Ji Tang

Chapter 863 Wounded Soldiers and Dreams

"I am incompetent and cannot take Anshi City. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

After returning to the camp and meeting the emperor, Ji Song took the initiative to plead guilty.

At this time, Ji Song's hair was disheveled, and the blood and sweat on his armor were mixed together, exuding an extremely unpleasant smell.In addition, he had just come off the battlefield, and the killing intent in his eyes had not yet subsided, making him look like a demon!
Li Shimin ignored Ji Song's embarrassment, stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "No, you don't need to apologize!"

He looked around at the people around him and said loudly: "If you can achieve a record of one to two in the siege battle, if you still need to apologize for such a record, I am afraid that all of you here will be ashamed!"

"You don't need to apologize. I saw today's battle with my eyes. The soldiers fought bravely to take the lead without fear of death. Such soldiers have merit and no fault!"

"Come here, bring the wine and meat to the soldiers, and tell them that they have done a good job today and have lived up to the expectations of the Tang Dynasty and me!"

Chen Shou stepped forward and bowed: "No!"

After a while, the sound of "Long Live the Mountain" came from outside the big tent!

Then Li Shimin looked at Ji Song, with a hint of unbearability in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He said warmly: "Go down quickly and wash up and rest. There will be more beatings later, so you have to give me a good rest!"

"I retire!"

Ji Song didn't say anything about fighting to the death for His Majesty. None of this was needed, and Li Shimin wouldn't care!
His legs now felt like they were filled with lead, and his whole body had lost all strength.I didn't feel it just now, but now that I relax, there is no part of my body that is not in pain.

Seeing Ji Song leaving, Li Shimin looked at everyone and said solemnly: "Everyone, please tell me your views on today's battle!"

"I admit that I underestimated Yang Wanchun. He was able to boost morale to such an extent when there was only one lone city left. The famous generals in ancient times could only do this!"

"In addition, Yeon Gae Suwen is not dead yet, and with two people here, it may not be easy for Anshi City to win."

Everyone looked at each other in shock after hearing this, but the matter had reached this point and retreat was impossible. Then everyone began to express their opinions and started a heated discussion.
But these had nothing to do with Ji Song. When he came out of the tent, he didn't wash up immediately, but came to the wounded soldiers camp.

There were not many wounded soldiers in this siege, but this does not mean that the battle was not fierce!
On the contrary, in a siege battle, you either die or live. Anyone who climbs to the top of the city will either die in battle or be captured. Those who are injured are lucky enough to fall off the top of the city and not be killed, and they may survive.But most of them died in the battle, and Ji Song had no ability to treat wounded soldiers on top of the city.

At this time, there was a wailing in the wounded barracks, and Ji Song bravely walked in.

"Uh"

Everyone who had been wailing just now immediately shut up when they saw their general coming in, trying not to shout out.

"If you want to shout, just shout. It's not something shameful!"

Ji Song suppressed the grief in his heart and said with a smile.

He came to a bed and took a look at the soldier's injuries. He saw that one of the legs had changed shape!
"How serious is the injury? Will it leave any disability?"

Hearing Ji Song's question, the wounded soldier immediately became energetic and looked nervously at the army doctor beside him.

He was just worried that the doctor would tell him news that he didn't even want to hear!
The doctor smiled when he heard this and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, he broke his leg when he fell from the city wall. I will set his bones later. If nothing goes wrong, he will not be disabled. At most, he will be disabled." I will be a little lame when I walk from now on, but it won’t affect my normal life.”

"but."

The doctor suddenly stopped when he said this, and the wounded soldier trembled with fright!
"Don't scare him, be careful not to be hurt to death, but you will be scared to death."

Ji Song said angrily.

"That's right, you sound like you're breathing heavily, but tell me what the situation is!"

The wounded soldier lying on the bed couldn't care less about the pain and was so anxious that he almost cried.

"Can you be a little patient? I've been busy all day and all night, and my brain is almost turning into mush. Can't you respond slower? I don't know how to respect the elderly at all."

He glared at the boy and then said to Ji Song with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, there's nothing wrong with him. It's just that he won't be able to go to the battlefield in the future. We in the Tang Dynasty are not happy to let a cripple go to the battlefield."

Ji Song breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but when he saw that this boy looked very unhappy, he just scolded: "You know how lucky you are!"

"If you can save your life, God will reward you. What else do you want?"

