Half an hour later,
Qin Ming rode his war horse, led by Xiao Jian, out of the official road and came to the open space outside Dingxi City where the cavalry was fighting.
Just four days had passed since the war, so at this time, the entire land outside the city was showing a coquettish blood-red color.
The air was also filled with a strong smell of blood and oil smoke.
Qin Ming covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, suppressed his physical discomfort, and looked around. He soon found the source of the thick smoke.
The billowing smoke outside the city all originated from the dozen or so large pits with black smoke in the southeast corner of the battlefield.
Next to each big pit, there is a black "big dirt bag".
Next to each big earth bag, there were dozens of soldiers, constantly dragging the things on the earth bag and throwing them into the big pit.
Because of the thick smoke, Qin Ming could not see clearly, so he urged his horse to go to Xiao Jian's side, pointed at the dozen large pits, and asked:
"Brother Xiao, what are those soldiers burning in the pit? Why is there so much smoke?"
Xiao Jian glanced in the direction Qin Ming pointed, and then said lightly:
"Now that the war is tense, there is no time to bury Manzi's body, so the general manager ordered that Manzi's body be burned on the spot."
"But Qin Canjun can rest assured, the north wind has been blowing these days, and the thick smoke cannot blow into the city."
Qin Ming was stunned for two seconds after hearing this, and then spat it out.
Although he had been mentally prepared for the bloody and cruel battlefield before coming, when he saw with his own eyes the soldiers burning the corpses of the enemy, Qin Ming realized that he had been too stupid and naive before.
Xiao Jian looked at Qin Ming. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes at first, but soon he figured out the reason why Qin Ming was vomiting.
Because when he went to the battlefield for the first time and faced those bloody scenes, he also vomited.
Thinking back to Qin Ming's age at this time, it was not much different from when he first went to the battlefield.
So he tugged on the reins and approached Qin Ming's horse. He stretched out his hand and gently patted Qin Ming's back a few times, saying apologetically:
"Qin joined the army. The general did not do it intentionally. Don't be surprised if you ask Qin to join the army."
Qin Ming felt a little better after spitting out what he had eaten this morning.
He slowly straightened up, waved his hand towards Xiao Jian, and whispered softly:
"It's okay, just let me slow down for a while, it'll be fine."
Xue Wanche, who has been sizing up this battlefield since he left the officialdom, said with gloating:
"Brothers of the Xiao family, we have all been here before, so just leave him alone."
"I'm used to vomiting this kind of thing."
Hearing Xue Wanche's ridicule, Qin Ming rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"Old Xue, it's not you who is disgusting. Of course you made it easy."
Xue Wanche's eyes lit up and he said with a smile:
"Hey, this is a good title. I like it. From now on, you can call me Lao Xue."
"But to be honest, you are joining the army now, and you will have to go to the battlefield in the future. If you see the corpse, you will feel sick. This is very dangerous on the battlefield."
"Even now I think about the scene when I went to the battlefield for the first time when I was young, killing the enemy and vomiting at the same time, I still have lingering fears."
"Seriously, I have a suggestion for you from the bottom of my heart. If you can still resist, go to the edges of those big pits and puke all at once."
“In this way, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.”
When Qin Ming heard this, his stomach felt sour, his throat tightened slightly, and he vomited it out again with a "wow" sound.
"Old Xue, I beg you, just treat yourself as a human being!"
At this moment, a Qingqiu caught up with Qin and Ming.
Then a gentle voice sounded in Qin Ming's ears.
"Chief, are you sick? What's wrong with you? Why don't you find a place to rest first and let the little girl take your pulse?"
Just by hearing the voice, Qin Ming knew that Baili Zhi was coming. In order to maintain the image of a man in front of the beautiful woman, Qin Ming straightened up and pretended to be relaxed:
"I'm fine, I just choked on the thick smoke."
Baili Zhi took off the water bag from the horse, handed the water bag to Qin Ming with a blushing face, and whispered:
"Chief, you have been vomiting for a long time, please rinse your mouth first."
Qin Ming didn't think much, took the water bag and took a sip, then handed the water bag back to Baili Zhi.
Baili Zhi pursed her lips, took the water bag from Qin Ming, rummaged around in the backpack for a while, handed a piece of cyan veil to Qin Ming, and said:
"Chief, the little girl brought several masks with her when she came out this time. Since the chief can't smell the smoke, this mask was given to him."
After saying that, Baili Zhi didn't wait for Qin Ming to refuse. After stuffing the mask into Qin Ming's hand, she turned her horse's head and returned to the military medical team.
Qin Ming glanced down at the cyan mask in his hand and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
[It’s just a lie, but this little girl actually takes it seriously. She’s so innocent and cute. ]
After Baili Zhi left, Xue Wanche came to Qin Ming's side again and asked with a wretched look:
"Hey, brother Ming, tell me the truth, did that little lady just have an affair with you?"
Although Xiao Jian on the side did not ask questions, he also pricked up his ears at this time, waiting to hear the gossip.
Qin Ming stuffed the mask in his hand into his sleeve and said with a serious face:
"Old Xue, Lady Baili and I are innocent. Don't talk nonsense!"
Xue Wanche curled his lips, glanced at Qin Ming with disdain, and said:
"You two are innocent? Are you a liar?"
"If you were really innocent, would she let you drink the water from her water bag?"
"I saw it clearly just now. Whether it was her movements of the water bag or your action of receiving the water bag, they were all very natural. Obviously you have done it countless times in private."
Qin Ming glanced at Xue Wanche helplessly and said:
"I just drank some water. Are you thinking too much?"
"In short, believe it or not, Lady Baili and I really have nothing to do with each other."
Qin Ming knew this kind of thing, and the more he explained it, the less convinced others were, so he threatened:
"And Lao Xue, let me tell you! Lady Baili is not only a close disciple of Master Miaoyin, but also the deputy captain of the military medical team."
"If your words reach her ears, be careful if she gets hurt in the future. No one will care about you."
Xue Wanche was stunned for a moment, then he poohed three times on the ground, then clasped his hands together and bowed to the left and right.
"Bah, bah, bah, children's words are unscrupulous, children's words are unscrupulous, God is not to blame..."
After paying homage, Xue Wanche said with a tigerish face:
"You brat, I can see it now. There's not even a single word of truth in your mouth. It's so untrue."
Xiao Jian on the side saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, coughed dryly, and asked:
"Qin Canjun, why did that lady from Baili just call you Mountain Chief?"
After finally asking a serious question, Qin Ming immediately turned his head, looked at Xiao Jian with a smile, and said:
"That's because a certain person built an academy on his village."
"Miss Baili, she is the teacher in the academy."
Xiao Jian suddenly realized what he said and said:
"I see."
While they were talking, they had already arrived at the gate of Dingxi City.
Standing at the gate of the city was a handsome young man with bronze skin wearing bright light armor.
When he saw Qin Ming and others arriving, he greeted him with a smile on his face, bowed to Xue Wanche and said:
"Yuchi Baolin met Uncle Shi."
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