Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 79 A Great Merit
"Hold on a little longer, let's hurry back to the city!" There were only military doctors in the city to provide treatment.

Shen Xun also heard a muffled sound behind him and knew that an arrow was stuck in the backpack.

Fortunately, I had the backpack to block it, otherwise I would have been doomed.

Several horses quickly rushed into the darkness and returned to the city gate around the fire of the enemy camp.

But the city gates were tightly closed and would not be opened no matter how much they shouted, nor would any troops be sent to help.

Shen Xun looked up at the city gate tower and vaguely saw a group of soldiers, with a young general in the middle.

It is said that this general was the elder brother of the emperor's favorite concubine, and this expedition against the Huns was only to add to his merits so that he could be granted a title of nobility in the future.

At this time, hundreds of cavalrymen fled back one after another, most of them were injured.

Behind them was a large group of Hun cavalry, rushing towards them with roars.

Upon seeing this, Shen Xun and others immediately raised their spears to meet the enemy.

However, there were too many Huns and they were constantly replenished. Shen Xun and others could only fight and retreat, gradually disappearing into the night.

On the way, they met a group of people led by Chen Wuhou. Shen Xun told them about the situation at the city gate: "They won't open the city gate to help us. The city gate is full of Huns. What should we do?"

Chen Wuhou sneered and said, "In that case, let's go somewhere else to rest first."

In this sneak attack, the general promised to send troops to help while the enemy camp was in turmoil, but he had already burned the camp and some of the enemy's food and fodder, and there was no movement at the city gate.

Chen Wuhou was furious: "Damn it! I lost more than a hundred soldiers, and they just stood by and watched?"

A personal guard quickly said, "Stop talking, Wu Hou. Be careful someone might report you."

It is also a crime for subordinates to resent their superiors. If someone secretly reports it, all of them will be convicted.

Chen Wuhou snorted and led the remaining 200 people to rush into the wild.

They didn't know how long they ran until they could no longer see the fire in the distance, and then they slowed down.

A scout came back and clasped his fists towards Chen Wuhou and said, "There are two empty houses ahead. There are poplar trees and rivers not far from the houses. There are no signs of the Xiongnu staying there."

Chen Wuhou nodded: "Then let's go to the river to rest."

So, more than 200 people rode their horses to the edge of the poplar forest.

The seriously injured soldiers were carried into a thatched hut with a broken roof. Someone built a fire in the hut. Shen Xun took out a knife and warmed it over the fire, then removed the arrow from the back of one of the soldiers.

The soldier gritted his teeth and said nothing until the arrow was taken out, then he fainted.

Shen Xun opened a bottle of alcohol and poured it on the wound to disinfect it, then sprinkled hemostatic powder on it.

Then he was given two pills and covered with a quilt.

The remaining several seriously injured people were treated in the same way, and the medicine in hand was soon used up.

Those with minor injuries could only watch and bandage their wounds themselves.

Soon at daybreak, the scouts returned with a report: "The Huns are attacking Wulei City with all their might, and a group of cavalry are searching this way."

Chen Wuhou immediately ordered: "Those who can move should mount their horses and meet the enemy immediately. Shen Xun, you stay here to take care of the wounded. If we are defeated, you should find a way to return to Yumen Pass to report the defeat."

Shen Xun nodded, watched Chen Wuhou and others leave, then quickly lay down in a secluded place and wrote a letter, describing the situation on his side, wrote a new address, and finally tied the letter to a numbered key chain.

It was not until noon that the keychain with the letter tied to it suddenly disappeared.

On the other hand, Shen Zhao felt uneasy after learning that his brother was trapped in Wulei City.

I wanted to send some more supplies over, but I was afraid of being seen.

It was not until noon the next day that she recalled a keychain and saw another letter.

After reading the contents, she learned that he was short of medicine and his quilt was left behind in Wulei City, so Shen Zhao bought a lot of medicine and gauze bandages, and a small medicine box, and sent them to the new address. Yesterday, she and her mother steamed a lot of steamed buns, and now they are all hung in the shop, and then sold at a price of one coin per hundred.

Then he bought two hundred steamed buns, ten bows and crossbows, and one thousand sharpened iron arrowheads, and sent them over, spending more than 20,000 yuan in total.

Right now Shen Zhao only wants to save his elder brother's life, and doesn't care about anything else.

Just as Shen Zhao thought, Shen Xun was very excited after getting the supplies and bows and crossbows.

He distributed steamed buns to a dozen wounded soldiers and said, "Hurry up and get up and eat something. Those of you who can move, follow me to reinforce Wu Hou. If they lose, none of us will survive!"

The wounded nodded, propped themselves up, ate two or three steamed buns, and drank some hot water. Shen Xun then re-applied medicine and bandaged their wounds.

When they were given the crossbows, they were all very surprised, because not only did this thing have a sight, but it was also very labor-saving to pull and shoot.

"Let's go! Let's go help Wu Hou!"

A dozen wounded soldiers carried arrows and some steamed buns, mounted their horses, and followed Shen Xun to gallop into the distance.

After running for about a quarter of an hour, they saw their comrades fighting fiercely with hundreds of Huns. The scene was quite tragic.

The wounded soldiers roared, urged their horses forward, raised their bows and crossbows and started shooting.

Ten bows and crossbows were fired at the same time, whizzing through the air, and several Huns fell off their horses.

Then another ten arrows flew out and hit ten Huns directly.

Chen Wuhou turned his head to take a look and laughed: "Brothers! Kill! Our reinforcements are coming!"

The Huns were also confused, and many of them turned their horses around and fled.

"Want to run? It's too late!" Chen Wuhou, covered in blood, urged his horse to rush out, raised his long sword and swung it down, instantly chopping off a man's head.

For a moment, morale was high and the Han army rode their horses to chase the Huns. With the help of Shen Xun and his ten bows and crossbows, they killed countless enemies in an instant.

In the end, only a few dozen Huns escaped, and the rest were all beheaded.

Chen Wuhou and his men did not chase after them anymore, but counted the number of people and cleaned up the battlefield.

Dozens of soldiers were lost in this battle, and they remained forever in this desolate Gobi Desert in the Western Regions.

The surviving soldiers took their body amulets while crying, carried them to a depression and buried them hastily.

Afterwards, they picked up a lot of weapons and horses and brought them back to the garrison. They also found the crossbows and arrows and distributed them to the cavalrymen who used bows and crossbows.

The surviving soldiers ate steamed buns in silence and applied medicine and bandages to each other.

Chen Wuhou was also seriously injured. Not only was his thigh cut, but there were also cuts on his arms.

Shen Xun cleaned his wound and sewed it up using the tools in the medicine box his sister sent him.

Chen Wuhou glanced at the strange medicine box and said nothing.

After a long pause, he couldn't help but ask, "Shen Xun, did you buy all these steamed buns?"

"Yes." Shen Xun sprinkled medicine powder on the wound, bandaged it with gauze, and handed him two pills: "Take it quickly."

Chen Wuhou took the small pill and was silent for a moment: "When we return alive, I will let the general record a great merit for you."

Shen Xun smiled and said, "Thank you, Wu Hou."

To be awarded a commendation, one must win a battle. Now the general is still trapped in Wulei City, and it is not certain whether he can survive and wait for reinforcements.

Suddenly, the scout came to report: "Wu Hou! We found more than a thousand Huns coming this way!"

(End of this chapter)