Chapter 68 Raid on Zhangnan
It was already very late at night, and the camp gradually became quiet. The lights in the medical camp were still bright. Torches were lit in a large tent, illuminating like daytime, with people coming and going everywhere, and they were extremely nervous and busy. The air was filled with blood, and from time to time, there were moans and low begging sounds of pain.
The medical camp is located in the northwest corner of the camp, covering an area of hundreds of acres, consisting of more than 300 huge tents. It is isolated by the camp tent and is guarded by special guards, so soldiers are not allowed to enter at will.
There were more than 1,500 female guards and nearly 100 military doctors in the medical camp. At this time, the war had just ended, and more than 10,000 wounded soldiers were sent for emergency treatment. Most of them were Dou Jiande's soldiers. The Sui army suffered casualties in this battle, while Dou Jiande's army suffered more than 20,000 casualties.
More than a thousand female guards were trained specifically. They skillfully stopped bleeding, applied medicine and bandaged wounds, carefully comforted them, and gradually restored countless soldiers who were dying to death.
The appearance of female guards first caused an uproar within the court, and it was also mixed in praise and criticism in the army. Most military generals were skeptical.
But soon, the generals saw the fact that the mortality rate of wounded soldiers dropped significantly, which changed the military's attitude and became the most staunch supporter of the female guards. Due to the military's support, the criticism in the court gradually disappeared.
At present, there are about 5,000 female guards in the Sui Dynasty. In addition to the female soldiers accompanying the army, there is a medical camp in Taiyuan, Lingwu and Henoi, which not only care for the wounded soldiers, but also treat the victims.
Yang Yuanqing came to the medical camp under the escort of dozens of personal soldiers. He came to visit Yang Sien. Yang Sien was seriously injured when attacking the northern line and was the highest-level official in this battle.
Among the many senior generals of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Sien was a veteran. After nearly twenty years of following Yang Yuanqing, he gradually became a leading general from a soldier and was loyal to Yang Yuanqing.
Yang Yuanqing walked into a large tent. There were more than a hundred wounded soldiers lying in the large tent, all of which were heavily armored infantry. This time, more than 600 heavy armored infantry were injured or killed, of which nearly 400 were killed, basically all died under the crossbow arrows.
Under the guidance of a military doctor, Yang Yuanqing came to the innermost bed. Yang Yuanqing frowned and asked, "Why don't you place it in a separate camp?"
The military doctor smiled bitterly, "We are preparing this way, but General Yang refused. He must share the same tent with the soldiers. There is no way. He can only follow his wishes."
Yang Yuanqing's face calmed down a little. He walked to Yang Yuanqing's bed and lit a small candle at the head of the bed. The light was dim, and Yang Sien's face turned pale and was asleep. The two female guards had just changed medicine to the wound on his leg.
"How is his situation?" Yang Yuanqing asked in a low voice.
The military doctor shook his head, "The iron crossbow shot through his thighs, his bones were broken and he had a lot of blood. However, his life can be saved, but his walking may be affected in the future."
Yang Yuanqing suddenly remembered Yuwen Zhiji. His thigh bone was also broken back then, but later he was just slightly lame, which had little impact. Can't Yang Sien do this?
He told the military doctor, and the military doctor still shook his head, "That's just that the bones were broken. If the bones are well connected, the problem is not big. But now General Yang not only broke the bones, but also injured the meridians. So the problem is more serious. We can only do our best to treat it, but we really can't guarantee it. Please forgive me!"
At this time, Yang Sien suddenly asked in a low voice: "Yes... is the general manager?"
It turned out that he had woken up. Yang Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward and held his hand, "Old Yang. It's me!"
Yang Sien showed a bleak smile on her face, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, manager, I feel very lucky now. Sixty-six people in the first row were shot and sixty-two people were killed. God blessed me and let me survive. I am already very satisfied."
Yang Yuanqing patted his hand and smiled and said, "You have no problem. When your injuries are healed, I will transfer you to the Ministry of War to serve as the Minister of War. There is no need to lead the army to fight."
Yang Sien smiled, "I knew back then that I had a future with you. It's a pity that Old Liu died too early, otherwise he would have been a big official today. I am fifty-two years old this year and I don't have the strength to fight again. Leave the opportunity for later generations! Manager Li Chongwei is good, and he is the son of Li Jing. I recommend him to take over as General Modao."
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "According to the principle of being the chief, lower, deputy, and senior, it should be him. You can rest assured to recover from the wounds. I know these things in my mind, so you don't have to worry too much."
Yang Yuanqing said a few more words to him, and seeing that his situation was still stable, he left the medical camp and returned to the Central Army camp.
It was almost four o'clock now, and the camp was particularly quiet. The soldiers were asleep. There were only teams of patrol soldiers shuttled between the tents to prevent abnormal situations.
When Yang Yuanqing returned to his tent, he saw a report soldier standing at the gate of the camp waiting anxiously.
"What happened?" Yang Yuanqing quickly walked forward and asked.
The informant soldier hurried forward and said, "There is news from General Niu that Dou Jiande's cavalry trapped in Feihu County showed signs of breaking through, so he asked the general manager to increase his troops."
These were 30,000 cavalry sent by Dou Jiande, who were preparing to go to Hedong to harass him through Feihu Xing. As a result, they were trapped in Feihu Xing by the Sui army. They captured Feihu County and had been trapped for several days. The troops reported that the news did not come to report, and Yang Yuanqing forgot about this army.
He pondered for a moment and immediately ordered: "Let Cheng Yaojin come to see me immediately!"
Soon, Cheng Yaojin ran over in disorganized clothes and armor. He was sleeping soundly and was woken up from his dream by the soldiers, looking sleepy.
