If there was no food, they could only eat war horses; if there was no water, they would swallow the snow alive; if they had no clothes, they would peel off the coats of their dead comrades.
But what about medicine?
During the second round of counterattack, several doctors were killed by cargo bombs, and the medicinal materials were turned into ashes.
Soldiers died of injuries every day, but there was nothing anyone could do.
In the snow, a soldier buried his comrade with his own hands.
He was only nineteen years old, and the deceased was twenty-one years old and had taken good care of him before.
"Have a drink." Jia Shen passed by and handed him the wine bottle.
The soldier wiped his tears and shook his head: "General Jia, I don't know how to drink."
"How can a man not know how to drink? Come on, drink!" Jia Shen said loudly, pulling on his newly scarred upper lip. The scar cracked and oozed blood, which made him groan in pain.
The soldier hesitated for a moment, pulled out the cork, and poured a sip into his mouth. The cold wine entered his throat. Before he could feel the cold, his chest and abdomen burned like fire in the next moment.
The soldier coughed till the sky became dark.
Jia Shen wiped the blood from his lips and patted Xiao Bing on the shoulder: "Drink in a big bowl, eat meat in big mouths, and sleep with women happily. At least I have made two, and it will be worth it in this life!"
Xiao Bing finally finished coughing. He wiped away the tears forced by the wine and said: "Last year, my family arranged a marriage for me. I have seen that girl. She is very handsome, has a kind temper, and is a good cook.
. Before this expedition, she gave me some dried meat to eat on the road, and said that she would make other delicious things for me when I got back..."
Xiao Bing's voice couldn't help but lowered: "I can't eat anymore... But fortunately, she hasn't married me yet. In the future, she will make delicious food for others..."
Jia Shen sighed, but didn't know what to say. He just patted Xiaobing's shoulder again.
On the way back, he saw that the soldiers were clinging to each other for warmth. Many of them were seriously injured and could not stand it anymore, shivering with cold.
"General Jia, let's have a drink of wine." A soldier with a broken leg and a pale face said.
Jia Shen was about to throw the wine bottle to him, but someone held his hand down.
Jia Shen watched in surprise as Feng Danyuan walked towards the soldier, squatted down, and carefully tore off the tattered clothes covering his injured leg.
"Feng...Shuai Feng——" The soldier was so shocked that he stuttered.
"Don't move, sit down." Feng Danyuan took out the penicillin from his body and poured it on his injured leg.
"Commander Feng, I can't do it!" The soldier was anxious.
Feng Su on the other side also changed his expression. This was the last thing left for Feng Danyuan to save him from emergencies!
Feng Danyuan pressed the soldier's button, motioned him to sit down, and wrapped the wound skillfully.
"Stay alive, I will take you back." He said very calmly, as if he was talking about a normal thing.
But Jia Shen and the surrounding soldiers were stunned.
They knew very well that Feng Danyuan would not make a promise easily, but once he made a promise, he would definitely fulfill it.
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Imperial capital, suburbs.
Wei Zi put Aunt Zhou and the others left by the Queen in Prince Yan's Mansion to protect Prince Yan and others, and also strictly guard the Changcheng Pavilion; while she took Su Nian and others to find Kang first
The fifth day of the lunar month.
Since Prince Yan's Mansion and Prince Chen's Mansion were sealed, the places where goods were manufactured outside the imperial capital were also closed by the emperor. However, before the arrival of the imperial army, Kang Chuwu received the news in advance and had already evacuated with the prepared goods.
Now, Wei Zi has to find Kang Chuwu and those goods first.