Chapter 1226 Everyone has their own injuries

“General Wang, the Commander-in-Chief has an order for you to stop pursuing and lead your troops to move closer to Guancheng immediately!”

"What!"

Wang Han's eyes widened, "What did you say? General Zhonglang asked me to withdraw my troops at this time?"

 The flag of the Sima Division was swaying, but it was about to fall down.

 But it stubbornly kept moving backward.

Wang Han believed that as long as he chased for a further distance, he would be able to seize the flag, and when the time came, he would defeat the rebel army and the situation would be inevitable.

 Why did you withdraw your troops at this time?

Wang Han was extremely suspicious. The order in front of him must have been misunderstood.

 Intensifying the pursuit was interpreted as retreating as quickly as possible.

 At this time, there was blood all over Wang Han's body and face.

His eyes widened and he looked extremely fierce.

It seems that if the messenger doesn't tell you why, the long spear in his hand will come over.

"General Wang, the army of thieves from the north is coming. If the general leads the army deep, he may be surrounded by thieves!"

 “The thieves from the north?”

Wang Han was shocked.

The fight was so fast that I almost forgot that there was an army of thieves behind me.

It's just that the Tu Chen army has attracted most of the rebels to the north, hasn't it?

How can a thief abandon the north and go to the south?

But think about it, Tu Chen's army is a new army and has come from a long distance. It is good to be able to hold off the thieves for such a long time and give him a chance to break through the bandit camp.

 Can’t force too much.

Having figured this out, Wang Han did not dare to neglect any more, and quickly ordered to go down and gather back the group that had just been about to pursue.

The troops brought out by Feng Duhu personally all have one characteristic, that is, they enforce orders and prohibitions.

 After all, Feng Duhu knows his own affairs, and the so-called famous general has a lot of water.

 So he tried his best to increase the overall lower limit of his soldiers in order to make up for the shortcomings of the coach.

 In history, Zhuge Liang also attached great importance to the training of soldiers.

From the perspective of outsiders, Feng Duhu, as the successor of the Prime Minister, inherited the Prime Minister's combat ideas.

 In fact, the prime minister had to find ways to improve the combat level of ordinary soldiers because there were few young generals in Shu.

　　Feng Duhu and the Prime Minister had the same approach, but their starting points were completely different.

The soldiers of the Wudang Flying Army were clearly about to kill the general and seize the flag, but at the last moment they received an order to withdraw their troops immediately.

Although he was extremely unwilling, he gritted his teeth and obeyed the order to get back together.

 “General?”

“Deploy a three-flower circle formation immediately!”

Wang Han didn’t say much or explain too much.

 But his subordinates are all veterans who have fought in the formation for a long time and know what the "Three Flowers Circle Formation" means.

 The bandit army is coming!

 And we are outnumbered and outnumbered!

The most cumbersome and most defensive three-flower circle formation can only be used as a last resort.

Although Niu Jin was very anxious, he passed by Gaoping Pass at such a close distance and there were still many Han troops behind him.

At the same time, there are also rumored elites of the Han army in front of him.

It can be said to be enemies on three sides.

 So from Niu Jin's point of view, he is actually gambling at this moment, a big gamble to a certain extent.

Whether it is the Han army in the rear or the Han army under Gaopingguan City, they really want to rush over and entangle themselves, making it impossible for them to rescue.

 It will be a matter of time before the army is defeated.

 So he could only try to keep the army moving forward to avoid a sudden attack by the Han army.

 Just like this, the speed will inevitably slow down.

At the same time, Wang Han also cautiously approached Guancheng in a circular formation.

After a long time, both sides appeared in each other's sight at the same time.

 Seeing that they were facing a formidable enemy, Niu Jin and Wang Han were both stunned, and at the same time a little surprised:

The Wei thieves have so many troops, why do they have to be on guard?

It's not that this elite Han army broke through the camp, but it doesn't look like there are many in number, and what are they guarding against?

 Both sides stopped, but they did not launch an attack, but looked at each other from a distance.

 Niu Jin waited for a long time and found that there was no movement from the other party, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

 It seems that the Zhonghu Army did not fall into the hands of the Han army.

 Otherwise, they would have escorted people out of the battle to persuade them to surrender.

Niu Jin believed that as long as Sima Shi appeared on the opposite side, his soldiers would immediately flee.

After thinking about this, Niu Jin immediately ordered:

 “Move east!”

Wang Han noticed the strange movement of the rebel army, and his heart became tense.

What he didn't expect was that the thieves seemed to be deliberately avoiding the battle.

His heart moved and he immediately ordered: "Move to the west."

The two sides moved slowly in opposite directions nervously and vigilantly, and unexpectedly broke out of contact and left in tacit agreement.

