Abandoned daughter takes charge of the family, so rich that even the best people can't envy

It is said that "If one soldier is a bad soldier, the whole army will be a bad general." What can the brothers learn from following such a general?

I'm probably lucky to be alive until now.

She said sternly, "My brothers, please always remember that whether it's the Dingguo Army, the Su Family Army, or any other army, they are all Cangwu's army, your Majesty's army, not the army of any particular person or family."

Seeing everyone's solemn expressions, Song Jinxiu smiled again and said, "Young General Wei is gathering the troops, so you should go out as well. Especially you two, as centurions have the responsibility of being centurions, go and lead your troops."

Song Chunsheng and Cheng Jinhao blushed and quickly strode out. The rest of the people followed quickly.

"An Yi, mix these nutrient pills into today's meat porridge. Distribute them to the working soldiers later."

"Yes," An Yi took the order and left.

Song Jinxiu then stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go out too."

The military camp was brightly lit, and in front of the central army tent, the soldiers, tired after a day of fighting, stood quietly.

Wei Qingyun looked at Song Jinxiu who was walking over with a bad face and said, "Princess, please give me a lecture."

Song Jinxiu didn't even look at him. She strode to the light in front of the central army tent, letting the soldiers see her, and then said, "Everyone, sit down and rest."

Everyone was stunned and didn't understand.

Song Chunsheng and Cheng Jinhao were the first to react and quickly waved their hands behind them, "Listen to the princess' order, sit down and rest."

With a swish, the soldiers under their command sat down obediently.

A general who had been saved by Song Jinxiu also waved his hand and sat down again.

At this time, everyone finally understood what Song Jinxiu meant, and sat down without knowing why.

Song Jinxiu's eyes were calm and gentle as she scanned the tired soldiers one by one.

"Everyone's tired after a hard day. I'm asking you to sit down so you can take this time to rest. We have a tough battle to fight soon."

After she finished speaking, she turned to the seven or eight captains standing behind Wei Qingyun and whispering to each other, "Young General Wei has told you, right? You will follow my command for the next three days."

Several people immediately looked at Wei Qingyun.

This hasn't been said yet?

Song Jinxiu looked at Wei Qingyun calmly, waiting for him to speak.

Wei Qingyun smiled wickedly and said loudly, "Our wise Princess said she has a way to defeat all the elephant soldiers without bloodshed. If she fails, she will leave Southern Xinjiang. So, for the next three days, we will just follow Her Highness's orders."

His voice was very loud, and almost everyone heard it in the quiet night. Even those who couldn't hear it clearly later heard it from word of mouth among the soldiers, so they knew what it meant.

"Can Her Royal Highness the Princess really defeat the elephant soldiers?"

"That's right, it was achieved without bloodshed. This isn't just nonsense, is it?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess just told us to take this time to rest, saying that there will be a tough battle soon. Since we are going to fight, how can we guarantee zero casualties?"

Someone also asked: "Boss, what does it mean to fight without bloodshed?"

"Tsk, you're so stupid! Even though I can't read, I know what it means. It means there's no blood on the knife."

"If the sword doesn't bleed? Is it still a war?"

"Hey, what do girls know? They are just women with a soft spot for affection."

"Shh, keep your voice down. Do you think you can interfere with the eldest princess?"

"Why are you talking so much? We are just soldiers. We should just do what we are told. Apart from anything else, I just think it's great that Her Royal Highness the Princess lets us sit down and rest. I'm exhausted today."

Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Wei Qingyun smiled triumphantly. He just wanted to let everyone know and see if Her Royal Highness the Princess would still have the face to stay here if she couldn't do it.

Humph! You'd better get back to the capital as soon as possible.

Song Jinxiu glanced at Wei Qingyun indifferently and said, "In three days, you will be tried by military law."

She looked at the captains and said, "I need 3,000 men to dig the trap. Can each of you send out 500 men?"

After saying this, she emphasized: "This matter is very important."

"Yes." Cai Kang, Xu Gan and Tian Ming said loudly.

Zhao Xingye glanced at Wei Qingyun and stammered, "Your Highness, we've suffered heavy casualties. We can only send out two hundred men at most."

He could see that his young general disliked the eldest princess.

Song Jinxiu glanced at him and said calmly, "It's okay, two hundred is two hundred, but you have to pick someone who is strong."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the remaining three people. When they saw that Zhao Xingye had refuted the eldest princess' words, the eldest princess did not get angry.

So they boldly said, "Your Highness, we can send at most two hundred people."

"Your Highness, so do we."

"me too."

Song Jinxiu watched as their eyes met, snorted and chuckled, then glanced at Wei Qingyun with disdain.

The glaring disdain in his eyes meant: You actually let your subordinates pretend to obey you but actually disobey you? You can't afford to lose?

Wei Qingyun glared at his four men and said, "How dare you! Since Her Royal Highness the Princess said she wants five hundred men, then we'll send five hundred. If that's not enough, we'll use the wounded."

"Yes, I will pick out some lightly wounded soldiers right away, and I will definitely gather 500 men."

Song Jinxiu ignored them. She took out the sample map of the trap that she had printed out in advance and gave two to each person.

"We must dig traps on three sides of the camp overnight. We must do it quietly, not alerting anyone, and the traps must be deep enough. One more trap, one more inch deeper, and one of our soldiers might be spared."

As she spoke, her aura suddenly shone, and she said sternly, "Anyone who fails to meet the requirements or leaks the information will be dealt with by military law."

"Yes"

Everyone took the order and left.

Song Jinxiu then said to Wei Qingyun, who seemed lost in thought, "General Wei, please evacuate the wounded and sick to a safe place tonight."

Wei Qingyun looked at her and asked, "Do you want to set a trap to deal with the elephant soldiers?"

Song Jinxiu glanced at him and said, "Young General, please follow your orders. Remember, the transfer of the wounded must be done in secrecy. If the news leaks out because of your actions..."

Wei Qingyun frowned: "Don't worry, I won't joke with the lives of the soldiers."

He took two steps and turned back, saying, "I didn't order them to do that just now."

He was talking about the hypocrisy of Zhao Xingye and his companions.

Song Jinxiu glanced at him and said, "But they are your soldiers. Their mistakes will be held against you. So, you'd better warn them to obey orders honestly. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, I will be responsible for you."

Wei Qingyun was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and strode away.

Under the starry night sky, the soldiers, under the command of their general, moved quietly. They began digging traps around the camp.

On the way, An Yi led his men and brought hot meat porridge to serve as a snack for the soldiers who were digging the pit.

After eating a bowl of hot meat porridge, people immediately felt refreshed. The soldiers, who had been tired all day, felt that they had endless energy again.

The pace of digging traps has increased.

Each trap is about ten feet deep and spacious enough to accommodate an entire war elephant. The bottom of the trap is filled with sharp bamboo spikes or wooden stakes.

The soldiers carefully covered the trap with a layer of branches and weeds, and then sprinkled a thin layer of soil, making it no different from the surrounding ground, like an invisible giant mouth, waiting for prey to step in.

Song Jinxiu also devised a unique trap. In the relatively flat area northeast of the camp, the soldiers dug a deep pit, its sides sloping and its bottom steeper. In the center of the pit, they erected a stout wooden stake, its tip sharpened to a pinpoint. The trap was also camouflaged, making it difficult to detect.

There is strength in numbers. After a night of hard work, the trap was finally dug.