Chapter 772: A big fight
To be honest, although Liu Xin and Liya are often together, they do not have any emotional intersection with each other. On the contrary, what Liu Xin wants to know most now is the recent situation of the black whirlwind.
When he was in Huni Mountain, Liu Xin proposed to take the Black Whirlwind with him, but the Black Whirlwind refused. Liu Xin respected her wishes and did not force it. After learning that Black Whirlwind had become the queen of Kangju, although Liu Xin didn't feel good in her heart, she didn't say anything, and still helped her defeat Murza.
This is an era of male superiority and inferiority of women, but Liu Xin's thoughts in this regard are not serious, but he is really a little angry now. You're already married to the queen of the Black Whirlwind, can't I care about other people's injuries?
Angry is angry, but Liu Xin tried his best to calm down. Although he defeated one of the enemies, there are still many enemies who have escaped from the city of Khotan today, including the Kushan army, which may make a comeback, and he cannot put his more than 10,000 soldiers in danger because of his momentary anger.
Liu Xin tried her best to calm her mood and said lightly: "It's okay if they're fine!" I still have a lot of things to do, and I have to ask the queen a thing or two. ”
Black Whirlwind also saw that Liu Xin's face was not safe, and felt a little inexplicable, stretched out his hand, and said, "Then please ask Your Majesty to enter the palace to discuss in detail." ”
The Han army followed Liu Xin into the city of Khotan, and according to the practice of Dawan Guishan City, took over the defense of the city of Khotan. The Kangju garrison of the city of Berthan, who had been fighting with Murza for several days, had long been exhausted, and they were so happy that they had someone to replace them, so they all abandoned their troops and disarmed them, and went home to sleep. In fact, after a day of going back and forth, and several fierce battles, the Han soldiers also looked tired. But the soldiers did not complain at all, they ate some dry food brought by themselves at the head of the city, arranged their own shifts, took turns to inspect, and even released dozens of outposts outside the city.
The guards at the head of the city had their own captains arranged according to the regulations, and Sun Ce carried a gun and led five hundred guards to escort Liu Xin to the outside of the palace.
Although Kangju is a nomadic country, the people are good at business, the country is very wealthy, and this royal palace is also extremely luxurious. Of course, compared to Chang'an City, it is still far behind. Outside the palace gate, forty guards with knives stood opposite each other, and the security was extremely strict.
The black whirlwind suddenly stopped, turned to Akle and said: "Prime Minister, the Great Han is the Heavenly Empire, and the safety of the Great Han Emperor should naturally be entrusted to them. ”
After Liya and the others entered the city, Black Whirlwind arranged for someone to treat their injuries, and at the same time asked Liu Xin about the situation in Dawan Kingdom, and Akle was also present at that time. Now that the Black Whirlwind suddenly took the initiative to say this, Akle was not easy to stop, so he had to remove the guards and replace them with the Flying Tiger guards led by Sun Ce.
The black whirlwind accompanied Liu Xin to the palace, and Akle and the civil and military forces also wanted to follow, but they were stopped by the black whirlwind raising his hand and said: "Prime minister, my lords, everyone has been fighting the enemy for days and days, and they have never stopped. Fortunately, the enemy soldiers have retreated, and there will be nothing wrong tonight, so you might as well return early, and your family will not be worried. ”
Liu Xin couldn't understand Kangju's words, but first saw that the guards guarding the palace were dismissed, and then a group of civil and military officers also retired one after another, and felt a little strange in his heart, but remembered that there was some unclear relationship between himself and the black whirlwind, and there were many things that needed to be explained in person, and it was indeed not appropriate for outsiders to be present, so he was relieved, waved his hand at Sun Ce, and said: "Ce'er, you stay outside, no one is allowed to enter without my order!" ”
Sun Ce felt that there was something wrong with this, and he wanted to dissuade him, but he still had a little bit of greatism in his heart, thinking that the black-clothed masked woman was just a widowed queen of Fanbang, even if Liu Xin let her sleep, it would not be a big deal, so he arched his hand and stood on the side of the palace gate with a gun.
The black whirlwind entered the palace and waved away the maidservant, but led Liu Xin straight inside. Liu Xin was suspicious in his heart, but he relied on his martial arts, and he was not afraid of the black whirlwind harming him. Suddenly, there was a cry of a baby in the inner room, and a maidservant came with a baby in her arms, bowed down, and said, "Queen, the king is hungry." ”
Liu Xin remembered the time recorded on the two yellow silks that the black whirlwind asked Cai He to bring to him, and couldn't help but glance at the child, and his eyebrows were seven or eight points of imagination with Liu Yu's childhood, and he couldn't help but lose his voice and said: "This kid ......"
The black whirlwind ignored him, waved his hand to let the maid stand back, took off the bloodstained black coat, untied the moon-white coat inside, and placed the baby horizontally on his chest, his eyes were full of tenderness, and said softly: "Good son, I can make you hungry today." Now that your father is here, our mother and daughter are safe, so you can eat with confidence. ”
Liu Xin couldn't believe it, and asked again, "Is this my child?" ”
The black whirlwind looked up at him, and said angrily: "I only have one man over you, who else can it be if it's not your son?" ”
Glancing at the stunned Liu Xin again, Black Whirlwind lowered his head and told what she had experienced in the past year while breastfeeding the child.
