I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Chapter 198 Attack Fails, Antidote for Gu Poisoning

Pu Mingsheng clearly knew that the purpose of this joint attack on Sichuan was nothing more than to gain benefits and advantages after conquering Sichuan.

Now that their attack has failed, these chieftains are trying to absolve themselves of all responsibility and pin the blame on him.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, leaders, I will give you an explanation."

Pu Mingsheng looked around at everyone and said sincerely.

Then, Pu Mingsheng stood up, raised his glass to the crowd in a toast, and downed it in one gulp.

Hearing Pu Mingsheng say this, the crowd's anger subsided slightly.

"Hmph, alright, let's hear what you have to say."

"Heh, it's nothing, I just want you all to die."

"you!."

"Snapped!"

The many chieftains in the camp were first slightly taken aback, then they were furious. They slammed their fists on the table and glared at Pu Mingsheng.

However, the next moment, everyone suddenly felt dizzy and had a series of sharp pains in their chests.

"Hmm~, you"
Gu poison
*Pfft!*

The next instant, many of the chieftains present coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.

And in the blood they vomited, there seemed to be countless worms wriggling.

"Humph!"

Looking at the many dead chieftains, Pu Mingsheng couldn't help but sneer.

"Tch, what is that?"
If you are willing to obey me obediently, I might spare your lives.

Since you don't know what's good for you, then I have no choice but to ask you to die.

"Someone come here!"

"The chieftains have all succumbed to their wounds and have now entrusted me with the temporary command of the armies."
"I will surely avenge this blood feud for all of you leaders in the future."

He summoned the other generals and commanders, and with a sorrowful and sincere voice, he won over the armies with his unique personal charm, protected by a group of strong soldiers in armor and armed with swords and spears.

However, he also rekindled everyone's confidence.

He told everyone that although the militia's firearms were powerful.

However, transporting those artillery pieces would be inconvenient in the mountains of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.

At that time, the militia will have no choice but to fight them face to face.

With the help of Gu worms and Gu poison, wouldn't those militia be at their mercy?
Moreover, once they disappear into the mountains, what can those militias do to them?

After listening to Pu Mingsheng's explanation, everyone thought about it for a moment and felt that it made a lot of sense.

Indeed, as everyone has said.

Although the People's Salvation Army will inevitably follow the Construction Army closely in its offensive.

However, opening a road in the mountains is not easy, and it requires combat personnel to occupy a certain area first before the road can be repaired and more military supplies can be transported.

Therefore, apart from the initial bombardment, artillery played a very minor role in the subsequent attacks.

However, if you don't have cannons, you can still use guns.

With the firearms of the militia now in the modern era, they were in no way inferior to those of later generations. Faced with such advanced weapons, the chieftain coalition led by Pu Mingsheng had little ability to resist and suffered defeat after defeat in several battles.

However, they did achieve some results in the battle; using firearms inevitably leads to oversights.

Some Gu masters always manage to slip through the net.

Despite their vigilance, the militia still suffered numerous ambushes from the invisible poison and tiny insects.

Even though their physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people, and they possess powerful internal energy circulation.

However, these hidden poisons and worms are impossible to guard against.

In fact, the Gu poison is relatively easy to suppress, thanks to their strong physical attributes and the powerful true energy flowing within their bodies. They can even force it out of their bodies little by little, although it will take quite some time.

What troubles them is the Gu worms. Once these tiny worms enter the human body, it is very difficult for them to expel them with their true energy.

In a short time, one after another, members of the entire People's Salvation Army were infected with the Gu poison and completely lost their fighting ability.

Li Yu sat silently with a gloomy expression, creating a tense atmosphere throughout the central command tent.

Even the staff officer standing next to him, whose rank was only one level lower than his, couldn't help but slow his breathing and smile bitterly to himself.

This General Who Conquers the South is now incredibly powerful. Besides his higher official rank, his strength is probably already very close to the realm of supernatural powers.

Li Yu couldn't help but be furious. He had only been in Yunnan for a short time, yet he had already suffered a series of injuries.

However, the achievements have been meager, and so far they have only occupied two or three prefectures.

How could he explain this to the Heavenly King?

Even if the Heavenly King doesn't blame him, it's still hard for him to justify it.

When they rescued the militia, they were always victorious.

How come he became so incompetent when he took command independently?

"Peishan, how is the situation? What did the army doctor say?"

After a long silence, Li Yu finally looked at his advisor, Li Peishan, beside him.

Upon hearing this, staff officer Li Peishan couldn't help but smile wryly.

"The injuries are temporarily stable, but recovery will be very difficult and will likely take several months."

Faced with this situation, he didn't have any good solutions.

"Damn it, damn it!"
Are we just going to push forward little by little? When will we be able to completely conquer Yunnan?

Li Yu got up in frustration and paced back and forth in the central command tent.

I wonder how things are going with Wang Shi.

This time, the dynasty again dispatched Li Yu and Wang Shi, one to attack Yunnan and the other to advance into Guizhou.

Just as Li Yu was pacing back and forth, racking his brains for a solution, a report suddenly came from the guards outside.

"General, a man outside requests an audience, claiming he can resolve the army's current predicament."

While saying this, the man took out a token and handed it to Li Yu with both hands.

"Oh~?"

Listening to the visitor's story, Li Yu looked at the token in his hand that only had the character "令" on it, and couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.

