Liu Fan immediately complied with Han Sui's request, stood up and said goodbye: "Without further delay, we will go back to prepare and set off early tomorrow morning..." Liu Dan also stood up and saluted.
Han Sui smiled hoarsely, waved his hands and said: "Gai Jun is dominating the water, threatening the capital, and is aggressive, but he has a righteous heart and has more than 100,000 troops. How can Gai Jun insult him? Although the situation in Chang'an is urgent,
Don't be in a hurry. The two nephews have just arrived at the humble residence. They have not yet sat down and have barely touched their chopsticks. They are about to leave. Wouldn't it be too rude for me to let you go?"
"this……"
Han Sui deliberately made a serious face and said: "Sit down."
"If so, I will bother Mr. Han for a while longer." Liu Fan and Liu Dan could not resist, so they had to sit down again.
"That's right." Han Sui nodded with a smile and said, "When I first came to Kyoto, I took charge of the affairs of the court and took care of the military affairs. Now that the war has started again, even though I have been awake and awake, I feel that I don't have enough time, and I feel that I have no skills.
, so the officials in the court have limited acquaintances, especially young talents like the two nephews. This time I just have a heart-to-heart talk with the two nephews..."
"Mr. Han has worked hard for the country, and I feel ashamed..."
Han Sui did not talk about world affairs anymore, but instead brought the topic to learning, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed. When Han Sui was young, he studied under the "Liangzhou Sanming" Zhang Huan and Zhang Ranming in Dunhuang, and the latter studied under the late Taiwei Zhu Long.
, Han Sui's research on the Five Classics "Shangshu" is extremely sophisticated, his understanding is brilliant, and his insight is unique, which is beyond the reach of young people like Liu Fan and Liu Dan.
The Liu brothers secretly admired him. Regardless of his personality, at least in terms of knowledge, he was not necessarily inferior to the late Situ Wang Yun.
Dong Zhuo? If he was really knowledgeable, he wouldn't have torn the great Han Dynasty into pieces.
In the wine stall, the Liu brothers took their leave. This time Han Sui did not stop them and sent them to the door.
"Mr. Han will stay here..."
Han Sui insisted on crossing the threshold, holding Liu Fan in one hand and Liu Dan in the other, looking around and saying: "The rise and fall of the country all depends on Liu Yizhou. I hope that my two wise nephews can persuade him with their righteousness to save the country and save the country."
Save the Supreme, to save the common people..."
"I dare not accept my order." "Farewell." Liu and Liu bowed again, then bowed and took a few steps back, turned around and left. It was already dark, and the Liu brothers were led by the waiter on the road, among the grass, by the pond, and on the branches.
Cicadas were chirping incessantly, which was annoying. The two brothers were thinking about their own thoughts, and there was no conversation during the period. It was not until they left the Situ Mansion and boarded their carriage that Liu Dan could not help but say: "Brother
Don’t you know how dangerous Chang’an is now, why do you insist on staying?”
Seeing that Liu Fan was silent, Liu Dan said again: "Now Mr. Han is sitting in a prison, trapped internally and externally, with no way to advance or retreat. The only person I can rely on is my father. My two brothers proposed to go to Yizhou with us. He also
How dare you stop it even a little bit?"
Seeing his brother's anxious look, Liu Fan sighed softly and said, "Second brother, why don't you understand that I am leaving a way out for my father?"
Liu Dan was immediately startled. He was not a mediocre person. A mediocre person could not sit in the position of the Censor of the Book and the Censor at the age of twenty-four or five. Although the Censor of the Censor had a rank of only 600 shi, it was equivalent to the rank of the Emperor.
There are only two legal advisers who can decide the right and wrong whenever there is a doubtful matter. Liu Dan's status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty undoubtedly greatly helped his career, but his own talent should not be underestimated. Liu Dan understood it in an instant
The meaning of the brother's words is that as long as the brother stays in Chang'an, the capital, and stays with the emperor, no matter whether Han Sui continues to rule in the future or Gai Jun takes over the power, there will be room for it and it will not be irreversible.
Liu Dan understood it, but the problem was...
"Why is my brother staying here and not me?" Liu Dan said with red eyes. You know, it's easy to say that Gai Jun took over Kyoto. Once Han Sui succeeded in forcing Gai Jun back and established a foothold in Guanzhong, it would mean that there would be no more opportunities in the short term.
People can threaten his rule of the Liu family in Jiangxia Jingling over Yizhou. In other words, as the eldest son and second son of Liu Yan, whoever returns to Yizhou now may become the future master of the "Shu Kingdom"
.Elder brother Liu Fan gave up the position of heir to "Shu" to him.
