veterinary

Zhao Qinghe checked the injured horses, because General Lu called for help too late, the favorable terrain had already been lost by the time the reinforcements arrived, and a lot of damage was caused when they fought with Xi Rong.

"Master, look at this horse. I thought it was mortgage wind, but it didn't work after two days of treatment. I'm afraid it was a wrong diagnosis." Zhou Lu led Zhao Qinghe to a horse.

The horse was kept in a dark room, and when it felt that someone was approaching, it was very frightened, and it rubbed around restlessly.

Zhao Qinghe hurriedly said slowly, "Brother Ma, I'm a veterinarian, and I'm here to treat your illness."

Zhao Qinghe's voice was very soft, and he approached slowly when he saw that the horse was moving less, and kept greeting it with soft tones, which calmed down the horse's mood.

With the help of the weak light, Zhao Qinghe saw that the horse's skin was tight, its waist was stiff, its head was stretched out, its mouth was drooling, its teeth were tightly closed, its ears were erect and its tail was straight, and its breathing was rapid.On the horseback is also carrying hot vinegar fermented glutinous rice in a cloth bag, which is the method of sweating in the mortgage wind.

Zhao Qinghe checked, "What medicine did you prescribe before?"

Zhou Lu hurriedly said: "On the first day, I saw that the condition was still mild, but his skin was tight and his waist was hard, so I gave him four liang of chili stalks, half a catty of cottonseed and two catties of stinky Pu roots, and put vinegar and fermented glutinous rice on his back. He saw that not only did he not improve, but his teeth were tight and the water plants were slow, he was given Zhuifeng powder, but the result still did not improve, I was afraid that the diagnosis would delay the time, so I asked you to come and have a look."

Zhao Qinghe nodded, checked again and said: "Check carefully to see if the horse has any wounds, I think it's more like a tetanus."

Zhou Lu was puzzled and said: "That horse was not on the battlefield when the general Lu died that day, and he hasn't been out in the past few days. It shouldn't be injured."

"The onset of tetanus is slow, especially if it is a small wound. If you look carefully at the horse's hooves, the narrow slits are the easiest to see clearly."

Zhou Lu blindfolded the horse's eyes, held a lamp to examine the horse carefully, and sure enough, he saw a small wound on the horse's hoof, which should have been stabbed by thorns, if you don't pay attention, you can't see it at all.

Zhou Lu hurriedly shouted: "Master, there is indeed a wound!"

Zhao Qinghe said displeased: "Keep your voice down, don't startle the horse."

Zhou Lu quickly fell silent, and the two went out to talk.

Zhou Ludao: "Master, for tetanus I gave Qianjinsan, and this horse has shortness of breath, reducing stiff silkworms and golden scorpions. For black snake, add Tianzhuhuang, coltsfoot flowers, almonds and loquat leaves, is it feasible?"

Zhao Qinghe pondered for a moment, then said: "Yes. Remember to tie the horse's waist with a rope and tie it to the beam to prevent it from falling down and getting up. Also, it's too cold in winter, so go get some charcoal fire to keep him warm and warm him up. Spread clothes and quilts, don't let it catch the cold."

The soldier guarding next to him laughed when he heard this, "This horse is almost an adult, and it is covered with a quilt for the charcoal fire."

Zhao Qinghe also said with a smile: "It's not like this now, who made our horses so precious. If we have as many military horses as Xi Rong, then don't worry, I'm afraid there will be horse meat to eat."

The soldier waved his hands again and again, "No matter how many horses I have, I can't eat them, but if I eat Xirong's horses, the taste will be amazing. Doctor Zhao, I heard that your horse meat hot pot is very delicious. I don't know when I can try it." taste."

Zhao Qinghe was known for his good temper, so the soldiers liked to joke with him.This soldier was also acquainted with Zhao Qinghe, so he half-jokingly begged for food.

Zhao Qinghe smiled and said: "This hot pot is easy, but horse meat hot pot is more difficult. Let me tell you a news, the Chinese New Year is coming, the general plans to have another spicy hot pot feast..."

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers immediately cheered. The cost of spicy hot pot is high, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to eat it on weekdays.The taste was still in my mouth when I was on the expedition, and I couldn't help drooling every time I thought about it. I didn't expect to be able to eat it again so soon.

