Si Ning and Chen An were riding on horses. The foot soldiers running behind them and were able to keep up till they reached the pass. It was just as Chen An described. To avoid collision only ten horses would be able to pass through at a time.
Some foot soldiers starting working fast setting up the wooden spiky barriers and it was astonishing how fast and well they work.The atmosphere was stiff and anyone could tell a big showdown was about to happen. Looking towards the sun, Si Ning could tell it was almost dusk and Shen Yu’s army would arrive soon.Si Ning took a deep breath watching for any movement at the top of the hill and it didn’t take long for him to see the half of his troops with the leaves running at the top of the hills, on each side. Su Heng leading the right side while Ji Ran leads the left side. They started setting out by lying flat on top of the hill using the leaves as a shield and Si Ning couldn’t even spot the arrows pointed at the pass. So flawless how they were able to blend that Si Ning felt proud but also regretting not staying at the camp with an excuse of his wound acting up.Damn trying to act as a righteous leader and honorable General for a Nation he doesn’t know.Thinking back to his options, he should have gone with the soldiers for the ambush then stay back at the top of the hill to watch the battle making sure to lie flat to avoid arrows. The party would be too busy fighting to notice him. Si Ning knew he wasn’t meant for the front line sitting on the horse which means an arrow could come flying at him from any direction and hit him.The situation was very tricky but Si Ning wasn’t planning on dying. He did sword training once for a movie but then he missed lots of the training that his trainer had to quit. If it was martial art, he was quite good at it since he had to train to at least knock off some of Shao Lang's teeth if he ever saw a slight opportunity to do so.During his high school days, he does follow some of his friends to watch kickboxing and him and his close friend Shang Jin would train at the schoolyard late at night.Looking back to those times and foolishly cutting Shang Jin off after he traveled abroad and coming back to avoid Shang Jin even after Shang Jin traveled from far to see him. Si Ning had done many mistakes and looking back at how he even started going out with Shang Jin's girlfriend but Shang Jin never fought over it with him."What a shitty person I am." Si Ning muttered to himself."General?" Chen An raised his eyebrows since he didn’t catch what Si Ning said."For them not to run over with their horses but act cautiously, we have to move back and during the ambush, we will meet them head-on." Si Ning told him.It was his selfish plan of leaving a few feet between him and the junction for the attack. This wasn’t BattleXmode which he would have nine lives. He had played a lot of virtual games but the reality was different, he only had one life."Yes General." Chen An turned to face the soldiers. "We will move back in other to trap our enemy while ten soldiers will stay on the front line!" He yelled."Aye!!!"Si Ning took a deep breath and kicked his horse into motion watching how ten soldiers quickly stood on the front line like their lives worth nothing since they were ready to throw it away. They stood behind the barricade ready to draw their bows looking fearless.All Si Ning had to do was to survive and maybe he would wake up in his modern world but he still couldn’t let go of the possibility of being dead since he fell into the sea.He looked around trying to find a possible means to escape in case the seeking revenge General Shen Yu of Xilie Nation decided to come at him. That was all revenge was. They would always come for their main target first and there was no doubt this General Shen Yu would sprint forward to meet him.All he had seen in dramas. As the main target, he would also race to face Shen Yu but he had already taken the life of his son according to Chen An which means the father was out for blood and would not hesitate to cut him down.It all depends on logic and Si Ning would win this fight with logic and avoid being reckless and by all means, avoid clashing with Shen Yu."Chen An, your bow and arrows." Si Ning started. "When you see Shen Yu I expect you to draw it at once and concentrate on shooting him down. As the one leading the army, if they see him fall it, their formation will crumble and the rest will have no choice but to retreat." It was the only choice to deal with Shen Yu which means Chen An had to shoot at least five arrows and maybe one will luckily hit Shen Yu."Yes General." Chen An replied.Since Si Ning killed his son, he could already calculate that Shen Yu was old with a lot of battle experience which might lead Si Ning to be at a disadvantage."Make sure you shoot him down, no mistake is needed, can you do it?" Si Ning had to ask. All he wanted was not to end up dead even if he had to count on Chen An. He never plans to engage in this fight."Yes General, as the fourth most skilled archer of Great Xiu nation, I will not fail you." Chen An declared with a serious look.That was a little reassuring for Si Ning but he would have loved for the first most skilled archer to carry it out but he knew the person might not presently be in his army. Si Ning was no hero and he would perform his duties as the pen that was mightier than the sword. Using his intelligence he never relied on in the modern day world to win this war.Si Ning wanted to ask again if Chen An could do it but stopped when he heard heavy horses' hooves approaching at a fast speed and just like he predicted they seemed to slow down as the man leading at the front raised his hand. Looking at them, Si Ning could tell the majority of them were riding horses. Eyes on them completing disregarding their environment.Not seeing a sign of climbing as reassured them there was no gap for an ambush at the top of the hills."Si Ning!!! You die today!!!...."Keep supporting Cunning General Si Ning by liking or voting. Thank You.
