The great man will live forever

Chapter 44 Battle of Hexi (Eight Difficult Situations)
King Hunxie's big banner fell down, and he felt cold all over his body, as if he had been placed in a world of ice and snow, but the sun was shining brightly all around.

"How could this happen? God Kunlun won't help me!"

He roared angrily, his eyes were red, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw!"

Dahu had fallen and his morale was completely gone. King Hunxie had no choice but to order a retreat. The Han army pursued them all the way, but it didn't take long before Huo Qubing stopped everyone.

"The whole army stops chasing and cleans the battlefield!"

"promise!"

In this battle, the Han army won, and it was a tragic victory.

More than [-] people were beheaded, and he lost more than [-]. The most important thing is that there are less than [-] horses, and there are not many arrow clusters left. An elite cavalry is almost turned into infantry.

If the army that has lost its mobility continues to stay in the hinterland of the Xiongnu, it will be extremely dangerous.

"Brother Liu, retreat as soon as possible."

When he said this, Huo Qubing was a little weak, and Liu Han looked at him with blood all over his body.

"What's wrong, are you hurt?"

Seeing Huo Qubing with several arrows stuck in his body, his eyes were full of worry.

"It's nothing serious, go back as soon as possible."

"Military doctor, military doctor, come and take a look."

Liu Han quickly sent a military doctor to check him. At least his life was safe, but one of the arrows had hit him quite deeply, and it would still be dangerous if he failed to do so.

The battlefield was urgent and there was no time to deal with it. Liu Han immediately ordered his troops to return to the court. The Han army slowly retreated. King Hunxie escaped for dozens of miles, gathered up the defeated army, and found that there were still tens of thousands of cavalry.

"The Han army also suffered heavy losses. If my king's banner had not been cut down by the Han army, we would not have been defeated. Now we still have a surplus of Han soldiers. If we have a chance to fight back, the Han army is already at the end of its war effort."

He wanted to attack again, but the other tribes were unwilling.

The kings of each tribe are considering the survival of the tribe. Once a grassland tribe loses a large number of cavalry, at least it will lose the grassland and its sphere of influence will shrink, or at worst, it will become a vassal of other tribes or even die.

People always have selfish motives, and the grassland is a land of the jungle.

Helpless, he could only say another way, "I think the Han army is about to retreat, so follow the Han army and kill it if you have the chance. If not, forget it."

This proposal received everyone's support, so King Hunxie's remaining [-] troops followed the Han army from a distance.

At night, in the military camp,

Huo Qubing had taken off his armor. He was lying on the bed with the arrow still inserted. Next to him was Que Zhize, the son of military doctor Que Tianhua. He looked in his late 20s and almost [-] years old. His father, Que Tianhua, was more skilled in medicine and was familiar to Liu Han. At the time, Zhao Xin During the raid on Ganquan Palace, the two men fought, and the injured soldier was treated by Que Tianhua.

It's a pity that Que Tianhua is over 50 years old. This is a long-distance attack. If he comes, he will not be able to keep up with the pace of the Han army. If he really has to follow hard, he will die of exhaustion.

Originally, Huo Qubing didn't even want to take a military doctor with him. He didn't even bring any luggage, so why would he take a military doctor with him?But Liu Han was afraid of death, so he brought some young people with him. It was better than nothing. Que Zhize also had the true inheritance from his father, and his medical skills were still good.

Huo Qubing's face was not too good, and he was a little pale, "How is it? Has King Hunxie come after him?"

"No, he shouldn't dare to do it for the time being. We hurt him by beating him."

"Yes, but we still have to be careful. Now we have lost most of our horses and men. We must return to Chang'an as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, treat the injury first."

Que Zhize skillfully put the knife on the fire and roasted it, "General, hold on!"

As he said this, he handed Huo Qubing a piece of white cloth and asked him to bite it.

"Just take it, why should I be afraid of pain?" Huo Qubing frowned slightly and refused.

"Okay." Que Zhize had no choice but to cut the knife. There was blood flowing. He wiped it while continuing to cut the flesh. Huo Qubing gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"I'm going to pull out the arrow."

"Pull out the arrow."

"Squeak!" With a sound, the arrow was pulled out. Huo Qubing broke out in a cold sweat, but he remained silent.

"General, please stay calm. Make sure your wounds don't get wet." Que Zhize was about to apply medicine.

"Wait." Liu Han stopped him and took out the liquor he had collected. He had experimented with it and it was indeed useful, so he brought it with him.

If you want to sterilize, the alcohol concentration of 75% is the best. The spirit he brewed is estimated to be only more than 50%. Unfortunately, he distilled it again, increased the alcohol content, and found someone to experiment to ensure that it can sterilize and disinfect. He just brought it here.

