Xu Youchang stuffed the flatbread into his mouth and muttered, "In my opinion, there are only two possibilities. The first is that they deliberately control the pace of the attack and secretly carry out some secret deployments. When the conditions are ripe, they will suddenly launch a fierce attack, in a vain attempt to disrupt our position at once. Second, Ronia's goal may not be here, but in Shengyuguan. They want to hold us back so that they can attack Du Jian. ”

Li Jiangyao thought for a moment and bowed slightly: "Well, there is a great possibility in both of these speculations. Intelligence shows that Du Jian and their side are facing the Turkic prince Chili, and on the surface, except for the main army of the Golden Clan, the rest are tribal armies. However, it is also possible that the enemy is in a suspicious position, and in fact has quietly increased the power on that side. ”

Xu Youchang stuffed the last piece of cake into his mouth and said: "The problem now is that the enemy, as the attacker, has the initiative, and it is difficult for us to determine the real direction of its force for a while, so we can only observe and judge while fighting." Fortunately, Sheng Yuguan's troops are not weak, and even if Chili makes a surprise attack, he will not be able to take advantage of it. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded, and was about to say something more, when a rush of footsteps suddenly came from outside.

"Report to Dadu Hu, Xu Shuai." A captain on duty hurriedly ran in: "Found a spy!" ”

Xu Youchang frowned: "What spy?" Be clear. ”

"The patrol has just met two suspicious-looking fellows, both in our uniforms," the officer announced, "but the emblem on their shoulders is the insignia of the Fourth Army." Therefore, the brothers immediately stopped and interrogated, and at once they discovered that the two men were disguised as Turks. ”

"Did you catch it?" Xu Youchang asked.

The officer nodded, then shook his head again: "It can't be considered caught." They wounded a dozen of our brothers, and then one was killed on the spot, and the other committed suicide. ”

Xu You said angrily: "How did you do it?!" On his own territory, he has an advantage in numbers, but he has been injured so much by the other party, and he hasn't caught it alive? ”

"Please forgive Xu Shuai," the officer hurriedly surrendered: "If you go back to your humble duty, you will definitely severely punish the patrol captain." ”

"There is no need to worry about the punishment in advance," Li Jiangyao waved his hand: "You go and notify the Intelligence Department now, so that they can immediately send someone to identify the body and see which Turkic tribe it is from." ”

He turned his head to Xu Youchang and said, "Sending spies, this method is not quite in line with the style of the Turks. ”

Xu Youchang nodded in agreement, first asked the officer to go to the Intelligence Department, and then said in a deep voice: "The spy must have taken advantage of the opportunity of the poisonous attack last night to sneak in." In that case, there are more than just two. It's a pity that they haven't caught it alive now, and I don't know how many people they came, and what their purpose and mission were. ”

Li Jiangyao said lightly: "That's why I asked the Intelligence Department to identify it." If you are a member of the Golden Clan, then most of the tasks are sabotage and sneak attacks. For example, when the enemy attacks, cooperate with the capture of the city gate or the city head position or something. But if it's other tribes, it's hard to say. ”

"Other tribes? What do you mean......"

"For example, the ghost fighting clan where Ge Shuxuan belongs," Li Jiangyao said in a deep voice, "Then the task of a spy must be poisoning or assassination." ”

Xu Youchang reacted and immediately said loudly: "Someone! ”

"What does Xu Shuai command?"

"Remind all officials at the rank of lieutenant general and above that there are treacherous assassins entering the customs, and ask their guards to strengthen their vigilance and beware of attacks!" Xu Youchang quickly ordered: "In addition, notify the quartermasters of each battalion to re-check the military rations and water sources assigned to them to prevent the Turks from poisoning." ”

"Obey the order, and do it immediately!"

Li Jiangyao added: "You transfer more troops to protect Lord Xie, Lord Situ and Master Ma Mu, they are all civilian officials, and there are not many elite combat forces around them, so they need to be protected." ”

"Yes, I understand!"

Looking at the back of the commander of the Chinese army leaving in a hurry, Xu You sighed: "The combat strength of the Turks is really much weaker than before. At the beginning, Ashina Jin led a large army to the east, and 550,000 iron cavalry swept through the western frontier and conquered the imperial capital, but at that time they never considered sending spies. Nowadays, even this trick is used. ”

Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "Yes, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, the so-called feng shui takes turns." The Turks are far from their homeland, and although they occupy a large part of our land, they are unable to supply us effectively. Their troops, one less dead, are becoming more and more expensive, and they are becoming more and more unable to lose. With a little tricks, there is no way to do it. ”

"So I very much agree with your original idea," Xu Youchang said, "As long as we hold those strategically important key points and jam the Turks to the death, then they have only one way to go except to wait for death - desperately break through." When their forces are greatly depleted by this process, the opportunity for our counteroffensive will really come. ”

