The crackdown on horse thieves lasted until sunset and ended at dusk.
Because two thousand elite Yulin Guards joined the battle, not even one tenth of the horse thieves were able to escape the battlefield in the end. Countless corpses were scattered within a radius of more than ten miles, and the flowing blood dyed the vast grassland red.
This battle was undoubtedly brilliant. After counting, a total of tens of thousands of horse thieves led by the White Wolf Bandits were killed, while the Habayashi Guards did not suffer more than a hundred casualties.
During this period, a large number of horse thieves knelt down and surrendered, but were mercilessly killed by the Yulin Guards.
In the end, only a few were left alive.
These horse thieves were all stained with the blood of ordinary people, and they deserved to die. The mission of the Yulin Guards was to escort Princess Qingyun to Dayan, so it was impossible for them to take a large number of prisoners on the road.
Sending them on their way is naturally the best choice!
When the marriage team set up camp and settled down again, Sun Zhengheng and others brought three heads to Wang Chen.
Three heads that refuse to rest in peace!
Wang Chen understood immediately: "The leader of the horse thieves?"
"This is the white wolf leader."
Sun Zhengheng pointed to one of the white-haired heads with one eye and said: "The total reward hanging on him exceeds one million taels."
The White Wolf Bandits have been infesting the Xihai Prairie for decades and have robbed countless business travelers. The local government and major chambers of commerce naturally hate them, and the cumulative reward is naturally extremely high.
It's just that the leader of the White Wolf was cruel and cunning, and high-level warriors organized a team to try to kill him, but ended up losing their lives instead.
The other two heads are also the leaders of the White Wolf Thieves, and both have the cultivation strength of fifth-level martial arts!
The combined value of these two heads is several hundred thousand taels.
Wang Chen glanced at it and was somewhat impressed.
With his current fighting power as a seventh-level Martial Saint, several fifth-level Martial Saints are actually not much different from ordinary horse thieves.
No one can stop Wang Chen's shot!
From the prisoners’ mouths, we learned that this action to intercept the marriage team was initiated by the White Wolf leader, and then he recruited dozens of people from the Xihai Prairie to achieve such a large scale.
In this single battle, the horse thieves gang in the Xihai Prairie was almost wiped out!
"Wang Taibao."
Sun Zhengheng licked his lips and said: "We have found out the location of the thieves' den, which is in Lianyun Mountain. I plan to lead a team to clean it up and kill him completely!"
For this operation, the White Wolf Bandits came out in full force, and all three leaders came on stage. As a result, the entire army was wiped out.
The old nest is extremely empty now, so I just went over to remove it.
"good."
Wang Chen nodded: "I will stay here to protect His Highness. You go back quickly and pay attention to your safety."
He knew very well that the most important reason why Sun Zhengheng could not wait to destroy the nest of thieves was probably for the wealth accumulated by the White Wolf Thieves over the years.
In addition, Wang Chen's performance in this battle was too amazing, and Sun Zhengheng didn't want to make himself and the other Yulin Guards look too incompetent, so he took the initiative to take on this job.
"Do not worry!"
Sun Zhengheng was so confident that he immediately summoned a thousand elite Yulin Guards and took the prisoners to Lianyun Mountain to clear out the bandits' nest.
It was getting dark, and a bunch of bonfires were set up in the camp.
The Yulin guards who had been fighting fiercely for a long time gathered around the bonfire, drinking wine, eating meat, and talking and laughing.
The battle today was so exciting!
When they saw Wang Chen, they all stood up and saluted, all in awe.
After this battle, in the minds of these Yulin Guards, Wang Chen was a descended god and the god of war on earth!
Wang Chen's prestige completely overwhelmed Sun Zhengheng.
"grown ups."
At this time, a female knight came over and said softly: "Your Highness, please come over and talk."
Wang Chen thought for a while and finally came to the carriage where Princess Qingyun was riding.
"Master!"
The next moment, Princess Qingyun poked her head out of the car window: "Come in quickly, it will be comfortable to sit inside!"
Wang Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and politely declined: "Your Highness, I think it's better to stand and talk."
When they were in Daye City, Princess Qingyun came to him privately for advice, and there was no problem for the two of them to be in the same room.
But now in the wilderness, in full view of everyone, how would he behave when he got into the princess's carriage?
Even if it is in the name of master and disciple, it is against the rules!
"Oh well."
Princess Qingyun wrinkled her nose and showed a big smile: "Master, you are so powerful. You have beaten away so many horse thieves by yourself. I don't think anyone in the whole Daliang can compare with you!"
"
Wang Chen smiled and said, "You invited me here just to flatter me?"
"no…"
Princess Qingyun lowered her head, hesitated and asked: "Master, you are so powerful, can you take me away?"
"Take you away?"
Wang Chen was startled: "Where do you want to go?"
"Anywhere will do."
Princess Qingyun's face showed a faint sadness: "I don't want to marry Dayan, and I don't like the third prince either."
There was a faint cold light in her eyes.
Wang Chen: "Okay."
Although eloping with Princess Qingyun may have completely disrupted his plan, looking at the poor man in front of him, he could not harden his heart no matter what.
No matter what, Princess Qingyun is his disciple.
only one!
"ah?"
Princess Qingyun's pretty eyes widened: "Are you serious?"
She couldn't believe her ears.
"certainly."
Wang Chen said calmly: "I can send you to Dayan to complete the mission first, and then take you away after Sun Zhengheng and the others return. I guarantee that you will not be hurt at all."
If we take Princess Qingyun away now, Sun Zhengheng and the Three Thousand Yulin Guards will be in big trouble!
In order to appease Dayan's anger, maybe Daliang would behead them all.
After sending the people there, if something happens on the way back, the boards will naturally not be able to hit Sun Zhengheng and the others.
Emperor Shaowu could also hold Dayan accountable in turn!
"Master..."
Princess Qingyun was moved to tears: "Thank you, but I, I, forget it."
She wanted Wang Chen to take her away. It was just a temporary impulse. When she woke up, she realized that it couldn't be done.
Because this marriage is related to the covenant between Daliang and Dayan, to the peace and happiness of hundreds of millions of people, and to the reputation and honor of the Daliang royal family.
Just imagine, if she disappeared for no reason in Yandu, the marriage alliance failed, and discord and suspicion arose between the two countries.
So who will benefit?
It must be Daqi, the powerful enemy from the north!
As a member of the royal family, how could she ignore the overall situation for her own selfish interests?
Wang Chen sighed secretly and said, "Then think about it first. Anyway, you can tell me before arriving in Yandu."
Princess Qingyun blinked her eyes, two crystal tears fell down her cheeks, she smiled and said: "Master, you are so kind!"
Her Royal Highness the Princess felt that meeting Wang Chen was the greatest luck in her life.
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