The cold wind of winter night blew across the vast Hebei plain, and the moon quietly hid in the thick clouds, sparingly casting its bright moonlight on this small village.
In the dark village, there were only three or two torches that people could barely see. More than a dozen people were sitting or standing around a house. Some were silent, some were whispering, some were restless, and some were still standing.
There was a low cry.
Su Dingfang kept pacing back and forth, with a look of anticipation and fear on his face. From time to time, he looked up at the only brightly lit house in the village ahead.
Bowls of clean water were brought in, and basins of bloody water were brought out. Seven or eight strong women who could ride horses and hold weapons... One after another, they covered their mouths with pale faces and went out, vomiting incessantly.
"Su Lie, Su Lie, Su Dingfang?" Zhou Zhao, who was sitting outside, muttered the name, "I have lived in Hebei and Shandong for many years and have never heard of this name... Who is this?"
Guo Pu and Fan Laosan looked at each other and shook their heads.
Zhou Zhao frowned tightly, and really couldn't figure out why Li Shan suddenly changed his attitude when he heard this name, and immediately came to help, even at the risk of not being able to save the woman.
After spending more than half a year together, Zhou Zhao originally felt that he knew Li Shan well enough. He was a very special young man, with great power, scheming, and means. Apart from his lack of talent and learning, Zhou Zhao felt that Li Shan could make a difference.
The most important thing is that Zhou Zhao keenly noticed that Li Shan seemed to have a good understanding of the situation, a bit of a prophet, and he often hit the mark. He had a profound understanding of the situation in North Korea and China, the war in Hebei, and the fight for the throne in Beijing.
Cognition.
But sometimes, Zhou Zhao felt that he couldn't understand Li Shan.
When a group of thieves attacked the village, Li Shanneng was as hard-hearted as ever. He would execute all the captives no matter how much they begged him, which was extremely ruthless.
But after the attack in Changlepo, Li Shan not only helped the injured refugees, but even bandaged the wounds of the injured bandits. His soft-heartedness was jaw-dropping.
Today, Li Shan's completely opposite behavior made Zhou Zhao puzzled, not to mention that Li Shan also wrote a script in private... In Li Shan's words, he wrote a script.
"It was no use kowtowing so many times, but he came to help a moment later..."
Hearing Zhou Zhao's muttering, Zhu Ba on the side tilted his head and thought for a while, "Remember what Lang Jun said before, refusing before, then taking the initiative...it smells so good?"
"Really fragrant?" Zhou Zhao looked confused when he heard this. His first reaction was that he was not knowledgeable enough... A similar thing happened when he and Li Shan were chatting about historical facts.
"Click."
A soft sound made everyone's attention focus. Li Shan took off his mask, walked out tiredly, and made an OK gesture.
"How about...?" Su Dingfang naturally couldn't understand the gesture, and his voice was trembling when he asked.
After taking a few sips of the salt water, Li Shan whispered to the young woman on the side to pour some salt water into the injured person later, and then said to Su Dingfang: "It will be difficult to deal with it, but whether she can survive it depends on her physical condition."
Su Dingfang had tears in his eyes. Although he didn't understand the word "physique", he understood the meaning of this sentence. His mother was afraid...
Looking at Su Dingfang, Li Shan added: "With such a serious injury, those with strong bodies may not be able to survive, but those with weak bodies may not be able to survive."
"So..." Su Dingfang tugged on Li Shan's clothes, "It's possible..."
"Well, there is a 50% chance of survival."
Listening to the long gasps of Su Dingfang and everyone around him, Li Shan's face was expressionless. He had done similar things many times, and he was tired of saying similar things.
There is a 50% chance of survival... which means it's either death or life.
Although the arrow in the chest did not damage the aorta and avoided the heart and other major organs, and the arrow did not even penetrate deeply into the body, the injury was not that easy to deal with.
But the thing that worried Li Shan the most didn't happen. The arrow was sharp and not rusty. If it was rusty, then... we didn't bring tetanus.
