When he opened his eyes again and woke up, the injuries on his body had been properly taken care of, his soft armor had been taken off, and he had changed into clean clothes. However, the strong smell of blood lingered in his breath and could not be dissipated.
Shen You slowly exhaled, turned around and saw Shen Jia beside him, who was also exhausted and falling asleep.
Standing by the bed were the emperor's personal guards who had not gone to battle today.
"Commander Shen, be careful." The guard hurriedly stepped forward to support Shen You: "Chief Doctor Jiang said that Commander Shen has three injuries on his body. Fortunately, they are not serious. He only lost a little blood and will need to drink medicine to recover for a few days. "
Shen You hummed and asked in a low voice: "Is third brother seriously injured?"
The guard also lowered his voice: "Shen Qianhu's injury is a little more serious and he will have to lie down for half a month."
As long as it's no big deal.
Shen You stood up with the help of his guards and went to the prince's room.
Imperial Physician Jiang and Imperial Physician Yan were all guarding the prince's bedside. When they saw Shen You coming, they were all shocked. Imperial Physician Jiang frowned with disapproval on his face: "Commander Shen, although your injury is not serious, you should lie down and rest." , it’s not appropriate to move around.”
Shen You responded briefly: "I'm here to see His Highness the Crown Prince and I'll go back later."
It's already here, it's too late.
Doctor Jiang sighed secretly and personally moved a chair and asked Shen You to sit down beside the bed.
Shen You's injuries were all on his upper body, but there were no injuries on his legs. He slowly sat down. Zhu Yun, who was lying on the bed, saw Shen You looking like this and still wanted to guard him. He was a little helpless, but more moved. .
"The frontier army has a great victory today," Zhu Yun whispered: "I think the army will retreat soon. I only need two imperial doctors to take care of me, so you can rest assured and recover."
Shen You responded but did not move.
What a stubborn temper.
Zhu Yun's heart surged with heat, and he deliberately kept a straight face: "Don't you listen to Gu's orders? Go back and rest, and come back when the injury is healed."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Qing came.
The frontier army won a great victory today, and the gloom that accumulated in the corners of Yuan Qing's eyes and brows dispersed like clouds. Yuan Qing strode in and raised his hands to His Royal Highness: "Your Highness, the frontier army fought a beautiful victory today. The Tatars have all Retreat. If my information is correct, all the Tatars will soon retreat and retreat outside the customs."
Zhu Yun frowned, but his voice was still weak: "This is all the result of the general."
Yuan Qing smiled and sighed: "I am ashamed that I have not been able to sleep peacefully for the past two months. I can finally sleep peacefully tonight."
After a pause, he continued: "In this battle, Commander Shen deserves the most credit. I will write a memorial now and send it to the capital."
Shen You, who had been silent until now, suddenly opened his mouth: "General Yuan, I have something to say at the end, and I won't be happy if I don't say it."
Yuan Qing looked at Shen You now, and he was pleased with him in every possible way: "Commander Shen, please tell me."
"Today's great victory, the Tatars are ready to retreat. Maybe in two or three days, they will all retreat." Shen You said slowly: "The reinforcements sent by the imperial court will arrive in one or two days. Why don't General Yuan take advantage of this opportunity?" This is a good opportunity to pursue the Tatars."
Chasing the Tatars?
Yuan Qing was startled and looked at Shen You: "In recent years, most of the border troops have been defending the city. The Tatars are good at riding horses and come and go like the wind. It is not easy to drive them back outside the pass. There are very few who pursue the Tatars. .”
Shen You said calmly: "If there were no reinforcements, the general would not dare to make this suggestion. Now that reinforcements are coming, why not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?"
"Are we going to allow the Tatars to lead the Qi people back outside the customs and watch tens of thousands of people become Tatar slaves?"
"Save as many as you can. Kill as many as the Tatars can kill. Take advantage of this opportunity to greatly weaken the Tatars' military strength, so that the Tatars will no longer dare to invade the border! This will also bring peace to the border for several years." "
Zhu Yun's blood boiled when he heard this: "What Commander Shen said is true."
The prince also agreed, so Yuan Qing had to think carefully and said after a while: "I will summon the generals to come here to discuss this matter."
Yuan Qing quickly stood up, said goodbye and left.
Shen You sat by the bed for a while and then said: "Your Highness has a good rest, he will go back at the end."
Zhu Yun hummed, watching Shen You's figure slowly leave, and couldn't help but whisper: "Loyal, brave, unmatched in spirit, the pillar of the country!"
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After Shen You returned to the house, he quickly fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Dr. Jiang came over specially to change the dressing for brothers Shen You and Shen Jia.
Shen You could hold it back, but Shen Jia screamed in pain again and again. Doctor Jiang sounded angry and funny: "Shen Qianhu was brave and fearless in killing the enemy on the city wall. Why did he shout like this instead of using some wound medicine?"
Shen Jia gasped and muttered: "How can this be the same? When I kill the enemy, I don't care whether it hurts or not. Now the pain is really heartbreaking."
Shen You glanced at Shen Jia and reminded: "If you say less, it will make it less painful."
Shen Jia bared his teeth and continued to joke: "This is impossible. No one can try to shut my mouth."
Dr. Jiang was very amused by this living treasure. His hands were very agile, and he quickly changed the medicine and bandaged it properly.
Imperial Physician Jiang is the Crown Prince's physician. When a general is injured, Imperial Physician Jiang will not take action at all. This was personally ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince, and Imperial Physician Jiang came to treat brother Shen You's injuries and he did his best.
Shen You opened his mouth to express his thanks: "Thank you, Doctor Jiang, for your hard work."
Doctor Jiang smiled and said: "I am also acting under the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince. No need to thank me, as long as you move less and take good care of your injuries, I will be satisfied."
After Dr. Jiang left, the two brothers lay on the bed together, talking to each other.
"Do you think General Yuan will send troops to pursue the Tatars and rescue the people?" Shen Jia asked in a low voice.
Shen You was silent for a moment and then replied: "If General Yuan wants to take away his merits, he will definitely do so."
Thinking of so many innocent people who died tragically, and the innocent people who were captured, Shen Jia was not in the mood to joke, and let out a long sigh.
An hour later, good news came.
General Meng led 30,000 reinforcements to the border.
General Yuan and General Meng met and discussed in secret for a long time. They quickly decided on a strategy to pursue the Tatars.
Two days later, all the Tatars indeed retreated. The Tatars were high-spirited when they came, but they retreated like bereaved dogs. There were tens of thousands of people who were driven out of the pass. Sad cries sounded from time to time, gathering into a cry of sadness and despair. Wail.
The Tatars were accustomed to coming and going like the wind, but they did not expect that the border troops would dare to send troops to pursue them.
When the flags of the frontier army were flying in the wind and the drums of the attack sounded, the Tatars were shocked and angry.
The leaders of each tribe and their own tribe's cavalry could not gather together in time. They could only fight on their own. Those who pursued the victory were the reinforcements with high morale and energy.
Comparing the two, one can tell whether one is superior or inferior.
This battle was another great victory for the border troops. Not only did they kill tens of thousands of Tatars, they also rescued forty to fifty thousand civilians.
