In the next few days, Chun Niang recruited some women who were quick and agile.

The situation of the wounded soldiers gradually improved.

However, there are also many people who have deteriorated.

Every evening, there are corpses being carried out.

Yang Zheng no longer recruited soldiers, selected wounded soldiers, and treated soldiers.

There were too many wounded soldiers in the city, and what Yang Zheng did was just a drop in the bucket.

People die irreparably every day.

This is true for both the Chinese Army and the Yongliang Army.

The Luoyang court did allocate money, food, and medicine, but it was withheld at every level, and was consumed on the road. How much would be left in the hands of the soldiers?

In the past few days, thousands of people gathered around Yang Zheng, and a serious problem gradually emerged.

There is not enough money.

Food is getting more and more expensive.

Even though Linghu Sheng was calm, he couldn't help scolding Cao Xia in private for sucking out his bones and marrow.

The imperial court clearly had food and medicine delivered, but it was all blocked by Cao Xia.

In my previous life, I worked hard and worried about money, but I didn’t expect that it would be the same in this life.

Yang Zheng secretly thought that maybe it was Cao Xia who had paid for his life.

"What is the background of this person?" With such courage and his surname being Cao, his background is certainly not simple.

"This guy is a distant relative of the general. His original surname was Qin. In order to get along with the general, he changed his surname to Cao." Linghu Sheng knew everything.

Is this okay?

Cao Shuang achieved enlightenment alone, and the chickens and dogs around him ascended to heaven.

Yang Zheng remembered that Boss Cao seemed to be deeply involved with the Qin surname.

Since he is a distant relative of Cao Shuang, he is also a distant relative of Xia Houxuan. Maybe Xia Houxuan can take care of him?

Suddenly I thought of Xia Houxuan's expression that day. It seemed that he had known that there was a moth in the army for a long time. If he was willing to take care of it, he would have taken action long ago. Why wait until now?

It is true that he is a famous person, but he is not an able minister in governing the world. He does not have this determination.

Guo Huai's military administration was extremely strict. He imposed a curfew on time every day and was not allowed to leave the city during the day. All Yongliang troops were required to collect firewood and hunt.

If it does not violate his military law, he will not interfere too much with the affairs of the Chinese army.

And once anyone violates his military laws, no matter whether the Yongliang army or the Chinese army, they will be beheaded.

The heads hanging on the city walls do not distinguish between the Yongliang army and the Chinese army.

With him around, Yang Zheng didn't dare to make trouble and could only carry it day by day.

Guo Huai, Guo Huai...

If Guo Huai were not here, many things would be easier. At least he could go to other towns to buy food, and he could also hunt and fish.

In Guanzhong during this era, the population was declining and wild beasts were everywhere.

Yang Zheng thought, what if he could get Guo Huai away?

It's very difficult.

And now Guo Huai, besides Luoyang's edict, who else can command him?

Not to mention Xia Houxuan, he couldn't even obey Cao Shuang's orders.

Yang Zheng thought hard.

After June, the weather gets hotter day by day.

More and more wounded soldiers died in the city, and the smell of decay filled the streets and alleys.

I don't know what happened that day, I had vomiting and diarrhea, and I felt exhausted all over.

Cheng Shisan was good at amputation, but internal medicine was not his specialty, so he opened his mouth and said, "It can't be a plague."

Yang Zheng was scared to death.

In the late Han Dynasty, more people died from plague than from war.

Moreover, several major plagues broke out in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, and five of the famous Seven Sons of Jian'an died from the plague.

Fortunately, Chun Niang took good care of him and served him tea and porridge, so Yang Zheng got better.

After lying in bed for two days, it can be regarded as a little rest. Once people relax, their thinking becomes sharper.

"Plague!" Yang Zheng jumped up from the collapse.

If a plague breaks out in the city, will Guo Huai still dare to gather his army here?

Given the situation in the city, a plague will appear sooner or later.

In this case, why not actively create the illusion of a plague?

"Sir, do you know any medicine that can cause vomiting and diarrhea after drinking it?"

Cheng Shisan was stunned and said timidly: "Any toxic substance can cause upper pain and diarrhea as long as the dose is controlled."

"Can you get some, sir?"

"Here, this thing is not difficult." Cheng Shisan shrank and did not dare to look into Yang Zheng's eyes. "The little old man hid some."

"Thank you for this, sir." Yang Zheng was overjoyed.

It doesn’t take too much medicine, just to get the symptoms out.

The human intestines and stomach are actually very fragile. If you eat something bad, you will suffer from vomiting and diarrhea.

Guo Huai was like a huge mountain, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

Back in the camp, Yang Zheng discussed the matter with Linghu Sheng alone.

Linghu Sheng frowned and thought for a while before saying: "This is a very clever plan. Judging from the situation in the city, sooner or later a plague will break out. Fei Yi and Chen's troops in Shenling are just a bluff. It is useless to waste our army here, but those who administer the medicine need to be careful. , In addition, there are also officials in the Yongliang army."

Yang Zheng had already made a plan, "Administering the medicine is only the first step, the second step is to build momentum."

"Building momentum?"

"You can let the wounded soldiers spread rumors about the outbreak of the plague in the city. Once the momentum rises, people will be panicked. Even if it is not a plague, the city will not be able to survive." In front of Linghu Sheng, Yang Zheng did not need to hide it.

Conspiracies and conspiracy go hand in hand, don't be afraid that Guo Huai will not move.

Linghu Sheng's eyes when he looked at Yang Zheng unknowingly changed a little, "The general thinks about Zhou Xiang, and my subordinates admire him."

Yang Zheng smiled bitterly, isn't there nothing we can do?

With Guo Huai pressing down on him, I was very nervous, always feeling like there was a knife hanging on my neck.

The two discussed the details again and went over and over again.

The water wells in the city are guarded by Yongliang troops.

As a famous general, Guo Huai had been fighting for nearly thirty years, so he naturally knew the importance of water sources.

In the great battle of Luo Valley, countless cattle, horses and people died of thirst.

But as long as the person guarding the well is not Guo Huai himself, Yang Zheng feels there is a chance.

After spending a day and a night, Yang Zheng and Linghu Sheng personally worked out the location of the wells and the time for Yongliang's army to change defenses.

Including patrolling the route of Yongliang army during curfew.

"There are twenty-seven wells in the city, and each well is guarded by two soldiers." Linghu Sheng drew a map of the city on the ground and pointed out the location of the wells.

Wugong City is small, about two square kilometers in size.

It was at the forefront of the war, and there were not many residents in the city.

"We might as well call some cautious brothers to act together." Linghu Sheng suggested.

One more person means more risk.

Moreover, the contact time was too short, and it was difficult for anyone to truly trust him, whether he was a wounded soldier or his subordinates.

If some news gets out, the military law prohibiting 17 and 50 executions is not a joke.

"There are many people, and if one person is caught, we will all suffer." Yang Zheng would rather fail than take this risk.

Guo Huai is not someone who is easily fooled.

Yang Zheng knew that Linghu Sheng had good intentions, but he was worried that he was too tired these days and had just recovered from illness.

But it’s better to do this kind of thing yourself.

In the dead of night, the two men, dressed in black, evaded the soldiers on patrol and fled into the dark alley.

The east city is the Yongliang army camp, and the west city is the Chinese army camp. They are clearly divided. There are very few people in the city, most of them are old, weak, women and children like Cheng Shisan who can't leave.

During these days, the army was stationed in the city, and they suffered a lot.
To be continued...