Shukman hesitated: "But the number 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 order is like a mountain, I will set off immediately. Shukman, you stay here and continue to seize the time to refine 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 unclear, 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. There are currently large armies 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 said: "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 to buy a batch of lead weights locally. At least the demand for refining poison soldiers must be guaranteed."
Ge Shuxuan nodded slightly: "Okay, if you can't get the mines, you can exchange them with gold and silver first! Didn't we confiscate a lot of Shengtang official treasuries and wealthy businessmen along the way during this Eastern Expedition? The money is enough, so you can go there in person Xijiang, buy as much as you want!"
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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 pursuers 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 to the Central Plains battlefield.
Xiahou Ninghan didn't know what brother Shu Xuan was doing at this time. The reason why he took the risk to return was because he thought that 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 start searching and investigating.
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 buildings 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 the wall on one side, 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 A kind of instrument of torture, but also like shackles 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 was nauseating.
Xiahou Ninghan frowned and walked through the room without touching the ground to the next room. Unexpectedly, the situation here is exactly the same as before.
The same dense and neat wooden frame and iron shackles also have an unpleasant 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.
A heart also sank.
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 Ge Shuxuan has killed six to seven hundred monsters now!
What’s even more frightening is, where have these guys gone now?
Xiahou Ninghan felt a chill in her back. She could not imagine how horrific the consequences would be if hundreds of poisonous soldiers like the Blood Demon Soul Eater were suddenly released.
It can be said that poison soldiers are almost invincible on the battlefield. They themselves feel no pain, and are not afraid of the threat of death. Each of them is extremely powerful and bloodthirsty. Unless the heavy armored cavalry organizes and launches a group charge against them, ordinary warriors will simply not be able to withstand their attack.
What's more, those monsters may attack ordinary people.
Just one poisonous soldier is enough to kill an entire village, leaving no chickens or dogs behind! If a dozen poison soldiers break into the town, the only outcome will be corpses strewn on the ground and rivers of blood!
At this time, Xiahou Ninghan felt a little regretful again. I really should have killed my brother Shu Xuan at all costs last night. Even if we both died together, we couldn't let that devil continue to cause harm to the world.
But now that it's over, there's no use regretting it. The current plan is to quickly find out the whereabouts of those poison soldiers and find 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, and in a few flashes he came to the brightly lit courtyard. As soon as I arrived, the strong smell of herbs mixed with a strange smell hit my 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 that person 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 play 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 distant house.
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 a sneak attack 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 room.
Xiahou Ninghan followed closely behind. Without waiting for the other person to stand up and resist, he raised his foot and kicked several acupuncture points 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 unfortunate guy she attacked was 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 I never expected that this woman would fall into the young master's Vidasni. Not only would she be fine, but she would dare to kill her 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 imperial dialect: "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 help but tremble, 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!"
"Woman, spare your life!" Shukman regained his composure, and his first sentence was to beg for mercy, and then he stammered: "Our young master...he has gone to the front line."
