Episode 193. (2)
Cao Cao gave the pill to Cao Hong, who had not taken the pill and was still uninjured.
After taking the pill, Cao Hong rode Cao Cao on a horse and walked in the lead to break through the encirclement of Hyeongyang Army.
Cao Cao was surprised at Cao Hong’s tremendous power even in the midst of his hectic mind. And I was also surprised by the fireman’s pill that made me have such power, even temporarily.
‘They say it will save your life at least once…. Indeed, the medicine made by the world’s greatest masters is different!’
Cao Hong eventually broke through the encirclement with outrageous force and succeeded in escaping.
Seoyeong led the soldiers to chase after him, but he was killed by Hahoudon’s spear that appeared just in time. Afterwards, when Hahuyeon and Cao Injeon led the surviving soldiers to join, Hyungyang’s army could no longer attack and retreated and pursued at a reasonable distance.
Hyeongyang’s army planned to join Lü Bu’s army and attack Cao Cao’s army, and Cao Cao’s army planned to leave the forest and return to the alliance before Lü Bu’s army arrived.
“Keuuugh… I was foolish and drove the generals and soldiers to their deaths!”
Jojo shed bloody tears.
Even though his whole body was covered in blood, Jo Hong, who had broken through the encirclement with tremendous force, was now lying on his horse and barely breathing, as if the medicine had run out.
‘Can I really pass today?’
Cao Cao kept looking back, fearing that Lü Bu would come after him.
“Ha~. I have to get out of this forest before dawn…” Even
Jo In, who was leading the way, had a nervous light in her eyes.
The eastern sky was gradually brightening in the distance.
As the day dawns, the advantages of the woods and darkness disappear, and the pursuers will know how insignificant their men are. If that happens, even if Lü Bu doesn’t join them, they will attack.
“uh! What light is it?”
At that time, Join, who was leading the way, saw countless torches.
The moment they saw the tents and torches pitched near the end of the forest, they knew that some of the allied soldiers had come to their aid.
“If you came from the other side, it must be the Allies! de is finally alive!”
As Cao Ren ran ahead, a group of people from the tent came out, beat drums, and lit the lights more brightly.
Seeing the tents and torches, Hyungyang also thought that the allied forces had come to help, just as Jo In had thought, so he hurriedly turned his troops and fled.
The painter let out a sigh of relief as he saw Hyungyang run away.
‘Phew~. Fortunately, the bravado paid off… If I had kept chasing you, I would have had to fight, but I’m glad it didn’t happen.’
* * *
“Brother Joe.”
“Boo boo. Aren’t I just looking at something?”
“Who else has an agenda for you other than me?”
“yes. That’s right. But how are you in such a dangerous place?”
“My older brother followed 200,000 soldiers with only 10,000 soldiers, so I was worried and followed him. I was really lucky. What would have happened if my bluff hadn’t worked on the enemy?”
“Keuheuk, I have no face to see you.”
“I don’t even have anything to say. First of all, we need to treat the arrow-pierced shoulder, so please come here.”
“Since Hyeongyang-gun has not completely retreated yet, let’s run away. It looks like my shoulder will split, but… it’s bearable.”
“Hyungyang-gun ran away when he saw the torch and tent that I had lit while the governor was dead, so he won’t come back.”
“If I were Dong Zhuo, I would send a reconnaissance team to figure out the size of the force rather than retreat unconditionally. If the scouts come, we could die.”
“All right. Still, the arrow must be pulled out and action must be taken. Or you may lose the use of your arms forever.”
“Yes, thank you. But first, take a look at Hongi.”
“Don’t worry Hongi-hyung is being treated by Ohbo.”
When I turned my head, Jo Hong, who had lost consciousness, was inspecting his wounds with a misinformation.
“Hongi ate the pills you gave me the other day. That’s why I’m a little bit more mindful. I hope you take a look.”
“yes? Hong took the pill.”
The fireman thought for a moment and then said.
“Brother, you only need to pull out an arrow from your shoulder. Fortunately, there was no poison. Oh boy!”
“Your master.”
“You take care of Joe. I will take a look at Hongi hyung.”
“All right.”
Obo lowered his head slightly to Jojo and looked over his shoulder.
“Originally, I had to drink an anesthetic before having surgery, but now I’ll just cut the shaft and stop the bleeding.”
“I get it. Whoops!”
Obo stuck his tongue out as he looked at the arrow lodged in Jojo’s shoulder blade.
‘To hold on until now even though the arrow is stuck in the bone… You have tremendous mental strength!”
While Oh Bo was doing this, the painter found only the cut arteries among Jo Hong’s wounds and pinched them with Kelly or tied them with thread.
‘I tried to stop the bleeding as much as possible, but it would be really dangerous if it lasted longer than one hour.’
The painter hurriedly called Eulji.
“Yes, Senator.”
“There are too many people with deep scars to go all the way to Luoyang. I will only move about half a second and do treatment.”
“All right.”
Eulji moved about half an hour according to the fireman’s order, then set up the tent again, and the fireman, his disciples, and the executioners began first aid and treatment for the injured.
