Chapter 2701: Join the Army
The Goguryeo army retreated quietly. The current camp was just a decoy. The soldiers left inside were the rear guards. The main camp broke camp and sneaked away overnight.
But after all, there are several thousand people, and the noise is quite loud. If you investigate carefully, you will find out.
When Qibi Heli heard the report from the scout, he could no longer lie down, so he immediately got up from the wooden bed, put on his clothes and went to count the troops.
"If they retreat, they will definitely run into Xue Bei."
Xue Bei went around the rear. Their plan was to attack them from both sides tomorrow and surround them. Xue Bei would cut off their retreat from behind.
This time, Qibi Heli brought not only the cavalry but also the remaining infantry, leaving only 500 men for Zhou Man. He said, "If the enemy comes, you will flee back to Baiyan City and there is no need to wait here."
The medical tent is different from other tents. There is no need to fight desperately with the enemy.
Zhou Man nodded in agreement and watched them leave.
Su Mu was a little worried, "Teacher, are there really enemy troops coming?"
"No," Manbao comforted him, "unless they are deliberately trying to lure the general, they wouldn't come here to cut off the retreat."
They are very scared now and will only stay away from the main tent of the Jin army. Why would they come here?
However, more people may die in night battles.
Manbao frowned, beckoned a general flag, and ordered: "Send someone to the front to keep an eye on it. If the enemy army is defeated, we will move the medical tent forward."
The general's eyes lit up and he immediately took people to keep an eye on it.
It's not easy to get a chance to go on an expedition, and this is a rare military achievement. Although protecting the medical tent is also a credit, it is definitely not as good as fighting on the front line.
The general excitedly took his men there.
Manbao said to Sumu, "Pack up and follow me to the medical tent."
Su Mu asked in a daze: "Then, what about these wounded soldiers?"
"Leave it to Jingzhong. I will assign him 200 people. The rest of you can bring herbs and pots and pans and move forward with us."
They need to bring a lot of medical supplies, not to mention other things, there are a lot of cloths for bandaging, and they must not be contaminated.
After they packed up, they started waiting for the general to come back.
Qibi Heli led a large army into the enemy camp, and sure enough, there were only less than two thousand people left inside, and the rest of the tents were empty. He immediately became furious, and led his men to kill these people. Of course, killing them took too much time, and after a while they shouted to surrender and not be killed, and then they knelt down and surrendered.
Qibi Heli sat on his horse, staring at the people and confiscating their weapons. Then he left a group of soldiers to watch them, and the rest of the people took the captured horses and continued to chase the enemy's main tent.
The general flag finally caught up and saw that the battle was over. He immediately ordered his men to turn their horses around and go back to find Zhou Man. He stayed behind to discuss setting up a medical tent with the remaining generals.
Although it was dangerous to transfer the medical tent, it was a good thing for the soldiers, so the generals who stayed behind agreed without much thought.
There is no need to build a special one. Just pick two tents left by the enemy that have not been destroyed, put the wounded there, and it will become a medical tent.
Manbao rode his horse and led his men over. He glanced at the wounded soldiers lying on the ground, then dismounted and began to deal with them together with Sumu.
After treating the wounded, someone came back to report, "The general has caught up with the enemy's main camp. General Xue encountered the enemy first and they are fighting."
Manbao asked, "It's pitch black, can they see?"
"So the general called back his troops, and the enemy halted their attack. However, many of them were wounded, and they have already set up camp nearby."
Manbao had his men pack up all the medicine boxes, then he mounted his horse and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Night raids are only suitable for when camping. Those who want to launch a night raid know that the people living there are all enemies, and there are fires in the tents. When a fight breaks out, the flames will shoot up into the sky, and it will still be possible to tell which side the armor on the people is on.
But if they moved to pursue at night like this, it would be very easy to accidentally hurt their own people, especially when there was another group of their troops on the other side. The cavalry would charge from one side to the other, and it would be easy to kill their own people.
It is also difficult for the enemy to distinguish between friend and foe, so a truce is best at this time.
Manbao has been moving with the army tonight. Fortunately, they have many military doctors. If there were only one or two military doctors in the army before, he would not have been able to receive such treatment.
Manbao caught up with the army in front with a sad look on his face.
There were no tents, so the soldiers slept in their clothes, holding their swords and guns against their chests, and sat up at the slightest sign of trouble.
Before Zhou Man could even reach them, he felt his hair stand on end. Keke also woke up and warned, "There's danger ahead. There are archers aiming at you."
Manbao asked, "Is it the Jin army or the enemy army?"
Keke said depressedly: "Jin Army."
Manbao turned to the general flag and said, "Shout out the message and tell them that the medical bill has arrived."
The general also tensed his back, sensing the danger, so he slowed down his horse and shouted to the front: "Brothers in front, we've reached the medical tent. This is Lord Zhou—"
The dangerous aura faded a little, and he breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, he turned and said to Zhou Man, "Master, stay here and don't move."
He first took two people forward to make sure that their army was ahead.
That’s why marching at night is the most annoying thing. You can’t even see your fingers when you stretch your hand out. Why not just stay in the tent and have a good fight tomorrow? Why run away in the middle of the night?
The Goguryeo army was also cursing inwardly, saying that the Jin army was really reckless and was chasing them in the middle of the night. They had already retreated, so what was wrong with letting them run for a whole night? They even attacked them from both sides. How shameless!
The general flag went over and saw his alert comrades. He shone his torches and confirmed that they were one of their own. They immediately lit torches and ran over to greet Zhou Man.
A captain said, "Sir Zhou, many of our brothers are injured. Some were accidentally stepped on, and some were seriously injured when they were trying to get out. Please go and take a look."
Trampling is the most difficult to treat, and most injuries are internal. Manbao frowned worriedly and followed him to the camp. After dismounting, she carried the medicine box and went to see the wounded. She asked, "Is the general okay?"
"It's okay."
Yes, most of the captains didn’t know that He Li was injured.
Manbao went over with a medicine box. The wounded were lying on the ground. They lit a few fires and asked them to lie around them. Apart from that, they could only simply bandage their wounds with cloth because they didn't even have hot water to drink while stationed there.
Everyone could only drink cold water from the water bag.
Fortunately, Manbao brought all the pots, pans, and utensils with him.
Manbao walked all the way over, picked out the wounded who needed urgent treatment, and had them carried to the fire in front.
After looking around, she said, "Have someone build a fire and pick some branches and leaves to spread on the ground. It's cold at night, and the wounded soldiers can't catch a cold."
She didn't mind being outdoors. It was impossible to have a tent in this situation. She had to make do with it. Whether she could survive depended on luck.
Manbao started to have someone set up a pot to boil the medicine and asked, "Is there any water nearby?"
The captain shook his head blankly, "I don't know."
It was late at night and they had just had a fight. Who would go looking for water?
Qibi Heli came over after hearing the report and said, "Send someone to look for them and bring the scouts here."
They had surveyed the area before and must have known where there was water and where there was not.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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