Ji Yu returned to the tent and saw Yun Tiaotiao sitting alone at the table, fiddling with something.

Ji Yu came over and asked, "What is Tiao Tiao doing?"

Yun Tiaotiao lowered her head and didn't even glance at Ji Yu.

"I'm also drawing weapons."

Ji Yu looked at the drawing that Tiao Tiao had drawn on the table and asked, "Is this a knife or a sword? Why does it look neither like a knife nor a sword?"

Yun Tiaotiao angrily pressed down the drawing in her hand, not wanting to show it to Ji Yu anymore.

"Is this an axe? But an axe is too heavy and not suitable to be brought to the battlefield."

Yun Tiaotiao was so angry that she stamped her feet: "This is an axe! An axe!"

Ji Yu then smiled and said, "Okay, okay. Tiao Tiao is really awesome. Don't be angry! When the crossbow is ready, I'll give it to you first."

"really!"

Yun Tiaotiao's tone was full of surprise.

Ji Yu smiled and said, "When have I ever lied to you?"

In the next few days, Yun Yaoyao's team was also established.

There were 50 people in each team. Yun Yaoyao led one team by herself. The leader of the other team had to choose between Yun Tiaotiao and Xu Shoucheng.

But Xu Shoucheng's horse could not outrun Zhuifeng after all, so Yun Tiaotiao became the target of the second team.

Xu Shoucheng went to the first team to serve as Yun Yaoyao's deputy. All the candidates were young and strong women aged 16 and above and under 25.

Yun Yaoyao named the two teams the Home Guarding Team and the Country Defending Team respectively.

She really has the words "defending the country" engraved in her genes!

The heroine began to train hard with a group of people every day.

On the other side, Ji Yu was also not idle. He started staying in the weapons camp every day, watching the craftsmen making weapons.

In fact, Ji Yu also wanted to join the cavalry team, but was rejected by General Yun on the grounds that Ji Yu was too young.

General Yun felt that talents like Ji Yu should stay in a field that suits them, such as in the weapons battalion, concentrating on researching weapons.

Every day Ji Yu would wait until midnight, when no one was around, before he would sneak in to take a shower.

After taking a shower as usual, Yun Tiaotiao returned to the tent. However, for the first time today, she had not rested yet, as if she was waiting for Ji Yu to come back.

Ji Yu's hair was scattered, just covering the red scar, making her look quite beautiful.

Seeing Yun Tiaotiao staring at him intently, Ji Yu's face turned a little red and he quickly tried to change the subject.

"Tiaotiao, I brought a rudimentary crossbow. Would you like to take a look at it?"

As soon as Yun Tiaotiao heard the word crossbow, she immediately became interested.

Ji Yu took out a pair of parts from his arms and began to assemble them. Soon a simple crossbow was assembled.

Ji Yu is now behind Yun Tiaotiao, teaching Tiaotiao how to use it correctly.

Unintentionally, their fingers touched each other, and Yun Tiaotiao could vaguely smell the herbal fragrance on Ji Yu's body.

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Ji Yu reminded: "Focus and look at the pillar in front of you."

Yun Tiaotiao then came back to her senses. As Ji Yu pressed the launch button with his finger, a short arrow shot straight towards the table in the distance.

Yun Tiaotiao quickly let go of Ji Yu's hand and looked towards the arrow.

After pulling out the arrow that had penetrated the wood, Yun Tiaotiao couldn't help but exclaim, "What a powerful force!"

Ji Yu explained: "This is just the initial form, it's relatively small. The later improved crossbow will be even more powerful."

"Can you give me this crossbow?"

After hearing Yun Tiaotiao's suggestion, Ji Yu explained: "This is too small and is only suitable for self-defense, not for daily use as cavalry equipment."

Yun Tiaotiao pulled Ji Yu's sleeve, her tone softening a little: "Okay, Yu, just give it to me! I really want it, just consider it as my birthday present next year!"

Ji Yu had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"This crossbow is small in size, so the arrows inside are naturally smaller as well. I'll make a batch of arrows for you when the time comes. Remember not to hurt anyone at will." Ji Yu reminded.

Yun Tiaotiao nodded hurriedly and began to tinker with the crossbow happily.

The way Yun Tiaotiao plays with the crossbow looks very much like a child who has got his favorite toy.

The following winter.

Nineteen-year-old Yun Yaoyao and seventeen-year-old Yun Tiaotiao split their troops into two groups, each leading a team of cavalry to find the barbarians' camp.

This guerrilla warfare was launched for the purpose of harassment. The goal of this operation was only to attack the herdsmen in the rear of the barbarians and to ensure a small-scale attack without causing any injuries.

In previous years, at the beginning of spring, the barbarians would always come to the small towns near Mobei City to burn, kill and loot.

This year, due to the proactive offensive tactics developed by our army, they were unable to take care of their own rear areas, so several small towns on the border have enjoyed long-lost peace.

A combat team would usually go out for half a month, come back to rest for a few days, and then go out for another half a month.

So in the past few months, Ji Yu had seen Yun Tiaotiao only a few times.

At the end of May, the battle ended with the barbarian inhabitants retreating 3,000 miles to the north of the desert and completely disappearing into the depths of the desert.

This was also the first time that the Mobei Army had achieved such a staged victory in its decades of fighting against the barbarians.

But the team that Yun Tiaotiao and Yun Yaoyao set out on this month has not returned yet.

Ji Yu waited for a long time at night, but the two teams did not return, so he fell asleep in his clothes.

At midnight, there was a lot of bustle outside the military camp.

Ji Yu was awakened slowly by the noise outside. He changed his clothes and left the tent.

"General, Vanguard Xiaoyun is injured."

When Ji Yu walked to the main tent, he heard the soldier say this incoherent sentence.

Ji Yu knew who Xiaoyun Xianfeng was. Yun Yaoyao's title in the army was General Xiaoyun, and only Yun Tiaotiao was called Xiaoyun Xianfeng.

Ji Yu hurried forward and asked the soldier: "What exactly happened?"

The soldier had no choice but to repeat what happened today.

It turned out that the two teams met on their way back, and the troops were preparing to set off back.

But on the way, they encountered a small group of lost barbarian troops. Deputy Xu Shoucheng quickly recognized the person who killed her mother. She was determined to chase him even if it meant violating military discipline.

General Xiaoyun ordered the troops to rest and wait on the spot while he went to capture Deputy Xu.

However, Xiaoyun the vanguard disobeyed the order and followed. Finally, Deputy Xu brought him back. In order to block the arrow for General Xiaoyun, Xiaoyun the vanguard was shot in the left chest.

"General, this is what happened. We are here to report back. Please prepare a military doctor. Vanguard Xiaoyun will be here soon."

General Yun was almost furious at the mischief of her two daughters. These were her only two heirs! If they were all killed, who would inherit her family business in the future?

Although he was angry, General Yun quickly found a military doctor and waited for the injured Yun Tiaotiao to come back!