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The author has something to say: A new chapter has been coded out yesterday. Considering the approximate timing of the actions of the characters in the story, the new chapter coded out yesterday was inserted forward, which is the current "War Horse's Sorrow".

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In the following plot, look at the number of words coded out...

If there are too many words, it will be regarded as the next chapter;

If there are fewer words, they will be combined in this chapter.

Dear friends, please pay attention.poison

After walking west for several days, nearly half of the horses in the army have been slaughtered to feed the hunger of the [-] troops.

War horses are spiritual animals. Seeing the slaughter of their own kind, the horse herd gradually became restless.At the beginning, they did not listen to their master's orders, and some army horses tried to escape, but basically they failed.Either he was pulled back early, or he was shot and killed by a sharp archer just after he ran out.

At night, the pots were buried for cooking, and another group of soldiers and horses were killed.So the whole camp was filled with the whining of horses.

After all, the commander-in-chief slaughtered the world-famous white-hoofed crow with his own hands before, so no matter how much he felt sorry for his horse, all the soldiers could only bow their heads and remain silent.

Zhao Jun asked clearly that there were still five or six days away from Yuezi Kingdom, and he only said: "Of course we don't have to worry about food when we reach Yuezi Kingdom."

It is getting closer and closer to the Yuezi Kingdom, and it is impossible for the other party to not know the movements of the [-] troops.

So far, there has been no sign of trouble.

Of course, that wouldn't bode well.I don't know what tricks the other party is playing.

Zhao Jun ordered to strengthen the guard, and at the same time, he went around the whole camp and inspected himself before going to bed at night.

For several days in a row, nothing unusual was found.

The dawn before the storm is always extraordinarily calm.

In Zhao Jun's heart, he faintly began to feel uneasy.

However, the fact that Daheng's [-] troops killed war horses to satisfy their hunger due to lack of food and grass has long been reported carefully by the commander of the country, Ba'er Khan.

Ba Erhan's face remained calm, but he was very happy in his heart.Secretly said: "God help me too."

The Yuezi country has a population of only about 60 to [-].Excluding the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, there may not be [-] men of the right age who can go to war.

Zhao Jun, who is proficient in the art of war and well-known throughout the world, personally led an army of [-] to cross the border, and the Yuezi Kingdom has long been a shock to the whole country.

For the first time in a century, the two countries officially went to war.Since the Daheng Dynasty decided to go on an expedition of thousands of miles, it was naturally determined to win.That's why they didn't hesitate to spend so much money to send Zhao Jun, the most outstanding commander in the court, and [-] soldiers.

Originally, in terms of strength, Zhao Jun led an army of [-] to conquer Yuezi Kingdom, and he had every chance of winning.

But now...

When the food and grass are exhausted, they rely on slaughtering the beloved horses of the soldiers to satisfy their hunger. How can the morale of the [-] soldiers be stable?

Moreover, if even the horses could not feed their hunger, the hungry [-] soldiers would naturally be defeated in one blow.

Ba'er Khan stood still within his borders, and had already made an idea in his mind.

A small river, a large area of ​​weeds.Suddenly, thousands of Yuezi soldiers approached quietly, carrying a bag every day, sprinkle the powder in the bag on the grass, and then water it.Then, retreat without a word.

At dawn, the river meanders, and the weeds sway with the wind. It looks the same as usual.

For many days, most of the places where the army passed by were extremely desolate places.It cannot be said that there is no grass, at least the vegetation is sparse.

The surviving army horses had been hungry for many days, and basically could no longer carry people and loads. They were forced to walk, staggered, and the horses kept falling down. pull up.

With the sound of the river flowing, the army finally stopped.There is a large grassland in front of you.Weeds grow up to half a person's height.

Most of the soldiers are happy.The soldiers and horses smelled the smell of aquatic plants, and they all became uneasy.

The hands that were leading the horses were loosened as expected, without any urging, nearly a thousand horses rushed over.

Zhao Jun was riding on an ordinary horse, with piercing eyes, looking at the field of wild grass, his face suddenly changed, and he immediately ordered: "Bring all the horses back."

Everyone was surprised and couldn't figure out the reason for a while, but they couldn't violate the order after all, so they rushed to pull back the horses immediately.

Those horses had been hungry for a long time, and now they suddenly saw such luxuriant aquatic plants, buried their heads in the weeds, and chewed heavily, those soldiers couldn't move for a while.

Suddenly, the horse neighed.Nearly a thousand hungry horses fell in the grass one after another.The body twitched and foamed at the mouth.

Zhao Jun got off his horse, ran to the weeds, squatted down, and picked up a handful of soil, which was mixed with black powder.He sniffed lightly, and immediately understood.

This large piece of grass was actually poisoned.

All the war horses that ate the weeds were poisoned.

Nearly a thousand war horses rolled in the grass, and after a while, they all died.

There were piles of white foam under the horse's head.

The leopard slave flipped over several horses, panicked, and rushed to report to the commander: "They were all poisoned to death."

Zhao Jun's face was gloomy: "It's actually a poisonous strategy to poison the weeds."

He didn't say any more, and the leopard slave beside him didn't say a word either.

Everyone understands what this means.

What was lost was not only the remaining thousand horses of the entire army.

These poisoned horses could not even be used as military rations.

This means that the [-] troops will be completely out of food from now on.

It is not only Zhao Jun and Bao Nu who understand this situation.Most of the countless soldiers behind him understood this truth.

There was no commotion, no one even spoke.All eyes were on Commander Zhao Jun.

