Chapter 2312 Fear
The medical tent was brightly lit with torches and lamps. The military doctor had been waiting for a long time, but when he saw the arrows on General Guo and General Guo, his face changed, "This..."
How to treat this?
Fortunately, the military doctor was experienced and quickly reacted. He immediately ordered: "Get the scissors and cut the arrow feathers first. Go and boil the medicine to stop the bleeding..."
Manbao also hurried in, rolled up his sleeves and said, "I have some emergency hemostatic pills. The hemostatic medicine needs to be boiled, but now I'll give you the blood-invigorating medicine first."
She recited a series of medicinal names and said to Zhou Liru, "Go get them and boil them immediately."
Zhou Liru repeated it, confirmed with his aunt that everything was fine, and went downstairs to get the medicine.
Manbao went to see General Guo first. She felt his pulse and turned around to see General Guo. He was still conscious and was trying hard to open his eyes. He saw Zhou Man vaguely and moved his mouth, but no sound came out.
General Guo didn't realize his voice hadn't been heard. He only felt someone pat his shoulder, and vaguely heard someone say, "Don't worry."
So he fainted with peace of mind.
Seeing that Zhou Man had given up on General Guo, the military doctor couldn't help but touch General Guo's heart pulse. He could hardly hear it. Then he looked at the position of the three arrows. He gritted his teeth, turned around and left, and ran to see General Guo.
The soldier in the medical tent brought a pair of scissors. Manbao took it, held the arrow shaft and cut off the feathers, leaving only a short piece.
The military doctor was shocked and asked, "How can we remove the arrow like this?"
Manbao said, "Pulling out the arrow from this location would mean death, so we have to dig it out."
There are barbs in the arrow, and when it is pulled out a lot of blood and flesh will come out. It’s okay in other places, but this place is very dangerous.
The military doctor also knew about it, but after digging it out...
"I'm afraid it will lead to more blood and flesh."
Manbao said: "I will carefully separate some meridians and blood vessels."
Manbao quickly peeled off the armor on his body and cut off the clothes on his upper body with scissors.
Bai Shan came in with her medicine box, took a look, and took out a hemostatic pack to replace the one covering his chest.
Bai Erlang and Liu Huan also brought in a basin of hot water each, and everyone wiped the blood off his body in an orderly manner.
Manbao gave him acupuncture to stop the bleeding and protect his heart pulse.
General Guo was hit by two arrows, one in the right back and one in the left chest. Manbao and the military doctor dealt with the arrow in the right back first.
The military doctor was very familiar with the job of extracting arrows. At least six out of ten wounded patients sent to him needed arrows extracted, so he was very experienced. Before Manbao could hold his back, he had already supported his back with one hand and pulled out the arrowhead with the other hand.
He used force very skillfully, and not much blood or flesh was brought out, but blood still gushed out with a gurgle. Manbao quickly covered the wound with a medicine bag. After waiting for a while, he found that the bleeding had slowed down slightly, so he took it away and checked it for him. After confirming that there was nothing residual inside, he quickly cleaned the wound and sutured it.
The military doctor was stunned when he saw how quickly she sewed the wound together. "Won't the wound split open like this?"
Man Bao said: "If the texture is correct, it won't happen. The meridians, blood and flesh are all symmetrical..."
Man Bao was halfway through stitching when she felt his pulse. Her face changed slightly. She turned to Zhou Liru, who had just returned with the medicine, and said, "Test his blood. He needs a transfusion."
Zhou Liru's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.
Bai Erlang became excited and put down the basin and said, "I'll go help too."
Liu Huan also put it down and said, "I'll go too."
So the three of them ran away.
The military doctor's eyes lit up when he heard about blood transfusion. He had specifically asked about this Imperial Physician Zhou and knew that she had a miraculous skill in treating trauma with blood transfusions. He also wanted to go, but...
He looked at Zhou Man who was stitching with her head down, and wanted to watch her stitching.
He thought for a moment, then stepped forward and squeezed past Bai Shan, who was holding the lantern. He reached out and snatched the lantern from his hand, then said with a smile, "Mr. Bai, I'll do this kind of work."
Bai Shan: ...
He simply turned around and went out, looking at the royal city in the distance where flames connected together. General Meng had not returned, so it was obvious that they were still fighting.
He felt something was wrong and called General Nie to come over and ask, "Who is in charge of the army now?"
Lieutenant General Nie said, "I've inquired. Under General Guo are General Zhao and General Li, but they both entered the city with us. I don't know if they're in danger. Currently, I know the person who can make the decision is General Meng."
Bai Shan said, "Don't let anything happen in the medical tent. Have our men guard the tent and not leak a single word of what's going on. If anyone asks, just say General Guo is still being treated."
They all knew that General Guo could no longer be saved. Bai Shan had just touched his hand, and it had begun to grow cold, with no pulse to be felt.
But if something happens to the commander-in-chief, there is a high probability that the army will be in chaos.
General Nie agreed.
Bai Shan turned around and asked, "Where are those two soldiers?"
They were responsible for taking Zhou Man and others to find General Ashina, so they were not under General Guo's jurisdiction and naturally did not go to the front line. They had been in General Nie's team to protect Zhou Man.
General Nie turned around and went to find the two men.
Bai Shan immediately wrote a letter, took out Manbao's seal, stamped it, and handed it to them, "You should set off tonight to find the chief steward and report this matter to him."
The two soldiers looked at each other and did not move.
Bai Shan said: "General Guo...died in battle."
The soldiers were shocked and their faces changed drastically.
Bai Shan said, "As you all know, we just captured Kucha. It took the Grand Administrator two months to capture the five cities, and the people in the cities haven't settled down yet. If word gets out, the five cities will probably all rebel, and then the Grand Administrator and his men's retreat will be cut off."
"To the north lies the Western Turks, to the west lies Yanqi, and to the south lies Khotan. We must not cut off the path to Kucha, otherwise..."
Otherwise, the 20,000-strong army would be surrounded, and they would probably have no choice but to break out of the encirclement by crossing the vast desert. But the desert was so terrifying, how could they possibly get through it?
The two soldiers shuddered, immediately reached out to take the letter, and responded solemnly.
Bai Shan said to Nie Canjun: "Prepare horses and water for them."
General Nie agreed and took two people down to make arrangements.
A quarter of an hour later, a man came to say goodbye, leading two horses.
Bai Shan sent the people to the intersection, watched them get on their horses, and then quickly disappeared into the night, pulling another horse with them.
General Nie was actually a little worried. They were not very far from Xizhou. If they turned around and ran now, they could escape from Qiuci, but what would happen after they escaped?
If the five cities of Kucha rebelled and the army was trapped inside, Xizhou would certainly not be able to be saved.
You should know that there are only a thousand troops stationed in Xizhou now.
The nearest city between Dajin and Xizhou is Yizhou. There is no need to think about it, as there are not many troops stationed there. If you want to borrow troops, you have to borrow them from Yumen Pass, and you have to cross the desert to get back.
General Nie was troubled and frightened at the same time. Once the army was defeated, all the efforts of His Majesty in the Western Regions over the past few years would be in vain, wasting so much manpower and resources.
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(End of this chapter)
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