Thinking it over, he brushed the medicine bottle away from her hand with his long pipe: "I don't like taking medicine."
Otherwise, he would have had a whole bunch of medicines on him by now, so why would he need to make them into tobacco?
Su Wanyan pursed her lips, and then heard Xiao Chensheng continue with a smile: "What do you need?"
Su Wanyan's eyes brightened slightly: "I'll write it down for you!"
Mingyu, being very perceptive, brought out a pen and ink. Su Wanyan stepped forward and wrote down the required medicinal herbs and quantities with great speed.
Xiao Chensheng leaned against the door frame, watching indifferently. He didn't understand why Su Wanyan seemed to be so proactive in everything she did.
If it were him, the Jin army would be poisoned, and the Donghai army would also be poisoned. If both sides were poisoned, the battle would not be fought. In the meantime, they could just wait for the Jin army to attack. Why would they need to go to great lengths to make an antidote?
Since the medicine Su Wanyan administered was not fatal, they could simply prepare an antidote for them afterward.
Every time Xiao Chensheng saw her like this, he would wonder when she would finally give up and when she would finally exhaust all her passion.
Xiao Chensheng naturally didn't understand Su Wanyan. As long as Su Wanyan had an idea, she would put it into action, even if time was tight or it was all in vain. For Su Wanyan, these were things to be prepared for any eventuality, and she would not regret doing them.
A loud "bang" was heard.
The entire inn trembled.
Su Wanyan was focused on writing and ignored the situation outside.
Xiao Chensheng glanced up and saw dust falling from the roof. Mingyu explained, "The East Sea is attacking the city."
In order to recapture the island as soon as possible, Tang Fu used catapults to throw stones in order to break through the city gates.
However, if the force of the projectile is not controlled properly, it will fly over the city wall and crash into the city.
Tang Fu didn't want to harm the people on the island, but extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
Lu Cezhong naturally wouldn't tolerate him. He had throwing machines, and there were also some inside the city. Moreover, there were flint and oil inside the city. The stones he threw out burned with raging flames and crashed directly into the army outside the city.
In an instant, the firelight illuminated the entire sky.
Just then, illuminated by the firelight, a pale dawn rose from the horizon, and before we knew it, a night had passed.
However, the war showed no signs of abating.
At the front, the Great Jin Dragon Flag Army had been fighting the East Sea Thirty Fleets all night. To Feng Lingxu’s surprise, despite the fact that the Great Jin’s naval warfare was inferior to that of the East Sea, his Thirty Fleets were suffering repeated defeats!
We were on the defensive all night.
"Your Highness! The Eighteenth Division has been breached!"
"Your Highness! The 29th Division has been breached!"
"Your Highness! The vanguard of the Second Division has been captured and has retreated!"
...
Inside the tent, listening to the battle reports from each division, Feng Lingxu frowned deeply. It shouldn't be like this; they shouldn't have been defeated so badly.
The Great Jin only has a force of over 100,000. Even if he transfers 50,000, he still has over 200,000 troops at his disposal. If one division is at a disadvantage, the next division will immediately take its place. At worst, the battle will be a back-and-forth affair, and it is impossible for them to suffer such a series of defeats.
Just then, a soldier who came to report suddenly collapsed from exhaustion inside the tent.
Feng Lingxu, who had been focused on the sand table, immediately became alert: "What's going on?"
The army has been well-fed recently, and the soldiers who were notified are not required to go to the battlefield for the time being. In addition, they have been training on a regular basis, so their physiques are not so weak. How could they faint?
No sooner had he asked than he noticed that the expressions on the faces of the others in the tent were also not good. An imposing aura immediately emanated from him as he demanded, "What's wrong with you all?"
The soldiers in the tent immediately knelt down: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry, we are unharmed!"
"You bastards!" Feng Lingxu roared angrily, immediately realizing something was wrong: "How long has this been going on?"
It would be understandable if one or two people had problems, but now all the soldiers in the camp are experiencing issues, which is completely unreasonable.
Seeing that none of them spoke, Feng Lingxu shouted, "Speak!"
Everyone's heart skipped a beat. The soldier closest to them, seeing that something was wrong, hurriedly reported, "Your Highness, this humble servant... this humble servant doesn't know what's wrong, but lately I've been feeling weak in my limbs, dizzy, and every morning when I wake up, I feel nauseous..."
The more Feng Lingxu spoke, the uglier his expression became.
Until the very end, the soldier dared not say another word.
Because they were feeling unwell, their appetite was affected, so they had no desire to eat.
If it weren't for the need to fight, they wouldn't have been able to eat a single bite.
"How long has it been going on?" Feng Lingxu asked again.
"Specifically... I don't remember. It seems like it just happened recently. At first, I thought it was just a minor problem and that it would be fine in a while, but I didn't expect..."
"Who are you all?" Feng Lingxu looked at the others in the camp with a serious expression.
The other soldiers all lowered their heads: "Yes."
Because they didn't want to affect the course of the war, they kept their physical condition a secret.
Feng Lingxu could no longer contain himself and strode out of the tent.
The military camps were filled with wounded soldiers who had been brought back from the battlefield. But unlike before, when the wounded were moved around in a hurry, the soldiers were extremely busy.
Now, they seemed listless and weak, everyone looked unwell, and everyone's expression was one of barely holding on.
Feng Lingxu refused to believe it. He suddenly grabbed a soldier and leaned close to look at his face. It was deathly pale and lifeless, as if he had been tormented for many days.
As if to confirm his mistake, he picked up another one and examined it closely. Even though he didn't know medicine, he could tell that these soldiers had health problems.
"Aaaaaah—" Feng Lingxu couldn't help but scream in utter helplessness!
By this point, he finally understood why they were suffering defeat after defeat: they had fallen into a trap!
"Guards!" After roaring, Feng Lingxu made a decisive decision: "Pass on my order to immediately withdraw the troops, retreat to the shoreline, set up an ambush, and prevent the Great Jin army from landing on the East China Sea coast. Where is the army doctor! Bring the army doctor to me immediately!"
However, at this critical juncture, another piece of bad news arrived.
"Report! Your Highness! Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
Feng Lingxu's temples throbbed, and he suppressed the anger in his heart: "Speak!"
The soldier knelt down and reported, "The deputy general has sent word that the island has been occupied by Lü Cezhong's troops. The city gates are now tightly closed, and our army cannot enter at all. Your Highness! We beg Your Highness to give the order!"
"What did you say?" These four words were almost squeezed out from between Feng Lingxu's teeth.
The veins on his neck bulged, as if he were about to kill the soldier in front of him at any moment.
The soldier, also frightened, quickly added, "General Tang has already ordered an attack on the city, and we'll surely retake it soon!"
"Shut up!" Feng Lingxu roared.
In his fury, he had to remain calm.
What does it mean that Lü Cezhong has occupied Chengdao Island?
This means that the lifeline of his 300,000-strong army on the border has been contained by Lü Cezhong!
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