Meng Tian opened his eyes, and the scenery passed through his field of vision was full of strangeness. In his subconscious, he was walking on an unfamiliar abandoned street for no reason. The sky was dark gray and illusory, and the atmosphere was cold and sober.
When I woke up, there was an overwhelming momentum that made it difficult to breathe. When my heart was cold and my eyes were sore, countless raindrops fell quietly and filled the entire space. There was no sign of life along the way. There was sunshine on both sides.
The tall buildings illuminated by lights were also silent.
He found that he had changed out of the mighty military uniform of the past and put on an unremarkable linen plainclothes. He thought to himself, if he didn't have to go out for something urgent, he would never be dressed like this, but it was puzzling.
Yes, he didn't know the purpose of dressing up like this, didn't know why he was here, and even forgot what he was doing the night before and why he was here at this moment.
Could it be that when I woke up, the military camp was gone, the army was gone, and all familiar things were nowhere to be found. What happened? Is the whole world turned upside down?
The outline of Meng Tian's pupils gradually shrank, and a kind of indifference made his vigilant expression suddenly become more vigilant. There was something black passing by in his line of sight. It was a creature that looked like a black moth, soft and soft.
The ground flapped its wings and was still in front of him one moment, but disappeared the next moment.
"Where is this place?"
He raised his head and let the rain pour into his eyes. When his blurred pupils suddenly expanded, the world went from blurry to clear for a moment, as if time had stood still. Like magic, tens of thousands of raindrops all stopped and overflowed.
The whole space was filled, and the surrounding was as quiet as a vacuum. Through the convex mirror with raindrops in front of him, he vaguely saw a magical convex figure.
The sound spread out in the open, confusing and strange.
''Who is it?'' Meng Tian was suddenly startled, but he didn't see anyone. At that time, his sword had been unsheathed.
He heard the sound just now very clearly, but when his sharp auditory system could not detect any footsteps, his perception honed from the bloody storm came into play at this time.
Turning around abruptly, whirling like the wind, the sword split a wave of stagnant raindrops and passed through a pair of blue eyes.
The figure camouflaged in the black haze retreated ghostly into the distance. Meng Tian could see his appearance clearly. Under the robe and white crown was a face without substance, and the eyes were shining with a cold blue light. He spoke again.
He said: "You have no chance of winning this war." The voice was surprisingly ethereal, but it made people shudder when hearing it in such a cold place.
As soon as he said this, Meng Tian's face changed drastically, and he shouted: "Who are you? No need to ask, nature and the Xiongnu are inevitable. It is really shameless to say that this war is not decided by the Huns."
"Your End".
Those blue eyes stared at them as if they could see through everything, but they made Meng Tian feel more depressed than anything else. A blurry to clear image quickly flashed in Meng Tian's eyes, and the two soldiers, who were all injured, gradually
Far away from his own camp, he rode alone towards the dark mist, and was finally eaten away in the lineup of thousands of troops. One of them was clearly himself, and the other was undoubtedly Meng Yi.
"What kind of monster are you?" After being stunned for a moment, Meng Tian calmed down his slightly restless emotions with a firm mind, "Humph! You are a monster that confuses people, wait until I capture you first." After Meng Tian finished speaking, he quickly held his sword.
He rushed forward, but miraculously penetrated the body of raindrops and haze.
Meng Tian stopped in surprise and turned to look at him. He turned around and looked directly at Meng Tian without any harm, and said in a tone that made people feel uncomfortable: "It's useless, you can't catch me today."
He slowly raised his arm and gently held it with a leather-covered palm. The raindrops standing still in mid-air suddenly returned to normal, falling to the ground in pattering patterns, and nature returned to its normal bustle.
"The end is abandonment."
There was a lingering sound, and the figure had disappeared from Meng Tian's sight.
The buildings on both sides of the street disappeared one by one, just like the bright lights in the dark night, extinguished one by one. What was left was only the vague darkness hanging around Meng Tian.
He couldn't help but staggered two steps, and his mind began to wander.
As he turned the corner, he heard someone calling him.
"General Meng, General Meng"
There were deafening shouts and gasps in my ears.
Meng Tian opened his eyes on the couch, and the brief trance began to dissipate, and then everything became clear. Then, a familiar face appeared in front of him, a tall and powerful middle-aged man with stubble on his face, and a strong and powerful voice.
Powerful, the unique military uniform alone gives people a heroic feeling.