But after a while the soldier withered again, "Hey, I'm afraid the food is not good this time, and the battle has not been won. If Xirong can be trapped to death that day, even eating green grass is better than eating hot pot now."

Zhao Qinghe patted the soldier's shoulder, "There are opportunities, we must not be discouraged, after eating the hot pot, the one who is booming will surely be able to beat Xirong to the ground."

The soldier scratched his head and laughed, and hurriedly spread the news to others.

Zhou Lu laughed and said, "Master, if you were to be a cook, I'm afraid it's not worse than being a veterinarian. Now when everyone mentions you, they all remember your spicy hot pot, which is more famous than your blood transfusion to save people."

Zhao Qinghe couldn't help laughing. It's really helpless to save someone with a blood transfusion without a blood test. It's not always such good luck, so I didn't let the doctor say it. Big trouble.Zhao Qinghe warned all the doctors once after finishing the work, and some people asked why not, Zhao Qinghe gave a general explanation, which really dispelled everyone's thoughts.Zhao Qinghe used to rely too much on the existing equipment, so he couldn't think of how to do the blood test for a while, and others regretted that he couldn't think of it.If one could know, blood transfusions on the battlefield would surely save many lives.

Zhao Qinghe said sternly: "You can't mention this outside, if someone hears it and doesn't understand it, it will be troublesome."

Zhou Lu quickly stopped talking, he only made this joke when he saw no one around.

Zhou Lu went to prepare the medicine for the horse suffering from tetanus, and Zhao Qinghe went on to check other sick horses.

"Doctor Zhao." Doctor Lu came towards him and cupped his hands, his brows were tightly frowned, and his expression was very bad.

The benevolence of General Lu's wife caused two thousand soldiers to die. In order to show punishment, they were dismissed from their posts, punished, named criminals, and hung their corpses outside the city gate for public display.

For three days, their relatives shall not enjoy the name of martyrs.

"My condolences, Doctor Lu." Zhao Qinghe sighed. Although Doctor Lu and General Lu are relatives far away, they have a very good relationship together in the same team. General Lu usually takes care of Doctor Lu a lot.Doctor Lu has always regarded General Lu as his son, and now that General Lu's body is still hanging on the city gate, how can Doctor Lu not feel sad.

Dr. Lu wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath and made an important decision, "Doctor Zhao, please intercede for my damned nephew. Sin, but please give the whole body and let him rest in peace."

Zhao Qinghe's eyes flickered, Dr. Lu was able to ask him, I am afraid that his close relationship with Chang Tingzhao is no longer a military secret.Zhao Qinghe didn't break the relationship, but only asked: "Doctor Lu, do you think that General Lu was really wronged for being punished so severely?"

Doctor Lu paused for a while before slowly opening his mouth, "My stupid nephew deserves to die, and it's hard to be a soft-hearted man. Damn that Xirong people are so treacherous, they took advantage of my nephew's weakness. My nephew's mother and Daughters-in-law all die in childbirth, so this is what my nephew hates the most. My nephew has never married in these years because he is afraid of harming other girls. My nephew will also be so unbearable that day, I would do such a thing during that crisis. I never expected... Hey, it’s too late to say anything now, I just want to see that my nephew has a heart of love for the people, and leave him a whole body.”

Zhao Qinghe sighed and didn't say anything, he just led Dr. Lu to a remote place.

"Doctor Lu, do you know that General Chang only sent General Lu with two thousand troops to guard that checkpoint?"

Dr. Lu was stunned, he didn't know the terrain there for many years, so he said: "The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, two thousand troops are enough."

Zhao Qinghe nodded, "Have you ever thought about it, even if the Xirong people can escape two people and spread the news, making them join forces inside and outside, it is normal for two thousand soldiers to be unable to defend the fifty thousand army in such a terrain, but How can the whole army be wiped out before the reinforcements arrive?"

Doctor Lu's eyes widened, his face paled in shock.

However, Zhao Qinghe added another fire, not to add salt to his wounds, if he didn't let Dr. Lu know clearly, I'm afraid it would be very troublesome in the future.

