Zhang Mengqi had no feelings for Lou Lan, but when she saw this terrifying scene, she was so frightened that her pretty face turned pale. She held Zhang Xiaoyu's left hand tightly, and her nervous palms became sweaty.
Although she grew up in Yumen Pass, she, a girl, had never been on a battlefield or seen such a terrifying scene.
On the other side, Jialan's face was even paler, and this beauty from the Western Region looked a bit weak and pitiful at this time.
This is the place where she grew up, and she has a very deep affection for it. Although she had been mentally prepared and knew that Loulan was going to be massacred, thinking about it and seeing it with her own eyes were two different things.
The stumps and broken arms in front of him, the smell of blood in the air, and the wailing and screaming that came into his ears from time to time, all made Jialan feel frightened, sad and angry, and almost made him sick.
Zhang Xiaoyu noticed something strange about her, stretched out his right hand, and held her hand firmly. Jialan tried to break free, but was not as strong as her opponent.
In this way, Master Zhang took one by one and came outside the palace.
Entering the palace, he saw the mountains of treasures piled up in front of the palace square, Talmu and his family who had been captured alive, and some former royal nobles in prison uniforms.
The former monarch is also among them.
After Talmu forced him to take the Zen position, in order to show his benevolence, he naturally wanted to treat his predecessor well.
At least, he cannot be killed until his imperial power is firmly established.
And Zhao Long was also a person with quite a bad taste. He made Talmu and the former monarch sit together and watched them quarrel and dog bite dog.
He even planned to take Talmu back to Yumen Pass and imprison him with Ganbul. It would definitely be an interesting scene by then.
The former king and Talmu had been scolding each other for a whole day.
The former scolded the latter for seeking power and usurping the throne, subverting the general order, and causing Loulan to perish and become the king of the country. He really deserved it.
The latter scolded the former for being stupid and immoral, causing Loulan to fall into dire straits. Even if he did not rebel, Loulan could not stop the Sichuan army.
Zhao Long sat on a chair and listened to their quarrel with interest.
When Zhang Xiaoyu came over, he saw such a scene.
When the two monarchs saw Zhang Xiaoyu, they immediately stopped scolding him, changed their focus, and cursed Zhang Xiaoyu in unison.
Zhang Xiaoyu turned a deaf ear and led people directly to Zhao Long and Xie Xing.
"My subordinate, Zhang Xiaoyu, brought his family to pay homage to Commander Zhao and Commander Xie, and thank Commander Zhao and Commander Xie for saving his life."
Zhang Xiaoyu clasped his hands and bowed seriously.
Zhao Long looked at Zhang Xiaoyu, who was two years younger than him, and laughed.
"Master Zhang will enjoy the blessings of everyone. This left hand and right hand are really enviable to others. Even the Marquis of Zhenbei will envy you if he sees it."
Which big shot in the family doesn't have three wives and four concubines? The dignified Marquis of Zhenbei has only one wife. This matter is often made fun of by the soldiers of Zhenbei Army.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyu touched his nose awkwardly.
Xie Xing smiled and said,
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Zhang, Zhao Long has this kind of character and likes to joke.
You don't know, this guy used to have a straight face every day, and he was almost getting sick from depression. Later, he became the commander-in-chief with Zhenbei Marquis. After showing his ambition, he became a lot more cheerful.
He said this because he treated you as one of his own, come here and talk. "
"As commanded."
Zhang Xiaoyu came over immediately.
"What order are you following? You are the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You are a second-rank official. Your official position is much higher than that of General Lao Shizi. We both have to salute you."
Xie Xing held Zhang Xiaoyu's shoulders without any airs.
Xie Xing admired this little brother from the Yue Family Army who had been lurking deep into the enemy's country for five years.
Xie Xing pointed to the boxes of gold and silver jewelry in front of him and said,
"Look, these are the treasures we collected. When I leave, I will get some for you secretly. Don't tell anyone else.
When you return to Yumen Pass, Nie Shuai and the Marquis will definitely reward you again. By then, you will be able to build a big house for your two wives to live in. "
"I……"
Zhang Xiaoyu's face turned red.
Zhao Long also lost no time in saying,
"Yes, yes, one, three, five, and two, four, and six, you have to take care of them all, and you can't let the backyard catch fire."
A commander smiled and said,
"Does Master Zhang still have the strength to lead the troops in training?"
"Hahaha……"
All the soldiers laughed.
Zhang Xiaoyu didn't blush anymore and started laughing. All the soldiers in the army were rough guys, but they were also true-hearted. They kept making dirty jokes and swearing. They laughed when they were happy and cursed when they were angry. This kind of comfort I had not seen for a long time. He hasn't experienced it for a long time.
"Old Zhang, I have to say that Loulan is really poor."
Zhao Long pointed to the gold and silver treasures and said,
"The treasures collected by our two countries, Luobu and Hami, are at least five times more than those of Loulan, and the grain and grass are piled up like mountains.
Loulan is too poor, with so little gold and silver, and no food or grass at all. We asked the soldiers to rob the people, but the people were so hungry that they asked for food.
Fortunately, we brought a lot of food and grass from Hami this time, otherwise we would really be hungry. "
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly and said,
"Shuai Zhao, these are all the troubles caused by the Hunjun. Loulan is sparsely populated, and agriculture and commerce are not good. A few months ago, the Hunjun sent out all the available men in the country to beat our Jade Gate and shut it down.
As a result, domestic production has completely stagnated, and the fields are unmanaged. The food now is harvested by Talmu and his people. "
"Then do you know why this monarch did this?"
"This subordinate doesn't know."
"Oh, the Japanese commander interrogated him yesterday, and it was the Buddhist Bodhisattva Wonderful Desire who ordered him.
As soon as this guy saw the Wonderful Desire Bodhisattva, he lost his mind and coveted other people's beauty. He just did what people said. How could he care about the country? He wished he could destroy the entire Loulan Kingdom to make the beauty smile. "
After listening to Zhao Long's words, Zhang Xiaoyu frowned, looked at the monarch, and said,
"He is not a person who is greedy for beauty. Why is he so dizzy all of a sudden?"
"Oh, let me tell you, that Bodhisattva of Wonderful Desire is very good-looking. The brothers are all talking about going to the Buddhist gate, snatching that Bodhisattva, and giving it to the Marquis as a concubine."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Everyone laughed again.
At this moment, a desert wolf came galloping from outside. The soldier on the wolf's back held up the command flag and shouted,
"Report to Marshal Zhao that there are enemy troops twenty miles south of the city. There are 200,000 people. Under the banner of Cheshi Kingdom and Jingjue Kingdom, they are rapidly approaching the city!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Zhao Long stood up from his chair. When he was about to speak, another rider rushed in and shouted,
"Report to Commander Zhao that there are enemy troops twenty miles west of the city. There are 200,000 people. Under the banner of Qiemi Kingdom and Shan Kingdom, they are approaching outside. Please Commander Zhao make a decision as soon as possible!"
Zhao Long's face turned livid. How could he not understand at this moment that he had broken the city yesterday and the enemy troops were approaching the city today. The enemy had obviously been prepared months ago and was waiting for him to enter Loulan City. Woolen cloth!
Four hundred thousand troops! ! !
Some people died, but not completely...
