"What's wrong, can't you sleep?" Princess Ting came to Ma Xiaoquan's side and asked.
"No, I'm not sleepy yet~" Ma Xiaoquan lied.
"Husband, must you be scared? Don't worry, you are my man, I will not do that to you, otherwise it will be me who suffers~"
Ma Xiaoquan almost cried, but on the surface he pretended to be very calm and said: "Of course I know~ But next time, you can't do that. Don't talk about me. Even those guards are probably scared today.
It’s enough.”
"Oh, okay~ But I feel very happy to have released my heart. Since Shanshan left, there has been nothing fun anymore~"
"Uh~Ting, you didn't do this often before, right?"
"No way? I see a lot and don't do anything~ But I'm not bored now. If I were, I'd play with you, hehe~~"
"Ah? You're playing with me. It's so late. What are you playing with?"
"What do you think~" Princess Ting turned over mischievously and pressed down on Ma Xiaoquan, "If you are in good spirits, you can also release it, so you can sleep soundly..."
Ma Xiaoquan: "I...I didn't..."
...
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan appeared in front of everyone with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.
Zhang Youcai saw Ma Xiaoquan like this and was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, could it be because of the assassin last night... Hey, I slept last night, and Gu Qingmei insisted..."
"Hmm~~" Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head and nodded sheepishly. In fact, it was not because of the assassin, but...
In the carriage, Princess Ting covered her mouth and laughed.
Hearing Princess Ting's laughter, Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and asked Zhang Youcai: "Everyone is here, let's go~"
Zhang Youcai nodded: "We are all here, but it's strange. There were still a few people in the village last night. Why were they all gone when the assassin came out?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "I'm afraid they are all in the same group, that's all. Leave here as soon as possible~"
...
Exiting the unified boundary and climbing over two mountains, we reach the boundary of Hongzhou.
Theoretically, Hongzhou belongs to the Heiqing Kingdom. The king who was responsible for guarding Hongzhou at that time was Yang Jie, the king of the Heiqing Kingdom today. However, because the king of the Heiqing Kingdom suddenly died more than 20 years ago, the princes competed with each other.
In order to gain the greatest advantage, Yang Jie joined forces with Zhao Yuntai to send troops from the United Nations to seize power in Blackwater City.
Because of Yang Jie's departure, Hongzhou was left without a leader. The people left behind began to have different ideas due to their different nationalities. Slowly, everyone went their own way and did their own things.
Over the years, Hongzhou has gradually formed a self-governing model. However, because there are many large and small tribes in Hongzhou, and everyone's living habits and beliefs are also different, conflicts between tribes often break out in Hongzhou.
...
"Pa~~" Ma Xiaoquan closed the intelligence letter from Hongzhou and frowned.
At this moment, Ma Xiaoquan and his troops had entered Hongzhou, but because the route they chose was relatively hidden, no suspicious people or tribes had been found yet.
Princess Ting took the intelligence letter from Ma Xiaoquan, opened it and read it again, and said: "The place we chose is not suitable for stationing. There is almost no water within a radius of dozens of miles. Husband, we should go deeper."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and looked at Zhang Youcai. Zhang Youcai coughed and said respectfully: "What the princess said is right, but we are new to Hongzhou and are not familiar with the place. The reason why we choose to start here is to guard against Hongzhou.
A sneak attack by the rebel tribe."
"But there is a shortage of water here. The water we brought can only last three days..." Princess Ting said worriedly.
Ma Xiaoquan said: "I have sent spies, but it will take at least a day to find out the surrounding situation. Today we can do nothing but wait."
Princess Ting took out the topographic map, unfolded it and pointed at a certain place on the topographic map and said: "Our current location is here, less than sixty miles away from the nearest one called the 'Tubul Tribe'. If possible, we are
Can’t we meet the Tuwu tribe first?”
With that said, Princess Ting took out a book, opened it to a certain page, and said: "Although the name of the Tuwu tribe does not sound very good, this tribe is not warlike. Because of this, their tribe is constantly being attacked.
The expelling of other tribes did not stop until the border of Hongzhou, so... Sir, I think we can win over the Tuwu tribe?"
Before Ma Xiaoquan spoke, Zhang Youcai said: "Princess, although the Tutu tribe is not warlike, they are not the mainstream tribe in Hongzhou. Logically speaking, the tribe we are wooing should at least be a relatively powerful tribe.
Winning over an unruly tribe will most likely drag us down."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Youcai is right, and Ting, you are right too. We definitely want to have a chance encounter with the Tuwu tribe, but we have to wait until we meet to find out what the situation will be."
"Well, okay~"
...
