Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 76 Conspiracy (Second Update, Please Urge for More)

Two days later.

The northern barbarians attacked the city again.

At the same time, they also divided their forces to cross the Jubei City and head into the northern territory.

"Your Highness, the Northern Barbarians have divided their forces."

Fu Hua reported to Qin Wu.

"Alright, pass on the word: keep all these people in the North."

Qin Wu gave the order.

"Yes."

Fu Hua stepped down.

Qin Wu also left the main tent and headed towards the city wall.

He wanted to see how things were going with the Northern Barbarians this time.

Qin Wu arrived at the city wall.

They began to observe the Northern Barbarian army.

This time, the Northern Barbarian army's siege was even more ferocious than before.

They were completely reckless.

Those northern barbarian soldiers were like they had taken stimulants.

Qin Wu observed for a long time and noticed something was wrong.

"Fu Hua, is there any difference between this Northern Barbarian attack and the previous ones?"

Qin Wu inquired.

"It was the same the last few times. These Northern Barbarian soldiers seemed to have been stimulated by something, and they didn't care about their lives at all."

Fu Hua replied.

This is also what he is worried about.

If they hadn't been well-equipped and well-prepared, they probably would have had a hard time resisting.

This is a situation that has never been encountered before.

“Something’s not right. Look closely. Those barbarian soldiers at the front have bloodshot eyes. They’re like wild beasts that only know how to charge.”

Qin Wu gestured for Fu Hua to take a closer look at the situation of the barbarian soldiers.

This shouldn't happen to humans.

Moreover, those barbarian soldiers seemed to have no sense of pain at all, only knowing how to charge.

"I've noticed it too. It's the same the last few times. These barbarian soldiers fight by trading their lives for each other. As long as they're alive, they'll keep attacking, even if it means losing a limb."

Fu Hua had already noticed the problem.

However, after several days of investigation, the cause could not be found.

This puzzled him greatly.

"It seems this is the method of the barbarian doctor."

Qin Wu said calmly.

"A barbarian doctor? Your Highness, are there barbarian doctors in the Northern Barbarian army?"

Fu Hua was somewhat worried when he heard about the barbarian doctor.

As a general who had fought against the northern barbarians for many years, he was aware of the existence of barbarian doctors.

I've just never seen it before.

The people of the North call barbarian doctors madmen.

"Yes, my secret guards investigated personally. There are barbarian doctors accompanying the Northern Barbarian army this time."

Qin Wu nodded.

This was also the first time he had ever seen the methods of a barbarian doctor.

"That would be a huge problem. With these lunatics around, we're likely to suffer massive losses this time."

Fu Hua gasped.

This is not good news.

"Yes, tell the military doctors to be extra careful. Barbarian doctors are unpredictable; we don't know what tricks they have up their sleeves. We mustn't let them outsmart us."

Qin Wu explained.

"You will finally understand."

Fu Hua accepted the order.

"You go and take command! I cannot participate in the battle right now, but you don't need to worry. As long as the barbarian bear makes a move, I will take care of him."

Qin Wu waved his hand, signaling Fu Hua to take command.

"Yes, I will retire at the end."

Fu Hua left the room.

Qin Wu stood atop the city wall and continued to observe.

After a day of siege, the barbarian army charged up the city walls multiple times, but were blocked by heavy infantry.

This caused considerable losses to the Zhenbei Army.

As night fell, the Northern Barbarian army retreated.

Qin Wu and the others returned to the military camp.

"How's it going?"

Qin Wu inquired.

"Thousands of soldiers died in battle, and more than 10,000 were wounded. The exact number is still being tallied."

Fu Hua reported.

"Your Highness, I have discovered a problem."

A young general with a youthful face spoke with some hesitation.

"Oh? Tell me."

Qin Wu looked at the unfamiliar young general with great interest.

He wanted to hear what the young general had discovered.

"Your Highness, during these sieges, I have noticed a problem: the barbarian soldiers always take the corpses with them when they retreat."

"Although I have only been in the Zhenbei Army for a short time, I have some knowledge of it. This kind of thing has never happened before."

The young man shared his discovery.

After listening, Qin Wu looked at Fu Hua.

He had just arrived and was unaware of the previous incidents, so he could only wait for Fu Hua's report.

"That's true, and that's what I don't understand."

“In the past, the Northern Barbarians would only collect the corpses after the battle, and they never took the corpses away when they retreated.”

Fu Hua confirmed the young man's statement.

He didn't pay much attention to the fact that he only took some corpses with him.

Therefore, they did not report it to Qin Wu.

"Not all of those bodies were taken away. Go, have the military doctor examine the bodies."

Qin Wu snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction with dealing with Hua, and immediately gave instructions.

Fu Hua did not report this unusual event immediately.

In every major battle, every detail can potentially determine the outcome.

"Yes."

Fu Hua accepted the order and left immediately.

He wanted to go and see for himself; this time it was indeed his mistake.

Not long after, Fu Hua returned with a military doctor.

"Meet the prince."

The military doctor saluted Qin Wu.

"No need for formalities. What have you discovered?"

Qin Wu inquired.

"Your Highness, those barbarian soldiers have a special medicinal power in their bodies. As long as they consume it, the person who consumes it will have this power."

"I have examined several bodies and the condition is the same."

"These corpses must be cremated as soon as possible, otherwise they will become highly poisonous."

The military doctor reported.

He examined many corpses before he could identify what was wrong with them.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation in all his years of medical practice.

That's really weird.

"Fu Hua, what happened to the bodies from before?"

Qin Wu looked at Fu Hua.

"Your Highness, it's handled the same way as before."

Fu Hua said with a grim expression.

"Liufeng, go investigate."

Qin Wu spoke up.

This is no small matter.

Half an hour later, Liufeng returned.

"Master, I have confirmed that the bodies of those barbarian soldiers have all disappeared. I have also found many footprints around the area, indicating that they were taken away by someone."

"I have already sent men to track them down."

Liu Feng reported.

"Snapped..."

A slap rang out.

A figure was knocked to the ground.

At this moment, Qin Wu, who was angry, slapped Fu Hua.

"Fu Hua, discovering something amiss and failing to investigate—is this what you learned from me?"

Qin Wu's eyes were icy cold, and he exuded a chilling aura.

The temperature inside the entire tent felt noticeably lower.

"This humble general is guilty and begs Your Highness for punishment."

After Fu Hua realized that something was wrong with the corpses, he knew he had made a big mistake.

"Hmph, after this great battle, go and collect your own hundred lashes."

Qin Wu snorted coldly.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Fu Hua simply didn't dispose of the corpses.

But this is no small matter.

Those corpses can turn into deadly poison, and if there's enough of that poison, it can be used on them.

This would cause many soldiers to die tragically.

This is playing with the lives of our soldiers.

"And you all, how did I teach you? On the battlefield, every detail is crucial to the outcome of a battle. Is this how you learned it?"

"Not as meticulous as a newly enlisted junior officer?"

"After the battle, everyone will receive fifty strokes of the military rod from me."

"Issue my order to have the military doctors immediately study this poison."

"Also, gather all the corpses of those barbarian soldiers and burn them. Be careful when burning them."

"The military doctor must be present to observe."

Qin Wu gave the order.

The body was not disposed of in time, and the mistake has been made. Now we can only try our best to make amends.

Qin Wu would never joke with the lives of his soldiers.

"Yes, this humble general will certainly keep it in mind."

All the soldiers knelt down and admitted their mistakes.

"Liu Feng, send someone to bring all the doctors from the nearby cities here."

"Get out of here, all of you!"

Qin Wu said with a gloomy face.