"Nangong Yan!?" Meng Tian, who woke up from his sleep, seemed to have thrown a living person out of a pile of dead people. He stood up suddenly and patted Nangong Yan's arm, asking: "Did anyone break in just now?
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A trace of doubt flashed across Nangong Yan's irritable face, and he replied: "There was no one else but the last general who just came in and woke up the general."
"I didn't expect that I slept until now." Meng Tian took a long breath and thought about the broken dream fragments that were both fake and real. After a long while, he came to his senses and asked: "What do you mean by waking me up?"
What's the matter?"
"General, something big happened in the camp," Nangong Yan's rough tone clearly contained a lot of impatience.
When Meng Tian heard the words "something big happened in the camp", his brows that had just relaxed slightly tightened together again, and his first consciousness linked the previous dream together again. He looked directly at Nangong Yan, his body muscles tensed,
Ask with full attention: "How serious is it?"
"It's very serious. You'd better go and see for yourself!"
Nangong Yan's statement hit Meng Tian hard. For him to say this means that the matter was quite serious.
There is a white light outside the account, indicating that a new night has begun in the bitter cold frontier.
The two of them walked out of the tent. It was cold in the night at the head of the stream, and the green and green mountain shadows and the silence of all the sounds were resting. They fell asleep as if at night, and felt a slight chill. Meng Tian turned around, and suddenly he was dazzled.
Everything was hidden in the clouds of light, a blur of gray, only immersed in the hearty smiles of a row of sentry soldiers at him.
"This smile!?" Meng Tian's mind was a little blocked for a moment, why did those soldiers smile at him, especially since this kind of smile had an inexplicable feeling.
Nangong Yan noticed that he was lost in thought and reminded him urgently, "General, let's go quickly!"
Meng Tian regained his composure, shook his head, and looked at the expressionless soldiers again, thinking it was because he hadn't slept well.
He followed Nangong Yan away from the military tent and went around a stone path. Because there had been rain before, his feet were slippery. The water in the ravine was gurgling and the trees nearby were covered in wet smoke. As he walked, it seemed that
He found a child in the forest, with a crescent-shaped bow hanging on his body and a bunch of bright white things in his hands. The child was barefoot and smiled at him. It was the same hearty smile he saw before. Meng Tian opened his eyes wide.
, staring straight at the child, but the next moment he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"General, are you in a daze again?" Nangong Yan called Meng Tian back again. Nangong Yan suddenly felt strange. Meng Tian had never been so absent-minded before. What happened to him today?
"Nangong Yan, didn't you see a child just now?"
"General, I didn't see anything. There is nothing there. General, are you okay?"
"Perhaps there were too many strange dreams in the night and my head was confused." Meng Tian calmed his mind and walked forward.
Soon, a hurried voice came from high on the Great Wall: "General Meng, you are finally here!!"
Meng Tian raised his eyes and saw military doctor Kong Hua and ten soldiers standing on top. Kong Hua's heart was erratic and he said with a deep frown, "Come and take a look! A soldier is dead!"
As soon as the word "death" came out, Meng Tian couldn't help but gasped: "What happened?"
Meng Tian shouted loudly, and everyone immediately silenced their voices. They subconsciously lowered their heads and looked at the grotesque corpses on the ground.
Konghua reported: "A total of twelve soldiers' bodies were found in the forest, and their deaths were brutal."
"Twelve?!" Meng Tian couldn't believe it. He had to see it with his own eyes. He strode up and saw what Kong Hua said was the twelve dead soldiers. Those corpses were lying in the shadow of everyone standing,
The gray light made their dead bodies somewhat blurry. The corpses lined up on the brick floor wearing Qin military uniforms had extremely skinny faces, and their original faces could no longer be recognized. They were clearly strong and strong when they were alive.
The man was dead, but he was no different from a weathered mummy. His whole body had shrunk and only a thin dark skin bag was left holding the abrupt bones of his body. "How long have they been dead?" Meng Tian guessed in his heart. According to this level,
He had been dead for at least a month, but why was his body only found now?
"About six hours," Kong Hua expressed his conclusion in an unbelievable tone.
Indeed, Meng Tian could not accept such an answer that was beyond ordinary people's imagination, but he had no time to question the military doctor's judgment and asked: "What's the cause of death?"
"It's not a stab wound, a blow, or the effect of any external attack. It's not an injury. The most likely explanation is that it was poisoned by the enemy. But in my life of practicing medicine, I have never seen or heard of such a deadly poison.
