The momentum is not right! Khan King Bars soon spotted the side of the battlefield where the warriors of the steppe were slowly being forced to retreat.

He couldn't help but gasp, drew his scimitar without hesitation, and shouted at the herald behind him: "Quickly pass the order: our soldiers can only fight bravely to kill the enemy, move forward bravely, and not retreat!" Inform the brothers who are guarding the camp that they will be killed with this king, and there shall be no mistake! ”。

Riding his horse down the gentle slope, he anxiously awaited the arrival of his follow-up men, and at the same time very nervously observed the changes in the whole situation.

With a sound of "Pu Leng", Xuanwu General Zhang Baiqian flipped his wrist, and the red cherry blossoms on the barrel of the gun were like a bright red flower, which bloomed in an instant.

The sharp tip of the spear pierced through the protective armor and stabbed the shoulder blades of the rising sun.

Suddenly a sharp pain hit, and Rising Sun screamed, almost throwing the big stick in his hand. In the pain, he was still secretly glad in his heart: thanks to the fast dodge, otherwise this shot would have passed through his throat! That's it, I'll evacuate first and save my life, the shame of this shot, I'll report it later!

The rising sun galloped the horse and galloped, but Zhang Baiqian did not give up, gritted his teeth and planned to urge the horse to catch up. But soon he was blocked by the steppe warriors who rushed forward from behind.

General Xuanwu was unrelenting, brandishing his spear, and in the blink of an eye, several enemy chieftains in front of him fell off their horses. Zhang Baiqian looked up and saw that the enemy general had already run away with his arms covered, and it was probably unrealistic to catch up with him. So, he vented all his anger on the steppe warriors who were still fighting with his own men and horses, stabbing left and right, causing chaos in the enemy camp.

The Khan king Bars himself led his reserve men and horses to come to reinforcements one after another, but he had not yet rushed out of Rich. One of the generals beside him suddenly shouted: "The Great Khan is not good, you look back, there is smoke in the direction of our army's camp!" ”。

Bars had to rein in his horse and look back. I saw black smoke rising from the direction of the camp, making the already dark sky even darker. If there is smoke, there is fire, no need to ask, this must be the Great Chu thief Kou has already ambushed the men and horses, taking advantage of the officers and soldiers guarding the camp to sneak into the camp and start setting fire, trying to disturb the hearts of our army.

After gritting his teeth and thinking for a moment, Khan King Bars still made up his mind and ordered his headquarters to turn around and kill back to smash the conspiracy of the Great Chu thieves.

In the camp of the grassland coalition army, Cui Dakui screamed "wow", holding a big iron rod in both hands, mercilessly chasing and killing the remaining grassland warriors, and at the same time ordering his subordinates to fan the flames everywhere.

Hearing that his subordinates reported that the grassland barbarians who hadn't gone far had nodded and killed them again, the deputy general Cui immediately shouted anxiously: "Brothers, move quickly, the thieves go and return, see what you can take with you as much grain and grass as you can take, and all those who can't be taken away will be set on fire to Lao Tzu, don't leave anything for them!" ”。

The sky finally darkened, and General Guan, who was too addicted to killing thieves, reined in his horse, looked at the retreating grassland coalition army, and turned his head to the herald and ordered: "The herald is down: Mingjin collects the troops." No man from all walks of life shall disobey the order to pursue and defeat the fleeing enemy. Our army has been running for a long time, and the soldiers are exhausted! Retreat and set up camp in Wuli, let everyone rest tonight, and annihilate the thieves again in the coming day! ”。

A bright moon slowly climbed into the sky, and under the silvery moonlight, the noisy day began, and the battlefield full of corpses was quiet and peaceful.

Thousands of miles away, in the camp of the Ma Jiajun, piles of bonfires were blazing, and officers and soldiers were singing and dancing around the bonfires, drinking and singing.

Ma Dashuai had just received a holy decree not long ago, allowing him to lead his subordinate soldiers to return to his hometown and set off on the same day. and all the counties west of Puzhou City were handed over to Ma Jiajun, and the taxes levied in the jurisdiction did not have to be handed over to the imperial court.

