nycdaug Chapter 303 9 deaths and 1 life
Chapter 303 9 deaths and 1 life
She heard the calls one by one, and it sounded like whispers in her ears.
Finally, all her senses were magnified, and Zong Yanli finally woke up from her coma. The pain that followed made her completely sober. She raised her hand slightly and felt the wounds on her body. Every part of her body was painful, and she couldn't help but frown and take a breath.
"General?"
"The general is awake!"
"..."
Zong Yanli turned his eyes and saw Pei Liang, Wen Nian and others approaching. He wanted to open his mouth to speak, but found that the wound on his neck was pulled, so he could only utter hoarse notes.
Pei Liang seemed to have sensed Zong Yanli's intention, and immediately said, "General, please don't make a sound. This wound almost cut into the throat, and the injury is extremely serious."
Pei Liang looked at Zong Yanli deeply, his eyes filled with fear that had never faded.
Thinking about it now, it still seems too horrible. Although Kan Shi died, Zong Yanli was also seriously injured, even disabled. Her desperate attack that hurt the enemy by a thousand and herself by eight hundred was really terrifying. When Zong Yanli was carried back, her body was covered in blood.
The most serious injury was not in the neck, but between the ribs.
The broken ribs almost pierced the lungs, and the injury was internal!
Xiao Tianhe even had to cut open her chest, take out the broken bones, and then sew up her skin and flesh to save her life.
Before taking action, Xiao Tianhe told everyone that he might not be able to do it. Perhaps when taking out the broken bones, he would aggravate Zong Yanli's injuries, to the point that the broken bones would completely pierce his lungs and cause heavy bleeding, and then there would be no way to save him.
They had no choice but to gamble.
Gamble on a chance of life and death.
"General..." Pei Liang almost choked with tears, crying with joy as he watched Zong Yanli wake up. Wen Nian and Long Feiguang, who were kneeling beside him, also had red eyes, staring at Zong Yanli who had woken up, and at this moment their tense backs seemed to slowly relax.
"..." Zong Yanli raised her hand speechlessly. Perhaps it was because of excessive blood loss, or perhaps it was the relaxation after finally winning after all the preparations. She just felt exhausted. She swallowed some porridge and soup with difficulty and fell asleep again.
Sang Caijie ran two horses to death before he bought the best medicine for his injuries. Monkie pushed away Gao Feilin who was blocking his way and almost drew his sword against Wen Nian. He rushed into Zong Yanli's military tent with red eyes. He finally saw Zong Yanli, the real Zong Yanli.
Zong Yanli, who was carried back, was covered in blood, and the stripped armor seemed to be intact. Xiao Tianhe lowered his head and took the needle and thread to sew her wounds bit by bit. It looked like he was sewing a corpse.
Monk, a nearly two-meter-tall man, knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. He was just honest and not stupid. Long Feiguang and Pei Liang clearly knew something but never said it out loud. Every time the general was injured, he would keep everyone out.
This time is no exception.
But this time it was different. Monkey finally broke into the tent and finally found out the truth.
But at this moment he would rather not know. After learning the truth, what followed was not shock or disbelief, but more of an uncontrollable cry of pain in his heart, his general!
The general whom he respected and protected from the bottom of his heart had actually suffered so much hardship and pain behind his back, without his knowledge.
The bright red blood stung his eyes, and his heart tightened every time Xiao Tianhe threaded the needle. Finally, Monk could no longer control himself and rushed out of the military tent, kneeling outside the tent and crying loudly.
Fu Jiashi, Lu Hao and others were terrified when they saw Monk's appearance. They thought it was the general...
At that moment, everyone wanted to rush in, but Pei Liang came out and said that the general was still being treated, and only then was he able to suppress the crowd's actions.
After Zong Yanli woke up, Pei Liang told him everything. His eyes were full of helplessness. He looked at Zong Yanli and said, "Monkey was too upset because of this. He has not dared to come to the camp until now. He brought his men to challenge the enemy outside Zhoujun City. It seems that he wants to kill all the Lu army to vent his anger."
"..." Zong Yanli smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.
"Kan Shi is dead, and Lu has nothing to fear anymore. Although Zhoujun City has not been destroyed yet, it is just in our pocket." Pei Liang continued to say to Zong Yanli: "General, don't worry, just take good care of your wounds."
Zong Yanli nodded slightly. She didn't look like someone who could be worried right now.
It is cold and snowing in Xiaoxue, and the rainbow disappears.
Zong Yanli's wound recovered well, and there was no sign of ulceration. Now that the gauze had been removed, only the hideous scar could be seen. The flesh and sutures were almost stuck together. Xiao Tianhe's technique was not very good, and the wound was stitched very ugly.
"The silk threads have been removed and need to be well maintained." Xiao Tianhe removed the silk threads that sutured Zong Yanli. Because the suturing was not done well, the flesh was torn in some places, making Zong Yanli look even more hideous and terrifying.
"Will my voice remain like this in the future?" Zong Yanli was able to speak, but the sound was like a torn pocket, a little hoarse and very unpleasant.
