Chapter 843 The old injury is not healed and the new injury is added (5 more)
In previous battle reports, Qi Zihao always reported good news but not bad news.
In fact, when he was leading troops to clear out the enemy invaders, he was entangled by several masters of the enemy, and then someone was ambushing in the dark and wanted to kill him with cold arrows.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Qi Zihao sensed the danger and twisted around to avoid the critical point.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Laosan and his people came over and rescued him.
At that time, the squadron was about to return to the court. Qi Zihao felt that he had not hurt any vital points. On the one hand, he did not want to dampen the morale of the soldiers. On the other hand, he was also afraid that the Xirong people would take the opportunity to cause chaos, so he ordered Yan Laosan and the few
The insider strictly kept the secret and called a military doctor to change his dressing secretly in the tent every day.
Although the wound medicine sent by Li Zian was more effective, the arrow in Qi Zihao's body had a barb, and the wound area was too large after it was dug out. In addition, the hot and humid weather in Juzhou was not conducive to the recovery of the wound.
Therefore, even if the dressing is changed every day, the wound still recovers very slowly, and there are even signs of redness, swelling and suppuration.
Watching the military doctor change the medicine and leave, Yan Laosan no longer knows how many times he has persuaded him: "Zi Hao, if it doesn't work, you can take some of the people back first and leave the rest of the finishing work to me. Don't worry about me doing the work."
What?"
"It's not like those few days." Qi Zihao grinned and put on his clothes. He stood up and immediately regained his serious expression, as if he wasn't the one who was grinning in pain just now. "Everyone is like you recently, thinking that Yu Kou has been cleaned up."
It's almost done. We just have to wait for the explosives to be placed and the tunnel to be blown up before we can go back home. So everyone doesn't show it on the surface, but in fact they are already relaxed in their hearts. If something happens at this time, how can you let me rest assured?
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"But your injury..." Yan Laosan hesitated to speak.
"It's okay. It's okay to hold on for a few more days. If you go to urge them to test the gunpowder, when will you figure it out?"
If you want to blow up the secret passage in the mountain, you can't just blow it up casually.
It is necessary to study the amount of gunpowder used, how much gunpowder to use in each section, how to arrange the fuse, and how to control the ignition time.
After all, the secret passage in the mountain is very long, and the gunpowder is indeed not stable enough.
If the nearby area is blown up as soon as it comes up, but the distant area is not blown up, it will inevitably leave hidden dangers.
So in the past few days, when some people went out to clear out the remnants of Xirong, there were also some soldiers who knew how to use gunpowder and were experimenting and studying how to distribute the amount of gunpowder and how to arrange it in the most reasonable manner.
As long as the secret passage in the mountain is completely destroyed, you can go back with peace of mind.
Qi Zihao and Yan Laosan went over to pay attention to the progress, and before leaving, they warned: "I don't mean to rush you, safety must be the top priority in everything.
"General, don't worry, we have basically calculated the dosage now.
"We decided to detonate it in sections, even though we would still run the risk of landslides.
“However, the environment in the secret tunnel is complex, and there is still water in some places. If the lead is too long, there is a risk of burning out midway, so it is safer to install it in batches.
"If the general has no objection, we can enter the secret passage to plant explosives tomorrow."
"Okay, I trust your judgment, just do it!"
"yes!"
Early the next morning, Qi Zihao personally led people to transport the gunpowder, which had been under strict guard, to the entrance of the secret passage.
The person responsible for placing the gunpowder carefully took out part of it, put it into the basket on his back, and then got into the secret passage without looking back.
The first person to go in is the most dangerous, because he has to go into the deepest depth. Although the lead has been lengthened as much as possible, if he does not run fast enough, he is still very likely to encounter danger.
Even if you run fast enough, no one knows what will happen if gunpowder explodes in the middle of the mountain. If you are unlucky, you may be buried alive in the mountain by rocks and sand.
The first person to enter was named Zhuo Hu. He was an orphan, and even his name was given to him by Qi Zihao after entering the military camp.
He had no worries at home, and he lost his left arm and an eye in this battle, so he volunteered to go in and place the gunpowder.
After watching him enter, everyone couldn't help but breathe softly. There were so many people gathered at the foot of the mountain, but it was eerily quiet.
Qi Zihao looked at the entrance of the secret passage, estimated the time it would take Zhuo Hu to enter, and clenched his fists involuntarily.
The suffocating silence lasted for who knows how long, and was finally broken by a muffled sound from the heart of the mountain.
The mountain was instantly in chaos. Countless birds soared into the sky in panic. Animals were also frightened and fled in all directions. Some even ran into the military camp in panic.
If it had been normal, everyone would have swarmed up to grab the meat and keep it for eating. But at this time, they didn't care at all, they were all staring at the entrance of the secret passage.
I don't know how long it took, but it got to the point where Qi Zihao's heart was about to sink.
Suddenly, a man with dirt all over his body and face came out and grinned at Qi Zihao, revealing teeth that were not very white.
"General, Zhuo Hu is lucky to have lived up to his command!"
Qi Zihao stepped forward quickly, patted Zhuo Hu on the shoulder and said, "Well done! You will be rewarded if you go back!"
With Zhuo Hu's success, the people in the back obviously relaxed a lot. They carried gunpowder on their backs and got into the secret passage, detonating smoothly one after another.
Finally, there is only the last secret passage left. Once more gunpowder is placed, this mission will be a complete success.
Some people in the crowd had already begun to celebrate each other's victory, and even Qi Zihao and Yan Laosan were visibly relaxed.
The gunpowder in the last section of the secret tunnel was placed, the long lead was led directly from the inside, and a concealed trench had been dug on the side.
Everyone has practiced these operations several times.
The soldier who was responsible for lighting the fuse finally raised the fuse in his hand and shouted, "We are going home!" even before lighting it.
There was an immediate response, and everyone shouted: "Go home, go home!"
Qi Zihao and Yan Laosan also retreated to a safe distance, just waiting for the final explosion.
The soldier lit the fuse with a fire stick, ran away quickly, jumped into the trench, curled up, and protected his whole body with the shield that had been prepared inside.
Perhaps because of the close proximity, the final explosion was so deafening that people who were closer felt their ears were buzzing.
Yan Laosan covered his ears but was still shaken by tinnitus. He saw Qi Zihao running towards him and shouting something anxiously, but he couldn't hear anything.
Then he saw Qi Zihao rushing forward and blocking in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Laosan felt a huge momentum hit him. He couldn't stand and fell to the ground. Qi Zihao lay on top of him and spat out blood all over his face.
Yan Laosan went crazy when he saw a big stone rolling down from Qi Zihao's back.
His face was covered with blood, he hugged Qi Zihao's body and shouted crazily: "Military doctor! Military doctor, come here quickly!"
The military doctor hiding behind was brought over while crawling on the ground, and at this time Qi Zihao had already fallen into a coma.