Chapter 221 Military Observation Practice
Qin Wang Zhao Defang and Yang Yanzhao led 30,000 vanguard troops to attack Yingzhou City. Yang Ye and the military supervisor Wang Qun also sat in the army camp to command and watch the battle. The 4,000 defenders in Yingzhou City, plus the more than 4,000 Liao troops who retreated from Huanzhou, had more than 8,000 Liao troops fighting to the death to defend the city.
The Song army surrounded the four gates of Yingzhou City, cutting off the retreat of the Liao army in the city. The Liao army had no choice but to fight to the death to defend the city.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang led 10,000 soldiers to attack the Zhengnan Gate, Yang Yanzhao led 10,000 soldiers to attack the East Gate, Meng Liang and Jiao Zan each led 5,000 infantry to attack the West Gate and the North Gate.
Luo Li and Yang Yanqi led five female soldiers who had learned military courses, wearing the black iron armor of ordinary soldiers of Moyun Cavalry, and conducted a military observation and practice tutorial in the Moyun Cavalry camp outside the south city gate.
The shouts of killing shook the sky inside and outside Yingzhou City. Archers from both sides shot arrows at each other like raindrops, and catapults from both sides threw stones as big as millstones at each other.
Three hundred Song army archers held the Shenbi bow under the city wall, standing outside the range of the Liao army, and tried their best to shoot arrows at the Liao army on the city wall. The power of the Shenbi bow was tested here, and the Liao soldiers who were hit by arrows fell to the ground or fell off the wall screaming.
The Liao generals were terrified when they found that the range of the Song archers was much longer than that of ordinary bows and arrows. They directed the three crossbow carts on the city wall to turn around and aim the long arrows as thick as a child's arm at them.
In one round of firing, three long arrows as thick as a child's arm plowed three bloody trenches in the Song archer team, and the powerful crossbow carts shot and killed more than 30 Song archers.
After a round of fierce arrow rain and boulders, teams of brave and fearless Song elite infantry carried siege ladders and rushed to the Yingzhou city wall. Braving the rain of arrows, rolling logs, thunder stones, hot juice and kerosene from the city walls, holding shields and steel knives, they fearlessly climbed up the siege ladders on the city walls and attacked with all their might!
The shouts of killing shook the sky, but they could not cover the screams of the defenders on the city walls and the Song soldiers attacking from the city walls before they died.
The Liao soldiers who were shot by the Song army's arrows and hit by millstone-sized stones
screamed and fell off the city walls. The Song soldiers who were shot by the Liao army's arrows and hit by rolling logs and thunder stones screamed and fell from the siege ladders.
The Song army, ignited by the rockets splashed with hot oil, screamed and struggled in the blazing flames. The smell of blood, burning kerosene and firewood, and burning human hair filled the sky above the battlefield. The bloody and tragic scene was horrifying.
Luo Li's face was pale, her body was stiff with fear, the feeling of suffocation made her unable to breathe, and the nausea of vomiting also surged up. She closed her eyes several times and couldn't bear to watch, but forced herself to open her eyes and watch the battle with her head and heart.
In ancient times, weapons were backward and every victory was won at the cost of countless lives. It was bloody, cruel and brutal. Even a special forces military doctor who had experienced the smoke of gunpowder could not bear it psychologically.
Yang Yanqi, a descendant of a general, had excellent psychological qualities. He and Pang Ying, who also had excellent psychological qualities, watched the battle scene with a serious expression and exchanged opinions from time to time.
Mulan'er's heart beat fast, but she gradually calmed down and joined the military tactics course seminar group.
Lin Chunni, Longzhu, and Li Siniang, the three members of the military observation group, had pale faces, throbbing hearts, and tingling scalps, but they also tried to calm down and joined the discussion of the internship group while observing.
