The army only stayed in Guishan for half a day, and then continued to set off north. This time, Liu Xin personally set off with the First Legion, and he wanted to meet Ban Stealer early to see his son. Kangju's treatment is very different from that of Dawan, when Liu Xin had just arrived in Guishan City, he sent someone to Pegasus to Khotan, handed Ban Bao'er a note about the transit of the army, and at the same time informed Dawan of the situation in the country. After entering the territory of Kangju, the army also slowed down as much as possible to avoid trampling on the farmland and disturbing the people.

However, the Kangju people were also very friendly to the Han army. The people here are already good at business, and in recent years, thanks to the opening of the Silk Road, they have also reaped huge benefits. The Han troops stationed in the city of Bei Khotan often worked in the fields during the busy agricultural season, brought their own dry food and drinking water, and volunteered to help the people harvest and grab seeds, which also won the hearts of the local people.

Seeing a large group of Han troops passing by, the people of Kangju, whether farmers or merchants, would consciously stop, make way for the army, applaud and cheer for them, and some people would send food and water, so that the soldiers had a feeling as if they were in the Han Dynasty.

In this way, the procession slowly advanced, and in the evening, the sun was slanting westward, and a group of men and horses slowly came in the distance, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, the black clothes and black armor shone with a strange light, which was the Han army stationed in the city of Khotan who had received the news and came to greet them.

The two armies met, and there was a cheer. There are fellow villagers and even siblings from the same place in both armies, and it is a special taste to meet in a foreign country. Liu Xin simply ordered to rest in place, so that the soldiers could relax, there were still many big battles waiting for them ahead, and such a pleasant scene would probably not be rare.

Suddenly, a pure black horse sprang out from the Khotanese garrison, galloped in front of Liu Xin, and the black-clothed knight on the horse soared into the air, and a beautiful turn turned over, which had fallen lightly behind Liu Xin, and his hands were tightly wrapped around Liu Xin's waist, refusing to let go for a long time.

Not only the soldiers of the First Army who followed Liu Xin, but even the Han garrison in Khotanese did not know the relationship between Liu Xin and Ban Thief. When they saw this scene, many people held their weapons in their hands and looked at them nervously.

Liu Xin was a little embarrassed, and whispered: "Steal, don't be like this, many people are watching." ”

Ban Thief said nonchalantly: "Just look at it, it's not something to be seen." ”

The Kangju subjects who came with Ban Stealer were not so nervous, they just covered their mouths and snickered. Kangju people are open-minded, women also have a considerable status, no one is too idle to restrict the private life of a widowed woman, even if she is the queen mother, so Ban Bao'er does not have to worry about this matter spreading at all. On the other hand, Ban Thief was also full of confidence in Liu Xin's westward expedition. As long as the Han can win this time, the people of Kangju will only consolidate her position in Kangju after learning about the relationship between her and the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.

"Look at what! What should I do, what should I do, it's all scattered, it's all scattered! Liu Xin waved his hand helplessly at his soldiers, and whispered to blame Ban Stealer, "Why did you run here." If you are not there, who will control the city of Khotan? Who will take care of the son? It's so careless! ”

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Ban Thief pouted, but at the mention of her son, she was in high spirits, pointed forward, and said, "The little guy is here too, and he wants to go crazy with his father." ”

Ban Thief is not blindly confident, in the past two years, she has completely controlled the situation in Kangju and has become the real master of Kangju. Don't underestimate the Black Whirlwind, thinking that back then, she could manage a group of unruly and unruly brawny horse bandits obediently, and become the most feared bandit in the entire Western Regions. Now that she has the strong support of Dahan, it is more than enough to cope with the situation in Kangju.

While speaking, Maria had already come to the front with the young Kangju ** horse in her arms, and whispered, "King, call Daddy quickly." ”

Liu Xin of the Kangju Dynasty glanced at it, timidly, but refused to speak.

Liu Xin exclaimed repeatedly: "It's over, it's over, my son won't recognize me." ”

Ban Thief laughed out loud and teased: "Ban'er, scream, this is the father you have always wanted to see." ”

Liu Xin asked in surprise, "What do you call him?" ”

Ban Thief'er's little face raised and said, "Liu Ban, I got up." ”

Liu Xin frowned and muttered in a low voice, "It's really ugly." ”

Ban Thief said disapprerovingly: "I like it, can you manage it!" ”

Over there, Liu Ban, the king of Kangju, was encouraged by his mother, and finally cautiously shouted "Dad", which immediately made Liu Xin laugh from ear to ear, and he didn't care whether the name sounded good or not. Although Liu Xin already has many children, this child has not been seen once in a few years, but he misses him the most.

After the little guy shouted "Daddy", he seemed to get excited, and shouted in a milky voice: "Daddy hug, daddy hug ......"

