Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2243 Another Truth 4.0

Although Merlin was still unhappy, after being persuaded by Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao for a while, his mood and expression were not as bad as before.

"No matter what, let's first see what Xiao Fengqi has to say, to see if they feel guilty or want to come and ask for punishment."

"They still dare to charge them with crimes?" Jin Miaomiao sneered. "Looking at Xiao Fengqi's expression, it shouldn't be that way. If that were the case, he wouldn't have been awake all night, right?"

"It's just a casual remark. Don't take it to heart." Shen Cha looked at Meilin, patted her shoulder gently, and raised his chin towards Jin Miaomiao. "We'll leave first. See you in the hall later."

"Okay, see you at noon."

Watching Shen Cha taking Meilin to the camp from the small path, Jin Miaomiao sighed deeply and then turned back to the courtyard.

As Shen Cha walked, he looked at Merlin beside him and gave a faint smile.

"Oh, Xiao Ye is sick, and Madam Ning still needs to arrange for someone to go there. Although Xue Mu is busy there, they are all men after all, so it is not very convenient sometimes."

"I see." Merlin thought for a moment, "Does the boss have anyone he wants?"

"Do you have any suitable candidates?" Seeing Merlin's thoughtful expression, Shen Cha smiled and said, "It seems that there is one? Did someone talk to you about something?"

"You can't hide anything from the boss. A few days ago, she said that she had nothing to do in the garden and was thinking about coming back!" Merlin secretly glanced at Shen Cha's expression. Seeing that her face turned cold, he couldn't help swallowing and said, "She said she knew why the boss arranged for her to stay in the garden, but because of our previous cleanups, there are fewer spies in the city. Moreover, the weather is still cold now, and the business in the garden is not very good. It's a lot quieter. So, she wants to..."

"She wants to come back and stay for two days?" Seeing Merlin nodded, Shen Cha thought for a moment and said, "Alright, let her come back and accompany the old lady for two days. When Xiaoye is fully recovered, let her go back. Twenty-four is sweet-mouthed and good at coaxing people. The old lady should like her very much."

"Okay, I'll go tell her to come over." Merlin responded, and just as he was about to leave, he turned back and asked, "Does the boss have any other instructions?"

"No more, go!"

Shen Cha watched Merlin leave, raised his eyebrows slightly, walked through the small door and entered the camp.

"General!" The soldier guarding the gate saluted towards Shen Cha, "The Marshal, the Marquis, and the military advisor are in the parade ground."

Shen Cha didn't say anything, just nodded to the soldier guarding the gate and walked slowly towards the training ground.

Today was originally the monthly drill scheduled by the Shen Family Army, but now it is a war preparation period, and this kind of drill must be conducted every three or four days. The more frequent the drill, the greater the chance of survival on the battlefield in the future. This is already an unwritten rule of the Shen Family Army, and all the soldiers have gotten used to it, and most of them even think it should be the norm.

When Shen Cha arrived at the training ground, the whole drill had just entered a white-hot stage. She heard shouts and slowly climbed onto the stage. After going up, she saw Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian standing in front with their hands behind their backs. The other generals stood on both sides of them. When they saw her coming up, they all saluted her.

Shen Haolin heard the noise behind him, turned around, saw Shen Cha, waved at her, and asked her to come over to him.

Standing next to Shen Haolin, Shen Cha did not say anything, but just silently looked at the Shen family soldiers who were training, watched them waving their swords vigorously, listened to their shouts, and nodded silently.

She turned her gaze to the starting platforms on both sides and saw Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu standing on each side, each holding two flags of different colors in their hands. When they waved flags of the same color, the army on the parade ground would not change their formation, but when they waved flags of different colors, at different times and with different frequencies, the formation would change.

Shen Cha looked for a while, thought about it, and whispered a few words in Shen Haolin's ear. Shen Haolin nodded and went down the stage with her.

Xue Ruitian watched them leave, raised his eyebrows slightly, moved closer to Jin Jing, and asked in a low voice, "What do you think they are doing?"

"He's heading to the starting line. He's probably not satisfied with the current method, or he wants something more exciting." Jin Jing chuckled. "Don't worry, you'll know when you see it."

Xue Ruitian sighed deeply and turned his attention back to the training ground.

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha went to the left and right starting platforms respectively. Shen Haolin went to Xia Jiu and Shen Cha went to Shen Jiu. When the two saw their brother and sister coming, they consciously handed the command flags in their hands to them. They stood behind them, took the drumstick from their deputy general and started beating it. The speed gradually increased from slow to fast, and then slowed down again.

When the soldiers on the parade ground heard the drumbeats, they knew that the training items were going to change. Some of them glanced at the starting stand and saw Shen Haolin and Shen Cha. They were all quietly reminding each other that the Marshal and the General were going to take part in the training personally, so they must be alert. If anything went wrong, they would be doomed.

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha stood on the starting stand, looking at the formation below that was ready. They exchanged glances, nodded at each other, then turned and nodded at Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu.

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha waved the command flags in their hands. Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu coordinated the drum beats with their flags to give orders. The soldiers below quickly changed their formations according to the changes in the flags and the different drum beats, and also practiced fighting according to the different directions of the flags.

Sometimes, when Shen Haolin issued an order, Shen Cha's flag did not change at all, sometimes it was just the opposite, and other times, only the drum sound changed but the flag did not change, or the flag changed but the drum sound did not. These all required all the soldiers to concentrate and watch and listen carefully to these changes, because the speed was very fast. If they were distracted, they would be discovered at a glance, and it would also affect their camp.

"Just say it!" Jin Jing gently poked Xue Ruitian and said, "It's exciting, isn't it?"

"Hmm!" Xue Ruitian looked at both sides, chuckled, and said, "They rarely attack, but when they do, it's a big one." Seeing that all the soldiers below were concentrating and dared not make any mistakes, a sly smile flashed across his face, "They still don't know that this is not a test for them not to make mistakes, but to see how they react after making a mistake. The more nervous they are now, the more miserable they will lose later."

“Guess, when will they realize this?”

"It's almost there." Xue Ruitian chuckled, "There are always smart people, right?"