Chapter 593: Jianchuan

"Go up and ask about the situation."

"It's my lord."

The adjutant didn't dare to be hasty, so he filled a few bottles of wound medicine for external application and left the camp. He found a general in the group of wounded soldiers, identified himself and chatted with him for a while. The medicine was a thank you, and then trotted Then went back to the camp.

"what's the situation?"

"My lord, those people are remnants of soldiers who have retreated from Jianchuan. It is said that they originally formed a team of 5,000 people, but now they only have 3,000 people left, and most of them are injured, so they are allowed to rotate. "

"How long have they been at the front?"

"That's exactly half a month if you count the total talk into today."

In just half a month, 5,000 people were beaten down to only 3,000? ! Wu Kai frowned slightly. He didn't speak, but he had to raise the danger of the front line to a higher level.

"What else do you ask?"

The adjutant's face was not very good-looking, he was tense, and he said in a suppressed voice: "The general said that Jianchuan has been killed very fiercely now, and there is a river ahead, and the water in the river is red. It’s the blood left over from the previous fights. In addition, he told me that the water in the river is no longer drinkable, there are too many floating corpses, and 90% of them will get sick if they drink that water, and it will be even worse.”

"How about drinking water?"

"It always said that all the water used was the deep well water opened by the front-line high-level monks using spells. It is clean and there is no need to worry about being dirty by the infiltration of ground river water.

In addition to water, there are many heavy tusked elephants in Jianchuan. Those remnant soldiers just now were met by a team of more than 500 heavy tusked elephants on the rocky beach and then were beaten. "

Wu Kai's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words "heavy equipment" and "tusk family" that are linked together. Whatever you really worry about, come here. He was worried about meeting those powerful groups of barbarians before, not because he was afraid, but because once he encountered casualties, he would lose count.

Imagine, wearing heavy armor and holding a giant blunt weapon, a tusked elephant family that is one foot tall and weighs more than one thousand catties rushing towards you? Even a big horse will be directly hit to death, right?

With the tusked elephant clan participating in the battle in Jianchuan, it's no wonder that Jianchuan suffered so many casualties. But if you look clearly, you should be able to withstand it. As long as the reinforcements can come one after another, the situation will definitely ease after Jianchuan is slowly built into a defense zone full of fortifications.

afternoon. Except for those who need to patrol daily, all soldiers under Wu Kai's command stayed in their tents to rest. Can sleep and chat, but can't move around. Most soldiers are now busy writing letters and letters home. Because once you enter Jianchuan, unless you want to retreat like the remnant soldiers before, you cannot contact the outside world privately, as is the case with military regulations.

As for the word of mouth, Wu Kai handed it over to the adjutant, and he didn't care too much, because the two thousand people under his command were basically veterans who had been with him for at least two years, and there were also many people who had been with him for three to five years. There are very few new recruits, so the rules to follow when going to battle are very clear. Gossiping is something that always kills your head in the army. These soldiers themselves remember it well, and it is unlikely that they will commit it.

After a day's rest, the soldiers' physical strength has recovered a lot, and then they set off after a particularly hearty breakfast at dawn, heading northeast.

In the afternoon, Shen Zhengshi officially crossed the boundary of Jianchuan and entered the first-line theater.

Less than half an hour after entering the border of Jianchuan, Wu Kai saw the bloody river. It is said that the creek is more suitable, it is only one foot wide, and the depth seems to be less than two feet. The water quality inside is not very good, and it is a bit muddy. If you look closely, you can indeed see some very light blood red.

As for the smell, if you ride a horse and pass by the stream, you can smell the stench. I'm afraid I can't drink this water.

Continue to follow the road guide, go deep into the war zone, and the creek on the side is also temporarily not abducted.

"My lord, look!"

In fact, there was no need for the adjutant to remind him, Wu Kai could already see a cart and two soldiers dressed as auxiliary soldiers at a corner of the creek in front of him from a distance on his horse. One of them was holding a long hooked pole in the creek to catch a floating corpse and dragged it ashore, and the other was responsible for dragging the corpse onto the cart.

When Wu Kai and the others passed by, they noticed that there were already three corpses on the cart, all barbarians with human shapes and animal faces.

In fact, this is just a place to fish for corpses. There are many waters on the Jianchuan side. Although there are no big rivers, there are quite a few small rivers of three or four feet. All the way deep, I saw no less than five small rivers and streams, all of which were auxiliary soldiers who scooped up corpses.

"It's a common trick of the barbarians. They don't have the habit of respecting the corpses. They throw the corpses into the water as a means of causing illness, and limit the water we can get here."

But the barbarians themselves are not affected by the floating corpses in these waters, because they are in the upper reaches of these waters, and even if they get sick, the floating corpses will not flow to them.

Wu Kai didn't pay much attention. Although he hadn't experienced the last big battle with the barbarians, he had also fought against the barbarians before. It was a group of uncivilized barbarians with no bottom line at all. Throwing corpses is a very normal method for barbarians.

"Go and explain to the people below again that all the water in the rivers and creeks here is not allowed to drink. When you get to the place, you will have well water to quench your thirst."

"It's my lord, I'll say it again, this subordinate." The adjutant didn't find it troublesome either. After all, it would be terrible if you get sick in the army.

Marching quickly until Youzheng, a rocky beach was ordered to be repaired in situ.

"Why do you fix it here?" Wu Kai glanced at the westward sun above his head, feeling puzzled. According to the normal situation, it will be half an hour before it gets dark. At this time, you can either set up camp, or speed up your march to reach the military station before resting. Before coming here, he had studied the topographical map of Jianchuan, and knew that the nearest military depot was not far away from their current location.

After finishing for half an hour, the envoy came over to send an order to Wu Kai's troops to move out immediately, act as the vanguard, and go forward for five miles, and the situation will be reported as soon as the incense burns.

It's this hour and you still want to change to the forward battalion? Is this going to drive overnight? !

Wu Kai didn't dare to be negligent, so he immediately asked people to beat the drums to pull out the camp, and then handed over the luggage to his fellow army behind to take care of him, while he himself led more than 1,500 soldiers to quickly cross the main formation of the mixed army, ran to the front, and received orders The card goes five miles ahead as a pathfinder and warning. And just behind him, the rest of the mixed army also finished their repairs and started to follow behind.

When we arrived at the military station, it happened to be the beginning of Xu, but Wu Kai did not receive the order to stop and repair, but urged him to move on, and every order contained a sentence "stay alert to prevent the enemy from harassing".

It was not until the beginning of the Hai Dynasty that Wu Kai received the exact order, asking him to continue to explore for another mile, and to march all night tonight, and must rush to the next military station before dawn.