Chapter 437 - Chapter 437: Fulai Inn (1)
Chapter 437: Fulai Inn (1)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Master was still alive and married.
If the Great General was still around, he would definitely be happy to know that.
“Get up.” Lin Xiaoyue said.
“Thank you, Mistress!” Only then did Cheng An get up.
“What’s the situation?” Li Xiao quickly asked Cheng An.
Cheng An’s face dropped.
After a while, he bowed to Li Xiao.
“Very bad.”
“Recently, there have been frequent blizzards at the border, and the soldiers in the army don’t have enough cotton clothes. Deputy General Wang had no choice but to order the soldiers to gather their cotton clothes and distribute them.”
“Now, almost ten percent of the soldiers stay in the tent every day. They can’t go out because they don’t have cotton-padded clothes.”
Li Xiao frowned.
“In addition, there was news from yesterday that there were less than fifty warhorses left in the army…”
At this point, Cheng An carefully raised his head and glanced at Li Xiao.
Li Xiao frowned even more.
“How are the casualties?” He asked again.
Cheng An’s face was bitter.
“Almost 70% of the brothers had frostbite of varying degrees. Also…” At this point, Cheng An choked up.
Li Xiao frowned.
Cheng An quickly restrained his emotions and continued, “eight soldiers died because of heavy injuries.”
In an instant, the room was quiet.
“In addition, as of last night, a total of 4.2 had their legs or hands amputated because of frostbite.”
Li Xiao felt another dull pain in his heart.
Lin Xiaoyue also frowned.
Their previous plan did not take into account the injured.
It was not easy to bring these seriously injured people back to Qingshi Town.
She turned and saw that Li Xiao’s eyes were red, and he was trying hard to suppress his emotions.
Lin Xiaoyue reached out and patted the back of his hand.
Only then did Li Xiao calm down a little.
“We came this time to prepare some medicine. It should be able to relieve the pressure on the military doctors.” Lin Xiaoyue said.
Cheng An’s face immediately lit up. “That’s great! Mr. Xu has been asking for medicine from us, but Hanshan Town is small, so it’s very difficult to get them…”
They did not dare to expose themselves. At the same time, he did not have enough money to purchase a large number of herbs.
When Xiao Yang heard this, he looked at Lin Xiaoyue.
He didn’t see them bring any medicine.
Those two bags probably couldn’t hold much medicine.
However, he didn’t ask further and continued to listen.
“It’s been hard on you guys.” Lin Xiaoyue comforted him.
Hearing this, Cheng An, an old man who was nearly 50 years old, almost burst into tears.
“Mistress, you’re too kind. It’s all worth it!” Cheng An said emotionally.
Lin Xiaoyue’s heart was filled with emotions.
Looking at Li Xiao’s resolute face, her heart started to heat up.
Previously, she only saw the Nangong Army as a burden, but now, she had a different feeling.
These people depended on Li Xiao.
As for Li Xiao, although they were not his biological family, he considered them as family for a long time.
“Head Fang will be here soon, arranging the support after we retreat. They might only arrive in two days. Before that, wait for him here.” Lin Xiaoyue said to Cheng An.
“Yes, please tell me if you have any other instructions!” Cheng An said quickly.
Knowing that Head Fang was also here, he felt more at ease.
“Yes.” Lin Xiaoyue replied.
She looked at Li Xiao
Only then did Li Xiao speak again.
“Tonight, Xiao Yang and 1 will sneak into the Nangong Army camp.”
Cheng An’s expression tightened. He looked up at Li Xiao and was about to dissuade him, but Li Xiao reached out to stop him.
“After 1 leave, I’ll leave the matters at Fulai Inn to Yue’er. You will assist her.” Li Xiao said to Cheng An.
Cheng An hesitated for a moment.
“Yes, Master!”
Since Master trusted Mistress so much and felt that she was competent, then he should trust her.
Li Xiao nodded.
“When Head Fang returns, you will make the necessary arrangements. Xiao Yang and I will immediately arrange for the soldiers to evacuate!” He said in a deep voice.
“Yes!” Both Cheng An and Xiao Yang nodded.
After that, Li Xiao asked Cheng An about the situation in the army before letting him leave.
From then on, until night fell, Li Xiao did not separate from Lin Xiaoyue.
It was not until after dinner that Li Xiao hugged Lin Xiaoyue, bid farewell to his beloved wife, and left the room.
Lin Xiaoyue didn’t send him off. She only listened to Li Xiao and Xiao Yang’s footsteps in the room as they disappeared into the corridor..