Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 1548: Reorganizing the Military Camp for Defense

After hearing this, the seven guards were a little confused. Wasn't it good to be a king of a different surname?

What an honor it is to be granted the title of a king of a different surname by His Majesty!

"Master, we are somewhat confused. Isn't this a gift from His Majesty?"

"A favor? Heh, you're thinking too simply. They're loudly proclaiming that defeating the Xiongnu was my achievement, but what do the Xiongnu people think of me?"

"Moreover, you only gave me two thousand remnant soldiers, leaving Fatty Tiger and the others in the heart of the Song Dynasty. This is to cut off my roots. So, do you understand now?"

After hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

So, it turns out His Majesty is discarding us after we've served our purpose. If that's the case, then our employer is in danger.

"Don't worry, boss. As long as we're here, we'll risk our lives to protect your safety."

"Even if His Majesty wanted to kill you, he would have to step over our dead bodies first."

Chu Chen looked at the seven people in front of him and was moved for a moment.

"Brothers, what I want to say is that you don't need to get involved in this mess with me, so I won't blame you for choosing to leave."

"Boss, without you, we don't know where we'd be being exploited by those rich people right now. We won't leave, don't worry."

"Yes, boss, please give me your instructions."

Looking at this group of lovely people in front of him, Chu Chen was deeply moved.

He poured a glass of wine for each of the eight men and said, “Gentlemen, it is my blessing to have you brothers in this life. This glass of wine is for you all.”

After saying that, Chu Chen drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that Chu Chen had drunk the wine, they immediately picked up their glasses in a hearty manner and drank it all in one gulp.

"Gentlemen, let's rest for the next few days. After Tang Yun and the others leave, we'll prepare our army."

Three days later, the Song army returned to the capital. Chu Chen, who had stayed behind, symbolically went to see them off.

Before leaving, Tang Yun pointed to the few boxes on the ground: "Mr. Chu, we don't have many left. We'll probably be attacked on the way back. Mr. Chu, you must hold on."

In fact, Tang Yun knew that Chu Chen had sent his people back to the Song Kingdom, but as for what they were going back to do, he pretended not to know.

He felt disgusted by His Majesty's actions, but there was nothing he could do about it!

Chu Chen hadn't expected Tang Yun to leave him so many bullets. Before Pang Hu arrived, these were the very things that made him safe and sound.

"Farewell, General Tang. I, Chu Chen, will remember your kindness."

Tang Yun did not respond to Chu Chen, but instead rode away in a grand procession with his army.

After Tang Yun led his army away, Chu Chen directly led his thousand soldiers into the palace.

Looking at this thousand elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people, Chu Chen felt a sense of helplessness.

"Gentlemen, check your bullets and report them one by one."

After Chu Chen finished speaking, everyone checked their equipment, and about an hour later, everything was tallied up.

Gou Shengzi approached Lu Chen with a grave expression: "Brother Chen, the situation is not optimistic."

"Tell me more specifically."

"Of the thousand soldiers, only about eight hundred could actually go to the battlefield."

"There are four machine guns left, 10,000 bullets, and everyone still has their pistols and submachine guns, but each person has less than 100 bullets."

Chu Chen wasn't surprised after hearing this; in fact, such ammunition was already quite good.

It seems that Tang Yun ultimately softened and didn't go so far as to kill them all.

"Alright, that's enough. Come with me to deploy the defenses."

Unfortunately, at this point, the Song army had only overthrown the imperial authority; large numbers of scattered soldiers and outlaws still roamed the Xiongnu territory, preparing for a counterattack.

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The war had caused the collapse of the rule of law, rampant banditry, and social disorder, giving Chu Chen a headache.

But at this moment he had no mind to deal with these things; instead, he had to guard against those scattered soldiers gathering together and launching a fierce counterattack against him.

He also had to be wary of Dong Shilan making a move against him again.

Therefore, Chu Chen was now in a precarious situation, besieged on all sides. The palace seemed peaceful, but outside, countless people were plotting to kill him.

Arriving before the thousand soldiers, Chu Chen didn't say much, but directly said, "Gentlemen, you and I are both people abandoned by His Majesty."

“I don’t know who you offended to end up like this, but I want to tell you that you have guns. With guns, you have everything. With guns, we can fight back.”

"Don't worry, everyone. I've already made all the arrangements. I can't go into details right now, but I'll give you a choice here. If you want to leave, put down your weapons, come forward and take five taels of silver, and go your own way."

"Those who are willing to continue working with me, then take your weapons and show the spirit of soldiers."

Half an hour later, Gou Shengzi came to report again: "Brother Chen, these people are all great, not one of them left."

"Alright, from this day forward, you will be their great general, leading these thousand men. Remember, you must make them feel a sense of belonging and accomplishment."

"Develop a reward and punishment mechanism as quickly as possible."

The sudden burden placed on Gou Shengzi made him feel immense pressure, but he also realized that this was an opportunity.

"Don't worry, Brother Chen, Gou Shengzi will definitely not let you down."

After Gou Shengzi left, Lu Chen went alone to the former emperor's study and summoned the officials who were still staying in the Xiongnu and unwilling to leave.

A short while later, a group of officials, escorted by two soldiers, arrived in front of Chu Chen.

Looking at the two armed guards behind Chu Chen and the new leader in front of them whose eyes were filled with murderous intent, they were unsure whether to stand or sit, but not a single one of them knelt down.

Chu Chen could understand this.

In their hearts, they were not good people. They told Tang Yun that they were the ones who led the Song army into the Xiongnu, causing the Xiongnu people to suffer the ravages of war and causing the Xiongnu imperial power to collapse.

"Everyone, please introduce yourselves."

"Hmph, if you have the guts, kill me, or don't expect me to govern the Xiongnu for you."

As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, an older minister pointed at him angrily and said...

Chu Chen chuckled after hearing this: "Heh, sir, you're supposed to be an official of the Xiongnu, but look at the state of the Xiongnu now. Do you intend to abandon the people of the Xiongnu?"

"Hahaha, what a joke! Isn't all of this your fault? You commanded the Song army to attack my Xiongnu, and now you want us to continue to fight for you? Where do you get the courage?"

After listening, Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "Alright, then let's just ignore them and let them fend for themselves. Anyway, I don't care about any power. Right now, all I want is to fight back to Song and take the head of the Song emperor."