Chapter 1792: Should I Declare Myself the Emperor?
“Chen Ermei, you say something.” General Liu looked at Ning Shu.
Everyone instantly turned their eyes to Ning Shu. Even Fang Yong couldn’t help doing the same, feeling a little surprised and confused about why General Liu asked her.
Ning Shu: →_→
Frick, she had to be careful this time, or else she’d end up offending someone she really couldn’t afford to offend.
“If you have any thoughts, you can voice them. Should I declare myself the emperor or not?” said General Liu.
Ning Shu stood up and cupped her hands. “This subordinate actually agrees with the general’s decision. Proclaiming yourself as the emperor can boost the morale of our army since everyone is eager to be appointed as officials. But there’s still one important question: can we afford to fight the standing army of the court in our current state?”
“If you become the emperor, the court will definitely send more troops to destroy us.” Ning Shu said, “Should we continue with slowly capturing more ground or directly fight the imperial court?”
General Liu frowned and waved at Ning Shu. She cupped her hands and sat down.
Others also showed conflict expressions on their faces. So, there were advantages and disadvantages to claiming the title of emperor. If they weren’t careful, their insurgency would be quashed like fireworks, becoming only a line or two in the history books.
“General, this subordinate feels that claiming the title of emperor is not a pressing matter. Once you have led us to capture more land and gain the people’s sentiment, then we will comply with the mandate of heaven. Raising arms under this title at that time will be more impactful.” Fang Yong also stood up and chimed in.
General Liu thought for a while and nodded. “This matter will be put off for now. Let’s talk about it when the time is right.”
After leaving the room, Ning Shu heaved a long sigh. Chen Li said to her, “Sister, you are so amazing. I really don’t know anything.”
“Take it slow,” said Ning Shu.
“They will capture Pingzhen in two days. Do you want to go?” said Chen Li to Ning Shu.
After experiencing the baptism of blood, Chen Li’s subordinates were now beginning to slowly toughen up. Adding in the fact that Chen Li had them practice the Unsurpassable Martial Arts, the soldiers now were very different from their previous noob status.
General Liu’s strategy was to expand outward from Dazhou and capture some small villages. He would not lead the army anymore. Instead, he would dispatch people to do so while he himself handled various affairs, acting like an emperor.
Everyone was itching to have a go at Pingzhen. There were military merits and food to earn, so why not? Moreover, if the capture was successful, they could even get some benefits.
Chen Li was also interested in capturing Pingzhen. He asked Ning Shu if she was going to accompany them.
Ning Shu nodded. “I’m going, of course.”
Chen Li breathed a sigh of relief. He still needed his sister by his side to give pointers. He didn’t know why the two of them were so different when they had the same mother.
Early the following day, Ning Shu and Chen Li donned their armors and jumped onto their horses. They were followed by a troop of nearly two hundred people. With one person carrying a banner, they surprisingly looked proper and disciplined.
Chen Li yelled to set off, and they headed towards Pingzhen.
As soon as the troop arrived at the gate of the city, they encountered a panicked group. They were carrying a person on a stretcher.
“What’s the matter?” asked Chen Li.
“Captain Chen, Captain Fang was hit by an arrow,” said a soldier.
Ning Shu was a little surprised. With Fang Yong’s ability, he was still hit by an arrow?
She got off her horse and saw that Fang Yong was already unconscious. An arrow was embedded in his chest, and the wound was bleeding rivulets this very moment. If things continued like this, he would die of blood loss.
“Put him down. Let me see.” Ning Shu took out medicine and a dagger from her bag.
“Lady Chen, the arrow was barbed,” said a soldier. They didn’t dare to take out the arrow.
Ning Shu pursed her lips. The arrow tip had barbs. If it was pulled out hard, it would rend the skin and flesh along with it and might even hurt the meridians. Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to survive at all. However, if the arrow was left as it was, the body would reject the foreign object, resulting in inflammation and decay. There was no way to survive.
Translator: Take
MTL Editor: Meraki
TLC: Kaho
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