The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1987

Chapter 1987: Chapter 992: Rise of the War God (Jingkong Side Story)

Yan Country faced another harsh winter, with biting snow almost ceaseless since the winter month.

The battle at Simapo had been raging for two months, with no success in sight. Due to snow-sealed roads, the court’s supplies couldn’t be delivered, and the Military Officers at the border pass had been starving for several days, surviving only by digging grass roots and gnawing on tree bark.

Or by eating the bodies of horses.

In the main commander’s barracks, several generals and commanding officers gathered, no one spoke, the atmosphere was extremely heavy.

It was roughly a year ago when a rebel army suddenly emerged in the southwestern region of Yan Country, opposing the empress and spreading rumors that her ascension was illegitimate.

The former emperor had not intended to pass the throne to her. She forced her own father to abdicate and imprisoned him in the Imperial Harem before she ascended to the throne.

She wasn’t truly ordained by heaven.

Furthermore, her methods were excessively ruthless, surpassing even those of past tyrants, harming loyal officials, and oppressing the people.

A ruler without benevolence, a country will lose its essence.

All these were claims by the rebel army, with truths mixed with lies. It was true Shangguan Yun forced the ruler to abdicate, and true she imprisoned him. However, she never governed tyrannically nor harmed loyalists and the populace.

As for whether she was ordained by heaven, opinions differ among the wise.

With the emperor far away and unreachable, the southwestern populace knew little of Shangguan Yun’s character. The rebels exaggerated her atrocities, and public opinion swayed, leading people to question her worthiness as a sovereign.

The timing of the rebel’s rise was particularly delicate. The six countries outwardly maintained peace but secretly competed fiercely, with tension at the border pass. The court concentrated massive forces there, and compared to this, the rebels seemed insignificant and did not draw much attention from the court.

Yet this was where the problem lay.

Simapo, under the jurisdiction of Cang Continent, had Guo Mang as its commanding general. Upon receiving orders from the court, he immediately led a force of ten thousand to Simapo to eradicate the rebels.

Like the court, he initially thought the rebels were just unruly ragtag troops.

It wasn’t until the battle began that he realized their forces surpassed Cang Continent’s regular army.

Nobody knew where these troops emerged from, growing like wild grass overnight and filling all of Simapo.

Guo Mang, an experienced general, considered that numerical advantage didn’t mean much. After all, they were the regular army, their Military Officers had the strongest physiques and skills, and the Military Camp was equipped with the best supplies and weapons.

Victory over a larger force was just around the corner.

But once engaged, Guo Mang realized something was wrong.

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