Chapter 228: Return to Jizhou

The brigade came to the Yellow River again, and this time with good luck, they found that Yang Feng had left several large boats by the river, which could carry more than 100 people and horses across the river at a time.

Han Zhan originally wanted Huang Zhong to lead people across the river first, but Huang Zhong was worried about Han Zhan's safety and resolutely refused. Seeing that Huang Zhong was so insistent, Han Zhan was not reluctant, so he ordered the cavalry governor to take a part of the men and horses and cross the river to the opposite bank first. He and Huang Zhong stayed here, waiting to go to the town to pick up Luo Bu and Bagu's people.

Although the water was gentle and not too wide, there were not many soldiers who could sail the river, so the speed of crossing the river was terrible slow, and it took at least an hour to make a round trip.

When Han Zhan saw this situation, he couldn't help but feel anxious, but there was nothing he could do. I can only secretly pray in my heart that Li Dao, Guo Yan and others will not turn back, otherwise these thousands of people will only be able to jump into the Yellow River.

Fortunately, what Han Zhan was worried about did not happen, and Huang Zhong suddenly shouted: "Lord, look, the carriage that Rob is riding in is coming." ”

Han Zhan looked in the direction of Huang Zhong's finger, and sure enough, he saw a cavalry escorting several carriages, slowly coming towards the river. Thinking that Rob was in one of the carriages, Han Zhan slammed the horse's belly and rushed out. Huang Zhong was afraid that Han Zhan would encounter any danger, so he also chased after him.

Du Bo, the cavalry escorting the carriage, saw the two horsemen rushing from the river, and was about to make his subordinates more vigilant, but suddenly saw clearly that it was Han Zhan and Huang Zhong who rushed over, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to slow down and wait for the arrival of the lord and the captain.

When Han Zhan and the others arrived in front of the carriage, the cavalry hurriedly saluted them on horseback, saying, "See the lord, see Captain Huang." ”

Han Zhan was anxious to see Rob, so he waved his hand, "No courtesy!" Then he asked, "I wonder which carriage Rob is in?" ”

As soon as his words fell, the curtain in front of the second carriage was lifted, revealing the flower-like face of the eighth aunt from inside: "It turned out that the pavilion marquis came, and the concubine was so polite!" ”

Han Zhan saw that it was the eighth aunt who saved Luo Bu's life, so he hurriedly bowed to her and said politely: "It turned out to be the eighth aunt, you saved Luo Bu, please accept this marquis." ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Seeing Han Zhan giving a salute to herself, the eighth aunt hurriedly waved her hand and said, "The concubine can't afford to be a big gift from the pavilion marquis." ”

"Eighth aunt, I don't know where Rob is now?"

"It's on the concubine's carriage." The eighth aunt raised her hand to raise the curtain higher, and said to Han Zhan: "If the Pavilion Marquis doesn't dislike it, please get into the concubine's car." ”

Han Zhan was not polite, turned over and got off the horse, walked to the front of the car, and with the help of the coachman, got into the carriage. As soon as he entered the carriage, he smelled a pungent smell of medicine, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

The eighth aunt, who was good at observing words and feelings, saw it and knew that Han Zhan disliked the strange smell in the carriage, so she hurriedly smiled and said: "Tinghou, Luo Junye's injuries are serious, and the injuries on his body are smeared with ointment, and the taste is inevitably a little heavier, please don't mind Tinghou." ”

Han Zhan came to Rob's side, looked at this subordinate who had been guarding his safety, and couldn't help but feel a little sad thinking that he was still unconscious. Fortunately, the eighth aunt said in time: "Tinghou Mo has to worry, Luo Junye's injury looks serious, but in fact, it is fine, as long as you recuperate for a while, you can recover." ”

"Did Lang Zhong say that?" Han Zhan asked in a skeptical tone.

The eighth aunt didn't hear Han Zhan's voice-over, and replied truthfully: "We placed Luo Junye in the inn in the town, and it was the divine doctor Hua Tuo who treated his injuries. He said that as long as he recuperated well, he would be able to recover completely in two months at most. ”

"Divine Doctor Hua Tuo?" When he heard this name, Han Zhan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked the eighth aunt: "Dare to ask the eighth aunt, I don't know where Mr. Hua is now?" ”

"It's in the last car," the eighth aunt pointed to the back with her hand and said, "Doctor Hua said that he wanted to go to Jizhou, so the concubine let him get into the carriage behind him and walk with us." ”

Knowing that Hua Tuo was also going to return to Jizhou, Han Zhan couldn't help but be overjoyed, thinking that in two months, he would send troops to conquer Qingzhou, and Langzhong was urgently needed in the army at that time. With the help of a miracle doctor like Hua Tuo, the mortality rate of wounded sergeants in the army can be greatly reduced.

