Peerless Pirates

Wang Ruoxiong said that he had received a letter from Yuan Rong, and Song Zheng looked surprised: The news of my assassination was sent back to the capital? It shouldn't have been so fast? He went to Quzi Temple on the first day of August. Even if he specifically sent the news back, It will also take four or five days. It is impossible for Yuan Rong and the others to respond so quickly and read the most unreasonable and comprehensive information.

Immediately, Song Zheng suddenly realized that Mu Yu and others must be worried about their trip to the Shu Kingdom, and sent a message to Wang Ruoxiong specifically to ask 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 situations. , I didn’t expect Wang Ruoxiong to come in person.

"Then thank you Commander Wang." Song Zheng smiled and said, "I really want to ask you something. Oh, take a look at this first. Do you know this kind of arrow?"

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

Wang Ruoxiong looked at it for a while and said immediately, "This arrow does come from Shu."

"Oh?" Song Zheng was very surprised. He didn't expect that it was actually someone sent by the Shu Kingdom. "There is no mark on this arrow. How did Commander Wang see it?"

"It is true that these arrows come from the Shu Kingdom, but they are not the standard arrows used by the Shu people. Master Song must know that Lang Yucheng, the founding emperor of the Shu Kingdom, was originally a general in Shu in the former Song Dynasty. The weapons and utensils of his soldiers were just like those made in the Song Dynasty. There hasn’t been much change over the years. Therefore, the arrows used by Shu soldiers are similar to those of Daqi. The arrow shafts are long and narrow, the arrow clusters are flat, and the tip and sides of the arrows are sharp, like the tip of a sword. Shoot them with a long bow. , it flies far away, and even if it is not powerful, it can penetrate deeply into the body."

Song Zheng nodded, he was worthy of being the Commander-in-Chief of the Right Division stationed in the border area, and he knew a lot about military matters.

Wang Ruoxiong continued, "In the Shu Kingdom, in addition to our common standard arrows, there is another kind, which is the barbarian bow and arrow. The style of the arrow is exactly the same as the arrow used to assassinate the Lord. Its arrow tip is not flat. It is round, like the tip of an iron drill. Since the barbarians' forging skills are not as good as ours, they directly smoothed the tip to get its current shape. The arrow body of this kind of arrow is about five minutes shorter than ordinary arrows. , Correspondingly, the bow using this kind of arrow is smaller than our long bow."

Song Zheng recalled the situation at that time. Indeed, the bow used by the gray-clothed assassin was different from what he usually saw. It seemed to be shorter. As for the difference between the two types of arrows, Song Zheng also understood. There were many wars in the former Song Dynasty. In the plains, the two armies are facing each other, and their vision is wide. Naturally, they have to try to make the arrows shoot farther, so that they can hurt the enemy earlier. However, the barbarians are mostly in mountainous areas, and they have higher requirements for speed and agility. In addition, they are taller than the Central Plains people. It is shorter, so short bows and short arrows are more suitable for various places.

Wang Ruoxiong explained, "The characteristic of this kind of arrow is that it flies fast, but its ability to stay in the air is not strong, so it cannot reach the distance of a longbow. However, precisely because of its fast speed, this kind of arrow has amazing penetrating power. It can be shot at close range If it is, it can even pass through the body. It is a blessing that you can avoid this arrow."

Wang Ruoxiong said, placing the arrow in front of his eyes, and suddenly he said, "Is this arrow rubbed with poison?"

"Oh, how did you see it?" Song Zheng asked curiously. When he just picked up this arrow, the arrowhead was still shining with a faint blue light. However, the next day after he got it back, the blue light disappeared. It turns black similar to the color of the arrow.

"Sir, please take a look. There is a layer of black halo at the connection between the arrowhead and the shaft of this arrow. This layer of black halo should be from the opponent soaking the arrow cluster."

Song Zheng had looked at the arrow carefully and naturally knew this. 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 turned into this color. It is really strange. , do you know what kind of poison this is?"

