Chapter 40: After the War
On the third day, the soldiers of the security team hastily cleaned up the battlefields and buried the pot to make rice. Although the soldiers were tired, they were very excited, and the city guard camp was filled with an air of joy.
The guards and patrols in the city were arranged, and Chen Yuan handed them over to Chen Xiong to arrange, and he plunged into the wounded barracks and rescued the wounded soldiers with Lang Zhong in the army.
The makeshift camp for wounded soldiers was full of wounded fighters. According to rough statistics, more than 30 people were killed in this battle, and more than 100 people were wounded. The 1st Battalion was reduced by a quarter.
"Wounded brother, you have to take good care of it. No more surprises. Lu Langzhong, I'll leave it to you here. Chen Yuan said to a gray-haired Lang Zhong with a straight face.
"Don't worry, sir. With that method of stitching up wounds, and some gold medicine, most of the brothers can recover. Lu Lang looked at the tent where a person was entering and exiting not far away, and said excitedly.
Inside the tent, a few young healers were making live juice for wounded fighters called "surgery."
Those military doctors were all new disciples of Lu Langzhong, and some of them were angry before, some were tailors, and some were butchers.
These people were naturally given to him by Chen Yuan. He didn't know anything about diagnosing and prescribing medicines, but he was more skilled than Lu Langzhong in surgery such as removing arrows and suturing wounds. They were busy inside one by one, and Lu Langzhong couldn't intervene. He only took over when the apprentices were finished and carried out of the operating room.
Naturally, there is no anesthesia in this kind of operation, and the huge pain during the operation requires the wounded to survive. The strong-willed bite a piece of wood, sweat rolling down and holding back; Most of the wounded need to be held down by a few people, like killing pigs.
Fortunately, many people were already unconscious, otherwise they would have screamed like a slaughterhouse.
The wounded were carried in and out again and again, and placed in the wounded barracks. Most of the wounded who were brought out were unconscious. Lu Langzhong passed his hands one by one.
"Medical officer, our platoon commander went in well, how to pass out after treatment!" One of the fighters who picked up the wounded outside the operating room was indignant.
The platoon commander was wounded by a knife, and his right chest was slashed open.
"I almost got split in half, but it's fine! Fortunately, the knife was not deep, and the bone was not broken. Cutaneous trauma. If there is too much bleeding, it will be good to recuperate. ”
"Just went in and laughed with me. You see, they're all dead now. The soldier had red eyes and said with a crying voice, "The platoon commander is here to save my wounds." He's dead, and I don't want to live anymore! ”
"Get out! Put down the rack and stay cool. The wounded and sick camp was closed to outsiders. Lu Langzhong shouted. He is also tired of these "medical troubles", this is not the first time, he is excited and ready to rush into the operating room to settle accounts with the doctor!
The two nurses stepped forward and took the stretcher, and a guard stepped forward to pull away the crying warrior.
"If you send the wounded in the future, let them go after they are delivered, and the idle and miscellaneous personnel in the wounded and sick camp will not be allowed to enter." Lu Langzhong commanded, and looked at Chen Yuan and the others.
Chen Yuan smiled, this is to drive himself away, this stubborn old man.
Sure enough, Lu Langzhong said: "My lord, you better go and get busy with your own business." God is watching here, nothing can happen. There are not many medicines and spirits, so you have people bring more. In addition, no matter what kind of meat they eat, they will also send more to replenish these wounded. The old man is busy, so he won't accompany the adults. ”
"Okay, okay, I'll go." Chen Yuan didn't have a good airway, "The camp must be well cleaned, and the wounded must be washed and boiled thoroughly." If you don't have enough people, I'll have someone send some more. …”
"Let's go." Chen Yuan shook his head. There is also a reason why Lu Langzhong does not want to see himself.
This old man was originally the leading famous doctor in the city and countryside of Lead Mountain, with a good life and was very respected by the villagers. In order to invite him out of the mountain, Chen Shan's soft grinding and hard bubbles did not work, and in the end, he simply used coercion to get into the cottage.
When he arrived at the cottage, the stubborn old man passively resisted. In the end, it was Chen Yuan who threw out the little medical knowledge he knew, and allowed him to come and go freely, which attracted him to the hook. Chen Yuan recruited many students for him "enthusiastically", if it weren't for the respect of the whole cottage for him, several students, although their qualifications were extremely poor, were also obedient, otherwise the old man would have run away.
Fortunately, this stubborn old man has a lot of enthusiasm, and when he heard that the security regiment sent troops to fight the Tartars, he asked to join the army without Chen Yuan and others talking. Now that he is in charge of the wounded and sick camp, Chen Yuan has saved a lot of heart.
