Chapter 317 Poisoning
In Zetian Palace, Feng Jixing washed up and put on the armor of the white robe of the imperial guards again. This was the armor that Qin Yin prepared for her. The original six strong men in the Qin Empire enjoyed the title of "white robe of the imperial guards", namely Du Hai, Feng Jixing, Qu Chu, Qin Lei, Lei Hong, and Yao Yuan. Now, Du Hai is missing, Qu Chu, Qin Lei, and Lei Hong died in battle. Yao Yuan’s whereabouts are unknown. The only remaining white robe of the imperial guards in the huge Qin Empire is Feng Jixing.
At the collar, three Venus stars are inlaid behind the purple flower, which is the commander-level military rank.
Feng Jixing's heart moved and suddenly felt the pain of thousands of arrows piercing his heart.
Zhang Wei was promoted to deputy commander of the Imperial Army, and Feng Jixing asked Xiahou Sang to leave from the Longtian Camp. So Zhang Wei and Xiahou Sang both followed Feng Jixing, and they looked very powerful.
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"Congratulations to Commander Feng." Tang Lan clasped his fists and smiled slightly.
Feng Jixing nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Lan."
But Tang Tian, Tang Lu, Tang Wei and other Tang generals behind Tang Lan were jealous. It seemed that they also understood that Feng Jixing's return was a major provocation to the strength of the Tang Sect in Qihai City. After all, Feng Jixing was an old general of Qin Jin and a famous general of the time of the empire's seven gods. Feng Jixing's return to Qin Yin and Su Muyun was definitely not a good thing.
Qin Yin sat upright on the throne and said, "Feng Jixing was loyal and brave, and was specially promoted to the General of the State and served as the commander of the Imperial Army. He ordered you to rebuild the Imperial Army in Lanyan City. In addition, your first task is to lead a 50,000 army around the Longlin and rush straight to Tianshu Province, and come to see me with Yuchi Tian's dog head. Commander Feng, can you do it?"
Feng Jixing clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness."
Xiang Yu was once a criminal general issued by Qin Jin, so someone stopped him from the promotion of military rank, but Feng Jixing was originally one of the leaders of the empire, so it was understandable that he was promoted to a second-rank general of the country.
On the side, Su Muyun smiled slightly and said, "Commander Feng, 50,000 elite soldiers have been prepared for you. You can rest tonight and send troops to Tianshu to the province tomorrow."
"Yes, Yun Gong."
Feng Jixing was respectful and knew that the imperial military power was not in the hands of Qin Yin, but in the hands of Su Muyun and Tang Lan, the two great masters in the country, and they must be polite to these two people.
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That night, in the imperial guard camp, Zhang Wei and Xiahou Sang were preparing war horses, weapons and armor, and were all happy, but Feng Jixing held a wine jar and turned over and said, "I'll go out for a walk, you'll be on standby."
Zhang Wei hurriedly said, "Commander, let me lead a team of guards with me. The empire is in turmoil and it is not safe anywhere."
Feng Jixing's laughter came from the wind: "Don't worry, who in Lanyan City has the ability to kill me now?"
Zhang Wei was speechless. Just as Feng Jixing said, Xiang Yu went out to fight, and no one in Lanyan City was Feng Jixing's opponent.
The stars were scattered on the earth, and Feng Jixing rode his horse straight into the imperial tomb. In the distance, the country-slide stele shone brightly under the stars.
Feng Jixing sat next to the Zhenguo Monument, looked up at Lin Muyu, Chu Huaiyan, Qin Lei's name on the Zhenguo Monument, and drank a sip of strong wine. He felt that the strong wine burned his throat. He couldn't help laughing, laughing, tears flowed down his cheeks, leaning quietly on the Zhenguo Monument, the moonlight fell on his face, Feng Jixing cried and said with a sob: "Ayu, you once asked Brother Feng if you were afraid, I said you were not afraid... Now I'm afraid, Brother Feng knows what you feel, Lan Yan's four heroes disappeared in a blink of an eye, I am the only one left, I am so scared, how can I continue to walk on the road in the future, Ayu... Old Chu, A Lei, are you okay in that world?"
The monument of Zhenguo was cold, Feng Jixing looked up and sipped with a sip of strong wine, sobbing like a child: "How great it would be if we could go back to the years we drank in Tingyu Pavilion..."
He looked up at the jungle in the distance, his eyes flashed with despair, and he knew that he could never go back.
After a long time, Feng Jixing stood up and poured the only remaining wine in the wine jar under the monument of the country. His eyes were determined and said, "Brothers, wait for me. On the day when Feng Jixing unified the territory of the empire, I will come to have a drink with you in the underworld."
The horse turned over and left in the dust.
The next day, Feng Jixing led a large army of 50,000 Muyu City to march eastward and headed straight to Tianshu Province. At this time, Xiang Yu was leading his troops to attack Wugu City. This was like another head-on attack for Yiheguo. Once the protection of Tianshu Province is lost, Wugu City will become an isolated city, losing all its reliance and support.
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On June 27, 7731, the imperial calendar, ten miles north of Wugu City were in the camp of Xiang Yu's army.
Buckets of blood-red berries were transported into the camp, and a strange fragrance came from the berries, but all the soldiers in charge of the escort were all cold and did not look at the berries at all.
"The general is here." A thousand-man dismounted and saluted respectfully.
