For a soldier, getting injured in a battle is inevitable. After this first battle, Shao Jingyu also suffered a minor injury on his arm, but Yan Yiming's wound was extremely horrifying.
One could tell at a glance that the spear had pierced straight into the flesh, deep enough to see the bone and oozing blood.
It was obvious that someone had been killed and blood had been shed, but perhaps because the wound was too eye-catching or because he saw it too clearly at the moment, Shao Jingyu's heart suddenly tightened and he felt a little bit of pity.
Yan Yiming raised his eyes and saw Shao Jingyu's slightly furrowed brows. He smiled silently, lowered his eyelashes and said lightly, "It's just a minor injury. It will heal in a few days."
Shao Jingyu's eyebrows twisted more and more seriously, "Minor injury?" Shao Jingyu asked back, holding Yan Yiming's calf firmly with one hand, "If you treat it like this, this leg will definitely be broken, don't move."
"General, what are you doing?!"
Yan Yiming looked flattered, but he stretched his legs and did not move obediently. He clearly did not feel any pain at all, but he took a deep breath at the right time, and his performance was very vivid.
Shao Jingyu paused while holding her hand to prevent her from running away, "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt," Yan Yiming shook his head and whispered, "It's just that there is a difference in status. I can handle it myself..."
"Once we're on the battlefield, we're brothers who share life and death. What's more, you saved my life. How can there be any talk of superiority or inferiority?" Shao Jingyu said bluntly. After he finished speaking, he sneered, "You handle it yourself? Is that how you handle it? Are you going to be a cripple in the future?"
But his hands became more gentle, and he used the torn cloth strips to bandage the wound bit by bit. "I'll order the military doctor to come over when we get back. You should stay in the tent these days and don't move around."
The strips of cloth were wrapped around in circles, and Shao Jingyu carefully grasped Yan Yiming's thin ankle. The young man in front of him had slender calves, and his skin was white, delicate and clean, not at all like the rough appearance of ordinary men.
Shao Jingyu subconsciously glanced at her facial features which were as delicate as those of a man and her stature which was half a head smaller than his own. He couldn't help muttering in his heart that if he hadn't seen Yan Yiming's heroic appearance of holding a knife and killing the enemies on the battlefield, he would have complained like Yun Xiao that Yan Yiming looked too much like a woman.
He shook his head to clear the distracting thoughts in his mind, and helped the man to stand up, "Can you still walk? If I can't hold your back..."
"Need not!"
Yan Yiming refused in a hurry, and Shao Jingyu was immediately dissatisfied. Why did he look so disgusted when he was so kind and condescending? His handsome face became stern, and he stood with his arms folded as he watched her walk out. But after taking only two steps he staggered.
Shao Jingyu frowned and took a big step forward to support the man, "I'll carry you."
Amid Yan Yiming's insincere refusal, Shao Jingyu carried the man on his back and strode towards the tent. Yan Yiming remained as aloof as usual, but Shao Jingyu was not at all cold and did not think that as a general he should be aloof. He walked a few steps with her on his back and could not help but complain, "Why are you so stiff? Are you afraid of me?"
The person on his back was speechless.
"I kill my enemies without blinking an eye. Why should I be afraid?"
The person on his back remained silent.
In private, Shao Jingyu no longer had the arrogant look he had on the battlefield. He was just as active and talkative as a teenager of his age. Shao Jingyu suddenly recalled the time when he used to play with Yu'er on his back. Yan Yiming was too light, almost as light as Yu'er, a woman.
"Why are you so light? Yun Xiao is much heavier than you."
The man on his back finally spoke, "General, have you ever carried Vice General Yun?"
Yun Xiao was the young deputy general beside Shao Jingyu who always mocked her for her feminine appearance.
Shao Jingyu was silent for a long time before Yan Yiming finally spoke. As soon as he opened his mouth, he choked. Somehow he felt that this sentence was wrong. It seemed inappropriate for a grown man like him to know how much another grown man weighed. He couldn't help but cough and said, "It's just that I often practice martial arts with Yun Xiao, so I know."
"Oh," Yan Yiming nodded, "The general has a good relationship with Deputy General Yun."
"Yun Xiao is actually the son of my wet nurse. He grew up with me in the Shao family, so we have a very close relationship..."
