A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Meng Chengping led a special team to carry out a special mission.

The entire squad was directly appointed by Huo Jiang.

They quietly left the camp as the sun dipped below the horizon, and apart from the general himself, no one in the army knew where they had gone.

At midnight, the soldiers, who had been waiting for their turn, suddenly received an order from the general: all the cavalry of the Northwest Army would launch a surprise attack on the Northern Army camp.

Behind the cavalry were two battalions operating rock-feeding machines and rocket crossbows, creating chaos at a distance from the northern camp while providing cover for their own forces.

The Beili people, awakened from their sleep by the falling burning rocks, rushed out of their tents and untied their warhorses.

The Northwest Army cavalry moved swiftly, and their vanguard charged into the Northern Army camp. As the two sides clashed, a strange thing suddenly happened.

A northern warhorse suddenly swayed, staggering and unable to walk steadily, as if it were drunk.

No matter how much the Northern Li cavalryman pulled on the reins, cursed, and kicked the horse's belly, the warhorse wouldn't obey him.

Finally, the poor warhorse trembled and its legs gave way, causing it to collapse to the ground.

Looking around, it seemed as if this scene was contagious on the battlefield, with more and more of the Northern Li warhorses falling to the ground.

The soldiers on horseback fell off their horses one after another.

Seizing this golden opportunity, the Northwest Army didn't bother to investigate what had happened and charged straight ahead, cutting through enemy lines like vegetables, growing stronger with each battle.

At dawn, the troops in the northwest camp sounded the retreat.

The cavalrymen remembered the general's instructions and knew when to stop. During their retreat, they also took the opportunity to burn down the two largest granaries of the Northern Army.

After that night, the Northern Army lost at least one-third of its fighting strength and warhorses, and its food and supplies suffered heavy losses that were difficult to count.

Meanwhile, the Northwest Army suffered no casualties, demonstrating remarkable skill and achieving a resounding victory in their first battle.

The generals all looked pleased when they reported to Huo Jiang.

But when it came to the fact that Meng Chengping hadn't returned yet, everyone's smiles vanished.

They only learned this morning when they returned that the reason why the Beili people's warhorses suddenly went out of control last night was all thanks to Meng Chengping's small team.

According to the tactics previously agreed upon by Huo Jiang and Meng Chengping.

They first sneaked under cover of night to the vicinity of the Northern Li army camp, and seized the opportunity when the Northern Li army camp was changing guards and the guards were at their weakest. They killed people, stripped them of their clothes and armor, disguised themselves, infiltrated the camp, and mixed epilepsy grass into the horse feed.

The people of Beili were accustomed to feeding their warhorses a night meal before midnight, and it had to be fresh fodder.

After the horses had eaten their midnight snack and the northerners were allowed to sleep for half an hour, it was time for the Northwest Army to launch their attack.

Judging from the subsequent results, everything seems to be progressing smoothly.

According to Huo Jiang's plan, after Meng Chengping and the others completed their mission, they were to hide themselves as much as possible and wait for the main force of the Northwest Army cavalry to arrive before reuniting with their own people and returning safely.

But now...

Huo Jiang slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Where are they?!"

None of the generals present uttered a word, because they really didn't know what to say.

Before they arrived, they had already asked their soldiers, and confirmed that no one had seen anyone from Meng Chengping's team last night.

Since the Northern Army was not alerted, it means that Meng Chengping and others were not exposed.

Surely this group of people didn't just disappear into thin air, did they go to heaven or earth?

Huo Jiang seemed to have realized something, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Meng Chengping, I asked you to go and keep an eye on him, but you've been kidnapped by him!"

The generals didn't quite understand what the general was saying.

Who is this "he"?

However, the general looked very unhappy.

One of them mustered up his courage and asked, "How about we send more scouts to investigate?"

Huo Jiang said in a deep voice, "That's not necessary for now. You can all leave."

The generals rose and took their leave.

In the Northwest Army, no one questioned the General's words.

The general always cherished every soldier under his command, so there must be a reason why he said he would stop searching for the time being.

Family members' village.

The crying of the newborn baby brought a sense of relief to the women gathered inside and outside the Zhou family's courtyard.

However, no one was in a hurry to be happy.

It wasn't until Aunt Lin came out first, smiling, that she said, "Both mother and child are safe and sound; she gave birth to a precious gem!"

The women then laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

"The midwives have all worked hard. Here, a few of you, come with me to prepare the meal!"

"Yes, yes, I've been busy since last night, I must be hungry."

Inside the house, He Jinglan jumped to Gu Xixi with tears in her eyes, "Xixi, that's wonderful!"

"Get up and look at the baby you delivered!"

"Aunt Lin and the others all say she's a pretty young girl!"

Gu Xixi smiled wryly and reached out her hand, "Please help me up, my legs are too weak to stand up."

Because of prolonged concentration without moving, blood circulation is impaired.

In addition, it was my first time practicing medicine without a license, doing something I was completely unskilled at and had never learned before, which made me extremely nervous.

After relieving the pressure, I felt much better after getting up and moving my legs.

The newborn had already been washed clean, and Gu Xixi limped over to take a look.

It's red and wrinkled, looking just like a little monkey with hair only on its head.

She couldn't help but wonder, where did everyone get the idea that this little girl was...pretty?

Then several midwives came out carrying the babies in swaddling clothes to show everyone, while recounting how critical the situation was and how, thanks to Boss Gu's acupuncture, both the mother and baby were saved.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise once again, "Thank goodness Boss Gu is still in the village this time, otherwise... it would have been terrifying."

"As expected of our Boss Gu, I knew that once she took action, the Zhou family girl would be fine!"

Gu Xixi couldn't stand hearing that and hurriedly walked out.

Because her legs and feet had not fully recovered their flexibility, she accidentally tripped on the threshold and almost fell.

Thankfully, He Jinglan reacted quickly and caught her, saying, "What's the rush? Let me help you walk now."

Gu Xixi gave an awkward smile, then looked at everyone and said, "Please don't praise me like that."

"I am not a doctor. I am only performing acupuncture today because I happened to see an old doctor treating a woman in difficult labor. In this critical moment, I had no choice but to follow his example."

"The Zhou family's wife was able to escape danger entirely thanks to her good fortune. It just so happened that her symptoms were similar to those of the woman I had seen during childbirth, which is why my acupuncture was effective. Otherwise, I don't know what the outcome would have been..."

Gu Xixi spoke so sincerely that everyone was stunned.

After a moment of silence, the women burst into laughter.

"Hey! We all know why Boss Gu is so nervous!"

"Even Aunt Lin couldn't handle it this morning! Everyone knows you and Miss He are still unmarried young women, how would you know anything about having children?"

"That's right! Aunt Lin thought that having two more people meant having two more solutions. And look, it worked!"

Gu Xixi and He Jinglan looked at each other and whispered to each other.

He Jinglan: "Is this called... shooting at something even if there's no chance?"

Gu Xixi: "This is called grabbing a blind cat at random, and the blind cat caught a mouse."

All are happy.

On the northwestern border, a small team of only twenty people crawled forward through the tangled weeds...