[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-71":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Battlefield: Gathering Attributes to Build the All-Heavens Ming Dynasty",{"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},2341878,4577,"Chapter 71: Qianshi Official Seal! Power Panel!","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>After the battle in the northern frontier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying led his thousands of cavalry to achieve great merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was Zhu Ying promoted and ennobled, but many of his officers and soldiers were likewise rewarded according to their deeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the gathering drumbeats sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qianshi Cavalry Camp troops rapidly assembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reporting to the General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All ten thousand troops of the Qianshi Cavalry Camp are now assembled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your orders, General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Quan and Zhang Wu reported loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying nodded, then walked straight toward the command platform at the center of the drill field, where the raised dais stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are all my officers and soldiers?” Zhu Ying called out loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hail the General!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All ten thousand troops bowed toward the platform in unison, shouting in chorus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At ease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying declared loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, General!” the troops replied in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the faint moonlight of night, they gazed respectfully at the figure upon the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, we gather the entire army for one purpose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With General Fu’s trust, I have been entrusted with a critical mission: to strike Jincheng and breach Chengguan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This mission is arduous; I won’t waste time with empty words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My old comrades who have followed me know my rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On the battlefield, courage comes first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Zhu Ying, will never hide behind my brothers-in-arms—I will always lead from the front.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My command philosophy remains the same old saying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A general does not seek to survive; a soldier does not fear death—that is an invincible army.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will you all follow me and break open Jincheng? Will you help me achieve an unparalleled feat?” Zhu Ying roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying’s voice rang like thunder, echoing through the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We swear to follow the General to our deaths!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We swear to follow the General to our deaths...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand troops shouted in unison, their morale soaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these ten thousand troops,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nearly three thousand were comrades who had fought alongside Zhu Ying in life-or-death battles on the northern frontier; the rest were soldiers from the Da Ning frontier army who had lost their original formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, reorganized, they knew their General was Zhu Ying—and they deeply trusted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the entire Da Ning frontier army, Zhu Ying was a god of war, the standard-bearer of their forces—they naturally revered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Issue orders: we will launch our assault on Jincheng in two hours. We are the vanguard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the men rest well—this will be a brutal battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying said to the officers behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our cavalry—attack the city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wu stared at Zhu Ying in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Quan and other commanders also looked at Zhu Ying in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavalry—storm a city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has that ever been done before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavalry excels in open-field combat; attacking a city would be suicide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You need not worry about breaching the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just follow me and charge,” Zhu Ying said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your orders are received.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wu and the other officers bowed respectfully, no longer questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had absolute trust in Zhu Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though cavalry assaulting a city felt like a tactical error, they had followed Zhu Ying long enough not to doubt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant takes leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wu and the other officers withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The several personal guards you assigned have all been posted—they now serve as Platoon Leaders in the ranks,” Liu Lei approached Zhu Ying and whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep the two hundred personal guards as they are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No changes for now,” Zhu Ying said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood,” Liu Lei replied respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lei still asked, puzzled: “General, though I hate to speak out of turn, what happened to those few brothers? Why were they suddenly reassigned without warning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of human hearts. Because of loyalty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You need only know this: my personal guards must be truly loyal to me,” Zhu Ying said softly, his words carrying deeper meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Lei nodded slightly, understanding, and stood silently to the side, saying no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human hearts are hard to fathom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the panel has granted me the ability to see through them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They were already brothers in life and death—yet several of these personal guards had loyalty values below fifty, even lacking any loyalty to me at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were they planted in my personal guard by someone else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could they be from the Embroidered Uniform Guard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying pondered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before becoming Qianshi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying had still held the rank of Battalion Commander, acting as Garrison Commander on the northern frontier, with fifty personal guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than ten died in the northern frontier battles; thirty-some remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After successfully rising to the rank of Qianshi,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his personal guard expanded to two hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying had also unlocked a sub-panel: the [Power Panel].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through this panel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying could see the loyalty values of his direct subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personal Guards!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first direct subordinates under a commander are their personal guards; after unlocking the Power Panel, Zhu Ying could now see the loyalty of his personal guards. After enduring life-and-death battles, all who became his personal guards had loyalty above ninety—true fanatics—or at least above eighty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet several had loyalty values below fifty. With sixty as the threshold for loyalty, they were not loyal to Zhu Ying at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying would not let these disloyal men remain as his personal guards—he had Liu Lei reassign them to the ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qianshi, he had the authority to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever you are—Embroidered Uniform Guard or someone else—planting spies elsewhere is fine, but planting them in my personal guard? That’s a dagger aimed at my heart. I won’t let you succeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After removing these disloyal men, Zhu Ying felt no concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already done what needed doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming back to himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qianshi Official Seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying silently called out in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Qianshi Official Seal]: Commands ten thousand troops; increases troop combat power by eighty percent, morale by eighty percent, endurance by eighty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Zhu Ying’s foundation for commanding and waging war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one can replace his reliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jincheng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The General’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of Northern Yuan officers gathered, the grand hall filled with song and dance, brimming with revelry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the main seat sat a massive man clad in a fur-lined coat, his physique imposing—he was the commanding general guarding Jincheng, holding high rank within the Northern Yuan and bearing the title of Prince, named Wang Man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this, the Ming army doesn’t seem so formidable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ve besieged our city for half a month, suffering tens of thousands of casualties, yet still failed to breach our walls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Given the Ming army’s current strength, the Grand Tutor’s concerns are unnecessary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the Grand Tutor’s years of preparation, the Ming army will never seize Liaodong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the Ming army come—kill one, and we’ll kill another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jincheng is impregnable, and with over seventy thousand troops of our Great Yuan, we can hold it without fall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once the Ming army exhausts its grain and supplies, that will be the moment for our Great Yuan to launch a counteroffensive against Ming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Please follow, please follow—thank you, deeply grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1209,"2026-06-20T23:30:09.614Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6c8a8c27acfba345a62870367f510f60b767e8ec3d885dff2ce578d593572bd5","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-72","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-70",204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-cover.jpg"]