From the Valkyrie to the Endless

"Who is coming!"

Shen Qing wiped the blood off his face, looked at me with a straight face, and replied loudly:

"Shen Qing, daughter of Great Xia Grand Commandant Shen Lie."

Hearing Shen Qing's name, the soldiers guarding the gate were all surprised and turned around to report.

Soon, the gate of the military camp slowly opened, and a group of people rushed out quickly, led by Hao Yun, who had a happy look on his face.

"I am here to see you, young lady!"

The group knelt on one knee in unison, with respect in their eyes.

The news that Shen Qing killed the prince's son in the street in the imperial capital had already spread throughout Da Xia. This action was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Da Xia royal family, and it was even more encouraging for Shen Lie's old subordinates.

"Take good care of them."

Shen Qing pointed at the villagers following behind him and walked towards the camp:

"Go up to the tent, summon all the generals in the camp to report the military situation, and call Zhao Yu."

"promise!"

Hao Yun immediately took the order and left.

The central army tent was quickly raised, and generals from various divisions gathered from the three camps, totaling nearly fifty people.

Shen Qing still underestimated the strength of this group of people.

Not counting Hao Yun and others, there are nearly twenty generals who have entered the innate realm in the tent at this moment, and three of them have even reached the innate perfection realm.

They were stationed in Qianzhou all year round and had no close ties with the imperial capital, which was why they had managed to survive the previous purge by the imperial court.

Shen Qing, covered in bloodshot clothes, sat behind the desk. After looking at the generals for a long while, he spoke:

"Those who doubt my ability to lead the army and do not obey my orders may leave this tent."

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noon.

Zhenbei Camp, the central military tent.

Yang Zongxi, wearing a green dragon robe, sat behind the commander's desk, flipping through files. From time to time, he looked up at the Qianzhou geomancy map hanging on the side, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Report——"

A lieutenant general ran into the tent, looking a little nervous.

"What's the matter?" Yang Zongxi didn't even raise his head, still flipping through the file in his hand.

"Your Highness, the spy planted in the camp of the remnants of Shen's party has sent back news that Shen Lie's daughter Shen Qing arrived at the camp at 3:30 this morning. According to the spy's own eyes, Shen Qing has entered the Xiantian realm!"

"innate?"

Yang Zongxi's eyes paused for a moment, then he raised his head, his expression suddenly cold: "Not a master? She's not possessed by a demon?"

"The spies have confirmed it many times. He is undoubtedly a congenital martial artist, and definitely not a master." The deputy general nodded and confirmed, "His behavior is no different from that of an ordinary person. He does not show any signs of madness. He should not be a demon."

"Got it. If there are any other unusual movements, report it immediately."

Yang Zongxi was silent for a long time, and finally waved his hand, signaling the general to retreat.

Bang!

There was a muffled explosion in the tent, and the desk in front of Yang Zongxi suddenly broke apart, with the files rolling to the ground. Veins appeared on his forehead, blood was dripping from his eyes, and he slowly squeezed out a few words from between his teeth:

"Yang Zongxian...you mad dog!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 40 Deduction

"Somebody come!"

After calming down, Yang Zongxi stood up with an indifferent expression and called out.

In a short while, the tent was packed with warriors from all walks of life.

Yang Zongxi walked to the geomancy map, marked a point, and spoke in a deep voice:

"Order the three armies to tighten the siege and force all the remaining troops from the Northern Territory countries to this place!"

"promise!"

After the generals briefly discussed the marching routes, they dispersed and the tents were soon empty.

Looking at the geomancy map, Yang Zongxi's eyes became colder.

Now, he wanted to see how much of Shen Qing's abilities were like Shen Lie's, and whether he could be used.

If she was not strong enough and died at the hands of the rebel army in the Northern Territory, he could just use her corpse and confront Yang Zongxian directly.

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It was already dusk in a blink of an eye.

The clouds drifted away with the wind, and golden rays of light covered the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, reflecting a variety of colors between the shadows of the bushes and trees.

At the border of Qianzhou, inside the camp.

Shen Qing walked slowly along the parade ground, looking at the soldiers training on the ground, and fell into deep thought for a moment. Zhao Yu followed silently beside her, with his head lowered, saying nothing, with a gloomy look on his face.

The result of summoning generals from all walks of life was not beyond Shen Qing's expectations. Nearly half of the generals did not obey her.

Among the three generals who had achieved innate perfection, only one stood on her side.

Of the other two, one remained neutral and impartial, while the other was clearly at odds with Shen Qing and even said this in front of everyone:

"No matter what her previous status was, allowing a woman who had been in the Jiaofangsi to lead the army is a shame for the army."

