Guo Ping had a total of twenty-six shallow arrow wounds on his body. The Turks' sharp arrows could barely penetrate the armor, but were blocked by the silk clothes he wore underneath. Two of his ribs were broken, and one of them almost stabbed him.
After piercing his heart, even the military doctors believed that it was God's blessing that he was alive.
There were two lonely wooden houses in the northwest corner of Camel City. This was where he and Chen Shu rested temporarily. A military doctor lived next door, and the place was filled with the pungent smell of willow water.
Chen Shu was already filled with fear of the endless bathing here. Taking a bath once was no different than receiving a severe punishment. Taking baths three times a day, Chen Shu already thought that he was the cleanest person in the world.
"Military Doctor Cao, there is no need to take a shower tomorrow. My wounds have already turned white from soaking. How can I recover if this continues?" Chen Shu lay on the wooden board and asked the military doctor who kept mixing the potion with half-squinted eyes.
"All you have suffered are superficial injuries, which may not kill you. If the corpse poison on your body is not treated cleanly, then it will be the King of Hell who will kill you. Not only will he kill you, but he will even kill the army, so
You two will continue to make potions tomorrow."
After hearing what the military doctor said, Chen Shu lamented and said to Guo Ping, who was lying on the wooden board: "It would be better to chop my head off a hundred times."
Guo Ping had objections to this, and solemnly said to Chen Shu: "I will keep my life well from now on, no matter how hard I suffer, I will keep my life. The same goes for you. The Anxi Army was killed by others."
We are the only two left. We must account for those who died in Kucha. If I cannot revive the Anxi Army in this life, I, Guo Ping, will never be a human being."
"But you said yesterday that you were going back to Chang'an to study at Yushan Academy. Why did you change your mind today?"
"My father came to see me last night. This is what he ordered me to do. And my eldest brother. His neck has not been straightened up until now. Zhang Tingyue was covered in flames and touched me with dirty hands. My father always
Like this, even if you die, you still won't let me go. Didn't they look for you last night?" Guo Ping straightened his body with one hand and asked Chen Shu in frustration. "No, the daughter of the Liang family looked for me last night.
"Well, your father and the others might not have the nerve to come in when they see us messing around." Chen Shu replied to Guo Ping without shame. "What do you mean when you say that Turks always throw dead bodies into the river these days?"
Are we willing to attract a plague and kill everyone? "Chen Shu obviously values the current situation much more than the future situation." Don't worry, in Camel City, we are just two soldiers, or
Wounded soldier, have you forgotten the other name of Marquis Yun? He is a good doctor second only to Sun Shenxian. He and Sun Shenxian have found a way to treat Lushuang. Ordinary plagues pose no danger to Tuocheng.
Just look at the preparations Tiantuo City has made these days and you will know that we are stuck in the upper wind again and the Turks are looking for death."
Yematan is indeed a very good place. There are clear springs everywhere. These springs flow out from the cracks in the stones and finally converge into the Qiuci River next to it, nourishing this lush oasis.
The beautiful scenery of the past has now become a hell on earth, with dead bodies with mutilated limbs everywhere, so many that even the wolves in the wilderness can't eat them all.
Yun Ye retracted all the rangers and sealed the camel city tightly, not allowing anyone to leave. He just raised the hot air balloon high and monitored the Turks' every move from a distance.
Pollution of water sources is the old wisdom of the Huns. Even if they are as cruel as the Huns, they will at most use dead sheep and horses to do these things. What Tu Shi is doing now has probably aroused the anger of heaven and earth, right?
Sure enough, news came from the hot air balloon that some cavalry were walking back...
The next day, news came again that some people were walking back...
It was not until the third day that news came from the hot air balloon that a large number of cavalry were retreating, and Yun Ye concluded that this was a conspiracy of the Turks.
Du Ruhui waved his cattail leaf fan and said to Yun Ye, "I have been luring the enemy for three days. At least you can give me some reaction so that everyone will not treat Tu Shi as a fool."
"If his strategy were smarter, I would be willing to be fooled. How boring it is to play this kind of game of adding more troops and reducing the number of people. During the day, I can chase people away and come back when the sky is clear. Even if I am a fool, I can get out of these few days."
Something is wrong with the changes in the day and the moon. Most of the marches next door are done when the moon is about to be full. In the summer, only night is the best time to march. Now the moon is not visible. Do they plan to march under the scorching sun? From one oasis to another
The time required to create an oasis is dead. If you exceed this time and cannot reach the oasis, the whole army will die of thirst."
Du Ruhui struggled to stand up from the recliner. It was sunset, and it was time for him and Wu Ji to bathe in the divine light. When they walked to the door, Lao Ducai said to Yun Ye: "Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements.
The fact that you can drag down the Turks by stalling for time is an incredible feat in itself, and fighting a war is not about competing with who can kill more people."
Yun Ye knew that the reason why the old guy came to him was because he was worried that he would not be able to withstand the temptation of a fighter and attack rashly. Now that he found that Yun Ye was more calm than the veteran, he naturally went to seek his own way to immortality with peace of mind.
