Chapter 240: Fighting for the River Bridge Generous and Sad Song (12)
After all, the imperial doctor's order was assigned by the queen too often, of course he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately woke up the doctor and the golden sore doctor, and they were on call at any time, for fear that something would happen after Chen Yuankang left.
Chen Yuankang also walked out of this house for the first time in a day and night, and only then did he take a good look at the courtyard. The courtyard was silent, and it was so cold that it almost froze. But in the end, because Shizi was fine, he felt that he was stimulated by the extremely cold air.
Walk to the gate of the courtyard and open the door yourself. As soon as he opened the door, he saw two lieutenants walking back and forth with their heads down, like ants on a hot pot, who were his confidants.
Seeing Chen Yuankang come out, the two lieutenants were suddenly startled, but at the same time, they immediately walked up as if they had seen a life-saving bodhisattva. It seemed that something was wrong, Chen Yuankang didn't speak, and listened to the whispers of the two lieutenants.
Chen Yuankang's face changed in shock, and he looked at these two people in disbelief. He frowned and thought about it again and again, and then ordered the two lieutenants to guard the gate of this courtyard and not allow anyone to enter, and then he hurried away. The two lieutenants were also smart men, and they were ordered to be on duty, and some more people were called, almost surrounding the courtyard.
The smoke and dust are filled, and the deserted village that had undergone a shocking reversal last night has completely fallen silent. There are too many corpses that no one will collect, and there are corpses everywhere. The sky was dark, and there was blood all over the ground. Blood soaked in the dirt and frozen, and the black and red earth soaked in human blood was almost unbearable to see.
Chen Yuankang got off his horse in disbelief, hurriedly ran between the ruins and broken walls, and even looked at the corpses of the Eastern Wei army soldiers one after another. Not a familiar face for him, and I don't know if he should be disappointed or relieved. But these are indeed the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Army, neither of whom he knows, but also the old people of his family and country.
"General!" A soldier rode from afar. When he got close, he flew off his horse and ran over, and without waiting for Chen Yuankang's command, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Chen Yuankang.
Chen Yuankang suddenly felt as if his heart had been hit hard, and he was suffocated for no reason. In an instant, the world whirled, and he was also flesh and blood, and he couldn't experience repeated blows.
The deputy general came up to help him, but was pushed away by Chen Yuankang. He suddenly turned his gaze to the broken wall not far from his side, where there was a corpse sitting with his head bowed, and his clothes were also soldiers of the Eastern Wei Army. The blood stains all over his body stimulated Chen Yuankang, as if those blood were all blood flowing from Gao Aocao's body.
"Fu Gong!" Chen Yuankang suddenly let out a long roar, his eyes were full of tears, and he clenched his fists desperately.
At this time, no one noticed that behind the ruins in the distance, a young Eastern Wei soldier flashed by.
Chen Yuankang is a very measured and forbearant person, no one has ever seen him so sad. At this time, Chen Yuankang didn't know if it was because the guarding general Gao Cheng was too tormented day and night, or because he was too hurt when he suddenly heard the bad news about Gao Aocao, and his eyes were blood-red.
The news brought to Chen Yuankang by the adjutant general who came to report the news was earth-shattering news for the entire Eastern Wei army: Gao Aocao, the governor of Dadu, known as the first fierce general of the Great Wei, was killed.
In the Yazhong of Heyin County, the general Gao Cheng woke up from his slumber. The room was filled with the smell of wanton herbs and the hidden smell of blood, which stimulated his senses and made him cough uncontrollably. At this time, I felt unspeakably lonely and disappointed, and I really wanted to fly back to the general's mansion in Yecheng.
Hearing Gao Cheng's cough, the Imperial Doctor, Yizheng, and Golden Sore Doctor all gathered around. If a person can wake up, there is basically no major problem, just waiting for a good recuperation and slow recovery. The doctors were busy unwrapping the wounds, carefully examining the wounds, dressing the medicines, and bringing the decocted herbs......
I don't know if it's because of the chaos of people, or because the high fever has not subsided, Gao Cheng feels a splitting headache. But he was powerless to get rid of these imperial doctors and doctors who were playing with him, and they could only change his dressing, rewrap his wounds, and feed him medicine. One moment he was helped up, and the next he lay down. It was the bare skin of his upper body exposed to the cold air that stimulated him and made him more conscious.
When everything was tossed, he really couldn't bear so many people in front of him, so he ordered the imperial doctor to order and the doctor and the golden sore doctor to withdraw. The servants were also waiting outside the door, wanting to be alone. He knew that he had been in a coma and coma for a long time, and he was anxious in his heart if he didn't show it on the surface, and he didn't know what the battle situation was outside Heyin City. always felt that the atmosphere was suspicious, and Chen Yuankang, Hou Jing, and Gao Aocao were not in front of him.
