Vice General Cao immediately came to his senses and said, "Perhaps... The big head was originally a fine work sent by the barbarians, but later I don't know why I got into a relationship with the one in the capital, maybe it was the cooperation between the two forces behind him, and it was impossible to say, and this had to catch the big head to decide. ”

Thinking of this, it seems that Liu Hu can't ask anything if he interrogates him anymore, Fang Dacang casually took a piece of cloth and stuffed Liu Hu's mouth, dragged him out with the back collar of his clothes, and threw him to the tent next to him, where his own special soldiers guarded him. No one could sleep, so they could only sit and wait for the soldiers sent out to chase the big head to bring back the news.

Fortunately, they did not wait long, and an hour later it was dawn, and one of the cavalry sent out galloped back with the news of the big head.

The soldier who took the lead flew off his horse and saluted with his fist at Deputy General Cao: "Report to the general, the big head has been found, but... The general had to personally look at this matter before making a decision. ”

Seeing that the soldier's face was not good, Vice General Cao knew that something was wrong, stood up and asked, "How is the situation?" “

"The big head stole two war horses, and ran all the way east for forty or fifty miles, and it looked like he had encountered desert wolves near a sand dune, and the two horses were all bitten to death, and he himself fell from his horse and broke his neck, and died on the spot, and when we followed the footprints to find him, his remains were half buried in the sand, and the contents of his body were scattered all over the ground." The soldier replied.

"Is there anyone guarding the scene?" Fang Cannon asked.

"A few brothers have been left in place, no one can come close, nothing has been moved, the lieutenant general should go quickly."

"Well done, let's go check it out." Vice General Cao and Fang Cannon exchanged a look, walked out of the tent and asked someone to bring two horses, and the soldiers led the team back to find out what was going on.

The wind and sand on the desert are cold, and the sand dunes will change at any time due to the blowing of the wind, so the terrain is also different at all times, and the soldiers have a special method, that is, to follow one reference object after another, these reference objects may be huge stones, dry tree trunks, or a small spring, so although it is difficult to find the direction of marching in the desert, the route is not easy to lose.

Fang Dacang and Vice General Cao sat on horseback, their faces were covered with a special face towel, only two eyes were exposed, this kind of face towel can block light and heat, so that people will not suffer from heat stroke and dehydration, and will not sunburn the skin, which is most suitable for use in the desert.

After following those soldiers all the way for more than half an hour, Fang Cannon saw the other soldiers who stayed in place to guard under a sand dune, and gradually saw the situation of this place clearly.

The two yellow tall horses were lying on the ground at this time, their necks were bitten with blood, their bodies were fragmented, and some of them were buried under the sand, and the tooth marks on the horses' bodies were messy and deep, presumably the wolves were right, and the body of the big head was thrown out for a distance, and the upper body was buried in the sand, with only two legs and half a boot on one side.

His baggage was scattered, and some of the bits and pieces in it looked familiar, like the soldiers' own things, but he didn't expect them to be looted by him.

Deputy General Cao's face was pale, he squatted down and pulled the corner of the torn clothes of the big head, and his voice was cold: "Sure enough, he is dead, a few people will carefully search his whole body, no matter what it is, even a needle must be brought to me for me to see." ”

After that, Vice General Cao sat on the ground with Fang Cannon, watched the soldiers dig out the body of the big head, and began to untie the things on his body little by little, even the underwear was carefully turned over.

However, with a stick of incense, some bits and pieces were placed in front of Deputy General Cao, and these soldiers were really careful, even the small paper bag hidden in his shoes did not let go, pinched his nose and sent it over.

Deputy General Cao stretched out his hand and motioned for Fang Cannon to check it together, and the two of them classified the property in the baggage, and asked people to take it to the camp first to return the goods to the original owner, and distribute them, and the rest was what the big head brought himself.

The small paper bag found in the shoes was the drug that the big head gave to Fang Cannon, and the soldiers who kept vigil next to the campfire also drank this medicine before they were stunned. In addition, there were some inconspicuous small objects hidden on the big head's body, a few pieces of broken paper sticked with oil, which were empty and there was not a word on them, and a small ink-colored bamboo tube containing a few slender silver needles.

Fang Cannon reached out and took the small bamboo tube, stretched out two fingers and was about to pinch the silver needle and take it out, Vice General Cao immediately opened his arm and said, "Don't touch it!" ”

Fang Cannon was a little dazed, raised his head and passed an inquiring look, and Vice General Cao said in a low voice: "As far as I know, this thing is an ice needle made by the barbarians, and it is quenched with severe poison, and once it is glued with empty hands, it will inevitably be poisoned." ”

Vice General Cao took the bamboo tube, took a rag and pad it on his hand, tilted the bamboo tube to expose half of the silver needle, and pinched the middle part of the silver needle through the cloth strip: "You see, this needle is as thin as a hair, silver and white as ice, and it is almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, so we Central Plains people call this needle an ice needle, there is a small hole in the needle, the inside is hollow, once the tip of the needle is pierced into the flesh, the venom inside will melt from the small hole and flow into the blood of the person, and it will kill immediately." ”

Then Deputy General Cao took a piece of minced meat from the horse's body, lightly tapped the ice needle on it, and saw a regular black circle spread out with the tip of the ice needle as the center of the circle, and even black mist floated out if you looked closely. Vice Admiral Cao threw the piece of meat on the sand along with the ice needle, and the thumb-sized piece of meat quickly turned completely black, with a cold dead air, and looked very terrifying.

