Autumn rain pours.

Extinguished the fire in the city of Great Rhubarb.

Burnt charcoal, cooked raw meat, pungent blood.

The three flavors came together and poured into the tip of Xu Han's nose.

This made him feel the acid in his stomach churning, and he was faintly nauseated.

When he saw that the fire was going well, he thought that he would have the people ambush at the gate of the city and kill those who were forced back by the fire.

But what he didn't want was that until the autumn rain fell, no one in Dahuang City escaped.

The fierceness of this fight was beyond Xu Han's expectations.

But as the autumn rain fell, the fire was extinguished, and the shouts of killing in the city gradually stopped.

Xu Han knew that this war would eventually come to an end.

No matter which side wins, it will inevitably pay a terrible price, but he has no intention of taking advantage of the fire. It's not that he is merciful in his heart, it's just that these remnants of the soldiers in his hands are defeated, and they are the army that can defeat the winning side, but he hasn't forgotten that there is also a Great Xia National Pillar Cui Ting outside Dahuang City. The 200,000 elites in his hands have been recuperating for a long time, and Xu Han is not willing to lose the soldiers and horses in his hands here.

Thinking like this, he turned his head without hesitation.

"Withdraw!" he shouted, and at that moment the army turned its horse around and marched towards Liangzhou.

......

North of the Great Yellow City.

Cui Ting, dressed in armor, stood in front of the 200,000 iron horsemen, and he looked at the ruined city in the heavy rain in the distance with deep eyes, his expression solemn, as if he was waiting for something.

Then, a soldier rushed from there and knelt on one knee in front of Cui Ting.

"Guozhu, the Canglong Army was completely annihilated, and only forty or fifty thousand remnants of the Mujia Army were defeated. "That Jia Shi knew very well what Cui Ting wanted to know, he didn't have much, he straightforwardly revealed the information he had heard.

Cui Ting's eyes narrowed, this was the result he wanted the most.

But he never liked to be happy, so he asked again with calm eyes, "What about Mu Ji?"

Compared with the 50,000 Mujia army, he knew that the most terrifying thing was Mu Ji, the wise and demonic king of the northern frontier.

"Not dead. "The scout told the truth.

Choi Kook-joo's brow furrowed at that moment, but soon relaxed again.

Although Mu Ji is scheming, he needs enough Mu Jia army for him to drive, and now the 200,000 Mu family army is only less than 50,000 remnants of the defeated soldiers, Cui Ting believes that even Mu Ji has the ability to go to the sky, and he can't make any big waves.

If Mu Ji knows the practice and submits to him, as long as he controls the military power in Mu Ji's hands, Cui Ting is confident that he will hold it firmly in his hands, but if the other party does not know what to do, he will be at risk of being blamed by Li Yulin, and he Cui Ting will also get rid of it quickly.

Thinking of this, Cui Ting's heart suddenly rose with a touch of happiness.

This time, he was transferred to the south because of the successive defeats in the war with Chen in the east, and he was already burdened with the whispers of those civil ministers and ministers in the court, and even the emperor was dissatisfied with him, and it seemed that he had already cut the feudal domain, but he didn't want to turn around, and he didn't count Jizhou, and he also took the Great Yellow City as a thorn in the eye of the Great Xia court, and these exploits were placed there, and when he returned to the court, I am afraid that he would have to add another big word in front of the national pillar, and he became the first of the three major national pillars of Great Xia.

As for the corpses of the 300,000 Xia Guomen who had already cooled down...

This will be a success, and Cui Ting has long forgotten about it.

"Pass the order, the whole army will march and go to Dahuangcheng!" The high-spirited Guozhu Lord let out a shout at that time, and the mighty army marched in the direction of Dahuangcheng.

......

When Xia Jun walked into the Great Yellow City.

Mu Ji and the forty or fifty thousand remnants of the soldiers had already set up a position at the city gate.

Even though there were big or small injuries on their bodies, even if the white armor had already been dyed blood, the tens of thousands of Mujia troops were still vigorous, and although they were tired, they did not show the slightest cowardice.

Cui Ting looked at the man in white sitting on the wooden chair, and his brows wrinkled subconsciously.

He had to admit that even now, even if he knew that the king of Northern Xinjiang had no cultivation and even a disability, when facing him, Cui Ting's heart still inevitably gave birth to a touch of vigilance and jealousy.

