Chapter 194: Sudden Illness
Fengfu is going to go anyway.
If Li Chengqian still wanted to stay in Shuofang or something before he came, when he saw the situation in the wounded barracks, he didn't know where to fly with that timidity.
The cold rooms, the lack of medical care, and the shortage of manpower have contributed to the high mortality rate of the wounded barracks. When the wounded soldier enters the wounded barracks, even if he does not die due to the deterioration of his own injuries, he is easily infected by others, and eventually he is out of control. Because of this, many soldiers who have lost their fingers and toes would rather endure it than enter the wounded barracks.
This is not good, the soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield and forgot to die, did not die on the battlefield, but died in the cold wounded barracks, this is inhumane.
It's not that complicated, grab a few laborers for heating, and if there is no wood, then burn hay all the time! You can't build a kang, but having a small stove can also raise the room temperature! There is no cold medicine, Sun Simiao's sweating medicine plus a heavy fur quilt is not much worse than cold medicine. In addition to excessive blood loss, there is no way to deal with it, even if it is a broken limb, as long as it does not die on the road, and then it is properly cared for, it can have a survival rate of more than 50%.
Although Shuofang is now relatively close to the front line, after Li Jing's front is completely opened, the Eastern Turkic herdsmen near the south side can only drive their cattle and sheep north as long as they do not think of the conflict. After the continuous storage of the land, Shuofang is about to become a big rear.
The distance between the wounded barracks and the battlefield is almost the distance between life and death for wounded soldiers, especially seriously wounded soldiers.
Although the queen and the emperor's father had orders not to allow themselves to approach the battlefield, they would be fine if they shrank behind the large army. But if you stay in Shuofang all the time, when the war really starts, what is the difference between it and traveling to the grasslands!
Go back to your tent and sit at the table in a daze.
Zhang Yun walked in, put a leg of mutton and a plate of boiled dried vegetables on the table, and added a little salt without any seasoning, but such a plate of dishes would attract robbery when it was served. In a place where the roots of the grass are tasted, dried vegetables are definitely more drooling than gold.
The leg of lamb and dried vegetables could be seen to be gnawed, and it was unappetizing to look at, but the protest was ineffective, and these eunuchs would rather be beaten than have tasted his food before they were allowed to eat.
For the sake of his belly, Li Chengqian could only pretend not to see it, and first sliced the mutilated leg of mutton with a knife, and ate it with his ears covered.
The military camp was in a hurry, and it was Li Jing who had already begun to deploy soldiers and horses. As the chief administrator, although Li Jing can only directly command 50,000 soldiers and horses, the governors of all parties under his jurisdiction must obey his command.
The 50,000 soldiers and horses are still on the way to Shuofang, and only when all the 50,000 soldiers and horses arrive and all the soldiers and horses are ready to go, the war will officially begin.
Only then did Li Chengqian realize that it was foolish to apply modern warfare to ancient warfare, and that the interaction of many parties and the movement of the army would easily take ten days and half a month. I thought that my memory was wrong, but it turned out that it was not, the battle at the beginning of the fourth year of Zhenguan needed to be prepared in the first half of the third year of Zhenguan.
In November, Li Jing's 50,000 troops arrived late, and by this time, it was already snowing heavily.
When he got up in the morning, shivered, took out the warm cotton clothes and pants in the quilt, and Li Chengqian began to dress.
Although the cotton clothes and pants are warm, it is still very uncomfortable to wear in the cold tent, and only by holding them in the quilt can they be put on at the first time.
After getting dressed and putting on armor, a bloated Li Chengqian was born.
If the armor is worn like this, it will be impeached in Chang'an, but here in the grassland, who will impeach whom! Li Jing, the chief manager, is also dressed in several sackcloth and lined in armor, and the originally thin person is now like a bear.
Walking to the door of the tent, Li Chengqian used a lot of determination to push open the curtain.
By the tent, two thinly dressed eunuchs kept watch all night, and their faces were frozen purple.
One person kicked him, and Li Chengqian said angrily: "It's just two fools, what should I do if I freeze to death?" If it's warm in the tent, go to the tent and keep watch, why poke outside? ”
A eunuch shook his head, and when he saw Zhang Yun and others coming over from the shift, he rubbed his unconscious face and went back to his place to rest. At the same time, there were many people hiding around the tent, and one of the soldiers kept scratching his ear, obviously frostbitten.
