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?
Several military doctors were killed by munitions bombing during the second round of counterattack, and the medicinal materials were also reduced to 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 the wine bottle to him.
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.
Xiaobing hesitated for a moment, pulled out the cork, and poured a sip into his mouth. The cold wine entered his throat. He didn't even feel the cold, but in the next moment his chest and abdomen burned like fire.
The soldier coughed till the sky became dark.
Jia Shen wiped the blood from his lips and patted Xiao Bing on the shoulder: "Drink a big bowl, eat a big mouthful of meat, and happily sleep with women. At least you have made two things, and this life is worth it!"
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 Xiao Bing's shoulder again.
On the way back, he saw the soldiers clinging to each other for warmth, and many of them who were seriously injured couldn't stand it and were 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...Feng Shuai——" The soldier was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.
"Don't move, sit down." Feng Danyuan took out the penicillin from his body and poured it on his injured leg.
"Commander Feng, you can't do it!" the soldier said anxiously.
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, 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 place where arms were manufactured outside the imperial capital was also closed by the emperor. However, before the imperial army arrived, Kang Chuwu received the news in advance and had already evacuated with the prepared arms.
Now, Wei Zi must first find Kang Chuwu and those weapons.