"Kong Hua spoke very softly in front of Meng Tian, for fear of triggering the fierce anger in Meng Tian's heart, but Meng Tian's expression was beyond his expectation.
Meng Tian stood expressionless in the silence, but there was the empty whistling sound of wind in his ears. He said in a deep voice: "Please tell me carefully what you know."
Konghua explained in a low voice: "The deceased were all members of the archery patrol team. Such corpses have been found five times in total. Five hours ago, other members of the archery team discovered the first dead body. After that, they found more bodies about every hour.
The number of corpses in each period is one, one, two, three, five, and now the total number is twelve.''
"Does the order of these numbers mean anything?" Meng Tian secretly clenched his fists, his joints cracking as if they were broken. When he heard the number of deaths appearing every hour, his first instinct was to think of these numbers.
The order in which they are arranged seems to convey something.
"I don't know, maybe it's just the number of deaths. As time goes by, the enemy's killing methods become more and more proficient, so the number of deaths is gradually increasing."
Meng Tian asked again: "Has anyone witnessed their death process with their own eyes?"
"No one saw it with their own eyes. They died almost silently. When the archery team discovered them in the dark night, their body shape and appearance had already changed to what they are now."
Everyone knew that Qin was at war with the Xiongnu. Even if they did not express it in words, people would naturally think of the Xiongnu's conspiracy.
Meng Tian thought for a moment and said calmly: "In this case, it is very likely that a spy has sneaked into the military camp and secretly plotted against everyone when they were unprepared. This matter is not trivial and needs to be investigated immediately." Meng Tian's tone was rational and cold,
With a sense of majesty that others will never feel close to or ignored, "The bows and crossbows on the deceased prove that they are all elites of the archery team. Who led the team?"
This time it was Nangong Yan who answered, "General, it was Captain Linghu Mu under Luo Zhihu who led the team. Linghu Mu himself was also dead. It should be one of these corpses. Now it is difficult to identify which one it is."
The Luo Zhihu mentioned by Nangong Yan is the same as him. He is the deputy general of the Golden Fire Cavalry. He has followed Meng Tian to kill countless enemies on the battlefield. He is the most trustworthy and capable subordinate of Meng Tian. However, in the past few years, Luo Zhihu has always followed Meng Tian.
By his side, Nangong Yan followed Meng Yi to guard the border.
"Where is Luo Zhihu himself at this moment?"
"He will be inspecting the various branches of the army."
At this time, Kong Hua also added: "Half an hour ago, my subordinates and other military doctors checked the cooking utensils, food and water sources, and other objects inside and outside the entire military camp. Nothing was found out of the ordinary, except for one place.
I haven't checked it, it's too guarded and tight there."
"Armoury". Meng Tian mused. The Qin Army's armory is located in the heavily guarded cave. Gunpowder, weapons, weapons, and other military items are stored in it. It is considered the most important place in the Qin Army's military camp.
The area is also extremely strictly guarded. Only General Meng Tian and Deputy General Nangong Yan can approach it. Currently, it is mainly guarded by powerful guards under Nangong Yan, and no additional people are allowed to approach.
When Kong Hua said the words "Armory", Nangong Yan had already gritted his teeth. He glanced at Kong Hua with a strange look, not disputing his complicated thoughts.
"Is there any movement from the Huns?" Meng Tian asked.
Nangong Yan replied: "Those wolf slaves still harass our border guards at night like mosquitoes. It seems that Luo Zhihu's archery team has not repaired them enough."
"Don't let your guard down," Youyou Qingshi told Meng Tian. Every thought and every decision of the commander affects the safety of the entire army and even the entire empire. This sign that even the military doctors are confused has shown that the danger is beginning to spread like a virus.
In any case, as the commander-in-chief, he cannot slack off at all times. He must check everyone in the general as soon as possible to see if he can find any abnormalities. "Has the news of the death spread among the army?"
Nangong Yan replied: "As soon as we found the body, we carried it here and put it here. At present, only everyone here and Luo Zhihu know about it."
"Try your best to conceal this matter to prevent the news from spreading like wildfire and disrupting the morale of the army. Before the disaster develops to an inevitable level, Kong Hua, you are a military doctor. I don't care what method you use. Please find a way to find out the poison as soon as possible."
". Meng Tian's tone didn't sound like an order, but more like a threat.
Everyone present knew the seriousness of the matter and the serious consequences of leaking the information. Even if the general did not speak, none of them would dare to reveal the information.