The protagonist was stunned. Where was the martial virtue? Was he finished just as he made his entrance?
Ling Yi left 20,000 soldiers in the capital, all of them fully armed.
With the powerful firepower of modern firearms, they quickly seized control of the capital and the imperial court.
The court was temporarily handed over to a reasonably respectable minister.
This was done to stabilize the capital and await the return of the Empress and Ling Yi.
After a two-week march, the Empress and Ling Yi finally arrived at Chuyun City, the first city on the northern border.
However, at this moment, the Empress and Ling Yi were stopped outside the city gate.
Feng Jichen, the Chuyun City, is a staunch supporter of Chu Feng.
" Feng Jichen, are you plotting a rebellion?" The Empress stood on her chariot and shouted at Feng Jichen on the city wall.
" Liu Ruyan!" Feng Jichen pointed at Liu Ruyan from the city wall and shouted angrily.
"The Great General has fought for the country for many years, expanding the territory of Da Wu. His loyalty is unwavering, as Heaven can attest."
" The Da Wu Dynasty's current prosperity is all thanks to the Great General."
"But you listened to slander and framed the General on trumped-up charges, fearing that the General's achievements would overshadow the Emperor, so you drove him away from the capital."
" Liu Ruyan, if the General truly harbors rebellious intentions, do you think it would be difficult? With just a simple call from the General, we would all follow, and the people of the world would all support him. In an instant, a new dynasty could be established."
" Liu Ruyan, the General has been by your side for ten years, and has almost given up everything for you, including his dignity. Back then, in order to Knockback the Xiongnu, his hair turned white overnight."
"But you only recognize this Little White beside you. With just a few words of his, he makes you blindly believe and follow him, repeatedly framing the general and breaking his heart time and time again."
" Da Wu, I only recognize the Great General, not this damned Empress."
Liu Ruyan knew that Feng Jichen was right, but she couldn't admit her mistake now.
"Minister Feng, now is not the time to discuss past rights and wrongs. You should know what the consequences will be if Chu Feng leads a million- Xiongnu army south."
"You should know better than I how brutal the Xiongnu are. Are you really going to let Chu Feng commit such heinous crimes out of blind loyalty, causing such devastation to the people of my Da Wu?"
Feng Jichen waved his hand and said, "I believe the General must have a reason for doing this. I absolutely do not believe the General would betray Da Wu."
Liu Ruyan frowned; she could tell that Feng Jichen harbored a great deal of resentment towards her.
He's very stubborn and there's no way to persuade him.
Then he looked at Ling Yi beside him.
While Liu Ruyan and Feng Jichen were Dazui barbs, Ling Yi was watching Feng Jichen's cannon fodder storyline unfold.
Three years ago, Feng Jichen was just a refugee fleeing from war.
Seeing his imposing stature, Chu Feng took him under his wing, and he gradually rose from a personal guard to a border garrison commander.
It can be said that everything Feng Jichen has now is thanks to Chu Feng.
If it weren't for Chu Feng, he would have starved to death by the roadside three years ago.
However, this Feng Jichen, while grateful to Chu Feng, also possessed a strong sense of national righteousness and a deep love for protecting his country.
Most importantly, he had a blood feud with the Xiongnu.
His entire family of more than ten people were killed by the Xiongnu, and he harbored extreme hatred for Xiongnu.
Feng Jichen could accept Chu Feng establishing a state and declaring himself emperor.
However, they could not accept Chu Feng leading the Xiongnu army to invade Da Wu.
He knew very well how ferocious the Xiongnu were, and that if Xiongnu the south, the Central Plains would surely suffer calamity.
This is not what Feng Jichen wanted to see.
As the saying goes, loyalty and righteousness are difficult to reconcile since ancient times. At the critical moment, Feng Jichen chose to rise up and resist.
But in the end, he died at Chu Feng's hands.
This is a hero worthy of respect.
Seeing Liu Ruyan looking at him, Ling Yi waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, whether we enter the city or not is not important to us."
"Once we destroy the Xiongnu, all problems will be solved."
"So what should we do now?"
"Enter the grassland!" Ling Yi pointed behind him and said.
