The next day or two were quiet. Qin Mubai and Gal Qinling seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they both agreed that this would be a protracted and fierce battle, and there was no need to rush it. So after the first battle, both sides took time to rest.
The defeat in the first battle, not to mention the loss of troops and generals, the confidence and morale of the Kansai army were indeed greatly affected, which can be seen from Hou Junji's performance. As a result, Qin Mubai held several military meetings in succession to analyze the gains and losses of the first battle and make future plans, mainly to stabilize the general's mind.
Only when the general's morale is stable can the military's morale be stable. Now it seems that it has some effect. Although the young Kansai Army lacks experience and is immature, their advantages and strengths are exactly the same - newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. If they lose, come again!
In the evening, Xue Wanjun led a group of sentries back to the camp. He walked into the commander's tent dejectedly and sighed repeatedly. Qin Mubai asked him why he was like this, and he replied: "Young Marshal, our army failed in the first battle, and the Qingluo original battlefield area became the Tubo sphere of influence. In the past two days, I have tried to find a way to clean up the battlefield and bring back those who died in battle." The corpses of our soldiers have been turned into ghosts after many attempts were made. What should we do now
Qin Mubai frowned and said, "This is indeed a problem... Even if the horses and armor are lost, our martyrs of the Kansai Army must not even have a chance to rest in peace."
"How about we fight them again? Or launch a surprise attack? Let's seize Qingluo Plain first, life or death, and then we'll figure out the rest!" Xue Wanjun said.
"No need." Qin Mubai pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this. I'll write a letter to Gar Qinling and send someone to the Tubo camp to discuss the matter."
"Huh?" Xue Wanjun's eyes widened in surprise, "How can that guy agree?"
"Maybe? Let's try it. If it doesn't work, let's talk again." After that, Qin Mubai decisively wrote a letter, and immediately selected some skilled soldiers who knew the language to go to the Tubo military camp as envoys.
Just after nightfall, the envoy's soldier returned to the Tang army's camp and said that Gar Qinling actually agreed. Moreover, tomorrow he will take the initiative to send someone to deliver the ashes of the fallen Tang Army soldiers that have been collected!
Xue Wanjun and others were shocked on the spot - "How is this possible? This is definitely not the style of the barbarians! They should have cut off the ears of our soldiers and taken them back for rewards, or used long spears to carry the corpses around to show off their power. ah!"
"Yes! The Tubo people are cruel and cold-blooded by nature. It would be polite not to abuse the remains of our fallen soldiers. Why did they collect the bodies and cremate them together?"
Listening to the discussion of the generals, Qin Mubai remained silent and thought to himself: Gar Qinling, you are indeed different from ordinary Hu generals. You do have a bit of a general style. No wonder people like Hou Junji also treat you behind your back. Full of praise. Although I know that you are not doing this out of good intentions, mostly to win people's hearts or to reduce the resistance to your future invasion of the Central Plains... But, I still have to thank you!
According to the agreement, tomorrow the Garqin Mausoleum will send a team of about a hundred people to transport the ashes of the fallen soldiers of the Tang Army in yak carts. As soon as the news came out, there was a lot of discussion in the Tang Army camp.
At night, it's time for the army to sleep peacefully. With his heart full of worries, Qin Mubai returned to the handsome manor's back house. Seeing that the lights were still on in Sister Tantai's room, she called the door and walked in.
Tantai and Shuang are still in a coma, and their life and death are uncertain. Her sister was waiting at the bedside every day and night. Although her eyes were not red from crying like an ordinary woman, worry and distress were written all over her beautiful and heroic face.
"How's it going?" Qin Mubai stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
Tantai Dandan shook his head without saying a word, frowning deeply.
"How about sending her to Lanzhou? After all, the conditions here are limited. If you go to Lanzhou, you can find a way to hire famous doctors for treatment, and the recuperation environment will be better." Qin Mubai said.
"No need." Tantai Dandan shook his head, took his sister's hand and held it in his palm, then put it on his face and said softly, "My two sisters have been wandering around the world since they were young. They have experienced too many storms. Wandering Life and death are not once and for all. I believe in my sister, she will definitely not leave me alone. "
"..." Qin Mubai was speechless for a moment, sighed softly, and said, "My fault."
"What's wrong with the Young Marshal?" Tantai Dandan carefully put his sister's hand into the quilt and smiled sadly, "If it hadn't been for meeting the Young Marshal, my two sisters would have died in the Yamen long ago. No matter how good Dao Ax is, he is just a low-level killer who lives in a dark corner. He can be an upright person for a few days, and he can still hold a high position in the imperial city, and now he is still killing enemies on the battlefield... even if he sacrifices his life for the country, My two sisters have no regrets.”
Qin Mubai raised his eyelids slightly, and a surprised expression flashed across his face.
Tantai Dandan smiled slightly, "Why, the young commander is surprised?"
"A bit." Qin Mubai did not deny it, and smiled and said, "Although I have known you two sisters for a long time, we have never had a close relationship. To be honest, I really don't know you very well."