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Yun Ye was now certain that those jade tablets could indeed be used as incandescent lamps. He placed some flowers, plants and some small animals in the tongueless room. As a result, the flowers and plants grew very lush and the small animals were also very healthy. One of the rabbits was still alive.
Six little rabbits were born safely. Yun Ye looked at them one by one and did not find that any rabbit had two heads.
Army battles are very much like a game. Most of the time, the two coaches are trying things like idiots. Tu Shi was lucky. After half a month, the corpses were blown into mummies by the hot wind on the dry plateau. There was nothing terrible about it.
A plague occurs.
Yun Ye has made all protective preparations. As long as the plague breaks out among the Turks, he will definitely run away with Tuocheng as soon as possible. He does not believe that the Tang army with good hygiene habits will not be infected with the plague before the Turks.
, nothing happened now, which made him very disappointed.
The Turks had to retreat. Food and supplies were always a big problem. The problem of the stomachs of 300,000 to 400,000 people was particularly important in the wilderness.
This sentence is particularly cruel. The city of Qiuci has been destroyed, so the small tribes scattered on the oasis have suffered a disaster. Every place where the Turks went has become a dead place, and the oasis has restored its prehistoric state.
state.
When he could no longer judge the enemy's intentions, Yun Ye still kept his troops stationary. Since the Turks were turning back, he did not need to pay much attention to them. As long as the Turks did not go eastward, they could go wherever they liked.
Soon Yun Ye discovered that his decision seemed to be a bit wrong, because there was a Tubo man behind him, and the leader of this man was known to Yun Ye, and he was the Prime Minister of Tubo, Lu Dongzan.
Lu Dongzan's move was indeed extraordinary. As soon as he appeared, he dug a huge trench in the Gobi. Not only was he digging, but the Turks were also digging. Within half a month, Yun Ye's Camel City was dug deep by two trenches in front and behind it.
The trenches were blocking the way, and there were tall mountains on both sides. Leaving Tuocheng would be even harder than climbing to the sky. Lu Dongzan thought that all that was left was to continue to attack the city with superior force.
Being able to let Lu Dongzan leave Jade Dragon Snow Mountain alone shows that the success or failure of the Turks is related to the success or failure of the entire grand strategy. Only by bringing in a large number of Turks can they effectively reduce their respective pressures.
The only gap in Yun Ye's strategy and tactics was that it was too far away from Loulan, making it very difficult to rescue within the pass. Now this loophole was discovered by Lu Dongzan, and trenches were used to limit the mobility of Yun Ye's Camel City.
Chen Shu and Guo Ping looked at each other in confusion as they looked at the enemy in the distance. They thought that the nightmare they had experienced would now happen again.
Yun Ye still looked half-dead. He had been trying to follow the rules of action in the desert, which was to move as little as possible. Not only was he like this, Du Ruhui was now like an old turtle, except for sitting motionless every day.
Apart from reading under the tongueless incandescent lamp, I would just sit on the couch and watch the sunrise and sunset over the desert to kill time.
Chen Shu and Guo Ping were very nervous. At this time, it was time to start wartime material distribution. Why could a wounded and sick man like himself, who was temporarily without combat power, still be able to enjoy the luxury of two eggs a day and a bowl of camel milk?
When the time for isolation finally arrived, the first thing the two of them did was to see Yun Ye and ask him to order preparations for a protracted war. All supplies should be distributed in limited quantities. The supplies for women and children should be halved, and the supplies for soldiers not going to war should be halved.
The diet should also be halved. As for injured people like myself, as long as they don't die of hunger, that's fine.
Yun Ye put down the book in his hand and did not answer their words. He just pointed at Yuanyi and continued to read his own book. The weather was so hot that he almost didn't bother to speak.
Tian Yuanyi smiled and invited the two young generals out of the commander's tent. He invited them to see how Tuocheng obtained food from the Gobi grassland. He patted his chest and said that the army would definitely not be short of food and grass, at least for five months.
of lack.
No one can fight with five months' worth of rations. This is common sense. According to the minimum ration, if a person eats one kilogram of rice a day, he will need 150 kilograms in five months. The number required by a 40,000-strong army will be very large.
The terrifying number is completely impossible, not to mention the terrifying number of livestock in Yun Ye's army.
Animals can get food from this pasture, but what should people do? Should they slaughter the animals?" Do you know why the places where Camel City is stationed must be places with abundant water and grass? The dilapidated city of Qiuci has no sense of persistence.
Ye Yetan is the best place for us to be stationed."
Chen Shu and Guo Ping looked at Tian Yuanyi, who was smiling like a fox. They really couldn't believe that this thin, middle-aged man with a mustache could make flowers out of thin air. "We will provide those people with food in five months."
Don't worry about it." Tian Yuanyi pointed to the cavalry squatting in the center of Camel City to take care of their horses and said to Guo Ping and Chen Shu. "Huh?"