Around Shen Shi in the afternoon, Pusan Anzhen left Tieling and ended the negotiation with Guo Ning. However, because he did not get any benefits in the negotiation, Pusan Anzhen could not lose face no matter what, so after returning to his own army, he immediately ordered all the troops to break camp and withdraw his troops to the north overnight.
His orders were issued urgently, and the soldiers seemed particularly panicked. In the army of more than 20,000 people, some were noisy, some were dejected, some were rejoicing, and some were irritable. What can be confirmed is that this experience of escaping from death was a huge shock to each of them.
Because the troops were withdrawn too quickly, many supplies and equipment were discarded in the entire camp, which the navy could use. So Guo Ning led his troops to garrison honestly and without courtesy, saving his own troops the time of setting up camp.
Before dark, bonfires were lit everywhere on both sides of the Beiqing River, like a vast sea of stars. The Dinghai navy light cavalry who had been sent out to capture prisoners and monitor the battlefield were now returning one after another with torches.
Around the bonfire, the officers and soldiers of the Ding Navy gathered in tens of thousands, taking off their armor, sitting or lying down.
The Alixi people have a harder time at this time. They need to clean the battlefield, prepare food for the main army, and clean up the tents.
The army traveled long distances with light equipment and carried very simple food. However, the weather was getting cold now and the soldiers wanted to eat something hot. So many Ali like to pour cold water into their iron helmets, then break up the baked wheat cakes or rice cakes and put them in, and cook them into a paste.
During the battle, Ali wanted to follow the main army forward, which was not necessarily easy, so the iron helmets placed on the campfire were mostly stained with sweat, salt, frost, and even blood. But no one cares about it, and that just adds a little flavor to the mess.
The Jin army in Hebei had already fled far away, and since Li Quan was dead, all his troops were in despair. Ding Haijun only arranged a small number of light cavalry on duty, which was enough to ensure his own safety. Therefore, the soldiers were very relaxed. Many soldiers were lying next to the campfire, smelling the aroma of the food being cooked, eating a contented meal, and then leaned over and fell asleep directly.
Guo Alin didn't fall asleep.
During the fight in the afternoon, he was at the front line the entire time and did not take turns to rest, so he suffered many injuries. Although it had been diagnosed and treated by a medical officer and determined to be non-fatal, the pain was really severe.
Especially the area where the bamboo pole was stabbed in the chest seemed to have no wounds, but in fact the bones were bruised and a large amount of blood accumulated. Now every time he took a breath, it hurt. However, the night wind was picking up at this moment, making people want to cough. Every time they coughed, it was as uncomfortable as if they were heart-wrenching.
When the pain was severe, someone handed me a felt blanket and said, "It will feel better if you wrap it up in a blanket."
Guo Alin took it subconsciously. He didn't shake it off, just held it like this. The blanket was a bit heavy, but soft, and it was really comfortable when pressed against my chest.
He sighed with contentment and looked up. It turned out that the generals were inspecting the camp.
Wang Shixian brought several people with him, each of them holding a thick pile of felt blankets in their arms, and they just gave him one. Behind Guo Zhongyuan, several generals were carrying a large pot filled with cooked horse meat, which was fragrant.
Guo Alin's attention was instantly attracted by horse meat. He grunted, swallowed, and ignored the pain in his chest. He quickly called to his companions: "Wake up, everyone, there is meat to eat! Hurry up and put the helmet on..."
Just as he was shouting, someone kicked him lightly: "Don't worry, everyone has it. I heard that you fought bravely today, and you deserve a big piece of cake!"
Guo Alin turned his head and saw Guo Ning's tall figure. He couldn't help but laugh: "Jie Shuai, I want it with the skin on! Only the skin on it tastes better!"
As the scale of Ding Haijun continued to expand, Guo Ning could no longer get to know all the soldiers like he did at the Xiangjunhe camp. But almost all officers above lieutenants and generals have been trained in military academies. These people are like Guo Ning's disciples. He is familiar with each one of them and talks to them very casually.
Guo Ning also knew about Guo Alin's hard work today, so he immediately called the gang leader, and personally used his waist knife to pierce a particularly fat piece of flesh with the skin on, and put it steamingly into Guo Alin's helmet.
Now that the food was delicious, Guo Alin was no longer afraid of pain or burning. He held his helmet between his legs with a smile on his face, grabbed the piece of meat and bit it.
Just took a bite, the side
Tang Jiuran and others all made a fuss, saying that you, Guo Dujiang, are not the only one who will not retreat during the fight, everyone is following closely. Why should one person enjoy such a large piece of horse meat? He quickly handed it over and everyone shared it.
Guo Alin swallowed the meat in his mouth wholeheartedly and put on a reasonable face; then he took another big bite off guard.
Guo Ning couldn't help but smile when he saw them making noise.
Guo Zhongyuan didn't see Guo Ning's face clearly, so he came closer and explained: "Guo Alin is younger, and the soldiers under his command are just joking with him. This is not the case on the battlefield."
"It's obvious that this guy has great military morale."
Guo Ning nodded slightly.
Officers above the rank of general are treated much better than ordinary soldiers. Everyone has a blanket and mattress. Guo Alin, however, lay directly on the ground. His own blankets and mattresses were distributed to the more seriously injured subordinates. Guo Ning understood at a glance.
He turned to the lieutenant officers: "It's getting cold. It's okay to lie down on the ground for a while, but not for one night. We have to clean up the Hebei Jin Army camp quickly and let the soldiers live in tents tonight."
Several generals obeyed the orders.
As the group of people walked further, there were moans and screams one after another, forming one continuous sound.
That was the sound made by all Li Quan's wounded soldiers.
After the various ministries set up camp, dozens of medical officers and hundreds of soldiers with first aid training who accompanied the army immediately took action. They first treated the officers of the navy headquarters, but they were pleased to find that the casualties in this battle were very limited. Mainly when breaking through the five trenches of the camp in Anding Town, more than 700 people were injured, including more than 200 dead and more than 200 seriously injured.
They defeated tens of thousands of people in one camp and scared away more than 20,000 people in another camp. The price paid was simply insignificant.
In contrast, as Li Quan's defense line was breached again and again, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, so the medical officers allocated a lot of manpower to treat them.
Because there were too many people with minor or serious injuries, and many people tried their best to flee to the wilderness after being injured, and they were only being recovered one after another by the cavalry, the rescue work was not over yet.
From Guo Ning's perspective, the effect of treatment may not be very good. Many soldiers had their arms and legs cut off, or their internal organs were injured. They would almost certainly suffer a lot of pain, and then die from blood loss or the poison of metal wounds. According to the rules of Ding Haijun, the medical officers still disinfected their wounds and applied medicine to stop bleeding and prevent wind. Next, all we have to do is wait and see if a miracle occurs.
However, regardless of whether a miracle will occur, this large-scale rescue operation itself comforted the rest of Li Quan's troops.
After Guo Ning took control of the main camp in Anding Town, he allowed the women and children in the old and small camps to come out and stay with their sons, husbands or fathers. As a result, the soldiers may feel uneasy and sad, but the violent hostility is slowly disappearing.
From a distance, Tian Si watched Guo Ning patrolling and distributing food.
He sighed and said to his companions: "Isn't Guo Jiedu of the Ding Navy as fierce as the legend says? He seems to be reasonable."
How come everyone doesn't know what he means? So they all nodded and said, "Yes, yes, he looks very kind and reasonable."
Some people said: "Now, Guo Jiedu can't take ten military states in one go? The territory has doubled, the people have increased several times, it's the right time to hire people. Maybe it would be good for us to follow Guo Jiedu." "
In fact, Guo Ning doesn't care about the idea of all these key officers under Li's command. Li Quan's remaining troops numbered nearly 10,000 people, including strong men from the countryside and fierce bandits from the green forest. Many of them had different identities and styles that met the requirements for recruitment into the navy. These people lower themselves at all costs in order to survive. What will happen next?
Guo Ning himself had been a thief in Tangluo, Hebei Province, and he knew the characters of these characters very well. He knew that although they were good at fighting, they also had a cruel, cunning and wanton side. It is easy to subdue them, but difficult to completely digest them.
In this process, there are still many things to do and many means to be used.
Thinking this, Guo Ning deliberately avoided the place where Tian Si and other officers were sitting. Because of the bend, neither he nor his subordinates paid attention.
He noticed that a young man named Yu Man'er was staring in the direction where everyone was walking.
The fire of the bonfire flashed by, and the light of hatred also flashed in Yu's eyes.
