Chapter 96 Trial in a Dream - How to Escape from a Multitude of Troops After Transmigrating into Fan Yuqi^...
Lü Zhi wielded her sword with all her might this time. In the outside world, she still had to consider her unborn daughter, but in the dream, she didn't have to think about such things.
So she wielded the bronze sword in her hand with great skill, slashing at the hostile wooden figures one after another.
This was thanks to the swordsmanship taught by 'Bai Qi' a few days ago; otherwise, she wouldn't have known those effortless and clever moves.
Although Lü Zhi was extremely confident that she could successfully complete this trial, she dared not let her guard down.
After she and two personal guards felled more than a dozen wooden figures, she checked the two wooden figures that had served as her personal guards. Their armor was badly damaged and on the verge of collapse; they would obviously not be able to withstand another round.
She had just consciously tried to cooperate with them, and this was all she could do. She frowned slightly, perhaps because they weren't living beings, or perhaps because of herself. If she were stronger, she might not be able to do this.
Before Lü Zhi could finish thinking about it, another group of wooden figures rushed out from all around. They were still divided into two colors. There were more than fifty of them who were the enemy, and five or six of them who had cloth strips on their heads and were on the same side as Lü Zhi.
The smaller side had clearly rushed in to rescue people and break through the encirclement. Lü Zhi quickly accepted them and ordered them to form a battle formation and charge outwards. They were using the most basic formations they had learned before, which could hardly be considered a battle formation.
Then she led her men and rushed five meters when she felt a pain in her back, her vision went black, and she collapsed to the ground.
When she opened her eyes again a moment later, the scene was still a military camp, but the wooden soldiers had all disappeared. The 'Bai Qi' standing in front of her waited until she got up from the ground before asking, "Do you know how you just died?"
Lü Zhi's expression was solemn. The pain in her back, though not like facing real death, was like the pain of her elbow hitting the corner of a table. She remembered it vividly: "There are traitors among the soldiers who protect me."
Bai Qi nodded: "The first two wooden figures were your confidants, and there is only a small chance that they will betray you. The guards who came in later are still not to be underestimated."
Lü Zhi hesitated for a moment: "But they are ultimately just wood, and it's difficult for me to discern anything from their wooden faces."
Bai Qi: "So what I did just now was to familiarize you with the rules. The real trial is about to begin..."
Before Lü Zhi could ask what the real trial was, Bai Qi's figure vanished into thin air like a bubble. Lü Zhi's vision went black, and she found herself in a different location.
It was no longer that rough field, but a real military camp, where some voices could be heard from the surrounding camps.
The voices gradually faded away, and a woman's voice explained in her ear. Lü Zhi recognized the voice; it was Him.
He said, “Your name is Fan Yuqi. At this time, Lord Chang’an is leading his army in rebellion, and the Qin army is already at the gates of the city. What you need to do is escape and survive.”
Lü Zhi: ...
She knew that Fan Yuqi was the former Qin general who had been offered his head as a gift to help the assassin Jing Ke assassinate him. She couldn't help but raise her hand to touch her neck, feeling an unusually cold wind.
“By the way,” the voice that had just fallen silent suddenly came out again, “the time in the dream has been adjusted, so don’t worry about being late for the next class. By the way, your physical condition in the dream is almost the same as in the outside world. It hasn’t been adjusted at all. Apart from thinking that you are Fan Yuqi, they still think you are Lü Zhi.”
Zhu Qing'ai touched her points wallet and realized she had spent an extra amount of money. Although it wasn't expensive, it was still an extra expense, and she felt a little distressed.
But it doesn't matter, she'll earn it back sooner or later.
Lü Zhi understood; she had only changed her name, and in essence, she was still herself, with no change in appearance or anything else.
At the same time, some words floated in the air, all of which were introductions to Fan Yuqi's personal relationships. She was quick-witted and remembered most of them after reading them for a while.
"Can I try this multiple times?" Lü Zhi asked tentatively, not believing she could succeed on her first try. "Qin army at the city gates" was just a figure of speech; it meant the Qin army had already attacked.
This is really difficult, especially since she is a novice named 'Fan Yuqi' and is not familiar with this military camp. The army led by Prince Chengjiao in his rebellion is, in the end, a Qin army, and it is hard to say how many people will follow him and run away.
The backstabbing in the previous trials was child's play; she anticipated that there would be much more to be careful about in this chaotic battle.
"Sure, but the number of times you do it will affect 'Bai Qi's' impression of you." Zhu Qing'ai was speechless as she said this. She really didn't know how an AI teacher in a system's dream space could have a favorability system. Just because she borrowed a template from a historical figure, even likes and dislikes were taken into account...?
Lü Zhi's expression hardened, becoming even more serious. Her hope for herself was to try to live as long as possible on her first attempt, gathering as much intelligence as possible from her surroundings, and then use the intelligence she had gathered on her first attempt to break through the encirclement as quickly as possible on her second attempt.
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Lü Zhi quickly got up, dressed, and put on her armor. She had gotten used to wearing these things in recent days, and soon she was fully dressed and called people in.
