Chu Lian was so frightened by He Changdi's abnormal behavior that she subconsciously picked up the teacup next to her and threw it at him. He Changdi grunted and fell to the ground. Chu Lian ran over in a panic, but when she checked his breath, she found that he was dead …

Chu Lian suddenly screamed and sat up from the bed in shock.

Wenqing heard the sound from inside the room and hurriedly pushed the door open.

Seeing Chu Lian sitting on the bed in a daze, panting heavily with her hands on the mattress, Wenqing jumped in fright.

She walked over to the bed and asked anxiously, "Third Young Madam, what's wrong?"

Chu Lian hadn't expected to wake up Wenqing, who was sleeping outside. Thinking back to the scene in her dream, she waved her hand in embarrassment. "It's nothing, it was just a dream."

Wenqing saw that Third Young Madam seemed to be scared stiff. She touched Chu Lian's forehead and found that it was covered in sweat. She took a pillow for Chu Lian and helped her lean against the bed. Wenqing comforted her, "Third Young Madam must have been frightened these past two days. Rest for a while, I'll get you a bowl of sweet soup."

Chu Lian nodded. Thinking back to the dream, she still had some lingering fears. She hurriedly changed her mind and stopped thinking about it.

He Changdi braved the cold winter night and brought his subordinates back to the Northern Border Army camp outside of Liangzhou City.

Even though it was a cold winter morning, the commander's tent in the camp was still brightly lit.

The highest commander of the Northern Border Army, Great General Qian, sat on the main seat with a sullen face. Below him were the senior commanders of the border army, including Colonel Guo.

Outside the tent, there was the sound of horses being reined in, followed by a flurry of footsteps. The felt curtain blocking the wind was pulled open by a soldier from the outside. The next moment, a man with a long beard was dragged in with his hands tied behind his back. It was obvious that it was He Changdi!

As soon as he entered the tent, Great General Qian scolded, "He Sanlang, you've got some guts!

You didn't learn the art of war, but you've learned your stubborn temper!

Drag him out and give him thirty strokes of the stick before bringing him in for questioning! "

Xiao Hongyu, who had followed him in, paled and looked at Colonel Guo for help.

Commandant Guo hurriedly shook his head at him, signaling him not to say anything.

How could Xiao Hongyu not move her mouth? The poison in Big Brother He's body hadn't been cleared yet, and these thirty strikes of the stick would take away half of his life. There was still war to be fought later, so how could he fight with half his life hanging in the balance!

"Great General, please wait. I have some information to report."

General Qian sneered, glanced at He Changdi, and then fixed his eyes on Xiao Hongyu, "Oh, He Sanlang, you're really capable. You've only been in the military camp for a few days, but you've already made friends with your sworn brothers. Which camp are you from? Tell me your name first. If I find out that what you said is nonsense, you'll be punished the same as He Sanlang!"

Xiao Hongyu's forehead was sweating profusely. At this time, she could only bite the bullet.

After reporting to the tent obediently, General Qian glanced at Lieutenant Guo with a faint smile. "Little Guo, good job. These are all from your place."

Commandant Guo's scalp went numb when he heard this. He wanted nothing more than to kill these two troublemakers right now.

Xiao Hongyu continued to report the sneak attack by the barbarians and the Tuhun people, as well as the poisoning of He Sanlang. When she finished, she obediently lowered her head and knelt down, waiting for her punishment.

General Qian's expression changed drastically when he heard this. "What did you say? The Tuhun soldiers have sneaked into the hinterland of the Great Wu Empire!"

The Tuhun people would not appear in that forest for no reason. What was the reason that drove them there?

General Qian's thick brows furrowed tightly. After thinking for a moment, he waved for someone to bring He Changdi in for questioning.

In the end, under Commandant Guo's plea, He Changdi was punished with twenty-five strokes of the stick, while Xiao Hongyu was punished with ten strokes of the stick.

This was a chance that General Qian had given He Changdi to atone for his crime. At this time, the border army was in need of manpower. Otherwise, the High Duke of Lu, who was known for his strict military management, would not have let them off so easily.

He had even broken the legs of his own nephew, let alone He Changdi and the others.

These two days, the Tuhun soldiers had stopped their sneak attacks and siege, allowing the northern border army a moment to catch their breath. The injured He Sanlang and Xiao Hongyu were carried into a large tent and temporarily settled down.

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As soon as the two of them lay down, Commandant Guo and Zhang Mai entered the tent.

Commandant Guo stood by the simple wooden bed and looked down at He Changdi. "What?

Your wife is at the border? "

He Sanlang was startled. He didn't expect Commandant Guo to suddenly ask him this question. He looked up at his former superior and answered softly.

Commandant Guo laughed heartily and patted him hard on the shoulder. "You brat, it's not an injustice to be flogged twenty times."

Xiao Hongyu, who was lying on a small bed beside them, couldn't help but interrupt. "Commandant, Brother Zhang, I've finally seen sister-in-law this time. Don't be fooled by our He Sanlang's big beard and slovenly appearance. Sister-In-Law is very pretty!

It's like a beautiful flower stuck on cow dung. Why can't I be so lucky? "

He Changdi's face darkened. He didn't expect that the famous handsome man in the capital, He Sanlang, would one day be compared to cow dung.

