Qibi Heli and Bai Shan were both moved back to the camp and had to be sent back to the small town tomorrow. The camp was too cold, which was not conducive to recovery.
The emperor entered the camp with several important ministers. Qibi Heli was asleep, and Bai Shan was really asleep.
Because Qibi Heli was the most seriously injured, the emperor went to see Qibi Heli first.
Seeing that there was not much blood on his face and the gauze under the quilt was still a little red, he pressed the quilt on him and warned: "It's cold, make sure to set up a brazier for him."
Manbao represented the medical account and responded.
Several generals who were close to Qibi Heli took the opportunity to mention the mistakes of the siege.
Looking at Qibi Heli who was seriously injured, the emperor really felt soft-hearted and did not blame him. Instead, he said: "Goguryeo accepted the battle. General Qibi could not refuse in turn. Originally, he had accomplished a great service by beheading the enemy general. With today's defeat, who can
I didn’t expect it either.”
Who would have thought that Goguryeo could even give up its own soldiers?
Feng Shangshu and other ministers frowned, not agreeing with the emperor's point of view. Originally, they had been preparing food and fodder, and had conquered so many cities. Now the domestic city is stubbornly resisting. As long as they hold on for another month, the opponent will not be able to do so.
Surrender and siege will become much easier.
But this time Qibi Heli was discourteous in siegeing the city, which would be a huge loss to them.
At this time, Goguryeo was also calculating its gains and losses.
Although the battlefield could not be counted, there were people standing on the tower to pay attention to the situation. The Jin army had injured at least 500 people, while their side had lost about 800 people, including one Shen Ming.
But the Jin army must have also lost Qibi Heli. Even if it only seriously injured the opponent, it would still be an exciting opportunity for Goguryeo.
The ministers who came to watch the battle discussed with Gao Nisa, who was supervising the battle, for a long time. It was not until half an hour after the other side had withdrawn that they entered the palace and reported to the King of Goguryeo.
The King of Goryeo was overjoyed, "The Jin general Qibi Heli was seriously injured, and the Jin army suffered more than 800 casualties?"
Gao Sa also said excitedly: "Yes."
"Okay, okay," the King of Goguryeo laughed loudly, spinning around in circles in excitement, and turned around and said, "Calling all the ministers into the palace, we are going to celebrate tonight."
The Jin Dynasty was still arguing. Xue Gui felt that Feng Shangshu and others were asking too much for General Qibi. He reported the casualty data this time, "Two hundred and eighteen people were killed and one hundred and ninety-two were injured."
Among them, 68 were slightly injured and the remaining 124 were seriously injured."
"General Qibi killed the opponent's young general. The general inquired and found out that this man was the best warrior in Goguryeo. He was very skilled in martial arts. Of the 2,000 Goguryeo soldiers he led, 498 were killed and 231 were seriously injured.
Among them, 362 were slightly wounded, 13 were missing in the rout, and the rest were captured, including 492 horses."
Feng Shangshu snorted coldly: "Just hearing the result seems to be a victory, but what we look at is the follow-up. We lost nearly 400 people in this battle. General Qibi himself was also seriously injured, but it was of no use to the situation.
The Goguryeo side may be celebrating vigorously now. The image of the subjugated country they built before was destroyed in a battle. The siege suffered heavy losses, and the siege will last longer. Isn't this a defeat?"
The battle of siege was originally about food and grass, but also psychological warfare.
Although they did not attack before, they firmly held the advantage. The hearts of the people in the domestic city were already floating, and both ordinary people and dignitaries were already pessimistic about Goguryeo.
Zhang Hui even conveyed a lot of news to them through Prince Gaowu's mother's family. After this time, I'm afraid it will return to its original state, and Zhang Hui's situation in the domestic city will be even worse.
Man Bao saw that everyone was just talking about the war and arguing around Qibi Heli, so he slowly moved to Bai Shan's bedside.
Daji's eyes flashed, and he stood beside her easily, better able to block the peripheral vision of those ministers. If they turned around and looked over, they would be blocked by his body and would not see Man Bao's movements.
Man Bao held the needle between his fingertips, gently lifted the quilt behind Bai Shan, glanced at his trembling eyelashes, smiled slightly, and inserted two needles into his body.
He just pricked twice and pulled it out. Bai Shan's face turned pale in pain and he almost couldn't help but cry out in pain. He bit his mouth tightly and couldn't help but open his eyes and glance at Man Bao, then closed them immediately.
Up.
When the emperor and the others first came in, he was asleep and didn't feel anything at all.
But he was soon awakened by their argument, so he listened to the whole scene.
Man Bao saw that his face looked like a patient, so he quietly moved back to his position and stood still.
The emperor paused for a while and then reiterated, "It's no wonder that General Qibi is going to fight this battle. It's because I didn't think carefully and never thought that the other side would come up with such a vicious plan."
But Shangshu Feng said: "Of course we can't interfere with whatever the enemy plans, but General Qibi can obviously be more cautious. If he could detect Goguryeo's plan after killing Shen Ming and hold on, wouldn't it be a great victory?
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"If Master Bai hadn't noticed it earlier, I'm afraid the losses of our Jin army would have been even more serious."
Mentioning Bai Shan, the emperor remembered the purpose of his trip and immediately turned to see Bai Shan. The emperor asked: "Bai Qing is awake?"
All the ministers and generals turned around and looked over.
Bai Shan was lying on his stomach, moved slightly, and wanted to get up to salute, but he felt that he was injured at this time and shouldn't be able to get out of bed.
The emperor had already held him down one step ahead of him and said quickly: "Lie down quickly."
Seeing that his face was pale, the emperor sighed and said, "Thank you, Bai Qing. You have made great achievements in this battle. Do you still feel pain in your body now?"
Bai Shan was afraid that he would take off his bandage to look at the wound, so he quickly said: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Everyone stared at Bai Shan's pale face. There was sweat on his forehead and his brows were furrowed. It hurt at first sight.
The emperor also noticed it, patted the back of his hand comfortingly, and then went to Zhou Man, "There should be painkillers, why don't you prescribe some for him."
Zhou Man: "...Yes."
The emperor asked Bai Shan to recover from his injuries and return to Zhongshu Province as soon as he recovered. He still needed him by his side.
This was the emperor's expression of his importance.
Bai Shan looked at the emperor and asked, "Does your Majesty want to take the opportunity to raid the domestic city?"
The emperor was slightly surprised, not expecting him to be so keen, and looked at him with raised eyebrows.
Bai Shan twitched his lips and said: "Now the situation is at a deadlock. After all, we are soldiers on a far-reaching expedition. The situation is not good for us at this time. The best way is to make a surprise attack."
"But Your Majesty, if we attack by force, I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties."
The emperor then asked, "Is there any way to outwit your beloved?"
Bai Shan looked at Man Bao and said softly: "Maybe you can ask the Goguryeo soldiers captured this time."
He said: "If we can get them to defect from their hearts, there may be a shortcut."