Chapter 290: The building is empty
Shukman hesitated: "But the number of people is still too small. If we put more than 700 people on the battlefield, I am afraid that we will lose most of them if we are hit by a few rounds of volleys of bows and arrows from the enemy."
Ge Shuxuan smiled calmly and said: "Didn't you see the number given by the Great Khan? The Seventh Independent Battalion pretending to be the Polar Legion obviously only intends to let the poison soldiers take on some small-scale sneak attacks or ambush missions to test the actual effect.
Instead of participating in a large-scale battle right away."
"I understand, it's true." Shukman suddenly realized: "If that's the case, of course there is no problem. Seven hundred terrorist poison soldiers can withstand thousands of elites, allowing them to sneak attack small counties or enemy supply lines
, absolutely a breeze.”
Ge Shuxuan stood up and said loudly: "The military orders are overwhelming, I will set off immediately. Shukman, you stay here and continue to seize the time to refine the poison soldiers. I believe it won't be long before the Turkic Empire will need more!"
Shukman responded: "Yes! Please rest assured, young master, we will go all out and never let down the young master's expectations."
Ge Shuxuan asked while clearing away the medical books on the table: "By the way, how is the matter with the lead mine?"
"This matter is a bit troublesome. I just wanted to report it to you." Shukman helped organize the volumes and said at the same time: "Prince Guni is still vague, only saying that there is indeed a person at the southern foot of Yarumqi Mountain in Western Xinjiang.
It’s a small mine. Although the output is not high, the purity is very good. It’s just..."
"Just what?" Brother Shuxuan stopped what he was doing.
"It's just that the situation in Western Xinjiang is complicated." Shukman replied: "I asked the generals and elders of our Guidou clan in the imperial capital, and they told me that Gema did rebel, and Prince Tanli and Yun Qianxue were there to impose sanctions.
His troops are currently gathering at Zijin Pass, and a war may break out at any time."
Brother Shuxuan thought for a while: "Zijinguan is difficult to pass, what about Shengyuguan?"
Shukman shook his head again: "The situation in Shengyuguan is even worse. I heard that it has been captured by the Western Xinjiang rebels."
He paused and then continued: "I'm thinking, if that doesn't work, I can send someone disguised as an ordinary merchant from Western Xinjiang, go to the Yarumqi Mountains via Shengyuguan, and first spend money locally to purchase a batch of lead.
At least we must ensure the demand for refining poison soldiers."
Ge Shuxuan nodded slightly: "Okay, if you can't get the mine, just exchange it with gold and silver first! During our Eastern Expedition, didn't we confiscate a lot of Shengtang official treasury and wealthy businessmen along the way? The money is enough, you can go there in person
Xijiang, buy as much as you want and bring back!"
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Xiahou Ninghan made a large circle outside Beizhao Temple, from the mountains in the east to the slopes in the west. He finally escaped all the pursuing soldiers and secretly approached Beizhao Temple again.
At the same time, Ge Shuxuan took advantage of the darkness and was escorted by a thousand Ghost Dou warriors. He led 700 poisonous soldiers and left Beizhao Temple from the east entrance of the town, heading for the battlefield in the Central Plains.
Xiahou Ninghan was not aware of her brother Shu Xuan's movements at this time. The reason why she took the risk to return was because she thought that her brother Shu Xuan might have thought that she had escaped or died of poison, so he relaxed his vigilance.
As long as we can find the place where Ge Shuxuan stored the poison, we have a chance to find the antidote for Vidasni. We can also explore the location of the poison soldiers and find out how far the enemy's unscrupulous evil deeds have progressed.
Xiahou Ninghan's skills were damaged, so she did not dare to take it lightly anymore. With her extraordinary Qinggong movement, she quietly reached the township government office, but did not go directly to the core area last night, but bypassed the guard post.
, go to the backyard of the office and gradually search and investigate.
Beizhao Temple is a small town, so the area occupied by the office is not very large. In order to facilitate work, Ge Shuxuan once asked his men to knock down all the backyard walls and connect them with the large number of residential houses behind.
The workshop for refining soul-stirring sand and the shed for housing poison soldiers are located here.
Xiahou Ninghan hid on a roof, observed carefully for a moment, and found that a courtyard not far away was brightly lit. It was almost three o'clock, and there were still people coming and going there, making it very lively.
Looking at the rows of large wooden buildings next to the courtyard, they were dark, and no movement could be heard.
With a thought in her mind, she lightly jumped from the roof, landed gracefully on the ground, and then quietly approached the dark building complex.
Finding an open window, Xiahou Ninghan turned over and walked in without making any sound. When she saw clearly what was inside the room, she couldn't help but feel a shiver in her heart.
The room was temporarily built with wood. The space inside was very spacious. Along one side of the wall, dozens of groups of wooden frames were neatly arranged in several rows. The wooden frames were equipped with thick iron shackles, as if they were
It is a kind of instrument of torture, and it is also like a yoke specially used to imprison people.
There was no one in the room at this time, but the smell was extremely unpleasant. The strong blood and rotten stench were mixed together, which made people sick.
