Si Mang asked Gongzi Jiu to help contact Yicheng, and Gongzi Jiu immediately agreed and sent his retainers and envoys sent by Si Mang to Yicheng. Si Mangtong reported that businessmen had entered the Duan clan and asked Duan clan to allow the army to enter, or

At least we can get supplies locally. Prince Jiu said: "Since you have entered the Duan clan, you should wait for the reward!" Si Mang also felt that it was not in a hurry. It would be more appropriate to first understand the Duan clan's intentions and then send an envoy to the west.

But in this case, the army must stop at Duanshi; and the longer it stops, the easier it is to cause friction with Duanshi. Mr. Jin said: "That's what Wei is worried about. The current plan is to move ten miles westward and temporarily avoid

Its front."

Si Mang looked around at the soldiers lying around. If an army came to kill them, they could easily be harvested. This state was definitely not good. But if they were ordered to continue marching now, I don't know how many of them would be able to obey the order.

After thinking for a while, Si Mang said to all the guests: "May Sir tell the whole army to march ten miles and find a good place to camp!"

All the guests said politely: "Your welcome!"

Si Mang stood up again, and all the gentlemen also stood up and separated. Si Mang shouted loudly: "Listen, all the troops, go back ten miles. If there is a good place to camp, all get up and go!" After shouting a few times, it seemed that Si Mang stood up again.

No one answered. Si Mang was a little anxious, so he took out a horn from his arms and blew it. As soon as the horn blew, all the troops woke up, and Si Mang ordered: "Quickly form the formation!" He blew and shouted while walking.

In formation, the soldiers who were lying down from exhaustion were finally called up, each holding a sword and halberd, and formed a formation. Although not neat, they were still in a row.

All the battalion commanders came to Si Mang to report: "The formation of a certain battalion has been completed." Si Mang looked at the nearest town, where people were beating drums to gather people. Si Mang ignored him and said to everyone: "Go forward ten miles.

, there is a good place to camp. Everyone go to that place, each set up a camp fence, and be careful of thieves!" Then the order of the advance of each camp was arranged.

This time the guide was Mr. Jin. In fact, Mr. Jin didn’t know what was going on ahead. He just saw that there was a faint road leading down the mountain. He guessed that there might be a wide and dry place ahead.

Sure enough, after traveling for more than ten miles, at the end of the fields, there were patches of wilderness. Although overgrown with weeds, fortunately the terrain was open and the ground was dry. The river meandered here, surrounding the grassland. It was a piece of Shangjia.

The camping place. The people who gathered together saw the group leaving and felt relieved. Naturally, they would not come out to pursue them.

Mr. Jin divided twenty camp fences next to the avenue. The camp fences faced each other and echoed each other. They were surrounded by water and mountains, occupying a large area. I don’t know whether it was because I had rested just now to regain some energy, or whether the mountains and rivers here gave everyone a sense of refreshment.

In order to feel a sense of security, after the troops arrived here, they did not lie down immediately. Instead, they worked hard to build camp fences and dig stove pits. The Chinese army also built an animal camp. After the camp was completed, it was already noon. Si Mang gave the order

Two horses and two cows were killed and soup was cooked for everyone. Although each stove was only given a pound of meat, the aroma was still inspiring. Everyone ate dry food with the broth, and everyone seemed to feel refreshed.

Come to life.

At dusk, the businessman came back and brought a gentleman in a long gown. The businessman introduced that he was a local doctor. Si Mang looked at it and said with some suspicion: "There is no medicine, but what can I do?"

The doctor said: "Now there are ten thousand people. If we diagnose them one by one, we may not be able to cure them for years. But now we can get the key points and treat them simply."

When Si Mang heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "This is what a sincere doctor thinks!" He asked a soldier to lead a tour of each battalion.

After the doctor left, Si Mang asked the merchant leader: "What can I do about his condition?"

