Chapter 71 The Importance of Medicinal Materials

"Mingzhi!"

Yang Zhengshan called Yang Mingzhi again.

"Send these grain carts to the camp of Zhenbiao Zuoying later, and find out if Zhao Yuan has returned!"

The camp of Zhenbiao Zuoying is just to the south of Linguan Fort, only a dozen miles away from Linguan Fort. Since he does not intend to keep all the cattle, mules and food, it is naturally better to send them away as soon as possible.

However, there should not be many soldiers in the Zhenbiao Zuoying camp now. Although Zhou Lan has returned, the Zhenbiao Zuoying has not returned to the camp yet. They are also responsible for supporting Zhang Shouwang and blocking the pursuing Hu cavalry.

Not knowing what the situation is like outside the Great Wall, Yang Zhengshan is still a little worried.

Although the battle had been lost, he hoped that the Fifth Battalion of the Zhenbiao Army would not suffer too much loss.

As long as the losses of the five battalions of the town flag are not too great, even if the main force of Chongshan Town is still there, the Donghai Hu tribe cannot be too arrogant.

And if the five battalions of the town flag suffer heavy losses, the entire Chongshan Town will be in danger.

Under Yang Zhengshan's arrangement, the crowded training ground was cleared before noon.

However, Zhao Yuan still did not come back. Zhao Desheng had already led people out of the pass to inquire about Zhao Yuan. However, the situation outside the pass was extremely chaotic at this time, with the remnants of the defeated army fleeing everywhere, the Hu cavalry chasing them, and the soldiers blocking the Hu cavalry. Trying to find Zhao Yuan under such circumstances was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

In the following days, Chongshanguan City was still in great chaos, and the remnants of the defeated soldiers who escaped brought a lot of false news to the entire city.

Some people said that Zhang Shouwang had been captured alive by the Hu cavalry.

Some people say that Zhang Yude has defected to the Hu tribe.

Others said that the Western Army was completely destroyed and the Hu cavalry would soon capture the city.

Rumors spread everywhere, causing panic among the people.

Many residents of Guancheng fled with their families.

The number of people who fled was even greater than when the Hu army was at the gates of the city.

When the Hu army gathered at the foot of the Chongshan Pass, the people were more confused and bewildered, because they had not experienced a large-scale war for twenty years, and they did not think that the Hu army could break through the pass.

But now the army has returned in defeat, which instantly destroyed the people's confidence in Chongshan Town and made them worried.

Many people felt that Chongshan Pass might be at risk of being breached, so many people wanted to escape from Chongshan Pass.

However, Yang Zhengshan feels that such worries are premature.

Although Chongshan Town was defeated this time, Dayong's national strength had not yet declined to the point where it could not defend Chongshan Pass.

The Donghai Hu people seem to be very brutal, but they are only a small tribe after all, with a population of only 200,000 to 300,000. It is okay to let them harass the border, but it is too difficult for them to attack the fortified city of Chongshan Pass.

As long as the Hu people in the East China Sea are not stupid, they will not risk heavy losses to attack Chongshan Pass.

And as far as he knew, Zhang Shouwang was not captured alive, nor was he completely defeated. Zhang Shouwang was gathering the remaining troops outside the Great Wall to stabilize the situation.

Zhou Lan has already reunited with Zhang Shouwang and is working with him to block the Hu cavalry.

The combat power of the left and right battalions of Zhenbiao is still very powerful after letting them do what they want.

With equal forces in a head-on confrontation, the Zhenbiao Five Battalions have the strength to completely defeat the Hu cavalry.

On the fourth day after Yang Zhengshan returned to Linguan Fort, Zhao Yuan also returned to Guancheng with the last wave of defeated soldiers.

When the main camp was breached, Zhao Yuan did not flee with the defeated soldiers, but went to the main general's tent and followed the three camps in front, behind and in the middle to evacuate.

However, on the way of evacuation, they were attacked by Hu cavalry and Zhao Yuan was unfortunately injured.

The only reason he was able to come back so quickly was because Zhao Desheng took the risk to find the retreating troops and carried him back.

In the camp of Zhenbiao Zuoying, Yang Zhengshan looked at Zhao Yuan who was lying unconscious on the bed, "Did the doctor say when he would wake up?"

Beside him, Zhao Desheng said with a tired face, "The master's wound is infected and he has had a fever for three days. The doctor said that if he can hold on for another two days, he should be able to wake up."