This was not too pleasant for Cui Ting.

Therefore, he forcibly suppressed the strangeness in his heart, his frowning brows relaxed, and he eagerly greeted Mu Ji.

"The king of the northern Xinjiang has worked hard, this battle assisted me in taking the Great Yellow City, and exterminated the Canglong Army, I will definitely report this matter to the court, so that the emperor can reward the prince for a good life. ”

In the battle of Dahuangcheng, although he Cui Ting gave 300,000 troops, he and the 200,000 elites in his hands never participated in this matter from beginning to end.

said that Mu Ji assisted him, which is obviously to steal the credit.

Cui Ting has been crisscrossing the Great Xia for so many years, and it is naturally not easy for him to come in secret, even if he wants to grab credit, he will come secretly, and in the end, he is trying to test the attitude of the king of Northern Xinjiang.

As he said this, his eyes stared at the king of the northern frontier, trying to find some traces on his face that could discern the other party's thoughts.

And the result was a little disappointing for him.

"Then I'll thank you Lord Guozhu. Mu Ji arched his hand towards Cui Ting, the expression on his face was calm, and he couldn't find the slightest dissatisfaction.

But the more this is the case, the more uneasy Cui Ting's heart becomes.

He felt that the king of Northern Xinjiang of the Great Zhou Dynasty surrendered to the Xia Dynasty, and did his best to destroy the Canglong Army and take the Great Yellow City, but he didn't care about the credit after abandoning such a big effort.

Cui Ting has always believed in a very simple logic.

The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

There is no one in the world who has nothing to ask for, if there is one, it is just that what he wants is beyond your imagination.

Obviously, the king of Northern Xinjiang in front of him should be the latter.

Thinking of this, Cui Ting's eyes narrowed. He had already weighed in his mind whether the king of the Northern Frontier would stay or kill.

"Although Da Huang Cheng was taken into the pocket of Lord Guozhu, the remnants of Da Huang Cheng are still on the run, and I thought that we should send a large army to exterminate it as soon as possible to prevent future troubles. Mu Ji didn't seem to feel the slightest suspicion of the Lord Guozhu in his heart, and he still said to himself at that time.

When Cui Ting heard this, a vague smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Do you see the poor dagger?

He thought of it like this, but said quietly: "Even Lin Shou and the Canglong Army are not the opponents of the king of Northern Xinjiang, just the remnants of Dahuangcheng, why worry about it, I still ask the king of Northern Xinjiang to cultivate well, and wait for me to report to the imperial court, and then make the next step." ”

Cui Ting didn't know what kind of calculations Mu Ji was making, but he instinctively smelled something unusual.

As he said, the real main force of the Great Zhou royal family is Lin Shou and the Canglong Army, and now both have been exterminated, but Mu Ji is so keen to encourage him to go south and go deep into the hinterland of the Great Zhou to exterminate the so-called remnants of the Great Yellow City.

"Guozhu doesn't trust you?" But Mu Ji didn't seem to have any intention of going around in circles with this Guozhu lord, he raised his head, looked at Cui Ting with his usually dull eyes, and asked bluntly.

Mu Ji's frankness made Cui Ting stunned.

"What is this thing King of Northern Xinjiang? How can it be in the future?" Cui Ting subconsciously wanted to say something perfunctory at that time, but only halfway through the words, Mu Ji's voice changed and sounded again.

"Most of the remnants of Dahuang City are all remnants of the army, so there is no need to worry. But Cui Guozhu should not forget that Mr. Lu is still alive among them, and the young mansion master of Tiance Mansion is also alive. Although the current Tiance Mansion is in decline, with the fall of the Canglong Army, most of Zhu Xian's foundation has fallen, and no one dares to guarantee that the Tiance Mansion will take this opportunity to make a comeback. ”

Mu Ji's words Cui Ting heard in his ears, but he secretly laughed in his heart that the other party's alarmist trick was really too inferior, maybe some of his plans reached a critical moment, so he had to use this method to lure him south, but the more he was like this, the more vigilant Cui Ting became in his heart.

"Lord Mu is serious, you and I know what kind of situation Tiance Mansion is in now, a hairy boy, a few Haoshou horses, what big waves can they turn up?" Cui Ting waved his hand, very casually perfunctory, but in his heart he made up his mind to say that he would not get on the thief ship of his Mu Ji.

