Chapter 330 Sick
Yun Chen is sick.
The military doctor examined it and said it was a cold convulsion, a very common symptom.
But it came with such force that she, who rarely fell ill, was unable to recover.
Moreover, the army had been out of medicine for a long time, and the airdropped herbs had long been used up, so there was not a single medicine that could cure the cold.
Therefore, although it was obviously a very common illness, Yun Chen had a high fever for three consecutive days. His cheeks were flushed red and he lay on the couch in a daze, without any strength at all.
The Lion Army was stationed in a desolate mountain just an arrow's throw away from the rebels' defense line. Huo Gannian and Huo Luyu took care of Yun Chen in the tent.
Rong Yi and Luo Dongdong tried several times to sneak into the rebel camp to steal herbs, but they failed, which only made the rebels more vigilant.
Ye Yan and Buyan turned over the snow all over the mountains and fields, looking for herbs, but they only found a few withered platycodon grandiflorums.
Huo Luyu crushed the Platycodon grandiflorum bit by bit, boiled it in snow water, and fed it to Yun Chen.
Unexpectedly, after drinking the Platycodon water, Yun Chen not only did not get better, but his fever became even worse and he fell into a semi-coma.
Rong Yi was so anxious that he was pacing around in the tent, and couldn't help but question Ye Yan and Buyan:
"Did you get the wrong medicine? How come it's made even worse?"
Ye Yan did not care about the verbal dispute with Rong Yi. He was more worried than Rong Yi because he had known Yun Chen for so many years and had seen all kinds of injuries and bleeding, but this was the first time he saw her sick with a cold.
Although that little body was thin, it had always been quite strong. How could a cold knock him down like this?
Bu Yan did not have Ye Yan's courage, and said with a dark face:
"How about you go over the snowy mountains to look for herbs? I'll go infiltrate the rebels? I estimate I can find the herbs in two hours! I won't have to steal the herbs, and the rebels won't be on even tighter alert!"
Rong Yi was choked to the point of being speechless, his eyes wide open as he stared in silence. Luo Dongdong saw this and quickly tried to smooth things over, finally getting the two of them to stop.
At this time, Rong Jiang, who had disappeared for two days, rushed back covered in dust and dirt, and said to Huo Gan:
"General, I'm going to spy on the enemy as ordered. Currently, from Youzhou in the north to Yancheng in the south, the entire southeast of this line, three states, sixteen cities, one hundred and seventy-two prefectures, and over three hundred counties... has been completely occupied by the Black Scale Cavalry... We must retreat to within the Youzhou-Yancheng line as quickly as possible, otherwise the Black Scale Cavalry will catch up within two days."
As soon as the news came out, everyone felt the seriousness of the situation.
Behind them were the Black Scale Cavalry, who could catch up in two days, and in front of them were the rebels, who the Righteous Army was unable to defeat despite a hard fight.
The Lion Army must attack from the front and back together with the Rebel Army to break through the defense line in order to escape.
Moreover, the rebels must be completely wiped out before the southeastern defense line can be built to prevent the Black Scale Cavalry from penetrating deeper into the land of the Southern Kingdom and slaughtering them.
But now, going north to rescue the king is the top priority, and the Lion Army cannot waste time and energy on suppressing the rebels.
Huo Gannian looked at Yun Chen's sickly, flushed cheeks. His little face was as thin as a palm, and he felt so much pity in his heart.
There is a wolf in front and a tiger behind.
Food and fodder were scarce, medicines were exhausted, and the general fell ill...
It is really difficult to evacuate the southeast.
Just as Huo Gannian was hesitating, Yun Chen on the couch suddenly began to vomit.
She hadn't eaten anything before she fell ill, so she had nothing to vomit. She only vomited acidic water all over the floor, and there was even a little blood in the end.
Seeing this scene, everyone panicked.
Colds are common, but they can be fatal.
Huo Luyu hugged Yun Chen and patted his back. After Yun Chen vomited, he collapsed on the couch and fell into a coma. Huo Luyu asked anxiously:
"Who has brown sugar? Turn it into hot soup and drink it. It'll keep you going for two days. If you keep going like this, you'll be vomiting without eating anything. I'm afraid you'll vomit blood!"
Rong Yi said, "I'll go to the warehouse to ask," and immediately left like the wind.
Ye Yan said, "I remember when the airdrop was first made, Achen received packages from Kyoto and Youzhou, which contained a lot of brown sugar."
Bu Yan sighed, "I gave alms along the way. As long as there was no food, no matter if it was soldiers or civilians, Achen would give some to everyone he saw. He distributed it all long ago and didn't keep any for himself."
Luo Dongdong smacked his head in frustration: "General Yun gave me a piece, but I was so hungry that I just put it in my mouth and ate it all. Sigh!"
"What about the cloth that wraps the brown sugar? There will always be some sugar residue stuck on it, right?" Huo Luyu asked again.
The airdropped packages were wrapped in layers of cloth.
There was a shortage of supplies in the army. Cloth could be used to make clothes, shoe uppers, and bandage wounds. After being unpacked, the cloth was stored in a warehouse for management.
Yun Chen’s wrapping cloth is probably also in the warehouse.
Bu Yan quickly rushed to the warehouse, but soon turned back and said anxiously:
"The people in the warehouse said there were too many pieces of cloth and they couldn't find them. Is there any marking?"
Ye Yan frowned as he recalled, "I remember it was a blue package with patterns on it, yes... yes..."
"The one with faded blue crabapple pattern." Huo Luyu took over.
Ye Yan also remembered and immediately nodded in agreement.
Huo Luyu placed a withered platycodon grandiflorum into the bowl of water, pointed at the gradually unfolding blue petals inside, and said to Bu Yan:
"It's more elegant than this color, half clear blue and half moon white. It's the color of the crabapple blossoms that only grow in Youzhou. They don't grow anywhere else, so it should be easy to find."
With the color as a mark, this time, Bu Yan quickly brought back the wrapping cloth, and there were indeed a lot of brown sugar residue stuck on it.
Huo Luyu made a small bowl of brown sugar water and fed it to Yun Chen.
Yun Chen did not vomit again, but his fever became more severe and he began to talk nonsense.
"Mother... Mother..." Yun Chen frowned in pain and murmured in a daze, like a wounded little animal.
This scene was like a needle piercing Huo Gannian's heart.
He touched Yun Chen's hot cheek, his brows were deeply furrowed for a long time, and his eyes suddenly became determined.
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