Father can be an enemy to the country

Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu is not at the top of the city, he is still very busy.

In addition to firefighting, he also took on the responsibility of treating the injured. In the days before the war, he gathered the military doctors from Shuidong and Shuixi, and asked two military doctors from the Ming Army and the good doctor from the palace who was responsible for his health care to give them surprise training.

Although the conditions here are limited, just by explaining to them the "Battlefield Rescue Rules" formulated by the Royal Medical Temple and the Military Medical Administration, and letting them understand the basic principles of disinfection and infection prevention, we can save the lives of many wounded people.

He also set up a field hospital in the former Shi'er Governor's Mansion, and prepared dozens of cauldrons for boiling water, hundreds of beds, various hemostatic and anti-inflammatory herbs, knives and pliers for treating wounds, and even Sheep are also specially killed to make catgut.

It is definitely not that His Highness wants to eat mutton. However, Guizhou’s black goat is really delicious. The meat is delicious and not smelly. You won’t feel tired if you eat it every day...

Closer to home, as the war intensified, the casualties of the defenders were also rising.

Injured patients continued to be sent to field hospitals. Several Ming doctors and more than a dozen doctors from all over the world were very busy. More than a dozen large iron pots have been boiling water from morning to night, and the supply is still in short supply.

At the busiest time, even His Royal Highness the King of Chu went into battle to light the fire.

When Ms. Liu heard the news and brought people over to help, she was stunned and couldn't find him. She could only shout loudly, "Is your highness here?"

"I'm here." A big man with a face like the bottom of a pot looked up from the makeshift stove.

If it weren't for his eye-catching figure with double doors, Mrs. Liu would never have been able to connect this big man with a dark face to the noble King of Chu.

"Oh, Your Highness, why are you lighting the fire here yourself?" Mrs. Liu quickly asked someone to replace Lao Liu, took out her brocade handkerchief, soaked it with water and asked him to wipe his face.

"I am just an idle man. I feel embarrassed when I see others busy with their work." Zhu Zhen took the handkerchief, stood up, and wiped his face while saying: "They are like this every time. When there is a war, I wish I could be locked up, for fear that if I make a mistake, their battle will be in vain."

"That's right, no one can afford to suffer." Liu Shuzhu said with deep understanding: "Your Highness really shouldn't take risks."

"Oh, you guys are all in the same mood." Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly and asked her, "You came here, can Shexiang be so busy alone?"

In this battle, everyone has a division of labor. Shexiang and Liu's duty is to assist Muying in commanding the battle... In fact, they mainly serve as interpreters for Muying, and they also have to ensure that Mu Kui obeys Muying's orders. , to avoid command failure.

So their work is quite important.

"Actually, those Mu Kui can all understand Chinese, but when they are not convinced, they will pretend not to understand." Liu Shuzhu said with admiration: "But General Mu is so awesome, all those Mu Kui admire him. , now he no longer needs our help, he can command without any hindrance. So my sister also went to patrol everywhere. "

"It turns out that they pretended not to understand what I said because they were dissatisfied with me." Zhu Zhen laughed.

"I didn't mean that." Liu Shouzhu hurriedly waved his hand and apologized: "I just said that General Mu is powerful, I didn't say that His Highness is not powerful... No, no, His Highness is much more powerful than General Mu."

Seeing the beauty's cute appearance in embarrassment, Zhu Zhen was in a good mood and said with a smile: "General Mu is more powerful than me, and you and Shexiang are also more powerful than me."

"Your Highness is joking." Liu Shouzhu didn't believe it.

While talking, Zhu Zhen took Liu Shuzhu to inspect the ward. Seeing so many seriously injured tribesmen lying on the hospital bed, Liu Shuzhu couldn't help but shed tears and comforted them with soft words.

In addition to spiritual encouragement, there are also material rewards. Liu Shuzhu told the injured to just rest in peace and recuperate. In addition to the clan's support for disabled soldiers and the families of those killed in battle, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also promised that all native soldiers who were injured and died in battle would enjoy the same pensions as the Ming army.

Of course the bounty for the living is the same.

This was actually a policy that had been announced before the war, but most of the soldiers did not believe it. Be it Han Chinese or Mongolians, how could they be regarded as human beings?

But now they believe it. The prince can boil water for them personally. How can he not treat them as human beings?

This brought great comfort to the injured.

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The good news spread from the hospital to the city. The soldiers' morale was greatly boosted and they fought more bravely. They fought fiercely with the enemy until dawn the next day.

At dawn, the exhausted Yuan army finally called for gold and retreated.

In fact, the regular troops who bite the pillars can continue to fight, but the three chieftains' men have suffered heavy losses, and those who are still alive are exhausted. Their morale has fallen to the bottom, and they are really unable to fight anymore. The sword that supervises the battle team cannot be used to supervise it.

Moreover, the defenders of the northern fortress wall kept coming to block the enemy, and the water came and the earth covered them. They took advantage of the situation in an orderly manner. The troops are always sufficient and combat-effective.

Yaozhu knew he was facing a tough situation. Without the cooperation of the other three groups of soldiers, if the battle continues today, it will be impossible to break the city again. They had no choice but to withdraw their troops with the help of gold.

He didn't want to look at the retreating troops, so he looked up at the rising sun, but he couldn't feel any warmth, only full of frustration.

Yaizhu knew very well that there were only two outcomes in a siege, either a quick victory or a terrible war of attrition. Once the defenders are unable to take advantage of the unstable situation and rush to capture the city with thunderous force, the battle will inevitably slide into a war of attrition.

This is the situation that Yaizhu least wants to see - once it enters a war of attrition, it means that the attacking party will continue to work in vain and die in vain. The blow to morale can be imagined. Therefore, even if the military strength is always sufficient, the combat effectiveness will become increasingly stretched.

For the defending side, every successful defense is a victory. They will become more and more proficient in city defense skills, so their combat effectiveness will become stronger and stronger. As long as there is not enough food, they can continue to defend the city.

Niu Qi told Yaozhu that because he was too panicked to escape at that time, the food of the entire Puding tribe was left in the fort, so the defenders would not encounter the problem of food shortage in the short term.

In total, Yaozhu brought less than a month's worth of military rations, and he still had to leave some to prepare for withdrawal. So we can only attack for another half month at most.

As soon as half a month was up, he had to withdraw his troops, and he could not wear out the defenders in the city.

"Marshal, I think Puding Fort can't be taken down..." The deputy marshal who bit the column also held the same view.

"Alas..." Yaizhu sighed noncommittally. Although he thought so too, of course he couldn't admit it. He could only whisper: "Stop talking nonsense and don't shake the morale of the army."

"Alas." The deputy commander also sighed and lowered his head in silence.

"Anyway, let's fight for a few more days and see." Yaizhu said solemnly: "Maybe the battle situation will turn around."

"Yes." The deputy commander nodded in agreement. He also knew that withdrawing the troops so quickly would be a huge responsibility. He had to hold on for a few more days to explain all aspects before making any plans.