Cleya, who had just been put on the ground, suddenly woke up, struggled to get up from the ground, and walked towards the empty horse.

Liu Xin asked in a deep voice, "You, why are you going?" ”

Clea shook her body and said, "I, chase the enemy!" ”

Liu Xin sank his face and said, "What enemy are you chasing?" You've made enough of the mess. Someone, escort the three of them to the city of Khotan! ”

He knew his own soldiers and horses, and Liu Xin understood that if it weren't for the protection of the three of them, the cavalry would have returned a long time ago. The master spoke, and Cleya didn't dare to make any more moves, and quickly lowered her head. Liu Xin had already rushed past them on horseback, leaving a cavalry of 3,000 men to escort them back.

At the head of the city of Khotan, the black whirlwind watched Liu Xin come in a hurry, and hurried away, and his heart was stunned, and suddenly he heard the people in the city shouting and neighing, and another team of cavalry swept over, looking at the armor and banner, it seemed that it was the Han army that had just left.

Black Whirlwind was overjoyed, and asked the city, "Where is Liu Xin?" ”

Among the cavalry under the city, one person came out of the crowd and said loudly: "Your Majesty has gone after the enemy, some of us and others in the army are seriously injured and urgently need treatment, please open the city gate quickly." ”

But I heard the black whirlwind say loudly: "Since Liu Xin is not here, how can you prove that you are friends and not enemies?" ”

Black Whirlwind was born as a horse bandit, and he has lived a bloody life all year round, and he has already looked down on life and death, and he will not care about confirming the identity of the other party. But her behavior today has many abnormalities, not only is she not allowing these Han troops to enter the city now, but even when Liu Xin led the army to kill under the city just now, she only allowed Liu Xin to enter the city alone to determine their identity. The reason why she has this change is only because she now has a concern and cannot allow anything to go wrong.

In this era, the method of identifying friend and foe on the battlefield was very simple, that is, armor and flags, so it often happened in wars to change into enemy armor and pretend to be enemy soldiers to carry out sabotage and sneak attacks. If Liu Xin was here, his face would be proof now, but Liu Xin was not there, and the black whirlwind didn't recognize their armor and flags, so everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

Suddenly, Maria caught a glimpse of the human head hanging from under Clea Ma's neck, and hurriedly said, "Sister, why don't you throw that one up and try it?" ”

The captain who accompanied them was quite clever, and although he couldn't understand Maria's words, when he saw the head in Maria's eyes, his eyes lit up, and he said, "This person is a fierce general of the enemy's army, maybe someone in the city can understand it." ”

Clea had regained some strength by this time, and immediately untied the head, walked to the city, and threw it upwards with all her might. It is also that the city wall of Khotan is not too high, and under this throw, the head of the city drew an arc and fell to the head of the city, and was already picked up by the defenders of the city.

After a vicious battle just now, Clea was stained red with blood even on her men and horses, and the head that was already covered in blood was no exception. The defenders who picked up the head couldn't recognize it eagerly, and couldn't help but be a little panicked, but the black whirlwind saw the wind Lang, and said in a deep voice: "Bring water, wash it and see who it is!" ”

There was already a large vat of water at the head of the city, which was prepared to extinguish the fire, and some soldiers had already taken the head. There was a burst of cheers from the water tank, and a soldier hurriedly ran over and said excitedly: "Queen, it's Alystan, it's Alystan!" Alystein is dead! Alystein is dead! ”

Black Whirlwind suddenly felt relieved, waved his hand and said, "Open the city gate!" ”

"Never!" A white-bearded old man standing behind her suddenly stretched out his hand to stop her, "Queen, be careful to drive away the tiger in front and recruit a wolf in the back. ”

This old man's name is Akle, and in Kangju's state minister, the black whirlwind has been able to support it until now, and it relies on the help of this state minister to a large extent.

When Kahelman accidentally fell from his horse during a hunting trip and died, the black whirlwind, the queen of Kangju, who was pregnant with Rokka, had not yet given birth, and Kahelman's younger brother Murza clamored to inherit the throne of Kangju. It was Akle who insisted on waiting until the Black Whirlwind gave birth to the child. If a girl is born, Murza will naturally inherit the throne, and if a boy is born, then Murza can only be an uncle.

Murza had a short temper and immediately rebelled. It was again that Akle contacted some Kangju nobles and defeated Murza twice, until this time Murza invited Kushan's soldiers and horses to besiege the city of Khotan.

However, the Black Whirlwind is not stupid, and there are many doubts in it.

For example, Kahelman grew up on horseback since he was a child, and he was a skilled horseman, so how could he suddenly fall from his horse and die? Was it just an accident? It is said that there were only two people at the hunting site, Murza and Akle, and both of them were vague about the situation at that time, so there must have been something wrong with this.

Also, according to what Murza said after his return, Akle originally promised to support him on the throne, but in the end he reversed himself, and Akle naturally denied it. One of them must be lying, and Black Whirlwind would rather believe that the grumpy Murza is straightforward. Moreover, she was a foreigner, and she was not related to Akle, so why was Akle so enthusiastic and willing to take risks to help her?

