"General, a living person was found here." A soldier reported to Xiahou Ba.

Xia Houba and Cao Liang rushed over immediately. This living Shu soldier was probably a military prince. He was found among a pile of dead people. However, even if he was alive, he was almost dead. His stomach was scratched.

There was a cut, blood was pouring out, and even the intestines were exposed. There was air in but not out. If it had been found later in the evening, he would probably have died.

Cao Liang immediately ordered the military doctors to come over. Every battalion of the Wei army was equipped with military doctors who were responsible for treating injured soldiers. However, due to limited conditions, the scope of these medical craftsmen's treatment was also extremely limited. They could only deal with ordinary minor cases.

The injury may be okay, but for more serious injuries, nothing can be done.

Originally, the military doctor and craftsman from the Yueqi Battalion followed them, trying to find the injured from the pile of dead people to treat, but so far, no survivors have been found. After hearing Cao Liang's order, a military doctor

The craftsman hurried over to bandage and diagnose and treat the military lord.

"How about it? Can it be saved?" Cao Liang asked.

The military doctor shook his head gently and said: "I tried my best, but he lost too much blood and can't hold on for much longer..."

Cao Liang didn't mean to blame the military doctor. The mortality rate on the battlefield in this era was quite high. As long as the internal organs were injured or the aorta was injured, death was basically certain. This was also caused by the limited medical level.

as a result of.

I don't know whether it was the return of light or the bandaging treatment by the military doctor that played a certain role. The military prince slowly opened his eyes, but his pupils were dilated, his eyes were blurred, and his face looked as if he had died.

Cao Liang knelt down and asked, "Tell me, what happened here?"

The military prince murmured: "It's over...it's all over..."

When Cao Liang asked for further details, the military prince tilted his head and died.

Cao Liang secretly cried out that it was a pity. He thought he could learn some useful information by finding a living person, but a dying person really couldn't provide him with any valuable information.

At this time, Yang Hu suddenly shouted loudly from the side: "Brother-in-law"

Cao Liang immediately turned around and said, "What did uncle find?"

Yang Hu pointed to the body of a general wearing armor on the ground and said: "I know this captain, his name is Zhou Yue, and it was he who commanded this army. I was with him when I left the Seoul camp.

He was ordered to search for food and supplies in Lueyang, but he didn't expect that he would eventually die here."

After the Wei army entered Hanzhong, they thought they could feed the enemy, but the Shu army strengthened the walls and cleared the country, which made the Wei army's situation more difficult. As the front stretched, the already unsustainable supply of food and grass became even worse, so Xia Houxuan had to send troops and horses.

In addition to Zhou Yue's people, they also sent out several groups of people to gather or plunder food and supplies.

Although sending troops out to plunder, to a certain extent, alleviated the dilemma caused by the lack of food and grass for the Wei army, the dispersion of troops was already a taboo for military strategists, giving the Shu army an opportunity to defeat them one by one. Zhou Yue's entire army was at the Han River

The total annihilation of the North Bank was a bloody lesson.

Although the Wei army claims to have an army of 150,000, due to the long and difficult food road, the troops escorting and transporting food already account for about 20% of the total force, so only twelve people actually entered the Hanzhong Plain.

There are only 30,000 troops. Excluding those who have been killed and non-combat casualties, the real fighting force is only more than 100,000 troops.

Xiahou Ba of Yangping Pass alone brought 30,000 troops. This time Sima Zhao was sent to Dingjun Mountain, and another 25,000 troops were sent. The remaining troops were to garrison Xingshi, which was the retreat route of the Shu army.

There is absolutely no room for loss, and the two cities of Han and Le must be besieged. Coupled with the thousands of troops sent out each way, the entire Wei army is now torn to pieces and severely dispersed.

Xia Houxuan is also familiar with military books and knows the dangers of dividing troops. However, in the situation in Hanzhong, nothing can be accomplished without dividing troops. The two cities of Hanle must be surrounded, the momentum must be defended, and Yangping Pass must also be defended. Later, Dingjunshan will be more

If we want to defend without dividing our troops, how can we do it?

Of course, before the reinforcements of the Shu army entered the Hanzhong Plain, there was nothing wrong with the strategy of dividing the troops. On the contrary, the Wei army was divided into separate routes and each performed its own duties, which was conducive to controlling the overall situation in Hanzhong.

However, after the fall of Dingjun Mountain, the scattered Wei army became a disaster. The Shu army could easily concentrate its forces and defeat the scattered Wei army one by one.

The army led by Zhou Yue was completely annihilated. This was only what Cao Liang saw. There was more than one thing that Cao Liang did not see or was about to happen. If the Wei army could not complete the assembly as soon as possible, it would probably be destroyed step by step.

The Shu army cannibalized it.

Cao Liang stood up, observed a few breaths of silence in front of the corpses, and said domineeringly to Xiahou: "Xiahou Guards, we must rush to Seoul as soon as possible, otherwise things will change if we are too late."

Xiahou Ba nodded solemnly. The seriousness of the situation had exceeded his expectation. If it delayed any longer, the situation would become more and more difficult. After Xiahou Ba mounted his horse, he immediately ordered the army to continue along the north bank of the Han River.

, advancing towards Seoul.

It’s not that Cao Liang and Xia Houba didn’t want to cover up and deal with so many corpses in the wilderness, but it took too long to bury the corpses. Now every moment the Shu army wastes will lead to more risks, so even Cao Liang is worried.

, we can only get on the road quickly and decisively, and let these corpses continue to explode.

The urgency of the situation prevented Cao Liang from wasting any time casually. They had to rush to Seoul as soon as possible to assemble with the Wei army's large army.

But will everything be fine when we get to Seoul? Cao Liang is not sure at all. He even said that maybe what the situation will be like when we get to Seoul, Cao Liang has no idea at all.

Now Cao Liang is like crossing the river by feeling for stones. He is blinded. The troops are advancing at full speed, and the scouts sent out can only detect a range of five to ten miles. Any further distance is completely beyond the reach of the whip.

Already.

Judging from the current situation, Cao Liang is extremely pessimistic. He even suspects that he has been targeted by the Shu army along the way. However, they are not as small as Zhou Yue. They will eat them in one bite.

.

However, Cao Liang felt that the Shu army would never give up easily. They were probably digging a hole not far ahead, waiting for him to jump into it. The further they moved forward, the more dangerous they would be. There was always danger.

The possibility of being surrounded by Shu troops.
Chapter completed!