Chapter 1514
The Final Battle: You Have Achieved Your Wish [Top Scholar in the College Entrance Exam
Chapter 1514 The Final Battle: You Have Achieved Your Wish [Top Scholar in the College Entrance Examination]
"Xiao Zhu, Xiao Mai, Xiao Jingyi, Xiao Fubao, and Xiao Yunping all miss you very much... Xiao Yunping really knows you, he's starting to remember things."
But Old Xun started to forget things. He thought for a while before he remembered: Oh, it's Qin Eryong and his wife's child.
"well."
It's good that all the kids are doing well.
"Grandmaster, your disciples are forging copper, iron, ceramics, and other materials to preserve the historical facts of this battle on these incorruptible artifacts for future generations to discover..." Sheng Xiaozi was reading Si Pei's letter.
But before he could finish reading, Old Man Xun fell asleep again.
At noon, the old man was shaken awake to eat lunch when he heard a muffled thunderous sound, booming and thumping, and the ground trembled noticeably: "Is this... the enemy army attacking the city again?"
Sheng Xiaozi didn't hide anything: "Yes, we've been attacking the city for an hour, but our city walls are thick, and we have the help of the Heavenly Thunder weapon, so the enemy's attack speed is not making much progress."
only……
When Old Man Xun saw that Sheng had finished speaking and then fell silent, he knew that the enemy's attack on the city must be extremely fierce: "Continue, tell the truth."
Sheng Xiaozi had no choice but to say, "This time, the enemy force attacking the city numbers around 300,000, and they are all infected with the plague. They are only attacking our western city..."
The mighty army of 300,000 men, along with hundreds of catapults, were ravaged by disease. The enemy soldiers, fearless and relentless, charged forward wave after wave like undead corpses.
What's even more infuriating is that: "Attack on our western city is clearly an attempt to destroy our last safe haven and our weapons manufacturing workshops!"
"Both infected and uninfected Wei soldiers are rushing to the west city tower, bombarding the enemy troops."
The main force fighting on the city walls now consists of Wei soldiers infected with the disease; those transporting gunpowder to the city walls to fight the Wei army are Wei soldiers who are not infected with the disease.
In short, due to the fierce attack of 300,000 infected enemy troops, the city's defenses and epidemic control were almost in chaos, and now it is only barely maintaining the status quo.
"I wanted to go too, but Brother Liao and Doctor Yong said I used antibacterial drugs and had to be kept as samples, so I couldn't take the risk!" Sheng said, tears welling up in his eyes.
Old Xun was stunned for a while after hearing this, then suddenly laughed and said, "Good thing, good thing... true equality for all beings."
ha?
A moment later, Sheng Xiaozi finally realized what was happening and burst into laughter through his tears: "You're right, old man! The enemy has 300,000 infected with the plague, which shows that the plague on those bastards is even more severe than ours! Hahaha, the enemy has killed themselves! What a victory!"
The boy was so excited he almost ran out to shout the good news.
……
This was indeed good news, so none of the Wei soldiers, Wu Yuan, or Mu Shan who were fighting the enemy were in despair. On the contrary, they were full of fighting spirit and continued to do their own jobs.
To prevent the Wei people inside the city from misunderstanding the situation and panicking to the point of committing suicide or surrendering by opening the city gates, the messengers shouted inside the city: "The plague kills both enemies and foes. The 300,000 enemy troops attacking the city right now are all infected! The enemy troops are suffering even more from the plague! Let's hold on, and outlasting the enemy is our victory!"
Ugh, that's insane!
The people of Wei did not understand. With an army of 300,000 attacking the city, even if each person took a stone and threw it, they could break open the city gate. How could we possibly hold our ground?
Is outlasting the enemy the key to victory?
Who will outlive whom first is still unknown.
However, the enemy's siege was too fierce, and the plague bacteria inside the city were extremely virulent. The Wei people dared not go out. On the 23rd, they stayed in their shelters day and night, not daring to come out.
When the sounds of the siege became too much for them to bear, the Wei people would eat voraciously, consuming five days' worth of rations in a single day!
The people of Wei even drank medicine frantically, smeared medicinal juices all over their bodies, and tried to find things to do in order to alleviate their overwhelming fear of the city falling.
How should I put it?
The people of Wei only overate and drank, and didn't drag their whole families to the underworld, so they were already considered to be doing well.
Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!