Han Zhan got out of the car, came to the last car, and said respectfully into the carriage: "Jizhou Mu Han Zhan, I want to see Mr. Hua Tuo." ”

A moment later, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, Hua Tuo bent down and got out of it, and said to Han Zhan under the carriage, "Tinghou, it's been a long time." ”

Han Zhan thought that there were many cavalry wounded in the army, and since Hua Tuo was here, he could just ask him to help treat him, so he didn't care about greetings, so he said bluntly: "Doctor Hua, the sergeant under Ben Hou, in the battle with the thief soldiers, there were many wounded, I wonder if Mr. can help treat them?" ”

If Han Zhan and Hua Tuo said something else, Hua Tuo probably didn't have much interest, but at this moment, he heard that many soldiers were injured, where could he stay, and hurriedly asked, "I don't know where those injured soldiers are now?" ”

"It's right by the river!" Han Zhan pointed to the Yellow River with his hand, and then flattered: "If you can get the help of the Chinese Divine Doctor, many injured sergeants can save a life." On behalf of them, Han thanked Dr. Hua. After speaking, he bowed to Hua Tuo.

Although Han Zhan no longer called himself "Benhou" in front of Hua Tuo, but said "Han", Hua Tuo did not notice the difference in the title at all, his mind was on treating those injured sergeants, and he said anxiously: "Quickly lead me over." ”

Huang Zhong cast an inquiring glance at Han Zhan, and when he saw Han Zhan bowing slightly, he ordered the cavalry Du Bo who escorted the convoy: "You are still stunned what to do here, and you don't quickly escort Mr. to the river to treat the injured brothers." The cavalry Duber agreed, and asked the groom to drive the carriage in which Hua Tuo was riding, towards the river.

When Hua Tuo arrived at the river, he ordered his medicine boy to fetch his own medical tools and began to treat the wounded by the river. Wounded sergeants are almost all knife wounds and gunshot wounds, and for the stitching of wounds, Hua Tuo's only method is to bake the iron bar red on the fire, and then burn it directly on the wound.

Some sergeants, although they were sweating profusely in pain, gritted their teeth and held on; Some sergeants were fainted on the spot. There were even two more seriously injured people who were killed alive.

Han Zhan stood not far away, listening to the screams of the sergeants and the sneering of iron bars on his skin, and smelling the smell of burnt skin and meat coming from the air, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusting. But in order to maintain his image in front of his subordinates, he still endured.

But by the time the ferry returned from the other side of the river, Hua Tuo had already treated more than 100 wounded. Seeing that the boat had reached the shore, Han Zhan arranged for everyone to board the boat one after another, preparing to cross the river to the other side.

Hua Tuo and Han Zhan stayed in the same boat, and when the boat reached the center of the river, Hua Tuo suddenly whispered to Han Zhan: "Tinghou, among the more than 100 wounded soldiers, I am afraid that there will still be seven or eight people whose lives cannot be saved; In addition, there are about 20 people, even if they are injured, they will be left with lifelong disabilities, and I am afraid that they will no longer be able to dance and play swords in the future. ”

I heard that there were almost thirty people who either couldn't save their lives or would be disabled for life, and Han Zhan's heart was not good. He was silent for a while, and then said to Hua Tuo: "Mr. Hua, even if these sergeants can't go to the battlefield in the future, Ben Hou will not ignore them. Ben Hou is preparing to grant Yongye Tian to the soldiers in the army, and will grant a certain amount of land to these disabled soldiers, so that they can have no worries about food and clothing in the future. ”

"Yongye Tian?" When Hua Tuo heard this term, he felt very fresh, and he asked curiously: "It's the first time the old man has heard of Yongyetian, I don't know what it is?" ”

"Doctor Huashen," Han Zhan found that the Yongye Tian he was going to promote seemed to be not publicity enough, and he hadn't even heard of a person like Hua Tuo who traveled from south to north, so he hurriedly explained to him: "Yongye Tian is the land that will be passed down from generation to generation after giving this family." ”

After listening to Han Zhan's explanation, Hua Tuo couldn't help but nodded, and said with emotion: "If Tinghou can really promote the Yongyetian system, it will be a great thing with immeasurable merits. The foundation of the Han family in Jizhou will definitely be as stable as Mount Tai. ”

When the ferry arrived on the opposite bank, Han Zhan counted the men and horses, and then slowly walked north along the official road. Next, they will pass through Hanoi County, Cao Cao's Dong County, and Yuan Shao's Wei County in a few days, and rush to Guantao to join Gao Lan's soldiers and horses.

Although they were all cavalry, a few wagons and numerous wounded in the ranks slowed down the march of the whole group. When he was in Hanoi County and Dong County, he didn't have to worry about being attacked, after all, the Taishou of these two counties had some friendship with Han Zhan, especially Cao Cao, who had borrowed grain from Han Zhan not long ago. The only thing to watch out for is Yuan Shao of Wei County, who has a deep blood feud with Han Zhan.

