Unknowingly, the Qin army had been attacking Xinzheng for three full days.
Fortunately, with the presence of veteran General Lian Po, the Qin army was not given any chance to break the city.
Of course, in fact, the temporary command and adjustments carried out by General Lian Po on the city tower were not many, but as long as General Lian Po was there, the Zhao army officers and soldiers felt extremely at ease.
But what no one knows is that behind this stability, General Lian is indeed supporting him with his life.
Even though he was just sitting there, almost all of Lian Po's energy had gone away.
General Lian Po, who was seriously injured, was almost using his tenacious willpower to make a final fight against death.
Not to recover, but just to stay a few more days and wait for the successor sent by the king.
Although the old military doctor and the other military doctors had exhausted all methods, no one could stop the old general's body from collapsing visibly.
The wounds on his chest and back not only did not scab, but began to fester.
Obviously, the Qin army's arrows were not so quick. Even though the old military doctor had already gouged out all the carrion visible to the naked eye when pulling out the arrows, the arrows had been in the old general's body for too long, and the germs had already spread.
In addition, the old general was old, his body functions had deteriorated, and his immunity had declined. Even if the carrion was removed, it could not prevent the infection of the old general's wound.
Suppuration is the last thing any military doctor wants to see.
You know, this was during the Warring States Period, and there was no such thing as antibiotics.
Faced with such a difficult problem as infection and suppuration, the only thing doctors can do is to open the wound again, remove the abscess, and rely on their own immunity to defeat the disease.
Open the wound and remove the abscess.
It's simple to say, but the pain is no worse than the pain of tearing out the heart?
Not to mention, the old general has already experienced such an injury.
However, there is no way.
If left alone, this untreated wound could kill General Lian Po very quickly. More importantly, Lian Po knew very well that he himself could not fail!
As a result, the palace behind General Lianpo became a temporary medical station.
A fight without swords and swords began quietly in the palace amidst the shouts of the Zhao and Qin armies.
It took more than half an hour for the old military doctor to completely cut off the abscesses on the old general's front and back.
As for the old military doctor who walked out of the palace, his clothes were already soaked with sweat.
This is true for the veteran military doctor who used the knife, let alone General Lian Po who was forced to use the knife.
Several times of severe pain caused the old general to bite off the wooden stick in his mouth. Despite this, old general Lian Po still used his tenacious perseverance to maintain his innocence.
Seeing the sweat flowing down the old general's forehead, everyone even thought about knocking the old general out.
However, Lian Po would certainly not let such a thing happen.
He must return to his post as soon as possible and return to the battle with an absolutely clear and calm mind.
Finally, after more than half an hour of hell-like torture, the old general was bandaged up again, then put on his armor, and slowly appeared in front of the troops again.
It should be said that the efforts of the old general were effective. With his appearance, the morale of the Zhao army on the city wall was once again boosted, and the Qin army who finally rushed to the city wall was driven back.
Looking at Qin Jun who kept falling off the city wall, the old general felt that his body didn't hurt that much anymore.
However, the human brain can sometimes deceive people.
But body temperature does not.
Facing the new trauma, the immune cells in the old general's body once again assembled and rushed towards the two wounds without hesitation.
However, those immune cells wielding giant hammers obviously did not realize what a heavy burden their large-scale gathering was for an old man who was nearly 70 years old.
Inevitably, the old general's body gradually became hot.
At first, the military doctor just thought that the flames of the battlefield made the old general's body heat up, until the old military doctor finally discovered General Lian Po's unusually rosy complexion.
After touching it for a moment, the old general's forehead turned out to be a little hot.
As we all know, once the body temperature rises, the whole person will be in a very uncomfortable state. This is the brain sending a warning to people that the temperature must be lowered immediately.
At times like this, people will also subconsciously look for cool things, such as ice cubes.
However, the old general just sat there motionless, and even continued to command the troops to fight without making any mistakes.
God knows how the old general persisted with such a high body temperature.
"Quickly, get the well water. It needs to be cold." The old military doctor immediately ordered.
There was no way around it. It was a battlefield in those days. Not to mention antipyretics, even ice cubes were out of the question. The only thing that could be used to cool down was well water.
The military doctors who knew the power also went downstairs one after another, and then ran to the tower carrying the cold well water.
Throw a piece of cloth down, soak it, twist it into three quarters, and then apply it on the old general's forehead, shoulders and neck.
The feeling of comfort almost made the old general addicted to it.
In just one minute, the seven-cent-dry cloth had lost its coolness, which showed how serious the old general's body was.
