Chapter 197: The Battle of Wuwei (XXIII)
After a series of operations, Tuoba Shishu finally took control of the entire elite Eastern Turkic troops brought out by Shibi Khan in his own hands with the cooperation of Tong Lifushe. At the same time, Shibi Khan was also under the step-by-step arrangement of Tuoba Shishu, and finally became terminally ill, and now even if the gods come to save him, he can't save Shibi Khan. However, Shibi Khan still has some use value for Tuoba Shishu. So every day, in addition to continuing to infer chronic poison on Shibi Khan, Tuoba Shishu also tried his best to find many precious supplements to hang Shibi Khan's life, so that Shibi Khan was still living in the Eastern Turkic military camp even though he was terminally ill.
However, in recent days, Shibi Khan's condition has become more and more unstable, unlike the previous days, when he was in good spirits, his complexion was ruddy and shiny, and instead the symptoms of vomiting blood every day were worsening, and the number and duration of his daily coma were getting longer than the previous day. In the last few days, I have been awake for less than an hour a day. The degree and speed of the development of Shibi Khan's illness were also beyond Tuoba Shishu's expectations, and according to the effects listed on the prescription given by the Han man in his hand, he would never have killed people at such a time in any case. So Tuoba Shishu and Tong Lifushi both came to the tent of Shibi Khan's cultivation, and at the same time found the Han Chinese doctor to diagnose Shibi Khan's pulse and judge his condition.
After the diagnosis, the Han physician gently put Shibi Khan's hand back into the sheepskin blanket covered with his body, and then slowly withdrew from the inner tent where Shibi Khan was recuperating, and came to the outer tent and said to Tuoba Shishu: "The Khan's condition at this time is irreparable, and it is necessary to prepare for the future earlier." It can be as short as two or three days, and as long as four or five days. If something happens, it's just a matter of time. ”
After Tuoba Shi Shu listened to the words of the Han doctor, he stepped forward with some red eyes and grabbed the Han doctor's collar, and said in his ear: "Didn't you say that this recipe can make people die in about a month?" Why is this person almost gone after half a month now? You Han people are not playing tricks on me, do you really mean that you really don't care about the lives of your family? ”
After the Han doctor heard Tuoba Shishu's words, he was so frightened that his legs were a little weak, and he could only stand there reluctantly by Tuoba Shishu's collar, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord Mingjian, my recipe is the secret recipe of the palace." It has been used in the battles of several generations of courts, and all have miraculous effects. And after death, it is absolutely impossible to find out that it is a symptom of poisoning, and the onset time is basically about a month. I didn't notice it when I was checking Khan's pulse before, but after a detailed diagnosis, I found out that Khan had a disease that had accumulated over the years. It's just that the symptoms that were suppressed when the Khan was healthy didn't show up, but now the five elements in the Khan's body have been messed up, and under the rush of qi and blood, these old diseases have all burst out at this moment. This is why Khan became ill so quickly this time, this is really not the old man's intention to play tricks on you, it is really God's will to make people. Besides, the old man's family is in your hands, how can I deceive you? What good will it do me to deceive you? Please take a clear look. ”
After listening to the words of the Han doctor, he nodded understandingly, and said to Tuoba Shishu: "It is true that Du Jishi was seriously injured when he was young, and at that time it was still the reign of his father Khan. Once, my father Khan wanted to test the courage of my brothers, so he asked us to fight a horned ox with our bare hands. Du Jishi relied on his youth and vigor, and at the same time had a brute force, that is, a little light, uh, a light bull. Later, he was injured by the horns of the horned ox, and he recuperated for nearly two months before he could get out of bed and walk. That's what Dr. Shicai said about Chen's illness, but this matter didn't attract anyone's attention, and I was no exception. It was only when I heard what the doctor said that I remembered that every spring and winter before, Du Jishi would cough often, and occasionally even cough up some black blood, but he never cared about it, so we didn't pay too much attention to this matter. ”
When Tuoba Shi Shu heard the words of Livers, he let go of his hand on the doctor's collar and let the doctor sit on the ground. He turned to Philesher and said, "Then now that Shibi Khan doesn't have many days to live, then some of our corresponding plans can only be advanced. It's just that human calculations are not as good as heaven after all, and who would have thought that a disease from decades ago could affect the outcome of today's events? It's just that if we rashly launch an attack on the Western Regions Army now, the army's losses may be even greater than the worst result we expected. ”
"Afraid of what? It's just a matter of dying, and you're going to be in the position of Khan in the future. If you have this kind of womanly kindness, then you will definitely be harmed by this kind of thinking in the future. Besides, even if all these troops die here, it won't be a loss for you and me, after all, as long as you get the Khan position, as long as you want, you can easily pull up an army of so many people, and even more troops. Everything we do now is to help you ascend to the throne and help you at all costs. He looked at Tuoba Shi Shu in front of him and said solemnly.
"Well, you're right. As you said, tonight I will issue an order to the whole army in the name of Shibi Khan to attack the Western Regions Army at night. As for the corresponding work of building momentum in the army, I will trouble you. After Tuoba Shi Shu made up his mind, he decided to give it a go and said to Liversh.
Liversh nodded, and said nothing else. He just glanced at the Han doctor who was sitting on the ground trembling in the camp, and then looked at Tuoba Shishu and showed a strange smile, and then turned around and left Shibi Khan's camp.
Seeing Philip leave the camp of Shibi Khan, how could Tuoba Shishu not understand what was on his mind? So Tuoba Shishu stretched out his hand to the Han doctor who was sitting on the ground and said, "Okay, your task has been accomplished, hurry up and reunite with your family." ”
After the Han doctor heard that Tuoba Shi Shu was finally going to let himself go, a smile appeared on his face, and he also reached out and grabbed Tuoba Shi Shu's hand and stood up. But before he could say some words of thanks to Tuoba Shishu, he suddenly felt a chill in his abdomen, and then slowly sat on the ground again as if the strength of his whole body had been lost from his abdomen, holding a sharp blade inserted in his abdomen weakly with both hands, and finally swallowed his last breath unwillingly.
Tuoba Shi Shu looked at the Han doctor in the pool of blood on the ground with a disgusted expression, and then wiped his hands casually with the white curtain in the tent and walked out of the camp of Shibi Khan directly.
(End of chapter)