"I am Li Xiuning, the humble general, and I am honored to meet you, my lord!" The woman bowed down before Zhu Chong.
When Zhu Chong heard the other party's self-introduction, his eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the person in front of him would be her!
Li Xiuning, Princess Pingyang Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, daughter of Li Yuan, sister of Li Shimin from the same mother, and the most legendary heroine in China!
When talking about heroines, many people may think of Hua Mulan and "The Ballad of Mulan". However, history has long proved that "The Ballad of Mulan" is just a folk song of the Northern Dynasties. It was only after it was polished and modified by politicians and literati in the Sui and Tang Dynasties that later generations mistakenly believed that there was Hua Mulan.
In fact, Hua Mulan is just a character in the legend. Throughout history, there may be only one female heroine who is as heroic as Hua Mulan, or even has a more thrilling story than her, and that is Princess Pingyang Zhao of the Tang Dynasty.
Princess Pingyang Zhao Li Xiuning, when her father started an uprising in Taiyuan and her brother Li Jiancheng and husband Chai Shao fled to Taiyuan in a panic, she was alone in Guanzhong to contact the rebel army. With her compatriots' courage and management ability, she organized a powerful army in a short time!
At that time, this army was deeply loved by the people. The people called Li Xiuning "Niangzi Li" and her army "Niangzi Army". Later, the pass where Li Xiuning fought was even called "Niangzi Pass"!
When Li Xiuning's father, Li Yuan, led his army across the Yellow River and marched into Guanzhong, Li Xiuning had already conquered almost the entire Guanzhong, enabling Li Yuan to quickly capture Chang'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty at that time.
It is no exaggeration to say that Li Xiuning made unparalleled contributions to the Li Tang Dynasty. Even Li Yuan himself and Li Shimin could not compare with him.
However, beauty is envied by heaven, and Li Xiuning died not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. She was posthumously named Zhao, and was the first princess of the Tang Dynasty to be given a posthumous title after her death.
At the same time, she is also the only woman in Chinese feudal history who was buried with military honors after her death, so she can be called a legendary woman.
How could Zhu Chong not be excited when such a remarkable woman appeared in front of him? What he needed now was someone who understood strategy and had courage to help him, even if it was a woman.
However, when Zhu Chong looked carefully, he found that Li Xiuning at this moment seemed a little immature, and she treated him with the etiquette of an ancient unmarried woman. This made him a little puzzled, wondering if this Li Xiuning was any different from the Li Xiuning in history.
But after Zhu Chong tested Li Xiuning, he had no doubt in his mind that the woman before him was, at least in theory, far superior to him and was definitely an expert in military affairs.
As expected, the system's products are elites, and they are definitely elites, without any pretense. Zhu Chong did not hesitate any longer and directly took out the general's seal that he had prepared long ago and handed it to Li Xiuning.
"Xiuning, from now on, you will be the commander-in-chief of my army, commanding and managing all the troops inside and outside Songming City. I hope you can live up to my trust and train the soldiers of Songming City into a battle-hardened force!"
Li Xiuning's beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light. She raised the talisman high and bowed down again. "Xiuning will devote herself to the lord until her death!"
With Li Xiuning, Zhu Chong no longer worried about military issues. After introducing Li Xiuning to Yu Jin, Lin Shu and others and announcing her appointment, Zhu Chong began to focus on other aspects.
Songming City is now in a state of disrepair. Although Zhu Chong has tried his best and even used points to exchange for professional talents to help him, he is still very busy.
Of course, there was nothing that could be done about it. As time went by, the number of people under Zhu Chong's command increased day by day.
Zhu Chong must make a comprehensive plan and even start considering the location of the second Songming City. Otherwise, the Songming City in front of him alone is really not enough to accommodate the "rewards" given to him by the system every day!
While Zhu Chong was busy preparing for his "reward", Prince Liang, after nearly a month of trying to win over and divide people, finally resolved the problem left to him by Darima.
The tribal leaders who had benefited from the situation under King Liang finally calmed down and united under King Liang again, which shifted King Liang's attention back to Songming City.
The truth is that Songming City is too close to his royal court. How can he allow others to sleep soundly next to his bed?
So after some mobilization, King Liang quickly assembled an army of nearly 80,000 people, led by his left prime minister Dade himself, and prepared to attack Songming City again.
However, just one day before King Liang was about to hold a swearing-in ceremony to go to war, the court of the former Yuan Dynasty's Golden Horde in the north sent King Liang an order, asking him to send troops to attack the Ming Dynasty cities and support the northern army's operation to destroy the Ming Dynasty.
Prince Liang was a little confused when he received this decree. He knew about the existence of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang drove the former Yuan Dynasty back to the grassland, Prince Liang still expressed his loyalty to the Northern Yuan Dynasty on the surface.
But King Liang actually knew in his heart that it was impossible for the small Northern Yuan Dynasty to defeat Zhu Yuanzhang again and restore the former Yuan Dynasty. At most, they could only gather tens of thousands of troops to harass the Ming Dynasty border and plunder some people and wealth.
At this time, the Northern Yuan Dynasty court asked him to raise an army to attack the Ming Dynasty. King Liang knew that the Northern Yuan Dynasty court must be in financial difficulty again, so it could only harass the Ming Dynasty's border and make a fortune so that it could celebrate the New Year.
After all, winter is coming soon, and winter on the grassland is very difficult to endure. If we don't attack the Ming Dynasty before it snows and grab some things to take back for the New Year, it will be too late when the grassland is covered with heavy snow.
Deep down, King Liang wanted to ignore the order from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but he couldn't ignore the attitude of his subordinates. After all, there were still many tribal leaders under King Liang who were loyal to the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
If he ignored the order of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he would definitely destroy the situation he had just worked so hard to build.
At this moment, he unexpectedly received a piece of news that made him make new changes to the current military operations.
The information obtained by Prince Liang was about Songming City. The information clearly pointed out that Songming City was originally a city established by Zhu Chong, the Prince of Qin of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Zhu Chong had been recalled to the capital by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for questioning.
Therefore, Songming City was an ownerless land at this time, and after the previous attack by Darima, the city was badly damaged. The people in the city were in the process of repairing the city, and the army also suffered heavy losses. It was almost an undefended city.
Upon receiving this news, King Liang was overjoyed. He had received news about Songming City before and knew that there were many people in Songming City, especially women and children.
Now we know that Songming City was built by Prince Daming himself. It seems that there must be a lot of wealth in the palace inside the city. If he can take over Songming City while Zhu Chong is away, won't Prince Liang make a fortune immediately?
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