He would definitely work hard to repay Miss Sheng and the army.
Sheng Lengshuang chatted with him for a while longer before preparing to return to her own tent.
Halfway there, she inadvertently overheard two soldiers chatting, which caught her attention.
"Hey, hey, hey, with so many doctors here this time, do you think we can learn medicine?"
"You actually want to learn medicine?! Are you out of your mind? Medicine is so difficult to learn, and without a master to guide you, you won't learn true medical skills."
"I've wanted to learn medicine since I was little, but my family was poor. Just being able to eat was good enough, let alone having money for me to learn medicine. Seeing so many doctors now, I just want to learn."
"You should just give up on that idea. With that time, think more about how to earn military merits. With military merits, you can rise above the rest, isn't that better than learning medicine?"
"That's true, but I still want to learn medicine. If we can't earn military merits, having a skill to fall back on is also good."
Hearing this, Sheng Lengshuang had an idea. She turned and found the doctors in the military camp.
"I was thinking, how about teaching medicine in the military camp? What do you think?"
The doctors looked at each other.
"Why did Miss Sheng suddenly think of teaching medicine in the military camp?"
"I think it's a good idea. If more people knew medicine, the soldiers' chances of survival would be greater. But will anyone come to learn?"
"But how long can we teach? Half-baked knowledge can kill people."
Sheng Lengshuang had considered all of this: "We can divide into three groups. One group will teach the military doctors, one group will teach those with some medical knowledge, and the remaining will teach those who want to learn medicine."
"Once the military doctors gain some skill, they can teach others, wouldn't that be good?"
The doctors nodded at each other, thinking it was a good plan.
"We can give it a try. Having more doctors on the border is a good thing for both the soldiers and the civilians."
"We all have different specialties, so we can teach together. If we can train a few capable disciples, it will bring honor to us as teachers, won't it?"
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lengshuang discussed the specific details with the doctors.
After they finished their discussion, she went to tell Mo Lingxi about it.
"My idea is not just about medicine, but also other skills, such as tailoring, cooking, blacksmithing, and so on. The soldiers can learn them.
If the soldiers learn a skill, they can help the army and the civilians, and in the future, they can support themselves and their families, right?"
Mo Lingxi sighed with emotion, "Having a wife like you is the greatest honor of my life."
"Your idea is very good, but it's not easy to implement, especially during wartime."
Sheng Lengshuang held up a finger and wiggled it, "Your thinking on this is wrong. It is precisely during such times that we should give the soldiers something to do, so they don't constantly think about war, which can lead to anxiety."
"Also, I think many soldiers wouldn't want to learn these things. And the few who are willing to learn won't let it interfere with their main duties."
Mo Lingxi pondered for a moment, "Alright, I'll ask the soldiers for their opinions. If any soldiers are willing to learn, I will make arrangements."
Thus, when the soldiers learned about this, they began to discuss it.
"Learn medicine and such? I'm not willing to learn. I'm already too busy with fighting, how can I have time to learn these useless things?"
"I think it's great. Every skill the commander mentioned is useful. When we return home, we can use these skills to make a living."
"I want to learn medicine. My buddy is determined to learn blacksmithing; he has a lot of brute strength."
The soldiers who wanted to learn were a minority; most were unwilling or too lazy to put in the effort.
Sheng Lengshuang had anticipated this. She and the doctors devoted themselves to teaching the soldiers who came to learn medicine, teaching as much as they could.
During this time, something earth-shattering happened in the great army of the Southern Jin Dynasty.
"Did you hear? There's a special army in our great army, specifically for dealing with Chengmen Pass."
"I heard that long ago. I also heard that we are here to die, and that army is the most important. We have to protect that army with our lives."
"Why? Aren't our lives also lives? We've attacked Chengmen Pass several times, and not once have we taken it, suffering heavy losses, yet that army is fine."
"I've always wondered why the commander-in-chief didn't withdraw the troops and insisted on attacking Chengmen Pass. It turns out it's because of this army. It's said that the commander-in-chief has to obey this army, or he'll be executed."
"I'm not doing this anymore! I want to go home, I want to go home! If this continues, I will die, and I don't want to die!"
As the rumors spread, the morale of the army continued to decline, and countless soldiers demanded to withdraw and return home. This caused the commander-in-chief great distress.
"Commander-in-chief, if this continues, we won't be able to attack Chengmen Pass anymore." The deputy general sighed, and to be honest, he also wanted to withdraw and return, rather than be annihilated for the emperor's ambition.
"Attack Chengmen Pass immediately!" At this moment, the supervising general walked in, arrogantly stating, "The emperor's decree is that Chengmen Pass must be taken, no matter the cost!"
The commander-in-chief's face was extremely grim, but he had to consider the supervising general's status. "Supervising general, our army has already suffered heavy losses and our morale is low. We cannot attack Chengmen Pass anymore."
The emperor, for his own ambition, completely disregarded their lives.
The supervising general let out a heavy snort, "As I just said, no matter the cost, even if you all die, you must take Chengmen Pass for me!"
These words provoked the commander-in-chief. He grabbed the supervising general by the neck and lifted him up, "As a general or a soldier, it is an honorable thing to shed blood and sacrifice for the emperor and the nation. But this does not mean we have to die innocently!"
"For his ambition, how many innocent soldiers has the emperor killed? And now he wants us all to die to fulfill his ambition. Does the emperor even consider us his subjects?"
"G-great heavens!" The supervising general reprimanded with feigned sternness, "How dare you disrespect me? Believe it or not, I'll have your head cut off right now!"
The commander-in-chief slammed him to the ground, his fierce eyes glaring. "Cut off my head? I'll cut off yours first! We can die for the emperor, but that doesn't mean we have to die for real!"
"Come, drag him out and have him beheaded! I want to see how long those people can remain arrogant."
Immediately, two soldiers entered and forcibly dragged the shouting supervising general away.
"Commander-in-chief..." The deputy general was very worried.
The commander-in-chief waved his hand with a bitter smile, "I cannot betray so many soldiers. So many soldiers' families are waiting for them to return. If they all lose their lives on the battlefield due to the emperor's ambition, how can I face their families?"
The deputy general was speechless.