When Selaginella woke up, he stared at the ceiling for a long time without reacting.
Although he had never died before, he felt that the world after death should not be like this. When he was a child, he planned to follow his father to the battlefield, but his father threw him back into the bed by the collar, and scolded:
—"The hair is not even grown, what a fart war? Do you think it is so cool to fight? Remember, you can do whatever you want in this life. Don't be an officer with a big sesame and mung bean like me. If you can’t earn it, if you close your eyes every day, you will be killed, and even if you die, you can’t escape the ending of going to hell!”
In case he didn't hear clearly, the middle-aged man in armor added:
—"Do you know what hell is? It is a world made up of flesh and blood, bones and karmic fire. What awaits you there is endless suffering, and there will never be a time to stop!"
Selaginella clutched her head, only feeling a splitting headache, and memories from many years ago kept reappearing in her mind.
He tried his best to familiarize himself with the scene in front of him. It was not as scary as his father described, and it was full of quiet and peaceful atmosphere. He knew that he was not dead yet, but he didn't know where he was now, so he sat up and wanted to get out of bed. There was a little noise during this process, and immediately a girl ran over while wiping her hands with an apron outside the room.
"Yo, you're awake."
This is her first sentence.
"It's pretty cool, you can still wake up after being hit on the head with a hammer by our soldiers."
This is her second sentence.
"Oh, by the way, my name is Tila, and I am the maid of Thirteenth Sister. Thirteenth Sister asked me to take care of you, and I will take you to see her when you wake up. But Thirteenth Sister is in a meeting now, so you just wait for a while Bar."
After Tira finished speaking, she scratched her head and added a sentence embarrassingly:
"Oh, I forgot to ask if you still feel uncomfortable. If so, I will call the doctor for you."
Selaginella stared at her blankly, and asked after a while:
"I'm a little confused about the situation... Do you know who I am? The enemy general, it's more appropriate to stay in prison now."
Tira laughed and replied:
"It's a good idea, but the prison is not a place for you to stay. The third son of Yunyang lives in it now. What does it look like for you to live in it? Our city lord said that the foot of the wall that can be pried can be broken before it is pried." You can see it as your own person first.”
It took Selaginella some time to figure out what she was talking about with his aching head, and he couldn't help laughing for a while. He stood up and felt that there was no bone in his body that didn't hurt, but he still endured the pain and walked in front of Tira. He is much taller than Tira, and he is still very oppressive when standing in front of her.
"Are any of the soldiers who followed me alive?"
He asked such a sentence, but in fact he had no hope.
Tira tilted her head in doubt, not knowing why his tone was so low, and replied as if it was a matter of course:
"Most of the people are alive. They surrendered directly after you fell, and the thirteenth sister didn't kill the surrendered soldiers, so what did they do to embarrass them. Do you want to go and see them? They are also very worried about you... How about this, let’s go as soon as we say, I’ll take you there to take a look. It’s not far away.”
On this day, Selaginella entered the camp in Yuxi City for the first time.
What was presented to him was a picture that he had only seen in books. The wounded soldiers talked about the results of this battle while lying on the bed to recuperate. Even those who were seriously injured were effectively healed. Some soldiers were disabled and had to be discharged from the army. They looked much more depressed, and many comrades surrounded him to comfort him. Finally, a group of people sang the military song of Yuxi City together.
—"Unity is strength~quantity!"
This military song that Lidd had just written for them at the beginning, almost everyone can sing it now. Most soldiers don't appreciate elegant music, and think that singing like this suits their appetite. The simple lyrics are paired with catchy tunes, and you will not consciously remember it after listening to it twice.
There are also soldiers training under the scorching sun, and they have practiced the basic spear formation meticulously. In the summer, Selaginella was trembling and sweating, because he found that the momentum of this army had increased compared to before. An army capable of fighting is already scary enough. What's even more frightening is that they haven't been infected with the habit of stealing, raping, and playing tricks. Without supervision, the soldiers devote themselves to every move, and even don't fight at all. Didn't realize Selaginella stared at them here for a long time.
Next, Selaginella met his former subordinates.
Because he rushed to the forefront with him at the beginning, the soldier's loss rate was relatively high. Those who survived were all injured, but after seeing Selaginella, everyone was still in a good state of mind. They couldn't wait to tell him what they saw and heard in the Yuxi City barracks, and Selaginella shook his head wryly.
Settlement allowances, pensions, various privileges and benefits, after death, you can leave your name on the monument for generations to remember. In addition, there are scientific training methods, three meals a day with balanced nutrition, regular training and group activities, various rewards and promotion channels... These are unheard of by Selaginella.
At this moment, Selaginella finally understood why the soldiers of Yuxi City had such light in their eyes during the hand-to-hand combat. It turned out that they only needed to concentrate on training and killing the enemy, and everything else was taken care of for them.
Selaginella stayed in the barracks until the evening, and learned a lot of information in detail. Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he was deeply moved in his heart. It wasn't until Fang Shisan returned to the barracks after the meeting that he turned his attention away from the army.
This was his first meeting with Fang Shisan. Before that, it was hard for him to imagine that such an army was trained by this girl in a wheelchair. Fang Shisan outside the battlefield changed into ordinary clothes, and Tila carefully helped her push the wheelchair. Fang Shisan leaned on the back of the chair, and said gently to the somewhat reserved Selaginella:
"You are Selaginella, right? I heard about your experience from Anbu. When the Lord of Cangzhou raised his army that year, your father followed the Lord of Yunyang to join the royal family's camp, and made a lot of contributions in conquering the north and south. In the end, because of the villain's jealousy, he was framed and died in the barracks, which once provoked a moderate mutiny. Why would you be willing to join Li Neng's army when he recruited soldiers?"
Selaginella swallowed a mouthful of saliva, feeling his mouth dry.
What Fang Shisan said, he never told any soldiers around him, and he can be sure that she didn't ask her from his subordinates. In other words, before the war started, Yuxi City had already figured out the details of this little school official.
Thinking of this, Selaginella suddenly understood why those Yuxi City soldiers on the battlefield were willing to spare their lives. It turned out that all of these were within Yuxi City's plan.
Selaginella pondered for a moment, smiled wryly and said:
"My father once said, if there is another way to go, don't be a soldier."
He paused and continued:
"So there is only one reason why I choose to be a soldier, that is, there is no other way to go... There is no special reason here. Life is cheap and sold to Li Neng, it's as simple as that."