Upon hearing this, the lieutenant immediately walked towards the spacious tent.
Upon entering, a strong smell of medicine filled the air. The lieutenant frowned, but when his gaze fell on the person lying on the bed, he was so frightened that he stopped in his tracks, not daring to take another step forward.
The person, who had previously only had bluish-purple skin, now had a swollen face, and his neck and body were also unnaturally swollen.
The clothes that were originally worn now seemed a little small, as if they were about to be torn apart.
Moreover, the other person's skin was slowly festering.
Especially his eyes, which were now covered in blurry bloodstains.
He was so shocked and angry that he shouted, "What happened? What's going on? Weren't you supposed to detoxify the general? How did he end up like this?"
Everything was fine just a moment ago; how long has it been?
The witch doctors were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground, their foreheads covered in cold sweat, and said tremblingly, "Sir, we really don't know what kind of poison the general has been poisoned by."
I just wanted to check the toxins in the general's body, but who would have thought that the toxins would spread so quickly and have now spread throughout his entire body.
"General, the general is beyond saving."
Upon hearing this, the lieutenant was so angry that he kicked the kneeling witch doctor on the ground and cursed, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can he be beyond saving?"
"You bunch of useless trash, all of you are utterly useless! You can't even cure a little bit of poison. What use are you to Xiliang?"
The witch doctors were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and dared not utter a word.
They had never heard of that poison before, so how could they possibly have a cure?
If the general had let them check earlier, there might still be a way out, but unfortunately it was too late.
The deputy general paced back and forth in his tent in a panic until he was covered in sweat, but he still couldn't come up with a good solution.
Just then, a soldier outside cried out in terror, "Lieutenant General, Lieutenant General, something terrible has happened! There were several soldiers who were asleep in the burning tents just now. They are all dead!"
Some soldiers who went to fight the fire were also burned alive.
As one piece of bad news after another arrived, the deputy general felt powerless and slumped down on the tiger-skin chair beside him.
He never expected that their 70,000-strong Xiliang army, most of which were advance troops, would be completely outmaneuvered by these few hundred people from Weizhou City.
Now that their supplies have been burned, their general is gone, and the Xiliang soldiers have suffered heavy losses, it is impossible for them to continue to hold out against Weizhou City.
Enraged, he slammed his hand on the table beside him and roared, "Come on! Heed my command! Now, gather everyone and launch a full-scale attack on Weizhou City to avenge the general and our fallen brothers!"
Now that they have run out of food and their general is gone, the morale of these soldiers is bound to be lower than that of the city's defenders. It might be difficult for them to defeat those whose morale has soared.
But if they allow Weizhou City to continue to exist, it won't do them any good.
Who knows what other ways those people might come up with to provoke them?
Not to mention that their supplies have been burned, making it difficult to obtain them in the short term.
The garrison in Weizhou City was more formidable than he had anticipated. If he didn't seize the initiative, Xiliang would only suffer more.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, we must eliminate them beforehand.
Thinking it over, he quickly stood up and shouted again, "Go! Gather everyone! As long as you can still move, come with me to attack Weizhou City!"
I will ensure that every living creature within Weizhou City becomes fertilizer for my Western Liang territory.
Upon hearing this, the soldier hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lieutenant General, the army has already suffered heavy losses, and many brothers have been seriously injured. If we go to attack Weizhou City now, I'm afraid everyone will lack morale."
Let alone attacking Weizhou City, they would probably be scared off by the high morale of Weizhou City before they even reached it.
Now that they have successfully burned the supplies, they are cheering on the city walls, and even the people inside the city are setting off fireworks in celebration. Countless soldiers are parading through the city on horseback.
If we go, they will surely annihilate us in one fell swoop.
This was the first time he had ever seen Weizhou City like this. The high-spirited cheers and the soldiers' shouts made him feel a little scared.
Upon hearing this, the deputy general immediately left the tent.
Sure enough, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard coming from Weizhou City. The drumbeats grew louder and louder, mixed with the shouts of soldiers, which were particularly clear in the quiet night.
Just as the soldiers had said, fireworks were continuously going off in the sky above the city gate, seemingly expressing their joy at that moment.
The voice, suppressed for so long, seemed to pierce the dark sky.
The lieutenant was furious and was about to berate the soldier for boosting the morale of others and diminishing his own when his gaze fell on the soldiers in the camp. He calmed down completely, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.
Because many of the camps had been destroyed by the previous fire, a considerable number of soldiers were left sitting or lying on the bare ground.
Everyone looked exhausted, and their bodies were covered in black grime, making them look particularly disheveled.
Not to mention those who were seriously injured, covered in blood, lying on the ground with their faces full of pain, waiting for the witch doctor to examine their wounds. They looked pitiful no matter how you looked at them.
In this state, even if you went to the battlefield, you would only be waiting to die.
He felt a little uneasy for a moment; his anger subsided, leaving only caution.
Staring at the continuously exploding fireworks, his urgent desire for revenge gradually subsided.
Needless to say, these fireworks were a provocation from the people of Weizhou City. In the past, he would have led his troops to attack the city and slaughtered everyone in Weizhou City.
But now, he felt a little hesitant.
Especially since the grain and fodder had just been burned by those people.
What he had previously seen as a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled city guards had been completely transformed.
Those people were quite capable, especially that woman named Jiang Yimian, who not only possessed that strange illusion technique but was also a very good commander.
With such a person in charge, it would be quite difficult for the people of Xiliang to easily conquer Weizhou City.
Not to mention that the Xiliang army is currently lacking in morale, and it's really hard to say who will win against the city's defending troops who are in high spirits.
He stared intently at Weizhou City for a long while before gritting his teeth and saying, "Let's rest well tonight. As for food for the next few days, take some men to plunder the nearby villages."
Once we've recovered, we'll launch a full-scale attack on Weizhou City.
He remembered today's humiliation and vowed not to let those people off easily once they recovered.
Whether it's Jiang Yimian, the city guards, or all the people of Weizhou City, they will all die, and they all deserve to die under the curved blades of the Xiliang people.
The soldier breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
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