The battle outside the city soon ended, and after this battle, the enemy in Tongguan was completely annihilated, not only killed as many as five or six hundred people, but the rest were basically wounded, and many were seriously injured, and even the main general was captured. Fu Qin's first counteroffensive was a complete failure.

It was the first time for everyone to achieve such a victory, so everyone was very happy, especially Wu Heng in the city, who had always been very worried, and finally put his mind at ease at this time. However, Li Xin was not very happy, because in the process of defending the city, more than 100 people died on his side, and many of the rest were injured.

"Uncle Wu, I'll leave it to you here, the corpses outside the city should be disposed of quickly, there should be no one coming over there in Tongguan for the time being, but you should also pay attention to it, and at the same time, the matter of city defense cannot be relaxed. Also, send someone to the mountain to report a message, so that they can rest assured! Just returned to the city, Li Xin didn't have time to rest, dragged his tired body, and said to Wu Heng, who came to visit.

"Don't worry! I'm all here, and you're tired all night, so let's go down and rest first! Wu Heng saw the look and said with concern.

Li Xin didn't go to rest, he first asked Zhou Tong, Li Erhei and other villagers who were guarding the city with him to go to the city to rest. And he took those villagers who did not go to the battlefield to transfer the wounded to the county office, and at the same time asked people to go to the city to find a doctor to treat them, and himself, after arriving at the county office, just found a place to squint against the wall for a while.

Now this time is the most reassuring moment for them, because of this great victory, the enemy will not attack the city again in a short period of time, without knowing the details of the city. At the same time, even if some people in the city wanted to collude with the Qin soldiers to make a rebellion, they would not dare to act rashly in this situation.

Therefore, this sleep was quite peaceful, and when he woke up, it was already in the afternoon, and at this time, he felt hungry. And in the lobby of the county office, it has become a place for the wounded to be treated, and due to the limited conditions, the wounded can only lie on the spot. However, some villagers seem to be too badly injured and will not survive in the end.

There was an aura of despair in the entire county office, and the sound of painful wails filled the room, which made Li Xin's mood of being happy because of the victory instantly become a little low. He knew that all this was normal, that there would be wars and that there would be deaths, and all he could do was to minimize this kind of death. Other than that, he didn't have any options.

"What's going on? Why is there only one doctor here? How can so many people be taken care of? After taking a look, Li Xin suddenly realized that something was wrong, and couldn't help but stop a villager next to him who was taking care of the wounded, and said angrily.

"Li Lang, we also want to have more doctors! However, this Huayin county is a small city, how can there be so many doctors, just this one, we still found it with great difficulty. The others either ran away a long time ago, or were dragged by Di Qin to join the army! The man glanced at him and said helplessly.

Hearing this, Li Xin was silent, indeed, in this era of war and chaos, nothing is satisfactory! After thinking about it, he picked up a roll of cloth from the side, this thing was found from the county government warehouse, because all taxes in kind were collected in this era, so there were a lot of things in the warehouse. However, it is now used to bandage the wounds of these wounded.

Hearing this ear-filled wail, Li Xin really wished that he was a medical student, in that case, how good it would be to face this situation. It's a pity that he's not! Now, all he can do is clean the wound and bandage it.

However, the conditions here are too poor, even if he is not a person who studied medicine, he knows this, and many injuries and illnesses that are not considered a major problem at all in the eyes of later generations are like terminal illnesses at this time. In ancient wars, the number of people who died directly on the battlefield was generally not particularly large, but the real death was more in the period after the end of the war, because the medical level could not keep up with the other reasons, many people who could have survived eventually died.

"I—I want to go home!" While Li Xin was bandaging a wounded man, the young man suddenly burst into tears, pulled his sleeve and said.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely take you back! It's not just you, it's everyone else, since we're going down the mountain together, I'm going to bring you all back! Looking at the young man in front of him, Li Xin felt a pain, and then patted him on the shoulder and said to him.

"Really, really?" When the young man heard this, he was obviously a little skeptical!

"Of course, I don't lie to you! This time, we have laid down the county seat, and we have got a lot of things, food, and cloth, and then we can take your parents down the mountain to enjoy the blessings, so that they can eat and wear well, and they don't have to suffer on the mountain anymore! Li Xin nodded and said sincerely.

