Far away in Tianshui City, 1,500 miles away, in the quiet room of the Sheriff's Mansion, the ancestor of the Ma family slowly opened his eyes.
Coincidentally, Ma Tiancheng happened to be outside the quiet room at this moment, and was about to pay his respects to the ancestor of the Ma family, looking very worried.
"Is Tiancheng here?" The voice of the ancestor of the Ma family came from the quiet room.
Ma Tiancheng said: "Ancestor, Tiancheng just wants to discuss something!"
The ancestor of the Ma family said: "Come in."
Ma Tiancheng pushed the door open and closed it behind him.
The ancestor of the Ma family got straight to the point: "The elders from the three sects who stayed in Tianshui City left without saying goodbye last night, right?"
Ma Tiancheng said: "Exactly, I treat them well. I didn't expect that after you showed up that day, this would be such a result. It was different from what I expected. I thought that after the heads of the three sects returned, they would definitely Please come to Mr. Su and come to Tianshui City to discuss with my Ma family the interests of Shangbei County and redistribute it."
"What is your purpose for doing this?" Seeing that the other party did not answer immediately, the ancestor of the Ma family had already asked and answered himself: "Let me tell you, you want to take advantage of the situation before the battle in Beiguan is clear. The relationship between the three factions and my Ma family is even stronger, but it’s a pity that you didn’t recognize one thing clearly.”
"What's the matter?" Ma Tiancheng asked.
The ancestor of the Ma family said: "The history of the three sects is older than that of my Ma family. It has been deeply rooted in the territory of Shangbei County for a long time. However, my Ma family has been an official for the ninth generation, and including your generation, it is already the tenth generation. , only then did you come from behind, and your background was barely on par with the three sects, but you were far from the enemy of the three sects. Although you are a noble lord, you should not underestimate them. Your ambition is obvious, but in normal times, you might be able to It works, but I’m afraid it’s a bit too idealistic at the moment.”
Ma Tiancheng frowned and said: "Is this idealistic? Do you think, ancestor, that Shangbei County can be so chaotic that they have lost confidence in me?"
The ancestor of the Ma family said: "You have been an official for many years, and you are well versed in it. You should understand that in a chaotic situation, strength is the foundation, and the court cannot be relied on in local battles. Once the war in Beiguan goes unfavorably, the wild people and monsters outside the customs will fight against each other. If you push forward, even though you have nearly three million soldiers under your command, they will be useless. It will be difficult to protect yourself. How can you protect the people under your rule? Losing the support of the people is tantamount to giving up the land. When the time comes, we will We can only fight for our family’s wealth. When that time comes, no matter whether we win or lose, we will definitely suffer heavy losses!”
Ma Tiancheng's eyes flashed and he was speechless for a moment.
The ancestor of the Ma family glanced at Ma Tiancheng and said: "Since the end of the world, many strong people have grown old. There are many people like me who defy the will of heaven and continue to live, and there are also many people who are stronger than me in cultivation. Your father has gone north, no matter what The news will be sent back in a few days, and by then you should know how cruel war is in the real world of immortal cultivation! If you continue to do this, you will eventually suffer the consequences!"
Ma Tiancheng said: "I stayed up all night because of this, and came to see you for advice, ancestor. Three sects left me, who should I believe?"
The ancestor of the Ma family said: "In the south."
"South?" Ma Tiancheng was surprised. There were two or three southern big cats and kittens in Shangbei County. How could he rely on them? But he didn't say the words.
The ancestor of the Ma family said: "Since I borrowed the fate of my family and the country to cultivate the Great Dharmakaya, I have gained a lot of knowledge about the luck. I can't give you specific guidance, but now the luck in Shangbei County has tilted to the south. There are strong changes every day. It seems that I have good fortune in Shangbei County after all. In the chaos, a genius who can turn the tide finally appears. This kind of person is destined to be far away. The son of Zuo Yuan Emperor Xing Above that, what’s more, the current Zuo Yuan Emperor Xing is far from being the savior of my Ma family.” At this point, he paused before continuing: “Qianchen Taoist Priest of Wu Zang Temple on Guiming Mountain is my senior brother. , the Taoism is profound and far superior to mine. You should send Ma Caifeng away overnight. You can then unify the command, quickly mobilize the troops, clear the land south of Tianshui City, open up the passage to Guyang Pass, and give the people a way to survive. Reversal of the fate of my Ma family!"
