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

Before Kong Qingzhi could finish speaking, Chen Shan's longsword had already fallen in an instant.

"I don't like to drag things out when killing someone."

"A dead simp, he'll be a simp until the day he dies."

Chen Shan looked at Kong Qingzhi's head, picked up a long spear from the ground, and swiftly and neatly propped up Kong Qingzhi's head.

A moment later, the group returned.

This trip resulted in significant losses. As for the gains, although they resolved the hidden trouble of Kong Qingzhi and completed the imperial court's mission, the losses to the Chizi Camp were too great for Chen Shan.

It's really heartbreaking to see so much time and effort wasted on training only to lose so much.

On the way back.

With 500 wounded soldiers, Chen Shan and his group were not in a hurry and were carefully escorted by the remaining 2,000 men.

"Chen Shan, with Kong Qingzhi dead this time, we probably can't reveal his collusion with the Qing Dynasty."

"After all, even if word gets out, the imperial court has no evidence."

"Even if we say he died in battle, the effect would probably not be very ideal."

Nan Tu Rou looked serious. After all, Kong Qingzhi was of high status and position. With his death, the court would have to fight amongst themselves for a while.

"It's alright, no need to say anything, let them do whatever they want."

"As long as our military achievements don't go wrong, everything will be fine."

Chen Shan has no interest in court infighting at this stage.

After all, only military merit can lead to promotion, and only with sufficient status and position can he participate in the internal struggles of the Xia Kingdom.

As for the larger conflict between the seven kingdoms? That's not something he's considering right now.

"Don't worry about military merits; my father will take care of them."

"By the way, who was the person we rescued on this mission?"

Nan Tu Rou was curious.

Although it was a return journey, everyone was still on the road, marching slowly, and also had to take care of their own injuries.

Nan Tu Rou was a seasoned veteran of many battles, and injuries were common for her. However, she, a woman, was able to endure them.

"I really don't know that, Iron Man. After you rescued that person, did you find out anything?"

The two thousand men who were initially separated were led by Liu Tiehan and his men.

Although Chen Shan was not very satisfied with the imperial court's mission this time, it was still good that he was able to complete it. As for the rescuers, he would have to see what value they could bring.

Otherwise, the deficit camp has suffered such heavy losses, they must find a way to make up for it somewhere.

"Well, boss, we don't know much about that woman either. When we went to the Longevity Platform, we didn't see many Qing troops, so we didn't pay much attention to her after we rescued her."

"Women?" Liu Tiehan's words immediately stunned Chen Shan.

Wasn't Kong Qingzhi a great Confucian scholar before? Turns out she's a woman?

Although Chen Shan didn't have any gender discrimination ideas, what kind of world was this? What kind of era was this?

Even Nan Tu Rou concealed her true identity. Even though high-ranking military officers knew the details, they wouldn't reveal them, let alone the vast majority of soldiers who were unaware of the inside story.

This great scholar is acting strangely.

"I'll go check on things, Brother Xiao. You should speed up your march as much as possible."

Red Hare turned around, and Chen Shan headed directly towards the rear of the army.

Of the two thousand men, about half were stationed behind the army, so that they would have time to react should the Qing army discover them.

As for the Confucian scholar in the rescue team, he will be left for later. If necessary, Chen Shan can use him as cannon fodder.

When Chen Shan saw the great scholar who had accompanied the army, he was completely stunned.

[A beautiful woman with a rating of 97 has been detected!]

Xu Sijing, favorability rating 0 (like strangers)

Excavation?

Why is the rating so high?

Chen Shan was stunned, but after taking a closer look, his eyes widened instantly.

My goodness, he really is a great scholar!

This is way too big!

Even the four women in the family, or Nan Tu Rou, cannot compare.

This is a true and genuine great Confucian scholar!

"Boss, why are you in the back? Did the Qing people discover us?"

When Liu Tiehan, who was bringing up the rear, saw Chen Shan coming over, he immediately asked him curiously.

Hearing this, Chen Shan finally came to his senses.

"It's nothing, I just came to see what kind of person the imperial court sent to rescue."

Chen Shan didn't lower his voice when he said this; he was deliberately saying it so that Xu Sijing could hear it.

Such a woman, with her good looks and such an outstanding figure, Chen Shan really couldn't imagine how she managed to achieve this.

"Ugh, boss, don't even mention it. That woman is really strange. As soon as she heard that we were working for that guy Kong Qingzhi, she just kept silent and didn't say a word."

Liu Tiehan was quite helpless. When two thousand people came to rescue her, he specifically arranged for a few people to guard the woman, which was also a way to protect her safety.

Afterwards, the army reorganized and cleaned up the battlefield. This woman didn't even pass through the previous battlefield and was completely unaware that Kong Qingzhi was dead.

"Kong Qingzhi is already dead. If this woman refuses to say anything, just kill her before entering the city. Also, don't forget what she brought with her; take all her books and such."

"This can be considered as giving the imperial court an explanation."

Chen Shan gave the order, without even glancing at Xu Sijing, and turned back immediately.

Although the system gave a notification, the woman's background was unclear; all that was known was that she was a great Confucian scholar.

Even among Confucianists, there's probably a lot more to this than meets the eye. Besides, Kong Qingzhi came here specifically to find this woman; who knows what kind of relationship they have?

Chen Shan decided to reveal Kong Qingzhi's death to see how this woman would react.

After Chen Shan left, Xu Sijing's originally indifferent and calm face showed surprise.

However, after glancing around, the man remained silent.

A few days later, the army finally arrived at the walls of Mochi City.

The group finally made it back to the city safely.

There were tens of thousands of people when they left the city, but only a little over two thousand returned, and quite a few of them were injured.

This commotion startled the generals of the other legions!

"Pass down the order: a meeting will be held at my residence in one hour, and all legion commanders must be present."

Nan Tu Rou did not hesitate at all.

There needs to be an explanation for Kong Qingzhi's death.

Within an hour, the deficit camp was settled, those who needed treatment received it, and those who needed to be settled were settled.

That's enough.

"General, what should we do with this learned scholar we brought back?"

"What if that woman knows Kong Qing is dead? What if she finds out we did it?"

Chen Shan asked Nan Tu Rou, intending to see what her plans were, but he didn't expect Nan Tu Rou to respond so readily.

"Then kill him. Even without Kong Qingzhi, I can still control the Tiannan Army. You can manage the Chizi Battalion yourselves, so it shouldn't get out."

"You'll stay at the Deficit Camp for now."

Nan Tu Rou was carefree and trusted Chen Shan, so she directly placed him in the Deficit Camp.

However, this made Chen Shan feel much more relaxed.

Such a great Confucian scholar, shouldn't he think about this carefully?