"There are no bank notes left; I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial decree stated that we are banished to military service, and our family property is confiscated."
Qin An was only sixteen years old and served as Qin Hu's personal page. He was very frail and already worn out by the torment, looking as though he had only one breath left.
In truth, Qin Hu was in no better shape. Over the past few days, the Vanguard Battalion had marched thirty miles every day, performing tasks such as clearing paths through mountains and building bridges over rivers, chopping firewood, carrying water, digging trenches, and setting up encampments.
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