Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 60 Go with the flow
In the vast Jiangdu, there were no large-scale battles at this time.

However, there were still dense military patrols patrolling the streets and alleys, which stabilized the situation in Jiangdu and prevented many small-time people from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.

Occasionally there would be roars and screams, but these were basically battles caused by rebels looting food supplies or resources and wealth, rather than civil unrest.

In other words, the remaining battles and conflicts in Jiangdu basically come from the rebels themselves.

Forbidden Palace.

Rebel leaders such as Yuwen Shiji, Yuwen Zhiji, Yuan Li, Pei Qiantong, and representatives of the Yuwen, Yuan, Liu, Pei, and Sima families in the rebel camp gathered in the court hall.

Now that the Sui Emperor had passed away, the rebels had entered the Forbidden Palace. However, no one had ascended the throne, and no one sat on the imperial throne, but only held meetings in the main hall as usual.

In the past few days, although the rebels successfully planned to kill the king and seize power, they did not have an easy time. The main reason was that Empress Xiao was still alive. She took over the Qiling Temple and gathered a large number of people. According to investigations, she also raised a large army.

The rebels are now in a dilemma and feel uneasy.

There are threats from anti-military forces outside and uncertain troubles inside, mainly due to the lack of food supplies, resources and wealth. The military morale is unstable and the people are in confusion, which is quite tormenting.

"After a few days of plundering, the food and supplies we have now can only sustain our army for ten days or half a month. Any longer than that will be difficult!"

Yuwen Zhiji, looking rather haggard, gave a solemn warning to the crowd, then quickly added, "Unless our army can destroy the enemy and capture the Qiling Temple, there is no hope of reclaiming the supplies and resolving the problem!"

In the end, Yuwen Zhiji himself was not sure, after all, his side had not found out where the food and supplies of the Sui camp were hidden.

Liu Hui, the Liu family's representative, asked with a mixture of greed and confusion, "How did the enemy manage to take away so much food and supplies? Could they really have so many ancient storage treasures? Or some special, super-storage treasure?"

The Liu family in the rebel camp and the Liu family in the King Kong Martial Arts School have the same surname but are not from the same clan.

The Liu clan of the King Kong Martial Arts School was merely a family, with only a dozen or so members, hardly even a clan. The traitorous Liu clan, however, was a powerful clan in Guanzhong. Perhaps five hundred years ago, they were one family, but now they were not. Instead, due to differences in their conduct, personalities, and ancestral traditions, there was considerable resentment.

"Report..."

A loud message came, and the messenger entered the hall:
"My Lords! According to reliable intelligence, the enemy has mobilized all its elite troops, estimated to number 200,000 to 300,000, and is gathering for an attack!"

"what?!"

"What a courage!"

"We didn't go to wipe out the remaining evildoers, yet they dared to counterattack?"

"Is this a mistake? Where did they get their elite troops? Two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand?"

"That's impossible... Could it be that many of our deserters have joined the enemy?"

"Didn't they say the great rebel king...Shangliang Wang (Shen Faxing) was about to arrive? Do they still dare to fight our army? Do they want Jiangdu anymore?"

"Are you going to drag us down with you before you die? The rebels only know how to burn, kill, and loot, but they don't have the kindness we have..."

……

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Everyone present was talking about it, and most of them were either angry or in disbelief.

They had just killed the king and seized power, and they also controlled the Jiangdu army and most of the Xiaoguo army. They were at a time of great ambition and pride, and believed themselves to be the strongest in Jiangdu.

If it weren't for internal and external troubles, they would have sent troops to wipe out the remnants of the Sui Dynasty headed by Empress Xiao long ago. They never expected to be counterattacked!

"The Forbidden Palace and the major forces' stockpiles, including military reserves, have all fallen into enemy hands..."

Yuwen Zhiji checked the intelligence jade slip, sighed with exhaustion, helplessness, powerlessness and confusion, and handed the jade slip to others!
The intelligence slip was quite detailed, not only estimating the Sui army's formation, numbers, and equipment, but also featuring a magnificent image of the converging Five-Colored Army. It was truly awe-inspiring and powerful! "They're truly generous... not only distributing weapons and equipment, but also training them at all costs, managing to assemble a truly elite force!" Pei Qiantong exclaimed in amazement after reading it!
Everyone took turns checking it out, and fell silent. Some of them looked worried and panicked.

