Chapter 2740 Visit in person
The Jin army took two streets in a flash, but the Goguryeo soldiers were not completely helpless. The entire city was on alert. Even though there was no heavy fighting in the past few days, there were still people who were vigilant.
Therefore, the offensive of the Jin army was quickly curbed, but the shouts of killing were still heard, and the whole city was once again engulfed in war, just like the siege some time ago.
Everyone in the city woke up, and the common people honestly closed their doors and waited. In fact, they only wanted a result at this time, whether it was a win or a loss.
Just as the Jin army has been saying in the streets these days, the Liaodong area is originally one with the Central Plains. The Gao family lived in Liaodong, established Goguryeo, and respected the Jin Dynasty as their master, so they should fulfill their duties as a vassal.
In addition, the emperor has been having the Jin army spread bad things about the Gao family these past few days, saying that the Gao family court is cruel and inhumane, and imposes heavy taxes...
Many people don't say it out loud, but they agree in their hearts.
Therefore, they were not opposed to Liaodong returning to the Jin Dynasty at this time. As long as there was a result, they didn't want to stay at home anymore.
Although it is winter now, they have not had time to store enough firewood. How will they survive the winter this year?
They have to go out.
Prince Gao Er was awakened and rushed to the council chamber. Nuo Sa and the generals and ministers had already arrived. Everyone except Nuo Sa was confused. "Why did the State of Jin suddenly launch a large-scale attack?"
"Could it be that they know that we have imprisoned the envoy?"
While everyone was discussing, they couldn't help but sneak a peek at Prince Gao Er.
Prince Gao Er pursed his lips and asked, "How is the front line?"
Yuan Yi reported: "Three streets have been lost in the east of the city, and two in the south. Now everything is at a stalemate."
As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of the troops ran in and said, "Prince, a large number of Jin troops have been spotted on Henger Street, and several high ground has been captured by the Jin army."
Prince Gao's expression changed, and he said almost at the same time as Nusa, "They are going to cut off our connection with the east side of the city."
Nuo Sa immediately said, "Prince, we must not let them occupy Heng Er Street, otherwise we will lose control of East City.
If they lose control of East City, what’s the point of them only occupying the southern half of the city?
At that time, we will have no choice but to abandon Anshi City and escape.
Prince Gao Er immediately dispatched troops to Henger Street for support, then became puzzled, "Why did the Jin army suddenly launch a large-scale attack?"
How many hours has he kept Bai Shan in the dungeon?
Thinking of this, he was shocked and immediately ordered his guards, "Go to the dungeon to see Bai Shan."
The guard took the order and left. He returned two quarters of an hour later to report, "Bai Shan is still in the dungeon and has not escaped. The rest of the envoys are also in the guest house. No one is missing."
Prince Gao Er had already arranged all the people who could be arranged to the front line. He sat quietly, puzzled as to why the Jin army suddenly attacked?
Are you impatient to wait for his reply and feel that it is taking too long?
Prince Gao Er rubbed his forehead and asked, "What do you think, Nuo Sa?"
Nuosa said calmly, "Prince, our forces are now evenly matched. Please come to the front lines and boost morale. If we can hold out this time and delay the enemy for another ten days, we can overcome this difficulty."
Prince Gao Er quickly asked, "Why?"
Nuosa said, "The weather is getting colder. If I am not mistaken, the first snow will fall in ten days, or at most twelve days, and it will be a heavy snow."
He said, "The Jin army is attacking from a distance, and their supplies are far inferior to ours. We are running out of food and fodder, so we just need to hold on. They will retreat if they can't take us down for a long time."
Prince Gao Er hesitated, so Nuo Sa knelt on the ground and bowed his head, saying, "I am willing to serve you and fight in the front lines. Please come in person."
Prince Gao Er stood up and said with a firm look in his eyes, "Okay!"
At the same time, the emperor on the other side had already appeared at the front line in armor. As soon as he arrived, he saw Zhou Man and his men in the medical tent moving around in the back, arranging the soldiers sent down from the front under the eaves. They were treating their wounds while dodging the occasional stray arrows.
The emperor frowned slightly, looked around at the houses, and said to Yin Li, "Take some money and requisition all the houses nearby. I want to use them to house the wounded."
Yin Li replied "Yes" and was about to make the arrangements when Bai Erlang immediately rode up on his horse and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, let me handle this. I'm in charge of the medical accounts."
The emperor finally saw him and looked him up and down. Seeing that he was wearing a cloak with a conspicuous red robe underneath, he immediately became angry. "We're at war, why are you wearing something so conspicuous? Where's your armor? Aren't you afraid that the arrow will pierce you?"
Bai Jilang: "...Your Majesty, this is my official robe."
When traveling with the emperor, what else would he wear if not his official robes?
And his cloak is black, it covers everything immediately. As for armor, "I have no armor."
The emperor turned to Gu Zhong and said, "Pick out a set of armor that I don't use often and send it to my husband later."
Then he said to Bai Erlang, "Why don't you go quickly? What are you standing there for?"
When Bai Erlang heard this, he was happy. He immediately ran back with his men to get some money, and then went to knock on doors. Many houses were empty because many of the houses on this street had shops in the front and houses in the back, and many people did not live here.
So Bai Erlang had his men break down the door and requisition the space after entering. If he came across a house with someone in it, he would give them money and requisition the front shop space, and then ask them to close the door in the backyard and not go to the backyard.
He didn't care whether people agreed or not. That's how war is. People couldn't afford to take their time to weigh the pros and cons.
Bai Erlang requisitioned a house, turned around and took people to carry the wounded soldiers outside into the house. He also asked people to light a brazier and prepare quilts and other items to keep warm.
The wounded soldiers who were almost frozen to death outside finally felt better. They were injured, had medicine applied on them, were exposed to the firelight, and after taking the medicine, they fell drowsy.
Bai Erlang ran into another shop and saw Manbao having someone remove the door panels and hold down a wailing soldier. He was holding a saw with sweat on his forehead and was about to saw off the soldier's arm.
Most of his hand was cut off by the knife and it could not be saved. In order to stop the bleeding, they had to saw off this part of his forearm.
Bai Erlang immediately rushed forward, held the man down, and asked, "Don't you have Ma Fei San?"
Man Bao said, "I gave him the medicine, but he's still screaming. Ma Fei San doesn't seem to have much effect on him, and I don't dare to use strong medicine. I've used acupuncture to relieve the pain, but it must still be very painful. You guys hold him down first, I'll move faster."
Several soldiers came to help and held the man down. Manbao and Chen Banxia started sawing quickly. After sawing off the hand for a long time, Manbao began to stop the bleeding and apply medicine.
Seeing that his face was pale with pain, he asked Su Banxia, "Is the painkiller not ready yet?"
Su Banxia shook her head. "There's not much water here. We need to fetch water from far away, so it's a bit slow."
Bai Erlang thought for a moment and then said, "I'll go get a few more people to help you."
Manbao nodded, and after taking care of this injured person, he went to deal with the next one.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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