Han Sui didn't expect that he would be defeated so quickly, and he didn't know if the imperial court was fighting chicken blood or something, so he suddenly launched a fierce attack on Yuzhong. I thought that Cheriji would send troops to help, but until the city gate was breached, Han Sui did not see half of the Qiang soldiers appear.

Sold myself!? Han Sui, who has always betrayed others, has experienced what it is like to be betrayed this time. Just when Han Sui was thinking hard about why Cheriji wanted to ignore his life and death, Yan Xing ran over in a hurry, and seeing that Han Sui was still in a daze, he couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, the city gate has been broken by the official army, we must leave immediately." ”

"Let's go? Where to go? Han Sui asked in a daze.

"You can go anywhere, you just can't stay here and wait for death anyway." Yan Xing waved his hand as he spoke, and immediately someone came over and walked out with Han Sui. Han Sui was stunned for a while before he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly rushed to Yan Xing, who was walking behind, and shouted: "Yanming, Ma Teng wants to bring it, with him in hand, we will have one more bargaining chip." ”

"Father-in-law, it's too late, that Ma Teng has already run away."

"Ran away? How did he run? ”

"I don't know, the person sent by the son-in-law to arrest Ma Teng reported that there was a hole in Ma Teng's residence, maybe Ma Teng dug a tunnel and escaped."

"Impossible, how could he dig a hole, even if he digs a hole, the soil that has been dug out ......" Han Sui's mouth was broken, Yan Xing didn't bother to explain to Han Sui, let Han Sui help Han Sui on the horse, and he should open the way to the north of the city first.

The defense of Yuzhong was impregnable in Han Sui's eyes, but he ignored the role of Liu Xie's group of rangers, as soon as the battle began, these rangers who had been ambushed in the city through the tunnels in advance began to make chaos and set fires everywhere, and the court officials and soldiers also used all their strength as soon as they came up, omitting the step of temptation. Han Sui was caught off guard, and he was inevitably in a hurry, and the defense that he originally thought was perfect was also stabbed into rags in an instant, leaking everywhere.

Han Sui actually wronged Cherrigi. It's not that Cherrigie doesn't want to come to rescue him, but Cherrigi himself is also too busy to take care of himself at this time. As early as half an hour before Liu Xie ordered the attack on Yuzhong, Cherrigi's camp began to be harassed, because it was night, it was not clear how many Han troops were harassing outside, and Cherrigi did not dare to fight, but ordered the camp gate to be closed. When he found out that Yuzhong was on fire, Cheriji immediately sent someone to investigate, but Liu Xie had already guarded against Cherrigi's hand, and the elite scouts arranged in advance made the Qiang scouts out of the camp not survive, which also bought time for Liu Xie to lead the Han army to break through Yuzhong.

took Yuzhong in one go, Liu Xie didn't care about Han Sui's life or death, and on the one hand, he ordered Gan Ning to quickly assemble a team and rush to the Qiang camp in Cheriji to support Zhang Yan, and on the other hand, he quickly notified Ma Teng and ordered him to lead his troops to directly attack the Qiang camp. As for Yuzhong here, just leave him 3,000 men to clear the remnants of the enemy.

"Holy Lord, you don't seem to care much about Han Sui's life or death." Tong Yuan, who was in charge of protecting Liu Xie's safety, asked with some confusion.

"Master Tong, Han Sui, who only led the remnants of the defeated army, is already difficult to become a climate, even if he is still alive, it will be difficult to do anything in the future. The word "thief" has been marked on his body, and I don't think any family dares to take him in except for those foreign clans. ”

"But let him escape, after all, it is still a hidden danger." Tong Yuan frowned and said.

Liu Xie saw that there was no one around, so he said with a wicked smile: "It's good to escape, if he dies, what excuse will I use to find trouble with those foreign clans?" ”

"Huh?" At this time, not only Tong Yuan, but even Wang Yue looked at Liu Xie curiously.

Liu Xie didn't hide the two elders in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Tong Shi and Wang Shi are not pedantic people, if we Han people want to gain a firm foothold in this Western Regions, it is not enough to live in harmony with these foreign races, but also need iron-blooded means to deter those foreign races with ulterior motives." But we can't take the initiative to find trouble, and ruin the reputation of our Han people for loving peace, so we can only find an excuse that can convince people. ”

Wang Yue and Tong Yuan are not pedantic people, they traveled the world when they were young, and they know the nature of foreign races better than those masters. As long as Liu Xie didn't put the butcher's knife on his family's neck, it wouldn't be a problem for Tong Yuan and Wang Yue. Hu people are also considered people? Although this is unpleasant and unacceptable at first glance, this concept is very common in the court.

