Chapter 1461
Siege, Heroes [2]
Chapter 1461 Siege, Heroes [2]
General Chu was startled upon hearing this. Though shocked and anxious, he was still puzzled: "It is indeed very unusual for the enemy to poison us in broad daylight. Why is that? Is it a trap?"
If this question is not resolved, General Chu will feel constrained by the fear of harming others.
Old Xun explained to him: "Because of the temperature difference... this poison is afraid of low temperatures. At low temperatures, the poison is not conducive to spread or reproduction, so the enemy was in a hurry to release the poison before sunset to prevent too much of the poison from being lost at night."
The landlord said that the rat plague is spread by fleas and lice, and these two pests reduce their blood-sucking when it's cold.
The secret to the spread of germs lies in how pests feed on the blood of other individuals.
Old Xun didn't hide anything and revealed this key point, emphasizing, "That's why the enemy is in such a hurry. It shows that the enemy is also wary of the cold weather, and... the enemy's stockpile of poison must be running low."
Qi Tianshi's phoenix eyes sharpened upon hearing this: "So, as long as we fight the enemy through this winter, the enemy's source of poison might die in this cold winter and be unable to wreak havoc on the heartland of Great Wei behind Tai Zhou Prefecture?"
Old Xun stroked his white beard and said, "Sixty percent. After all, the enemy will definitely spend manpower and resources to protect the fungus through the winter, but once the manpower and resources are consumed too much, it will be more difficult for the enemy to launch a long expedition into the heart of Wei, and it will not be so easy to destroy Wei."
"Report! The dead soldiers have assembled!" Commander Feng came to report, but he only brought three hundred of his most elite soldiers.
Old Xun said that if too many people bring the virus, there will be more people infected if they are splashed with it.
So General Chu ordered him to muster three hundred soldiers: "Bring firearms and use them for ranged attacks and assistance. Cover your mouths and noses and be careful not to get contaminated by the poisonous germs dropped by the enemy."
"Report! Enemy west Liuer has been brought here!" A sound rang out as the Imperial Guards personally brought west Liuer to the city wall.
After being captured, west Liuer was subjected to various forms of torture during interrogation. However, this guy was just a junior royal/new noble officer from the west who was there to claim credit and had no idea about the enemy's deployment in the battle to destroy Wei.
However, west Liuer also confessed to many inside stories, which shocked normal people... a chaotic relationship, such as west Liuer being actually Xi Qin Erqin's son who was not ranked. It was difficult for a royal son like him to rise to prominence, so in order to gain military power, he lowered his status to become a new nobleman, hence his current status as a noble officer;
And, the customs of the Eastern Desert, where sowing seeds everywhere has made it impossible to distinguish the bloodlines of future generations; the custom of eating and drinking young seeds to cleanse the body, mind, and soul; the custom of believing in a wisp of air as a god…
In short, it will strengthen the Wei army's resolve to fight to the death. If such a beast were allowed to take over Wei territory, who knows how much harm it would bring to Wei.
General Chu glanced at west Liuer, gritted his teeth, and said to the two leaders of the assassin eunuchs, "This royal prisoner is yours to use. Don't worry about whether he lives or dies."
The eunuchs were deeply moved... Such a high-ranking enemy prisoner could bring the Wei army great merit if sent to the capital. But General Chu was willing to give this enemy soldier to them, just to help them set a better trap.
The two junior leaders, along with their henchmen and eunuchs, bowed to General Chu.
"Beat the drums and wave the flags to tell the enemy that if they are willing to cease hostilities for ten days, the Wei army can return west Liuer to them," General Chu shouted to the sentry tower soldiers.
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
On the east city tower, military drums beat loudly, and flag signalmen waved flags to signal the enemy troops at the poisoning position.
The flags used this time were very large, and the two teams waved the flags on both sides, using the flags to form specific flag signal combinations... They were using the flag signals of the Eastern Desert, making it difficult for the enemy not to understand them.
