Some of the Tubo soldiers were injured by the explosive packs and the gunpowder of the sky-scraping monkeys. Their skin was charred black and blisters appeared on their skin.
If they were in the Military forces of the Tang Dynasty, they would break the blisters and apply medicine without bandaging the wounds, unless the area was too big.
Then, they would drink anti-inflammatory medicine to treat the burns.
If the skin was seriously damaged, they could only remove the wound, apply medicine powder, and wrap it with gauze.
Under normal circumstances, they would not use alcohol but wash it with salt water. When alcohol was applied to a large area of the wound, it would thicken under the scab.
At that time, they would have to remove the scab again and again. After a long time, there would be a hole in that area.
The best thing was actually iodophor. Oh, now it was oil, badger oil.
Li Yi could not make iodophor because the basic requirements were too high.
Zasykuzé did not know these things at all. This was something only the Tang Dynasty had.
In fact, horse oil was also useful for superficial burns.
Zasykuzé now found something more difficult. Arrows, the arrows used by the Tang Dynasty soldiers.
What kind of arrow was this? Why didn't it have a tail? It directly pierced into the body. If they wanted to take it out, they had to cut it open.
It was impossible to pull it out. It had only been two days, but that area kept bleeding. Did the Tang Dynasty have such a weapon? It was too wicked.
Zasykuzé felt powerless and tired. He did not know what this arrow was called, but he knew it had no feathers.
Yes, Guo Zhiyun's team used wooden feather arrows. Li Yi took them out.
Moreover, the arrowheads were rusty. If Li Yi used such a weapon, he would be criticized by others.
For example, poison gas bombs and white phosphorus bombs. However, it was useless to criticize them. Those who should use them would use them. In order to win, they would do anything.
When Li Yi gave the manufacturing blueprint and told him how to use it, Li Chengqi decided to follow that method.
If the rusty wooden feather arrow pierced into the body and was not taken out in time to clean the wound, the probability of infection was very high.
The deeper the arrow pierced, the higher the probability.
Now, someone had a fever because of the wound infection. It was not easy to take out the arrow. When the arrow was squeezed, pus and blood flowed out along the edge.
When the Tubo soldiers saw this, their expressions changed. They were afraid that they would be hit by the same arrow.
Barbed arrows were normal and Tubo knew how to use them. However, this was the first time he had encountered an arrow that would disappear after it reached the back of a person.
"If there's no other way, let's sue for peace!" Zasykuzé had already helped Zan Pu think of a solution.
Wasn't there still Princess Jincheng? He could have Princess Jincheng write a letter to Li Longji, and then have Zan Pu lower his attitude and use the tone of a junior to ask for peace.
Otherwise, this war really would not be able to continue. The other unit that was sent to attack Hugestone City did not send back any news. It must be that the messenger had been intercepted and killed.
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Zasykuzé's guess was right. Tubo's army, which had less than forty thousand men, was facing off against Ashina Xian's two troops. Their supplies were still not arriving.
They had already sent out at least six groups of people. The largest group was 30 riders, while the smallest group was 10 riders. One group was to check on the situation, while the other group was to go back and report.
No matter which one it was, none of them returned.
Then, just as Zhang Xiaosong had guessed, Tubo sent out a large number of cavalry to scout the surroundings.
The difference was that they sent out less than a thousand men, only five hundred.
Even more cavalry were contending with Ashina Xian's two troops. Ashina Xian's and Karolu's troops had quite a number of cavalry.
Tubo's generals did not dare to reduce their cavalry. Once they gave the enemy a chance, the enemy would definitely take advantage of it and attack the cavalry.
On the battlefield, both sides were fighting spirit and courage. Even the infantry would charge over and use some strong archers to lure the enemy.
Strong archers had a long range. When a rain of arrows fell, no matter how the shieldbearers blocked, there would definitely be arrows that would miss.
After the shieldbearers blocked the arrows, they still had to charge back. If they did not charge, their morale would be gone.
If they continued to passively defend, the defending side would be afraid to fight back.
As long as the enemy had enough arrows, they would use up a bit of their strength each time. If this happened a few times, the attacked side would get used to not charging.
Thus, both sides went back and forth, neither side gaining any advantage. The cavalry played in circles with each other.
The difference was that Ashina Xian's and Karolu's troops had a lot of supplies.
At the same time, the Anxi Jiedushi's troops had arrived. Once the difference in numbers was too great, any attack from any direction would cause the entire army to be in danger.
Tubo grass grew on the ground and could be eaten by horses.
There was not enough food and arrows, so they could only rely on the enemy's arrows.
When it was time to eat, the non-combat troops would decrease in numbers. If they did not exercise, they would not be too hungry.
At this point, Tubo's general knew that it was time to retreat. He could not hold on any longer.
He had guessed that the supply route had been intercepted. What was even more terrifying was that no one came to report. How many soldiers did the enemy send?
Every day that passed, the soldiers' stamina would decrease.
Just as he was hesitating whether to give up a portion of his troops to cover the retreat, he finally received a crucial piece of information.
Five hundred people went out and encountered a surprise attack from five thousand people. They chased all the way, switching horses back and forth.
Each of the five hundred people rode two horses. At first, they could still outrun them. However, if they continued to chase and escape, the horses could not take it anymore.
A portion of them gave up their horses to their comrades. They let their comrades run back to pass on the message while they turned around to fight.
After a rain of arrows, the people who wanted to fight fell.
The people who had more horses did not care about anything else. They just urged their horses to run.
When one horse fell, they would switch to another.
The people chasing could not keep chasing. Even if the horse did not carry people, it could not keep running forever.
When they stopped, the horses ate the grass on their own. The soldiers fed the horses with barley, as well as extra water.
After resting for two hours, they would continue the chase.
In the afternoon, the remaining few dozen Tubo cavalry finally met up with the main force.
Tubo sent out a large number of cavalry to block them. Zhang Xiaosong's cavalry changed direction and shouted as they ran, "Tubo's two Baggage Caravans have been robbed by us. Tubo has no more supplies …"
Rumble, rumble, rumble. The twenty thousand horses ran towards Ashina's troops.
As soon as they arrived, the Anxi Jiedushi's troops arrived. The cavalry moved forward and circled behind Tubo's troops to prevent the enemy from sending cavalry back to report the news.
The generals on the battlefield cooperated well. They did not need to give orders. When they saw the situation, they would follow and assist.
The generals of the early Kaiyuan period of the Tang dynasty were already so powerful. Any one of them would know how to fight.
The unluckiest general in history during this period was Zhang Zhiyun. He was the one who surrendered and had his weapon confiscated.
In the end, Imperial Censor Jiang Hui went to show off to show the kindness of the Tang dynasty and gave the weapon back to the surrendered soldier.
Then they betrayed each other. Zhang Zhiyun could not defeat them and was captured.
At that time, Guo Zhiyun, who was in the north, led his troops to beat up these surrendered households and rescued Zhang Zhiyun.
Li Longji felt that Zhang Zhiyun had lost his teacher and humiliated the country, so he killed him.
Zhang Zhiyun was wronged. I took back my weapon, and the imperial court sent people to return it. Then …
Of course, there was no such thing now. The surrendered soldier was not taken away by Li Yi. Zhang Zhiyun was still his Vice Protector-General and was guarding there safely.
Jiang Hui did not become a Border Patrol Envoy. His brother Jiang Jiao joined the regiment.
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