As soon as the shopkeeper Yan and Ma Jing entered the other room, before they could speak, the other four warriors in strong suits who had been accompanying him also walked in.

As soon as the shopkeeper Yan sat down on the stool next to the table, he relaxed his body, spread his hands, folded his shoulders, and spread his legs wide, how could he have the atmosphere of a shrewd businessman, and the whole person looked like a gentleman, and he no longer spoke with a voice, but nodded casually to the attendant warrior and said, "Good sister, what do you want to say?" Brother Ma is about to cough his throat! ”

Atletico on the side, who was lean, looked embarrassed, but did not speak. I saw a relatively short man walking out of the four attendant warriors, his face was sallow, and there were forehead lines, first looked at Atletico Madrid, Atletico nodded and said: "Don't worry, the surroundings are safe!" ”

Then the voice of this person who seemed to have an absolutely strong male breath secretion was as crisp as a flower girl: "Brother, don't you want to go to Dingxing Mansion again?" ”

"Nonsense!" The shopkeeper Yan suddenly jumped up, "Tens of thousands of horse bandits, we only have these fifty people, and there are more than thirty burdens, sister, I want to be famous, but I don't want to die!" ”

The yellow-faced man sneered: "Hey, he still claims to be the little overlord of the imperial capital, that's all he has the audacity!" The voice is coquettish and crisp, but it is a bit coquettish, but these words come out of the mouth of a proud man, which is really a bit nondescript.

Atletico and several others couldn't help but shake their bodies, only to feel goosebumps jumping all over their bodies. The other three attendants simply held back their laughter, clasped their fists and saluted, and went out first.

Yes, the two people in front of them are Yan Cheng and Yan Ruyu, the only son and youngest daughter of Yan Zhun, the head of the Yan family.

I listened to my sister. Yan Cheng couldn't help but shudder, waved his hand and said, "Don't don't, if you want to be coquettish, quickly take off your disguise." Look at your face and listen to this again, I want to vomit. ”

Yan Ruyu raised her "willow eyebrows" and said in a rough voice: "What did you say?!" ”

Yan Cheng's momentum suddenly weakened, and he snorted: "No, it's nothing......" Later, he seemed to think of something, and puffed up his chest and said: "Sister, you said that you will go to Xihaizhou this time." It's all about safety, and now it's obviously not safe, and you're going to take risks. No, I ordered in the name of the only son of the Yan family, turn back, go back to Broken Leaf City first! ”

Yan Ruyu hugged her arms. Looking at him with a smile. Just don't answer. Yan Cheng talked for a long time, but he also felt bored, and turned to Ma Jing and said, "Brother Ma, you have something to say!" If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be here where birds don't! ”

Atletico was also a little embarrassed, glanced at Yan Ruyu, hugged his fists and said, "Miss Yan, it seems that it is indeed quite dangerous to go on this trip." The two horse bandits we encountered when we came out of Shattered Leaf City also verified the existence of the 'Qi Heavenly King'......"

Yan Ruyu waved his hand and said, "Just a horse bandit leader." It can't stand in the way of this girl. I only ask you, don't you Ma family want to make meritorious contributions? The Jin Gongma family has been loyal and good for generations. Now that there is such a mess as the Xihai Ma family, you must be anxious Ma Gongzi, right?! ”

Atletico Ma's capable eyes showed a resolute light, and he said in a deep voice: "Of course our Ma family doesn't want to see our relatives make mistakes again and again, otherwise I, Ma Atletico wouldn't have rushed here from Longyou in person." Just ......"

"No, it's just that!" Yan Ruyu's eyes also showed a blazing light, and he said in a deep voice, "Ma Gongzi is the eldest son of the Shijin Gong, so he didn't have to take such a big risk, but for the sake of the great cause of the empire, he would rather come here to contact his relatives in order to cut off the root of the rebels of the Yue Clan. ”

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It turned out that this Atletico Madrid was the thirtieth generation eldest son of Jin Gong Ma Chao, and he and Ma Gu were half-brothers. This Yue's rebellion, although the Ma family among the five families in the Western Regions did not rebel, it was obvious that there was no strong opposition, otherwise the influence of the Ma family in Xihaizhou would not only make it easy for Zhang Sheng, the puppet king of the Yue's family, to develop from Dihua to Yili, Donyu, Haimu and other places.

