Geng Shu looked at Guo Ji and asked, "Why did you join the army? Do you want to avenge Peng Xin?"
Guo Ji didn't hide it, he nodded heavily and said: "Exactly!"
Geng Shu waved his hand and said: "If you only choose to join the army because you want to avenge Peng Xin, I advise you to give up this idea!"
"General Geng..."
"We surrendered to the army only to serve the country loyally to the emperor."
If he impulsively surrenders to the army just because of a moment of personal anger, he will not last long in the army. Rather than do this, he should not surrender as soon as possible. Geng Shu ignored Guo Ji who was still talking and said to Jiang Zhou: "Master Jiang Fort, let's say goodbye."
Pass!"
Jiang Zhou quickly said: "General Geng is leaving, at least let the soldiers rest for a while before leaving! I see that many soldiers are injured, and the wounds are in urgent need of treatment!"
After a pause, he added: "General Geng's hand is also injured. There is some good gold sore medicine in the fort. General Geng can give it a try."
Geng Shu lowered his head and muttered, mentally calculating the time to chase the enemy. At this time, a young girl walked up to Geng Shu, bowed her head and said, "Little girl Jiang Shiyun, meet the general!"
Before Geng Shu could speak, Jiang Zhou said with a smile: "General Geng, Shiyun is a young girl who is proficient in medical skills. The wound on General Geng's hand can be treated by Shiyun."
Geng Shu hesitated for a moment, cleared his throat and said, "Okay, in this case, I'll bother Miss Jiang."
"General Geng, you're welcome." Jiang Shiyun pulled Geng Shu to the steps aside and asked him to sit on the steps. Then, she carefully removed the bandage on Geng Shu's hand.
The bandages were almost soaked with blood. After removing all the bloody bandages and seeing clearly the wounds on Geng Shu's palms, Jiang Shiyun frowned and said, "General Geng should not fight against the enemy again within a month!"
Geng Shu said nonchalantly: "It's just a small injury, not that serious!"
Jiang Shiyun looked at Geng Shu with some complaints, then asked the maid to fetch a wooden box and opened it. There were many bottles and cans inside.
She first washed Geng Shu's palm with clean water, then took out a bottle of ointment and applied it to the wound on Geng Shu's palm.
The ointment is black, looks disgusting, and smells faintly of burning. When applied to the wound, it stings at first. After a while, the pain turns to itching. The itching of the wound is worse than the sting.
It's even more unbearable.
Geng Shu gritted his teeth and endured it without saying a word or moving.
Jiang Shiyun was secretly surprised, and even more admired Geng Shu. She had prepared these ointments herself, and she knew very well how effective they were, yet Geng Shu was able to endure them, and his willpower and self-control were far beyond ordinary people.
After a while, the itching gradually disappeared and was replaced by a comfortable cooling sensation.
Geng Shu raised his head in surprise, looked at Jiang Shiyun standing in front of him, then looked down at the black palms, and asked in surprise: "What kind of medicine is this?"
"This is the hibiscus ointment prepared by the little girl."
"Hibiscus ointment?" Geng Shu blinked and blurted out, "Isn't hibiscus ointment used to treat diarrhea?"
Jiang Shiyun smiled and said: "I didn't expect that General Geng also knew the art of Qihuang. The medicine for golden sores prepared by the little girl was based on hibiscus, and also added borneol and other ingredients, so the little girl named it hibiscus ointment.
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Geng Shu looked at Jiang Shiyun in surprise and asked, "Is this the golden sore medicine you prepared yourself?"
"It made General Geng laugh."
Geng Shu murmured and sighed: "If the medical officers of our army can have such superb medical skills as Miss Jiang, I don't know how many dying soldiers can be saved!"
The injuries suffered by soldiers on the battlefield were basically all external injuries. Many soldiers died of excessive bleeding or were painfully alive.
The hibiscus ointment prepared by Jiang Shiyun can not only relieve pain, but also effectively stop bleeding. It is of great use to soldiers in the army. It can save lives at critical moments.
