As the army arrived at the border and was preparing to set up camp, Zimu was interrupted by the scout's hurried report.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, ten miles to the left, the barbarians from the Liao Kingdom have caused trouble on the border and robbed our people of their food, cotton and other cold-weather items."

Zimu's mouth corners slightly raised, and his scalp tingled when he saw Gu Tingye who was about to issue a declaration of war to the Liao Kingdom.

"It's just right. I calculated that this place is not very suitable for setting up camp. It seems that we should move to another place."

Marquis Yongyi came out to dissuade them: "Commander-in-chief, if the two armies fight without signing a challenge, it would be considered a sneak attack... If this gets out, I'm afraid..."

Marquis Yongyi did have good intentions. Zimu was the commander-in-chief appointed by the emperor himself for this expedition. The success or failure of the war would mostly depend on the commander-in-chief. All successes and failures were recorded, and it would not sound good if this got out.

"yes……"

"..."

"When they arbitrarily crossed the border to rob the people's food, did they give us advance notice? When I issued a challenge to them so that they could prepare, should I wait until they had eaten and rested enough before sending someone to ask them, 'Are you ready for war?'"

The Yulin Guards, who had been led by Zimu for so many years, had always believed in all of Zimu's decisions. Now, when they heard what Zimu said, they looked at the other soldiers with disdain.

Zimu made the originally formal confrontation between the two armies seem like a quarrel between children. The soldiers who had always been straightforward became red-faced, but they could not refute Zimu's words.

"This..." Gu Tingye looked at Zimu, who seemed like a different person since he went to the battle. Now even the soldiers who had fought for many years and killed countless people could not compare to Zimu's aura at this moment.

Zimu looked at Gu Tingye, waiting for him to speak. Gu Tingye did not hesitate and said, "What the commander said makes a lot of sense."

"The army will be stationed at the border fifteen miles ahead, protecting the people of our dynasty behind us. Our battlefield is in Liao."

The army camped and rested directly on the battlefield where it had originally fought against the Liao Kingdom, and Liao officials on the other side also quickly received the news.

"If they want to stay there, let them stay there. Anyway, they haven't issued a challenge yet and won't take any action."

The Liao general laughed sarcastically and continued, "The people of the Central Plains are so stupid. It's ridiculous that they want to challenge us. Their soldiers are not as good as us who grew up on horseback."

"Those people are really rich. They have fought many times over the years and lost more than they won. They still want to take back the land of Liao. It's a fantasy."

"Pass the order down that our Liao Dynasty will welcome the God of Wealth."

The Liao Kingdom was already celebrating this victory in advance and was demanding compensation, such as beauties, fine wine, and money.

The more they talked, the more excited the group became.

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In the second half of the night, when the soldiers had almost finished resting, Zi Mu gave an order to prepare all the firearms and led a large number of troops to the hillside outside the city gate on the border of Liao State.

"Yulin Guards, listen up, load up your weapons and blow open the city gate."

"Yes"

Then the soldiers truly witnessed the power of firearms this time. The black ball with the lit fuse looked particularly beautiful in the night sky. After being thrown to the opposite side by a catapult, explosions sounded continuously for a while.

The bright lights produced by the explosions rose and fell, which was really beautiful in the dark night.

"Commander, the opposite gate has collapsed. We can enter the city now."

Gu Tingye could no longer contain his excitement, especially after Zimu's order just now, the firearms had shocked him so much. Gu Tingye inexplicably fell in love with Zimu's way of fighting.

"Soldiers, follow my orders, retake the lost territory, and avenge the tragic deaths of our fellow civilians on the border."

Liao: We seem to have only robbed food, occasionally robbed one or two beauties, and occasionally... killed one or two disobedient people. Is it too much to say that they died tragically? We are robbers, not perverted murderers.

"Recover the lost land and avenge the tragic deaths of our brothers and sisters."

"..."

This slogan was well-reasoned and although it contained some exaggerations, the soldiers believed it and were excited.

The soldiers and civilians on the border of Liao State had not yet reacted to the bombing when they were caught off guard and killed by the soldiers led by Zimu Gu Tingye.

Veterans who had fought for many years, such as Marquis Yongyi, enjoyed the fight the most this time, and the Liao Kingdom had no time to react at all.

The army pushed forward unstoppable, blowing up any city gates they encountered. For several days, not even the sound of firecrackers could be heard in the Liao Kingdom.

Not to mention that Zimu also set up a special team to recover the property left behind by the Liao people and soldiers when they lost the land.

The food and fodder that had been brought along with the army from Bian Jing was hardly touched, except for some food that was eaten during the journey.

Zi Mu led his soldiers to eat wherever they went, and they had meat for every meal. Now the firemen in the military camp made smoked meat, salted meat, and jar meat wherever they went.

Many of the older generals under Marquis Yongyi sighed during meals that they had never fought such a rich and enjoyable battle in their lives.

Whenever Zi Mu conquered a place, he taught the foreign people the Central Plains writing and culture, and even taught them how to grow food and vegetables.

For more than half a year, the emperor far away in Bian Jing received good news one after another.

Zi Mu had almost finished teaching in the next place when the officials sent down by the emperor also arrived. With the arrival of the officials, people from the Central Plains came to teach. After the teachers came, the original foreigners also gradually merged with the Central Plains people.

Gu Tingye was not a person who followed the rules.

After fighting and getting along with Zimu for more than half a year, he learned and put Zimu's methods into practice and even showed signs of surpassing him.

Simply put, Zimu's way of fighting may not be considered that of a good person, and Gu Tingye, who has been influenced and evolved by Zimu, can be said to be not a human being at all.

Gu Tingye's men accidentally intercepted the letters from the Jin and Liao kingdoms. After reading them, Gu Tingye bared his teeth and went to the commander-in-chief's tent to find Zimu.

Jin Dynasty, Wanyan clan.

As a person living flexibly in the new era, Zimu understood the Jingkang Shame too well. After taking a look at the letter in his hand in which the Liao Kingdom requested the Jin Kingdom to send troops to resist and the series of benefits promised by the Liao Kingdom, Zimu also smiled.

The two of them looked at each other tacitly, and then invited the group of veteran generals led by Yongyi Hou to discuss the battle situation.

After reading the letter, Marquis Yongyi and several old brothers could not come up with any good ideas for a while. When Marquis Yongyi saw the excited eyes of his niece's great-granddaughter and his future great-nephew's son-in-law, he knew that the Kingdom of Jin was finished.

Anyway, he was protecting his own child, so Marquis Yongyi said in a pretentious manner: "Commander, now we don't know whether the Kingdom of Jin has joined forces with the Kingdom of Liao. If we send troops, it will be unjustified."

"My Lord, what you said is not true. Most of the letters from Liao to Jin were full of benefits, which means they must have sent envoys to communicate with them privately. Now, for the safety of the soldiers, we have to take the initiative."

Gu Tingye’s words made sense to everyone present, and Zimu happily agreed to Gu Tingye’s request to send troops.

Gu Tingye, with more than twenty Yulin Guards who were responsible for the transportation and projection of firearms and three carts of firearms, headed towards the Jin Kingdom with his men.

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