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Chapter 676 Early Warning

Linguo, the thirty-seventh year of You'an, early June.

Zhou Chang led his army across the Mujiang River and stationed on the north bank, completely driving the Mirage Army to the foot of Wushan Mountain and the border of Jizhou.

The remaining troops of the Mirage Army fought and retreated, and finally camped at the foot of Laoshu Peak in the East Mountain Range of Wushan, but they were still unwilling to give up easily.

On the Lin State side, after waking up from his serious injuries, Commander Jiang Meng has been weak and no longer has the energy to fight. However, in order to stabilize the morale of the troops, Zhou Chang asked him to hold on and only announced to the outside world that he had suffered minor injuries.

Of course Jiang Meng cooperated.

There is one advantage to Jiang Meng being seriously injured and unable to go to the battlefield again.

Every time Zhou Chang thought of the sacrificed Zhou Tang, he couldn't help but secretly curse Jiang Meng as a "fool".

Therefore, when Jiang Meng collapsed from his injuries, she took over the power of the three armed forces without any concealment as a "first-rank military officer", leaving Jiang Meng aside to recuperate.

On the third day after winning the Battle of Mujiang River, Zhou Chang still couldn't wait for Zhong Yu's condition to improve. Fearing that the night would bring more trouble, he insisted on letting the main army cross the river, leaving only the old, weak and disabled soldiers who were unable to fight on their own to guard the south bank.

If the main force crossed the river, Jiang Meng, Gao Yuan and Zhong Yujiu could not be left behind. They were all carefully moved across the mother river and arranged in the military camp to recuperate.

The central army tent was also returned to Jiang Meng to continue living and recuperating.

Gao Yuan and Zhong Yu's tents were rebuilt according to Prince Yi's specifications and placed nearby.

With careful care, Gao Yuan and Jiang Meng are getting better day by day.

Especially Gao Yuan, after a few days, he was able to basically act as usual.

But Zhong Yujiu was never optimistic.

Zhong Yu woke up briefly on the second night after arriving at the military camp. Zhou Chang was not there at the time. Zhong Yu was too weak to speak except for opening his eyes. He might not have even recognized Zhou Chang.

After that, I was in a semi-conscious state.

The military doctor's diagnosis of Zhong Yu has always been pessimistic.

Zhong Yu had been suffering from illness due to years of depression and overwork, and this long journey became a huge trigger, triggering the illness that had been suppressed before.

Zhou Chang waited for several days but did not receive any reply from Yuan Qi, so his hope of finding a better doctor for Zhong Yu was dashed.

With the nourishment of ginseng soup and ganoderma lucidum every day, Zhong Yu gradually regained some clarity and strength. Every time he woke up, he would ask about various situations and still worry about them, and then he would faint due to exhaustion.

In this way, after going through the repeated ordeals of "waking up from sleep and falling asleep", Zhong Yu managed to survive with his own will, and as soon as he felt better, he immediately asked Zhou Chang to come over and talk to him alone.

Although Zhou Chang visited Zhong Yu several times a day, he was either unconscious or mentally unclear. He could only say a few words but was asked to rest with others, for fear that he would run out of breath if he talked too much.

At this moment, Zhou Chang came over from Jiang Meng's main tent. Seeing that Zhong Yu could actually sit up a little and lean on the quilt, he was really happy: "Sir, you are doing very well today. Don't worry about it now that you have woken up. Just rest and take care of yourself. Everything will be fine in time."

These days, Zhou Chang has put all his attention on tomorrow's decisive battle. Although he is always thinking about Zhong Yu, he dare not delay too long every time he comes to see her.

From the day after the army crossed the river and set up camp, Zhou Chang didn't want to delay any longer.

There has always been a shortage of medical care and medicine in Jizhou, and the supply of food and fodder to the rear of the army has also been difficult, and the army cannot afford to waste time and materials.

Three days ago, Zhou Chang convened a meeting of important generals and decided to take advantage of the wind turning to the northeast to launch an all-out attack, and also to "fight tooth for tooth" with fire attacks to completely drive the Mirage Army out of the border of the neighboring country.

According to calculations by those soldiers in the army, the wind direction will turn to the northeast tomorrow, which will be very beneficial for the army to take the initiative to attack.

So just now Zhou Chang was holding the final pre-war meeting with all the generals.

Zhou Chang wanted to completely defeat the Mirage Army at one time and end the war once and for all.

Zhong Yu was weak and had difficulty speaking, but he still maintained the politeness of a scholar: "I know that tomorrow is the final battle and it is particularly crucial. I only regret that I can't help the prince with my weak body. But today I have a little more energy, so I want to say a few more words while I can... I want to tell the prince something."

"Mr. Zhong is in good spirits today. There is no need to talk about anything right now. It is better to recover first." Zhou Chang was worried and turned to ask the skinny monkey who had been taking care of Zhong Yu, "Is Mr. Zhong still coughing up blood today? Is the condition of coughing up blood easy to cure?"

The thin monkey replied, "Sir, you just woke up and coughed up blood again, but the color of the blood is not as dark as before."

In the past, Shouhou was careless and didn't care about Zhong Yu's sickly body and sentimentality. But this time was different. He spent all his time taking care of Zhong Yu except for taking care of Zhou Chang's daily life, and took turns with Meisheng every other day.

Mei Sheng was no longer like before, when he saw Prince Yi he would get close to him. Instead, he avoided him and spent more time taking care of Zhong Yu.

However, when Zhou Chang came today, Mei Sheng was not here. He was probably with Doctor Qin to the wounded soldiers' camp on the south bank.

Zhou Chang saw that Zhong Yu looked much better than in the past few days, so he felt relieved. However, he still didn't want Zhong Yu to get tired. "Sir, if you have anything to say, why don't you rest up and talk to me after I return victorious tomorrow."

Zhong Yu shook his head slowly on the quilt, skipping his usual "not right, not right" mantra and getting straight to the point: "Your Highness should not just focus on the battle ahead, but also be careful of the mantis catching the cicada while the oriole is behind..."

Zhou Chang struggled to hear Zhong Yu's words clearly, so he moved closer and said, "Mr. Zhong, if you have something to say, please speak slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Zhong Yu frowned with great effort, and was obviously forcing himself to think. He recalled in his mind, "Monkey just said... today is the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, so... it has been nearly three months since the news of King Xian's death was reported back to the imperial capital. Counting it all, I have been on the road for nearly two months... I wonder how Jindu is doing now."

"Did something special happen in Jindu?" Zhou Chang had never cared about Jindu.

The skinny monkey standing by refused to feed Zhong Yu a sip of ginseng soup to moisten his throat.

Zhong Yu managed to stand up a little bit, drank some ginseng soup and took a deep breath before speaking again: "If I remember correctly, on March 17th, the news of King Xian's death came back. On March 20th, His Majesty suddenly became seriously ill and ordered the four gates of Jindu to be closed. The official reason was to mourn for King Xian. Then, King Rong proposed to go to Anle Temple in the east of the city to fast, to mourn King Xian and pray for the country of Lin. His Majesty agreed, so King Rong stayed in Anle Temple on March 23rd and never came out again."

Zhong Yuqiang managed to finish his words in one breath, but Zhou Chang only heard a bunch of dates and was confused.