Luo Li looked at them with some admiration and satisfaction. They were originally some delicate girls in their prime. It was their first time to see such a tragic, bloody and cruel war scene. It was good that they were not frightened. They calmed down so quickly and conducted military course discussions. Their psychological quality is great! Oh! Pang Ying doesn't count. She is a strange woman who is more manly than a man.
Although the first round of fierce siege killed many Liao troops defending the city, the casualties of the Song army attacking the city were even greater. Seeing that the Song army was weak and it was difficult to break the city, the Qin King Zhao Defang, who was commanding the battle, ordered the troops to withdraw. He ordered the messenger to use the flag to notify the troops that were feinting at the other three city gates to withdraw their troops.
Wang Quan saw that the Song army camp, as the attacking party, was very safe and the enemy's bows and arrows, crossbows and catapults were not within the range. Hearing the signal of the withdrawal, he bravely rode his horse to the front.
He asked unhappily, "Your Highness, why are you withdrawing your troops?"
Zhao Defang, the King of Qin, pretended not to hear him, commanded the retreating Song army to enter the battle formation, and ignored him.
Yang Ye replied on behalf of the King of Qin, "The soldiers attacking the city have suffered heavy casualties, and their morale has been exhausted after three drums. We can only withdraw our troops today." Wang Quan
said to the King of Qin with a gloomy face, "Your Highness, the King of Qin, these infantrymen attacking the city are not strong. Why don't you let the powerful Mo Yun cavalry serve as the vanguard of the siege? A fierce charge of two thousand Mo Yun cavalry elite soldiers in iron armor will break through the Yingzhou city wall even if it is a copper wall or an iron wall, right?"
Zhao Defang, the King of Qin, looked cold! Turning back, he cast a cold look at this shameless villain who had no knowledge of military affairs but commanded recklessly.
"General Wang claims to be well-versed in military books, but it turns out that what he has read is bullshit! My Moyun Cavalry are all elite light-armored cavalrymen, and you let them dismount and attack the city as infantry? What is your intention?" Wang
Quan was scolded and angry. Relying on his status as a general and the secret order of the emperor in his hand, he angrily retorted: "Can't cavalry be used as infantry to attack the city? If your thirty-six shadow guards lead the charge to attack the city, can't they take down the wall of Yingzhou City?"
The King of Qin's eyes were cold, "My shadow guards are responsible for protecting my safety. You want them to risk their lives and lead the siege?
Very well! I consider myself a thousand times more noble than yours, the Royal Inspector. The lives of my shadow guards are no less valuable than yours. If you can lead the siege, I will not care about my own safety. I will send all the shadow guards to you. You all can attack together!"
Wang Quan's face turned red after being humiliated and scolded mercilessly by the King of Qin. He was so embarrassed that his face turned red, his neck became thick, and his lips trembled. However, he dared not show off his power and make orders by relying on his status as an inspector.
Yang Ye and the soldiers beside him were happy!
Who would have thought that His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who was always gentle and elegant, would actually scold people in public? No, it's scolding a dog, and a shameless, despicable and insidious dog!
Not only did he fail to betray the King of Qin's Mo Yun Cavalry and Shadow Guards, but he was also humiliated in public. Wang Cong left in anger and shame, and did not enter Huanzhou City, but went directly back to Shuozhou. Along the way, he gritted his teeth and cursed bitterly, "King of Qin Zhao Defang, if you offend this supervisor, your life will not be long, and I will make you die miserably!"
After the supervisor Wang Cong left in anger, the King of Qin ordered the army to surround Yingzhou City, stop the siege, and make temporary repairs.
Ghost Hand Poison Doctor and Siyu rushed from Huanzhou, and brought Wu Qizhen and his four disciples. In the wounded camp behind the army, thousands of wounded soldiers who were burned, shot, and smashed were placed on door panels that served as beds waiting for treatment.
The lightly injured were gathered together and treated by military doctors. Dozens of seriously injured soldiers were placed in separate small barracks and treated by Ghost Hand Poison Doctor He Siyu, Wu Qizhen and his apprentice.
