Chapter 508 Distributing the Medicine

Lin Changning, accompanied by two assistant prefects and Wei Shao, rode his horse along the road cleared by the soldiers, step by step, toward the county government office.

On both sides were soldiers carrying stretchers. Now, the imperial soldiers had either surrendered or died, and those sitting or standing in the city were all their people.

Along the way, many wounded soldiers sat on both sides of the road. Some bandaged each other, some sat quietly in one place, waiting for the army doctor, and some were missing arms or legs, their faces pale as if they were about to die, quietly leaning against the side of the road, waiting for death to come.

War is cruel. Lin Changning turned his head away, knowing that the soldier was beyond saving, but looking at the people around him, he still felt a little reluctant.

He reached into his robes and pulled out the hemostatic powder and wound medicine that Shi Lang had given him, then tossed them to Wei Shao.

"Ah Shao, distribute these to the soldiers over there, give them to the younger ones first."

Wei Shao casually took the small porcelain bottle that Lin Changning tossed to him. He also had this kind of medicine. It was specially prepared by his cousin by his family's assistant. It was made with good medicinal materials and had an unusually good effect. Old Ma and the others, as well as himself, all had a few bottles.

This medicine is very precious. The injury on the officer's body has not fully healed yet, and it will take time to prepare it again. Wei Shao disagreed and said after a moment of silence.

"Sir, I still have some medicine. I'll take it to them. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, so you should keep the medicine."

Lin Changning turned his head and looked at Wei Shao's slightly damaged armor. He smiled gently at the man and said, "My injury is nothing. Shi Lang is in the army right now. It's just a matter of taking some medicine. The little kid looks young. Go and take it to him. Keep yours safe. I have Shi Lang here, so don't worry about it."

After hesitating for a moment, Wei Shao felt that Lin Changning's words made sense. After all, his family's assistant commander was the son-in-law of the King of Chu, and no one in the army would neglect him. He nodded and rode his horse at a trot in the direction Lin Changning was looking.

When he saw a boy who seemed malnourished and was only 1.6 meters tall, his eyes showed a hint of doubt. If he remembered correctly, it would be very difficult for such a soldier to enter their Chu King's Guard.

"Hey, kid, come here."

The bewildered boy, whose arms and legs were bleeding, was squatting on the ground when he heard someone call him. He instinctively looked up and saw Wei Shao sitting on a tall horse. His heart tightened, and he thought he had done something wrong.

Enduring the pain, he cautiously got up and bowed to Wei Shao with clasped hands.

"Greetings, Commander! What are your orders, Commander?"

Without wasting words, Wei Shao tossed the two small porcelain bottles into the boy's arms. The boy hurriedly caught the bottles, looking at Wei Shao with a bewildered expression.

"Are you sixteen this year? How did you pass the military physical exam if you're so thin and small?"

The boy's dark face flushed red as he said, "I, I, I am a commander of a thousand men. I served in Shunde. I was a soldier of the imperial court before, but I later followed my general and abandoned the darkness to join the light."

Wei Shao's eyes flashed with understanding. It turned out that they were surrendered prisoners of war who had been incorporated into the team. No wonder they looked young and thin. The court didn't care about their age and took anyone.

Despite his inner complaints, Wei Shao remembered the instructions given to him by his subordinate.

"The two small porcelain bottles contain hemostatic powder and pills for treating external injuries. These are for you, sir. Find a place later and have the army doctor treat your wounds and apply the medicine. That will make things faster."

A glint of surprise flashed in the boy's eyes: "You mean this medicine was given to me by the clerk?"

Wei Shao thought the boy was making a fuss over nothing, and nodded gently: "Okay, let's apply it first."

After saying that, he rode his horse and chased after Lin Changning. The boy stood in the middle of the road, and the silvery moonlight shone on Lin Changning, who was leading the way.

The boy couldn't see very clearly, but he could clearly sense that the young general in front of him was about the same age as him. He gripped the porcelain bottle tightly in his hand and quietly watched the direction Lin Changning had left in.

There is a pure land in my heart, and a tiny sprout has slowly emerged.

In the future, he also wanted to be like Lin Qianshi, whose martial arts skills were unparalleled in the three armies.

Although he had only recently joined the Chu King's camp, he had heard many stories about Lin Changning, such as beheading a general before the battle and launching a surprise attack on Shunde City. Everyone said that although Lin Qianshi was young, he was very capable.

He was first-rate in fighting, first-rate in strategy, and even better at leading troops than many others. He had met the Right Guard and it was clear that they were quite different from the other guards.

Even their marching was perfectly synchronized, and their combat strength ranked among the top in the Chu King's various camps.

Unfortunately, when the teams were assigned to different areas, I wasn't selected as a right-back because of my age and physical condition.

Looking at Lin Changning, who was turning to talk to two other generals beside him, a hint of admiration flashed in the boy's eyes.

He recognized the two men beside the vice commander; they were his own nephews and nieces who had commanded troops for many years and were highly skilled. Now, they stood guard beside Lin Changning like two personal guards.

If he remembered correctly, a sub-prefect was a higher rank than a vice-prefect, but both of them were willing to follow Lin Changning.

The boy became increasingly impressed by Lin Changning, and his eyes were practically overflowing with admiration.

A military doctor carrying a medicine box saw the boy standing in the middle of the road, looking dazed, and ran over to slap him on the back of the head.

"What are you doing? Stand here and come over here quickly, let me clean your wound."

When the boy heard the army doctor behind him call him, he grinned and handed the doctor two porcelain bottles, saying, "This is the medicine the comrade gave me, hehe."

The military doctor was taken aback when he heard this. After seeing the boy unfold the two porcelain bottles in his hand, he smiled knowingly, pulled the boy's sleeve to the side, pressed him down to sit, and carefully treated the boy's wounds.

"It looks like it was made by Doctor Liu's apprentice. The medicinal materials are all top-notch. That Doctor Liu's apprentice is very skilled at treating external injuries. He usually doesn't treat his subordinates, but only a few centurions and commanders of the Right Guard. You're quite lucky, kid."

As the medic spoke, he helped the boy treat his wound. After taking the porcelain bottle from the boy's hand, he gently sprinkled the hemostatic powder on the wound on the boy's arm.

After bandaging the wound, he sat down with a smile.

"The other porcelain bottle should contain medicine for injuries. After we've finished getting ready and go back, I'll take one pill with water. I should be able to run around again in about half a month."

The boy took the porcelain bottle from the doctor, held it tightly in his hand, and nodded: "Okay, thank you, Uncle Lu."

The medic seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly spread his hands and said to the boy again, "I won't ask you for the hemostatic powder, but give me two of the small pills in the other porcelain bottle. There are two seriously wounded soldiers over there, they might need them."

The boy was a little reluctant, but he still poured out two and gave them to the army doctor.

Lin Changning, on the other side, had already returned to the county government office with several people.