Chapter 308: Sima Hui (2) (2/2)
Zhang Mai nodded in agreement. “That Sima Hui in our camp, she’s Sima Feng’s legitimate granddaughter.”
Xiao Hongyu was so shocked that his jaw had dropped.
“She’s actually one of Old General Sima’s descendants?!”
“As far as I know, the main branch of the Simas didn’t support Sima Feng at all. They even fought with Sima Feng’s branch of the family. All of Sima Feng’s male descendants entered the army and most of them died on the battlefields. By the time it reached Sima Hui’s generation, there were only the old, weak, women and children left. Sima Hui practically grew up in the army. Without caring about her family’s objections, she bravely enlisted in the army. This time, she was the one who brought the Shandong troops over as support.”
Xiao Hongyu’s cheeks were a little flushed from embarrassment. “So that girl turned out to be so impressive… I’ve underestimated her.”
Although He Changdi’s expression was calm, his mind was racing. He hadn’t participated in the war against the Tuhuns in his past life, and he hadn’t heard of someone like Sima Hui before, either. Had the natural course of events changed, or were there other secrets behind this anomaly?
Captain Guo harrumphed. “Don’t judge her for being a woman. She’s one of the fiercest generals in our army. She’s already led soldiers for five to six years, and she’s more experienced than a greenhorn like you. General Qian trusts her ability enough to place her in important positions.”
The shape of Zhang Mai’s mouth suddenly formed into a slight leer. “Most importantly, General Sima has specially formed a female camp; there are hundreds of female soldiers there!”
Hearing this, Xiao Hongyu’s eyes were about to pop out. “What?! Female soldiers? Women can be soldiers too? Don’t tell me they’re… Hehe…”
Captain Guo gave a resounding smack to the back of Xiao Hongyu’s head. “General Sima’s female camp was made at the personal order of the Emperor himself! Stop having all these dirty thoughts in your head all the time! If you lose to that group of female soldiers in the battle against the Tuhuns, I’m going to break your legs!”
Xiao Hongyu’s shoulders immediately shrunk upon being chastised.
Captain Guo glared at Xiao Hongyu for good measure before turning to He Changdi. “One more thing, General Qian has given orders for you and Hongyu to investigate the area where you met the Tuhuns in the forest. You have to keep this mission a secret- both that its been given to you and that you’re doing it. You can’t leave camp too many times, as well.”
He Sanlang was a little surprised. He hadn’t expected Great General Qian to have entrusted this matter to him. It seemed like the events in the commander’s tent earlier had just been a show that the general had put on for outsiders.
Captain Guo and Zhang Mai stayed in He Sanlang’s tent for an hour. As they left, they even forcefully snatched away half of the food that Chu Lian had given to He Sanlang.
Xiao Hongyu took pleasure in his loss while lying on the bed next to his. “Hehe, Brother He. Luckily, I was already prepared for that. I’ve already hidden all the goodies that Sister-in-Law gave me.”