"Your Highness, only by being on duty outside the tent can you detect the crisis in advance."
"Stupid, there are so many people outside, it's the same if they take turns to come in to keep warm, didn't you say that you weren't allowed to come in."
"But if they go back and forth, Your Highness won't be able to sleep, and the cold air will go in, so that you will suffer from the cold, and the slaves and maids will die."
Speechlessly kicked Zhang Yun, Li Chengqian didn't even look at his "sincere" face. On the two red cheeks, he almost wrote a "stupid" on one side and a "goods" on the other.
Today's camp was exceptionally quiet, and the prince's relatives, who were surrounded by the wounded soldiers' camp, did not know when they had withdrawn, and only in the open space in the snow could they see that they had been stationed here.
"Wei Gong is leaving?" Li Chengqian turned his head and glared at Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun nodded and rubbed his itchy nose.
Li Jing set off quietly, and when he set off in November, he could always rush to Mayi before the year, and like a sharp knife, he went straight to Jieli's tooth tent. Because, the Turks also have to spend the winter, and when the cold winter comes, they also have to move south. And the location of Xiangcheng is too close to Datang.
What is about to happen to the Eastern Turks is like a remake of the Weishui incident in the ninth year of Wude.
You have to keep up, the battle is about to start soon, and Sun Simiao also used all kinds of excuses to transfer all the materials hoarded by Shuofang to Fengfu, no matter what, Fengfu has to go.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw a jujube wood short stick in Zhang Yun's arms. Seeing this stick, Li Chengqian immediately chose to shut up. As soon as he said the words of Shuofang, it was estimated that he would be knocked on by Zhang Yun, a bastard. You can't hide yet, and the consequences of hiding are worse than being hit.
Chai Shao is also gone, Xue Wanjun is also gone, and now what remains in Shuofang is an ordinary general, and the only purpose of his existence here is to receive news from all walks of life, act as a transit station, and return the special mother to the backup.
Not in the mood to travel here, he inspected the wounded barracks, and after making sure that the wounded soldiers who stayed here were not in danger, Li Chengqian retracted his tent.
Zhang Yun followed behind Li Chengqian inch by inch, and even the tea brought in by other eunuchs, he had to taste a cup before putting the teapot on the desk.
There was a letter from Sun Simiao on the table, and when Lao Dao arrived in Fengfu, he was immediately regarded as a god by the local soldiers and generals, and Shuofang's wounded barracks were like a joke compared to Fengfu. Reading between the lines of the letter, you can see the anxiety of the old way. Lack of manpower! Li Jing only approved 500 people from the wounded battalion, and they were all auxiliaries, all of whom were clumsy. There are more than a thousand wounded soldiers who can be paid by the wounded soldiers!
The 2,000 forbidden troops are still stationed around the wounded barracks, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they may be stronger than the prince's personal rate, but they are not put into the battlefield, nor are they used in the wounded barracks. What the two thousand soldiers had to do every day was to eat and sleep, wake up and stand around the prince's tent, and the wounded soldiers around the camp were stupid. This is a strong waste of human resources!
But fortunately, Lao Tao is considerate, and after the envelope pulled out the letter, it was obvious that there was something. Sun Simiao's letter is not Zhang Yun qualified to peek at it.
Looking at the teapot that was no longer steaming, Li Chengqian glared at Zhang Yun, who was like a wooden man: "Why don't you go and change the pot of hot water for Lone?" ”
Zhang Yun nodded, walked to the door of the tent with the teapot, and handed the teapot to the eunuch outside, he made up his mind that he would not go out easily.
However, just as he turned around, it was enough for Li Chengqian to take out a pill in the envelope, stuff it into his mouth and swallow it.
After the time of a pillar of incense passed, Li Chengqian suddenly felt extremely hot and dry on his body, and sweat couldn't help but flow out.
The old medicine always works so well that even the sweat beads are dripping down the brain.
The pen in his hand fell to the ground, and the sound was not loud, but it attracted Zhang Yun's attention.
Grabbing his forehead and falling on the table, he kept banging his hands, and Li Chengqian's screams were deduced into the wood: "It hurts me to death!" ”
"Your Highness!"
Zhang Yun was shocked, and he rushed over at a distance of five or six meters and two steps, and hurriedly stopped the prince's self-harm.
