The soldiers helped Chen Jiao up. Chen Jiao spat out the dust in his mouth and wiped the dust off his face. He said to Cao Ren,""General, how are our losses?"
"I'm not sure yet, but the losses will not be small.”Cao Ren said.
Chen Jiao did not waste any time and immediately said," General, we should retreat now. Jiangling cannot be defended anymore. Liu Bei must be preparing to attack the city by now."”
Cao Ren was not willing to back down." The walls of Jiangling are tall and steep. Even if there are only a few thousand people, they can defend against tens of thousands of people attacking Jiangling. Liu Bei is not a threat! Once Jiangling fell into Liu Bei's hands, that would be the most terrifying thing.”
As a general who had led the army for many years, Cao Ren knew the consequences of Liu Bei taking Jiangling.
"Previously, there was a plague in the city. Now that the earthquake has broken out, the plague will become even more violent after the earthquake. General, our army can no longer fight in the current situation.”Chen Jiao urged.
Cao Ren shook his head firmly.
Chen Jiao sighed and sat on the beam.
The soldiers who had gone to investigate the situation of the city wall ran over. Cao Ren quickly asked,""Is the city wall alright?"
"General, there is a gap in the southern wall. It will be difficult to patch it up in a short time.”
Cao Ren's expression changed drastically when he heard that. He roared,""Then quickly send someone to block it for me. We must wait until Liu Bei attacks!”
Niu Jin and Chen Jiao looked at each other. The city walls had already collapsed and a gap had appeared. Even Jiangling City had lost the advantage of relying on the city walls to defend the city, so how could they defend the city?
Outside the city, drums were beating loudly. This was the sound of Liu Bei gathering his army.
" General…" Niu Jin reacted quickly and caught Cao Ren who was about to fall.
Cao Ren spat out a mouthful of blood and said to Niu Jin,""Retreat!"
Liu Bei led his army to Jiangling City, and the Cao army that was still repairing the city walls scattered.
"Enter the city!"
The ten thousand strong army filed into the city and chased after the fleeing Cao soldiers.
In the north of the city, Cao Ren rode his horse out of the city gate and fled in a panic towards the north.
In a residence in the city, Man Chong led a few soldiers and pulled Li Tong out of the ruins. He used his finger to test Li Tong's breath. Man Chong still did not believe it. He touched Li Tong's neck and carried Li Tong up. He placed him on the horse's back. The soldier advised,"General, there are Liu Bei's pursuers behind us…"
"Do you want me to abandon the corpse of the dimension?”Man Chong said with red eyes.
"Hurry up and leave!" Man Chong said.
Liu Bei's army entered the city on a large scale and split into small teams to hunt down the scattered soldiers who did not manage to escape with Cao Ren. Cao Ren's head was a merit point, so he would not let a single one of them go.
Ma Shun and his two brothers stayed in the cave. The shouting and fighting outside could be heard faintly. One of his companions said excitedly,"It seems that the Left General's army has entered the city.
Let's go out quickly."
"No, it's chaotic outside now. If the three of us go out, we'll definitely be killed by the chaotic army.
Let's go out after the battle stops.
It's late at night now. Hurry up and sleep." Ma Shun stopped him.
"If there's an earthquake, we'll have to sleep here. I can't sleep.”A companion said.
The earthquake just now had woken the three of them up from their sleep. The soil kept falling. The three of them were about to run out when the earthquake had stopped. The sturdy cellar did not collapse after all.
"There won't be such a big earthquake again. Let's endure it for the time being.”Ma Shun said.
At dawn, there were a few weak aftershocks, but the impact was not great.
The battle had already ended two hours ago. The heads of the Cao army were piled up on an empty ground in the city, and the officials were recording their contributions.
These skulls needed to be carefully inspected and identified. If there was a killer who took credit, he would be killed immediately.
There were a few headless corpses on the side, and blood flowed all over the ground, intimidating the soldiers who had come to claim their heads.
"The corpses in the city are either burned or buried. Burying the corpses also requires a layer of lime powder to cover them. Otherwise, if the corpses are dug out by wild beasts, it may continue to cause the plague.”In the military camp outside the city, Liu Chan said to Liu Bei.
Right now, Jiangling City was not suitable to station troops. After the earthquake, the plague would be at its peak. Stationing troops in the city at this time was no different from sending themselves to their deaths.
"The ruins in the city have to be cleaned up, and the corpses in the ruins have to be burned and buried.
All the animals in the city had to be killed.
It would be best to wait until winter was over before sending soldiers into the city.”Liu Chan continued.
Liu Bei nodded his head and had someone record them down.
This concerned the lives of all his soldiers, so Liu Bei had to be careful.
"There's nothing else, but the hygiene regulations must be strictly adhered to.
Everything else is fine." Liu Chan said.
Liu Bei said to the generals standing on both sides of the battlefield,""I heard you. You must restrain your subordinates. The plague must not break out in our army.”
"Understood!"
"Also, inform Chief Yun to withdraw from Xiangyang.”Liu Bei said.
"Send another order to Chief Yun. Tell him not to let Cao Ren go if he meets him.”Liu Bei added.
The messenger quickly spurred his horse out and headed north.
Liu Chan stretched and said to Liu Bei,""The war is over. I should go back to the police station. If I don't go back soon, mother will be worried.”
"Your mother has already sent over ten letters asking you to go back. She even blames me for keeping you here.”Liu Bei said.
……
Liu Chan had a good sleep in the tent. When he woke up, he found Zhang Yan helping him pack his luggage in the military camp.
Senior Sister, do you want to go back?" Liu Chan asked curiously while lying on the bed.
"I don't want to. This is a good place to train my medical skills.”Zhang Yan said.
There were countless patients in Jiangling, and it was indeed a good place to train one's medical skills. Furthermore, Zhang Yan was extremely interested in the study of plagues.
"Then Senior Sister can stay in Jiangling. I'll get someone to send Master over.”Liu Chan jumped off the bed and said.
"Then I'll help you pack up. You can leave with your luggage later.”Zhang Yan said.
Reading ten thousand books was not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. It was the same in the path of medicine. It was useless to keep reading a medical book. Medical skills could only grow through continuous practice.
Zhang Yan instructed," Junior Brother, you must return to the Public Security Bureau alone. You must not slack off in your medical studies. Now is the time for you to lay the foundation. You must memorize the things that I asked you to memorize. When I return to the Public Security Bureau, I will definitely test you. If you can't memorize them, I will punish you on behalf of me."”
"Got it. Don't worry, Senior Sister." Liu Chan replied in a drawn-out voice.
Walking out of the tent, Chen Dao led dozens of soldiers into formation. Chen Dao was still talking about something.
Liu Chan walked closer and looked at these soldiers. Seeing that they were all wearing white feather helmets, he asked curiously,""What's wrong? Did my father give you all these white soldiers to lead?”
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