Chapter 2175 Choice
Bai Shan said, "Why don't we send the yamen runners and our scouts over there together, explain our identities, and say we want to borrow a place to stay."
General Nie's eyes flashed, and he looked at Bai Shan steadily, thinking that the scholar was indeed cunning, no, smart.
He said, "If there's someone in their tribe who's familiar with the bandits..."
I mean, what if they are colluding?
Bai Shan said, "Didn't they say that Governor Duan went on four expeditions to suppress them, and that he managed to disperse them twice?"
The yamen runner was stunned for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yes."
General Nie understood that these bandits probably did not have a close relationship with the local herdsmen, otherwise it would not be so easy for Governor Duan to disperse them.
Lieutenant General Nie rolled his eyes and said, "It would be great if the two of you were willing to come along. It would not only show our sincerity, but also convey the court's intentions. Bandits like these who block trade routes, burn, kill, and loot will never be tolerated in the Great Jin."
Bai Shan nodded seriously, "Yes, I will go talk to the two travelers."
Two pedestrians standing nearby: ...
Without Bai Shan's persuasion, Wei Xingren volunteered himself.
Manbao rummaged through the box and quickly pulled out two bottles of ointment and several packets of medicine. "This is a gift."
When visiting someone, one always brings gifts. She introduced these to Wei Xingren, "These medicines were made when I was in Tutu's department. They're for deworming children. One packet is enough for ten people. Boil it twice, and mix the two liquids together. There are five packets in total. All of them are here."
Bai Shan said, "Bring some tea too." These are scarce items on the grassland.
Mr. Zhuang nodded and let them prepare.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lieutenant General Nie waved his hand and said, "Let's set up camp."
Manbao also rolled up his sleeves and said to Bai Shan, who had nothing to do, "I need hot water."
Bai Shan knew that she had to treat the wounds of the injured, so she nodded and went with Bai Erlang and others to find dry grass to make a fire.
Mr. Zhuang also rolled up his sleeves to help.
Mr. You and the others did not have any serious injuries. They knew the situation well and surrendered when they found themselves surrounded by horse bandits and could not escape. They were also very obedient when they were captured. Apart from being pushed and kicked a few times, most of their injuries were caused by falling while escaping today.
Manbao only took a quick look and then went to look at the bandits who were chopped and shot by arrows.
After checking it, she said to Zhou Liru, "Bring me my big medicine box."
There were things like knives and clamps in there.
Zhou Liru went to get it.
Manbao had already checked the wounds of several people. She took the medicine box and read out a series of medicine names, "Hemostatic soup. After you prepare it, give it to Bai Shan and the others to boil. Also, get a bottle of wound medicine."
Lieutenant Nie came over and said, "Master Zhou, these are bandits. I don't think it's necessary to waste medicinal materials, especially such precious wound medicine."
The passing soldiers nodded repeatedly and whispered, "Sir, the wound medicine you brought is from Jishitang, right? Their wound medicine is Panax notoginseng powder, which is very valuable."
Manbao was about to speak when Bai Shan, who had come up with some dry firewood, interrupted him, saying, "That's fine. They'll be beheaded anyway if they're sent back to the prison. Instead of wasting food and time guarding them all the way, and then having to chop them off with a knife in the end, it's better to let them bleed to death slowly now."
Manbao's heart moved, and he said with a conflicted look on his face: "It's not good, after all, they are human beings, and doctors have a kind heart. What if they can be spared the death penalty by performing meritorious deeds in the future?"
"Impossible," Bai Shan said, "Don't you see how strong they are? They don't look like they would speak at all. Why not just leave it like this?"
He paused, then turned to look at General Nie and asked, "General Nie, these people's heads also count as military merit, right?"
"Count it!" They didn't drag out the body of the man they had just killed, but chopped off his head instead, so that they could count it as a military achievement later.
However, the people in this group were mostly old and the young, and General Nie didn't want to scare them, so he asked the soldiers to carry the head to the other side. Now the head was wrapped in a bundle and they couldn't see it.
He didn't understand why Bai Shan brought up this matter. Was it because he couldn't stand their cruelty?
Bai Shan said expressionlessly: "Oh, chopping off their heads while they are still alive is too cruel. Let's wait until they are dead before chopping them off."
He put down the firewood and suggested to General Nie, "Why don't we open their wounds a little wider so that the blood will flow faster?"
General Nie: ...How should I respond to this?
What should I do? Do I really have to stab him twice to let the blood flow?
Instead, he seemed timid and didn't look like he wanted to kill them.
Manbao glanced down at them and shook his head, "Forget it, just give them some medicine. If they don't take medicine, it's so cold at night, they will slowly die."
Bai Shan nodded: "Okay, go and check on the injuries of Master You and the others."
Manbao hesitated for a moment and finally gave them the place. He took the medicine box and went to see Mr. You and others first.
Zhou Liru came back with the medicine and felt that the atmosphere was a little strange. He blinked and ran to find Manbao, "Aunt, what are they doing?"
Manbao sighed sadly, "They are torturing me to extract a confession."
Zhou Liru: "...This can't be called torture, right?"
Manbao changed his words: "They are making preparations to wipe out the horse bandits."
As for Mr. You and his companions, except for one person who broke his arm while wrestling and needed treatment, the injuries of the others were simply cleaned, disinfected, and medicated. This kind of contusion can only be healed slowly, so it can be treated very quickly.
On the other side, the bandit who was seriously injured and had only used cloth to wrap his wound to stop the bleeding was looking at the two of them with his pale face.
Their gaze shifted from General Nie to Bai Shan. The leader smiled wryly and said, "Are the lambs from the Central Plains supposed to turn into wolves after entering the grasslands? Are you just bluffing to scare people?"
General Nie walked forward and stepped on the shoulder where he had been stabbed. With a little force, he couldn't help but cry out in pain. The bleeding that had mostly stopped seeped out again, staining the linen red.
He said expressionlessly, "I don't know if he's bluffing or not, but it's enough for me to know that I'm not."
Bai Shan turned his head slightly with some discomfort, lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Lieutenant Nie stamped his foot again, then withdrew it and said, "I advise you to be honest. If you are willing to tell me the hiding place of the thieves' den, it would be great to be rewarded. If you don't want to, it's fine. I will torture you and take your head as a reward. I won't lose anything."
The other party bit his lip in pain and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. He stared at General Nie viciously and asked, "You are not the official army of Liangzhou."
Although it was a question, it was a statement of affirmation.
Nie Canjun grinned, "No, that's why we only want to exchange your heads for military merits. We don't want long-term merits, and we won't get them."
"Inspector Duan won't let you kill us."
Lieutenant General Nie said, "We'd better act before he arrives. They won't arrive until tomorrow at noon at the earliest, so you have one night and half a day to decide whether to give us the head or confess and gain merit."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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