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The howling summer wind raged like a beast, and in the middle of the night, Mengjin could no longer hear any other movement except for the wind, as if the earth had fallen into a deep sleep, but sometimes the quieter the environment, the more dangerous it might be, for example, the current Mengjin Port!

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"Grunt, grunt" is like the sound of the wheels of a carriage in the middle of the night, but fortunately there is the cover of strong winds, and the Mengjin military camp, which is more than ten miles away, did not hear this harsh tone, and at this time these sounds are made by rolling logs supported by war horses.

"General, if you go further, it will be extremely easy to be discovered by the enemy." Pound was dressed in armor and rode on a war horse, watching the Tianci soldiers who did not make a sound slowly driving the war horse west, and said to Ma Chao, who was sitting on a white horse on the side.

"It's okay, go three miles further!" Ma Chao glanced at Pang De and said in a deep voice. At this time, Ma Chao's mood was not as calm as it appeared on the surface, after all, this battle was Ma Chao's first real reading power battle, and the usual battles were completely carried out under the cover of various big people, which was not Ma Chao's real ability.

"But" Pang De frowned, looked at Ma Chao's unquestionable appearance, and shook his head with a wry smile. Pound knows that Ma Chao's decision is definitely not something he can change, even if Pound has the qualifications to dissuade him, but who told Pound to grow up in the Ma family and be born inferior to the children of the Ma family?

"Ling Ming, what do you think of the combat power of the Heavenly Army?" I don't know why Ma Chao suddenly changed the topic and said. At this time, Zhou Tai had already led a thousand sailors to secretly lurk in the west of Mengjin, so there were no high-ranking generals present, even if they said some special words, no one was qualified to say anything.

Of course, Ma Chao is not a fool, when discussing the Tianci Army, he will definitely not say more in the case of a large number of people, and in today's environment, only Ma Chao and Pang De are riding war horses to supervise the formation in the rear, and there are no people around, except for a limited number of heralds.

Pang De frowned and glanced around, but did not find any generals beside him, looked at Ma Chao's eyes flashing with a strange color, pursed his lips and arched his hand and said: "General Qiqi, the combat power of the heaven-sent army can be described as the best in the world!" Even the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in its heyday could not be the opponent of the Tianci Army! ”

"General, please look" Pang De pointed to the Tianci sergeant who was walking in front, his breath was steady, and he did not make a trace of movement, and said: "This 5,000 people are at the discretion of General Zhao to us, but such a very ordinary army in the Tianci army, but it shows a quality far superior to the princes' army, and the wolf-like eyes can be seen from the bloodthirsty surnames of the soldiers of the Tianci army, and the demeanor of the word "general" is completely incomparable to other princes' armies!" ”

Ma Chao didn't interject, quietly listened to Pang Dede's comments, his eyes flashed with a complicated light, if it is impossible to say that Ma Chao does not have a little ambition, in history, Ma Chao was once suspected of personally killing Ma Teng in order to seize power, how can such a character be willing to be mediocre?

However, the reality is too cruel for Ma Chao, the strength of the Tianci Army, the heroes of the northern Xinjiang gathered, and Ma Chao's ambition was driven into the bottomless abyss again and again.

"What kind of person is Your Highness? How could he train a lion that was so strong that it even surpassed Han Wu? Could it be that this world is destined to be the Liu family? Ma Chao muttered to himself with a depressed face, his voice was very soft, and even Pang De on the side might not be able to hear it clearly.

"General?" Seeing that Ma Chao's demeanor was a little wrong, Pang De couldn't help but say something. Ma Chao's ambition, no one knows better than Pound, after all, Pound and Ma Chao are close in age, and it can be said that the two grew up together, and now seeing Ma Chao's helpless expression, Pound instantly understood what Ma Chao was thinking.

"Huh?" With a bitter taste on the corner of his mouth, Ma Chao looked at Pang De and shook his head helplessly. Pound knows Ma Chao, Ma Chao doesn't know Pound, the two of them are like the left hand and the right hand, they can completely understand each other's thoughts.

