Jiang Shiyun gave Liu Xiu good medicine and a bandage, and then walked out of the tent. As soon as she walked out of the tent, she almost tripped over the two people sitting at the door.
Ma Wu and Geng Shu hurriedly stood up. Luo You, Long Zhun and others also came forward quickly. People asked in unison: "Medical Officer Jiang, how is your majesty's injury? How is your majesty now?"
"The arrows have all come out and the bleeding has stopped. I will prescribe a few more blood-replenishing medicines. Your Majesty, as long as you rest in peace, you will be fine."
After hearing Jiang Shiyun's words, everyone let out a sigh of relief and showed expressions of relief. Ma Wu tried to enter the camp, but Jiang Shiyun stopped him and whispered: "Your Majesty has gone to bed, General Ma needs to be gentle!"
Ma Wu nodded, slowed down his movements, raised the curtain, and walked in quietly. Geng Shu bowed to Jiang Shiyun, bowed to the ground, and said, "Thanks to Doctor Jiang this time!"
Long Yuan and others also bowed their hands and saluted, thanking Jiang Shiyun. Jiang Shiyun waved his hands a little embarrassed and said truthfully: "The fact that His Majesty was so seriously injured and still safe and sound is not because of my superb medical skills, but because of His Majesty's real dragon."
My body is protected by the gods." As she spoke, her eyes fell on Long Yuan and said: "General Long, your arrow wound also needs to be treated in time."
Knowing that Liu Xiu had turned the corner, Long Yuan's tense nerves relaxed, and a sense of exhaustion and exhaustion suddenly swept over him. He smiled at Jiang Shiyun and said, "I still want to trouble Medical Officer Jiang... and help me raise the arrow by the way."
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Liu Xiu slept in a daze until the next day. When he woke up, he was already lying in a carriage, with Luo You standing by.
Luo You saw Liu Xiu open his eyes and said with surprise and joy: "Your Majesty is awake?!"
He turned his eyes, looked around, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Where is this?"
"Your Majesty, drink some water first." Luo You knelt down next to Liu Xiu's head, slowly picked up his head and placed it on her thigh. Then he picked up the kettle, got a bowl of water, and handed it to Liu Xiu's
Around the mouth.
Liu Xiu drank more than half a bowl of water and felt that her throat, which was on fire, finally felt better.
Luo You said: "Your Majesty, we are on the way back to Sanfu."
"Oh." Liu Xiu nodded, without saying anything more, and slowly closed his eyes. Luo You carefully put his head back on the pillow and asked softly: "How do you feel, Your Majesty? What's wrong with you?"
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The corner of Liu Xiu's mouth curled up and he smiled bitterly. To be precise, no part of his body felt comfortable. He exercised too much and every muscle and every inch of his bones ached.
Especially the three arrow wounds on the chest and lower abdomen were stinging and itching unbearably.
He had been injured for a long time and knew that this was a normal reaction when the wound was healing. He slowly shook his head and asked, "Didn't the enemy catch up again?"
Luo You said seriously: "The enemy's cavalry is standing still, and the infantry can no longer catch up with us."
Liu Xiu was silent for a moment and said: "Thanks to Geng Shu and Ma Wu for their timely assistance this time, as well as that medical officer Jiang, I want a heavy reward..." His voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and by the end, he fell asleep again.
passed.
Two days later, Liu Xiu's Han army entered Sanfu, and one day later, they joined the main force of the Han army. Three days later, the Han army retreated to Chang'an.
The Han army withdrew, but the Kaixiao army did not want to give up. They pressed the border with a large army and attempted to invade Sanfu. After finding out that the Han army had no troops on the border of Sanfu, Wang Yuan led an army of 100,000 to cross the border and capture Gan County.
Qian County is located near the border. It can be said to be the gateway and springboard for Hanyang to enter Sanfu. Its position is crucial. Since the Han army had withdrawn to Chang'an, the 100,000 troops led by Wang Yuan successfully occupied Qian County with almost no effort.
Next, Wei Xiao's army can direct its attack on Chencang and Huxian, and then on Chang'an. The current situation is extremely unoptimistic for the Han army.
After Liu Xiu returned to Chang'an, he immediately sent a letter to Luoyang and transferred Wu Han.
