The assassination three days ago had a great impact on the morale of the army lieutenants. Fortunately, after the arrival of Changsun, this atmosphere gradually subsided a lot.
Changsun is different from the ordinary Empress. She is the daughter of Martial Marquis. She is not afraid of the battlefield. After a short rest, she immediately summoned the remaining general.
There were originally three generals in the army, but now two have been assassinated, leaving only one left. Moreover, he is old, and his role in the army is more to stabilize the morale of the army.
"Empress Dowager"
After the old general arrived, he immediately knelt down with tears in his eyes, full of guilt.
"Old General Ling please get up"
Changsun hurriedly stepped forward to help the old general. The latter had been following Changsun Clan for more than thirty years. He was loyal and loyal. Although she was Empress, she could not accept this great gift.
"He is the father of General Ling whom you know in the palace," Qing Ling reminded from the side.
Ning Chen was shocked, and immediately understood, no wonder that General Ling took such good care of him in the palace. After letting him go, he was not punished by Changsun, and was even promoted.
In fact, General Ling is a nice guy and has a good temper. I haven't seen him for a long time, so I miss him.
After Changsun helped the old general up, he was about to introduce Ning Chen to the old general. When he saw Ning Chen was distracted again, he suddenly lost his temper and went up and slapped the latter on the head.
"I haven't seen Old General Ling yet"
Ning Chen was slapped by Changsun and came to his senses. He immediately saluted respectfully and said, "See Old General Ling."
"Who is this?" the old general asked with a suspicious look on his face.
"Ning Chen, the general should be familiar to you," Changsun introduced.
"Oh? The young man who blew up Zhengqi Palace? Sure enough, a hero comes from a boy." When the old general answered, he couldn't help but feel a bit of surprise in his heart. Seeing Empress Dowager's actions just now, he didn't think that the boy in front of him was a servant at all. It was an action that an elder would only do to his nephew.
Ning Chen was a little embarrassed and smiled shyly. Why do he remember these things? He still has many positive images, such as bravely getting into the frying pan, and so on, and so on...
Well, he admits that's the only thing he thinks about.
Changsun and Qing Ling were the least likely to see Ning Chen smile. Seeing this smile always made him feel uncomfortable, so Qing Ling went up and "gently" patted the latter's shoulder.
Then, Ning Chen started grinning secretly.
After finishing the gossip, Changsun showed a worried look on his face and asked, "Old General, how is the war situation now?"
"Report to Empress Dowager, Northern Mongolia's 300,000-strong army is camped two hundred miles away and may attack at any time," the old general said with a heavy tone.
Two hundred miles away, Ning Chen was shocked after hearing this. He couldn't care less about the rules and regulations and asked anxiously, "When did it happen?"
"The news came from the spies at noon. Just now, another spy confirmed this information."
The old general replied, there was a hint of doubt in his words, is there anything wrong?
"What's wrong!" Changsun knew Ning Chen's character, so there must be a reason for being so rude, and asked in a serious voice.
"Someone may attack the camp tonight!" Ning Chen said in a deep voice.
"Impossible," the old general immediately denied. "The distance of two hundred miles will take more than an hour even for the fastest horse. Before that, our army's spies are enough to send the news back."
"What if the spies don't know?" Ning Chen asked.
"How is this possible? The target of the 300,000-strong army is so obvious, idiot." At this point, the old general was suddenly startled, and immediately his expression changed drastically, and his whole body began to tremble unconsciously.
The 300,000-strong army is very obvious, and it can even be said that it is impossible not to notice it. However, on the other hand, if there are a few thousand soldiers and horses missing from the 300,000-strong army, no one will know at all. As long as the army is used as bait, these thousands of soldiers and horses can be far away from the spies' sight, and they can be unnoticed.
This is a very simple truth, but Martial Marquis was injured, two generals were dead, and he was the only one left. It was enough to stabilize the morale of the army, and he never distracted himself from thinking about this aspect.
Just a little bit close, he was going to become Great Xia's sinner.
"The general is sending an order right now. The whole army is on alert and beware of night attacks!" the old general said solemnly.
"Slowly" Ning Chen frowned slightly and spoke to stop the old general from leaving the camp.
"Little brother, what else do you think?" the old general stopped and said politely.
"Just call him Ning Chen. He is just the right one from Hu Mengmeng. He is not qualified to make the old general so polite." Changsun added lightly.
"Haha" Ning Chen touched his nose and said, "What I want to say is that even if someone does attack the military camp at night, the number of people will definitely not be too many. There is no need to make a big fanfare and make the military morale nervous again."
Hearing this, Changsun nodded in agreement and said, "What he said is quite good. Now that the military's morale has finally stabilized, it is not appropriate to be overly nervous."
The old general nodded, indicating that he understood, and immediately left the camp to make arrangements.
"Empress Dowager, the old general is too old and is really not suitable to lead troops anymore."
After the old general left, Ning Chen reminded him tactfully.
He has endured it for a long time. This old general is not really good at leading troops. He can do well in logistics. If he goes to war, he will only harm others and himself.