"I can't wait to go home and have my wife and children on the hot bed. Now you are almost living the life I have only dreamed of. Are you still not satisfied?"

But Ji Song's words did not move him. Instead, he cried in a low voice: "General manager, I can't bear to leave you."

"I have two brothers at home. I will be a burden to the family when I go back. I am also lame. It would be better to die in battle than to be annoying when I go back home!"

"I'm not married yet. My brothers are taking care of me at home, and I have nothing to do. I have nothing to worry about. What can I do when I go back? I don't want to go anywhere except the army."

Suddenly he looked at Ji Song hopefully and said nervously: "General Manager, I know you are a big shot. Please be merciful and let me stay in the army."

"I won't bother you. I just cook for everyone. Just don't rush me home."

"I beg you."

After saying that, he was about to get up and kowtow to Ji Song, but Ji Song held him down and said angrily: "A man who bleeds but does not shed tears, what do you think you look like? When you go out, don't say that you are a soldier under me, Ji Song. I can’t afford that person.”

He loosened Ji Song's sleeves, his face was ashen, as if he had lost all energy.

"But there is one less horse breeder in my house. I just don't know if you are willing to do it?"

Hearing Ji Song's words, the boy opened his mouth wide and looked at Ji Song blankly, as if he was in a dream.

Snapped!
Doctor Liu slapped the boy hard and said angrily: "Why are you so stunned? Why don't you thank Mr. Hou quickly!"

"You are lucky. The Marquis is a well-known and kind person in Chang'an. There are many people queuing up to get into the Marquis' mansion, but you just picked it up."

Ji Song smiled and said nothing, as if waiting for his reply!

"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis. I will work hard. I know how to raise horses. I personally feed all the war horses in the army. Everyone says that I am a good horse breeder. I will definitely keep the horses at home fat and white." fat"

Snapped!
Doctor Liu slapped him again. The boy covered his head and didn't know what was going on!

"Why do you want to raise pigs? Are you raising fat and white pigs? You are a nuisance if I don't kill you."

Ji Song smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Okay, okay!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how. Just learn slowly. Just be more considerate of the restless boys at home and teach them how to ride a horse when nothing happens. This will save you from causing trouble every day."

"By the way, what's your name?"

Ji Song slapped his forehead. It was a shame that he had been talking to this person for a long time, but he didn't even know his name!
"Villain Liu San!"

Liu San said quickly.

"Liu San?"

Ji Song looked at Dr. Liu suspiciously, why did the two of them look so much alike?
"Hey, I want the Marquis to know that this bastard is my nephew. He is causing trouble everywhere at home. When he heard about the recruitment, he ran to the army. My eldest brother and sister-in-law were so angry that they almost beat this kid to death."

After he finished speaking, he didn't feel any embarrassment at all and said, "Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for giving this bastard a chance. If you use it carelessly, I'll beat you to death. If you can't beat me to death, I'll do it!"

When Liu San heard what his second uncle said, he almost died of anger. I am your nephew, not your enemy. Is this the case?Ji Song didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. He pointed at Lao Liu and said, "You are waiting for me here!"

"Okay, who makes me good-hearted? Go and tell the others that if there are people who can't serve as soldiers and don't want to go home, count them. My family has a lot of business, so I can accept them."

After saying that, he was about to get up and leave. Old Liu was surprised and said, "Aren't you going to see other people?"

Ji Song waved his hand and said with a bitter smile: "Don't look at it, what the hell is going on? A person who was fine yesterday is dead and disabled today. If you continue to look at it, I will go crazy!"

"There are enough medicinal materials in the army. Don't skimp on them. Go all out to treat the wounded. Every one you can save is a crime!"

After saying that, he left without looking back. He really couldn't stay here any longer.

"A kind-hearted person like the Marquis has become a general. What kind of world is this?"

Dr. Liu's eyes were a little wet. He was just a doctor. He had seen a lot of things in the military, and life and death were commonplace, but this was the first time he met someone like Ji Song.

As the saying goes, the heart of a Bodhisattva is the same as the method of conquering demons. I am talking about people like Mr. Hou!

"It doesn't matter. From now on, the Marquis can just be his noble man and leave these murderous jobs to us. Don't you think so, brothers?"

Liu San didn't care.

"San'er is right. The only one who can do this to us is Mr. Hou. Killing people? We don't care. It's just a matter of killing more and less. But Mr. Hou is different. We are lucky that he is alive."

The others kept talking to each other. After spending time together, they already knew who they were following.