Shao Jingyu told her many stories about his time in the capital. Yan Yiming listened to the joy in Shao Jingyu's words and suddenly remembered the other three people he had conquered.
Nangong Xuan is of noble status, but there are too many darkness and grievances in the palace. He has been carrying the hopes of countless people since he was a child and has a hard life; Jian Yuyan has been responsible since he was a child and has to hide a shocking secret. He seems to be romantic and carefree, but he is actually pitiful; Jiang Yi has an unfortunate life experience and has been accustomed to the indifference of human nature since he was a child. He is also a pitiful person.
Only Shao Jingyu, who has a noble status but lives a free life, is respected by outsiders and loved by his family. It is because of this that he has such a cheerful and confident personality today, like a scorching sun, without a trace of haze.
When they were less than a hundred meters away from the tent, Yan Yiming insisted on leaving. Shao Jingyu did not stop him, but watched from afar as the short and thin boy limped into the tent.
Seeing his military advisor from afar, Shao Jingyu asked him flatteringly where he had been. Shao Jingyu said lightly, "I was just taking a walk."
Who in the army doesn't want to be favored by him, but Yan Yiming is afraid of being seen by others.
How can you be so stubborn and so tolerant?
When he returned to the tent and asked someone to call a military doctor, Yun Xiao came in from outside and asked, "Why do you want to call a military doctor? Are you injured?"
"It's not me," Shao Jingyu leaned back in his chair and sighed, "It's Yiming...you go and see him."
Before he finished his words, Yun Xiao had already been swept away like a gust of wind, and Shao Jingyu had not yet retracted his outstretched hand.
"This bastard..." Shao Jingyu cursed inwardly. He felt a little regretful about letting Yun Xiao go to visit Yan Yiming.
The wound on Yan Yiming's leg was indeed very serious. When Yun Xiao came back, he looked very disappointed and said angrily, "Do you know that the gun had pierced the bone, and you said it didn't hurt? It hurts just looking at it..."
Yun Xiao’s description was too bloody. Shao Jingyu suddenly remembered the hideous wound on the fair skin and shuddered suddenly.
"Everyone praises Guan Erye for scraping bones to heal injuries, and I think he is no worse than that," Yun Xiao said, finally concluding, "I will never call him a pretty boy again, he is a real man!"
Don't judge a book by its cover. This saying is absolutely true. Shao Jingyu nodded in agreement and turned back to instruct the military doctor to take good care of Yan Yiming's injury. He watched the wound gradually heal day by day. It was already a month later.
The urgent battle report was finally delivered to the capital. It was a great victory and the King of Mobei, who had a very high status in the Mongolian army, was directly killed. The emperor was naturally very pleased.
Cao Meng knew that his performance in this battle was mediocre, so he would try to take some of the credit from everyone, but he did not dare to compete for Shao Jingyu's credit.
Although the Cao family is not as prominent as the Shao family, His Majesty is particularly fond of Shao Jingyu, otherwise he would not have specifically instructed him to take good care of Shao Jingyu.
Since the credit could not be snatched away, Cao Meng simply highly praised Shao Jingyu's performance in the memorial, and even concealed all the inappropriate behavior of Shao Jingyu such as acting on his own initiative. He also wrote in the memorial the entire incident of 700 people bravely chasing the King of Mobei and finally taking his head.
Even the emperor initially thought that Shao Jingyu was just playing around in the frontier, but now the biggest contributor to the victory was a young man whom no one had ever expected, and everyone in the court was shocked for a while.
The emperor had always liked Shao Jingyu's personality, and he was even more delighted after hearing the news. He rewarded the Shao family that day, and the imperial concubine in the harem became even more favored. He even directly appointed Shao Jingyu as General of Cavalry, allowing him to lead 20,000 elite soldiers.
The emperor still needs to confirm whether Shao Jingyu was just lucky or was truly a natural born military talent.
On the other side in Saibei, Yan Yiming's injuries were finally healed. Although there were still ugly scars left, she was able to move freely. Shao Jingyu was about to take her out for a horse race.
The situation suddenly changed. After a crushing defeat, the Mongolian army finally launched a counterattack.
A fight broke out again mercilessly.
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