Fortunately, Zeng Yu had kidnapped two descendants of the medical family from the capital before, and the two of them relied on the resources provided by Zeng Yu to study medical skills, and at the same time taught several village names selected from Lingyunzhuang. In the past six months, although the name of the village where he learned medical skills at the beginning was not profound, he was much stronger than ordinary people in battlefield treatment.

They were not equipped with Zeng Yu's army before, but this time, Zeng Yu brought a few villagers who were studying medicine over and asked them to act as military doctors. Zeng Yu only hoped that they could play their due role at this time and treat the seriously injured soldiers of the Ruishi Battalion as much as possible.

Zeng Yu didn't wait for Pei Yuanshao to come back here, but just asked Wang Qing to tell him that after capturing those escaped Yellow Turban Army stragglers, he could be escorted directly to the camp outside the city. However, he left Guo Jia here to help Wang Qing and them settle the captives. And Zeng Yu himself, accompanied by Zhu Wen and other personal guards, went to the county government of Xiangyuan County.

Lu Wen and others, the county magistrate who reported in Xiangyuan County, also heard the movement on the street. The place where the Rui Shi Battalion fought with the Yellow Turban Army was not far from the county office, and the officials of Xiangyuan County in the county government could clearly hear the shouting and killing. They didn't expect that Lord Zeng, who had sworn that he would help defend the city, let the Yellow Turban Army enter the city in less than two hours.

Some officials even began to encourage Lu Wen to flee quickly, and before the Yellow Turban Army had yet to kill the county government, they immediately fled from other directions in the county seat. But Lu Wen stabilized them with the respect of the county order, firstly, if he escaped, then his career would be completely ruined, and he would even be questioned by the imperial court, and secondly, he still had a little hope for Zeng Yu, hoping that Zeng Yu could turn the tide.

Just when they were worried, the sudden shouting of killing gradually became farther and farther away from them, and they only had some catchers in the county town, and they didn't dare to leave the county government to investigate, so they could only pray silently.

When Zeng Yu and the others arrived, when they knocked on the gate of the county government, they saw that Zeng Yu, who was helping to defend the city, and they forgot to open the door, but walked happily towards the county office.

Soon the gate of the county government opened again, and Lu Wen was the first to walk out, bowed to Zeng Yu, and then said: "Thank you Lord Zeng for your righteous help and saved my Xiangyuan County from destruction." ”

"Lord Lu is polite, this is the official's business. Besides, without the full support of Lord Lu, it would be impossible for this official to kill the Yellow Turban Thieves, so this is the credit of all of us. Zeng Yu also said politely.

"The two adults don't have to be so polite, let's go to the county government first." An official behind Lu Wen said.

"Yes, yes, please Zeng-sama!" When Lu Wen heard this, he hurriedly invited Zeng Yu in, and the big stone in his heart fell to the ground at this time, and he was naturally grateful for saving himself and Zeng Yu in the predicament.

After entering the county office, Lu Wen and Zeng Yu sat in the first place, while Zhu Wen and other officials sat below. Lu Wen took the lead and said to Zeng Yu: "Lord Zeng, I don't know what happened to the Yellow Turban thieves who attacked us?" “

"Although Lord Lu is relieved, a total of 30,000 thieves have attacked our county, and now there are less than 10,000 remnants left, and now they should be about to escape from the range of Xiangyuan County." Zeng Yu didn't tell Lu Wen the specific battle results, but only told him that only the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army were left to escape.

"In the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, Zeng Daren thinks that he will definitely make great achievements in the future, and I hope that the adults can see that they can work together and carry one or two." Lu Wen said to Zeng Yu with a little humility.

He knew that Zeng Yu's contribution this time was definitely not something that could be erased casually. And Zeng Yu can pull together such a team, it must not be rootless duckweed, as long as it is operated, it will naturally be able to rise to the top, and wait for the reward of the imperial court, at this time Zeng Yu, who is on an equal footing with him Lu Wen, will become his superior.

For Lu Wen's flattery, Zeng Yu was naturally happy in his heart, but his face didn't show it, he arched his hand and said to Lu Wen: "We are all for the king's affairs, Lord Lu is known to be virtuous, and he can know how to make good use of people, and the court will naturally not forget the merits of the adults." ”

When Lu Wen heard Zeng Yu's words, he knew that Zeng Yu had accepted his overtures, although he didn't have much hope in his heart, but he had been immersed in the habit of officialdom for many years, and it was always good for a promising young colleague like Xiang Zeng Yu to be able to retain a piece of incense.

"What's next for Master Zeng?" Lu Wen then asked Zeng Yu.

"The Yellow Turban Bandits in Shangdang County have not been cleared yet, we have just repelled this attack, there are still thousands of remnants in the Eighth Headquarters of Zuo Zhangzhang, and in addition to them, there are two other groups of men and horses wreaking havoc in other counties. I plan to lead my soldiers to continue north and drive the Yellow Turban Bandits out of Shangdang County. ”

"What help do you need from this officer?" Lu Wen also guessed Zeng Yu's plan, and he said to Zeng Yu that he also wanted to take the opportunity to sell it.