"what about now?"
"I understand more or less." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Every time a dog is slaughtered for justice, a scholar is the most unfaithful. Although this is not absolutely biased, it is appropriate when applied to your sisters."
Tantai Dandan blinked a few times in confusion, "Young Marshal...are you praising us or scolding us?"
"Haha, of course I'm exaggerating!" Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing.
"Sorry... I don't read much, so I don't understand it well." Tantai Dandan showed a rare hint of shyness, and his face was a little red.
Qin Mubai looked at her for a few times. A valiant woman wearing military armor and a heroic spirit showed such a smile. She was really charming, gentle and moving in an indescribable way. He smiled and nodded, and said: "You are now Baiqi officers, and you are serving in the palace. There is no harm in reading more books when you have time."
"I can't find a suitable teacher..." Tantai Dandan asked in a low voice and tentatively, "How about, after the war is over, if the young marshal has time, he can teach us sisters how to read? Anyway, now , His Majesty the Emperor has assigned my two sisters to Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang, so they are considered to be the Young Marshal’s retainers... "
"Well, okay!" Qin Mubai agreed without hesitation.
"Young Marshal... do you really mean what you said?" At this time, a weak voice came from the bed.
Qin Mubai and Tantai Dandan looked at each other, and looked over in surprise. Sure enough, Tantai had both woken up!
"Sister! You're awake!" Tantai Dandan hurriedly rushed over, held her hand nervously and pleasantly, and shouted, "You're awake, wake up!"
Crying with joy!
"Okay Dandan, don't scare your sister. She just woke up and is very weak." Qin Mubai walked over and knelt down, patted Tantai Dandan on the shoulder, and saw both of them smiling at her. Although she was still very weak and it was very difficult to even open her eyes, the smile on her face was clearly peaceful and warm.
"Shuangshuang, get well and recover. I will keep my promise to you." Qin Mubai said, "When you recover, I will teach you how to read."
"Great!" Tantai Dandan stood up in a hurry, and immediately knelt down on one knee to Qin Mubai, cupped his fists and performed a military salute, and said, "On behalf of my sister, I would like to thank the young marshal! I can be a young marshal!" student, this is her greatest wish and wish!”
"Oh? Is there still such a thing?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile and reached out to help her up.
Both Tantai on the hospital bed became anxious and said in one breath: "Sister, don't talk nonsense!"
Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, and said: "Okay, there is no need to take such a small matter seriously. We both just woke up and need to rest and recuperate. I'll take my leave without disturbing you. I'll call the military doctor over to take a look and prescribe more medicine."
"Thank you, Marshal!"
After leaving the sisters' room, Qin Mubai called a sergeant to call the military doctor, and then prepared to go back to the room to rest.
They both woke up, and it seemed that at least their lives were safe, which made Qin Mubai feel a little better. When I returned to my room, I saw a person standing at the door. It was Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan.
"It's so late at night, why doesn't the princess take a rest? Do you have anything to do with me?" Qin Mubai asked.
"Mu Bai, you forgot, we haven't changed the medicine yet today!" Li Xueyan raised the medicine bottle in his hand and said, "This is not okay!"
"Haha, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "I have been busy with military affairs today and haven't stopped for a moment. However, I only suffered a minor injury and I seem to be recovering well. At least I don't have to use crutches to walk. "
"Then I don't care. All I know is that now I am a military doctor and you are the injured. Doctors are like parents, so you must listen to me." Li Xueyan smiled and said, "Go inside and change the dressing!"
"Okay, Military Doctor Li, please!" Qin Mubai smiled and invited her into the room.
As soon as he entered the house, Qin Mubai hesitated... The scratch on his face was easy to deal with, but what about the knife wound on his thigh? Is it possible to take off his pants in front of her
"What are you waiting for?" Li Xueyan said with his back to Qin Mubai, playing with the medicine bottle.
"This... Xue Yan. How about I do it myself?" Qin Mubai said.
"Don't worry, I have learned it completely, and I will be very careful not to hurt you." Li Xueyan obviously didn't understand, and said while carefully adjusting the medicine.
"It's inconvenient!" Qin Mubai whispered, holding back his laughter.
Li Xueyan was startled, then turned to look at Qin Mubai, "What's the inconvenience?"
Qin Mubai pointed to his thigh, and Li Xueyan's face turned red instantly. Turning her head hurriedly, she forced herself to calm down and said: "The old gentleman taught me that in front of a doctor, there are only patients, not men and women... You, you don't have to worry!"
"Then why are you so nervous?" Qin Mubai said with a bad smile, not picking up any pot.
"No way!" Li Xueyan's heart froze, and her mouth became stiff, "Don't think too much about it... just change clothes, hurry up!"
"Then I... really take it off?"
"Take off... take off!"
"It's better to close the door first!"
Li Xueyan, a girl who had not yet left the court, suddenly blushed to the root of her neck, "What are you doing with the door closed?"
"Is it possible for me to take off my pants in public?" Qin Mubai said confidently, "There are teams of morale patrols passing by at any time outside. I am their coach. Wouldn't I lose face if they see me?"
