After Chen Yi obtained the territory of Wanyao Mountain, he earned nearly 300,000 taels of silver every month.
With so much money, Chen Yi naturally recruited soldiers and bought horses. From a team of 200 people, he developed it into a force of thousands in one fell swoop, becoming a pivotal force in the southwest border of the Great Dragon Kingdom.
In the following period, Chen Yi invested all the money he earned from building checkpoints and inns into expanding his strength.
In the third year, Chen Yi's team officially reached 50,000 people, and they were strong and powerful. In one fell swoop, he became the de facto ruler of the Great Dragon Kingdom's southwest border and Wanyao Mountain.
"Leader, now that we are so powerful, we should march to Lu Province. As long as our army destroys Lu Province's barrier in one fell swoop, we can directly attack the Great Dragon Kingdom. At that time, you can sit on the Great Dragon Kingdom's throne," Li Chu said to Chen Yi.
Chen Yi trembled as he said, "Throne? That's a throne! How can an ordinary person like me sit on the throne?"
"Yes, leader. We now have tens of thousands of elite soldiers. As long as we flatten Lu Province, we can directly attack the Great Dragon Kingdom's capital. At that time, the brothers under you can also rely on their identity as bandits to become superior," Li Chu said seriously to Chen Yi.
"But Military Advisor, the Great Dragon Kingdom has an army of 100,000 and a large number of experts. Can our small army really defeat them?" Chen Yi asked doubtfully.
"Don't worry about that, Leader. We've earned a lot of money over the years and bought a lot of cultivation resources. We now have a lot of experts. Dealing with the Great Dragon Kingdom won't be a problem," Li Chu said.
"Didn't we invest all the money we earned into the army?
Where do we get so much money? "Chen Yi asked doubtfully.
"Haha, leader, don't forget that I am a powerful exorcist. It's a piece of cake for me to get some money. Then, we have an agreement. We will now begin to arrange the troops and prepare to attack Lu Province," Li Chu said.
After Li Chu left Chen Yi's living quarters, Chen Yi shook his head helplessly. He knew that all his developments were due to the military advisor's efforts. Now that the military advisor wanted to send him to the throne, Chen Yi was at a loss. If the military advisor could send him to the throne, he could also pull him down from the throne.
However, Chen Yi would never agree to give up this opportunity. After all, the military counselor never exaggerated. If he said that something could be done, it would definitely be done.
This was also why Chen Yi didn't ask the Military Counselor where he got the money to buy cultivation resources.
Tens of thousands of soldiers were clad in pitch-black armor, which emitted clanking sounds.
Attack.
Hundreds of catapults instantly launched hundreds of boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms, bombarding the city of Luzhou.
None of the catapults in this era were powerful, and Luzhou City had no effective means of counterattacking.
Even the experts they sent out were dealt with by Li Chu one by one.
The city walls have collapsed. Everyone, charge!
Chen Yi drew his sword and pointed it at Lu Cheng.
After Luzhou was occupied by the rebels, the Great Dragon Kingdom immediately dispatched 50,000 imperial guards from the Royal Capital to quell the rebellion.
The imperial guards were something the kingdom wouldn't use unless it was a last resort.
The imperial guards were an important military advisor's force that guarded the Royal Capital and suppressed all the rebels.
At the same time, the Great Dragon Kingdom also knew that after losing Luzhou, the rebels would directly invade the Royal Capital. This was a problem that couldn't be ignored.
After the 50,000 imperial guards were dispatched, the Great Dragon Kingdom quickly mobilized their reserve forces to the Royal Capital to rescue the King.
As the descendant of the Great Dragon Kingdom's founding father, Liu Zhangmin didn't have any doubts about going to Luzhou to quell the rebellion.
In the eyes of outsiders, the imperial guards could be said to be strong and powerful. In fact, he knew that all of this was an illusion.
He was the general of the imperial guards. How could he not know the situation of his own army?
Taking cards, taking money, embezzling money from the Imperial Guards, he knew all of this and was also a participant.
