From the fake emperor to the concubine

Different from the past, this time Zheng Yi did not explain every detail to Zhou Kunshan about the cause and effect of the matter.

Just tell Zhou Kunshan that the reason why they were able to win easily was actually the same as when they dealt with Zhao Ying before.

The most fundamental reason is that the Zhao family’s army did not take these bandits, who were not worthy of being in the limelight, seriously at all.

Even Zhao Ying was defeated by Zhou Kunshan once.

They also thought that the bandit king was just using some clever tricks.

In a real battle between two armies, there is no need for such clever tricks.

After suffering two consecutive losses, the Eastern King Zhao Kongqing had truly regarded them as his opponents.

Next time, they will not send 3,000 people, but 30,000 or 50,000.

At that time, the pressure they face will be unprecedented.

Because even if Zhou Kunshan could win once or twice, he would cause considerable losses to the opponent.

However, this amount of loss would not cause any serious damage to the Zhao family's army.

On the contrary, if Zhou Kunshan makes a mistake and the main force suffers large-scale losses, it is possible that they will never be able to recover to their current state.

In the end, they were crushed by the imperial army.

Returning to Tianwang Mountain with a heavy heart, Zhou Kunshan tossed and turned for a long time, and suddenly understood.

"So that's it."

This time, he finally figured out the key on his own.

Why is their team at Tianwangshan so powerful?
The most fundamental reason is the various policies formulated by the lord.

As long as ordinary people can join, they will immediately be allocated food and land.

Moreover, the hunting team organized by Zhou Kunshan has never been interrupted and can provide a large amount of meat every day.

Isn't this the same as they did before?

They had originally been living a hard life, but it was the sudden appearance of Zheng Yi that brought about a drastic change in their lives.

In order to protect their hard-earned good life, they are really willing to risk their lives.

If he even dared to kill the young master of the Zhao family, what else could he not do?
On the contrary, although the Zhao family's army had a large number of people, most of them were just doing their job and had no determination to fight to the death.

In addition, Zhou Kunshan was well prepared. Before the Zhao army arrived, he had discussed the battle plan with his subordinates over and over again.

He already had clear ideas on how to use the terrain to hold his ground, how to attack, how to launch a surprise attack, etc.

With all these factors combined, it would be a huge joke if the Zhao family’s army could win.

After understanding this, Zhou Kunshan laughed confidently.

"Damn court, don't even think about sending 30,000 troops this time, even if it's 50,000 or 100,000..."

Well, if it’s 50,000 or 100,000, they probably won’t be able to win.

But 30,000 people...

Zhou Kunshan is really confident that he can win.

After defeating the imperial army for the second time, Lu Dafei's name became known to everyone.

Countless people come to Tianwang Mountain for refuge every day.

At the current rate, by the time the imperial army arrives, they will be able to expand to at least 30,000 people.

It’s a pity that at least two-thirds of them are unable to form effective combat capabilities due to insufficient training and other reasons.

However, with only 10,000 people, Zhou Kunshan was already confident that he could compete with the Zhao family's army.

Expanding the army, reorganizing, customizing training plans, researching subsequent strategies, etc., Zhou Kunshan was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep.

Even though he was very tired, Zhou Kunshan was still too excited to stop.

Now, he finally understood why Zhou Ming looked exhausted every day but always had a rosy face.

Some things are really addictive.

The capital of Eastern Province.

Wangfu.

"You bastards, you have made me lose face."

"You are a dignified imperial army, but you can't even defeat a group of bandits. Are you still considered a member of the Zhao family?"

Zhao Kongqing, the somewhat portly Eastern King, pointed at the Zhao family members in front of him and started cursing, spitting on their faces.

But these usually arrogant members of the Zhao family all lowered their heads and dared not say a word.

"Your Highness, it was all because of that low-class person who was too cunning. We had just arrived at Tianwang Mountain and hadn't had time to set up camp when those low-class people suddenly attacked us without any moral principles."

"The soldiers went on a long expedition and never expected those lowly people to be so shameless. That's why they suffered a loss by accident."

"Not only did they attack during the day, they also shamelessly attacked at night."

"Otherwise, those untouchables are no match for us."

The one who spoke was Zhao Yuefeng, the main general in charge of the expedition against the Tianwang Mountain bandits.

