Wang Ruoxiong said that after receiving Yuan Rong's letter, Song Zheng's face was surprised: Has the news of my assassination been transmitted back to the capital? Shouldn't it be that fast? I went to Qu Zi Temple on the first day of the eighth month, even if I sent the news back, it would take four or five days, Yuan Rong and they couldn't react so quickly.

Immediately, Song Zheng suddenly realized that Mu Yu and others were not worried about their trip to Shu, so they specially sent a letter to Wang Ruoxiong and asked him to assist him. Song Zheng originally planned to wait two days to arrive in Badong and then find Wang Ruoxiong to inquire about some information, but he didn't expect Wang Ruoxiong to find it in person.

"Then thank you to the king." Song Zheng smiled, "I really have something I want to ask you." Oh, you look at this first, do you know this arrow? ”

Song Zheng took out the arrow used by the assassin that day and handed it to Wang Ruoxiong.

Wang Ruoxiong looked at it for a while, and immediately said, "This arrow is indeed from Shu Kingdom. ”

"Oh?" Song Zheng was very surprised, but he didn't expect that it was really someone sent by Shu to do it, "There is no mark on this arrow, how did Commander Wang see it?" ”

"It's true that this arrow comes from Shu, but it's not the standard arrow of the Shu people. Lord Song must know that Lang Yucheng, the founding emperor of Shu, was originally a former Song general stationed in Shu, and the instruments and utensils of his sergeants, just like the Song system, have not changed much over the years. Therefore, the arrows used by the Shu soldiers are similar to ours in Daqi, the arrow body is narrow and long, the arrow cluster is flattened, and the tip of the arrow and the blades on both sides are sharp, like the tip of a sword. Shoot it with a longbow and fly a long distance, even if you don't have much strength, you can penetrate deep into your body. ”

Song Zheng nodded, worthy of being the commander of the right division stationed in the border area, and he was clear about military affairs.

Wang Ruoxiong continued, "In Shu, in addition to our common standard arrows, there is another kind, that is, the barbarian bow and arrow. The style of the arrow is exactly the same as that of the Assassin. The tip of its arrow is not flat, but round, like the tip of an iron drill. Since the barbarians' forging skills are inferior to ours, they directly smoothed the tip and it became its current shape. The body of this arrow is about five minutes shorter than the normal arrow, and correspondingly, the bow that uses this kind of arrow is also smaller than our longbow. ”

Song Zheng recalled the situation at that time, and it was true that the bow used by the gray-clothed assassin was different from what he usually saw, and it seemed that it was indeed shorter. As for the difference between the two arrows, Song Zheng also understood. The great wars of the former Song Dynasty mostly took place in the plains. The two armies faced each other and had broad eyesight. Naturally, you have to try to shoot the arrow farther, so that you can damage the enemy earlier. The barbarians are mostly in mountainous areas, and they have higher requirements for speed and agility, and their stature is shorter than that of the Central Plains, so short bows and short arrows are more suitable for various places.

Wang Ruoxiong explained, "This kind of arrow is characterized by fast flight speed, but it is not strong in the air, so it cannot reach the distance of a longbow archery. However, because of its speed, the penetration of this arrow is amazing. If you shoot at close range, you can even pass through your body. It's a blessing that adults were able to dodge this arrow. ”

Wang Ruoxiong said, put the arrow in front of his eyes, and suddenly sighed, "This arrow is rubbed with poison?" ”

"Oh, how did you tell?" Song Zheng asked curiously. When I first picked up the arrow, it was still shining with a faint blue light. However, the day after it was retrieved, the blue light disappeared and turned black to the same color as the arrow.

"My lord, please see, there is a layer of black halo at the junction between the arrow and the shaft of this arrow, and this black halo should be stained when the other party soaked the arrow cluster."

