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The coalition soldiers guarding the river are roughly divided into four camps: east, west, south and north. Among them, the east and west battalions are bounded by the Shennu River, with no more than ten feet across the bank looking at each other. Only the north and south battalions have a temporary bridge built near the two banks to connect the two banks. , to facilitate the transportation of military supplies, horses and vehicles.
Most of the Han soldiers belonged to the vanguard camp in the east, and the main elites stayed in the west camp to wait for opportunities. Whenever there is a guard handover or an emergency military situation, there will be a dedicated person on the shore to spread the message with flags. This is basically the case every day.
Yue Qingling lived in the coalition camp for a few days, and was often sent around as a slave, including carrying water and cutting firewood, taking care of the wounded, and drinking and laughing. All the things that only people with low status could do were done by her. Within the scope of responsibilities.
Because she tried her best to hide her extraordinary skills, others thought she was really just an ordinary little girl. Therefore, even if they paid more attention, they would be dispelled by the Heba family token she wore around her waist - after all, Heba Yu'er There are far more prisoners of war than this one who surrendered, and Yue Qingling is the one who seems to be the most weak and incompetent.
Under the combined influence of many internal and external factors, Yue Qingling was able to frequently travel between the east and west camps in just a few days, and saw many things that the scouts and spies would never see. Human feelings are warm and cold.
That day, Yue Qingling was busy with daily labor, following the military camp cooks in and out of several tents. Although others yelled at her, they never dared to really sit on her head and point fingers, because if she was congratulated Ba Yu'er's personal guards will definitely receive a few whips if they see it.
Fortunately, Yue Qingling was easy-going and willing to do hard work, so he did not make these same humble people feel uncomfortable, and they could even be called happy to get along with each other.
After a short while, two of He Ba Yu'er's personal guards came to fetch someone. They only said that the military doctor needed a careful woman to help, and took Yue Qingling away without saying a word.
Yue Qingling let the strong female soldiers easily carry the saddle, and quickly walked across the bridge to the Pioneer Camp to the east to wait. After another long while, she finally saw a middle-aged man with blond hair and golden beard trotting in front of everyone. .
I saw him putting his left hand on his right shoulder and saluting repeatedly, saying a few words sincerely in Xianbei dialect to several Heba clan guards, and finally said to Yue Qingling: "Little girl, are you not afraid of hardship?"
"I'm not afraid."
"Okay, come with me quickly!"
After that, the blond man handed Yue Qingling a handkerchief soaked in the scent of incense and said, "Remember to put it on before you go in. I'm afraid you won't be able to stand the smell."
Yue Qingling nodded, and then tied a handkerchief in front of her mouth and nose like a military doctor. The strong fragrance of flowers filled her heart and spleen, making her feel relaxed and comfortable that she had not seen for a long time. However, not long after, she came to another world.
But just passing through a layer of curtain, the inside and outside of the account are so different. This tent only occupies a few square meters. Even a short girl like Yue Qingling can't stand upright or stretch her arms and legs, but it can accommodate nearly twenty disabled soldiers.
They sat on the ground huddled against each other. Some of them didn't have the strength to sit, so they lay down in the aisle. Everyone exudes an aura of decadence and despair, the smell of blood, rust, and sweat. The floral fragrance on the handkerchief is ignored and quickly takes over the sense of smell. Without exception, they are all Han Chinese.
"Girl, you first get a bucket to get water outside, and then clean their injured areas one by one." After that, the blond man left in a hurry, squatted in front of a soldier who was seriously injured and paralyzed on the ground, and kept greeting, At the same time, don’t forget to check your pulse and look at your face.
Yue Qingling came to the river with a bucket, and occasionally saw a few fluttering white clouds. She couldn't bear her innocent temper and wanted to stop for a while under the blue sky and green grass, but the sound of soldiers practicing not far away soon stopped. Remind her that this isn't any place worth resting. She picked up a full bucket of water and staggered back to the tent.
She was as careful as threading a needle, taking off the bandages for the soldiers, gently wiping around the wounds, and saying a few greetings from time to time. With such a gentle and familiar tone and accent, she gave the most perfect message to these wounded soldiers who had been devastated by the war. Comfort, and they couldn't help but say something back.
"Girl, are you Han? Why have I never seen you?"
"You're really wronged, girl, to have to suffer in a place like ours."
"Didn't you see? This girl belongs to Miss Heba, so please don't neglect her."
Yue Qingling shook her head shyly and denied it repeatedly. Then, she came to a soldier who had a wound on his left eye. She was about to untie the bandage for him, but unexpectedly, the soldier suddenly raised his hand and slapped Yue Qingling aside. The bucket beside her had stinking, dirty blood splashing all over her body.
