Chapter 1424
Siege, Poisoning Again
Chapter 1424 Siege, Poisoning Again
My God, this is truly worse than death.
west Yan hurriedly said, "Thank you for your advice, Fourth Prince. I understand. I will be careful with my words and actions and reduce the number of times I mock and abuse them in person in order to win their hearts and make them continue to serve us in the Eastern Desert."
No, you're treating "fighting less often" as a favor or a way to win someone over?
Are you all alright?
"Yes, it's good that Chief Xiyan understands." The Fourth Prince added, "Appropriate verbal abuse and physical punishment are also necessary to prevent the criminals in the east from developing any thoughts of becoming masters."
"Yes, I understand, and I will keep things in mind." Xi Yan kowtowed twice to the Fourth Prince, expressing his heartfelt gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance, Fourth Prince. This nobleman has benefited greatly!"
"Enough with the nonsense," the Fourth Prince waved his hand, signaling him to get lost.
west Yan took his leave and climbed the watchtower again to look towards the capital city and observe the smoke rising from within.
But the first thing he saw wasn't the smoke in the capital city, but the fifth watchtower... His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly focused his gaze...
Tsk tsk, it's so far away, you can't even see it with your naked eye if it's full of people.
However, fearing that the enemy would discover something amiss, Jiang Dalang still disguised himself, so that at first glance, one would think that there was no one on the fifth watchtower.
Meanwhile, Lan Hu, Xiao Yi, and Zhong Baihu's troops had already taken refuge in the tunnel next to the watchtower.
Why is it another tunnel?
Because digging tunnels for hiding could save lives, the Wei army would dig several tunnels and caves for hiding near supplies and weapons, as well as near sentry posts along the way.
"Don't move, don't even nod. The enemy sentries are watching us," Zhong Baihu warned.
The human eye cannot see such a long distance, but if an object moves, the human eye can detect it very clearly and will then be discovered.
"Yes, yes, yes," Jiang Dalang, Xu Sanjun, and the imperial guards who came to help responded.
west Yan stared at the fifth watchtower for a while. After not seeing anything move on the watchtower and confirming that there was no one on it and that it was just an empty watchtower abandoned by the Wei army, he looked up and gazed at the smoke rising in the capital city.
The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.
An hour later, he returned to report to the Fourth Prince: "Your Highness, the Fire Flame Poison may have been thwarted in the city. In the past hour, the smoke rising from Liangwei City has been just wisps of smoke that are so light they are almost invisible, not the thick black smoke from burning a large number of corpses."
The fourth prince's expression turned sour upon hearing this. After a long pause, he said, "Come with me to the Red Feather Royal Court camp to see the first prince."
The overwhelming grace stunned west Yan. After recovering, he kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Fourth Prince. May you be forever protected by the gods!"
"Follow me." The fourth prince left the main tent, boarded the war chariot, and the royal guards drove the chariot toward the Red Feather Royal Court camp in the middle of the army.
It took two quarters of an hour to reach the Red Feather Royal Court camp, and another quarter of an hour later, they were invited into the Royal Court's main tent to meet the legendary First Prince.
Perhaps the people of Dongmo knew they had committed many evils and were too ashamed to face anyone, so the princes inside the imperial tent were all wrapped up tightly.
His head and face were covered up, leaving only the holes for his eyes and the area below his nostrils for his mouth. Even his palms were covered with leather gloves.
Those who don't know the situation might think they have some kind of nasty disease.
"Greetings to His Highness the Divine Prince! May His Highness enjoy eternal divine protection and be forever in communion with the divine will!" The Fourth Prince stood and bowed.
west Yan knelt down and bowed, uttering the same words.
Well, when that old shaman Xun comes, we always have to tell him: feudal superstition is unacceptable.
The eldest prince glanced sideways at the two men for a while before saying, "Heroes, you've worked hard. Please take a seat."
The sound was like striking jade, much more pleasant than the Fourth Prince's voice, which sounded like he was spitting out phlegm.
But don't get any crazy fantasies. The Eastern Desert Emperor started sleeping and having children when he was a teenager, so this eldest prince is probably a middle-aged or elderly man. "Thank you so much, Your Highness!" west Yan was very excited.
Fearing that he would lose face, the Fourth Prince quickly made him report the findings to the First Prince in detail.
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince, who was reclining on the leather seat, paused slightly.
The other princes cried out in alarm: "Has the poison from the fire gone bad? Or have the criminals from the east rebelled, and instead of spreading the disease, they burned it to death?!"
"Damn criminals from the east! They shouldn't have been given any favors to participate in the great cause of destroying Wei!"
"Hmph!" The eldest prince slammed his hand on the table, and all the princes immediately fell silent, apologizing to him: "Your Highness, please calm down. We acted impulsively."
The gesture of apologizing for sins was maintained for at least a quarter of an hour before the First Prince's voice finally came: "Sit down."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Only then did the princes dare to sit down.
The Fourth Prince bowed again and said, "Please give your instructions, Your Highness... Today is September 20th, the season of autumn and winter, which is not conducive to the spread of the fire poison. We must take remedial measures as soon as possible."
A gust of wind swept through, causing the flags outside the royal tent to flutter wildly.
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince laughed: "The autumn wind is blowing... Divine protector of the Eastern Desert has sent us the wind, so we can use it to send fire poison to the grain supply in Wei City."
"Congratulations to His Highness the Divine Prince for once again receiving divine guidance!" The row of princes, just there to make up the numbers, started spouting superstitious nonsense again.
The so-called divine revelation is the 'supernatural power' artificially created for each successor of the Eastern Desert Emperor.
To rule under the guise of divine protection, the Eastern Desert must have a royal family member who can communicate with the gods. Every emperor of the Eastern Desert has this ability, and when building momentum for their successor, they also create this ability for the successor.
As for whether one can truly communicate with the divine will?
It doesn't matter. Anyway, the people of Dongmo can't ask the gods if this is true. Everything is up to the Emperor of Dongmo.
After the Eastern Desert Emperor designated his successor, he created a buzz, claiming that the successor possessed supernatural powers, and that anyone who opposed or questioned him would be sent directly to meet the gods.
After generations of people did this, no one dared to question it anymore.
The Fourth Prince understood the First Prince's meaning and said, "I will go and prepare the kite now. Please ask the First Prince with supernatural powers to send the Fire Flame Poison to me."
The eldest prince was very satisfied and nodded, saying, "Fourth brother is very talented. He is the sharpest blade of our Eastern Desert. If we lose you, God, Father, and your brother will all be in unbearable pain."
Tsk, so hypocritical, pretentious, and nauseating.
The fourth prince quickly took his leave with Xiyan.
It got dark very quickly.
On the night of September 20th, the enemy's newly established camp in Dongfu Town was bustling with activity. A group of people from the east were captured and sent to a newly dug underground chamber five miles away from the main army.
It really might be a rat reincarnated; it's incredibly good at digging. This newly dug underground chamber is at least half the size of a village.
The room reeked of mold and decay, and a fire was burning inside. It was insulated, and from inside the insulated chamber came the squeaking of rodents.
Upon hearing this, the easterners who had been brought there understood why they had been there.
Thump thump thump!
As the war drums sounded, a general came out to meet the group of easterners and said excitedly, "Eastern sinners, your chance to atone for your sins has come! Be the mothers who nurture the Fire Sprout Poison, give birth to the Fire Sprout Poison, and when the Fire Sprout Poison slaughters the grain-producing Wei, you too will receive honor!"
Honor your ancestors? We're all dead, where can we expect to enjoy honor?
"Ugh ugh ugh!" The Easterners wanted to curse, but their mouths were gagged and their limbs were tied. They couldn't shout or resist and could only become breeding grounds for bacteria.