"Don't worry, Ling Ming, Chao won't do stupid things." Light words, like a promise, and like a blockade of his ambitions, Ma Chao glanced at Pang De, a relaxed smile hung on the corner of his mouth, looking ahead, in front, there is a battlefield belonging to Ma Chao.

If you can't be a hegemon, why don't you consider becoming a generation of famous generals?

============= Pingxian Port At this time, the atmosphere in Pingxian Port was very good, and there were cheers from the soldiers of the Tianci Army everywhere, and those Xuzhou soldiers who became prisoners showed the opposite of the Tianci Army, one by one kneeling on the ground dejectedly, staring at the Tianci Army with blank eyes, waiting for the review of fate.

"Stinky old man, hurry up!!" Suddenly, a particularly prominent shouting and scolding sounded, and I saw a man dressed in a brocade costume scolding and driving an old man from the gate into the military port.

This old man doesn't look special, he is wearing a tattered brocade robe, his face seems to have been smoked by coal, Lang Lang staggered in front of the crowd, looking very embarrassed, and after the old man, there is not only the capital, but also a big man like a black tower, the big man holds a double halberd, his expression is not angry and arrogant, people can't help but exude a cold air from the bottom of their hearts when they see it.

Dian Wei !!

Yes, there is no doubt that there is only one person who can use a double halberd and has a face like a demon in the entire northern Xinjiang, and that is the god king Liu Tai's favorite general, Gu Zhixi, to Dian Wei!

guessed the identity of Dian Wei, then there was no need to doubt the old man, it was obvious that it was Tao Qian, the commander of the Xuzhou soldiers in this battle, that is, the supreme commander of the 100,000 allied troops in Pingxian County.

When the "lord" saw Tao Qian's embarrassed appearance, the Xuzhou soldiers in the prisoner camp immediately got up and shouted, their eyes contained tears of anger, and they glared angrily at the little commander who scolded Tao Qian. The most important thing is that there is more than one person who reveals this kind of gaze, there are three or four percent of the prisoners in the entire prisoner camp, although they have reins tied in their hands, they still stand up and look at Tao Qian.

"Xu Jie, don't be rude!" Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Dian Wei frowned and said in a loud voice to Xu Ming, the commander who had scolded Tao Qian before. Xu Jie is Xu Chu's brother of the same clan, and he is also the first group of generals to follow Liu Tai, and has been in charge of Jinyiwei affairs, and only one of the seven brothers was transferred out of Jinyiwei, Xu Hai, so in Jinyiwei, the status of the seven brothers of the Xu family is very high.

"No!" Xu Jie responded when he heard Dian Wei's words, his eyes looked at Tao Qian, and a flash of anger flashed, in fact, Xu Jie and Tao Qian did not have any personal grudges, mainly because Jinyiwei lost many brothers in this battle, and the biggest reason for this is Tao Qian, after all, Tao Qian is the master of the Xuzhou army.

Along the road to the big tent of the Chinese army, there are Xuzhou soldiers who are tied up everywhere, Tao Qian is at the forefront, followed by Chen Deng and some of the generals who are escorting him, without exception, these people are all disgraced, looking very embarrassed, the gritted teeth, like a hungry wolf.

But unfortunately, these generals have now been confiscated, although their expressions reveal unwilling anger, but what can they do? The arm can't reach the thigh, not to mention that the current Xuzhou generals can't even count their arms.

The atmosphere of the whole road was very deserted, Xu Xubing stood there quietly watching Tao Qian, who was high up before, now embarrassed, his heart was sour, Tao Qian was a good person, indeed a good person. If it weren't for Tao Qian's arrival, perhaps many of the athletes present at this time had died without a place to be buried, although they were defeated, but they were still proud of Tao Qian! Tao Qian has nurturing grace for them!

"Hey" When he was about to arrive at the big tent of the Chinese army, Tao Qian sighed, retracted his gaze and looked at the captives, knowing that everything was a foregone conclusion, there was nothing to complain about, the difference between the Xuzhou soldiers and the Tianci army was too far and too far.