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Gan Ning's reinforcements arrived in time, and Cheriji, who sensed that something was wrong, commanded the army to fight, and Zhang Yan fought hard this time in order to ensure that the side of Yuzhong was not affected. Seeing that the Han army blocking the road was about to be defeated, and the situation began to fall in his favor, how could Cherrigi be willing to let the Han army pull the situation back again.

But what made Cherrigi feel depressed was that just as he was about to defeat the Han army that came to help him later, Ma Teng led the Ma family army to join the battle. The battle is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more troops are being invested, and the situation is no longer over with a single order from Cherrigi.

The battle continued all night until the sky turned white, and both sides of the fierce battle were a little exhausted by this time, and wanted to withdraw their troops and stop fighting. But at this moment, the Han army, which crushed the last straw of Cheriji, appeared, and a cavalry team under the leadership of Zhao Yun and Pang De was like two red-hot sharp knives, cutting the camp of the Qiang soldiers into several pieces at once.

The morale of the Qiang soldiers plummeted, and the Han army, which had also been exhausted before, was greatly boosted at this time, and Ma Teng, Gan Ning, Zhang Yan and others led the soldiers and horses to rise up and completely defeat the Western Qiang army. Cherriji was coerced by the chaotic army and collapsed for thousands of miles, and in addition to Ma Teng, Gan Ning, Zhang Yan and others who stayed to rest, Zhao Yun and Pang De led the elite to pursue continuously.

When he left Xiqiang, Cherrigi was in high spirits and commanded 100,000 Qiang soldiers, but when he finally fled back to Xiqiang in embarrassment, there were only 20,000 soldiers and horses left, and the remaining 80,000 horses were either killed or captured, and most of them chose to flee halfway. Cherrigi was greatly injured, and he didn't dare to show his teeth with Liu Xie in a short time. And Liu Xie has no intention of continuing to trouble Cherrigi, at least not for a short time.

Killed 1,000 enemies and lost 800 self-losses, although the battle damage in this battle was not so serious, but the loss was also not small for Liu Xie. The Montenegrin army led by Zhang Yan suffered the greatest losses, losing more than half of the 10,000 horses, the number of melee dead reached 3,000, and the number of disabled people exceeded 5,000. As for the other departments, the losses were not small, all the casualties were added together, the casualties in this battle reached 10,000, and the disabled were more than 20,000. As for Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, they will be selected from the men and horses brought by Zhao Yun and Pang De.

With such a large casualty, Zhang Yan said that it was impossible not to feel distressed, but he did not regret it. There are no immortals in war, but as long as the death is worth it, then there is nothing to say. From the mouths of those newly added to the Montenegrin army, Zhang Yan, Sun Qing and other generals who were originally from Montenegrin thieves knew the recent situation of the original subordinates. The imperial court did what it said, and did not make things difficult for those subordinates, and when the Qiang soldiers invaded, most of the people were also protected and properly settled in the city.

Comparing hearts to hearts, the sincerity of the imperial court satisfied Zhang Yan and others, and then Liu Xie's aftermath surprised Zhang Yan and others. The soldiers who were disabled in this battle and could not continue to stay in the army were properly arranged, either going back to serve as the catcher in the township or serving as a "petty official" such as the village head. And for those who died in battle, their families would be cared for by the imperial court, the elderly would be supported, and the children would be given a chance to study.

In later generations, reading was a luxury for children in remote areas, let alone in ancient times. Knowledge changes destiny! Reading is a great skill in the eyes of people who can't read big words.

Liu Xie was not in a hurry to lead the army back to the DPRK, and it was difficult to come out of it, so there was no reason not to go to Wuwei and Jincheng. Liu Xie's reasons were high-sounding, and Liangzhou was initially decided, and his own inspection could appease people's hearts, so that Tong Yuan and Wang Yue, who wanted to persuade Liu Xie to return to Beijing, were speechless.

Liu Xie's safety is no problem, there are Tong Yuan and Wang Yue, two masters in the world, and Zhao Yun and Pang De are accompanied by elite horses to protect them.

