Standing on the watchtower, watching the fierce attack of the Han army, his own soldiers went forward one after another, relying on the wall of the fortress to resist stubbornly. Eighty-one? Chinese?? Net (1) ??.? 8. The thick layer of rammed earth effectively prevented the Han army's attacks again and again, the stone-throwing vehicle faced the vast camp, and the stones thrown in were used by the other party, Guo Jia frowned, and saw that after attacking for two hours, there was no inch of advance, and ordered Mingjin to withdraw the troops.

The autumn rain began to fall without warning, and the weather gradually became wet and cold, and the two sides temporarily stopped fighting each other.

Ma Tiantian rode on a white camel and walked aimlessly on the desert. After talking deeply with the master, he went down to the Tianshan Mountains and arrived at Chigu City, where he inquired in many ways in the city, but there was no news of Liu Zhen. When he was bored, he suddenly remembered that since he was the prince of the Han Dynasty, how could ordinary people know his whereabouts? Plucked up the courage to come to the Western Regions Changshi Mansion and visit Liu Ye. Unexpectedly, the subordinate officer who received him informed him that Liu Changshi went to Shule City on business. Ma Tiantian was disappointed, and left Chigu City and let the camels go.

The scorching sun was shining, the wind in the desert was extremely hot and dry, Ma Tiantian held a sheepskin water bag in his right hand, kept drinking a sip of water, held it in his mouth, and was reluctant to swallow it, so as to resist the hot air. Where exactly did he go? Will he go to Shule City with Liu Changshi? Is there me in his heart? What would he think if I looked for him so badly? Ma Tiantian took another sip of water, took a sip of the veil that covered his face, and looked at the endless desert, the sand reflected the dazzling light in the sun. In the past, when I walked, how could I have less company around me, but now I am alone, there is no life in the desert, only a sudden gust of wind, occasionally lifting the veil to cover my face, revealing a beautiful and vulgar, but full of heartfelt face.

Liu Zhen went down to Bogda Peak lonely, and Xu Yi hurriedly approached and asked, "Prince, how is the situation?" ”

Liu Zhen said with a sad face: "Half a month ago, she had already gone down the Tianshan Mountain and didn't know where to go. ”

Xu Yi said: "Prince, won't you?" Isn't that old woman the master of the Exquisite Princess? How could he not know his whereabouts? ”

Liu Zhen said: "That's what Granny Ma said, if I ask again, Granny Ma will drive me down the mountain." ”

"This old woman is rude, wait for me to go up the mountain to catch her and ask."

"You kid, Granny Ma is her mentor, even I have to pay three points of respect, you are so messy, it's not for no reason, how can I meet her?"

Xu Yi touched his scalp and smiled: "Prince, aren't I in a hurry?" What shall we do? ”

"What to do? Going down the mountain, a few days ago, my master received a flying eagle message from Uncle Yu Wenze, and Uncle Wei Wenchang led the army to arrive. ”

Xu Yi hurriedly summoned the guards, and Liu Zhen came to Chigu City full of melancholy to see Zhang Ren.

Xu Rong and Cao Hong, two old guys, one is more conspicuous than the other, you chase me on the road, and march more vigorously. After all, Xu Rong is too old, although he was born in the Xiliang Army, he has not led the cavalry to fight for many years, so when he was halfway through, he was passed by Cao Hong, and the angry Xu Rong couldn't stop slapping the saddle. Cao Hong took the lead, and in the long laughter, he took the lead in coming to Chigu City.

Zhang Ren and Liu Zhen caught Cao Hong, and the 20,000 troops had already arranged their accommodation, and Xu Rong also arrived that evening. Zhang Ren originally wanted to put on a feast and wash the dust for the two, but when he saw that Xu Rong's face was wrong, he hurriedly recruited a military doctor, and the banquet had to be stopped.

For a few days, the army of the Western Expedition continued to come, Xu Rong was conditioned by military doctors, and his body and bones recovered, so Zhang Ren set up a feast to entertain him.

The 200,000-strong army stretched for nearly 100 miles in the camp outside Chigu City, and Wei Yan led nine generals and eighteen deputy generals to participate in Zhang Ren's banquet. Zhang Ren and Wei Yan, Zhou Tai, and Li Dian are all old acquaintances, and none of the people present at the banquet are famous in the Han Dynasty, and they are not well-known men in the army.

Huo Jun made a cut and said: "Huo Mou is in Jingzhou, and he is also used to seeing the mountains and rivers, and the characters are romantic, but he unexpectedly went out of Yumen Pass, the yellow sand is long, and the high mountains are faint, which is very different from the scenery of the mainland, even the characters of the Western Regions, and they do not go to the mainland. ”

This is similar to talking about cross talk, Huo Jun sold a pass, and he had to pick it up, and sure enough, Wen Ping said: "How can you see it?" ”

Huo Jun said: "Some time ago, I led the army through Qiuzi, and on the way to Gumo City, I met a woman in white. The woman was slender, still riding on a white camel, alone, walking in the vast desert, really like a snow-white lotus, but unfortunately the woman seemed to be full of worries, saw the army, and avoided aside. ”

Li Dian said: "Lao Huo, you haven't seen the woman's face, why do you say that the characters are not inferior to Jingzhou?" ”

Huo Jun said with a smile: "Man Cheng, everyone here knows that your kid is very blessed and has married a few concubines who are like flowers and jade, but in my opinion, your concubines are better than each other in front of this woman." ”

Ling Tong's young man's temperament, when he heard this, aroused interest, and said with a smile: "Or please ask Brother Zhong Miao to tell me carefully, how to compare?" ”