"This is the only way for now." Xiao Tianhe looked at Zong Yanli carefully and said, "Perhaps he will get better once his wounds are healed."
"General, you'd better speak less these days." Xiao Tianhe said in a low voice, and then talked about some issues regarding medication before leaving.
Zong Yanli cannot move much now. Although his external injuries have improved, his internal injuries still need to be slowly treated. Now he can only support himself to sit up or take a few steps in the tent. Wen Nian takes care of him personally on weekdays.
Not long after Xiao Tianhe left, Long Feiguang came in, followed by Monkie.
Monkie, who has always been carefree, was unexpectedly silent today. He lowered his head slightly and stared at Zong Yanli, with his hands hanging by his side clenched tightly, and he remained silent.
Long Feiguang recounted the important military events of recent days one by one. Zong Yanli listened and occasionally spoke out, but in order to avoid hurting his throat by saying too much, most of the time he only said two or three words. The voice that came out was hoarse and unpleasant, which made Monk clench his fists even tighter.
"Monk." Zong Yanli's voice rang out, and Long Feiguang slightly moved aside.
"General." Monkey quickly looked up and took a step forward.
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry." Zong Yanli looked at him calmly and said softly.
Meng Qi's eyes were red, and he looked at Zong Yanli as if he was holding back his anger. There seemed to be a thousand words he wanted to say in his eyes. He wanted to ask Zong Yanli why she had concealed herself and embarked on such a difficult road. He also wanted to ask her why she had hidden it from him. Pei Liang knew everything but he didn't know it yet!
Obviously, he and Zong Yanli knew each other earlier, so they should have been closer...
He had a lot of confused thoughts and countless words piled up in his heart. Finally, when he met Zong Yanli's calm eyes, he couldn't say a word.
Coming out of the military tent, Long Feiguang patted Monk's shoulder and said, "Monk, there are too many things that the general cannot tell you. So far, his identity cannot be revealed. Even if the whole world is under the general's iron hoof, it is still the same."
"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't." Long Feiguang's expression was a bit complicated. He pressed deeply on Monk's shoulder and said, "Don't let the general down."
Monk's expression was startled and he raised his eyes. He was no longer the reckless soldier in the military tent. He had followed Zong Yanli in battles for many years and led troops as a general. There were some things that he could understand immediately after just a few reminders.
He suddenly understood many things, and the more he understood, the more clearly he could see how difficult it had been for Zong Yanli along the way.
Monkie had never felt so sentimental. It is said that men do not shed tears easily, but today he felt that even crying loudly was not enough to vent the emotions in his chest.
When the first snow fell, Long Feiguang led his troops to attack the city again.
The city of Zhoujun was already on the verge of collapse. It was completely unable to resist the powerful attack of the Daqian army. A corner of the city wall collapsed, and countless bodies of soldiers piled up under the wall, and were finally covered by the white snow. The Lu army did not even dare to leave the city to collect the bodies of the dead soldiers.
It was not until the heavy snow fell and Daqian briefly withdrew its troops and ceased fighting that Baines got a moment's respite.
The Lu army was defeated, Kan Shi died in battle, and the even worse news that followed was -
"The king has passed away!?" In the freezing cold, Baines stood up straight with shock and anger, and felt the last flame in his chest go out. His face turned pale and he seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
"Yes..." The personal soldier knelt below, his face showing a complicated expression, a bit panic-stricken and bewildered.
"Who will be the new king?" Baines asked again with great effort to calm down.
Although the old monarch appointed a crown prince, no one knew whether the crown prince would succeed to the throne until the last moment, not to mention that none of the princes of Lu were smart.
The personal guard below responded: "The ministers nominated the crown prince to succeed him, but... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is nowhere to be found."
"Everyone in the palace said that General Kan Shi died in battle. The news of our army's defeat was passed back to the palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has... escaped." The personal soldier said with great difficulty.
"..." Upon hearing this, Baines felt his heart suddenly choke. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince escaped! ?
Hahahaha!
What a big joke!
Baines laughed in anger, and holding his chest, he could no longer hold back. He vomited a mouthful of blood with a "wow", and fell backwards out of control.
"General! General——!"
"..."
The entire Lu army, and even the entire Lu state, was in chaos.
However, the Daqian army was unexpectedly peaceful at this time. Zong Yanli was getting better. Lu Peibai, Sha Haoqian, and even Wang Yi, Yu Jinghui and others came to visit him. They felt relieved after seeing Zong Yanli with their own eyes.
It’s just a pity for Zong Yanli. Not only can he not talk much, but he can’t even move his hands.
It is not easy to catch a sharp blade with bare hands, not to mention that Zong Yanli's hand injury was so severe that the bones were visible, so it was good that these five fingers were left.
Zong Yanguanghe was holding the soup and feeding it to Zong Yanli one spoonful at a time. It was not that Zong Yanli was being pretentious, but the child was really scared by Zong Yanli's serious injury this time, and he was stopped outside the tent many times. Now if he didn't get close to him, the child might not be able to bear it.
Therefore, after Zong Yanli got better, she tacitly agreed to let Zong Yanguanghe stay and serve her. After all, it was inconvenient for her to eat, so she just let him do it.