[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-restoring-the-mountains-and-rivers":3,"chapter-restoring-the-mountains-and-rivers-restoring-the-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-371":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Restoring the Mountains and Rivers",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2364640,4623,"Chapter 371: The Trouble Caused by Experience","restoring-the-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-371",371,"\u003Cp>Nanjingcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newborn Great Wu regime had not yet had time to shine before it prematurely entered its final dynasty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yu army’s steady advance had gradually consumed vast territories of Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reverse the situation, Fu Haoxuan organized three strategic counteroffensives in succession—all ended in failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a flaw in strategy or tactics; the Yu army was simply too strong, and the Wu army’s combat power too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously mocked the Chu army for lacking combat ability, being mercilessly crushed by the enemy—now the Wu army faced no better fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Wu’s stricter training and tighter internal organization, all these efforts became futile in the face of shifting morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did the rank-and-file soldiers lose faith in Wu, even the high command was deeply confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Yu dynasty’s grand house appeared on the verge of collapse, yet every storm it endured, it withstood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the rebel forces seemed to be advancing triumphantly, but at every critical moment, they suffered devastating setbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Lotus Holy Emperor, who first raised the rebellion banner, was dead; the famed Chu King was flayed alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, the number of renowned rebel leaders who died in battle was countless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Eastern King entered Shu, his progress was stalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nearly seized Shu several times, yet each time failed at the final moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu’s situation was much the same: at its peak, it once launched a northern campaign to reclaim the Central Plains, seemingly on the verge of achieving dominion over all under heaven—only to see the northern campaign fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Fu Haoxuan was busy establishing the state; no one cared about minor setbacks on the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wanted to consolidate Wu, unite all rebel factions, and utterly destroy the Great Yu to build great achievements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What no one expected was that their peak strength came the moment they captured Nanjingcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, though their army grew larger and soldiers trained more rigorously, the momentum to devour the world was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wu’s founding, countless short-sighted rebel leaders were blinded by wealth and luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, they fell into decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid endless flattery, Emperor Fu Haoxuan failed to recognize the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he realized something was wrong, it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subsequent setbacks on the battlefield pulled back the final veil, exposing the internal rot of the rebel forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notion of “Mandate of Heaven” became a hot topic once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many blamed their battlefield defeats on Fu Haoxuan lacking the Mandate of Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Fu Haoxuan himself began to doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, before he became emperor, his troops had swept everything before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when facing powerful enemies, with effort they still won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his coronation, the situation plunged rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, rumors are spreading throughout the city—likely a conspiracy by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I propose banning private gatherings among the city’s populace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any gathering of more than five people must be reported to the yamen and approved before proceeding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Ruiyu proposed solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To curb the rumors, they implemented various measures—but only made the rumors spread further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosive content mixed within them caused widespread panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy's vanguard had already drawn near Ying Prefecture; it would not be long before the Nanjing City Defense Battle began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more critical the moment, the more stability of morale was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though everyone knew holding Nanjingcheng was not a wise choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was no longer the time to act as rebels; Nanjingcheng was Wu’s capital, and no one dared speak of abandoning it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding Nanjingcheng meant the Great Wu regime still stood firm, and other besieged cities could still hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To abandon Nanjingcheng would be to politically admit defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that step was taken, Wu forces resisting the Yu army across the land would collapse visibly and rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing a city could mean retaking it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But losing the people’s hearts? That could never be recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My loyal ministers, do any of you have alternative views?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Haoxuan asked hopefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Restricting the people’s speech is harder than damming a river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had risen from the bottom; he knew well that the more you forbid rumors, the more people believe them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the current situation, he had no choice but to suppress speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If rumors were left unchecked, who knew how many explosive versions would emerge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All hidden groups hostile to Wu would eagerly fuel them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there no one left in Wu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no response, Fu Haoxuan angrily demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, the rumors stem from our military setbacks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our army’s poor battlefield performance renders any rear-area measures useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we could decisively crush the enemy, no decree from court would be needed—the rumors would instantly turn into entirely different versions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jingren answered reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these were hard truths, hard truths are often unpleasant to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushing the enemy sounds simple, but in practice, it is not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to before, the Yu army this time was utterly cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how we provoked them, the enemy advanced steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when attacking, they avoided hard targets, choosing instead to crush the softest ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without a long-term strategy, they would still come, undermining our rule in local areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, we mocked them for not understanding military affairs; soon reality slapped us in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separately, the enemy’s tactics held little military value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after several months of fighting, we were shocked to find half our territory had quietly fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With less land, the resources we could extract naturally diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Wu could hardly raise Qian Liang from the regions to fund this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, order a breakout!