The image wasn't fake; the enemy's formation and strength were clearly somewhere between the Jiangdu and Xiaoguo armies. Their numbers were also somewhere between the two armies, but they were far too numerous.

"What should we do? Who will go to fight? Or should we all go together? Let's fight to the death!"

Yuan Li frowned and observed everyone, and finally looked at the rebel leaders such as the Yuwen brothers and Pei Qiantong and asked, eager to fight.

Although the Yuwen clan suffered heavy losses in this rebellion, with many members killed and wounded, especially the deaths of the Heavenly Blood Buddha and Yu Wenhuaji, which had a great impact on the Yuwen clan, the rebellion was still led by the Yuwen clan for the time being!

The various rebel factions also suffered heavy losses, such as the most important rebel generals Sima Dekan, Linghu Xingda, Feng Deyi and other leaders. This is also one of the main reasons why the rebels are somewhat weak.

"This battle... is not easy to fight! The outcome is unpredictable!" Pei Qiantong hesitated and responded with a wry smile.

Judging from the images in the jade slip, the rebels may not be able to win, as both sides have their own strengths and weaknesses.

It seems... the Sui army still has the upper hand?

For a moment, the magnificent and majestic hall was silent, and there was a sense of solemnity and depression. It was obvious that most of the people present did not have the confidence to win!
"Shepherd's purse, white flowers blooming... Grind white flour, knead into dough balls... Pour chili oil over the flour..."

"Suo Ziling, call Ma Cheng, Ma Cheng is open, who are you calling? Call me Hu'er to come into the city..."

……

At this moment, a strange sound echoed throughout the heaven and earth, resounded throughout Jiangdu, and lingered in the ears. It was quite chaotic, one after another, not neat or clear, but with a strange tone!

"This is... Guanzhong dialect... Guanzhong folk song?!"

Yuwen Zhiji's face changed, and he murmured in confusion and surprise. After a pause, his face changed drastically and he said:
"Besieged on all sides?! This is surrounded on all sides!"

"Besieged on all sides?!"

Everyone was surprised and expressed doubt or shock, but they all came to their senses after hearing their friends’ explanations!
A strategy to win over the heart!

While everyone was communicating in a veiled manner, Yuwen Shiji spoke frankly and solemnly, "What a cruel tactic! This is a psychological attack, disrupting our army's morale and undermining our (party's) foundation!"

The rebels knew better than the Sui camp how they instigated the rebellion of the most important Xiaoguo Army, including the Xiaoguo Guards and part of the Jiangdu Army.

As soon as I heard the endless Guanzhong folk songs, I could instantly guess the enemy's strategy!

"..."

Everyone looked at each other, and Yuan Li, who had the strongest fighting spirit, was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say!
"Report..."

"According to reliable intelligence, the enemy forces have not split up, but are converging and are suspected to be heading directly towards... the Forbidden Palace!"

Soon, more enemy intelligence came!
"Do you really want to fight to the death with our army? The rebels are coming, how dare you do this?" Pei Qiantong's eyes flashed with panic, and he murmured indignantly with pretended calmness, and a hint of dissatisfaction in his righteousness!

"Let's go... We wanted to leave anyway, we just went with the flow."

Everyone was silent, with different thoughts in their minds. Suddenly, Yuwen Zhiji sighed tiredly, causing most people to change color with shock. Some were even dissatisfied, but he quickly shook his head helplessly and explained:

"Because of the shortage of food and supplies, we have few options. Putting aside the outcome of the decisive battle, even if we win, how will we deal with the three imminent rebel kings? How long can our army hold out? We don't even need the rebels to attack the city; the city will already be in chaos due to the lack of supplies!"

After saying this, he smiled grimly and pretended to be proud and continued:

"In that case, why not just leave this mess to the Empress? Does she dare to ignore the people of Jiangdu? This will resolve the public grievances and help our army hold back the three rebel kings. Kill two birds with one stone!"

This chapter isn't about the protagonist's halo. Historical records show that the rebels quickly abandoned Jiangdu and left. This was also the agreement to incite the Xiaoguo Army to revolt... to take them back to Guanzhong. Those who agree, please support the new book; the results are really dismal! Please vote for it! Recommend it! Save it! Reward it! Thank you!
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