After only roughly treating it, it was bandaged and sutured. Li Shan estimated in his mind that if he could wake up within three days, he might be able to survive, but the hope seemed a bit slim.
"Liquid food is not enough now. Give me more salt water..." Li Shan explained, hesitating for a moment and waved Guo Pu and others to move away, leaving only Zhou Zhao.
Su Dingfang wisely asked the villagers to move away, leaving only himself and the young woman who had been accompanying Li Shan in the house.
Li Shan's expression was a little uncertain, "You can't move frequently, otherwise the wound will burst."
The young woman blurted out, "Then during this period, just change the house with Uncle Liu."
But Su Dingfang's face darkened, and Zhou Zhao on the side also remained speechless.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Zhao asked softly: "What about the Fan family?"
"If you let him go, can you guarantee that he will not come back? Even if he doesn't come, what about the Turks?"
"Of the twenty-eight Turks, twenty-five died and three were captured. If they knew about this, the Turks would probably wash away the village."
After a pause, Zhou Zhao added: "Among the Turks who were captured alive, there was one who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and seemed to be no ordinary person."
This is natural. Fan Jiazi is the eldest son of Fan Yuan, so the Turkic nobleman accompanying him is naturally of extraordinary status.
"If you kill him with one knife..." Su Dingfang whispered: "I'm afraid Fan Yuan will send people to search this area tomorrow. I can't hide it."
Zhou Zhao coughed twice and winked at Li Shan... You can't let me perform the play from beginning to end by myself!
Seeing that Li Shan is still pretending to be dead, Zhou Zhao quits. You wrote this script, why am I the only one on stage?
"Brother, when will the war begin?"
Su Dingfang frowned and turned his gaze to Li Shan.
Hearing the word "virtuous brother", Li Shan trembled all over. Zhou Zhao is quite shameless!
"Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow." Li Shan looked up at the night sky, "If it rains, it may be delayed."
"Is it the battle between the Tang Army and the King of Han Dong?" Su Dingfang's voice was a little hoarse, completely different from the roar he had heard when fighting for his life at the entrance of the village.
Li Shan said softly and calmly: "Brother Su should have known about it a long time ago."
Su Dingfang nodded slightly. He was not only asking about the war, but also the identities of Li Shan and his party.
However, before those people shouted that they were the personal guards of the Eastern King of Han Dynasty, Li Shan immediately ordered to kill them. Obviously, this group of people was the Tang army.
But Su Dingfang could also tell that he knew the approximate date of the battle between Tang Jun and Liu Heitai. The young man named Li Shan in front of him should not be an ordinary doctor.
Li Shan glanced at Zhou Zhao from the corner of his eye, it's your turn!
Li Shan really didn't want to leave a bad impression on Su Dingfang... After all, he refused to save his wife before.
Zhou Zhao sighed, "The war is about to begin. The main force of the Tang army is 30,000, all of which are elite. Liu Heitai must gather his troops. This place is hundreds of miles away from the junction of Jizhou and Shenzhou. Liu Heitai's troops may not immediately search this area.
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"Based on this, it should be at least two days..."
No longer hesitating, Su Dingfang gritted his teeth and said: "Let's go, we have no choice but to go!"
In fact, this is a matter of course. Fan Yuan's eldest son, a Turkic nobleman, disappeared inexplicably in this area. Now that the war is imminent, Liu Heitai may not pay attention to it, but once the war is known, he will definitely search this area.
Having decided, Su Dingfang said without any hesitation, "There are horses and carriages in the village."
"Put more layers of quilts on the carriage." Li Shan added, but he was thinking, now he will come into my bowl obediently.
But the next moment, Li Shan's body froze, almost biting his tongue.
Because Su Dingfang counted with his fingers, "Although there are many old, weak, women and children, most of them can ride horses. It just so happened that the Turks left that horse, which is enough for them."