Tao Qian raised his head and looked at the big tent of the Chinese army, only to see a nine-foot man wearing armor standing in front of the big tent, the big man has a beard two feet long, red phoenix eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, his face is like a heavy jujube, his lips are greased, and he is holding a green dragon glaive knife, so he looks like a tiger general, but this tiger general's gaze at Tao Qian is extremely cold, as if he is looking at a reptile, which makes Tao Qian uncomfortable.

"His Royal Highness Qiqi, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian brings!" The red-faced man was naturally Guan Yu, I saw Guan Yu turn to the big tent of the Chinese army, and shouted softly, and at this time, Guan Yu was not the only one standing in front of the big tent of the Chinese army, but also Huang Zhong, Yan Liang, Zhang Liao and the generals of the Jinyi Guard.

"Let Tao Qian come in alone." Liu Tai's thick tone came from the big tent of the Chinese army, and the order was very simple, Liu Tai wanted to talk to Tao Qian alone, after all, Tao Qian's identity was not ordinary, he was the governor of Xuzhou, and the most important thing was that Tao Qian was a good man, worthy of Liu Tai to put down.

"No!!" Frowning, Guan Yu's expression was a little unnatural, as if he blamed Liu Tai for arranging it this way, of course, Guan Yu made some expressions at most, and didn't dare to say anything, after all, Liu Tai's identity and status were not Guan Yu's qualifications to say more.

Tao Qian didn't notice Guan Yu's expression, and he didn't care what Guan Yu was thinking, Tao Qian, who was in front of the big tent, naturally heard Liu Tai's voice. Tao Qian and Liu Tai are not strangers in theory, as early as more than ten years ago, when Liu Tai was just starting out, the two sides had already met, it was at a banquet, Liu Tai toasted Lu Zhi and other big figures with wine, and Tao Qian was also present at that time

"Ahem" coughed tiredly, Tao Qian, who was in his sixties, was a little unable to keep up with his physical strength after a night of thrilling, he turned his head dimly and glanced at Dian Wei, shook his head, and then walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army step by step, and Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and others were standing on both sides of the big tent at this time, looking a bit like welcoming Tao Qian.

A gust of hot wind blew, and the brocade guards waiting on both sides of the Chinese army's big tent opened the curtain tent, allowing Tao Qian to enter safely.

He glanced at the brocade guards on both sides with a smile, which could be regarded as a slight expression, and then Tao Qian walked into the big tent of the Chinese army under the gaze of countless people. The first thing Tao Qian saw was a screen that walked into the curtain tent, the screen was embroidered with two flying fish, which looked very flexible and cute, this screen was Tao Qian's! When Tao Qian first received this screen, he also said to people, "This Pisces is an auspicious omen, if the old man goes on the expedition, he will bring Pisces to the battlefield"

Fish are the most common animals in Xuzhou, after all, Xuzhou is close to the sea, as the saying goes, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea. Seafood is not a new thing for the simple Chinese people, don't doubt it, in the late Han Dynasty or the official history, it is recorded that Chen Deng Chen Yuanlong died of sepsis because he loved seafood too much.

"Hey" sighed, shook his head bitterly, the Pisces screen that was said to be a mascot at the beginning, but the role at this time was to welcome the return of the captured Tao Qian, is it a great irony? Tao Qian, who is old and old-hearted, is really a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Gongzu, I haven't seen you for many years, is it possible that you don't want to enter?" Liu Tai's voice sounded a little indifferent, and it could also be said that there was no emotion, as if he was a bystander.

"His Royal Highness the God King is invited, how dare the old man not want to?" Hearing Liu Tai's call, Tao Qian couldn't stop even if he wanted to, bypassing the screen, Tao Qian walked into the world behind the screen.

The environment that entered Tao Qian's eyes was still very familiar, a Taishi chair was placed high in the top position, don't wonder why there is a Taishi chair here, because Tao Qian is old, his waist is not good, if he kneels on the futon for a long time, the pain of drilling his heart is not something that Tao Qian, an old man, can bear, and the Taishi chair sold by Kyushu Commercial Bank just allowed Tao Qian to solve this problem.

In fact, sitting on a chair for a long time will still cause back pain, but the chair is a new thing after all, and it is much longer than the futon soreness, so it is more acceptable.

