Lin Fengsheng smelled a pungent and spicy smell at the end of his nose, and he couldn't help but cry and cough again and again, for fear that the thieves would take the opportunity to sneak attack, so he hurriedly danced his sword to protect his body. I heard that the group of heroes behind him was also coughing, and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone quickly cover your mouth and nose with your sleeves, set up your shields in front of the formation, and the archers are on full alert!"

The crowd was so strong that they moved in response, and their shields were built into a high wall to protect the front of the battle. Dense arrows protruded from the gaps. After a while, there was no movement of the thieves, only the noise of people on the opposite side, the sound of hooves and the neighing of horses.

Lin Fengsheng suddenly realized that the thieves were releasing smoke to obstruct their eyes, aiming to save Zhang Stammering from danger and cover the retreat of the brigade, and hurriedly ordered: "Release the arrow!"

The archer had to draw his bow and set up his arrows, and the sound of the bowstrings was incessant, and the arrows were shot at the opposite side like locusts. Immediately afterwards, there was the scream of the thief being hit by an arrow, mixed with scattered shouts and curses.

The group of heroes couldn't see anything, so they could only desperately release arrows, but they wanted to shoot a few more thieves. After a while, the sound of hooves and footsteps on the opposite side faded away, and only occasionally there was scolding, and after a while, there was no sound again. The arrows must have landed in the air, and it seems that the thieves have fled.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Stop, the thief has already fled." ”

At this time, the smoke dissipated with the wind, and it gradually became clear in front of him, and the more than 10,000 people and horses on the opposite side had long since disappeared, leaving only scattered minion corpses. These unfortunate bastards were not sharp enough to run fast enough, so they were killed by sharp arrows.

Although this battle failed to take the head of the bandits, it greatly frustrated the spirit of the thieves, and the group of heroes was jubilant. Lin Fengsheng led everyone to return to the camp with victory drums.

About one-third of the people in the group and the pro-army inhaled the smoke, and most of them showed signs of discomfort, and their throats were hoarse, and their eyes were red and swollen, and they were sluggish. Lin Fengsheng also felt as if he had entered the sand in his eyes, tears flowed nonstop, Yun'er and Duan Zhengyu were delicate and weak, and they were even more nauseous and feverish, and the water and rice did not enter.

Lin Fengsheng suspected that the smoke was poisonous, so he immediately called Guo Xian'er and asked, "Senior sister, do you think this smoke is poisonous?

Guo Xian'er didn't care, but her eyes were slightly red, she was a drug expert, if the smoke contained poison, she could naturally detect it. Guo Xian'er said: "Senior brother, don't worry, there is no poison in the smoke, it's just a trick of thieves and thieves, the purpose is to charm our eyes, so as to escape." ”

Lin Fengsheng first let go of his hanging heart, but Wu Zi was a little unconvinced, and sent someone to invite Zhong Zixuan to diagnose.

Zhong Zixuan asked about the situation at that time, and Lin Fengsheng stammered about his defeat, and was about to take his head, when he was suddenly blocked by smoke, so that he said that he had failed. After speaking, he sighed, and there was no lack of regret.

Zhong Zixuan opened Lin Fengsheng's eyelids with his two fingers in the middle of the meal, observed it carefully, and said: "It's not in the way, there are no signs of poisoning, and it should be fine if you wash it with water a few times." ”

Lin Fengsheng was relieved and asked, "Brother Zhong, what the hell is this?" I saw clearly at the time, this thing was only the size of a fist, how could it be so powerful, it could not only spit sparks but also release smoke. ”

Zhong Zixuan said: "I don't know the name of this kind of thing, but it can explode, so it must be one of the firearms." Wash your eyes with water first, and we'll go to the place where we're fighting. ”

Lin Fengsheng washed his eyes with water as he said, and sure enough, the feeling of anxiety was greatly reduced, and the tears gradually stopped, only a faint feeling of discomfort. Immediately sent people to the camp tents to inform Qunhao that those with mild symptoms should wash their eyes, mouth and nose with water, and those with severe symptoms should be mixed with vinegar in water.

There were a lot of broken porcelain pieces left on the battlefield, Zhong Ziqi picked up a piece and put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, couldn't help sneezing, and said: "There is a smell of garlic, as well as the smell of chili pepper and pepper." ”

Guo Xian'er also picked up a piece, scraped a little black powder on the porcelain piece with her fingernails, and said, "This is sulfur that has not been burned out, and there is such a thing in the prescription of the Immortal Poison Sect to expel snakes and insects." ”

Zhong Ziqi said: "Yes, it is indeed sulfur. This substance can overcome yin poison, so it is also often used as medicine to treat symptoms such as the decline of life, the depletion of yang qi and the deficiency of cold and edema. There are a lot of sulfur stones mined from the riverside, and I am very familiar with the smell. ”

Lin Fengsheng didn't feel a little entangled in his thoughts, and he didn't know what the connection was, and said: "Garlic, chili pepper and pepper are ordinary cooking seasonings, and it is really strange that thieves will actually use them to make firearms." So where do the smoke and sparks come from?"