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. After hearing Geng Shu's muttering to himself, Jiang Shiyun said happily: "My little girl is willing to be a medical officer under General Geng!"
Geng Shu was startled at first, then waved his hands and said with a wry smile: "This can't be done." Women were not allowed in the army, but any woman who appeared in the army was either a family member of Ben Minglang or a camp prostitute.
Of course, there is also a very special situation, that is, when the emperor is on his own expedition, he may bring his concubines with him.
In the Youzhou Tuqi, there were neither Ben Minglang nor camp prostitutes, so there was not a single female dependent under Geng Shu's command. Ordinary women could not bear the long journey of the cavalry.
Jiang Shiyun said seriously: "Since there is a shortage of medical officers in the army, why does General Geng not allow young girls to join?"
"This..." Someone had just treated the wound on his palm, and Geng Shu couldn't refuse her. He turned his eyes and looked at Jiang Zhou aside.
Jiang Zhou Zhengse said: "If my little girl can really contribute a little to the generals of the army, I am willing to let my little girl join the army."
When Geng Shu heard this, he thought that Jiang Zhou was big-hearted and had the heart to let his beautiful daughter join the army? Isn't he afraid that something might happen to his daughter in the army? Geng Shu still wants to refuse.
Guo Ji came over again, and with Guo Ji there were more than a dozen Jianghu people. They saluted Geng Shu and said in unison: "General Geng, we are all willing to join the army!"
After glancing at them, Geng Shu was about to speak when more than a dozen strong men came over and said in unison: "General Geng, we are also willing to join the army!"
Geng Shu's originally open mouth slowly closed, because more and more people gathered over, and everyone said the same thing, they all wanted to join the army.
He really didn't expect that so many people in this small Gaoyang Fort wanted to join the army.
Several captains under Geng Shu's command came forward and whispered beside him: "General, in today's battle, we have lost a lot of brothers. Now we don't even have four thousand men."
"Many people in Gaoyang Fort are rangers, and their military force is not weak. Joining our army can greatly make up for the loss of combat power of our army."
"And Miss Jiang, her medical skills are really good. She has just saved several dying brothers in our army. If Miss Jiang can really join our army, the soldiers will feel confident when they charge in front of the two armies!"
Several captains tried to persuade Geng Shu, hoping that he would accept all these people.
Geng Shu listened attentively at first, but after a while, he raised his brows impatiently, glanced at the captains, and scolded in a deep voice: "You are the only ones who talk too much!"
Several captains were scolded so that they shrank their necks and did not dare to say anything more.
Geng Shu stood up and looked around at the people who wanted to join the army. Well, looking around, he saw a large, dark area, estimated to number two to three hundred people. He asked: "Among you, who are the Jianghu people?"
Three steps!”
From the crowd of two to three hundred people, seven to eighty people came out. Geng Shu glanced around and saw that there were quite a lot of people. He added, "If you know how to ride a horse, take three steps forward!"
Almost all of the people No. 7 and 80 stood still, and they all took three steps forward. Geng Shu involuntarily stepped back and asked: "Are you really determined to join the army? Joining the army is not a child's play.
It’s not that you can come and leave when you want, that you can go to the battlefield and leave whenever you want! You have to think carefully!”
Everyone looked at each other and said in unison: "We are all willing to follow General Geng! We are willing to work hard for General Geng!"
The reason why they were willing to join the army and join the Han army was largely due to their admiration for Geng Shu. They admired Geng Shu as a person, admired his ability to lead troops in battle, and even more admired his bravery in leading the army.
Geng Shu's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one. He nodded heavily and said, "Okay! From now on, you will be a member of my Youzhou Cavalry!"
"General Geng, where are we?"
"General Geng, have you forgotten us?"
Those strong men who were not from the Jianghu community were all anxious, and they all looked at Geng Shu with blushing faces and rough necks.
Geng Shu said seriously: "The war in Dai County is not over yet. There are still many battles to be fought. You have no training and no combat experience. If you go to the battlefield like this, you are seeking your own death."
The key is that not only will you die yourself, but you may also involve your colleagues around you, and eventually many people will die because of you.