At this time, Zhao Yuan's chest had been bandaged. Yang Zhengshan had just seen that the wound on Zhao Yuan's body was a knife wound, from the left shoulder to the lower abdomen, well, very similar to the wound on his own body.

But unfortunately for Zhao Yuan, his wound became inflamed. In this society with backward medical standards, wound inflammation is fatal. Whether Zhao Yuan can survive it depends entirely on whether his life is strong enough.

Yang Zhengshan did know some drugs for treating inflammation, such as sulfa, penicillin, erythromycin, etc., but he didn't know how to make them.

Lingquan water has no effect on treating inflammation. It can only nourish the body and improve physical fitness. With the idea of ​​doing no harm, Yang Zhengshan still fed Zhao Yuan a bowl of Lingquan water.

"Tell me when he wakes up!"

Yang Zhengshan gave Zhao Desheng some instructions and left. There was no point for him to stay here as he was not a doctor.

In Linguan Fort, when the night was quiet.

Yang Zhengshan entered the Lingquan space again.

In five days, all the vegetable seeds he planted sprouted.

In particular, the vegetables watered with the spiritual spring water actually grew more than an inch high.

"Spiritual spring water helps plants grow, and it seems to have great benefits for their growth!"

Yang Zhengshan stroked the growing gourd seedlings, his eyes flashing with joy. Then he looked at the vegetables watered with river water, and saw tender sprouts also emerging from the soil.

"Even without the spiritual spring water, they grow faster than outside!"

"If that's the case, then this land has a lot to offer!"

Yang Zhengshan thought secretly in his heart.

You certainly can’t make yourself rich by growing vegetables, but what about growing medicinal herbs?
Although the Lingquan Space does not have a miraculous effect on the growth of plants and cannot mass-produce precious medicines, even planting ordinary medicinal herbs can bring considerable profits to Yang Zhengshan.

The practice of martial arts requires a large amount of medicinal materials to assist. Martial artists in the body-building realm can use medicinal baths to strengthen their physiques, and acquired martial artists can swallow pills to increase their strength.

In the past, Yang Zhengshan did not use medicinal herbs to assist, firstly because he had spiritual spring water, and secondly because he had no money.

Being poor in literature but rich in martial arts is not just talk.

The Yang family has a martial arts heritage, so why can't they cultivate any warriors?

It’s because of poverty.

As for those martial arts families and noble families, every one of their children can become a warrior. Maybe their achievements will not be too high, but it is still easy to become a warrior.

Because they have money, they can buy various medicinal herbs to assist in their cultivation.

However, if you want to grow medicinal herbs, you need to prepare well. Yang Zhengshan does not have medicinal seeds now, and he does not understand the medicinal herbs industry well, so he does not know which medicinal herbs have the highest cost-effectiveness.

……

The ninth day of August.

Zhang Shouwang finally returned to Chongshan Pass with the five battalions of the town flag.

After the main camp was breached, the army of Chongshan Town suffered heavy losses, but the five camps of the town flag did not suffer too much loss. However, in the past ten days, Zhang Shouwang fought with the Hu cavalry several times when he gathered the fleeing remnants outside the pass.

Both sides had their wins and losses. They caused considerable losses to the Donghai Hu tribe, but the five battalions of the town flag also suffered heavy casualties.

Zhang Shouwang came back, and Zhou Lan naturally followed him back.

After receiving the news, Yang Zhengshan arrived at the camp of Zhenbiao Zuoying with ease.

Zhao Yuan has woken up. Although he has saved his life, his physical condition is not very good. It is estimated that he will need to rest for two months.

When he saw Zhou Lan again, Yang Zhengshan discovered that there was a lingering depression in Zhou Lan's eyes, and he knew where this depression came from.

When they went out of the pass again, the Zhenbiao Zuoying suffered heavy losses.

Less than 60% of the more than 3,000 cavalry returned.

It's not just the left camp of the town flag, the right camp of the town flag is almost the same. At the same time, the cavalry and the left and right camps of the town flag have always acted together.

This time, in order to ensure the safe evacuation of Zhang Shouwang, they fought a bloody battle with the Hu cavalry. The left and right camps of Zhenbiao suffered heavy casualties, but their results were also remarkable.

It is said that they defeated as many as 8,000 Hu cavalry, which was already a great victory.

However, this time, the Zhenbiao Zuoying was seriously injured. Even if they won a big victory, it could not make up for the price they paid in this battle.

(End of this chapter)