When Wang Han returned to Guancheng, Shi Bao came out to greet him in person, with a look of shame on his face:

“General Wang, I made a mistake in this battle. I failed to hold off the rebels in time, resulting in a failure.”

Wang Han didn't mind too much. After all, this battle was finally a good one.

Moreover, forcing the leader of the rebel army to flee is also considered a great achievement.

“General Zhonglang, please don’t say that. If General Zhonglang hadn’t commanded him well, would An have been able to force the rebel army back with a weak journey?”

Wang Han said sincerely, "Based on the situation, it seems that the rebel army has retreated. In this way, we can take back General Zuo Hussar without losing the victory!"

When mentioning this matter, Shi Bao smiled and said:

"That's natural. Before General Wang came back, I had already sent people to the mountains to the north and asked the Tuchen Army to go and meet him. I think there was news not long after I arrived."

Sure enough, after a while, a messenger sent by Hu Zun came over and said that he had received General Wei.

 But at the same time there is another news:

 That is, Wei Yan suffered extremely serious injuries and fell into a coma for a time.

Although he woke up two or three times in the past few days, he led his army to guard the mountain because he was holding on to his injuries.

 But at this time, he passed out again and seemed to have a high fever. The situation was extremely bad.

“General Zuo Hussar’s wound has festered due to delay in receiving treatment.”

After the medical worker in the army showed it to Wei Yan, he reported to Shi Bao, "This is a sign that the disease has begun to infect the whole body."

Shi Bao looked at Wei Yan, who had just been transported back to the pass, and saw that Wei Yan's face, which was originally dark red, was now abnormally red, and it was obvious that it was sickly red at a glance.

Before he spoke, Wei Chang, who was covered in blood and dirt and looked extremely embarrassed, asked urgently:

 “Is my family in danger?”

 This question is about...

Shi Bao glanced at the medical worker with a troubled look on his face and said:

“Old General Wei is seriously injured, and I’m afraid we can’t delay it. Do we have enough medicinal materials in the army to treat Old General Wei at this time?”

 The medical worker breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head quickly:

"The conditions in the army are too simple, so the villain can only remove the wounds of the old king of Wei and temporarily relieve the injury of the old king of Wei."

“As for the follow-up treatment, I’m afraid I have to go back to Chang’an and let the doctor from the medical school come to see me.”

Shi Bao said decisively: "Then you start treating him immediately. Later I will arrange for manpower to transport General Wei back to Chang'an."

 As he spoke, he looked at Wei Chang again, "General Wei, if you are worried, why not **** him personally?"

Wei Chang said gratefully:

 “Thank you, General Zhonglang.”

Although Wei Yan and Zhongdu Hu were at odds with each other, they all served as officials in the same court and contributed to the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, Shi Bao has no right to ask what will happen to Wei Yan.

 Those who have the power to intervene in this matter must look at the opinions of the emperor and the important ministers in the court.

And looking at Wei Yan's appearance, it is still a question whether he can survive in Chang'an.

While Shi Bao was busy cleaning up the mess at Gaoping Pass, Niu Jin finally caught up with Sima Shi.

To be precise, Sima Division saw that the Han army was not pursuing him. After re-stabilizing his position, he quickly sent people back to check for news about Niu Jin.

Just as Niu Jin got rid of the Han army, he was rushing towards Gaodu City.

  Sima Shi reunited with Niu Jin.

 After counting the losses, it was discovered that the number of casualties increased and the number of soldiers was lost to two or three.

Although it can't be considered a complete defeat of the entire army, it can still be considered a considerable loss.

“The general’s rescue was late, which led to this defeat. Please punish the Central Guard Army!”

 Since following Sima Yi, Niu Jin has been highly valued.

Niu Jin also knew what Taifu meant by sending him to the side of the Central Guards.

 The Central Guard Army had little experience in leading the army, and he did not expect to see the Han army's intentions either.

This made Niu Jin feel uneasy and at the same time blamed himself.

Unexpectedly, Master Sima sighed:

“I don’t blame General Niu, it’s because I thought the Han army would be victorious, and I was arrogant in my heart, which led to this. It’s my fault, so what’s the crime with General Niu!”

 Seeing Master Sima say this, Niu Jin was even more moved and fell to the ground:

"The words of the Central Protector made the general feel ashamed and speechless!"

Master Sima stretched out his hand to help Niu Jin up. Unexpectedly, as he bent down, he suddenly felt a burst of pain from the sarcoma at the corner of his eye!

Sima Shi couldn’t help but cover his eyes and shouted:

 “It hurts me!”

Hearing Master Sima cry out in pain, Niu Jin quickly raised his head:

 “Central Protectorate Army?”

 Seeing Master Sima staggering back two steps, he shouted:

“Medical worker! Where is the medical worker? Call the medical worker over quickly!”

It turns out that when Wang Han captured the camp, Sima Shi was so frightened that his energy and blood surged, and his sarcoma became extremely red.

