[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten":3,"chapter-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simulated to Reality: I Once Looked Down Upon Ten Thousand Ages?",{"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},2347048,4587,"Chapter 33: It Is Easier to Shake a Mountain Than to Shake the Lu Family Army","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>In the following three months, war raged across the land, with battles large and small coming one after another; you always anticipated the enemy’s moves, appearing and vanishing without a trace, causing Tuoba Shuyi’s three hundred thousand troops to grow exhausted from endless marching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with your elusive tactics, Tuoba Shuyi reluctantly abandoned pursuit of you and instead adopted a feint-and-flank strategy, pretending to chase you while secretly leading his main force straight toward Hulao Pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he never anticipated that you had already prepared an ambush, forming a pincer attack with Wang Yang at Hulao Pass, utterly crushing the Northern Wind army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this crushing defeat, Tuoba Shuyi was forced to retreat with his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This campaign lasted a year and drew the attention of the entire realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every battle you commanded was a repeated victory against overwhelming odds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chen’s name became renowned throughout the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You and your father and brother, through your glorious military achievements, were promoted four ranks; you were also appointed Military Governor of the Jiangnan West River Region, holding the rank of Junior Third Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You did not stop, but continued advancing northward, capturing eighteen cities in two months; the north trembled in fear, and you reclaimed Yanzhou and Yunzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunzhou lies on the northern frontier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The climate is cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By late autumn, a sudden blizzard swept across the entire land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned every thousand li around this region into a blanket of frost-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst this storm of wind and snow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A troop of riders galloped through the snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their head was the Imperial Eunuch Ma Bao, wrapped in a thick sable fur coat, riding a Zhaoye Yushizi horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This horse was an imperial steed, extraordinarily swift and worth a thousand taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After great hardship, the party arrived before a towering military camp; Ma Bao dismounted with agile, decisive movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was of medium build, holding a precious sword in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His complexion was fair, yet devoid of any effeminacy; instead, his brow radiated martial vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gleamed with righteous authority, making others dare not meet his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao was the Emperor of Daqing’s trusted confidant, having accompanied him since childhood as his personal attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than twenty years ago, the current Emperor of Daqing rose from a idle prince to become Son of Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao rose with him, becoming one of the most powerful eunuchs in the Daqing court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This eunuch stood apart: he did not form factions, did not oppress officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was upright, incorruptible, deeply respected by court and people alike; the common folk praised him as “more truly a man than any man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He not only enjoyed great prestige at court but was also a top-tier swordsman of the martial world; with sword in hand, his technique was swift as a dragon emerging from the sea, leaving all who witnessed it awestruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after days of relentless travel, even he felt weary, barely able to endure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this toil stemmed from the Lu family father and sons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Northern Wind army retreated, the Lu family army advanced northward, breaking through like bamboo split by a blade, capturing a city every few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, leading several thousand elite troops, they surged north like a storm, seizing three more cities in barely half a month, securing half of Yanzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking control of Yanzhou and consolidating all its forces, their momentum surged like a rainbow piercing the sky, capturing ten more cities in succession, unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread, shaking the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Ma Bao, this seemed incredible: in barely a month, Yanzhou had returned to Daqing’s embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For twenty years, Daqing’s armies had never crossed the Yellow River by even a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For twenty years, no Daqing force had ever reached this land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanzhou—the territory Daqing lost twenty years ago—still, in the hearts of most, belonged to Daqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Ma Bao witnessed the people’s fervent welcome; they offered fruits and vegetables, expressing their respect and gratitude to the Lu family army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also sensed the novelty and transformation along the route, filled with wonder at the Lu family army’s new commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu family army’s code: “Rather freeze to death than dismantle a house; rather starve to death than plunder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who oppressed or coerced civilians were punished with beatings, or executed publicly if severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao knew well the darkness within armies; sometimes soldiers, to vent their rage, disguised themselves as bandits and slaughtered civilians—such strict discipline was exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao murmured to himself: “Lu Chen, style Shen Zhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These principles of the Lu family army were all crafted by Lu Chen himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even children in the north sang folk songs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is easier to shake a mountain than to shake the Lu family army!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chen… no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had been granted the title of Shaobao by court decree, respectfully called Lu Shaobao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao felt deep curiosity and interest in this young hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had reached north of Yunzhou, where the Lu family army had gathered sixty thousand troops, preparing to reclaim Yuezhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reclaim two provinces in less than three months—such achievements were exhilarating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao, commissioned by the Son of Heaven, had intended to hold the investiture ceremony on the banks of the Yellow River; yet the Lu family army had already crossed the river and marched north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rode hard upon hearing the news, never pausing, reaching Yanzhou—only to receive another report: the Lu family army had advanced to Yunzhou; their speed of march and capture of cities was breathtaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao pursued without rest, finally arriving at the Lu family army’s camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This journey had taken him a thousand li out of his way; though he had traveled in vain, he felt no resentment—only quiet satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Ma Bao stood quietly outside the command tent, awaiting audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, a subordinate had already delivered word to the main tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not presume upon his status; as the imperial envoy, he represented the dignity of the Son of Heaven, and thus must be treated with solemnity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In moments, footsteps sounded from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao’s eyelids flickered; he turned his gaze toward the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of dozens approached, their steps synchronized, radiating an aura of slaughter—they were clearly veterans forged in mountains of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu family army, indeed, was a true iron force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind echoed that phrase again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is easier to shake a mountain than to shake the Lu family army!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They halted on either side of Ma Bao, standing tall and rigid in the snowstorm like spears, unmoving as steel statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three men stepped forward together, each with a distinct aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center stood an old general, his hair white with age, every line on his face bearing the weight of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his right stood a young warrior, clad in battle armor, radiating martial vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao glanced briefly at them and immediately guessed their identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Jiaxuan and his son Lu Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Jiaxuan had fought for over a decade, he had always lost more than won against the Northern Wind, never achieving fame or glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yu, though hailed as “a match for ten thousand men,” was not uncommon in a nation like Daqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ma Bao’s gaze did not rest on the young man who walked one step behind to the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This youth must be Lu Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among southern literati, he was praised as “in four hundred years, no general has surpassed him in strategy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tuoba Shuyi, who once sighed helplessly by the Yellow River:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Given that I, Tuoba Shuyi, was born, why was Lu Shen Zhou born?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth stepped from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall and slender, dressed in ordinary robes, his hair tied with a Daoist pin, his features handsome, his demeanor calm and composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Ma Bao’s gaze, the youth smiled gently at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Bao felt the young man’s eyes were piercingly bright, as if they could see straight into the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That year, you were twenty-five; you were granted the title of Shaobao, and the Lu family received the authority to establish a headquarters and convene military councils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In early spring of the following year, you personally led forty thousand Lu family troops, reclaiming six provinces; in half a year, over thirty battles, every attack succeeded, every battle won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same year, the Northern Wind sent an envoy south to negotiate peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1415,"2026-06-21T01:32:57.622Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","da3dd63b760b11102fc7f61e8612b7eae89610cd57d3afae96a401d3879fccf8","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-34","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-32",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]