Although the emperor did not directly point out that the Ma family was not, he had already sent someone from the secret guard to remind the Ma family's contemporary Jin Gong Ma to remind the emperor that there were some things that the emperor didn't know, but you can't treat it as not knowing.

So Atletico rushed to the Western Regions with his family's personal soldiers, but he was stranded in Shanshan City. Coincidentally, Yan Cheng met Atletico Madrid. Of course, the place where I know is not a school, nor a place of fireworks, but in the Jin Gong Mansion - Yan's business is very big, Yan Zhun has also been to the Jin Gong Mansion, and sometimes he will take Yan Cheng there, after all, he is an only son, and he must always do some training. However, Atletico Madrid is several years older than Yan Cheng, and the two don't have a deep relationship, so they just make friends with their peers.

Yan Ruyu, who originally got the approval of Yigong's receipt, was going to continue to lurk back to Yili and other places to continue to spy on the military situation, but after meeting Ma Jing, she changed her mind - she wanted to accompany Ma Jing to Xihai Prefecture and question the Xihai Ma family in the name of the contemporary Jin Gong family.

Of course, it would be better if the Ma family could stand up against the Yue family.

Of course, Yan Cheng didn't worry about his sister going alone, and finally caught his sister, if he ran away again, he wouldn't be able to get out of bed for a month if his father could beat him back - besides, Yan Cheng really felt sorry for his sister, who was more like a sister than a sister......

Fortunately, Zhang Sheng, the king of the Yue Clan, was still counting on the merchants to send him war blood, so he did not kill all the people of the Yan Clan's trading house, which was also an important guarantee that Yan Ruyu could sneak into the hinterland of the Yue Clan several times. The addition of Yan Cheng this time makes the disguise of this trip more similar - Yan Cheng is the young owner of Yan's firm, so he doesn't need to pretend.

So they came all the way west, and although there were no major troubles on the way, small troubles continued. After all, there are countless displaced people, bandits, and refugees in various places. And in order to isolate the connection between Xihaizhou and the Han Dynasty, the Yue's rebels closed the nearest straight road to the Green Ridge, and Yan Ruyu and his entourage could only go north, along the western foot of Tianshan out of Zijin Pass, Wenyuan City, Broken Leaf City, and then go to Loulan, go around a big circle and then turn to Dingxing Mansion.

Of course, this route is also taken by many merchants today, so their itinerary is not conspicuous.

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The three of them discussed in the room for a while, but still had no idea. Yan Cheng is resolutely opposed, Yan Ruyu is resolute to go, and Atletico Madrid wants to make meritorious contributions on the one hand, but is worried that the Yan family will be killed because of this.

"The thirty or so I brought with me are just the white of the secret guards. But he has also undergone martial arts training, and he can also be elected as a Feng if necessary, plus the generals of Ma Gongzi's family. Those are all elites who have retired from the Flying Guard! If we can't do anything, we'll throw those caravans away and travel lightly. Yan Ruyu still insisted.

Yan Cheng said: "Sister, I am convinced of what you say about how to disguise and how to spy on intelligence, but I have to listen to how you arrange your troops." Brother, I really don't believe it, how many times have you blindly commanded you along the way? Although Brother Ma's people and horses are the elite of the flying cavalry guard, there are few people after all. There are only twenty or thirty horsemen, what is the use of being in the midst of thousands of horses? In the vast Gobi Desert, you said that you will get rid of it if you travel lightly? Horsepower, terrain, and wind speed can all interfere, and if one of them doesn't work for us, they all have to be planted here. No way. I would never agree to take such a one-in-a-one risk! ”

Yan Ruyu lowered her head in embarrassment. It is true that she is proficient in everything about the Dark Guard, including assassination, but in this land of the Western Regions, especially the matter of horses, she is really inferior to Atletico Madrid. It has been proven on the way here. Several times, if Atletico hadn't corrected her orders in time, it is estimated that they would not have been able to go to Loulan.