The leader said: "When I entered the Duan family, I first took out the goods, and then saw Duan's order. They all told him what happened. He told Wei Gongzi Xinlingjun and Han Gongzi Jiu to lead the army here and would like to enter the city for a while and return soon.

Duan ordered the merchants to enter the city to buy food, but they still had their conveniences. Duan's city was small, and there was not enough money and food, so the army did not dare to fight. The common man said that there were injuries in the camp, and he wanted a doctor to treat them. So he ordered the city's traditional Chinese medicine doctor to treat them.

Seeking out. However, all the doctors regard entering the camp as a fearful way, and no one dares to leave. The common man invited him out with a hundred coins, and he was able to get out."

Si Mang said: "If the army survives, it is all thanks to Sir's gift. The expenses must be repaid. Why do you have a hundred coins?"

The leader said: "I will lead the army to Anyi by following the party's guard order, and I will get it all. One hundred coins is what I got from Jia Shan's goods."

Si Mang said: "Since he said that he can't help buying food, if the army stays here for a few days and buys his food, he might be able to get it."

The leader said: "Now, I am bringing a load of mountain goods into the city. They are rare in the city. They will be used up in a moment, but they only cost more than a hundred coins. If you buy the grain, it costs a thousand stones a day, and it is worth three to fifty thousand coins. It is beyond the power of the common people.

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Simang said: "What's the value of the goods from Bashan now?"

The leader said: "If you indulge in it occasionally, it may exceed its value, but if it exceeds its value, it will be cheap!"

Si Mang said: "That's true!" He sent the merchant back to the camp to rest, while he went to find Young Master Jiu.

Prince Jiu easily gave up on the Korean army and became interested in the affairs of the Wei army. After setting up camp again, Prince Jiu and Simang were in the middle camp together. They had dinner with Simang's accomplices. After eating, he lay down in the grass.

Don't care about anything. Seeing Si Mang coming, Gongzi Jiu hurriedly sat up and said: "We have been working hard all day and night, and we have built the city of Chengguo!"

Si Mang smiled bitterly and said: "I was commanded by the emperor to command ten thousand people and marched thousands of miles. Now I have been defeated. Fortunately, my soldiers did not abandon me and followed them in life and death. I must return to my hometown and then go back. Now I am at peace here. If I can get a few rest,

What can I do?"

Young Master Jiu clapped his hands and said: "Excellent, excellent! Excellent! That's what I said! The soldiers are all exhausted, some have difficulty holding their halberds, and some are panting frequently. It would be a great blessing if they could rest for a few days to regain their strength! - I'm afraid Duan will not be able to do it!"

allow."

Si Mang said: "There is an order in the end. If Dan Bian is allowed to stay, he will still have his way, but he is not allowed to stay. If I stay here for a few days, it may not be taboo. If he drives him away, I will definitely go! However, if you stay,

The army needs a thousand dan of food for one day, and if it is bought in the countryside, it will cost 30,000 to 50,000 taels of food. Now we can only get it in Yicheng, and there is no other way. I wish you, sir, to raise it, how much money can we get in Yicheng?"

Prince Jiu was completely helpless and could only look at the surrounding retainers. One retainer said: "Yicheng is a gateway to the Jin Dynasty. It has a vast area and a dense population. It may not be difficult to transfer a hundred gold coins. The public money will be used in Han Dynasty and transferred to Zhengzhou."

Afterwards, report it to the king in person, and you may get his reward!"

Seeing that his retainer was so sure, Si Mang said: "In that case, we should go to Yicheng and get a hundred gold to alleviate the emergency. The army will rest here for a few days and then go to Anyi."

The two discussed tomorrow's lobbyists, rhetoric, and related details. Si Mang said goodbye and left. Soon after, the doctor came back and reported: "Every camp has been visited, and the soldiers are suffering from fatigue, blood heat, or water accumulation, or

Shortness of breath, even cold and heat. But if the blood is cooled, the symptoms will be constipation. Or there may be old chronic diseases, which are not included in this case. The prescription is to boil the root of Imperata cognac in water and take it, one liter each time, three times a day. Where the Imperata is located is

If there are too many, the soldiers can dig them up all night, and the effect will be seen in the next day. If there are external injuries, you can smash the thatch roots and apply them, which will make them recover sooner."