Taiyi Ling and Yizheng naturally didn't dare to leave, but seeing that Gao Cheng was completely sober and afraid of the general, he had to stay outside the door. This is no better than the brazier in the house, and the water dripping into ice outside, which is miserable, but I can only endure it secretly.
Gao Cheng couldn't stay yet, and the injury was so painful that he ordered someone to pass Chen Yuankang first. But after going for a long time, Chen Yuankang didn't come, and no one came in to return to the reason. Why Chen Yuankang didn't come for a long time made Gao Cheng even more suspicious.
Chen Yuankang met his deputy general who came up to him when he arrived at the city of Heyin, and when he heard that the general had woken up, he was told to go quickly, so he immediately hurried into the city and returned to the county office. As soon as he entered the county office, he met Hou Jing again, and Hou Jing looked very haggard. Seeing that Chen Yuankang didn't ask anything, he first said how he was worried about the general, but he fainted because he was too worried, and just woke up, only to know that his son Wuwei General Hou He was injured because of the battle with the Western Wei army, and he was afraid of delaying the general, and he didn't dare to let the imperial doctor order and Yizheng to treat the injury......
Chen Yuankang was not happy, and had to say a few perfunctory words. Seeing that Chen Yuankang didn't belong, Hou Jing was suspicious, so he followed Chen Yuankang to the back house to see Gao Cheng. How the war proceeds should also be settled here.
Gao Cheng was left alone in the house for a long time, and finally couldn't help but be angry. But he didn't even have the strength to lose his temper at the moment, but he was so angry that he coughed and coughed, and he had a headache as if it was about to crack. Qi and blood surged, and the wound that had been finally stopped began to bleed again. He didn't call the slave or maid, and he sat up from the couch by himself. I used all my strength, and I was already panting and couldn't help myself.
At this time, Chen Yuankang and Hou Jing came in.
Hou Jing came in and was shocked when he saw that Gao Cheng was already able to get up, but he just watched quietly. He originally thought that Gao Cheng's injury would not be able to get off the bed for at least a few days. In addition, he began to secretly think about what his attitude should be towards Gao Aocao's death.
Chen Yuankang saw that Gao Cheng's wounds were soaked in blood, and he was still sitting up naked, and he was supporting the bed with his uninjured arm to support his body, as if he was going to come down, and immediately shocked Chen Yuankang to lose his color, and strode up to support Gao Cheng.
"Shizi!" Chen Yuankang grabbed Gao Cheng, turned his head and said angrily to the slaves, imperial doctors and others who followed up, "Bold minions, don't you want to die?" If the general makes a mistake, I will kill you. He looked around with a grim face at the servants, the imperial doctor, the doctor and the others who knelt on the ground to plead guilty.
Chen Yuankang is a steady and scheming person, not the kind of person who shows off his might and likes to show off. Although these people are not familiar with him, Chen Yuankang has been serving the general for the past few days, and he has never left a step, even in the most critical moment, he has never seen him lose his temper like this. So the outburst came a little unexpectedly.
"Bring ......the clothes," Gao Cheng commanded, stabilizing his mind. He refused to lie down any longer. Instead, he calmed down the anger that no one cared about just now. This is not the time to take the slaves and maids and the imperial doctors to make their temperament, how many major events are waiting for him to judge.
"Shizi ......" Chen Yuankang wanted to help him lie down. He also realized that he had lost his temper, turned his head and returned to normal, and persuaded, "Shizi's injury has not healed yet, and he really needs to recuperate." ”
Seeing this, Hou Jing also stepped up, and while looking at Gao Cheng carefully, he persuaded, "The general's arrow wound must not be taken lightly. ”
Gao Cheng raised his head and glanced at the two of them, and asked expressionlessly, "Do you know that my arrow wound has not healed, will Yuwen Black Otter not know?" ”
At this time, the servant took the middle coat and the outer robe and put them on Gao Cheng's body. He also placed a pillow behind his waist so that he could lean on it without much effort. After lying down for several days, he got up and sat up for the first time today, Gao Cheng felt that although the arrow wound was still painful, the whole person felt much better.
"Where's the Grand Duke?" Gao Cheng asked, glancing at the rest of the room, then at the door, retracting his gaze at Chen Yuankang and asking.
Although he knew that he would have this question, Chen Yuankang was still stopped by the question. Seeing that the prince was seriously injured, if he told him bluntly, the consequences of the arrow wound would be unimaginable.
"General, the death of the Metropolitan Governor is really the responsibility of the lower officials!" Hou Jing suddenly knelt in front of Gao Cheng with a "plop", and cried bitterly with his head on the ground.
Gao Cheng originally stared at Chen Yuankang, wondering why Chen Yuankang was silent, and he was already mentally prepared in his heart, thinking that it must be Gao Aocao's defeat. But he already had a plan in his heart, and he was about to tell him to let Gao Aocao come to meet so that he could discuss the next step. Who would have thought that Hou Jing would suddenly cry, and Gao Qing clearly heard the words "the death of the Grand Dudu".
