Chapter 955 He Saw It

"Awake?"

Tian Tian opened his eyes and found himself lying on a mat. The armor on his body had been taken off long ago, the wounds had been treated, and his body had been wiped clean.

Standing in front of him was Feng Siniang.

Tian Tian slowly got up. Siniang didn't help him, but turned around and started serving chicken soup from a small stove next to her.

"I've troubled Mother."

These wounds, at a glance, were stitched up by Siniang herself.

"We're family, no need to be so polite. Are you hungry? First, drink a bowl of soup to moisten your stomach, then eat this chicken. I've added some medicinal herbs to it, which can replenish your qi and blood."

"Okay."

Tian Tian took the bowl of soup and began to drink.

Siniang turned sideways and sat down next to Tian Tian.

Tian Tian had grown up under her watchful eyes since he was a child. Unlike her own unpleasant brat, Tian Tian had always been well-behaved and sensible. To be honest, if any family could give birth to a son like this, it could really be said to be perfect.

Siniang didn't have much mother-son affection for Tian Tian, but as a qualified elder, she was completely fine.

The women in the Prince's Mansion feared Siniang the most;

In fact, the children in the Prince's Mansion also feared this great aunt of theirs the most.

"First time on the battlefield, were you scared?" Siniang asked with a smile.

Tian Tian shook his head and said, "I wasn't scared."

"Much better than your father."

"Hehe."

Tian Tian smiled embarrassedly, and didn't ask how his father was when he first went to the battlefield. A son doesn't speak of his father's ugliness.

"The external injuries are actually easy to deal with, your physique is good; but the internal injuries and the qi and blood that have been overdrawn will take at least ten days to recover. During these ten days, you don't need to wear armor."

"Ah?"

Tian Tian was a little surprised. He still wanted to go to the battlefield and fight, especially for his father.

In Tian Tian's mind, there wasn't much of a concept of "Great Yan";

If he had to say there was one, it might still be negative.

Because his own father, for the sake of the so-called "Great Yan," failed to protect his mother and also "abandoned" him. It's just that he had his father's company and care, so he didn't hate him in his heart.

Of course, this was also a very common thought among the people of Jindong.

"The Chu army retreated eighty li, and is still continuing to retreat. In the next few days, the army will move, station, and advance. I don't understand the specifics, but according to your father's meaning, there won't be any major battles in the short term."

"The Chu people don't dare to fight in the open field, afraid of losing completely in one go. They want to drag it out with us."

"I'm not interested in fighting, you two can worry about it. I'm warning you, you're still young, your body can still develop. Don't even circulate your qi and blood these days, lest you really suffer losses.

"You're not like your father, who failed to break through to the Third Rank last time and has been weak ever since. Even Yu Huaping said that whether he can reach the Third Rank depends on fate.

"You're different. If you cultivate and temper yourself steadily, the Third Rank realm is nothing to you.

"To put it another way,

"Your father is still counting on you, his eldest son, to protect him when he gets old."

"Okay, son understands, Mother."

"Good."

Siniang reached out and touched Tian Tian's head.

Tian Tian was already grown up after all, and it felt a little awkward to be touched like a child.

"If only your younger brother could be as obedient as you."

"Little brother is still young, when he grows up, he'll understand."

"That boy just needs a beating."

Siniang knew very well in her heart that her son wasn't "still young" and therefore "didn't understand."

Other children could basically use this excuse, but Zheng Lin couldn't.

Because he could clearly perceive what was strength… what was survival… what was bloodline…

Why did he feel disgusted with his own father? No, to be precise, he probably looked at most other people and things without the kind of almost instinctive aversion he had for his own biological father.

He was a noble and powerful bloodline, born at the Ninth Rank. The more self-important a person was, the harder it was to accept the fact that his father was an ordinary ant.

Every time he saw his father, he felt a kind of physiological discomfort.

What he was showing now was still the attitude he had forced himself to restrain because he was afraid of being beaten and disciplined.

You are also worthy of being my father?

I am ashamed to have been born by you.

What Siniang knew even more clearly was that her husband, although he had never said it, must have long ago discerned this kind of thinking in his son's heart.