The army still stayed in Yuzhong to rest, and Liu Xie, under the protection of three thousand elite cavalry led by Zhao Yun and Pang De, set off towards Wuwei. There was nothing to do along the way, until Ma Chao took a woman to block the way of the army. Ma Chao didn't want to find Liu Xie, but in Liu Xie's team, there was Ma Teng's family.

Seeing that his eldest son was still alive, Ma Teng was naturally overjoyed. Although this eldest son often makes himself angry, he is his own flesh and blood after all, and Ma Teng is naturally happy to see him standing in front of him alive. But when Ma Teng saw the woman standing next to Ma Chao, Ma Teng's face sank suddenly.

"Ma Fubo, it's rare for your father and son to reunite, don't be here, if you have anything to say." Liu Xie saw that Ma Teng's expression was wrong, and hurriedly smiled and said.

Ma Teng was naturally not angry at Ma Chao in front of Liu Xie, and he should bow down. When he entered the barracks, Yang Yu was taken away by Ma Yunlu, and Ma Chao went to Liu Xie's big tent with Ma Teng.

"Rebel, kneel!" As soon as he entered the big tent, Ma Teng immediately shouted angrily. Ma Chao was also obedient, and immediately knelt on the ground, his kneeling made Ma Teng stunned, when did his son be so obedient?

"Dad, the child wants to marry that Miss Yang." Ma Chao's next words suddenly made Ma Teng choked. Father and son are the enemies of the previous life, Ma Teng still wondered why his son was suddenly obedient, and now when he heard Ma Chao say this, his heart is finally down-to-earth, this is really his own son, not an outsider's fake.

"Bastard! You've been missing all this time, are you fooling around with that woman? ”

“…… Dad, don't be so ugly when you speak, Miss Yang has a life-saving grace for me, if she hadn't rescued me, the child might not have lived to this day. Ma Chao said with some dissatisfaction when he heard this.

Ma Teng couldn't help but ask nervously when he heard this, "Are you injured?" Where is the injury? ”

On that day, the child accompanied his father to Han Sui's Hongmen banquet, and his father was captured by Han Sui, and the child rushed out when he saw that the situation was not good. As a result, he was caught up by Yan Xing on the way, and the child had a vicious fight with him, and was injured a little, but was later rescued by Miss Yang. Later, I learned that Ma Jiajun was going to Yuzhong, so I asked Miss Yang to send me here. ”

“…… Just because that girl saved you, you want to marry her? Ma Teng looked at Ma Chao suspiciously and asked. Knowing that his son is more than his father, Ma Teng doesn't believe that his son will promise him because he has received the grace of saving his life.

"Yes."

“……”

“……”

On the side, Liu Xie saw that Ma Teng's father and son were staring at each other like fighting cocks, and no one would speak first, so he couldn't help but chuckle and said to Ma Teng: "Ma Fubo, since Meng Qi refuses to say, then why do you bother to ask, it's not a very important matter." Meng Qi wants to marry that Yang girl, as long as that Yang girl is willing, why should you stop it. ”

Liu Xie opened his mouth, Ma Teng naturally didn't want to continue to fight with his son, and said to Liu Xie with his fists: "Holy Rongqi, of course the minister is not against the marriage of the rebel son, but it was a critical period for the court to fight with the Han thieves before, and this rebel son only cares about the personal affairs of his children, and he does not distinguish between the importance and the ......."

"Hey~ Ma Fubo's words are over, Meng Qi is injured, and he may not be able to play a role when he goes to the battlefield. What's more, when he knew that the imperial court and Han Sui were facing off in Yuzhong, he set off regardless of his injuries, which shows that he did not only care about the personal affairs of his children. Now that the imperial court has won a great victory, Han Sui has fled to the north like a lost dog, so Ma Fubo will not talk about it. Let's talk about the matter in front of us, do you agree to let Meng Qi marry that Yang girl? ”

"Uh...... That also depends on the family background of that Miss Yang. ”

Liu Xie didn't expect that Ma Teng was still a person who paid attention to the right person, and before he could speak, Ma Chao on the side couldn't help but say: "Dad, I don't care what Miss Yang's family background is, I just want to marry her as a wife." ”

"Bastard! You are the son of the Ma family, representing the face of the Ma family, how can you marry a woman of unknown origin as a wife. You are shameless, Lao Tzu still wants it. Ma Teng shouted angrily.

"Dad, why is Miss Yang's origin unknown? Her family lives in a stable family, and she has been selling horses for a living......"