Yang Ye and King Qin came to the wounded camp to inspect, and Luo Li also came to check it out.
In freezing temperatures, the most feared thing for the wounded soldiers is excessive bleeding, a drop in body temperature and blood pressure, and a coma. This point is particularly emphasized in the surgical first aid booklet written by Luo Li. Therefore, many braziers were lit in the tents
of the wounded to ensure that the temperature in the barracks would not be too low. Entering the tent from the biting cold wind, a wave of hot air hit my face, and the smell of blood and alcohol was also very strong. The groans and cries of pain from the
wounded soldiers came one after another. King Qin took the lead and walked directly into the barracks of the seriously injured. Siyu, along with several female soldiers and Wu Qizhen's three apprentices, were so busy that sweat broke out on their foreheads. They treated these seriously injured soldiers in a tense and orderly manner.
Seeing His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and General Yang coming, the wounded soldiers who were not unconscious and waiting to be treated by the military doctors stopped groaning and closed their mouths in pain.
Siyu raised her head and said, "Prince, General Yang, Miss, there are still more than a dozen seriously injured soldiers who have not been treated. Ghost Hand is operating on a wounded soldier in the back room, and Mr. Wu is assisting him."
The Prince of Qin nodded, took Luo Li's hand and walked into the small room inside. Yang Ye also comforted the wounded soldiers for a few words, then followed them.
Six butter candles were lit in the small room. Under the bright light, a wounded soldier with his chest ripped open was lying on a waist-high wooden table.
Yang Ye was shocked! Accustomed to all kinds of tragic and bloody things, he frowned when he saw the bloody internal organs of the human body.
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor, who was concentrating on performing the operation, saw someone break in. He was about to curse, but when he saw who it was, he grinned. Although his grinning mouth was covered by a mask, his eyebrows and eyes were full of flattering smiles. Wu Qi, who was holding the instruments, bowed his hands as a greeting, and then concentrated on acting as an assistant.
Luo Li stepped forward and stood behind him, watching Ghost Hand perform the operation on the wounded soldier with an arrow in his left chest.
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor's hands are steady and dexterous. He has only observed two open-chest operations beside his master, but he can perform the operation alone boldly and carefully. This kind of strong psychological quality and natural talent made Luo Li secretly admire him.
Of course, she also knew that the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor was not only extremely talented, but also had dissected countless corpses in secret, worked hard and conducted repeated experiments, and did not take human life too seriously. Coupled with many years of medical experience, he made progress several times faster than Siyu.
"Hemostatic forceps number three,"... "Tweezers number two," "Suture needle number two" The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor gave orders without even raising his head, and Wu Qizhen immediately handed the surgical instruments to his outstretched hand without any mistakes. The two of them had an excellent tacit understanding.
Luo Li couldn't help but look at Wu Qizhen curiously, thinking, could this also be an old man with a talent for surgery?
That's right, he already has a reputation as a famous surgeon. He has studied this for many years, so learning new techniques will be twice as effective with half the effort.
No wonder the Ghost Hand Thief lured him to become his disciple at Yanmen Pass. So, this old man with white hair and beard is my disciple's grandson, and his three disciples are my disciple's grandson's disciples. Thinking about these interesting things, Luo Li couldn't help but feel proud and straightened her back proudly.
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor sutured the last layer of the wound, straightened up, and looked back at his master. Luo Li nodded and gave him a look of approval and affirmation. The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor's eyebrows were shaking with joy, and he looked like a student who was praised by his master, as happy and proud as a child.
Wu Qi was looking at Master Ghost Hand's useless appearance in confusion, thinking, where is the energy of you blowing your beard and glaring at me and showing off your power? Why are you so respectful and fawning when facing the Princess of Qin?
Yang Ye also saw the abnormal performance of the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor, and was shocked again! Could it be that the Princess of Qin was the number one doctor in the world who taught the magical medical skills to the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor?