Chapter 875: Chapter 42: Natural Disaster Warning, Emergency Mission, and the Headache of the Bright Moon Prefecture Master!
"With the level of doctors in Great Zhou, each county and district has a medical department, so it’s not a big problem." Zhao Xing thought to himself.
Of course, if the Heavenly Time and Earth Advantage both turn violent, even a small cold can form a [Cold Disaster].
Even a martial artist of a certain rank, after taking medicine, will suffer from headaches, dizziness, and weakness of the limbs, and even if they endure, there will be after-effects, never returning to their previous healthy state.
If there is a seventh-level violent upheaval, forming a [Great Cold Disaster], it would be even more terrifying, with entire cities full of dead people.
Moreover, under a great disaster, the variety of diseases is so chaotic that even high-grade doctors are helpless, not knowing where to start treatment. Potent medicine is unbearable for the average person, and weaker medicine is useless.
That’s why the horror of natural disasters is that the greatest harm isn’t during the disaster, but in the endless epidemics that follow.
After spending two days on sampling inspections, Zhao Xing returned to the Prefecture City.
He looked towards the east, and then the south.
"I don’t know how Long Xiao and Xia Jing are doing, but it is certain that the Eastern Sea Army, taking advantage of Canghai’s power, has landed amid the chaos."
"The Ten Suns Cave Heaven and the other four Cave Heavens were occupied in early February, and most of the south has become enemy-occupied territory."
"Except for Xia Jing, Tian Shan, Lu Bang, Zuo Zizhi, and these Geography Institute teachers have all lost contact."
"However, contemporaries like Shi Yong, Zhuang Ziqing, Feng Qi, Han Bing, Wang Ji, Che Shihai, Guan Junyang, and Yuan Yang, who didn’t participate in the later wars, were transferred elsewhere early, and we can confirm they are still alive."
Since most of the south is enemy-occupied, even the enhanced Earth Mirror has intermittent issues, mainly because the opponent’s Earth Mirror version is too low.
As for Nanyang County and its surroundings, they remain under the court’s control, lacking significant strategic value.
Zhao Xing took out the Earth Mirror and sent those friends a message again: "If you’re uncertain of where to go, you may head to the following locations... or you can seek me at Tianhe Prefecture."
A few breaths later, Long Xiao was the first to reply, his face appearing in the Earth Mirror.
"Zhao Xing, you’re mass messaging again?"
"Yes."
"You already have some fame in the east for killing the Tianxia King," Long Xiao said enviously, "I haven’t had that chance."
"How’s your pursuit of the Hong Family going?" Zhao Xing asked.
"With the people I’m leading, I’m only able to harass from the flanks, luring the enemy out to kill me but can’t get too close." Long Xiao shook his head, "It’s been over a month, and I’ve only managed to kill a Marquis named Haibufari along with more than ten thousand Imperial Guards."
Over a month of pursuit on the vast seas, facing a massive army, there was indeed limited action Long Xiao and his vanguard could take.
In fact, such achievements are already quite remarkable.
In other places, they would be considered very impressive.
But compared to Zhao Xing, they seem insignificant.
Zhao Xing managed to pacify Tianhe Prefecture in less than two months and killed multiple Marquises and a prince.
"They will eventually have to split their forces, such a large military, they can’t all be piled together," Zhao Xing said, "The Hong Family aims to cause destruction. Using so many troops for one prefecture is wasteful, they will surely divide their forces everywhere, absorb rebels, trying to snowball continually."
"This will also complicate the cleanup; once they gain a foothold, they can respond to Prince Liang’s Alliance of Lords, serving the King to quell the rebels."
"So, be patient, your time for revenge will come."
Just starting the rebellion and gaining an early advantage, it’s indeed challenging for other places to counter Prince Liang’s forces.
Even Li Boqian hasn’t acted yet, as per Emperor Jing’s intention, he won’t take action until a clear understanding of all internal and external rebel forces is achieved.
"I will be cautious; you should be careful too. I’ve heard that the Hong Family has already dispatched the vanguard to infiltrate and execute secret missions to destroy local establishments and create chaos."
"Rest assured, I have it under control."
The second person to contact Zhao Xing was Xia Jing.
At this time, Xia Jing was in full battle gear, visible through the Earth Mirror standing in some ruins.
"Zhao Xing, Shi Yong, and Zhuang Ziqing, along with Guan Junyang, are with me, including Marquis Tian, Marquis Lu, Zuo Zizhi, all within the Xuanjia Army."
"Hmm?" Zhao Xing said with joy, "You rescued the people from Ten Suns Cave Heaven?"
"Yes, when you reminded me, I became more vigilant. Hmph, when Prince Liang retreated to Jiutian Yingyuan Mansion, I knew something was off."
"Indeed, in February, he retreated again, taking the large army back north of the Canglan River."
"My father also supported my rescue of the generals in Ten Suns Cave Heaven; now, the remnants of the Tiger Flood Dragon Army, Fierce Sun Army, and Zhenhai Army... have all been integrated by me into the temporary ’Ten Suns Army’."
"I’ve been appointed by the court as the fourth-rank General of Anti-bandit Cavalry, concurrently the Four-level Shangyu Envoy of the Three Southern Prefectures of Pinghai State."
"My main missions now are to gather the scattered remnants of various armies, assist entrapped side army camps, and collect intelligence."
Zhao Xing smiled; at this time, Xia Jing was conducting guerrilla warfare in the three southern prefectures.
And it seems to be working well; with Zhao Xing’s guidance, Xia Jing had enough family resources and network to operate.
Thus he now held a provisional fourth-rank position.
"Very well, remember what I said, don’t go places you shouldn’t, and pay special attention to the people on my list," Zhao Xing advised. "If anything seems amiss, escape along the route I gave you."
"Alright," Xia Jing nodded, "I won’t say much more; we’re about to take action."