I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 104

Xilulu

A group of cavalry entered the city from the left side. The second man rode forward and was talking to the leader.

As Shen Xiaoye looked left and right, the anxiety in her eyes instantly turned into surprise. She rushed over at an extremely fast speed: "Guardian Lu! Where is my uncle? Is he with Lu Guan?"

"There is still no news about the Fourth Young Master and Mr. Shen." He really wanted to say that his surname was Chen instead of Lu.

But the horse being pulled by the girl was uncomfortable and wanted to push people, so he quickly calmed it down and jumped off the horse, nodded to Mr. Shen who was looking at him excitedly, and said: "I was sent to the general by the fourth young master not long ago, and I participated in the fierce battle.

Kaiping is currently short of medicine and doctors, so I am temporarily requesting a doctor to purchase medicine."

The garrison originally relied entirely on supplies from the rear, and now that so many people were stationed there at once, there was a severe shortage of both food and medicine.

The current deployment will take several days to arrive, so the civilians who are not injured or slightly injured will be sent back first, and there will not be enough dry food along the way.

"I have half a cart of trauma medicine and two doctors." As soon as Shen Xiaoye finished speaking, the three or four cavalrymen who were still on their horses looked at her in unison.

The leader of the team was Uncle Lu Guan's personal guard. As soon as the general flag was raised, he dismounted and clasped his fists: "I wonder if the young lady can give up her love, and the doctor and the medicine will follow us into Kaiping."

"Here, I can give you the medicine, but I can't make the decision, doctor." Shen Xiaoye bought a lot of medicinal herbs and ready-made medicines, and there was still space for most of the carriage.

She then asked, "Have you seen my uncle among the people?"

Guard Chen clasped his fists and said, "Miss Shen, there were too many civilians. We were fighting fiercely all the way and had no time to identify them.

Thanks to my general and more than a thousand auxiliary soldiers, many of them were unable to move due to their injuries.

The imperial doctors and medicines sent by Your Majesty last time are already running out of supplies because they have to be distributed to many civilians, so you asked a few of us to come together to collect medicinal materials.

Many people are waiting to be saved! Please speak kindly to the doctor, Miss Shen, and we will reward you handsomely."

"Could you please introduce one or two to me, young lady?" The leading general looked at her eagerly. His general and captain endured the pain every day.

Shen Xiaoye immediately said: "I'll go with you. My uncle taught me first aid." Although she only learned a little bit during military training, she could still help with basic first aid.

Once we get there, maybe we can find people faster.

The old man glared at her, but she didn't care and even shook her head slightly at her grandfather.

"This?" The guards and the general flag couldn't help but look at each other. Bringing a woman into the army would cause trouble, let alone a little girl.

"Grandpa, Xiaoye." Just at this moment, Shen Cungeng and the two Taoist priests, who had ordered meals, came on horseback to look for the two men because they had not returned yet.

Shen Xiaoye looked at the Taoist priests and said, "They want to ask the two doctors to come out and treat many wounded people. I won't stop you from going out."

Her eyes were focused on Taoist Qingxi, and she strongly requested to go together.

The general flag and Guard Chen immediately turned to the two of them and saluted.

The two returned the greeting. Hengxi, a doctor, only thought about it for a moment before accepting the offer. His senior brother glanced at him and said, "But we need to bring an assistant."

"Okay." The general flagman could see that these two men were going to take the little girl with them.

Although he didn't know the other party's medical skills, having more doctors to save his life was better than anything else. Besides, it was said that Taoist priests could do medicine.

So as soon as the response was given, he ordered several of his soldiers to immediately disperse and look for a pharmacy in the city.

"We can't leave the city today. Let Guard Chen and a brother take you away tomorrow morning." The ban in the city is a military order, and no one can disobey it.

“Besides, your horses are all inferior and slow. They are too slow after leaving the border. We brothers have to go to the next city tomorrow and cannot change horses today.

Please prepare the best bean cakes and fodder for the horses today, and try to get it as soon as possible."

"Of course." Shen Xiaoye agreed very much. She also knew that the horses she bought were not good, but she was able to buy a few horses with the help of the Taoist priests. She bought them reluctantly and registered them under their names.

When he asked to see the medicinal herbs, the old man said, "There are six of us, can we all go?"

"It should be possible." The general flag said, "At worst, we can send you out of the city and come back later."

Shen Xiaoye: "When do the civilians outside the city enter the city? Are they not allowed to leave after entering?"

“You can come in after your identity is verified. If you can complete the verification before sunset, you will naturally be escorted away by a few auxiliary soldiers.

But if it is too late, they are only allowed to stay at the training ground of the guard post." The general looked back.

The old man thanked him and decided, "We'll wait here. You and the Taoist priests please go check the herbs and rest."

"No." This group of people were standing by the doorway discussing, and the soldiers guarding the city were already fed up with listening to them.

Their general flag came over and said to the few people, "What are you trying to do by blocking the city gate? If it weren't for our comrades, we would have arrested you long ago.

Especially you guys, did you bring your security warrants with you when you entered or left?"

