Chapter 419: Money rather than life
I couldn’t help but be excited. I heard Feng Langjun say that this is a miracle medicine that can cure maladies!
Although the treatment process is a bit inelegant, in the eyes of people like Fan A who have been practicing medicine all their lives, pouring medicine from the valley is a perfectly normal thing.
After all, it has been clearly documented in medical books.
“Okay, move more gently later. Don’t be afraid, Zhang Junhou will be watching over you. Even if Guan Junhou suddenly wakes up, Zhang Junhou will be there to support him.”
Having rough skin and thick flesh, he is a good candidate for the front row.
Besides, good **** friends, for the rest of our lives, isn’t it a basic operation to be naked?
“The villain understands.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
Following the instructions, several of Fan A's disciples began to file into the room that was used as a temporary operating room, holding wooden basins in their hands.
There was boiling water in the basin, and there were bamboo pipes soaked in the water that had been boiled for several hours.
Some water basins were covered with white towels.
This is also boiled in boiling water for several hours and then exposed in the sun.
At that time, Guan Xing saw so many white towels hanging in Feng Yong's yard, and he despised Feng Yong, saying that he was simply extravagant.
It was just that Feng Tubou smiled and said nothing at that time, and at the same time said silently in his heart, brother-in-law, this is actually all prepared for you.
Although Feng Yong had already explained it to Guan Ji, Fan A was just performing a very ordinary treatment on Guan Xing.
But Guan Ji was still a little nervous as she watched the people who entered the house come out again, closed the door behind her back, and stood guard at the door waiting for instructions.
She pulled Feng Yong's sleeve and asked, "Feng Lang, second brother, will he be okay?"
“Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”
Feng Yong patted her hand and comforted her.
Based on her trust in Feng Tubao, Guan Ji had no idea what Fan A, who was already in her sixties, was going to do to Guan Xing.
"Isn't there Zhang Junhou in the room? He is watching, nothing can happen."
In order to preserve privacy for Guan Xing, only Zhang Bao, Fan A, and his most proud disciple and grandson Fan Qi were left in the room.
Fan Qi is the most proud disciple who was recommended to Feng Yong by Fan A. Now he serves as the right officer of the Diannong School in Yizhou and can be regarded as Feng Yong's personal doctor.
Other than the three people in the house, only Feng Yong and Amei outside the house knew what was going on.
In June of the third year of Jianxing, Li Hui, the commander-in-chief of Nanzhong's surrender, broke into Dianchi Lake.
Then he defeated the numerous barbarian soldiers led by Meng Yan who besieged Dian Lake, and even the Meng family's tiger could only be injured and escape.
There was a big earthquake in Yizhou County, and Li Hui had always had prestige in Nanzhong. For a time, all the barbarian commanders of the barbarian caves in Yizhou County were frightened by the power of the Han army, and they came to Dianchi Lake one after another to express their submission.
Li Hui all comforted him with kind words. The barbarians who led the caves shed tears and repented. To show their repentance, they were willing to leave all the barbarians in the stronghold and follow the Han army to defeat Menghuo.
Li Hui was overjoyed and led the Han army and servants to pursue Meng Huo's defeated army.
Meng Huo could not get rid of Li Hui, so he finally decided to set up a battle array on the south bank of the Panjiang River to face Li Hui.
“The governor of Nanzhong has surrendered, and I would like to invite King Meng to speak in front of the formation.”
On the north bank of the Panjiang River, in front of the Han army's formation, Li Hui, protected by several personal guards, prepared to talk to Meng Huo in person across the Panjiang River.
After a while, the barbarian soldiers separated and saw a man riding a horse out of the formation and shouted to Li Hui, "I wonder what Governor Li has to say?"
“That horse is good.”
Zhao Guang in the formation looked at Meng Huo's mount with a greedy light in his eyes.
From a distance, you can see that the horse is dark red all over and has thick joints. Although it is shorter than the war horses in the north, it is considered an extremely rare horse in the south.
“Of course, that’s right. The horse’s name is Curly Red Rabbit Horse. It is an extremely rare BMW among Yunnan horses. The origin of this horse is quite famous.”
Li Yi, who is next to him, is a disciple of Nanzhong and is very familiar with the allusions of Nanzhong. Hearing what Zhao Guang said, he responded.
“What’s the name?”
Zhao Guang asked.
"There is a lake in Tanglang County called Ma Lake. A long time ago, someone accidentally tied a horse to the lake for a night. There was a dragon in the lake. At night, he came out of the lake and had **** with the horse. After that, the horse gave birth to a baby. Dragon colt. Meng Huo's horse is the queen of the dragon colt."
“So powerful?”
Zhao Guang’s eyes widened, “Is there really a dragon in that lake?”
"Who knows? But Nama Lake is also called Long Lake."
Li Yi smiled and said, "Besides, it's true that there are many fine horses near Tang Lang's horse lake."
“It would be a good idea to take Menghuo’s horse and go to Nanxiang to become a stallion.”
Zhao Guang murmured.
The two of them were muttering in the formation, and Li Hui in front spoke again:
“The reason why King Meng is the leader of the southern tribes is because he is brave and fair, so he can win people’s hearts. He didn’t want to be deceived by others before, which led him to this.”
