"My lord, Zhanjiang Pass …"
Although Qin Gong looked confident, he was not sure if Zhanjiang Pass could be defended against a sneak attack.
Jiang Pengji said, "Don't worry. I told Wen Zheng and the rest to be careful before the army set off. Zhanjiang Pass will definitely not be lost."
Qin Gong was slightly relieved, but he still had doubts.
Jiang Pengji noticed this and smiled to comfort him. "If Zhanjiang Pass is breached, I will hug the keyboard and kneel in front of the old chief until I die."
Qin Gong was speechless.
Old chief?
Keyboard?
What the hell?
Jiang Pengji coughed softly and covered up her words perfectly. She was getting more and more adept at lying.
"The old chief was the one who gave me the strange book in my dream. Later, he continued to teach me in my dream. He's like a teacher and a friend."
Qin Gong suddenly realized. "I see."
What she said was not entirely false. The old chief had indeed trained her meticulously in the few years between choosing his successor and retiring.
Teacher and friend. It was not wrong to use these words to describe their relationship.
Jiang Pengji was a wolf. She was aggressive and liked to cause trouble.
She wanted to challenge the authority and position of the alpha wolf all the time. The new and old chief often fought because of disagreements.
The old chief was a man who looked like a smiling tiger but was tough on the inside. Jiang Pengji was tough and arrogant from the inside out.
One was the alpha wolf who was about to retire, the other was the new alpha wolf. It would be strange if they did not fight.
Of course, the old chief had been a commander for more than a hundred years and had been through countless wars. Jiang Pengji was still a new driver on the road. Even if she could fight, she was tortured badly at first. Later on, she barely managed to fight to a draw.
It was the only time they tied. Jiang Pengji suspected that the other party went easy on her.
"I'm leaving tomorrow. The seventh army is the best army in the federation. I hope you don't ruin its reputation."
Jiang Pengji was so tired that she could not even move her fingers. Her mouth was still hard and smelly.
"The future belongs to more outstanding young people. The seventh army will become stronger and sharper in my hands. No one will dare to offend me!"
Look at what she said. She was just short of saying that the other party was old and should have given up his position long ago.
However, the old general smiled and said, "Alright, I'll leave the faith of the 7th Army to you."
The two women were sweating profusely as they lay on the training ground. Compared to Jiang Pengji's disheveled appearance, the other woman was still standing.
[I … I still don't know why the old general retired? You're not old enough to retire …]
The average lifespan of a commoner in the federation was around 250 years. Someone like Jiang Pengji could live up to 500 years. At that time, the old chief was only a little more than 200. He was at the prime of his life. Otherwise, he would not have been able to suppress Jiang Pengji, who was an unreasonable wolf cub.
In fact, this old commander's position in the Federation was second only to the Marshal, and he was extremely experienced.
Just because they had a lifespan of 500 years did not mean that they would live to be 500 years old. The average lifespan of a soldier in the Army was less than 100 years old. Even though a Legion Commander was a high-ranking member of the Army, it was still a high-risk job. Ninety-nine percent of Legion Commanders died on the frontlines. Very few of them died of old age, let alone retire midway.
At that time, many people even mocked the First Battle Legion for producing a coward who was afraid of death.
[My body is not suited to stay in this position. It looks fine now, but I don't know when it will collapse … You'll know the inside story when you have a higher level of authority.] The old chief sighed. [The Seventh Legion has always been the vanguard with the strongest combat power. I won't be able to hold on for long, but the Seventh Legion must have a capable and unyielding successor who can carry the flag …]
Jiang Pengji was speechless. Was it because she was the best at fighting?
If the old chief's current combat state was not good, then what about when he was at his peak?
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became.
The old chief sneered. [What are you thinking about?]
[I'm thinking about when I'll be able to press you to the ground and beat you up. Heh, you went easy on me just now. The amount of water you used was comparable to a dam releasing water!]
Was she a salted fish that needed to go easy on him?
[You haven't awakened yet. Even if my condition has deteriorated, I won't lose to a girl who hasn't awakened yet.]
Jiang Pengji looked at the rising flames in the Nie camp. She did not know why she thought of the past.
At that time, she was too tired. She was exhausted after the fierce battle. In the end, the old chief carried her to the warm cabin like a burlap sack.
When she woke up, the old chief had already packed his things and left the military headquarters.
Jiang Pengji was in a hurry to take office. The front line of the federation was at war again, so she forgot about this matter.
Now that she thought about it, she suddenly remembered something.
What the hell did the old chief mean by awakening?
It was fine if she did not remember, but now that she remembered, she had to clarify.
It was the same logic as obsessive-compulsive disorder. She would feel uncomfortable if she did not clarify.
However, before that, there was one more thing to do.
Jiang Pengji took Qin Gong and the troops under her tent to rescue Bai Ning.
Bai Ning was in a sorry state at that moment. His arms and thighs were injured, and the armor on his body was tattered. Many parts of the armor were pockmarked by the enemy's weapons. If it was not for the fact that the armor was well-made and that he had been injured for Bai Ning a few times, he would have been dismounted and trampled into meat paste by the chaotic army. He did not have time to check the condition of his wound. After killing a wave of enemies in a hurry, he used a strip of cloth to stop the bleeding. His left hand was almost numb.
Their side suffered heavy casualties, but the enemy did not gain much advantage either. The number of casualties was also high.
However, because of the disparity in military strength, Bai Ning's side could not hold on for much longer.
Once the army's formation was broken by the enemy, the result would be a thousand miles of retreat and they would be crushed into meat paste by the enemy.
"Let's fight to the death with these bastards. It's not a loss to die here!"
Bai Ning's eyes were bloodshot. Even though he was injured all over, he did not care.
Kill one to recoup his losses, kill two to earn a small profit. Even if he died, he would drag a few more down with him.
Just as Bai Ning was about to launch the last attack, the enemy ordered the archers to release a rain of arrows again.
In the end, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
Because it was night time, the pale golden ripples that shrouded the army were particularly clear.
"A … a miracle?"
Nie Jun saw this, and his high and mighty momentum instantly dropped.
The arrows stopped in mid-air as if they were intercepted by the layer of ripples. They lost their momentum and fell with a rustle, hitting Bai Ning's head.
"My lord is here?"
He had seen this scene before, and he was sure that it was his lord.
"Is his life more important than yours?"
Jiang Pengji led the troops over. When she saw Bai Ning's sorry state, she suddenly became angry.
"Are a bunch of good-for-nothings worth paying with your life?"
Jiang Pengji reprimanded Bai Ning angrily. Bai Ning was prepared to fight to the death, but now that his lord was here, he did not know what expression to put on. He could only listen to the reprimand obediently. Little did he know that his seemingly majestic lord was also being "reprimanded" by another person.
You Abba: "You were ambushed and attacked. Where is your spiritual realm?"
Jiang Pengji quibbled, "I didn't want to cheat too much, so my realm only covered a few feet around me."
You Abba: "It's obvious that you've been pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger for too long. What's the use of these excuses?
The old chief's mouth is quite sharp. "
You Abba: "If you return to the Federation in this state, won't the Seventh Army be assimilated into a pig farm? Not using too much ability doesn't mean that you have to be schemed against like real people in ancient times. Jiang Xiaojiu, I've prepared the keyboard for you. "
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