"Brother, we have brought them." The general flag quickly stepped forward to salute and speak. The two men moved a few steps to the side and soon became close to each other.

But the little black cat jumped from Qingxi's shoulder to Shen Xiaoye's arms and said, "I saw that he stuffed silver."

She just pretended not to see this kind of thing.

However, the general flag guarding the city spoke much softer this time, and agreed that Master Shen Xiaoye and the other two should step back and wait on the side.

"I'll go get some hot food." She knew that her grandfather and his wife were looking at the group of people outside the door and had no mood to go back for dinner.

But man is made of iron and rice is made of steel. Only with strength and spirit can one do more things.

But she didn't expect that she would have to wait until the beginning of the evening before people were allowed in.

Moreover, when entering the city, they lined up in pairs, four people in a row, and were supervised not to leave the team. This made it easier for them to search carefully.

"Why don't they have donkey carts like the previous group of people?" Shen Cungeng couldn't help but wonder.

Guard Chen, who had returned and was waiting with them, said, "The previous group of people was closer to the garrison, and there was no problem with the grain transport convoy, so they will naturally bring the carriages and horses back when they return.

But this group of people all retreated with us from Mobei, and at that time…” He stopped at the right time. This border-related situation could not be discussed, at least not on the street.

The commander-in-chief hunted down several hundred Northern Tartars on the first day, and successfully hunted down several hundred more on the second day. He even captured a leader and asked him where their chief was. He ignored the advice and left his guard behind to advance.

The Fourth Young Master and Master Shen felt something was wrong at the time, and immediately asked him to go back to the central army to greet the general who was delivering food, and to warn him to walk slower and observe.

Could it be that when he met them, the general had not yet reached the center of the army, and after discovering the fleeing soldiers, the general decisively ordered the civilians to throw away the food, load the food onto the carts as much as possible and run away, while he himself organized the fleeing soldiers to launch a counterattack but failed, and they fought and retreated.

After traveling hundreds of miles, the car fell apart and the animals ran away to death?

The old man patted Geng'er on the back and asked him to look at his sister without asking anything else.

In fact, Shen Xiaoye didn't pay attention to what they were saying. She really hoped to find an uncle among these laborers, even just one.

Perhaps because she was sincere, God really gave her an unexpected surprise. When she was standing on the other side and looking against the flow of people, she suddenly felt someone calling her.

She quickly fell back, and the man turned back to look at her, "Uncle Changshun?"

"Changshun!" The old man also saw it. He jumped over but was blocked by the escorting soldiers. Just then, another person passed by and called him, "Grandpa Bashan..."

"Qian Jin?" The old man asked when he saw his granddaughter chasing after the people on the opposite side, so he had to talk to the people here first.

Fortunately, there were not many soldiers on both sides and they were far apart. As long as the civilians did not desert the team and outsiders did not break into the ranks, they would not be driven away.

Qian Jin couldn't help but say: "It's my fault. I didn't do what grandpa asked me to do. Ah... Woo... I'm only half alive... Ah..."

The people from his village around him couldn't help but wipe away their tears and said, "I can't come back."

The old man suppressed his discomfort and said, "What about longevity? Don't cry, tell me properly."

"Uncle Changshou threw the cart to Uncle Changshun, picked up the spear and the horse to protect us, but it was too chaotic, and he was finally forced to join the soldiers in killing the Northern Tartars." Qian Jin slowed down, causing the team to lag behind and was immediately scolded, so they had to keep moving.

Shen Cungeng chased: "What happened next?"

Shen Xiaoye chased after him: "Uncle Changshun, where is my eldest uncle? Aren't you two together? One blue and white mule each?"

"He went up to fight and disappeared." Shen Changshun covered half of the scar on his face. At that time, when his cousin saw the Northern Barbarians rushing over and hacking wildly, he also rushed up to kill them.

If my cousin hadn't thrown himself onto the opponent's horse with all his might, I would have not only injured my face, but also had half of my head cut off.

After finally escaping the attack, he never saw Changshou again.

"Gone?" Shen Xiaoye was stunned and didn't notice that Shen Changshun turned his head and kept looking at her with guilt in his eyes.

Several people from the same village called her from behind, but she didn't hear them.

Until a louder voice called out, "Miss Shen, why are you here?"

She looked up blankly. It was Qi Zhi who waved at her and continued, "We saw your uncle. He went deeper."

"Oh." Shen Xiaoye said softly, and after he walked away for a long time, she finally remembered something and caught up with him. "Captain Qi said that we can't stay here, and we'll meet at home."

"Okay, why don't you come back with us? You won't be scared on the road when there are so many people around." Qi Zhi walked backwards.

She shook her head: "I'm going to find my uncle, he must still be alive."

Qi Zhi suddenly felt that he had said the wrong thing. On the way back, he saw many people from Jiuli Village, but he did not see her uncle again.

He gritted his teeth and yelled, "Yes, Brother Shen knows martial arts." He remembered that when they first met, Uncle Shen and the others used sticks to defend themselves, which was very neat.

Qi Zhi waved his hands at her vigorously, and Shen Xiaoye waved back almost mechanically. After a moment, she finally remembered her grandfather.