Of course, this statement is too good, after all, with the amount of military resources in the city, it is impossible to maintain the consumption of too many people. Moreover, the most important thing is that Huayin City is now a lonely city, the enemy in the west has not yet reacted, and he and others have to face a greater test, when all these difficulties have not been passed, all the comfort is in vain.

But when the young man heard these words, he seemed to become happy, and not only him, but also the wounded people beside him became much calmer when they heard this. For them, they must have a purpose when they go down the mountain, and it is too big an ideal to eliminate Fu Qin and rebel against the Hu people. But what Li Xin said is something that everyone can see and is more acceptable to everyone.

"Doctor, my brothers are in trouble with you! If you need anything, tell me directly, and I'll find a way to find it for you! When this time comes, we will be grateful! After thinking about it, Li Xin walked up to the doctor and said to him.

"Don't worry, the old man will do his best, do his best!" The doctor hurriedly bowed down and said with a smile. At his age, he must have seen a lot of chaotic troops, so although he didn't take Li Xin's words seriously in his heart, he knew how to deal with them.

Nodding, Li Xin walked out of the county office. Looking at the empty street in front of him, only his brothers occasionally came and went, and he was a little dazed for a while.

"There's a long way to go! A small Huayin County, things are far from over! After standing for a while, Li Xin couldn't help sighing, stopped a villager who was passing by, and asked Wu Heng where they were, and it turned out that they were in the side hall next to them.

"Li Lang is here, hurry up, sit down!" Wu Heng was dealing with things in the side hall, and when he saw him coming, he hurriedly shouted.

"I'm starving to death if I have anything to eat!" Li Xin only remembered at this time that he had not eaten water and rice for a day and a night, and his intestines were almost knotted.

"You, you, I asked you to get something to eat just after the battle ended, and you just dragged it out until now. Fortunately, many of the brothers have just woken up, so it's just in time for you. Someone! Go and bring some wheat rice to satisfy Li Lang's hunger! Seeing his appearance, Wu Heng shook his head helplessly, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to do it.

"I can't help it, I'm really tired, after sending the wounded over, I sat down and fell asleep, and I just woke up not long ago. By the way, how are Zhou Tong and Erhei doing? Are you awake? Li Xin was a little embarrassed, thought about it, and then said.

"They woke up early, and they ate in the back. Yes, you see, it's not just here! Wu Heng said, just when he saw them walking up from the side door, holding a bowl in their hands, and kept picking up food in their mouths.

Soon, Li Xin also ate it, such a thing as wheat rice, it is really a coarse grain among coarse grains, especially the wheat rice at this time, which is different from the kind used for health preservation in later generations. There are some beans added to the wheat rice, which is not very good, but Li Xin is used to it now, and he is very hungry, so he can manage so much.

"Since everyone is here, let's discuss something! Uncle Wu, what are our next steps? After a few hard strokes, it was a little relieved, and Li Xin said.

"Plans? Speaking of this, you Uncle Wu and I really don't have a clue, what do you think? If you want me to say, since the enemy has been defeated, how about we take the opportunity to retreat to the mountain now? When Wu Heng heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and after a deep groan, he said.

"Go back? No, no, we finally occupied the county seat, how can we go back easily? We have died so many brothers, aren't we dying in vain? As soon as he heard this, Li Erhei shook his head first.

"That is, we worked hard to take Huayin County, in my opinion, we can't give away anything we get in hand! What does Big Brother think? Zhou Tong also had a general opinion, but in the end, he asked Li Xin directly.

"It's obviously not okay to retreat, it's easy to go up the mountain and hard to go down! Go back now, don't think about coming down later! You know better than I do about the situation on the mountain, and even if we get so much food now, it is not a long-term solution. In the long run, our best way is to take this Huayin County as a foothold and gain a firm foothold at the foot of the mountain, so that we can attack and retreat, which is a good thing for everyone! Li Xin naturally didn't want to withdraw like this, and some of the thoughts he had already pondered in his heart were all said at this time.

"Li Lang is right, there is Uncle Zhou on the mountain and they are guarding, basically there is no problem, we don't have any worries, the land under the mountain is enough to feed so many of us." Li Erhei nodded in agreement.