This time, the Western Qin army attacked Gaoji City. It took only half a day before the vanguard warriors climbed to the top of the city and overwhelmingly defeated the garrisoned Tang army.

Because the Tang army's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, their legs were weak and lifeless, and they were not as brave as they were half a month ago. A rough estimate was that 30% of their strength was retained.

Almost all the Tang army of tens of thousands were captured, and some generals and strategists did not rush out, such as Murong Luohu, Li Anyuan, Liu Hongji, Cui Shu and others, were all captured. This was the biggest defeat of the Li Tang army since the rise of the army.

However, after Xue Ju led his army into the city, he saw that the city was in a mess, with dead bodies everywhere, and every household had no time to bury the bodies, the bodies were rotten, and many of them were black and swollen.

"cholera!"

"plague!"

"No, there is a Black Death." A military doctor discovered this symptom and reported it to the superior officials in time. Finally, the news was passed to Xue Ju's ears.

A symptom of the Black Death is that many dark spots appear on the patient's skin, so this special plague is called the "Black Death". For those patients infected with the disease, painful death is almost inevitable and there is no possibility of cure.

If you express it in another word, it is a plague.

There was a plague in Gaojin City, and the death was expanding, which made Xue Ju's unexpected. He had to withdraw after half a day of seizing the city, otherwise the Western Qin army would also be infected.

Xue Ju shouted, "Come on, send orders and immediately withdraw from the city. Arrange defenses on all sides and do not allow people in the city to come out. If there is a person who breaks through the force, they will be shot and killed directly. The houses with the Black Death in the city will be burned immediately and will not be delayed."

Chu Liang asked: "Your Majesty, what should the Tang Army do?"

Xue Ju showed a hint of coldness on his face. At this time, he could not tolerate the kindness of the woman. He ordered: "Except for some Tang army generals, the rest of the soldiers are not allowed to leave the city. Let them die and persevere."

The generals and strategists were silent. In this way, the Tang army, which was 50,000 or 60,000, would be trapped in the city.

Although he defeated the enemy, the methods this time were too vicious, and the soldiers felt terror and fear on their faces, without the slightest joy of victory.

In the past, if you conquer a city, you could go into the city to search for money and jewelry, plunder it, and deposit it in your private bag, but this time you were afraid to avoid it, because the city was covered with plague and the black death disease, which was too terrifying and would die if you touched it.

Gaojin City was surrounded by the Western Qin army, about several miles away from the city, mainly to prevent the people in the city and the Tang army from rushing out, causing the surrounding areas to spread, causing the Black Death to spread here infinitely. The northern county had already become their territory. If it became a place of corpses, the entire Guanlong would be destroyed.

“How many residents are there in the city?”

Hao Yuan said: "About 40,000 or 50,000 households, about 130,000 to 140,000 people. In one month, according to the development of the disease, it may turn into a dead city."

"A month later, shoot the rocket and burn the city." Xue Ju made a quick decision and did not want the matter to expand, otherwise he would be punished by the people of the world.

Xue Rengao said: "Father, this move is really useful. If you are too impatient, you might as well use this move against the Northwest Army, which will turn the Northwest Army into a soft-legged shrimp, and die of the Black Death."

Xue Ju snorted coldly, "It's not that easy to implement. This time the Tang army happened to use the Jingshui branch. Our army controlled the water source. In addition, the Tang army was a new brigade division after all, and there was little experience, so it was so carelessly poisoned. After this move, it would be difficult to deal with others. In the future, opponents will definitely prevent water sources, logistics and food, etc., and it will not be easy to start."

There is another reason, Xue Ju did not say, that is, this trick would damage his good deeds and cause innocent people to be buried with him. It would be too much for him to lose his reputation in Western Qin.

Xue Rengao proposed: "Father, the Li Tang army suddenly dropped by 100,000 yuan, and the garrisons in Jingzhao County also had more than 100,000 people. We can push them all the way and take advantage of the victory."

Xue Ju ordered: "I have sent Zong Luohu to attack the next important town, Xinping City, where there are only 30,000 defenders, which are easy to be conquered. Rengao, you will take 30,000 people to attack Sanshui City in Beidi County. It is one in the south and one in the north of Xinping, both of which are the big cities in Beidi County. You can draw money and food from the city to serve as military use."

After a few days, Xue Ju left tens of thousands of troops to continue to guard Gaoji City. He led 80,000 central troops and continued to advance towards Daxing City in the southeast.

That night, camped on the south bank of Jingshui, which was more than a hundred miles away from Xinping.

The army set up camps, dug trenches, set up deer barriers, etc., and arranged the barracks in an orderly manner. Around His Majesty's tent were densely guarded to prevent assassins from entering.

The personal guards took turns to change duty and defended closely.

Xue Ju reviewed the memorials until midnight, and was a little tired. He yawned and moved to the Houxuan of the Royal Palace. The bedroom was inside. There were sixteen guards in the outer hall, and the warriors who transformed the spirit were guarding it. The outside hall was tightly covered with layers of tightness, so that they could sleep comfortably.

However, Xue Ju had a strange dream at midnight. A group of black-shaped people gathered around him, trying to drag him down to the eighteen levels of hell. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not be free. Finally, he woke up.

Xue Ju sat upright, covered in cold sweat and was covered in short shirt. He called out twice, but saw no movement in the outer hall. No guards, palace maids, and eunuchs responded.

This made Xue Ju feel angry. He suspected that the servants were sleeping secretly and did not do their job well. When he got up and got out of bed, walked around the screen, and came to the outer hall, he found more than twenty corpses lying on the ground, not only died, but were also knocked down by the drug.

"Who?" Xue Ju found two people standing in the outer hall, one man and one woman, a woman wearing a dark blue dress and a facial scarf, while the other man was dressed as an assassin in a black shirt, covered her face, holding a sharp sword in her hand.

"Xue Ju, King of Western Qin, your death is here."

"I am the monarch of the Western Qin Dynasty, the princes and vassals, and I am very lucky. With you two thieves, you dare to come to me and talk nonsense. Can you assassinate me?"

The woman said, "Xue Ju, you are cruel and unkind. You are poisoning the plague and risking the great things in the world. You must know that Yang Guang was foolish and unrighteous invasive in the past. He killed countless soldiers and injured in the three battles of Goguryeo. He never used the despicable and inhuman means of poisoning. It can be seen that you are less benevolent than Yang Guang and have no bottom line! As a ruling lieutenant in the hidden gate, you must get rid of you and respect the world and let more than 100,000 unjustly killed soldiers and civilians in the city rest in peace."

"Are you from the Hidden Sect?" Xue Ju was shocked. When he was a teenager, he met a paradise who had been learning art for half a year and finally practiced hard. He also achieved certain achievements in martial arts. He practiced to the level of resonance with all organs. He knew a little about the secrets of Hidden Sect.

Xue Ju stared at the woman and suddenly said in surprise: "You are the successor of Butian Pavilion, Ye Junyao!"
Chapter completed!