"I am not good at the job of Yao Jin, who is in charge of the general manager!" In front of Yang Yuanqing, he did not dare to be careless. He knelt down on one knee and saluted with a serious look on his face.
"Have you gone to see Luo Shixin?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.
Cheng Yaojin showed a look of shame on his face. Because of his carelessness, he let Dou Jiande go. Luo Shixin was beaten with a stick and demoted to Asian general. Even Qilipo's contribution was gone, which made him feel full of guilt.
"That incident was the fault of Huyi, and it had nothing to do with Luo Shixin. Huyi was willing to be punished. I beg the general manager to spare Luo Luo and not demote him."
Yang Yuanqing's face sank and scolded: "How to punish is my business, it's not your turn to talk too much!"
Cheng Yaojin was so scared that he was shocked, "Yes! I dare not."
Yang Yuanqing then said to him: "I have an urgent task to you so late. In Feihu County, you will lead 10,000 cavalry and paired with a double horse. Hurry up to Feihu County to assist General Niu. If you can persuade Dou Jiande's army in Feihu County to surrender, I will not care about your crime of letting Dou Jiande go. Otherwise, you will also be demoted to one level and dismiss your title."
Cheng Yaojin said helplessly for a while: "I received the order, but I beg the general manager to give me something."
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Half an hour later, Cheng Yaojin led 10,000 cavalry and cavalry out of the camp and rushed towards Shanggu County like lightning. They were equipped with two horses and their speed was twice as fast as usual. Two days later, Cheng Yaojin led 10,000 cavalry to Feihu County.
At this time, 20,000 Sui troops blocked the entrance and exit of Feihu Pass from east to west, trapping 30,000 Dou Jiande's cavalry in Feihu Pass.
Dou Jiande's 30,000 cavalry were led by Dou Jiande's general Gao Yaxian and deputy general Liu Ya. After they were unfavorable to attack Yi County, they turned to Feihu Pass and prepared to cross Feihu Pass to Hedong.
Unexpectedly, Gao Zikai led 10,000 cavalry to enter Feihu Xing first and block the western exit of Feihu Xing. Then Niu Jinda blocked the eastern exit and blocked the 30,000 enemy cavalry in Feihu Xing.
Dou Jiande's army had no choice but to occupy Feihu County. While sending people to cross the mountains to ask for help from Dou Jiande, they were waiting for the opportunity to break through. They had been besieged for nearly ten days. Seeing that the food was cut off, there was no more surplus in the city. They either killed their horses to survive or broke through.
The main general Gao Yaxian and the deputy general Liu Ya had a conflict on this issue. Gao Yaxian advocated breaking through immediately, and even if half of the people fought to the death, they would still fight a path. Liu Ya advocated killing some old and weak horses as military rations first, and wait for the prince's order to arrive before breaking through.
In fact, Liu Ya was unwilling to die too many brothers for breaking through. The two had been arguing about this matter for several days. The trouble was so great that they were extremely dissatisfied with each other. The key was that Liu Ya controlled ten thousand cavalry in her hands. Without the assistance of these ten thousand cavalry, Gao Yaxian would not be sure to break through successfully.
That morning, Gao Yaxian was patrolling the city. His thin face was filled with gloomy expression, and his persuasion for several days failed. He felt murderous intent on Liu Ya, but he could not find this opportunity for a while.
At this time, an outer patrol came and reported: "Qi reported to General Gao, an envoy of the Sui army has arrived, and General Ruan Junming is following."
Gao Yaxian was stunned. Ruan Junming should have guarded the capital in Leshou County. Why did he come here? He felt something was wrong in his heart. Did something happen to the camp?
"Bring them here!"
After a moment, more than a hundred sentries came with a team of Sui troops, about a dozen people. In the middle was a black-faced Sui general, and next to them was Ruan Junming, the general of Shouleshou County.
The Sui envoy was naturally Cheng Yaojin. Niu Jinda originally planned to let an eloquent soldier be the envoy, but Cheng Yaojin insisted that it was most appropriate for him to personally convince the enemy to surrender.
Moreover, with Ruan Junming accompanying him, he had a good relationship with the enemy general Gao Yaxian, and at least he could save his life.
The gate of Feihu County slowly opened, and hundreds of swords and axes ran out of the city, full of murderous aura. Cheng Yaojin suddenly became uneasy. He had thought very well, thinking that as soon as he arrived, the enemy would open the city to greet him, hoping to get a way out from him.
Unexpectedly, the enemy was still murderous. Cheng Yaojin suddenly became a little scared. He really shouldn't have come. He quickly asked Ruan Junming in a low voice, "Didn't you say you have a good relationship with Gao Yaxian? Why is he doing this?"
Ruan Junming smiled bitterly, "I don't know, people's hearts are complicated, maybe his ideas have changed now."
It was too late for Cheng Yaojin to repent. Hundreds of swords and axes rushed forward and surrounded them. Gao Yaxian appeared on the top of the city and shouted sternly: "Ruan Junming, have you surrendered to the Sui army?"
Ruan Junming bowed and said, "Brother Yaxian, the war has ended, the Xia army no longer exists. All the 300,000 troops in Leshou County have surrendered, and Liu Heita also crossed the river and surrendered to Li Mi. Now the entire territory of Hebei has been occupied by the Sui army. I am here to tell Brother Yaxian."
This sentence caused an uproar on the city wall, and even hundreds of swords and axe players around looked at each other. Many people took a step back, and the murderous aura of the swords and a slight commotion occurred.
Gao Yaxian gritted her teeth and asked, "Where is the prince? Where is the prince?"
Cheng Yaojin felt the changes of the enemy soldiers and began to become timid, which made him feel a glimmer of hope. He took out a head from the cloth bag behind him and raised it high, "Your prince is here!"
Chapter completed!