Chapter 671: The Poison of the Central Plains
Even in the chaos, Xu Liang could clearly hear the anger and muffled snort behind the arrow in the killer's hand. Xu Liang's internal strength was so strong after practicing the Great Prajna Gong that an arrow almost pierced the killer.
He fell off his horse, and in the chaos of the Tumut cavalry, even if he was the top killer, once he landed, he would only be trampled to death by the cavalry behind. At this time, another cavalryman saw this, and rode forward, but before the killer was trampled by the horse behind him, he grabbed the killer on the horse's back, put it behind him, glanced at the direction where Xu Liang was located hatefully, and left the horse.
The killer's flying knife was too much of a threat to Xu Liang, seeing the killer's arrow, how could Xu Liang be willing to let him escape! Immediately jumped up, stretched his bow and arrows again, this time, Xu Liang's target was the cavalry who took away the killer.
Several Tumut cavalrymen rode past the man, blocking Xu Liang's view. Xu Liang simply jumped up, stepped on the heads of several archers around him, and approached the killer like a wild goose!
The Tsing Yi Wei beside him was shocked and exclaimed: "Protect your lord!" ”
Not far away, the Song stall head disguised as a Tumut cavalry saw this, he was shocked and angry, Xu Liang's martial arts are very high, Song stall head has heard of it, if Xu Liang is allowed to get close, not only can he not take away the killer who was hit by the arrow, I am afraid that he will have to fold here, the situation is critical, Song stall head can't care about hiding his identity, and immediately shouted in the direction where Xu Liang came from: "This is the governor of Shaanxi!" Kill him! ”
Song stall head spoke, with an authentic Huguang accent.
Several Tumut cavalry killed Xu Liang, Xu Liang was not afraid of danger, people in mid-air, holding a bow in one hand, drawing out a knife with one hand, the long knife was chopped out, and the sharp knife momentum was about to cut down the two approaching Tumut cavalry, and bowed his head to avoid the spears of the other two Tumut cavalry, the tip of the knife was propped up to the ground, and the whole person rebounded again, jumped up, and the next moment, the person had safely fallen on the back of the horse of a Tumut cavalryman who had just died.
Behind him, a group of Tsing Yi guards saw that Xu Liang was in danger, and they had already killed him fearlessly, which was able to block the other Tumut cavalry.
Xu Liang turned his head towards Song and shouted coldly: "Rats! Come on! ”
The horses under the seat chased after him, and Xu Liang pulled his bow again!
Song Stalltou was suddenly frightened, and he screamed and put the killer behind him on his back, but he wanted to use the killer's body to block Xu Liang's sharp arrows, while desperately slapping the horse's back, urging the mount to quickly shake off Xu Liang.
Xu Liang's arrow was already aimed at Song Liang's head, and he was about to let go of the arrow, when he suddenly saw the killer who was carried on the back of Song Liang's head turned around and held something like a crossbow arrow, aimed at Xu Liang, and pulled the trigger!
Xu Liang suddenly remembered that in addition to his mastery of flying knife kung fu, this killer also had a big killer weapon that could instantly launch many silver needles!
Careless, how can you forget this thing!
At the moment of crisis, it was too late to dodge, Xu Liang's bow and arrow were slightly off, but the arrow that was originally shot at Song Stall's head was shot on the back of the killer. And countless silver needles also covered Xu Liang, Xu Liang only had time to protect the vital point of his head, but he opened the ****, and most of the silver needles that were shot fell on his chest.
Xu Liang snorted and fell off the horse, and behind him, a group of Tsing Yi guards shouted and rushed forward to protect Xu Liang.
The killer on the back of Song Stall's head was hit by two arrows in succession, and he was already dead, and his body fell off the horse's back, but Song Stalltou saw with his own eyes that Xu Liang was hit by countless silver needles, and those silver needles were all smeared with poison, and the silver needles in his body were difficult to save even Da Luo Jinxian!
"Ahaha!" Song Stalls looked up to the sky and smiled, even ignoring the killer who fell to the ground, thinking that Xu Liang would definitely die, and his purpose of sneaking into Tulupan was unexpectedly completed, and he immediately smiled excitedly, and followed the Tumut cavalry and rode away.
The reinforcements of the Ming army were all infantry, and they couldn't outrun the Tumut cavalry on horseback, and in addition to intercepting and killing some of the backward Tumut cavalry, they only stared at the Tumut cavalry who were gone.
"Your Excellency!" More than a dozen Tsing Yi guards were guarding Xu Liang's side, looking at Xu Liang's pale face, his eyes were closed, and his chest was shot like a stinger with countless silver needles, which was very dangerous.
"Quick, call the military doctor!" The Captain of the Tsing Yi Guard shouted in fear.
