Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 443: Save 1 and Abandon 1

Chapter 443: Saving One and Abandoning the Other
When Yuwen Tai woke up from his coma, it was already dark.

He found himself lying in a straw hut, surrounded by wailing wounded soldiers.

Yuwen Tai struggled to sit up. He remembered that he must have fallen off his horse and fainted during the battle. He didn't expect that he was still alive.

Recalling today's battle situation, more scenes emerged in Yuwen Tai's mind, and his memory gradually revived.

Early in the morning, when Heba Yue announced the charge, the situation was still on his side.

Han Lou's army was indeed vulnerable. The ruined Fanyang City was unable to stop the invincible Erzhu cavalry. Although the enemy's heavy cavalry ambushed in the woods quickly came forward to support, Han Lou's army was quickly defeated soon after the battle.

However, the two thousand heavy cavalry that came to support still managed to hold the battle situation.

Han Lou, who was thought to have escaped, still stood on the wall of Fanyang under the protection of his guards, maintaining the morale of the Fanyang defenders.

Seeing that the cavalry was engaged in close combat, Heba Yue ordered his troops to distance themselves and prepare for a second charge.

At this moment, the sound of orderly horse hooves came from behind!

When Yuwen Tai looked back, he saw the neatly-arrayed cavalry appearing in the rear. When he saw the "Su" general flag fluttering in the bright sunlight, his head began to buzz. His ominous premonition came true.

There is indeed an ambush!
What Yuwen Tai didn't expect was that it was Su Ze who personally led the troops to ambush.

Soon after, Yuwen Tai fell off his horse, and when he woke up he was already in the wounded camp.

Two warriors in armor came to the camp, escorting an old man with white hair and beard.

Two warriors held swords in one hand and a torch in the other, and the old man began to check the wounded one by one.

"It hurts the internal organs. There's no need to treat it."

A wounded soldier pointed by the old man immediately started shouting. Yuwen Tai was also a little confused. The soldier did not seem to have any serious external injuries, but his abdomen was a little swollen. The old man actually sentenced him to death with just one look.

Several soldiers came in and carried the soldier to the corner of the wounded camp. Yuwen Tai heard the soldier cursing.

The old man looked at another soldier, who looked seriously injured. His forearm was crushed by a horse's hoof, and the bloody flesh was still attached to his upper arm. There were also many wounds on his body.

"This can be cured. Bring some strong liquor and a needle and thread."

All I saw was the old man's apprentice bringing liquor and needle and thread, and several other apprentices came forward to hold down the wounded soldier. The old man poured the liquor on an axe, then chopped off the broken forearm with one axe, sprinkled the liquor on it and began to sew up the wound.

The soldiers let out miserable wails, and Yuwen Tai felt a chill. These were the elite soldiers of the Erzhu family. Even the battlefield could not scare them, but this old doctor was really scary.

Could this be someone sent by Su Ze to torture the soldiers?

The old man was very fast. He bit off the needle and thread and said:

"Whether you can survive depends on tonight and the next one."

The old man pointed out another dying soldier, and the soldiers carried him to a corner, and then helped clean the wound of a soldier who was shot by an arrow.

The old man sentenced one and saved one in this way, and finally the case came before Yuwen Tai.

At this time, in the corner of the wounded camp, some soldiers who had been sentenced to death by the old man had begun to breathe their last. The soldier who had been cursing also felt the fear of death and began to curse even more hysterically.

But suddenly his cursing stopped, and the soldier suddenly began to spit out blood. After a while, he fell to the ground and died.

This scared the remaining soldiers. They realized that the old man in front of them was really a miracle doctor. Those who were cured by him might not survive, but those who were sentenced to death by him would definitely die.

What kind of medical officer is this! He is simply the god of death who is urging us to die!
Just as the old man was about to diagnose Yuwen Tai, he suddenly said:
“I don’t want to see this camp anymore.”

The apprentice beside him hurriedly stepped forward and asked:
"Master, why don't you look? Aren't there still many wounded soldiers?"

The old man waved his hand and said:
"These are all surviving creatures. What are you still staring at? Let's go to the next camp!"

The disciples had no choice but to follow the old man to the next camp for wounded soldiers.

This doctor's medical skills were indeed superb, but he had a quirk: every time he saved a person, he had to give up treating another person.

No matter how much others beg, or how prominent the person's identity is, the abandoned person has been sentenced to death by the old man and will die soon.

However, those who were treated by the old man, even if they were seriously injured, would survive in the end.

Yuwen Tai watched the old man leave. How could there be such a weird person under Su Ze's command?

By the next day, all the soldiers sentenced to death by the old man had died. Yuwen Tai looked at the surviving soldiers in the camp. There was no joy of surviving a calamity on their faces, but instead a look of confusion due to the collapse of their faith.

Since the uprising, the Erzhu cavalry has been invincible.

This is a belief that is implanted in the heart of every soldier.

But they were still defeated by Su Ze's cavalry charge.

This is an elite cavalry that is no less elite than the Erzhu cavalry.

Yuwen Tai struggled to stand up and began to ask the soldiers about the situation on the battlefield that day.