Located on the left and right of the Taishi chair is not an old futon, but two rows of more than a dozen chairs, these chairs are more ordinary, are made of bamboo and wood, do not look like the products of the Kyushu firm, as we all know, the Kyushu firm must be a fine product, there will never be rough things into the market.

It can be seen that this batch of rough more than ten chairs is likely to be made and sold by the people in the market privately, after all, the workmanship of the chair is not cumbersome, as long as a little research, you can make all kinds of chairs. And in this regard, Kyushu Commercial Bank will not pursue it, and it is also a good thing to give the people one more way to live.

"Old man Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian, I have seen His Royal Highness the God King, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose" Tao Qian did not look up to look for Liu Tai's figure, after entering the inner tent, Tao Qian knelt on the ground for the first time, and shouted loudly. As the saying goes, many people are not to blame, and this era is an era that attaches great importance to etiquette, Tao Qian kneels down and salutes Liu Tai, and there is nothing to criticize.

"Hey, why is Mr. Gongzu like this? Hurry up and excuse yourself. Liu Tai is sitting on a futon at this time, although the Taishi chair has been very common in this era, but for some reason, Liu Tai just likes to sit on the futon very much, sitting on the futon, can make Liu Tai's mind more sober, tired, you can also lie down and close your eyes and rest.

Liu Tai did not step forward to help Tao Qian get up, Liu Tai understood that Tao Qian, an old master, saw etiquette as more important than life, and it could be seen from Tao Qian's first salute to Liu Tai. Of course, Liu Tai also has another meaning, that is, to give Tao Qian a dismount, so that Tao Qian understands that he does not have any bargaining qualifications, and the most important thing is that Liu Tai is the king, even if Tao Qian dominates one side, he is also a minister!

"Old man Xie, His Royal Highness's grace of innocence", Tao Qian, who has been in the officialdom for decades, is he an ordinary person? Liu Tai gave a dismount, then Tao Qian hit the snake with the stick, and directly set Liu Tai to exempt him from responsibility, Tao Qian believes that with Liu Tai's identity and status, it is absolutely impossible to say anything.

Sure enough, I saw Liu Tai smile helplessly, and then waved his sleeves and said: "Mr. Gongzu is really powerful, no wonder my father and Taiyan back then, Tao Gongzu looked honest and loyal, but in fact, he was dark in his heart, be careful, don't fall for Tao Gongzu's calculations." ”

"Hahaha" A burst of laughter came out of Liu Tai and Tao Qian's mouths at the same time, and I saw a relieved smile on the corner of Tao Qian's mouth, and he helplessly said to Liu Tai: "How dare the old man calculate His Highness?" That's just Mr. Junlang's smile, and I hope His Highness doesn't take it to heart. ”

Although Liu Yan is Liu Tai's father, Liu Yan is still just a marquis after all, and theoretically there is not much difference between Tao Qian's identity, even if Liu Yan hangs the identity of the Han family, but the question is, in this era when the Han family is everywhere and there are many royal relatives like dogs, how many eyeballs can the clan attract?

"Mr. Gongzu, please take a seat." Shaking his head, Liu Tai stretched out his hand and motioned for Tao Qian to take a seat and said. At this time, Tao Qian knelt on the ground, although the expression on his face was not strange, but Liu Tai clearly felt that there was a sense of pain in Tao Qian's eyes, this pain was not mental, but physical!

"Thank you, old man, for your grace!!" Tao Qian stood up, glanced left and right, frowned slightly, if it is different, the furnishings in the big tent have indeed changed a little, that is, there is a strange chair in the lower left direction of Liu Tai, this chair appears in front of Tao Qian in an arc-shaped bend, if a person sits on it, it is almost the same as sleeping on the couch, and the material used in this strange chair is just ordinary bamboo.

"Mr. Gongzu, this recliner is specially made by the widow for Mr., and there is a soft cushion on it, which can relax the body to the greatest extent, which is very suitable for Mr." Liu Tai smiled, and an inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes. This recliner is indeed made by Liu Tai, specifically for Tao Qian, Liu Tai understands that the general means of trying to recruit Tao Qian as a "big man" are not useful at all, and he can only be moved by his sincere allegiance from the bits and pieces.

(To be continued)