Yan Ruyu, who has always refused to admit defeat, was poked in the sore spot by Yan Cheng this time, and couldn't help but say hatefully: "Damn horse bandits." If I had 5,000 soldiers, even a third-class legion would have wiped out 10,000 of them. ”

Atletico smiled helplessly: "If there is really a Han army in hand." Why five thousand! Like the elite of the Flying Cavalry Guard, giving me a song is enough to destroy the arrogant 'Qi Heavenly King'. Maybe it's too much in one song! ”

"Come on, stop daydreaming." Yan Cheng ruthlessly punctured his illusions, and said lazily: "Don't talk about a song of Han army cavalry, we can't get together a hundred, but there are one or two thousand caravans......"

Yan Ruyu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Young Master Ma, you said that you handed over the guards of those merchant brigades to you for unified command, can you ......?"

Atletico shook his head and said, "Impossible. Most of those guards were rangers from all over the world, Rome, the Caliphate, Thurshi, and the Stone Kingdom...... Some of them can't even speak Chinese, how can I manage them? Even if they were willing to obey my orders, we would not have enough weapons, and we would not be able to obtain a bow or a bow, let alone a long weapon, and the number of men would only be seven or eight hundred, and once we encountered more than 10,000 horse bandits...... It's not nine deaths, it's ten deaths! ”

Atletico Madrid, who has served in the Flying Cavalry Guard, knows very well the power of the battle formation, with more than 10,000 people and horses, that is, it is boundless, and no matter how high the personal force is, it is impossible to fight through the military formation. A team of seven or eight hundred rangers will never be able to defeat tens of thousands of enemies, even if they are tens of thousands of sheep, they will not be able to kill them, but will be scattered by the anxious "flock......

Cavalry combat is really not child's play.

"It's really not possible, let's take in those Han rangers, go a little farther, enter Rome from the Yangqiao Ancient Road, and then from Rome to the Caliphate, and from the Caliph to Dingxingfu." Yan Ruyu finally said helplessly.

Yan Cheng's eyes widened and said, "What? You're not crazy, are you? How long does it take to walk around such a big circle? At least a year and a half! If something happens on the road, you may not be able to come back in two or three years, and the overall situation is decided at that time, what are you waiting for to go to Xihaizhou for? ”

Yan Ruyu bit her lip, but stubbornly refused to speak.

Atletico Madrid was also worried, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said: "It's really not good, and I can only do what Miss Yan said." It doesn't matter if you spend a little more time, as long as you can accomplish the purpose! We're not even afraid of death, are we afraid of spending a little more time?! ”

"That's right!" Yan Ruyu also said.

Yan Cheng opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but when he got to his mouth, he didn't know what to refute, so he could only wave his hand weakly, "Forget it, you can toss as much as you like, it's a big deal that I will go home a few years later." ”

Since the strategy was set, Atletico called the attendants at the door to come in and ordered: "Wait a while, set up a notice in the city, summon the Han family rangers as guards, and the swordsman is fine, but it must be the Han family, not foreigners......"

An attendant said: "Young master, Ma Luan said that he saw a thief outside, I wonder if he can also summon him?" ”

"Stealing? Who does Ma Luan know? Atletico said.

The attendant said: "Yes, according to Ma Luan, he is a famous thief in the realm of our Han family, and he was arrested and sent to the Grade A prison of Dali Temple two years ago, and somehow appeared in this Loulan." However, they had a little friendship before, so they chatted for a while. ”

"Got into a Grade A prison?!" Yan Ruyu, who heard it in the back, suddenly walked over and said hurriedly: "Did Ma Luan say who that person is?" ”

The attendant thought for a while and said, "It seems to be called." Call the drum flea, yes, drum flea. It's kind of strange to me to hear the name. How to choose the name of a flea. ”

"Ah, it's him!"