While Oh Bo operated on Jojo in earnest, the hwabu was sticking out his tongue as he watched Johong’s wounds.
‘If Hong had entrusted his older brother to Obo, he might not have been able to save him.’
Obo’s skills improved greatly, but Jo Hong’s wounds were not easy, as it seemed that someone had cut them with a knife and a spear.
The key is to connect the broken blood vessels as quickly as possible to allow blood to pass through.
The arteries were also a problem, but the veins were also not easy.
In particular, it was doubly difficult to suture the veins because the blood vessels were weak and saggy like a withered leek.
The painter pours distilled spirits over the wound and begins to connect the arteries that he had previously picked up with a Kelly or tied with a thread.
The arteries were thick and strong, and they had already stopped the bleeding, so they could connect quickly.
As the arteries were spliced and the veins began to be ligated, the fireman’s hand became noticeably slower and more cautious.
The vein was a blood vessel that was difficult to connect.
‘By the way, none of these wounds were fatal… Am I incredibly lucky?’
Fortunately, none of Jo Hong’s wounds left any aftereffects.
* * *
“Master, it seems that my nephews who were taken away are over there.”
Old man Namhwa nodded at the words of the old man with the sword at his waist.
Even at a glance, it was clear that those who could be seen far away were kidnapped or forcibly conscripted.
“If you take this and put it in the soup that the soldiers will receive as food, you will be able to save your nieces and nephews.”
Old Man Namhwa held out a small pouch, and the old man with a sword accepted it.
“All right.”
Where did he find the old man with the sword? He changed into a military uniform that ordinary soldiers would wear, and even put a bloody spear on his shoulder. In such a state, when he applied something to his face and painted his hair black, he became a fallen soldier.
“No one will doubt this.”
“Then I will go.”
Disguised as a soldier, the old man hurriedly ran to the camp.
The soldiers of Dong Tak’s army tilted their heads when the first fellow soldier appeared belatedly, but soon turned off their nerves.
Generals and cavalrymen ride horses, but common soldiers move on foot.
After setting a fire all night and walking non-stop for two days, a soldier who had fallen behind and joined them late did not attract much attention to them.
As time passed and evening came, the old man disguised as a soldier waved a torch and signaled to old man Namhwa.
When the old man Namhwa and the old man with a sword entered the barracks, they saw soldiers fast asleep.
If they attacked them now, they could have killed them all, but the old men left the barracks with only the two princes of Sagajang on their backs.
The two Confucius of Sagajang also did not wake up even though they were carrying medicine on their backs.
“It looks like you’ve seriously injured your leg… I need to get it treated right away.”
Old Man Namhwa clicked his tongue as he saw the first Confucius, whose bandage was covered in blood.
“Wouldn’t Master heal you?”
“You know I don’t treat people anymore.”
“Ha, but he is my nephew. Please be kind to me just once.”
“Already helping Dong Tak-gun get him out of the camp is enough generosity.”
“Ha, I see.”
The old man disguised as a soldier was upset by old man Namhwa’s knife-like refusal, but he didn’t beg anymore.
After escaping from Dong Zhuo’s camp, the three old men rode horses and ran toward Luoyang.
* * *
Jojo smiled bitterly as he looked at his outer shoulder wrapped in bandages.
“Wonha of the world, no, Hwata’s disciple healed him, so he won’t become an idiot, right?”
“Because Bo treated well, you won’t be able to use your shoulder for a while, but after a month or so, you should be able to move a little bit.”
“How is Hong? I was attacked by enemies a lot while trying to save me.”
“Hong-i hyung was lucky enough to have many wounds, but no fatal injuries. Well, I did shed a lot of blood, but that’s just a matter of eating well in the future.”
The painter didn’t think much of it, but Cao Cao knew how much he cared for Cao Hong.
“There are a lot of injured soldiers… did you treat them too?”
“I’ve done all the treatments I could.”
“I am always in deep debt to my younger brother.”
“I’m not saying I owe my brother, I’m saying thank you for helping me.”
“Haha… that’s right. I made a mistake. Thank you so much.”
“By the way, I lost a lot this time… I must be heartbroken.”
At the words of the fireman, Jojo let out another long sigh.
“It hurts as if my heart had been cut out. This chest hurts more than a shoulder hit by an arrow.”
“My older brother had good intentions, but in fact he was very reckless. Even though Dong Zhuo’s army is retreating to Chang’an, why did you think of attacking 200,000 troops with 10,000 troops?”
“I knew that if I attacked like that, other feudal lords would follow suit. I didn’t know that not one of those many feudal lords would follow me.”
Jojo grinded his teeth to the point where they made a clicking sound.
He had a grudge against Dong Zhuo in his heart, but he also had a grudge against the feudal lords who let Dong Zhuo go while taking care of their own interests.
“Then what are you going to do now?”
“Only five hundred soldiers barely survived, so what can we do? I have to go back to Jinryu-gun.”
The fireman nodded inwardly, seeing Jojo’s eyes glowing despite the bitter defeat.
‘As expected, a hero is a hero. I don’t think I’d be able to think of anything with heartache.’
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