Her husband's mind was sometimes more delicate than even the real princess, Xiong Liqing.

Therefore, Siniang could understand why her husband doted on their daughter. Asking herself, putting herself in her husband's position, Siniang felt that if she were in her husband's place,

She would have personally strangled this seed who dared to look down on her.

In comparison, her husband had actually done very well all these years. He truly liked Da Niu, but he also treated Zheng Lin purely as a child who had entered puberty early, deliberately pretending not to know the truth.

In addition… there was Tian Tian, the eldest son who had been by his side since he was a baby, as a comparison. With this comparison, his own son was really nothing.

"You eat first, I'll go call your father."

"Father is busy with military affairs, or…"

"In your father's heart, I'm afraid the entire central army tent isn't as important as you, his son.

"You didn't see it, when you were lining up to face the enemy on the other side, your father was sitting on the commander's seat, and his ten fingers dug ten grooves out of the armrests."

"Son is unfilial, making Father worry."

"Good, you'll always be his pride."

Siniang got up and left.

Tian Tian continued to drink the soup, and after drinking the soup, he picked up the chicken with his hands and started eating.

He was really hungry. For martial artists, the concept of food as a supplement to oneself had long surpassed the category of "delicious food."

Not long after,

The curtain was lifted, and Zheng Fan walked in.

"Father…"

Tian Tian put down the bowl, ready to greet him.

"Continue eating, our family doesn't have so many rules, your father hasn't become emperor yet."

Tian Tian smiled and continued to sit by the bed and eat.

Zheng Fan sat down next to him, looked at his son, and asked:

"Is there anything else that's uncomfortable?"

"It just hurts a little, I'll be fine after resting for two days, Dad. Son can continue to wear armor and fight."

"Bullshit, you fought very well this time, and you commanded very well. Father is very satisfied, you made Father proud. Just rest well below. The Chu people are learning from the Qian people to be complete turtles, and we'll have to spend a lot of time building axes and sledgehammers to break open their tortoise shells properly.

"Wife, get some more food for the child, not enough."

"Okay."

Siniang went out to prepare food. Zheng Fan patted his knee and said:

"Actually, Dad regretted it back then."

"Dad?"

"Dad always hoped that you would grow up to be an upright man, like your own father, so that you wouldn't betray the promise your own father made when he entrusted you to me.

"But I overlooked that, as a father, I would be content if my son could be safe and happy."

"Dad, son likes being on the battlefield, likes being a general, really."

Zheng Fan reached out and put his hand on Tian Tian's head.

When Siniang touched his head, Tian Tian would feel embarrassed, but when his father touched his head, Tian Tian would feel very natural.

"If you like it, that's good, that's good. Whenever you're tired, weary, or feel like it's meaningless, you can tell Dad."

"Dad, as a son, being able to be a vanguard for his father, father and son fighting together, is so good."

"Hehe, rest well, first rest for two days, don't do anything, don't think about anything, and then come to Dad's tent to help Dad review memorials."

"Yes, Dad."

……

Zheng Fan sat for a while longer, and only left after seeing Tian Tian eat a lot more. With the spread of the army, the military affairs that needed to be handled in the commander's tent suddenly became extremely numerous, and Liang Cheng was still a commander in a certain area. Although the Blind Man could also do these military affairs, he still needed him to sit there and take overall charge.

After eating,

Tian Tian didn't lie down to sleep again, but put on his clothes. He hesitated for a moment, remembering his aunt's instructions, and ultimately didn't put on his armor, but he still held his saber in his hand.

Tian Tian was walking towards the commander's tent, but not to the commander's tent.

If you were to ask which tent was closest to the commander's tent when the army was out on an expedition… it would definitely be that of the Sword Saint;

And the group of tents closest to the commander's tent… would definitely be those of the Prince's personal guards.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

Tian Tian's performance in the battle on the shore had indeed earned him the respect of the Prince's personal guards.

As the Prince's eldest son,

Standing with his shield at the forefront of the army formation was courage and responsibility;

Calmly commanding the entire army and making correct and meticulous responses was ability.

For true soldiers, a leader who is responsible and capable is enough to make them fight to the death without feeling aggrieved.

They weren't really afraid of death, what they feared was dying feeling aggrieved.