Xiahou Ninghan frowned and walked through the room without touching the floor, arriving at the next room. Unexpectedly, the situation here was exactly the same as before.
The same dense and neat wooden frame and iron shackles also have the same fishy smell.
Xiahou Ninghan didn't waste much time and continued to search forward. After walking through more than ten houses in a row, she finally stopped.
My heart sank accordingly.
These rows of temporary wooden buildings have a total of more than forty large rooms, and there are at least thirty wooden frames placed in each room, and most of the wooden frames have traces of people being tied up.
If this is a place used to hide poisonous soldiers, it means that Brother Shuxuan has now killed six to seven hundred monsters!
What’s even more frightening is, where have these guys gone now?
Xiahou Ninghan felt a chill in her back. She could not imagine what horrific consequences it would have if hundreds of poisonous soldiers like the Blood Demon Soul Eater were suddenly released.
It can be said that the Poison Soldiers are almost invincible on the battlefield. They cannot feel pain themselves, and are not afraid of the threat of death. Each of them is extremely powerful and bloodthirsty, unless the heavy armored cavalry organizes a group charge against them.
, otherwise ordinary warriors would simply not be able to withstand their attacks.
What's more, those monsters may attack ordinary people.
Just one poison soldier is enough to kill an entire village, leaving no chickens or dogs behind! If more than a dozen poison soldiers break into the town, the only outcome will be corpses strewn all over the ground and rivers of blood!
At this time, Xiahou Ninghan felt a little regretful. He really should have killed his brother Shu Xuan at all costs last night. Even if they both died together, he couldn't let that devil continue to cause harm to the world.
But the matter has come to this point, and there is no use regretting it. The plan for now is to quickly find out the whereabouts of those poison soldiers and figure out what kind of poison they are controlled by, so that we can have a chance to find a way to crack it.
Thinking of this, Xiahou Ninghan turned around and left the house. After a few moments, he came to the brightly lit courtyard. As soon as he arrived, the strong smell of herbs mixed with a strange smell hit his face.
Xiahou Ninghan was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that the smell was poisonous. He quickly held his breath and climbed onto the roof next to him.
Looking down, there were seven or eight Turks in the yard, wearing plain robes with their collars, cuffs, and trouser legs tied tightly. They also wore gauze masks on their heads, covering them tightly from top to bottom.
At this time, they were rushing back and forth around several large stoves, surrounded by various jars and pots where herbs were being boiled.
A man who looked like a leader carefully observed the contents of several stoves, constantly reminding his subordinates to pay attention to adding materials or controlling the heat.
Xiahou Ninghan judged from his body shape that the man was not Ge Shuxuan himself. However, from the way he gave instructions on how to refine the medicine, it was not difficult to guess that this guy must also have played an important role in creating the poison soldiers.
After waiting for a while, the leader nodded with satisfaction and gave instructions in Turkic language. Then he turned around and left the small courtyard, slowly unhooking his mask and walking towards the house in the distance.
Xiahou Ninghan saw the opportunity and quickly walked around from behind the wall of the adjacent courtyard. Just as the man was about to push the door open and enter the house, he struck a key point in his back with a palm knife.
Although the leader was good at martial arts, he was still much inferior to his brother Shu Xuan. Although he had noticed someone sneaking up on him and responded, he still could not escape Xiahou Ninghan's attack. He received a slap on the shoulder and vomited at the mouth.
Blood fell into the house.
Xiahou Ninghan followed closely behind. Without waiting for the other person to stand up and resist, he raised his foot and kicked several acupoints in succession. When the person could no longer move, he stretched out his hand to block his throat and shouted in a low voice: "If you dare to speak out, I will destroy you!"
The unlucky guy she attacked was none other than Shukman.
He had heard from his brother Shu Xuan before that a beautiful assassin came here last night, reminding him to be more careful next time. But he never expected that this woman would fall into the young master's Vidasni.
How dare you fight back again!
Looking at Shukeman who looked frightened, Xia Hou Ninghan asked: "Can you speak Shengtang dialect? If not, there is no use keeping you."
"Okay, okay! That's well said!" Shukman, whose life was hanging by a thread, quickly expressed in the most authentic dialect of the imperial capital: "I came to Shengtang when I was a child, and my aunt is from Shengtang."
Xia Houning smiled coldly: "Where is my brother Shu Xuan?"
Shukman rolled his eyes and replied: "He is in the front yard. He should be asleep now, right?"
"It seems that I am still not afraid of death."
Although his ability to restrain toxins was greatly reduced, it was more than enough for Xiahou Ninghan to deal with Shukman. Following her words, a bone-chilling internal force instantly flowed through Shukman's body, causing him pain.
I couldn't stop shaking, and at the same time I felt like my throat was locked and I couldn't even breathe in.
The fear of death suddenly penetrated Schuckman's psychological defense, and he waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that he was willing to tell the truth.
Seeing this, Xiahou Ninghan slowly withdrew her inner strength: "Speak quickly!"
Chapter completed!