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"Big things are wrong! Tell Your Highness that there was a sudden outbreak of large-scale food poisoning in the city, and so far, countless soldiers and civilians have suddenly died! ”

The Daimyo of the Otomo clan, Otomo Yoshijin, the father of the Daimyo, the father of the Daimyo, the four highnesses Shiochimaru, the two elders of Bungo, and the eight ministers led the army south, which can be said to be a clan sending troops, and the elite was exhausted. Only left with Tachibana Michiyuki and called Otomo Shuangbi, known as the "undefeated general" Takahashi Shaoyun assisted the second highness Otomo Yoshicho (also known as Otomo Haruei), the third highness Otomo Qinsada sat in the royal castle-level cities Nagasaki Castle and Fukuoka Castle, with the southern expedition army frequent successes, Otomo Yoshinaga, the second brother of Otomo Yoshicho, just got up in the morning, a guard suddenly panicked and rushed into the council hall and reported loudly.

"Bastard! It's just food poisoning, so there's no need to be so alarmed! Come on, send the imperial doctor to observe! ”

Otomo Yoshicho's eyes widened, and he shouted in annoyance, no wonder there were so few people coming to the council hall today, and he was wondering.

However, Otomo Yoshicho respects him and gives three points to Takahashi Shaoyun, but Otomo Yoshicho still doesn't dare to be too violent.

"Gift...... According to the statistics of the Second Highness, 4.3 million people have been poisoned in Nagasaki Castle, of which 1.7 million have been rescued. The doctor asserted that this was man-made, and the most likely poisoning channel was the water source, but the doctor could not detect any problems with the water quality! ”

The guard's face changed, and he hurriedly lowered his eyebrows and reported cautiously.

"Poisoned?"

There was an exclamation, and everyone in the hall was in an uproar, even Otomo Yoshicho was numb in his scalp, his mouth was speechless, and the imperial doctor couldn't check it, so he told him, what could he do......

"Shut up!"

There was a slam that caused the dust on the beams of the house to burst into flames. Takahashi Shaoyun stood up suddenly, looked at the noise, and everyone was silent. Eyes floating......

"This is the time for our army to move south. It had long been expected that the enemy army would not be able to resist effectively. Then they will use other tricks, thinking that they will poison and so on. The solution now is to get to the root cause quickly. Solve the scourge. It's not noisy here! ”

"But...... T: Isn't it asserted that there is a problem with the water source and the water quality cannot be checked? What can we do! "Otomo Yoshicho was late for a while. But I still bite the bullet!

"Could it be a 'devil's curse' similar to the destruction of Kumamoto Castle and Kirishima Castle? This is the world-shattering Demon Army! Minbu Daisuke Shiga Qindu looked at Takahashi Shaoyun cautiously and said. Although the Second Highness and the Third Highness are nominally the highest authorities among the remaining generals. But everyone knows that it is Takahashi Shaoyun who has the most real power, but the second and third highnesses only lead a city each. Takahashi Shaoyun is sitting in the whole Otomo clan. There is no comparison.

"Ah...... Devil's curse? ”

"It's very likely that the last two royal cities of the Shimazu clan were poisoned alive in this way, leaving no people and animals behind?"

"Devil's curse? So what to do? Until the whole city is wiped out, the Shimazu clan can't find a way and can only sit and wait for death! What to do? What to do! ”

"The devil cursed for three days to poison nearly 200 million people in Kumamoto Castle and Kirishima Castle, and the city became a dead city, so it can be seen that there is no way to deal with it!"

"Why don't we vote...... Let's withdraw our troops and make peace with the Otherworldly Demon Army! ”

……

Shiga Kinto'ichi put forward the speculation of the "devil's curse" like a fuse that ignited a barrel of explosives, and with the demise of the Shimazu clan, the most terrifying impression of the Otherworldly Demon Army was to poison the two major cities, and everyone could be said to have heard the poison. Even some of the generals had already raised the mind of surrendering, but they just looked at Takahashi Shaoyun with a gloomy face, and they couldn't speak, but just put it up euphemistically......

"Shut up! Don't speculate, didn't you find out that it was just food poisoning? Let's go to the water source first! ”

It is impossible to say that Takahashi Shaoyun heard the "devil's curse" and was not panicked and afraid, but he still forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, his face was heavy, and he said slowly without panic!

The people promised......

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Otomo Yoshicho and Takahashi Shaoyun went to check on the largest water source near the City Lord's Mansion, at this time there was already a sea of people near the water source, more troops, and many imperial doctors, Takahashi Shaoyun picked up the clear water, smelled it, and stretched out his tongue to lick it, and his face was suddenly terrifyingly cold......

"General Takahashi, do you see something wrong?" Seeing Takahashi Shaoyun's face like this, Otomo Yoshicho was startled, and asked in a trembling voice!

"Let's go to the next water source!" Takahashi Shaoyun didn't answer, his voice was hoarse, his face was gloomy and he said simply, and he didn't pay attention to Otomo Yoshicho, and went directly to the next water source, leaving Otomo Yoshicho and the others looking at each other, with heart palpitations, and they could only follow quickly......

After checking three water sources in a row, Takahashi Shaoyun's face became more and more gloomy, and his expressionless face almost formed a layer of frost......

