Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1196
On the pontoon bridge, batches of wounded soldiers were sent back and placed in temporary camps on the south bank of the Yellow River.

There are a large number of masters busy outside the camp, some take care of the wounded soldiers, some boil water for cooking, some stand guard, and some handle chores.

Most of these people are from Henan Province and have just been rotated from the front line.

They are lucky. Although they participated in the siege battle, Changhe, Jiangling, Anling and other counties were all taken without bloodshed. It took half a day and the casualties were minimal. It is true that they will be transferred to manage the wounded barracks. What a coincidence.Why do you ask?Because they are from Puzhou, and Ge Congzhou is from Puzhou, everything is easy to understand.

"Water, give me water!"

"Damn, give me a knife quickly, don't be afraid, I let you kill it, and it's meaningless to live."

"With one hand missing, how will I live in the future!"

"What's the matter? It's not bad to save a life. Haven't the people in Cangzhou and Dezhou been worse than you?"

Inside the camp, the atmosphere was not very good.

The temper of the wounded soldiers was very violent.Except for a few who couldn't even hum, the other wounded soldiers were very excited and filled with fear.Even if there is no injury with missing arms or legs, sometimes it may not be possible to survive.If the wound is infected, even if it is disinfected with strong alcohol, it may not be able to survive, it all depends on the body.

And after experiencing such a hell of a wounded soldier, after returning to the team from injury, some people are emotional, thinking that their fate is hard, and God will not accept them, so they can fight more bravely in the future, and there is no need to worry at all.Some people have subtle psychological changes, just like a football player who has been seriously injured. Even if he recovers from the injury, he may not be able to regain his previous state. The problem is mainly psychological.

"Don't worry, don't make a fuss. You're all injured like this, how can you still be so troublesome?" A man with a gray beard was holding a food bucket, scooping broth into the bowl of the wounded soldier, and chattering endlessly: "Lao Tzu Back then when I fought with Liang Bing, I was wounded three times, and I lay down under the hut to fend for myself, didn’t I survive?”

"Wow!" Li Zheng scooped up an extra piece of bacon for the young wounded soldier in front of him who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, and continued: "The shack is miserable. It is said that there are medical officers to take care of it, but I rarely see it. Hundreds of us lay there, you next to me, and I next to him. In summer, it was so hot that the wounds were full of flies. In winter, we were shivering with cold, and the wind and snow toppled the thatched roof, and the snowflakes went straight into our necks. Still can't get enough to eat, let alone broth, go dreaming."

Li Zheng was serious about his work, and everyone's bowls were full of oily soup that was about to spread out.Those who are seriously injured can often get a piece of meat, and there are some vegetable leaves in the soup.

He didn't know much about what the wounded should eat and what they shouldn't eat. He just let these injured sons enjoy better treatment as much as possible according to his simple cognition.

"I survived three catastrophes, didn't I also survive?" Li Zheng said: "The year before last, Erlang and Sanlang were sent to the Yunzhou Academy. After training, they can go to the imperial army, and they can live a good life in the future. You guys , I have experienced too little. A little injury will kill me, and people who don’t know it will think that they hurt their balls.”

Li Zheng's words made some wounded soldiers laugh.

He obviously didn't have anything good to say, but in a few words, he was capable of sweeping away the sadness.

Maintaining a good mood will definitely have a positive impact on the recovery of the injury.Although Li Zheng didn't know the reason, but for most of his life, he would observe and summarize, and knew what to do was correct.

"You old man, you can talk quite well." A wounded soldier half leaned on the thatched pile and said with a smile, "Have you been too busy these days?"

"Who says it's not?" Li Zheng said, "The Yicong and Gongchen armies have sent many wounded soldiers. It has been rainy and rainy for several days, and many sick people have been sent here. They are all lying in the new camp in the south. "

"Mu Zang's hair is ruthless. All the ministries attacked Dezhou fiercely, and the casualties increased dramatically. Even though the Yi Cong Army didn't fight much, they still suffered so many injuries." The wounded soldier sighed: "It's no less than our Longxiang Army."

"By the way, Dezhou has been besieged for more than a month, when can it be defeated?" Li Zheng asked, taking out warm steamed cakes from his cloth bag and handing them to the wounded soldiers one by one.

"You ask me, who should I ask?" The wounded soldier said: "Before I left, I escorted a group of Cangjing captives to the city of Dezhou. Then I don't know what happened. Maybe it can shake the will of the defenders, maybe it can't. In my opinion , these small tricks are useless. What can really be effective is to repel the Jin soldiers and let Cang Jing Wufu know that their support is gone. If they continue to fight, it will only hurt their lives and it is not worth it. Only in this way can there be such a sliver of persuasion possible."

"Lu Yanwei was beaten to the ground and retreated to Nanpi in a hurry. Can't this shake Cang Bing?" The old soldier was a little incredulous.

"You and I are both from Henan, so it's hard to understand what people from Hebei are thinking." The veteran shook his head and said, "There are still people rebelling in Wei Bo, so things are not that simple."

After the wounded soldier finished speaking, he struggled to sit up, took a sip of the thick soup from the wooden bowl, and praised: "The sage is really willing to spend his money. Back then, there was no such good thing under Zhu Quanzhong's tent."

"Eat slowly, don't rush." ​​Li Zheng handed over two pieces of steamed cakes with pig paste, and said, "All the pigs from the pasture on the Shahai side of Bianzhou have been sent, and the pigs from the Guozhou pasture have been transferred to the Shahai pasture. After fattening, it will be sent to the east. Eat it at ease, there are plenty of steamed cakes with pork paste. To be honest, the Great Xia sage really did not treat us martial arts badly. There is never a shortage of money for hard work, and there is broth and steamed cakes to make up for injuries. Make up your body."

