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But judging from what Yang Xiu saw and heard, Baima Tong was more vigilant than he imagined, and he might have gotten the news.

"Which direction do you think the white horse copper will go?"

Yang Xiu thought about it. "Bai Ma Tong is very arrogant. He said that he will wait for the emperor to arrive in Lingwu Valley. I don't think he will leave easily. If he can make it in time, he should still make it."

Cheng Gongying's eyes flickered, doubtful.

Yang Xiu said again: "I have another piece of news to tell you, His Majesty has just defeated Xiongnu's right wing, and it was a big victory."

"Really?" Cheng Gongying asked, "Is the news ready?"

Yang Xiu told what he saw, and Cheng Gongying was also very happy after listening.

The emperor's victory in the first battle is indeed an exciting good news, which further corroborates Jia Xu's judgment.

"Young Master Yang, let me take you to see General Zhenxi, he will definitely send someone to escort you to Meiji."

Yang Xiuxiu made a wish and agreed without hesitation.

Chapter 296

Han Sui lay on the map, looked at it for a long time, and finally shook his head.

"If the news leaks out, the risk of a surprise attack is too great. Victory is not enough to be happy, and defeat is not enough to cause death." He raised his head and looked at Yang Xiu. "Yang Shizhong, wait a little longer."

Yang Xiu was noncommittal.

The words were not speculative, and he felt that he had nothing to say to Han Sui.

"Where is Jia Shizhong?"

Han Sui saw what Yang Xiu meant, and felt a little unhappy.

These aristocratic children are always so defiant.

"Jia Shizhong is in the big camp behind, about [-] miles away. There is luggage, so walk slowly. If you want to go, I will send someone to escort you. There are many Qianghu here, and there are often robbers, so it is not safe."

"Thank you." Although Yang Xiu didn't want to owe Han Sui favors, he didn't dare to be too careless out of safety considerations.

"Then I won't keep you." Han Sui waved his hand, signaling Cheng Gongying to take Yang Xiu out.

Cheng Gongying winked at Han Sui, but Han Sui was unmoved.Cheng Gongying had no choice but to say: "General, I'm just going to see Jia Shizhong for advice, so let's send Yang Shizhong there by the way."

Han Sui frowned and said nothing.

Cheng Gongying got out of the account and caught up with Yang Xiu. "General Zhenxi has to deploy troops and has no time to entertain. Please forgive me."

Yang Xiu disagreed. "It doesn't matter. They both serve the imperial court, but their responsibilities are different." He thought for a while, and then said: "If Baima Tong is not in Lingwu Valley, where might he go?"

"It's hard to say." Cheng Gongying shook his head regretfully. "West of Lingwu Valley, beyond Beiyi Mountain (Helan Mountain) is the desert. They may go west to Duyeze, or north to Tushenze. Or they may simply stay in Beiyi Mountain and wait for an opportunity to attack. If Without a guide, it’s a trivial matter if you can’t catch up, but if you get lost, the consequences will be disastrous.”

Yang Xiu didn't say anything more.

He rushed here all the way from Hedong, suffered a lot on the way, and had personal experience.The inside of the fortress is already so difficult and dangerous. Once out of the fortress, the difficulty can be imagined.

It is easy to chase after lightly, but if you really get lost, it will be a disaster.

The old ministers tried their best to prevent the emperor's expedition, and even made an oath with the emperor, resolutely disagreeing with the emperor's going out of the fortress, which is still reasonable.

Cheng Gongying led a hundred riders to escort Yang Xiu, and hurried all the way, doing his best.

On the road, I encountered scouts from the Huns several times, and followed them from a distance like a pack of wolves.Without Cheng Gongying, no one can guarantee whether Yang Xiu would be in danger.

On the way, Cheng Gongying met Ma Chao.

Ma Chao had just chased and killed a group of Xiongnu scouts, and killed three of them with blood spattered all over his face, full of murderous intent.

"These Hu dogs are too arrogant." Ma Chao scolded: "How dare you go deep into the hinterland of the Northland, and the Northland prefect doesn't care?"

Cheng Gongying made an introduction for them, specifically explaining that Yang Xiu was sent as an envoy under the imperial edict and had just returned from seeing Baima Tong.

Ma Chao looked at Yang Xiu and grinned. "Four generations and three males, it's really not bad. What's Baima Tong's appearance and martial arts? You tell me, next time I meet him, I won't miss him."

Yang Xiu said: "Then I won't tell you, I still want to kill him myself."

"you?"

"Why, look down on me?" Yang Xiu laughed twice. "My family's ancestors were also entrusted with military merits."

Ma Chao looked at Yang Xiu in surprise.