"Such ferocious poison?" The cold light in Fang Cannon's eyes gradually surged, just looking at this poison, he knew that the border situation was not peaceful, at least not as he thought in his heart.

"This kind of ice needle was originally used by the barbarians when hunting, and the barbarian territory is not as good as our Central Plains, and it is impossible to grow food, so they can only wander around hunting, drinking blood, and the savages are not much different. The poison on the ice needle comes from a black rattlesnake, and the barbarians will occasionally catch this kind of snake and take out the venom to make it into an ice needle, and then blow it out with a bamboo tube to shoot the prey for the next hunt, and later it will also be used in the attack on our Central Plains. Speaking of this, a trace of resentment flashed in Vice General Cao's eyes: "I don't know how many brothers have been poisoned by this thing on the battlefield." ”

"Then what is the origin of this ice needle, and the ice needle that the big head carries with him, will it be picked up on the battlefield and not handed in?"

"Impossible, if the toxicity of the ice needle wants to be preserved for a long time, it must be placed in this special black wooden tube, the barbarians are extremely cunning, and they will never let this kind of wooden tube fall on the battlefield, besides, the big head has been active in the rear all these years, and he has never been on the real battlefield, this ice needle can only be given to him by other barbarians, or, he himself is a barbarian." Vice General Cao looked down at the slender bamboo tube in his hand, and only felt that this thing was light in his hand, but it was heavy in his heart.

"Speaking of which, we are not unlucky, we have got rid of a fine work, and we have also obtained the ice needle of the barbarian secret, take it back and let the person who specializes in ordnance study it, maybe we can crack this poison and I don't know." Fang Cannon was still more optimistic, his brows furrowed, and he turned his attention to the dirty and crumpled papers.

"Vice General Cao, look at what kind of paper this is." Fang Dacang unfolded the paper little by little, although there was not a word on it, he always felt in his heart that this thing was not simple. He had just seen with his own eyes the paper that the soldier had taken out of the big man's personal pocket, and it didn't feel rough like ordinary straw paper, but was a little smooth and overdone, and there was something wrong with it.

"This paper... Like oiled paper, it is a means of transmitting secret letters in the army, at first glance there is no handwriting, but after heating with fire, gray ink marks will appear, usually on the ordinary letter to write a layer of real things to say, even if others get it, they can't see anything, and give it a try. Vice Admiral Cao took the paper, took out a fire fold from his arms, lit it, and put the paper two inches above the flame to bake, and as the paper shook, the gray ink on it quickly appeared.

Vice General Cao handed the paper in his hand to Fang Dacang: "I'm a rough man and illiterate, you can show me what is written here." ”

Fang Cannon took it with both hands, the paper was a little hot, but it didn't change color, so the handwriting was still very clear, Fang Cannon looked at it fixedly, and slowly read it out: "The Lord has an order, send a newcomer to respond, and wait together, before arriving at the military headquarters camp, be sure to kill the recruit Fang Cannon, don't reveal your identity, remember to remember, and in addition, worship the chief Chang'an." The following byline is... One word, Qi. ”

Although Fang Dacang has not studied since he was a child, he also knows a lot of words because of bookkeeping, and it is still easy to read such a secret letter, and this secret letter also convinced him that it is Yi Pinxiang and his sworn enemy who has a secret deal with the barbarians, King Qi.

"This word is the official word of the Central Plains, and the signature is the title of the King of Qi, it must be that the King of Qi and the barbarians colluded to kill me, and he also used the old spy who has successfully entered the army for more than ten years, and he really looks down on me." Fang's face did not change, he was used to King Qi stumbling from time to time, and he was even a little lucky, King Qi set his eyes on himself, maybe he would be more relaxed for the people in the capital, and he would be safer to sleep.

"If the King of Qi colludes with the barbarians, this is a crime of treason, and it is the same crime for us to know and not report it, we have to find a way to send this evidence and the news of the King of Qi's collusion with the barbarians to Your Majesty." Vice General Cao was worried, what he was worried about was nothing more than the situation in the army, the barbarians could send in one big head, not necessarily two, the news of the big head exposure could not be concealed at this time, if someone intended to intercept the news, I am afraid it would be difficult to send it out.

Fang Dacang pondered quietly for a while, and then said: "It's not difficult, after returning to the camp, I will immediately write a letter to my family, and when the time comes, I will ask the deputy general to send someone to send it to me." ”