The armies converged.
Zhao Guogong is stationed 20 miles away from Anshi City. It's not that he has a big heart and insists on stationing so close. It's because Anshi City has closed the gates of the city no matter how much he scolds. He has attacked the city twice, and it is really impossible , then we can only besiege the city.
Man Bao followed the emperor here, and all the wounded soldiers were scattered in the rear of the city. Man Bao made arrangements, leaving only two students to take care of them, and brought the rest with him.
After Man Bao got his camp, the general doctor and the students got together to give lectures, encouraged them, and talked to them about their current troubles and difficulties, and then took out a cloth bag.
She handed the bag to Zhou Liru and said, "Two pearls per person, not many, let's pass it on."
Everyone was stunned, and after receiving the pearls, the two military doctors were the first to react, and immediately bowed and saluted, "Thank you, sir, for the reward."
This is a spoil of war, rare, unless they also rush into the city to search for things, otherwise military doctors will rarely get a share of the spoils.
And they are often the busiest when they enter the city. From the beginning of the battle to the end, their military doctors are busy, especially after the end, all the wounded soldiers are sent here.
How could they compete with others for loot
They don't show up when they are robbed, let alone when they are divided. Generally, they don't have their share.
The military doctor was very happy. Even though there were only two pearls, the value was comparable to their three or four months' salary.
Man Bao divided the things up and encouraged them: "Work hard, and if there are any loot left after the attack on Anshi City, I will ask for some."
Qibi Heli looked very generous, and General Ashina was also generous, but he was too serious, he didn't take the spoils himself, and he didn't allow his soldiers to take too much, basically they sealed it and handed it over to the emperor.
Well, I don't know if Zhao Guogong is generous or not, but this time he is the chief executive.
Man Bao was thinking, Zhou Liru said: "Sister-in-law, we are running out of medicinal materials."
Only then did everyone think about the business, and said one after another: "Teacher, there are only two large bags of angelica, and there are not many medicinal materials to stop bleeding. Now that they are attacking the city again, they will only need more medicinal materials."
The casualties of the siege are huge.
Man Bao frowned and asked, "Have you ever bought medicinal materials from nearby cities?"
Several people shook their heads together, and they had no money. The logistics of the military were usually responsible for such matters, and they were only responsible for reporting.
Man Bao said: "I see, I'll go and talk to the Chief Manager."
Man Bao went to find Zhao Guogong.
When Zhao Guogong saw Zhou Man, he subconsciously raised his smiling face, and then he thought of something, so he turned around and left as if he hadn't seen her.
Man Bao hurriedly chased after him, "Chief Manager, Zhao Guogong, Zhao Shangshu..."
Man Bao caught up with him, stopped him and said, "What are you running for?"
When Zhao Guogong saw her, he smiled and said, "It's Mr. Zhou, I was thinking about something, but I didn't pay attention for a while, what do you need from me?"
"It's okay, haven't our medicinal materials been delivered yet?"
Zhao Guogong smiled slightly and nodded.
Man Bao frowned, didn't ask the fault, and said directly: "Then you can ask the logistics to buy the medicinal materials nearby."
Zhao Guogong was stunned for a moment and then said: "Is there any medicinal material for sale around here?"
"We have conquered so many cities, the pharmacy inside must have medicine."
Zhao Guogong also thought about it, and said with a smile: "I would like to ask Mr. Zhou to make a list."
Man Bao had been prepared for a long time, and took out a thick discount sheet from his sleeve and gave it to him, "All the medicinal materials on it are required, and I can buy as much as I have, and I will not limit it."
Zhao Guogong sighed: "There may not be so many, they took a lot of supplies with them when they left the city."
Food, ironware, medicinal materials, and even salt and tea are all military supplies. They brought them with them when they retreated. Many wealthy families and merchants fled after hearing the news. There are not many such supplies in the army.
Man Bao said: "As much as you can buy."
Zhao Guogong nodded and asked with a smile: "Master Zhou, how much medicine do you have?"
"It's not enough to support you in a siege battle. If the medicinal materials don't come again, I won't have any medicine to stop the bleeding of the wounded soldiers you bring down next time. I can only rely on needles and sutures, but you know that there is no medicine. There is no way to stop the bleeding."
Zhao Guogong pursed his lips and nodded, indicating that he knew.
Watching him leave, Man Bao scratched his head in the end, went back to find the general doctor and students, and said, "Let's go into the mountains to dig for medicinal herbs. Find what medicinal herbs you find and dig what medicinal herbs. The most important thing is the medicinal herbs to stop bleeding."
The military doctor sighed, "If there is no hemostatic medicine, next time we can only use fire to stop the bleeding and plant ash to stop the bleeding."
That's what the military does when they run out of medicine.
Man Bao did not refute and agreed.
Zhou Liru opened his mouth wide, "But didn't you say that using fire and plant ash to stop bleeding would cause serious side effects?"
The former will hurt muscles, bones and nerves, while the latter may make the wound worse.
Man Bao said: "Focus on the moment first."
At least it's better than letting people bleed all the time, and there's no other way.
So without waiting for Bai Shan to find time, Man Bao directly took a group of students, military doctors, and soldiers who were ordered by the medical tent into the mountains to dig herbs.
Not to mention, there are quite a lot of herbs in the mountains. Originally, everything in this world, even a very common weed, has the effect of stopping bleeding, but this effect can vary.
Manbao basically does not reject anyone who comes, so what the hell, since you see it, dig it first.
It's just that this fresh medicinal material has not been processed and processed, and its medicinal properties are far inferior to those that have been processed.
Zhao Guogong sent different people to the gate of Anshi City every day to yell and scold. Sometimes people would initiate a siege battle, consume a wave of their weapons and defenders, and then retreat.
However, siege warfare has always been unfavorable to the siege side, and the casualties of one's own side are even greater.
Zhao Guogong stopped fighting after two fights. He told the emperor, "Your Majesty, they have supplies. I'm afraid they won't be able to take down the siege if they don't siege for two or three months."
The emperor said: "It's cold, we don't have that much time, and the logistics can't keep up. How long can we use the food we seized?"
Zhao Guogong whispered: "Twenty days."
The emperor pursed his lips and said, "If you can't attack by force, then outsmart it."
He said with deep eyes: "If we still can't take it after half a month, then we will withdraw."
"Your Majesty..."
The emperor was even more heartbroken to make this decision, but he had to do it. He couldn't invest too much in this war, and he couldn't let this war have too much impact on Dajin.
Wei Zhi, Liu Shangshu and others have sent letters of advice one after another.
The emperor frowned slightly, "Liu Hui said that the food, grass and medicinal materials have already been delivered, and they should have arrived half a month ago."
Zhao Guogong was also annoyed, and he didn't know what the logistics of the escort were doing.