"Now?"
"Now!"
Liu Ruyan now has no choice but to trust Ling Yi.
However, Liu Ruyan now trusts Ling Yi more than she did when she left the capital.
Whether it was the compressed biscuits Ling Yi brought out or the powerful new weapons, they all gave Liu Ruyan immense confidence.
Ling Yi did not call upon the soldiers in the newly added space.
But he was also gradually demonstrating his strength, constantly giving Liu Ruyan confidence.
Besides, Ling Yi's power will eventually have to be revealed.
It's impossible to keep it hidden forever; otherwise, it would truly be sending Liu Ruyan to her death.
Showing these things to Liu Ruyan little by little is also giving Liu Ruyan a process of acceptance.
Today, all 50,000 Imperial City Guard are equipped with Charge.
Their Combat are now vastly different from what they used to be.
With a wave of her hand, Liu Ruyan ordered the 50,000 Imperial City Guard to turn their horses around and head straight for Caoyuan.
Fifty thousand people armed with modern weapons represent a devastating blow to this era.
Cold weapons are almost powerless against firearms.
In just ten days, Liu Ruyan and Ling Yi led their army to wipe out dozens of Xiongnu.
They killed over 200,000 enemies.
The Imperial City Guard also lost 10,000 men, but these 10,000 men were replaced by modern soldiers.
Therefore, the total troop strength remains unchanged.
The reason for the loss of 10,000 Imperial City Guard was partly because the Imperial City Guard were new to firearms and had not received training, so they did not unleash the full destructive power of modern firearms.
On the other hand, the Xiongnu soldiers were mostly skilled in horsemanship and archery, and were more familiar with the environment.
The Imperial City Guard suffered such losses because they repeatedly dispatched mounted archers to intercept and harass the enemy, including midnight Sneak Attack.
Five more days passed, and Liu Ruyan and Ling Yi, leading half of the Imperial City Guard who had been replaced, arrived at the gates of Chu Capital.
It was the capital of the newly established State of Chu, and also the former Wang Cheng the Xiongnu.
On the city wall, Chu Feng looked down at the Imperial City Guard below, all uniformly carrying Charge and RPG Rocket launchers, and he felt numb.
No, he had just finished manually manufacturing five thousand rifles, and before he could even head south to capture the dragon, they went north and captured him?
Look at their equipment: Charge, RPG Rocket launchers, and there are as many as 50,000 of them.
On our side, we have five thousand single-shot rifles.
Each person only gets ten bullets.
In ancient times, making bullets was more difficult than making rifles.
That requires more sophisticated and advanced technology.
Hand-crafting bullets is something that only happens in fictional worlds. In the real world, try hand-crafting a bullet without the aid of modern lathes or other equipment.
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If Chu Feng could simply conjure up a matchlock gun by hand, it would be quite reasonable.
But Chu Feng was actually forging a rifle and copper-cased bullets; it was simply, well, completely unreasonable.
"Damn it, this is too unreasonable!" Chu Feng looked at Liu Ruyan and Ling Yi below, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
Between Liu Ruyan and Ling Yi, there must be a time traveler.
And it's the kind of thing where you're cheating.
How can we play like this?
Therefore, Chu Feng raised his hands without hesitation and surrendered.
Another half month later, the Empress returned victorious and went back to the capital.
With this resounding victory, the Empress's prestige reached its Pinnacle.
The neighboring countries that had been poised to make trouble immediately quieted down.
The Da Wu has finally weathered this calamity.
As long as the Empress doesn't do anything reckless, the Da Wu can develop peacefully for at least a hundred years.
Inside the imperial kitchen, Ling Yi and Liu Ruyan sat facing each other.
Liu Ruyan personally poured Ling Yi A Cup of Wine and asked, " Ling Yi, what should be done with Chu Feng?"
Looking at his Cannon Fodder System, Ling Yi casually said, "Let's keep it alive for now. Are we going to just kill it outright?"
"Are you willing to kill him?"
"I visited Chu Feng in prison last night, and he told me some things," Liu Ruyan said, staring into Ling Yi's eyes.