Chapter 405: Song Xiaojiang still
has some baby fat Tang Shi personally taught the girls how to use crossbows, and the girls were very excited.
Hui Niang led people to make armor for the girls overnight.
The girls' armor was lighter.
The girls wore armor and touched each other's armor, and couldn't help discussing it.
"This armor is really heavy to wear, but it's much lighter than my brother's. When I'm at home, I often carry my brother on my back to do work."
"Yeah, everyone says that being a soldier is hard and tiring, but soldiers eat so well and earn so much, they never say anything. This little bit of tiredness is nothing, as long as I can have enough food, I'm not afraid of being ten times more tired."
"As long as the Shunyi Army is willing to take us, I'm willing to be a soldier for life."
"Yes, yes, I'm willing to do that too."
The girls were wearing armor, and their tense mood relaxed a lot. During the break, they couldn't help but discuss in a low voice.
"Don't you think General Tang is very gentle? He smells good, not like those stinky men."
"When I was at home, my father called himself a gentleman, but he didn't have the bearing and looks of General Tang. General Tang is a true gentleman."
"I really hope I can find a husband like General Tang in the future."
The women chattered in low voices while taking a break.
A woman who was practicing crossbows laughed.
"Okay, we're about to go to war, and it's still unknown whether we can survive. You two actually have time to think about these romantic things?"
"We're just talking. Of course, we're not stupid enough to talk about love at this juncture."
"We know better than anyone how unreliable men are. Even if that person is General Tang, we will never fall into it easily."
"That's right, although General Tang is good, we just want to defeat Dayun's soldiers and make achievements. Maybe we can even become a female general!"
"Come to think of it, don't you think that girl named Song Ci is a better match for General Tang? She's like a young wife, following General Tang around all day, making General Tang very nervous."
Several women couldn't help laughing.
"General Tang is tall and handsome, and Song Ci is shy and cute. It's a pity that they are both men, otherwise they would be a perfect match."
"What's wrong with men? People in the army may die on the battlefield one day. If you really like someone, you can have a man."
"General Song is still a little chubby, and he stutters and blushes when he speaks. He is so cute. His skin is as white as snow. I accidentally touched it before. Guess what happened?"
"What happened?"
"General Song's skin is softer than tofu. It turns red when you touch it lightly. If he was in bed and bit it lightly, the marks on his body would not disappear for several days."
Everyone laughed.
Song Ci, who was hiding aside, bit his lower lip in embarrassment.
He originally wanted to send crossbows to the female soldiers, but now he felt embarrassed.
He walked back without raising
his head while holding the crossbow. Unexpectedly, he bumped into Tang Shi.
Tang Shi couldn't help but pinch Song Ci's cheeks: "Your face is so red, you don't even look at the road, did someone bully you?"
Somehow, Song Ci suddenly remembered what those women said just now, and his face became even redder.
He stammered, "No, no one bullied me. I just suddenly realized that the crossbow arrows were not fixed, so I had to go back and fix them."
"It's just that the crossbow arrows were not fixed. I'll fix them later. You're so anxious."
Tang Shi took out a handkerchief and wiped Song Ci's sweat. "There are so many people in your tent. I guess you haven't had a good rest recently. The war will start tomorrow. After you fix the crossbow arrows, go to my tent and rest."
Song Ci was so busy that he forgot to eat and sleep. He always made himself very tired. Tang Shi felt sorry for him not being able to rest well, so he often let him rest in the main tent.
Tang Shi's tent was bigger, more spacious, and relatively quiet.
In the past, Song Ci never thought much about it, but today, with the words of those women, he became a little embarrassed.
"No, it's okay. The battle will start tomorrow. I want to check these crossbows carefully."
He held the crossbow tightly and hurried back to his tent.
He knelt in the tent with his chin on the table. His beautiful eyes looked confused and helpless.
"Shouldn't I always stick to the general?"
The general was the best person to him in the world. Not only did he take him in, but he also taught him a lot of knowledge and principles. He was like a father and a brother to him.
He was loyal to the general and was willing to sacrifice his life for the general, but now he was misunderstood like this.
It didn't matter if he was misunderstood, but he also implicated the general's reputation.
"If I implicate the general, I will be blamed for it."
He fiddled with the crossbow, his mind was full of confusion.
At this time, his colleague who had stayed with him came back and saw that he was absent-minded. They couldn't help teasing him, "What's wrong? Are you scared when you learned that there will be a battle tomorrow?" "
See that you are absent-minded. After all, you are brought out by the general himself. Can you stand up straight and don't embarrass the general!"
The colleague handed him a piece of paper: "Write down whatever you have to say and whatever is on your mind. Don't keep it in your heart. Being distracted on the battlefield will lead to death."
"Song Ci, I still want to drink with you after this battle. Don't let me go."
"Don't worry, Brother Wang, I'll treat you then."
Song Ci took the paper and slowly wrote down some funeral matters he wanted to explain on it.
Since Mu Qinglan began to fulfill the wills of the soldiers, they were told to write their wills clearly before each battle. If they really died, someone would take care of their affairs according to their wills.
In the past, the soldiers' wills were filled with pessimistic farewell words, but since they knew that someone would help them fulfill their wills, their wills have more prospects for the future.
Death no longer seemed to be something difficult to accept, but a new beginning.
After the suicide notes were written and handed in, they were carefully sealed.
No one wanted these sealed suicide notes to be opened.
On the day of the battle, Hui Niang took the children to the nearby mountains to watch.
Because they were far away, they could not see the exact battle situation and could only get a vague idea. There was
only the rumbling of war drums and the shouts and yells of the soldiers.
Song Ci's machine birds soared into the sky, black and overwhelming, and pieces of gunpowder were dropped from their huge wings, and then exploded piece by piece.
The scene was gorgeous and exciting. Gan Tian only took a glance and remembered this moment deeply.
Then, Song Ci's machine rats and machine centipedes were dispatched one after another. Wherever they passed, the enemy's horses would fall down.
Countless arrows shot out from the sky, a black pressure, like a gust of wind, like a torrential rain, piercing the enemy's chest.
There was no strategy in this battle, and there was no possibility of surrender.
There was only the cruelty and bloodiness of exchanging lives for lives.