Zhao Jun stood up, turned around, looked at the army behind him, his expression remained unchanged, raised his whip, and pointed to the west:

"There is a market town ahead, with thousands of people in the town, and every household has food reserves. If you can walk faster, everyone can arrive within a day or two and borrow enough food from the people in the town."

For a while, there was a dead silence.

Finally, the whole army burst into deafening cheers.

So the morale of the army has not changed, and all the soldiers, following their commander in chief, cheer up and move forward.

You can reach that small town in a day or two, that is to say, you can have a full meal if you are hungry for a day or two at most.

Still hungry, but hope ahead.As long as you can cheer up and move forward...

Zhao Jun dismounted and walked with the soldiers.

The leopard slave beside him lowered his voice and asked, "Commander, hasn't the small town in front of you been massacred by the Yuezi Kingdom?"

Zhao Jun only replied: "As long as there are people, food will be found eventually."

Leopard slave was silent.

Zhao Jun went on to say: "As long as we win a beautiful battle within a day or two, we can save the situation."

Leopard slave is still silent.

He knew very well that it was still about five days away from the border of Yuezi Kingdom.

If no food is found and no enemy troops are seen within two days, the consequences of this [-] army... will be unimaginable.

The army quickened their pace, and after walking for less than two days, they arrived at a market town.

However, it is a dead town.

Every household in the town has its doors and windows wide open.Dead bodies were everywhere, and almost the ground of the whole town was stained red by dried blood.

The usual domestic animals were nowhere to be seen, but there were quite a few wild mice and foxes coming and going among the piles of dead bodies.There are even huge black ants crawling in and out of the corpses, ears, noses and mouths that have been dead for many days...

From the face of the deceased, it can still be seen that he is of Daheng people's blood.This small town originally belonged to Daheng.

The whole town was filled with a breath of death.

There was a dead silence all around, the living people - all the soldiers, did not say a word.

Zhao Jun said in a deep voice: "Go and search every room, looking for food as much as possible."

Immediately a subordinate led the order to go.

So many courtyards, rummaging through boxes.So a dead city finally had a movement.

The rest of the soldiers remained silent.

Everyone knows that this small town experienced a tragic massacre a few days ago... After the massacre, how could there be food left for the army?

However, after a while, a burst of cheers was heard.

A number of soldiers, excitedly carrying a few big sacks, rushed over and threw them to the ground.

The mouth of the sack was wide open, and the browned wheat kernels gushed out and scattered all over the floor.

He hadn't eaten a grain of grain for many days, and even the horse meat to satisfy his hunger was cut off for two days.All the soldiers stared straight at the scorched wheat kernels.

Even in the air, the faint smell of blood was mixed with the fragrance of grain.

The soldiers who brought the grain reported excitedly: "I found a cellar over there with a lot of grain in it..."

Immediately, someone picked up a large handful of fried wheat kernels on the ground, raised them above their heads, and knelt down in front of the commander-in-chief.

Zhao Jun lowered his head and sniffed slightly, and immediately noticed something strange.

Zhao Jun said badly to himself, and immediately ordered: "Immediately seal up that cellar, it can definitely be eaten easily..."

However, the commander-in-chief's order didn't work for the first time.

After walking for two days and starving for two days, the whole army was starving.At this time, when they saw the cooked food, and heard that there were many more... immediately, soldiers who were very hungry ran to them.

More and more soldiers turned and ran.

Zhao Jun had no choice but to tell the truth: "There is poison in the food!"

The generals around shouted desperately, "Food is poisonous..."

However, it didn't work.

Almost everyone turned a deaf ear to it, and some even shouted: "Even if you die, you have to be a hungry ghost!"

This time, the scene was completely out of control.

The small courtyard was crowded with soldiers.

All the sacks and all the grain in the cellar were carried out.

Countless hands reaching out, grasping...

The sack was quickly torn into pieces, and the scorched wheat kernels scattered out and piled up into hills.

Everyone was doing their best to pounce on the grain hill, reaching out to grab it, and stuffing the bloody soil and burnt cooked wheat kernels into their mouths desperately.Before I even had time to chew, I swallowed it hastily.

Someone choked, and someone was still desperately grabbing...

There is a lot of food and few soldiers, you rob each other, and soon become a group.

The anger on Zhao Jun's dark face was hard to hide.Leopard slave immediately understood the commander's intention, took his men, and rushed over, ordering the sergeants to disperse.

However, it seemed that a group of hungry ghosts were all on the food, and no one listened to the order.

Leopard Slave grabbed two and rushed to three more.Looking at it again, even the few men who had just rushed over fell to the ground, desperately grabbing food with other soldiers.

As long as he snatched it, even if it was just a few pills, he would desperately stuff it into his mouth.

Suddenly, with screams, several soldiers rolled on the ground with their stomachs in their hands.

One after another, the screams became more and more loud.

Not long after, the ground was full of soldiers rolling with their bellies.With a few grains of wheat kernels on his mouth, he rolled on the ground, screaming miserably.

The chaos of grabbing food finally stopped.

The soldiers who were lucky enough not to grab the food all backed away.

The soldier rolling on the ground twitched a few times and finally stopped.

Their eyes were staring wide open, their mouths were wide open, with black blood dripping from the corners of their mouths, their appearance was very miserable.

It was obvious at a glance that he had been poisoned.

Inside and outside the courtyard, the soldiers were still retreating.

The scorched wheat kernels all over the ground exude a subtle fragrance.

Apart from the faint fragrance, it is the breath of death that hangs over the whole town.