Si Ning was glad they were done with the tying when Shen Yu woke up to glare at him. "You know the way you call me, people might think we are long lost, lovers." He couldn't help but comment as he stood above Shen Yu.
Staring down at him, Si Ning could see the man was quite old, at least in his fifties and because his son died he made a terrible choice by leading his army blindly. Si Ning concluded that Shen Yu must have loved his son dearly.
"Si Ning!!!" Shen Yu said between gritted teeth.
This was another era. He was a General and would act as a General.
"When did the occurrence of his son losing his life again?" Si Ning asked nonchalantly.
"Si Ning!!!!" Shen Yu growled, his eyes glaring daggers at Si Ning's nonchalant attitude.
"The last time we fought along the river five days ago." Chen An replied as Ji Ran started bandaging his bleeding arm.
Five days ago... Does that mean he transmigrated to this world five days ago or was it just when he woke up? Did he die when he fell into the sea then he miraculously came to this world? What sort of fate or destiny did he end up with?
"General..."
Si Ning broke out of his thought when Ji Ran called him. He blinked.
"General." Ji Ran called again looking worried.
"General Shen Yu, different things happen at war, I may lose my life and I don't think anyone will hold you for it." Si Ning explained as he tried to block out his thoughts. "Blindly charging in like that. Shen Yu, you are not fit to be a General." He declared staring down at Shen Yu's beards that were now stained with soil.
"Si Ning!!! sounding so ignorant when you and I know if I take your head today Xiu Zhi...!"
Before Shen Yu could complete his sentence Ji Ran delivered a sudden blow on his cheek knocking a tooth out.
If looks could kill Si Ning knew he would be dead ten times over with how Shen Yu turned sharply to glare at him like he wasn't the one that just took a blow. Hatred was nothing but a bad foundation to build on but Si Ning couldn't blame him but only blamed him for not using his army wisely. It turned out to be the best for Si Ning's army so he had no complaint.
Si Ning straightened up and he was glad when he saw at least a quarter of his troops standing on their feet. Some were wounded but still didn't hinder them from helping the soldiers with the worst wounds. Two soldiers approached him, it was the scarred face man and the other man who was with him earlier at the camp that took care of the body of the spy. Looking at them Si Ning could guess they were friends and there was nothing better than having friends to watch each other backs on the battlefield.
"General. " They saluted him.
"We caught eleven soldiers of Xilie but General what should we do with the wounded soldiers of Xilie nation?" The scarred face man asked.
"We take the eleven home and kill the wounded or pack them with our fallen soldiers." Chen An said.
"Chen An!" Su Heng lightly hit Chen An's head.
"Forgive me, General, it is your call to make!" Chen An fell on one knee and bowed deeply.
Si Ning was lost on what to do. It would have been better if Chen An took charge for now. "Gather the dead, we need to clean up and return to camp." He gave his instructions ignoring the scarred face soldier question, he noticed the soldier next to him seemed to want to say something only to look away shamelessly.
"Yes General."
"Si Ning!!!!...." Shen Yu seethed.
"Knock him out." Si Ning gestured to Shen Yu.
"Yes General." Ji Ran bowed before giving a powerful blow to Shen Yu which made him collapsed.
Seeing how heavy the blow was. Si Ning knew it would take time for Shen Yu to wake up.
The scarred face soldier drew out his sword looking like a wolf that was going out to protect its pack, Si Ning had no choice but to call him back. The way he saw him cut a head cleanly off a shoulder was something he doesn't want to see again.
"Wait, we treat the wounded soldiers of Xilie." Si Ning concluded.
"General I do not think that is a good idea." Su Heng said. "First, it's dangerous to keep them with us, second I don't think our men will treat them right at the camp also bringing them in as the spoils of war is good if only we have no problem at the camp till we set home."
What Su Heng said was nothing but the truth. Si Ning would also love to prevent a Xilie soldier from going berserk at the camp and inflict a wound on their medics or go ahead and spoil their rations.
"We create space to treat them outside and I with some of my men will personally watch them." Si Ning declared. He had sharp eyes and he was confident of not missing a single fly when the treatment starts.
"General, you will rest in the tent. I will personally watch them." Ji Ran said too quickly.
"And me too General." Su Heng added.
"General! forgive me for not dealing with General Shen Yu fast." Chen An apologized still on one knee. "I will accept any punishment fit for me."
It was a sorry sight to see and Si Ning wanted to cry and hug Chen An but he wasn't able to do so as he felt right there as a General. He knew he was no longer the same when he wasn't fazed by seeing people dying on the battlefield when he wasn't afraid as Shen Yu approached him earlier. He wasn't afraid to fight him but still, he doesn't know if he had the skill to do so. The training he did doesn't involve a real sword and he wasn't ready to embarrass himself and maybe he had always been like this but didn't know since he never faced a situation like this.
"You did well Chen An." Si Ning patted him on the shoulder. "Ji Ran take Chen An to the camp for better treatment. Send the medics over to help the wounded."
"General I can still be of help." Chen An choked out looking like Si Ning just gave him a cruel sentence.
"No! You will treat your wound first." Si Ning turned to Su Heng.
"General!!!" Chen An yelled which made Si Ning almost snapped his neck to turn to him. "Please do not abandon me!!!" He cried out.
This was getting annoying at how they think during this era. Si Ning was getting annoyed at how pitiful Chen An looked just like how Ah Dai did. He knew nothing of this world and he had a lot to learn to know how they think.
Si Ning took a deep breath. "I will never abandon you." He declared. "How you can help me is to treat your wound Chen An because I will be angry if you faint due to blood loss." He said clearly to make Chen An to understand if would be noting but pain if he faint.
"General." Chen An stood up his eyes full of unshed tears like Si Ning just showed him a world filled with beautiful flowers.
"Now go, let Ji Ran take you. You cannot ride a horse in your condition and don't complain."
"Yes General." Chen An and Ji Ran chorused.
"Su Heng, deal with the situation here and do not ask me any question." It was Si Ning's way of knowing the next step to take.
"Yes General."
Since he doesn't know the procedures, the least he could do was let Su Heng handle and act like an unbothered General that trusted his Commanders.