Chapter 2311 Underestimating the Enemy
Manbao smiled and said, "We teach each other. If we stay in the army, we will also ask you some questions." After all, the other party is very experienced.
The military doctor lamented, "It's a pity that I can't work with you now, otherwise I could see your skills."
His words came true, and he saw it that evening.
Manbao was awakened by Koko. She woke up in a daze and vaguely heard the commotion in the city.
She immediately got up and woke Zhou Liru up. They both put on their clothes and went out, only to see that the camp had already started to move.
Bai Shan and the others next door also woke up and came out, "What happened?"
Everyone looked towards the noisy royal city, from which the sounds of drums and banging could be heard continuously.
There was soon movement in the inner tent. The five people standing together saw the camp gate open. In the darkness of night, General Guo led a group of people out of the camp and headed towards the city.
Soon there were less than a thousand people left in the army, and General Nie hurried over.
Bai Shan asked him, "What happened in the city?"
"There's a rebellion. General Guo should be leading his men in to quell it."
Bai Shan frowned and turned to look at the flames rising into the city, feeling a little uneasy. "Why are they only making noise inside the city and not leaving? If the army goes in, they will be dead."
Koko scanned back and forth twice, and after a while he said, "Host, there are people lying in ambush about ten miles outside the city gate on the other side of this city."
Manbao was startled and turned to ask General Nie, "Who is staying behind in the army now?"
Lieutenant General Nie was taken aback and immediately said, "I'll go ask right away."
General Meng quickly came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Man Bao asked, "The city is in chaos. How can you trust General Guo to lead the army in? What if it's an ambush?"
General Meng said, "There are patrols all around the royal city. If there are reinforcements, we will be the first to discover them. But now there is no report, which means there are no reinforcements. There are not many rebels in the city. General Guo brought 2,000 people into the city, so there is nothing to fear."
Manbao was stunned. "Are there patrols at both city gates?"
"Of course, this was ordered early in the morning."
Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao and asked, "Where are the patrolmen? There's so much commotion in the city, why haven't they come back to report?"
General Meng smiled and said, "They will report to the Central Commander. I have been ordered to stay behind and guard only this city gate..."
Manbao suddenly turned his head and looked towards the gate of the royal city, "It seems something happened."
General Meng was about to say something when he pricked up his ears and heard a different voice. His face changed and he turned and ran, "Come on, gather your horses, we're going to rescue—"
He seemed to hear the sound of a crossbow arrow breaking through the air just now.
Manbao and Baishan ran a few steps outside and watched General Meng leading most of the cavalry towards the city gate, while the rest of the people immediately broke camp and prepared to leave.
Someone came to them and said, "Master Zhou, General Meng asked us to escort you away."
Nie, the lieutenant general, was also afraid that this would be affected, so he immediately said to Manbao, "Sir, let's follow the medical tent."
Manbao nodded, turned around and ran to get his luggage, and asked, "Where is the medical bill?"
"Stand back ten miles and wait for news."
Manbao frowned, "Wouldn't this increase the distance we have to travel to transport the wounded?"
Lieutenant Nie had fought in battles and knew some principles. He said, "We can't let the chaotic army rush into the medical tent. Otherwise, the people we saved with great difficulty will be killed again in the blink of an eye. Besides, the medical tent is important."
The military doctors and medicinal materials in the medical tent are all treasures.
Manbao then mounted his horse and prepared to leave.
When General Meng led his troops to the city gate, he saw General Guo, General Guo, and a group of soldiers rushing out in the flames.
General Meng was about to lead his men to meet them when he saw a barrage of crossbows and arrows flying from behind. His pupils shrank and he shouted, "General—"
Manbao's face changed. He put the medicine box on the carriage, pulled his horse over and said to General Nie, "Let's go to the city gate first."
Lieutenant General Nie was stunned. "Master Zhou?"
"Listen to me, General Guo, nothing can happen, at least not now. Otherwise, if the remaining Kucha army and the Turkic army counterattack, not only will the city we have been fighting for the past two months be destroyed, but General Ashina's retreat will also be cut off."
Manbao said: "That's 20,000 troops!"
Once the army's retreat is cut off, it will be difficult for them to escape.
Bai Shan knew that something must have happened to General Guo. He said to Daji, "You drive, let's go take a look."
After saying this, he mounted his horse and said to Bai Erlang, Liu Huan and Zhou Liru, "Follow the medical tent."
Zhou Liru was about to speak, but Bai Erlang turned and said to her, "Listen to them. We'll go first."
Zhou Liru could only look at Manbao worriedly, then turned around and left with Bai Erlang and the others.
The place where they camped was some distance away from the city gate, about ten miles. In just a quarter of an hour, they rode their horses and saw the two gates wide open.
The place was already a sea of fire. Lieutenant General Nie did not move forward. He signaled them to stop and was about to speak when he saw a group of people rushing out of the city gate. He looked closely and found it was General Meng. He immediately said, "Sir, please wait here for a while. We will go to meet them."
Manbao squinted his eyes, unable to make out anything in the chaos, but Koko said, "General Meng has brought the people out."
Manbao agreed to turn his horse around and wait.
General Meng rushed in and rescued General Guo and General Guo who were shot by stray arrows. When he saw General Nie, he immediately handed the people to him, turned around and took his men back to resist the enemy troops that rushed out.
And they still have many soldiers trapped inside.
Lieutenant General Nie glanced at the guards accompanying General Guo and General Guo Xiao. Seeing them covered in blood, he was startled and immediately turned around and said, "Lord Zhou is in front, hurry up--"
The personal guards immediately led their men to rush over. Manbao saw this and looked back first. She felt that the distance was still too close, so she asked someone to carry them onto the carriage. She only had time to glance at the two of them before following them. General Guo and General Guo Xiao were both pierced by arrows. Manbao did not dare to move. She just stuffed life-saving pills into their mouths and asked Daji to return to the medical tent quickly.
The medical tent was moved ten miles back, and it took them fifteen minutes to get there.
Manbao took out a needle bag from the medicine box. Bai Shan held a lamp for her and asked her to give them injections to keep them alive.
Only then did he see clearly the injuries on the two men. General Guo had three arrows stuck in his body, and General Guo Xiao had two. It looked very scary.
He couldn't help but whisper to Manbao: "Can this be saved?"
Manbao took out a hemostatic kit and gently placed it on General Guo's shoulder. Her face was solemn, "General Guo...it's very difficult."
The carriage quickly caught up with the medical tent, which had already found a place to stay. The personal guards had returned earlier, so as soon as the carriage stopped, someone immediately brought a stretcher forward and carefully lifted the two people out of the carriage.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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