Stepping forward, the strong man with a square face cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xiaolang, for saving my life. Nie Dong will definitely remember this kindness in his heart."
Han Zhen glanced at Wei Da, who was not far away, and said with a half-smile, "Which manager is under the Prime Minister's sect?"
Earlier, he recognized Wei Dazheng as the man who sold the horse a few days ago, but he did not come forward to recognize him.
"A certain family was originally under the sect of the Prime Minister of Souchong."
There was a hint of pride in Nie Dong's tone.
Han Zhen peeled the garlic and asked in a casual tone: "Even if you belong to three sects, why did you become a deserter?"
"Hey!"
Mentioning this, Nie Dong suddenly looked indignant and said angrily: "It's not like we were forced by those dog officials. In April last year, we were recruited by the officials to conquer Liao. We were short of food and pay, but the brothers fought bravely. He killed the enemy, but his military merit was inexplicably robbed.”
"Brother Wei was so angry that he went to join the army to argue. Unexpectedly, he was accused of disrespecting the superior and was beaten with a military stick. The brothers were so angry that they simply became deserters."
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month last year, the Jin army captured Zhongjing of the Liao Kingdom. Emperor Tianzuo fled westward to Yuanyangluo before the city was breached, and then fled westward all the way into Jiashan.
Under the constant slander and instigation of Wang Fu, Tong Guan, Cai You and others, Song Huizong felt that the time had come. Regardless of the objections of Zhong Shidao, Zhao Long and other generals, on April 10, he appointed Tong Guan as the third officer. The Xuanfu envoy led 150,000 troops to the north to conquer Liao.
At that time, the Western Army had just experienced a great battle in the south and put down the Fang La rebellion. Both humans and animals were exhausted.
One hundred thousand Western troops had no time to rest, so they marched northward non-stop to conquer Liao.
Due to the hasty dispatch of troops and the inability to keep up with the logistics supplies, the soldiers of the Western Army were short of food and pay.
Under the favorable circumstances of the time, place, and people, coupled with Tong Guan's sparse tactical command, the 150,000 Song army was actually beaten by the 10,000 Liao army led by Yelu Dashi.
Thanks to Zhong Shidao who led his army to stop the attack outside Xiongzhou City, otherwise the 150,000 Song army led by Tong Guan would have been completely annihilated.
This failure did not allow Song Huizong to recognize the reality.
After just a few months, he felt like he was doing well again.
In August of the same year, the Liao army was conquered again, this time on a larger scale than the last time, with half a million people including civilians.
The last disastrous defeat made Tong Guan tremble with fear. He was not in a hurry to attack, but Chen Bingxiongzhou.
Not to mention, the momentum of the 500,000-strong army really intimidated some generals of the Liao State. The general of the Liao State, Guo Yaoshi, led his 8,000 men to surrender voluntarily and offered the two prefectures of Yi and Zhuo.
This unprecedented scene made the court officials of the Northern Song Dynasty extremely happy.
Tong Guan also forgot the lesson he learned last time in his ecstasy, and ordered Liu Yanqing to lead 100,000 troops to attack Xijin Prefecture in Nanjing.
Yelu Dashi did not give up at all and took the initiative to go out of the city to fight with the Song army.
Guo Yaoshi proposed to lead a group of cavalry to bypass the main force of the Liao army and make a surprise attack on the empty Xijin Mansion. Liu Yanqing agreed and asked his son Liu Guangshi to lead the reinforcements as agreed.
It has to be said that Yaoshi Guo is indeed brave and resourceful.
Leading eight thousand generals, he successfully entered Xijin Mansion and started a street battle with the defenders.
At this time, if Liu Guangshi's reinforcements arrive as scheduled, then after taking the Xijin Mansion, the Song army will attack from front to back, and the Liao army will undoubtedly be defeated, and the sixteen states of Yanyun will be recovered in one fell swoop.
After occupying the sixteen states of Yanyun, relying on the strong pass and favorable geographical location, it may not be impossible to stop the Jin people from going south and rewrite history from then on.
It is a pity that Liu Guangshi was timid and did not provide reinforcements.