"You still have the nerve to say that!" It would have been better if Zhao Yuefeng didn't say anything. As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhao Kongqing became even more furious.

"You have fought wars all your life, but you don't even know the principle of using deception in war? Do you think the enemy will be so stupid as to do nothing and wait for us to kill them all?"

"In recent years, the Cang Yan Realm has not been peaceful, and more and more people are rebelling."

"Especially this year, there have been large-scale rebellions in the Southern States, Northern States, and Western States. Only our Eastern States are relatively peaceful."

"I won't talk about the large-scale rebels, but you...you..." Zhao Kongqing became more and more angry as he spoke, and even his hands were shaking.

Although the war situation in other states is urgent, they are still fighting against rebels, so it is normal for both sides to win and lose.

But when it came to their side, the regular army of the imperial court was beaten to a pulp by the bandits?
If this matter gets out, won’t the princes of other states laugh at him to death?
Zhao Yuefeng immediately vowed, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I was just careless and underestimated the enemy before. This time, I will never make the same mistake again. I will definitely wipe out these bandits completely without leaving any alive."

"Humph!" Zhao Kongqing snorted coldly, "There is no need for that. This time, I will personally lead the troops to the battle, and I will not allow any mistakes to occur again."

Zhou Kunshan soon learned the news.

"My goodness, the King of the East came in person, which really gave me, Old Zhou, face."

Before the change, Zhou Kunshan couldn't help but worry about gains and losses.

However, after experiencing several major battles, Zhou Kunshan has become completely mature.

Regardless of whether he wins or loses, he is confident that he will not be easily defeated.

And this confidence does not come from himself.

Instead, they were several combat units from Tianwang Mountain that had just been reorganized.

Although they have not experienced actual combat, they inevitably lack some of the murderous spirit on the battlefield.

But as long as you see these troops, you can feel the surging fighting spirit in their hearts.

It is no small matter for Zhao Kongqing to go into battle personally. In order to ensure Zhao Kongqing's safety, we must make sure that this battle will be a victory.

The entire Eastern State was mobilized.

Several of the most elite troops rushed back to the capital as quickly as possible. The requirements for various war materials were also much higher than before.

Because of this, the original three-day expedition plan was delayed for more than a month.

Looking at the endless army, Zhao Ying gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Dafei, I don't believe you can win this time."

Zheng Yi, who was in the mine, felt that things were completely out of his control.

"It's just to wipe out a group of bandits. Is it necessary to mobilize so many troops?"

As a prince who governs a region.

Zheng Yi really couldn't understand why Zhao Kongqing would mobilize the entire country to wipe out a group of bandits.

For an army of more than 100,000 people, the expenses along the way alone are already an astronomical figure.

Even if we can finally eliminate Zhou Kunshan and his men, this battle would have been a huge loss, right?
"In that case." Zheng Yi's fingers kept tapping on the table, making a rhythmic tapping sound.

After a long moment, Zheng Yi's eyes lit up with an alluring light: "Although the time has not come yet, we can't wait any longer."

Zheng Yi summoned all his subordinates and announced: "We are now officially starting an uprising to resist the tyranny of the dog court."

"As for the name..." Zheng Yi raised a smile, "Let's call it the Xingmin Army!"

Feng Haitao and others didn't know how long they had been looking forward to this day.

I originally thought that given my lord's cautious nature, it might take a few years before he really raised the banner of rebellion against the court.

But I didn't expect the surprise to come so quickly.

"Long live the lord! Now we can finally fight the dog court with justification." Feng Haitao was ecstatic.

"Have we finally come to this?" Zhao Tianming's expression was extremely complicated.

This day will come sooner or later, but he feels that he seems to be much calmer than expected.

He glanced at Zheng Ya, and the other party's expression was also very calm.

Zhao Tianming seemed to be able to read the other person's thoughts from his expression.

"Now that they have officially started the rebellion, I'm afraid we two can't continue as before."

Zhao Tianming nodded slightly: "That's right, if we continue like this, the outcome for both of us will probably not be very good."

After the communication, both of them knelt on one knee in front of Zheng Yi at the same time.

"Your subordinate is Zhao Tianming."

"Your subordinate is Zheng Ya."

