Xiahou Dun led his troops to search for doctors in nearby cities and villages. For a while, people were in a panic.
After all, Xiahou Dun, who had received orders from Cao Cao, knew that time was running out and didn't care whether he disturbed the people or not. Every time he entered a city or village, he rushed directly into the houses, grabbed the villagers and asked them!
Those who refuse to speak out will be killed directly to serve as a warning to others!
With this iron-blooded method, no one dared to hide the doctors secretly. All the doctors were brought to Cao Ying to treat the wounded in Cao Ying.
The doctor combined herbs from the secret realm and current medicinal materials to prescribe prescriptions and decoction them every day. The whole camp was filled with the smell of Chinese medicine.
Relying on the treatment of a large number of doctors, the illness in Cao's army camp was controlled, and supplies arrived in time. The soldiers wore thick coats and were less likely to fall ill.
Seeing the current situation, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief. If the illness could not be contained, then Cao Cao would really have to withdraw his troops.
Natural and man-made disasters are unavoidable!
Chen Gong learned about the situation in Cao's camp in the city. Although he wanted to create chaos, he was powerless.
After all, the scope of activities is only around Xiapi City. Even if there is a plan, there must be a chance to implement it.
On the contrary, it was the situation in the city that chilled Chen Gong. Chen Gong thought he had heard wrong and asked, "What?!"
"Hou Cheng kept the cotton wool secretly and refused to use it for the brothers. The brothers were really too cold to do anything, so they asked the military adviser for comment."
A low-level general of Lu Bujun stood in front of Chen Gong and cried.
When Chen Gong heard this, his head was a little big. He didn't expect that Hou Cheng would dare to enrich himself while facing a powerful enemy. He was really tired of living.
Chen Gong, aware of the seriousness of the matter, immediately found Lu Bu and explained the matter to Lu Bu.
"What a bastard!"
Lu Bu was also angry, smashed the table to pieces with one palm, and then went straight to the military camp.
Logistics had always been under the control of Hou Cheng, and Lu Bu had not interfered. When Chen Gong said that the soldiers needed cotton wool, he took the cotton wool out of the warehouse and gave it to Hou Cheng for distribution.
The cotton wool was prepared by Chen Gong before, in order to prepare for emergencies after being trapped in the city.
Perhaps, without Chen Gong's special preparation, Xiapi City would have started a riot!
But against all odds, I didn't expect that there would be a spy in his army, and Hou Cheng would enrich himself here regardless of the life and death of his soldiers!
Of course, Lu Bu would not believe one-sided words. Only by understanding the real situation can he convict Hou Cheng!
You must know that if it is true, then Hou Cheng's nature is very bad. In the face of a powerful enemy, Hou Cheng is still here regardless of the life and death of his brothers.
This was not an obvious attempt to create a riot. Lu Bu then thought about it and thought that in the original history, Hou Cheng had tied himself up to see Cao Cao, and he became even more angry.
Lu Bu rushed to the military camp like a whirlwind, while Hou Cheng was still drinking heavily and eating meat, living a very carefree life.
When Hou Cheng saw Lu Bu's tall figure, he was stunned on the spot, then stood up in shame and said: "My lord!"
In this continuous rainy situation, Hou Cheng hid here drinking and eating meat to keep warm, without feeling anything wrong.
Just being bumped into by Lu Bu, Hou Cheng was still a little uncomfortable. After all, Lu Bu had never lived in such luxury now. It was indeed a bit luxurious.
"Will this meat be shared among the soldiers?"
Lu Bu looked at the wine and meat on the chopping board and said coldly.
"Never."
Hou Cheng thought for a while and answered truthfully.
"It's raining and cold outside. You all know that you're drinking here to keep warm, but did you know that the soldiers outside don't even wear cotton wool?"
Lu Bu scolded.
Assuming that he just bumped into Hou Cheng and drank and ate meat, Lu Bu wouldn't be so angry. After all, Hou Cheng was also a general under his command and lived a more prosperous life, so there was nothing wrong with it.
Just coveting cotton wool and letting the soldiers freeze, it touched Lu Bu's bottom line, which Lu Bu would not allow.
"My lord, I have already distributed all the cotton wool. Is it possible that someone is lining their own pockets?"
Hou Cheng looked like I didn't know.
"Um?"
Lu Bu groaned, seeing that Hou Cheng was so confident, he was a little unsure whether this was the case.
"My lord, could it be that some servants are slandering me behind my back and saying that I did it?"
When Hou Cheng saw Lu Bu's appearance, he showed an expression of sudden realization, and then said indignantly.
"Hou Cheng, you are worrying too much. I have no doubts about you. I just came here to see the situation of the soldiers!"
"But if I find out who did it, he will be severely punished!"
After Lu Bu finished speaking, he took a look at the situation in Hou Cheng's military camp and found that all the soldiers under Hou Cheng's command were wearing cotton wool and were not exposed to the cold.
This confused Lu Bu. Could it be that Chen Gong made a mistake?
After inquiring, Lu Bu quietly left the military camp.
Seeing that Lu Bu was completely gone, Hou Chengcai breathed a sigh of relief. With a hint of ferocity on his face, he summoned his cronies and said, "Those soldiers were so unruly that they actually brought the matter to the Lord."
"Since they are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Find an opportunity to kill these big-mouthed people!"
The confidant nodded and immediately started to handle the matter.
Hou Cheng was also a general under Lu Bu and had great power. Many people fawned over him and formed a huge chain of interests.
This time Hou Cheng enriched his own pockets for the benefit of his own people. Of course, the bulk of the money was still in Hou Cheng's hands, but he only gave some of the money to the people below him.
Hou Cheng's thinking was also very simple. He was besieged in Xiapi City and had not been able to get any oil or water for a long time. On the contrary, the money and food he had previously stored were dwindling.
This made Hou Cheng very dissatisfied. Now that he finally had a chance to make money, how could Hou Cheng let it go.
Moreover, Hou Cheng was very targeted in what he did, and those who enriched his own pockets were all soldiers with no background. If these soldiers were not given cotton wool, no one would care if they froze to death.
But Hou Cheng, no matter how hard he calculated it, never thought that these scoundrels would dare to report on himself. He was really tired of living.
Hou Cheng was not afraid that Lu Bu would find evidence. He had already established connections with everyone and prepared confessions. Even if Lu Bu asked, there would be no clues.
This is the network Hou Cheng has built after working under Lu Bu for so many years. Otherwise, if Hou Cheng was the only one, he would not dare to be so daring and get rid of the cotton wool.
Lu Bu and Chen Gong investigated the matter in the city together and found that there were indeed soldiers who did not have cotton wool. The reason was that the cotton wool had been distributed and these soldiers were the unlucky ones who did not receive it.
After asking many logistics officers who distributed supplies, Lu Bu got the same argument, but the soldiers didn't think so. They all thought that they had nothing to do and were being squeezed out, so they didn't receive the cotton wool.
Chen Gong also counted the number of cotton wadding. After counting, it was true that there was not that much cotton wadding distributed.
Lu Bu also went to the warehouse and took a look. There was indeed no cotton wool inside, it was empty.
Hundreds of pieces of cotton wool were missing, but there was no evidence to identify Hou Cheng, which made Lu Bu feel troubled.
At the same time, I also felt Hou Cheng's energy, which made Lu Bu a little scared!
If it hadn't been for what he saw and heard today, Lu Bu wouldn't have known that Hou Cheng was in the army, and he would have almost lost himself.
Lu Bu attaches great importance to Hou Cheng's matter. He must find evidence and get rid of Hou Cheng's cancer, otherwise he will be in danger in the future and he will not know how he died.
