You put me in charge of the prison and turned all the female prisoners into female military goddesse

Inside the main hall, the only sound was the crackling of firewood burning in the stone stove.

The gasps of the female prisoners were drowned out by it.

A distinct sense of fear crept across everyone's faces.

Since coming to the mountains, life has been tough and tiring, but at least it's safe and my life isn't in danger.

Everyone felt a sense of belonging to Baixi Mountain and this nameless temple, as if they were at home.

It's just that none of the women were willing to say it out loud.

With their homeland about to be invaded by rebels, the female prisoners could no longer remain passive.

"Lord Lu!"

Qin Liniang asked anxiously, "How do you know that the rebels are about to find Baixi Mountain?"

"Yes, yes!" The women moved forward and surrounded Lu Jing.

"Every day before training, I would go to the cliff to observe the rebels' movements. Based on the number of people they set up camp and the frequency with which they cooked and lit fires for warmth, the firewood in the city was almost used up."

"They'll definitely be gathering firewood from all over, and the Baixi Mountains are the best place for that."

Lu Jing licked his chapped lips and was about to continue speaking when Qin Liniang immediately poured a bowl of water and handed it to him.

"Thanks."

After finishing his water, Lu Jing continued:

"You are all born into nobility and pampered young ladies, how could you know the importance of firewood?"

"Eating, boiling water, keeping warm, firing kilns, smelting iron... none of these can be done without firewood."

The women lowered their heads, pursed their lips, and nodded in agreement.

"But why should we go back to Anping County?"

Ji Tangtang tilted his head: "That place is full of cannibalistic rebels. Why don't we head north to other cities?"

Lu Jing shook his finger: "It won't work. We have a lot of people but no horses, so our movement speed will be extremely slow. If we happen to run into the rebels when they set off to attack the next city, it will be a real problem."

"Yes..." Wen Lanxiang added, "With so many of us, staying in the temple would be too conspicuous, and the bandits who come into the mountains to chop wood would easily spot us."

"right."

Lu Jing pointed his elbow at Wen Lanxiang: "I've looked carefully. The only place around the temple where we can cut firewood is on the eastern hillside. The rebels won't leave any after they've cut it all. Even if they want to go into the temple to check, they won't stay here if they don't see anyone."

"Um."

The women nodded, but Qin Liniang was still a little worried and said, "Lord Lu, even if the rebels have cut enough firewood, there are plenty of wild game on Baixi Mountain. It's hard to guarantee they won't come hunting. Even if we return safely from Anping County, we might still encounter them in the days to come."

Swah——

The female prisoners looked at Lu Jing again.

"Hmm, you have a keen eye," Lu Jing praised, and Qin Liniang smiled and looked down.

"Just like Qin Liniang said, there is indeed this risk. So, this time when we infiltrate Anping County, we will try our best to steal some horses. With horses, we can go to other places. We can't stay in Baixi Mountain forever."

"yes……"

Jiang Duyue murmured, "I can't stay in Baixi Mountain forever."

Upon hearing this, some of the women nodded, while others looked around with a melancholy expression, their faces showing reluctance.

"alright."

Lu Jing clapped his hands, attracting the women's attention: "Everyone, get some rest. We'll make our move tomorrow night."

"yes!"

The women responded in unison, each with a different expression—some worried, some excited, some fearful…

Early the next morning.

The female prisoners, who had already developed an early biological clock, tidied themselves up and did stretching exercises in the courtyard to activate their bodies.

When Lu Jing came out, the group of people all bowed to him with their hands clasped in salute.

"Lord Lu."

Lu Jing nodded: "Not bad, you're starting to look like a soldier."

The female prisoners raised their chins and smiled, but Lu Jing immediately poured cold water on them: "Don't get carried away, you're all smug."

"Tch!" The women laughed and rolled their eyes.

After breakfast, Lu Jing did not arrange any training, but instead led the female prisoners in preparations for departure.

Wen Hexiang was too young to participate in the operation, so she stayed behind with Qi Xiaomei, who was taking care of Chang Qingzhou.

Inside the east wing of the temple, there is a cellar, extremely well hidden, so that even if the rebels came, they wouldn't be able to find it.

After arranging a retreat for the three women, Lu Jing led the group of women up the mountain, where they chopped down trees and sharpened them to use as weapons.

There was no other way; there were too many people, and the number of swords brought from the rebel corpses was too small to go around.

Lu Jing intends to assign them to the strongest female prisoners.

After the weapon was made, Lu Jing and the women worked together to cut and polish it, making a shield for Ye Qingqing.

He was strong and robust, so he stood at the front, which reassured everyone.

After the weapons were put away, everyone packed up their rations, put the steamed millet into cloth bags to carry with them to replenish their strength, and filled the gourds with water.

"Wrap your legs."

Lu Jing held up a strip of cloth torn from his clothes: "Remember how I taught you?"

"Remember!"

The women found their own strips of cloth and immediately tied them to their legs, so that their legs would not hurt during long marches.

Weapons, food, gourds—everything was gathered, and night gradually fell.

"No rush."

Lu Jing looked at the sky: "Let's wait until all the stars are out before we act."

"Yes."

The women performed a crossed-hands salute, appearing neat and orderly, but Lu Jing could tell that each of them was preoccupied with heavy thoughts.

Qin Liniang sighed softly, not hiding her inner worry.

Wen Lanxiang maintained her usual cold expression, but her two thumbs were constantly circling around.

Jiang Duyue was blindfolded, but the muscles around her mouth were taut.

There's nothing you can do about being nervous.

Lu Jing chuckled, understanding their feelings.

Their first special operations mission was a matter of life and death, and they couldn't afford to make any mistakes. How could they not be nervous?

Time passed second by second.

Finally, the night sky was filled with countless stars, as dense as fine salt sprinkled on a cutting board.

"action."

At Lu Jing's command, the women, in groups of three, descended the mountain at top speed and headed towards Anping County.

No one dared to light torches, so they could only rely on the darkness to move through the mountains and forests.

Looking at the women's graceful figures, Lu Jing couldn't help but sigh.

Thinking back to when they first entered the mountains, these young ladies were still swaying and dragging their feet, taking one step forward and two steps back.

Now you can run quickly through the mountains.

This can be described as significant progress.

puff.

"Ouch."

Ji Tangtang, not paying attention to the tree roots beside him, tripped and fell flat on his face.

Hey.

Lu Jing chuckled: "You still need to practice more."

Under the cover of night, the group marched quickly, bypassing the front of Anping County's city wall, where most of the rebel troops were stationed, leaving no room for infiltration.

They had to enter through a side gate used by porters, waterwheelers, and night soil collectors.

There's a corner of the city wall there that was washed away by a rainstorm; you can climb up it by stepping on it.

Furthermore, Lu Jing analyzed that the rebels probably wouldn't deploy too many defenses there, given Anping County's unique geographical location; any attempt to attack would have to be made from the front, which was heavily guarded.

"In any case, let's get to the side entrance first."

Lu Jing said to the female prisoners, "Plans can never keep up with changes. Special forces soldiers never rely on plans; they adapt to changing circumstances."

The women nodded, and everyone quickened their pace.

After sneaking into the vicinity of the side gate, Lu Jing and the others hid in the woods on the side.

hiss.

Lu Jing rubbed his chin.

There is good news and bad news.

The good news is that the damaged corner wasn't repaired, so you can step on it.

The bad news was that there were more soldiers guarding the area than expected, a total of seven or eight, and they were positioned very far apart.