After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1272 Qin Xiaomi Gets the First Merit Again
"Did Qin Dongjia and his men under Commander Gu really kill the enemy's noble general? Tell me in detail!" Commander Fu wanted to know how difficult it would be for Commander Gu and his men to win.

The reason was that his troops were almost driven to the brink of collapse by the enemy, making victory extremely difficult.

The scout stopped and reported, "Reporting to Commander Fu, the victory report is absolutely true... west Tuo was very brave and resourceful. He almost escaped into the mountains. It was only because Qin Dongjia moved the crossbow cart and used a large iron crossbow with gunpowder attached to it to accurately attack him from a distance that he was blown up."

Hey, that's right, Qin Xiaomi got the credit again.

This must have made Gu Qianhu, Dai Qianhu, and Tang Eryan Baihu extremely regretful.

Even Wei Baihu felt it was a great pity, because he almost killed Xiduo with the small fireball on his crossbow.

In the end, alas, we still couldn't beat them.

"However, he has a complete body, though his death was more gruesome than Gu Chengyong's; he was practically half-cooked."

Ugh, vomit, vomit!
The soldiers under Commander Fu were so disgusted by what they heard that when they turned around and saw the dissected soldiers, several of them fainted on the spot.

Commander Fu: "..."

What a shame!

Upon seeing them, the scouts did not think they were weak; on the contrary, they admired them, saying, "Faced with such a massacre, you brothers were still able to kill the enemy and win. Your courage is extraordinary."

Commander Fu: "I am ashamed."

Please stop praising me, I'm too embarrassed to accept it.

The scout continued, "The Eastern Desert soldiers did this on purpose to break our morale, make us afraid to fight, and cause us to collapse without a fight. That's why the brothers under Commander Fu didn't fall for it and were able to continue killing the enemy and winning victories. They are truly amazing!"

Ah this?

The soldiers under Commander Fu... Good heavens, are we really that powerful?
Commander Fu: "..."

Has that scoundrel Gu Ling progressed to this level? He actually saw through the enemy's intention to deliberately slaughter our troops on the battlefield.

Commander Fu was getting anxious again, wishing he could kill another batch of enemy soldiers. If he didn't kill more enemy soldiers, he would be surpassed by Gu Ling again.

He joined the army before Gu Ling, and he was literate. Gu Ling was sent to the military camp by Gu Chengyong.

He once thought that Gu Ling, like Commander Su, had been promoted to the rank of commander by Gu Chengyong's hard work and guidance, but he never expected...

"Farewell!" The scouts did not linger any longer and continued to ride their horses toward the barricade camp, intending to deliver the news of their victory to General Chu.

"Officer, prepare a list of those who deserted in the face of battle!"

Although the scouts praised them, the soldiers who deserted in the face of battle must be severely punished.

Military officer: "Yes, the personnel have been identified and a roster is being prepared."

By counting the dead and the living, we can find out who all the escapees are. It's a very simple task.

"Medical officer, medical officer, have the medical officer search out all the poisons used by the enemy, so they don't harm our people!" Commander Fu instructed.

"Yes!" The medic under his command was very responsible. He led the team to work and they actually found three boxes of strange things.

“Commander, these three boxes are wrapped in leather, three layers deep, and the last layer was sealed with fire… The contents were taken from the medicine bags of those divine physicians, so they are probably not good stuff. We didn’t dare to open the last layer of leather.”

Has this person finally gotten a major credit?
Commander Fu felt his face had been restored and praised the army doctor: "Well done. These beasts of the Eastern Desert love poison attacks and are proficient in all kinds of poisonous bacteria. Now there's also a rat plague. This thing was wrapped up so well; we must take it seriously!"

"The military doctors who had come into contact with the three boxes all stayed put and were isolated to prevent the spread of the plague and the virus."

"Anyone over forty years old, with grandchildren, or with sons over fifteen, step forward and become temporary suicide soldiers to protect the medic and those three boxes!"

Suddenly, 30% of the people stepped forward.

However, we don't need that many people.

Finally, they selected ten of the oldest and least worried soldiers to stay. "The rest of the Wei troops, continue clearing the battlefield!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers continued with their previous tasks.

