Chapter 50: Condolences to the Wounded Soldiers

Soon, the battle situation was counted.

In this battle, the army led by Chen Shou was almost completely annihilated, and the remaining prisoners of war totaled 5,600.

On the side of the Cangguo army, the source of casualties was mainly in the later siege, with more than 60 killed and more than 200 seriously wounded.

Overall, it was a great victory, a rare victory in the history of the warring of three countries.

Of course, the most outstanding in this battle is the four hundred recruits, because of the novelty of the battle formation, directly blocked the retreat of the rout soldiers, so they beheaded the largest number of people this time, reaching more than 1,000 people, and the most important thing is that their own casualties are very few, the death and serious injuries are more than 20 people in total, which is a very remarkable result!

As for why serious injuries and deaths are counted together, there is also a reason, because for a team that is in battle, a seriously injured soldier means that he has lost his combat effectiveness, and in the following battles, it will be useless, and sometimes it will even cause a drag on the army.

Therefore, when countries are at war, after a battle, they often kill some of their seriously wounded soldiers unknowingly to reduce the burden on their troops.

Yang Mu is not one of those short-sighted generals, he knows the truth of buying horse bones for a thousand dollars, the original meritorious lord system is to stimulate the fighting enthusiasm of the soldiers, if he plays such a play, it is tantamount to slapping himself in the face.

Moreover, a large part of the seriously injured soldiers can still go to the battlefield after recovery, and these old soldiers who have experienced the baptism of blood are definitely the elite of the army, and one can withstand several recruits.

So, he went to the wounded barracks under the escort of a group of personal guards to comfort the wounded soldiers.

As soon as they saw Yang Mu appear, the wounded soldiers were shocked and got up from the bed to bow down.

Yang Mu stopped them: "Everyone, everyone is fighting for the Cangguo, and if you are seriously injured, you don't need to care about these false courtesies, otherwise, I will be uneasy." ”

"Thank you, long live Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, long live Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, long live Your Majesty!"

The wounded soldiers were so moved that they shouted slogans, the only way they could express their feelings.

Yang Mu sighed, looking at the wounded soldiers in a big tent, he felt very uncomfortable, he didn't feel it when he watched the battle from a distance, and only after going deep into the wounded camp did he really realize the cruelty of the war.

Many wounded soldiers were strong men an hour ago, but in the future, they may be disabled for the rest of their lives.

But this is also something that cannot be helped, casualties are inevitable in the war, and he can only do his best to relieve their worries.

The wounded soldiers were very excited, His Majesty the Emperor actually came to the wounded barracks in person, and he came to comfort everyone, shouting for warmth, cheering and cheering, what could be more heartwarming than this?

Especially some seriously injured soldiers, the worries in their hearts have also been eliminated, and the rough men who are dozens of years old, the corners of their eyes are moist - this time they are seriously injured, and they are not a loss at all!

At this time, Yang Mu saw a bed frame at the door of the tent, on which lay a soldier who was silently crying.

A military doctor, who was bandaging it, placed next to it a wooden basin, the water in which was blood-red.

"What is this?" Yang Mu frowned, during the period of time he condoled, the wounded soldiers were either lying sideways or pillowing, only this wounded soldier was lying motionless on the bed board, which was very weird.

The military doctor stopped his movements, bowed his head and replied, "Back to Your Majesty, he has six wounds on his body, five of which are ...... on the front chest."

Yang Mu was silent, the soldiers who fought on the battlefield knew that the more brave the soldiers, the more wounds on the chest, only the cowardly people who often ran away, the wounds would be mostly concentrated on the back.

Six wounds, in this era of backward medical conditions, if you don't die, you have to be crippled.

"Alas...... They are all loyal and brave people! Yang Mu sighed and said: "All the injured robes, you can rest assured, after the class teacher returns to the dynasty this time, I will definitely issue an edict, all soldiers who are injured in the war, according to the severity of the injury, the government will issue a pension, if you can't marry an aunt, the government will issue an aunt, you can't do farm work, the government will eat and drink well, even if you lie in bed for a lifetime, the government will also support you for a lifetime!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire wounded barracks could be heard.

The wounded soldiers were all shocked, even if they lie down for a lifetime, the government will raise them for a lifetime?

If these words came out of someone else's mouth, the wounded would definitely disdain them, and even think that they were here to mock and make trouble, but from the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor, who was like a god, it was absolutely true and credible!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"Long live Your Majesty, long live the country!"

"Wow......"

The wounded rejoiced, and the seriously wounded, who were originally sad, were also lifted one by one, as if they suddenly saw hope from the abyss.

Then, Yang Mu asked some of the wounded what they needed, and according to some knowledge in his mind, he taught the military doctors some precautions for treating wounds, as well as home remedies for military first aid in the field, and then left the wounded barracks and returned to his handsome tent.

Two hours later, the two generals, Wei Zhongquan and Qu Yong, came together.

"Your Majesty, the minister has an urgent report!"

Yang Mu lay on the soft collapse and pretended to sleep, and opened his eyes when he heard the words: "What's the matter?" ”

Wei Zhongquan glanced at Qu Yong and motioned for the latter to go down.

Qu Yong nodded, lowered his head and hugged his fists, and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the team of men and horses that pursued Chen Shou?" ”

"Is that the Hu Xiao who captured Chen Shou alive?" Yang Mu was very puzzled, frowned, and said, "Haven't they already come back, could it be that something is wrong with Chen Shou?" ”

"Everything is normal over there, Chen Shou." Qu Yong shook his head and said solemnly: "At that time, when pursuing Chen Shou, the enemy army suddenly divided into two ways, so the team of soldiers of our army was divided into two teams according to the situation, Hu Xiao's team came back after capturing Chen Shou, and the other team just returned to the camp just now. ”

"Any questions?"

"The problem is serious!" Qu Yong said in a deep voice and solemnly: "That group of enemy troops did not return to their camp and did not flee, but went to a river near Shencheng, where at least a thousand enemy troops were stationed. When the last general heard about this, he immediately tortured several captured enemy generals and discovered a big secret! ”

"Could it be grain and grass?"

"......" Qu Yong was stunned for a moment, and then said in shock: "Your Majesty knows everything?" ”

Yang Mu glanced at him angrily: "There are so many people guarding it, and they are still next to the river, can you not know?" ”

Qu Yong nodded sneeringly: "Your Majesty is discerning and strategizing, and the general will admire it!" ”

Yang Mu: "......"

It is estimated that there is no one who can make people embarrassed by the ass, but ...... The situation that Qu Yong discovered was indeed important.

As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first, an army fought on the front line, logistics support is the top priority, there are countless examples of a major war failure in history because of grain and grass problems, and now Zheng Han, the second prince of Zheng Guo, is besieging Shencheng at a critical juncture, once the grain and grass have problems, it will inevitably lead to instability on the front line.

For the Cangguo army, this is an opportunity and a test!