Chapter 435
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Chapter 435: Temporary Retreat
While the doctor was treating Liu Meng’s injuries, Zhang Lue directly signaled his confidant to guard the outside of the combat meeting room.
Anyone who wanted to enter was to be stopped with the excuse of “currently in a meeting, discussing tactics.”
“Deputy General Zhang.”
“What is it?”
“Please ask someone, Deputy General Zhang, to fetch the medicinal herbs on this paper.”
As he spoke, the doctor handed over a written prescription.
Zhang Lue quickly scanned the few medicinal ingredients on the prescription and cautiously asked.
“Can this prescription reveal anything amiss?”
“General, rest assured. This is just an ordinary prescription for promoting blood circulation and dispelling stasis. As for the other medicines, I still have some in my medicine box.”
“Understood. I will have someone fetch the medicine now.”
As he spoke, Zhang Lue turned and walked out of the combat meeting room, then handed the prescription to his confidant outside the door, giving him instructions, before returning to the combat meeting room.
“Are the General’s injuries stable?”
“Fortunately, the General’s bones are strong, and his armor helped block some of the impact. So, the broken ribs are not severe; I have already reset them.”
As he spoke, the doctor took a breath.
“As for the internal organ injuries, they can only be slowly recuperated with medicinal soup.”
“Will the General be able to appear in the army as usual tomorrow?”
Zhang Lue quickly pressed.
“He doesn’t need to do anything, just show his face and say a few words.”
With the barbarian army glaring fiercely outside the city, if Liu Meng, as White River City’s defending general, could not appear in the army for an extended period, it would inevitably cause speculation and panic among the soldiers.
“This…”
Looking at the hesitant doctor, Zhang Lue’s expression immediately became more serious.
“Just hold on for these 2 days. The wolf smoke signal has already been sent out. His Majesty’s reinforcements will arrive at White River City in 1 or 2 days at the latest. By then, what is there to fear from a mere few thousand barbarians?”
Zhang Lue’s words undoubtedly had an effect.
The doctor pondered for a moment before speaking again.
“This commoner can only say I will do my best.”
As he spoke, the doctor looked at the unconscious Liu Meng.
“Whether he can appear tomorrow depends on whether General Liu can wake up from this coma.”
“Then I thank you for your hard work, Doctor.”
At this point, Zhang Lue’s voice paused slightly.
“At the same time, to avoid any complications, for these 2 days, please stay here and look after the General. I will have someone deliver three meals a day regularly. I hope you understand, Doctor.”
After speaking, Zhang Lue bowed and cupped his hands towards the doctor.
“This commoner understands. Deputy General Zhang, there is no need for such courtesy.”
Zhang Lue handled things cautiously, and everything proceeded quite smoothly.
The evening’s medicinal soup was delivered directly to the meeting room along with dinner.
During this time, no one noticed anything amiss.
After all, with the enemy at hand, it was not uncommon for generals to discuss tactics late into the night.
The night passed uneventfully.
The next morning, Zhang Lue, who had been dozing in a chair in the combat meeting room, was awakened by a sound.
Quickly opening his eyes, he saw Liu Meng slowly regaining consciousness, and a look of joy flashed across Zhang Lue’s face.
“General, how do you feel now?”
“Water, water…”
“Water’s here.”
Zhang Lue quickly scooped a bowl of water from the clay pot in the room and handed it to Liu Meng.
After drinking the bowl of water in a few gulps, perhaps from drinking too quickly and aggravating his injury, Liu Meng immediately clutched his chest, grimacing in discomfort.
This sight startled Zhang Lue.
“General!”
“I’m, I’m fine…”
Liu Meng replied with some difficulty.
“I’ll be fine after resting a bit.”
“I’ll call the doctor over to check.”
Just as the two were speaking, the doctor, who had been sound asleep nearby, was clearly also awakened.
Without needing to say much, the doctor quickly took two steps forward.
After thoroughly examining Liu Meng’s injuries, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
“General Liu’s injuries are stable. What he needs now is regular medicine and slow recuperation. During recuperation, he must strictly avoid alcohol, and spicy or greasy foods. His three meals should ideally consist of vegetable porridge and coarse grains.”
Zhang Lue noted down all the doctor’s instructions.
To be safe, he still asked the doctor to stay in the military camp for 2 more days.
While having someone escort the doctor to rest, he also ordered the military kitchen to quickly send over some plain porridge and steamed buns.
He then used the time during breakfast to briefly explain the current situation to Liu Meng.
After listening, Liu Meng nodded.
“No problem. It’s just showing my face; I can manage.”
“General, don’t push yourself. If it’s truly impossible, your humble general can claim that the General is resting…”
“No.”
Liu Meng shook his head.
“I know what you’re worried about. If I were to suddenly collapse while showing my face, it would be better to just stay here and rest. However, during wartime, I always gather the soldiers every morning for a speech to boost morale. If I don’t appear this time, it will lead to speculation.”
Hearing this, Zhang Lue instinctively nodded.
As Liu Meng’s deputy, he naturally understood this, which was why he was so eager for Liu Meng to wake up earlier.
But after waking up, he had to worry if Liu Meng would suddenly collapse during the speech.
“How about this, I’ll sit on the drill platform, and you give the speech for me. This way, even if my body suddenly can’t hold up, I’ll still be sitting, making it harder for others to notice anything.”
“That, that’s good.”
Zhang Lue nodded, accepting Liu Meng’s suggestion.
After the discussion, the two, having finished breakfast, entered the drill ground.
There was no need to summon them; the soldiers in the military camp had already assembled in neat formations on the drill ground.
They quickly exchanged a glance.
Liu Meng, after ascending the drill platform, naturally sat down.
As per their prior discussion, Zhang Lue would give the speech on his behalf.
Without much explanation, as too much would seem strange, he naturally spoke in place of Liu Meng.
Although the soldiers below felt slightly odd about this situation, seeing Liu Meng seated there, they had no doubts, and the speech was finally endured.
At this moment, Zhang Lue only prayed that those barbarians would not attack today.
Logically, after yesterday’s battle, the enemy also suffered significant casualties and should take at least a day to regroup.
However, facts proved that these barbarians simply did not play by conventional rules.
The alarm bells from the city wall made both his and Liu Meng’s hearts sink.
But at this point, they could only brace themselves and go for it!
“General, you just sit on the city wall later and stabilize morale; the rest, leave it to me.”