For this kind of rough, bloody surgical treatment, Chen Yuan had no desire to watch. It was only because I was worried about the safety of the soldiers that I rushed to see it as soon as possible. Seeing that the wounded and sick battalion was basically working normally according to the original rules, he was relieved.
These warriors who have gone through the field of life and death will be the backbone of their own team.
"Ordered to go down, after treating the brothers, the wounded of the Han army who did not die were also carried over and treated." Chen Yuan remembered something again and ordered the Beidi Laoxiao.
"What do you do to save those damn Tartar dogs! If you don't cut anything with a knife, it's cheaper for them. The Northlander's eyes widened in surprise.
"Most of them are also involuntarily sent to Mengyuan. Put down your sword and gun, and you won't be an enemy. They are all Han Chinese, so let's die less if they can. Chen Yuan patiently explained.
"It didn't take much effort to save them. The wounded, thrown out of the camp, let them fend for themselves, who let them die for the Mengyuan Tartars. The Northlander said with a stiff neck. This time, the guards did not lose much, but the brothers who often got along with each other suffered a lot, and the Northlanders hated those Han soldiers to death.
"Oh, you." Chen Yuan shook his head, "In this battle, we have the advantage in numbers, why did we lose so many brothers, have you thought about it?" ”
"That group of killers, they are all battle-hardened, I heard that many of them are still Jianghuai disciples, most of our brothers were still shaving in the fields a few months ago, so they are naturally not their opponents." The Northlander said indignantly.
"yes. Our brothers' combat strength is still a little worse. It would be nice if everyone was like this group of Jianghuai soldiers. Chen Yuan sighed.
"My lord, don't you want to kill those dogs to recruit us into our security team?"
Naturally, this Northland guy is not really a fool, and said suddenly.
"yes. This group of Jianghuai soldiers was just confused for a while. If we treat each other with sincerity and explain the truth that the white Tartars want to destroy the crown of our Han family, they will still be able to make them lose their way. Especially those wounded, if we heal him, he can't hold a grudge against us. If our team can recruit these people, our combat power will definitely be greatly improved. You see, now, there are nearly 200 casualties, how can we still have any combat power, and how will we fight the Tartars in the future. ”
"Okay, I'll inform the person in charge in a moment." The Beidi Yankees were just sad about the casualties of their brothers, and they admired those Jianghuai soldiers, so they nodded in response.
"You go ahead and do it first. Convey my meaning to my brothers, let them treat their captives well, and reason with them more. Of course, diehards still have to be dealt with. Chen Yuan admonished. He was really worried that some soldiers were saddened by the casualties of their comrades and tortured and captured those Han soldiers.
"Yes." The Northlander agreed, and turned around with the two of them.
Chen Yuan returned to the command post of the security regiment under the escort of the soldiers of the guard company.
Because Chen Yuan's department is only the vanguard sent by Xie Fangde, the Anren County Ya will be Xie Fangde's handsome account. Therefore, after Anren's recovery, Chen Yuan did not set foot in the Anren County Ya, and set up the command post of the security regiment in the city guard camp.
When he returned to the commander, he saw that Zhao Zhong, Chen Xiong, Wang Lin and others were waiting, and they were all a little resentful. In their opinion, after the war, especially after taking over the county seat, it is undoubtedly an irresponsible behavior for the main general to leave important matters behind and run to the wounded barracks without saying a word.
"Oh, it's all over." Chen Yuan didn't bother to explain anything, and asked lightly.
"My lord, the county government and all the warehouses have been received, and now they are all guarded. Due to the sudden attack of our army, except for the grain depot and armory, which were affected by the defeat and losses, the treasury and the book books were kept intact. After counting, there are more than 40,000 pieces of money in the treasury, 500,000 pieces of treasure money, and 800 horses of silk; The grain stock is about 25,000 quintals of grain, and the armory has a number of armor. Wang Lin reported first.
Anren is worthy of being the first-class county in Jiangdong, and the treasury is really rich in cane. Everyone in the hall was overjoyed when they heard it.
"From now on, you can call me the commander, and you can also call me the head of the regiment internally." Chen Yuan said lightly, "Take 1,000 stone of rice and grain from the grain depot, but for our army to use food for a few days, the armory also takes some armor from the armory to prepare our army." The rest of the materials were sealed and waited for Lord Xie to come. ”
"Yes. Regiment leader, these are all brothers desperately trying to take them down, how can they give them over! Chen Xiong first did not follow.
