Braving the rain, Gu Jiuge took medical officers and soldiers to check the source of water pollution.
In the past few days, when he had nothing to do, he often came with Lao Jin and the others to defend the water and soil, and supervised the soldiers to pile up sandbags to block the sediment. He was very familiar with the terrain along the mountain.
Several wells are in the military camp, and the Gu family's army has been passed down from generation to generation, from father to son and brother to brother, so there can be no spies in the military camp.
What he suspected was that the Xikun people might have buried pipes or something like driving snakes on the bamboo mountain, and took the opportunity to send poison into the Gu family army camp to pollute the water source.
No matter what the method is, if he searches around the edge of the barracks, he will definitely find clues.
"Dig a hole every foot along the sideline of the barracks to see if there are any strange pipes in the ground. If you see any strange animals, please let me know immediately."
"Yes, Second Young Master."
A group of soldiers put on capes and hats, stood in a row wielding hoes and started digging, and soon they realized that this method would not work.
Just after digging the soil with a hoe, when the heavy rain washed away, the muddy water on the side washed down again.
Repeatedly like this, the soldiers tried their best to swing several hoes, but they could only dig out holes deep in the rice bowl.
"Second Young Master, I really can't dig it down, it's raining too much!"
The heavy rain cast a layer of bead curtains on the edge of Gu Jiuge's hat. He kept watching the movements of the soldiers, and he naturally understood why they couldn't dig it down. I must see what's under the ground!"
The four people gathered around and waved their hoes towards the center. The speed of the people finally exceeded the speed of the rain, and soon dug a hole half the height of a person.
Gu Jiuge checked it himself, confirmed that there was nothing strange underneath, and continued digging towards the next point.
Digging until it was dark, the soldiers were out of breath, and they were so tired that they wanted to collapse on the ground, "Second Young Master, we have been digging for a day, and there are no strange pipes underground. As for the animals—"
A soldier looked around, "Look at the weather, people struggle to go out, how can any animal dare to come out?"
In this way, both of his conjectures came to nothing.
Gu Jiuge felt restless.
"Over ten thousand soldiers were poisoned in the army, and thousands of people died. Those who were in better condition just drank the medicine but had diarrhea and were weak, and those who were almost lying on the bed could not move. If we can't find out, the detoxification method will soon... "
Everyone knows what he said.
Gu Jiuge let out a long breath and calmed himself down. Gu Huaijiang said that a general should be calm no matter how difficult the situation is, otherwise the soldiers will have no backbone and the situation will only get worse.
He tried to find his own voice, and spoke as calmly as possible, "Finding the antidote is the job of the military doctor, and we can't help. But we can at least find the source of the poison and add some clues to the military doctor. Are you right?"
"Yes, Second Young Master is right!"
Gu Jiuge heard his own voice as calm as his father's and brother's, "Okay, then think about it, where else could the clue be other than underground? Three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang, and we will definitely find a way if we work together!"
The soldiers were encouraged, talking with each other, looking back and forth from the sky to the ground several times.
A soldier said: "The poison must have been injected by the Xikun people. There are no outsiders in our army! The Xikun people did not come to our barracks, but they can poison our wells. They have to be able to fly! For example, a Shoot poisonous arrows into our well, and the well water will become poisonous!"
His words were immediately refuted by the people next to him, "This is impossible! If the people of Xikun shot arrows at our army, they would have been discovered long ago. Not to mention how much poison can a mere poisonous arrow bring? If it is shared among tens of thousands of us, only Enough to have a good meal!"
Gu Jiuge nodded with a smile, "This line of thinking is correct. Follow this line of thought, let's keep thinking."
Everyone's enthusiasm for thinking became higher and higher. Gu Jiuge looked around the mountains without stopping his thoughts for a moment.
Apart from pipes, animals, and poisonous arrows, what else can get from Xikun to the Gu Family Army barracks...
The rain rushed down the gravel and leaves in the mountains. A soldier lowered his head to pick up something in the water, and everyone looked at him.
"What did you pick up?"
"Hey, what is there to pick up from a broken stone?"
The soldier who picked up the stone was a little embarrassed, "Second son, look, this is still a piece of jade! I heard that the general and the young general picked up seven-color gemstones on the bamboo mountain. Pick up some colors in it!"
