After leaving Fengzhou and heading to Chu State, this ten-mile forest was the only way to go. Tang Ning thought that someone might be tempted to take action here, so she arranged for Zhao Man to change tents in advance and made some arrangements with Lu Teng.
The three thousand defenders of Fengzhou had entered Shili Forest in batches last night, and they had been hanging behind them since the mission entered the forest.
With eight hundred guards and three thousand defenders, even if all the bandits and bandits in the forest united, they could handle it. The situation tonight was not beyond his expectations.
The only thing that surprised him was that he could actually meet the prairie woman named Wan Yan here.
Although she had her face covered, she had been her Chinese teacher for an hour, and her unique accent and intonation could not be more familiar to her.
It's not surprising if you think about it carefully. If their target was the princess from the beginning, they would naturally follow them all the way, and it wouldn't be a surprise if they met her along the way.
I just don’t know if the previous encounters were coincidences or if she did it on purpose...
"We lost tonight." A figure walked out from behind Wan Yan, looked at Tangning, and said, "How about we make a deal?"
It sounds like the voice is also that of a woman. Under such circumstances, the voice is still calm.
"Don't do it."
Tang Ning shook her head. The current situation was very good for them. Is there any deal they could make?
As long as he waved his hand, the archers could shoot all these assassins into sieves. In this way, the assassins would be executed on the spot, and He Rui would die for the country. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone and kill two birds with one stone?
The middle-aged woman said solemnly: "Even if you kill us, you can't save the life of your high official!"
Tang Ning said decisively: "Master He is not threatened by you, how can I be coerced by you?"
"I'll take it!" He Rui roared, then realized that it was not a good idea to say that, and immediately said: "Master Tang, you might as well listen to their conditions first and see what they say!"
That was what the middle-aged woman was waiting for, and she immediately said, "If you let them go, I'll let this person go too, how about that?"
"One person for a dozen people?" Tangning crossed her arms, looked at the middle-aged woman, and asked, "Do you think I don't know how to count?"
The middle-aged woman pointed at the soldiers around the tent and said: "There are also those who have been poisoned. Without an antidote, they will definitely die within two hours!"
Dr. Wang stepped forward and said: "Sir, the generals are all weak. It may be caused by inhaling the poisonous smoke just now. As for the specific poison they were poisoned, the subordinates have not yet found out..."
Tang Ning stepped forward and took a look. There were so many strange poisons in the world. Although he also knew some poison techniques, the time he had learned was too short. The level of poisoning was far greater than the detoxification. He couldn't clearly see the route of the poison for a while.
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At this time, Lu Teng had returned from the rear and said, "Master Tang, the two thousand bandits in the forest did not make any resistance and have captured all of them."
Use twice the number of regular troops to attack some rabble from the front and back, but the opponent has no fighting spirit, so the battle ends quickly.
Tang Ning looked at the dozens of soldiers lying on the ground. Although he could immediately order them to be shot, these poisoned soldiers would be in danger.
If they can't cure the poison, dozens of people will be buried with these assassins.
Lu Teng rarely spoke. Although he also wanted to protect his soldiers, this group of assassins was more important. If he compromised with them, there might be trouble later.
Only Tang Ning can make the decision on this matter, even if the decision he makes is to exchange his life for his life.
For Tang Ning, his own life was naturally much more important than the enemy's. He looked at the middle-aged woman hidden under the black robe and said, "Take out the antidote first."
He Rui was relieved when a knife was held to his neck. It seemed that no matter how Tang Ning targeted him, he still had to care about the life of his deputy.
The woman looked at Tang Ning and said, "Let her go first."
Tangning looked at Lu Teng and said, "Commander Lu, let them go."
Lu Teng breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said, "Let him go."
Dozens of archers put away their arrows, and a dozen masked men walked quickly behind the middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman took out a paper bag from her arms, threw it over, and said: "This bag can cure half of people's poison. After an hour, I will tell you where to put the other half."
"How do I know if this antidote is effective? What if it's just a delaying tactic on your part?" Tangning looked at her and said, "What if the poison reappears after two days of detoxification?"
The middle-aged woman looked at him and asked, "What do you want?"
"It's very simple." Tangning looked at her and said, "I can let you go, but you have to leave a hostage here. After a month, when we arrive in the capital of Chu State, if my people are safe and sound, I will
Let him go."
This will not only ensure that she will not fool herself with fake medicine, but also eliminate the trouble of doing something on the road.
"What if you regret it?" The middle-aged woman looked at him and said flatly: "I don't believe you."
"In exchange, we can also let you take away a hostage." Tangning pointed at He Rui and said, "What you are holding in your hands now is our deputy envoy, a very big official. You can take him away."
Take him away, I won't even care about his life, right?"
He Rui's legs went weak and he said loudly: "This is not okay, I don't agree, I don't agree!"
The young woman gave him a chop on the back of his neck. He Rui's body went limp and he could no longer scream.
The middle-aged woman turned around and muttered a few words, and soon someone stood up and said in loose Chinese: "I will be a hostage!"
Tangning shook her head, pointed to the young woman in the front, and said, "I want her."
Among this group of people, although this middle-aged woman is the leader, the most noble one is obviously the woman named Wan Yan.
When they appeared here tonight, Tangning could even guess that Wan Yan was probably just her pseudonym, and her Chinese name was probably Wanyan or something...
The one who least expected Chen and Chu to marry was the rapidly rising Wanyan tribe on the grassland.
"No!" The middle-aged woman refused without thinking.
"Since you said no..." Tangning looked at her and said with a smile, "Then it must be her."
The middle-aged woman said firmly: "It is impossible for her to be your hostage."
Tangning shook her head: "Then there's no need to talk."
Lu Teng waved his hand, and dozens of archers aimed their bows again. A dozen men in black looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Master." The young woman looked back at her and said, "Let me go, otherwise they won't let you go. We have big plans and we can't delay them."
The middle-aged woman thought for a moment, looked at her and said, "You have to be careful."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Tangning again and said, "If you dare to touch her hair, I will chop off your deputy's arm!"
Tangning looked at her and said, "Don't worry, if anything happens to her, our deputy envoy will be at your disposal!"
The middle-aged woman took out another pack of medicine from her arms, threw it in the air again, and said: "Mix these two packs of medicine together, add water to boil them into a pot, and feed them to drink to detoxify."
Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "What if we cook them separately?"
The middle-aged woman did not answer.
Tang Ning cursed inwardly. He knew a little bit about the art of poisoning, so how could he not know the secret behind it? Mixing them together would be an antidote, and cooking them separately would be two other poisons.
If he didn't keep an eye out, I'm afraid these soldiers would be killed by the vicious woman.
He pointed at the young woman and said, "Come here!"
The woman walked up to him, pulled off the veil from her face, and stared at Tangning with her eyes, as if she wanted to eat him alive.
She looked at Tangning and gritted her teeth: "You are as cunning as them!"
Tangning waved her hand: "Tie her up."
When she was tied up, she seemed very resistant. She looked at Tangning and said, "Can we let them go now?"
Tang Ning waved her hand, and the archers retreated again.
Tang Ning looked at the middle-aged woman and said, "You can leave. Don't forget your hostages. In a month, when we arrive at the capital of Chu State, we will release them."
"If something happens to her, just wait and collect the body for your deputy." The middle-aged woman took a deep look at the tied woman and turned to leave.
Two men in black kicked He Rui hard, who was unconscious on the ground, and then picked him up and carried him away.
Lu Teng looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Master He..."
"For the safety of our soldiers, we have no choice but to aggrieve Mr. He first." Tangning sighed and said, "I believe Mr. He can also understand our approach..."
