The Prodigal Son

Panyang.

Qi Dachui's spring had just begun, but it seemed to be coming to an end.

In the past few days, Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi have become quite familiar with Liang Hongqiao.

Through their subtle questioning, it became clear that Liang Hongqiao had absolutely no intention of remarrying.

Liang Hongqiao still misses her deceased husband.

Her greatest wish was to dedicate herself to the country and reunite with her deceased husband in the afterlife.

A disastrous start!

Upon learning of Liang Hongqiao's attitude, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel a headache for Qi Dachui.

Liang Hongqiao had no such intention; no matter how much they helped Qi Dachui, it was all in vain.

Ugh!

We can only create opportunities for them and see if this simpleton, Da Chui, can win Liang Hongqiao's heart.

The next day, Qin Yu made an excuse and asked Liang Hongqiao to take him to see the military base.

Throughout the journey, Qin Yu secretly observed Qi Dachui.

The child's eyes basically never left Liang Hongqiao!

Finished!

He's definitely fallen in love!

"Lord Qin, Lord Qin..."

As Qin Yu was lost in thought, he heard Liang Hongqiao calling out to him.

Qin Yu snapped out of his daze and turned to ask, "What is it?"

Liang Hongqiao: "This humble general just asked Lord Qin what Que'er and the others are busy with."

They're figuring out how to help Big Hammer win you over!

Qin Yu silently answered in his heart, and casually made up a story: "Que'er said that your old ailment requires a few special medicinal herbs, so she went to the herbal medicine shop in the city with Qingyi early this morning to find the herbs."

"what?"

Liang Hongqiao was surprised, "That's so embarrassing!"

"fine!"

Qin Yu smiled nonchalantly, "They get along well with you and admire you. They're happy to be able to help you with something."

Liang Hongqiao was extremely grateful: "I will definitely thank Que'er and Qingyi properly another day."

"You're welcome!"

Qin Yu waved his hand, his eyes glancing once more at Qi Dachui, who remained silent.

Brother!

Say something!

Want to flirt with girls but won't say anything? Are you just waiting for someone else to flirt with you?

Filled with helplessness, Qin Yu followed Liang Hongqiao to Dongying.

The Dongying camp had 10,000 troops, which were directly commanded by Liang Hongqiao.

However, Liang Hongqiao used to have to help Yuan Ji with many trivial matters, so the daily training and other affairs in Dongying were mostly handled by Du Fan, nicknamed "Sassy Rooster," and Yue Hanshan.

"Oh!"

"ha!"

"kill!"

When they arrived at the camp, Du Fan and Yue Hanshan were organizing the soldiers for drills.

The soldiers, shirtless, conducted their drills meticulously under the scorching sun.

Ten thousand people practicing together looked quite impressive.

Looking up, one could see Xiahou Dun looking at Sima Qian, the view stretching as far as the eye could see.

Upon learning of Qin Yu and Liang Hongqiao's arrival, Du Fan and Yue Hanshan handed over the training to their deputy and quickly came to the two's side.

After a brief bow, Du Fan looked at Qin Yu with a smile: "What does Lord Qin think of our soldiers?"

Qin Yu smiled and turned to Qi Dachui: "Dachui, what do you think of these soldiers?"

Qi Dachui was taken aback, clearly not expecting Qin Yu to ask him that question.

After a moment, Qi Dachui gently shook his head: "All show and no substance!"

Upon hearing Qi Dachui's words, Du Fan's face immediately stiffened.

These are elite soldiers who have been trained for many years!

He had originally hoped to hear Qin Yu praise him a bit!

As a result, Qi Dachui blurted out "all show and no substance"?

This was something he couldn't tolerate!

"He's a very straightforward person, so please don't take it to heart!"

Qin Yu chuckled inwardly, then suddenly changed the subject, "However, if you're just training like this, it really doesn't mean much."

How do you know?

Yue Hanshan frowned and asked.

Qin Yu smiled and asked, "How long have these soldiers been training?"

Yue Hanshan replied, "The shortest time is a year, and the longest is about three years! Most of them have been practicing for more than two years."

"Yes! Most of them have been training for two years!"

Qin Yu shook his head. "They should be very familiar with military formations and battle tactics! How much will this kind of training improve them? They're all veterans. If we're going to train them, we need to push them to their limits, unleash their potential, and improve their individual strength!"

Hearing Qin Yu's words, Yue Hanshan and Du Fan couldn't help but exchange a wry smile.

Just as Qin Yu was wondering, Liang Hongqiao chimed in, "We'd like to practice like that too, but our food and weapon supplies can't keep up."

Qin Yu was clearly unaware of the difficulties faced by the border troops.

If they train as Qin Yu suggested, their food and fodder consumption will at least double.

Armament losses will also increase significantly.

But the imperial court only had so much grain and military supplies!

Not only did they train this way, but all the border troops trained this way.

"That was my oversight!"

Qin Yu smiled. "However, that's no excuse for you to train like this! Do you believe that with the same supply quota, without me even lifting a finger, just having Big Hammer train them for three days would bring about a huge change in this battalion?"

three days?

The group stared at Qin Yu in shock.

How could such a huge change occur in this battalion of soldiers in just three days?

Are you bragging?

In just three days, Qi Dachui can turn all these soldiers into experts?

Isn't that ridiculous?

Qi Dachui was stunned for a long time, then frantically tried to wink at Qin Yu.

He only knows how to fight and kill, he doesn't know anything about training troops!

Meeting Qi Dachui's pleading gaze, Qin Yu immediately snapped back at him, then said, "I know you don't believe me. How about this? Qiao Ye, you and Dachui each select a thousand men for training, and we'll have a competition in three days. What do you say?"

Stupid!

You can't, but I can!

I've gone to great lengths to help you pick up girls!

That's when you have to step in!

Even if it's not possible, you have to say yes!

"good!"

Faced with Qin Yu's challenge, Liang Hongqiao agreed without hesitation: "This humble general also wants to see just how capable Qin Hou's men are! To be fair, this humble general will let him choose first!"

"Can!"

Qin Yu agreed on Qi Dachui's behalf, "Furthermore, to be fair, during the competition, he will only be responsible for command and coordination, not participate in the fighting! Whether you want to participate, Qiao Ye, is up to you!"

"Oh?"

Liang Hongqiao's gaze fell on Qi Dachui. "Is he very strong?"

"It's alright!"

Qin Yu smiled and said, "He should have no problem single-handedly cutting through your thousand or so people a few times."

Hearing Qin Yu's Versailles-like remarks, the faces of the group twitched involuntarily.

Killing your way through a thousand or so people a few times is just passable?

"Then this humble general will not participate in the battle either!"

Liang Hongqiao said seriously, "After the soldiers have finished their competition, this humble general will then experience his superior skills!"

"No, no!"

Qi Dachui shook his head repeatedly, blushing as he said, "I'm afraid I'll hurt you."

I……

Qin Yu turned around and weakly rubbed his forehead.

It's too heavy to carry!

It's completely unusable!

So what if I get hurt!

As long as it's not a serious injury, what's the problem?

You accidentally hurt her, so it's perfectly reasonable for you to visit her every day, right?

Heaven and earth conscience!

Qi Dachui's words were absolutely from the bottom of his heart.

But to Liang Hongqiao, this was contempt, a disregard for her!

Liang Hongqiao took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "If you hurt me, it's because I'm not skilled enough, not your fault!"