Chapter 65: Under the City (II)
Although he easily grabbed Cheng Da, who had lost his footing and fell into the city, it did not improve Zhou Huai'an's mood much at all.
Although it is said that there is an obvious lack of training in defending the city, and the besieging side has little experience, in the eyes of Zhou Huai'an, who has seen many major scenes of war, it is just a rookie pecking at each other, but the people who died and were injured because of this are real and unpretentious.
Just the first attack of the opponent with a ladder and a ram caused nearly 100 casualties in the city; It is mainly the result of desperate efforts to get up and escape under the fright and panic of the enemy, or run around on the city wall, be shot by stray arrows, or knocked down and trampled.
Of course, because of the shelter of the city wall, there are not many people who die directly because of it, only single digits, and two of them are the result of being bitten by the team officer Cheng Da and executing the military law on the spot to set an example; But the rest of the injuries and attrition are completely innocent.
From this point of view, Zhou Huai'an's experience and handling skills in making quick decisions on the spot, Zhou Huaian thinks that he is still not as good as Cheng Da, who was born as an old soldier; Fortunately, after the first wave of panic and disorder, after mastering the opponent's routine and rhythm under the following attacks, it also proved that these enemies will also be killed and injured, and they will also scream and cry out in fear and fear, whether it is people's hearts or morale, they will gradually become stable and settled;
After all, under the natural geographical advantage and the cover of the city defense, most of the thieves were scattered and repelled without even touching the city wall; Even if a few of the more stubborn ones took the opportunity to touch the wall, there were old soldiers on standby nearby who cut them down and stabbed them down in time;
As a result, the next few casualties quickly fell back to a dozen units; Coupled with the fact that the means and measures for follow-up treatment were put in place in a relatively timely manner, the corpses and wounded were quickly cleaned up and carried down to the city, leaving little chance of continuing to affect and shake morale except for the remaining bloodstains.
Coupled with the rewards and encouragement on the food quota, the armed men and handymen who were temporarily pulled into the wall gradually became bold and courageous; However, the corresponding lethal effect on the enemy is also slowly weakening, and some are not satisfactory;
After all, they are not professionally trained soldiers, and it is easy to waste a lot of resources by making mistakes and misalignments under high tension. And those who come up to make up the number of wounded are far less durable in terms of physical strength and energy than normal people, and after a battle, many people often have reopened their wounds and bled again.
So in the end, the main lethal output still has to rely on the escort team and the direct team, as well as those miscellaneous apprentices. Under the constant harassing aggression of the other party, it is easy to become exhausted. In fact, even Zhou Huai'an inevitably had to go into battle in person to boost morale, and shot several with his own hands, which seemed to be the most fierce/vital signs.
After getting accustomed to the bloody and offensive and defensive atmosphere of the city, the so-called killing of the enemy's life with his own hands will also make people become indifferent, and only the simplest concepts of quantity and individuality remain.
Therefore, he couldn't help but have chapped lips and a dusty face, and devoured two bowls of beef offal soup powder that had just been delivered; Then, in a moan, he hurried to the side of the latest batch of wounded to start a new round of surgical operations and on-site demonstrations.
It's just that this time, because of excessive fatigue, even the direct team and the apprentice team inevitably suffered casualties; Although no one was killed directly, the injuries left behind are equally encouraging.
The most seriously injured apprentice, he didn't even know the specific name, but only remembered that the other party was the youngest and the most able to eat, and had the nickname of "Chen Bei'er"; His armor had been pierced through his stomach by a rusty iron spear, and the torn wound exposed his intestines; After simple debridement and suturing under naked eye conditions, the rest is left to fate.
"You're going to survive."
Zhou Huai'an could only comfort the other party like this.
"Why is it dark?"
The other party muttered to himself again in a dazzled and distracted manner.
"Auntie, sister, is that you...
Seeing the other party's face slowly turn pale to gray, Zhou Huai'an only felt that something was blocked in his heart, which was obviously the so-called blindness and visual hallucinations before the faint shock caused by excessive bleeding.
At this moment, he regretted a little that he had not further his studies in those surgeries, and had wasted his interest and time on those miscellaneous items with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west.
Or I hate myself at this time, and I still don't have enough power and resources at my disposal, otherwise there may be a greater chance for these people who are willing to believe in themselves and give their lives directly or indirectly to have more chances of survival.
But a hint that suddenly popped up from the auxiliary system in his body suddenly attracted all his attention.
"The activity of mitochondria is slightly improved."
"Whether to improve/unlock the performance of the cell helper unit."
Zhou Huai'an couldn't help but move in his heart, and turned his head back to the wounded man whose face had turned blue and gray, and scanned the other party's life characteristics again, although it was still weakening, but there was an unexpected hint in the field of vision.
"Do you want to build an in vitro shallow scan model?"
Then, he saw the temperature distribution of the human surface similar to the infrared vision, and then it turned into a deeper 3D molding of the subcutaneous muscles and the surface of the internal organs, this time between the liver and the diaphragm, a spreading bleeding point, which was more obvious in his perception.
He couldn't help but pick up the scissors to re-cut the sutures, and slowly broke open the wound filled with spare gauze and broken silk cotton, and a stream of stagnant blood suddenly spurted out.
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And in the camp of the Tutuan coalition outside the city, there was also a low atmosphere of heavy casualties. In the background of the incessant moans and uncontrollable howls, the leaders of the Tutuan who had uncertain faces also gathered in front of Zhao Ziri, the actual leader.
"Zhai Shou, it's not okay to fight like this"
"Our Ding Zhuang is really hurt."
"If you rush a few more times, half of the men in the township will be gone."
"It's been two whole days, and the grass thieves at the head of the city are not scattered at all."
"There's no shortage of arrows that rain down."
"Is this a lie from us, or is there a big flaw in the news?"
"If you continue to fight, how can you explain to your fathers."
"Why don't you turn back and get ready to come back."
"It's better if it's gone, it's easier to annex your family business."
Zhao Ziri, the owner of the village, couldn't help but sneer loudly in his heart, but in the name of doing righteous words.
"What are you talking about, is my son also less damaged?"
"Don't look at how tough they are, these dead and injured are also real"
"These grass thieves are just barely breathing, maybe they can be taken down with more effort."
"What are you doing at this time? What kind of intentions are there? ”
"Could it be..."
He paused suddenly, ill-intentionedly,
"Why are some of us secretly involved and colluded with those grass thieves in the city?"
After such a big hat was buttoned down, the leaders of the local regiments finally remembered that the means and prestige of this Zhao Renxian, coupled with the faint support of the officials and soldiers, had to hide the scheming and dissatisfaction in their hearts and retreat in a voice of self-discrimination.
"Next,"
Then, Zhao Ziri turned his head to face the cavalry team beside him, who was fully clothed.
"I'll have to bother your subordinates to add this fire."
"The boys are ready."
Zhao Yinggong, who was expressionless, said word by word.
"As long as the owner of the village prepares all the things and can fulfill his promise."