Gao Cheng stared at Hou Jing and didn't speak, as if he didn't understand why he was crying. He even suspected that he had misheard. Who died? What exactly is Hou Jing talking about? Who is he talking about?
Chen Yuankang hated Hou Jing deeply, he turned around and glanced at the Imperial Physician Ling and the others who were kneeling below, and changed the topic and ordered, "Has the general's medicine been changed?" ”
The imperial physician looked up and saw that blood was oozing out of the wound wrapped by Gao Cheng, and he was shocked, so he ordered the doctor to wait for the dressing to be changed. Just as the Imperial Physician and the Doctor were busy preparing to change the dressing, Gao Cheng raised his hand to stop them.
He stared at Hou Jing word by word and asked, "Who did you say died?" ”
Hou Jing, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head to look at Gao Cheng, and replied firmly, "The Metropolitan Governor Gao Aocao has been killed." "This time it was clear and clear.
This is something that will have to be told to Gao Cheng sooner or later, and Chen Yuankang also knows it. And he also knows that the battle situation should not be delayed, and good strategies must be made as soon as possible. So he could only watch Hou Jing stimulate Gao Cheng so much. Chen Yuankang secretly gave the imperial physician a look that Gao Aocao was dead, and the most important thing at this time was Gao Cheng's injury.
Gao Cheng's gaze suddenly sharpened, and Hou Jing felt as if he had been cut by a sharp knife. Subconsciously wanted to hide, but he suddenly had a wit in his heart, and he couldn't hide at this time. So he knelt up straight, straightened his chest, and looked back at Gao Cheng with sad eyes. He simply stopped talking, and looked at it, so as not to lose too many words.
Gao Chenggang seemed to want to ask something, but he seemed to be choked and coughed continuously. This cough couldn't be stopped for a while, and it didn't even hurt the whole person. I had a terrible headache from coughing, and the blood from the arrow wound on my shoulder kept oozing out. Blood leaked out, staining the middle coat that had just been draped on his body.
Chen Yuankang was angry and painful in his heart, turned around and glared at the Imperial Doctor's order, and shouted angrily, "Why don't you stop the bleeding for the general?!" ”
Imperial Physician Ling and Yizheng knelt on the ground in shock and fear, staring up at Gao Cheng intently, and only after Chen Yuankang's reminder did they get up one after another.
"Get out!" Gao Cheng suddenly shouted angrily. After drinking angrily, he couldn't stop wheezing.
Imperial Physician Ling and Yi Zheng were already frightened and overwhelmed, and glanced at Chen Yuankang.
Chen Yuankang knew that at this time, he had to let the prince turn this corner, otherwise he would have no intention of healing, so he waved his hand and signaled the imperial doctor to go out first.
Gao Cheng gasped and stared at Hou Jing on the ground, "You say, how did the Metropolitan Governor die?!" It was very difficult for him to spit out the word "death" between his lips and tongue, and his heart felt like a heavy boulder.
Hearing this question, Hou Jingcai looked at Gao Cheng intently and replied, "The Metropolitan Governor desperately pursued Yuwen Black Otter and Zhao Gui, chasing farther and farther, who would have thought that Li Hu's reinforcements would suddenly arrive, and the Metropolitan Governor would eventually be outnumbered...... This description is an understatement, in fact, no key details are clear. But what is implicitly referred to, every sentence points to Gao Aocao, giving people the feeling that Gao Aocao's mistakes in front of the battle are completely his own responsibility and have nothing to do with others. If you want to blame, blame Yuwen Black Otter, Zhao Gui and Li Hu.
"Where is General Wuwei, Hou He?" Gao Cheng suddenly asked. His eyes were still staring at Hou Jing. Hou He is Hou Jing's son, but he can't avoid such a big incident at this time, he can't say anything, of course he has to be held accountable. And this problem happened to be ignored by Hou Jing.
Hou Jing's heart sank, and he immediately recovered and replied calmly, "What the general asked was that the general of Wuwei Hou He and the governor of the capital Gao Ao Cao fought the western thieves together, and seeing that they were invincible, they returned to the city to ask for help on the order of the governor of the capital. It was really because he was seriously wounded and came back late, and the battle was delayed, so that the governor of the capital would lose. At that time, the general was recuperating from his wounds, and the lower officials were worried about the general's injuries and could not bear to leave, so they waited in the courtyard at night for news, ignoring the war outside the city. When the general unleashed the arrow cluster, the subordinate officials lost consciousness for a while, and did not know the battle situation outside the city, so that no reinforcements were sent so that the governor of the capital made a mistake and died. Saying that, Hou Jing knelt down again, "The father and son of the lower official are inescapable, please punish the general heavily, and the lower official will never complain." ”