This hug made him realize that something was wrong. The prince was sweating all over, and in such a short time, his hair was already wet.
"What's wrong with Your Highness?"
Hearing the voice, the two eunuchs on duty at the door also rushed in, looking at the prince struggling in Zhang Yun's arms, he only felt that his hands and feet were cold.
Obviously, the prince has been very strict! Why is this still happening?
Zhang Yun's eyes were red as if they were about to drip blood, and he roared at the two eunuchs: "Don't block the surroundings yet? Hurry up and bring the medic over! ”
"The prince fell ill".
Just this news blew up the calm wounded barracks.
All the military doctors gathered in the prince's camp and checked the pulse under Zhang Yun's fierce gaze.
Many of the wounded soldiers who were able to move involuntarily stood outside the tents, and although the forbidden army did not allow them to approach, it was good to hear the news.
It was cold in the tent, but the doctors were sweating on their heads.
Even if the prince falls into any disease, their heads are estimated to have to move. However, this pulse is too chaotic! I don't know what the symptoms are. But judging from the prince's constant crying of pain and sweating, it must be a terrible emergency.
"How!"
Zhang Yun's palm had been pierced with blood from his fingernails.
The military doctor shook his head, and when he saw that Zhang Yun was about to get angry, he hurriedly said: "The prince's pulse is too disordered, and it is difficult to determine the symptoms just by looking at the appearance. I can't wait, so I can only prescribe a painkiller medicine to His Highness. Now it must be too late to send it to Chang'an, looking at all the military doctors in the grassland, I am afraid that it will not work, and only Sun Daochang of Fengfu can treat this disease. ”
"Then hurry up! Prepare the carriage and escort the prince to Fengfu! ”
With his eyes closed, he could hear the chaotic sound of the crowd, and Li Chengqian couldn't help but say sorry to Zhang Yun in his heart. Without this trick, you won't be able to go to Fengfu at all.
Half-pushed and half-swallowed a bowl of decoction that I didn't know what the material was, saying that during this time, Li Chengqian was also tired of tossing, so he simply fell asleep and let Zhang Yun carry himself.
Two thousand forbidden troops, escorting the prince, escorting the military doctor who prescribed prescriptions and boiled medicines, rushed to Fengfu day and night.
Nearly 400 miles, they ran for less than five days to arrive.
Of course, Li Chengqian also struggled to pretend to be a patient for five days.
When the prince's illness was finally rejuvenated by Sun Simiao's "wonderful hands", Zhang Yun and others breathed a sigh of relief. There were a few eunuchs who were vulnerable, and even fainted after crying.
In the past five days, almost all of them have been holding their breath and hurrying, and now that the prince has finally recovered, they are at ease with their lives.
After "getting better", Li Chengqian discovered that pretending to be sick was also a kind of hard work.
asked someone to drag Zhang Yun down to rest, Li Chengqian only brought a few rested forbidden soldiers as guards, and followed Sun Simiao to visit the wounded barracks.
The wounded barracks in Fengfu are much more tragic than Shuofang. But fortunately, Lao Sun also learned Li Chengqian's set, although it was tragic, it would not become the original feeling of death.
"Lack of people! The wounded were being transported back every day, and many lightly wounded soldiers were called back to the battlefield before they had time to rest for two days. ”
Walking in the tent of the wounded barracks, Sun Simiao didn't know what to say. Fastest update... / .. /
This is the first time he has faced the battlefield, and now it is less than twenty miles away from Fengfu, Chai Shao and Xue Wan have blocked more than 30,000 herdsmen, and it is difficult to solve the problem. The grassland inhabitants are very similar to the government military system in the Central Plains, and the army organized by Jieli is actually herdsmen on weekdays, and after the call of the grassland nobles, they will take up arms and happily go south to rob.
There were more than 30,000 herdsmen, but Chai Shao and Xue Wan only had 20,000 troops. It's a little sad to say, Datang seems to have been fighting more with less, and this time hundreds of thousands of troops were dispatched, behind which was the supply of the country and the dynasty doing their best, and even overdrafting. And these hundreds of thousands of troops had to face six or seven hundred thousand herdsmen in the Eastern Turkic land.
The sorrow lasted only a moment before disappearing without a trace, because a large number of wounded soldiers were brought in from the wounded barracks. A few of them were shot by arrows, grinning, but the smile showed the outcome of the battle.
Win!
