After Xie Yushu and the others finished eating the porridge and rested for a while, they heard some commotion in the south of the city.
Upon seeing this, Mingyue ordered someone to guard the gate while she went out to investigate.
Upon seeing this, Qingfeng and Lanting immediately organized the lightly wounded to prepare for battle.
A short while later, Mingyue returned and said to Xuanyuan Che and Han Zhongyu...
"It's Xiao Yi's men. I don't know why, but they've already rushed to Pei Jie's place even though they just arrived."
Hearing that it was one of their own, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If the Tatars or Rouran had infiltrated and attacked from both sides, they would have been in real danger!
Han Zhongyu frowned and said
"The military order from the messenger should have been delivered by Xiao Yi in the latter half of last night. Even if something delayed him, it shouldn't have taken him until now, a full three hours late."
Was the information incorrect, or was the military order flawed?
Xiao Yi was indeed more than three hours late. Not only were there two hours left because Chu Mingzhu changed her destination, but he also took the wrong turn because he was unfamiliar with the area and had to turn back. By the time they arrived, even the north gate of Tianshui City had been trampled flat.
Xiao Yi was terrified, thinking that Tianshui had also fallen and that the people south of Tianshui would suffer. He was also afraid that the city had already been occupied by the Tatars, so he rushed to the south gate to see if he could launch a counterattack.
At least cut off the connection between the city and the outside. According to the military orders, he estimated that Pei Jie's army would arrive soon. When that time came, he would launch a pincer attack and then encircle them. At that time, cut off the Tatars' connection with the outside world, and Tianshui City would be an isolated city. He could trap them to death.
However, when they arrived at the South Gate, they found that the city gate was still guarded by the people of Daqi. Not far away, there was a temporary wounded aid station and a cooking squad that was preparing meals.
Xiao Yi stepped forward and asked, only to find out that they were Pei Jie's men. He couldn't help but ask...
How did you get here ahead of us?
I received military orders to come and defend Tianshui City with the garrison. Once you arrive, we will launch a counterattack and retake Hangu Pass.
"Did you march here day and night without a moment's rest?"
The road guarding the city
"We marched here at breakneck speed, but we rested for an hour during the day and two hours at night. We didn't go without sleep or rest, otherwise most of us would have died of exhaustion before we even got here!"
Xiao Yi knew, of course, that it was impossible to travel day and night, but he couldn't believe that the military order could be wrong.
He asked suspiciously
"So what's the situation in the city now?"
"Our army is currently engaged in battle with the enemy. The Tatars claim to have an army of 100,000. Although they have been fighting for four or five days and have lost about 10,000 men, they still have 80,000 to 90,000 men. We only have 50,000 men. How can we possibly decide the outcome so quickly?"
It looks like it'll be a long fight.
Xiao Yi, not understanding or pressing the question of who arrived first, simply called to his men.
"Brothers, the Tatars are right in front of us! Cheer up and come with me to help General Pei kill them all."
Let them see that even though we arrived late, we're not pushovers either.
"kill!
kill!
kill! "
After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he charged in first, followed by eight thousand soldiers who roared and charged in as well.
In the city, the main street was the main battlefield, where the most enemies were and the fighting was the fiercest. Xiao Yi simply concentrated his troops on the main street and defeated the enemy's main force. The enemies in other places were naturally not a threat.
As a result, the already fierce battle became even more brutal.
The whole city reeked of blood, making people want to vomit.
Finally, as the setting sun painted half the sky red, the Tatars suffered heavy losses, and Sukhbaatar, seeing no hope of capturing the city, finally ordered a retreat.
Although the Tatars withdrew, Pei's army and Xiao Yi's men also suffered considerable losses. They had all traveled from various places and were already exhausted. After fighting for so long, they had reached their limits. Therefore, Pei Jie did not order a pursuit. Instead, he rescued the wounded, cleaned up the battlefield, and had the city gates repaired. They also rested for a day to make further plans.
Pei Jie was unaware of Xiao Yi's battle arrangements, and therefore did not know that Xiao Yi was late. So he greeted him politely, and the two discussed the next battle plan.
When Lanting and the others heard the fighting outside stop, they immediately sent someone to find Liu Zhuoyuan and two medics to stitch up and bandage Xie Yushu and the others.
Only Liu Zhuoyuan and two medics arrived. There weren't many people, but there was nothing they could do because there were still a large number of wounded people waiting for treatment outside.
Han Zhongyu thoughtfully moved Xie Yushu, Qu Xiaodie, and Nanxing to the inner room.
After so many surgeries, it was finally their turn to be stitched up. Although Liu Zhuoyuan thoughtfully gave the three of them the last of his anesthetic, the sharp, tingling sensation of the needle and thread piercing through their flesh still made Xie Yushu's heart tremble.
This feeling is even more unbearable than being stabbed with a bayonet. Being slashed once is at least painful, but stitching up, especially when the anesthesia isn't working well, is like cutting flesh with a dull knife.
Xie Yushu looked at the unconscious Nanxing and Qu Xiaodie and truly shed tears of envy.
Fortunately, Liu Zhuoyuan was quick enough to stitch up the sword wound that went through his body, four stitches on the front and four stitches on the back, and nine stitches on the knife wound on his back.
After the stitches were done, an allergy test was performed, and a penicillin injection was given.
After dealing with Xie Yushu, Xie Yushu, still under the effects of anesthesia and with the pain still bearable, left behind a set of scalpels and needles and thread, and focused intently on performing surgery on Han Zhongyu, Qu Xiaodie, Nanxing, and Xie Tianqi, telling Liu Zhuoyuan to hurry up and save others.
It wasn't that she didn't want to breathe heavily; it was just that even the slightest movement caused her to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.
But that's just how things are; there's nothing we can do about it.
Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Che offered to lend a helping hand.
Having never served anyone before, he was flustered and overwhelmed by Xie Yushu's orders, but unusually, he didn't utter a sound and diligently carried out Xie Yushu's instructions.
Han Zhongyu's injuries were considered minor among the group, so he was treated last. Nan Xing and Xie Tianqi both had superficial and penetrating wounds, so they were given first to stop the bleeding, sutured, and given injections.
Then he treated Qu Xiaodie's shoulder.
Qu Xiaodie's shoulder was shattered into seven or eight small pieces. Xie Yushu pieced them back together and stitched them back together. Since there was no plaster cast, they could only use two wooden boards to clamp and fix the fracture.
Han Zhongyu's left shoulder was only pierced by a spear, leaving two bloody holes. The bleeding had stopped, so Xie Yushu cleaned and stitched up the wounds.
Well, Han Zhongyu also had the opportunity to experience the unpleasant sensation of alcohol disinfection once again.
Suddenly, he thought of his first meeting with Xie Yushu. Two years had passed in the blink of an eye. In these two years, they had grown a lot and changed a lot. Looking back, it felt just like yesterday.
Time really flies, it's hard to keep up!
I only hope that in the days to come, time will slow down and they will not part ways; that would be the best outcome.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yi, while discussing the war with Pei Jie, finally remembered to ask a question.
"Who was originally guarding this city?"
But it was only after everyone was killed that the Tatar army broke into the city.
Thank goodness you arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!
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