Moreover, Liu Yanqing, who was on the frontal battlefield, was unable to hold back the Liao army, allowing Yelu Dashi to easily lead his army back to aid Xijin Mansion, killing all eight thousand of Guo Yaoshi's generals.
Immediately afterwards, Yelu Dashi played a trick to retaliate against the enemy, leading his army to circle back and cut off the Song army's food supply, and sent light cavalry to harass them day and night.
As a result, before the Liao army could actually attack, the Song army collapsed on its own.
The so-called half-million-strong army was hunted down all the way, with mountains of bones piled up and rivers of blood flowing along the way.
At this point, the Northern Song Dynasty completely lost the possibility of recapturing the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and lost all the family fortune accumulated since Shenzong.
The main force of the Western Army was defeated and countless equipment and horses were captured, which also strengthened Wanyan Aguda's ambition to go south.
The most ridiculous thing is that a loser like Liu Guangshi actually became one of the Four ZTE Generals in the Southern Song Dynasty, as famous as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, ranking first among the Seven Kings.
It can only be said that it is worthy of the Song Dynasty, with the north and south having the same origin.
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After withdrawing his thoughts, Han Zhen asked curiously: "Why did you have a conflict with Shi Bao again?"
"So that Mr. Young Master will know that after we arrived at the foot of Songshan Ridge, Shi Bao sent people to recruit him again and again. Unexpectedly, after being rejected, this thief actually had evil intentions. In the name of attending a banquet, he I want to catch them all in one fell swoop.”
Nie Dong answered truthfully and helped peel the garlic very discerningly.
Hearing this, Han Zhen asked pointedly: "What are your plans for the future?"
Nie Dong heard the implication of these words, but now he was not sure what Han Zhen's identity was, so he could only say perfunctorily: "I don't know about a certain family, it's up to Brother Wei to make the decision."
Han Zhen knew what he was thinking and revealed: "My name is Han Zhen. I was once a gangster in Linzi County. Later, he was framed by corrupt officials and went up to the mountain to kill officials in a rage."
The surname is Han, a rogue, and so brave...
Nie Dong looked surprised and said, "I wonder what the relationship is between Xiao Langjun and Han Chengjie?"
No one in the three sects knows Han Shizhong's name.
From a top soldier to Chengjielang step by step, he can be said to be the bravest of the three armies.
Before Han Shizhong joined the army, he was also a gangster in the countryside, so he was nicknamed Po Han Wu.
The two people's situations are so similar, it's no wonder he asked this question.
Han Zhen shook his head and said with a smile: "One soldier and one bandit, what does it matter?"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Nie Dong's eyes, and then he asked curiously: "What is Xiao Langjun doing?"
"Heal the disease, heal the wound!"
Han Zhen answered concisely and clearly.
Can eating garlic heal injuries?
Nie Dong didn't believe it in his heart, but after thinking about it, there was no harm in eating garlic anyway.
If it works, it will be an unexpected surprise.
Thinking of this, he said: "Several Pao Ze from a certain family are seriously injured. Could you please give some to me so that I can heal my brothers' injuries?"
Han Zhen shook his head: "This thing is not for eating."
"Not food?"
Nie Dong was stunned.
While talking, a basket of garlic was finally peeled.
Han Zhen picked up a handful of peeled garlic cloves and put them into the mortar, then picked up the stone pestle and smashed the garlic cloves.
Everyone gathered around to see how he used garlic to heal his wounds.
When the garlic cloves are completely minced, Han Zhen pours them into a bowl and then adds warm water to the bowl.
Yes, he's making allicin.
Allicin is a natural antibiotic, its bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect is no worse than penicillin, and it is completely harmless to the human body.
Allicin is very interesting. Whole garlic actually does not contain allicin.
Therefore, eating raw garlic directly will not have any effect.
Allicin can only be produced by mashing garlic and letting it stand in the air or warm water for more than 15 minutes to activate the alliinase in it.
Normal extraction of allicin requires a series of complex processes such as distillation and purification.
The method used by Han Zhen can be regarded as a simple version of the local method. Allicin can also be obtained, but the dosage is very small.
But less is less, just take it multiple times.
The most important thing is that people in this era have not taken any antibiotics, so there is almost no resistance.
Therefore, even a tiny dose of allicin must be extremely effective.