"Several checkpoints are linked together, and there are cavalry patrols by the general generals, who will go to support immediately if there is any change, and ordered not to act rashly before rescue. Save your life first. It has been calculated before, as long as there is any abnormality, it will be sent. Wolf smoke, there is definitely enough time. But when General Chang arrived, the two thousand soldiers had all been wiped out, and only one slipped through the net because of diarrhea. Although the enemy's internal cooperation made the two thousand soldiers helpless, they could occupy a dangerous position The terrain will not be completely wiped out, otherwise General Chang would not have allowed two thousand troops to guard there. Originally, the checkpoint was not intended to be used to fight against the enemy, it was only used to block it."

Dr. Lu staggered a few steps, his face turned pale, and he still couldn't understand what he heard now.Maybe it was to claim credit, maybe it was to use military exploits to make up for one's mistakes, maybe it was just a mistake, or maybe it was not properly arranged.But the final result is that General Lu listened to the military order again and again. Not only did he let go of the Xirong people in a moment of soft-heartedness, but he also tried to use his superiority to annihilate the enemy because he did not burn the beacon in time, which made it difficult for the reinforcements to arrive. In such a hurry, the [-] Xibing soldiers not only escaped but also wiped out all the [-] soldiers.

If it was only because of a momentary soft-heartedness that caused this excellent opportunity to be lost, at most General Lu would be punished by military law and lose his head, but if it was because of self-willedness and self-assertion, it would be a criminal offense.I'm afraid that even Doctor Lu will be involved, let alone the father and child at home.

Doctor Lu left in a daze, Zhao Qinghe looked at Doctor Lu's figure and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.If Fei Tingzhao thought of the childish innocence, he would not have suppressed the news at all.Otherwise, General Lu's death will be much uglier than now, and there will be no trace of his former reputation now.

When Zhao Qinghe told Chang Tingzhao about this, he said with great worry in his heart: "I don't think it's a coincidence, I'm afraid the Xirong people have already figured out Dayou's situation clearly. The Xirong invaded this place only a month or two ago, and unexpectedly It’s really scary to have a guard who knows the details of his temper, and to stage such a show.”

Chang Tingzhao also frowned, Xi Rong was ambitious and well prepared, this battle must not be easy.

"The soldiers will block the water and cover them with soil. I will be more careful in the future."

Zhao Qinghe sighed, "This is the only way to do it now, and the court has to keep an eye on it. I think the people of Xirong will definitely use this to make a fuss."

Chang Tingzhao patted his head, "I can handle all these, don't think too much, you see you are getting thinner and weaker, have you eaten all the donkey-hide gelatin sent by me?"

Zhao Qinghe said with a smile: "I can't finish eating so much. Don't worry, those military doctors will urge me to drink medicine even if you don't tell me. Now those military doctors are urging me to learn human medicine. They all want to be my master, so I will give you medicine." I want to quickly raise my dead blood back so I can start learning."

Chang Tingzhao's face gradually softened, "My wife is capable, of course everyone is fighting for it. If you want to learn, go, if you don't want to, then just go, don't be too reluctant."

Chang Tingzhao knew that Zhao Qinghe went to study human medicine because of him. Although they were all doctors, Zhao Qinghe didn't like to deal with people, but preferred to deal with animals.Not only because he fell in love with this industry and didn't want to change, but also because he was afraid of facing such a heavy responsibility. No matter how precious the livestock was, no one was important. Moreover, Zhao Qinghe's main focus was not on pets but on cash crops.If something goes wrong when managing people, the burden on my heart is too great.No one would worry that livestock would seek revenge when they die, but it is scary to think of people turning into ghosts after death.

Zhao Qinghe leaned in Chang Tingzhao's arms, "Well, I will take it easy. How will the emperor react to such a big mistake?"

Chang Tingzhao smiled, with a relaxed face, "Thirty military sticks are recorded."

Zhao Qinghe sat up in fright, "What? Thirty military sticks?!"

Chang Tingzhao hugged him into his arms, "I wrote it down and didn't fight immediately. If I win the battle, I can erase it. Otherwise, I would have been beaten to death long ago."

Zhao Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief immediately, "It's really not easy to earn some military merit. If you don't die on the battlefield, you will be punished to death if you come down. Maybe you will be imprisoned by the nine clans. If there is a next time, I am determined not to come, you Go play by yourself."

