As Etri predicted, this winter will be cold.

The north wind blows through the grassy plains, which used to be endless farmland, but now there are only man-high dry grass and sparse loess adobe houses, and there must be no one in the house, no one everywhere. This is the place that has been trampled by Beihu, as if returning to the state when the ancestors did not reclaim it thousands of years ago, and the boundless desolation and emptiness make people feel retreated.

But Yan Zhao couldn't retreat. He wants to take advantage of this winter, when the horses of Beihu are thin and their feet are poor, to win back a city, otherwise in the spring of the next year, the horses will eat fresh pasture grass and raise fat and strong, and the Beihu people will be even more unscrupulous. It is not easy to march in winter, severe cold, wind, frost, ice and snow, grain and grass that cannot arrive on time because of the weather, and insufficient supply of carbon fire and cotton military uniforms, all of which are all difficult. Fighting in the winter is not an easy task for both sides. The main force of the Red Turban Army is mostly from the south and does not adapt enough to the cold climate in the north, which makes this problem even more serious.

This may be the hardest and most anxious winter Yan Zhao has ever had. Countless questions poured over him, as the commander-in-chief, he could not panic, no matter how critical the shape was, he had to be calm, calm, and give his subordinates endless strength and courage. However......

Iron Man also has times when he falls.

The signs of illness had already appeared half a month ago. It was at the end of a combat meeting, Yang Wei left late, and he casually mentioned: "Your Excellency, your subordinates see that there are bloodshots in your eyes, don't overwork, there are us." ”

Is there a bloodshot eye? This is normal, he has not slept for several nights, staying up late to read the military newspaper and look at the map.

Yang Wei's words, Yan Zhao didn't care, he wanted to wait for this most difficult time to get through, and then he had a good rest.

Later, Yan Zhao began to feel dry in his left eye, and he would rub it from time to time, and when the meeting was held, the lieutenants noticed that someone called the medical officer and asked the medical officer to check Yan Zhao, but the medical officer couldn't say what was wrong, only that Jun Shang was too tired and needed to rest his eyes.

In the coldest month of Layue, the Red Turban Army, with the help of the locals, set up an ambush on the bank of the frozen Weishui River, successfully ambushed the Beihu army, and fought a beautiful turnaround. This is a rare piece of good news, and everyone wants to point to this good news, and this year can have a comfortable year.

However, Yan Zhao's eye disease suddenly worsened at this time, and the white eyes of his left eye were all red, like bleeding. The medical officers were frightened, and they had a joint consultation, and discussed that the king was too angry because of the anxiety of the war, so he prescribed medicine to reduce the anger of the heart.

To no avail.

Yan Zhao's left eye began to become red and swollen, and gradually surrounded the part of the black eye. At this time, his whole left eye looked very terrifying, because he was on the front line and was the commander, and at this time the war situation was tense, this terrible left eye would undoubtedly make many people think that the king was in good health and that something might happen to the Red Turban Army. The morale of the Red Turban Army at this time was not high, and it was all supported by a victory, and Yan Zhao could not have an accident at this moment.

So. Yan Zhao began to reduce the amount of time he spent traveling away.

However, this was not a long-term solution, and the level of the medical officers was not enough, so the deputy generals began to send people to inquire around the local famous doctor Holy Hand to treat Yan Zhao.

Some of these people said that Yan Zhao had a large intestine fire and used rhubarb to pour it out, while others said that he felt the wind cold from the outside and smoked it with hot tea steam. The doctor came and went, tried five or six methods, and Yan Zhao's left eye showed no signs of improvement.

So day by day, the atmosphere in the tent began to become heavy.

Yan Zhao can not have a left eye, but not now.

His left eye, which was now covered by a cloth, was now completely incapacitated, and he covered it with a black cloth so that it would not frighten the lieutenants. The commander had just finished discussing the next battle plan, but none of the lieutenant generals left, everyone looked at Yan Zhao worriedly, he sat on the main seat, bowed his head and thought for a long time, and sighed long: "Send a letter to Yi Cui and let Gu Chaoge come here." ”

If even she can't do anything, then he will personally discard this left eye, put on an eye patch, and try to clean it.

*

Jinguan City.