Although he was immediately kicked out of the tent by several generals after he said this, this sentence undoubtedly made many people waver.

In this era, reputation is too important for a woman, and this is even more so for what Shen Qing is doing now.

Only she herself knows what happened to her in the Jiaofang Bureau, and the world will only believe her own guesses.

No matter how earth-shattering things she did, the Jiaofangsi was still an indelible stain on her.

The most crucial point is that Shen Qing now has no official teacher.

Although he could gather a group of people in the name of revenge for Shen Lie, it was a fantasy to think that he could use this to shake the foundation of Da Xia.

If she really raised an army under this name, she would still be a traitor and would not be able to win the support of the people.

Even if the secret of the human-demon was revealed, and the truth that Yang Zongxian treated human life as worthless and took the initiative to provoke war was revealed, her current identity was somewhat untenable.

The identity of having served in the Jiaofangsi was too lowly to convince the public.

"Miss!"

Hao Yun came hurriedly with a serious look on his face.

"What happened?"

"According to the secret agent in Zhenbei Camp, Yang Zongxi has already learned that the young lady has come to the camp. He has issued an order to shrink the encirclement and suppression area and drive all the remaining rebel troops from the countries in the Northern Territory towards our location."

Hao Yun's expression became more serious, and he said in a deep voice: "There are at least more than 100,000 remnants of the Northern Territory's rebel army. The gap between our military strength and theirs is quite large."

The difference in troop strength is nearly ten times, and most of the barbarians in the Northern Territory are brave and valiant, so the combat effectiveness of an ordinary soldier is enough to fight one against two or even three.

Even though they were being driven away, the fighting power of these more than one hundred thousand rebel troops was not inferior to that of two hundred thousand elite soldiers.

"The young lady just returned to the camp today, and Yang Zongxi got the news. There must be a traitor in the camp!"

Hao Yun's face was gloomy: "He is such a traitor, he has totally forgotten the kindness of the general in helping him."

Shen Qing had anticipated this and was not surprised.

We are all members of the Great Xia military. You are part of me and I am part of you. This is perfectly normal.

"What do you think should be done?"

After thinking for a while, Shen Qing asked Hao Yun what he thought.

"In my humble opinion, we should immediately withdraw our camp and disperse into the mountains to find natural defenses. If we cannot stop them, we can retreat into the territories of the Northern Territory and wait for an opportunity to act."

Hao Yun pondered for a moment and gave an answer.

Shen Qing did not speak, but turned around and looked at Zhao Yu who remained silent, and said calmly: "Tell me what you think, if you were the commander-in-chief of the three armies now, how would you fight the enemy?"

Seeing this, Hao Yun hesitated to speak. It was a bit too much to ask a child under the age of twelve about such a thing.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu pondered for a long time before speaking:

"If we withdraw our camp now and are caught up by the cavalry, we will be in danger of being defeated.

The people in the Northern Territory were driven here, exhausted from running all the way. They are just a group of tired soldiers. I think they don’t know the relationship between us and Yang Zongxi. When they see the Great Xia army armor, they must be in chaos.

We will wait for them to tire themselves out and take advantage of this opportunity to attack them. Ten thousand strong soldiers should be able to defeat a hundred thousand strong soldiers."

After that, she took out a map from her bosom and unfolded it, pointing to a pass more than 20 miles away, and whispered: "This place is connected in all directions and the terrain is extremely dangerous. It is very suitable for an ambush. We can divide the army and attack from three sides, leaving a way out in the north for them to escape."

"Why should we keep the life gate? And why should we stay in the north?" Shen Qing raised his eyebrows and curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"We should surround three sides and leave one side open, so as to prevent the chaotic troops in the northern region from jumping over the wall in desperation and having the mentality of fighting to the death.

Now only the north is without Yang Zongxi's troops. If we block the north and open the other three sides, with Yang Zongxi's hundreds of thousands of elite troops chasing us, these chaotic soldiers will not turn back and will definitely break through by force."

"What should we do next?" Shen Qing asked.

“Wait for him to escape through the exit, and then chase him down and force him into the Northern Territory. We will take this opportunity to disguise ourselves, put on the military armor of the Northern Territory, and leave Daxia territory.

At the same time, spread the news along the way that Daxia intends to completely flatten the countries in the Northern Territory, causing some interference to Yang Zongxi's pursuers, and perhaps they can escape. "

After saying this, Zhao Yu looked a little hesitant. This was just the result of her deduction. The battlefield was changing rapidly and no one knew what would happen.

Most of these methods were inspired by Sun Tzu's Art of War, and she still didn't know whether they would work.

We can't stay in Daxia anymore. If we stay here and wait for Yang Zongxi's hundreds of thousands of elite troops to arrive, we will be doomed.