The soldier took the pot and explained. It was covered with canvas.
He took it out and found that it was an iron pot. He pulled it out and a pot appeared. What was left was a shell without a spout.
There was a folded metal bar on the shell. When it was lifted, there was a lid under the shell.
Holding the iron bar, one could lift the shell to hold the pot flat.
When the iron bar was opened and folded, it was stuck on the other side and could be hung on something.
Then, the lid could be used to cover the mouth on the shell. It could be used to cook rice and stew vegetables.
The people and captives were dumbfounded. Who made it? Who was clever and skillful?
They knew how to use it. They used the shell to hold soup and took turns to drink it. The lid could also hold some soup.
"Now the Military forces of the Tang Dynasty are using such good things?"
A person drank a mouthful of soup and felt warm all over, so he asked.
"The elite troops at the border have it, but the others don't. The Li Family Zhuangzi can't make so much," the Tang soldier next to him said while holding the soup.
"Will we win this war?" the person asked again.
"Yes. In the future, no one from the Tang Dynasty will be taken away by others," the soldier said softly.
He knew what was going on with the people of the Tang Dynasty around him. When Tubo launched a sneak attack, the Military forces of the Tang Dynasty could not support them in time.
Now the number of troops stationed at the border increased, and the people were left behind.
The soldiers also had good food, alcohol, gauze, and other things to learn how to treat their wounds.
Usually, after a battle, many people either died on the battlefield or got infected after the battle. Yes, it was called infection.
The bleeding would not stop. Hands could not stop it, and mud could not cover it. As the bleeding continued, the people would die.
Now, the bleeding could be sutured. The big blood vessels could be sutured and then wrapped. Slowly, they would heal.
If the bleeding was less, the people could eat something good. As long as the blood was replenished faster than the bleeding, they would heal eventually.
As for the big cuts, they could also be sutured and bandaged. If there was pus and blood, they could be cleaned and bandaged again.
As long as there was alcohol, there was no need to worry about infection and death.
Both sides had 10,000 people. After a battle, 1,000 people died and 4,000 were injured.
The Tang Dynasty could survive at least 3,500 people, while the enemy could only survive 500.
After a few battles, the enemy would be wiped out.
With that in mind, the soldier shared his thoughts with the commoners.
The common people loved to hear this. When they heard that their Tang dynasty was powerful, they were waiting to capture the criminals and bring their families back.
"Where did the alcohol come from?" Another commoner didn't know what alcohol was. He guessed that it was similar to wine and had become a spirit.
"The Li Family Zhuangzi gave us some cotton. The cotton we use is called skimmed cotton," the soldier replied.
"It's the Li Family Zhuangzi again." A commoner who had just eaten a handful of the highland barley rice that he had brought with him noticed the keyword.
Thus, the soldiers told the commoners the story of the Li Family Zhuangzi.
When it was almost midnight, another group of people came back. They brought back Tubo's General Baggage, alive.
A living general was worth more than a dead general. A living general could be exchanged for many people of the Tang dynasty.
As for the other Tubo soldiers, there were a total of 330 survivors. The rest were all dead.
The Tang dynasty soldiers first treated the wounds of their own people and then helped the Tubo soldiers.
These 330 people could probably be exchanged for at least 1,000 people of the Tang dynasty. It depended on how much the other party valued them.
Zhang Xiaosong had already finished eating and resting. After he captured the captives and asked about the number, he smiled.
"This time, we can exchange all the people of the Tang dynasty. Tubo is empty. As long as Guo Zhiyun is not an idiot, he will know how to fight."
Zhang Xiaosong was not counting the 330 captives. He was calculating the overall situation.
He would not attack Tubo's main force, which was confronting Ashinaxian and Karolu.
He would take the superior force to intercept Tubo's Baggage. Tubo would not send 10,000 elite soldiers to escort the provisions.
Even if they sent 10,000, he could win regardless of the cost.
With the explosives and grenades, the hot air balloons and binoculars, it was really useful.
Zhang Xiaosong liked new things. He found that the best use of the binoculars was to prevent the enemy from finding him.
It was most useful to deal with the enemy's scouts. The number of scouts was small, so it could be surrounded every time.
The enemy could only judge the position and the number of people on his side from the traces on the ground.
The hot air balloons were unreasonably strong. They could see the enemy troops from afar when they were flying in the sky. They could be seen from dozens of miles away.
They could do whatever they wanted. It was equivalent to half a day's journey.
Thinking about this, Zhang Xiaosong went back to sleep. He would see if there were any Tubo's Baggage tomorrow. If there were none, he would take the initiative to welcome them.
The people of the Tang dynasty also went to sleep after eating. They covered themselves with the clothes of the Tubo soldiers and the dead soldiers.
The Tubo slaves got the horse skins of dead horses. They were only smeared with plant ashes. The smell was very strong, but they did not care. Two or three of them covered themselves with the skins.
Tonight was a happy night for the people of the Tang dynasty and the Tubo slaves. Otherwise, they would also have to sleep at night. They squeezed each other to sleep along the way.
When the sun rose in the morning, the Tang soldiers began to cook. They stewed horse meat, boiled hot water, and used Chinese medicine to reduce inflammation and reduce the temperature.
After the wounded were injured, the white blood cells increased. There was a lot of body fluid in the injured area, forming pus and blood. It was treated, re-bandaged, and given medicine.
The wounded often had a fever. It was not necessarily an infection. They were tired and their body functions decreased after being injured.
At this time, the horse meat was boiled into a thick soup for them to drink to replenish their protein.
There were wild bird eggs and boiled water for them to drink.
Eating eggs to replenish the body's protein was good for the body's recovery. At the same time, it would increase the body's calories.
Therefore, when eating eggs, one had to consider the physical cooling. At the same time, one should not eat cooked eggs to avoid indigestion.
"Leave 500 people to take care of the wounded and captives by the river. The rest of you, follow me to find Tubo's Baggage."
After breakfast, Zhang Xiaosong arranged for the men to rise a hot air balloon. He led the team to set off.
The more seriously injured or feverish Tang soldiers began to sleep. They slept sitting up and leaning on something to prevent food from flowing out of their esophagus.
They had to wait for digestion. After a while, they drank more water to cool down and increase the speed of their metabolism to recover faster.
It was cold at night, and the temperature gradually rose during the day. The people of the Tang dynasty took handkerchiefs to the river to wash them. Then, they combed their faces and wiped their bodies to cool down.
The slaves of Tubo were only responsible for looking for mushrooms and cutting grass in the distance.
They were not allowed to touch the captives of Tubo, lest the captives of Tubo threaten them with the safety of their families and secretly untie them.
"If you let me go now and let me run away, I will let your family go when I go back."
The captives of Tubo could not threaten their own slaves, so they threatened the people of the Tang dynasty.
The people of the Tang dynasty were wiping his face. After hearing his words, they were stunned. Then, they unfolded their handkerchiefs, rolled them into strips, and wrapped them around the captive's neck. Then, they crossed their hands and exerted force on both sides.
"Wuwuwu …" The captive of Tubo blushed and opened his mouth to make a sound. His eyes were wide open and his body was twisting. There was a pleading look in his eyes.
"Help, he wants to strangle him." The captive of Tubo next to him shouted to the Tang soldiers.
The Tang soldiers took a look and turned their heads.
The eyes of the captive of Tubo who was being strangled rolled back. Only then did the people let go and watch with a smile.
The captive gasped for breath, and there was a look of horror in his eyes.
"Say it again? You must say it. Say it quickly. If you don't, I will strangle you. "The people wanted to strangle him again.
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