Si Ning spotted the man that yelled at the top of his voice, with a deep commanding voice and no one had to tell Si Ning it was General Shen Yu who was out for his head. With his shiny silver armor drawing out his sword swiftly and pointing it towards his direction, his beards straight and white.At times like this Si Ning knew he was supposed to reply just like how he had seen the Generals do in most dramas but he was not ready to let his voice turn hoarse by yelling since their distance was quite far. Keeping quiet would agitate Shen Yu and make him reckless which would be a good sign for Chen An to quickly take him out."Si Ning..... You die today!!!" Shen Yu yelled.Si Ning wondered if the man had a few screws loose since he acted like Si Ning didn’t hear him at first so he had to repeat his statement."I say! Si Ning... you die today!!!" Shen Yu pointed at him.Si Ning resisted the urge to roll his eyes and he could almost imagine a tint of a
Their swords clashed and Si Ning could tell Shen Yu was a skilled warrior. He watched as Shen Yu got the upper hand and move to strike at Chen An’s shoulder but Chen An was quick to somersault backward. Jumping down from his horse and slashed the hind leg of Shen Yu’s horse which made the horse to lose balance and Shen Yu rolled to the ground. Before Chen An could jump and slash Shen Yu to prevent him from standing up to regain his balance, Shen Yu met his sword before he could inflict any damage. For how heavy their swords clashed Si Ning could tell it was a battle of power and stability. This wasn’t something he could handle. He doubts he had the power to even meet Shen Yu’s sword without him losing his balance. "Si Ning!!! Fight me!!!!" Shen Yu yelled as he overpowered Chen An, his sword pushing at Chen An’s sword giving him space to extend his leg, and kicked Chen An on the stomach. Hell no. "Hell no." Si Ning had to voice his thought out as he wa
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 t
"What is this!!!" Si Ning yelled staring daggers at the water they didn’t change. Did they think filtering the water won’t make him notice? It’s been three days and he’d been trying not to complain about the little water they would bring for him to take a bath every morning but filtering the water he used previously was nothing but inhumane and as the General, he would not tolerate it. The least he could do in this world that refused to fade was to enjoy it. Soaking in a half-filled tub was getting on his nerves and he always choked down his complaint but seeing the filtered water was the height of his endurance. Chen An rushed in to see Si Ning beside the bathtub staring at it like it was an abomination. "General, what’s wrong?" Si Ning took a deep breath trying to calm his nerves before he jumps on Chen An to chew his head off. "This water is what is wrong, why isn’t it changed. This is the water I used to take my bath yesterday." He complained turn
Looking at the tea set brought by Ah Dai made Si Ning smiled. It was the first clean fine white ceramic tea set he would lay his eyes on in this world and to make things better Ah Dai set up a plate of snacks. "Young master I hope you like it, Ah Dai made it personally." Ah Dai poured him a cup of tea acting like he didn’t just lost his arm. "These herbs when added to the water to bath, will help soothing Young Master’s body." He said bringing out a small pouch to show Si Ning. The floral scent of the tea made Si Ning quickly took a sip and the bittersweet taste left on his tongue made him nodded in approver. Ah Dai proceeded to clean out his bathtub, this time Si Ning didn’t stop him. Instead, he decided neither to question Ah Dai’s miraculous change from a determined man eager to lay his life down for him to a polite docile servant. Si Ning closed the classic book he had been reading to take his mind off being annoyed by the absence of the internet and his
This wasn’t how Si Ning planned his night, he was supposed to have a long nice bath in the bath Ah Dai prepared for him and put on his sleeping robes, take a long nice sleep on the bed Ah Dai managed to spread a thick blanket on that made the bed a little decent making the body pains Si Ning do wake up to a little less but instead he had been reading reports and making the necessary arrangement for their journey back home. Just after Xiu TianZhao left to rest in his own tent and Si Ning’s bathtub was filled up with water. Chen An brought a lot of paperwork for him to go through, from the numbers of soldiers categorized into the ones who had few injuries that could ride a horse, to the ones who had heavy injuries that would have to ride in a cart. From those that had to sit to those that had to lie down in the cart adding them to the number of Xilie soldiers to the amount of the rations they had left, it was a lot of maths for Si Ning that he could almost see steam coming out
"I am not letting Ah Dai go." Si Ning said softly wondering if it was the best decision. Si Ning might not be a great person but he knows right from wrong and after seeing how Ah Dai had to work after losing his arm yet acting like he wasn’t in pain just to please him was something he couldn’t ignore and he wasn’t about to let Ah Dai go because he lost an arm. All the snacks and tea Ah Dai made for him was satisfactory, he had no idea of who made the meals he had been eating but it doesn't taste so good but after Ah Dai woke up and made him tea and the meal Ji Ran brought for him after was delicious and he suspected Ah Dai might have one or two things to do with it. "I heard the arm he lost wasn’t even your fault." Xiu TianZhao stood up. "I will leave you to sort out things but I will still leave Xiao Pei with you and also quit looking at me like that, if I didn’t know you well I will think you are trying to seduce me." Si Ning frowned at Xiu TianZhao’s last
Ji Ran ran in and stiffened when he saw Si Ning that was swinging his hair back and forth. "General.." "Ji Ran..." Ah Dai cried sounding worried. "General." Ji Ran tried to call Si Ning. "General Si Ning..." Si Ning couldn’t blame them for being worried. He was also worried about the headache that was building up. "Ji Ran stay outside." He ordered gesturing for Ji Ran to leave as he poured himself a cup of tea, drowning the semi-cold tea at a time before gesturing for Ah Dai to stand up and take his seat. "Young master please forgive me...." "Tell me Ah Dai, what do you want? a shop, a house to live with your mother, learn a trade, learn medicine, work with me or live beautifully with your mother and get married." Si Ning took his seat, his eyes pleading for Ah Dai to be reasonable. Please be reasonable. Please be reasonable. "Ah Dai only wants the quarters me and my mother stays to be renovated with few added furniture and I w