"Now that the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty have arrived, both Zhu Bao and Gao Ding have been killed. Your Majesty, with his men and horses, has been in panic all the way. Why bother? If you had lost your way and known your way back, you would have reversed the war early to protect the lives of the sons of Nanzhong, so as to have both ends. Of the policy?"
Meng Huo laughed loudly, held a riding whip, and said to Li Hui, "Captain Li, I respect you as a man of great respect in Nanzhong. I never expected that you would say such superficial words."
"These days, I don't look back, not because I'm afraid of you, but because I don't want the disciples of Nanzhong to fight each other. I didn't expect you to fight each other so hard, so no wonder I'm so rude."
Li Hui sighed and cupped his hands, "Since King Meng has made up his mind, I won't say anything more. When the sword and ax comes, King Meng should not regret it."
"This is exactly what I want to say to Governor Li."
Li Hui turned around and returned to the formation, glanced at the handsome cave masters over there, and said gently to Zhao Guang and others, "Let those barbarian soldiers press forward first."
Then he turned around and summoned the handsome cave master over, saying, "You have also seen that it is not me who wants to attack with force, but that Meng Huo who has no idea of the power of God."
"If you want to be loyal ministers to the Emperor of Han Dynasty, you must not just talk about it, but show your true ability. When the horn sounds, you and your men will rush directly across the Pan River and into the enemy's formation."
"I have sent a group of troops to cross the Pan River secretly. Just wait for you to attract Meng Huo's attention, and then I will send the troops to attack from the side, and I will definitely defeat Meng Huo."
"When Menghuo is defeated, will the Emperor of Han forget your merits? Apart from anything else, we will definitely reward you with cloth and food, and we will never let your tribe starve or freeze."
All the handsome cave masters were flattering, "Thank you very much, Governor Li. We will definitely kill the enemy with all our strength to repay the Emperor of Han Dynasty!"
When they came out of the tent, everyone looked at each other in shock.
What everyone is thinking is that this time there is really no retreat.
After Li Hui defeated the barbarians in Dianchi Lake, people in every village and cave of the barbarians were in panic.
Later, news came that Meng Huo led his troops around Dian Lake and was defeated. They all rebelled immediately. The tribes who stayed in Dian Lake to support Meng Huo, or those who did not react, were brutally purged.
Those barbarian men and women who were lucky enough to survive were **** in bunches and taken to Governor Li in exchange for grain and cloth.
If they don't help the Han people to kill Meng Huo now, and when Meng Huo has another chance to bring his troops back, their own tribe will suffer the most.
The men will be burned alive and the women will be reduced to slavery.
There is miasma on the Panjiang River in the morning and evening. The miasma will only dissipate when the sun rises.
Li Hui ordered, "Ask the gangtou army to share the bean soup with everyone."
“Yes, Governor.”
After a while, Li Yi came up again and said in a low voice, "Captain, there are not many black beans left."
Li Hui was startled and asked, "How many more are there?"
The black bean is a good thing. The black bean is also indispensable for being able to catch up with Meng Huo.
Many people in the army would rather skip meals and drink a bowl of black bean soup in this sweltering heat - even if there is only a mouthful of black beans in it, it would be fine if the soup is thicker.
After drinking it, I feel a lot more refreshed, and I feel more energetic even when I’m going on the road.
Therefore, one bowl of black bean soup a day is essential. If the supply of black beans is cut off, it will affect morale.
"If it is only provided to the Han army, it can last for a few meals. If it is supplied to the entire army, it can only last one meal."
"We can't just give it to the Han army, but also let the barbarian soldiers lead the battle and fight hard later."
Li Hui shook his head and said, "Cook them all. We don't have to win this time, but at least we can't lose. We just need to hold off. The prime minister will handle the rest."
Li Yi suddenly understood, nodded and went to make arrangements.
There are many militia groups from Wei County in the Huotou Army.
At that time, people from the militia shouted a few words "The Ghost King is coming" outside Wei County City, and they made a big deal. Many people were overjoyed and felt that Feng Langjun was really a good man and had a safe life.
Unexpectedly, just after the deal was completed, Feng Langjun came over and asked them if there was a bigger deal. Would you like to do it?
When the greasy-mouthed vigilante heard this, he thought it was such a good thing, and he quickly said yes, wow, wow.
So Feng Langjun said, Governor Li is short of manpower. Do you dare to go? If you go there, the money will be huge!
In view of Feng Langjun’s golden sign, most of the desperadoes in the militia immediately responded.
Later, as expected, he followed Feng Langjun's words and stood at the top of the Dian Lake city. Looking at the strings of laborers below, the people in the militia danced with joy and almost fell off the city top.
Because Governor Li told them that the price is still seventy cents a piece - as long as it can help the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion to keep the barbarians from rebelling.
There is no way, Li Hui still has too few people.
The ability to stabilize the area between Wei County and Dian Lake has been due to his reputation in Nanzhong over the years.
Members of the militia cannot go into battle, but it is still possible to use a weapon at the top of the city to intimidate the troops.
Later, when Governor Li was going to pursue Meng Huo, someone shyly asked Li Yi for help, asking him to help ask Li Hui if he could join the army.
Although you can't go into battle, you can still afford to carry food and cook for the army.
Even Li Hui, who was the governor of Nanzhong, was shocked - how could a man risk his life to such an extent just for money and career?
That's right!
(End of this chapter)