C27 Return to camp

"Reporting! Xing Yang's army has been taken over. Five thousand men have been killed. The rest have fled." Yang Xiao was overjoyed when he heard it, "Alright, then immediately sweep the battlefield and organize the military merits."

Sweeping the battlefield took a good half a night, and a lot of corpses were to be disposed of, and a lot of firearms to be registered. It wasn't until dawn that the Military Officer finished counting and reported to Yang Xiao. Yang Xiao looked at the white clouds in the east side and felt relaxed. Although he had not slept for the night, he was not the least bit tired. He took it and looked at it, then passed it to Yang Mengluo.

"Hmph, just being lazy." Although she said it out loud, she was actually very willing to help Yang Xiao finish this mission. She immediately lit a torch and read it in detail. After Yang Mengluo made some arrangements, the soldiers once again organized their spoils of war.

Yang Xiao ordered a few soldiers with especially loud voices, they all stood up and shouted in front of the Ma Residence: "People, watch out, we have already captured Ma Hu, the Xing Yang City's Chu Army has been defeated, you guys have no way out, quickly come out and surrender, if not, we will kill Ma Hu!" One after another was like a life beating drum, shaking the hearts of everyone in the Ma Mansion.

Ma Tianhua's expression was ashen. When he heard that Ma Hu had been captured, his heart trembled and his expression became miserable, "Sigh … I never thought that the Xing Yang City would be defeated so quickly. My Ma Family is already at the end of the line. " He sighed to the sky, "In one night, the city changed hands, and he was captured carelessly. Someone, come!" He shouted with a trembling voice.

"Your Highness!" Bodyguard immediately came to his front, "What orders do you have?"

"Your Highness? Sigh … I, your highness, have done my part as well. Immediately inform everyone to gather at the entrance of the mansion, and we will open the gates to surrender. " Without any spirit behind him, his face seemed to have aged a lot over the course of one night, and his steps were a bit unsteady.

Before long, the main members of the Ma Clan had gathered and arrived in front of Ma Tianhua. Everyone knew that the Xing Yang City was broken and that their own fate had undergone a fundamental change, so they were no longer the people of the Duke Palaces. Everyone looked at Ma Tianhua: "Your highness, let's go all out. If we die, we will suffer Song Army's wrath if we surrender."

"Stupid!" Ma Tianhua's face darkened, "Outside our Palace, there are at least ten thousand elite Song Army soldiers! How's your combat strength? to be able to fight one against a hundred? " He looked at them one by one. Not only the soldiers, even the horse, horse, and leopard had lowered their heads. One against a hundred? To be able to kill thirty to fifty enemies in a single battle was already an incredible achievement.

Ma Tianhua waved his hands, "Children, Chu State, from today onwards, declare your country dead. As citizens of Chu, we no longer have our own country!" Tears welled up in his eyes as his voice trembled, "Today, I will bring you out to surrender. In the future, I can no longer take responsibility for your destinies! If anyone asks, you can just tell them: Chu State's Regent, Ma Tianhua, lost the last city of the Chu State and became a criminal! " Ma Tianhua's tears fell like rain, as she cried her heart out.

"Father!" Ma Long took a step forward, supporting Ma Tianhua's trembling body, "This is not your fault, it's all your son's fault for being incapable. Father, we will protect you, and kill our way out." As a person who had died in the country, Ma Long was unable to accept this fact for a moment.

"Foolish! Ma Long, you have to remember your father's words. If you keep them alive, don't be afraid of not having any firewood to burn! Keep your useful bodies, we will one day be able to restore our country! If you die in battle, you won't even have a chance! " Ma Tianhua glanced at his own wives, and saw all of them trembling and crying like they were made of rain, he laughed lamely, "Follow behind me, we will surrender."

"Yes." Ma Long agreed. Ma Bo Ma Bao also agreed. Everyone else responded in unison. Their heartbeats quickened as they faced the unknown future, their hearts rising to their throats.

Ma Tianhua came to the Ma Residence's front door and ordered all the soldiers in the house: "Open the door, put down your weapons, surrender!"

The soldiers looked at him with wide eyes, then unwillingly put down their weapons and made a pile. After that, they slowly turned around and unlatched the door, and as the day slowly dawned, Ma Tianhua could see that the soldiers outside were wearing bright armor and were in an orderly manner. When they saw the door open, the Song Army's soldiers immediately raised their weapons, and the loud ones shouted out: "Ma Clan's men listen, all those who surrender, raise their hands up, and slowly walk out.

"Which general is outside?" With Ma Tianhua here, please do not hesitate to come and tie us up! " Ma Tianhua raised both his hands and extended them out, "Come!" The Song Army soldiers swarmed forward and tied Ma Tianhua up, while his son also tied up together with him.

"I am the marshal of Song Army, the YANG San-lang!" Yang Xiao was elated, he strode to Ma Tianhua and ordered the soldiers to count the number of people in the Ma Residence.

"Eh? How is it that only Young Master Ma San is missing? " Yang Mengluo looked carefully at the list of people who surrendered in the Ma Residence, and asked curiously.

"Hmm? He escaped again? "This …" Yang Xiao walked in front of Ma Tianhua and ordered the soldiers, "Release the ropes that belonged to Prince Ma. Treat him like this, is this proper?" The soldier quickly helped Ma Tianhua loosen the restraints and thought in his heart: Weren't you the one who ordered me to tie him up just now?