But I saw the old man standing there stupidly with his shoulders slumped, while my cousin was still chasing the laborers in front.

It was getting dark, and all the laborers had finally passed through the border town and were transferred to the parade ground to rest. The dazed family of three supported each other and followed them, watching the parade ground gate close behind those people's backs.

Guard Chen, including the two Taoist priests and Shicun, followed behind them, not knowing what to say.

Shen Cungeng pinched his cousin's wrist and said, "My father must be alive, right?

Brother Qian Jin and Uncle Chang Yun both said that they saw my father behead two Dazi. "

"Yes, my eldest uncle is alive, and my fourth uncle is also alive." Shen Xiaoye actually forgot to cry out in pain.

The old man in the middle of them was breathing heavier. Before the two of them noticed, Taoist Master Hengxi had already quickly rushed over and supported the staggering man.

"Grandpa!" Shen Xiaoye was shocked to find that the old man had spit out blood.

"Grandpa..." Shen Cungeng's heart skipped a beat.

"Stop making noise, carriage." Taoist Master Hengxi and a few others held the man back.

Shen Xiaoye wiped her face and was about to pull the cart, but Shicun came over quickly with a horse.

After returning to the inn to check, Taoist Master Hengxi sighed, "It's not a bad thing. He can release some of the pent-up anger. But he has too many old injuries. He injured his heart and lungs in his early years. It's better not to travel long distances outside the Great Wall."

"Cousin...you..."

"No, I'll go and you stay and take care of it."

Neither of them gave in. Unfortunately, the next morning, the old man insisted on going and no one could persuade him to stop.

They wanted to go to the parade ground to see someone again, but they were told that they could not enter, and the people inside were not allowed to go out without permission, but could wait outside the city.

However, time waits for no one. The general flag on Guard Chen's side repeatedly urged everyone to go north. And even if they met, their uncle Shen Changshou was still not there.

When they were sent to the pass by the general flag, a new wave of soldiers guarding the gate was replaced.

After checking the customs documents, they would not allow anyone other than the two Taoist priests to leave the customs, "They are doctors, and they have your guarantee.

But these few are not acceptable, their travel permits cannot pass inspection." The clerk inspector was very serious.

The old man asked, "Did you change the pass?"

Clerk: "No, no one is allowed to leave the customs before receiving orders."

He glanced at Guard Chen and the General Flag and said, "Your names are signed here. If you are not afraid of military punishment, feel free to help others."

The two of them blushed, and the general flag said, "The two Taoist priests are really doctors, you see."

As he spoke, he lifted the curtain of the car, and inside, there were several kinds of medicinal herbs for disinfection and healing, filling up the entire compartment. Of course, most of them were what he paid for yesterday.

Then he asked the Taoist priest to take out the silver needles and surgical tools for inspection.

The clerk actually read it once and then said, "I was stationed in Wuzhong County and I know Taixu Temple and I have met the two Taoist priests."

He also knew that Taoist Qingxi was famous for his geomancy and acupuncture, but he was willing to share the responsibility and release him only because General Lu and his brothers who were fighting desperately outside the Great Wall needed more doctors.

The old man was very disappointed and Guard Chen was also very apologetic.

"I'm the Taoist priest's medicine boy. I have to help with picking medicine, decocting medicine and bandaging medicine." Shen Xiaoye said immediately. Fortunately, she put on makeup and wore men's clothes today, so she could fool people to some extent.

But she forgot that her household registration card and pass indicated that she was a girl.

Shen Cungeng also said: "That's right, I am also a medicine boy."

Facing the clerk's gaze, Shen Xiaoye turned around and climbed to the shaft of the cart, pulled out a package and opened it.

"Guardian Chen." She took out a few triangular scarves and asked Guard Chen to act as the injured person.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Guard Chen's head and arms were bandaged very quickly.

Shen Cungeng felt a little guilty. He saw that his fourth uncle had given Xiaoye some instructions, but he didn't learn from him seriously.

The clerk and several soldiers were amazed at what they saw. Some of them even came forward to take a look at how the bandage was done. They didn't expect it to be so meticulous.

Taoist Priest Hengxi bowed and said, "May you be blessed with infinite blessings. These two children can be of great help to me."

The clerk hesitated, and the old man also hesitated whether to let the two children go alone.

At this time, another group of people came in from the pass, and the leader, a man in light armor, said, "Lu Tang, have you found a doctor? Another group of brothers and civilians have been found, and they are seriously injured."

"Found it, found it." The general responded quickly.

"Send them over quickly if you find them. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." The armored leader left quickly.

The clerk looked at them and finally stamped his seal to allow the two younger ones to go with him.

Shen Xiaoye and the other man said goodbye to their grandfather silently, then they mounted their horses and quickly passed through customs and left with guard Chen.

The old man stood there for a long time, looking at it, and said to Shicun: "The civilians are leaving."

He took a deep breath and turned away.

Not long after Shen Xiaoye left the pass, General Lu left one person behind with Guard Chen and returned. The clerk at the city gate saw the other side checking his badge and documents, but didn't say anything.