EBE Chapter 580 Meng Huo suspects there's a traitor! Ma Su: I've been framed!
Chapter 580 Meng Huo suspects there's a traitor! Ma Su: I've been framed!
Hundreds of elephants are being transported by water from Yizhou, from the Ba River to the Han River, and then by land northward to Xuchang.
This is all thanks to Commander Su's care for Chong'er!
If Chong'er can weigh one elephant, he can definitely weigh a hundred!
This is a strong endorsement of Chong'er's abilities.
Apart from elephants.
Wutugu also revealed the secrets of the rattan armor soldiers to Cao Cao and Su Yu.
The most unique thing about rattan armor soldiers is their material: special rattan.
This vine only grows near Wuquan Kingdom, and even in Mengyi's territory, there is no substitute.
Otherwise, given Meng Yi's cowardly nature, he would have already sent someone to steal his skills.
If you make rattan armor using ordinary rattan, you can create something that looks decent, but its defensive capabilities are as fragile as paper.
Besides the special rattan, the craftsmanship of rattan armor is also a unique skill of the Wuquan Kingdom, and basically only each generation of Wuquan Kingdom kings knows the whole process.
Therefore, the Wutu bone is a treasure.
Under the influence of Su Yu's specially made Du Kang wine, Wu Tu Gu quickly explained the craftsmanship of rattan armor.
Its main selling point is efficiency and convenience!
Of course, Su Yu wouldn't discard him after he had served his purpose; he simply wanted to help Wu Tu Gu preserve the craftsmanship of rattan armor to prevent it from being lost.
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Near the Southern Barbarian King's Court
"Report!"
"Your Majesty! Wutugu has surrendered to Cao Cao's army!"
"The rattan armor soldiers and elephant soldiers also surrendered along with him!"
The barbarian soldier excitedly reported this explosive news to Meng Yi.
Meng Yi paused for a moment, looked at the barbarian soldier's expression, and after confirming that the man was happy rather than terrified, kicked him away!
"Where is Lenima?!"
He cursed in his dialect, and anxiety showed on Meng Yi's face.
He had considered that Wutugu might be defeated, after all, there were just too many of Cao Cao's six men, making it impossible to defend against them.
But judging from the terrifying combat power displayed by the rattan armor soldiers and elephant soldiers, they should have been able to inflict heavy losses on Cao Cao's army, right?
Unexpectedly, Wutugu threw it directly!
What the hell is this concept?
It was tantamount to surrendering without a fight, which not only served no purpose but also increased Cao Cao's fighting strength for nothing.
"Damn it! That Wutugu is truly unreliable!"
Meng Yi angrily slammed everything within sight on the table beside him.
Just then, Ma Su arrived at the entrance of the camp.
Seeing Meng Yi's angry expression, Ma Su not only did not back down, but even went to meet him head-on.
Why is Your Majesty so angry?
"Even if Wutugu is unreliable, Your Majesty still has other strategies to win!"
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Wutugu stepped forward, grabbed Ma Su by the neck, and looked down at him.
"Your Majesty, I have been racking my brains recently and have come up with a way to deal with those ruthless people in Cao Cao's camp!"
"If we use conventional tactics, even if Your Majesty has an army of 500,000, it will be difficult for you to be a match for those bastards."
"But if Your Majesty were to learn from those scoundrels and use scoundrels' strategies to deal with scoundrels, wouldn't that be twice as effective with half the effort?"
"For example, in the Battle of Hammer God Mountain, if Cao Cao's army hadn't thrown poison into the water source, how could our army have suffered such a crushing defeat?"
"Now that Cao Cao's army has come from afar, the food has naturally been prepared in advance."
"But as for water, they also need to drink the water from my Nanzhong!"
"Your Majesty may send assassins to place poison in all drinkable water sources."
"Give us as much as you can!"
"In this way, Cao Cao's army will lose its fighting capacity, and our army can win in one battle!"
After hearing this plan, Meng Yi's gaze towards Ma Su softened considerably.
I never expected Ma Su to be such a promising talent!
What appears to be poisoning is actually a strategy of learning from the barbarians' superior techniques to subdue them.
Learn from Cao Cao's Sixth Brother, follow Cao Cao's Sixth Brother's lead.