When he was in Hedong County, there was no trouble along the way, and when the county commanders in those small towns learned that soldiers and horses were passing through the county, they immediately ordered the city gates to be closed so as not to be disturbed.

After entering Dongjun, there were a lot of exploration horses near the official road. After learning that it was Han Zhan's soldiers and horses, they left one after another.

On the fourth day, the brigade entered the territory of Wei County. Han Zhan ordered Huang Zhong to send someone to Guantao to inform Gao Ran, ordering him to send someone south to respond, while ordering to speed up and pass through Wei County as soon as possible.

Not long after the messenger asking for help was dispatched, Han Zhan and the others were attacked by a county soldier. Fortunately, the combat effectiveness of these troops was not strong, and the troops of more than 500 people were rushed by Huang Zhong with 200 people, and they were immediately scattered.

On the fifth day, Han Zhan and the others finally came to the time when they were less than a hundred miles away from the pavilion, and just as Han Zhan was secretly relieved, the cavalry behind came to report, saying that they saw a large amount of dust rising on the official road to the south.

Hearing the report, Han Zhan secretly screamed in his heart, the pavilion is in the north of the official road, and a large amount of smoke and dust appeared in the south at this moment, which can only mean that it is the people sent by Yuan Shao. He felt that he had ordered his troops to speed up, and wanted to join Gao Lan's southbound troops as soon as possible.

But the soldiers and horses behind came very quickly, and in less than a stick of incense, they were only two or three miles away from Han Zhan. Huang Zhong saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said to Han Zhan: "Lord, you take people to go first, and I will lead five hundred cavalry to break off." ”

"No," Han Zhan thought to himself that the number of cavalry was not large, and if the troops were divided into two ways, the strength would be weak. If Gao Ran did not send his troops and horses south in time, once he was intercepted on the road ahead, it was very likely that the whole army would be annihilated, so he rejected Huang Zhong's proposal, "We will speed up, strive to get rid of the pursuing troops behind, and join up with the soldiers and horses of the senior lieutenant." ”

But things were not as simple as Han Zhan imagined, they walked only five or six miles forward, and they were caught up by the soldiers and horses behind. Han Zhan saw that on the banner of the chasing soldiers, there was a big "Yan" character written on it, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, it turned out to be Yan Liang's chasing soldiers. Since Yan Liang is here, presumably Wen Chou is not far away. He hurriedly ordered his soldiers and horses to stop, preparing to meet the enemy here, and after repelling Yan Liang, he continued on his way.

Yan Liang saw that Han Zhan's soldiers and horses stopped, and also restrained the soldiers and horses, rode forward, pointed at Han Zhan with the big knife in his hand and said: "Han Gongzi, read on the friendship between you and me, as long as you obediently dismount and be bound, Yan will definitely not hurt you a single soldier." ”

Han Zhan saw that Yan Liang was coming alone, and he also came out of the crowd and said to him, "General Yan, don't come unharmed." Although Ben Hou believes in your character, he can't believe Yuan Shao's character. At the beginning, my father tried his best to dedicate Jizhou to him, but in the end, he sent someone to die. I am at odds with Yuan Shao's dog thief. How can you be caught? ”

"No," Han Zhan thought to himself that the number of cavalry was not large, and if the troops were divided into two ways, the strength would be weak. If Gao Ran did not send his troops and horses south in time, once he was intercepted on the road ahead, it was very likely that the whole army would be annihilated, so he rejected Huang Zhong's proposal, "We will speed up, strive to get rid of the pursuing troops behind, and join up with the soldiers and horses of the senior lieutenant." ”

But things were not as simple as Han Zhan imagined, they walked only five or six miles forward, and they were caught up by the soldiers and horses behind. Han Zhan saw that on the banner of the chasing soldiers, there was a big "Yan" character written on it, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, it turned out to be Yan Liang's chasing soldiers. Since Yan Liang is here, presumably Wen Chou is not far away. He hurriedly ordered his soldiers and horses to stop, preparing to meet the enemy here, and after repelling Yan Liang, he continued on his way.

Yan Liang saw that Han Zhan's soldiers and horses stopped, and also restrained the soldiers and horses, rode forward, pointed at Han Zhan with the big knife in his hand and said: "Han Gongzi, read on the friendship between you and me, as long as you obediently dismount and be bound, Yan will definitely not hurt you a single soldier." ”

Han Zhan saw that Yan Liang was coming alone, and he also came out of the crowd and said to him, "General Yan, don't come unharmed." Although Ben Hou believes in your character, he can't believe Yuan Shao's character. At the beginning, my father tried his best to dedicate Jizhou to him, but in the end, he sent someone to die. I am at odds with Yuan Shao's dog thief. How can you be caught? ”

Han Fu dedicated Jizhou, and Yan Liang was also one of the parties, so he naturally knew the details inside. Hearing Han Zhan say this, he was silent.