Outside the Han army camp, the five thousand Liangzhou soldiers had all been assembled, and all of them were fully armed, waiting for Xu Huang's order.

Xu Huang rode a horse and looked around at the five thousand elite soldiers borrowed from Ma Chao, to be honest, the soldiers were borrowed, but he didn't have much confidence in his heart. Although the Liangzhou soldiers in front of them are all fierce and brave, once they encounter something, whether they can obey his orders or not is another matter.

But no matter what, Xu Huang must go this time, after all, this is an opportunity to perform, since he has taken over this task from Zhang Liao's hands, he must do this well at all costs.

Without waiting for Xu Huang to give an order, he saw Zhang Liao walking out of the barracks with a group of people, who came to see Xu Huang off.

"See the Grand Governor!" When Xu Huang saw Zhang Liao coming, he immediately stepped forward to salute, looking very humble.

Zhang Liao hurriedly supported Xu Huang, and treated Xu Huang very closely, after all, the two of them belonged to the Five Tiger Generals back then, and Zhang Liao also knew what Xu Huang's ability was.

The reason why Zhang Liao was able to be such a big official is also related to luck, after all, in the battle against the Sun family, Zhang Liao made remarkable achievements, and he was loved by Zhang Yan, which led to today's achievements.

Moreover, Xu Huang's expedition this time was also entrusted by Zhang Liao, and its purpose was to bring Gan Ning back. Therefore, in any case, Xu Huang's expedition is imminent, and Zhang Liao, as the supreme commander of the Han army, should come out to see him off, both in public and private.

Zhang Liao opened his mouth and said: "Gongming doesn't have to be so polite, this expedition is all Gongming's alone." Will General Gan be able to come back. It's all about Komei. ”

"Please rest assured. Xu Huang will definitely bring General Gan back safely......"

As soon as Xu Huang was halfway through his words, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him, and a scout rushed over in a hurry, and shouted loudly: "Governor, something is wrong......

The scout's shout interrupted Xu Huang's words, and everyone's eyes looked at the scout in unison.

This scout was the same scout captain he had sent to find out about Gan Ning, and he was covered in blood. His face was blue, and the clothes on his body were even more tattered, and he was no longer clothed.

Zhang Liao recognized this person at a glance, and the moment he saw the scout, his brows furrowed, there were four people who went with him, but only one came back. Originally, they were his own soldiers, but later because of the lack of scouts, they were specially sent to the scout army to serve as scouts. has made a lot of contributions to Zhang Liao.

An ominous premonition suddenly came to his mind, and Zhang Liao did not wait for the scout to speak. He opened his mouth first and asked, "What happened to you, you are so embarrassed?" ”

The scout rode his horse in front of Zhang Liao, immediately rolled off the horse, fell heavily on the ground, and said to Zhang Liao weakly: "Governor Qiqi, General Gan...... He ......"

"What's wrong with Gan Ning?" Zhang Liao hurriedly asked.

"General Gan went deep alone, fell into the ambush of the rebels, was besieged by the rebels with a snake formation, and the whole army was wiped out, and several scouts who accompanied me also died in the mountains and forests...... A catastrophe ......"

"Wow!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scout suddenly screamed and fell to the ground motionless, his face very embarrassed, and his whole face was blue and black.

Zhang Liao was nervous, and stretched out his hand to probe the scout's snort, but was grabbed by Wu Yi, who was standing behind him.

"Don't touch him! Don't touch him, everyone! Wu Yi shouted loudly.

Zhang Liaohu asked suspiciously, "Why?" ”

"Metropolitan Governor, this person has been deeply poisoned, and the whole body has already been infiltrated with poison, if others touch it, just a little bit can be enough to kill people!" Wu Yi said with an oath.

After hearing this, the people around all looked at each other for a while, and they were suspicious of what Wu Yi said. Even Zhang Liao was a little unconvinced, but he didn't dare to touch the scout's body easily, and just asked, "How does General Wu know that this person is highly poisonous?" ”

"There are many witch doctors in Nanzhong, and witch doctors practice witchcraft, which is originally used to save people and cure diseases, but some witch doctors have a corrupt conscience and specialize in developing poisons, and can borrow poisons to exercise control over people, relying on human carriers, and using poisons to kill people." Wu Yi explained, "This person is blue, although he is scarred, but there is no fatal injury, and the scar on his body is not an ordinary sword wound, but caused by the whipping of the leather whip, the skin has been opened, if this person survived from the battlefield, there will be no traces of the leather whip, he must have been caught by the rebels, and then deliberately let him back, and then poisoned his body, so as to poison the Grand Duke." ”

Wu Yi said that the head was the Tao, but for Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others, they would feel a little foggy after hearing it, how could a dead person poison them?

At this time, Lu Kai noticed the confusion on Zhang Liao's face, so he said at the right time: "Governor Dadu, what General Wu said is true, there is a kind of witchcraft in Nanzhong, which can use the human body as a carrier and apply poison, and when the carrier dies of poison, the toxin can still be transmitted to the people who touch him." ”

Zhang Liao didn't suspect any more, so he asked, "Then what should we do with this corpse?" ”

"Shower with water, as long as it is contaminated with water, the poison will boil, so that it will become a poisonous gas and slowly dissipate, as long as people hold their breath and do not breathe, after the poisonous gas dissipates, it will be fine." Lu Kai said.

Zhang Liao found his own soldiers and asked them to be responsible for disposing of the scout's corpse, and everything was done according to Lu Kai's instructions.

In addition, Zhang Liao glanced at Xu Huang, who was about to go on the expedition, originally he also hoped that Xu Huang would bring Gan Ning back safely, but the arrival of the scouts brought ominous news, Gan Ning's entire army was wiped out and died in the rebels' snake formation, Zhang Liao could not show it at this time even if he was sentimental in his heart.

"General Xu, it seems that there is no need for you to go out alone. Although Gan Ning is a general in our army, this time he did not obey my dispatch and acted without authorization, so that the whole army would be wiped out, and he was also to blame. But the rebels are still there, our mission is not yet complete, and the burden on our shoulders is heavy, so we need to work together to deal with the rebels. From now on, I don't want to see intrigue from within, we should unite as one, all the way out, and when the rebels are pacified, you can do whatever you want! Zhang Liao said.

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Liao turned the horse's head and said to the people around him: "Come with me!" (To be continued.) )

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