Vol 9 Chapter 188 (1/2)

Chapter 188

VOLUME 9 CHAPTER 188: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS THE 8 DOORS GOLDEN LOCK FORMATION (15)

Liu Bei POV

“Yuan Zhi!?” I yelled, feeling fearful as I hurried forward.

“She couldn’t have fell asleep from liquor right?” Zi Long asked but still hurried forward as well with Feng Xian in tow. At this time, the report from the soldier was no longer important.

“Yuan Zhi!” I yelled as I dismounted and knelt beside Yuan Zhi.

Yuan Zhi, do not scare me. This sort of joke is not funny at all, I thought as I flipped her over but gasped when I saw that 1 side of her gowns were dyed red with blood.

When… When did she sustain this injury!

“Lord Xu Shu!” Zi Long yelled and looked about for Hua Tuo.

“If you’re looking for Hua Tuo, she’s currently in the mansion looking after Yi De.”

“Alright, let’s get there at once.” Zi Long said and we exchanged glances before carrying her up while Feng Xian yelled to some nearby troops to come over to help.

“No need to rush… No need to rush…” Yuan Zhi said as she shook her head lightly. I could feel as well that she was trembling and she no longer had any strength.

“How can we not rush when you’re injured like that!” I exclaimed as I frowned. She would not be trying to say that she was not injured at all right? To think she pushed herself this hard… From up close, I could see that even her lips were pale.

Yuan Zhi shook her head weakly and pointed to Fan city to the north, “Quick… What needs to be attended to… Is… There…”

“Alright, I got it.” Feng Xian nodded and immediately turned to the troops, “Wen Yuan! Pull out 3,000 troops at once! We are going to Fan city immediately!”

Feng Xian’s voice was loud and it reverberated in my head. Just then, Yuan Zhi’s hand slipped down and she slowly closed her eyes.

As though she had fallen asleep

Li Dian POV

If despair was what filled my heart the last time I returned to Fan city from Xinye, then all there is this time is emptiness.

“That’s how it is.”

I listened to the reports of the remaining 4 thousand-man generals. Even if we reform our ranks, we will not be able to fill up their battalions. I had already prepared myself for this but I still felt faint from this knowledge. I try to put up a strong and dependable facade which I am able to keep up most of the time but at times like these, the impulse to cry is still there, albeit a little.

“Alright, I got it.” I said and nodded as I dismissed them so that they could get to work as soon as possible. I felt rather unnatural putting my hands on the reins but I had to come to terms with the reality that I would not have a hat for a long while.

“Lord Li Dian.” Just then, one of the officers in the brief turned back and called out to me. I looked at her and saw that she looked troubled and had difficulties saying what she wanted to.

“Un? What is it? Hurry up and say it.” I urged as I had to report all of this to Cao Ren after all.

“Ah…” She stammered and sank into silence for a while before she finally asked, “May I ask what are our plans after this, Lord Li Dian?”

That, is a very good question. And it also happens to be the 1 question where I really do not know if I ought to give her the truth or a patronising answer.

“After this,” I paused and thought of the right words to use, “We will be defending the city and wait for the main body to arrive. Of course, if the enemy is confident of victory and attacks us, then we have a ch

ance of attaining victory through counterattacking them.”