In a certain city in Great Xia, after the flames of war, the city was full of scorch marks and blood-soaked soil. A rancid smell came from every corner of the city, and the volunteer army in khaki clothes couldn't help but cover their noses and quickly pass by.
This was already the third day since the fall of this city.
The originally powerful Great Xia suddenly seemed to have collapsed, and the flames of war spread everywhere within its borders.
All of this happened so suddenly.
It happened so quickly that most people didn't even know what was happening before they were swept up in this turbulence.
At this time, in the original residence of an aristocratic family in the city, Qing Lian was sitting in a room reading a book attentively. Occasionally, she would look up at the people in front of her who were discussing.
As the commander-in-chief, Su Qing had a murderous aura around him. After all, identity and experience shaped a person's temperament.
Beside him was Military Advisor Xu Yu, an unassuming, fair-skinned fatty who looked more like a merchant than anything else.
In addition, there were strategists Zhuo Wan, Lin Ping, Shao Xianyi, vanguard Zheng Huan, General Chi Guo, Commander Xian Hai, and so on …
It could be said that half of the senior officials of the volunteer army were here.
At this time, an important meeting was naturally about the future direction of the volunteer army, but Qing Lian wasn't interested at all. Seeing that she was holding a book and not paying attention at all, everyone was used to it. Even Su Qing couldn't do anything about it. Even if the others were dissatisfied, they wouldn't express it at this time.
After all, Qing Lian's abilities had been completely revealed. No one could compare to her in terms of the overall situation, and she had no interest in power. No one would easily offend such a capable and ungreedy senior official of the volunteer army.
Not to mention, Qing Lian's strength was equivalent to that of a Spirit Wheel expert, the top combat power of the volunteer army.
Although Qing Lian was holding a book at this time, her mind was thinking about the wedding of Black Bamboo Academy's principal and Qi Zixiao in a month's time.
Her gift was still a little too meager. It seemed that she still had to go to Su Qing to get some treasures.
After all, he had studied at the Black Bamboo Academy for a long time. Before he left, the Black Bamboo Academy even allowed him to bring a few books on mathematics and probability. This was considered generous. If the gifts he gave were too meager, it would be too embarrassing.
At this thought, Qing Lian looked up at Su Qing and found that everyone seemed to have finished their discussion.
Su Qing solemnly asked Military Counselor Xu Yu, "Next, we'll march to Rougu Pass. Military Counselor, what do you think of the outcome?"
Military Advisor Xu Yu's face was like a dumpling, and his eyes were only a slit. If one didn't look carefully, it would be hard to tell if his eyes were open or closed.
He muttered a few words softly, then raised his head and said to everyone, "Great Xia will definitely win this battle!"
Even though everyone in the hall used to be citizens of Great Xia, they were now part of the revolutionary army. Everything they did was to overthrow Great Xia. Of course, there was no lack of people who wanted to rob money, food, and territory. However, in general terms, everyone agreed that the imperial court of the Great Xia Dynasty was the enemy.
However, after Xu Yu said, "Great Xia will win," everyone was delighted.
Those who didn't know would think that they were the generals of Great Xia.
If an outsider heard this and saw everyone's expressions, they might start to doubt their own lives.
Or perhaps, he suspected that there were spies from Great Xia in the tent.
"That's good," Su Qing said happily.
Now that the military counselor had said that, he felt more confident.
As long as he said that Great Xia would definitely win, it meant that Great Xia would definitely lose!
In the beginning, the revolutionary army had elite soldiers, while Great Xia had old, weak, and disabled soldiers. Everyone thought that they would definitely win, and so did the military counselor.
However, those few battles resulted in failure.
Even the generals who led the troops felt that it was inexplicable and completely didn't know how they lost. They could only ask a few questions afterwards, and only then did they find out that it was a series of small things that were linked together and affected the outcome of the battle.
Even so, everyone felt that the failure was too unexpected.
For a period of time, the entire revolutionary army was in a state of panic. Many people thought that the gods had abandoned them and were standing on the side of the opponent.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why a situation that was supposed to be a sure victory would end in such an inexplicable defeat.
Then, the turning point suddenly came, and it caught everyone off guard.
A battle that everyone was prepared for failure in order to reduce losses was inexplicably won.
After experiencing a few more defeats, everyone realized that as long as the military counselor said that the side would win, it would definitely lose.
Even if there were many elite soldiers and even if they were fully prepared, it would still be the same.
Unless it was an irreparable situation where one person was facing 100 people.
As long as there was a trace of possibility, even if 1,000 people encountered 5,000 elite soldiers in the field, the situation would be completely opposite of what the military counselor said.
Even Qing Lian was extremely curious about this magical phenomenon. She even tried to find out the secrets of the other party, but to no avail.
Naturally, the position of the military counselor became more and more stable.
Everyone even suspected that if they were to face Dayao, the military counselor would be able to help them win!
Qing Lian searched for a long time, but still couldn't figure out how the other party did it.
However, if Ren Baqian knew, he would definitely understand that the military counselor was simply a living mascot and nanny!
Furthermore, it was a top-notch poisonous nanny!
What a talent!
After everyone in the hall left, Qing Lian said to the last military counselor, Xu Yu, "You should lose weight. Otherwise, you won't be able to find a horse that can carry you. "
Xu Yu looked helpless. "I have only eaten one bowl of rice every day for the past month and relied on drinking water for the rest of the time. However, I have gained another five kilograms."
Xu Yu's face was full of doubts about his own physique.
"Or can I help you? My sword is very fast and can reduce the pain to a minimum. Furthermore, I have the black mud cream from Lan City, "Qing Lian said with ill intentions.
"Forget it. Being fat makes me look rich. My wife likes me to be fat." Xu Yu waved his hands and strode out of the hall.
When only Qing Lian and Su Qing were left, the latter relaxed her body and said, "Speak."
Normally, Qing Lian would have been the first to run away.
Since he stayed until the end today, he definitely had something to tell her.
"You have found the She family's treasury, right? I want to go in and get some things, "Qing Lian said. At the same time, she calculated in her heart that the other party would definitely agree. However, there was a 90% chance that he wanted her to agree to one of his conditions. There was an 80% chance that he wanted her to restrain herself and not bring a book to every meeting.
"What do you need?" Su Qing was puzzled at first, but he knew that Qing Lian wasn't as fond of, or even greedy for, things like wealth and jewelry. Therefore, he replied indifferently, "Sure, but you have to agree to one condition."
"During the next military meeting, even if you don't like it, I can allow you to be distracted, but don't hold a book there. If everyone is like you, how can I manage them?" Su Qing felt a headache coming on.
Qing Lian smiled, and her eyes were like crescent moons.
It was just as he had expected.
Now, everything was like a river in his eyes, and within the river, there would be tributaries.
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