Ma Jingqi said: "Miss Yan knows this drum flea? ”

Yan Cheng also heard it, and couldn't help but say: "Brother Ma, how can my little sister know the thief, don't ruin my little sister's reputation!" ”

Atletico were speechless. The work of this little sister of the Yan family is shady, and she has no reputation for a long time, and she has come into contact with a lot of murderers. Do you care about a thief?

Yan Ruyu ignored her brother's words, but excitedly pulled the attendant outside: "Hurry up, ask Ma Luan to help me find a flea on the drum." Oh my God, I said how someone told me that they saw the mark of the Dark Guard, and I thought it was dazzling......"

She turned around and saw Yan Cheng and Atletico standing still, and said with a smile: "Brother." Ma Gongzi is coming. If what I expected is good, the elite of the Han family you want is here! Hahaha, the old lady doesn't believe it, with this Han family spirit riding in her hand, she is afraid that the 'Qi Tianwang' horse bandit will not succeed! Saying that, he couldn't be happy, so he ran outside quickly, leaving only Yan Cheng and Atletico Madrid, who were stunned.

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In the store of the El Monte Commercial Bank, Shi Qian was anxious with the little guy in the store: "I said, what kind of broken store are you?" Isn't it just to meet your shopkeeper? Where is so much nonsense. Still worried that I won't be able to get the goods? You ask this horse brother, do I look like a person without goods?! ”

Maluan is a member of the Atletico Madrid family. I was a county soldier in Qinghe County for a period of time, and I was fortunate to see the time change in a round-up operation, although one was a soldier and the other was a thief, but because of some of the stories, the two were also acquainted.

So Ma Luan smiled and said: "Indeed, the drum-flea I know is a famous thief of our Han dynasty, and the goods he promised have really not been able to be taken out." ”

Although the little guy is a Westerner, but the Chinese language is not weaker than the Han people, originally listened to the shopkeeper said that the person may be "Qi Tianwang" people, and heard the word "chivalrous", and was even more frightened at the moment, he automatically ignored the word "chivalry", and remembered "thief". Robber's thief!

Shi Qian saw that he didn't enter the oil and salt, and was about to be anxious, but a person behind him had already spoken: "Shi Qian, forget it, since the shopkeeper is not sincere in doing this business, let's change it!" ”

Shi Qian turned around and said, "That's not what I said, Fang ...... Childe, what Ouyang said when he came here was good, I didn't even see him when I came, isn't it obvious to tell Hou ...... Tell the Lord that I am not as good as Him! Shi Qian had an angry expression, his little eyes bulging, and he was about to grasp this little guy theory.

It was Fang Cheng who moved with him. Shen Yun, as the leader of the army, of course, couldn't take risks lightly, since that time in Tyumen City, Wen Cui was against everything. So only Fang Transcription came. And last time Ouyang came back to do things very well, the time was quite resentful, so this time he also volunteered to bring Fang Cheng to talk to the shopkeeper of this shop about exchanging salt.

How did the little guy hide from the hand of the first thief of the big man, he was caught, he was very frightened at the moment, and was about to shout for help, when a man in a Han-style suit burst out of the back hall, grabbed Shi Qian, and shouted: "Haha, Shi Qian, it's really you!" ”

Shi Qian was really taken aback, and forgot that he shouldn't show his kung fu here, a dragonfly copied the water three times, and people slipped to the "Li" character outside the store as if they would drift. And the little guy only felt a flower in front of his eyes, and the person disappeared in front of his eyes, and he was already frightened to the state of breaking his guts, and suddenly he screamed, and the person fell, as for whether it was a real dizzy or a fake dizzy, I don't know.