Changsun couldn't understand the meaning of Ning Chen's words. He sighed softly and said, "Old General Ling has followed Changsun Clan for more than thirty years. There is no credit but hard work. When this war is over, I will give him an arrangement to support him in his old age."
After hearing what Changsun said, Ning Chen stopped talking about the old general and asked, "Empress Dowager, Marquis, are there any generals worth promoting in the army? If not, you can transfer one from other places. We can't keep going like this."
"It's too late, and it's taboo to change generals on the spot. I'll be responsible for this first. After a battle is over, I can choose a new general," Changsun said solemnly.
"Can you do it?" Ning Chen muttered in a low voice, expressing his doubts.
Bang, on the side, Qing Ling slapped the former on the head unceremoniously. This kid is getting smaller and smaller.
"When Empress Dowager followed old Marquis to fight in various places, you weren't even born yet," Qing Ling said angrily.
Ning Chen was beaten so hard that he didn't dare to resist. He was a bitch and deserved to be beaten. Qing Ling was a big fan of Changsun, and he didn't want to be beaten again.
"Ning Chen, I know that you have talents that ordinary people don't have, so I need your help in this war."
While he was talking, Changsun actually stood up, took a step forward and bowed solemnly.
Seeing this, Ning Chen was so frightened that he almost fell off the wheelchair. He quickly turned the wheelchair and moved away from Changsun, avoiding this gift.
"Empress Dowager, in my hometown, being worshiped by elders will shorten your life. You can't harm me."
Ning Chen said with a bitter smile, isn't this trying to scare him? He has a small burden and cannot withstand such a torment.
On the side, Qing Ling was also startled and said, "Empress Dowager, why are you so polite to him?"
Changsun was so nervous by the two people that he lost his mood just now. He straightened up and said calmly, "In short, I have said what I need to say and I have done what I need to do. If you let me know in the future that you still hide your secrets and have not done your best, be careful with your head."
That's right. After hearing these words, Ning Chen and Qing Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Changsun's actions just now really scared them.
Suddenly, Ning Chen found that he was a bit mean. He was not used to hearing nice words and had to be beaten and kicked to feel better.
Mainly because Changsun's strength cast a shadow on him, and no one could stand such a sudden appearance.
"Do you still have the jade pendant I gave you?" Changsun asked.
"It's still there." Ning Chen took it out. He had been keeping this thing close to him for fear of losing it. Changsun would chop his head off.
"Hold it carefully." Changsun nodded and said nothing more.
This is her token, and also Changsun Lineage's token. It may be of great use at a critical moment.
"Okay, you all go back and have a rest. There is still a tough battle to be fought tonight." Changsun waved his hand and ordered the guests to be kicked out.
"Yes" Ning Chen and Qing Ling saluted respectfully and then went out.
"Sister Qing Ling, what happened to Empress Dowager just now? I was scared to death." After leaving the camp, Ning Chen said with lingering fear.
Qing Ling sighed softly, "Now Xia Emperor's life and death are unknown, Great Xia is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and Marquis Taiping is seriously injured. Empress Dowager is under greater pressure than anyone else at this time. She really wants to win this war."
After saying that, Qing Ling turned around and said with a very solemn expression, "Ning Chen, you must help Empress Dowager win this battle!"
"I will do my best," Ning Chen promised seriously.
The reason why it was a promise, not an agreement, was that he knew how terrifying the military advisor at the Northern Mongolian Court two hundred miles away was, and he had not been able to win her confidence, even if he was a time traveler.
Travelers are not omnipotent, but Military Advisor is almost omnipotent. It can be said that the situation of Great Xia was basically caused by the woman named Fan Lingyue.
Great Xia has been at peace and invincible for a long time, until this woman who stunned the world appeared and abruptly raised Northern Mongol Royal Court's national power to a level that could barely compete with Great Xia.
The multiple hidden dangers within Great Xia are most likely to have the shadow of this strange woman. Otherwise, why did not only Eternal Night Divine Cult take action as soon as Northern Mongol Royal Court sent out troops, but even the territory of Great Xia became a mess.
In his opinion, the best way is to kill this woman as soon as possible, otherwise this war Great Xia will be too difficult to fight.
It is said that times create heroes, but this sentence is not very applicable to Military Advisor from Northern Mongolia, because this woman is so powerful that she wants to create an era by herself.
For such a person, he really didn't have the slightest confidence in winning.
At night, with the moonlight falling, Ning Chen was sitting on a high ground in front of the camp wrapped in thick clothes, looking quietly into the distance and coughing from time to time.
Qing Ling was by her side. She always felt a slight pain in her heart when she watched the former cough. She knew very well that Ning Chen's injury was far from being healed. Otherwise, there was no need for a warrior to wrap up in such thick clothes at night.
Gradually, Ning Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. His cultivation level has fallen between the fourth level and Fifth-Rank, and it is extremely unstable, sometimes high and sometimes low. This is because his foundation is far beyond ordinary people and he can barely maintain a little cultivation. Now, he only has the ability to shoot an arrow, so this arrow must be accurate...
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