Although it still can't keep up with the version updates of Cao Cao's Sixth Brother, the old version is still much better than the primitive version!
but.
Meng Yi is Meng Yi, much smarter than Wu Tu Gu.
He asked Ma Su:
"Your plan is good."
"But if those water sources are polluted, what are we barbarians supposed to do if we need drinking water?"
Ma Su's face stiffened slightly, and he forced himself to say:
"Your Majesty need not place poison in the water source near the royal court."
"As for water sources in other places, there are naturally some poisonous springs and some non-poisonous springs."
"Don't worry about the Poison Spring King, any Cao army soldier who drinks from it will die!"
"For those that are not poisonous, Your Majesty can simply place poison in them."
Now, Meng Yi finally understood Ma Su's tactics.
Extremely crazy!
Ancient times were not like later times; they had a whole host of water purification devices.
Although, in theory, water sources can be purified through water circulation.
But this requires enough time to remove the toxins and leave the non-toxic parts.
The poisons in the southern and central regions are all very potent.
It's like a small workshop distributing materials, regardless of life or death, all according to lethal dosage!
In such a situation, if large quantities of poison were placed into previously non-toxic water sources, it would likely take a very long time for the water to return to its original state.
For a long time to come, the available drinking water resources in the southern and central regions will be significantly reduced.
Meng Yi returned to his seat, rested his chin on his hands, and fell into deep thought.
This plan is undoubtedly extremely dangerous.
But if it works, the effect will far exceed expectations!
For a moment, Meng Yi couldn't make a decision.
He planned to ask his second son Meng Huo, his third son Meng You, and his confidants A Hui Nan, Jin Huan San Jie, Duo Si Da Wang, Mang Ya Chang, and others for their thoughts.
Soon, the group arrived at the location of the epidemic in Meng.
Meng You said she would follow her father's arrangements.
Meng Huo hesitated, but swallowed his words.
King Dors grinned, showing his large teeth:
"Your Majesty, this plan is excellent."
"In my opinion, it should have been done long ago!"
Upon receiving King Duosi's affirmation, Ma Su, standing beside Meng Yi, clenched his fist excitedly.
King Duosi is the number one poison master in the Southern Barbarians, and his poison skills are superb.
Among everyone present, he was undoubtedly the most deserving expert.
Seeing that King Duosi supported it, Ahuinan and Jinhuan Sanjie also expressed their agreement without any objection.
Mangya Chang, true to his name, has a mouthful of long teeth, but he did voice his objection:
"Your Majesty, won't we have to gather our people near the royal court for a long time to come?"
Meng Yi laughed and said:
"If Cao Cao's army is defeated, Cao Cao might perish here!"
"At that time, I will immediately lead you to counterattack Jianning, and even take Yizhou!"
"With that rich land, why would you need to be trapped in the deep mountains and forests all day long?"
"The mighty king!"
Mangya laughed loudly, praising Meng Yi.
"Then let's proceed with this plan..."
Meng made the final decision.
After everyone dispersed, Meng Huo secretly went to the place where Meng Jie was imprisoned.
In the dungeon
Meng Jie wore shackles on his face and changed into barbarian clothing.
As for the original Han-style clothing, it was all burned by Meng Yi.
He could not tolerate his eldest son being a barbarian and wicked man.
Upon seeing his second brother Meng Huo arrive, Meng Jie asked in confusion:
"Second brother, what brings you here?"
"Didn't Father forbid you from seeing me?"
Meng Huo laughed and said:
“Brother, I bribed the guards at the gate who were watching you, and that’s how I got the chance to come in disguise and see you under the pretense of bringing you food.”
"To make a long story short, Father has gone mad!"
"Now, whatever that bastard surnamed Ma says, Father believes."
"But his plans have never been successful!"
"Even if it had been approved just once, I wouldn't be this angry!"
Meng Huo was a very impatient person.
The story of capturing Meng Huo seven times is all about exploiting the mentality of people like him.
Seeing that Ma Su had repeatedly reduced the barbarian army's chances of winning, Meng Huo could no longer tolerate it!
He even suspected that Ma Su might be the ultimate spy in Cao Cao's camp.
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