Ma Tiancheng still hesitated and said: "Guyang Pass only has tens of thousands of soldiers guarding it. Although there are natural dangers to defend and cities to garrison soldiers and civilians, if the nest is overturned, we still have to rely on the strong men of the Ma family to defend it." ?”
The ancestor of the Ma family said: "Tiancheng, you shoulder such a great cause and have the emperor's mandate. The three sects left you and must have found their own way out. If you can't carve out a piece of territory and build the last line of defense, you can only I'm afraid that you and I will die without a burial place in the ensuing chaos. Taking a step back, even if there are no wizards in Guyang Pass, as long as there is enough vitality, we can withdraw from Shangbei County and go south to Dayuanzhou , you can also start a new one!"
Ma Tiancheng said: "It is precisely because Tiancheng has the emperor's mandate that he should share the country's worries. The Beihai Pass has not been broken, and I have not lost a single soldier. How can I retreat? Besides, I am still preparing food and fodder. The northern army will soon be conquered." Go north, Patriarch, you absolutely cannot do what you said!"
The ancestor of the Ma family said: "If I, as an ancestor, ask you to withdraw your troops, will you withdraw?"
Ma Tiancheng said without hesitation: "Since you insist on doing this, ancestor, Tiancheng can only allocate 600,000 troops to his second brother, and let Ma Jun assist him. Both of them are capable of conquering and fighting. As a person, I Sheriff, I have been greatly favored by Your Majesty and made me the Marquis of Zhenbei. I can never abandon Tianshui City so easily. I must die to repay the emperor's kindness. Besides, as soon as I leave, I am afraid that there will be chaos in Shangbei County. If we don’t tell you, those evil demons hiding in the dark will act unscrupulously, harming the people and massacring cities and counties.”
"Six hundred thousand soldiers and horses are enough." The ancestor of the Ma family said: "When Ma Tianxin and Ma Jun and his son wipe out the south, you should tell the people to move the people immediately. I will lead the masters of the Ma family to go to Taiyuan to wipe out the Mang family first. , I will build the first city for you. You must always remember that I am waiting for you at Guyang Pass!"
Ma Tiancheng knew that the ancestor of the Ma family did this entirely out of consideration for the family and to seek a way out for the family. As the current head of the family, it is extremely difficult for him to have both loyalty and filial piety. By doing this, he has done his best for the family. Taking away 600,000 soldiers and horses at this time is equivalent to missing an arm and taking away his second brother. Ma Tianxin and his nephew Ma Jun, who are good at conquering and fighting, will next send Ma Caifeng to Guiming Mountain. The Tianshui Army only has him and his other eldest nephew Ma Lin in charge of the overall situation, which inevitably seems a little stretched. However, letting Ma Tianxin and Ma Jun leave Tianshui was naturally for the sake of the family. He could not hang all his close relatives in Tianshui City. Otherwise, if something unexpected happened to him and everyone was implicated, he would really be ashamed of his ancestors.
"Your safety makes me very worried. I asked Brother Jiang to stay. If nothing can be done, he will take you away and come to Guyangguan to meet everyone. During this period, Brother Jiang will never leave your side. I hope you Take care of yourself!" The ancestor of the Ma family is quite satisfied with Ma Tiancheng. This outcome has obviously been expected by him, so he will naturally not be stingy and leave a great master to follow Ma Tiancheng. That younger brother Jiang is named Jiang Ping. He is a master at the pinnacle of Lingji. He is on the same level as the ancestor of the Ma family, except that he does not have the Great Law Body. He is the only remaining elder of the ancestor of the Ma family and has high qualifications. Ridiculously so.
Unexpectedly, his ancestor asked Elder Jiang to stay with him. Ma Tiancheng breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the ancestor of the Ma family, which was equivalent to saying goodbye.
The figure of the ancestor of the Ma family swayed, and the body sitting cross-legged suddenly disappeared and disappeared.
It was time for him to take action. In recent days, the ancestor of the Ma family had a premonition in his quiet room that a storm was coming, or that his end was approaching. Although he did not go to Beiguan to see the scene in person, he is the only person in Shangbei County who has cultivated the Great Law Body with the help of luck. Even if his divination method is not as good as Li Xiu's Three Corpses Technique, it is not that bad. go. It's a pity that Ma Tiancheng didn't completely believe him, thinking that he was just trying to leave a way for the family to retreat. In fact, this was not the case. In his opinion, the Ma family's move south was a must-do, and it was too critical to delay. After all, it will take time to wipe out the south. Even if he takes action personally, his intention is not to just occupy the city, but to open a passage. On the way, people who block it will kill people, and Buddhas who block it will kill Buddhas, clearing all obstacles so that the people can evacuate safely. The ancestor of the Ma family saw clearly than anyone else that without the common people, there would be nothing to do with the government. His Ma family relied on officials, how could they abandon the people?
