Qi Moli's expression became stern, and he asked:
"What happened?"
Before the soldier could speak, Mo Yun came in from outside, clasped his fists and said:
"Master, the soldiers in the army have developed high fever and abdominal pain, both serious and minor. The accompanying military doctor is attempting to diagnose and treat them."
The soldier nodded quickly and agreed:
"I was just about to report this matter."
Qi Moli frowned slightly, looked at Lan Xiangkun, and said:
"Uncle, you have been stationed in the northern border for many years and are quite familiar with the Xuefeng Mountain area. Please think of a route here first.
I'll go see my brothers in the army first."
Lan Xiangkun naturally had no choice but to respond, and quickly asked Qi Moli to go and check it out.
Qi Moli walked out of the tent, his brows furrowed as he saw a team of patrol soldiers coming towards him. They all had sallow complexions, unsteady steps, and looked completely listless!
His heart sank slightly, and he immediately turned and headed towards a tent.
The soldiers in the tent, who were usually strong and sturdy, were now lying on the bedding in all directions, crying out in pain!
Qi Moli then checked four or five more tents and found that nearly 70% of the 80,000 soldiers had fallen.
He turned his head and asked:
"Have you found the cause of the illness? What disease did the soldiers have?
Why did the disease spread so quickly and on such a large scale?
The military doctor following behind Qi Moli said with shame:
"Marshal, this is not an illness!
But it's poisoning!
However, I tried several different medicines for this poison, but they only relieved the pain but couldn't cure it!"
When Qi Moli heard this, he immediately stopped.
Poisoning?
His eyes turned cold and he immediately asked someone to invite the cook over.
But at this moment, a soldier came to report, saying:
"Master, the Yunling County Magistrate, Lord Zhao Wenshu, has arrived. He said he has an urgent matter to report."
Soon, Zhao Wenshu was brought over.
As soon as he saw Qi Moli, he knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, please spare the people in this city. All the mistakes were made by me alone!
The people are innocent!"
Qi Moli raised his eyebrows when he heard this and asked:
"What do you mean, Lord Zhao?
This king has no intention of doing anything to the people, what are you doing?"
Zhao Wenshu shook his head and choked up:
"Is your Highness blaming me for opening the city gates for the Hanlan army, and therefore poisoning the people?"
When Qi Moli heard this, his face suddenly darkened. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a soldier report:
"Marshal, bring the twenty firemen here!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Moli looked at Zhao Wenshu and said:
"Master Zhao, have I ever been a two-faced person?
If they really wanted to blame you, they would have just killed you. Why would they have waited until now?
This king has even less, so he takes his anger out on the people in the city.
You just said that the people in the city were poisoned?
Then go to the tent of my soldiers and take a look!"
Zhao Wenshu was slightly startled when he heard this, then he stood up and ran to a tent!
After a moment, he returned to Qi Moli with a pale face and asked in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, have the soldiers in your army also been poisoned? Who is responsible?"
Qi Moli looked towards the north and said:
“Lord Zhao is wholeheartedly devoted to the people, and this king deeply admires him.
But, My Lord, it seems that you don’t have much trust in me?
The people are the people of Longyin, how could I harm their lives for no reason? "
Zhao Wenshu heard this and apologized with a face full of shame:
"I have wrongly accused Your Highness by judging you with my own meanness. Please punish me, Your Highness!"
Qi Moli waved his hand and said:
"Instead of apologizing, sir, why don't you think about where this poison came from?"
When the twenty cooks heard this, they all started talking:
"Marshal, this matter has nothing to do with me..."
Qi Moli nodded and said:
"Well, I understand. It's none of your business now. Go back."
If only the soldiers were poisoned, then the cooks would naturally have to be questioned.
But now, something has happened to the people in the city, and it is no longer a problem of food in the army.
Qi Moli always felt that the answer was about to come out, but it seemed like there was a layer of paper between them!
He looked at the military doctor and asked, "Can you tell what kind of poison this is?"
The two military doctors nodded and shook their heads and said:
“I am not an expert in poisons, but I can tell that this poison is not fatal.
It will only cause people to have high fever, abdominal pain, and be unable to live a normal life.
If we want to... continue our expedition northward, I'm afraid it won't be possible given the soldiers' current condition."
Upon hearing this, Qi Moli immediately thought of the uneasy feeling he had in his heart before entering the city yesterday!
It turned out that the Hanlan army retreated on their own in order to lure the Longyin army into a trap!
When he thought about this, he was shocked!
If this poison was planted by the Hanlan people, then this city...
Whether it is the Longyin army that has no ability to fight back or the innocent civilians, won’t they be slaughtered by Han Lan?
Qi Moli looked at the military doctor with cold eyes and said:
"No matter what, find a way to get the soldiers to detoxify this poison!"
The two military doctors broke out in cold sweats when they heard this. How could they detoxify?
The next day, the two of them prepared more than ten prescriptions and tried them one by one.
But no matter what, the soldiers' high fever and abdominal pain kept recurring, and these prescriptions didn't work at all!
One day later, 70% of the soldiers who had fever and abdominal pain had not recovered yet, and half of the remaining 30% also showed symptoms of poisoning!
Even the deputy general Lan Xiangkun lay on the bed with a high fever!
However, when there were only 8,000 soldiers left in the army, the Hanlan army blew the charge horn!
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