During the first expedition against Wei Xiao, Liu Xiu indeed underestimated the enemy. He thought that as soon as his own army passed by, Wei Xiao's soldiers and horses could be wiped out. Wu Han only had to defend his home and did not need to participate in the war at all.
But in fact, that was not the case at all. Wei Xiao's men also had strong soldiers and horses, and they also had a geographical advantage.
Liu Xiu personally commanded an army of 100,000 people to conquer, but was defeated by the Kaixiao army led by Wang Yuan. However, out of the 100,000 soldiers, more than 50,000 people came back. Not only did they fail to capture every city and place in Kaixiao, but they also defeated them.
The army introduced three auxiliaries and lost Qian County, the border gateway.
Now that the war was critical, Liu Xiu had no choice but to dispatch Wu Han to Chang'an. After receiving Liu Xiu's edict, Wu Han did not dare to delay, and immediately sent Ji Zun with 20,000 troops and horses, lightly armed, and rushed to Chang'an first.
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Wu Han is now the person in charge of Luoyang. He can't leave immediately if he wants to. Before leaving, he has to explain clearly the affairs in Luoyang. Wu Han appointed Deng Yu to succeed him and be in charge of all the affairs of the court. After that,
He also called Song Hong to discuss money and food matters.
As the saying goes, before the army moves, food and grass must be obtained first.
Wu Han was going to lead the army to Chang'an. The matter of food and grass was a top priority and had to be arranged in advance. These matters could not be solved in a day or two. He could only send Ji Zun first to relieve Sanfu.
Urgent need.
When Ji Zun led 20,000 Han troops to Sanfu, Feng Yi also led the Western Expedition Army and returned to Sanfu.
Feng Yi did not come back empty-handed. He also brought back a big gift package for Liu Xiu: Beidi County, Anding County, and Shang County.
The Western Expeditionary Army defeated Jia Lan's tribe in Bingzhou and captured Shangjun in one fell swoop. Then the army marched westward and entered Liangzhou, conquering Beidi County and Anding County in Liangzhou that were occupied by Lu Fang. After that, the Western Expeditionary Army brought
The spoils of war from the three counties were taken south and returned to Sanfu.
Northland and Anding both belong to Liangzhou, but they are occupied by Lu Fang. Shangjun belongs to Bingzhou, which is also the largest county in Bingzhou.
These three counties are lined up in the north of Sanfu area, with Beidi County to the west, Anding County in the middle, and Shangjun to the east.
The three counties are all vast in territory and sparsely populated.
It seems that the Western Expedition Army led by Feng Yi only captured a large area of barbaric land, but this is not the case. The return of these three counties to the Han Dynasty is equivalent to adding a natural barrier to the north of Sanfu, greatly improving the living space of Sanfu.
The Ji Zun reinforcements and the Western Expeditionary Army rushed to Sanfu one after another, allowing the Han army to have an additional 100,000 troops in Sanfu. The situation in Sanfu also stabilized suddenly.
Dare to continue to advance.
Not long after, two Han troops arrived in Chang'an. Feng Yi and Ji Zun entered Chang'an City to meet the emperor. At this time, Liu Xiu's injury had not fully recovered, so he met them at Weiyang Palace.
Seeing Liu Xiu, Feng Yi and Ji Zun both knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late!"
It is normal for Ji Zun to arrive late. After all, Liu Xiu did not take him with him when he went on the Western Expedition. It was Wu Han who sent him here to meet his urgent needs. But Feng Yi's late arrival is very abnormal.
When Feng Yi won a great victory in Daijun, Youzhou, he could have returned the same way. If he did, the Western Expedition Army would have enough time to catch up with Liu Xiu's Western Expedition and attack Hanyang together with Liu Xiu.
If this were the case, the war in Hanyang might not be what it is today.
But after Feng Yi solved the crisis in Daijun, he did not choose to return the same way. Instead, he chose to go deep alone and take advantage of the victory to invade Bingzhou and reach Lu Fang's lair.
Although the Western Expeditionary Army fought consecutively in Bingzhou and chased Jia Lan's troops until they had no way up to the sky and no way down to the ground, the march of the Western Expeditionary Army also greatly slowed down the speed of the Western Expeditionary Army.
In the end, he completely defeated Jia Lan's tribe, allowing Jia Lan to flee with only a thousand remnants of his tribe. He also captured the three counties of Beidi, Anding, and Shangjun in one go. But when he led his troops back to Sanfu, Hanyang
The battle has been fought.