Tian Tian held his saber and met with everyone.

The personal guards who were seriously injured had been sent to the rear for treatment, and after initial treatment, they would be sent back to Fengxin City.

Those who were slightly injured were all here.

And the bodies of the brothers who had died in battle had been collected and buried on the south bank of the Wei River.

Only then did Tian Tian realize that he had been unconscious for a day and a night.

The reason why his father arranged for them to be buried there was to show an attitude that after crossing the Wei River this time, the Yan army's power would no longer shrink back.

Otherwise, wouldn't the bodies of the brothers who died in battle be humiliated by the Chu people?

After meeting with these personal guards, Tian Tian walked out again.

He still felt that he should learn from his own father and say something to them. In fact, the personal guards seemed to be waiting, but he still couldn't say it.

This was something he had to practice.

Tian Tian didn't leave the military camp to see the newly erected graves, but returned to his own tent.

"Where did you go?"

Inside the tent, Liu Dahu was standing with a plate of grapes.

"Brother Huzi, I went out to get some fresh air."

"Here, this is what the Prince asked me to bring."

"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Huzi."

Tian Tian had always respected Liu Dahu. Although Liu Dahu and Chen Xianba seemed to be completely opposite people, Liu Dahu's calmness and steadfastness were also unmatched by others.

"You're also a general now, a real general." Liu Dahu said with emotion as he looked at Tian Tian.

"Brother Huzi, you can also do it."

Tian Tian believed that if Liu Dahu made a request to his father, he would definitely be given a chance to be sent out.

"No, I'm different. I'm much worse than you and Xianba. Being by the Prince's side is the most suitable place for me, and it's where I'm most useful."

"Are you talking about me behind my back?"

At this moment, Chen Xianba lifted the curtain and walked in, patting the dust off his armor, and said:

"Ahu, is there any more herbal tea?"

Liu Dahu threw the water bag tied around his waist to Chen Xianba. Chen Xianba took it and drank it all in one gulp.

"Damn it, isn't it infuriating? I led my troops south and chased for more than eighty li, and the Chu people actually retreated more than ninety li, causing me to waste a trip for nothing. The warhorses of a few of my brothers even broke their legs, what a loss, what a loss."

Chen Xianba had been a hot-tempered person since he was a child. After joining the army, his temper became even more uncontrollable. Fortunately, he had always been in awe of the Regent Prince, and had been taken by the Regent Prince to his side to temper his temperament for a few years.

Fortunately, it was Tian Tian who snatched his job this time. If anyone else dared to steal his first battle, he would have exploded long ago.

"How's the injury?" Chen Xianba asked with concern.

"I'm fine, Brother."

"Yeah, that's more like you. I said, you kid has an iron physique, just like me, resistant to beatings. On this battlefield, it's all about having a hard life and not dying!"

"Can you say something nice? Always talking about death and dying." Liu Dahu complained.

"Damn it, this is in the army. If you don't talk about death and dying, what do you talk about? About romance? Who has the leisure to engage in this kind of taboo."

"Our Prince does."

"………" Chen Xianba.

Chen Xianba didn't dare to mutter about this topic anymore.

"Hehehe." Tian Tian laughed.

Chen Xianba sat cross-legged on the ground and said; "This time it's over, the Chu people are determined to shrink back. According to the old soldiers, I'm afraid we're going to fight a siege battle like the Yan-Chu War back then."

Back then, during the Yan-Chu War, General Nian built countless military fortresses and raised countless military villages in front of Zhennan Pass. His title of "Nian the Old Turtle" also came from this;

Even Prince Jingnan back then had spent too long there wearing down the Chu army, and in the end, it was Regent Prince who led his troops to sneak attack the Chu army's granary via the Wangjiang River, which broke the deadlock.

Now, having learned from their mistakes, the Chu people have suffered enough from the Yan army's strategic outflanking of the cavalry, and won't give you a second chance.

Tian Tian opened his mouth and said; "Father and the Great General had expected this long ago. It's time for my Jindong infantry tactics to be revealed to the world as well."

Chen Xianba sighed and said: "It just feels a little uncomfortable, too dull."

