The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 935 - 209: Escorting Foodstuffs, Your Sister

Chapter 935: Chapter 209: Escorting Foodstuffs, Your Sister

Pei Qin was promoted to General Qian, and Dou He, with his admiration for talent, made an exception and gave her a horse.

She took the recruits she had trained and joined Dou He in rushing to the military headquarters.

By this time, Emperor Chu Wen had already crossed the Huanghe River, stationed himself in Runing Prefecture, and was redeploying troops and reprimanding generals in order to drive back the Waci People and recover the lost territories.

The whole land of Great Chu had already lost half its territory! Everywhere was engulfed in the flames of war, the Waci People, with the formidable power of the Thunder Cannon, breached the defenses and advanced as if entering unclaimed land, pushing straight down to the banks of the Huanghe River.

They halted at the edge of the Huanghe River.

The Waci People were not afraid of the natural barrier of the Huanghe River, they were not so foolish as to not know that Great Chu had ruled for over a hundred years; even if they were repeatedly defeated, they would quickly muster a counterattack. Although the Waci had the Sky Thunder to aid them, divine weapons in hand, proceeding further south would not only contend with the formidable Huanghe River but also risk Great Chu ensnaring them completely.

So, after the Waci and the Rong Clan had divided half of Great Chu’s land, they began turning around to consolidate the northern cities they had captured and the remaining Great Chu military forces. Having divided Great Chu, the Waci were confident they could eventually occupy all of this fertile land!

Emperor Chu Wen and the relatives of the royal family, along with the nobles, were temporarily safe in the Southern Hunt.

Emperor Chu Wen could not tolerate the humiliation of being driven out and fleeing the city by the lowly Waci, vomiting blood in anger several times, feeling extreme shame and hatred.

The military forces stationed at the Nanjing Border could not all be redeployed; they had to guard against invasions by the Southern Barbarians.

In the Temporary Palace of Runing Prefecture, a gathering of important Imperial Court officials felt a deep sense of powerlessness. They verbally clamored to drive back the Waci and recover the lost territories, but that was merely doing their best and leaving the rest to fate.

Because the Waci People on the opposite bank of the Huanghe River had detained tens of thousands of Great Chu civilians and were coercing Emperor Chu Wen into suicide, demanding the surrender of Great Chu’s lands.

Pei Qin led her men to join Dou He at the main camp, and upon hearing the current state of the war, cursed, "Damn! What on earth is this Thunder Cannon?"

Though Dou He had been in countless battles, the mention of the Thunder Cannon still turned his face grim; his hundred thousand brothers had all perished under the Thunder Cannon of the Waci People. Ignoring Pei Qin’s curse, he strode forward, "General! I’ve returned with ten thousand new recruits!"

General An, in the prime of life but with a weather-beaten face, had several slashes on his armor, clear signs of fierce combat. Casting a glance at the incoming ten thousand troops, his lips trembled slightly, "Not enough... It’s still not enough..." He needed to find another solution. These new recruits had just joined the camp; how could they withstand the Waci’s Thunder Cannon? Half of his men had already fallen. Sending these recruits into battle would only lead to more casualties.

Dou He knew this in his heart as well. He gritted his teeth, "General! These new recruits are different!" He reported the training results of Pei Qin and Mo Heng to the General, "Now, my men have never triumphed over them in combat."

A fierce glint appeared in General An’s eyes, "To battle!"

Dou He responded, allowing Pei Qin and Mo Heng to rest briefly before pitting them against the seasoned soldiers in the main camp for another showdown.

Pei Qin did not hesitate to respond, immediately gathering her men for deployment.

This batch of new recruits had already been tempered, transformed from hot-blooded men into warriors ready to brandish their weapons in battle, completing their transformation from mind to body with extraordinary speed.

Arriving at the real main camp, facing those formidable old soldiers brimming with killing intent, though the new recruits felt some intimidation, they believed the old soldiers to be no different. Having been defeated by Dou He’s men, who never won again, it was only a matter of time before they would overcome these old soldiers – and they all believed that time would be very short.

Their movements were constantly being monitored and reported to General An and Dou He.

Seeing Dou He nod, General An also felt an upsurge of enthusiasm.

After a brief rest, Pei Qin led her new recruits to battle against the veterans of the main camp.

Watching the battle from afar, Dou He knew that Pei Qin was somewhat weaker in military formations, while Mo Heng handled troop deployments effortlessly. With the two working together, they were sure to achieve a commendable performance.

In the first round, the new recruits lost.

Pei Qin was not discouraged in the slightest; rather, her eyes gleamed as if she were a climber who had just spotted a new pinnacle and was eager to ascend it immediately!

Seeing her reaction, all the new recruits too flashed wolf-like eyes, rubbing their hands together, quickly rallying for another attempt.

They lost the second round, and came back for the third; the more they were defeated, the more resilient they became, each loss pumping them up as if infused with adrenaline.

General An’s eyes widened, pointing at the battlefield, "What kind of soldiers are these!?"

"General! These are the newly recruited soldiers! When the exercise is over, I will introduce them to the General!" Dou He couldn’t help but laugh, even though he had experienced it firsthand. Watching Pei Qin and Mo Heng lead their men like this, he was still inevitably shocked and satisfied. Now, Great Chu needed such tough soldiers to drive back all the Waci and Rong Clan, pushing them beyond the border!