Song Zheng had carefully looked at the arrow, and naturally knew this, so he immediately asked, "Commander Wang, when I first picked up this arrow, the tip of the arrow was blue, and then the color gradually darkened, and finally it became this color. It's really weird, do you know what kind of poison this is? ”

Wang Ruoxiong frowned and thought for a while, "I haven't seen this kind of poison, but I've heard that there is a poison similar to what adults say." This poison was produced by the barbarian tribes in the southern part of the Shu Kingdom. I heard that there are some rivers that are full of miasma, and that there is a strange fish with blue spots in the rivers, which the barbarians call 'Wanratu', which means the most poisonous fish. When the fish's blood is taken out and precipitated, the serum on it turns blue. This serum must be sealed and preserved in a bottle made of jade, which is unique to the barbarians. Otherwise, if exposed to air for half a day, the toxicity will be greatly reduced. As for whether it turned black, the lowly position did not know. I also heard people talk about it occasionally when I was in Shu. ”

"The origin of this poison is so great, it must be very poisonous?"

"Exactly!" Wang Ruoxiong said solemnly, "I heard that people who have been poisoned by this poison are completely awake, they can see with their eyes and ears, but they can't speak, their bodies are paralyzed, and the poison is so deep that they can't breathe, so that they suffocate to death." ”

Song Zheng gasped, this poison actually has the effect of paralyzing muscles and nerves, and the poisoned person can only perceive his own death, and it is really extremely vicious!

Frowning and thinking for a while, Song Zheng suddenly said, "The requirements for this kind of poison are so high, it shouldn't be something that can be obtained casually." Besides, I've tried the hardness of the arrows, and they are harder than ours, almost steel. Didn't you say that the barbarian forging level is low? How could such a hard cluster of arrows be made? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Zheng patted his head and secretly screamed confused. It's hard to get the poison, but it's not like it's impossible to get the latest chapter of Otherworldly Divine Control. And this kind of bow and arrow does not necessarily have to be made by barbarians, as long as you know the style, Daqi can also make it, and it is not very difficult to make arrows from stainless steel. Of course, only official workshops, that is, specialized ordnance departments, can make such hard steel. It is difficult for ordinary folk blacksmiths to achieve such hardness.

After such an analysis, the identity of the assassin is relatively clear, it must have been sent by the powerful people of Shu, and he often dealt with the barbarians, so he could get this poison and create this kind of arrow.

Wang Ruoxiong smiled, "Your Excellency must have thought of it. This poison is also a rare thing among the barbarians. After all, it is very dangerous to catch a stud fish. Only the leaders of some barbarian tribes will preserve this poison, which is very precious. ”

"Yes, the more poisonous something is, the more valuable it is. It is estimated that this poison is not much worse than the value of gold. Song Zheng nodded and glanced at Wang Ruoxiong again. This person has been dealing with the Shu people for a long time and has a wide range of knowledge, and he is indeed a rare talent.

Song Zheng thought for a while, "Over there in Shu, have you been there recently?" ”

Wang Ruoxiong shook his head and said, "In recent months, the left and right divisions are in the process of being handed over, and unlike other state roads, the right division of Guizhou not only did not receive the secretary of the original imperial city division, but handed over some people to the left division to supplement the intelligence network of the left division. Our right division had to develop a few more people, so he didn't go to Shu this year. However, there is news from the Shu Kingdom from time to time. ”

"That's ......" Song Zheng hesitated.

"My lord, I am willing to follow my lord to Shu Kingdom." Wang Ruoxiong's ability to observe words and emotions was not wrong, and he immediately felt what Song Zheng meant.

"That doesn't seem good!" Song Zheng didn't want to involve too many people, not to mention that he had already left the Right Division, but this assassination made him feel that his strength was indeed thin.

"Don't worry, my lord, I have been in and out of Shu many times, and I think I am quite familiar with it. Adults can go to the place, and the villain is in the shadows, delivering messages to the adults. When an adult is alone, it's always good to have an extra pair of eyes. What's more, Lord Yuan also entrusted him with his humble position, and he wanted to use the people and horses over there to protect the safety of his lordship. If they don't enter Shu, they won't be able to contact the adults smoothly. ”

Song Zheng pondered for a while, "It's okay, as long as the Shu side agrees to me to enter Shu, you will go before me and collect news from all sides." It's just that I'm going to work hard for you. ”

"The adult generation is a masterpiece, and the name of the double is passed down all over the world. For my right company, it is a great achievement. It is a humble honor to be able to follow adults. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say," Song Zheng said with a smile, "As long as I can come back this time, you will have a great credit." Mu Yu and Yuan Rong's side, I will talk to you about it. ”

"Thank you, sir."

