From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"General! The city gates have opened!"

Two miles to the east, two more groups of men were poised to attack. As soon as the city gates opened, the scouts rushed to report.

"Very good!"

The soldiers were all excited, rubbing their hands together, eager to charge in immediately, after all, that would mean a lot of military merit.

He then turned to Gu Chenglie, who was standing next to him.

"General, let's charge!"

"What's the rush!"

Gu Chenglie gripped the reins, gave a soft hum, but showed no sign of urgency.

"Opening the city gates so quickly, it might be a trap. Let's wait and see. Better safe than sorry. We can make sure there's no problem before we charge in."

"But……"

"But what! I am the Left Army General, my word is law!"

Gu Chenglie snorted coldly, gazing at the colossal Xiangyi City ahead, a sneer appearing on his lips.

Let Chen Shi stay inside a little longer and see if he dies!

"Rush!"

Just as Gu Chenglie was feeling smug, a loud shout suddenly came from the side, and a thousand men surged towards the city gate like a tidal wave.

"Huh?! Didn't I tell you to wait before charging? Who disobeyed my orders?!"

"General, that's the Right Army, Fifth Master Xun and his men."

"Well……"

Gu Chenglie, who was about to shout, paused for a moment. That's right, in addition to his left army, Gu Chengxun's right army was also arranged here.

"Then what are you all dawdling for! Charge now, don't let the Right Army steal all the credit!"

Gu Chenglie yelled at his men and gave the reins a sharp jerk.

"Huh? Oh! Charge! Charge!"

The soldiers stared wide-eyed. How come they were the ones dawdling? But there was no reasoning with this young master. Fearing that the military merits would be snatched away by the Right Army, they shouted loudly and rushed toward the city gate.

"Those who approach will die!"

At the city gate, facing the ever-growing number of rebel soldiers, Chen Shi stood with his sword drawn, letting out a fierce shout, his eyes cold and fearless.

On the contrary, the rebels, seeing the corpses all around Chen Shi, were terrified and hesitated to move forward.

By this time, the sky was gradually brightening, and the corpses were either split in two or cut in half at the waist; not a single one was intact.

This shows just how vicious the knife in Chen Shi's hand was.

They were all ordinary people who were so hungry that they couldn't stand it anymore, so they joined the rebellion. They only wanted a full meal, and none of them dared to really risk their lives.

"Charge!"

Just then, a deafening roar of battle cries erupted outside.

The next moment, Gu Chengxun led his cavalry and charged in first.

By the time the rebels realized what was happening, the horses' hooves were already on their faces, and the spears, propelled by the momentum of the charging horses, sent them flying.

"The enemy has entered the city!"

"Run!"

The next moment, a cry of alarm rang out, and the rebels turned and ran without any intention of resisting.

Without pausing, Gu Chengxun led his cavalry in a pursuit through the streets. Soon after, infantrymen also poured into the city to kill the rebels who had fled into alleys and houses.

"They've finally arrived."

Seeing the army rush in, Chen Shi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

If it were delayed any longer, he might be in danger.

Then his face darkened, and he stopped thinking about him and immediately ran towards the rebel army in the city.

A rebel's head is worth a military merit!

As two thousand soldiers poured in, chaos erupted in the city.

Soon after, the city gates on the south, north, and west sides were opened one after another, and the troops of the Marquis of Jing'an poured in almost completely, turning the entire city into a battlefield.

They played from morning until noon.

Although it was called a battle between two armies, it was actually not much different from a one-sided massacre.

Although the rebels were numerous, they were individually too weak and lacked any fighting spirit. The city's streets were crisscrossed, making it difficult for them to gather in large numbers, which greatly reduced their numerical advantage.

The reason the fighting lasted until noon was mainly because there were still remnants of rebels in the city who had not escaped.

In fact, as soon as the east gate opened, and as Gu Chengxun and Gu Chenglie led their troops into the city, the rebels began to flee in droves.

After several hours of fighting, there were not many rebels left in the city.

On the Jing'an Marquis's side, a small number of troops were left in the city to continue the mopping-up operation, while the rest were sent out to pursue and kill.

They continued the pursuit for most of the day, until late at night, when the various units finally returned one after another.

Chen Shi's hundred heavily armored soldiers followed Li Changying's vanguard and, in a single day, beheaded hundreds more.

Chen Shi was the first to breach the city walls and was awarded 1,000 military merits. By this time, his military merits had exceeded 3,000!

Compared to other generals, he was far ahead.

"Set up camp on the spot!"

The next morning, Gu Tingshu ordered the army to temporarily garrison in Xiangyi City.

With the recapture of Xiangyi City, the rebels have been driven out of the heart of Yongqiu and fled back to Suibin County and Gushu County in the east.

The main reason Gu Tingshu did not press his advantage was to wait for the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence.

Before setting out, the two sides agreed that after driving the rebels back, they would join forces and march east together to completely wipe out the rebels.

The two eastern counties, where the rebels started their uprising, had a relatively stable base, and were personally overseen by the rebel leader Yang Youzhi, with much more elite troops.

Although Gu Tingshu believed that his forces in one night were enough to wipe them out, he had already made an agreement with Marquis Dingyuan and couldn't claim all the credit for himself.

Since that's the case, they might as well set up camp temporarily, rest and recuperate while clearing out the remaining rebels in the surrounding area.

In this way, the soldiers were able to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The situation in Yangxia County and Xiangyi County has basically stabilized. Chen Shi sent someone to inform Xiao Fengxiao that grain could be transported in.

"In the end, it is always the ordinary people who suffer."

Walking down the street, looking at the dilapidated houses on both sides and the emaciated people, Chen Shi shook his head inwardly.

After the rebels occupied Xiangyi City, in addition to conscripting men, they also looted grain and property everywhere.

It was already a disaster, and this is adding insult to injury.

When Xiao Fengxiao and his grain merchants arrive, although they will bring grain, the price of grain will inevitably skyrocket, thus emptying the last bit of savings of these people.

However, in this kind of world, just surviving is a feat in itself.

After the battle, almost every household hung up white cloths.

In some cases, the entire family died, and there wasn't even anyone to collect the bodies.

"Shariputra, why is that land called Sukhavati (Utmost Bliss)? Because the beings in that land experience no suffering, but only bliss; therefore, it is called Sukhavati..."

Just as I was feeling sentimental, I suddenly heard the sound of chanting coming from the street corner.

Following the sound, one could see a young nun squatting beside an unclaimed corpse by the roadside, chanting sutras to pray for its salvation.

"It's her..."

Upon seeing the young nun's appearance, Chen Shi was taken aback. What was she doing here?

With a slight smile, she walked straight over.

"Little nun, why aren't you chanting scriptures in the nunnery? What are you doing here?"

After the scripture was finished, the little nun Ruru raised her head and saw that it was Chen Shi, but she didn't seem surprised.

Without saying a word, he turned and left.

"Hey? You little nun, how can you be so rude?"

As Chen Shi spoke, he made a gesture to stop him.

He had met this young nun before at Jixiang Nunnery and had a deep impression of her.

Meeting you here now was quite unexpected, so I came over to say hello.

Unexpectedly, the little nun ignored him.

"I'm afraid it will offend my eyes."

The little nun stopped and looked at Chen Shi with a pout.

"He used to be vulgar, but at least he looked human. Now, he's a bloodthirsty monster!"