Chapter 79 - Reaching Wancheng City (1/2)
Chapter 79 – Reaching Wancheng City
Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto
Although they ran into a tiger yesterday, it do not hinder the armies marching speed the next day. Lu Bu also knows that Liu Mang is tired because if yesterday’s tiger fight, therefore he ordered that his unit to set out at a later time.
Liu Mang rested until noon before he finally woke up. Fortunately there was Cheng Yu who acted as his Lieutenant General to manage his Urban Army, so when Liu Mang woke up, they were already set to march.
Before marching, Liu Mang visited the He sister’s tent again, mainly to look if He Yu’s wound became infected.
Her wound had not yet healed completely, so she was still lying on the stretcher.
Seeing Liu Mang come into the tent, He Yue quickly become very obedient but at the same time her always-calm big sister showed a hint of panic not only because of her excessive bleeding but because her face started to get hot, with blush of red.
She learned from her younger sister that the man in front of her, bandaged her body by tearing her silk clothes and disrobed her undergarments.
“Have you gotten better?” Liu Mang did not know that his own arrival made He Yu very awkward, so he just asked it casually.
“Um... We, He sisters would like to thank General Liu for your graciousness in saving our life!” He Yu was not being sarcastic when she said her thanks, Liu Mang really saved them not only from tiger but also by dressing her wound, so saying graciousness for saving their life was proper.
”Words of grat.i.tude are not needed! “When Liu Mang thought about what had happened, the truth was him saving them was only because the warhorse became startled and ran up to in front of tiger, then afterwards he took advantage of her when he was applying first aid.
From He Yu’s facial color, she did not have any infection, otherwise her face would be flushed because of a high fever.
“That bandage needs to be changed with a clean cloth and applied with medicine on it!” Yesterday because he did not bring any vulnerary, he could only clean her wound and carry her back to the main camp. Now that they are at the main camp, he can treat her wound with medicine.
“You also need to replace the bandage?!” Because of yesterday's events, awkwardness has taken effect. She was really embarra.s.sed just looking at Liu Mang. Now he must change her bandage?
“Un! That silk bandage is becoming unclean right now! So I need to change the bandage!” That wound was wrapped up a for a long time without medicine, so we need to ventilate the wound by changing it with a new bandage.
“Can we just do not change the bandage?!” asked He Yu because she was already feeling better.
“Change it or not it is your choice, but if your wound worsens, please do not blame me!”
Actually the bandage that Liu Mang did can be maintained for up to three days, but what Liu Mang needed to do is apply medicine. Applying vulnerary can accelerate the healing process and possibly prevent a scar from forming.
“Big sister, please change your bandage!” While He Yu hesitated, unexpectedly He Yue supported Liu Mang’s words.
“But! “He Yu really do not want to do this again, because bandaging would require her to take off her upper half. This good educated girl is really ashamed to expose herself before others.
“Big sister, have you forgotten our home’s steward son? Steward Zhang’s son?!” Said He Yue.
“Steward Zhang’s son?!” The beautiful face of He Yu suddenly got bleak. Steward Zhang’s son died because of a small scratch wound that was left untreated. It got infected and took that young man’s life.
He Yu’s eyes looking at both Liu Mang and He Yue’s earnestly. Biting her teeth She thought, “I have been seen once already, what is the matter if I'm twice or thrice?!”
“Please pardon me for troubling General Liu!”
This time, He Yu is fully conscious, therefore Liu Mang cannot treat her like last time, so he needed to be extra careful now. He disrobed her to remove the bandage, then sprinkled vulnerary powder and re-bandage her using He Yue’s silk cloth, which has been put in boiling water, to wrap her.
Because now He Yu is fully conscious, she is really shy is hugging her bosom in order to avoid Liu Mang’s vision, but this kind of action actually made her more alluring.
“Medicine has been applied! Now, my division must march, so I will send my soldiers to escort both of you until Shucheng County!” Said Liu Mang to those He sisters.
Since both of them are certainly a family of Sun Ce’s senior generals, putting them in Shucheng County will definitely be okay as there will be people looking for them.
“Thank you very much, general!”
Cheng Yu sent out a cavalry squad to escort those two ladies to Shucheng County. As the Urban Army began march the silhouette of the escort unit disappeared over the horizon.
After crossing Shucheng County territory is s.h.i.+ ting region. This place is a very strategic location. It is located in-between Jiangdong and Lujiang district. If one wanted to enter Lujiang, they must first pa.s.s through s.h.i.+ ting and if one wanted to enter Jiangdong, they also first pa.s.s s.h.i.+ ting. If Sun Ce’s army did not allow Lu Bu's army to pa.s.s s.h.i.+ ting, the casualty suffered by Lu Bu's Army will rise up to 50%.
TL: Dynasty Warriors and ROTK players might recognize it as Yiling from Battle of Yiling.
From Battle of s.h.i.+ ting, one can see, why it is a very important place.
But because of Sun Ce’s order to let them pa.s.s, Lu Bu's army pa.s.sed s.h.i.+ ting without any problems. Lu Bu's army did not fear battle, but they did not want to fight an unnecessary battle.
As Lu Bu’s army was pa.s.sing through s.h.i.+ ting, the complexion of the stationed soldiers was very grim. Although Sun Ce had ordered them to let Lu Bu’s army pa.s.s, they were all still very anxious and were in full alert. Until Lu Bu’s army has fully crossed s.h.i.+ ting can they breathe in relief.