"The daughter of a merchant? What qualifications do you have to be my daughter-in-law! ”

"Why not? I said yes, yes, it's me who marries, not you! Ma Chao retorted with a stiff neck.

"Bastard!"

Seeing that Ma Teng was about to teach his son in front of him, Liu Xie hurriedly persuaded him: "Ma Fubo, don't be angry first, Meng Qi, you don't have to say a few words." ”

When the Son of Heaven spoke, Ma Teng naturally didn't want to give face, but his eyes when he looked at Ma Chao were very unkind, and Ma Chao also looked at Ma Teng very unconvinced. Liu Xie also felt a little headache about the father and son who fought without saying a word when they met, and rubbed his eyebrows before he said to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, Ma Fubo is your father after all, you can't be so rude when you speak, do you still want to marry that Yang girl?" ”

Liu Xie's last sentence worked, and Ma Chao reluctantly bowed his head to Ma Teng and admitted his mistake: "The father is angry, and the child knows that he is wrong." ”

Seeing Ma Chao bow his head and admit his mistake, Ma Teng was very shocked, this kind of experience was almost impossible in the past, this stubborn boy did not admit his mistake in the past, and would rather be beaten than bow his head. Before Ma Teng could recover from his shock, he heard Liu Xie say in his ear: "Ma Fubo, listening to the meaning of your words, you don't seem to think much of Shangjia?" ”

"Enlightening the saints, there are many businessmen who pursue profit and forget righteousness, it is really difficult for people to give birth to a heart of intimacy." Ma Teng replied with a fist.

Ma Fubo's words are different, and it is normal for businessmen to pursue profits. And although there are forgetful people, they are only a minority, how can Ma Fubo deny everyone because of a handful of black sheep. If there is no businessman, who communicates the north and the south, complements each other. ”

"But the saint, the reputation of the merchant is indeed not good."

"Then according to Ma Fubo's thoughts, what kind of family do you want to say for Meng Qi?"

"Uh...... At least it should be a lady from a famous family. Ma Teng thought for a moment and replied.

"Huh...... Ma Fubo, your idea is not realistic in my opinion. If I tell you the truth, don't mind, although you think that the Ma family is a famous family, in the eyes of those Central Plains families, the Ma family is actually not much different from the Hu people. I understand Ma Fubo's thoughts, and I hope that the Ma family can be recognized by the Central Plains family through marriage. But I still have to tell Ma Fubo that this kind of idea is very difficult to achieve. Ma Fubo attaches great importance to the family, but don't forget, the Central Plains family attaches more importance to the family, just as Ma Fubo looks down on the daughter of a businessman, the Central Plains family does not necessarily value the Ma family, even if there is a will, I am afraid it is more used than recognized. ”

"......" Ma Teng was silent, although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that what Liu Xie said was indeed right. Seeing that Ma Teng was no longer talking, Liu Xie continued: "Ma Fubo, if you want to revitalize the Ma family, you don't need to rely on marriage with others. Just like today's imperial court, although the name east of Tongguan is Han land, in fact, which of the princes of Guandong obeys the edict of the imperial court. Even the Han clan relatives in Jingzhou and Yizhou have their own ghosts and have their own thoughts. ”

"Holy Lord, is the imperial court at a loss for this?"

"Of course not, it's just that no matter how good it is, it needs strong strength as a backing. If the court wants to speak, people are willing to listen and listen, so it can't just move its mouth. Only strong strength can make people jealous and have to pay attention to listen. The imperial court is not strong enough now, so there are still many places to rely on the Ma family in the future. And the Ma family can also continue to strengthen itself by serving the imperial court, so that those Central Plains families can take the initiative to approach the Ma family for their own interests. Ma Fubo, one is to let people take the initiative to show goodwill, and the other is to use their hot face to stick to other people's cold butts, which one do you choose? ”

"Dad, do you still have to choose? The first one, of course. Ma Chao on the side couldn't help but shout.

"Shut up! Lao Tzu hasn't spoken yet, what are you talking about? Little bunny. Ma Teng's eyes widened and he shouted angrily. After scolding Ma Chao, Ma Teng said to Liu Xie respectfully: "Don't worry, Ma Teng has understood that the Ma family will obey the dispatch of the lord at any time in the future, and there will be no two hearts. ”

“…… I am also here to give you a promise to the Ma family, you will live up to me, and I will not live up to you. ”