Huo Jun looked at Li Dian and said, "The comparison is inappropriate, Man Cheng must not be angry." ”

Li Dian glanced at Huo Jun, "If the comparison is wrong, Lao Tzu will pour you three bowls." ”

Huo Jun laughed and said, "It can be compared to a phoenix and a crow; Orchids and dog's tail grass also. ”

Li Dian smiled: "You are talking nonsense, come and come, pour him three bowls." ”

Huo Jun smiled: "Don't worry, Mancheng, I haven't finished talking yet." You don't think it's appropriate, right? In my opinion, it's very apt. I won't hide it from you, I led 20,000 sons, the sun was like a fire, and a large group of turtle sons were sunburned, all of them were like weeds in a long drought, and the head was drooping, and he almost went into the crotch of his pants. But as soon as the woman appeared, it was like a timely rain on a dog day, and the heads of the 20,000 turtle sons immediately rose up, and they were all in good spirits for a moment. At this time, a gust of wind blew, and it happened to lift a corner of the woman's veil, only to see that the woman's face was as smooth as white jade, a small nose, a crooked mouth, which one is beautiful, looking at my sons and daughters one by one stupid, just like seeing a fairy, my heart is full of awe and love, but I can't afford a little man's **. Man Cheng, tell me, how does your concubine compare with others? ”

Li Dian said: "With your words, it is impossible to be more beautiful than my concubine,....."

Before Li Dian finished speaking, a voice said, "Please also ask Uncle Zhong Miao to tell me where the woman went?" ”

Huo Jun looked up and saw that it was Liu Zhen, who hurriedly stood up and said, "My army is in a hurry, and it seems that it has gone to the east. ”

Liu Zhen took a deep look and said, "Thank you." He turned and walked out of the ballroom.

Liu Zhen's actions made everyone present stunned, and looked at Zhang Ren with puzzled eyes, Zhang Ren smiled: "The prince is young and amorous. The woman Zhong Miao said in his mouth may be the exquisite princess he met when he came to the Western Regions. ”

Wei Yan said: "I heard that the emperor has decided that the daughter of the late drama prime minister is the crown princess, the prince is so amorous, the emperor and the drama prime minister are friends of life and death, so how can the emperor deal with himself?" ”

Zhang Ren said: "How do we know what the dolls are thinking? A man has three wives and six concubines, and it is an ordinary thing. How does a little exquisite princess compare with the daughter of the prime minister? The prince is amorous, the prime minister is the main concubine, and the exquisite princess is the side concubine. ”

Wei Yan shook his head and said: "General Zhang Ren, although Wei came to the Western Regions late, I also heard that women in the Western Regions dare to love and hate, how can the princess of a country who is dignified be willing to stoop to the side?" I think the prince's trouble is coming, and the emperor has a hard time. ”

Zhang Ren said: "Don't say it, I almost forgot that most women in the Western Regions advocate monogamy, if you hear that the prince's family has a wife's room, I am afraid that the two will have a conflict." ”

Not to mention the discussion of the generals at the banquet, Liu Zhen came out, Xu Yi hurriedly followed, Liu Zhen didn't speak, took his war horse, flew on, turned the horse's head, and ran out of the city. This was difficult for Xu Yi, so he hurriedly called his own soldiers, and he followed with a hundred people first, so that the rest of his soldiers could prepare the supplies for crossing the desert and chase eastward.

Ma Tiantian saw a group of Han troops marching westward for a few days, so she hid behind the sand dunes on the side of the road, and muttered secretly, what are so many people and horses going west? At this time, what did he come to the Western Regions for? As the crown prince, he has increased his troops and horses in the Western Regions, he must be too busy, will he still remember me in his heart? The master asked me to pluck up the courage to look for him, but I couldn't find him. At this time, what can you do if you find him? There was a sour feeling in my heart, and I couldn't help but tears overflowed my eyes, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.

When the army was exhausted, it had been three days, Ma Tiantian didn't want to face so many people, so he walked along the bank of the Tarim River, letting the camels carry him, and hesitated.

The Tarim River is in the territory of Qiuzi, and there is a section of the river that has been turned underground to form an underground river. After walking for seven or eight days in a row, Ma Tiantian filled more than a dozen sheepskin bags by the river with water on the ground, washed his face, watched the river flow eastward melancholy, did not know how to stop, sighed, turned around and stepped on the camel, and walked aimlessly.

After walking like this for a day, seeing that it was getting late, he found a sand dune and let the camel lie down, and he set up a small tent beside the camel and lay down in his clothes. The round moon, the desert is silvery white, and the insects that have been silent for a day are active at this time, chirping and chirping; The white camel held its head high, chewing on the sea buckthorn grass it ate during the day; Sand foxes hunt at night and occasionally howl lowly. Ma Tiantian's ears were filled with all kinds of sounds, and he couldn't sleep for a long time because of his heavy thoughts.

Ma Tiantian looked at the moon, dazed, and the white camel suddenly became excited, stood up, stretched out his head and whispered to her. Ma Tiantian reacted, hurriedly leaned over, put his ears to the ground, and only heard the sound of horses' hooves, and it seemed that many people were hurrying in the middle of the night. People who are traveling at night in the desert are often encountered, and Ma Tiantian does not care, calms the white camel, and lies down again. The white camel was unusual, opened its mouth and bit the corner of Ma Tiantian's clothes, and pulled it outward. Ma Tiantian noticed the abnormality and hurriedly got up to pack the tent. The gang came so quickly, and before Ma Tiantian finished cleaning up, in the moonlight, they had already seen each other's figures.