"Captain! The military doctor has returned to Chijin City to treat General He and General Wan! The Tsing Yiwei beside him replied helplessly.
The captain was ruthless and shouted: "Then send someone to chase and bring the military doctor over!" ”
When Tsing Yiwei heard this, he immediately got up and was about to run out to chase the military doctor.
At this time, Xu Liang coughed heavily, opened his eyes, and shouted at the Tsing Yi guard: "No need! I'm fine! ”
All the Tsing Yi guards looked at Xu Liang in surprise, and the captain saw that Xu Liang had already sat up, and he was shocked: With so many highly poisonous silver needles on his body, Lord Xu could still sit up as if he was fine, this kind of skill is really appalling.
The captain immediately became a wave of sycophants: "My lord is really invincible!" A killer can't help an adult with such a vicious secret weapon! ”
Xu Liang felt abnormal tightness in his chest, and when he heard the captain's sycophant, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and scolded: "Bullshit! Let's see if the killer is dead! ”
Then a Tsing Yi guard ran in the direction where the killer landed.
Xu Liang looked down at the silver needles on his chest, tore off a sleeve, wrapped his hands, and carefully tore the clothes on his chest, seeing that the silver needles were blocked by the silver silk soft armor worn inside, and did not penetrate into the flesh, he exhaled a long breath, put his mind at ease, and shouted to the captain of the Tsing Yi Guard who had a suddenly realized look on the side: "Come here and pull out these silver needles!" Beware of poison! ”
The captain slapped the horse's leg with a fart, and at this time he was quite obedient, tore off a large piece of fabric from his clothes, and carefully cleaned the silver needles for Xu Liang.
After about half an hour, the silver needles on Xu Liang's body were completely cleaned, and he stood up and changed into clean clothes. Tsing Yiwei, who was in charge of checking the killer's condition, stepped forward and reported to Xu Liangyu: "My lord, the killer was pierced through the chest by two arrows by adults, and he is already too dead to die. After speaking, he presented something like a crossbow in his hand and said, "This is found by his side." Xu Liang took it carefully, this thing is very heavy to start, it is actually made of copper, one end of the hand is equipped with a buckle wrench, and the other end is densely arranged with pinholes, presumably the silver needles are launched from these small needles.
Xu Liang took a look, this kind of hidden weapon can launch hundreds of silver needles at the same time at one time, if the needle is smeared with highly toxic drugs, when you are against someone, you can quietly launch it while it is unprepared, no matter if you are a top master, you will also be hit.
"Good stuff!" Xu Liang sighed in admiration, holding this hidden weapon, and pulled the trigger against the open space, the trigger seemed to be stuck by something, and there was a click inside when it was pulled, but no silver needle shot out.
Tsing Yiwei explained: "My lord, my subordinates have tried it, but this thing seems to have been trampled by the horse's hooves and is no longer usable. ”
Xu Liang listened, secretly said a pity, ordered Tsing Yiwei to put away the things, and personally came to the killer's corpse, looked at it for a while, and saw that the appearance of this top killer was actually quite ordinary, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to find out if he threw it into Dili, so he couldn't help but instruct tastelessly: "Let the painter draw the killer's face, and let the cousin carefully investigate, who is so desperate and dares to assassinate me!" ”
After dealing with the killer's matter, Xu Liang couldn't help but secretly say that he was lucky. In the face of such a top killer, there are flying knives and silver needles, and they are all smeared with poison, if they are facing each other, even if Xu Liang has a martial art, he is afraid that he will be injured in the hands of the killer. Fortunately, he was in danger, he planned his plan, changed into the costume of an ordinary soldier, hid in the shadows, and took advantage of the killer to kill Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, with one blow, so that the killer was eliminated.
Thinking of Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, Xu Liang remembered to go and see the condition of the king of Qin. In fact, there is no need to look at it, King Qin was hit by the killer's flying knife, and his body was not as strong as Wanwenshan and He Renlong, and his ability to resist poison was stronger.
The poor generation of vassal kings was coerced by Xu Liang to Tulupan, and he died under the killer's flying knife without making an inch. However, he led out the killer for Xu Liang, and he can be regarded as making some contributions.
After another half an hour, He Huchen had completely controlled Shazhou City. Su Tan and Yeha fled to the west with the remnants of the Turpan army, and He Huchen ordered Cao Bianjiao, who was wandering outside, and his 5,000 Liang cavalry to pursue Su Tan, and then led people outside the city to welcome Xu Liang into the city.
Although Shazhou City was finally taken, the Ming army's He Renlong and the two generals of Wanwenshan were seriously injured, and now their lives and deaths are uncertain, and Xu Liang himself would have died under the killer's silver needle if he was not protected by the silver silk soft armor. Moreover, Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, also died.
This battle, so to speak, was a heavy loss.
