Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 340: Condolences to the Wounded Soldiers
When Huan Xi woke up from his sleep, it was already early morning the next day.

Having completely let go of the pressure, he slept peacefully.

Huan Xi called Quan Yi and asked:

"Did something happen last night?"

Quan Yi suppressed a yawn and said:
"Reporting to Mr. Liang, nothing happened in the camp last night. However, dozens of Xianbei soldiers fell ill one after another, probably because they were not accustomed to the acclimatization. Fortunately, the symptoms were not serious, just diarrhea.

"In addition, at dusk, sentry riders came to report that tens of thousands of cavalry entered the Yu army camp. Weichen guessed that it should be the same army that pretended to ambush our reinforcements the night before."

Huan Xi nodded slightly. The stalemate has been going on so far. The strength of both sides is basically a clear card. Jinyang is already stretched thin after sending Li Wei to lead 70,000 soldiers south.

Unless Fu Jian takes charge of the army, it is impossible for Queen Mother Gou to send more reinforcements for her lover.

Huan Xi didn't know about Li Wei's whereabouts before, which made him nervous for a while. Fortunately, he finally returned to the camp without any danger.

Now Li Wei's whereabouts were no longer important, and Huan Xi didn't take it to heart. What he was concerned about was the illness of soldiers in Xianbei, Hexi.

Regarding the Battle of Chibi at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is another theory that it was because Cao Cao's army was plagued by plague and his soldiers were starved and most of them died, so Cao Cao had no choice but to burn his ships and retreat.

"Last night I saw my brother-in-law sleeping deeply and I didn't dare to disturb him.

At this moment, smelling the aroma of breakfast, Huan Xi couldn't help but twitch his index finger, and Huan Xi joked:

Xie Xuan said and served breakfast.

"Remind Zhu Xu that Xianbei soldiers are prohibited from drinking raw water."

After that, Huan Xi strode forward regardless of whether Xie Xuan agreed or not, and Xie Xuan quickly followed.

"When I left Yangzhou, my sister asked me to take care of my brother-in-law's food and daily life.

Quan Yi took the order and asked:

"Longyou is thousands of miles away from Hedong. It's normal for soldiers to be acclimated to the climate. However, be careful. Ziliang, please arrange for the sick soldiers to go to Jie County to recuperate, and pay attention to isolation to avoid diseases in the army. "

"Do you have anything else to tell Mr. Liang?"

There were no outsiders, and Huan Xi no longer cared about eating. In a short time, he had cleaned up his breakfast.

Quan Yi cupped his hands and said:
"I am resigning."

"Ajie, if you don't come again, I'm afraid I'll faint from hunger."

After Quan Yi walked out of the handsome tent, Xie Xuan came in with a dinner plate.

Huan Xi fell asleep at noon yesterday and has been sleeping until now. He missed lunch and dinner and is already hungry.

Huan Xi said and continued:

Huan Xi thought for a moment, shook his head and said:
"You do it first, wait until I remember."

Xie Xuan had been following his brother-in-law for a while and knew his temper well, so he was not surprised.

Compared with the enemy's swords and guns, invisible and intangible diseases are much more terrifying.

"My brother-in-law woke up this morning and was anxious to discuss matters with Quan Zhongshu, so I had to wait outside the tent."

Huan Xi put down his bowl and chopsticks, picked up a piece of cloth, wiped his mouth casually, stood up and said:
"Ajie, come with me for a walk."

Huan Xi went to the wounded barracks first. Although Murong Ke failed to severely injure Liang Jun in yesterday's battle, there were quite a few injured soldiers in Huan Xi's army, more than a thousand of them.

Most of these wounded were Guanlong Tuqi under Yang An.

"Gong Liang is here!"

"Mr. Liang came to see us!"

As soon as Huan Xi appeared, the wounded barracks immediately became lively.

Obviously, Huan Xi's appearance made the wounded very excited.

Huan Xi saw some seriously injured soldiers struggling to get up and salute, so he quickly stopped them and said: "Lie down all of them! All of them lie down! There is no need to salute, lest the wounds will open."

Huan Xi said, and asked the military doctor to lead the way to find the most seriously injured person. The person was already dying. He was not breathing much, and he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on for much longer.

The military camp introduced:
"He is a subordinate of General Yang (Yang An). He suffered five wounds. We tried to stop his bleeding, but he suddenly had a high fever last night. His body is still hot and it has not subsided."

As he spoke, the military doctor took off the bandage on the soldier's wound, only to see that the wound had become pus-filled and fester.

"This is an arrow wound. The enemy must have been tempered with gold juice."

Huan Xi nodded. This was not the Spring and Autumn Period. There was no etiquette in fighting. When the two armies faced off, they would do whatever they could.

The so-called golden juice is feces, which is low-cost to make and full of bacteria. If the arrow is tempered with golden juice, once it hits someone, the wound will be easily infected and killed.

Huan Xi knelt down and asked the dying soldier in front of him:

"What's your name?"

Although the man had been burning all night, his head was not burned. He replied weakly:
"Reporting to Mr. Liang, my name is Zhang Shun."

Huan Xi asked again:
"Who else is in your family?"

Zhang Shunru said truthfully:
"My parents died young and I only have my wife and children at home."

As he spoke, Zhang Shunluo asked with fear:
"Mr. Liang, am I going to die?"

Huan Xi was silent for a long time and said:

"Zhang Shun, do you have anything else to say to your wife and children?"

"It turns out I'm really going to die."

Zhang Shun murmured, and as he spoke, he looked at Huan Xi, and even stretched out his hand to grab Huan Xi's sleeve. Seeing this, Xie Xuan, Shen Chiqian and others were about to protect the Lord, but were stopped by Huan Xi:

"Yesterday when we were facing the enemy, he fought tooth and nail for me. How could he harm me today! Everyone, stand down!"

The guards had no choice but to put their swords into sheaths.

Zhang Shun grabbed Huan Xi's sleeve and tried his best to ask the one thing he cared about most:
"Mr. Liang, can you still keep the promise you made yesterday?"

Huan Xi raised his head, glanced at the wounded soldiers around him, then looked at Zhang Shun again, and said seriously:
"I am the lord of the Liang Kingdom. You have no words to say."

Hearing this, Zhang Shun let go of Huan Xi's sleeves, and a blush appeared on his face. Huan Xi knew that this had nothing to do with shyness.

"Please give Mr. Liang a message to my wife. She can remarry, but she is not allowed to change her surname to Ahu."

Huan Xi knew that Ahu must be Zhang Shun's son.

"Don't worry, the reward you earned with your life will be left to Ahu.

"I promise you, Ahu will never change his surname. From now on, during festivals and festivals, when every household worships their ancestors, your piece of cold pork will definitely be indispensable."

Zhang Shun finally smiled after hearing this.

"With Gong Liang's words, I won't worry anymore."

Huan Xi stood up and said to the wounded soldiers around him:
"I, Huan Xi, swear that I will never let your bloodshed and sacrifice be in vain. I will give you all the rewards you deserve. Officials and generals at all levels who dare to be greedy will be killed without mercy from Huan below!"

When the wounded soldiers heard this, they all shouted long live the mountain.

Zhang Shun also closed his eyes peacefully amid the cheers of the crowd.

'I really want to go home and see.'

This was Zhang Shun's last thought before his death.

Of course, no one cares what he thinks. For a small person like Zhang Shun, after a battle, he is just a number of casualties.

Except for his family and friends, who cares about him.

(End of this chapter)