He only knew that the Hongnong Yang family was the heir to Confucian classics, but he didn't know that the Hongnong Yang family was also a military meritorious prince.What surprised him the most was that Yang Xiu was not ashamed, but proud.

This was very different from the children of the aristocratic families he had come into contact with, and he immediately liked it.

"Really? Then look for an opportunity to learn from each other?"

"I can't ask for it." Yang Xiu agreed.

Ma Chao laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to take Yang Xiu's arm, shook it vigorously, and said to Cheng Gongying, "Okay, I'll send Mr. Yang to see Mr. Yang, you can go back."

Cheng Gongying pointed at the dark sky, and said angrily, "You asked me to rush back in the middle of the night? Thank you for having the nerve to say so."

Ma Chao patted his head and reached out to grab Cheng Gongying. "Forget, forget. Don't be angry, aren't you afraid that Uncle Wen Yue will become suspicious. Let's go, I'll buy you a drink."

Cheng Gongying pushed Ma Chao's hand away calmly. "I'll talk about the wine later. It's getting late, so I'd better go to bed early. Tomorrow morning, report the situation to the husband as soon as possible, and ask him to make a plan. If there is a delay, Baimatong will really run away."

Ma Chao thought it was reasonable, and reprimanded his subordinates to return to camp.

Yang Xiu could see clearly, so he took some time to chat with Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was in a good mood, half joking and half serious, saying that Han Sui had worked so hard to win this opportunity to be a pioneer.It was supposed to find a gap to attack, but now he hesitates, which may delay the opportunity of the battle.

Cheng Gongying turned a deaf ear, and his face remained normal.

Yang Xiu was puzzled, but did not ask further questions.

Back at the camp, it was already midnight.

Ma Chao arranged for Yang Xiu and Cheng Gongying to rest, and asked Yang Xiu what kind of woman he liked.

Yang Xiu had also seen the world before, so he wasn't surprised at all. "It's all for sleeping, there will be opportunities in the future. If Meng Qi is not tired, I have a few things that I want to ask you for advice."

Ma Chao was overjoyed. "Okay, let's squeeze together tonight."

He still called two bearded women and asked them to wait for Yang Xiu to wash up, and then he brought some wine and meat to drink with Yang Xiu.

The two sat down, exchanged cups and drank a few cups.

"What kind of wine is this? Really strong." Yang Xiu bared his teeth.

"Qiang wine is brewed from the highland barley grown in the Qiang land. It is as strong as the Qiang women. But it doesn't go over the head, so drink it at ease." Ma Chao said, adding another glass of wine to Yang Xiu. "What do you want to ask? Just ask, I know everything."

Yang Xiu took a look at Ma Chao. "Meng Qi knows that your name has been heard by the emperor?"

Ma Chao's eyes flickered slightly. "Is it?"

"Jia Shizhong once told His Majesty that good generals come out of the Northwest, and among the young heroes, Meng Qi is the most."

Hearing that Jia Xu praised herself so much in front of the emperor, Ma Chao was delighted, and couldn't hide the smile on his face, but said a few words of humility.

"But why didn't Meng Qi be the vanguard, but let Han Wenyue be the vanguard instead?" Yang Xiu looked puzzled. "As Meng Qi said, Han Wenyue is so prudent, I'm afraid it will delay the battle."

The smile on Ma Chao's face gradually disappeared, holding the wine glass in his hand, he pondered for a moment.

"I shouldn't have said this, but Dezu and I hit it off right away, so I won't hide it from you. There are several Qianghu leaders under Han Wenyue's command. They fought against the Eastern Qiang with Duan Gong back then. They are familiar with the battle formation and the North Geography. This pioneer, apart from him, no one else can do it.”

Yang Xiu immediately asked, "Are there any Huns?"

Ma Chao glanced at Yang Xiu, raised his glass, and drank it down with Yang Xiu.

"Mr. Duan quelled the Qiang rebellion back then. He had thousands of followers under his command. There were all kinds of people, not just the Huns? However, don't think that the Huns will definitely be with the Huns. There may be hatred between them. It is bigger than the enmity between the Han and the Huns. Han Wenyue's reluctance is not because there are Huns under his command, but because he is worried that the loss will be too great, which will affect his wealth."

Chapter 297 Ma Chao Attack

When Yang Xiu wanted to ask for advice, Ma Chao knew everything.

The two chatted in the middle of the night, got very drunk, and huddled together to sleep.

The next morning, Yang Xiu woke up, still hungover, could not help but smile wryly, saying that Ma Chao had lied to him.

What's wrong, he has a splitting headache now.

Ma Chao laughed loudly, got up as if nothing had happened, ordered someone to fetch wine and meat, and dragged Yang Xiu to drink again.

