The gates of Chishui City were closed tightly, and machine guns, mortars, etc. were set up on the city walls.
In the turret, Lu Ming held a telescope and looked at the black mass of cavalry in the distance, raising wind and dust as they galloped away.
Most of Ma Quanyou's retreat should be in the direction of the Baihai area. Not only is there the Baihai, an inland sea where water bandits were once rampant, but now they are all absorbed by Chen Xingchang's Baihai Kingdom, and further to the northwest is a vast desert, mountains and dense forests, and there are many foreign border people.
During this period, it was difficult for our own aircraft or armored forces to enter the White Sea area.
However, at the same time, a group of Ma Quanyou returned to the prairie and even came to Chishui City to show off their power.
Obviously, his return was not to really storm and recover Chishui City, but to declare his existence and let the tribesmen who were still loyal to Ma Quanyou know that this war was not over yet.
Most of the nomadic tribes in the steppe will cover or even help them fight against their own side.
The current situation is that we belong to the invaders and are huddled in a few fixed cities, while the prairie is ruled by the rebels.
The rebels received support from many nomadic tribes and launched a guerrilla war.
From now on, not to mention that it will be dangerous for a small number of people to go down to settlements of various sizes. Even the supply lines of large settlements occupied by ourselves, such as Chishui City, will become key targets for the rebels.
In addition, there are nomadic tribes in the west, led by the Huangyuan tribe, who will also support Ma Quanyou's remaining tribes openly or covertly.
Why do you feel that you are about to become an American emperor? It is obvious that the other side is vulnerable to a real attack, but because of the favorable location and the right people, you are going to be dragged into the quagmire of war here?
Thinking about it, Lu Ming rubbed his nose and felt a little weird.
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In the snow-white dining room of Ma Quanyou Khan Palace, the walls are inlaid with layers of bright diamonds.
Of course, diamonds in this world are not that valuable, and they are not hyped as representing love or necessary for weddings.
But even if it is so, it is also an extremely precious decoration. It is used by Ma Quanyou in this way, which shows his extravagance.
The rectangular dining table with white tablecloth and the cutlery, forks and chopsticks are all made of pure gold.
Ma Quanchang sat beside him and carefully spoke to Lu Ming.
"It was decided the day before yesterday! I didn't expect that there was an emergency report. The remnants of Ma Quanyou's rebel army fled in the direction of Chishui. I have been busy fighting for the past two days and preparing for the worst. Commissioner Ma, don't be surprised!" Lu Ming laughed!
Said hehe.
Ma Quanchang hurriedly smiled and said: "No, no."
Lu Ming looked at his watch, and he and Ma Quanchang and Tuoba Khan had decided to arrive at 12 noon, so he arrived at the right time. Ma Quanchang was more than ten minutes ahead of schedule, and now it's five minutes after 12 o'clock. Tuoba Khan still came
Didn't come.
She is not completely free to move, and is guarded by female agents from the Secret Bureau. But if she deliberately wastes time, the female agents cannot force her to come. After all, they are asking her to talk about things, not to bring her to court.
There is a very elegant fountain flower bed outside the restaurant. Inside the fountain is a snow-white statue of the god of the grassland holding a bow.
When Lu Ming looked at his watch again, a group of people turned around from behind the fountain statue. The leader was a gorgeous and noble-looking woman. She was wearing a snow-white tunic robe, with snow-white boots faintly exposed. She was a rare melon-seed beauty among prairie women.
She has a face with fair skin, and wears a golden crown inlaid with bright gems, with two snow-white tassels hanging on both sides. The gorgeous clothes make the beauty more gorgeous, picturesque, noble and calm, very much like what Lu Ming saw in his previous film and television works.
The queen of the steppe empire.
When Ma Quanchang saw the person coming, he hesitated for a moment, then stood up and stood beside him with his hands down, as if he were a minister welcoming the royal family.
Needless to say, it was Empress Tuoba Khan who came.
Although she is just in her early thirties, she got married at the age of twelve and has been married to Ma Quanyou for eighteen years. Ma Quanyou was nearly forty when he married her.
Lu Ming looked at her curiously, feeling like he was in a classical grassland empire.
Tuoba Khan later came to the opposite side of the long table where Lu Ming was sitting. The maid helped her pull out the chair. She sat down gracefully. From the beginning to the end, not to mention Ma Quanchang, she ignored Lu Ming, the deputy general manager.
Lu Ming smiled and made a gesture, and the attendants brought a large plate of beef, mutton, melons, fruits, etc.
"Mrs. Tuoba, this is the first time we meet. My name is Wang Pingbei."
Tuoba Khan glanced at Lu Ming with his wonderful eyes, and nodded gently, "Mr. Wang, I don't know why you want me as a prisoner here?"
Ma Quanchang sat down a little awkwardly and coughed, "Hang Hou, long time no see."
Tuoba Khan didn't look at him at all, and didn't pay attention to his words.
Ma Quanchang looked ashamed and stopped talking.
Obviously, in Tuoba Lan's eyes, Ma Quanchang was a traitor who betrayed his ethnic group, and Ma Quanchang also felt guilty.
Lu Ming smiled: "Mrs. Tuoba, what do you think of the current order in the prairie?"
Tuoba Khan said calmly: "You are acting recklessly. Even if you are willing to leave the grassland now, you have also made an enemy for a thousand years. Unless you kill all the children of my grassland! But in today's world, I understand that you are not like this.
Incredible courage."
Lu Ming nodded and said: "As you said, Ma Quanyou can only massacre our city of Central-Continent people. If we retaliate, will it be a heinous crime?"
Tuoba Khan said coldly: "Your Highness, you have different pursuits from me, the Great Khan. Didn't you attack him repeatedly for the wrong things I did, and even sentenced him in absentia for a terrible crime?"
Lu Ming smiled: "It seems that you understand very well and know that we will never commit genocide. However, although the herdsmen today do not understand, our ministry is indeed here to liberate the grassland people. Now they do not understand.
But gradually you will understand. I sweep over each settlement and distribute the property of the slave owners to the herdsmen in that settlement. Then slowly spread the word. Do you think they will always misunderstand the new life we want to bring them?
Will you go to hell? Or will you gradually understand that the new way of life we bring will be wonderful?"
Tuoba Khan said calmly: "Mr. Wang, just do it."
Lu Ming nodded, "I am about to use the Tuoba clan to perform an operation. The Tuoba clan is located in a place with rich water and grass and dense tribal settlements. It is not very far from here. It is more than 500 miles away. Our armed aircraft can fly back and forth, so every day
I will send out the air crew to conduct a sweep in three days, what do you think?"
Tuoba Lan's pretty face changed color slightly.
Lu Ming smiled, blackmail was still effective. In fact, the oil that could be transported to Chishui today was so precious that he would not be willing to use a helicopter to raid a grassland settlement in three days.
"Let's see, Mrs. Tuoba, of course you can't be the master of your clan's affairs. I'm going to meet with the Tuoba clan leader. I can fly him to Chishui. I'll guarantee his safety. How about you write a letter to persuade him to come to Chishui?"
?" After a pause, Lu Ming continued: "The Tuoba clan has always been content with pastoral duties. As long as the Tuoba clan leader is willing to be loyal to the principality, all conditions are easy to negotiate."
"I don't know how to write it." Tuoba Lan stood up gracefully, "If there is nothing else, the sinful woman has resigned!"
It was said that "the sinful woman resigned", but without any etiquette, she turned around and walked outside.
Ma Quanchang was helpless and glanced at Lu Ming's face with some uneasiness.
Lu Ming, however, took out his knife and fork and started eating the meat, showing no emotion or sadness.
