The door of the Qi army's fortifications opened, and more than 6,000 infantry and cavalry of the new army rushed out, killing the more than 3,000 unarmed and exhausted tattooed troops and the eighteen giant black tigers that were dejected by diarrhea.
surrounded.
The tattooed officers and soldiers stared with bloodshot eyes, looking at the fully armed and energetic Qi army in front of them. Some officers and soldiers in black armor shouted hoarsely: "You said you would not kill anyone who surrendered!"
A tall horse-riding officer in the Qi army with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked forward a few steps and said loudly: "I am Wei Wushuang, the new military commander of Da Qi. I reiterate: Anyone who puts down their weapons and surrenders will not be killed! You should take off your clothes immediately.
Take off your armor and raise your hands above your head!"
When the surrendered tattooed soldiers heard this, they felt a little more at ease. They took off their armor one after another and raised their hands above their heads...
So far, the Qi army won a complete victory in the Battle of Tongyan City. Not only did they rescue all the soldiers and civilians in the city, but they also wiped out or captured all 50,000 enemy troops! The Qi army killed 7,000 people, seriously injured 8,000, and captured 3
More than a thousand tattooed war horses, eighteen ferocious combat beasts - black tigers, and four big-eyed gray harriers that can be used for reconnaissance!
The generals of the Qi army immediately held a meeting to discuss how to deal with the surrender of the Tsing State. This matter was indeed a big deal for the Qi army, which had not fought a war in decades, let alone a major victory, and had captured so many enemy troops.
Small problem.
Several generals suggested that all the surrendered troops should be killed, just like the tattoo army killed prisoners of war. This would not only save food and manpower to guard them, but also prevent the prisoners from rioting in the future. However, Jiang Yuan and Wei Yan, both commanders,
He felt it was inappropriate, and Lu Jing firmly opposed it.
One commander said: "It is better to cut off their hands and return them to the Tsing Kingdom. This will not only abide by the promise not to kill the surrenderers, but also reduce the burden of food on our own side. After these people are released, they can no longer serve the Tsing Kingdom.
You can't participate in the war, and you can also increase the food burden of the Tsing Kingdom."
Wei Wushuang shook his head and said: "The Tsing Kingdom has always treated its own surrenderers without mercy, and will harm their relatives and friends. Now the Tsing Kingdom does not know which of the 50,000 people in the Sixteenth Army have surrendered and who died in battle
, so it is not possible to punish the relatives and friends of the surrenderers for the time being. If the prisoners are returned to the Tsing Kingdom, they will definitely die, and their relatives and friends will suffer immediately."
Yan Ran nodded and said: "General Wei is right. In my opinion, it is better to imprison them on a desert island, give them some farming tools, and let them farm and feed themselves, and we can only
You only need to send a small number of manpower to patrol the surrounding area by boat."
Jiang Yuan and Lu Jing both agreed.
Wei Wushuang said again: "We have to keep these prisoners a secret, and we must not let the Ting Kingdom know who surrendered to us." Jiang Yanlu and the other two nodded in agreement.
Yan Ran said: "But we must vigorously publicize the story of the Tatmadaw prisoners of war receiving preferential treatment from us after they surrendered, so as to reduce the enemy's will to resist in future battles." Several generals agreed.
So Jiang Yuan immediately sent Qingqi to the King of Qi who was in the capital to report the results of the battle and inform the four generals of their suggestions on how to deal with the prisoners of war of the Tattoo Army. Jiang Yuan also issued an order: "Unless there is a riot among the prisoners of war of the Tattoo Army, no one shall be allowed to do so without any reason."
Abuse of prisoners of war of the Tattoo Army, let alone killing them, is a violation of military law!"
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After the battle, the main thing Lu Jing and Sylvia did every day was to visit a large number of wounded soldiers. What made them very worried was that due to the hasty preparations for the battle, there was a lack of medical treatment in the army, and many seriously wounded soldiers did not receive timely treatment.
They died in pain or were left with lifelong disabilities without medical treatment! Many of those who were lightly injured also suffered from wound infection and inflammation, which worsened their condition or even led to death.
The busiest people during this period were the military doctors and the doctors temporarily invited from Tongyan City.
