After the marriage, the sick and weak husband fell off the horse

General Pei looked away and asked, "Did the teacher who taught you bow and arrow teach you internal skills?"

Xie Chunchao's archery skills were superb, but unfortunately he lacked strength.

Of course, with Xie Chunchao's current strength, her arrows can kill most people, but for a few masters, her arrows are still too soft.

Xie Chunchao: "The teacher didn't teach me internal skills, but my father did."

"It's a pity that the time I have been practicing internal skills is too short, and the internal energy accumulated in my body is too little."

"Father said that if I want to transfer my inner strength to external objects, it will take at least five years of work."

It is much more difficult to achieve success with internal skills than with external skills.

General Pei: "Internal strength is difficult to practice, so there are very few masters in the world who have achieved internal strength."

"But after the princess has achieved academic success in five years, her strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds."

While the two were talking, the crooked and simple stone steps finally reached the end. A stone wall about twenty meters blocked their way. Three iron hanging ropes were hung on the stone wall, each one about as thick as a wrist. , the iron chain swayed slightly when the wind blew, making a slightly harsh sound.

General Pei looked at them for a while and said, "If they stand here and fight us, I'm afraid we won't be able to win so easily."

Xie Chunchao finally understood why General Pei insisted on bringing [-] people.

If the numbers were equal, the bandits would probably still have the will to fight to the death, but far more than several times the number would only make them timid without fighting, completely defeating their will to fight on a spiritual level.

General Pei looked around and found that the only way up was the extremely steep path on the right.

Before General Pei could persuade her, Xie Chunchao said directly, "General Pei, don't worry about me, I can just climb up from here."

"This..." General Pei looked at the mountain wall about [-] meters high in front of him, thought for a moment, and said, "Princess, we might as well take that path."

Although the path is rugged and difficult, with him standing behind to protect you, at least your life will not be in danger.

Xie Chunchao has one advantage: he listens to advice.

Especially persuading people who are obviously more professional than her.

"Okay, let's go there."

Xie Chunchao glanced at the dangling chain. In fact, she wanted to try the chain more, but she also knew that now was not the time to play, and besides, it would not be a joke if she really fell.

She doesn't want to die before she leaves school.

The soldiers set foot on the steep path first, followed closely by Xie Chunchao, and General Pei protected behind her to prevent accidents.

In the jungle a few steps away from them, Lin Jingrong and Mingqiu were hiding in the woods.

From the perspective of the two of them, the general's hand was almost on Xie Chunchao's waist. Although it was for protection...

Mingqiu turned his eyes to look at Lin Jingrong's expression. His thin lips were pursed tightly, and his dark eyes as deep as ink could not tell the difference between happiness and anger. However, based on Mingqiu's understanding of his young master, he knew that Lin Jingrong was in an extremely bad mood at this moment. .

This section of the path is not long. After walking for about half a stick of incense, the crying of women and children could be heard in front of me.

Xie Chunchao turned a corner, and rows of houses appeared in front of them. The most eye-catching one was a huge palace built on a natural cave.

The back side of the room is connected to the cave, and the front part is supported by thick pieces of wood inserted into the abyss. There are faint lights flickering deep in the hall.    This place is much cleaner and tidier than Xie Chunchao thought.

Xie Chunchao entered the hall, which was half a cave and half a house. After walking a few steps, he found many women wearing headscarves and cotton gowns in the corner. They were sitting on the ground shivering with their children in their arms.

Among them, a slightly younger girl stumbled out and knelt in front of Xie Chunchao. Her beautiful round eyes were red and swollen, and the left side of her cheek was unnaturally swollen.

She cried, "Are you here to save us?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuori, I was a girl from a good family, but they kidnapped me, and my family was all killed by those damn bastards."

Her condition is different from the others. She must be a girl who was snatched not long ago.

A flash of pity flashed in Xie Chunchao's eyes. In this world, it is not easy for women. What's more, her whole family has died, and she has been wandering around in this bandit's den. Even if she goes out from here, she will probably be disgusted by other people.

She said warmly, "I'm here to suppress bandits, don't be afraid, girl."

After Xie Chunchao finished speaking, the expressions of these poor women varied. Some showed the pleasure of finally being freed, while others had numb eyes, and some were crying.

I don’t know whether they are crying for their own lonely fate or for the death of their children’s father and husband.

Xie Chunchao looked unbearable, looked at General Pei, and asked, "General Pei, how should these women and children be accommodated?"

They have dealt with bandits, and these children are also the descendants of bandits. If they were placed in the market, they would inevitably be sought for revenge by someone with intentions, and many conflicts would arise out of thin air.

General Pei glanced at them, was silent for a moment, and said, "Older women can ask the magistrate of Su County to place them together. As for..."

"As for women of the right age, I can let them join my soldiers, and they can be relied upon in the future."

General Pei's arrangement cannot be said to be inappropriate, and in some ways it is even the best arrangement.

Do these women in the bandits' den have any other choice but this?
  At least with a soldier, you won't be bullied by others in the future, and your life will be stable.

But Xie Chunchao always felt that he couldn't bear it. They were also living people, but under General Pei's seemingly heartwarming arrangements, they were picked like goods. Could it be that they could only survive by relying on others?
  Xie Chunchao suddenly had an idea, she said, "General Pei, I want to keep them."

General Pei's eyes were confused, "With so many people, what is the use of the princess staying here?"

"I want to train them and build a women's army."

Although General Pei's eyes were shocked, he was not too surprised.

There have been female generals and women's soldiers in history, but their deeds were too few, and men deliberately suppressed them, so there are too few stories handed down.

But as a general, General Pei is familiar with military books, so naturally he has seen outstanding female generals and women's soldiers in military books.

General Pei lowered his eyes. He thought that maybe thousands of years later, the golden princess and brave and resolute woman in front of him would also appear in military books and history books.

The corners of his lips curled up, which must have been a strong stroke of color.

I just wonder if future generations will conveniently add his name when describing her?

"If the princess wants to do it, then do it." General Pei said, "The general will definitely do his best to serve the princess."

Xie Chunchao's eyes flashed with surprise. She thought General Pei would not agree.