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yuzhe’s words, like thunder, startled everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the situation worsening and the enemy tightening the encirclement, staying in Nanjingcheng was certain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But abandoning Nanjingcheng carried enormous political consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant giving up everything and returning to being bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had any choice, Hu Yuzhe would never have raised this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his situation was different: as the representative of former Great Yu officials who defected to the rebels, Hu Yuzhe had no retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the rebels failed, he would face the annihilation of his nine clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither the Great Yu court nor the Jiangnan gentry would spare a traitor like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minister Hu, do you know what you are saying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Ruiyu immediately demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suggesting abandonment of Nanjingcheng was a good idea in principle—but not one to raise in court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wu court had no secrets; today’s discussion would soon become citywide gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To curb rumors, he was nearly driven to white hair—and now a colleague had just thrown another bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prime Minister, since I dared raise this, I have given it thorough consideration.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the false dynasty’s strategic goals are fully exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They intend to use their resource advantage to starve us to death on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the false dynasty, the territory we control is far too small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we cannot break out soon, once our Qian Liang runs out, we will have no chance to counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to my knowledge, our domestic grain reserves can last at most until next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It may seem ample, but do not forget—we can no longer collect tax grain beyond Ying Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the current situation, neither the Eastern King in Shu nor the Guanzhong rebels roaming Shanxi have the strength to alter the empire’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had hoped Annan’s invasion would buy us breathing room, but the false dynasty sent that traitor Li Mu to guard the border.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of you here grew up in Guangxi—you know the region better than I do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Li Mu’s abilities, holding the high ground in Guangxi to repel Annan is no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might even lead local garrison troops to launch a counterstrike against Annan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we all unite, we can drag the war into next year—but then what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yuzhe launched a full-scale expose of Wu’s true state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lasting until next year”? Pure nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, grain would indeed last that long, with autumn harvests still coming in—plenty of supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is war; the rate of grain consumption far exceeds peacetime levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Wu’s million-strong army was largely hollow, its material consumption had not decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conscripted young men drafted on short notice still needed to be fed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their combat effectiveness may not match veterans’, but that doesn’t mean their appetites are smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want them to risk their lives, you can’t let them march into battle with empty stomachs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supplying a million-man army daily requires a staggering amount of resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu’s army was willing to fight a war of attrition because their forces were only one-fifth the size of ours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu’s logistics were supplemented by sea transport; though it seemed like a distant expedition, actual mid-route consumption was minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, Minister Hu speaks wisely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, we must make a choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation in the south has changed; the Jiangnan region is no place to linger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout history, those who seized the empire mostly advanced from north to south.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escape the quagmire of Nanzhili—beyond lies vast territory waiting for us to develop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiuwen immediately echoed the sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Minister of War is no easy post; with continuous battlefield defeats, he is daily impeached by the Censors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if every defeat on the front line were entirely his fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he cannot explain—the military orders all came from the Emperor; the Ministry of War is merely a transit point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he does not shoulder this black burden, the blame falls on the Emperor himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a regional lord, Fu Haoxuan still showed some responsibility by not using his head to quell public outrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the situation continues to deteriorate, no one can guarantee the Emperor will endure the pressure indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Launching an offensive now is equally uncertain—life or death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet compared to waiting passively for death, a desperate gamble still offers a glimmer of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re all mad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venerable Left Censor-in-Chief fainted from rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a renowned Confucian scholar of Jiangnan, Xiao Yunshu was forcibly summoned to Nanjing to serve in office by Fu Haoxuan on the very day he took his eighteenth concubine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had intended to drown himself in the lake to die for the Yu cause, but the water was too cold—he dared not jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then tried hanging himself with a three-foot white silk rope, but the chair was too slippery to support his trembling body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He next attempted starvation, but his stomach was too weak to endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing to die for his principles, Xiao Yunshu calmly accepted his post as Left Censor-in-Chief of Wu, determined to assist the new monarch in rebuilding the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just pledged loyalty to Fu Haoxuan when Wu rapidly declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Fu Haoxuan now ordered a breakout and declared Wu’s collapse, Xiao’s earlier choice would become a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for aiding the Wu Emperor to reclaim power and restore the Great Wu’s legitimacy—that was pure farce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had this short-lived regional regime ever been legitimate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is normal for founding monarchs to suffer setbacks during their struggle for the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those were early stages—no one had ever been overthrown after declaring himself emperor and then made a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take Senior Minister Xiao away and summon the imperial physician to treat him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rest of you continue the deliberation—whether to leave or stay, we must reach a decision today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Haoxuan said, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the ministers, his own heart weighed heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was first crowned amid the cheers of his followers, he had already doubted whether he could hold onto the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the worst scenario had arrived, as if confirming his earlier suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps from an outsider’s perspective, people would blame the failure on his premature imperial proclamation, which drew Yu’s full wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the one who lived it, Fu Haoxuan could responsibly say—he had no choice but to proclaim himself emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Lotus Holy State had collapsed; a new regime was needed to rally the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subordinates wanted promotions and titles—they needed him to become emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To bind the Jiangnan gentry and secure the support of these local power brokers, he had to sever ties with the White Lotus Holy State by establishing a new dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The convergence of these factors led to the founding of Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for provoking hatred—since the moment he seized Nanjing, he was doomed to stand out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he proclaimed himself emperor or not, he would have become Yu’s primary target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Prince of Chu not been next door absorbing the blow, the encirclement against Wu would have begun long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath Zhennan Pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar of artillery fire marked the beginning of Yue’s assault on the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Yue soldiers advanced under siege shields made of dismantled doors, protected by artillery cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, concentrated fire erupted from the city walls, striking the Yue artillery positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrage obliterated five cannons—and the gunners operating them—sending them all skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first strike ended, a second wave of fire struck the artillery positions again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move the artillery positions back immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, a nearby Yue general shouted orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Positioning the artillery within enemy fire range was their greatest mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy siege cannons were not easily moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as Yue soldiers strained to push the wheels, the cannons barely shifted position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could move even a few meters, another volley of fire struck them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, half the artillery pieces Yue had laboriously transported from the rear were destroyed in this artillery duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fall of the artillery positions was only the beginning of the tragedy; without fire cover, the assaulting Yue soldiers became the next victims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding door shields in formation could block arrows—true enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this massed assault formation made an ideal target for artillery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single shot into the door shields could kill dozens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is Chen Jingfu doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Xinbo, watching the carnage from afar, could not help but shout angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ministers beside him were equally stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle unfolding before them bore no resemblance to the model they had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, calm yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy is too cunning—they deliberately lured us into a trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>General Chen, eager for glory, failed to notice the danger and suffered a heavy defeat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he recovers, he will surely make the enemy pay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister of War Chen Chuyang forced an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all the fault of experience-based thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assault tactics just used were drawn from Yue’s campaigns against minor native states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those states’ military industries remained in the age of cold weapons; placing artillery three hundred meters from the walls kept them safe from trebuchet fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that distance, artillery could maximize its destructive power against enemy walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers advancing under door shields in formation was also a lesson learned from experience, thoroughly tested in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one imagined these invincible tactics would be crushed the moment they were deployed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At three hundred meters, Yu’s artillery could precisely lock onto their positions and strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense assault formations were simply handing the enemy easy kills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sound the retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Xinbo ordered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage was done; all they could do now was halt the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it damaged morale, he had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, I am guilty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incense stick later, Chen Jingfu, his fresh wounds still bleeding, ran into the command tent to plead guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the error stemmed from experience-based thinking, as a frontline commander, he could not escape blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last major war against a Central Plains dynasty had been two hundred years ago; the generals who fought it had long since turned to dust, their graves overgrown with a hundred generations of grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Yue Dynasty’s knowledge of Yu forces was limited to fragmented passages in history books and scattered intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>History books were full of lies—Yue had a tradition of rewriting history, utterly divorced from the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their own records, Yu’s voluntary withdrawal from Jiaozhi was twisted into a great victory, forcing Yu to cede territory and pay reparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier intelligence came from Guangxi garrison units—mere rabble, whose assessments were naturally unreliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Mu rose to power, the garrisons became closed off; ordinary people could not enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spies could not gather useful intelligence, so to satisfy their superiors, they simply altered old reports and passed them off as new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you check the intelligence reports, the cannons on the walls of Zhen'an Pass are still relics over two hundred years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enduring the passage of time, no one knows whether they can still be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging from what just happened, that is clearly nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the Yu army’s cannons is far greater than they expected, and their accuracy is also much higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, over the past two hundred years, the enemy’s cannon technology has advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the battle going this way, how dare you come back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Xinbo immediately rebuked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression of frustrated disappointment clearly told Chen Jingfu to quickly fabricate a reasonable excuse to sweep this matter under the rug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the treatment of a trusted aide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, your servant deserves to die a thousand deaths!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if I must die, let me die on the battlefield charging into the enemy’s ranks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The despicable Yu dynasty people deliberately spread false intelligence to trick us into falling for their trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This has caused heavy casualties among our troops; I shall avenge our fallen soldiers with the blood of the Yu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jingfu spoke with fiery passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ferocious expression made it seem as though he would never make peace with the Great Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2973,"2026-06-21T08:09:04.021Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","f6a3020f7b022de638487b6a96fd9f1171a01b4354ae8a1ba8812e6967ad220a","restoring-the-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-372","restoring-the-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-370",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frestoring-the-mountains-and-rivers-cover.jpg"]