Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 58 Accidents one after another
March 12, the 14th year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty.

Time flies, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

This is already the fourth day that Xiao Ying and the others have come to Qiling Temple. According to the original agreement, Xiao Ying and the others should leave!
Surprisingly, the chaos in Jiangdu was basically settled yesterday. There were no large-scale conflicts. The major forces that dared to resist either left or were suppressed. Only sporadic contradictions and conflicts remained, and at most private fights between a few or dozens of people!
However, according to intelligence investigations, the rebels showed no signs of marching towards Qiling Temple and the gathering place of the Great Sui camp. They were still looting food and supplies from various forces in the city, and were even more crazy and cruel than before.

It can be said that the fact that the rebels were able to pacify Jiangdu so quickly had a lot to do with the Sui Dynasty camp. Those who opposed and excluded the rebels basically gathered in the Qiling Temple, which saved the rebels the trouble of conquering and suppressing them!
The residence of Empress Xiao.

When the sun first rose, Empress Xiao, the Four Concubines of the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Ying, and many civil and military officials, leaders of various forces, etc. received the message and gathered at Empress Xiao's residence, a total of more than a hundred people.

In the vast hall, Empress Xiao sat at the head, followed by Xiao Ying, and the others were on the left and right.

"According to the original agreement between this palace and Qiling Temple, we must leave Qiling Temple today. What do you all want?"

Empress Xiao sat high in the main seat, looked around at everyone and spoke slowly.

Ever since Empress Xiao was suspected of being promoted to the supreme celestial being, even without her aura and pressure, she still commands respect, fear and admiration.

Most of the people present looked at Xiao Ying. Xiao Ying frowned in thought, but looked at Xu Sheng who was in the lead.

As one of the earliest followers, Xu Sheng pondered and said, "We underestimated ourselves and overestimated the rebels! The rebels must be aware of our situation and are quite afraid, so they dare not attack easily!"

Le Han, the chief military commander, echoed, "That's right! We've always believed the rebels would attack soon, and we've been constantly on guard. Now, it seems the rebels are getting scared. Although they've been deploying troops frequently, there's no sign of them targeting us!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, sweeping away their previous panic.

In just three days, the army of the Great Sui camp has skyrocketed to a huge number of 400,000, including 20,000 monks, 50,000 each of the five armies, and 130,000 reserve troops and logistics soldiers. This is the result of subsequent strict control, otherwise the number would be even greater.

In addition, the rebels are short of supplies, and the Sui Dynasty camp has many strong men and masters, especially high-end and top-level combat forces, etc., which makes it difficult for the rebels to wipe out!
"Plans can't keep up with changes..."

Xiao Ying shook his head and sighed without concealing his feelings.

After coming to this world, Xiao Ying has been worried and anxious. What he worries about is the lack of security, and what is urgent is the threat of rebels.

Now, without realizing it, my strength and power have become enough to protect myself, and even the rebels dare not attack!

What no one said explicitly was that according to the secret report, the rebel king Shen Faxing would be arriving soon, in three days at the fastest and ten days at the slowest. There was not much time left for Jiangdu, and it was obviously not appropriate to expose this matter now!

"What does Prince Jingwu mean?" Empress Xiao asked attentively.

Empress Xiao didn't say much, but she obviously wanted to leave today.

An agreement is an agreement, and playing tricks is not Empress Xiao's style. Even if Qiling Temple will not expel her, Empress Xiao does not want to stay any longer!

Xiao Ying nodded, indicating that he understood what Empress Xiao meant. He looked at everyone and asked, "Since the rebels dare not attack, can't our army counterattack?"

"Uh……"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Indeed, I agree!"

"As one side gains, the other loses. It's time to counterattack!"

……

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then more and more people shouted excitedly and expectantly, morale high and fighting spirit high. Not long ago, everyone had fled here in panic, and they were always worried about the arrival of the rebels.

