The unexpected encounter between the two groups of cavalry was something that no one on either side could have imagined.

The numerical disadvantage did not bring much trouble to this northern army, and under the command of Captain Ma, this group of rangers combined cavalry and field warfare well, so it was quite "easy" to completely annihilate the North Yan outposts on the opposite side.

It didn't feel much of a shock to say, but the young Ranger who had just experienced the battle was really in a state of flux, and he still couldn't help himself. At any time, there were about twenty people in the robe who played the role of "firefighting" under the leadership of Captain Ma, which made this battle less difficult.

The young ranger mustered up the courage to pretend to be relaxed and walked up to Captain Ma and said a joke, his face full of anticipation with a green smile, and his heart was actually extremely nervous.

Mother, why are you more nervous than when you killed the barbarian just now?

The same young Lieutenant Ma smiled, and the stone in the young Ranger's heart fell.

"Don't worry, take a look at you."

The young Ranger didn't quite understand what Captain Ma meant.

"It is said that my family told me a family business, from my hometown. I guess it will be difficult to do this again after I go back this time. ”

The young Ranger instantly tensed.

Although Captain Ma had only been with their team of rangers for two months, Captain Ma had already won the recognition and admiration of the whole team. It's not an easy thing to do.

In any field, any "airborne troops" are not very popular, and even more so the military, which has a strong and well-divided faction, and the airborne troops are almost undisguised and excluded.

It was a miracle that this Captain Ma had brought this ordinary Ranger to the level of the Northern Army's benchmark in just one month. So it's easy to win everyone's favor.

However, even so, good feelings are still more than half a chip away from recognition and love. Now the respect of this Ranger for Captain Ma is more due to the fact that they have a lower casualty rate than other Rangers when performing tasks of the same level, and more because Captain Ma must be the first or the last in every battle.

Of course, the sharp battlefield intuition and unbelievable command talent are also an important reason.

Therefore, Captain Ma deservedly won the awe of everyone. It's not just about recognition and love.

And now, the meaning of this Captain Ma seems to be that it is very likely to take off his armor and go home to enjoy a new life.

This caused an indescribable feeling in the young Ranger's heart.

Looking at the young ranger's unnatural expression, Captain Ma smiled and said, "The military registration is still there, and it will be rare to be at the border in the future." According to family sources, it may be that he is going to be transferred to a civilian position, but he is probably still in the Northern Army. ”

The young ranger breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, although he was still not happy, but he also showed a smile and said, "Have you seen the one from Captain Ma?" ”

The young Ranger himself didn't know why he dared to ask such an unseen question.

Captain Ma rubbed his face and said, "I haven't seen it, but I heard from my family that she is a beautiful lady, knowledgeable and reasonable, and has a calm temperament, but she is quite assertive." I may be disgusted by my old coarseness, and my life should not be easy in the future. ”

Captain Ma said it easily, and his self-deprecating and bitter expression was also in place, and the young ranger unconsciously laughed along with it.

"When was it? Where is Captain Ma's hometown? ”

Young rangers are not stupid, in fact, there are no stupid people who can be Rangers. He and Pao Ze naturally knew that Captain Ma was not an ordinary small family, most of them were still the children of a big clan with people above, otherwise they would not have been promoted to captain so young, and it was not that no one had tried it when he first came, but they were all blocked by understatement. Now he also admits that his wife who he has never seen is a beautiful lady and knows how to read and reason, so according to the family, Ma Xiaowei must be the family of the family.

Captain Ma doesn't necessarily care about the little red envelope from the robe, but the robes must show it.

Unexpectedly, Captain Ma said: "I don't know when it will be, I just want to take a look when I go back this time, the date or something has not been decided yet." But my hometown is not close, I guess everyone is going, so I have to take a long vacation for a month. But this General Xin will definitely not approve it. ”

The young Ranger's face turned unnatural again.

However, Captain Ma looked at the distance and said to himself: "I still have to be in the north, I want to bring it together after getting married, settle down in the north, and buy a house when the time comes, please have a good drink, and make up for what you owe." ”

The young ranger smiled again, but thought in his heart that he would have to negotiate a good time when the time came, and not mix with those big people, otherwise their group of soldiers would lose the face of Captain Ma. Well, you have to talk to the people in the team in advance about this matter, so that they can pay attention to their behavior, if they are not liked by their sister-in-law, they will not show it on their faces, and Captain Ma may definitely be unlucky afterwards.

Thinking of a family affair that he told his family last year, he blushed and stammered when he saw half of the woman's face, and let the woman hide her face and laugh, and the young ranger's face was a little hot. That family affair has not been yellow until now, but the parents of both sides said to take a look. He also understood that the other party's parents just saw that they were only a big soldier, and they wanted to see if they could be promoted to captain or something. The young ranger snorted in his heart: There are still three heads left, which is enough to be promoted, and I will also be fragrant and gluttonous at that time, seeing that you are still looking down on people. But he didn't hate the woman, she didn't look good-looking, she was just very upright, and she spoke nicely, which made people comfortable.