If Black Whirlwind was just alone, she could have walked away, but now she can't, she only has to be false and wrong, and then try to make a good plan. On the third day after she gave birth, Murza led a large army to attack, and the black whirlwind dragged her weak body to the head of the city to command, which greatly boosted the morale of the defenders. It was also in these battles against Murza that the Black Whirlwind took the lead and won the respect of the Kangju subjects.

However, the power of the entire Kangju has actually fallen into the hands of Akle, and the Black Whirlwind can only compete with it with the help of external forces, otherwise it will sooner or later become a puppet. It doesn't matter if she is a puppet herself, but she doesn't want her son to be a puppet at the mercy of others. At this time, the Han envoy Cai He visited. When the Black Whirlwind heard that Liu Xin had been proclaimed emperor, he proposed to ask the Han to send troops to help him quell the rebellion, so there was Liu Xin's personal expedition this time.

Now, the Han army has come to the city, and it is Liu Xin who personally led the army to come, if the Han army enters the city, it will definitely help her mother and son to sit firmly in the country, but Akle's objections, she can't help but listen.

Just when he was in a dilemma, a soldier had already washed the head, presented it to the black whirlwind, and said loudly: "Queen, look, it is indeed Alustan!" ”

Alystein was the first brave soldier under Murza, and countless Kangju soldiers died under his giant scimitar. The first two Murza attacks were thwarted, and the Black Whirlwind had a chance to capture Murza, all because of the encounter with Alustan and the 10,000 cavalry led by him, but Murza escaped safely, and his own side suffered a great loss of troops and vitality. So, when he heard the news that Alystein had been beheaded, there was a cheer in the city, and even a smile appeared on the corner of Akle's mouth.

Just when the black whirlwind was in a dilemma, Cleya under the city suddenly shook twice and planted her horse. It turned out that she had suffered multiple wounds and bled a lot, and she had just struggled to throw Alystan's head onto the city, almost running out of strength.

Seeing this scene, the black whirlwind suddenly had an idea, pointed towards the city, and said loudly: "Look, that is the hero who killed Alustan, he is now seriously injured, if you don't let him enter the city to heal his injuries quickly, I am afraid that his life will be worried!" ”

The defenders at the head of the city suddenly stirred up and shouted in unison, "Open the gates!" Open the gates! ”

However, it is said that Liu Xin took Sun Ce and more than 10,000 cavalry to chase Murza all the way until dusk, and finally surrounded Murza on the border of Kangju, only thirty miles away from the total annihilation of Alustan. At this time, there were only more than 3,000 people left around Murza, and all of them were exhausted. Murza now knew that it was the Han reinforcements invited by the Black Whirlwind to fight them, and he knew that he was not an opponent, so he had to send someone to ask for surrender. and promised that as long as he became the king of Kangju, he would cede land to the Han Dynasty and be a vassal.

If it had been before, Liu Xin might have agreed to his request, but since Liu Xin was the queen of Kangju, it was impossible for Liu Xin to have any more negotiations with Murza in any case, and it was impossible for him to leave a strong enemy for Black Whirlwind. Before the messenger finished speaking, Liu Xin faintly spit out a word: "Kill!" ”

The battle was soon over, more than 3,000 people fell in pools of blood, and Murza himself was taken prisoner with an arm cut off.

When Liu Xin reappeared under the city of Khotan with the victorious army, it was already the second watch, a full moon hung high in the sky, but a slender figure on the head of the city was always looking at the southeast direction. The Han army galloped in, and the gates of the city of Khotan were already wide open.

The black whirlwind came out first, bowed twice to Liu Xin, and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your help and relieve me of the danger of Khotanese City!" ”

Just now, when the black whirlwind was about to open the door and let Cleya and the others enter the city, Akle was quite complaining, but when he saw that all the troops in the city were moved, he was afraid of the anger of the people, so he reluctantly agreed. Now that Liu Xin's army has arrived, Akle didn't dare to stop it anymore, so he had to lead all the civil and military officers and a group of Kangju nobles to wait outside the city gate.

Although Liu Xin had a stomach to ask the black whirlwind, it was a pity that there were many people and there was no chance for a while, so he had to arch his hand and said: "It's so late, and Queen Lao is here to greet me, and I don't want to go." May I ask you, Queen, what is the condition of my wounded soldiers? ”

In this big battle, although the fight was very fierce, there were not many injured people, the Han soldiers had been trained in first aid, some small injuries, they could solve them themselves, the most seriously injured were the Cleya sisters, and it was strange that their lifeless style of play was not injured. There is another injury, Liu Xin is also very worried, that is Liya. Although Hu Nu is not as weak as the Han people, after all, Liya has not undergone formal training like the Cleya sisters, and she is afraid that she will be injured a lot if she is stabbed in the arm.

The black whirlwind said faintly, "Your Majesty is concerned about that princess." Don't worry, I've had her bandaged, so it shouldn't be a big deal. ”

Hearing the slightest sourness in the black whirlwind's words, Liu Xin's face fell.