Shangguan Wanning settled down in the camp, and in order to protect her safety, Mu Jingrui placed her in the military tent closest to him.
Rumors were spreading in the army about Mu Jingrui's love for men. He could feel that the deputy generals and vanguards around him were looking at him strangely.
He didn't want to explain, and no one dared to mention it in front of him.
"Let's eat."
Shangguan Wanning walked into Mu Jingrui's military tent carrying food, and the two vanguards who had been discussing the battle strategy stood up and left.
Before leaving, he looked at Shangguan Wanning with interest.
"When will you let me become a girl again?" Shangguan Wanning asked, holding her chin while sitting opposite Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui said calmly while eating: "Don't you always think it's fun? What? Don't you want to play anymore?"
Shangguan Wanning pouted her lips. She felt uncomfortable being looked at strangely all the time.
"I don't want to play anymore."
"There are only men in the camp. It will be inconvenient for you to stay here as a girl. Just bear with it. Your father should send someone to pick you up soon."
Shangguan Wanning responded listlessly.
"Reporting to the Marshal, the spies just reported that the Xixia troops are ready to move. They have already set up camp fifty miles away from us and are showing signs of launching an attack."
When the soldier came in to report, Mu Jingrui immediately put down his chopsticks, stood up and ordered: "Beat the war drums, prepare to march."
Mu Jingrui was ready to fight at any time.
Shangguan Wanning was a little nervous and couldn't help but hold his hand.
There was a little more tenderness in Mu Jingrui's sharp eyes, and he reached out and gently stroked her forehead. "It's okay, wait for me to come back."
The soldier looked a little confused.
Why is Marshal Mu, who is usually cold as ice, so gentle to this man?
"Then you have to be careful." Although Shangguan Wanning was worried, she still let go of Mu Jingrui's hand.
After Mu Jingrui led his troops away, the entire camp seemed to be emptier, with only the logistics support personnel conducting drills.
The battle officially started at the front, and wounded soldiers were continuously sent back. Shangguan Wanning was a little scared that she would see Mu Jingrui among the wounded soldiers.
Seeing that the military doctor was too busy to help, she took the initiative to go and help.
"You? You want help?" Military Doctor Liu waved his hands repeatedly. He looked down on this guy with red lips and white teeth. "Don't make trouble. Go back to your military tent and wait for Marshal Mu."
Shangguan Wanning heard the sarcasm. Just at this moment, a wounded soldier was carried in. Looking at his bloody legs, she couldn't help but frown.
Doctor Liu was still bandaging the last injured soldier when Shangguan Wanning stepped forward and gently pressed the injured soldier's leg, saying, "It's broken. It needs to be reattached immediately, otherwise he will become lame."
"Let me do it." Doctor Liu put down the work in his hands and walked forward, looking at Shangguan Wanning in confusion.
Does she really know medicine?
After examining the wounded soldier, Doctor Liu said, "We're out of pain medicine. You'll have to bear with it."
The wounded soldier's face turned pale when he heard this.
"It's okay, I'll help you."
As she spoke, Shangguan Wanning took out the needle bag she carried with her, and after warming it over fire, she inserted the needles into several acupuncture points on the wounded soldier.
Doctor Liu was shocked. He didn't expect that the guy he looked down upon was so young but had such skilled acupuncture skills.
He did not ask any further questions and hurried to set the wounded soldier's bones.
In the following time, Shangguan Wanning assisted Doctor Liu and was busy until late at night before she could take a break.
She was so tired that she slumped in the chair. Doctor Liu came over and handed her a cup of tea.
"Thank you." Shangguan Wanning took it and drank it all in one gulp, then let out a long sigh of relief.
Doctor Liu sat down opposite her and said with a smile, "I was wondering, Marshal Mu is a young hero, how could it be possible that... you are a girl."
Shangguan Wanning was startled and quickly put the cup down. "How did Doctor Liu know that?"
Doctor Liu spent the whole day observing Shangguan Wanning. Her every move was gentle and graceful, and some of the small gestures that were revealed unintentionally were what only a girl would do.
"I've lived this long and I can't see this, then I've wasted all these years."
Shangguan Wanning lowered her head shyly.
"Have you and Marshal Mu known each other for a long time?"
"Well. Actually... I came here by accident." Shangguan Wanning was embarrassed to mention that she was Mu Jingrui's fiancée.
"It's much easier for me to have you here to help me. From now on..."
Before Doctor Liu could finish his words, he heard the sound of war drums outside.
The two looked at each other, their faces changed slightly, and they quickly stood up and ran out.
There was only fog outside the military tent.
"Oh no, someone is attacking us."
Shangguan Wanning would also read some military books in her spare time. This kind of weather was most suitable for a surprise attack.
As soon as she finished speaking, a sharp arrow passed by her cheek.
She was frightened to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Doctor Liu, the enemy is attacking us. I will cover you and the wounded and evacuate them first." The general who provided logistics support ran over hurriedly and said.
Doctor Liu was not polite. "Okay, I'll leave this to you."
Then he turned to Shangguan Wanning and said, "Come with us."
Shangguan Wanning hesitated slightly and nodded.
Under the escort of the logistics team, they quickly left the camp and went to the place where Mu Jingrui had already arranged to set up camp and wait.
The enemy's sneak attack caused some losses to the logistics team. Just as they were trying to scramble for food and supplies, Mu Jingrui led a large army back.
Mu Jingrui had already noticed the enemy's unusual movements, so he took advantage of them. He seemed to have descended from the sky, catching the enemy off guard.
The number of troops involved in the sneak attack was not large to begin with, and they were all annihilated by Mu Jingrui.
Another victory was won, and morale was greatly boosted.
Mu Jingrui was arranging the aftermath, but he was always worried and his eyes were searching the crowd from time to time.
After finally finishing everything, he couldn't wait to find Shangguan Wanning.
"Where is the person?" Mu Jingrui didn't find Shangguan Wanning, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Marshal, please rest assured. He...he is with Doctor Liu. The situation was chaotic just now, so the brothers covered Doctor Liu and the wounded and evacuated first. I and others will strictly follow your arrangements. If there is any emergency, we will send them to the town ahead to settle down."
Mu Jingrui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Send someone to find out if they have arrived safely."
"Yes." The soldier took the order and left.
At this time, Shangguan Wanning did not know that Mu Jingrui had already won the battle. She followed the logistics team to evacuate, but met a Xixia team that was patrolling secretly on the way.
The two sides immediately started fighting.
They were outnumbered and outgunned. She and Doctor Liu fled under the protection of dozens of soldiers, but were surrounded on the way.
Shangguan Wanning's physical strength has reached its limit.
She listened to the sounds of fighting and weapons clashing, and her body went limp and she fainted on the ground.
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