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Snowflakes drifted down, covering the muddy ground. Ning Yi returned to his room and rubbed his hands. Juan'er brought the bowl of medicine over.
The medicine was as bitter as ever. Ning Yi frowned and grimaced as he drank it. Juan'er took out a small cloth bag from her bosom.
"Son-in-law, I have osmanthus candy."
"No need." Ning Yi waved his hand. "Where did you get it from?"
"The shopkeeper who went out brought it back. Son-in-law, if you think the medicine is bitter, I think you might want to eat it."
"Oh." Ning Yi raised his eyebrows. "Which shopkeeper?"
"Shopkeeper Kang from the seventh branch. He's now in Squad Five." Juan'er said seriously. "Son-in-law, are you really not going to eat it?"
"The situation is difficult, so it's normal for the medicine to be bitter. Kang Zhuming, he's not bad. Is he interested in you? "
"Son-in-law." Juan'er narrowed her eyes like a sulking cat. "If that's the case, I'll return it to him."
"No need, no need. Give it to me." Ning Yi smiled and took the small cloth bag from Juan'er's hands. "The medicine is too bitter. I'll give it to the injured brothers. It's not easy for them to eat sweets. "
Ning Yi had been here for five to six years. Juan'er had also grown from a young girl to a young lady in the Su family. She was in her early twenties and was still unmarried. In the eyes of others, she was already old. However, in Ning Yi's eyes, she was still young and beautiful. There were many maidservants like her who had always been by the side of their mistress and had become old ladies. When they got married, they had to get the approval of their masters.
Two years ago, Tan'er showed herself to be open-minded and even wanted to marry Juan'er to Ning Yi. However, Ning Yi did not touch her and did not mention it again. He only occasionally tried to matchmake her. Perhaps it was because she had too many things on her hands, or perhaps it was because she had become more independent under Ning Yi's influence. There were not many men who could catch her eye.
Among Chan'er's two sisters, Xing'er, who was outgoing and cheerful, wanted to be an old lady. Juan'er, on the other hand, was relatively quiet and independent. She was also beautiful and cold. Ning Yi was naturally good at guessing people's thoughts in his work. However, it was not good for him to guess this kind of friends and family. He also knew that he could not say much.
In a sense, if he made an arranged marriage for Juan'er and Xing'er, of course, the other party could only accept it. However, things like marriage were inevitably unreliable. If it was not good, they would not be able to do anything in the future and would not be happy for the rest of their lives. For Su Tan'er, of course, she also hoped that they could find a good family. However, if they did not, and became old ladies by her side — it was actually not a big deal.
Being able to work for Su Tan'er for so many years, Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er were actually very good at dealing with many things. Chan'er, who had become Ning Yi's concubine, was very good at arranging all kinds of living arrangements and managing detailed accounts. Xing'er had a generous personality and could often become Tan'er's spokesperson outside. Juan'er was meticulous and did not show her emotions. She did a good job in the operation and arrangement of many practical projects.
This time, when Juan'er came to Ning Yi, there was no one around him. In the future, she had been a high-level white-collar manager for several years. At this time, she also took on the work of taking care of the patients, washing clothes, cooking, and so on. The shed was divided into two halves. Ning Yi lived in the large inner room, and Juan'er lived in the small outer room. If anything happened, she would be on call. Most of the time, she also helped Ning Yi to deal with all kinds of things inside and outside the camp. Sometimes, Ning Yi really felt that he was wasting talent by using such a competent secretary as a maid.
Even in the peak period of the future, Ning Yi was very clear about public and private life. He would never touch the talents around him, and he would not let his private affairs interfere with their work. It sounded nice to have a secretary to do things, but in fact, it was an extremely stupid thing to do. If you had the desire to spend money, that was enough. The other party helped you deal with your core affairs, which could easily cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. Only an idiot would confuse public and private affairs.
However, in this era, to Juan 'er, being a maidservant was the main focus of her work. Everything else was just incidental to her. In this regard, Ning Yi was also somewhat helpless.
He confiscated the osmanthus candy from Juan'er and took it to the casualty camp in the afternoon to distribute it. Although the Wu dynasty was rich, for many people, eating candy was a kind of luxury. But Ning Yi naturally did not expect that a few candies could win over anyone's heart. At this time, some of the injured in the camp had already lost their fighting strength and were being transferred hundreds of miles away. But if they were injured and could still fight after recovering, they could often become the backbone of the force.
For example, on the 25th of September, among the group of people who burned food with him, Hunchback Chen, who was seriously injured, luckily did not die. After recovering, it was said that his martial arts skills had improved, and it felt like a Super Saiyan would level up if he did not die. In fact, everyone could vaguely guess the reason. Hunchback Chen was originally an evil person and had done a lot of bad things. Later, he joined Takeshi and really did some good things, so he felt that he had made a mistake yesterday. On the 25th of September, he said those words in the early morning. Later, he was seriously injured and almost died. It was equivalent to saying goodbye to the past and cutting himself off. In layman's terms, it was clear that he had entered a new realm. In this reincarnation, he could once again take a glimpse of the path forward.