"When the ice is three feet thick, it will be broken in an instant." Liu Dahu said, "When the time is right, there will always be a time to break the ice. At that time, there will be a place for you to use your strength, just like Prince Jingnan and our Prince back then."

"Hey!"

Chen Xianba immediately perked up, and then looked at Tian Tian, this upright Yan land lad, who was now revealing a bit of aggrieved emotion:

"Back then, it was Prince Jingnan and our Prince, now, I'm afraid it's our Prince and Little Prince Jingnan."

Tian Tian immediately said: "Brother, don't worry, I definitely won't snatch it from you next time. Even if Father asks me to go, I will ask to be your deputy."

Chen Xianba raised an eyebrow and said: "Then we've agreed?"

Liu Dahu teased: "You're so promising, you're so old, and you're still fighting with your younger brother for food."

"What's it to you? I taught Tian Tian horsemanship and archery. Between brothers, what's yours and mine?"

Chen Xianba reached out and put his arm around Tian Tian's shoulder, pointed to himself and Tian Tian at Liu Dahu,

Said:

"Actually, if the Prince isn't in a hurry, give us two brothers another five years, and the Prince can rest assured and drink tea at home. We two brothers can pacify this world for the Prince!"

"You don't blush when you say that yourself." Liu Dahu laughed.

"Hahahaha……" Chen Xianba also laughed.

In fact, Chen Xianba was not wrong in a certain sense. Back then, he had led his troops to collapse most of the Qian Kingdom, and had rescued the Yan Kingdom from internal and external troubles, almost renewing it.

Then,

He encountered Tian Tian, who had collapsed half of the Yan Kingdom,

Finally,

Died under Tian Tian's blade.

And now, the two of them could hug each other and laugh, boasting about the seemingly groundless but actually energetic things that belonged to young people.

……

"My life has been saved."

Xiong Tingshan looked at his severed arm and smiled;

Xie Yu'an also smiled;

"Your Highness, leave the rest to me."

"Can you hold on?" Xiong Tingshan asked.

Xie Yu'an smacked his lips,

Said;

"Let's just hold on for now."

Saying that, he took out an orange from his pocket, peeling it as he said:

"The Yan people are coming south this time with a majestic momentum, looking like they are determined to win. Look, even you have become decadent, haven't you?

"But I,

"I just like this feeling of a mountain pressing on top of me, but I'm still digging a hole with my head down.

"Like this,

"It's more interesting."

"If… there was no mountain?" Xiong Tingshan suddenly asked.

If there was no substantial crisis brought about by the Yan people, what would happen to the Xie family?

"Your Highness, what you're saying is meaningless. My Xie family is full of loyal and good people."

Immediately,

Xie Yu'an handed the orange to a personal guard beside Xiong Tingshan,

Said;

"Open your mouth."

The personal guard opened his mouth, and Xie Yu'an stuffed the whole orange into his mouth.

Clapping his hands,

Xie Yu'an walked out of the tent and came to another tent.

"Sir, Wu Shi, he…"

"Hasn't woken up yet?"

"Yes."

Xie Yu'an nodded and walked in.

Inside the tent, Wu Qing was curled up in a corner, with snot and tears on his face, still trembling non-stop.

It was hard to imagine that the Wu Zheng of Great Chu would become like this.

Xie Yu'an squatted down and took out another orange, saying:

"Wu Shi, are you awake? If you're not awake, I'll peel oranges all night and feed them to you."

Wu Qing's body suddenly stopped shaking,

Reached out,

And pointed at Xie Yu'an,

His gaze even more fixed on him.

"You… you… you……"

"Hmm?" Xie Yu'an blinked.

"Hahahahaha……"

Wu Qing laughed loudly,

And then,

Again:

"Wuwuwuwuwu……"

Xie Yu'an had a headache and threw the half-peeled orange on the ground, stood up, and prepared to leave. He still had too many things to do.

But just as Xie Yu'an was about to leave the tent,

Wu Qing in the corner suddenly spoke clearly:

"He…"

"Who?" Xie Yu'an immediately turned around.

Wu Qing didn't even look at Xie Yu'an,

But stared at the half-peeled orange that Wu Qing had picked up at some point:

"Saw it long ago."