Wang Ruoxiong frowned and thought for a while, "I have never seen this kind of poison, but I have heard that there is a poison similar to what you said. This poison is produced by the barbarian tribes in the southern part of Shu. I heard that there are some rivers there that are densely covered with miasma. There is a strange fish with blue spots in the river. The barbarians call it "Wan Tu", which means the most poisonous fish. After the blood of this fish is taken out and precipitated, the serum on it will turn blue. .This serum must be sealed and stored in a bottle made of jade unique to the barbarians. Otherwise, if it is exposed to the air for half a day, the toxicity will be greatly reduced. As for whether it turns black, Bei Zhi does not know. Bei Zhi was also in the Shu Kingdom. I heard people talk about it occasionally."

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

"Exactly!" Wang Ruoxiong said solemnly, "I heard that people who have been poisoned by this kind of poison are completely awake. They can see and hear, but they can't speak. Their whole body is paralyzed. When the poison is deep enough, they can't breathe. Death from suffocation.”

Song Zheng took a breath of air. This poison actually has the effect of paralyzing muscles and nerves. The poisoned person can only feel his own death. It is indeed extremely vicious!

After frowning and thinking for a while, Song Zheng suddenly said, "The requirements for this kind of poison are so high, it shouldn't be easy to get. Besides, I have tried the hardness of the arrowheads, and they are harder than our arrowheads, almost It’s made of fine steel. Didn’t you just say that the barbarians’ forging skills were low? How could they make such hard arrow clusters?”

Just after he finished speaking, Song Zheng slapped his head and secretly cried out that he was confused. It is difficult to get the complete poison, but it is not impossible to get the latest chapter of God Control from Another World. And this kind of bow and arrow does not necessarily have to be made by barbarians, as long as you know The style can be made in Daqi, and it is not difficult to make arrowheads out of fine steel. Of course, only official workshops, that is, specialized ordnance departments, can produce such hard steel. Ordinary folk blacksmiths are very It is difficult to achieve such hardness.

After such analysis, the identity of the assassin is relatively clear. He must have been sent by a powerful person in the Shu Kingdom, and he often dealt with barbarians, so he could obtain this kind of poison and make this kind of arrow.

Wang Ruoxiong smiled and said, "Your Excellency must have thought of it. This kind of poison is also rare among barbarians. After all, it is very dangerous to catch all the fish. Only the leaders of some barbarian tribes will keep this kind of poison." Planting poison is very precious."

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

Song Zheng thought for a while, "Have you been to Shu recently?"

Wang Ruoxiong shook his head and said, "In recent months, the Left and Right Divisions are being handed over. Unlike other states, the Guizhou Right Division not only did not accept the secretaries of the former Imperial City Division, but instead handed over some people to the Zuo Division to supplement the Zuo Division." The intelligence network. Our Yousi had to develop a few more people, so I did not go to Shu this year. However, there are news from Shu from time to time."

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

"Sir, I am willing to follow you to the Kingdom of Shu." Wang Ruoxiong's ability to observe words and emotions was not wrong, and he immediately sensed Song Zheng's intention.

"This doesn't seem good!" Song Zheng didn't want to involve too many people, not to mention that he had already left Yousi, but this assassination made him feel that his power was indeed weak.

"Don't worry, sir. I have been in and out of Shu many times in my humble position, and I think I am quite familiar with it. You can go there on your own, but I am in the dark, conveying news to you. When you go to Shu alone, it is always good to have an extra pair of eyes. Not to mention Master Yuan. I asked Beizi to use the troops over there to protect your safety. If Beizi doesn't go to Shu, they won't be able to contact you smoothly."

Song Zheng thought for a while and said, "That's fine. As long as the Shu Kingdom agrees to let me enter Shu, you can go ahead of me and collect all kinds of information. It's just that I have to work hard for you."

"Your Excellency is a generation of outstanding people, and his reputation is spread all over the world. My right-hand department has done a great job. It is a humble honor to follow your Excellency."