When the soldiers knew that they could go home, their excitement was palpable, and they packed their things and prepared to go on the road at any time. The four seas are unified, the world is peaceful, and you can finally live a good life in peace and stability!

Ma Maoxun, Han Junshi and others also breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as you can return to your own turf, everything will be fine.

Ma Dashuai and Han Junjun looked at the map and carefully studied it for a long time. He was quite satisfied with the fief rewarded by Emperor Liu Qian of Great Chu, which was more than twice as large as the territory originally controlled by Ma Jiajun.

Ma Maoxun, who was full of red light, stroked his long gray beard, looked aimlessly into the distance, and muttered: "Wenyuan, it seems that the Holy God treats us quite generously and benevolently today, and we always guarded against him in the past, which is really a bit of a little belly!" ”。

Han Junshi lay on the table, stared down at the map carefully, occasionally stretched out his finger to measure the width of the fief, and replied without raising his head: "You can't have the heart to harm people, and you can't have the heart to defend people!" By the way, although our territory has expanded a lot, it is mostly barren land, and it will take a while to recuperate if we want to operate it properly. ”

Ma Maoxun retracted his gaze, turned around and said: "This is natural, I, Ma Maoxun, was also born in poverty when I was a child, and I know that it is not easy for people to live." How to collect the tax will need to be carefully considered. ”

Han Junshi raised his head and asked with a smile: "Dashuai, what do you want to do most after returning home?" ”。

Ma Maoxun tilted his head and thought for a moment, sighed softly and said, "I don't know how the battle outside the Yumen Pass is, when Guan Yu's kid will return triumphantly." I want to wait for him to come back, and hurry up to handle the marriage of Shuang'er and them, and that girl is not small. If we are unified today and the four seas are leveled, I want to hold a grandson as soon as possible......".

Han Junshi raised his head and laughed, and couldn't help but quip: "I said Dashuai, that Guan Yugui is the prince of Great Chu, once Rushuang marries him, he will definitely bring him to Kyoto." I still want to hug my grandson, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the handsome man to even see Shuang'er in the future! ”。

Ma Maoxun was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then his face sank, and he frowned and whispered: "That's not possible!" Unless...... Unless they agree to leave their grandson to the old man! ”。

Han Junshi raised his hand to brush the beard on his chin, and looked at Ma Dashuai, who suddenly became sad, and smiled without saying a word.

The next day, Liu Qian sent an edict to invite Ma Maoxun, Han Junshi and senior generals in the army to the palace to a banquet, Ma Dashuai readily agreed, and also wanted to take this opportunity to thank the Great Chu Emperor and resign.

Before leaving, Han Junshi quietly pulled Mao Xianyi aside, and whispered in his ear with a serious expression: "General Mao, don't you go, right?" In the camp, the brothers were put on higher alert. is still the same sentence: the heart of harming people must not be had, and the heart of preventing people is indispensable. If we don't return to our own turf for a day, we can't take it lightly! ”。

"Hairy Big Worm" tilted his head and looked at him with a smile, and said softly: "Han Junshi is too worried, right?" Tomorrow, our army will return to their hometown in fine clothes and return to their hometown...... Anyway, I won't drink this wine, and I'll go to the military to teach your heart disease. ”

Ma Maoxun, who had just walked past the two of them with his hands behind his back, happened to hear their conversation, glanced at Han Junshi strangely, smiled and shook his head gently, noncommittal.

After entering the city, without stopping, Ma Dashuai went straight to the palace with the well-dressed people.

After passing through the people, the palace door was opened, and Ma Maoxun and others dressed up and entered. The two heavy vermilion palace doors slammed shut behind them.

