I traveled through time and space and encountered a famine, and I became a hermit.

Chapter 244 Detecting the Enemy

After getting the two men's assurance, General Xu personally taught them how to use the telescope.

When Wang Wu and Shouhou operated it personally.

They were all so shocked by the magical function of the telescope that they couldn't utter a word for a long time.

After finally calming down, the skinny monkey said excitedly: "General, with this magical weapon, we will definitely investigate the movements of the rebellious army thoroughly!"

Wang Wu also patted his chest excitedly and said, "General, just wait and see. Wait for our news here."

Hearing this, General Xu said with anticipation and joy: "Then I will lend you this pair of binoculars.

If you can successfully complete this mission, then this telescope will be in your hands as a reward. You two will be in charge of it."

Skinny Monkey and Wang Wu looked at each other excitedly and said in unison: "Yes, General, thank you for your kindness."

General Xu and King Li's confidant looked at each other, and General Xu smiled and said, "Look at these two, they are full of confidence now that they have the magic weapon.

Listen carefully, the reward will be given to you only after the work is done, not now."

"General, we know, don't worry. With this magic weapon, if we still can't find out the news, then we don't need to do the scout work anymore." said the skinny monkey.

"Yes, General, don't worry." Wang Wu also echoed.

"General, let's set off now. The earlier we set off, the earlier we can get the news." said the skinny monkey.

General Xu thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, be careful on the road, and if you find anything unusual or an ambush, be sure to hide yourself.

If you really can't detect it, you must retreat in time. Don't take any risks. We will come back and make long-term plans. This is a military order, understand?"

"Yes, General!" The two men answered in unison, bowed, and retreated together.

He went to get two more horses and rode at full speed towards the city where the rebel army was.

Under the leadership of General Rong and General Xu, Wang's army has been fighting against the rebel army from years ago to the present, and has been defending the border line.

Although there were victories and defeats, the rebel army was ultimately unable to completely capture the city.

Although the losses were considerable, the captured cities were fortunately recaptured in time and did not become uninhabited like the fiefdom of the King of Yue.

The city was burned down and everyone was killed, leaving ruins everywhere.

Wang Wu and Shouhou had telescopes with them, and they drove along the way while exploring, and they did not encounter any ambushes along the way.

Because they had the telescope, they felt more confident, and since the journey was smooth, they were able to move much faster.

However, the two also felt the difference between this time and normal fighting periods.

In the past, although there were no people on this road, the rebel army would set up sentries of three to five people and patrols of ten people every now and then.

But this time, the two of them ran all the way without seeing a single living person.

They did see some dead bodies on the road, but the two didn't pay too much attention to them.

After all, the rebel army was known for its brutality, so it was not surprising that some of the bodies were killed by the rebel army.

But this behavior of killing without burying the person is truly despicable.

The two traveled all night and successfully arrived at a village near Longcheng.

Up to this point, neither of them had seen the sentry.

The two men came to a higher slope, and the skinny monkey took out a telescope and looked towards Longcheng.

Through the telescope, I saw that the city gate, which should have been bustling and majestic, was now wide open, and the flags were tilted and in tatters.

At the city gate, there was a group of "people" lying in a crooked manner, and it was unclear whether they were corpses or alive.

Through the telescope, we also saw rats running around and even biting some of the corpses.

Moreover, they also saw the bodies of their colleagues who had been sent by General Xu to investigate.

The skinny monkey was shocked when he saw this scene.

Wang Wu saw the skinny monkey with his mouth wide open, and asked curiously: "What did you see? Show it to me."

The skinny monkey said in shock: "I looked at Longcheng and it seemed like there was no one there. I even saw rats gnawing at the corpse. Look quickly."

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu quickly took the telescope and was also shocked when he took a look.

I saw that it was just as Skinny Monkey said.

Wang Wu and Shouhou looked at each other and showed expressions of horror.

They both said in unison: "Plague!?"

"No wonder none of the people the general sent out came back. If they went back, they would bring the plague back to the barracks. That's why it would be strange if they went back." Wang Wudao.

Skinny Monkey also said: "That should be the case, but I don't know whether our former colleagues are dead or alive now.

I don’t know what the situation is in the city. No, I have to go into the city to investigate.

Well, you go back and report the news first, and I'll go to the city to investigate."

Wang Wu immediately stopped him and said, "No, I'll go if anyone wants to go. You can run fast, so just go back and report the news."

"I am the most accurate in detecting information. Don't I rely on you? If the information is not clear and the military intelligence is delayed, can you afford it?" The skinny monkey deliberately suppressed Wang Wudao.

Wang Wu insisted: "Don't think I don't know what you mean, I am the only one who can go.

You only have your mother left in your family, you can't take risks. I'm alone, I have no ties, I'm the best person to go and get the news."

The skinny monkey was furious when he heard this: "As a soldier, how can you be so sissy! To tell you the truth, I have been close to a corpse on the road just now, and I must have been infected a long time ago, so I am more suitable to go into the city than you."

"Nonsense, we are traveling together. If you are infected, then I must be infected too!" Wang Wu said stubbornly.

"Wang Wu! Now is not the time to cause trouble! We must pass the news back to General Xu.

Do you see those rats? Once they get infected and spread to our camp, it won't be far away!

Don't worry, I will protect myself. After all, I still have a mother to take care of.

But if I am unlucky enough to be infected, I will leave my mother in your care.

If I can detect the enemy's situation clearly, I will be the first to achieve the credit, and this clairvoyance will be mine from now on.

Are you trying to steal my military merit?" the skinny monkey said in a nonchalant tone.

"Skinny monkey, you..." Wang Wu gritted his teeth.

Wang Wu was extremely angry, he knew the skinny monkey's purpose.

However, we cannot keep arguing here and wasting time.

It would be better to find out the truth as soon as possible, maybe neither of them will be infected.

Thinking of this, I could only say harshly: "Remember to take good care of yourself and come back safely, otherwise I will take away your military merits and not take care of your mother."

"Got it, brother, wait for my news.

If it is really a plague and there are no survivors in the city, I will find a way to send you the news. You just watch from here with a telescope.

After receiving the news, he immediately turned back and told the general.

I won’t go back with you.” The skinny monkey said with a little sadness.