Zhong Ziqi pondered for a moment and said, "The smell of garlic we smell is not from garlic, but from the burning of yellow phosphorus. The smoke is emitted by yellow phosphorus, which is very easy to ignite without an open flame, and once exposed, it will spontaneously ignite and release a large amount of smoke. In this way, it is not accurate to call the things used by thieves firearms. ”

Lin Fengsheng was surprised and said, "What did Brother Zhong say about this?"

Zhong Ziqi said: "There is no gunpowder in this thing, so naturally it cannot be called a firearm." If gunpowder is placed in these porcelain jars, the shattered porcelain pieces will inevitably fly far out of the wall when they explode, and the porcelain pieces on the ground are not scattered, so they will naturally shatter. ”

After a pause, he said: "It is not easy to prepare gunpowder, and the thief must not understand its method, otherwise the power of this thing is far more than that." When the gunpowder explodes, not only can it excite broken porcelain pieces to hurt people, but also the scope of these stimuli such as paprika and pepper will spread greater, but I am afraid that the rebels will inevitably be on the road. ”

Lin Fengsheng recalled that day at the Diancangshan Martial Arts Conference, the beggars helped Yunnan rudder Gu to kill himself unjustly and was blown to pieces by gunpowder, which shows that the power of gunpowder is not trivial, and he couldn't help but secretly pinch a cold sweat and said: "Fortunately, the thieves can't prepare gunpowder, otherwise it would really be like a tiger." ”

Zhong Ziqi nodded, his face was worried, and said: "This kind of thing can both explode and emit smoke, let's call it spitting smoke and thunder." The manufacturing process of this thing is similar to that of fireworks, and it is not unusual, but there are very few people in the world who know this craft, and it is by no means ordinary people can make it. Most of the thieves are skilled craftsmen who are good at this. ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "It seems that not all the thieves in Ailao Mountain are incompetent, my cousin has been mixed in with them in disguise, and you can find out who this person is." If there is not much evil and no sin is not to death, then you might as well give this person a chance to mend his ways. ”

When he learned that there were skilled craftsmen among the thieves, he immediately gave birth to a love for talents, and if he was not a great traitor, he would have the heart to accept his subordinates to serve the country.

Zhong Zixuan smiled slightly, and said noncommittally: "The greater the talent, the more evil it is, and those who instigate others are more guilty than those who kill people with their own hands." ”

Lin Fengsheng nodded, secretly pondering the meaning of Zhong Zi's words, and said secretly: "Brother Zhong's meaning is that if he can make such an exquisite firearm, he must not be Fan Fanfan, most of them are one of the leaders of the Ailao Mountain Bandits." The thieves in the mourning prison are doing evil, and the leaders are naturally full of evil, and he is persuading me not to tolerate adultery. ”

Zhong Zixuan knew that with Lin Fengsheng's wisdom and wisdom, he must have understood it, and said with a smile: "Good brother, today is a victory, I have prepared good wine for my brother to celebrate you, let's drink him happily!"

Lin Fengsheng is not a long time old, but the amount of alcohol and addiction are not small, and he was very happy when he heard that Zhong Zixuan had prepared the wine, and he was really like a drought and nectar, so he couldn't wait to take Zhong Zixuan's hand and leave, and said: "Those who know me, Brother Zhong is also." Today's victory is a victory, and the younger brother is very happy in his heart, so you and my brother will not be drunk tonight. ”

Zhong Zixuan smiled and said, "Brother, don't be anxious for the time being, we have to go back to the camp first." ”

Lin Fengsheng only said that he was going to invite Duan Zhengyu and the others, and said with a smile: "I think it's better to forget it, they don't drink much, they don't drink much, they don't taste it, they twist and pinch it, and they don't lose their interest, you and I brothers drink enough." ”

Zhong Zixuan said: "Do you know, this yellow phosphorus is a poisonous substance, although the toxicity is not fatal, it can make people nauseous and vomit, and even cough up blood with abdominal pain." Many of the heroes of the rebels today have inhaled the smoke, which is why there are many signs of discomfort, and we must go back and ask for it. ”

Guo Xian'er clapped her hands and said: "It turns out that Huang Phosphorus is the culprit, no wonder the Duan family sister and Yun'er sister have nausea and headaches." ”

When the three of them returned to the camp, Miao Le returned from buying food and grass, and was very happy to hear that the first battle was victorious, but also regretted that he missed the big battle. He bought a total of 300 stone of rice and grain during this trip, which can be regarded as a high level of hard work.

Lin Feng's life passed down the order, asking everyone to take off the clothes they wore when they went into battle today, bathe their whole body, and then change into clean clothes. At this time, the heat was quite heavy, and although everyone did not know why, it was undoubtedly a beautiful thing to be ordered to take a bath.

Under the instruction of Zhong Zixuan, he sent someone to the Zhong family's thatched cottage to get a few herbs to dispel evil and promote righteousness, and boiled several large pots of medicinal juice for preparation, just waiting for everyone to change and take it.

The people of Suxinmen and the female disciples of each faction stayed in the camp to bathe and cleanse themselves, and the rest of the heroes went out in groups to find a more hidden pond and river bay to bathe.