Chapter 13 If you can’t pass the exam, fight your way in! (Ch 13)

[The third year of Wanhe, the end of April.]
【Chen Huaixin captured Tongguan without bloodshed. 】
【Just as he had thought before. 】
[When these paintings related to aristocratic families and their own interests spread throughout Tongguan, even if the defenders of the city were famous generals who could easily resist any foreign enemies, they would eventually fall to this naked conspiracy! ]
[“An unbreakable line of defense like this.”]
[“Or go around it.”]
[“Or it will collapse from within.”]
[“A head-on charge will only result in more casualties.”]
【“There is absolutely no need to do this.”】
【Chen Huaixin instructs his generals. 】
[Back in the deserted village outside of Yuanju County, he taught them like this every night, allowing them to gradually grow from refugee villagers to generals or counselors who could command troops. Now he is letting them transform that knowledge into practical application.]
[As for the recently joined Pinglu Jiedushi, he looked at Chen Huaixin in shock.]
[He had never thought that he could take Tongguan without losing a single soldier by adopting such a method!]
【“Or rather.”】
【“There are also losses.”】
[“A mutiny broke out inside Tongguan.”]
[“It still caused a lot of casualties.”]
[The governor of Pinglu recalled that when the defenders of Tongguan opened the gate and welcomed the royal army into the pass, the blood on the ground had not yet been washed away.]
[Duke Zheng, his former colleague and commander of an army, was forced to kneel at the city gate, awaiting their verdict.]
[However, the blood had nothing to do with the Yuan Ju Army, so he naturally didn’t care. At most, he felt it was a pity – these soldiers could be recruited, and reducing casualties was undoubtedly the best! ]
【”but.”】
“We will make them part of us.”
[“You have to spend time training again.”]
[Chen Huaixin looked at the Pinglu Jiedushi and seemed to see through what he was thinking.]
[The Pinglu Jiedushi hurriedly shook his head and said, “Let others train the troops. I’d better follow you and march into Chang’an together!”]
[It’s not that he doesn’t want to continue training elite soldiers, but compared to training soldiers, attacking Chang’an is undoubtedly more important. Since he has chosen to betray, if he doesn’t show his ability to gain a higher position, wouldn’t it be an invalid betrayal?! ]
【Thinking of this. 】
[He also asked about his colleague, Duke Zheng, who had served in the same court, and wanted to know how Chen Huaixin planned to deal with him. After hearing his question, Chen Huaixin shook his head and said, “He is not qualified to surrender. I will interrogate and deal with them together.”]
【After hearing these words. 】
[The governor of Pinglu suddenly felt fortunate. Fortunately, when Chen Huaixin attacked Luoyang, he gave him the opportunity to surrender. Otherwise, if he was like Duke Zheng, being pressed to the ground and awaiting his fate, it would be more painful than death!]
[As for whether to plead for former colleagues? ]
[The governor of Pinglu is not that stupid! ]
[“I would rather die than let my friend die!”]
[“I’ve had a few meals of white meat with him before.”]
【“But they are just superficial brothers.”】
【“Not familiar! Not familiar!”】
【The Pinglu Jiedushi chose to cut. 】
In the Golden Palace.
Duke Zheng, who had chosen to keep his head down and remain silent because of Ji Qingluo’s sarcasm, now had a red face and looked at the Pinglu Jiedushi with anger in his eyes.
He felt extremely ashamed that his future self was defeated by a psychological attack and captured by his own soldiers.
But after hearing the words of the future Pinglu Jiedushi.
His rationality seemed to be broken, and he said coldly to the Pinglu Jiedushi: “Only superficial brothers? Not familiar? Well, well, well! Pinglu Jiedushi, you are right!”
The Pinglu Jiedushi was also embarrassed at this time. Although he and the Duke of Zheng were not very familiar with each other, they were officials in the same dynasty after all, and both were in the military camp. It was somewhat unkind to say this, and they would not even be polite to each other when they met in the future.
But after all, these are words spoken by his future self. Why should my present self take the blame?
“Ahem, well, in the future, as a surrendered general, it will be useless for me to speak, so…”
“So you won’t say anything?!”
Duke Zheng glared at the governor of Pinglu.
The Pinglu Jiedushi could only show an embarrassed expression.
fine.
The second princess Ji Changling also interrupted at this time and said, “Speaking of which, on what basis did Chen Huaixin decide whether to persuade him to surrender or to detain him for questioning?”
When attacking Luoyang, Chen Huaixin did not attack immediately but tried to persuade the enemy to surrender first. However, when attacking Tongguan, he did not even consider persuading the enemy to surrender and directly launched a strategy of attacking the enemy’s heart.
It couldn’t be that he knew that the Pinglu Jiedushi was weak and would surrender, and that the Duke of Zheng chose to refuse to obey even until his death. But how could he know without trying?
“Perhaps he has investigated the officials of Dacheng,” said the eldest daughter of the Emperor, Ji Changning. “If he didn’t know the situation clearly, the paintings he spread in Tongguan wouldn’t be so detailed. After the investigation, he naturally knew which people could be persuaded to surrender.”
After Tongguan was occupied without bloodshed.
No surprise.
The Yuanju army should arrive at the city of Chang’an soon.
How will my future self cope with this?
Ji Changning had a complicated expression.
When the court officials heard her guess, their expressions varied.
Some people can be persuaded to surrender.
Some people were arrested or killed.
So which type of future self will I be in Chen Huaixin’s eyes?
[May, the third year of Wanhe.]
【After a simple adjustment. 】
[Chen Huaixin did not hesitate too much. After leaving some generals to train the Dacheng soldiers who had surrendered, he led the Yuanju Army towards the direction of Chang’an City.]
【now.】
【The Dacheng Empire is on the verge of collapse. 】
【Just give it the final blow. 】
[This empire that has existed for three hundred years will become history! ]
【Ten days later.】
【Chen Huaixin returned to the hillside overlooking Chang’an City when he left.】
【now.】
[You can still see the prosperous Chang’an here. ]
[Even if the borders of Dacheng are full of beacons. 】
[But Chang’an City seems to be unaffected by the outside world. Except for the fact that there are many more soldiers on the city walls, it remains the same as it was in the past.]
[It seems that time cannot leave any trace in this ancient city. ]
[But Chen Huaixin’s mood when he looked at it was completely different from before.]
【After a while.】
【He retracts his gaze.】
【Command the soldiers under his command.】
【Prepare for the final decisive battle. 】
[“Since you didn’t have the chance to enter the Golden Throne Hall, let’s just fight your way in today!”]