After talking about the situation in Shu for a while, Song Zheng sent Wang Ruoxiong away. Back in the house, looking at the poisoned arrow on the table, Song Zheng frowned, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and the figure of the assassin appeared in front of him again.

The man was masked and staggeringly skilled, a complete assassin. But for some reason, Song Zheng felt a little awkward, as if something was out of harmony. Not only that, but Song Zheng also had a faint sense of familiarity with the masked man. It's just that this feeling is so faint that Song Zheng almost thinks that he is thinking about it.

After knowing the origin of this poison, the awkward feeling in Song Zheng's heart did not weaken, but became a little stronger.

It stands to reason that the people of Shu should know their skills, and to ensure the success of the assassination, they should be able to find a master with superb archery skills, and they will not even send only one person, otherwise, how can they be worthy of this rare poison? And the assassin's archery skills were good, but they could only be considered good. Song Zheng believed that if there was no big stone to stop him, Zu Jie would shoot the other party in a short time.

Compared to archery, the Assassin's kung fu was extremely high, as evidenced by his dodging and stealth movements.

A person with superb skills, who did not give full play to his strengths, but used archery skills that he was not particularly good at to deal with Song Zheng, and also used this expensive and rare poison, which is indeed a little suspicious.

Another point is that Song Zheng's visit to Qu Zi Temple was just decided the night before his departure, how did the assassins know? Or take advantage of the mental slack to attack yourself on the return trip. The only possibility was that the Assassins had heard of their whereabouts beforehand. Who leaked it?

Song Zheng couldn't help but think of that beautiful shadow, she looked panicked at the time, was she pretending?

Song Zheng didn't have time to think carefully about the situation. On the afternoon of 6 August, he received the first war reports. As an envoy to Shu, the war situation in the north was closely related, so Song Zheng simply rushed to the Soldiers and Horses Embassy. Together with Fan Zhitong, discuss the battle situation.

In the next few days, as the battle reports kept coming, Song Zheng and Fan Zhitong's faces became more and more grim.

"The gold thief is too cunning!" Fan Zhitong slapped the table angrily, "The Jin army on the South Road didn't even show the appearance of crossing the river, it was obvious that they wanted the Xixia people to calmly defend Tongguan and Yaoguan. Without the sharing of the golden army, our sergeants don't know how many more will die! However, according to the agreement, we could not trace the Yellow River and attack on the north bank of the Wei River. In this way, we will not be able to return to the back of Tongguan, and we will only have one way to attack. ”

Song Zheng also sighed, "Tongguan is only three hundred miles away from Chang'an, and the Xixia people must strictly guard it no matter what." Master Fan is right, if the naval army can force the Weihe estuary, it is fine, if not, the war may fall into a protracted battle. The pass is also a dangerous pass, the battle of the pass, Zhang Liang's around the pass, over the mountain, hit the Qin army, the big break of the south of Lantian. 'Today, I am afraid that it will be difficult for our army to follow the wisdom of our predecessors. ”

"Humph! I don't believe that the prince and the high governor can't see the calculation of the golden people. If it were me, I wouldn't care about the mouth of the Wei River, and go directly back to the east of the river to cross the river, Kechaoyi. It's a big deal, and then it will be difficult to return to Weishui as agreed. ”

Song Zheng thought so, but he also knew that this was purely from a tactical point of view. This battle in Guanzhong involved the three countries of Qi, Jin, and Xia, and from the perspective of Xiao Jun, we should pay more attention to strategy.

"Presumably the prince will have a good way. If there is no plan to overcome the pass in a short time, once the Jin army in the north cuts off the passage between Guanzhong and Saiwai, it will be even more troublesome. Song Zheng looked at the map, drew a horizontal line on it, and couldn't help sighing.

Fan Zhitong looked up and down, his eyes widened instantly, "No, I want to write a letter to Commander Gao immediately!" ”