In the main hall, Ma Maoxun led everyone to bow three times and bow nine times, Liu Qian squinted his eyes at Ma Maoxun with a spring breeze and waved his hand: "Haha, let's be flat." To put it in my heart, you and I are married to Jinlan, and we are like brothers, and the widow is really reluctant to let you go! ”。

Ma Maoxun hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love." I will never forget the generosity and benevolence of the saints, and I am grateful to Dade. It's just that the soldiers under him have been away from home for a long time and are eager to return home. The minister also wants to return as soon as possible, guard the border for my Dachu, expand the territory, and do his best to repay the grace of God! ”。

Liu Qian nodded slightly, waved the sleeves of his robe and said: "Everyone, please take a seat, I wait for my brothers to say goodbye today, I don't know when we can get together again, I let go of drinking tonight, don't be restrained." ”

After everyone sat down, Shi Dazai stroked his beard and looked around, then turned his face to the Han military division on the side and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you see General Mao?" He is a bold man who must drink every time he drinks, and he must get drunk when he drinks! Without him, it's a little less lively."

Han Junshi hurriedly bowed and said: "Back to Lord Dazai, General Mao heard that the Holy Emperor is magnificent, and the soldiers can finally return to their hometowns." In addition to being happy, he and his subordinates drank all night, and they didn't wake up with a hangover, so they couldn't come to say goodbye to the Holy Lord and Lord Dazai, so Xiao Ke made amends to the Holy Lord and the adults on his behalf. ”

Ishidazai smiled and nodded slightly.

After Liu Qian, the high-ranking Emperor of Great Chu, took everyone to toast a few glasses together, Ma Maoxun took the initiative to stand up, poured the cup in his hand full of wine, raised his head high, and said to Liu Qian: "Your Majesty, Weichen borrowed flowers to offer Buddha, on behalf of his soldiers to give you a glass." I sincerely thank the Holy God for his generosity and benevolence, and the emperor's grace, and wish me a smooth wind and rain in Dachu, and peace and security for the country and the people; The holy dragon is healthy and has a long life! ”。

Liu Qian bowed his head again and again with satisfaction, and smiled.

Subsequently, Shi Dazai and others also got up to toast to Ma Jiajun, and the whole hall laughed loudly, the atmosphere was warm, and the banquet lasted until late at night.

Seeing that everyone was almost drunk, Liu Qian put down the cup in his hand and glanced at Shi Tiangong. Shi Dazai stroked his beard lightly and nodded his head imperceptibly.

Liu Qian turned his head, squinted his eyes at Ma Maoxun and smiled: "Brother Tai, the widow has always had a heart problem, say it today and ask Brother Tai to listen to it, see if you can help the widow solve a problem or two." ”

Ma Maoxun hurriedly put down the cup in his hand, bowed down and saluted: "Please have something to say in the saint." ”

Liu Qian always had an unfathomable smile on his face, and said: "Now that the widow has named you the king of one word and the same person, and rewarded you with a vast fief, it can be regarded as worthy of you." But you have a heavy army, if one day you suddenly betray your word and threaten my Great Chu's Jiangshan Sheji, how can I be?! ”。

Ma Maoxun's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he quickly knelt down and saluted: "Why did the saint say this? You and I are righteous and Jinlan, like brothers and sisters, today I Ma swear to the sky: I will always be loyal to Your Majesty and loyal to Da Chu in all my life. If you violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! ”。

Liu Qian lowered his head without saying a word, seemed to think seriously for a moment, and then shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, knowing people and knowing faces does not know their hearts, since ancient times, people's hearts are unpredictable, and widows still don't believe it!" Unless ......".

Ma Maoxun opened his eyes wide and asked, "Unless what?" The ministers are loyal to the heavens and the earth, and the sun and the moon can be seen, and there will never be any thoughts! ”。

Liu Qian raised his head slightly, stared at Ma Maoxun with playful eyes, still with a kind smile on his face, and said word by word: "Unless today and here, you and the generals will die." ”

After speaking, Liu Qian stood up suddenly, shook the wide sleeves of the imperial robe and shouted, "Someone is coming."

The sword and axe man who had already been ambushed outside the hall rushed in with a bright sword, surrounding Ma Maoxun and the others.