"When Lord Xie arrives, there will naturally be a reward. Tell the brothers that no matter how the court rewards each for this great victory, each brother can get three rewards, double the dead and wounded, and add five taels of silver to the deceased. This money can be paid immediately to the family by the estuary or withdrawn when returning to the estuary. Those with ranks will be rewarded according to the routine. All companies should count the casualties as soon as possible and deal with the aftermath of the deceased brothers. Brother Wang, these things will trouble you a lot. In the disappointment of Chen Xiong and others, Chen Yuan announced the reward for this victory.
"These are the duties of subordinates." Wang Lin looked at Chen Yuan and nodded. It seems that he really underestimated this little local tyrant in the countryside, and he didn't take it with a full treasury of money, and he was only the one in front of him.
What Wang Gongzi didn't know was that Chen Yuan on the side was dripping blood in his heart. The brothers worked hard to get it, but they were given away by themselves. But he was under Xie Fangde, so he had to bow his head. Hopefully this will be the last time.
"The preliminary statistics of each company have come out." Chen Xiong stepped forward and said, "This time our army can be said to have won a narrow victory. Our army killed 6 Mengyuan Tanmachi troops and captured 2 people, and the ten-division commander Zamachi was captured; 74 Han soldiers were killed, 56 were wounded, 175 were captured, the Han army's deputy Qianhu Luzhi and 2 Baihu were killed, and 100 Hue was wounded and captured. 11 Anren soldiers were killed, 150 were captured, and the rest fled. Our soldiers lost 32 people, 112 were wounded, and many were seriously wounded, and I am afraid that the number of soldiers lost will increase in the future, and I am afraid that no less than 50 brothers will be lost in the end. The more Chen Xiong spoke, the deeper he became.
"Alas, this is also helpless. This time, as soon as the brothers went into battle, they ran into the elite of the Mengyuan Han army. There are more casualties, one is that our brothers' personal combat strength is inferior to the enemy's, and on the other hand, our brothers lack armor protection. Zhao Zhong sighed.
"I can't imagine that these Han troops are so difficult, and they can be compared to the imperial court's fine tax forbidden army." Zhao Yong also praised, "Fortunately, the morale of our soldiers is quite high and they are brave in battle. Moreover, the attack was sudden, and the enemy was unprepared and rushed into battle. Many people don't have time to put on their armor, or it's hard to say whether they will win or lose. ”
"No matter how difficult the enemy is, he can't resist the power of the grenade." Chen Xiong said with a smile, "Commander, can you let the estuary send some more grenades." This stuff really works. It's a pity that the number is too small, and it will be used up when it breaks through the camp gate, otherwise there would not be a situation where you will later surround the enemy but will not be able to eat it all for a while. ”
"The current output of Lead Mountain is not very large, and a batch will be sent over later, but the quantity will not be very large." Chen Yuan said lightly, "Although this battle was won, the battalion, company, and platoon must carefully summarize and discuss the gains and losses. Everyone thinks more about how, given the current situation, if this battle is fought again, how the enemy army can be destroyed quickly and with fewer casualties. This kind of summary and discussion, in order to form a rule, must be carried out in every battle. ”
"That's what the head of the regiment said. If we had to do it all over again, we could definitely do better. Zhao Zhong agreed.
"The combat readiness of our army is still too poor. Especially the armor is still too little. If we have more armor, we can suffer fewer casualties. Chen Xiong sighed. Many of the brothers who were killed and wounded this time were wounded by arrows.
"The equipment matter, this time it can be solved." Wang Lin, who was in charge of logistics, was not as sad as Chen Xiong and Zhao Zhong, and said excitedly: "This time, our army has captured a huge amount, only from the Mengyuan Han army, there are 25 pieces of scale armor, more than 200 pieces of cotton armor, and a large number of weapons. In addition, there are hundreds of sets of cotton armor in the arsenal, which is enough to equip our sergeants. ”
"Well, equip it as soon as possible. The armor and weapons of the arsenal were also taken. "When it comes to the lives of soldiers, Chen Yuan is not polite.
"Yes. The subordinates will handle it later. Wang Lin, who was responsible for the logistics of the whole army, arched his hand, and then said: "This time, we also got dozens of war horses, I don't know what to do?" ”
Hearing the war horse, Chen Xiong, Zhao Zhong, Zhao Yong and others were all brightly lit up.
Chen Yuan looked at everyone and said, "Don't scatter these war horses." Except for a few horses allocated to each battalion and company for emergency orders, the rest of the horses were gathered together to form a cavalry corps. The cavalry team was in charge of Zhao Yong, and personnel and equipment were provided first. ”
In this battle, the Spur Army's rush and killing made a deep impression on Chen Yuan. If there had been a cavalry at hand, there would never have been such a danger.
"Subordinate comprehension." Zhao Yong was pleasantly surprised, and in the fiery eyes of everyone, he replied loudly.