At night, inside the Tuwu tribe sixty miles away from where Ma Xiaoquan's army was stationed.
The clan leader Ye Sugu sat in the tent with his brows furrowed. In front of him was a topographic map of Hongzhou. On the topographic map not far from their tribe, there was a circle marked with red ink. Needless to say,
, within this circle is naturally where the Heiqing Kingdom’s garrison is located.
"What do you think?" Yesu Gu raised his eyebrows and asked several tribal elders present.
An elder with a white beard stood up, raised his hands and said respectfully: "Chief, these people are from the United Unification, and they must be the expeditionary army of the Black and Qing Kingdom. Our spies have found out clearly that the people they came are not
More, probably about three thousand people."
"Three thousand people?" Ye Sugu said, "Three thousand people are equivalent to the number of our Tuwu tribe. With just such a small number of people, do you want to conquer Hongzhou?"
A young elder said: "Chief, this is an opportunity. Maybe we can fight with them. If we win, we will be qualified to go to the tribal conference in the middle of this year and have the conditions to get a better place to live."
.”
Elder Whitebeard shook his head and said: "They are three thousand warriors. Our entire tribe, including men, women, old and young, adds up to more than three thousand people. If we don't count the old, weak, sick, disabled and children, the number of people we can actually invest is only about one thousand five. Besides,
, we Tuwu people are not warlike and have always been averse to war, so how can we fight them?"
The young elder said: "I didn't say fight them head-on. This is Hongzhou, this is our territory, we are much more familiar with them than they are... Besides, because we are not warlike, we can seek those who
A powerful tribe."
Elder Whitebeard still shook his head: "Although it's good, but you can't forget that we were expelled from the best land in Hongzhou because we trusted those tribes in the past..."
"Okay~~" Ye Sugu patted the table, and the two elders stopped arguing.
"Hmm~~" Ye Sugu stood up, turned his back to everyone and thought for a moment, then turned around and said: "If I say that we cooperate with the United Nations, what do you think?"
"Ah, cooperation?"
"Yes~" Ye Sugu's eyes flickered and he said, "The Tuwu tribe is not warlike, but we have our advantages. Our tribe has traveled almost all over Hongzhou. The topographic map of Hongzhou is also made up of people from our tribe.
It is continued from generation to generation, and it is drawn from generation to generation, and the unity and unification, well, no, it should be said that if the black and green national army wants to take Hongzhou, it must have a detailed topographic map..."
Elder Whitebeard said worriedly: "Chief, having said that, can you guarantee that the Black and Green Army will not be the same as those tribes before?"
Ye Sugu smiled bitterly and said: "Of course I can't guarantee it, so I'm betting, and the bet works. At least our Tutu people are in good order, and none of our men, women, and children will be harmed. After all, they are an expeditionary force. When they come to Hongzhou, they will definitely
The first thing to consider is that the battle losses should be small, and their number is not large, so if one dies, one will be lost."
A female elder said: "Chief, what if there is a large army behind them?"
Yesu Gu said firmly: "I don't think so for sure. Although our Tutu tribe was driven to the border of Hongzhou, we also got a lot of information about the Black Qing Kingdom and the United Nations. Now in the southern part of the Black Qing Kingdom, in order to order the prince
The forces headed by King Heyue are gradually forming, and Yang Jie, the king of Heiqing Kingdom, is beyond the reach of this. In time, there may be rebellion in the south... On the one hand, the unity and unification must guard against raids by the large tribes in Hongzhou.
On the other hand, they also have to worry about the Black and Green Kingdom, so to put it bluntly, they can't move anyone, and the three thousand people they can send out are probably their limit."
The young elder said: "Chief, if this is really going to be like this, what should we do next?"
Ye Sugu smiled slightly, stretched out a finger and said: "Wait~"
"Wait?" Several elders looked at each other, not understanding what Ye Sugu meant.
"Yes, we sent spies to investigate them, and they must have also sent spies to investigate, so there should be messengers coming tomorrow."
Several elders didn't believe what Ye Sugu said, but he was the clan leader, so it was hard for everyone to refute.
After the meeting, Ye Sugu stayed alone in the big tent and continued to look at the topographic map of Hongzhou. At this time, a woman with a big belly walked in outside the tent. The woman was very beautiful. When Ye Sugu saw her, he quickly stepped forward to support her.
Concerned: "Susu, why are you here?"
The woman shook her head and looked at Ye Sugu, her eyes full of love: "Brother Agu, the child kicked so hard that I couldn't sleep."
"You, you are about to give birth, you should have a good rest~"
The woman smiled slightly, looked at the topographic map of Hongzhou in front of her, and said, "Brother Agu, is it because the elders disagree with you?"