The Jin army suffered two defeats and had no way to deal with the Ghost Army, so they retreated to Yanxun Pass for defense.
Su Wan was also somewhat unhappy. After dinner, she accompanied Wei Jingzhuo for a walk on the city wall, with Meng Ruliu and several deputy generals following behind.
The densely packed lights in the distance represent the military camps of the Southern Chu army.
“To defeat the monster army, we must first understand them,” Wei Jingzhuo said. “Water and fire are merciless. Their armor can extinguish flames, so that leaves only water. How can we utilize water?”
Su Wan said, "Ah Jin, if you can capture a soldier from the Ghost Army, I might be able to find a way to deal with it."
Wei Jingzhuo asked, "Really?"
Su Wan said, "What, you don't believe in your wife's abilities?"
The Goblin Army became so powerful because they were injected with medicine provided by a family of divine healers. Her pharmacy is equipped with blood cell analyzers, coagulation analyzers, erythrocyte sedimentation rate analyzers, microscopes, and other equipment. In particular, it has advanced mass spectrometers and chromatographs, which should be able to analyze what chemical substances are at work within the Goblin Army's body.
Once we figure out why they've become stronger, figuring out a way to subdue them will be much easier.
Meng Ruliu said, "General, my sworn sister wants to capture the Ghost Army, and I have a way to do that."
Wei Jingzhuo said, "Miss Meng, please speak."
“The Ghost Army is fearless wherever they go because of their armor,” Meng Ruliu said. “We can dig some deep pits at the battleground and bury sharp spears in them. Once they fall in, even if the spears can’t hurt them, they won’t be able to climb out, so we can catch them.”
Su Wan's eyes lit up, and she said to Wei Jingzhuo, "Sister-in-law, this is a good idea. This is a trap."
Wei Jingzhuo nodded and said, "Miss Meng is right. It's already dark, which is a good time to go."
He summoned a deputy general and gave him some instructions. The deputy general accepted the order and left. Wei Jingzhuo then summoned another deputy general and whispered some instructions to him. The deputy general nodded repeatedly and left as well.
Wei Jingzhuo seemed to think that wasn't enough, so he called over another deputy general and whispered instructions to him.
Meng Ruliu said to Su Wan, "Why did the General summon so many people? Isn't it just to dig a pit?"
Su Wan said, "Ah Jin has his own plans. We just need to see what he does."
After giving his instructions, Wei Jingzhuo leaned close to Su Wan's ear and began whispering something. Su Wan nodded and said, "Go to the hill next to the Southern Chu army camp... I'll seduce them... I understand."
Meng Ruliu, still worried, interjected, "I'll go too, to protect my sworn sister."
Wei Jingzhuo said, "This time we don't need Miss Meng. We need to send fewer people so that the enemy won't come out in large numbers. If we send too many, the ghost army will swarm out, and the traps won't work."
After listening to Wei Jingzhuo's plan, Su Wan smiled at Meng Ruliu and said, "Sister-in-law, stay here and guard the city. Ah Jin and I will go and catch the ghost soldiers."
Meng Ruliu was skeptical, but with Wei Jingzhuo's high level of martial arts, Su Wan should be safe with him by her side. She watched the two of them walk down the steps, then turned back to the city wall and looked at the mountain they were heading towards.
A lieutenant came over and said, "General Mingwei, the Grand General said that you will be in charge of the army when he is not here."
Meng Ruliu said, "Everyone, prepare rolling logs and stones. If the enemy attacks the city, use these to pelt them. Don't use bows and arrows; they are ineffective against the ghost army."
The entire night passed, and the Southern Chu army did not send troops to attack the city.
Meng Ruliu was worried about Su Wan and Wei Jingzhuo, and didn't sleep all night. When she couldn't stay awake any longer at dawn, she went to the city gate tower, covered herself with a blanket, and slept for a while.
While I was sleeping, I heard someone say, "General Mingwei, the General and his wife have returned."
Meng Ruliu opened her eyes, sat up abruptly, jumped to the ground, and rushed out the door. She saw Su Wan and Wei Jingzhuo just walking onto the city wall. Su Wan, with a victorious smile, held up a transparent tube in her hand, which contained a full tube of blood.
"Sister Yi, I've drawn blood from the Ghost Army."
Meng Ruliu said, "How did they do that? Those ghost soldiers couldn't even get close."
A lieutenant said, "The general ordered us to dig a large pit at the foot of the mountain, fill it with water, cover it with thin wooden planks, and sprinkle mud on top. When the demon army saw that the lady was alone on the mountain, they sent two men to capture her, but they both fell into the water. Their armor was extremely heavy, and they sank directly to the bottom..."
Meng Ruliu said, "They saw my sworn sister alone on the mountain, so two of them came to arrest her?"
Wei Jingzhuo said, "After the Ghost Army was injected with the drug, they became delirious and had a craving for killing. They live separately from the ordinary soldiers of the Southern Chu Army. I had Awan lure them out from their camp. If they noticed too many, we would escape. Only two of them came out, so we stayed. It's a pity we didn't have enough time; we could only dig one trap."
Su Wan laughed and said, "Ah Jin, you're so greedy. No matter how many traps are dug, the Ghost Army may be crazy, but how can they continue to advance after seeing their comrades fall in?"
Meng Ruliu looked at the tube in Su Wan's hand with a puzzled expression: "Can you find the weakness of the Ghost Army with just this one tube of blood?"
Su Wan said, "That's right. I won't say any more, Sister-in-law, I need to go back to my room to get busy."
Su Wan bid farewell to everyone, ran back to her room, closed the door, and took out various equipment from the pharmacy one by one.
Once the composition of the blood is clearly analyzed, we can understand where the strength of the demon army comes from.
...
As the sun rose in the east, a long procession marched along the road leading to the Southern Chu army camp.
This army was escorting the goddess Qiu Jie to Yanxun Pass, and also transporting two thousand doses of secret medicine. The Fifth Prince, Chu Kai, was to decide at noon to launch a general offensive against the Jin army and completely annihilate them. Qiu Jie wanted to witness this scene firsthand.
Qiu Jie sat on the imperial carriage, laughing occasionally. She said to Jiang Wenpei, who was following beside her, "If the Great Jin army retreats, the Fifth Prince can lead his army to pursue them. Not only can they recover the lost territory, but they can also invade Great Jin and take the capital. Are you happy, sir?"
Jiang Wenpei forced a smile, not agreeing with Qiu Jie's words.
Qiu Jie asked, "Mr. Jiang, are you still troubled by the medicine?"
Seeing that his thoughts had been seen through, Jiang Wenpei could only say, "Miss Qiu, I really regret using this potion. Although the Fifth Prince's army has become invincible, they are cruel and bloodthirsty, and sometimes they can't control themselves and even their own people suffer."
Chu Kai's rampage in the Golden Palace was due to the effects of the potion. He was ordered by the family head, Jiang Yan, to help Qiu Jie. But privately, he had already resolved to destroy these terrible things as soon as the war ended.
He was puzzled as to how such a terrifying thing could have appeared in a family of legendary healers.
Qiu Jie said dismissively, "Before using this medicine, you didn't know it would have such serious consequences. But the Fifth Prince has already driven the Jin army to Yanxun Pass, which proves that the medicine's benefits outweigh its drawbacks. The survival of the Southern Chu Kingdom is all thanks to you."
Jiang Wenpei still couldn't be happy. He sighed and spurred his horse to follow.
He used this terrible medicine to save the Southern Chu Kingdom, and now he doesn't know if it was the right thing to do or the wrong thing.
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