Chapter 124 Madman
"No...no..." Chang Jiu stuttered, his body trembling slightly, obviously frightened.
Zhuang Shihan was so angry that she laughed. She said to Lieutenant Jiang beside her, "Brother Jiang, these new recruits are really getting worse every year. Look at them, they are even more timid than chickens. Don't let them scare themselves to death before they even go to the battlefield."
Chang Jiu's face flushed instantly, he clenched his fists and roared, "I'm not afraid!"
"Oh, you have a pretty loud voice."
Zhuang Shihan scratched her ear and pointed at her solar plexus with disdain. "It's a pity that fighting relies on this point, not brute force."
Being called brainless, Chang Jiu was so angry that tears welled up in his eyes and he clenched his fists tightly.
He wanted to refute, but didn't know how to start. He was so anxious that he wanted to pounce on Zhuang Shihan and grab her arm and bite her hard.
The older man next to him protected him behind his back and said with an apologetic smile: "Princess, please calm down. The child is still young and ignorant. He didn't mean to contradict you."
"Kid?" Zhuang Shihan frowned and sneered, "When His Royal Highness Prince Jin was his age, he was already leading troops to fight the enemy.
Since you have joined the army, you should always be prepared to go to the battlefield.
I see you can't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands. So, are you planning to just force the Liang army to surrender on the battlefield?"
Her words were sharp, but every word hit the heart of the soldiers.
If we want to repel the Liang State and protect the pure land we have today, we must show our true strength on the battlefield.
What's the use of crying?
Zhuang Shihan pointed at Chang Jiu, who was silently shedding tears, and said loudly, "Men of our generation should all be like His Royal Highness Prince Jin and General Lin, bravely fighting on the battlefield and defending our country's beautiful land!
Don't be like him, crying when you are undecided. He is more feminine than a woman and is truly despicable."
"Princess Shihan said it well!" Deputy Captain Jiang was the first to applaud.
Immediately afterwards, there was a thunderous applause that drowned out the voice of the person who was speaking for Chang Jiu.
Zhuang Shihan was surrounded by people, like the moon surrounded by stars, looking so glorious.
Even the soldiers who were farther away and unaware of the situation were attracted by the atmosphere and joined in clapping and saying some compliments.
Obviously, many people have long been accustomed to this situation.
"By belittling others and elevating herself, has she always acted like this?" Song Yanxi watched from the side and just found it funny.
Without waiting for An Yi's answer, she stood up and asked the crowd in a cold voice, "Are all the generals of Da'an dead?"
As soon as the words are spoken, everything becomes quiet.
Countless eyes instantly focused on Song Yanxi.
The crowd automatically made way.
Zhuang Shihan looked at Song Yanxi, her eyes filled with more surprise than anger.
She wondered if this woman was crazy.
The chief general of this march is His Royal Highness Prince Jin, and the two deputy generals are Brother Feng and the brave General Cheng Duan.
Is she planning to offend both the royal family and the Lin and Cheng families with just one sentence?
Under the gazes of the crowd, Song Yanxi slowly walked up to Chang Jiu and handed him a handkerchief, "Wipe your tears, or you'll be looked down upon."
Chang Jiu had stopped crying at first, but when he heard her voice, tears started to fall uncontrollably.
Zhuang Shihan frowned and was about to attack again, but Song Yanxi suddenly asked, "Asking a military medical apprentice to meet the standards of a general, I don't know, is this the order of His Majesty, or is it her own idea?
If this is your Majesty's intention, what is the purpose?
I didn't realize when the army had these new rules that required a military doctor to think and come up with ideas."
"What a joke! How could I, a military doctor, not know that there are apprentices in the army?" Zhuang Shihan laughed when she heard it.
But Lieutenant Jiang, who was standing next to her, couldn't laugh.
He coughed lightly and lowered his voice, "Princess, can we talk for a moment?"
Zhuang Shihan said unhappily, "If you have anything to say, talk about it later."
Deputy Captain Jiang was about to say something when he heard Zhuang Shihan ask in a cold voice, "Could this soldier be related to your family? Why do you protect him so much?"
Chang Jiu said angrily, "Stop talking nonsense! Princess Yong'an is not that kind of person!"
Zhuang Shihan narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Brother Jiang, this brat is being rude. How should we deal with him according to military regulations?"
"This..." Deputy Captain Jiang looked embarrassed.
Zhuang Shihan thought he didn't dare, so she snatched the whip from his hand and swung it fiercely in the air. "Today, I will teach you how to behave on behalf of your parents."
"Princess, you can't do that!" Several voices sounded at the same time.
The man who had just protected Chang Jiu rushed forward and kowtowed several times, "Princess Shihan, calm down. This child is indeed a military doctor..."
"Bastard!" Zhuang Shihan whipped him without waiting for him to finish his words.
Chang Jiu rushed over to stand in front of him and closed his eyes in fear.
The imagined pain did not come, but instead I heard the sound of a whip hitting the ground heavily.
Zhuang Shihan pulled out the silver needle from her wrist and said angrily, "How dare you attack me?"
Song Yanxi didn't answer but asked, "Even if this child is a little timid and Princess Shihan doesn't like him, she wouldn't be so cruel as to kill him to silence him, right?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! I was just angry and wanted to teach him a lesson, how come..." Zhuang Shihan retorted subconsciously, but suddenly stopped talking halfway.
Why do these people's eyes look a little off?
She felt a little unsure, and glancing at Lieutenant Jiang who seemed to be hesitant to speak, she felt even more that she had missed some important information.
Before she could think about it, Chang Jiu said angrily with red eyes: "You are a bad woman. You killed my grandfather and now you want to kill me!"
"Chang Jiu!" The person next to him wanted to cover his mouth, but it was too late.
Zhuang Shihan looked at his annoying face, suddenly thought of something, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.
No wonder she felt annoyed just by looking at him, he was actually the grandson of that old man.
Song Yanxi didn't miss the change in her expression and immediately scolded her, "You kid, I was just speaking up for you, why do you just open your mouth and talk nonsense?"
"I didn't..." Chang Jiu tried to explain, but tears fell uncontrollably.
He reached out to wipe it, but the more he wiped, the more it appeared and it still couldn't be wiped clean. He was so angry that he sat down on the ground and pounded the ground with his fists.
Zhuang Shihan took two steps back, fanned her nose, and said with disgust, "This kid might have gone insane. Let's find a village nearby to drop him off so he doesn't slow down the army's progress."
It was obvious that she was guilty, but she still had to come up with a high-sounding excuse. It was really despicable.
Seeing her hurriedly turn around and leave, Song Yanxi said loudly, "Princess Shihan said she wanted to compete with me in medical skills. It just so happens that this child is a ready-made patient. There is no need to test the medicine on others."
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Zhuang Shihan's back.
Zhuang Shihan suddenly felt like a thorn in her back, and she didn't know whether to leave or not.
She knew very well that Chang Jiu was not as crazy as she said.
But she knew better than ever that the child was hostile to her and would never cooperate with her in receiving treatment.
If she accepted Song Yanxi's challenge, she would definitely lose.
But if she goes back on her word and says that the child is not sick, wouldn't that be telling everyone that she, Zhuang Shihan, is so narrow-minded that she can't even tolerate a child?
No, absolutely not!
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