It turned out that on the second day after leaving Huni Mountain, Black Whirlwind gathered the entire gang and told them his promise to the Han ** official. This Han ** official is naturally Liu Xin, and her promise to Liu Xin is not to commit crimes within the reach of Han influence in the future. For her horse thieves, plundering passing caravans was their only source of livelihood, and the whole gang exploded in an instant.
She had been in charge of the gang since her father's death, and it was customary for them not to see each other's true faces, so it was difficult for the horse thieves to connect with each other, and even if there was opposition, it was rather messy. The Black Whirlwind took the opportunity to propose a solution, and the Black Whirlwind Bandit split into three parts.
The vast majority of horse thieves choose to quit the gang and wash their hands. Over the years, the Black Whirlwind Bandits have been rampant throughout the Western Regions, and most of them have their own fixed footholds, and they have also accumulated a lot of money over the years, so it is no problem to do a small business to support their families. But there are also some people who are profligate and have no savings on hand. These people chose to defect to Banbianyun and other gangs, but they were all exterminated by the Han army.
In the end, there were only about two dozen people who stayed and were willing to follow the Black Whirlwind to the west, including the horse thief in Mud City. These people were all impressed by the Black Whirlwind's martial arts and wit, and would rather follow the Black Whirlwind around.
However, unlike the Rogues who gather together like Half the Cloud, the Black Whirlwind Bandits need to communicate and hide in a certain way in order to maintain the mystery of the team. Leaving the countries of the Western Regions where they often operate, they must find a suitable location like Huni Mountain again. As the leader of the gang, Black Whirlwind has the obligation to explore the way first. So, after this meeting, she set off for the west.
By the time the Black Whirlwind had arrived in Shule, Liu Xin's army had already begun to build the Uzberi and Tulugert fortresses. The Black Whirlwind had to turn north, but the speed of the Han army was very fast, and the area around Qiuzi was also under the control of the Han Dynasty. According to the previous promise, there is no room for the Black Whirlwind to move in the entire Western Regions.
The Black Whirlwind had no choice but to pass through the Uzberi Pass to the west. Although the Han army built a fortress here, it did not prevent the flow of personnel, and the black whirlwind did not take much trouble to come to the territory of Dawan. Dawan is a predominantly agrarian country, with many large and small cities within its borders, which are not suitable for horse thieves.
More importantly, Black Whirlwind heard from the Dawan people that the new Dawan King Mozhiti had adapted to letting the Han garrison here. According to Black Whirlwind's understanding, Dawan is already within the reach of Dahan's power, and she can't do things here.
The black whirlwind was unwilling, and roamed around in the territory of Dawan. After all, Dawan is closer to Shanshan. A month passed, and the legendary Han army did not appear, but she did not find a suitable place either, so she could only continue westward.
With the reopening of the Silk Road, Kangju's business has also prospered, and the caravans from the south to the north are endless, which provides a good opportunity for horse banditry activities.
The Black Whirlwind basically zeroed in on Kangju as their new sphere of influence, and then began the search for a foothold. There are large grasslands here, but there are no suitable peaks, and the black whirlwind runs around and runs many places, and it is not suitable for them.
And in these days of searching for a place to stay, she would often vomit inexplicably, but after a while she was fine. At first, Black Whirlwind just thought that she had been running around too much in the past few days and was a little tired, but it wasn't until her belly got bigger and bigger that she became a little nervous, and she realized that she was actually pregnant with that time.
The Black Whirlwind tossed and turned all night, and finally decided to give up the horse thief business. She also wanted to go to the Central Plains to look for Liu Xin, but she couldn't figure out what kind of official position Liu Xin was, and in the vast sea of people, where could she find it? Moreover, Black Whirlwind is a strong woman, and she feels that a person can take care of her mother and child.
After discovering that she was pregnant, Black Whirlwind refused to ride a horse anymore, and she wanted to find a place to settle down first. As far as Kangju is concerned, the best place is the city of Khotan, and the Black Whirlwind made up his mind to live in Khotan for a while.
There was a forest near the city of Khotan, and as soon as the black whirlwind had reached there, he saw a horse coming out of the woods, followed by a cheetah. The cheetah's speed was very fast, and when he was about to catch up with the horseman, the black whirlwind immediately took off his bow and shot an arrow, hitting the cheetah's right eye and piercing the skull. To the Black Whirlwind's surprise, the horseback rider she saved turned out to be Kahelman, King of Kangju.
On that day, Kahelman and his brother Murza came to the woods to hunt, and they agreed that they would not need helpers, and that they would have more prey. Shortly after entering the woods, Kahelman's bowstring snapped, and Murza was nowhere to be seen. At this time, the cheetah sprang out. Kahelman does not have Liu Xin's magic skills, he can boxing tigers, and without bows and arrows, he can only escape. It's just that the cheetah is the sprint champion of the animal kingdom, and if it weren't for the timely help of the Black Whirlwind, Kahelman would be in danger today.
After the danger was lifted, Murza came out of nowhere, and instead of thanking Black Whirlwind for saving his brother with this arrow, he blamed Black Whirlwind for breaking the agreement between their brothers, and even attacked Black Whirlwind.
When it comes to martial arts, especially light body kung fu, the black whirlwind is far above Murza. But at this time she was pregnant, and she did not dare to exert her strength because she was afraid of the fetal gas, so she had to desperately dodge, and was caught by Murza without paying attention to the veil.