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

Third Army Corps, General's Mansion.

After returning from Kong Qingzhi's residence, Nan Tu Rou brought Chen Shan and Xiao Zhen directly over.

After all, this time Kong Qingzhi specifically named the Third Army Corps, wanting it to be involved.

Without a doubt, this is aimed at the deficit camp and at Chen Shan.

"Chen Shan, you're just agreeing like that? Aren't you worried about the danger?"

"This time is different from the last time. It's not just about resisting the Qing Dynasty, but about penetrating deep into the heartland."

"The grasslands are vast, stretching for thousands of miles. Apart from the Qing Dynasty, which was familiar with the terrain, no one could pinpoint their exact location."

"Besides, since Kong Qingzhi dared to bring this up, he must have other motives."

Nan Tu Rou was somewhat uneasy. She knew about the grudge between Kong Qingzhi and Chen Shan, and she also knew that Kong Qingzhi was a hypocrite. She was afraid that even this matter of the court's decision was secretly pushed by his Kong family.

"What's there to worry about?"

"General, that guy is, after all, the commander of the Tiannan Army. We can't afford to give him any leverage, can we?"

"Besides, you yourself said that this mission is extremely dangerous, and some casualties are inevitable. So, wouldn't it be reasonable if the commander of the Tiannan Army died on the grasslands?"

Chen Shan smiled and bluntly stated his thoughts.

Clearly, Chen Shan planned to teach Kong Qingzhi a lesson after this trip.

If possible, killing this guy would be best.

"You...you really intend to kill him?"

Nan Tu Rou never expected that the reason Chen Shan agreed so readily was because he was after Kong Qingzhi's life.

This is truly surprising.

Although Chen Shan had indeed said earlier that he wanted Kong Qing dead, she only thought it was a joke.

Chen Shan not only dares to speak out, but also dares to do many things.

"There are countless captains like me in the Xia army, insignificant as they are. But with someone of such high status as Kong Qingzhi dead, what kind of commotion do you think will occur?"

"At that time, I fear the court will be in turmoil, and those civil officials will also fight amongst themselves."

"Although the civil officials of Xia State are powerful, these people are nothing but hypocritical villains. When there are real benefits, they don't care about their own people."

Chen Shan explained it clearly, and Xiao Zhen, who was standing to the side, also understood.

"Are you planning to use Kong Qingzhi to incite infighting among the civil officials in the court? But even if they fight amongst themselves, it doesn't seem to change anything; they will still try to seize military power."

Xiao Zhen had experienced the Xiao family army incident and was very clear about the character of those civil officials.

However, Chen Shan did not think so.

"Take things one step at a time. If you weren't so worried, I'd like to learn from Huang Chao."

Chen Shan looked relaxed and didn't seem worried about the mission.

On the contrary, he had already begun to plan in his mind how to kill Kong Qingzhi once he got to the grasslands!

This is the most important!

"Huang Chao? Who is that?"

Nan Tu Rou was curious.

She remembered that Chen Shan was just a hunter in the village, but he knew a lot, had a unique perspective, and was exceptionally capable.

It's really hard to understand. Could it be that hunters in my Xia Kingdom have such high requirements nowadays?

"Ahem, I just read about it in an old book; it was just a story from a failed exam candidate."

Chen Shan didn't elaborate, since such a person didn't exist in this era.

"This mission is not simple. Although our Third Legion will be fighting at the same time as Kong Qingzhi's First Legion, we don't need that many."

"This time, it's just your Deficit Battalion. I will accompany you to prevent that guy from having any ulterior motives."

Nan Tu Rou was decisive, even getting herself involved to protect Chen Shan.

Back in the capital, the Southern King had already sent her a message and agreed with Chen Shan's previous idea.

That's why Nan Tu Rou wanted to protect Chen Shan's safety.

It's definitely not because of personal feelings!

The mission has been decided: the Third Army Corps will be led by the Deficit Battalion, which was also specifically requested by Kong Qingzhi.

The First Legion was a battalion under Kong Qingzhi's command.

After all, the mission was simply to rescue one person, and it was an active operation to enter the grassland.

If the main force were to advance, it would likely be discovered by the Qing army before even reaching their position.

After returning to camp, Chen Shan briefly spoke with the four women, telling them to wait patiently in the barracks.

Although the journey was dangerous, it posed no problem for Chen Shan.

With Red Hare, his strength of six stones, and his equipment, he was far superior to the Qing army.

In other words, we need to take into account the brothers in the deficit camp.

Three days later.

When the two battalions assembled, Kong Qingzhi, fully armored, looked quite respectable, even though he was being exiled. He still had the air of a general.

However, this guy was extremely hypocritical, still putting on airs and riding a tall horse.

He was supposed to be there for a rescue, but he acted like he was putting on a fashion show.

"The army is setting off!"

At Kong Qingzhi's command, the two battalions left Mochi City and headed straight for the Qing Kingdom's grasslands.

Since the last retreat of the Tianlang Army, there have been no troops stationed in the grasslands bordering the northern border of the Qing Kingdom.

Besides these, there are only some small grassland tribes.

Although it was a border region, the Qing Dynasty was ultimately built on the grasslands, and its core area was located in the deepest part of the grasslands.

This is also because the grasslands are vast and the Qing Dynasty's territory is large, yet few people can find the Qing capital in a short period of time.

Therefore, they do not need troops to patrol and defend the border areas.

After all, outsiders are unfamiliar with the terrain, and even if they were to venture deep into the area and discover it, the Qing army could still gain the upper hand by taking advantage of the terrain.

Deficit Camp.

The current deficit battalion has 5,000 men, who are well-trained, and there are also 800 special forces soldiers personally led by Chen Shan, making them an extremely elite force.

Compared to Kong Qingzhi's camp in the rear, it was far superior.

"This Kong Qingzhi is clearly using us as cannon fodder by sending us ahead to scout the way."

"Boss, is it really necessary for us to come all this way for a mere scholar? We might as well forgo this kind of military merit," Liu Sanshi complained.

In fact, it wasn't just Liu Sanshi who was dissatisfied; many soldiers in the Red-Character Battalion felt the same way.

Most of them came from poor families, just like Chen Shan.

I don't have much affection for scholars.

The reason is simple: among the seven kingdoms, those who could read books were either rich or noble, or had some connections.

Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—these educated people were basically sons of aristocratic families, or related to them by blood or marriage.

Naturally, they were not well-liked by the common people.

"It's alright. We're not just here for a rescue mission. We'll see how things go and follow my instructions."

Chen Shan was not in a hurry. He had been observing his surroundings the whole way into the grassland.

Although the grasslands mostly look the same and there is not much difference between them.

However, Chen Shan knew that there are never any two places in the world that are exactly alike.

Even the grasslands are like this.

Some places are different, and the routes can be distinguished.

"Chen Shan, what are your plans? Following the route that guy gave us, we should reach our destination in three more days."