Chapter 11: The Poisonous Wolf
At that moment, there was a shouting from outside the tent.
Whew...... Whew......
"What's going on?" Chu Li erected his ears and listened vigilantly, these days he has been away for a long time, he has to be a little more cautious.
"It's like the barking of a jackal or a dog." A soldier who grew up in the wilderness spoke, this kind of sound is very common in the wilderness, accompanied by the sound of the wind, quite sad and melancholy.
Chu Li didn't speak again, wolves are social animals and are aggressive, but they can pass outside the tent and see that there are fireworks and make a few screams, it's better not to mess with them, let them go.
Whew...... Whew......
The wolf outside the tent didn't seem to intend to appreciate it, and was still wailing, as if he was provoking the soldiers and officers in the tent.
"General Chu, otherwise, I'll take a few brothers to expel the wolves, it's really panicked to keep screaming like this, and the soldiers are all panicked." A soldier spoke, after all, no one wanted to dance with wolves, and maybe the wolves outside would rush in at any point.
Chu Li pondered for a moment, nodded, and led a group of soldiers to pick up their weapons and walk out.
But there are no wolves outside, only a few lone wolves. The soldiers were getting closer and closer to the lone wolf, but the lone wolf had no intention of leaving, but wailed even more, and raised his hair at the approaching enemy.
Only then did Chu Li see that these wolves were all injured to varying degrees, or their eyes were blind, or their legs were injured, and their skin and flesh were covered in blood.
"It turned out that he was injured, no wonder he didn't leave, it must have been bitten when he was fighting for territory with other wolves." The soldier said.
"Now that everything is clear, let's go back, these wolves are now trying to attack us and are powerless, so let them fend for themselves in this prairie." Chu left the mouth and prepared to get up and leave.
"General Chu, I have a proposal." The soldier had an idea and said, "Everyone has worked hard these days, although there is no shortage of food, but the food and grass are almost exhausted, and the food and grass are almost exhausted, and the food during this time is all flour steamed buns, and the brothers have not touched a single piece of minced meat at all." ”
Chu Li glanced back at the soldier: "You mean, bring these wolves back and roast them?" "If you think about it carefully, this period of time is indeed a period of eating and sleeping in the open, although marching and fighting are already hard, but if the food can't keep up, where is the strength.
When several soldiers heard about the barbecue, their eyes immediately lit up with golden light and they salivated.
"Okay, then you guys, bring them back." Chu Li gave the order.
Xiao Nan, who was in the camp, heard the movement outside and walked out.
"Xiao Guoshi." Several soldiers who were about to make a move saw Xiao Nan coming over, and they all put down their weapons as a sign of respect.
"Xiao Guoshi, there are a few injured lone wolves here, we plan to bring them back to drink at night and make up for everyone." Chu Li replied.
A few wounded lone wolves happened to walk to the door of their tent, how could it be such a coincidence? Xiao Nan frowned and began to think. "Don't move, let me see." After saying that, he slowly approached one of the wolves, and the wolf immediately let out a warning sound.
"Xiao Guoshi, be careful." The soldiers were frightened by Xiao Nan's move, even if the wolf was injured, but after all, it was a beast, and if he approached so defenselessly, it was very likely that he would be attacked.
Xiao Nan waved his hand indifferently, signaling that everyone did not need to panic, he had his own measure.
After a while, Xiao Nan turned his gaze away from the injured wolf and said lightly: "This wolf is not edible and poisonous." ”
"Huh?" The soldiers present were all shocked by Xiao Nan's words, the wolf is full of meat, how can it be poisonous?
"Chu Li, take the soldiers back, this wolf is poisonous and inedible, remember." After speaking, Xiao Nan took the lead in leaving this place, leaving all the soldiers looking at each other, sighing, and finally sent the meat to his mouth, and just disappeared.
After returning to the camp, Xiao Nan took the lead in going to Feng Wei's tent, and there must be something strange about this matter.
"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do." Xiao Nan reported outside the account.
Feng Wei had just finished reading the battle map, thinking about tomorrow's marching plan, she was really tired and anxious, and she was about to rest, she had lost a lot of weight with the army during this time.
"Enter." Since it's Xiao Nan, let's meet first.
"Your Majesty, I just found a few wounded wolves outside the camp." Xiao Nan told truthfully, "I have taken a closer look, and the wounds of those wolves do not seem to be caused by bites, but seem to be artificial. ”
"Artificial?" Feng Wei was a little puzzled, not understanding what Xiao Nan wanted to express.
"Yes, and the wounds are all suppurated, and there are dots of white powder on them, which I suspect has been sprinkled with poison." Xiao Nan continued to describe what he had just observed.
"Could it be that someone deliberately poisoned the wolf and then released it?" Feng Wei suddenly realized, and he didn't realize that cold sweat was breaking out on his back, what a sinister and cunning person would come up with such a method!
"Wechen thinks so too." Xiao Nan said respectfully. "If Weichen hadn't arrived in time just now, the group of soldiers would have planned to bring the wounded wolf back to the camp as food."
Feng Wei's brows that had just been flattened furrowed again, the enemy was really pervasive, and his side had to be extremely careful, and he must not fall for the enemy's tricks.
"In this way, Xiao Guoshi, you pass on my order, all soldiers must not eat and wound wolves, and those who violate the military order will be punished. In addition, one more platoon of soldiers will keep watch tonight, taking turns to stand guard. ”
Feng Wei thought for a moment and then gave the order. Since the enemy can let the wolves in, they will definitely lurk around the camp, and the night is the weakest time to resist, so it is necessary to be cautious.
Xiao Nan answered, ready to retreat, but Feng Wei stopped him again.
"Xiao Nan, no, Xiao Guoshi." Feng Wei changed his words, "Have the soldiers not eaten well in recent days?" How long will we have enough food and grass to last? "If you think about it carefully, if it weren't for the lack of food, who would eat the wolf, in the final analysis, it's still your own problem.
"Back to Your Majesty, fighting for days, the soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted, coupled with the harsh environment outside, the grain and grass we carry are also some easy-to-store flatbread steamed buns, it is okay to eat occasionally, but it is really unbearable for a long time."
Xiao Nan told the truth, but he couldn't think of any good way to overcome this problem, the only thing was to get out of the encirclement as soon as possible.
Feng Wei didn't speak again, why didn't she know about this question?
Early the next morning, Feng Wei had just gotten up to wash, when a hurried noise came in from outside, Feng Wei thought it was the enemy army that had conquered it, and immediately walked out of the camp.
"Your Majesty, the two soldiers were poisoned, and they suddenly foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground during the morning exercise." When Chu Li saw the queen come out, he immediately told the truth.