"Fire! Boom! Kill them!"
"Roar! Roar!"
On the night of the twenty-third, the sounds of the enemy attacking the city and shouting battle cries, as well as the sounds of the Wei army firing cannons in relentless fire, never ceased.
The Wei people, terrified, plugged their ears with cotton, huddled together as families, and stayed awake until dawn. But even after daybreak, the sounds of battle did not cease; the fighting between the two sides continued fiercely, and there was no good news at all, only bad news.
For example, many Wei soldiers who contracted the disease died from exhaustion during battle, leading to vomiting blood and internal bleeding.
The corpses couldn't be carried down from the city wall for disposal; they could only be piled up on the wall, but this wasn't a solution and hindered combat operations.
dong dong dong dong!
"Those Wei civilians who are infected but still have the strength can sign up at the ward outpost to carry the bodies of Wei soldiers up the city wall. Those who carry them to the ward and place them there will be awarded merit. Once the antibacterial drug is developed, it will be given priority to the families of the Wei civilians who carried the bodies!!"
The shouts spread from the city wall ramparts—reaching the wards—reaching the city—reaching Wuyuan.
"I, Qu Si, will volunteer! If I make a fungicide, my wife will have to use it first!" Qu Siye had just contracted the disease, but he was still in good spirits.
Furthermore, he used the antifungal medicine that Qin Xiaomi sent yesterday, so his condition did not worsen and he can still work.
Master Qu's children are all in the capital, under the care of the Duke of Yan. Now, the only thing he needs to worry about is his wife.
Although Mrs. Qu is helping to take care of pregnant women and new mothers in Wuyuan Garden and has not been infected with the virus so far, what if she is?
So Master Qu wanted to give her the priority spot for using the fungal medicine... Since the two got married, they have worked together to overcome one difficulty after another. Master Qu felt that he owed his wife a lot, so this time he did not choose his brothers or nephews such as Master Qu the Third, but only wanted to choose Master Qu the Fourth to receive the credit he had earned.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Those who have signed up to carry corpses from the city wall, please gather outside. Don't be afraid, this is a ward, full of patients, so don't worry about infecting others!"
With a whoosh, many doors opened, and Qu Siye, Xu Lianmu's third uncle, members of the Li and Xue families, and the infected mountain villagers all signed up.
When the infected Wei soldiers arrived, they were registered. After asking them who they wanted priority access to medicine, they were led along the city wall and horse path to the west gate tower to move the Wei soldiers' corpses.
Rumble rumble rumble rumble!
The bombardment continued, and so did the bad news of the day.
……
"Report! The legendary physician Xun passed away at dawn this morning!"
The shout startled Qin Xiaomi, who was hiding in the secret room making fungus medicine, and Jiang Dalang, who was in the gun and cannon room, out of the room.
Si Pei, who led the team to Xicheng to record the battle, was stunned for a long time upon hearing the news.
He was awakened by the sound of galloping horses.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a striking crimson. It was a shoulder armor made of special red plates arranged in the shape of a peony. Looking up, he saw Qin Xiaomi and cried out in grief, "Sister Qin, our master has passed away!"
"Waaaaah, medicine, medicine..."
The antifungal medicine was useless; my master still died.
Qin Xiaomi had no time to pay attention to Si Pei, and only asked the Wei soldier who came to deliver the order: "Did Elder Xun leave any last words for me?!"
The messenger said, "There's something Xun Lao said: he's going to reunite with his wife and children, and he hopes that Master Qin can help him fulfill his long-cherished wish. He said that only you can lend him your strength!"
Ha, Qin Xiaomi was so angry she laughed. She never expected that the old man's dying wish was for something like this.
However, if this is what Old Man Xun wants, she will do it for him.
Qin Xiaomi leaped off her horse and shouted at Si Pei, who was crying so hard he was almost breathless, "Where's the stuff Old Xun gave you? Give it to me!"
ha?
Si Pei was stunned by the crying. It was Chief Steward Si who ran to Si Pei's temporary residence in Mushan and dragged out a large box: "Master Qin, it's all here!"
The snow was slippery, and with a whoosh, the large box rushed to Qin Xiaomi's feet, only to be stopped abruptly by Qin Xiaomi's foot.
Bang! Qin Xiaomi elbowed the box, the lid popping open with the force. She reached out and grabbed the Seven Star Wooden Sword on top: "Si Pei, come help!"