The rain poured down wildly, the thunder roared, but in the daylight it was already very dark, and the rugged mountain road was washed away by the rain and immediately became muddy. More than a dozen people in Huang Taiji were already soaked and walking with difficulty.

A protruding boulder became a temporary shelter for Huang Taiji and them, and several guards found some dry firewood under the stone rock and quickly lit a fire. The jumping flames brought a little warmth to everyone and illuminated the surrounding environment.

The heavy rain still poured down like money, and there was no sign of getting smaller. Huang Taiji took off his already soaked clothes with great impatience, threw them to the guards, and after changing into dry clothes, he sat by the fire with a frown.

After being busy for a while, a guard brought a bowl of boiling water to Huang Taiji: "Da Khan, you rest here first, let's go outside to find some food." ”

Huang Taiji nodded, waved his hand casually and said, "Go ahead!" ”

The guards withdrew, then called two companions, rehung their scimitars, took their bows and arrows, and disappeared into the pouring rain.

The four guards in charge of guarding stood in all directions under the rocks, vigilantly staring at any disturbances around them. The rest followed Huang Taiji's side and warmed up with him.

Quietly staring at the flames jumping in front of him, Huang Taiji's face was gloomy. The careless loss of Jingzhou caused him to fall into a place of no return again, and he regretted that his intestines were about to break, but he couldn't talk about his suffering.

Looking up at the dozen or so people beside him, Huang Taiji had never had such a negative moment. In the past, no matter what problems he encountered, he could always face them calmly, but this time, he is no longer calm. After all, he even lost his old foundation, what should he do in the future, he has no clue at all?

"Great Khan, where shall we go now?" Gu Dasu was Huang Taiji's close guard, and he saw that Huang Taiji had been depressed and silent, so he couldn't help but ask him what everyone thought.

Hearing this, Huang Taiji glanced up at Gu Dasu, shook his head and sighed lightly: "This place is more than twenty miles away from Sava City, and it is in this barren mountain. The heavy rain outside will also wash away our traces, and we don't have to flee anymore. Settle down here first, and then reorganize those who have been separated. As for the rest of the matter, it will depend on the situation at that time. ”

Gu Dasu opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but was frightened back by Huang Taiji's gloomy appearance. After saying yes, I didn't dare to say more!

Although this heavy rain has brought a lot of trouble to Huang Taiji and them, it is not without benefits, at least the traces of their journey have been completely erased after this heavy rain. The Dongjiang Army, which had been tracking along a few traces, found that they had no clues at all after the heavy rain.

In desperation, the Dongjiang army that was tracking had to give up, after all, they didn't know that these clues would be left by Huang Taiji. If they knew that it was Huang Taiji who was tracking, these Dongjiang troops would definitely not give up so easily.

At this point, Huang Taiji has picked up a life, although he has lost a lot, he can be regarded as having a chance to take a breath.

Night fell, and at this moment, Huang Taiji was eating rabbit meat while looking at the guards in front of him. These are two guards who have just come down the mountain to inquire about the situation, according to their descriptions, there is no Dongjiang army in sight at the bottom of the mountain, it is obvious that Huang Taiji and they are safe.

"Tomorrow morning, you will all go and gather those who have been scattered. Remember, you must hide your whereabouts, and if you find that the Dongjiang army is following, you must not contact them. Huang Taiji warned sternly.

"Yes, Great Khan!" All the guards responded in unison.

The capital of Xianbei was very lively early this morning, and the people in the city flocked to the outside of the city, looking at the ten hot air balloons slowly descending in the air in amazement. Under the arrangement of Cheng Zuo, Mao Wenlong arrived in the capital of Xianbei early this morning.

Mao Wenlong was followed by 5,000 cavalry of the Dongjiang Army, who were already waiting outside Xianbei City at this moment to protect the landing of the hot air balloon.

King Xianbei led a group of courtiers, stunned to see the descending hot air balloon, and when Mao Wenlong got off the hot air balloon and came to them, King Xianbei and they reacted one after another, and Mao Wenlong was warmly polite. King Xianbei welcomed Mao Wenlong more than a dozen people into the capital and came to the palace in the grand welcome music.

King Xianbei's unique throne was moved to the side, and next to the throne was placed the same chair as the throne. Mao Wenlong, at the warm invitation of King Xianbei, sat together on these two chairs representing royal power.

After the courtiers also sat down, King Xianbei was the first to smile and said: "It is rare that General Mao is willing to come, it is really an honor for our Xianbei country." ”

Mao Wenlong has always been very indifferent to these red tapes, so he casually said another polite sentence, and went straight to the topic: "The king's intentions, Mao understands in his heart." If we are sincere to each other, we don't have to be so polite anymore, and we might as well say it if we have something to say. ”

It could be seen that Mao Wenlong seemed to be a little impatient, and King Xianbei didn't dare to ink any more, so he immediately said with a smile: "That king said bluntly." ”

Mao Wenlong nodded, and raised his hand to signal King Xianbei to continue.

King Xianbei squeezed out a trace of the most sincere smile on his face, and then said cautiously: "I don't know what General Mao thinks of our Xianbei country?" ”

Seeing that King Xianbei was still so verbose, Mao Wenlong simply said bluntly: "If the king is worried that the Dongjiang army will come to attack Xianbei, then you don't have to worry about it at all. Our Dongjiang Army has always pursued the behavior of having good wine when friends come, and swords and guns when enemies come. As long as Xianbei does not provoke the Dongjiang Army, we can go on in peace. ”

King Xianbei and the ministers were pleasantly surprised when they heard this, and Mao Wenlong's words seemed to make them all take a reassuring pill. King Xianbei didn't dare to slack off, and immediately laughed: "This king hereby solemnly assures the general army that our Xianbei country is definitely the most loyal ally of you and the Dongjiang Army. ”

King Xianbei's sincere statement ended each other's worries, and the two countries also made a contract of allies in this meeting. The Xianbei State will guard the Dongjiang Army as the upper country, because Mao Wenlong has not yet established the country and does not have a country name, so it can only be calculated by the Dongjiang Army.

After negotiating important matters, King Xianbei happily invited Mao Wenlong to stay for a few more days, saying that he wanted to celebrate well and fulfill the friendship of the landlord. However, Mao Wenlong did not stay, and the current situation in the south has continued to deteriorate.

King Fu was defeated in Sichuan, and was united by Li Zicheng's old troops to counterattack, and has now been suppressed back to the Jiuzhaigou area. Under such circumstances, King Fu had already asked Mao Wenlong for help more than once. It's a pity that Mao Wenlong is not making good progress on the grassland now, and he can't take care of King Fu at all. Not to mention that there are still pirates on the sea.