Chang Tingzhao rubbed his shoulders for him, "I don't agree with you even if you want to come, see you have bled more than half of your body in just a few days, and I am more bold when I am not by your side."

Zhao Qinghe said helplessly: "There is no such exaggeration, don't worry about me..."

"Be careful, I say this every time, when I didn't know you, I almost fainted." Chang Tingzhao pinched his nose with a displeased expression on his face.

Zhao Qinghe stopped talking immediately and didn't dare to continue. He hurriedly changed the subject, "It's almost Chinese New Year, and I told you to go out to eat hot pot. It would be great if there were firecrackers. But the power of the firecrackers here is too small, crackling The sound is like a mosquito bite. Unlike the ones I used to play, the sound is deafening and can scare people half to death. There is a kind of firecracker called Dadi Leigong, and it can explode such a thick bamboo tube.”

Zhao Qinghe gestured in his hands. He used to think that such things were contraband. He used to fry fish that were two fingers wide. Now that he thinks about it, he really misses it.

Chang Tingzhao raised his eyebrows, "So powerful? Wouldn't it be the same as the bomb you mentioned if it was made bigger?"

Zhao Qinghe said angrily: "I originally wanted to research the bomb. If I had a bomb to crush Xirong, it would be like playing for fun, but I won't! Yunxi and I wanted to watch the scene of the landmine war before, but we just wanted to I don’t remember what they did, but I vaguely remember that the earth mines were packed in earthen jars, and the detectors in Little Japan didn’t respond.”

Chang Tingzhao had also heard Zhao Qinghe say it before, and felt quite a pity in his heart, if they could reduce a lot of losses, no matter how aggressive he was, he would not like to see his soldiers die in battle.

Chang Tingzhao thought for a while and said, "That's not the case. I ordered someone to find a craftsman who can make gunpowder and develop it together. Maybe we can make it. If not, we can play it as a firecracker."

Zhao Qinghe's eyes lit up, and he patted himself on the head, "Yeah, why do I always want to do it myself! I really read too many time-traveling novels, and I want to grab everything on myself, and I don't have the ability to be stupid. I think this matter can be handed over to Yunxi, it is more convenient for him to be in the capital. By the way, this matter should not be known to others, if Fang Zi reveals it after researching it, it will be even more difficult to fight this battle in the future."

Chang Tingzhao scratched his nose and said with a smile: "It's up to you to say, I will send a secret letter to the prince."

Zhao Qinghe rolled his eyes, "Let me do it, because your secret trust in the prince will easily arouse suspicion."

Chang Tingzhao disagreed: "Your letters can be easily opened by others, and nothing can be hidden then."

The corner of Zhao Qinghe's mouth twitched, and he said triumphantly, "The letter I wrote to Yunxi is only a ghost if someone can understand it."

"Dug! Damn Zhao Qinghe, is this a test to see if I have graduated from primary school?" Yunxi couldn't help but explode when she received the letter. Words made Yunxi's head twitch.

The thirteenth prince put his arms around his beloved concubine, looked at the ghostly symbols on the paper, and shook his head sympathetically, "My concubine, what is written on it?"

It took Yunxi a long time to figure out what the meaning was, it wasn't his poor language, it was because Zhao Qinghe was not good at Mandarin, and he couldn't tell the difference when he rolled his tongue, so he read it for a long time.

"Let's find someone to make bombs. This guy just remembered this now. He's really stupid. In what name should we send these craftsmen?" Yun Xi was slightly worried. It is really inconvenient for people to watch.Before this matter is done, it must be silent. In fact, it is not that he has never thought of gathering everyone's strength before.It's just that he doesn't go to war. Although he has many enemies, it's unrealistic to blow people up.Now that Zhao Qinghe has gone to the northwest, no one cares about blowing up a house, but he can try to develop it with others.

The corners of the Thirteenth Prince's lips twitched slightly, "It's New Year's Eve, how can there be no firecrackers at the border. Just send these craftsmen there. It's better to teach people how to fish than to teach them how to fish."

At the beginning of spring, these craftsmen finally arrived, and Chang Tingzhao specially set up a place as a research room, away from the crowd to prevent accidents.It was not clearly explained to the outside world, and outsiders only thought it was the thirteenth prince who was messing around again.

one year later.