Liu Fan patted his brother's hand and said with a smile: "Although the second brother is more talented than his elder brother, he is too young, not experienced enough, and the city is not deep. Being in the capital, facing today's complicated situation, it is exactly what is needed.
With your rich experience and calm personality, it is impossible to cope with your current experience. My brother is more suitable to stay than you."
"..." There was a trace of pain on Liu Dan's face. He was more talented than his brother? Don't be kidding. How could it be possible that his brother was precocious and intelligent at a young age, good at both civil and military skills, and famously wrote about Jing Chu. He has always been his father's greatest pride. In the final analysis,
Still useless, he couldn't stay in the capital and take care of his father and brother, so he could only escape back to Yizhou with his tail between his legs to protect his father's wings.
"I wonder how the third and fourth brothers are doing. Without me to supervise them, will they still concentrate on their studies?" Liu Yan's third son, Liu Mao, also known as Shuyu, has been following Liu Yan. Liu Fan has not seen him for several years.
After his third brother, Liu Mao was still underage when the brothers separated. Liu Yan's youngest son Liu Zhang, named Ji Yu, originally stayed in Beijing with Liu Fan and Liu Dan as hostages. Last year, Liu Yan was ill and summoned Zhang, so he stayed in Yizhou without returning.
When Liu Fan mentioned his two other brothers who were far away in Yizhou, his eyes were soft. He said that an eldest brother is like a father. In his early years, his father Liu Yan was often an official abroad, so all his brothers relied on Liu Fan for guidance in their studies.
Liu Fan calmed down his thoughts and told Liu Dan Yin Yin: "The world is in chaos today, and the princes are rising together, and most of them are powerful. It cannot be said wrong, but it is biased. After you return to Yizhou, you should not specialize in martial arts. You should be with your father.
Adults jointly govern literature.”
"promise."
After dusk, it’s night. At Xu time in June, although you can’t see your fingers with your hands out, it’s not as bright as daytime. Everything begins to be hazy, as if it is clear and fuzzy. At this time, people are full of wine and food, and their eyes are tired, so it’s time to go to bed.
While resting, tens of thousands of soldiers from both sides were still fighting fiercely on the west side of the river.
"Ah - ah - ah -" Ma Chao stood in the middle of the blood river of corpses, his black hair dancing wildly, looking up to the sky and roaring. The knife in his hand was densely covered with gaps the size of rice grains. It was really shocking, and people couldn't help but wonder what the experience was.
What kind of bloody battle can a steel knife that has been tempered for thousands of times be damaged into such a state?
Ma Chao jumped out with a single arrow step, faster than lightning. He stepped hard on a large pillar with his right foot. The shield soldier opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. He flew backwards more than ten feet and knocked down several people. Ma Chao used the force of the step to jump up, sword in hand.
Like a rainbow, thunder fell, hitting a man in the face. However, the knife in his hand had long lost its sharpness. Not only did it fail to split the opponent's head, but it got stuck in the skull.
Hearing the enemy's shrill screams, Ma Chao had no mercy at all, only endless irritation. He tried his best but couldn't pull out the sword. At this time, the enemy soldiers seemed to see a good opportunity and rushed up in a swarm. They didn't care about Ma Chao.
Stranger, this son has been active at the forefront of the battlefield since the beginning of the war. He attacked and killed three people who were Sima and above in the Han and Dong coalition forces, and beheaded countless people. His martial arts was unparalleled, and he was brave enough to conquer the army. He is worthy of this person.
The most famous young warrior in the Han Dynasty in recent years, he has truly lived up to his reputation. It is no exaggeration to say that his head can be exchanged for a mountain of gold.
Seeing the enemies swarming in, Ma Chao couldn't help but panic, so he drew his sword with all his strength. He only heard a "click" and the sword was broken in two parts. Ma Chao looked at the remaining two feet of the blade in his hand, and was stunned. How dare he fight again? He hurried to
Run back. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, once missed, may never be encountered again. How can the coalition soldiers be willing to give up? Ghosts howl and wolves howl, chasing and slashing endlessly.
Ma Chao was hit several times in the back. At this time, he just ran for his life and felt nothing.
A group of halberds arrived at the critical moment and collided with the allied pursuers. Their halberds and spears crossed each other and stabbed each other. Blood spattered and screams reached the sky.
It was already dark, and Ma Chao dodged and disappeared among the crowd. The allied soldiers saw the duck they were about to catch fly away, and were so angry that they almost went crazy, but they vented all their anger in front of their eyes.
On the opponent. The coalition spears were generally no shorter than one foot or eight feet, longer than the halberd, and the piercing power was also higher than the latter. Therefore, they had an advantage in the initial confrontation. However, as time went by, the Gai army
The soldiers used their skillful halberd skills to gain the upper hand.
