She never imagined that thousands of miles away, in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the current emperor still remembered her and her family's contributions.
Qin Liangyu slowly lifted her robe and knelt on the ground. She kowtowed several times towards the capital and said in a choked voice, "Your Majesty's grace, my Qin family will repay you with our lives!"
After Qin Liangyu stood up from the ground, Sun Chuanting asked, "General Qin, how did you get here?"
"That's a long story," Qin Liangyu sighed and said, "When She Chongming rebelled, he sent someone to contact me. She Chongming's general, Fan Long, sent an envoy with gold, silver, and silk, seeking an alliance with me. I killed the envoy and immediately led Qin Minping and Qin Bangping's sons, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming, up the river to the west, passed through Chongqing City, and took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to reach Chongqing's Nanping Pass, cutting off the rebels' retreat."
"Then we set up ambushes on both rivers and burned the enemy's ships. We then divided our forces to defend Zhongzhou and sent fast horses with a message to Kuizhou, instructing the local garrison to quickly defend the areas upstream and downstream of Qutang Gorge and repel the invading bandits."
"General Qin is truly worthy of being called a renowned general in the southwest!" Sun Chuanting bowed and said, "Everything he has done is befitting of a renowned general. Your Majesty will surely be delighted to hear this news."
Qi Yuangong had never thought that General Qin would do such a big thing. He quickly bowed and said, "Junior Qi Yuangong, I greet General Qin."
Qin Liangyu looked at Qi Yuangong and asked with some confusion, "Who is this?"
"I'd like to introduce General Qin." Sun Chuanting hurriedly stepped forward and said gently, "This General Qi Yuangong is the great-nephew of Qi Jiguang, the Grand Protector of the Qi family, and the son of the current great general Qi Jin. This time, he led the army with me to suppress the rebellion, and he defeated the enemy many times along the way. He can be said to be a new generation of outstanding generals."
After hearing this, Qin Liangyu's face lit up with admiration. She smiled and said, "So he's the son of a general. He's truly extraordinary and brave! And since Your Majesty values him, he's sure to have a bright future."
Qi Yuangong bowed modestly and said, "I don't deserve such praise from General Qin."
Seeing that the politeness was over, Sun Chuanting quickly said, "Let's put these words aside for now. General Qin, what is the current situation in Chongqing?"
"Lord Sun, the situation in Chongqing is not good," Qin Liangyu said, a hint of helplessness in her tone. "Chongqing is now surrounded by She Chongming and his men. It can be said that their survival is imminent. Although I have occupied Nanping Pass, I am short of manpower and cannot lift the siege of Chongqing. I can only occasionally provide assistance from the sidelines."
"General Qin can do this, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people." While Sun Chuanting was worried about Chongqing, he also admired what Qin Liangyu had done.
"This time, reinforcements have arrived. She Chongming's defeat is not far off." Qin Liangyu's face lit up with joy. "I wonder how many reinforcements Lord Sun has brought this time? When I arrived from Chongqing, She Chongming was already leading his troops this way."
"General Qin, I have 30,000 elite soldiers under my command," Sun Chuanting said confidently. "Apart from the 5,000 troops I brought from the capital, the rest are all reinforcements from Sichuan. Even if She Chongming brought his own troops with him, they will never return."
Qi Yuangong looked at Sun Chuanting who was making such a confident boast and really didn't know what to say.
Do you really dare to say that, 30,000 elite soldiers?
Can the men under your command be called elite soldiers?
The last time we attacked Luzhou City, we forced them to charge forward with guns. If the Tiger Roar Battalion hadn't had enough guns, these troops would have almost mutinied.
The siege of Luzhou was not without its aftermath. How many people secretly escaped along the way from Luzhou?
The remaining people are not in good spirits now, and they are afraid that Lord Sun will kill them. If they do it again like what happened in Luzhou, I guess these people will rebel.
However, since Sun Chuanting said so, Qi Yuangong naturally could not ruin his plan.
After hearing what Sun Chuanting said, Qin Liangyu had no doubts. After all, the She Chongming Rebellion was such a big event, the reinforcements sent by the court would naturally be elite troops. Otherwise, sending some useless troops would be useless.
However, she was still a little worried. She looked up at Sun Chuanting hesitantly and said, "Isn't 30,000 troops a little too few? She Chongming's army of 100,000 has gathered under the city of Chongqing."
"She Chongming has so many people?" Sun Chuanting asked with some confusion.
"Many people were coerced by him," Qin Liangyu explained. "But even among those who were coerced, their number was not small. I also sent people to investigate, and even if there weren't 100,000, there were at least 70,000 or 80,000. She Chongming himself claimed to have 200,000 troops, which shows how powerful he was."
"Nothing to be afraid of." Sun Chuanting said with a smile.
"This time, let General Qin see how we defeat him." Sun Chuanting's face was full of confidence.
In fact, Sun Chuanting had to say this. We can't say that we have no confidence, right?
Moreover, it was done in front of Qin Liangyu. Firstly, he did not want to destroy the prestige of the court, and secondly, he wanted to give Qin Liangyu confidence.
But Qin Liangyu was no rookie, and could be considered a veteran of many battles. She could understand what Sun Chuanting said.
She looked at Sun Chuanting and asked, "But what happened in Guizhou?"
After hearing this, Sun Chuanting felt a little embarrassed. He asked, "General Qin also knows about the situation in Guizhou?"
"Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan are all in the southwest. Although I haven't been there, I've heard of them, and a lot of things are pretty similar."
"Life in the southwest has been hard these past few years. The local chieftains have exploited the people, and so have the local officials. The officials from the Ming Dynasty simply don't treat the locals as human beings. Every time an official arrives in this area, they have nothing else on their mind but to plunder and leave."
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