20,000 to 30,000, win!
He took out his gloves and put a mask on his hand, and put the white linen clothes on the outside. Li Chengqian and Sun Simiao glanced at each other and rushed to the tent at the entrance of the wounded barracks.
Here, acute injuries are bandaged, and minor injuries are drained.
If there are not enough people, don't say that the prince is not the prince.
More than 2,000 minor wounds, more than 3,000 dead, and 500 seriously wounded were the result of this battle.
Li Chengqian arrived in Fengfu early in the morning, but by the time the wounded barracks were busy, it was already midnight.
One day the water and rice were not exhausted, which made Li Chengqian's eyes dizzy. But the result was good, of the five hundred seriously injured soldiers, except for the more than two hundred who could not hold on to the road, the remaining more than 200 were gone.
But just like this, Li Chengqian and Sun Simiao have become the gods of this camp, and there are fools who see kneeling from afar.
"After the forbidden army team sleeps well, it should be able to be put into use, and the hand-in-hand teaching will be much faster. In such a war to destroy the country, why are there only more than 200 military doctors? ”
The leg of mutton can't be eaten, and Li Chengqian, who has been busy all day, feels sick to his stomach when he sees things like meat, so he can only drink gruel luxuriously first.
Sun Simiao looked very open, took the leg of mutton that Li Chengqian refused, and devoured it.
He doesn't like to eat meat, but when Fengfu and food and vegetables are in short supply, he can only eat meat. Now the materials transported from the Central Plains, even millet seeds, have become something that can only be enjoyed by the injured.
After swallowing a mouthful of meat with great difficulty, Sun Simiao sighed: "What else can it be, although the doctor is not a cheap business, but the world is very cheap on weekdays." Just more than 200 military doctors were forcibly recruited in various state capitals. The world is ignorant, and only when the epidemic is unbearable, will they think that the healer is a good person! Even now, these military doctors rushed to Chang'an from all over the country to assemble, and then tossed around the grassland, but they were only exempted from taxes for five years. ”
"Not even a reward?" Li Chengqian's mouthful of porridge almost swallowed into his lungs.
Sun Simiao shook his head.
The two of them were gobbling up the food when they first got it, but after learning the news, they tasted like chewing wax.
At the door of the tent, Zhang Yun came in, this guy's eyes were still a little red, and he definitely didn't recover well.
Although he was sorry for him, thinking about today's experience, Li Chengqian still felt that his choice was right.
"Your Highness, since you have recovered, please return to Shuofang with the slave and maid."
Glancing back at Zhang Yun, seeing that he didn't know where he had lost the family law he was carrying, Li Chengqian said with confidence: "Zhang Yun, you go out to see the wounded barracks here, do you still think we have to go back?" We have a large army in front of us, it is impossible to be attacked, what is the difference between Fengfu and Shuofang? ”
Thinking of the tragic situation he saw all the way, Zhang Yun couldn't say anything if he continued to dissuade him.
There is a shortage of wounded soldiers in Fengfu here, and the two thousand forbidden troops happen to be the most idle manpower.
Sun Simiao also said: "Stay, the prince's head disease is estimated to be the sequelae after falling from the horse before, and the old Tao will have to take medicine for a period of time to get rid of the roots." ”
Seeing that Sun Simiao also said this, Zhang Yun sighed before walking to the tent to be a wooden pole.
Thinking that this guy didn't eat either, looking at the porridge left in the big bowl, Li Chengqian hesitated twice before handing it to Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun didn't dislike it, he took it and drank it, and after drinking, he actually thanked the prince for his reward?
Li Chengqian was speechless.
In the wounded barracks, the most tormented are the military doctors. Many wounded soldiers who have temporarily stabilized do not know when they will have another accident.
Seeing that the military doctor probed his nose and felt his pulse and concluded that he was dead, Li Chengqian had no choice but to let Sun Simiao use it as a cover to teach them the method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. After the 2,000 forbidden troops woke up, Li Chengqian ordered Zhang Yun to hand over the command and assigned them work. For the battalion of wounded soldiers, the sudden addition of 2,000 men was more adrenaline than adrenaline.
At noon the next day, Chai Shao returned with his troops.
The 30,000 herdsmen were almost wiped out, leaving only some women and children as prisoners. As for the old and weak, when they don't have enough food to eat, they can only push it into the range of the butcher's knife.