In order to gain merit, Dong Miewei kept a close eye on the situation on the Wei army's city tower. After understanding the flag signals on the tower, he was so shocked that he tumbled off his horse, got up again, and ran towards Xiqin Erqin: "Western King, there is news of the Xiliuer royal family!"
He was sobbing uncontrollably, as grief-stricken as if his own father had been arrested.
"Halt! Take another step closer and you'll be shot dead with arrows!" shouted Ah Lie, the guard of Xiqin Erqin. The dead soldiers had already drawn their bows and aimed their arrows at Dong Mie Wei.
With a thud, Dong Mie Wei fell to the ground in fright, hurriedly reporting the meaning of the Wei army's flag signals he had seen to Xi Qin Erqin. He added, "west Liuer, a member of the noble royal family, must not fall into the hands of the Wei army. You must save him!"
"Shut up!" Xiqinerqin roared. "Xiliuer is no longer royalty, but a noble officer."
He really wished he could sever his father-son relationship with west Liuer on the spot.
In fact, when you are demoted, the relationship is severed.
Everyone knows he is west Liuer's biological father, and west Liuer's capture and failure to remain loyal is a disgrace to him.
"This is Liang Wei's trap. Ignore it and continue with the task of throwing the poison fire. At the latest, you must throw the poison fire onto the open space on the other side by Shenshi (3-5 PM), or you and your son will be roasting meat!"
Damn it! My father is the Emperor of Dongmo. After a few more princes die, I might be taken to the royal court as a filler prince, and then promoted to a prince with a number, soaring to the top.
Stop dreaming. You're mixed-race, you have no chance unless you get a new face.
"Yes, yes, I'll go right away!" Dong Mie Wei was truly gifted at admitting defeat and acting like a lackey, and immediately ran towards the fence of the poisoning position.
When Dongmangfu saw his adopted son slink back, his eyes were full of mockery and disdain: "Useless! He can't even handle a small matter. It's a good thing he's not my son!"
Dong Mangfu had no choice but to send his trusted confidant to inform the Second Prince that the Wei army intended to release the captured west Liuer.
Dongmangfu vowed to spread this news and embarrass Xiqinerqin, because that scoundrel slept with his queen!
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
"The divine light has shifted two degrees to the west. Heroes of the Eastern Desert, prepare to stuff the fireflies into bags of meat. In a quarter of an hour, we will deliver the firefly poison into the city of Liangwei to fulfill the divine command and be loyal to the gods!"
"To be loyal to God!"
The voice was weak and feeble, as if the person was about to die... That's right, the workers were still the infected enemy soldiers.
They were so sick they were delirious, but they still had to get up and work... dissecting the seriously ill, putting them into bags, and these bags were special, they were cardboard bags, to ensure that when they hit the ground hard, the cardboard bags would burst open and the fireflies inside could jump out.
That's right, these cardboard bags contained not only chunks of meat, but also fleas carrying plague bacteria... However, the fleas were wrapped in small pouches and put into the cardboard bags containing the meat chunks. Only when the infected enemy soldiers opened the pouches did they allow the bacteria-carrying fleas to jump into the cardboard bags.
He was very careful, but Xiqin Erqin was still terrified, so he stayed far away from the poisoning site, afraid that a few fleas might escape and jump over to him to cause trouble.
"Reporting to the Divine Physician, the Fireflies don't like the blood of the sick. When they see bloody chunks of flesh, they don't all jump up and lie down, but instead remain still or try to jump out of the bag," reported a centurion from the enemy army who had contracted the disease.
Three divine healers, chosen to be suicide warriors, came over and examined the body, saying, "This is a divine revelation from the gods, instructing the heroes of the Eastern Desert to hasten the completion of the divine decree!"
???
Is it a divine revelation if you can't defecate?
He added, "Don't worry, the Fireflies are precious and only love fresh blood. Once they are delivered to the gates of Liangwei City, they will be very energetic and will go looking for living people to suck their blood, spreading the Firefly Poison for the gods and destroying Wei for the gods!"