"Honey, I misunderstood you."

"Don't take it to heart. I understand you, I know what you're thinking, and I know how deep your feelings for me are. Although I, Xia Erwa, don't say it out loud, I understand it better than anyone else."

“I just hope you won’t be so foolish. Before we had children, I was willing to be with you no matter what you wanted. But now that we have children, even if something happens to me, you should live well for the sake of our children.”

"Only if you survive will the children have any hope for the future."

Xiuqin understood this principle perfectly well, but she also had her own plans.

She arranged for her adopted brother to take care of the child, as her father had saved his life.

She felt at ease entrusting her child to him.

However, Xiuqin would naturally not let Xia Erwa know about this.

In chaotic times, true feelings are hard to come by.

Since they knew each other's feelings and survived such a calamity, it must be a blessing from heaven.

She didn't want to say anything.

So be it.

Xia Erwa gripped Xiuqin's hand tightly, and the couple walked hand in hand through the post-war Jiming County town for the first time.

Along the way, there were cheers and shouts everywhere.

The people were overjoyed to see the Great Xia Kingdom defeat the Japanese devils for the first time.

"The Great Xia Kingdom has won!"

Someone, seemingly reckless, shouted something, and the street erupted in a cacophony of noise.

Everyone started cheering loudly.

"Young Marshal is wise!"

"Young Marshal, you are so majestic and powerful!"

The voices gathered together, boosting morale. The soldiers descending from the city gate tower all wore proud expressions, chins held high, and marched proudly down the street.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"

"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"

The people expressed their joy and elation in the simplest way.

The women carrying baskets, as if they had discussed it beforehand, stuffed the surviving chickens, ducks, geese, and various fruits and vegetables they had grown themselves into the arms of the young soldiers.

The older women looked at the young soldiers' still-childish faces and their hearts ached with pity.

"So young to join the army, what a waste."

"Those damned Japanese devils, they made our children from Great Xia Kingdom have to go out and struggle at such a young age."

One second the soldiers were so proud they felt like they could fly to the sky, filled with heroic ambition, but the next second, hearing the words of these older women, their cheeks flushed with embarrassment, and they became quite shy.

"Auntie, we are all men of steel. Although we are young, we have great ambitions. We cannot stand by and watch the Japanese devils trample our Great Xia Kingdom's land with their iron hooves!"

"We may lose our heads and shed our blood, but we must never lose our spirit."

"Well said, young man, good job!"

"In that case, you can eat what the old lady has. If you hadn't come to protect Jiming County, we might have been occupied by the Japanese army by now. If the things had fallen into their hands, they would have been wasted."

"We are here on behalf of the people of Jiming County to reward you."

The old lady's words were very reasonable.

But the young soldier suddenly pushed the thing back.

"No, ma'am, you're tempting us to make a mistake. We won't fall for it."

"We are military personnel, and the young marshal will naturally reward us; we don't need you."

"In these chaotic times, the people are suffering terribly and their lives are too difficult. We cannot make things worse for you."

Despite their young age, the soldiers possessed unwavering willpower and resolutely resisted temptation.

The women's eyes welled up with tears.

The young soldier ran away quickly after speaking, afraid that the old woman would stuff more things into his arms.

When the old woman realized she couldn't catch one, she tried catching another, but without exception, none of the young soldiers would accept the gifts.

The soldiers marched in perfect unison, heading in a grand procession towards their encampment.

The Jinsan Brigade was previously besieged in the mountain city, with tens of thousands of soldiers, but they recruited many more along the way, and now they have more than 100,000 soldiers.

Because of the large number of troops, the Jinsan Brigade was stationed directly outside the county seat of Jiming County.

Only Qin Lizhi and his personal guards stayed temporarily at Xia Erwa's house.

The troops are now heading towards the garrison.

Along with it, countless drones, resembling tiny grasshoppers, were flying in the sky.

Surrounded by this large army, Qin Lizhi, who appeared from the rear on a fine horse, stood out conspicuously.

The sight of that strikingly handsome face naturally caused a stir.

"Is this our young Marshal Qin?"

"My God, we only know that Young Marshal Qin's reputation is far-reaching, which has attracted the Japanese army to offer a high reward for his killing of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers. His military achievements are unparalleled. Who would have thought that he would be so handsome?"

"Yes, you couldn't find anyone this good-looking even if you searched the entire Jiming County with lanterns."

"To be able to break through in an environment like that of a mountain city, one can only imagine what kind of divine means one must possess. Moreover, to have such a handsome face, one must be a celestial being descended to earth to save our precarious Great Xia Kingdom!"

Amidst the clamor of discussion, Qin Lizhi's brows showed a hint of weariness, but a smile played at the corners of his lips.

At this moment, he was filled with indescribable joy, and he had so much to say.

I want to say to Yu Yu in another time and space, look, we won again.

Everyone is currently marveling at his brilliant methods, but little do they know that Yu Yu deserves half of all his credit.

Thinking of this, a strange heat surged in Qin Lizhi's heart.

It's like having a whole jar of honey poured into your blood vessels, pumping out something warm and sweet from your heart.

Yu Yu...

*

The main camp of the Jin-Sui Army.

Han Zhigang was resting with his feet propped up on a recliner, his eyes half-closed. Next to him, a famous courtesan from the brothel was holding a fan with her delicate fingers raised, the fan partially obscuring her face, her seductive eyes teasing him from afar.

The soft, melodious Wu dialect, accompanied by traditional string and wind instruments, drifted into my ears.

Although Han Zhigang's eyelids were half-closed, his raised foot tapped the rhythm of the tune.

This courtesan came from Jiangnan, and Han Zhigang was determined to win her over. However, the courtesan was adept at manipulating people's hearts and kept him waiting. The atmosphere was now intense, and things had clearly reached a fever pitch.

Just as Han Zhigang stood up and reached out to hold the little hand.

A series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

Han Zhigang's interest was completely dampened, and his sharp eyes immediately turned to look at the newcomer!

Seeing this, the man immediately knew he had come at the wrong time. He trembled, but still mustered his courage and said, "Brigadier, spare my life!"

Yes, Han Zhigang is the former brigade commander who previously outmaneuvered the Jinsan Brigade.

Upon hearing the visitor's words, Han Zhigang's face darkened considerably.

"You'd better have something important to say, or this pistol in my hand won't be trifled with!"

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