Maintaining a calm and composed demeanor, she asked succinctly, "What's the situation now?"
"Thanks to General, you led your troops to repel the enemy twice before..." Fan Yuqi's confidant mumbled, seemingly unsure of the proper term for the opposing Qin army, "but the Qin army has just made another move; they're probably about to attack..."
Empress Lü didn't need to hear him speak to know; in the corner of her vision were three incense sticks, one of which was burning, with a small mark indicating the time remaining until the Qin army's attack...
She can even use this to know the exact timing of the opponent's attack, which can be considered some kind of off-court assistance.
What she was more concerned about was: "Is there any food left in the army?"
The confidant hesitated for a moment, slightly puzzled. Hadn't the general asked him that yesterday? He shook his head and said, "General, the army's food supplies are running low. Based on the current numbers, we should be able to hold out for another three days."
Lü Zhi estimated that if the entire army wanted to be well-fed, they could only eat for one day. After that, there was no point in thinking about how to counterattack; it would be better to break through the encirclement.
"Do you know who is leading the troops on the other side?" Lü Zhi had just noticed the doubt in her confidant's eyes, and now, without worrying about revealing anything, she asked directly what she wanted to know.
"How many men are left in our army who can fight? How many are lightly wounded? How many weapons do we have left? What about the horses...?"
"Reporting to the General, it is Lord Changping and Lord Changwen..."
The confidant answered each question, but his doubts only grew stronger.
Lü Zhi didn't care. It was fine if she found it strange now; she wouldn't ask such a strange question next time she tried.
She was thinking to herself that even though she had already anticipated that she would lose the first time, there was a reason for her to lose; she couldn't lose in such an embarrassing way.
"Is it possible to transport some more grain and fodder from the rear?"
This time, the confidant was quite direct, even showing some eagerness on his face: "If you want to get grain from Tunliu, then you can only rob the common people of Tunliu."
Lü Zhi: ...
She thought about it and realized she couldn't do such a despicable thing. The main reason was that when He taught her about morality, He cared a lot about the common people. This was just a dream, and she didn't need to make Him hate her for a little bit of food.
Therefore, Lü Zhi directly rejected the suggestion: "Let's not bring this up again. Aren't there any soldiers stationed in the army? It would only cause more trouble. You come with me to inspect the military camp."
The trusted aide bowed and said, "Yes, sir!"
After learning more about the situation, Lü Zhi realized that the Qin army, which had been repelled twice before, was merely testing the waters, and the real battle she was about to face was the real deal.
After traveling around, she found that there were not many people who wanted to "abandon darkness and embrace light". Perhaps they were afraid of being implicated, or perhaps those who wanted to surrender had already done so. The rest were either Prince Chengjiao or her direct subordinates, the kind of people who would be punished and executed even if they surrendered.
She suddenly realized, in a strange way, the benefits of collective punishment for those in positions of power; those who rebelled with her became even more loyal.
This thought only lingered for a moment before she busied herself with organizing military affairs, issuing orders according to various circumstances, and finally, in her sight, a stick of incense...
Before the fire completely burned out, he gave his men a pre-battle pep talk at the perfect moment.
She didn't say anything fancy, she just asked them again and again if they wanted to live. With such a crime, even if they surrendered, they would still be doomed. Only by fighting alongside her would they have a chance to live!
Of course, she knew it was all nonsense, and that she would definitely lose if the two sides went up against each other, but she still had to do what she had to do.
Empress Lü Zhi, prepared to die on the battlefield, personally led her troops. Although she commanded from behind the lines, it was clear that she had no intention of fleeing. However, the bad news that came from behind the camp came too quickly for her to react.
Lü Zhi: ?
She was fighting fiercely on the front lines, and then someone behind her suddenly committed suicide!
She ordered the message to be stopped from spreading, but it still got out when both sides temporarily retreated after the match ended.
She did not stop them, but instead looked at the faces of those people, memorized their features, and then organized a counterattack when the Qin army attacked again.
Finally, everything went black. She only saw the Qin army break through their ranks, and someone rushed in front of her, raising a sword. She instinctively fought back, but there were too many people rushing towards her, and she couldn't defend herself at all. Her two trusted confidants died to save her, and she also died at the hands of the Qin army that came to quell the rebellion.
When Lü Zhi opened her eyes again, she saw Bai Qi's face. Bai Qi was smiling, much more sincere than his previous polite smile: "It's good that you didn't order the looting of the common people in the rear. How does it feel to face the battlefield for the first time?"
"It's alright..." Lü Zhi raised her hand to touch her neck, "It's just that my neck hurts a little."
"Hahaha," Bai Qi laughed out loud, "Since you're still in the mood to joke, it means you're not scared. How about a second attempt?"
After thinking for a moment, Lü Zhi asked, "May I have a few days to consider a way to break this deadlock?"
Bai Qi couldn't help but remind her: "It's good that you want to defeat your opponent, but don't forget the true purpose of this battle."
Lü Zhi smiled shyly at Bai Qi: "Disciple remembers that this method of breaking the deadlock is not about annihilating the enemy, that's unrealistic. Disciple is just thinking about how to break through and escape."
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