"It's true, there's nothing we can do. The surrounding area was burned down by the informants. There's nothing left. The three days and three nights of rain have soaked some of the herbs that might be useful. There's nothing we can do. We don't know how to use the medicine that we brought with us. The doctors are all dead. There's nothing we can do."
An old general said to Min Qide with a bitter face, "Seventeen of my men have died and more than a hundred have fallen ill. If we don't send them to the main camp, the normal soldiers will also fall ill. From one to two, to three to four, one after another, it will never stop. If we don't separate the sick soldiers from the healthy soldiers, our hundred thousand people will be finished! This is why the late King endured the pain and ordered the shooting of the sick soldiers! "
"I know! I've experienced it myself! That's why I gave the order to do this. It's just that … these are our people, our blood relatives. They're sick, but I want to kill them. Old General, how do you think I'll face them after I die? "
The old general blushed and patted his chest: "This old man will definitely die before the prince. With this old man here, this old man will explain to them. If they don't listen, then let them swallow this old man's flesh and blood! I won't do anything to the prince! This old man will bear all of this! If the prince trusts this old man, then let this old man be in charge! "
At this point, there was no need to hide it. Min Qide really didn't have the mental preparation to order the shooting of his own soldiers. The scene of his grandfather dying of depression was still replaying in front of him. He didn't want to repeat the same mistake. Even if he was the one who gave the order to separate these soldiers, he hoped that he wasn't the one who gave the order to shoot.
Thus, this old general in his fifties took up this responsibility.
Even if he was scolded by his clansmen, he had to solve the plague and win the war. Otherwise, this old man wouldn't even have the chance to be scolded by his clansmen!
The number of sick people continued to increase. By the afternoon of the second day, more than three thousand people had symptoms of high fever. More than a thousand people were unconscious. The death toll had risen to eight hundred people. However, the number of high fever patients in the main camp had greatly decreased, while the number of deaths in the main camp had increased sharply.
Everyone in the camp was in a state of panic. Everyone seemed to have realized something.
Another day passed, and there were almost no more patients with high fever in the barracks. However, more than a thousand soldiers in the barracks had died. Someone reported that several soldiers in the barracks tried to rush out of the barracks and were hacked to death by the soldiers guarding the barracks.
Min Qide knew that if he didn't make up his mind now, he wouldn't have another chance.
That night, when the sky was dark, a series of gunshots rang out in the southeast corner of the camp. The soldiers in the camp panicked and quickly picked up their weapons to investigate. The battle horn of the commander rang out in the camp. Everyone was on high alert. Not long after, Min Qide appeared in front of everyone in full armor. He was talking to a few officers nervously. After a while, everyone saw that the southeast corner of the camp was on fire.
The entire camp suddenly became restless. Not long after, a gunman ran over and knelt in front of Min Qide to report the situation.
A vanguard of the Siamese army had sneaked into the camp of the patients in the dark. They thought it was the main camp, so they started a sneak attack. However, they were discovered by the old general who was patrolling the camp, so the old general immediately led his troops to support them. However, most of the soldiers in the camp had lost their ability to fight. When the Siamese army found out about this, the Siamese army set the camp on fire. When the old general led his troops to rush over, they engaged in a fierce battle with the Siamese army. Although the Siamese army was defeated, the camp of the patients could not be saved.
Min Qide's tears flowed down immediately.
"You heartless Siamese slave! How dare you kill my sick brothers! You killed my sick comrades! My comrades!!! "
Min Qide knelt on the ground and cried. His tears and mucus flowed down his face as if his father had passed away. He slapped the ground in sorrow, and his fists were bleeding. His miserable appearance triggered the emotions of the soldiers in the camp. They cried bitterly. The sad atmosphere swept the entire camp. Almost every soldier was crying for the death of their comrades.
"I swear to God! If I don't destroy the Siamese army and offer the head of that lowly slave, Narexuan, to my comrades, even if I die, I won't be able to be buried in my family's cemetery! After I die, my body will be trampled by elephants and my soul will forever be left in the darkest corner, suffering all kinds of torment and pain! "
Min Qide stood up and held the weapon in his hand tightly. He raised his head and shouted loudly.
Then, he turned around and faced his grieving subordinates.
"Look carefully! Remember this! Don't forget! Who! Killed our comrades who couldn't fight back! Who was it that took their lives?! It's the Siamese! It's that lowly slave, Narexuan! It was that lowly lowly slave! They dared to kill our comrades! Brave soldiers! How are you going to avenge our people?! "
Someone shouted at the right time, "Kill!!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! "
The soldiers were encouraged and shouted in unison, "Kill, kill, kill." The low morale caused by the lack of food and clothing and the plague seemed to be instantly restored. Everyone focused their hatred on the Siamese army that didn't exist and attacked the camp.
Min Qide looked at the fanatical soldiers in front of him and knew that he had achieved his goal. He killed two birds with one stone. Not only did he solve the problem of the rioting soldiers, but he also restored the soldiers' low morale. Next, he only needed to plan his strategy and tactics.
He didn't plan to continue waiting here for that group of despicable soldiers. He wanted to lead the team to approach them and teach them a lesson. Then, he would directly go south and not wait anymore. If he continued to wait, he wouldn't get anything, only death and coldness.
In the past few days, not to mention the soldiers, even he didn't eat much meat. This made his stomach extremely empty.
Therefore, early the next morning, Min Qide announced the march and led the army on the road they had come from. While the soldiers were still puzzled, a day later, they encountered the odd-job army that had set up camp on a muddy high ground and had no intention of advancing.
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