Inside the castle of Xiongguan

A pair of patrolling soldiers walked through the bluestone streets, their boots clattering on the stone pavement. The people in the city have long been hiding in their homes because of the war, and if there is no urgency, they will definitely not probe their brains, so the wide streets of Xiongguan, which used to be bustling, seem empty. There was no anger at all, only the footsteps of the patrol soldiers lingered in all corners of the street.

The patrolling soldiers were in groups of ten, each armed with light armor, spears, and little other equipment, and the best equipment was used to defend the city.

The soldiers on patrol have a bit of a headache these days, probably because of the hot weather, or because they are tired from patrolling the city every day and no one notices.

A group of soldiers was walking, and suddenly the third soldier in front of him fell to the ground, and his comrades around him swarmed up and carried him to the medic. In addition to the wounded a few days ago, many soldiers who fainted no longer even had beds to lie on, so they could only lie in a cool and clean place outside the house.

"Sir, what the hell is going on with these soldiers, why have so many soldiers fainted in the past few days?" A young general who appeared to be of high status asked the leader of the military doctors.

"It's not a secret, I've been practicing medicine for many years, and I haven't encountered such a strange thing, looking at the pulse seems to be a disease like heat stroke or weakness of qi and blood, but I haven't woken up for so long, it's really puzzling, such a large-scale illness, if it's not the reason for the seasonal weather change, it must be a symptom of poisoning." The elderly doctor wrinkled his already wrinkled forehead tightly.

"Please sir, please hurry up and treat him, and go back to life in the next place." The young general arched his hand and got up and left.

"General, more than 2,000 people have fainted in our army, similar dizziness, and symptoms of weakness are present in almost every camp, General, this must have been poisoned." The young general knelt down on one knee and reported to Wang Yanchang.

"Well, let the military doctor immediately investigate, send more people to assist, and you immediately take people to investigate our army's grain, grass, and drinking water. Be sure to complete the investigation before dawn, and report any abnormalities immediately. Wang Yanchang ordered. Silently staring at the jade medal in his hand, his eyes flickering.

Wang Yanchang was very confused, since the Chu army was repulsed, he had a faint uneasiness, in the past few days he has almost checked all the places that can be checked, he knows that Wu Dingfang must not give up, the pioneer who rushed to the city wall last time is definitely not simple, but he can't find anything, now the soldiers in the city have poisoning symptoms one after another, but he doesn't know where the enemy poisoned from, what poison he put down, whether these poisons will be contagious, and what the final effect is...... These things are too complicated, Wang Yanchang knows that the general must calm down and analyze the current situation to win, but now he is in turmoil.

In another five days, Xu Yuan's army will be able to enter the Chu State directly, and at that time, half of the siege of Xiongguan will be lifted, but will he be able to support these five days?

He rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, gasped vigorously for a few breaths, and buried his head in his hands.

Outside Xiongguan, the Chu military camp tent

"Passing on our military order, the whole army has been under martial law in the past few days, and it is lined up every day, always paying close attention to the movements of the enemy. Report to me every half an hour" Wu Dingfang stood in front of the head of the military tent, his tone was stern, and even a little harsh, which is rare for Wu Dingfang, who is usually indifferent to everything.

The surrounding generals all bowed, clenched their fists, and scattered after agreeing in a deep voice.

The night is already deep, the summer night is not cool, but extremely hot, the world is like a steamer that has just been extinguished, making people feel that the air seems to be frozen, and every breath seems to use up the last air.

"Ahh Ahh

Screams rang out of the infirmary.

"Immediately report to the general," yelled at the guards as the most senior old man in the military doctor ran to the infirmary.

He vigorously pushed open the door of the medical room, and Rao couldn't help but be stunned by the scene in front of him based on what he had seen and heard for many years.

During the day, patients who fainted were hoarse, and the great pain made them subconsciously drag or grasp their companions, or their own bodies, and the force was so great that their companions or their bodies were dripping with blood.

The old military doctor walked to a soldier nearby, just leaned down, was grabbed by him, the strength made his eyes black, and immediately wanted to break free, but failed, at this time the soldier's nails had sunk into his flesh, and blood immediately gushed out.

He immediately pinched the acupoint on the soldier's arm with his other hand, and the soldier let go, and he raised his arm to see the extent of his injury, which did not seem to be serious, but the blood gushing out was black.

Poisonous, he immediately used the knife at hand to cut off the flesh near his injury, and then bandaged it hastily, at this time he had no antidote, and immediately bled I don't know if it was too late, for the sake of insurance, it is better to cut off this bit of meat to save his life.

As soon as he covered his wounds and walked out of the house, he saw Wang Yanchang leading the soldiers coming, and he immediately stepped forward.

"General, this ......" Before he finished speaking, his consciousness had begun to blur, and then he fainted in front of him.

Wang Yanchang's entourage immediately supported him.

"Let him lie down" Wang Yanchang hurriedly ordered and walked straight to the medical hall.

"General, no, this medical officer seems to have been poisoned, and the general must not be in danger." The deputy immediately stopped him.

Before Wang Yanchang could reply, someone in the hospital seemed to stand up, and the figures were chaotic but silent. The crowd was amazed, and a hand broke through the window and came out, scratching around.

"Corpse poison" Wang Yanchang popped out these two words from between his teeth.