When Yi Nan heard this, he laughed and said: "It seems that this is the first time for this chief executive to lead troops, and he doesn't even know how to deal with wounded soldiers."
Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the medical conditions in the grassland are worse.
The injury on the grassland was a little more serious, and he was basically declared dead.
Solange smiled and said: "At his age, if he hadn't married a princess, he might not have the chance to lead an army. However, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was very powerful. A mere 10,000 people stopped tens of thousands of Western Turkic cavalry.
, only more than a thousand people were killed."
"It's just relying on weapons and armor."
Thinking of today's battle with the Western Turks, Yi Nan still had lingering fears.
He didn't expect that he would be defeated so quickly. If the Tang army hadn't helped him stop the Western Turks' pursuing troops, Xue Yantuo would have suffered great losses if he had been entangled.
Although the Tang Dynasty helped him, he did not think that Xue Yantuo's warriors were inferior to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
He felt that the reason why the Tang Dynasty's 10,000 cavalrymen blocked tens of thousands of Western Turkic cavalry and only suffered more than a thousand casualties was because the Tang Dynasty's cavalry was waiting for work, while the Western Turkic soldiers fought with Xue Yantuo for a long time and exhausted a lot of their physical strength.
In addition, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was well equipped and naturally had very strong combat effectiveness.
When Lin Xuan came with his troops, he was very jealous when he saw the weapons and armor on the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
It's just that the Tang Dynasty had too many restrictions on the grasslands. Although some iron could be bought from those merchants, the nomadic people were not engaged in production. Even if they had iron, they were far behind the Tang Dynasty in making weapons.
Solange did not argue with Yi Nan about this, but said: "Great Khan, today's defeat has dealt a huge blow to all the ministries. If the Western Turks repair for a few days and attack again, it will be difficult to resist."
The smile on Yi Nan's face disappeared, replaced by a gloomy look.
It was difficult to resist Solange when he came to the place, but he actually said it in a rather subtle way.
In fact, today's defeat has exhausted the courage of those tribes. If the Western Turks attack again, those tribes will find reasons to avoid fighting even if they do not surrender.
"Great Khan, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty are so powerful in combat. If they take the lead, it can also boost the morale of the army." Solange said.
Yi Nan said with a gloomy face: "I told him before, but he rejected me."
"Great Khan, he refused before because he thought we could withstand the Western Turks' attack. He also knows the current situation, otherwise he would not help us today." Solange said.
Yi Nan's eyes lit up, and he felt that what Solange said was very reasonable.
He told Lin Xuan before that he would let soldiers and horses from the Tang Dynasty participate in the battle, but Lin Xuan refused directly. But today he sent Solange to ask for help, but Lin Xuan agreed so quickly.
"Do you still want to give him the five thousand horses you promised him?"
Speaking of this Yi man, his body ached. He had been extorted by the Tang Dynasty for tens of thousands of horses, and he had suffered losses in several battles with the Western Turks.
Now he still owes Lin Xuan five thousand horses.
"The Great Khan only has 5,000 horses. If we don't give him, we will definitely anger him. We still need help from the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. It's better not to offend him now." Solange said.
Just five thousand horses?
The corner of Yi Nan's mouth twitched, and he seemed to be saying, in this case, you might as well take care of these horses.
However, Yi Nan still held back. There were not many people supporting him at this time. If he angered Solange again, he would really be in trouble.
"I'll have someone deliver the horse to him tomorrow," Yi Nan said.
…
Xue Rengui took Cheng Chumo and three others outside Lin Xuan's tent, but was stopped by Liu Da.
"The Marquis has ordered not to see anyone." Liu Da said expressionlessly.
"I came to see the general for an urgent matter. If the general doesn't see us again, I'm afraid there will be a big trouble." Xue Rengui deliberately raised his voice.
Liu Da said coldly: "I only know that the princes are passing by one after another and don't let anyone disturb them."
"Do you know that the soldiers are about to break up camp now, and if something goes wrong, can you afford it?" Cheng Chumo said angrily.
Liu Da said nothing and had no intention of getting out of the way.
"Let them in."
At this moment, Lin Xuan's voice came out.
Upon hearing this, Liu Da stepped aside directly.
Xue Rengui and the others didn't care about Liu Da and walked in.
When several people entered the camp, they saw Lin Xuan's hair was messy and his eyes were bloodshot.
"General, what's wrong with you?" Xue Rengui and others didn't bother to salute and asked hurriedly.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. What do you want to see me for?"
Lin Xuan's voice was very hoarse, and he didn't seem to be okay.
Cheng Chumo and others didn't ask any questions, but told Lin Xuan what happened outside.
Lin Xuan heard that because of him, the soldiers entered the wounded barracks and almost caused a chaos.
The reason why he prevented those soldiers from entering was because he was afraid that they would carry some dust germs and so on, which would lead to infection of the wounded soldiers.
But for those soldiers who had already been bandaged, it would have no effect if they were allowed to take a look.
"Just do as you say, but you can only see those soldiers who have been bandaged." Lin Xuan warned.
"Yes." Xue Rengui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lin Xuan didn't mean to blame him.
"Forget it, I'll go in person." Lin Xuan said.
By this time, he had figured out that there would inevitably be casualties on the battlefield, and all he could do was bring as many people back as possible.
"General, please leave this matter to your subordinates," Xue Rengui said hesitantly.
It is true that Lin Xuan's current condition is too bad. As the saying goes, it is the courage of the soldiers. If those soldiers see Lin Xuan like this, what will those soldiers think?
Lin Xuan naturally knew what Xue Rengui meant, and with a smile on his face, he said: "You go wait for me outside the wounded barracks first, and I'll just clean up."
When Xue Rengui saw what Lin Xuan said, he didn't say anything more. He bowed to Cheng Chumo and others and left.
…
When Lin Xuan packed up and came to the wounded barracks, Xue Rengui and others and more than twenty elected representatives from each battalion were already waiting there.
"See General."
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "No courtesy."
At this time, Lin Xuan had no abnormality except that his eyes were still a little bloodshot.
But those soldiers didn't dare to look directly at Lin Xuan and couldn't notice him at all.
"Let's go, follow me in and take a look."
The wounded barracks were completely arranged according to his requirements, and the hygiene was very good, with white lime sprinkled everywhere.
There are many kinds of bugs on the grassland, and those bugs carry a lot of bacteria.
In addition to its bactericidal effect, lime can also repel insects.
The military doctor's captain's name was Chen Chuan. When he learned that Lin Xuan was coming, he quickly came out to greet him.
"I've met the general."
After Lin Xuan asked him to excuse himself, he asked: "How is the treatment of the wounded soldiers going?"
"Back to General, all the serious injuries have been taken care of, and most of the minor injuries have been taken care of. We still have about half an hour to take care of them all," Chen Chuan said.
"Well, you did a good job, thank you for your hard work."
There are only about 20 military doctors in total, and it is indeed very hard to treat the wounds of more than 1,000 people.