Qin Xiao was shocked when he saw Shen Xuangan in the sweat tent. He immediately understood why his whereabouts were exposed.
After receiving the news of the Hegu epidemic, Qin Xiao made a decisive decision. While withdrawing his troops from Shunjin, he arranged for Long Rui's army to prevent the epidemic. He followed Gu Baiyi's troops and horses back to Songyang grassland.
If he wanted to go to Hegu, he would naturally start directly from Songyang Grassland, pass through Black Mountain and the Trading Ground, and then drive through Zhenyu Grassland to Tieshan.
Before setting off from Songyang Grassland, he discussed with Gu Baiyi and other generals and made detailed arrangements for sealing the border to prevent the epidemic from flowing into the Northeast.
In fact, it was not a secret that Qin Xiao led the army to Songyang Grassland, but few people knew about his secret trip to Hegu. Most of the soldiers only thought that after the general's deployment, they rushed back to western Liaoning to deploy.
Qin Xiao naturally believed that Xuanyuan Chong and others would not reveal his whereabouts, but he did not forget that there were many Black Mountain bandits who had joined Long Rui's army, and most of them were deployed under Gu Baiyi's command and stationed at Songyang Grassland for training.
Shen Xuangan was once one of the leaders of one of the five villages in Heishan, and many of his men were incorporated into Songyang Caochang's troops.
Including Xuanyuan Chong, no one could have imagined that Shen Xuangan was actually a member of the Queen Mother Association.
Moreover, this man had joined the Long Rui Army, and had been granted the title of Captain of Zhiguo by the imperial court. He was staying at Black Mountain. Black Mountain had always been very stable, so naturally no one would have any suspicion about Shen Xuangan.
Since Shen Xuangan is lurking in Long Rui's army, there must be people in his old Black Mountain tribe who are obedient to him.
What shocked Qin Xiao even more was that, in addition to the Black Mountain Army, a large number of people in the Long Rui Army were once members of the Queen Mother of Suzhou.
Qin Xiao believed that most of the Queen Mother's congregants who had been converted to military status must be willing to follow him, otherwise they would not have been very tenacious on the battlefield several times, but he could not ensure that a few of them would become the eyes and ears of others.
If after entering the Songyang military camp, there were several pairs of eyes staring at him from beginning to end, and it would not be unusual for his whereabouts to be leaked if he was unable to pay attention due to the crowds of people.
Therefore, it can be explained that Shen Xuangan received information and knew that he secretly went to the Modong Grassland, and even knew that he had arrived in Hegu to be with Kedun.
After all, Shen Xuangan and his group wanted to use them as tools to plan the various tribes in Modong. Naturally, a complete intelligence and communication network had been established in Modong, and a lot of information could be transmitted as quickly as possible.
However, according to the Great Chanyu, Shen Xuangan discovered that his party members had been killed and the antidote was taken away seven days ago, and immediately asked Turoch to introduce him to the Great Chanyu.
But Qin Xiao was still in the Iron Palace six days ago, and his departure time was exactly five days ago.
In order to see the Great Chanyu as soon as possible, he arranged to detoxify the people of Buliuda, so he traveled almost day and night for five days without much rest along the way.
In other words, when Shen Xuangan proposed to Shanyu, he had not yet started from He Gu.
In order to ensure that the news would not leak out, Ke Dun arranged for the envoy to go on an envoy, but he only let everyone in the envoy know at the last moment that Qin Xiao was going to go with the envoy, and no one else knew about Qin Xiao except Qi Jin Mangdu.
's true identity.
So before he left He Gu, Shen Xuangan told the Great Chanyu that he would definitely go there with the antidote. This was really strange.
When he and Ke Dun discussed going on a mission with the delegation, it was impossible for anyone to eavesdrop. After all, with Qin Xiao's cultivation level in the Great Heaven Realm, if anyone was listening, they would be able to find out immediately.
Therefore, before he set out, other than Ke Dun and himself, it was impossible for any third party to know about his plan to send Bu Liuda as an envoy.
Although Mang Duo knew about it when he set out, Shen Xuangan had already made slanderous remarks to the Great Chanyu at that time, so Mang Duo certainly could not be a mole.
Qin Xiao felt strange in his heart and asked.
Shen Xuangan hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed: "General, I am already a mortal man, so I don't need to waste my time talking. But since you asked, I will answer your last question." After a pause, he said
: "Because of the news that you obtained the antidote in the Kuchunan clan, I quickly got the news and knew that you took the antidote back to the Iron Palace to save people. Although I want to kill you this time, I don't have any grudge against you.
, and it’s not because I have any hostility towards you. To be honest, General, you are a generous and people-oriented person, and you are also very caring and considerate towards your officers and soldiers. I deeply admire your character."
"You don't seem to be answering the right question."
"No." Shen Xuangan shook his head slightly and said: "We do have eyes and ears in the Iron Palace, but when you came to Buliuda, it was not because someone leaked the news, but because I wanted to take a gamble!"
"A gamble?"
"I guess after you get the antidote, you won't just care about He Gu and Zhen Yu." Shen Xuangan said slowly: "The Long Rui Army and the Liaodong Army are incompatible. Previously, Donglin Khan even led troops to help the Liaodong Army. You
Of course, we don’t want the Modong tribes to be involved in the struggle in the Northeast, and we don’t want Bu Liuda to become the arm of the Liaodong Army.”
Not long ago, Donglin Khan led his troops to besiege Qin Xiao in Longba, but now the two of them were a few steps away. As soon as Shen Xuangan said these words, Donglin Khan thought that Qin Xiao had just rescued him from Shen Xuangan.
