"Since you're able to join the army, you must be the most physically fit women. I bet you can last two hours."
The male soldiers all laughed.
"In just a few days, some of them will be crying and begging to go home and get married. I'm afraid that in half a month, there will be almost no female soldiers left in our garrison."
"That's right, it's up to us men to protect our country."
Hearing these jokes, the female soldiers' faces all showed resentment and anger.
They glared at the male soldiers, which they found humiliating, and they wanted to rush over and fight them right then and there.
Qiao Lian'er didn't stop the male soldiers at first, but after they said the most hurtful things, her cold gaze swept over them, and they immediately fell silent.
"Did you all hear that?" She looked at the female soldiers: "Why do they say that? Because there are almost no female soldiers before. Women are all at home taking care of their husbands and raising children, so they look down on you. They don't look down on you on purpose, they don't mean to hurt you, but they haven't seen the strength in you, the ability you can unleash, or your perseverance, endurance, and persistence."
"What you need to do now is prove to them that you are soldiers, that you will not back down, that you will not be afraid, and that you will not desert in the face of battle. You are no different from them."
"You persevered, setting an example for other women and letting them know that women have a wider world to explore. You were the first female soldiers to enlist, which is like setting a precedent. Therefore, the responsibility on your shoulders is not only to protect the country, but also to set an example for women of your time and for women of future generations."
The female soldiers' faces were resolute, and they all clenched their fists.
They can definitely do it. If this batch can't, then women will really only be able to stay in their boudoirs forever, waiting to get married. So many ambitions and dreams will be buried in the mud and ashes.
Liu Chengyu said with a strong voice, "As long as we don't die from training, we'll train like crazy."
"Yes, if you can't train to death, then train until you are!" Everyone echoed in unison, their voices booming and reverberating above the camp.
The male soldiers were somewhat shocked by what they saw, but in their view, shouting slogans loudly was useless; what mattered was demonstrating real strength.
Next, formal training began. Although we were new recruits and needed to proceed step by step, the intensity was still quite high.
Qiao Lian'er sat in the tea room of the watchtower, supervising the training of the deputy generals she had appointed.
Female soldiers are naturally less physically fit, and they started sweating and showing signs of fatigue earlier than the male soldiers. However, women have one advantage: they have good endurance in the second half of the race. So they all gritted their teeth and persevered. At the end of the day, no one complained of hardship or fatigue, and no one gave up.
Now, the male soldiers were truly convinced, but whether they could persevere for a long time was still uncertain.
After training, when they returned to camp for lunch, the female soldiers massaged each other's shoulders and backs.
"Are you tired?" one female soldier asked the other.
"Not tired at all, I can't wait for tomorrow to come so I can train."
"Honestly, this is much more interesting than carrying water and chopping wood at home. I used to think it was a waste of time."
"I feel the same way. Sigh, our commander-in-chief is a princess, a woman. She climbed to this position and knows how to seek the well-being of women. That's really good."
Several days passed, and not a single female soldier retreated, not one.
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