Shi Qian couldn't help but be surprised, the person who came had a sallow face, a little stubble on his lips, obviously a man, but the voice he said was a delicate and crisp daughter's voice, as if he saw a flower running towards you, who is not afraid?

But when Fang Cheng heard this voice, he was stunned. stared at this sallow man, wanting to say but not knowing what to say.

Yan Ruyu rushed out of the back hall, and when she saw Shi Qian scared away like a ghost, she suddenly felt funny, and was about to speak, when she suddenly saw Fang Cheng, but she was also stunned.

At this moment, Fit, Yan Cheng, and Atletico Madrid had already driven out of the back hall, and when they saw Shi Qian, they couldn't help but say angrily: "You are sneaky, you are not a good person at first glance, what are you still pestering here?!" Be careful that I sue the guild and have someone catch you and fill the river! ”

Fang Cheng didn't pay attention to Fit's words at all, but still stared at Yan Ruyu, and suddenly said affectionately: "Ruyu, is it you?" ”

This scene...... Tsk, to be honest, many people shivered at the time. The key is that a man dressed in Han costume, with an extraordinary bearing, and a chic and dignified man, faces another man with a sallow face and a stubble face, speaking with this kind of eyes and tone, anyone will get goosebumps all over his body.

Even more disgusting came, only to see that the "man with a stubble on his face" actually lowered his head shyly, rubbed the ground with his toes, and said in a low voice, "Well, Teng Yujun, it's me!" ”

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"What? The Han army has reached thirty miles outside Loulan City? Did you read that right? Is it really the banner of the Han Army? At the same time, in another Han-style courtyard in Loulan City, a man in his thirties exclaimed.

The servant cried and said, "Master, how dare I lie to you!" The guards of the caravan had already seen it and rushed back to report the news. What a banner of the Han Army! ”

"How many are there?"

"There were thousands, all cavalry. Thirty miles away, they're encamped! I'm afraid it's going to be a siege tomorrow! The servants were all crying in their voices.

The man suddenly paced back and forth anxiously, and said urgently: "This, this, how is this good?" His mother's bad luck, although Lao Tzu's surname is Zhang, he is not a relative of Zhang Sheng's house, he just came here to live a quiet life under a name, this, this, why did he provoke the Han army! Damn it! ”

In a hurry, the man didn't have time to think about it, and immediately said to the servant: "Quick, cross the Ganges River immediately, go to the Yuanting of Jiyi Mountain to find an old beggar who has lost his left eye, and say that the Han army has arrived, if he doesn't want to be poked out by me last time, he will immediately send someone to save me." ”

"Whoa." The servant was about to go, but was dragged back by the man: "No, no, don't say it so hard, in this way, you hurry up and find Siniang, let her prepare a big gift, you take it to the old beggar, and tell him that I will encourage the people of the Loulan Guild to set up the city defense of Loulan City overnight, and let him come to save me tomorrow." ”

After the servant left, the man was still restless, and hurried to the backyard, stopped a housekeeper, and shouted: "Quick, go and get the lady, and transfer all the things in the warehouse to the cellar under the freight yard, hurry!" ”

This man's name is Zhang Li, he is the president of this year's Loulan Guild, there is no way, who let the Yue clan rebel, and he is the representative sent by the Zhang clan in Dayue Prefecture, who should he not be the president?

To say that Da Yuezhou is really going crazy with poverty, all the means that can make money in the surrounding area have not been spared, and even such a small salt mine as Loulan has sent people to take care of it.

The entire Zhang Mansion suddenly became in a hurry, and Zhang Li instructed to finish the affairs of the family, regardless of the courtyard where some people were already panicked, put on the corners of his robes, and ran out: "Quickly prepare the carriage, go to the guild, send people to the Elmont family, the Bu Luo Jilie family, the Wu family, the Cai family, and the Shi family, all go, all send people to invite people, and hurry to the guild for a meeting." Let's just say that there are 100,000 urgent matters related to Loulan's life and death to discuss with them! Fast! (To be continued......)