Chapter 2310 Kucha
The army took a detour through the northern border of Kucha, captured cities along the way, and then divided its troops from the interior to attack other cities in Kucha from the east. It took two months.
Now that the roads are clear, all cities and official roads are controlled by the Jin army in order to ensure the smooth flow of military reports.
Therefore, Manbao and his companions had a smooth journey from Xizhou City to the King City of Kucha, and they saw the city gate of the King City of Kucha in three days.
There were troops stationed outside the royal city. A soldier, holding General Han's token, led Zhou Man and his men inside. Soon, a logistics officer arrived and said, "The general manager is heading towards Shule State."
The soldier glared, "When did the Grand Administrator go to Shule? No, when did you capture the royal city?"
"Two days ago," the lieutenant general said, "the King of Kucha escaped from the other side. The general ordered a fierce attack and captured the city."
He said, "Now our general is in charge of cutting off and clearing the royal city. The general manager is leading his men to pursue the remnants of the King of Kucha."
He glanced at Zhou Man and knew why they had come. He said to the soldiers, "The chief steward has been feeling better in the past two days. If you go after him, it will take you four or five days to catch up with him if you set out tomorrow. The chief steward is only bringing light cavalry."
So what they pursue is speed. Even if Zhou Man and his team are few in number, it will be difficult for them to catch up.
Bai Shan couldn't help but ask, "The Grand Administrator is going to attack the Kingdom of Shule?"
The lieutenant general proudly said: "We must not only conquer the Kingdom of Shule, but also the Kingdom of Khotan."
Bai Shan and Man Bao: There is a huge desert in between.
The lieutenant general snorted, "Before, the King of Kucha refused to surrender and sent people to Khotan and Shule to ask for help. Both countries sent troops, their numbers only inferior to those of the Turks. Two years ago, they suffered a drought. One foot paid tribute to Your Majesty, and the next foot cried poor, using some dwarf horses and cheap gems to exchange for a large amount of grain and tea from our Great Jin."
"When they had milk, they called our emperor the Heavenly Khan. But when they heard the rumor that our emperor had smallpox, they immediately turned hostile and denied it. The chief steward said that we must teach them a lesson, so that they don't think that our Great Jin is really dead."
All right, whatever you say is what it is. Manbao turned around and asked Lingbing, "Are we still going to chase him?"
The soldier hesitated for a moment and then said, "We are following General Han's orders to ask you to treat the chief steward."
"Okay, then we'll go after him tomorrow."
The sun was about to set, so it was obviously impossible to chase it any further.
Manbao and his friends had no choice but to stay there for the time being, while the general went to make two tents for them.
As soon as they settled in, General Guo and General Meng came to see them together. "I didn't expect General Han to really invite Lord Zhou."
It was not convenient to sit inside the tent, so they stood in front of it and talked. Man Bao smiled and said, "It is my honor to contribute to the Western Expedition. Are the two young generals unharmed?"
General Guo smiled and said, "It's just some minor bumps and bruises, nothing serious."
Bai Shan asked curiously, "Since the royal city has been captured, why don't you go in?"
General Guo said, "After the King of Kucha fled, we attacked the city briefly and everyone inside surrendered. So there are still many of Kucha's former princes and nobles inside. It's safer for them to stay outside. We'll enter the city after we've dealt with everyone we need to deal with."
Bai Shan nodded, turned around and saw someone carrying a sedan chair and heading towards the central army surrounded by a crowd of people.
"That is..."
"Oh, that's the former Zuo Cheng from Kucha," General Guo said, "He must be here to talk to my father."
He said, "It was he who led his men to open the city gates and surrender. He has been coming to see father for the past two days, asking him to deal with all the princes and nobles in the city as soon as possible. He also said that the remaining royal family has always had rebellious intentions."
General Guo frowned slightly and said with some displeasure, "He's right. Those people are probably still dissatisfied. We should be careful, but we shouldn't strangle everyone, young and old, as he said."
In General Guo's opinion, the Left Prime Minister of Kucha could be a hero who knew how to adapt to the times, or he could surrender to the Jin Dynasty, but he should not kill his former master.
The Jin Dynasty has always valued loyal and righteous people who surrendered. For example, General Ashina was not only a Turk, but also a member of the Turkic royal family. After being employed by Your Majesty, he not only married the princess, but was also valued. He was also loyal and no one dared to look down on him.
But General Guo looked down on people like the Left Prime Minister who rushed to the front line to kill his former master.
General Meng also looked down on him. "But he's right about one thing. There are too many people in the city. We should deal with them quickly. Who will be patrolling the city tonight?"
"Father has made the arrangements, right?" General Guo and General Meng were still young, so they just took orders in front of the tent and were not qualified to participate in decision-making on the front line.
General Meng stopped asking questions and invited Bai Shan and Zhou Man, "Shall we host a welcoming party for you tonight?"
Bai Shan: "Is it allowed to drink alcohol in the army?"
General Meng smiled and said, "Even if we don't drink, it would be nice to have a meal together."
Bai Shan nodded in agreement, and Man Bao asked, "Are there many injured in the army?"
General Meng sighed, "Fortunately, we've been besieging the city for a month, either besieging without attacking or feinting, so there haven't been many casualties. It's also fortunate that the royal city finally surrendered and was opened from the inside. Otherwise, even if the King of Kucha had escaped, we would have suffered heavy losses in the siege."
Attacking a city always results in greater casualties than defending it.
Manbao then asked about the reserves of medicinal materials.
Seeing how interested she was, Generals Guo and Meng simply took her for a walk around the medical tent.
Their army had only one military doctor, and two others followed General Ashina.
But he had many assistants. When he saw Zhou Man and the others, he reacted for a moment. When he remembered who they were, his eyes lit up and he simply led them personally and took them to see the medicinal herbs in the medical tent.
Manbao took a look and found that the medicinal herbs were quite complete and plentiful, so he nodded.
She mainly wanted to know how the wounded soldiers were transported here. The injuries sustained in the battle were all similar, basically external injuries, and the most important thing was to stop the bleeding.
But time was of the essence when it came to stopping the bleeding, so she wanted to know how they transported the wounded, and where the medical tents were usually set up...
The experience she gained here would be useful to her after she caught up with General Ashina.
The military doctor told me everything he knew and also asked Zhou Manhui about his method of stopping bleeding.
Manbao taught him how to stop bleeding by suturing and acupuncture. The military doctor knew a little about the former, but he was not as good at suturing as Zhou Man. Acupuncture was more difficult because the hemostatic points for each part of the body were different.
The military doctor couldn't remember so many points, so Manbao wrote down a few prescriptions for him, mainly focusing on the hemostatic points on the arms, legs, chest, abdomen, and waist.
The military doctor was overjoyed when he saw this and kept bowing to Lord Zhou, "Thank you Lord Zhou for your guidance."
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