The next time I see her, I won't blush. The young Ranger thought to himself.

Captain Ma then washed up briefly, and the team set off again, crossed the border, passed through the river, and returned to the Cangzhou camp two days later.

After handing in the information and getting some reward, the rangers began to squander as usual, visiting kilns, gambling houses, eating and drinking, and being happy for a while. At the same time, Paoze, who did not often die in battle, brought some money and goods to his family.

A few days later, Captain Ma told everyone that he was leaving, so several captains of the army pushed down the entertainment, and in the barracks, the big guys pooled money to make a good meal in the room, and bid farewell to Captain Ma that night.

The young ranger was found by the captain who secretly wiped his tears during the banquet, and was also pulled out in public, which made the whole team ridicule for a while, and finally it was Captain Ma who spoke, and everyone let go of the young ranger who was self-conscious.

On this night, almost everyone was drunk.

The salary of the rangers was already high, and during the rest period, in addition to the army-wide prohibition of alcohol, there was no shortage of alcohol, but the extra part of the drink had to be paid for by themselves.

The next day, when everyone was still asleep, Captain Ma wore only lined boots and brought a knife, and quietly went out.

General Xin took him to a big tent and said, "Little general, the big general is waiting for you inside." ”

Captain Ma nodded, he was no longer as approachable as yesterday.

"Father."

Captain Ma entered the big tent and said.

There was a man standing in front of the main seat in the big tent, and when he heard the sound of the tent being lifted, he turned around, and his tall body, with an ugly face, nodded.

This person is the general of the Zhu State who sits in the north of the Great Jin Dynasty - Sima Bi.

Then this young captain Ma is naturally Sima Bi's second son, Sima Tan.

"Pack up and go back tomorrow, so let's talk about your family, it's still what you've seen before." This time, I went back to listen to your uncle, and did everything that should be done and what could be done. You are not small, there are some things that you have to know to do. ”

Sima Tan said yes, and then returned to the General's Mansion under the leadership of Sima Bi's own soldiers. After washing up well, shaved off his beard, tied his hair, put on a crown, put on a long gown, and buckled a jade belt, he turned out to be a very handsome and beautiful young man.

If Xie Shence saw the appearance of the Sima family's father and son, he would definitely wonder if Sima Bi was cuckolded by his wife.

The next day, Sima Tan traveled lightly, and only took more than ten personal soldiers and embarked on the road back to Beijing.

With the documents of the Northern Army, the road was unimpeded, and after twenty days, he returned to the capital of Jin.

It was already November at this time.

Outside the capital of Jin, a carriage waited quietly on the official road.

"Master, the second son may not be able to come back today." An old servant driving a car said.

The person in the car smiled, "I know that nephew's temperament, he must have arrived today, wait a little longer, it's okay." ”

The old servant stopped talking, and the master and servant waited quietly on the official road.

The person in this carriage is Sima Yu.

Sure enough, two quarters of an hour later, a puff of smoke and dust appeared on the official road, and more than a dozen cavalry rushed towards this side.

The cavalry soon came to the carriage, and the first one rode forward, Sima Yu got down from the carriage, looked at the young man in front of him, and said, "Go home." ”

Sima Tan dismounted, threw the reins to the old servant, walked to the carriage, sat down in the coachman's seat, and said, "My nephew has come to drive for my uncle." ”

Sima Yu smiled and said, "That's very good." ”

In the evening, Sima Tan's eldest brother, Sima Jin, and his third brother Sima Shan also returned. So the family made a dinner party for Sima Tan.

At the dinner, Sima Yu asked Sima Tan about various things in the frontier from time to time, and Sima Tan answered them one by one, interspersed with some interesting anecdotes from time to time, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious.

After that, Sima Yu and the three brothers came to the study.

Sima Yu said: "This time Ziyue came back, or for the sake of family affairs, this family business, was discussed a few months ago, you three brothers can find a time, go to Weihou Mansion to sit, meet the old lady, and fulfill the responsibilities of the younger generation." ”

Sima Jin said: "My nephew has prepared a gift list, and I will bring it over to my uncle later to see if there is anything to increase or decrease." ”

Sima Yu nodded, and then discussed some details, and Sima Jian and Sima Shan went out.

At this time, there were only Sima Yu and Sima Tan in the study.

Sima Yu said: "What do you think about such a family affair? ”

Sima Tan said: "The nephew is all up to the uncle. ”

"I'm asking for your opinion, don't be perfunctory!"

That's a harsh wording.

Sima Tan lowered his head and said, "Nephew, I am willing, but this family business, my nephew thinks it is inappropriate." ”