She had never felt so exhilarated before; the thrill and excitement she felt were something that could not be experienced simply by killing a few people.
Xia Hua nodded, "Very impressive. In this time, if we train those iron cavalry again, even if they can't take on a hundred men, they can take on ten." The iron cavalry were already very powerful, especially the ten captains.
The Iron Cavalry is divided into teams of one hundred men each, and they are assessed every six months. The most capable men become team leaders, and the overall leader is Iron One, who is the most powerful.
The later cavalrymen didn't have a long training period, and since they were already adults, they weren't as easy to train as when they were young. However, they had been fighting for many years and had a certain foundation, so they were very powerful after training.
An Shuyi nodded, and was about to speak when she saw the eight deputy generals and one strategist approaching. Three of them were Wu Quan's men, one was the emperor's, and the rest were all people with their own opinions and were focused on fighting.
In a couple of days, we can find an opportunity to get rid of Wu Quan and his two companions. Although they haven't done anything wrong yet, it's not easy to be watched every day. They have to be on tiptoe in everything they do.
Deputy General Zhu came over and said, "General An, General Xia, may we talk to you about something?"
Xia Hua nodded, "Okay, let's go. Shu Shu, go wash up, we'll go discuss things first."
"good."
After entering the tent, Deputy General Zhu said, "General Xia, you have only been training the cavalry for a short time, yet they are already like completely different people. May I ask how you trained them?"
"Of course, I'm not asking you to tell me the method. What I mean is, could we also train other soldiers so that they won't be killed in battle?"
The others nodded in agreement. "That's right, General Xia. It's such a waste to use such a powerful method to train only two thousand people. It would be much better to use it to train other soldiers."
After they finished speaking, Xia Hua said, "I can't use this method. It's only effective if the soldiers being trained have talent. If you train too many people, it won't be as effective."
"Of course, it's not that I haven't trained other soldiers. Every day when I go to the training camp, I also guide others. It's just that they haven't fought yet. You can wait and see next time. They're not bad either."
Training so many people would be exhausting, and those without talent will remain just ordinary soldiers no matter how much they are trained.
Upon hearing this, the others didn't press the matter further, since General Xia was already training other soldiers, though the results weren't yet visible.
"Since you're all alright, the meeting is adjourned." Xia Hua said, then stood up and left.
It seems we need to find something for these deputy generals to do, otherwise it's not good for them to be idle all day.
The next day, she instructed her lieutenants to take some men up the mountain to hunt some game for the soldiers. Although they were very reluctant, they had no choice but to comply.
After the lieutenants left, An Shuyi trained the cavalry in the camp, while Xia Hua followed behind them. Several hours later, they returned to the camp.
Several hours later, the deputy generals returned, but Deputy General Ma and his two companions did not. They did not want to bring soldiers, so the three of them went together. Upon hearing this, Xia Hua led a group to search for them.
Upon reaching the mountain, they discovered the tiger's gnawed corpse. Judging from the clothes, they knew it belonged to Deputy General Ma and his two companions. Xia Hua, carrying a large knife, joined the soldiers in killing the tiger before dragging it back to the camp.
"Huahua, how's it going? Have you found the person?" An Shuyi asked, bringing over several other deputy generals.
"They encountered a tiger and were killed. This is the tiger. What a pity!" Xia Hua said, letting out a heavy sigh.
Her luck was incredible. After killing the three men, she didn't care and just wanted to find an excuse. Unexpectedly, the tiger found their bodies, and now she had an excuse to use.
Upon hearing this and looking at the tiger, everyone else believed it completely.
Xia Hua said, "Don't be too sad, everyone. Take this tiger to the kitchen and have the cook stew it. We can all eat the meat and avenge Deputy General Ma and the other two. I will also inform the Emperor and make proper arrangements for their families."
"Thank you, General." After saying that, the soldiers carried the tiger to the kitchen.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua returned to their tent. "It's good that they've taken care of him. Now no one is watching us. It's a pity that the strategist is Xiao Zili's man and doesn't leave the camp. Otherwise, we would have had to take care of him too."
Last night, when Hua Hua came back, she said that she would find an opportunity to take care of those three people today. She was in charge of training the cavalry at the camp. There was no one else around when they were training, so they naturally did not know that Hua Hua had killed them.
Xia Hua shook her head. "We can't kill Military Advisor Wu. Let's keep him alive. Otherwise, Xiao Zili will start to suspect us. If he's smart enough, he'll know what he can and cannot say."
They weren't afraid of Xiao Zili's suspicion; in fact, they wanted him to be suspicious. But the timing wasn't right, so they decided to wait.
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Four years later, An Shuyi and Xia Hua had become First-Rank Generals of the Escort Banner, directly killing King Cheng. Their fame grew, and everyone in the Li Kingdom knew of them.
Not only did they kill King Cheng, but they also forced King Ming into a series of defeats, and those small border states were wiped out, further expanding the territory of the Li Kingdom. In particular, their trained cavalry never lost a battle once they left the city.
Four years was enough for the emperor to be wary of them. Although Xiao Yubai had also defeated the barbarians and Prince Qi had suffered repeated defeats, he was, after all, a great general, while they were still just women.
With the help of An Shuyi, Wen Shan's army directly killed Prince Fu. Although there were still provocations from the border people, they were not a concern.
The emperor's uncle, after four years, had fought countless battles with the Prince of Shu, but neither side could gain the upper hand. It was unclear whether this was a ruse or if the Prince of Shu was simply very cunning.
Looking at the Ming King below the city wall, An Shuyi said, "Huahua, Yan Zhen is almost eighteen years old, it's time for us to return to the capital."
As long as Ming Wang is killed, the Emperor will soon send envoys to bring them to the capital. Wen Liu said that the Emperor has begun to fear him, as well as Wen Fan and the others.
Currently, there are twelve people from their Peach Blossom Village in the imperial court, all holding the most important official positions. There are also eight people sent to other places, whose official positions are not low either. There are three first-rank generals and two second-rank generals. The emperor would be anxious if he didn't.
Eunuch Deng wrote to the emperor more than once, saying that the emperor had begun to cultivate the empress's maternal relatives and had taken in many concubines, all of whom were daughters of court officials. The most recent letter was from the emperor, who asked the empress to find an opportunity to invite Huairou into the palace.
When she saw the letter, she was really unhappy. Huairou was her eldest brother's daughter, fifteen years old this year. She was the same age in her previous life and was favored by Xiao Zicheng, but in this life, it was Xiao Zili who took a liking to her.
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