Chapter 2176 Waiting for Dawn
Bai Shan finally raised his eyelids to look at them, and said with a gentle expression: "You live on the edge of a knife, isn't it just to eat and drink well and live? If you even lose your life, how can you talk about enjoying life?"
The bandits sneered, "We may be horse thieves, but we also value loyalty!"
Bai Shan sneered, "What loyalty do those who burn, kill, and plunder talk about?"
"you!"
"Loyalty means uprightness. Are you strong-willed or upright?" Bai Shan turned and said, "You have one night to think about it."
General Nie ordered his men to keep a close eye on them and turned to leave.
Manbao sat on a small stool with his chin propped up in a daze. Seeing Bai Shan coming over, he asked, "Have they recruited yet?"
"No," Bai Shan asked, "They won't die in one night, right?"
Manbao nodded. "It shouldn't be. The cut isn't very deep. The bleeding has basically stopped now. It's just..."
She paused and said, "If it is not treated in time, the possibility of the wound decaying later will increase." The mortality rate will also increase.
Bai Shan nodded, but did not continue the topic. Instead, he said directly: "We will treat their wounds tomorrow."
Manbao frowned and nodded slowly after a while.
Bai Shan smiled and touched her head, saying, "They are not your patients now, but Lieutenant General Nie's prisoners. They are your patients only after he handed them over to you."
Manbao nodded.
The tents were set up and Zhou Man and his companions moved in. All the soldiers and guards were divided into inner and outer guards. Daji also found their bows and arrows and said, "Master, Miss Man, you should keep your bows and arrows with you."
Bai Erlang remembered something and asked excitedly, "Daji, where are our swords?"
Liu Huan asked, "What sword?"
"I wear a sword!" Bai Erlang said complacently, "Bai Shan's sword was used by his father, and mine was given to me by Princess Mingda before I left. Since I'm traveling the world, of course I have to wear a sword."
Liu Huan: "...Aren't we here to study? How did it become a journey?"
"Oh, that's about it. First, find my sword."
Daji: "...Master Tang, the sword is at the bottom of the box, and the box is tied to the car, it is not convenient to search now. Besides..."
He looked them up and down, "Your swordsmanship..."
Bai Erlang shouted in dissatisfaction: "We did learn sword exercises, and they are quite good."
Daji turned his head to look at Bai Shan and listened to his instructions.
Bai Shan said: "If it's hard to find, then forget it. If we really need to use swords, a random knife might be better than a sword."
Manbao hugged his small bow and sighed, "I can't even shoot accurately during the day, let alone at night. What if I hit one of our own?"
Yin Huo: "That's just bad luck."
Seeing how excited they were, Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but say, "Alright, hurry up and clean up, have dinner, and then rest. We have to take turns on duty tonight."
Although they are not needed to be on duty, it is better to have someone awake so that they can make decisions if anything happens.
Everyone agreed, put their weapons back in the tent, and then went to eat the hot naan. They didn't expect that they would have to eat dry food on the first night after leaving Liangzhou. The original plan was to slice up some lamb legs and eat them in a hot pot.
Manbao picked up a sesame naan, broke it into two pieces, and gave half to Baishan.
The two sat side by side and ate. "It's getting dark. I wonder if they've received the news from Liangzhou. Have they found the people who went to rescue people in the mountains?"
Bai Shan suddenly raised his head and looked over there, "It seems like he's back."
Manbao immediately stood up and looked over. Soon the horses were approaching. Two of them were carrying people. In the firelight, Manbao saw blood...
She was startled and immediately stuffed the naan into Bai Shan's hand and ran over.
The soldiers pulled the men off their horses. Manbao approached and saw that their clothes were stained with blood and their faces were pale, but they looked fine. Manbao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What happened?"
The soldiers said, "We saw that it was getting dark, so we were looking for a place to camp in the mountains. As soon as we stopped, this guy rolled down holding a bandit. We were so scared that we accidentally killed the bandit."
"This one I encountered at another checkpoint when I was leaving the mountain."
Manbao asked, "Where are your companions?"
The two burst into tears and said, "We ran away and didn't know where we went."
"Oh, as long as we don't get caught."
Manbao checked his body and found that he was not seriously injured, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's getting dark, the rest of the people can only wait until tomorrow." Bai Shan walked to her side, "Let them go downstairs to eat and rest first. So many bandits are missing. I wonder if they will choose to come out tonight or tomorrow."
Manbao thought for a moment and asked, "Should we give them some tranquilizers?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Let's hold on."
So Manbao turned around and went to get the medicine.
Lieutenant Nie sent them medicine and said, "Although I want your heads to make meritorious deeds, I don't want you to die so quickly, so drink it."
They thought it was a hemostatic drug, so they drank it in one gulp.
General Nie nodded in satisfaction. After a while, they became sleepy, then tilted their heads and fell asleep.
General Nie waved his hand, and the soldiers came forward and dragged the people into a small tent. They gave them two quilts and that was it. As long as they didn't freeze to death, it would be fine.
As they finished their naan, Wei Xingren finally returned, still drunk, along with the yamen runners and scouts. He said, "We had a very pleasant conversation."
General Nie and Bai Shan both breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled slightly.
Manbao turned around and went back to the tent with peace of mind. He put the bow beside him, yawned, and lay down to sleep.
Zhou Liru finally felt a little scared and asked in a low voice: "Aunt, what if they come?"
"Don't worry, there's a tribe five miles away from us. As long as they're not in the same group, they won't dare to break into our camp." Manbao closed her eyes, her consciousness beginning to fade. She said, "Even if they're in the same group, we're not afraid. They don't know our background and won't attack us at night."
After saying that, Manbao fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, she was awakened by Koko. When she finally came to her senses and opened her eyes, General Nie, Daji and others had also woken up, got up and stared into the distance in the dark.
Manbao took out the cloak placed aside, put it on and went out. This was the cloak Zhou Liru took out before going to bed, prepared to wear it in case it was too cold to escape at night.
As soon as she left, Daji looked over and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Why is Miss Man awake?"
Manbao asked, "Is anyone coming?"
Daji paused and nodded, "Yes, we heard the sound of horse hooves and are waiting."
Nie, the lieutenant general, also came forward and bowed to Manbao before saying, "Sir, I have already sent someone over."
"Want to fight?"
Lieutenant Nie shook his head. "We're just asking about their background and intentions. They're already asleep, so they might not even know they're with us. We'll just have to wait until daybreak."
Yes, all the bandits who saw them were either dead or captured and brought here.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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