He lowered himself and suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
"So you think I will personally come to Buliuda with the antidote to trade the antidote with Donglin Khan so that he will no longer support the Liaodong Army?" Qin Xiao asked.
Shen Xuangan nodded and said: "Yes, I would definitely not miss such an opportunity. So I bet that you will come to Buliuda. As long as you come with the antidote, we can kill you first and then kill you."
Kill."
"If I die in Buliuda, Buliuda will form a deadly feud with Long Ruijun. With no room for maneuver, he can only follow the Liaodong Army all the way. Do you think so?" Qin Xiao said with both eyes.
Cold and stern, the voice was sinister.
Shen Xuangan smiled and said: "Maybe so."
"So, not only are you a member of the Queen Mother's Association, but the Queen's Mother's Association has merged with Wang Xingchao?" Qin Xiao said in a deep voice.
Shen Xuangan said: "General, I said that people who are about to die are not willing to spend too much effort. I have already answered your question. As for the rest, I really don't want to waste more time." At this point, his expression changed.
Feeling quite sad, he closed his eyes and murmured: "So many people have died from this epidemic. Even if I die ten thousand times, I still can't redeem myself."
There seemed to be a trace of regret in his tone.
Seeing Shen Xuangan close his eyes, Shanyu glanced at Donglin Khan. Donglin Khan understood and made gestures to the guards behind Shen Xuangan.
Several guards did not hesitate at all. Two guards swung their swords at the same time, slashing hard at the knees of Shen Xuangan's legs, one on the left and the other on the right.
The two men's movements were fierce and fast. Shen Xuangan's arms were tied behind his back. When he felt it, he heard the sound of a big knife hitting the bones. He felt a sharp pain in his legs and wanted to avoid it.
His legs sank and he fell down.
Qin Xiao saw that the two guards' swords had cut into the bones and flesh of Shen Xuangan's knees. Although the two legs were not cut off, the blades penetrated deep into the flesh and were stuck inside for a while.
When Shen Xuangan screamed and fell to the ground, the two guards quickly sheathed their swords.
Shen Xuangan fell to the ground, blood splattered on the knees of his legs, and he was just a little short of being completely chopped off.
Just when Shen Xuangan fell to the ground, two more guards had already jumped on Shen Xuangan like hungry wolves on their prey. They were like two huge rocks pressing down, but they were the most common thing among the Xile people.
In wrestling, once you are pinned down, it is extremely difficult to get back up.
"Cut his tendons!"
Donglin Khan shouted sharply.
The two guards who were pressing on Shen Xuangan had already grabbed Shen Xuangan's hands tied behind his back. One of the guards stepped forward with a sword, and with the cooperation of the two warriors, he cut off Shen Xuangan neatly.
Hand veins.
Upon seeing this, the Great Chanyu said: "Take him down first and give him medicine. Don't let him die!"
Qin Xiao saw this and was a little surprised.
In this sweat tent, Shen Xuangan's legs were chopped off and his hand tendons were cut off in a matter of seconds. Several guards did it neatly, but the Bu Liuda people present showed no expression on their faces. Obviously, such cruel methods were too cruel for them.
It's nothing.
Although Shen Xuangan's fate was really miserable, Qin Xiao also felt that he deserved this retribution when he thought of the countless lives that had died in his hands.
Several guards dragged Shen Xuangan, who was almost unconscious, out of the tent. Long blood stains were left on the animal skin carpet, which was shocking.
Xilin Khan saw this, his face turned pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Da Shanyu... have mercy on me, please... Da...
Shanyu, spare your life!"
Donglin Khan sneered and said: "Tuluoch, are you still a man? Dare to take the responsibility. Since you betrayed Bu Liuda and killed so many people, you should know what will happen when the truth is revealed." But it was General.
He threw the knife in front of Xilin Khan and said nothing, but everyone present understood what Donglin Khan meant.
But the old Chanyu had already stood up, walked down slowly, stood in front of Xilin Khan, and asked: "Turoch, I know that everything you did was helpless, and you didn't really want to betray me and Bu.
Liuda, what else do you know, even if you tell the truth, Shen Xuangan really didn't tell you the real purpose of spreading the epidemic?"
"No." Xilinhan broke out in a cold sweat, "He has been using me and didn't tell me many things. I...I was fooled by him!"
Old Shanyu bent down and picked up the knife thrown by Donglin Khan, but his voice was very gentle and said: "Since you were elected as Xilin Khan, you have done many things for the tribe in the past few years. It is your credit.
, everyone will not forget it, and I will also keep it in my heart."
Xilin Khan heard Old Chanyu's gentle voice and raised his head slightly. Before he could see Old Chanyu's face, he saw the light of a sword suddenly appearing in front of his eyes. Before he could react, Old Chanyu actually held the sword in both hands and slashed it down in the air.
On Xilin Khan's neck.
Although he was old, the sword was extremely ferocious and powerful. Blood spurted out. Xilin Khan's head and body were separated in an instant. His head fell to the ground and rolled a few times, but his eyes were still wide open, which was extremely horrifying.
"Shen Xuangan was the culprit who spread the epidemic and was captured by us. This thief was very skilled in martial arts. When Xilin Khan wasn't paying attention, he grabbed the sword and killed Xilin Khan." Old Shanyu handed the scimitar back to Donglin Khan with an expression on his face.
solemnly, with a low voice: "Xilin Khan has made outstanding contributions and is our great hero in Buliuda. We want to bury him generously and ask the great witch to do something to comfort his soul!"