Ma Chao shook off the pursuers behind him and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He checked the injury on his back and found that the pain was unbearable. It was expected to be nothing serious. Ma Chao lowered his head and inspected the ground, quickly picked up a ring-head knife, and then threw it away.
, it’s not that he has too high a vision and looks down on standard weapons. Although the quality of that knife is better than his previous one, it’s not much stronger. The hardness is very different. He doesn’t want to play with it again. "
"Thrilling".
When Ma Chao finally found a sword that he was satisfied with, he found that his position had been breached several times more. The infantry and cavalry of the Han and Dong joint armies came out with all their best, and they attacked for four to five hours without stopping for a moment. It was an all-out effort.
Although they tried their best, they still could not drive the West Bank Gai army down the river. What's more terrible is that the sky is gradually turning dark. Once night falls, both sides will be unable to fight anymore. Therefore, this round of attack should be the last attempt by the Han and Dong coalition forces.
, the intensity is so fierce that it takes a step forward.
The defense here is still strong for now, so Ma Chao doesn't need to worry about it. He turns around and runs towards another almost collapsed position. Ma Chao dodges and moves in the darkness, the light of his sword flashes like a horse, and he disappears, and a cloud of blood surges out.
came out, screaming incessantly, limbs and heads flying...
"Kill - kill -"
"Drive the enemy out of their position and we will win..."
In the melee in adverse circumstances, coupled with the influence of the weather, although a fierce general like Ma Chao with superb martial arts gained a lot, it was not easy to avoid the enemy's attacks. In a short time, he had survived several times, and his thigh was also scratched by a spear.
He was injured. However, his efforts were not in vain. Under his leadership, the soldiers who gradually dispersed regrouped and stabilized their position, thereby repelling the opponent's fierce attack.
When Ma Chao saw the enemy retreating in embarrassment, the corner of his mouth curved in an arc, and immediately turned into a grin. At this time, his thigh was bloody, which was very frightening, so he tore off an old cloth from his body, simply bandaged the wound, and then placed it between the two soldiers.
With help, he limped out of the battlefield. He complained secretly in his heart that he was injured somewhere, but his legs. This meant that he would not be able to go to the battlefield again in the short term. Even if he insisted on going, the Hussars General and other
My father, Ma Teng, would definitely not allow it.
Not long after Ma Chao left the team, a series of screams suddenly sounded from behind. Ma Chao looked back and saw that the dark sky was like the mouth of the god of death. Countless arrows came out of it, and they hit the formation like raindrops, crazy.
Devouring lives. The Gai army was obviously not prepared for this, and the soldiers fell to the ground in batches after being hit by arrows. In the blink of an eye, the number of people was reduced by more than 30%. The Han and Dong coalition forces, which had been repelled, took the opportunity to shout,
He rushed up again.
"..." Ma Chao couldn't help but shake his head, thinking that he would be able to rest easy after defeating the enemy. Little did he know that on the battlefield, when he thought he was safest, it was also the most dangerous time. If the Gai army immediately organized a defense after winning the victory,
, be on strict vigilance, why is this so? This position that I defended at the cost of being injured is over...
"Gulu gulu..." The two soldiers who were supporting Ma Chao couldn't help but swallowed when they saw this scene. If it weren't for Ma Chao's injury, they would have suffered the same extremely sad fate as their comrades in front of them.
"Did you see that?" Ma Chao glanced at the two of them and said in an extremely calm tone: "This is war. If you are negligent, you will lose your life. If you can understand this clearly, after this battle, you can at least do something
There are hundreds of generals."
"..."
Ma Chao went deep into the military formation and came to the makeshift hospital. He saw that the ground was densely covered with injured soldiers, crying, cursing, moaning, screaming, howling... Various negative sounds came from all directions, penetrating into his eyes.
Ear.
Hundreds of doctors and soldiers are rushing back and forth to deliver batches of medicines to the attending doctors. This is not an easy job. Each medicine is used for different purposes. Some are used to treat fractures, some are used to treat wounds, and some are used to relieve pain.
There are some for anesthesia and some for hemostasis... In addition, they are divided into oral and external applications. It is roughly estimated that there are no less than forty or fifty kinds. If you take it late or wrongly, and delay the treatment, you will definitely suffer. This is not included, because
The number of medical staff is limited, and the medical staff are also responsible for treating the wounded with minor injuries, so that the medical staff can be freed to treat the seriously injured patients who are dying.
Ma Chao did not call the doctors to treat his wounds, but continued to walk inside. Because military doctors also have hierarchies, and they are implemented very strictly. The doctors and soldiers are responsible for taking care of the slightly injured.
It is the responsibility of the medical officer with a salary, which ranges from one hundred shi to two thousand shi.
