Chapter 681: Tracing the Roots
The sudden appearance of a plague in the army was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, and a tough man like Mao Wenlong couldn't withstand such shocking news, and he was stupid in an instant.
Fine sweat broke out on Chengzuo's forehead, and while he was frightened, he was also glad that Mao Wenlong's quarantine order was quite timely. But now nearly a thousand people have been infected with the plague and do not know how to cure it?
It is obviously impossible to continue to attack Huang Taiji's base camp, and if you stay, you will be attacked by Huang Taiji's army at any time, and if you go, you will not stay, and the Dongjiang army seems to have fallen into a dilemma?
"Commander, what should we do?" Chengzuo anxiously asked Mao Wenlong for instructions.
Directly giving up the 1,000 soldiers infected with the plague obviously did not get Mao Wenlong's consent. But if you don't give up, the army will be stuck here forever, unable to move. Cheng Zuo wanted to suggest that Mao Wenlong give up directly and then continue to attack Huang Taiji, but he couldn't say anything anyway.
At this time, he hoped that Chen Jisheng, who had always been impulsive, could stand up and speak, but Chen Jisheng was not stupid, he was in contact with Cheng Zuo's suggestive gaze, and he actually tilted his head and didn't see it at all.
Cheng Zuo was very angry, and he could be regarded as seeing Chen Jisheng's brazenness. Dare to love this guy usually pretends to be very aggressive, Cheng Zuo thought so in his heart.
Mao Wenlong quickly came to his senses, now is not the time to be shocked, the sooner the decision is made, the more beneficial it will be for the Dongjiang Army. On the contrary, once it drags on, it will put the Dongjiang Army in an extremely disadvantageous situation.
After pondering for a while, Mao Wenlong gathered all the doctors in the army again, his gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and suddenly said coldly: "Do you ever know where the plague comes from? ”
Two days ago, the army was fine, there was no sign at all, but two days later suddenly such a situation appeared? And it spread one by one, not at the same time, which made Mao Wenlong wonder if there was an internal ghost in the army? If there is an internal ghost, this guy must be found out first, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.
After Mao Wenlong's voice fell, more than 20 doctors fell into silence, and none of them stood up to respond. Obviously, they didn't know how the plague came about.
Seeing such a situation, Mao Wenlong immediately became irritable, and he really wanted to cut off a few heads of these quacks. However, after he was angry, he tried to calm himself down, and then asked again, "Do you know who was the first to show symptoms of the plague?" ”
This time, those doctors obviously knew, and immediately scrambled to say: "Chief soldier, it's Wu Sangui!" ”
"Wu Sangui ......"
Mao Wenlong suddenly realized that it was indeed Wu Sangui himself who was the first to appear wrong!
And at this time, Cheng Zuo suddenly remembered something? He clenched his fists and said to Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, there is something that my subordinates need to report to you." ”
"Say!" Mao Wenlong said in a deep voice.
"The subordinates suspect that this plague was brought by Wu Sangui." Cheng Zuo's words were amazing.
"But what is the basis?" Mao Wenlong frowned and said.
"Chief soldier, Wu Sangui was originally under house arrest by Huang Taiji, but he said it himself when he came back. Huang Taiji suddenly summoned him and promised to let him come back, and there was only one condition, that is, he wanted him to bring a message to negotiate peace. The subordinates guessed that if they just brought words to negotiate peace, they didn't need to let Wu Sangui come at all, and just send a small soldier over. But Huang Taiji did this, and his subordinates were very confused at that time, but they didn't think much about it. Cheng Zuo said all the words in one breath.
According to Cheng Zuo's explanation, there is indeed this possibility, but Mao Wenlong would not make such an arbitrary conclusion, shook his head and said: "If it is just a conjecture, it is not possible to make a conclusion." Now what I am most afraid of is that there may be spies in the army, and if the plague is spread by spies, and we have not yet found out, it will be fatal to us. ”
Cheng Zuo was stunned for a moment, but he had to admit that Mao Wenlong's point of view was also right, he frowned and said, "Then what should we do now?" ”
Mao Wenlong Huo Ran got up and said coldly: "I have to ask Wu Sangui in person." ”
Cheng Zuo and Chen Jisheng were shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded in unison: "Absolutely not!" ”
Obviously, the two were afraid that Mao Wenlong would be infected with the plague, so they were so nervous.
Mao Wenlong was fearless, waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry, the plague will not kill me." ”
Such a plague in ancient times seemed incurable to people today, but in Mao Wenlong's view, it was just an ordinary small virus in later generations. From birth to adulthood, I don't know how many vaccinations I have taken, so Mao Wenlong is naturally not afraid of being infected.
The problem is that he is confident that the plague will not be able to help him, but Chen Jisheng and Chengzuo do not understand, so they will not agree to Mao Wenlong to see Wu Sangui in person.
Chen Jisheng gritted his teeth even more, stood up and said: "Chief soldier, what do you need to ask and tell me, I'll go." ”
Cheng Zuo looked at Chen Jisheng in surprise, but he complained bitterly for two days in his heart, and scolded Chen Jisheng for being a stupid. No matter what, Chen Jisheng is also his brother-in-law now, if Chen Jisheng has three longs and two shorts, he will not be able to explain to his sister after he goes back.
Mao Wenlong rolled his eyes, looking at this situation, if he didn't come up with a convincing fact, Chen Jisheng and Chengzuo would obviously not let him take the risk. After pondering for a moment, Mao Wenlong blasted all the doctors away, and only the three of them were left in the big tent, before he explained: "Have you forgotten that I am a person who has died once? ”
Chen Jisheng and Cheng Zuo were stunned when they heard this, and looked at Mao Wenlong blankly, only then did the two remember what happened on Phi Island? What happened that night, the two usually dare not say it, but it has always been remembered in the depths of their minds.
"I am a man protected by God, and I will not be plagued by a mere pestilence. Well, you don't have to say anything, go and check on the officers and men in the army at once, and if you find any suspicious people, arrest them first and wait for me to come back. Mao Wenlong said undoubtedly.
Cheng Zuo and Chen Jisheng showed hesitation this time, but they did not dissuade Mao Wenlong again. After all, for a person who has come back from the dead, a mere plague is really nothing?
Mao Wenlong didn't ink any more, and left the big tent alone, walking towards the camp that had been isolated.
Cheng Zuo and Chen Jisheng glanced at each other, and both of them saw a look full of worry in each other's eyes, but they accepted the truth helplessly. Mao Wenlong, who was beheaded, was able to survive unscathed, and they really had nothing to worry about. After thinking about this, the two of them felt a little more at ease, and each went down to find out the spy.