As for Qi Xinyi, one of the three Qi brothers, he was not so lucky. His left arm was severed at the elbow, and the injury had not completely healed. Ning Yi had visited him many times and even encouraged him with the matter of Overlord Blade Du Sha. During the incident of rescuing the Seven Buddhas, Du Sha had also lost an arm. However, this man was brave and resolute. After that, he did not lose the slightest bit and continued to practice his blade with only one arm. According to the recent news from the Southern Border, it was said that Du Sha's mastery of the one-armed blade had even surpassed what it used to be. During the battle with "Mad Tiger" Wang Nantuo, although he was at a slight disadvantage, he was still able to escape unscathed.
The Qi family and the Overlord Blade had a grudge, but even though Ning Yi mentioned this matter, it did not really cheer Qi Xinyi up. Blade skills could be practiced with one hand, but spear skills required two hands. Although the Qi family's "Soul Extracting Spear" had a throwing method, after losing an arm, it was equivalent to losing most of the spear skills and having to start from scratch. It was easier said than done to abandon the spear and use another weapon. On the other hand, it was the youngest Qi Xinhan who had been training hard these days and showed signs of improving.
Among Takeshi's group, Yuwen Feidu, the most popular disciple in the past, had been seriously injured in that battle. His thigh had been kicked by a warhorse, almost shattering his bones. After recovering, one of his legs was also a little lame. In the past, this young man was cheerful and flamboyant. He was handsome and talented, so the masters who taught him martial arts were worried that he would never be able to recover. However, after the first few days of depression and before his injuries had fully healed, he began to practice his martial arts, concealed weapons, archery, and so on. When others asked him, he said, "Who didn't get injured in the battle with Golden Dog that night? My fifth and seventh masters both died, but they didn't complain. I'm just a little lame. There's nothing to complain about."
In the past, he had many masters and learned a variety of skills. He also had a foundation in bow and concealed weapons. These days, he had focused on archery and could accurately hit the target from a hundred steps away. Although he had not achieved the effect of "Piercing the Poplar", he was already very proud. He decided to snatch a good bow on the battlefield and call himself "Bow God" Yuwen Feidu. He originally wanted to call himself "Arrow God" Yuwen Feidu, but later he thought it did not sound good, so he changed it. Recently, when he occasionally chatted with others, he emphasized that he would call himself "Bow God" instead of "Arrow God". If he called it wrong, he would fall out with him.
When the snowflakes fell, the valley with more than ten thousand people had become a little crowded. Most of the people here had participated in that tragic battle. Some of them had escaped, and some had participated in the battle. In the end, they had witnessed the death of their companions and brothers, and the tragic and sullen defeat. But on a small scale, the bravery of many people was still worth boasting about.
Ning Yi and the others had rushed to Qi County to burn the rations despite being so heavily injured. Those who had witnessed what happened that night all felt proud of themselves. Many people had also fought bravely that night, such as Qin Shaoqian. He had led his troops to fight and resist. After suffering heavy casualties, he had finally brought a portion of his troops out of the battlefield. As for him, he was still injured and had yet to recover. After the great battle, the team began to organize themselves to fortify the walls and clear the fields. They gritted their teeth and carried out their tasks one by one. After that, there were even incidents where the Bamboo Shop's people encountered the Jurchen scouts and died protecting the people who had to evacuate them. In the past, the army might not have paid much attention to propaganda, but in this group of people, the news spread very quickly.
After the battle, the public opinion of the lower levels of the army was also being reviewed. For example, it wasn't that everyone was unwilling to fight with their lives on the line, but the decision makers had made a mistake. Yao Pingzhong of the Western Army was a treacherous and despicable person. He was greedy for grandiose achievements and rashly attacked. The higher-level generals were not firm enough. They were greedy and afraid of death, and did not trust each other. As a result, the soldiers at the lower levels were unable to resist. If everyone was as firm as they were, this battle could have been fought. In reality, this was also nonsense. Ning Yi was just hinting that on our side, General Qin was different from the others.
It was enough for these comments to throw the blame on Yao Pingzhong and the others. If they were to be further hinted, they might criticize the Wu dynasty's soldiers for not knowing their general, and the general for not knowing his soldiers. Unless Ning Yi wanted to raise the flag and rebel, it was impossible to say anything bad about the system.