He Changdi's expression became more and more stiff. In the end, to prevent the people in the tent from saying anything shocking, he reached out to pick up a package from the side and threw it over.

Zhang Mai caught it and opened it. When he saw the beef jerky that he had been thinking about day and night, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"You brat, you're so lucky. The Northern Region is not safe. Tell your family warriors to protect sister-in-law." Zhang Mai couldn't wait to tear open the package of beef jerky.

He Changdi's expression was solemn. "Brother Zhang, you're older than me. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to call her sister-in-law like Hongyu!"

Zhang Mai's old face had long been trained to be incomparably thick in the military camp, so how could he care less about He Changdi's pointless words? He chuckled and said, "He Sanlang, your position is now higher than mine, so it's only right for me to call you sister-in-law."

Commandant Guo and Zhang Mai sat beside He Changdi's bed and dug out the package of beef jerky.

Xiao Hongyu's eyes were sharp. She frowned. She suddenly remembered the scene she saw when she was carried into the tent by the soldiers.

"Brother Guo, are my eyes playing tricks on me? Why did I see a woman when I was carried in?"

Xiao Hongyu's question made Commandant Guo and Zhang Mai, who were wolfing down their food, stop what they were doing. They revealed a constipated expression as if they had swallowed a few pounds of flies …

"She …" Commandant Guo scratched his head. He didn't know how to explain. The female general had only come to the military camp in the past two days. Moreover, she was highly valued by General Qian.

Zhang Mai saw that Commandant Guo didn't know what to say. He simply took over the conversation. "Zixiang, Hongyu, you two should know about the Sima family, right?"

He Changdi, who lived in the upper class of Shengjing, knew more.

"A noble family from Shandong?"

Zhang Mai nodded and continued. "The Sima family from Shandong has been around for thousands of years. It can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty. In the most recent dynasty, the Sima family also had many active members in the court. After the new dynasty was established, the Sima family gradually withdrew from the court.

Some people say that the Sima family semi-retired because too many of their outstanding descendants were sacrificed during the change of the dynasty. Some people say that the Sima family didn't want to stand out, so they lived in seclusion to avoid the spotlight. "

At this point, Zhang Mai paused before continuing. "The female general you saw today is called Sima Hui. She is from a branch of the Sima family. Perhaps you don't know her name, but if I mention Sima Feng, you should have an impression of her, right?"

Xiao Hongyu rushed to say. "Of course I know her. Sima Feng was a famous general who defended the borders of the previous dynasty. Unfortunately, he was betrayed by his closest aide and died under the iron hooves of the Russians."

Zhang Mai nodded. "This Sima Hui in our military camp is Sima Feng's granddaughter."

Xiao Hongyu's mouth opened wide in shock.

"She's actually the descendant of Old General Sima!"

"As far as I know, the direct descendants of the Sima family did not support Sima Feng. They even had conflicts with Sima Feng's family. As long as it was a man in Sima Feng's family, they would all join the army.

Most of their sons and nephews died on the battlefield. When it came to Sima Hui's generation, there were only the old, weak, women, and children left in the family.

Sima Hui grew up in the army. Unexpectedly, she ignored the objections of the elders in her family and joined the army.

This time, she was the one who led the Shandong troops to support us. "

Xiao Hongyu blushed. "So this little girl is so powerful … I underestimated her."

Although He Changdi's expression was indifferent, he was thinking about something. In his previous life, he did not participate in the war between the Northern Border Army and Tu Hun. After the war, he did not hear about Sima Hui. Was there a deviation in the situation, or was there something else?

Lieutenant Guo snorted. "Don't look down on her because she's a woman. She's a valiant general in the army. That girl has been leading troops for five to six years, but you're more experienced than this green donkey.

Zhang Mai suddenly laughed wretchedly. "The most important thing is that the Sima General has specially set up a women's camp. There are more than a hundred women soldiers there!"

Hearing this, Xiao Hongyu's eyes almost popped out. "What!

Women soldiers?

Women can also be soldiers?

Don't tell me … hehe … "

Commandant Guo slapped the back of Xiao Hongyu's head. "General Sima's female barracks were personally established by His Majesty's orders. Don't f * cking think of dirty thoughts all day long. If you lose to those female soldiers in the battle against the Tuhun soldiers, I'll break your legs!"

Xiao Hongyu shrunk her neck after being lectured.

Lieutenant Guo glared at Xiao Hongyu again. His gaze fell on He Changdi. "There's one more thing. The Grand General wants you and Hongyu to investigate the encounter with the Tu Hun soldiers in the forest. This is a secret. You can only investigate in secret. You can't leave the army camp too often."

He Sanlang was a little surprised. He did not expect that Grand General Qian would entrust this matter to him. It seemed that Grand General Qian was just putting on a show for outsiders.

Lieutenant Guo and Zhang Mai stayed with He Sanlang for an hour. Before they left, they snatched away half of the food that Chu Lian had brought for He Sanlang.

Xiao Hongyu lay on the bed next to him, gloating. "Hehe, Brother He, luckily I was prepared. I hid all the food that sister-in-law brought for me."