With a thought, Li Yu mobilized the power of the Heavenly Rank of General Who Conquers the South, slowly sinking it into the token in his hand.

"Om~!"

In an instant, the token in his hand hummed and vibrated, suddenly projecting a faint light that formed a light screen.

Shadow Guard 17

Shadow Guard?
He had indeed vaguely heard of this department.

"Let him in."

"Yes!"

A short while later, a middle-aged man of ordinary appearance, dressed in Miao clothing, entered the central military tent. After sizing him up, Li Yu got straight to the point:

"You're a Shadow Guard? You can solve the army's current predicament."

As he spoke, Li Yu tossed the secret guard token in his hand to him.

"Yes! Your subordinate is the Seventeenth Guard!"

The bodyguard, Seventeen, nodded decisively.

At the same time, the true energy within his body circulated and quickly entered the token.

In an instant, the eerie light reappeared, and the identity information of the Dark Guard Seventeen reappeared.

These special tokens have a similar function of recognizing an owner, and no one except the owner, their direct superior, or a military commander can activate or view them.

Of course, this is not actually a recognition of a master. Rather, it is because when the position is merged, the power of the Heavenly Position is split in two. One part is integrated into the consciousness space, and the other part is integrated into the token, just like the official seal, general's command, etc.

Therefore, the token is also affected by the power of official position and seal.

After seeing that the visitor had also activated his token, Li Yu finally believed in his identity.

And they began to believe what he said to some extent.

He believed that given his status as a bodyguard, he wouldn't make baseless accusations.

"Hmm, do you know what predicament the army is facing right now?"

"Gu worm!"

The answer from the Dark Guard Seventeen was simple and direct.

Upon hearing this, Li Yu's spirits lifted, and he quickly spoke.

"Hmm? You can handle this!"

"can!"

Seventeen's answer remained simple and straightforward.

Then, seemingly realizing that this wasn't convincing enough, he offered another explanation.

"As you can probably tell, I am also a Miao person, and I joined the Dark Guard by chance."

"And I am quite proficient in the Miao people's methods of controlling and cultivating Gu."

"Oh, in that case, let's hurry over to the medical station."

"Yes!"

Upon arriving at the rear medical station, everyone immediately smelled a strong herbal odor and a pungent, fishy smell.

Upon entering a military tent, they found a member of the Salvation Army lying helplessly on a bed, his face sallow and withered. When he saw Li Yu and the others, his eyes moved slightly, his lips parted slightly, and he uttered two weak words.

"General."

"Yes, you can rest assured and lie down. This person is here to treat you."

Li Yu offered a word of comfort, then looked at Seventeen.

The soldier lying down also shifted his gaze slightly, looking at Seventeen with hope in his eyes.

Seventeen stepped forward, looked down and examined the area, then stood up and said to Li Yu:

"It's a Gu insect!"

"Is it treatable?"

"can!"

Seventeen nodded, raised his right hand to his chest, and formed a peculiar hand seal. His internal energy circulated back and forth, and a mysterious wave spread out, enveloping the People's Salvation Army.

Immediately afterwards, Seventeen's lips parted slightly, and a sharp, hoarse, faint sound came out, like the chirping of insects.

The next instant, Li Yu and the others saw that the bodies of the lying militiamen suddenly swelled up with bulges that moved rapidly around.

Finally, all the bulges gathered together and quickly moved toward the man's arm.

Seeing this, Seventeen used his left index and middle fingers together like a sword and lightly slashed at the bulge.

"puff!"

The next instant, the bulge burst open, and a pool of foul-smelling black blood flowed out.

The black blood writhed slightly, and upon closer inspection, everyone discovered that there were countless tiny insects within it.

Unconsciously, everyone felt a churning in their stomachs and their hair stood on end.

Looking at the insects, Seventeen remained expressionless. He slightly pressed down with his right hand, which was forming a mudra, and a mysterious power rippled slightly. The countless insects instantly stopped wriggling and eventually turned into specks of pus, merging with the black blood.

Seeing this, Seventeen released the mudra and stopped making any noise.

"All right!"

"Is this good?"

"Yes, I have completely controlled and forced out the Gu worms in his body."

As for other physical weaknesses, those will be treated by military doctors.

Upon hearing this, the military doctor who was following him quickly took two steps, avoiding the pool of black blood on the ground, and extended three fingers to place on the wrist of the militiaman.

"It's okay, it's really okay."
With a period of recuperation, his body will be able to recover.

"With the help of supernatural powers, it should take about one or two days to recover."

Upon hearing this, Li Yu was overjoyed and repeatedly said "good" to it.

"Okay! Okay, okay."

"Then, I'll leave it to this gentleman."

"General, you can just call me Seventeen."

"Alright, then I'll leave the rest to Seventeen."

"Yes, this is my duty."

"Let me lead the way."

The military doctor who had just taken the pulse stood up with a smile and said.

"it is good!"

Seventeen is as simple as ever.

"This is Mr. Seventeen, my name is Zhang Weizhong."

May I ask what method you used? Can I learn it?
Of course, if there is any inconvenience, then that's fine.

Seventeen glanced at Zhang Weizhong but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Zhang Weizhong couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Indeed, why would anyone be willing to casually pass on such a secret technique?

Alas, people's thinking hasn't completely changed yet.

When will I be able to do what the Heavenly King said?

Knowledge is meant to be learned and disseminated, not locked away in a box to gather dust.

(End of this chapter)