The wounded soldiers lying all over the ground nodded silently after hearing this, helped each other to sit up, and began to eat and drink.

"There is a special person cleaning the camp. It's not like Zhu Quanzhong's stinky look, who is willing to wash his wounds with strong wine, and has a master to serve food, drink, and go to the toilet. Alas, I dare not even think about it before. Ask yourself, is it better than before? Much stronger?" The veteran chattered so much that he simply sat down and said.

"That's what happened."

"The sage is indeed generous, treating us warriors as human beings."

"It's a bit of a rush to work so hard."

"This time I was unlucky, and I died without seeing the thief. Damn, when I get back from the injury, I have to chop off a few heads."

The wounded soldiers talked a lot, and their emotions became more enthusiastic.

Li Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not easy to get the money from the watch department.To get their benefits, you have to do things for them.These wounded soldiers usually have a bad temper, and they will be tortured by their injuries, and there are not a few who open their mouths to swear. When dealing with them, one has to be careful, lest it will backfire and offend these killers.

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Here, Li was trying to get emotional with the wounded soldiers of the Longxiang Army, while Shao Sheng, with his fifth son Shao Huixian and sixth son Shao Mingyi, had just finished talking with the wounded soldiers of the Longxiang Army.

In fact, the wounded soldiers are very happy to see the privy envoys and even the saints patrolling the wounded barracks, because there is a high possibility that additional rewards will be issued.

After Shao Sheng and his son came, they really gave each wounded soldier an extra piece of woolen cloth—although the woolen cloth is very cheap, what's wrong with getting it for free?Naturally happy.

In addition, Shao Sheng came with a big cart and a small cart.The car is full of prey such as pheasants, hares, and wild boars that have been hunted in the mountains these days. In addition, there are barrels of salted fish. After being boiled into soup, it is very thick and everyone agrees.

Therefore, when Shao Shude left the camp, the wounded soldiers of the volunteer army were very emotional.Shao Sheng went to the mountains to hunt in person, and raised our health for the generals. This is a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes!After the injury is healed, you have to fight hard for Shao Sheng. This world cannot be taken away by those who have ulterior motives and malicious intentions towards us warriors.

"The number of injured soldiers in the Yi Cong Army has increased. As a father, you don't need to know more about the military newspaper, but you know that Dezhou is getting tough." Outside the camp, Shao Shude said: "These wounded soldiers, if they are not afraid of being seriously injured again after recovering, they will be Heroic men who dare to fight and fight hard. If you catch these people, it will be easy to win the hearts of the soldiers. Wulang and Liulang, you are not too young, you should know the importance of winning the hearts of the soldiers. Brother led the troops to Shuzhong, and you three brothers will also lead the troops in the future, there is a reason for this, think about it carefully."

"Grandfather, the Chishui army crossed the sea to attack Youzhou, and my son also wants to go." After hearing what the old father said, Goro Shao Huixian was excited and begged for his life.

Shao Shude smiled from ear to ear, and said, "Grandpa is satisfied if Wu Lang has this spirit. But you are only 12 years old, so why worry?"

"Li Keyong of Jinyang charged his horse at the age of 15 and ruled the battlefield. He can't be so mediocre. He should fight the enemy bravely." Shao Huixian said.

Shao Shude was very happy to hear that.

He had asked his sons to ponder why the prince was in charge of the army before, and it seemed that they all understood.There are some things that you cannot copy from other dynasties in history, you have to consider the atmosphere.The princes took charge of the army one after another, apparently to create competitors for the prince, but the two evils are the lesser of two evils, sometimes you have no choice.

"You are still young, if you are two years older, grandpa will let you go. But this time, I'd better give it to your elder brothers." Shao Shude laughed.

"Brother?" Shao Huixian and Shao Mingyi were startled almost at the same time.

"Ge Congzhou has a big appetite." Shao Shude explained: "He feels that it is not enough for the Chishui army to land behind the enemy's rear. Yesterday, I asked you to dispatch the elite soldiers of Guide, Longwu, and Huaihai Daozhou army to set sail from Lushun and land in Pingding. State."

Goro and Rokuro were a little surprised.

Shao Shude smiled, and said: "Grandfather agreed. The Khitan children are not a threat, and the soldiers of the Anton Mansion are also idle when they are idle. Why don't you make a move."

As the battle situation gradually deepened, the number of the enemy army became more and more clear.

The elite soldiers and strong generals in Youzhou Town were definitely brought out by Li Cunzhang, especially Jizhou, Pingzhou and other places in the deep rear.With such a huge flaw, it's as if Li Ke is sticking his butt there, and you'll feel embarrassed if you don't give it a good kick.

Ge Congzhou is right, if you want to do it, make a big one.

The most urgent thing now is to coordinate the ships.The operation of going out to sea for fishing was temporarily terminated. Except for the minimum transportation tasks of the Dengzhou-Andong route, the civilian ships in the direction of Dengzhou were all concentrated, and they began to familiarize themselves with various flags.

These fishermen and sailors are equivalent to the local folks on land. Familiarity with sea formations and signals is a must.

After training, it was time to set sail.Striving to transport the most people ashore in the first wave is the most critical step.Once they've established themselves, everything will be easy.

"The two of you follow Grandpa well first, read more and ask more, there will always be a chance." Shao Shude said: "Talking Hebei is just the beginning."

(End of this chapter)