Chapter 323 An Extra Army

At this moment, Lao Pang is working with the logistics troops of Liuyun Village to produce poison powder!

What he produced was the most important and most dangerous substance—ricin!

It's the same poison that killed two thousand members of the Qin family army!

This thing kills silently and must not be known to those with unstable minds. It is also dangerous to make; if it gets on your body by accident, or if you inhale the dust floating in the air, you will be poisoned.

It cannot be detected after poisoning.

Therefore, Lu Qingqing entrusted this confidential and important task to her old apprentice.

Old Pang covered his mouth and nose, wrapping them up tightly, and boiled the ground poison powder into a juice, then soaked the arrowhead in it.

There was a commotion outside.

"Quickly, quickly! There's some commotion at the city gate! All men, gather up, distribute weapons, and set off immediately!"

Old Pang quickly grabbed a bunch of arrows and ran out.

More than a hundred villagers had already put on armor and helmets and lined up neatly.

At first glance, it really does look like a well-trained army!

There are not only men, but also women here.

Anyone who was strong or healthy was selected.

The whole village gathered around, their eyes brimming with tears as they saw them off.

"Son, come back alive. Your parents are waiting for you at home."

"Don't worry at home, the village will take care of us."

"Don't hesitate to kill those people, or you'll be the one who dies."

"Go, go..."

Old Pang distributed the arrows to those who knew archery, his eyes reddening.

What kind of world is this?!

Soldiers are not soldiers, and civilians are not civilians.

Is this chaotic court trying to go under?!

I hope they all come back alive!

"Little Sixi, you need to be careful. Did you stuff an iron plate in your chest? Keep your eyes peeled. If things look bad, run away and ambush from the side..."

Si Xi, with a stern face and a stern voice, said: "No respect for elders! Call me Senior Brother!"

"Hey, as long as you're doing well, I'll call you Senior Brother in front of everyone from now on, and I won't call you anything else."

"Then you'd better live a long life, I want to hear about this for decades to come."

...

At the city gate.

The deputy general assembled the troops, and after counting them, only 19,000 men remained.

In just two days, the number of people dropped from 30,000 to 19,000.

Those sent out will never return.

The lieutenant felt a sharp pain in his chest, which turned his face pale and ashen.

"General, are you alright?"

"fine."

"General, should we go and inform the Grand General?"

Of course we have to notify them!

The lieutenant thought with a heavy heart, if the general didn't care about the deaths of so many brothers, then he would no longer be the man he admired!

"I'll go again."

The last trip.

The lieutenant mounted his horse, but the movement aggravated his wound, causing a sharp pain in his head.

Inside Jiang Mansion.

The guards at the courtyard gate saw the deputy general barge in like a demon and quickly tried to stop him:

"Vice General, the lady has just fallen asleep inside. General, please do not disturb her..."

"Get out of my way!"

The lieutenant rushed straight to the door.

"General! Your humble servant is here to report to you that the Qin family army still has 19,000 men left!"

There's a mastermind behind Ming'an County, secretly slaughtering our brothers! Are you going to do anything about this?

"Useless!" came a roar and the sound of a knife being brandished from inside.

The lieutenant's expression relaxed a bit.

As the door opened, his eyes turned red: "General, the entire Ming'an County is now against us! This humble general suspects that your enemies are behind this!"

Since we began our campaigns, where have we ever suffered such humiliation? We have always been the ones holding others' lives in our hands, yet now our brothers are being slaughtered by those lowly people.

This humble general will not give up!

If we massacre Ming'an City, can you, General, protect me and my brothers?

"What's so difficult about that! Just accuse them of colluding with the former crown prince!" Qin Wangchuan picked up his armor and put it on.

The lieutenant smiled.

The Great General was still the most valiant general in his heart.

"Pfft—"

There was another slight noise coming from inside the house.

Qin Wangchuan suddenly turned around.

Before the lieutenant could even wipe the smile off his face, he saw the general throw off his armor and rush into the house.

"Qingran! Qingran, someone come here, summon the doctor, summon the doctor—"

The lieutenant waited expressionlessly for fifteen minutes, then finally gave a bitter smile and left in resentment.

Inside the room, Liu'er coughed up blood and lay pale-faced in Qin Wangchuan's arms.

"My husband, didn't you say... you were going to take me back to the capital? Take me with you!"

Actually, I lied to you. I wasn't insulted, nor did I submit to anyone. The child is yours...

However, she was born with birth toxins and did not survive...

I'm sorry to you, but sometimes I hate you.

I hate that you didn't protect me when I needed you...

I hate you now because you don't trust me.

Qin Wangchuan was stunned.

A surge of intense joy welled up from the bottom of my heart.

To suddenly learn that Liu Qingran was still alive was like a withered tree coming back to life.

At that moment, even a withered tree blossoms.

A true death and rebirth.

"Qingran, is what you're saying true?"

From beginning to end, all he cared about was her loyalty; he couldn't hear anything else.

Liu'er's voice was cold: "You can check for yourself. The doctor at Wanhezhai in the capital examined my pulse. He knew I was pregnant. When I was summoned to the palace, I was already two months pregnant."

If I'm still worried, I'll check the date of my child's birth again. It was midwife Yan from Chang Le Town who delivered my baby.

If you're still worried, go to Mu Daye's house and see if I've slept with him.

Mu Daye?

By the way, he ordered the massacre of Xiahe Village, why hasn't anyone come back to report the situation?

However, these things are not difficult to verify. Qingran had no need to tell such low-level lies, and Qin Wangchuan already believed it.

Her hesitation at the time was simply because she resented him!

Qin Wangchuan was overjoyed and wanted to hug her, but Liu'er spat out another mouthful of blood.

Blood, black blood.

Poisoning!

"What happened? Who, who poisoned you? Qingran, don't be afraid, I'll take you to a doctor!"

Qin Wangchuan picked up Liu'er and ran outside.

The guard outside reported in a panic: "General, all the doctors in the city have disappeared; we can't find a single one!"

"Prepare the horses!!"

Liu'er pleaded weakly, "Don't kill the civilians... You are a general, you should kill the enemy. Leave this place, take me with you."

"Okay, okay, I'll take you away. You'll be alright. I won't let anything happen to you!"

There are no doctors here, so he'll go to the next city to find one; if he rides fast, it'll only take an hour!

Qin Wangchuan carried Liu'er onto his horse and galloped away.

But when they arrived at the city gate, they witnessed a shocking scene.

A clash between two armies?

No! Both sides are wearing the same armor! It's the armor of Qin's army!

However, each of their armors was adorned with a brand-new red ribbon!

The people standing in the front row were imposing, with sharp eyes, and the way they held their knives clearly showed that they were well-trained soldiers!

How could this be? A new army has suddenly appeared?

The lieutenant turned around, his face ashen, like that of a dead man.

"General, did you see that? The armor they're wearing is taken from our brothers. A whole 10,000... 1,000 men!"

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