Si Mang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered the whole army to dig up Imperata cogongrass roots, wash them by the river, and make soup for everyone to drink. He left the doctor to stay in the camp overnight. The doctor thanked him and left.

Although he got the doctor's help, Si Mang was still confused. He didn't know how effective it would be. If it didn't work, what would happen tomorrow. That night, the whole army dug up Imperata cogongrass roots on the spot, and each camp set up a fire, boiled the soup and drank it. Although the medicinal soup was a bit strange,

It tasted good, but it was not unpleasant to drink, and almost no one resisted it. That night, all the sick soldiers took one liter. When they woke up, about half of the edema had subsided.

Si Mang also drank a bowl himself. He fell asleep well that night. When he woke up, he saw that his calves had lost half of their weight. When he got up and walked around, he was more energetic than yesterday. He couldn't help but be ecstatic and shouted loudly: "God bless us."

!" He knelt down and covered his face and cried bitterly. People around him were so shocked that they came to try to persuade him. Si Mang stopped crying and said: "Howl!"

Each battalion began to sound the trumpet to gather the crowd. Since everyone left Jidi, they have never gathered at dawn. Today they heard the whistle of the trumpet, and they all stood up in formation without knowing what it meant. The formation of each battalion was completed, and the battalion commander and the school leader personally

Going to the middle camp, I saw Si Mang standing proudly in the camp, although he was dirty, holding a halberd in one hand, raising his head and chest. Seeing this, all the camp commanders did not dare to neglect, and reported the situation of each camp one by one with courtesy. Due to injuries,

There were still a lot of people in each battalion who were unable to line up. However, all battalions agreed that after taking the medicine last night, the severe cases became less severe and the mild cases gradually recovered. When Si Mang finished taking orders from each battalion, he said with emotion: "I am like a genocide.

This has been going on for more than ten days. Today, our army has re-erected the camp and raised its majesty, just like dying and coming back to life. Last night, I received medicine from a good doctor, and there are many diseases. I should take it again today to achieve the full effect."

All the officials responded: "Here!"

Si Mang said: "God has blessed our army with this kind land and good doctors. Although our army has been attacked, it has not been damaged so far. All the soldiers have been with us and have never been separated. Even though we are suffering from injuries and illnesses, we are still strong and will not retreat. This is also true."

God! God bless the Wei army, and the Wei army will win!"

All the officials shouted: "Long live! Long live! Long live!" The people in the middle camp heard the shouting of long live inside the camp, and also shouted outside the camp: "Long live! Long live! Long live!" Then all the camps stood up and shouted: "Long live!"

!Long live! Long live!" The jackdaws on the tree were so startled that they flew up and screamed in mid-air.

Si Mang announced to everyone that he would sleep here for a few days until his injuries improved, and then go back down the mountain. Everyone responded.

The commanders returned to the camp and ordered the soldiers to boil some Imperata cogongrass roots into soup and use this soup as dry food. They dug Imperata cogongrass roots all night last night, and they have to dig again today, so they have to go far away. Each camp sent a hundred people.

After leaving the camp for five or seven miles to dig weeds, the men were required to get ten stems as a reward. At this time, the spring was cold and the weather was steep, and there was a slight green under the mountain. All the troops came out to look for medicine. Imperata was all over the mountains and fields, and it was said that they had been dug up.

It's impossible. You can find it as long as you walk far away. After a while, everyone dug up enough medicine for two days. They washed it at the river, took water to make soup, and pounded a few plants to give to the injured.

The soldiers applied it. After applying this medicine to the soldiers whose wounds were somewhat suppurative, many of them began to feel better. Those in the camp who had fever, edema, and wheezing all had their own injuries. All the soldiers also believed that there must be God's blessing: How could it be?
Chapter completed!