The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Su Qianqian hadn't slept for several nights in order to save the biological parents of the Miao Holy Maiden, relying entirely on the spiritual spring for support.

After finally finishing my work, I returned to Sicheng and went straight to sleep.

The scouts sent out by Military Advisor Zhang have returned and are reporting the latest developments of the rebel army on the city wall of Sicheng.

"The hundreds of thousands of rebels have all left, passing through Ling County and heading further south."

The soldiers defending the city looked at each other and smiled.

"General Su said the enemy would withdraw soon, and it did."

"When Marshal Lu first arrived outside Sicheng, he was so arrogant! He acted like he was invincible, but in the end, he still ran away with his tail between his legs! Hahaha! General Su is truly amazing!"

Upon hearing the scout's report, Strategist Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that the arrival of the Miao Holy Maiden would lead to a fierce battle, but to his surprise, General Su made a move and the Miao Holy Maiden simply vanished.

The rebel army of over 100,000 had been waiting for the Miao holy maiden to help them attack the city, but their wait was in vain.

Dong Zhu was eager to try and wanted to lead his men to recapture Ling County. "Once General Su has rested, we can march on Ling County and take back a few cities. The officials in the court will definitely be surprised."

Qin Changfeng spat, "Those people in the court are all just bored and have nothing better to do. They're always watching Miss Su, trying to find fault with her. They're nothing. General Su doesn't need their approval."

"General Su said that there is a silver mine in the mountains between Sicheng and Ling County. After we take Ling County, the silver mine will belong to General Su."

When the people heard that Sicheng was out of danger, they cheered and were very excited. Many young people were eager to join the army.

Standing atop the high city wall, Zhang Junshi heard the sounds of gongs and drums. Turning around, he looked into the city and saw the entire city of Sicheng teeming with people, bustling with activity like never before.

A soldier came to report: "Military Advisor Zhang, the patriarch of the Luo clan of Sicheng requests an audience with General Su. He says he is grateful to General Su for leading the defense of Sicheng and has brought gifts to express his gratitude in person."

Military Advisor Zhang knew that the Luo clan was backed by Vice Minister Luo.

Sicheng is actually the hometown of Vice Minister Luo and his wife.

In Qinghe County, the Zhang family is the most influential, but in Sicheng, the Luo family has the highest status and wealth.

There are a large number of Luo clan members here.

After all, they had supported a high-ranking official of the third rank in the imperial court. Relying on the influence of Vice Minister Luo, the Luo family members did business very smoothly and became the most influential family in several cities in Sicheng and Ling County more than ten years ago.

Previously, Vice Minister Luo had sent his steward to Qinghe County, causing quite a stir, so Military Advisor Zhang knew about the feud between Vice Minister Luo and General Su.

Military Advisor Zhang personally went to see the Luo clan members: "I'm sorry, General Su needs to rest and it's inconvenient to disturb him."

The head of the Luo clan was named Luo Wen, and he was very young, only in his forties.

Luo Wen was disappointed to hear that General Su was resting, feeling that General Su did not want to see him and had made up this excuse.

He didn't know that Su Qianqian was the granddaughter of Vice Minister Luo. He had only heard that General Su grew up in the countryside, and he was particularly envious of her, wondering what kind of family could raise such a person as Miss Su.

If such a remarkable person were to emerge from the Luo clan, they would be praised to the skies!

Luo Wen brought generous gifts today because he wanted to cultivate a good relationship with General Su. After all, Sicheng, where the Luo family is located, is now under the control of General Su's people, so it is essential to curry favor with General Su.

Before leaving, Luo Wen left the gifts behind, saying, "These gifts are a token of the Luo family's goodwill towards General Su. Please accept them on our behalf."

Military Advisor Zhang did not refuse, taking these gifts as an apology from the Zhang family on behalf of Vice Minister Luo to Miss Su.

Su Qianqian slept until the next morning. The first thing she did after getting up was to lead her men to press their advantage and, in two and a half days, capture eight cities including Ling County and Wucheng.

Most of the garrison troops in these cities did not put up much resistance.

Because the generals of these cities all knew that Marshal Lu led an army of over 100,000 to attack Sicheng, but fled in disarray.

Each of their cities had only about ten thousand soldiers, so they were no match for Miss Su, and resistance was futile.

After taking Wucheng, Qin Changfeng was extremely proud, feeling that he had reached the pinnacle of his life!