The charcoal fire was burning, Gu Chaoge sat in the warm room, took Ah Yan, and sorted out piles of medical books with several doctors. In the corner of the desk is a small stack, which is a rare book that has been reorganized. At this time, the door was opened from the outside, and a cold wind poured in, and Itsuri walked in on crutches. He looked around and said in a low voice: "Doctors, please go out first, Yi has something to talk to Dr. Gu." ”

When Gu Chaoge was sorting out the medical books, Yi Cui would occasionally come to accompany her, but there was no such a grim expression today, several doctors left with their heads bowed, Gu Chaoge patted Ah Yan and motioned for him to go out and wait. When the room was clear, she walked over and helped Izri to sit down, and as soon as Izri sat down, she took out a letter sealed with fire paint from her sleeve.

This is an eight-hundred-mile expedited.

Handwritten by Yan Zhao.

He handed it to Gu Chaoge, which meant that Gu Chaoge could see it. Usually this kind of high-level expediting is top-secret news, if Gu Chaoge can read it, it must be that the news in it has something to do with her.

Could it be his senior brother......

Gu Chaoge opened the letter with doubts and apprehensions, finished browsing the ten lines at a glance, frowned slightly, put down the letterhead, and sighed lightly: "There is blood in the eye, and acupuncture is needed." ”

"Can you?" Itsui asked.

Gu Chaoge's brows furrowed even tighter, she didn't answer, she just lowered her head, lifted Yi Cui's robe, and touched his right leg, which was still wrapped in a white cloth.

"Ah Yan, come in." Gu Chaoge suddenly spoke, the words fell, Ah Yan pushed open the door, and stood at the door with a puzzled expression: "Sister, what's wrong?" ”

"Bring the scissors." Gu Chaoge said.

Yi Cui was also puzzled, and he didn't know what she was going to do: "Chao Xiaoge, what do you see my legs doing?" ”

Gu Chaoge glanced up at him: "Junshang's eye disease, of course I have to go, and you ...... Do you want to come with me? ”

Yi Cui jaw: "This is natural, this is thousands of miles away from the front line, and there are many variables on the way, if I don't accompany ......"

"But you can't go." Gu Chaoge interrupted him, Ah Yan brought scissors, and she carefully cut Yi Cui's right leg with a white cloth, revealing the pitted flesh. This was the first time Itsui had seen his growing right leg, red flesh, like pork sold outside, and he was not used to seeing it.

Gu Chaoge didn't cut it out to show Yi Cui, she was there to show Ah Yan. She pointed to Yi Cui's right leg and whispered something to Ah Yan, who nodded from time to time, occasionally interjecting a few words, in exchange for Gu Chaoge's approving looks.

Yi Cui quickly realized Gu Chaoge's thoughts, and this time it was his turn to frown: "Chao Xiaoge, you won't let me go, you want Ah Yan to stay and replace you?" ”

"Ah Yan used to be cultivated according to the future Great Witch, and he studied this secret technique with me, and besides me and the Great Witch, he knew him best. Ah Yan will extract the secretions of those small insects to apply medicine to you, and then I will leave the prescription and massage method, the prescription will be according to my food, and if you massage it, find a Lang Zhong who is good at this way, according to my method, it is not difficult. ”

Gu Chaoge babbled a lot, but Yi Cui interrupted her disapprovingly: "Wouldn't it be better for me to go with you?" ”

"What about Jinguancheng? What to do in Shuzhong? Gu Chaoge looked at him: "The situation is urgent, how can Brother Song have enough time to replace you now?" ”

Yi Cui was speechless, he knew that he was acting rashly this time, and involuntarily held her hand: "But you...... I said...... "I said I wouldn't let you take the risk."

"I'm here to save you." Gu Chaoge held his hand, his hand was still so thin, but it was not so cold in winter. Gu Chaoge comforted him softly: "I'll be fine, I'll be obedient." ”

Ah Yan stood aside, ignorant and understood, her sister seemed to be going to a far away place: "Sister, don't you take me?" Ah Yan asked.

