In a chaotic world, border soldiers begin their journey by enlisting in the army and getting married

The mountain stronghold was engulfed by fire, burning everything to ashes. The bandits were powerless to resist, and their men suffered heavy casualties, making them no match for the Third Army Corps.

At this moment, Nan Tu Rou no longer had to worry about what the bandits might do.

Instead, they devoted themselves entirely to the main battlefield.

While the main battlefield was launching a full-scale attack, Liu Sanshi had already returned to the front lines.

"Sir, General, the leader said he'll lead the remaining brothers into the city to create an opportunity for the main army."

Xiao Zhen was not surprised by Liu Sanshi's words.

During the time they spent together, he got to know Chen Shan's personality quite well.

They also knew that this person had the most tricks up his sleeve and was very daring; there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.

"I didn't expect him to actually do it. The bandits are no longer a threat, and we can focus all our efforts on dealing with Marquis Wuding."

Nan Tu Rou never expected that the so-called special forces that Chen Shan had created would resolve the Wushan bandits so quickly!

Although it may seem like they spent several hours, that was actually quite a short time for them.

With the threat of the bandits gone, the two military camps can focus all their efforts on attacking the city.

Meanwhile, Chen Shan descended Wushan Mountain and, with the remaining six hundred brothers, once again infiltrated Wushan Prefecture from the back of the mountain during the great battle.

Marquis Wuding, Zhang Chao, was overseeing the battle at the city gate, but the main force was also at the front line and had no time to attend to anything else.

Chen Shan successfully infiltrated the area.

"Boss, what are we supposed to do here? Burn the supplies too?"

Liu Tiehan was curious.

The successful defeat of the bandits was entirely due to exploiting their blind spots and taking them by surprise.

That's how it worked.

But Wushan Prefecture is different; it is a city where people still live.

They can't exactly cause trouble in the city and force Marquis Wuding, Zhang Chao, to return to its aid, can they?

Unfortunately, this idea is clearly not going to work.

"We are soldiers, not bandits. Why are we targeting civilians?"

"Since Marquis Wuding Zhang Chao is a rebel, we should just take him down."

Chen Shan had already made plans before he came in.

Marquis Wuding has been stationed here for many years, and his family is also here, so the solution is much simpler.

"Let's go to the Marquis of Wuding's residence."

Chen Shan spoke.

He led Liu Tiehan and the others directly to the capital of Marquis Wuding.

Within this prefecture, finding a location for a marquis's residence is relatively easy.

Moreover, at this time, with fighting raging on the front lines, the Marquis's residence did not have many guards.

The Marquis of Wuding's residence.

"Who goes there! This is the Marquis's residence; entry is prohibited!"

The guards at the gate became alert as soon as they saw Chen Shan and his large group approaching.

However, Chen Shan had no interest in wasting words.

"The Deficit Battalion of the Third Army Corps of the Tiannan Army is ordered to quell the rebellion! Retreat if you don't want to die!"

A cold shout stunned the guards. The Marquis was still supervising the battle on the city wall, so how come the Third Legion had already entered the city?

Unfortunately, before the guards could react, Liu Tiehan and his men had already stepped forward and taken control of them.

"Move out! Arrest everyone inside the mansion!"

Without hesitation, Chen Shan immediately gave the order, and several hundred men rushed into the mansion. The resisting guards were no match for them.

Before long, Chen Shan arrested all of Zhang Chao's family members.

However, looking around, Zhang Chao's children were nowhere to be seen.

"I remember Marquis Wuding had children, why haven't I seen them?"

Chen Shan was curious.

The middle-aged woman who was being escorted out immediately said, "Some time ago, the master sent his children to the capital."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shan frowned.

Sending your children to the capital is tantamount to taking them hostage.

Given all that, how could they possibly rebel?

Wasn't Marquis Zhang Chao of Wuding the most loyal and devoted to family ties?

"There really is a problem here."

"Someone, send the guards here to the city gate to tell Zhang Chao to surrender immediately, or everyone in his mansion will be waiting for you to collect their corpses!"

Although Zhang Chao's children were not here, his father, the old Marquis, was.

Chen Shan didn't believe this guy would abandon him.

With the arrangements made, the guards immediately went to the city wall to deliver the message, and before long, the fighting on the front line subsided.

Marquis Wuding ordered the city gates to be opened, and his troops immediately abandoned any resistance.

For the sake of his family, Marquis Wuding Zhang Chao surrendered quickly without any hesitation.

Everything went smoothly without any problems.

The smoothness of the process surprised even Chen Shan.

The rebellion was not truly over until Nan Tu Rou took over Wushan Prefecture and reorganized the remaining troops.

However, what lies behind this incident is hard to say.

Inside the Marquis's residence.

Nan Tu Rou looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a serious expression. This marquis, who should have been his elder, had now become a rebel against the Xia Kingdom.

Nan Tu Rou didn't know when it would be her turn.

But she knew in her heart that this day was probably not far off.

"My lord, you have been stationed here for many years and there has been no trouble. Neither the East Sea nor the great pirates dare to make any rash moves."

"Why did the Marquis rebel?"

Nan Tu Rou asked, still wanting to know the reason.

However, this statement is meaningless.

Zhang Chao looked dejected, his eyes devoid of any emotion, as if he had already accepted the outcome.

"Since I have rebelled, it is a capital offense, so why ask any more questions?"

Zhang Chao's response was very straightforward.

The meaning was clear, but Nan Tu Rou couldn't understand it at all.

Chen Shan, who was standing to the side, asked, "Lord Marquis, your children were all sent to the capital ahead of time, were they taken hostage?"

"Is someone in the capital threatening you? Threatening you to rebel?"

Chen Shan got straight to the point and stated his thoughts directly.

Marquis Wuding surrendered too decisively. Although there may be an element of loyalty involved, his surrender was still a bit too hasty.

It was so simple that even Chen Shan felt it was somewhat unreal.

Upon hearing Chen Shan's words, Nan Tu Rou immediately came to her senses.

Even Zhang Chao looked at Chen Shan with surprise.

He had never heard of this young man before.

Although there are bound to be some rising stars in the military, this is the first time someone as young as Chen Shan, in his early twenties, has appeared.

Moreover, the reason why the bandits were ambushed and he was outflanked was all because of this young man.

He explained the facts in just a few words, which really surprised Zhang Chao.

"This young man is not bad, but you've come to the wrong place."

Zhang Chao's words were quite meaningful. Chen Shan hadn't expected that the other party would neither admit nor deny what he said, but instead utter such a meaningful statement.

"What you mean is that even if you can rise to prominence in the Xia Kingdom through military merit, the final outcome will not be very good."

Nan Tu Rou spoke up to explain, as a top soldier, he naturally understood the meaning behind Marquis Wu Ding's words.

Chen Shan understood, but he didn't agree.

"You old soldiers are just too pedantic. You've read so many military books, yet you're more pedantic than those Confucian scholars."

"On the contrary, those Confucian scholars started using tactics one by one."

"Isn't this just a power struggle between civil officials and Confucian scholars over military power?"

Chen Shan was very familiar with this kind of thing.

In the history he knew from his previous life, how many once glorious dynasties were completely destroyed when civil officials seized military power?