He had been a playboy in the capital for over a decade. Because he was the grandson of the Minister of War, he had learned some martial arts. He never imagined that one day he would achieve such great feats!

Coming to Qinghe County and working under General Su was undoubtedly the luckiest thing that ever happened to him.

After Feng Yuanxi returned to Beijing, he wrote to him every day, saying that he envied him for being able to follow General Su.

Standing atop the city wall of Wucheng, Qin Changfeng asked, "General Su, shall we continue our attack and plunder?"

"Let's stop and rest for now. Don't try to do too much at once. The most important thing now is to defend the eight cities we've captured."

Su Qianqian didn't have many generals at her disposal, so she assigned Qin Changfeng, Dong Zhu, and others to garrison these eight cities.

Including Qinghe County and Sicheng, there are a total of ten cities. The 50,000-plus manpower we have is not enough. Each city can only be assigned a little over 5,000 garrison soldiers. We must hurry up and expand our army.

"Military Advisor Zhang, you are responsible for supervising and training the surrendered soldiers in each city. If any of them harbor malicious intentions, find them and eliminate any future troubles. You also need to urge the cultivation of the fields in these cities, as food is the most important resource for the people's survival. You are in charge of all of this."

"Yes, General Su."

Zhang Junshi had taken the imperial examinations many times before, but failed each time, before finally becoming a teacher at Qingsong Academy.

Unexpectedly, he now holds an official position, and General Su trusts him so much that he has been put in charge of eight cities.

Upon receiving the news, the patriarch of the Zhang family, who lived far away in Qinghe County, couldn't stop smiling.

With Military Advisor Zhang in charge of eight cities, it means that the Zhang clan can now expand their businesses to those eight cities. With Military Advisor Zhang around, no one will dare to make things difficult for the Zhang clan.

The old patriarch sighed that he had indeed chosen the right path. In a time of great crisis, he stabilized the morale of the Zhang clan and made everyone follow General Su's lead.

When Sicheng was besieged by hundreds of thousands of rebel troops, most of the other clans were frightened away. Only the Zhang clan, undaunted by death, mobilized all its members to help General Su defend Sicheng and stand with him through thick and thin.

General Su has recaptured eight cities in succession; His Majesty will surely bestow another great reward upon him.

Therefore, more members of the Zhang family will become officials, something they never dared to dream of before.

The Zhang family members from Sicheng reported: "The Luo family is the largest clan in Sicheng. Their clan leader, Luo Wen, wanted to see General Su, but was unable to do so."

The old clan chief was very pleased with himself.

So what if the Luo family is powerful! The Zhang family has been supporting General Su for a long time.

The Zhang family followed General Su and never retreated an inch, no matter the crisis, big or small.

When you encounter the Zhang family, even if your Luo family is unwilling, you can only step aside! Who told your Luo family to have a Minister Luo who displeases Miss Su! You deserve it!

The old clan chief, leaning on a crane-shaped cane, addressed his clansmen.

"My great-nephew is quite the strategist now. General Su has sent him to inspect and supervise the eight newly acquired cities. With my great-nephew as our strategist, our Zhang clan members will definitely be able to do business in those eight cities without any obstacles."

The members of the Zhang clan were all eager to get started and ready to make a big splash.

In previous years, when they went to Ling County to do business, they were always exploited and oppressed by local officials.

The situation was even worse in the past few months. Those cities were seized by the King of Huainan's men, so they didn't even dare to go there anymore.

Now that's great, I can finally show my skills! Long live Miss Su!

The old patriarch, his face ruddy and his voice full of vigor, said, "Those who wish to go out to do business can simply report to the clan and set off. As long as we loyally follow General Su, our Zhang clan may have a chance to become the sixth great family."

The members of the Zhang clan felt their blood boiling within them.

The five great families wield significant influence across the four kingdoms. For centuries, with the tacit approval of the imperial court, they have maintained their own private armies, making their position unshakeable.

Even the emperor probably doesn't know how many soldiers the five great families have.

It can be said that if the five great families stomp their feet, the royal families of the four kingdoms will tremble.

Therefore, the five great families have always been something that the Zhang clan looks up to.

But now, relying on General Su, they have grown rapidly. If they can achieve more in the future, they might have the strength to compete with the five great families.

This damn bright future! Just thinking about it is exciting.

Seeing the gleam in the eyes of every clansman, the old clan chief admired himself, feeling that he had painted a truly impressive picture, which had thoroughly inspired the clansmen's fighting spirit.