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Four days later, Jiang Shaohua appeared in the Royal Guard Camp.

Qin Zhan, Meng Dashan and Liu Hengchang were all summoned to the military tent. Together with Song Yuan, the four of them and the princess discussed secretly for a long time.

"I understand what the princess means." Liu Hengchang was a wise general who was both civil and military, and he was the first to understand the princess's intention: "The princess brought eight Rouran horse slaves with her because she wanted us to get familiar with the Rouran cavalry's combat methods through them, so that we can train our troops in a targeted manner in advance."

Jiang Shaohua looked at Liu Hengchang approvingly: "That's right!"

Qin Zhan immediately said, "There are only eight of us. There is not enough for three battalions of personal guards. Otherwise, let's go to the first battalion first and let our personal guards train for two months."

Meng Dashan rolled his eyes and said, "No way! Who knows how many of these eight Rouran people will be left after two months? Besides, why should the good things be taken by the first battalion starting from the beginning?"

Liu Hengchang was different from them, thinking more deeply: "The county lord wants his personal guards to be familiar with the battles of the Rouran cavalry. Could it be that they intend to fight against the Rouran cavalry in the future to recapture Pengcheng?"

Qin Zhan and Meng Dashan finally reacted after being reminded and looked at each other quickly.

Jiang Shaohua was silent for a moment, and whispered: "You are all the people I am closest to and trust the most. I don't want to hide it from you. I do have this intention."

"The Rouran cavalry invaded the border in large numbers, massacred Pengcheng, and took away gold, silver, jewelry, grain, and tens of thousands of civilians. On the other hand, the Daliang court did not think about how to avenge their grievances, but was still arguing over the selection of the commander of the border army."

"General Zuo was recalled to be questioned, and General Fan took over the frontier army. Although General Fan is a loyal and capable general, I do not think highly of this move by the court. I am worried that the Rouran will use the same old tricks again after tasting the sweetness of looting."

"Call me preparing for a rainy day or just feeling anxious, but I have to do something."

"Of course, there isn't much we can do right now. We just need to store more food, prepare more war horses and weapons, and train more troops. That's all."

Is this still less?
All the princes recorded in history books who took such actions were regarded as treason... After all, recovering the country and fighting against foreign races was the business of the imperial court, and the princess's "preparation for a rainy day" was already too much.

Liu Hengchang couldn't help but twitching his lips and remained silent.

Song Yuan's voice rang out: "The court is incompetent. The princess should respond as soon as possible, for the sake of Jiang's world and the safety of the people."

Qin Zhan reacted and continued, "Commander Song is right. Although everyone in our Royal Guards can ride a horse, there is definitely some gap between us and the Rouran knights in terms of horsemanship and combat. It is a good thing to practice early."

"I will do whatever the princess tells me to do." Meng Dashan said simply, "Just let the princess tell you."

Then, the three of them looked at Liu Hengchang together.

Liu Hengchang looked back in confusion: "Why are you looking at me? I just wanted to know what the princess felt. I didn't mean to oppose it."

A few years ago, he had made up his mind to follow the princess.

If the county lord wants to defend Nanyang County, expand his power, or has greater ambitions, he will follow him.

Song Yuan smiled. Qin Zhan reached out and patted Liu Hengchang on the shoulder: "Old Liu, I always thought you were gloomy and had too many thoughts. Now I know that I misunderstood you."

Meng Dashan grinned and said, "From today on, we are real brothers."

Qin Zhan nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Liu Hengchang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "In that case, these eight Rouran people will stay in the third camp. I will study horse fighting in detail and see how to defeat the Rouran cavalry."

Qin Zhan: "..."

Meng Dashan: "..." Jiang Shaohua nodded: "This princess also means the same thing."

OK! Let Liu Hengchang have his turn.

Qin Zhan Meng Dashan Pass loved to show off his strength, but in fact, they all knew Liu Hengchang's ability. In terms of single combat, Liu Hengchang was no match for them. In terms of training skills, they were not as good as Liu Hengchang. After a few complaints, they all accepted it.

Jiang Shaohua said: "I have secretly ordered the Ma family to try their best to buy as many Rouran horse slaves as possible when they go outside the Great Wall to buy horse slaves."

"Training soldiers is not a matter of one day or one night. The Rouran have hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen, dominating the grasslands outside the pass. Commander Liu, there is no need to rush. Slowly study the strategy to deal with the enemy, and don't train too hard. These Rouran horse slaves were bought with silver, and they all know how to raise horses. Keep them alive."

Liu Hengchang bowed in response.

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"Tsk tsk! How miserable!"

In the wounded soldier's tent, there lay an unconscious foreign man with a broken right arm and covered in wounds. It was Mani.

Mani was beaten up by Jiang Shaohua a few days ago and was seriously injured. He was dragged to the guard camp by a carriage and sent to the wounded army tent.

While treating Moni's wound, Sun Guangbai muttered, "I heard that the princess did it herself. This Moni is quite durable. He is still alive after all this."

Shan Xing, who was standing by, pursed her lips and smiled, then handed over the medicine and bandages.

After they got married in February, they returned to the Imperial Guard Camp together. Now they live in the same tent, work together during the day, and are sweet and loving. Even Sun Zelan is not happy to be with the newlyweds, lest they be blinded by the glare all the time.

After treating Moni's injuries, Sun Guangbai yawned, held Shanxing's hand and returned to the military tent.

A seriously injured person cannot be left without someone by his side. Lin Huiniang took the initiative to stay and take care of the injured.

Having stayed in the military camp for a long time, Lin Huiniang had seen many naked and injured soldiers. She was not moved at all by the strong foreign man, Moni, who was covered in bandages.

In the middle of the night, Mani suddenly started talking in his sleep, mumbling and screaming, with a hideous and painful look on his face.

Lin Hui Niang wiped the sweat from his face with a warm towel.

Mani suddenly opened his eyes and moved his left hand. The pain was excruciating. He clenched his teeth tightly, unwilling to show weakness and cry out in pain.

Lin Huiniang didn't care about his stubbornness at all. After wiping the sweat off his face, she brought him a bowl of warm water and fed it to him.

Moni was reluctant to open his mouth, but Lin Huiniang reached out and pinched his chin, forcing him to open his mouth, and then he gulped down a bowl of water.

"Drink and go to sleep." Lin Huiniang had been busy all day and had to stay up late to take care of the injured. She was tired and looked unhappy: "You are injured all over now, don't move. If you dislocate your bones, you will suffer."

Regardless of whether Moni could understand or not, Lin Hui Niang went to the other side of the military tent after she finished speaking. There was another seriously injured person there, a personal guard who followed the Tang family to run a grain store. On the way, he encountered a large group of hungry people attacking the grain team and was seriously injured.

This is the wounded soldier who needs to be taken care of. He is much more important than that weird-looking and sinister foreign horse slave.

Lin Huiniang wiped the wounded soldier carefully, dipped cotton gauze in water, and gently applied it on the soldier's cracked lips.

Mani: "..." (End of this chapter)