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Hong Lian nodded; she was also good at acting.
San Chun cleared his throat and, pulling the blanket, pretended to moan, "Beauty, come here quickly."
Hong Lian found it somewhat amusing and cooperatively called out, "No, no, don't come over."
"Beauty, don't think I'm ugly. Actually, I'm very gentle and can definitely satisfy you."
"No, no."
Then there seemed to be sounds of a struggle, followed by a tearing sound, as if clothes were being ripped apart.
Outside, someone was indeed eavesdropping. Upon hearing this, the person shook their head in disbelief; they hadn't expected Chun Zi, who usually appeared refined, to be so violent with women.
In reality, San Chun had only torn the bedsheet and was now hugging a pillow and kissing it repeatedly while saying, "Beauty, let me have a taste. Oh, you smell so good."
If she had covered her mouth, Hong Lian would have already burst into laughter. After a while, she managed to suppress her laughter and said seductively, "Mmm, young master, you are too impatient. I don't want it."
The two became more and more excited in their role-playing. In the end, they found acting to be quite fun as they vividly performed an entirely nonexistent bed scene. The person outside eavesdropping felt hot all over and could no longer bear it; he hurriedly ran off to the kitchen and doused himself with three buckets of cold water to extinguish his burning desire.
As for how to report this matter to General Pang, he had already thought of it. With such stamina, it would be strange if the girl wasn't driven mad with desire.
In fact, Pang Wan hadn't intended to test San Chun either. However, when the king was present, she resembled someone he needed to investigate her identity.
Regarding San Chun's identity, he had indeed looked into it. She claimed to be from the Yan people, but there was no record of her in the household registration of the Yan Kingdom, which made it hard not to be suspicious.
Especially since the king's person might be a woman; since he couldn't find out her identity for now, it would be good to first verify whether she was male or female.
He is a general and cannot allow the hero who saved the city to be humiliated in public, which is why he called Hong Lian to test. With a beauty by his side, it would be easy to tell whether the person was male or female.
After pretending for half an hour with Hong Lian, they finally stopped when they heard silence outside. San Chun wiped his sweat and finally understood that being a man was not so easy; it required a lot of effort.
The next day, someone reported to Pang Wan. He couldn't figure out who San Chun was at first, but it was confirmed that she was not a woman.
This shouldn't be the person the king was looking for, right?
According to the agreement, the Yan Army sent fifty thousand troops to attack the State of Chu from the west, while the Wei Army attacked from the east, each fighting their own battle. This was exactly what San Chun had in mind; he could control the pace himself without worrying about being restrained by the Wei Army. If they fought quickly enough, they might even get a share of the spoils.
Qi wanted to join the army and fight on the battlefield like Yan Dan did back in the day.
Pang Wan disagreed with everything. When he couldn't persuade her any longer, he said, "I heard that the person the king is looking for is still in the city. Is the king not concerned?"
Upon hearing this, Qi immediately stopped mentioning going to battle and quickly gathered people to search for San Chun around the city. Ju Rong was also in the army and joined in the search, but they found nothing.
Naturally, they could not find her because at that moment, San Chun had already gone to the State of Chu with Pang Wan.
After withdrawing their troops, Chu State began preparing for war actively. Song Ren had anticipated that Wei Kingdom would attack Chu State. Their initial plan to strike Yan Kingdom was meant to seize an advantage and use Yan's geographical position against Wei Kingdom. Who would have thought that Wei Kingdom would appear midway and push them back home? After returning home, every member of Chu Army was filled with fear, worried that Chengyang Jun would seek revenge.
They calculated that Wei Kingdom would return but did not expect that Yan Army would also be involved. The Wei Army and Yan Army attacked from both east and west simultaneously, catching them off guard from the very beginning of the war.
Wei Kingdom seemed determined to destroy Chu State; they fought quickly, fiercely, and accurately, leaving no time for their enemies to breathe.
Years ago, Zhong Xue had been held hostage in Chu State and suffered great humiliation. His hatred for Chu was deeper than for other states. In his campaign against Qi State, although he reached its capital, he did not advance further. He merely signed a treaty with King Qi requiring them to pay tribute annually. This decision stemmed partly from fear that other states might unite against him and partly because he still held some affection for Qi State.
The King of Chu, Song Ren, also noticed that this expedition of the Wei Army was different from the past. He issued several golden edicts summoning Yan Ping back to discuss matters.
Yan Ping was originally in Xiping City providing disaster relief. Upon hearing the news, he rushed to Ying City. In the grand hall, he expressed his concerns and pointed out that if they wanted to repel the Wei Army and Yan Army, they must unite the Five Kingdoms to send troops.
Song Ren found this point quite uncertain. He smiled at Yan Ping and said, "Chancellor, there is no one in this world who can compare to you. This matter still requires you to make a personal trip. Whatever kingdoms you can contact will be counted. As long as the State of Chu does not perish, I will certainly reward you handsomely."
Yan Ping replied, "Your Majesty, whether you thank me or not is of little consequence. However, these are all countries of tigers and wolves; no matter how many benefits you offer them, their desires will never be satisfied. Especially among the current kingdoms, few kings are as wise as you. I'm afraid that just relying on words alone will not suffice."