The more I understand, the more I understand what a blessing it is to follow such a person.

When I returned to the camp, I didn't have the time to wash up. My mind was full of today's events.

The cries of killing, wailing, screaming, broken limbs, and rivers of blood kept echoing in my ears. As soon as I closed my eyes, these scenes were all in front of my eyes.

He didn't know when he fell asleep. He dreamed of You Ning, his mother, his children, and Rhubarb.

Dahuang kept shouting at him in his dream, as if there was some wild beast behind him.

Suddenly, Dahuang pounced behind him.
I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead, looked around, and found that it was still dark at this time, and the sky was not yet bright!
Thinking of the scene in the dream, I don't know why my heart palpitates so much, as if something bad is going to happen.

"I really think about it day by day and dream about it at night. It seems I am too nervous."

He put on his big cloak and came outside the camp!

"Master Hou, why are you awake?"

Daniel was guarding outside the tent and asked quickly when he saw Ji Song.

"I had a dream and couldn't sleep."

Ji Song waved his hand and said nothing happened!

"By the way, how long have I been sleeping for? What time is it now?"

Feeling a little chilly, he tightened his cloak and asked casually.

"You've slept all day and all night, and now it's almost your child's time."

Ji Song was shocked. He didn't expect to sleep all day and night?He only felt that it was not big for a while!
"Are you hungry? I left a leg of lamb for you. I'll bring it to you!"

After a while, Daniel brought him a leg of lamb. Ji Song was polite and sat down on the grass to eat!

While eating, he asked: "How was the siege yesterday? Is there any progress? Why didn't you wake me up?"

"His Majesty sent a message, saying that there is no need to wake you up, let you have a good rest, and you will not be needed in the next few days. As for the situation of the battle, I only know which Turkic Ashina Simo fought yesterday , I didn’t go to see it, but I heard that the beating was quite severe, even Ashina Simo was injured, and thousands of people were injured without even touching the city walls.”

After saying this, Daniel became proud.

"Let me tell you, the Marquis is still very powerful. He attacked the city in just two strikes. Others are not as capable as you, the Marquis."

Ji Song didn't say anything, just listened to the big cow bragging!

After finishing the leg of lamb, Daniel took out a small jug of wine from somewhere. Ji Song's eyes lit up and he quickly grabbed it!

"Ha! You can do it, kid. Tell me, where did you get this wine?"

In the past, he didn't like drinking very much. Firstly, he really didn't have that hobby, and secondly, drinking would cause trouble, so he wouldn't drink if he could avoid it.

But now when he has something to do, he will drink a little to relieve his mood!
No wonder so many people like to drink. That kind of dizzy and forgetful state is really addictive!

Maybe what you are drinking is not wine, but worries!
"Hehe, I got this from the logistics department in exchange for a sheep. That guy is a friend of mine, so... hehe!"

Ji Song rolled his eyes. He didn't expect that this kid had a wide range of friends, and even the logistics people were on the line.

After taking a sip of wine, he stood up and looked at the reflection in the river and the full moon in the sky. He felt a little dazed for a moment!

"We are far away and farewell, and the green mountains are empty and we are in love again. When will the cup be heavy and the moon will be with us last night?"

"Ugh!"

Sighing, we were still the same people last night, but today we have not seen each other, and we will never see each other again, and the smoke and dust of hatred are everywhere.When will there be no wars and the people will live and work in peace and contentment, be safe and happy!

From the beginning he wanted to avenge his father, to now he hates war, from making great achievements, to now he can't help himself!

This is how people are, after going through all kinds of hardships, they come back exhausted!

"You are a young Marquis Wu of the Tang Dynasty, but you recite poems in the middle of the night and hate the war. Are you killing fewer people or do you think I should not initiate this war?"

Ji Song was suddenly shocked. Damn it, have you seen a ghost?

You, an emperor, stay up all night and come here to eavesdrop on me complaining?
"I have seen Your Majesty!"

Ji Song saluted quickly.

"Humph!"

Li Shimin didn't pay attention to him, but grabbed the wine bottle from his hand and drank it himself!

"Huh? How did you get my royal wine?"

Li Shimin could tell as soon as he tasted it. This was the royal wine specially prepared for him. No one else could drink it without his permission.

He looked at Ji Song with a strange look, as if he was considering where to start!

Ji Song groaned in his heart and glared at Da Niu, who had already put his head into his crotch, and could only give the emperor a bright smile.

(End of this chapter)