After being reborn in the Mass Grave, she overturned her predecessor's power

"There's chaos in the east. The bandits and rebels there have joined forces to start a war and are heading towards the capital."

The imperial court is now unpopular. It has been severely damaged by the severe drought and has spawned many rebel armies, with some local forces also getting involved.

Jiang Li put down the latest news in his hand, "The imperial court has sent troops to suppress it, and the King of Yan is also ready to make a move."

Jiang Xue Ning said decisively, "It's a good time to send troops while he's sick. Send troops now, all the way south to Shengjing, and try to finish this battle in half a year."

The winter snow has melted and the soldiers and horses are strong after a winter of rest. March is a good time to go to war.

They've been planning for this all winter, and now it's time to strike.

Jiang Li was a civil official who assisted her in handling Xiangchu affairs on a daily basis, so he consciously said, "I will stay and handle the affairs here."

In addition to her, Gu Tangli also stayed to manage the palace's internal affairs and accompany Sui Sui.

Maybe because she had killed too many people before, she didn't like bloody scenes now. She also managed the orphanage, which housed many orphans.

If you spend a lot of time with children, you shouldn’t be exposed to murderous intent.

Shen Zhaoyan was reluctant to leave his daughter, but he was even more worried about her. "I'll go too."

After the poison in his body was cured, he spent the past three years mastering swordsmanship and martial arts, and achieved some success.

The first to set off were Bai Yu and Wu Jin, who led the spies and secret guards respectively to explore the way ahead and find out the situation ahead.

The army was scheduled to set out on March 15, with Jiang Xue Ning leading the army personally, Fang Li and Duan Xilou as the main generals, and several major generals.

A total of 500,000 troops are heading towards Xiling!

Bingtong and Ye Qingjiu naturally accompanied them, and Gu Xingchen, as a famous strategist, also accompanied them. Nangong Mo and Jing Yu wanted to go, but were held back in Xiling.

Jing Yu said unconvincedly, "Why can't I go?"

"We're going to fight, not to play." She rolled her eyes at him, "Besides, the guy from the Jin family is almost here, so just wait here obediently."

He agreed reluctantly, and as for Nangong Mo, Gu Xingchen would take care of it.

The weather was very good on the day of departure, and a ceremony to worship the sky was held in the square outside the city.

After the sacrifice, amid the sound of passionate military drums, she picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, threw the bowl on the ground, raised the red cherry spear in her hand, and said, "Kill the emperor and capture Xiling!"

The three armies below also threw their wine bowls to the ground and shouted, "Kill the emperor and capture Xiling!"

Gu Tangli held Sui Sui in her arms and stood on the city wall, watching this exciting scene. "Sui Sui, your mother is going to conquer the country."

"Daddy...Mom..."

She was still too young and just raised her chubby arms excitedly.

Hua Yan on the side said, "Our little princess is blessed."

If this succeeds, she will be the crown princess in the future.

Under the gaze of countless people from Hunan and Chu, an army of 500,000 set off!

The news that Xiang and Chu had dispatched troops to attack Xiling spread as quickly as possible, alarming all parties.

Although it was expected, it happened too quickly.

The march went smoothly in the first half of the month. The two small cities they passed through were both bordering Hunan and Chu. The people even interacted with each other and married each other.

They were no strangers to Xiangchu, and with a 500,000-strong army pressing forward, the small town with only more than 10,000 defenders had no resistance at all.

At the riverside, Xue Ning sent people out to shout, "Open the gate and surrender, don't harm any grass or trees, and don't kill innocent people."

In several small cities, the prefects directly ordered the city gates to be opened and let them in.

The Xiangchu Army did not hurt anyone and did not touch the people's property. They directly captured several small cities and sent people to take over the management.

More than 20 days later, they arrived at Qingwu City, the largest city that blocked their way south to Beijing.

Obviously Xiling also knew that once Qingwu City was lost, Shengjing would be in danger, so they could march straight in.

Therefore, in recent years, the imperial court has continuously sent more troops here. So far, according to the information they have gathered, there are about 200,000 soldiers in Qingwu City.

She ordered the army to set up camp and rest, and soon the army set up camp at a certain distance from Qingwu City.

After a night's rest, she got up early the next morning and climbed up the hillside to watch the sunrise and the Qingwu City in the sunlight.

Duan Xilou said beside him, "The city wall has been continuously reinforced in the past three years, and many measures have been taken to defend against the enemy. In addition, General Hua Zhanwei, who is guarding the city, is an experienced veteran."

In short, this battle was not easy to fight, although they had an overwhelming advantage in numbers. But attacking a city was difficult in the first place, so it was a tough battle.

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to fight." She said firmly, "As usual, we should send someone out to persuade them to surrender."

We sent people out for three consecutive days to persuade the other side to surrender, but the other side remained unmoved.

On the third day, General Zhan asked to see her.

She walked forward with silver armor and red cherry spear. General Hua was in a trance as he looked at the woman riding towards him.

"It seems that the rumors are true. The King of Xiangchu has a close relationship with the Gu family."

Jiang Xue Ning said politely, "General Hua, how are you?"

He is a veteran who fought alongside her father. So she should call him uncle.

General Zhan asked righteously, "Xiang and Chu were split from Xiling, and you are also from Xiling, why are you so anxious to fight each other!"

She said calmly, "So I said that as long as you surrender, I will not hurt anyone, and they will have all the treatment that the people of Xiang and Chu have."

"The Gu family is full of loyal heroes, and Princess Chen is as brave as any man. But you want to be a rebel!" He continued to test her.

Although there have been rumors that the King of Xiangchu is the original Princess Chen, it is too bizarre. Therefore, most people still assume that she is Jiang Xue Ning, the granddaughter of the Gu family.

"Haha, General Zhan, are you trying to make me laugh?" She said sarcastically, "What happened to the Gu family and Princess Chen? Do I need to tell you again?"

General Zhan said calmly, "That was a big mistake made by the royal family. Didn't the prince kill the late emperor to avenge his blood feud? If a war breaks out, the people will suffer."

"If I don't fight, someone else will. Three years ago, there was a severe drought in the north. Did anyone in the court care about the lives of the people?" She said with a firm look, "General Zhan, there is no need to test me. You and I know many things. You want to fight for Xiling, and I want to aim at Shengjing, so let's meet on the battlefield!"

After she finished speaking, she rode back. Looking at her receding figure, General Zhan said helplessly, "The children of the Gu family never lose the reputation of the Gu family. Even if they fall into the abyss, they can still get up. But they are not fighting for the royal family or Xiling anymore."

And this was probably the last time he fought for Xiling. Those who had fought side by side with him in those days had either left or died, and in the end, he was the only one left. A sense of sadness welled up in his heart. He would try his best to fight well in this last battle. This was his responsibility as the general of Xiling!

The deputy general asked, "General, what should we do?"

"Defend when you need to defend, fight when you need to fight..."

If you can't defeat me, then you can't defend me...