Xiang Yu walked among the crowd with a bloody gun and asked, "Everything is ready."
"Yes, general." A military officer in a purple robe clasped his fists and said: "We have almost all the blood fruits in the Cangnan Province, and a total of 182 barrels of berries were gathered."
"How toxic is it?" Xiang Yu asked.
Joining the army smiled: "A thousand-year-old elephant who accidentally ate a blood fruit is enough to kill it. In these wooden barrels, there are at least hundreds of blood fruits. The general should be able to guess the toxicity of these nearly two hundred barrels of blood fruits."
"Hmph, OK..."
Xiang Yu smiled slightly and said, "I ordered the three armies to start today, our drinking water can only be carried from the Xunlong Forest, and we must not use a little more Daojiang water. When it gets dark today, all the berries will be poured into Daojiang. Daojiang is the life channel of Wugucheng. As long as Daojiang is poisonous, Humph, Wugucheng will wait for defeat."
"yes."
On the side, a ten thousand-man captain of Qihai City looked horrified and said, "General, these blood fruits... will not only kill the rebels of Yihe Kingdom, but also kill the people of Wugu City. There are 2.4 million people in this Wugu City..."
"So what."
Xiang Yu said lightly: "These people were originally people of the empire, but they were attached to the wings of the country of Yihe. They were worthy of death. I passed on my orders and no mistakes should be made. I, Xiang Yu, bear the blame alone."
"yes."
That night, 182 buckets of bitter berries flow downstream and melted into the Daojiang River, which surrounds the Wugu City, providing the city with all the water for daily use.
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The next day, hundreds of thousands of people in Wugu City died suddenly, and there was chaos.
The two sides of the city road were filled with the wailing sounds of poisoned people, which was terrible.
A row of cavalry walked slowly by, Ding Xi was wearing a general's cloak, pressing the hilt of the sword, and glanced at both sides, saying lightly: "Confirm that the water source has been poisoned, right?"
"Yes, General." The guard on the side nodded and said, "The entire Daojiang River was stained with highly poisonous, and all the dead fish on the river surface floated up, endlessly."
"brute……"
Ding Xi clenched his fists and said, "If you send the order, you must not drink the Daojiang River water anymore. Dig all the groundwater sources to drink."
"But the general, the rice river is deep and the poison must have entered the groundwater. Even if we drink well water, we will still be in danger of being poisoned."
"this……"
Ding Xi frowned and said, "Maybe we should consider withdrawing our troops, and come with me to see the governor immediately."
"yes."
The Governor's Office of Wugu City has now become Qin Yi's General Administration. Ding Xi brought his sword into the hall. When he entered the hall, he saw Ji Yao from afar, and Lu Zhao was there, while Qin Yi closed his eyes and leaned on the chair, his face full of fatigue. It seemed that after the Northern Expedition, he almost destroyed most of the empire, but did not allow Qin Yi to enjoy the pleasure of becoming a king.
"Is it General Ding Xi?" Qin Yi asked lightly.
"It's the last general." Ding Xi clasped his fists and said, "Major, Xiang Yu poisoned the Daojiang River, and the blood fruit was extremely poisonous. Hundreds of thousands of people have died today. The last general suggested that he immediately abandon Wugu City, lead the army out of the city, and take the people of Wugu City to Bailing City to Bailing City. As long as we arrive at Bailing City, we will be safe."
Lu Zhao's face turned cold and said, "Ding Xi, are you trying to persuade the generals to give up the eight northern provinces of Yiheguo?"
"I dare not."
Qin Yi slowly opened his eyes and said, "Send the order and everyone starts to drink well water. No rice and river water. If Xiang Yu still poisons him, he will withdraw his troops."
"yes."
"Also, where is Long Qianlin."
"Hmph." Lu Zhao said with a disdainful look: "That timid mouse has led his troops to Jiange long ago, and he did not even dare to step in the territory of Wugu City. He was already scared by the Empire Hawks."
Qin Yi said lightly: "Long Qianlin is not that kind of person. Okay, you all go down and are ready to withdraw the army."
"yes."
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In the following days, a large number of residents in Wugu City died.
On July 4, Wugu City broke the city. When Xiang Yu and other imperial troops entered Wugu City, they found that it was already a dead city. In addition to the hundreds of thousands who escaped from the city, the remaining 1.8 million people were poisoned. The army that Yiheguo had no time to retreat was covered by Xiang Yu's army, killing 30,000 people and capturing 40,000 people.
On July 7, Xiang Yu led a 30,000 army to hunt down Qin Yi, but was attacked by Long Qianlin Jian Pavilion ambushing troops, losing more than 10,000 people, and then decided to withdraw his troops.
On July 15, 7731, the imperial calendar, Feng Jixing defeated the Tianshu Legion, captured 40,000 people, captured Yuchi Tian, Yuchi Yan and his son, and recovered the Shen Cinema and Tianshu Province.
At this point, the Earth Star Provinces, Cangnan Provinces and Tianshu Provinces adjacent to Lanyan City were all recovered and included in the empire territory.
Except for a small number of troops left in Tongtian Province and Lingdong Province, the Yihe Kingdom retreated to Lingnan. At this point, the empire was divided into two, showing a pattern of division between the north and the south.
On September 21, 7731, Qin Yin was crowned as emperor, and his name was "Empress", and his country name was still Qin.
Chapter completed!