In fact, garlic also has effects, and so does dandelion. He just didn't know it. After all, he was not a medical student. He might have seen it and forgotten it.

Alcohol disinfection was common sense in later generations, but other things were not necessarily so.

"What is this? Why does it smell like wine?" Huo Qubing was a little curious when he saw Liu Han open the lid and pour out a bowl of strong wine. "This is the best of spirits. I made it. It can sterilize and disinfect. It's good for you."

Liu Han said and fell directly on the wound.

"what!"

Huo Qubing didn't pay attention. Wine was poured on the wound and he screamed in pain. He finally screamed, but Liu Han smiled. He felt that Huo Qubing was more real at this moment.

"What did you do?" Huo Qubing was a little angry.

"Would I harm you? This can save your life. If you weren't injured, I wouldn't be able to bear it. I can't buy it even if I have money. It can save my life."

Que Zhize on the side said quickly: "General Liu, don't use medicine indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause inflammation, and it will be difficult for gods to save him."

"It's not medicine, it's just disinfection to prevent inflammation."

"To prevent inflammation, we have special medicinal powder, and you can also drink dandelion water."

"Oh, what are the ingredients of your medicinal powder?"

Que Zhize answered honestly, "It's a bit complicated, but also relatively precious, the kind worth platinum. I only have a small bottle, usually composed of male lard, rosin, musk, yellow wax, camphor, borneol, frankincense, myrrh, blood drain, catechu, etc. production……"

Que Zhize casually mentioned a lot of Chinese medicine.

"How's the effect?"

"It's okay, but the wound has been prone to infection since ancient times. General Huo still needs to be extremely careful."

"Okay, then you can use them both. It doesn't conflict with mine. Yours is Chinese medicine, and mine is antiseptic."

Que Zhize didn't know what sterilization was, so he looked at Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing nodded, "I believe Brother Liu."

Liu Han emphasized: "He is the general of the auxiliary country."

"Bang!" Huo Qubing threw his shoe directly at Liu Han's face, but he dodged it and the shoe fell to the ground.

"Save your energy and get some rest."

"Get out of here, I'll leave the army to you."

"promise!"

Five days later, the Han army arrived at the South Road of Yanzhi Mountain where the Zhelan tribe and the Luhou tribe were located.

Yanzhi Mountain, also known as Rouge Mountain, Yanzhi Mountain, Xiedan Mountain, Dahuang Mountain, Qingsong Mountain, Ruishu Mountain...

It has abundant water and grass, and has been a natural fine pasture since ancient times. It is also a major water conservation forest land. Moreover, it has a dangerous terrain and protruding peaks. It has been an important military location in ancient and modern times. It has been known as the "sweet and cool throat" since ancient times.

At this time, King Zhelan and King Luhou had already died in the battle, and the remaining tribesmen had already fled away like frightened birds.

As a result, the Han army passed here smoothly.

Liu Han was also glad that if the Xiongnu sent a large army to station here, they would probably be wiped out.

What surprised Liu Han even more was that after King Hunxie followed him here, he stopped following him.

King Hunxie is such a bad old man. He covets the territories of Zhelan and Luhou. He only sends a small group of troops to pretend to pursue them, while he himself leads a large army to control the vast pastures of the two tribes and annex their tribesmen.

This is the case on the grasslands. Once a tribe is defeated and loses the ability to protect its people, it can only integrate into other more powerful tribes.

The weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive. This has been the case since ancient times, but it is more cruel, bloody, domineering and realistic on the grassland.

He is by no means simply giving up. He has his own little idea. He wants to leave the big trouble of Huo Qu's sick and disabled army to the Xiutu Department.

Although they were weak, they still had an army of three thousand, and the Huns were afraid of them.

Before Liu Han had time to be happy, trouble came again. King Hunxie stopped chasing him, but King Xiutu came, and he wanted to take revenge.

King Xiutu thought that if he didn't dare to fight even a remnant of the Han army, and he had allowed the other party to take away his golden man for worshiping the sky.Then he may not be able to convince the public in the Hexi Corridor, and there may be an endless supply of people from his tribesmen who dare to resist.

More importantly, he knew that the Han army would definitely come again. They would not give up until they reached the Hexi Corridor, and the Han army would probably attack the Hexi Corridor from Longxi again. In this way, his own sphere of influence would bear the brunt of the damage. Instead, it was King Hunxie who was attacking and could watch the fire from the other side.

Therefore, he had many reasons to eliminate Huo Qubing.

King Xiutu gathered more and more cavalry and surrounded Liu Han's army from four directions, but he did not dare to attack rashly.

But here, Liu Han's army was almost out of food and grass, its marching speed was getting slower and slower, and the situation was developing in a direction that was not conducive to the Han army.

(End of this chapter)