Tianshui City Right Guard Camp was supervised by Ma Caifeng personally. Her cousin Guan He once disobeyed military orders and failed to implement them properly. After Ma Caifeng came back, she immediately took Guan He into custody. Sure enough, she discovered the clues. This cousin was actually obsessed with money and had a relationship with the devil. In the company of others. Ma Caifeng acted vigorously and vigorously, conducting a thorough investigation all night, and arrested dozens of demon cultivators. After some severe torture, he discovered that these demon cultivators came from Wuyin Mountain with the purpose of infiltrating the Tianshui Army and secretly administered a large amount of poison to the soldiers. Magical medicine. Ma Caifeng was furious and ordered these demonic cultivators to be killed. At the same time, he ordered people to strictly investigate the soldiers. Sure enough, almost tens of thousands of people in the Youwei camp had swallowed the demonic drug. It is extremely difficult to remove this demonic drug. Ma Caifeng asked someone to go to Mr. Hua's medical clinic in Tianshui to invite a doctor. The doctor's name was Zhang Tuo. He was only twenty years old, but no one dared to underestimate him because he was Mr. Hua's disciple. Mr. Hua traveled all over the world. Before leaving, he deliberately left a disciple to continue practicing medicine in Tianshui City, saying that Zhang Tuo would have an official career in the future.
Zhang Tuo prescribed the medicine, and after the sergeants went into the city to grab the medicine, they transported a cart full of medicine, returned to the barracks and cooked more than a dozen pots to treat all the sergeants, and it was effective immediately. Ma Caifeng was so shocked that he hired him as a Xinglin official, and Zhang Tuo happily agreed.
Since Ma Caifeng returned to the military camp, the officers and soldiers immediately found a backbone. Ma Caifeng lived up to expectations. Within just a few days, he issued several military orders one after another, ordering the surrounding municipalities to prepare for preparations, and at the same time, he notified the right guard camp of the matter. For her two cousins, the eldest cousin Ma Lin and the second cousin Ma Jun, the main force cannot afford to lose. Moreover, Ma Caifeng was very concerned about the magic cultivator. She dispatched three teams of 10,000 people, each team was equipped with 300 iron cavalry, 15 strong Jindan retinues, and ordinary soldiers equipped with light power-breaking crossbows. This was already It is the most sophisticated weapon of the Tianshui Army, heading towards Kirigakure County. Thirty thousand people marched in separate ways. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, they camped in the mountains during the day and marched at night. They passed through villages and towns without disturbing autumn. Soon, one military report after another was passed back to Ma Caifeng. It was the counties and towns near Baima Lake that had been brutally massacred in recent days. There were rumors everywhere that a man with white robes and white hair was going on a killing spree. It was said that he had been killed recently. To massacre in Baima County.
Only then did Ma Caifeng know that the Tianshui Army's intelligence network was indeed paralyzed, and perhaps even the intelligence network controlled by his father was also like this. The enemy is hiding in the dark and coming menacingly. The situation has become very serious. Ma Caifeng decided to report the matter to Ma Tiancheng today. At this time, Ma Caifeng was worthy of being a heroine and an outstanding commander. She seemed to have forgotten the advice Li Xiu gave her. After she returned to the military camp, she was very busy and had Li Xiu's Qilian Sheng in her lower abdomen. Pan suppressed the situation, but nothing unusual happened, and it was indeed so busy that she forgot about it.
The ancestor of the Ma family looked at the Youwei camp from a distance, observing the airflow above the military camp, exuding a majestic military aura. Looking at the atmosphere of the army, and observing the magnanimity of the people who commanded the army, the ancestor of the Ma family was slightly Hesitated. He was worried that Ma Tiancheng would be indecisive, so he came here personally to take Ma Caifeng away from here. This woman is a rare and handsome girl, even above Ma Tianxin's two sons. It is indeed a pity to send her to Guiming Mountain. . But if this girl doesn't leave, it will be a disaster, which makes the ancestor of the Ma family hesitate.
