaken the authority of Jiang as the head of the Jiang family and the commander of the White Wolf Rebellion.

This is definitely not conducive to uniting them.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

They refused to side with the Third Prince, yet they accepted gifts...

"Commander, what do you mean by this?"

"Uncle, this is no joke!"

Jiang Boheng smiled faintly.

"You don't need to know about this for now."

"The grain and silver sent by the imperial court afterward were absolutely enormous."

"Our goal is to eat and take more, work less and die less, and accumulate strength."

"These mere barbarian pirates and Japanese pirates deserve only a small reward; let them have it."

"You all understand?"

Their eyes lit up immediately, and they all nodded in agreement.

Only Jiang Baiwei looked worried.

As the head coach, is it right to ask them to do such shady and underhanded things?

Little did they know, Jiang Boheng was only concerned with weighing the options.

When the time comes, he will have the military pay in his hands, and it will be essential to distribute the pay according to military merit.

Who would dare to actually slack off and avoid taking time off?

……

Here at the Crown Prince's residence.

Inside Shen Qingci's bedroom.

Shen Qingci took out the map, compared it with the battle report, and glanced at it a few times.

Before we knew it, a whole plate of pastries had been served.

Upon flipping to the latest battle report, Shen Qingci suddenly stood up abruptly.

"How could that be!"

Seeing Shen Qingci's expression instantly tense, Ru Shuang and Ru Yi, who were originally waiting outside, immediately rushed in nervously.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Shen Qingci's face turned slightly pale.

"My brother is injured!"

"The battle report says my brother is already on his way back to the capital."

"The war hasn't even started yet, what kind of injury did my brother get?"

Shen Qingci was a little nervous, but she couldn't tell whether the matter was true or false.

"No way, General Shen's strength is no less than the two of us."

"What... could possibly harm General Shen?"

Ru Shuang and Ru Yi both expressed their doubts.

"Is there any secret message from the Shen family?"

Ru Shuang and Ru Yi both shook their heads.

Shen Qingci put down the military report and paced anxiously in circles.

"Based on the timeline, my brother should be returning to Beijing in the next couple of days."

"Hahaha! Great!"

Just then, a hearty laugh came from outside the courtyard.

Then the door was suddenly pushed open.

Xiao Lie, along with another tall and imposing man, strode in.

Shen Qingci's eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"elder brother!?"

The next second, Shen Qingci's brother, Shen Lang, turned his gaze over.

"Little sister, I just got back from the palace, and the first thing I did was rush here to see you."

"I heard from the Emperor that you are pregnant with the child of the Second Prince... umm cough."

Is this really true?

Clearly, the two of them had already discussed this matter on their way here.

Otherwise, Shen Lang wouldn't be so radiant.

But when he was in front of his own sister, he couldn't help but confirm it.

Shen Qingci's expression immediately turned somewhat strange.

"Yes...that is true."

"Does that mean I'm going to be an uncle?"

"Haha, okay, okay!"

"What name do you think we should give this child?"

"With such a wise mother as you, and such a brave father as the Second Prince."

"Regardless of gender, they will definitely be accomplished in both academics and martial arts in the future!"

"How about we name him... Xiao Wenwu!"

Shen Qingci's face immediately darkened.

Bro, if we're not cultured, we shouldn't come up with random names.

What kind of things did you pick?!