【Chapter 81】New mission
General Xiao was forced here by the arrows of the Huns. The Huns fired arrows and shot them randomly. When they were lucky, they could shoot them. If they didn’t shoot, they could force out some movements and clues. When they were bad luck, they had nothing to find. Most of the latter were the food and supplies of the Northwest Camp. They had no worries about weapons and food. They had no worries about the arrows. Even if they were lucky, they could almost destroy the remaining soldiers of the Northwest Camp.
General Xiao was seriously injured and was carried by a confidant.
When the two found the big bull, they almost thought they had encountered the Huns pursuers. Fortunately, they got the code in time, so they did not lead to the tragedy of killing each other.
The cave where Yu Shaoqing and his group are currently located is big enough, and it is divided into two by several natural large rocks. Yu Shaoqing originally lived in the small cave on the left with Gouzi, who served as the sentinel. Wu San and the remaining soldiers lived in the big cave on the right. Now the dog has been injured and has been moved to the injured area of the cave. Only Yu Shaoqing is left.
That's right, before Gouzi came to the cave, another sentry lived beside Yu Shaoqing. He was the one who was hit by a rushing arrow and could not survive the fourth day of the first lunar month.
General Xiao was carried into Yu Shaoqing's small cave.
There was no bed in the cave, only cotton coats pulled from the dead.
General Xiao was lying on the cotton coat. He lost too much blood, his face was pale, his lips were chapped, his beard grew around his mouth, his hair was messy, and his armor was broken.
"How long has it been since you had eaten?" Yu Shaoqing asked General Xiao's subordinates.
Yu Shaoqing recognized him, his surname was Zhou and Huai. He was less than twenty years old. He had followed General Xiao for two years and had not found a single official position for himself. He was always loyal to General Xiao.
Zhou Huai smelled the strong aroma of broth, swallowed his saliva, and said, "It's been three days."
Yu Shaoqing said to Wu San: "You go and cook a bowl of hot soup with big cakes. Cook it for a longer time and don't put anything."
"Hey!" Wu San went there hurriedly.
General Xiao was too seriously injured and unconscious, so Yu Shaoqing had to continue asking Zhou Huai: "Are you the only ones and the general?"
Zhou Huai knelt beside General Xiao, clenched his fists and said, "They...they were shot in the arrow."
Some died on the spot, some were killed by the Huns, some were injured but were reluctant to use General Xiao's medicine, and they survived to death, and some were frozen to death and starved to death. Zhou Huai could no longer count.
"There are two people in the cave where we live today, but we can't escape...there are too many waves..."
Zhou Huai said, his eyes turned red.
It was obviously unwise to go to rescue at this time. Yu Shaoqing ordered Daniu to bring a few soldiers with him and wait for the Huns to search and go to the cave where General Xiao settled.
In fact, it is impossible to have a living habit, but at least the body was taken back and buried.
I don’t know if I found clues from General Xiao, but the Huns’ search this time was longer than before. Fortunately, the cave on Yu Shaoqing’s side was not found. The Huns found nothing. They seemed very disappointed and cursed and went down the mountain.
"What are they looking for, Brother Daniu?" A new recruit who was taken in halfway and whispered to Daniu.
The two joined the army together, but because Daniu followed Yu Shaoqing earlier, his status in the eyes of everyone is no longer the same.
Daniu said, "I don't know, but the centurion said that the Huns have so much trouble, I'm afraid that one of us has what they want."
The new recruit Danzi suddenly realized: "No wonder we don't let ourselves die."
Daniu said again: "Okay, they are going down the mountain and will not come again tonight. Let's go there!"
The reason why the big bull was promoted to scout by Yu Shaoqing was definitely not just because he chose Yu Shaoqing when he was forced by Yan Congming, but because he did have extraordinary detective and analytical power.
When Daniu and his group carried the bodies of two soldiers who were not killed by arrows but were killed by the Huns, they returned to the cave, General Xiao also woke up quietly.
Yu Shaoqing hurriedly asked Wu San to bring a bowl of soup made of big cakes: "General."
General Xiao shook his head gently, raised his hand again, and signaled Yu Shaoqing to help him up.
Yu Shaoqing helped him sit up and leaned against the cold stone wall.
"Where is Zhou Huai?" General Xiao asked weakly.
"It's there." Yu Shaoqing pointed to the other side of General Xiao.
Zhou Huai was exhausted. After eating a bowl of soup, he fell asleep on the ground. He refused to go to the spacious cave and would rather curl up and snuggle at General Xiao's feet.
He held a sword in his arms.
General Xiao smiled bitterly: "He hasn't closed his eyes for three days."
Wu San walked over with a bag: "Zhou Huai said, General is awake, be sure to remember to change the medicine. I'll change the medicine for the general."
General Xiao shook his head again: "No, take the medicine and give it to the soldiers."
Wu San hesitated: "But..."
"This is a military order." General Xiao said weakly, but he could not argue.
Wu San glanced at Yu Shaoqing, and Yu Shaoqing nodded. He took his bag and went to the big cave.
The dog just pulled the arrow, and the little fish was about to amputate...everyone urgently needed medicine.
Forgive him not to the enlightenment of General Xiao’s subordinates, he would rather die or watch his companions die than to move General Xiao’s medicine.
Looking at Wu San's departure back, General Xiao showed a smile of relief on his pale face: "You have trained your subordinates very well, you are..."
"Centurion, Yu Shaoqing." Yu Shaoqing replied.
General Xiao looked surprised: "You are Yu Shaoqing...I have heard of you."
Killing enemies is the most desperate, and rising to the next level is the most distant thing. There are more people offended than those who have killed them. It’s not that the military achievements are too strong, and they have been dragged down dozens of times.
General Xiao suddenly felt a little happy, accidentally touched the wound, and coughed softly, and was afraid of waking Zhou Huai up, so he quickly took a sip of hot soup and suppressed the coughing force.
Yu Shaoqing didn't ask him what he laughed at, but said, "Why don't the general use medicine?"
General Xiao smiled faintly and said, "No need."
Yu Shaoqing's eyes fell on the bandage on General Xiao's abdomen.
"Stop looking, Zhou Huai is wrapped tightly and can't see the injuries, but it's already rotten inside." General Xiao said with a light smile.
Of course, Yu Shaoqing understood that he was not lying. When he was in a coma, Yu Shaoqing checked his injuries. The wound had already ulcerated or even rotted. The inflammation made his whole body extremely hot.
It is a miracle that he can also speak to Yu Shaoqing logically and clearly.
Or maybe he is...
Yu Shaoqing tried hard not to think about those four words.
General Xiao stopped laughing, his condition suddenly took a sharp turn and his breathing became shorter.
Yu Shaoqing's eyes trembled: "General!"
General Xiao trembled and reached his right hand into his arms, and took a while to take out something the size of his index finger: "The Huns... put in fine works in Youzhou... This is a list of fine works..."
"General..."
"Yu Shaoqing obeyed the order."
Yu Shaoqing looked solemn.
General Xiao used his little strength to stabilize his body that could fall down at any time: "I will appoint you as the Northwest Army... The beacon camp... the commander of a thousand men, go to Youzhou today, and be sure to send the list to General Pang Ren before the Xiongnu sent troops!"
Yu Shaoqing took the list in a deep state: "Yu Shaoqing received the order!"
General Xiao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, leaned against the stone wall behind him and said, "You are from the capital, are you?"
Yu Shaoqing said: "The Lotus Village is at the foot of the capital."
"That must be very close to the Marshal's Mansion."
General Xiao looked at the empty stone wall, as if he had seen something else through the stone wall.
Chapter completed!