He paused slightly, and then sighed softly: "However, God seems to be deliberately embarrassing the Holy Tang, not only the Turks, but also Lao Jianhua and Li Jiong. They are in cahoots with Ashina's army, desperately dragging the imperial court back and slowing down the pace of our accumulation of counteroffensive forces. ”

Li Jiangyao also felt deeply about this: "Murong Xue also specifically mentioned this issue in the last letter to the two of us, for the imperial court, the threat of rebels is indeed no less than that of the Turks. In particular, the rebellion of Bao Yuchun and the water army directly led to the state capitals south of the river falling into the hands of the enemy, and the imperial court could not even collect normal taxes, which was a headache. ”

Xu Youchang said worriedly: "Murong Xue's family is in Jiannan, and now it has been occupied by Lao Jianhua, and I don't know if anything will happen." ”

"I specifically asked about this last time," Li Jiangyao comforted him, "The Murong family is a well-known wealthy businessman in the world, whether it is in the government or in the people, it has great influence in itself. If Lao Jianhua didn't want to ask for trouble, he definitely didn't dare to provoke the head of the family, Murong Qianqiu, easily. In addition, the Nangong family also has a deep relationship with the Murong family, and specially dispatched experts to provide protection, so you don't have to worry. ”

Xu Youchang was still a little embarrassed: "That being said, if we can, we'd better send some people over." ”

"Do you still need to remind me?" Li Jiangyao smiled faintly: "I have already told Yudraluo to do it, dozens of experts from the Intelligence Department are monitoring day and night, and at critical moments, they can even escort Murong Xue's close relatives directly to us." ”

Hearing this, Xu Youchang suddenly showed a relieved smile on his face.

The love of good brothers will not change in the slightest at any time.

He was about to praise Li Jiangyao for a few words, but unexpectedly, a white-robed guard suddenly broke in at this time: "My lord, it's not good!" Master Xie has just been plotted by someone, and his life is in danger! ”

As soon as he heard this, Li Jiangyao immediately jumped up from his seat: "Where is the person now, take me quickly!" ”

Xu Youchang also stood up, and while walking out, he hurriedly said, "What the hell is going on?" ”

The guard followed them and replied, "A quarter of an hour ago, Master Xie returned from an inspection of the baggage camp, and as soon as he arrived at the residence, he was shot with a poisonous needle by an assassin in ambush. At this time, the person had already been carried to the nearest field medical center. ”

Li Jiangyao didn't say anything more, walked like a fly, and rushed to the hospital in just a moment.

At this time, Xiahou Ninghan was also here, and he was using the antidote given by Wu Rong to detoxify Xie Tanzhi. Li Jiangyao pushed everyone away and came closer, only to see Xie Tanzhi's eyes closed, his face covered with a layer of blue-gray, and his lips were completely purple-black and purple-black.

"How's it going?" Li Jiangyao didn't dare to make too much noise, but his tone was full of tension and urgency.

Xiahou Ninghan's expression was solemn: "Fortunately, I was helping out in the medical hall today, and I rushed over as soon as I got the news." At present, the antidote has temporarily protected Lord Xie's heart, and there is no fear of life, but the toxins of the Ghost Dou Clan have a strong corrosive effect on the internal organs, and all the toxins must be excreted from the body as soon as possible, otherwise it will ......"

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone in the room understood what it meant.

Li Jiangyao said in a deep voice: "How can we completely discharge those poisons?" ”

Xiahou Ninghan looked at him: "Either use internal force, or use the right antidote." Master Xie is not a martial arts practitioner, the meridians of the whole body have not been trained, and the toxins erode very quickly, so even with the antidote of Wu Rong and Amunta's predecessors, it will not be able to exert ten percent of the effect. ”

"If you say that, wouldn't you be able to use internal force?" Xu Youchang asked: "If we use internal force to force him to poison, he will also be injured by internal force, right?" ”

Xiahou Ninghan nodded bitterly: "Yes." Ordinary people's muscles and meridians are very fragile, and if the internal force we input is a little stronger, they may not be able to bear it. ”

"It seems that the only way to find the right antidote to the symptoms is to do the trick." Li Jiangyao said in a deep voice: "Did the assassin catch it?" ”

"The assassin killed himself." An officer replied.

Xu Youchang hurriedly said: "Search him!" See if he has an antidote on him, or find a hidden poison needle and try to make an antidote. ”

"It's too late." Xiahou Ninghan frowned lightly: "This kind of assassin who is determined to die will definitely not carry an antidote on his body, and it is even more impossible to develop it temporarily." Even Wu Rong and Amunta can't do it here. ”

Li Jiangyao pondered for a moment and asked Xiahou Ninghan: "How long can Wu Rong's medicine help Xie Tanzhi last?" ”

Xiahou Ninghan thought about it seriously: "Three days at most." After three days, even if the heart is not damaged, the damage to other organs can lead to life-threatening injuries. ”

Li Jiangyao said coldly: "Since this is the case, there is only one way. ”

Xu Youchang said curiously: "What way?" ”

Li Jiangyao's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Exchange the life of the Turkic general for Lao Xie's life!" ”