Precisely because of the strict division of levels, each has its own division of labor and does not interfere with each other, the efficiency will be greatly improved. Trying to cross levels will only cause confusion. For example, if Ma Chao asks a doctor to treat his injuries, who will be responsible for the wounded who were originally responsible for the doctor?
Treatment? Of course, nothing is absolute. If a general's life is in danger, doctors will naturally take over when they encounter him. At this time, they have no time to care about the life and death of the soldiers. Who made this an era where "a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find"?
.
Sergeant Gai has nothing to complain about. In fact, they are the happiest in the entire Han Dynasty and even in the world. Their master has modern ideas in his mind. He pays more attention to medical treatment a hundred times than anyone else in the world. Other forces
If it develops on its own, even if it takes a hundred or a thousand years, it will never reach the level of a complete military medical system like that of the Gaijun Army.
Ma Chao walked towards the nearest small tent. When he took a closer look, he couldn't help but be stunned. He knew the soldiers wearing heavy armor in front of the tent. They were all Bian Bing's personal guards. Is the eldest brother injured? Ma Chao looked anxious.
With a look on his face, he asked hurriedly. When he heard that he was only hit by an arrow in the shoulder, he felt relieved and ducked into the small tent.
Bian Bing was lying on the wooden couch, humming as the medical officer used medicine to clean the wound. When he saw Ma Chao limping in, he pushed the medical officer away, sat up, and asked with wide eyes.
: "What's wrong?".
"I was scratched by a spear." Ma Chao said as he sat down next to Bian Bing.
Bian Bing said with a look of surprise: "Where is your skirt armor?" Senior generals like them wear extremely fine armor, usually three-quarter fish scale armor, which is a breastplate that protects the chest and the back.
The back armor, the shoulder armor that protects the shoulders, the mantle that protects the arms, and the skirt armor that protects the thighs protect three-quarters of the body. Normally, thighs will not be easily stabbed by spears, but Ma Chao has never
Wearing a skirt and armor, even the shawl is put away.
Ma Chao smiled awkwardly and said: "I took it off because it hindered my movement."
Bian Bing had an expression of "Sure enough," it was obvious that this was not the first time Ma Chao had done this. Bian Bing said, "Let's take a look." He roughly untied the old cloth, grabbed the gap in his pants with both hands, and tore it open violently.
Ma Chao immediately felt a heartbreaking pain and couldn't help shouting: "It hurts, it hurts, be gentle..."
Bian Bing has been in the army for eight years and has rich experience. He can tell at a glance that Ma Chao's wounds look scary, but in fact they are nothing. This kind of injury will be alive and kicking again after a month or two. Bian Bing glanced sideways at Ma Chao and sneered: "
Damn it, do you still know it hurts? Can the skirt and armor be taken off casually? It depends on whether you have a good memory in the future." After saying this, he ordered the medical officer to apply medicine and bandage to Ma Chao.
The medical officer cleaned up the blood stains with water and then poured medicinal powder on the wound. Ma Chao gasped in pain and gasped. To distract his attention, he asked Bian Bingdao: "Brother, how is your injury?"
Bian Bing's face immediately darkened when he heard this, and he said: "The big bow and heavy arrows are the best among Qiang and Hu. This guy is also very courageous. He actually bullied me until he was ten steps in front of me before attacking. He went straight to the throat, like
The non-guards pushed me at that time. I will definitely not be able to dodge this arrow." At this point, Bian Bing took out a badly damaged mantle and handed it to Ma Chao, saying: "Look, how cruel this arrow is.
, if it hadn’t blocked it, my shoulder would have been useless.”
Ma Chao took it and took a closer look. He couldn't help but secretly sighed. Looking at this posture, it was a two-stone bow at least, with a pulling force of more than 200 kilograms, so he asked: "Are you going to kill him?"
"What do you think?" Bian Bing looked unhappy.
Does that mean he wasn't killed? Ma Chao raised his eyebrows. He was bullied by the opponent and shot an arrow, and then walked away in a swagger. This was really humiliating. No wonder Bian Bing was so depressed. If it were him, he would also feel unhappy.
happy.
After the thigh wound was bandaged, Ma Chao took off his heavy armor and asked the medical officer to deal with other minor injuries on his body.
"Dang, clang, clang..." There was a loud clang on the battlefield.
Bian Bing and Ma Chao also heard it in the tent. The two couldn't help but look at each other, could it be...
Soon Bian Bing's personal guard came in and said: "The coalition forces of Han and Dong retreated and won, they won..."
really……
Bian Bing and Ma Chao clapped and laughed. The sound of the clang not only represented the enemy's retreat, but also meant that after a day of hard fighting, the Gai army finally stood firm on the west bank of Bashui...