"If Lord Lu can provide some grain, grass and medicinal materials, Yu will be grateful." When Zeng Yu set out on the expedition, in addition to a few large combat battalions, only a few thousand people who were temporarily recruited transported some grain and grass for the army to eat.

But now there are so many more captives at once, and Zuo Shohachi didn't carry any grain and grass in the first place, so although they have gained a large number of young people this time, it is also a big burden. If Lu Wen didn't say it, he also planned to borrow grain from Lu Wen.

"These are all trivial matters, I'll let me transfer a batch of food to Lord Zeng later, and as for the medicinal materials, they may have to be collected from the city." Lu Wen saw that Zeng Yu only needed these, but he didn't feel that something was wrong.

"Thank you, Lord Lu." With the help of grain and grass, Zeng Yu will certainly not be polite.

"I wonder when Zeng-sama plans to leave?" Lu Wen asked.

"I plan to set off on one day of repair, many counties in the north are under the control of the Yellow Turban Army, and the Yellow Turban Army has not been driven out of Shangdang County, and the official is uneasy. However, some of the soldiers under my command are seriously injured, and I am afraid that I will not be able to leave in a short time, so I plan to leave them here, and ask Lord Lu to help take care of them. Zeng Yu replied.

For this little thing, of course, Lu Wen agreed, he had planned to befriend Zeng Yu, and he was even willing to give away grain and grass, not to mention this little thing.

Of course, Zeng Yu expressed his gratitude, he and Lu Wen exchanged greetings for a while, and Lu Wen originally planned to hold a celebration banquet, but Zeng Yu was pushed away by busy military affairs.

When he left the county office, he didn't see the prisoners of the Yellow Turban Army on the street, thinking that they had been taken away by Wang Qing and them. However, the bloodstains on the streets were not cleaned up, and these things were handed over to Lu Wen to deal with, and their task in Xiangyuan County could be said to be successfully completed. So he didn't go to the mansion that Lu Wen arranged for him, but said to Zhu Wen: "Let's go, let's go to the barracks and see the real harvest this time." ”

When he came to the barracks outside the city, Zeng Yu saw a picture in full swing. The captives of the Yellow Turbans, under the supervision of the unclothed soldiers, are repairing the original large camp.

Seeing Zeng Yu's arrival, the Ruishi battalion squad guarding at the gate of the camp immediately saluted, and when Zeng Yu asked them where the commanders were, the captain of the squad immediately ordered a soldier to lead Zeng Yu to the camp.

At this time, Pei Yuanshao also came back, he and Guo Jia, Wang Qing and Wu Shi and their respective deputy commanders were all in a camp, and after Zeng Yu walked in, they immediately got up and saluted Zeng Yu.

"What are you all talking about?" Zeng Yu motioned for several people to sit down, and then asked them.

"Hui Lord, we are discussing the placement of these captives." Guo Jia replied.

"How many prisoners do we have in total?" Zeng Yu asked first.

"Big brother, we can say that we have made a lot of money this time, the Yellow Turban Army has taken prisoners of a total of 13,467 people, including more than 2,000 wounded soldiers, most of them are arrow wounds, as long as they are treated, they can be healed. And these captives, it is estimated that there are at least 8,000 between the ages of twenty and thirty, and the rest of the grades are not very large, and they can be put into the tuntian army. Wang Qing replied happily.

"Okay, what you guys were discussing just now, do you have any plans to come up with?"

"My lord, I mean, this time there are losses in both the Ruishi Battalion and the Wushu Battalion, so we can first select some young men from these captives to join and make up for the two battalions. As for the others, they will be sent to Anping County directly, after all, this is not our place, and it is better to send these prisoners back as soon as possible. Guo Jia replied.

"Will the direct replenishment of these prisoners into the Rui Shi Battalion and the Wushu Battalion have an impact on the combat effectiveness of the two battalions?" Zeng Yu asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, my lord, I asked the two commanders just now, there are still 3,800 soldiers in the Rui Shi Battalion and 3,600 soldiers in the Wushu Battalion, if only more than 1,000 people are added, the proportion of veterans is not low, and the impact on their combat effectiveness is not great. And what we face next is not the elite of the Yellow Turban Army, with veterans leading recruits, and after a few battles, the surviving recruits will become qualified veterans. As a military advisor, Guo Jia told Zeng Yu about their previous plans.

When Zeng Yu heard this, he nodded in approval, he knew that the battlefield was the fastest and most direct place to train soldiers, looking at the momentum of the soldiers in the unclothed army now, it was not comparable to when they first went out to fight, at this time they had not only high morale, but also an indomitable sharpness.

With Zeng Yu's permission, Wang Qing and Pei Yuanshao were also overjoyed, and after they saluted Zeng Yu, they hurriedly left the camp tent, of course, the deputy commanders of the two battalions also followed closely behind them. The so-called fast hand has slow hand, and only by starting first can we select suitable seedlings from these thousands of captives to be included in our command.