Chapter 126 The Female General of the Ling Family
Ling Shuang quietly walked into the women's wounded soldiers' camp.
Almost all the wounded soldiers had fallen asleep, and only a few oil lamps flickered with a dim yellow light in the tent.
Ling Shuang immediately spotted Lian Qiao arranging medicinal herbs by the dim light of an oil lamp.
"You haven't rested yet?" Ling Shuang walked up to Lian Qiao and asked softly.
Lian Qiao was about to say that she had prepared all the medicines that the wounded soldiers would need to change tomorrow, but she immediately noticed Ling Shuang's arm.
The wound, which had already been cleaned and would have healed with just three more days of medication, was now bleeding again.
The bloodstains flowed down Ling Shuang's arm to her hanging wrist.
Lian Qiao didn't have time to speak. She quickly pulled Ling Shuang to sit down next to her and hurriedly re-bandaged her wound.
"Do not get it wet. Change the dressing every four hours."
Remember, don't exert yourself for three days, otherwise the wound will easily reopen..."
Seeing Lian Qiao skillfully bandaging her wound, Ling Shuang finally came to her senses.
She looked at the wound and felt a little regretful.
Why did you suddenly go crazy and start showing off the Ling family's spear technique? Now look what happened, your wound has reopened.
Please, please don't let it affect the day the army attacks the city...
"Thank you!" Ling Shuang said softly.
Lianqiao smiled and carefully tied a sturdy and pretty knot.
Ling Shuang looked at the knot, smiled, and then glanced at the wounded soldiers who were already fast asleep in the tent.
"Let's go outside and have a chat! The scenery in the North is quite nice at night!" Ling Shuang whispered.
Lian Qiao hummed in agreement, then bent down to pack her small medicine box and slung it over her shoulder.
She was just looking for someone to talk to. She had just arrived and there were many things she didn't understand. It would be great if she could ask someone for advice.
...
The two walked to the outside of the wounded soldiers' tent. Two female soldiers were guarding a blazing fire. When they saw Ling Shuang bringing a female healer over, they quickly bowed and gave up their seats.
The two of them sat down in front of the fire.
The firelight illuminated their faces, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.
Lianqiao looked at the crescent moon hanging overhead, as if she could reach it with her hand if she walked forward a little further.
"The full moon is almost here again!" Lian Qiao said with a smile.
Ling Shuang nodded.
Yes, the full moon is coming again. On the day of the full moon, the moon in the north will be especially round and bright.
The full moon hung in the sky, looking like a big round cake.
In the past, whenever that time came, Ling Shuang would wonder if her grandmother and the others were also looking at the moon in Tianji City while she was watching the moon from Weiyuan Army.
Will my grandmother and the others be able to see the same moon as me this year?
"General Ling, you're using the Ling family spear technique, aren't you?" Lian Qiao suddenly asked.
Ling Shuang was taken aback, feeling quite surprised.
This petite, newly arrived female doctor actually knows the Ling family's spear technique?
"Do you know about the Ling family's spear technique?" Ling Shuang asked hurriedly.
Lian Qiao hummed in agreement.
"Who in Da Yu doesn't know that in the Weiyuan Army in the north, the swordsmanship of the Shen family of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and the spear skills of the Ling family's female generals are so formidable that they can strike fear into the hearts of foreigners?"
After you left today, the others in the wounded soldiers' camp said that you are now the best in the Ling family in terms of using the Ling family's spear technique.
Ling Shuang had no idea that the Ling family's excellent marksmanship had spread throughout the Greater Chongqing region.
She was born in Tianji City and grew up by General Shen's side after the city was occupied.
Relying on her memory of seeing her grandmother use the Ling family spear technique a few times, she actually managed to completely replicate the Ling family spear technique.
“Nowadays… sieges rely on firearms, so these spear and sword techniques aren’t as useful as they used to be,” Ling Shuang said with a smile.
Lianqiao stubbornly shook her head.
"No! No matter how powerful the firearms are, after the city is captured, we still need the soldiers to kill the enemy."
Firearms could blast open the city gates.
However, to capture a city, you still need people.
It's like a wound on your body; we doctors can help you stop the bleeding.
However, if you want the wound to heal properly and return to normal, you still need to work hard on your own.
"No matter how powerful the methods are, they can only play a supporting role," Lian Qiao said earnestly.
Ling Shuang was stunned!
Over the years, the firearms of Dayu have become increasingly powerful, and many people share this view.
With firearms being so powerful, there's no need for soldiers to charge into battle.
However, General Shen insisted on training the Weiyuan Army.
General Shen once said that city gates are easy to breach, but to capture the city, one needs the soldiers' fierce fighting spirit...
"Your name is Lian Qiao, right? Do you know the Ling family's female generals?" Ling Shuang suddenly asked.
"I know a little bit. People in the capital say that the Weiyuan Army has an elite female personal guard that is brave and skilled in battle and has repeatedly made meritorious contributions!"
The leader of the elite women's force has always been a member of the Ling family.
"The descendants of the Ling family, whether women or men, are all skilled soldiers," Lian Qiao said immediately.
Ling Shuang smiled a little more, and her gaze softened as she looked at Tianji City, which was built on the mountain in the distance.
"The female generals of the Ling family are very powerful."
Whether it's their own children or the wives who married into the Ling family, they are all strong and courageous women.
Our Ling family has been serving in the Weiyuan Army since our great-grandfather's time.
I heard my grandmother say that the first ancestor of the Ling family was actually an orphan.
My great-grandfather grew up in a charitable institution in the capital. After reaching adulthood, he returned to the north with Princess Xining, who was visiting relatives in the capital.
You know Princess Xining, right? She was a famous female warrior of the Dayu Kingdom, who succeeded Princess Ping'an as the commander of the Weiyuan Army.
The elite female force of the Weiyuan Army was established by Princess Xining.
The elite women of that time... were mostly orphans, and also the orphans of fallen soldiers.
Princess Xining originally intended to have elite female soldiers handle some cleanup tasks.
For example, managing the food supplies, and taking care of the wounded soldiers...
Who knew that the elite female soldiers were so capable? They not only did their original tasks very well, but also fought alongside the soldiers to kill the enemy.
Gradually, no one dared to underestimate the elite female warriors.
Our great-grandmother became the general of this elite female force.
later……
Princess Xining was getting old, and for the sake of stability in the north, she returned the position of commander of the Weiyuan Army to the Shen family.
That elite female force thus became an integral part of the Weiyuan Army.
Our Ling family has served as elite female warriors for generations.
My great-grandmother was very capable. She originally did not plan to get married, but with the help of Princess Xining, she married a minor general from the north.
After the marriage, all the descendants took the surname Ling, which belonged to their great-grandmother.
Isn't that strange?
The reason is actually quite simple: the great-grandfather couldn't beat the great-grandmother.
Later, the Ling family gradually grew stronger.
The entire Ling family is rooted in Tianji City, and all members of the Ling family are part of the Weiyuan Army.
Until... twenty-five years ago!
The barbarian red-haired people launched a surprise attack on Tianji City, and the originally easily defensible city was actually captured by others..."
Ling Shuang's eyes reddened as she spoke.
Lian Qiao didn't say anything, she just listened attentively to every word Ling Shuang said...
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