But no matter what, these buckets of cold well water finally relieved the old general's pain a little.
However, everyone also knows that this is just treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and it cannot even cure the symptoms.
The old general is getting old after all. Even though the body's immune cells have tried their best to mobilize all their forces, the old general's immune army still seems a bit insignificant in the face of the two bottomless pit-like wounds one after the other.
Fortunately, just when the old general's internal immune army was about to completely collapse, the north gate of Xinzheng City was finally knocked open.
Immediately afterwards, Li Mu Pegasus, dressed in military uniform, appeared in front of Lian Po.
Looking at the raging offensive and defensive battle in front of him, he looked at the haggard old General Lian and saw that there was nothing Li Mu didn't understand.
Immediately, Li Mu knelt down on one knee and said tremblingly to General Lian Po: "Old General, Mu is late."
"Okay. It's good to be here." Lian Po struggled to stand up, and then pointed at the sword that General Lian Po had been carrying with him.
The deputy general on the side understood and immediately handed the sword to General Lian Po.
Touching the sword with both hands, Lian Po seemed to be back to the time when he was galloping and killing with it on the battlefield.
Looking at the Qin army in the distance who continued to approach step by step to the beat of drums, Lian Po knew that it was time to hand it over.
Immediately, General Lian Po also struggled to pick up the sword and handed it to Li Mu's hand.
It's a pity that just this action has consumed almost all of General Lian Po's energy.
Fortunately, just this action is enough.
"Don't worry, old general, Xinzheng will not be lost. Our king has made arrangements. Our army will win this battle!" Li Mu, who took the sword, immediately bowed again.
After hearing this, Lian Po seemed to finally let go of the last big stone in his heart, and then closed his eyes slightly. Seeing the old general who was about to fall, he used his last strength to say to the deputy general who was supporting him: "Go slowly and don't disturb the army."
From the beginning to the end, all General Lian Po thought about was "big army".
"Yes." The deputy general immediately agreed at his side.
Immediately, under the protection of a group of soldiers and military doctors, General Lian Po was slowly helped down the tower.
The general of Zhao State looked at the top of the city. The figure of the old general disappeared and was replaced by the figure of General Li Mu. Inevitably, there was a period of chaos in the military formation.
It's not that Li Mu's prestige is that much worse than General Lian Po. In fact, in recent years, Li Mu has actually become Zhao's general. Especially after several wars, Li Mu's prestige is second only to Zhao in the army. Just included.
However, in the current war, changing generals before the battle will inevitably lead to chaos. What's more, the soldiers roughly guessed why the old general came down from the tower, and naturally they felt more worried.
Therefore, such chaos is almost inevitable.
After all, Qin Jun was not a vegetarian. It was obviously just a moment of confusion, but he was caught by Qin Jun.
Fortunately, Li Mu had obviously expected this. He immediately mobilized three thousand elite reserve troops and personally led this reserve team to put out fires everywhere.
It should be said that Li Mu's reaction was indeed quick, decisive and correct.
This personal action, on the one hand, drove the Qin army that took advantage of the opportunity to enter the city tower, ensuring the safety of the city tower, and on the other hand, it also allowed himself to fully show his face in front of the soldiers, telling all the soldiers that he, Li Mu, had taken over Xinzheng city defense.
Sure enough, as Li Mu joined the battle, morale gradually recovered.
The Qin army that took advantage of the situation did not gain much benefit, so they were sent off the tower by Li Mu himself.
And as the Qin army was driven off the tower one after another, the sunset finally burned out its last brilliance, and the offensive and defensive battle on the third day quietly came to an end without any danger.
The Qin army slowly withdrew, and the Zhao army also died down.
The armies of the two countries were like two ferocious beasts that had fought fiercely, each returning to its nest to lick its wounds and prepare for the war in the future.
However, compared to the Qin army, this night was obviously more difficult for the Zhao army.
Without him, General Lian Po, who had always been on the front line of the battlefield, finally fell.
Just after walking down the tower, General Lian Po, who was completely relieved, finally closed his heavy eyes.
Yes, he was too tired.
He was seriously injured and should have rested long ago.
But for the sake of the overall situation, he chose to persist without hesitation, and this persistence lasted for three days and two nights until the end of his life.
Perhaps General Lian Po was lucky. Even though it was like lighting a lamp to boil oil, General Lian Po finally waited for Li Mu's arrival at the last moment of his life.
It's a pity that General Lian Po is still unlucky. He is only one war away from the unification of Zhao.
But in the end, General Lian Po has no regrets...