Seeing that everyone lowered their heads dejectedly after listening to his words, Geng Shu continued: "If you really intend to join the army, wait until the war in Dai County is over and you sign up again, I will definitely accept them all!"
People's eyes suddenly lit up, and they all bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "Thank you, General Geng!"
Jiang Shiyun asked quietly from the side: "General Geng, where am I?"
"you……"
Geng Shu wanted to refuse, but several captains reminded him: "General!"
Geng Shusi thought about it and finally took a deep breath and said, "Okay! Miss Jiang can stay in the army to help temporarily. When the war is over, Miss Jiang must go home!"
Jiang Shiyun looked happy, bowed and said, "Thank you, little lady, General Geng!"
Geng Shu and his Youzhou Assault Cavalry rested temporarily in Gaoyang Fort, and then left a group of seriously injured soldiers in Gaoyang Fort. Geng Shu then led the Youzhou Assault Cavalry and left Gaoyang Fort to pursue the escaping Huns.
The remnants of the cavalry.
The remnants of the Xiongnu went straight to Dai City. It is understandable why they ran in the direction of Dai City. After all, Lu Fang's army led by Jia Lan and Jia Biao were all in Dai City.
However, when the Huns ran to Dai City, they encountered the great defeat of Lu Fang's army.
The Western Expedition Army led by Feng Yi and Lu Fang's Army led by Jia Lan fought a decisive battle outside Daicheng. In this battle, the Expeditionary Army had 100,000 troops and Lu Fang's Army had 80,000 troops.
The Western Army had a slight advantage.
But in terms of combat power, the advantage of the Zhengxi Army is too great. The Zhengxi Army has successively experienced battles against Wang Lang's army, battles against the rebel army, battles against Liu Xuan's army, battles against the Red Eyebrow Army, and battles against the Shu Army.
's battle.
It is not an exaggeration to describe him as someone who has experienced hundreds of battles. Whether it is individual combat capability, overall coordination, or even combat philosophy, he is much higher than Lu Fangjun.
When the soldiers from both sides came into contact, the battle lasted less than an hour, and the Han army's advantage was revealed.
On the Han army's side, the soldiers became more and more courageous as they fought, advancing step by step. On the other hand, Lu Fang's army, whether it was the front center army, the left army, or the right army, was at a disadvantage across the board, and was pushed back and forth by the advancing Han army.
Back up.
Jia Lan and Jia Biao knew that there was a gap in combat power between the two sides, but they did not expect that the gap would be so big. In less than an hour, they were easily defeated. Jia Lan and Jia Biao discussed it together.
, I felt that we could not fight this battle. If we persisted in fighting, it would only cause excessive casualties to our side.
After discussion, Jia Lan decided to let his soldiers retreat into Dai City. However, before he could give the order to retreat, two groups of cavalry suddenly came out from the Zhengxi Army on the opposite side. The two groups of cavalry bypassed Lu Fang's army.
The left army and the right army were like two knives, thrusting straight into the rear of Lu Fang's army.
The rear army of Lu Fang's army was caught off guard by the sudden attack of two cavalrymen and fell into chaos.
Soon, the chaos in the rear army spread to the center army, and from the center army to the front army. In just half an hour, the front, middle and rear armies of Lu Fang's army were all in chaos.
Taking this opportunity, Feng Yi issued an order for the entire army to attack fiercely.
The Zhengxi Army, which was originally advancing slowly step by step, suddenly accelerated its advance and strengthened its offensive. In this round of forceful attack, it directly dispersed the front army of Lu Fang Army.
The Western Expedition Army began to launch a fierce attack on the central army of Lu Fang's army. Jia Lan and the surrounding generals were all shocked. Jia Lan ordered the entire army to retreat and return to Dai City, but now his order could no longer be conveyed.
Everywhere he looked, there were panicked officers and soldiers of Lu Fang's army, and crowds of people fleeing in all directions. The 80,000-strong Lu Fang army had been completely defeated by the Western Expeditionary Army and was reduced to a piece of loose sand.