 Later, he was thrown off the command platform by his own guards, and he fled for his life in a hurry, stumbling even more.

 Has he ever encountered such a situation in his life?

Even if Cao Rui was imprisoned in the palace because of a flashy case, only a few people knew about it.

How can we compare with today’s embarrassment?

 The situation just now was unclear, and he was only thinking about how to meet Niu Jin.

At this time, my mood was relaxed, coupled with the regret, fear, shame and other emotions after the defeat, my blood was even more turbulent than before.

In front of the entire army, Master Sima felt extremely complicated, and all the blood in his body seemed to rush to his face.

 Let the sarcoma become uncontrollably painful.

“Zhonghujun! Zhonghujun?”

Niu Jin couldn't care anymore, got up quickly, supported Sima Shi, and shouted repeatedly.

Niu Jin’s loud call seemed to remind Master Sima.

 Sima Master used his free hand to hold Niu Jin's forearm tightly.

After a while, he said: "I'm fine, I just had a temporary swelling of blood and some pain in my eyes."

As he spoke, he lowered his hand covering his eyes.

Niu Jin's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen something terrible, and he was about to open his mouth.

Unexpectedly, Master Sima seemed to have anticipated his reaction and quickly squeezed Niu Jin's arm hard.

Niu Jin just shut up.

 It turned out that the sarcoma at the corner of Master Sima's eyes had turned red and purple, and even tended to turn black.

Sima Shi’s teeth were clenching and his face was twitching continuously. It was already a little twisted, as if he was enduring great pain.

"The reinforcements from the bandits at Gaoping Pass have arrived. We will return to Gaodu City for the time being, just in case."

Sima Shi said this sentence loudly and loudly for everyone around him to hear.

 Then he closed his mouth tightly again.

Niu Jin understood and nodded repeatedly:

 “Let’s make arrangements now.”

Unexpectedly, Master Sima did not let go yet. Instead, he lowered his voice and said in a voice that only Niu Jin could hear:

“Medical worker! Get the medical worker here quickly!”

"clear!"

Without further ado, Master Sima immediately asked people to build a temporary tent with curtains, and then he couldn't wait to bite the towel in his mouth, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

The doctor came over quickly. After looking at it, he said to Master Sima:

"Zhonghujun, this is caused by the turbulent blood energy. You must be pure of heart to recover."

Sima Shi felt that the tumor was pulsing. He spit out the towel and asked:

 “Besides, is there any other way?”

The doctor hesitated and said:

 “The only way is to cut off the tumor.”

 “Then take action immediately!”

Sima Shi's back was soaked with pain, and he roared in a low voice, as if he wanted to vent the pain in his body.

“But the Central Guards are too dangerous! The conditions here are too simple. It’s better to return to Luoyang…”

 “No! I can’t wait any longer!”

 Sima Shi's face turned red with pain.

"Then we should at least return to Gaodu City. If we are here, there will be insufficient medicinal materials and knives to cut it off."

Hearing this, Master Sima let out a low cry of pain: "Ah!"

In order to prevent others from hearing, he could only suppress his voice in his throat.

 “Is there any way to alleviate it?”

 “You can apply ice to it.”

 “Where did the ice come from at this time?”

 “Cold water can also slow things down a bit.”

 “Get cold water!”

 “Here!”

 After resting, Sima Shi couldn't wait to lead his troops back to Gaodu City as quickly as possible, and at the same time asked the medical workers to quickly remove the sarcoma on him.

Just after the battle at Gaoping Pass came to an end, Feng Duhu finally crossed the river from Fenglingdu and entered Hedong.

 “Meet the Central Protector!”

Compared with the embarrassment of meeting General Zhendong, it was much more natural for Zhang Bao to meet Feng.

Although the other party is my brother-in-law, the one who knows better comes first.

Besides, Mr. Feng is not considered to have insulted his younger sister—even though she is the right lady—but the prime minister personally acted as a matchmaker to propose marriage. Who in the world dares not to give her face?

Especially since the Han Dynasty had the greatest military merit, how could Zhang Bao be dissatisfied?

 “Everyone, get up, there is no need for so many false etiquettes in the army.”

 Feng Duhu, who was tired of his travels, said to Zhang Bao, Zhang Yi, Zhang Ju and others.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 by Xie Zhongduhu.

With the arrival of the Central Protector, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Zhongduhu, why don’t you go into the camp and have a rest first?”

"No need." Feng Duhu held the riding whip in his hand and looked around, but he saw that the garrison place chosen by Zhang Bao was extremely dangerous.

　　 couldn’t help but praise:

 “The mouth of danger here is so dangerous that we should build a barrier to guard it.”

As he spoke, he walked towards higher ground.

 Zhang Bao and others quickly followed.

 (End of this chapter)