"When I am away, you take good care of Master Yi for me," Gu Chaoge touched his head, and rarely told him sternly, "When I come back, I want to see a normal human leg that can move." ”

Ah Yan nodded seriously: "Sister, don't worry!" ”

He thought that Gu Chaoge was just going out to a long gate, and the "far gate" in Ah Yan's cognition was from the village where he was in the Qiangui Mountains to Jinguan City. He didn't know that the road Gu Chaoge was going to take was much longer than this, and it was also much more dangerous.

*

After receiving this eight-hundred-mile expedited letter, Gu Chaoge packed her bags almost immediately, and Yi Cui asked Achai to travel with her with a team of 100 people. The Yangtze River will not freeze, and after they finish walking by water, they will try to choose the fastest way and arrive at Yan Zhao's place in the least time.

For this reason, they all spent the year on the ship.

Fortunately, now in the cold winter of Layue, whether it is Beihu, Shi Wei, or Dajing, it seems that they don't want to provoke a war in such a cold time, and Yan Zhao's army has been stationed in the same place without changing places. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Gu Chaoge will have to spend a lot of trouble finding Yan Zhao.

When Gu Chaoge did not arrive, there were still doctors trying to treat Yan Zhao, who also thought that there was an internal fire and used bitter cold medicine. Yan Zhao's left eye did not improve, but began to appear a white membrane, also known as a pannua, which slowly began to cover the eye. Seeing that the symptoms did not improve, but became more and more strict, and the lieutenants did not dare to ask for a doctor anymore. And the trouble is that because the doctor invited is not tight, the news that Yan Zhao has eye disease has spread in a small area, and even more and more powerfully, saying that General Yan, the leader of the Red Turban Army, is blind.

Bad things spread thousands of miles, I don't know how, this word actually reached Yangzhou Weifu, and Wei Tong, who was scared again, almost slipped the tire.

Gu Chaoge didn't know these things, when she arrived at the barracks, she was walking all day, she was too tired to travel all day and night, and she couldn't bear it.

"Miss Gu, it's Miss Gu who is here!"

"It's Dr. Gu, it's really Dr. Gu!"

"She's here to heal you, right? Doctor Gu has been invited, is it ...... you?"

"Doctor Gu is here, your lord will definitely be fine, right?"

As soon as she arrived at the main barracks, there were more and more people who knew Gu Chaoge, and people kept saying hello to her, surrounding her and asking questions, and now that there was a temporary truce, the bored soldiers also wanted to find something to do.

"Go, go, go, Doctor Gu is busy." Yang Wei led the troops to pick her up in person, and "rescued" Gu Chaoge, who was surrounded by tall soldiers, and saw Gu Chaoge's blue and swollen face wrapped in a fox fur for the first time, Yang Wei was startled: "Chaoge, are you okay?" ”

Gu Chaoge waved his hand: "It's just that I haven't slept well, your lord, take me there immediately." ”

After Yang Wei led her into the main tent, Gu Chaoge smelled a mixed smell of medicine as soon as she entered, and when she lifted the curtain and saw Yan Zhao's face, she was really startled: "Who did it!" How could it be strict zhòng like this! ”

Hearing her tone of reproach, Yang Wei sneered: "Everyone is in a hurry, and we have invited a few more doctors......"

"Doesn't archery need to be aimed at the target? This is chaos, what kind of charlatans are you all hiring! Gu Chaoge rushed here at night because she was afraid that the level of the doctor invited would not be enough, but as soon as she came, it was exactly the same as she expected, and she couldn't help but feel a nameless fire in her heart: "This is harmful to people do you know!" ”

Yang Wei was startled by her cannonball-like words. I thought that I hadn't seen her for more than two years, and Dr. Gu had a good temper, and she dared to scold people in front of the king, and she didn't know how Master Yi adjusted/taught her, so she couldn't stand it.

"Don't blame them," Yan Zhao opened his mouth to relieve the siege, looking at her with difficulty with his right eye, "It's me who is anxious, looking for a doctor indiscriminately, and letting you come all the way from Shuzhong, I'm really sorry." ”

Gu Chaoge glanced at him angrily, the big man she was afraid of before was now lying on the couch, half of his face was affected by this eye, looking terrifying and pitiful. She suppressed the fire in her heart and said, "Stretch out your hand." ”