"Prince Ma, can you tell me where Young Master Ma San escaped to?" Yang Xiao had a humble expression and kindly invited Ma Tianhua to sit down. He had even tied up the rest of the Ma Clan members easily, Yang Mengluo was a little doubtful, what was Yang Xiao doing?

"Ma San, you must have run away. Where did you go …? I don't know. " Ma Tianhua answered truthfully.

"Ma Tianhua, are you really willing to submit to my Great Song?" Yang Xiao stared into Ma Tianhua's eyes and asked seriously.

"At this point, do I have any other choice? My Ma family, of course, has to submit to the Great Song. We are willing to become a state county in the Great Song, but, will you let us go? " Ma Tianhua frowned, he did not have any hope of being spared by the Song Army, in any case, it was just death, getting beheaded by them would be more satisfying.

"Aiyaya, Prince Ma, what are you saying? When father told me to attack Xing Yang City, he told me in secret that Prince Ma was a wise man who knew how to act. Ma Tianhua, if you are willing, I will bring you back to see my father. You will still be in charge of the territory of the Chu State, it is just that there will be a change in the title. " After Yang Xiao spoke for a while, Ma Tianhua's eyes lit up.

"Really? Your excellency has truly shown great kindness to our Ma family. " Ma Tianhua cupped his hands towards the north, "Ma Tianhua thanks your father for his love, I will lead all the descendants of the Ma family to submit to the Great Song, and from now on, there will no longer be any second thoughts, the heaven and earth can see!"

Three days later, Yang Xiao led the huge army and brought the Ma family's dozens of people to rush to Shiu City. It was just that Yang Xiao had not spoken much along the way, so for some reason, Yang Mengluo and Shen Lingmei came over quickly and asked: "Yang Xiao, what's wrong? Even after winning the battle, you are still so listless? "

"No, I just feel that it's a bit regretful that we didn't win this battle, hehe." Yang Xiao revealed a smile, but the expression on her face stiffened. Shen Lingmei secretly laughed in her heart, as she also had some feelings towards Yang Xiao. If he ran away from Young Master Ma San, this guy would definitely make a comeback. At that time, he would have to use his weapons again …

"Humph, this battle can be said to be a complete victory, and our casualties are the lowest in history! Yang Xiao, your thoughts shouldn't be in this area right? " caressed her fluttering hair. She, who was riding on her horse, was more like a fairy that had descended from the sky, beautiful enough to cause the world to change color. Even the soldiers who saw her frequently were mesmerizing with her figure in the distance.

"Hur hur, Ling Mei, what do you think about me?" Yang Xiao smirked and revealed a handsome smile. Seeing that Shen Lingmei was about to speak again, he waved his hand and stopped him: "Let me tell you a secret, Ling Mei. Yang Xiao's eyes looked around, as though he was afraid that others would hear him.

"If you want to say it, say it. Where did all this nonsense come from?" Shen Lingmei gouged out Yang Xiao's beautiful eyes, which were so beautiful that it could confuse tens of thousands of people, with her eyes.

Yang Xiao felt his heart itch. Both of his legs lightly tapped on the horse's abdomen, causing it to slow down a little. He purposely whispered mysteriously: "Ling Mei, let me tell you." Shen Lingmei couldn't help but move her ear closer to him, only then did Yang Xiao look at her clear and beautiful small ear, and continued: Ling Mei, you are truly as beautiful as a fairy, like a fish falling to the wild, look at the army behind, they all saw you running, haha. Yang Xiao laughed, his legs grabbing onto the horse's abdomen, the horse hissed and galloped away.

"You bad Yang Xiao! I only know how to mess with Ling Mei. " When Shen Lingmei raised his hand to hit him, he felt a light breeze flash before his eyes, Yang Xiao's war horse had already dashed out, Shen Lingmei raised his whip and spurred his horse, chasing after it as well. A beautiful red shadow followed closely behind Yang Xiao.

Yang Mengluo looked at their playful expressions and sighed. This Yang Xiao … He did not know if it would enchant Ling Mei, but looking at Ling Mei like this, could it be that she was really interested in Yang Xiao? Yang Mengluo thought about the ambiguous matter between him and Yang Xiao. At the same time that he was jealous of Shen Lingmei, he was also envious of him.

Ah? Wait, could it be that they already … When Yang Mengluo thought of this, his emotions became chaotic, and he slowly advanced.

"Yang Xiao, don't run, stop!" Shen Lingmei shouted as she chased, and in a blink of an eye, she was behind Yang Xiao's horse. Shen Lingmei then leapt up happily, her beautiful figure stood straight on the horse as she gasped for breath, "Ya ~", and in the midst of her beautiful voice, Shen Lingmei's beautiful figure actually soared into the sky and directly jumped onto Yang Xiao's war horse!

Of course, Yang Xiao did not think that Shen Lingmei would do this. While running, Yang Xiao suddenly kicked the horse on its belly, causing the horse's speed to slow down a little, and when Yang Xiao turned his head to look, he suddenly felt a big red shadow rushing towards him. Yang Xiao was startled, but luckily he had a fast reaction, and immediately understood that the red shadow was his, Shen Lingmei.

When Shen Lingmei jumped up, she had already calculated the speed of the war horse. She was jumping towards Yang Xiao's back, and should have coincidentally landed on Yang Xiao's mount, then teased Yang Xiao a bit … Shen Lingmei never thought that Yang Xiao would actually make his war horse slow down! She was in the air and was unable to adjust her body, so she could only head in the same direction …