"It's precisely because of the Su Family's decades - long prestige. Now that Brother Su is injured and Uncle has been assassinated, changing a general in the military camp is like a regime change. Naturally, everyone is getting restless."
"..." Su Wan'er frowned, lost in thought.
"Don't worry too much. Since we're here, we can handle any situation that arises. There's no need to be afraid." Gu Jingtian patted her on the back soothingly.
"Yeah... How's the situation in the Southern Border? I heard that the Yuwen Family has almost finished conscripting soldiers?" When she was in the palace, most of the memorials were about this, which made her even more flustered. Did the Yuwen Family really conscript so many soldiers from the common people regardless of the consequences?
"It's true. They've conscripted quite a number of soldiers. But you know, the Southern Border has always been sparsely populated. Their conscription is just forced now. What I'm most worried about is their Gu - arts. Especially since it's the Yuwen Family in power this time. They're most fond of this. Just look at the dirty tricks they used on Brother Su."
"Miss, General Gu, it seems that there's a fight in a tent outside." Qingcao was guarding outside. Suddenly, she heard a noisy sound from a nearby tent. The quarrel got fiercer and there were even sounds of fighting.
She had just arrived, so naturally she didn't know which camp it was. But she knew that the nearby tents should belong to important officials. It was the time for daily war - strategy discussions. Why would there be a sudden quarrel?
"Hmm? Whose tent is that?" Su Wan'er also thought it was inappropriate. It must be a general's tent.
"It's General Han's." Gu Jingtian's face looked solemn.
"Is it Lieutenant General Han?" Su Wan'er immediately walked over quickly, and Gu Jingtian followed closely.
Before they entered, they heard two old but powerful voices shouting.
"Old fool! You're too timid yourself, and you're even trying to stop me?! Let's have a good fight today. If you still try to stop me after I beat you down, you're a coward!" An unfamiliar bearded general shouted at General Han with the unique boldness in the military camp. Judging from his uniform, he should have the same rank as General Han.
"You're being unreasonable! A great battle is imminent, and you only think about yourself. If you don't calm down, don't blame me for enforcing justice on behalf of heaven!" General Han retorted without showing any weakness. He seemed much more just than the other.
"Come on! See if I don't beat you to death today, old thing!" Under the influence of alcohol, the bearded general swung his ax and rushed forward.
As a senior in the military, General Han naturally had some real skills. When they fought, they were evenly matched in the first two moves.
Su Wan'er originally wanted to step forward to stop them, but Gu Jingtian pulled her back and warned her of the danger.
Could people in the military camp be persuaded when they were fighting? Moreover, these two veteran generals had high ranks. She had just arrived. If she stepped in to stop them now, she would surely offend one of them, which was not conducive to future interactions.
"Who's the other one?" Su Wan'er thought she should know all the people of this age, but she just couldn't remember who this was.
"He's a Lieutenant General surnamed Su. Counting it, he's your cousin - uncle. But he's been guarding the Northwest all along and has only been here for less than three years. No wonder you don't recognize him." Gu Jingtian didn't have a bad impression of this man because he had always been the most straightforward in the military, and naturally also the most offensive.
"Cousin - uncle?" For generations, the Su Family members had been in the military and led troops. Even Su Wan'er couldn't remember clearly how many cousin - uncles and cousin - brothers she had. There were countless cousins who served in the military. It was just that her father and elder brother had always held power, and they were just small generals in each camp.
"Ah, Lao Su, are you for real?" While Su Wan'er was recalling, she suddenly heard General Han shouting.
It was seen that Lieutenant General Su was becoming more and more ruthless in his attacks and had no sense of propriety. Su Wan'er didn't know where this cousin - uncle came from, and she was naturally more inclined to General Han. At this moment, she couldn't bear it any longer.
"Stop!" Su Wan'er impulsively rushed between the two of them.
Gu Jingtian stared at her intently, ready to take action at any time.
Unexpectedly, Lieutenant General Su seemed unable to stop his steps and actually wanted to swing his ax at Su Wan'er.
Just as Gu Jingtian was about to fly over to stop him, he suddenly saw Su Wan'er take a quick step, bend down, and slip under his ax. Then she kicked out, hitting Lieutenant General Su right in the waist.
"How dare you! With General Wei here to stop you, you still dare to attack!" Gu Jingtian immediately walked over and scolded Lieutenant General Su uncontrollably.
"What General Wei? San Ya Tou, don't you remember me? I'm your uncle. I even carried you when you were a kid. Now why are you helping an outsider?!" Lieutenant General Su didn't seem to take Gu Jingtian seriously at all, and even less so Su Wan'er.
Moreover, he put on a very overbearing attitude as an elder and asked Su Wan'er to call him uncle.
Su Wan'er frowned and tightened her lips.
She got angry for three seconds on her own, then decided not to argue with this man. After that, she turned around to ask how General Han was.
General Han was as kind as ever: "Thank you for your concern, General Wei. I'm fine, fine."
This made Lieutenant General Su lose a great deal of face. Moreover, with such a big commotion, all the people who could be attracted had come to watch. With so many people around, he immediately felt embarrassed.
"San Ya Tou! Do you still have any respect for me as an elder? This is too much!" After much thought, Lieutenant General Su decided that he was now a lieutenant general, while Su Wan'er was just a girl with an empty title. So he actually shouted at Su Wan'er.
"There are indeed many elders in the Su Family. As a junior, I can't remember them all clearly." Su Wan'er replied to him angrily.
Unexpectedly, Lieutenant General Su still didn't let it go. "You! Where have your mother's and grandmother's teachings to you gone? Now you're even disowning your relatives?!" In fact, he wasn't just losing his temper. The real reason was that he thought that two marshals of the Su Family Army had been injured in succession. Among the generals left on the battlefield, he was the only Su Family member. Gu Jingtian lacked experience, and he had long wanted to take his place.
Now that Su Wan'er had come, although she hadn't said it clearly, he could also see some signs of her competing for power. So he wanted to show his seniority first and still had his eye on the position of marshal.
"All I know is that in the military camp, military regulations seem to be more important than upbringing! My father and elder brother are both marshals. But when my elder brother was the marshal, even my father would clasp his fists and salute when they met. How come when it comes to you, you're putting on the airs of an elder?!" Su Wan'er was extremely angry and said every word to him.