Since this was half-heartedly agreed upon, Song Ren asked, "If this method is not feasible, what does the Chancellor suggest?"
"This matter I will handle myself. Although we may not unite the Five Kingdoms, we can still seek reinforcements. However, the Chu Army must remain steadfast; if we fall before reinforcements arrive, even divine beings would find it hard to save us."
Song Ren responded, "What you say is indeed correct," but inwardly he could not help but scoff. Did he think it would be so easy to defend Chu Territory?
Yan Ping went off to seek reinforcements. Once he arrived, he realized that Chengyang Jun was too ruthless; Qi State had been beaten down and was unable to send troops. Zhao State had just formed a marriage alliance with him, and Qin State was in internal turmoil. As for Han State being too far away, it was unlikely they could unite the Five Kingdoms; even seeking troops from one kingdom was impossible.
He couldn't help but let out a long sigh; the situation was already set, and there was no turning back.
Just as the Chu Army was putting forth all its efforts to prepare for battle, the Yan Army had already reached the borders of Chu.
Pang Wan seemed in no hurry to engage in battle; he only ordered his troops to take positions at the border and inform everyone that "we are going to fight you," yet there was no movement for three or four consecutive days.
The Chu Army guarding the border could not discern their intentions and did not dare to venture out of the city to confront them. The two sides faced each other like this until news came from another front that the Wei Army had captured two cities in quick succession. Only then did Pang Wan lazily order the Yan Army to attack.
Their assault was peculiar; they blocked the city gates and shouted for battle but did not advance a single soldier forward.
Throughout history, battles have relied on momentum—initial vigor wanes with subsequent attempts—and many soldiers did not understand this unusual tactic. They believed it would affect morale and even thought it pointless to fight like this. Being a soldier without fighting was less appealing than going home to start a family.
San Chun was assigned to a commando unit, the closest to the front lines, and their main task now was to stand at the City Gate with shields over their heads, occasionally shouting insults at anyone they wanted to curse.
Of course, this was on the condition that they were not hit by stray arrows; otherwise, they wouldn't even have the chance to curse.
After several instances of this, San Chun could no longer tolerate it. She attempted to communicate with the generals to convey the soldiers' dissatisfaction. Many had done so before her, but the response had always been "execute for disobeying military orders."
San Chun could somewhat guess what Pang Wan was thinking; he was stalling for time, or perhaps he never intended to attack the city at all. The reason for mobilizing troops might just be for show, and it was possible that he never planned to cooperate with the Wei Army from the start.
However, such actions would likely infuriate Zhong Xue. She knew him too well; once he had the opportunity, he would definitely retaliate severely against any traitors. Pang Wan’s actions were tantamount to digging his own grave.
Pang Wan was determined to stay out of it, but sometimes those who walk by the river will inevitably get their shoes wet; if you don't provoke others, they will come to provoke you.
On the fifth night, trouble finally arose; the Chu Army launched a surprise attack on the camp. Arrows rained down from above until some soldiers cried out in agony after being struck, waking those who were asleep.
The Yan Army hurriedly got up, some even dying under random blades without having time to put on their clothes.
San Chun, who had always slept fully dressed, was the first to get up and beat a drum hanging on the wall. The sound of the drum echoed as more and more Yan Army soldiers regrouped to counterattack. Fortunately, the number of Chu Army soldiers attacking the camp was not large; although there were losses for the Yan Army, they were not devastating.
This battle left Pang Wan feeling frustrated; he deeply realized that standing by without fighting was not the best approach. He ordered the Yan Army to attack the city, but morale had already plummeted. The Yan Army, after days of fruitless assaults on Border City, made no progress.
San Chun could no longer hold back; she had never fought such a humiliating battle when leading troops before. Pang Wan did not seem like a cowardly person—how had things come to this?
With such an army, how could they possibly contend against the Wei Army in the future?
At this point, she felt she needed to take action. Using her eloquence that could bring the living to death and revive the dead, she incited a group of officers and soldiers to protest in Pang Wan's tent. Of course, it sounded better as a protest; in reality, it was a group of people barging into his tent, knocking things over, and then sitting on the ground watching General Pang eat.
When they entered, Pang Wan was indeed eating, and with so many people staring at him, it would be surprising if he could still eat.
He put down his chopsticks and looked at the crowd in front of him, coldly asking, "What is going on with you all?"
San Chun bowed and said, "Reporting to the General, the subordinates think that you have been a bit lazy lately and want you to exercise a bit to loosen your muscles."
Loosen muscles? Sounds nice, but does this mean they want to beat him?
He sneered, "You, San Chun, just a mere soldier, do you really want to stage a mutiny?"
San Chun smiled and said, "A mutiny is something we wouldn't dare to do; we just want to borrow the General's body for a moment to boost morale."
Lack of morale in the army is a major taboo, and Pang Wan knew this well. He had been troubled by this matter for some time, and hearing her say this made him somewhat tempted.
He asked, "How do you plan to boost morale?"
"General, please step outside for a moment."
Pang Wan hesitated for a moment but still threw down his bowl and followed her outside. As soon as he stepped outside, he felt a sharp pain in his backside and fell to the ground, landing in a messy heap.
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