"Cui Guozhu is confused!" Mu Ji said with some sadness: "Guozhu has achieved such a result in Jizhou, the emperor must be serious, and the world knows that today's saint is eloquent and strategic, so he will naturally not be willing to be willing to this Jizhou." If we allow the Tiance Mansion to return to Chang'an and wait until they regroup, wouldn't it be a great trouble for the national pillar? Why don't we get rid of it as soon as possible and take precautions?"

Mu Ji's words were reasonable, but Cui Ting, who had made up his mind, shook his head and ignored it.

At that time, Mu Ji saw that Cui Ting couldn't move, gritted his teeth, and said helplessly: "Since Guozhu doesn't trust him, then this matter can only be done with the remnants of the Mu family." After speaking, Mu Ji glanced sideways at Mu Liang beside him, and said, "Mu Liang, go and send soldiers and horses to prepare to pursue the remnants of Dahuang City." ”

"Yes!" the tall, grim man behind him nodded, and turned to dispatch the crowd.

Cui Ting was stunned when he saw this.

He suddenly realized that Mu Ji's previous behavior was too abnormal, and it seemed that it was to make him suspicious and not dare to go south, and then he took the opportunity to make this statement and led his troops to pursue.

But what are the benefits of doing this?

Cui Ting thought about it carefully, Mu Ji opened the Tianshan Pass, broke the Great Yellow City, and destroyed the Canglong Army, which can be said to have broken most of the foundation of the Great Zhou, such Mu Ji wants to throw himself into the arms of the Great Zhou again, unless the emperor of the Great Zhou is crazy. Therefore, Mu Ji's only one way out is to gain a firm foothold in Great Xia, but he exhausted most of the Mujia Army's men and horses, but he was robbed of most of the credit by his Cui Ting, so he was naturally unwilling, so he wanted to monopolize the credit of exterminating the remnants of Dahuang City, so as to gain a firm foothold on the side of the saint.

Thinking of this, Cui Ting had a rough understanding of Mu Ji's plan.

It's just that Mu Ji is an old minister of the Great Zhou, and this Jizhou is a Mu Ji switch, and at that time, the court will reward meritorious deeds, and I am afraid that this Jizhou will be a fief for Mu Ji. This can appease Mu Ji, and the second can make those vassal kings who have the intention of surrendering to the Great Zhou Dynasty feel at ease, which can be regarded as setting a model. If this is the case, he Cui Ting will spend 300,000 horses, but in the end, he may not get any actual benefits.

Thinking of this, Cui Ting's face was cloudy for a while.

"The king of the shepherd is right, the remnants of the big yellow city have always been cunning, so let me go with the king of the shepherd. Cui Ting didn't care about his strong opposition before, and said uncharacteristically at that time.

Sure enough, when these words came out, the face of the king of the northern frontier suddenly changed.

"This—" The pastor rarely hesitated. "But this big yellow city is an important town after all, if the national pillar pursues with me..."

"It's okay, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gather enough soldiers and horses to recapture Dahuangcheng in a short period of time. This time, before Mu Ji's words were finished, he was interrupted by Cui Tingshengsheng. He is determined to win the fiefdom of Jizhou, so naturally he will not give Mu Ji half a chance to snatch it.

"......" Mu Ji heard this, his face suddenly became more and more ugly, his eyes were calm, and he was stunned for a long time before he said: "Then there is Lao Guozhu with me..."

"No need, the Mu family army has already done too much for Great Xia, so let them rest in this Great Yellow City, and the prince can accompany me alone." Cui Ting seemed to have made up his mind not to let Mu Ji get half of the credit, and bluntly said that he would let Mu Jiajun stay here, and in order to prevent mutiny, he even took Mu Ji away as a hostage.

"This—" A flash of anger flashed across Mu Ji's face. But in the end, he didn't dare to go against the will of Cui Ting, who was so powerful, that he could only nod helplessly, which was regarded as an agreement. "Let's just say it according to the national pillar. ”

Looking at Mu Ji's lonely face, Cui Ting's heart was full of happiness.

"Someone, herald!"

"The army is going south to clear the remnants of Dahuang City!"

Lord Guozhu shouted loudly, how can he describe his arrogant appearance?