"Damn it, those Xirong people ran faster than rabbits, and they disappeared before killing a few people." Luo Feng sat down on the chair, poured a cup of tea, and said angrily.

This year, Xi Rong has never been invaded by a large army, but a small group of small groups burned, killed and looted everywhere. As soon as Dayou soldiers arrived, they ran away immediately.Dayou wanted to fight him head-on, but he didn't cooperate at all.The soldiers and horses of the Western Army are strong, and they run very fast and it is difficult to catch up, and the poor can't pursue them. The Chang's army can only watch them slip away, and then wait for them to sneak out again before fighting.It would be disadvantageous for the Chang family's army to fight on flat ground. Xirong had many cavalry, but Dayou was scarce and lacked equipment. Although there were no major defeats in the previous battles, they could not take advantage of it.

And Xi Rong couldn't break through the fortress, so the two armies were in a stalemate, often fighting a small battle and occasionally a big battle, regardless of the outcome.

The confrontation between the two armies has made no progress, and it cannot be a huge burden for the people of the court. Chang Tingzhao frowned, "Military division, what do you think?"

Zhuge Ru was shaking his feather fan, his face was very serious instead of the usual hippie smile.

"Xi Rong is using the delay technique, trying to drag us down alive."

"Hmph, overestimate one's abilities." Chang Tingzhao also reacted after being tortured by Xi Rong a few times, but it is not a small burden for Xi Rong, Xi Rong is not richer than Dayou, and the two armies are grinding against each other for three or three years. There is no problem in four or five years, if Dayou can't handle Xi Rong, how can he handle it?

Zhuge Ru's eyes darkened, "I'm afraid that the current situation is not good for General Yu Dayou. If the general is dismissed, who else will be competent? Or who will succeed?"

Chang Tingzhao frowned. It's not that there are outstanding soldiers in the court, but there are many guards in other places. If he goes down, I'm afraid it won't be the turn of those people.Over the past year or so, the crown prince has become more and more unpopular, and the queen has planted forces everywhere. The queen has tried to insert her own people several times, but was pushed back by Duke Ding.But now there is no progress in the war, and the waste of people and money, the emperor has long been dissatisfied, I'm afraid...

Zhuge Ru said again: "I heard that the emperor is going to build a palace to refine elixir."

The palace must cost a lot of money. Now that the national treasury is empty, the military expenditure will be worrying.

Chang Tingzhao sneered, "This is a good idea from Xirong!"

Luo Feng couldn't help but said: "General, why don't we just have a good fight! It's too frustrating to fight like this, whoever fights is like these bastards running around. One hammer for a while, one hit here Take a look there, run as soon as you see something is wrong, what are you playing for!"

Zhuge Ru said quietly: "Xi Rong has an army of 30, and the cavalry is several times that of ours. The armor is so hard that you can't kill it with an arrow. How can you fight head-on?"

Luo Feng pouted his neck and said, "Isn't it enough for the emperor to send some more troops?"

Zhuge Ru was too lazy to talk to him, if it was so simple, he would need to remind him.

Luo Feng didn't know if it was feasible, but he was just talking nonsense, and sighed: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what should I do? It's not an option to waste it like this."

bang——

A voice was deafening, and it felt like the tent was shaking, which startled several people.

It took Luo Feng a while to respond, "What makes such a loud noise?"

There was a noise from outside, "It's not good, it's not good, the god is angry!"

Chang Tingzhao strode out of the tent and shouted loudly, "Howl!"

The chaotic scene was immediately frozen, no one dared to speak nonsense, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

Chang Tingzhao thought of something, grabbed someone and asked, "Where is Zhao Qinghe?"

The man was stunned, "Huh?"

"Where is Doctor Zhao?"

The soldier just knew about it, and quickly said: "It seems that I went to the forbidden area early in the morning."

The place where the bomb was developed was far away from the crowd and heavily guarded. The craftsmen could not come out. Only Zhao Qinghe and a few people were allowed to enter, so it was called a forbidden area by the soldiers.

Upon hearing this, Chang Tingzhao quickly pulled out his horse, straddled it, and galloped away.