On the other hand, it was to publicize the miserable state of the Han people during the Five Barbarian Rebellions, and the origin of the "two-legged sheep". At this time, in the hearts of the ordinary people and even the ordinary soldiers, the concept of a country, or even the concept of "subjugation", was actually not very strong. Even though hundreds of thousands of people had been defeated outside the city of Bianliang, when they thought about it, apart from feeling powerless, the most they could think of was finding another place to live after losing to the Jurchen, migrating to the south, and so on. No one could think of what a person could do and what they would encounter, nor did they want to think about it.
But Ning Yi was trying to incite them to think about it.
The Five Barbarian Rebellions after the Han Dynasty was almost the darkest period in the history of the Han people. Years of war and famine made it almost impossible to find food in the Central Plains. Cannibalism became the way people survived. The Han people were the most lowly of all races. Their women and children were cooked and eaten by the Hu people, and they were called "two-legged sheep". At this time, the Wu dynasty was rich and populous. Perhaps they could not see this, but if Bianliang was really breached, and the Jurchen continued to march south, no one would be able to stop them. A few years later, everyone's wives and children would be raped, killed, or even eaten. This might not be something unimaginable …
At this time, most of the soldiers had not received much education, but they could naturally think of basic things, not to mention that they had just experienced a massacre on the battlefield. In such a group, listening to these simple stories and narratives, and some people taking action as an example, it was not difficult to form a group of fanatics in a short period of time. As a result, during this period of time in this crowded valley, the training of the army was unusually smooth.
Of course, brainwashing and incitement were not a panacea. Even if it was operated in the form of a pyramid scheme, the real test was still the moment on the battlefield. Fortunately, Qin Shaoqian's control over the grass-roots of the army had been greatly strengthened recently after he had taught a few high-ranking generals a lesson. The military law team was also able to really operate. When the time came, he should be able to bring out the cold-bloodedness of killing the soldiers when they retreated, and he should be able to stimulate some of their combat power. In the past, the Wu Rui Battalion also had all kinds of mountains, so it was impossible for him to carry out military law and kill people.
Because of this, when he walked out of the casualty barracks, he could see a large number of soldiers practicing monotonously wielding sabers and spears in the valley. Their orderly roars shook the entire valley. Teams on patrol, teams on horseback working in Takeshi, teams going to the mountains to collect firewood, and teams building houses and fortifications nearby were all working all over the mountains and plains. Yuwen Feidu was shooting arrows not far away. Arrows whizzed across the sky in the snow.
When a quartermaster came to report that the heating supplies might not be enough, Juan 'er also trotted over from a distance with a letter in her hand. "Our people met a team on horseback from Lv Liangshan."
"Team on horseback?" Ning Yi was slightly stunned. He took the letter and took a few glances at it. A moment later, he smiled and said, "Send someone to bring them here immediately."
"Okay." Juan 'er nodded and ran off to do it.
The news made Ning Yi very excited. In the evening, he couldn't even sit still while having dinner. Sometimes, he smiled when he thought of the contents of the letter. Juan 'er had always known that this son-in-law's character was steady. Whenever something big happened, he would be calm and collected. Usually, he would not behave like this. As she ate, she asked cautiously, "Son-in-law, is that Miss Lu from Mount Lu Liangshan?"
"Yes." Ning Yi did not hide it. He nodded with a smile and said, "And brought a lot of good things."
After nightfall, the snow became heavier and heavier. In the valley, the wind blew the flying snowflakes and the campfires all over the mountain. Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian, and several important people in charge of the management of the camp went to the gate to wait. Qin Shaoqian had heard of Lu Hong's name. He secretly asked Ning Yi with a smile, "Is Miss Lu from Lv Liangshan your lover?"
Ning Yi nodded and said, "Yes, she is my woman."
"You are very much like me." Qin Shaoqian was also a romantic and had many women by his side. However, he believed in the gentleman's way of "brothers are like limbs and women are like clothes." At this moment, he was very impressed with Ning Yi. Not long after, the silhouette of the advancing horse team appeared in the darkness and gradually became clear.
Qin Shaoqian was still injured. He stood there and waited. He also leaned against a pillar at the side. When he saw the horse team clearly, his expression turned serious and he stood up straight. And in front of the horse team, the figure in the black cloak indeed had a kind of iron and blood aura. He — in fact, she — sat firmly on the horse. The soldiers at the back seemed to be carried by this aura and showed a firm aura.
Ning Yi smiled and walked up to Hong Ti's warhorse. He stretched out his hand. Hong Ti looked at him from atop the horse. She stretched out her hand and pressed it against Ning Yi's palm. She dismounted. Behind her, two thousand people spread out and dismounted in unison.
At this time, the training of the Wu dynasty's army naturally had requirements for formation and neatness. However, there was probably no army that had such abnormal requirements like Ning Yi's. Influenced by Ning Yi, Lv Liangshan's army demanded the uniformity of the People's Liberation Army of the future. In the darkness of the night, as two thousand people descended together, there was a boom in front of the valley.
Wind and snow filled the sky.
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