Life is unpredictable, and what we finally waited for was not an invasion by the rebels, but a counterattack by our own side?!
So many things happened in these short three days that everyone felt as if they were dreaming.

However, as long as the counterattack is successful, everyone present will have made great contributions. At the very least, they will be the earliest veteran heroes who followed Empress Xiao and Prince Jingwu. Even if they are not granted titles of nobility or appointed as generals, at least they can enjoy wealth and glory!
This is also one of the main reasons why the public is so excited and united against the enemy!

"Pass the order..."

"At noon, the Warrior Monk Army and the Five Directions Army will march towards the Forbidden Palace. The Reserve Army will remain behind to strictly guard against secret patrols. Those who are negligent... will be subject to military law!"

"Here!"

Soon, everyone in the crowded hall quickly took their leave and went about their own business. Only a dozen people remained, including Xiao Ying, Empress Xiao, the Four Concubines of the Sui Dynasty, and the heads of civil and military affairs, Xu Sheng and Le Han. They were all people of special status and relatively close relatives!

"Your Highness! Are we really going to launch a counterattack so soon? Isn't this a bit hasty?"

The atmosphere was quiet. Mrs. Ronghua Cai Shuilan, who participated in military affairs and assisted Le Han and was secretly the second-in-command of the military, looked at Xiao Ying with some concern and asked.

After a pause, Madam Ronghua quickly added, "Although our army has grown rapidly in just three days, we have virtually no battlefield experience and have never even seen blood, making us clearly inferior to the rebels. According to our investigation, the rebels still control approximately 400,000 regular troops, particularly 60,000 Xiaoguo troops and nearly 10,000 Xiaoguo guards. It would be extremely difficult for our army to defeat the latter, let alone annihilate them!"

Le Han, Empress Chen Hanyu, Princess Fengming Yang Qingxuan and other military officials nodded in agreement.

Le Han hesitated for a moment and reminded, "Although we have plundered a huge amount of food and supplies, Jiangdu is vast and there are still a lot of reserves. No matter how short of supplies the rebels are, they will be able to sustain themselves for ten days or half a month. If they plunder ruthlessly, they can easily sustain themselves for a year or two!"

“Everyone may have fallen into a misunderstanding…”

Xiao Ying nodded and said with a confident smile, which aroused everyone's curiosity. Then Xiao Ying continued:

"We're all on our side here, I've made it clear! The rebels haven't shown up yet, and I suspect it's most likely not because they don't want to seize the opportunity to attack and destroy us as quickly as possible, preventing our army from developing. Rather, it's because the armies under their command don't want to fight, especially the Xiaoguo Army and Xiaoguo Royal Guards!"

"what?!"

Everyone was stunned and surprised, even Empress Xiao's face froze, she couldn't believe it!
Habitual thinking, strict enforcement of orders.

Whether to go to war is decided by the leader or even the generals. When will it be the turn of the troops under his command to make the decision?

"Has everyone ever thought about how the traitors were able to easily incite the army to revolt? They don't have that much charisma or appeal, especially not with the universally loyal Xiaoguo Army and Xiaoguo Royal Guards."

Xiao Ying shook his head with some emotion and asked, then without keeping anyone in suspense, he quickly explained:

"If you observe carefully, you will find that our Xiaoguo Army and Xiaoguo Guards are not war-weary, but their minds are unstable. They are obviously missing... missing their hometown and their families."

"The Xiaoguo Army that follows us is the most loyal, and even they are like this, let alone the rebels?"

"Therefore, I speculate that the traitor must have won their support by promising to bring the Xiaoguo Army and Xiaoguo Guards back home, and then took advantage of the situation to rebel and kill the king to seize power!"

"..."

After Xiao Ying finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Some of them looked at each other in confusion, but were speechless.

They were so used to being in high positions that they hadn't noticed this. But thinking back, they realized there were indeed signs of this. They had originally thought it was a small incident and hadn't taken it seriously, but they hadn't expected it to become a major trend.

(End of this chapter)