Liu Xiu personally conquered the Battle of Kaixiao, but was beaten so badly by Kaixiao's army that he had no choice but to withdraw to Chang'an. In this matter, Feng Yi was definitely responsible.
At this time, Liu Xiu looked at Feng Yi with mixed emotions. He didn't know whether to blame him or reward him. After holding back for a long time, Liu Xiufang said: "Gongsun (Feng Yi), Disun (Ji Zun), you two
Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Feng Yi and Ji Zun both stood up.
After standing up, Ji Zun looked deeply at Feng Yi and sighed secretly in his heart.
If it hadn't been for His Majesty's defeat at Hanyang, Feng Yi would have really made a great contribution this time, defeating Lu Fang's army, relieving the crisis in Dai County, and also taking over Lu Fang's three major counties in one fell swoop. What a great achievement this must be.
Unfortunately, with such great achievements, His Majesty was defeated in Hanyang. Although the defeat was not disastrous, His Majesty almost failed to retreat and almost died in Hanyang. This was very serious.
At this time, Ji Zun was also sweating for Feng Yi.
Liu Xiu paced back and forth in the hall. After walking for a long time, he stopped, looked at Feng Yi, and said: "One hundred thousand soldiers of our army entered Hanyang, while Wei Xiao ambushed nearly two hundred thousand soldiers in Hanyang.
Soldiers and horses, our officers and men know nothing about this."
What he means is that our army came from afar and has no understanding of the situation in Hanyang. It has always been your Western Expeditionary Army who has mastered the information about Hanyang. But at such a critical time in the Battle of Hanyang, your Western Expeditionary Army
But he's not here, go and fight Lu Fang, and go to Bingzhou to fight?
Feng Yi bowed and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is all the fault of a minor official!"
Liu Xiu glared at Feng Yi, "It would be great if you lost the battle. I could punish you justifiably. But you won the battle and captured three counties in one fell swoop. How do you want me to punish you?"
Now Liu Xiu was holding a breath in his heart. This breath could not go up or come down. He was stuck in the middle. This was uncomfortable and aggrieved.
Liu Xiu stared at Feng Yi for a while, then started pacing back and forth. As he walked, he said: "Since I was in Chung Ling, I followed my eldest brother to rebel against Mang. We fought in Nanyang and won many battles. Later, we fought in Yingchuan and Kunyang.
, three thousand defeated the 400,000-strong army, and then entered Hebei, defeated Wang Lang, defeated the bandit army, and fought in the south and north, countless of them, but has there ever been such a disastrous defeat?"
Liu Xiu's battles were really smooth, but he never lost any battle he led. This time in the battle of Hanyang, Liu Xiu's undefeated record was broken.
Feng Yi still bowed, lowered his head, and said: "Your Majesty, this is all the fault of a minor official!"
Liu Xiu raised his finger and pointed at Feng Yi. He wandered back and forth for a while and then said, "You have never been greedy for merit. Why are you greedy for merit this time and want to enter Bingzhou to fight?"
Feng Yi didn't explain the reason either, he just said the same thing: "Your Majesty, this is all the fault of a minor official!"
Looking at Feng Yi, who had the same expression from beginning to end, who kept admitting his mistakes, Liu Xiu couldn't vent his anger. He still wanted to speak, but suddenly he felt a tightness in his chest and an itchy throat, and he couldn't help but cough violently.
Zhang Kun and Luo You hurriedly poured a cup of tea, brought it to Liu Xiu, and whispered: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu swallowed, picked up the tea cup, and took a big sip of tea to stop the coughing.
Feng Yi bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, this is all the fault of a minor official!"
Liu Xiu was still very weak. After walking for a while, a layer of sweat broke out on his head.
He took out his handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked back to the throne, and sat down. Before he could speak, Ji Zun knelt on the ground with a thud and said loudly: "Your Majesty!"
"Speak!" Liu Xiu took the tea cup and took another sip of tea.
"The general is indeed at fault for failing to lead his troops to join the battle in time. Now that the Kuaixiao army has captured Qianxian County and is eyeing the various places in Sanfu, Your Majesty should order the general to make up for his mistake and repel the invading enemy troops!" Ji Zun said sternly.