Yang Xiu refused, but Ma Chao patted his chest and said, two glasses of revived wine, to ensure that you don't have a headache.

Yang Xiu was skeptical, picked up the wine glass again, only to find that the delicious wine that he drank last night was unable to enter his throat like medicine, and he couldn't stop complaining.After being forced by Ma Chao to drink two cups, he slowly regained his strength.

"How?" Ma Chao said loudly triumphantly. "Did I ever lie to you?"

Yang Xiu drank two cups and dared not drink any more.

He still wants to see Jia Xu later, but he must not be drunk.

After regaining consciousness, Yang Xiu took the time to ask Ma Chao some questions.After breakfast, he followed Ma Chao to see Jia Xu.

Seeing Yang Xiu, Jia Xu was very surprised.

He was even more surprised to see Yang Xiu and Ma Chao walking side by side, talking and laughing.

Although the two are close in age, he never thought that the two would be so close.

Whether it's family background or habit, these two people can be said to be irrelevant, how could they get along, and they are as close as best friends for many years.

After hearing Yang Xiu's explanation of his purpose, Jia Xu smiled. "Dezu is young and promising, and the future can be expected."

Yang Xiu understood, bowed and said: "Youth is in your heart, not in your body. Jia Jun has high ambitions and will not let the boy."

Jia Xu looked at Ma Chao who was standing aside. "Meng Qi, do you know Duye has another name?"

Ma Chao shook his head.

"Xiu Tuze."

Ma Chao's eyes changed slightly.

Jia Xu stood up, with her hands behind her back, and walked back and forth for two steps. "Before Wuwei became Han Commandery, it was the grazing land of King Xiutu. King Xiutu was killed, and his tribe was resettled in Senei, which was near Duye at first. Over the years, Qianghu took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains and gradually moved inward. Xiutu also left Duyeze and entered Beidi and Shangjun. But they still regard Duye as the ancestral land of the Xiutu clan, and some members of the clan live there."

Ma Chao came alive. "So, if Baimatong escapes, he will probably go to Duye?"

"It's very likely." Jia Xu stopped and looked at Ma Chao. "Do you want to make meritorious service?"

"Of course." Ma Chao grinned, unable to restrain the joy in his heart. "I'm going to report to my father now and lead my troops to go out."

Jia Xu shook his hand. "I'm talking about you, not your father."

Ma Chao was stunned, and looked at Jia Xu puzzled.

He has his own headquarters, but only a few hundred people.The military power of the Ma family is in the hands of his father Ma Teng.

"Although Duyeze is the ancestral land of Xiu Tuhu, after all, it is in the desert, so it is not as plump as Lingwu's aquatic plants. Baimatong also only uses Duyeze as a place of refuge, and there are not many people left behind. You lead the headquarters There are enough people, but there are too many people, and the news may be leaked.”

Ma Chao suddenly nodded.

"Remember, Baima Tong first teamed up with Yanluo to attack and kill Qiangqu Shanyu, and then he disrespected the envoy of the emperor and showed no intention of repentance. There is absolutely no reason for pardon for such rebels. Their heads should be taken and hung in Beique .The people of his clan help the tyrant to abuse him, and they should be punished according to the law."

Ma Chao looked at Jia Xu, rubbed his hands excitedly, nodded vigorously, turned around and strode away.

Yang Xiu shivered involuntarily.

Jia Xu's meaning is very clear, no room is left for the Xiutu clan, and they will be exterminated.

But in this way, Xiu Tuhu will definitely retaliate, and the whole Wuwei County will be under the blade of Xiu Tuhu, and there will be no more days of peace.

"Jia Jun, are you doing this..." Yang Xiu asked in a low voice.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said calmly: "Dezu, the Xiutu family has been favored by my great man for 300 years, but they still have no court and don't kill the whole family. How can they establish the majesty of the court? Your Majesty personally conquered Meiji, is it just to look at the people outside the Great Wall?" Scenery?"

Yang Xiu raised his thumb. "Jia Jun is mighty, he is worthy of being Duan Gong's nephew."

Jia Xu glared at Yang Xiu, looked up to the sky and laughed.

-

At sunset, Xiu Tu Ze was sparkling, quiet and peaceful.

A few Hun-headed Hun children were pushing a horse leather boat and fishing in the lake, their crisp laughter wafting in the wind.

On the grass by the lake, an old Hun and a young Hun rode horses and drove sheep to a tent not far away.

In front of the tent, a young Hun woman put one hand on her hips and stroked her forehead with the other, looking into the distance with puzzled eyes.

On the horizon to the southeast, some dark spots appeared.