Gu Jiuge took the gravel from his hand. The gravel was indeed different from other small stones. It looked like the broken pieces washed away by the rain when the jade mine was mined, and it had a somewhat crystal clear texture.
He smiled and handed the stone to the soldier, "Seven-color gemstones grow in this kind of jade mine. If you can pick up jade this time, you may be able to pick up seven-color gemstones next time. Then the next time Gu's army triumphs , there is hope!"
The soldier smiled shyly. Gu Jiuge watched the rainwater rushing from the direction of Xikun, and thoughts flashed through his mind for a moment, as if enlightened!
"I understand! I understand how the poison came from!"
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Yufu and Yaolan, who barely learned how to lose their horses in one day, took their guards and prepared to leave the posthouse.
Everyone was wearing thick coir raincoats and big bamboo hats. Under the coir raincoats and bamboo hats was a layer of oil paper.
They wear waterproof deerskin boots. The soles of the boots are made of an inch-high wood with intricate patterns engraved on the bottom, so they will not slip even if they step on the mud in rainy days.
Before going out, everyone drank a large bowl of anti-disease decoction, and their water bags were also filled with decoction, and Yufu asked everyone to drink it directly as water.
So is she herself.
After making sufficient preparations, everyone in the post house rode away early in the morning, and the horseshoes continued to go west.
No matter how well-prepared she was, many unexpected situations happened after she set out on the road. Yao Lan was not proficient in riding a horse, and she couldn't pick up the horse's speed at all.
Luckily, after learning how to fall off a horse, she only had a few bruises on her body, and there were no serious injuries.
Yu Fu simply asked her to abandon the horse and ride with him.
Her equestrian skills are not very good. Fortunately, she grew up in Xianren Valley. She has a natural affinity with animals. The horse was frightened when it stepped into the puddle, and did not throw Yufu and Yaolan on the ground. .
After stumbling along the way, when we reached Xiaozhu Pass, the rain finally eased.
"Miss, do you want to take advantage of the rain and go directly to Zhuguan? The general's camp is at Zhuguan!"
"No."
Yu Fu stepped off the horse, and the heavy coir raincoat made her almost fall to the ground, "Let's go to the post house to rest for a while, I want to see Yao Lan's injuries, and then freshen up. You all have a rest, eat and drink, and we will go to the post after half an hour." Go on."
The soldier raised his head in surprise, and took a quick look at Yufu.
She rushed all the way through the rain like a quick march, the coir raincoat on her body was soaked with water, a strand of hair was wet and stuck to the side of the cheek, and her lips, which had been damaged by the wind and rain, were a little pale.
Princess Zhenjiang, the golden branch and jade leaf of the imperial capital, the jewel in the palm of Guhou's mansion, a pampered beauty with stars holding the moon, now her boots and trousers are covered with mud.
The posthouse is a place where people come and go, and people passing by occasionally would not think that this woman dressed as a fisherwoman is actually the famous Princess of Zhenjiang!
The soldier scratched his head embarrassingly, "Miss is full of dust all the way, it's time to wash up, and the subordinates are going to prepare food now."
After saying that, he retreated and left the house to Yu Fu and Yao Lan.
Yu Fu let out a long breath, first untied Yao Lan's coat to check the wound, saw that there were a few bruises on her hands and feet that had turned purple, she knew it was the injury caused by a falling horse.
"Such a big bruise must be very painful, right?"
While talking to her to distract her, Yufu applied medicine to her wound, Yaolan bared her teeth, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."
Knowing that she was telling lies, Yufu could only comfort him: "I know it must be very painful, but don't worry. When you get to Zhuguan, you can lie on the bed and rest every day without doing anything. to your mouth, okay?"
Yao Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Miss, that's an ignorant job I did in Immortal Valley when I was a child, why are you still mentioning it now? I'll apply the medicine myself, Miss, hurry up and wash up, after washing up, I have to eat!"
We will be leaving in half an hour, counting the time for eating, how can we have time to freshen up
Yu Fu only used a comb to lick her hair on her temples, and when she looked at the bronze mirror, she realized that her complexion was pale, and she turned around and asked, "Yao Lan, do you have any rouge?"
"Rouge? Miss doesn't have rouge, how can I have it?"
Yu Fu sighed, his face was so pale that at Zhuguan, they would definitely be very worried about him.
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There are three shifts in the morning, not as many as five shifts, but there are more words in each chapter. Add more at noon or afternoon~