The two said in unison: "Greetings, lord."

"I am very pleased that you two have turned from evil to good. The Zhao family has been doing evil things, and the people have long been complaining. What we are doing is in accordance with the will of heaven..."

Regardless of whether the two believe it or not, just throw out all kinds of lofty truths.

Countless historical events before Zheng Yi's initial time travel have proven that no matter whether what you do is good or bad, it is very important to make up a legitimate reason for yourself.

It doesn’t matter whether the enemy believes it or not, as long as our own people believe it.

"Damn it, what's going on?" Zhao Kongqing, who was already irritable because of his ineffective suppression of banditry, became even more furious after hearing the news of the Xingmin Army's rebellion.

"Can anyone explain to me what this Xingmin Army is all about?"

This time, even the Zhao family members were silent and dared not speak.

Because they really have no understanding of the Xingmin Army.

There were no signs or news before they received news of the Xingmin Army's rebellion.

This Xingmin Army seemed to have emerged from the ground.

What made them even more frightened was that at the same time as the Xingmin Army was rebelling, the Wanxian Sect also issued a manifesto to the world.

The general content is naturally that the Zhao family is extremely tyrannical and bullies the people, and has no right to continue to be the ruler of the world.

The Wanxian Sect received a revelation from the immortals and decided to stand up and overthrow the Zhao Dynasty to restore a bright and peaceful world to ordinary people.

The uprising of the Xingmin Army and the manifesto of the Wanxian Sect were like turning on a switch.

In the next two days, four forces rebelled one after another.

Zhao Kongqing's large army was less than ten miles away from Tianwang Mountain, but it stopped abruptly.

After all, compared to those forces that openly rebel under the banner of rebellion, a group of bandits is nothing.

Zhao Kongqing was naturally unwilling to let Tianwangshan go just like that.

He is the prince of the Zhao family and he went to the battle personally. No matter what the reason was, he couldn't just leave in disgrace.

This guy racked his brains and actually came up with a solution.

"Humph, this time, I will let the king drive the tiger to devour the wolf, and let them fight among themselves."

Zhao Kongqing called Zhao Ying over and said, "If I remember correctly, you seem to have some friendship with that Lu Dafei, right?"

Zhao Ying's face turned green, and he quickly explained: "Uncle Wang, you misunderstood. Lu Dafei and I are just enemies."
"I wish I could cut that traitor Lu Dafei into pieces, but that wouldn't make me feel better."

Zhao Kongqing calmly pressed his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I know you are loyal to the court. That's why this matter must be handled by you."

"As long as you can accomplish this, I will definitely submit a letter to the court to commend your achievements."

"Uncle Wang, you said that as long as I can do it, I will complete it even if it means risking my life." For the children of the Zhao family, merit is not just a verbal reward, but also tangible benefits.

Zhao Ying may not care about other things, but the cultivation resources rewarded by the family are what every cultivator dreams of.

Despite being mentally prepared.

But when he heard Zhao Kongqing asking him to recruit Lu Dafei, Zhao Ying was still so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

If Lu Dafei agreed, it would not be so easy for him to deal with the other party in the future.

At least in the short term, it is absolutely impossible for him to touch the other party.

After all, it was the prince who personally ordered the recruitment.

Directly attacking Lu Dafei and the others is almost equivalent to slapping Zhao Kongqing in the face.

Even though they are all descendants of the Zhao family, these side branches are far inferior to direct descendants like Zhao Kongqing.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness." Before leaving the military camp, Zhao Ying promised solemnly.

As soon as they approached Tianwang Mountain, they were discovered by soldiers patrolling nearby.

"Stop, who is it?"

Seven or eight soldiers from Tianwang Mountain, holding spears, surrounded Zhao Ying.

If it weren't for the mission, if ordinary people dared to be so rude, he would have had his subordinates drag these untouchables out and chop them up.

Now he could only suppress his anger and raise his hands: "Please don't be impulsive, I am your king's friend, please inform me that Zhao Ying wants to see you."

"Surname Zhao?" Several guards frowned at the same time.

They were all poor people who had taken refuge in Tianwang Mountain, so naturally they had no good feelings towards the Zhao family.

"Then you wait here." One of them said impatiently. (End of this chapter)