Chapter 699 A Dream of Youth 231
"The Great Zhou army in the east of the city suddenly launched a fierce attack, and the defending troops there were caught in a pincer movement..."
"Speak!" The governor was about to swear. Why was he stammering like that?
"Zhou Jun has already broken through a gap and joined up with those people, occupied Fenglin Street, and set up checkpoints along the way. Now, I'm afraid, I'm afraid they've already reached the South Gate."
"Thump—"
"Prefect! Prefect! Someone come quickly and call the physician!"
The governor of Lingzhou coughed up a mouthful of black blood, then propped himself up. "Open the south gate and send someone to inform the troops in the south to immediately breach the Seven-Level Canal!"
And Moro, let him cover our retreat while we gather the troops and break out through the north gate!"
This city won't last much longer, but, "who leaked this information?"
An official who had a long-standing feud with Yan Ling stepped forward and replied, “Governor, Lord Yan has not been on duty for more than two days. He has always opposed this plan, and it is likely that he is the one who leaked this information.”
"Guards! Send troops to surround the Yan residence and bring the man here!" The governor gritted his teeth, clearly furious, and didn't bother to verify anything.
But when the soldiers ran to arrest the man, they found only an empty Yan mansion, without even a servant in it. Clearly, the man had already run away!
Rumble—
The sound was like thunder. The Seven-Level Canal was not breached after all. Tu Si touched another scar on his face, spat fiercely, shouldered his big knife and ordered his men to protect the Seven-Level Canal. Then he joined forces with Liu Yuanchang inside to attack the South Gate.
Xie Ning found an open space to arrange for the wounded, and he and the military doctors were busy running around.
A bearded soldier carrying a raggedly dressed boy ran up to Xie Ning, "Lord Xie, please save this child! He's been slashed!"
I pressed on it to stop the bleeding, but it didn't work.
"Of course it's no use, because his internal organs are ruptured, and you're injured too. Go find Doctor Du to treat him first. I'll save him, don't worry."
Xie Ning took the boy, who was about the same height as her. He was very light, and when she touched him, he was all bones.
Xie Ning stopped the soldier who was carrying people and gave him a bag of hemostatic medicine. "Take these and distribute them to the people who are revolting. If they are slightly injured, give them the medicine. If they are seriously injured, carry them over and treat them together."
"Hey!"
The battle lasted from late afternoon until dawn the next day. Xie Ning took a short nap leaning against the snowball, and was then awakened by a noisy noise.
Du Xin brought over a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun. "I heard from the front that we have completely captured Lingzhou City. We can finally rest for a while."
Xie Ning's eyes were lifeless. She mechanically ate the porridge and steamed buns. She was exhausted. Yesterday, she rode around on horseback, and in the afternoon and evening, she was busy treating wounded soldiers.
Her heart was pounding so hard that she felt she was going to die if she didn't rest soon.
"Plop—"
The boy next to him smelled the aroma of the porridge and subconsciously swallowed. When he saw Xie Ning and the other person looking over, he lowered his head in embarrassment.
"for you."
A bowl of warm porridge was placed in front of the boy. Xie Ning took another bite of steamed bun and said somewhat indistinctly, "You are seriously injured and cannot eat steamed buns right now. Drink some porridge first. You have to drink it slowly and not rush it."
After saying that, Xie Ning turned to Du Xin and asked the cooks to share some food with the people who had revolted the day before, as they had also fought all night.
"good."
"Why aren't you eating?" Xie Ning pushed the porcelain bowl forward. "You eat, I'll get another bowl later, it's okay."
With that said, the boy carefully took the white porridge. The warm, fragrant porridge entered his stomach, and even facing the cold wind, he no longer felt cold.
I glanced at Xie Ning sideways; she was asleep again. Last night, all the other doctors had slept for a while, but she was the only one who stayed up until dawn to finish treating all the remaining seriously injured patients before finally getting half an hour of sleep.
He heard a female doctor run up to her and ask why she wasn't resting for a while.
What did she say?
“I can stay up late, but if they stay up late, they'll be asleep forever.”
She's racing against time with the King of Hell.
Fu Yao captured Lingzhou City with only 50,000 men, almost making Li Yu, who rushed over, vomit blood in anger. At this moment, several leading figures were arguing inside.
Li Yu asked Fu Yao where the messenger he had sent had gone.
Fu Yao claimed ignorance, stating that he hadn't seen it.
So what if Li Yu had men in his army? When he captured that envoy, he deliberately dressed him in enemy soldiers' clothes before bringing him into the main tent.
Li Yu's eyes turned red with anger. He was only three days late! Fu Yao had already captured Lingzhou City.
News of the capture of Lingzhou had not yet reached the capital, so the emperor only received news that Fu Yao had led his men to besiege Lingzhou. Li Yu was nearby and would soon lead his troops to join the siege of Lingzhou.
Having ventured deep into enemy territory alone, the emperor feared for the safety of both armies and hastily ordered Jin An to personally lead a large force and transport supplies from Lanzhou to Xing and Ling prefectures. He also sent a letter to the Tibetan leader Qingya, requesting assistance.
Upon receiving the letter, Jin'an did not wish to send more troops to reinforce the area. Instead, he focused on establishing his headquarters in Lanzhou to deter Xili.
If Fu Yao had not conquered Lingzhou, he would have faced the predicament of being surrounded by floods and running out of food supplies.
Now, Xili's withdrawal was hasty, and they did not have time to burn the grain in the granary, so they were able to obtain a million shi of grain to supply their army.
Thanks to the continued availability of food supplies, Xie Ning was finally able to eat a bowl of rice and a small dish of stir-fried meat.
The food standards have risen several levels.
She finally met Physician Du, who was with Li Yu's army.
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With tears in his eyes, Physician Du finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Xie Ning and his nephews unharmed.
"Physician Du, wouldn't you like to get some rest?" Xie Ning is young, and with enough food and sleep, she can quickly recover. But Physician Du...
He was no longer young, and his weathered appearance was a far cry from his previous gentle, refined, and fair-skinned self. In particular, he was so thin that his official robes could no longer be filled out.
You should know that Doctor Du used to have a little belly.
"Let's rest later and catch up first." He had a lot to say.
Du Xin wisely withdrew to find Du Mingzhao.
Xie Ning and the other person exchanged information about their situations. Xie Ning also gave a copy of the prescription he had come up with to Doctor Du, especially the ointment for treating frostbite.
“I also made some using the available medicinal materials, but the effect is not as good as yours. Alas, it’s getting colder and colder these days. It’s snowed lightly for two days in a row. Quite a few soldiers have been frostbitten. This frostbite ointment is really useful.”
"Physician Du, what about the medicinal herbs you have...?"
"No, I don't have any medicinal herbs left either!"
Doctor Du looked distressed. “General Li has been advancing very quickly and staying for very short periods. As a result, the supply lines have been stretched out, and I have had difficulty getting medicine from the pharmacy. I have mostly been scavenging medicinal herbs from the cities I have captured to keep going.”
As if struck by a thought, Imperial Physician Du asked Xie Ning in a low voice, "Imperial Physician Xie, what is your relationship with Chief Steward Fu?"
"What's wrong?"
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