Commander Fu then sent scouts to report the matter of the three boxes directly to General Chu.

……

Inside the command tent of the chevaux-de-frise camp, General Chu laughed heartily after hearing the victory report: "Excellent! Heaven blesses Great Wei!"

May the King of Ye be blessed.

The King of Ye was incredibly lucky. Even though he was in the harsh and cold border region and still had the reputation of being a widower, he was able to marry a young woman from the Qin family as his second wife, thus gaining the support of such a powerful family.

Sometimes, you can't help but believe.

"Relay this general's order to send back to the city the news of our army's recapture of Dongfu Town, a key strategic location, the annihilation of the entire army of Xiduo, the noble general of the western part of the Eastern Desert, and the killing of Xiduo himself. This will stabilize morale and also soothe the restless hearts of some people!"

Some things in the city are just too safe, which is why they sent someone to give him advice, saying that Dongfu Town is the property of the Wei people, and this kind of bombardment is destroying the family business of ordinary Wei people for generations!

Dongfu Town, the first town outside the capital city, has always been a gathering place for the villas of aristocratic families, local gentry, and wealthy merchants. Where would an ordinary Wei commoner's family property come from?!

If the losses are too great and bombardment is not allowed, then let the enemy occupy key access points and cut off the capital city's connection with General Liang.
He also said that with over 100,000 Wei people and mountain dwellers entering the city, there might be trouble in the city, so he was asked to send a batch of troops back to the city to specifically monitor the newly arrived Wei people and mountain dwellers.

Some even said that these Wei people and mountain dwellers might be carrying the plague, and that the city was no longer safe, so their only way to survive was to migrate south.

This implies that he should lead troops to protect their retreat.

???

General Chu was puzzled. How did things come to the point of relocating south? What if the two great barriers of Tai Zhou Prefecture and the capital city no longer existed?

"Yes!" Commander Gan immediately went to arrange for messengers to return to the city and deliver the victory report.

Before leaving, they asked Mr. Tong to leave, saying, "Mr. Tong, if there's nothing else, please leave the command tent."

This is a place for deploying troops and fighting battles, not a place for you to gossip.

Mr. Tong was wronged. He really didn't say anything bad this time. He only spoke words of loyalty to the country, but he still displeased the soldiers.

But Mr. Tong had an important mission and couldn't afford to break ties with them.

"Yes." Mr. Tong stood up, but instead of returning to the city, he said, "I am a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) and a Confucian merchant. I have a large number of people under my command who can help the Wei army with accounting and managing military supplies. Even if they are just doing manual labor, it is better than wasting manpower by returning to the city. So please let General Chu allow me to stay and help."

General Chu looked at Mr. Tong and finally said, "Since Mr. Tong wants to serve the country, then let him stay... Xiao Gan, make the arrangements."

"Yes," Commander Gan replied, and went to arrange the various matters.

After Commander Gan returned, General Chu issued a new military order: "The siege of the capital city has been lifted. Transfer Commander Ling and Commander Feng, who are guarding the city, out of the city and let them join Commander Zhen and Commander Fan. After the four units join forces, they will leave Dongfu Town, go up the main road, and welcome General Liang and his men into the capital city."

"The Qin family is right. This attack by the enemy was probably a feint, and a feint must have a purpose; they wouldn't have gone to all this trouble for nothing..."

"The enemy's objective is probably to hold us back so they can intercept and kill General Liang on his way back to the city!"

General Chu thought for a moment and said, "Have Commander Zhen take the weapon kit and also transfer two hundred elite soldiers from the Da Gan's elite force who are staying here, to go together."

General Chu felt a little flustered.

The reason is that if the enemy can send tens of thousands of troops to launch this feint attack, then they will have even more troops to kill General Liang, who is the target of the feint attack.

General Chu is afraid that this small force is not enough to welcome General Liang.

"If the heroines like Ye Xifen and her weapon squad want to go and kill the enemy, they may... but they must be weapon squads. No matter how good their martial arts are, they are not allowed to go if they do not have weapons! They have won one battle after another, but they must understand that without weapons, they are just easy prey for the enemy."