However, the King ordered him to quell the rebellion, so he had no choice but to come.
Therefore, he only hoped that the Luzhou garrison was a good-for-nothing and would lose Luzhou City.
In this way, even if he couldn't quell the rebellion, he could still stabilize the situation in Luzhou.
However, Liu Zhangmin's plan fell through. Not to mention his 50,000 imperial guards, even if he sent 100,000 elite imperial guards to quell Chen Yi's army, they would not be able to return alive.
After Chen Yi's Dayi Army occupied Luzhou, he immediately appointed local officials to quickly stabilize the situation in Luzhou. Then, he left 3,000 soldiers to defend Luzhou City while the rest of the army went straight to the Royal Capital.
Luzhou was about 500 kilometers away from the Royal Capital. For the army, it would only take about ten days to reach the Royal Capital from Luzhou.
Reporting to General Liu, the rebel army is already five kilometers away.
"Good. Continue to scout the situation. If there are any changes, report to me immediately," Liu Zhangmin said in high spirits.
According to the King's orders, Liu Zhangmin should go straight to Luzhou to eliminate the rebel army. However, Liu Zhangmin was the general of the imperial guards. He didn't dare to say that he was a military advisor, but he did know a little. Therefore, after thinking about it, he didn't think that his tens of thousands of old, weak, sick, and disabled people could defeat the rebel army. Therefore, Liu Zhangmin thought of an ambush.
If the old, weak, sick, and disabled people couldn't defeat the rebel army head-on, then they should have no problem fighting the rebel army, right?
"Leader, the mouth of the gourd is right in front of us. As long as we pass through the mouth of the gourd, we will be able to enter Yizhou. At that time, we will only need a few days to fight our way into the Royal City," Li Chu said to Chen Yi.
"I don't think the mouth of the gourd is that simple. Logically speaking, after we occupy Luzhou, the Great Dragon Kingdom should immediately send an army to quell the rebellion. However, we haven't seen a single army on our way here. In my opinion, the Great Dragon Kingdom's army must be hiding on both sides of the mountain at the mouth of the gourd. They must have arranged a lot of boulders and rolling logs," Chen Yi said reasonably.
"Men, send spies into the mountain to check out the situation," Chen Yi ordered.
"Leader, wait. Don't be in a hurry to send spies. If they dare to ambush us in the mountain, how can we disappoint them?" Li Chu said.
"Oh?
What good plan does the military advisor have? "Chen Yi asked curiously.
We can order the army to walk to the mouth of the gourd and shoot the prepared fire arrows into the mountain forest.
"A simple fire attack can destroy the Great Dragon Kingdom's army in one fell swoop," Li Chu explained.
"Okay, let's do that," Chen Yi decided after thinking about it.
When the tens of thousands of soldiers walked to the mouth of the gourd, everyone became nervous. They were afraid that their superiors would order them to enter the valley.
Anyone would know that this was a good place to set up an ambush, let alone soldiers.
Liu Zhangmin, who was hiding on both sides of the mountain at the mouth of the gourd, also became excited.
The rebel army had arrived, and it seemed that they were unprepared.
It was time for him to make a contribution.
"Pass down the order. When the rebel army has all entered the mouth of the gourd, start releasing boulders and rolling logs," Liu Zhangmin did not forget to give orders.
Soon, Chen Yi's vanguard army walked to the mouth of the gourd and stopped.
They lit the fire and released the arrows.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Thousands of fire arrows flew into the mountain forest.
One had to know that this was the mouth of the gourd. It was also a place that sucked in air.
The army led by Chen Yi was at the entrance of the air current. When the thousands of fire arrows shot into the mountains on both sides, they were quickly carried away by the air current.
In less than a minute, a raging fire was ignited.
The army lying in ambush on both sides of the mountains became anxious. If they did not run now, when would they run?
However, the fire had already started. In addition to the air current, it was too late to run now. Soon, the fire spread to both sides of the mountain at the mouth of the gourd.
The people standing outside could only hear countless screams coming from the mouth of the gourd.