Cleya, who was following Liu Xin, hurriedly glanced at her sister, and Maria understood, and took the little guy away with coaxing. The two sisters first followed Liu Xin, and then followed Ban Zhao'er, knowing the secrets between them, and knowing that it was not easy for the two of them to meet once, there must be a lot of confidants to say.

Ban Thief Er lay behind Liu Xin and whispered for a while, and suddenly asked: "It's getting late, there is a Dhaka city not far ahead, although the city is small, the scenery is extremely beautiful. Especially now that it is the season of alfalfa flowers, I will show you the flowers tomorrow. ”

Liu Xin pondered for a while, shook his head, and said, "Your mother and son have come out, I am still a little worried, I must rush to Khotan tonight." ”

Ban Thief is not the kind of hypocritical woman, she immediately "whistled", called her war horse, turned over and jumped up, and said loudly: "Go!" ”

Liu Xin also hurriedly pulled the reins and rode his horse to chase after him. The Han army stationed in Kangju was all cavalry, and there were a total of 5,000 people who followed Ban Thief to meet Liu Xin, plus 10,000 light cavalry of the First Army. Under the moonlight, thousands of horses galloped, extremely spectacular. Liu Xin was a little uneasy, and chased after the thief and asked, "Running so fast, can my son stand it?" ”

Ben Thief smiled: "What is this, I will take him on horseback every day." ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but shake his head, this is to train his son in the direction of horse bandits since he was a child. In fact, he misunderstood, Ban Thief couldn't be idle by herself, and she didn't want to stay in the palace all day, and going to the suburbs to hunt was her favorite entertainment. Such a young woman must always find a way to vent her energy, otherwise how can she survive the long night. Years of gangster life have made Ban Thief develop an extremely cautious character, and he refuses to let his son out of his sight for a moment, so every time he goes out, he will take his son with him.

It was nearly midnight when the army came to the city of Khotan, but Liu Xin was surprised to find that the gate of the city of Khotan had not yet been closed, and at the opening of the gate, more than a dozen brightly dressed Kangju nobles were waiting there, waiting for it. A few of them were quite kind-hearted, Liu Xin vaguely remembered that they seemed to be the ministers of Kang Juguo, and couldn't help laughing: "Steal, your prestige is quite high, the ministers are waiting here all night." ”

Ban Thief frowned and said, "No! Something must have happened! ”

At this time, the leader had already greeted him with all the ministers, bowed down and saluted: "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, greetings to the Queen Mother." ”

Ban Thief stepped forward and said coldly: "Kang Jing, why are you here late at night? ”

It turned out that the person at the head was called Kang Jing, who was the newly appointed minister of Kang Ju by Ban Thier. Kang Jing hurriedly said: "Back to the Queen Mother, Parthia sent an envoy to ask for two people, and the ministers did not dare to be self-conscious, so they specially waited here. ”

Ban Thief said unhappily: "Although our Kangju and Parthia are close neighbors, we don't have much contact, who does he want to ask?" ”

Kang Jing hesitated for a moment and whispered, "It's two female generals." ”

Ban Thief was furious and said, "Come on, drag the Parthian messenger out and cut it down!" ”

"Wait, the two countries will fight each other, and they won't be killed!" Liu Xin stretched out his hand to stop everyone, and said in surprise, "Steal, do you still have a female general in Kangju?" ”

Clea blushed and whispered, "It's our sisters." ”

It turned out that in order to protect Ban Thief's mother and son, Liu Xin left two thousand flying tiger guards, and left the Cleya sisters behind. But the palace was full of women, and it was quite inconvenient for men to enter, so Ban Bao'er organized a women's guard of 500 people, and Sister Cleya became the leader and head of this women's guard. As the commander of the women's guard, the Clea sisters are not only beautiful, but also excellent in martial arts, and they are deeply loved by the people of Kangju, who call them female generals and have become celebrities in Kangju.

Liu Xin was even more strange: "Why did Parthia ask for the two of them?" ”

Kang Jing bowed deeply and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the Great Qin Emperor Caracalla is going to marry the daughter of the second prince of Parthia, Ardaban. When Ardaban learned of the names of the two female generals, he sent for him to ask for a dowry for his daughter. ”

Liu Xin said with disdain on his face: "Kangju is not a vassal of Parthia, can he do whatever he wants?" What's more, there are still 20,000 garrisons of my Han in the city of Khotan, so you won't be so nervous and wait here late at night. ”

Kang Jing sighed and said: "I don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, the ministers discussed with everyone, and they all felt that although the Han was strong, he was beyond the reach of the whip." If he didn't agree to Ardaban this time, he would offend Parthia and Daqin at the same time. Kangju is a small country, and I am afraid it will be difficult to withstand this pressure. But whether it is allowed or not, it is all up to the queen mother to decide, and the ministers dare not be self-dictatorated. ”

Liu Xin sneered: "They are here to ask for a female general this time, if they come to ask for your queen mother next time, will you allow it, or not?" ”