"High ...... General Takahashi! Finally...... What the hell is going on? I really couldn't stand Takahashi Shaoyun's face and panicked atmosphere, Otomo Yoshicho asked again in a trembling voice!

"It's not a devil's curse, it's someone who poisoned the water. There's something wrong with the water quality, that's it

It's tasteless, it's not an ordinary poison, I can only see that it's harmful to living beings, so it's not surprising that the doctor can't detect it! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun nodded slowly, shook off the water trail in his hand, and said in a heavy voice!

"Oh? That's great, it's not a devil's curse! "Knowing that Takahashi Shaoyun is either silent, speaking out must have made me, Otomo Yoshicho's tone was relaxed, and he said in a happy voice!

"Why is the chief so sure?" Shiga Qindu was puzzled but asked nervously!

"At the beginning, the daimyo had secretly sent ninjas to infiltrate Kumamoto Castle and Kirishima Castle in the suffering to check, the devil's curse is a curse that exterminates humanity, and the dead are all blistered all over their bodies, covered in insects, rotten flesh and bones, and the death is extremely miserable, and the lower the strength, the lower the resistance, and the faster the death.

And looking at our death, silently, and I didn't even notice it beforehand, and regardless of the level of strength, all those who drank more water died violently, so I dare to conclude that it is not a curse of the devil! ”

Takahashi Shaoyun explained slowly and confidently, but there was a burst of worry and fear in his heart, because although the situation this time was different from the last time, he couldn't find a solution, but he naturally couldn't say it in front of everyone......

"That's good, then there must be a decision! The chief said that we will definitely complete it as soon as possible and without any traces! The young man of the central affairs, Mu Fu Zhenzhi, breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a row rather happily.

"I haven't thought of it yet, but the only way to do it now is to tell everyone not to drink water! Then find out the poisoner as soon as possible and solve the root cause! Takahashi Shaoyun's face changed, and finally sighed, but still replied honestly.

"Ah...... What's the difference between that and the devil's curse? Mu Fuzhen's expression froze, and he blurted out in surprise, but the more he spoke, the quieter he became.

The only difference between their generals and the devil's curse is that their deaths should not be so miserable and ugly, but the ending seems to be no different......

If you can't bear it for a few days, if you don't drink water for a few days, who can hold it?

"Humph!"

Takahashi Shaoyun glared at Mu Fu Zhen fiercely, and without saying much, he turned around and left with a cold snort......

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The night was dark and the wind was high, and in one day, the number of deaths in the Otomo clan's territory was as high as more than 60 million, and it was still increasing dramatically, and more than 9 million people died in Nagasaki Castle alone, making the whole city a dead silence, and even the army that usually patrols frequently could not see a human figure......

"Strategist!"

In a deserted house in Nagasaki Castle, two figures shot into the house and respectfully addressed an old man dressed as a literati!

Two figures, one is like a noble son, a young man with brilliant golden clothes, handsome starry eyes, and a rather dissolute and unruly expression, with a golden feather fan in his hand casually; A beautiful girl dressed in black gauze, with an elegant expression and a cold and refined expression, is not very old, but she is quite stable and demure.

"Hmmm! Thank you guys, how's the situation going? Did it go well? The old man smiled and nodded, and Guan asked!

The young man looked at the girl, and the girl in black was silent, and said in a coquettish voice:

"Everything is going well, this time the amount is sufficient, and it is estimated that half of the population can be poisoned. It's just that because it's too smooth, and you can't see any troops and defenses, and you can hardly see any people, the subordinates feel that something is wrong! ”

"Oh? Is it? A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of the old man's mouth, and he answered indifferently, then looked out the door, and said in a brisk and loud voice:

"What? It's hard to follow here, and if you don't show up again, then we'll go! ”

There was a lot of ridicule in the tone......

"It turns out that it was you who poisoned you, since ancient times, the crime is not as good as the people, why did you poison the people?"

As soon as the old man's voice fell, a bare-handed figure dressed in a general's uniform gradually appeared in the darkness, and it seemed that he had only walked two or three steps before entering the hall from the courtyard, and at the same time, an angry and gloomy voice sounded......

"Ah......h

The young man and the girl exclaimed at the same time, and hurriedly blocked in front of the old man, holding their weapons tightly and looking directly at the uninvited guest......

"Huh...... Don't be surprised! Looking at the Otomo clan, the only one who can follow you and not be noticed by you is the undefeated general Takahashi Shaoyun, who is as famous as Thairi's incarnation Tachibana Michiyuki, and it is strange that you are being followed, so there is no need to blame yourself! ”

The old man smiled, patted the young girl's shoulder without surprise and said easily, and then looked at it with a smile on his face and said:

"Right? General Takahashi! ”

"Humph!"

Takahashi Shaoyun snorted coldly with a cold face, did not deny or answer, and suddenly with his right hand, a knife was in his hand, pointing directly at the old man and said solemnly:

"Come out, it's up to the three of you, don't dare to come to Nagasaki City to be presumptuous, there is no need to hide your head and show your tail! If you're trying to lure me in, you've done it! ”

"Slap, slap, slap...... Not bad, not bad! Worthy of being an undefeated general! Since you are so warmly invited, let's come out and get acquainted! ”