What surprised Lu Jing and the blond girl was that Yan Ran, the commander of the New Yan Army, was actually well versed in medicine. The diarrhea poison that was spread in the stream and polluted the water source of the Tattoo Army was prepared by Yan Ran, and the raw materials were found nearby.
Several common plants. Yan Ran worked almost non-stop for several days to diagnose, treat and administer medicine to the sick and wounded. He also taught many temporarily recruited folk girls to take care of the sick and wounded.
At noon on the third day after the battle, Lu Jing returned to his camp from the wounded. As soon as he sat down and drank tea, the guard came in and announced: "General Yan is visiting." Lu Jing hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Yan Ran looked extremely tired. After sitting down, he drank a few sips of tea, wiped his mouth and said, "General Lu must have also seen the miserable condition of the sick and wounded?"
Lu Jing sighed and said: "My housekeeper Xi, oh, no, it's Counselor Xi, she does know a lot of methods for making good medicines, but it's a pity that the methods are too complicated and require a lot of extremely precise equipment, so I can't do it in a hurry!
"
Yan Ran added: "I know there is a place that has good medicine for healing, but it is very far away. You have to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to get there, and the environment there is very harsh and not suitable for human habitation. I don't know its detailed location.
,so…"
Lu Jing hurriedly asked: "Where is that place? Is there any good medicine?"
Yan Ran rubbed his bloodshot eyes and said: "I learned from an ancient book: In the far north, on an ice continent frozen for hundreds of millions of years, there is a large lake that is not cold.
There is good medicine on one of the big islands.”
Lu Jing frowned and said, "What kind of book is that? How far is that place?"
Yan Ran said: "The name of the book is "The True Scripture of Mountains and Seas, Gods and Demons". My grandfather worked as a guard in the Korean palace when he was young. By chance, he overheard the story told by King Han to his beloved concubine in the palace.
Yes, but King Han only spoke for half an hour and then stopped talking. I
My grandfather later told this story to my mother, and my mother told it to me. It is said that the book tells all kinds of incredible anecdotes from ancient times, including battles between gods and demons, immortals, ghosts, and strange things.
There are pictures and texts about birds, exotic beasts and the like, which are extremely wonderful and magical.
It’s ten times more beautiful than the story of our war!”
When Lu Jing heard this, he was extremely curious and continued to ask: "General Yan, does he know where the book is now?"
Yan Ran sighed and said: "I have never heard of where this book is. When the Korean capital was captured by the tattoo army more than ten years ago, the palace was burned into ruins. Maybe the book was burned in the fire.
.”
Lu Jing cried out that it was a pity. After a while, he asked again: "Then how much of what is written in the book do you remember?"
Yan Ran replied: "My mother passed away two years ago. When I heard that story, I was still very young. What I just said are all the address clues I remember. As for the appearance of the good medicine, I just
I remember my mother said that it was a huge fruit that looked very good, could cure all kinds of diseases, and was especially suitable for use in the army."
Yan Ran looked at Lu Jing's curious and disappointed expression, and continued: "I never expected to find that remote and mysterious place, but now I have Qingyun He, as well as the unparalleled investigative skills of General Lu and Counselor Xi.
, so I hope General Lu will be interested and come with me to have a look."
Lu Jing pondered for a while and then said: "For the sake of thousands of injured soldiers, no matter how difficult and dangerous it is, we should go there!"
Yan Ran said happily: "I knew General Lu would definitely agree. Then we will set off early tomorrow morning."
Lu Jing asked curiously: "You have to report it to Commander Ming Jiang first, right?"
Yan Ran said, "Actually, I had already obtained Commander Jiang's permission before I came to you." As he spoke, he yawned widely.
Lu Jing stood up and said: "General Yan is too tired, go back and rest quickly."
Yan Ran also stood up and said: "Okay, I want to have a good sleep tonight. I will set off tomorrow with General Lu and four other archers, but I have to re-select those archers. In addition, Xi
The counselor needs to stay here and it is inconvenient to go with us."
Lu Jing asked curiously: "Why is that?"
The corner of Yan Ran's mouth twitched and she said, "Well, it's a place where gods, ghosts, monsters, and strange animals gather. It's not unlucky for a woman to go there..." As soon as he finished saying this, he turned around and left.
Lu Jing looked at Yan Ran's retreating back and murmured: "Why doesn't he want Sylvia to go with him? It's a bit mysterious!"