"Easy to say, easy to say," Song Zheng said with a smile, "As long as I can come back with success this time, you will record a great contribution. I will talk to you about Mu Yu and Yuan Rong."

"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 poisonous arrows on the table, Song Zheng frowned and couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and the assassin's figure appeared in front of him again.

The man was masked and had amazing skills. He was a full-fledged assassin. But for some reason, Song Zheng felt a little awkward, as if there was some incompatibility. Not only that, Song Zheng also felt vaguely familiar with the masked man. It was just this This feeling was so weak that Song Zheng almost believed that he was just imagining it.

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

Logically speaking, the people of Shu should know their own skills. To ensure the success of the assassination, they should find a master with superb archery skills, not even just one person. Otherwise, how can they be worthy of such a rare poison? And the assassin's archery skills Although he is good, he can only be regarded as a good player. Song Zheng believes that if there is no big stone blocking him, Zu Jie will shoot the opponent to death in a short time.

Compared with archery, the assassin's kung fu is extremely high, which can be seen from his dodge and stealth movements.

It is indeed a bit suspicious that a man with extraordinary skills did not use his special skills, but used archery that he was not particularly good at to deal with Song Zheng, and also used such expensive and rare poison.

Another point is that Song Zheng's decision to go to Quzi Temple was just decided the night before he left. How did the assassin know about it? Or did he attack him when he was mentally slack when he was returning. The only possibility is that the assassin had heard about him in advance. Who leaked his whereabouts?

Song Zheng couldn't help but think of that beautiful figure. Could it be that her panic look was just fake?

Song Zheng didn't have time to consider the situation carefully. On the afternoon of August 6, he received the first batch of battle reports. As an envoy to Shu, the war situation in the north was closely related, so Song Zheng simply rushed to the Army Envoy's Mansion. Together with Fan Zhi Let's discuss the situation together.

In the next few days, as battle reports continued to come in, the faces of Song Zheng and Fan Zhitong became more and more serious.

"The gold thieves are so cunning!" Fan Zhitong angrily pounded the table, "The Jin army on the South Road didn't even show the intention of crossing the river. It was clear that they wanted the Xixia people to defend Tongguan and Aoguan calmly. Without the Jin army to share the burden, we I don’t know how many more soldiers will die! However, according to the agreement, we cannot go up the Yellow River and attack by detouring to the north bank of the Wei River. As a result, we cannot go back to Tongguan in a roundabout way, and we can only attack one way."

Song Zheng also sighed, "Tongguan is only three hundred miles away from Chang'an. The Xixia people must guard against it no matter what. Mr. Fan is right. It would be better if the navy can storm the mouth of the Weihe River. If not, the war will probably fall into a protracted battle." Yes. Yaoguan is also a dangerous pass. In the battle of Yaoguan, Zhang Liang 'circled Yaoguan, crossed Mount Jiang, attacked the Qin army, and defeated the south of Lantian.' Today, our Qi army may no longer be able to follow the wisdom of its predecessors."

"Hmph! I don't believe that the prince and the commander-in-chief can't understand the Jin people's plan. If it were me, I wouldn't have to worry about the mouth of the Weihe River. I could just go up to the east of the river and cross the river to conquer Chaoyi. At worst, it would be difficult to return to the Wei River as agreed. That’s it.”

Song Zheng deeply agreed, but he also knew that this was purely a tactical consideration. This battle in Guanzhong involved the three countries of Qi, Jin, and Xia. From Pang Hui's perspective, more emphasis should be placed on strategy.

"My lord, they must have a good idea. If there is no short-term plan to conquer the pass, once the Jin army in the north cuts off the passage between the center of the pass and the outside of the fortress, it will be even more troublesome." Song Zheng looked at the map, drew a horizontal line on the top, and couldn't help but Sighed.

Fan Zhitong looked up and down, his eyes widened instantly, "No, I want to write a letter to Commander-in-Chief Gao right away!"