In truth, Qin Hu was in no better shape. Over the past few days, the vanguard battalion had been marching thirty miles daily, tasked with clearing paths through mountains, building bridges across rivers, gathering firewood, tending fires, digging trenches, hauling water, and setting up encampments.
What could possibly become of two tender-skinned fellows forced to spend every day in the company of hundreds of rough, boorish soldiers?
Undoubtedly, they pulled the heaviest labor, ate the worst food, suffered the cruelest beatings, and endured the deepest humiliations.
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