"I don't dare bother you, young lady." The one-eyed man said slightly mockingly: "You'd better go and please others."
"You!" Yue Qingling's ranger temper suddenly perked up. She threw the cloth for wiping the wound at the other person's face and cursed: "Who do you think you are? I don't care!"
After saying this, everyone felt that Yue Qingling was really not as easy to bully as he seemed, and they were all speechless. Someone who was familiar with the one-eyed soldier went to persuade him and said, "Commander, don't be like this. This girl has good intentions..."
"Ah? I didn't hear you. Can you say it again?" The one-eyed soldier scratched his fluffy and messy hair, half-closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
In order to continue to disguise herself and never expose herself easily, Yue Qingling casually cleaned the dirt on her clothes, picked up the bucket, apologized to everyone for her rudeness, and went back to the river to fetch water. .
The arduous and backbreaking work continued until evening, with bonfires lit everywhere and smoke rising from the kitchens. Yue Qingling received the permission of the military doctor to leave. At this time, she happened to meet the one-eyed soldier blocking the roadside on her way out.
Knowing that the one-eyed soldier was very hostile to her, Yue Qingling immediately chose to turn back and walk to a crowded place in order to avoid causing trouble.
There was already a long distance between the East Camp and the North and South Camps, but Yue Qingling was now stopped in the middle of the road, and there was no one around. Naturally, he was quickly caught up by the opponent.
The one-eyed soldier seemed to have no other intention. He just grinned reluctantly and said with a smile: "Girl, I'm here to apologize to you... Actually, I've been watching you running around here and there these days. It's very tiring, so I don't care. I plan to trouble you... As for making your clothes dirty, it's just out of anger and it's my fault."
"Huh?" Yue Qingling was quite surprised by this. She nodded slightly, bowed in Han salute, and asked, "What are you so angry about? I don't know you, and I have never provoked you!"
"Because, I have the token of the Xianbei people on me..." the one-eyed soldier said: "Seeing that we are both Han people, I might as well tell you the truth - I am so angry, why should those Xianbei people treat us Han people like this! We are Have you become a deserter? Or have you performed less meritoriously? Why do you have to change generals on the battlefield for no reason!"
The one-eyed soldier vented his anger, then looked around belatedly and said: "Girl, don't think I'm weird... Actually, the first time I saw you, I thought of my missing sister. I wonder if...”
"Okay, I like cheerful people like you, brother. Let's go! Let's go somewhere else." Seeing that the other person's thoughts were not very similar to his own, Yue Qingling felt that they could have a close relationship, so they hid on the river bank with the other person.
When night is approaching, only patrolling sentries will pass by, and Yue Qingling has already grasped their whereabouts during these days. It's very quiet here, not even a few bugs are seen, only the whistling of the wind.
"My sister is also a hot-tempered girl. She scolds me all the time for being useless. She has been serving as a soldier for so many years and is just a little corps leader." The one-eyed soldier looked at the dark blue sky and smiled happily: "But when she became gentle, she became like everyone else. I want to marry a good girl back home..."
"Hey, don't say such disgusting things, I won't do it." Yue Qingling found a convenient place, lay down on the grass, took a deep breath, and said with a silly smile: "You have been suffocating me to death these days!"
"Girl, if I remember correctly, you should be the spy who was captured that day, right? Yuyi Town is still resisting now?"
"To tell you the truth, Yuyi Town has now captured Huaihuang and Rouxuan Towns. You are not far from being defeated!"
"What! How did they do it? Impossible, we have no news at all!"
The one-eyed soldier suddenly approached Yue Qingling, growled and asked, "Girl, my home is in Huaihuang Town. Nothing happened there, right?"
Yue Qingling was slightly frightened, stood up and took a few steps back, and replied: "This... I don't know. But if it was captured by Yuyi Town, your family will be fine."
"I can't die...I can't die!" the one-eyed soldier said: "Now only my mother is left in the family. If I die, who will support her? Girl, to be honest, in fact, all the Han people in our battalion are It is a scapegoat that I will use to attack the city when we attack the city in the future!"
"Then what should we do?" Yue Qingling thought for a long time and suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. He just said: "Brother, I have an idea, but you have to promise me to send the news here to Yuyi Town before going home!"
"What method?"
Before the one-eyed soldier finished speaking, Yue Qingling peeled off his shirt, revealing a pair of small and capable arms. Then he messed up his hair and slapped himself several times.
"Girl, what are you doing!"
Yue Qingling explained: "You chase me later, and I will escape to a crowded place... Now someone bullies He Ba Yu'er in public, she will definitely be angry to death!"