From the mouths of many soldiers, Yuwen Tai restored the situation on the battlefield after he fell unconscious.

Heba Yue did not disappoint Erzhu Rong's trust. Under such unfavorable circumstances, he still led a small number of cavalry to fight his way out, and about two to three hundred cavalry escaped.

Su Ze sent a cavalry unit to pursue them, placed the remaining captives outside the city of Fanyang, and dispatched medical officers to treat them.

Yuwen Tai was somewhat relieved, at least Heba Yue had escaped.

Yuwen Tai wanted to recuperate in the camp, but since he had been Heba Yue's adjutant, many officers and soldiers still came to him to consult him about the future. When Yuwen Tai woke up today, another group of soldiers came to him to make a decision.

"Deputy General, should we surrender?"

The soldiers said in unison:

"Surrender? Lord Su has never come to the Injured Soldiers Camp once. Will they want you if you surrender? We are afraid we will be killed."

Someone immediately objected, saying, "Have you ever seen anyone treat someone before killing him? Lord Su is our general's sworn brother, so should he heal us and let us go?"

"Did you lose your mind on the battlefield? It is true that the general and the Duke of Su are sworn brothers, but in this world, brothers will fight to the death when they meet on the battlefield, so what about sworn brothers?"

Everyone looked at Yuwen Tai again, and Yuwen Tai didn't know how to answer.

Erzhu Rong had killed his brother, so he had no moral pressure to betray Erzhu Rong.

Yuwen Tai was a little surprised. These were all the selected players carefully trained by Erzhu Rong and they were loyal to Erzhu Rong. How could they discuss surrender?

What's wrong with this world?
Survival instinct?
Maybe, but these elite troops are not afraid of death on the battlefield.

Yuwen Tai suddenly asked curiously:

"If we surrender to Hanlou, will you surrender, brothers?"

The soldiers cursed loudly:
"What is Hanlou? Can it make us surrender?"

"It's better to die in battle than to surrender to Han Lou!"

"that is!"

Now Yuwen Tai understood that it was because the person to surrender was Su Ze.

In other words, this group of cavalrymen were defeated by Su Ze on the battlefield.

Just like a pack of wolves, only the more ferocious leader can tame them.

Although he didn't know what happened on the battlefield that day, Yuwen Tai had already seen Su Ze's power from just a few words, so it was no wonder that these soldiers were impressed.

"Duke Su will definitely recruit us to surrender."

Yuwen Tai said decisively:

"But you still have to think about Xiurong's family."

Everyone was silent. They were all from Xiurongchuan, and many of them even had the surname Erzhu.

Their families were still in Bingzhou, just like Yuwen Tai's nephew Yuwen Hu was also in Yecheng.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly walked into the wounded camp and shouted to everyone:

"Nominate a representative and have the Duke summon him!"

Everyone's eyes were on Yuwen Tai. Yuwen Tai knew he could not escape, so he could only straighten his clothes and follow the soldier.

Su Ze did not set up his tent inside Fanyang City, but camped outside the city.

Yuwen Tai walked along, instinctively looking for flaws in the camp. He discovered in despair that even this temporary camp had no flaws.

In the tent, Su Ze was discussing matters with the generals.

Murong Shaozong knelt on the ground and said, "Please forgive me, my subordinate is incompetent and let Heba Yue escape."

Su Ze did not blame Murong Shaozong. The Heba Yue brothers were indeed brave. On that day, Heba Yue led the way and forged a hole in Su Ze's encirclement. His long spear was cut off by Su Bei's Great Xia Dragon Bird, but he still fought bravely and finally broke out.

Su Ze forgave Murong Shaozong, and at this time the soldiers escorted Yuwen Tai into the tent.

Yuwen Tai had a wound on his face and had grown a lot over the years. He had only met Su Ze once when he was in the Six Garrisons and thought Su Ze had forgotten him.

Unexpectedly, Su Ze recognized Yuwen Tai at a glance and called out his nickname.

"Black Otter!"

Yuwen Tai suddenly felt a little panicked. Although his father and brother had been on equal terms with Su Ze when they were in the Six Garrisons, Su Ze was now the world-famous Duke of Gaoping, dominating Guanzhong and looking down on the world.

Su Ze said to his left and right:
"My sworn brother really treats me well by sending a talent like Black Otter to Fanyang!"

All the generals laughed in agreement and their eyes fell on Yuwen Tai.

Chen Chong, who had made great contributions this time, was promoted by Su Ze to enter the military tent to discuss matters. He looked curiously at the enemy general who was about the same age as him.

Everyone knows that Duke Su is good at judging people, and those he values ​​all become remarkable figures.

How could this young man deserve such high praise from Su Ze?

You have to know that when Su Ze faced Han Lou, he just said a few polite words.

Yuwen Tai had originally thought of surrendering, and seeing Su Ze being so warm and friendly, he felt more reassured.

There was no moral pressure at all, Yuwen Tai knelt down and said:
"Black Otter is willing to persuade the soldiers to surrender for the county lord."

(End of this chapter)

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