Xu Liang stayed in the city of Shazhou for a while, and ordered He Huchen to reorganize the army, clear the remnants of Tulupan in the city and pacify the people, and then returned to Chijin City with the body of Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin.
Back at the Chijin City Lord's Mansion, the city lord Luo Rucai and the tax department director Bayi came up to inquire about Xu Liang's condition, and seeing that Xu Liang was safe and sound, the two of them were relieved.
"How are the injuries of General He and General Wan now?" Xu Liang was worried about the injuries of the two subordinate generals, and exchanged a few words with Luo Rucai and Bayi, and then asked directly.
Luo Rucai's face turned gray, and he replied worriedly: "The military doctor brought the two generals into the city, and the last general asked Bayi to invite all the doctors in Chijin City into the city lord's mansion and take turns to treat them. Just look at the situation, the two generals are too deeply poisoned, and the situation is not good. ”
When Xu Liang heard this, he hurried to the ward where the two generals were housed.
There were more than 20 doctors in the room discussing something in a whisper, shaking their heads and sighing, with a helpless look. Seeing Xu Liang and Luo Rucai entering the house, the doctors stepped aside.
Xu Liang walked to the bed and looked at He Renlong's situation, only to see that He Renlong's face was pale, his lips were blue, cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, his breathing was light and heavy, and although the wound on his chest had been treated, the blood oozing out of the bandage was still jet black, and there was a fishy smell.
Xu Liang went to see the situation in Wanwen Mountain again, and the situation was similar.
"Several doctors, the injuries of the two generals, can you be sure of treatment?" Xu Liang turned his head, looked at a room of doctors, and asked in a deep voice.
More than 20 doctors knew that the person in front of them was the actual ruler of Chijin City, and they didn't dare to deceive, so they looked at each other with sad faces and shook their heads.
Xu Liang's gaze fell on Liang Jun's military doctor.
The military doctor sighed and reported: "My lord, my subordinates and these twenty or so famous doctors in Chijin City have carefully looked at it, and they have also discussed it for a long time. ”
Xu Liang's face was gloomy, and he stared at the military doctor, "Then according to what you say, aren't the two generals hopeless?" ”
The military doctor frowned and thought about it, and reluctantly reported: "Don't hide it from your lordship, the medicinal materials brought by Liang Junjun are all ordinary antidotes, and the antidotes brought by these doctors can't cure the poison in the two generals." Shicai's subordinates discussed with several doctors, and the poison in the two generals should be from the interior of the Central Plains, while the antidote for several doctors was mostly the poison on the Tulupan side. The medicine is not right, so there is nothing to be done. Right now, the subordinates have temporarily suppressed the toxicity with the best medicine. ”
The military doctor said worriedly: "However, if we don't find the right antidote within three days, the poison on the two generals will invade the internal organs, and eventually they will die." ”
Xu Liang got anxious, stared and asked: "The poison in the interior of the Central Plains is thousands of miles away from the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, even if you send someone to find the antidote now, it will be too late." ”
When the military doctor heard this, he sighed in agreement, and said helplessly: "Forgive my subordinates for their incompetence, and I can't save the two generals!" ”
Xu Liang couldn't blame this Liang military doctor, so he looked at the other doctors, wanting to hear a trace of good news from them, but when these doctors saw Xu Liang's eyes, they all lowered their heads and looked helpless.
"Is there no other way?" Xu Liang asked in a deep voice.
Luo Rucai stepped forward and comforted Xu Liang: "My lord, General He and General Wan are highly poisoned, and this is also the fate of the two of them. Who would have thought that there would be such a powerful killer in Turpan! ”
"Alas......"
Xu Liang and Luo Rucai had sad faces, and there was nothing they could do, seeing that a room of doctors was still there to discuss the condition in a low voice, discussing the condition, but none of them could come up with feasible ideas, they couldn't help but feel annoyed when they heard it, and said to Bayi behind them: "Give each of these doctors ten taels of silver, let them go back." ”
When Bayi heard this, he beckoned more than 20 doctors in Chijin City to leave. When the doctors heard that although they had not cured the illness of the two generals, they still had a reward of ten taels of silver, and they all immediately smiled and were overjoyed.
Quack!! Xu Liang scolded in his heart.
A group of quack doctors followed Bayi out. A white-haired old doctor who walked at the end saw that Xu Liang and Luo Rucai were displeased, so he hesitated to say something to Xu Liang, but he didn't speak Chinese, Xu Liang looked at him, but he couldn't understand.
Fortunately, there are still people here who can understand, Xu Liang asked Bayi: "Bayi, what did this person say?" ”
Bayi glanced at the old doctor in surprise, and arched his hand at Xu Liang and said, "My lord, this old gentleman said that if you can invite a person with profound internal skills to force the poison on the two generals out of the body with internal force, then the two generals may still be able to save ......" (to be continued.) )