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Chapter 181: Emergency Meeting

Chapter 181: Emergency Meeting

Gao Gengxin nodded and motioned for two soldiers to carry the body out. He then looked at his master’s tired face and said, "Shifu, you should rest for a while. You can’t go on like this without rest. If you are also sick, what should the patients do? Only you can find a cure for this disease. Your body—"

Gu Wei raised his hand to interrupt his disciple’s words, and said, "I know you are worried about me. But we are rushing against the time right now. I can’t rest when I know that someone is going to die when I’m resting."

He then looked at the tent full of patients, and said, "It’s only been seven hours since the first patient showed symptoms of diarrhea, but the death rate has already exceeded two thousand lives. This is the first time I have seen a disease spread this quickly."

Knowing that he could not persuade his master to rest, Gao Gengxin sighed. He poured a bowl of warm water, handed it to his master, and said, "Shifu, then you must at least drink some water."

Gu Wei looked at his disciple’s worried expression, and took the water from him. After drinking a few sips of water, he continued to treat the patients. The two of them worked hard to keep patients from dying, but the death rate continued to rise. While the military physicians were racing against time, Qi Baijun called the generals for an emergency meeting.

Inside the commander’s tent, Qi Baijun and several generals stood around a large table with a map on top of it. A general with a ferocious face looked at him and asked, "Wangye, you called us suddenly... Is there something urgent that you need our help with?"

Qi Baijun looked at him and said, "General Gui’s guess is correct. This prince summoned everyone to prepare for an incoming attack."

Gui Hanying thought for a while and asked, "Does the disease our soldiers contract have anything to do with the Shang Empire’s army?"

Qi Baijun looked at him and said, "I have some guesses, but I’m not one hundred percent sure yet."

Hearing what he said, all the generals looked at each other in blank dismay. At this moment, the oldest general said, "It seems that Wangye has already made plans."

Qi Baijun nodded, but before he could speak, a report came.

"Report!" A soldier shouted from outside of the tent.

Qi Baijun said, "Come in."

The soldier walked into the tent, knelt on the ground, clasped his fists, bowed his head and said, "Report! Our scouts saw the Shang Empire’s army marching towards the narrow valley. They will reach Lin Zi City in less than an hour."

Hearing this report, the expressions of all the people present changed. Qi Baijun looked at the soldier and asked, "How many troops are coming to attack? Who is leading them?"

"Answering back to Zheng Yi Wang. It is five thousand troops led by Ren Fanyan." The soldier replied calmly.

When the generals heard that it was Ren Fanyan leading the troops, they all looked at Qi Baijun. Ji Mafu, the oldest general present, said, "Wangye, it seems that they sent Ren Fanyan here just to find out about our situation."

Qi Baijun frowned, lost in thought. After a moment of silence, he looked at the soldier and asked, "Where is Yao Zhen and the other generals of the Shang Empire?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "Answering back to Zheng Yi Wang. Our scouts only saw Ren Fanyan, and no one else."

"All right. You can leave." He said after hearing the soldier’s answer.

After the soldiers left, Qi Baijun looked at the map for a long time before muttering: "There is something tricky... What did I miss?"

Ju Shenhuan looked at him and asked, "Wangye, do you also think their actions are suspicious?"

Qi Baijun nodded, and said, "Based on my understanding of Yao Zhen, he will never send Ren Fanyan to attack us alone. They must know that this time I led my Black Qilin Army to conquer Shang Empire. At this time, sending Ren Fanyan alone with only five thousand troops attacking Lin Zi City is tantamount to sending him to a slaughterhouse. No matter how stupid Yao Zhen is, he will not sacrifice Ren Fanyan for no reason."

After hearing what he said, Sha Luozan said, "Wangye, do you want me to investigate them?"

Qi Baijun shook his head and said, "There is not enough time. They will arrive in less than an hour."

When his voice fell, everyone present fell into silence. After a moment of silence, Qi Baijun picked up a red flag and placed it on the map.

Picking up two blue flags casually, he put them on the map and said, "General Gui, you will lead an army of two thousand troops to ambush Ren Fanyan in the narrow valley from both sides of the cliffs."

He picked up another blue flag, put it on the map, and said, "General Ju, you lead an army of three thousand troops and guard the way out of the narrow valley. If Ren Fanyan leaves the narrow valley, you will stop him."

After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and said, "I will personally lead an army of five thousand to go around the narrow valley and attack them from behind."

Sha Luozan glanced at the position of the flags on the map, and said, "Wangye, do we really need to dispatch an army of ten thousand troops just to fight against Ren Fanyan’s army of five thousand troops?"

Qi Baijun didn’t answer him, but put another red flag on the map and said, "I have an intuition that Ren Fanyan is just a decoy. With Jin Huai as their military advisor, it’s better not to underestimate them."

He looked at Sha Luozan and Ji Mafu and said, "General Sha and General Ji, the defense of Lin Zi City will be left to you two. More than half of the soldiers have fallen ill, and the remaining five thousand troops will be left to you two."

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