Li Xueyan wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl in. She hurriedly stepped forward to close the door, took a deep breath and said, "Is it okay now?"
"Yeah, okay. Then I...can I take it off, Military Doctor Li?"
"… hurry up!"
Qin Mubai felt happy as if he was playing a prank: You dare to look at it, but I dare not take it off
So he took off only a pair of big underpants and half-lyed and half-sat on the handsome chair like a great gentleman. He raised his injured leg and said, "Okay, come on!"
Li Xueyan's heart was about to jump out of her throat. After hesitating for a long time, she mustered up the courage to step forward and resisted looking at Qin Mubai's half-naked body, but this was obviously impossible.
A well-proportioned and strong male body, full of wild and masculine power, lay before her eyes, an unexperienced girl... Li Xueyan was a little flustered for a moment.
"How about I do it myself?" Qin Mubai smiled calmly.
"No, I'll do it." Li Xueyan, who only wanted to make some "contribution", competed with herself. Keeping her mind calm, she went to untie the gauze bandage on Qin Mubai's right thigh.
During yesterday's battle, Qin Mubai was caught in a tight siege and fight in order to kill the leader of the Shepan Formation, and was accidentally hit in the leg by a Tibetan cavalry's scimitar. Fortunately, he was wearing good armor, and the opponent's knife didn't use any force, so it was just a few minor injuries to the flesh without touching the muscles. Li Xueyan carefully removed the bandages layer by layer, and was shocked to see the blood stains and scabs on them.
In the past two days, she followed the old military doctor everywhere to treat injured soldiers. In fact, she had seen everything. She shouldn't have been so fussy and uneasy. But when she thought about Qin Mubai, she couldn't help but feel flustered...
"Hey -" Li Xueyan's heart was in a state of confusion, and his hand lost its weight and tore a small piece of blood scab. The pain made Qin Mubai couldn't help but take a breath.
Li Xueyan panicked immediately, "Sorry! Sorry! How are you doing? Does it hurt? Are you okay?"
"It's okay, you continue." Qin Mubai said with a smile.
After finally untying the bandage, Li Xueyan couldn't help but exclaimed when she saw the wound, "Ah, it's broken! There's some pus in it! Who told you to run around without changing the dressing all day long?"
"That can't be helped." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Don't make a fuss. Compared with those with broken limbs, what kind of injury do I have? Just apply some medicine!"
"The sepsis must be sucked out first before the medicine can be applied." Li Xueyan said, "Be patient!"
"Wait a minute!" Qin Mubai said hurriedly, "Are you sure you can do it?"
"... Don't be afraid! Okay!" Li Xueyan stared at the wound and nodded decisively.
"Then come on."
Li Xueyan carefully held the wound for a while with all her concentration, without even frowning, her cherry red lips sucked on it.
Qin Mubai's heart trembled, and he couldn't stand it anymore... How disgusting it was!
If it were me, I might not do this...
After taking more than ten puffs in a row, the copper basin next to him was filled with smelly pus and blood. Li Xueyan finally stopped and quickly bandaged Qin Mubai's wound. Until then, she had not said a word or raised her head to look at Qin Mubai. She suddenly ran out of the door and vomited desperately.
Qin Mubai was afraid that Li Xueyan would be embarrassed, so he sat in the room without going out to look. He sighed softly and said to himself, "She is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. She is such a strong woman! ... It's really hard for you!"
Li Xueyan vomited for a while before returning to the room. She smiled with a pale face and began to pack away medicine bottles and other items. She said, "Mu Bai, you have a good rest. I will come back early tomorrow to change your medicine. In the afternoon..."
"Xue Yan." Qin Mubai called out, interrupting her.
"Huh?" Li Xueyan turned back and looked at him.
Qin Mubai just smiled and said nothing. But this smile made Li Xueyan's heart beat wildly and even her face turned red.
"You...what you want to say, just say it..." she asked a little flustered.
"When the war is over, if I can survive, you..."
"I...what?"
"Will you marry me?"
"!!!" Li Xueyan suddenly trembled all over, turned his head hurriedly, not daring to look at him, and then froze.
His face was burning, and his mind was blank.
"Huh?" Qin Mubai deliberately wanted to pierce the window paper, so he said simply and shamelessly, "If you don't tell me, does that mean you agree by default?"
"I didn't say anything!" Li Xueyan said anxiously.
"Oh, that means I don't agree." Qin Mubai's tone was very disappointed.
"I didn't tell you either! ... I won't tell you anymore! How can a marriage be a trivial matter!" Li Xueyan was so embarrassed that she hurriedly picked up the medicine bottle and other items and ran out of the door in a hurry.
"Haha!" Qin Mubai couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and said to himself: Li Daozong, Li Daozong, you are obviously trying to get on the shelf. You have to force me to get on even if you don't even have to tell the story! ... However, Li Xueyan is indeed a good woman, and she is obviously interested in me. In this case, I have no choice but to do it...