When everyone was rushing back to their respective tribes to gather their forces, Ma Yi also summoned one of his personal guards.
Ma Yi whispered to his guards, "Immediately send someone to Zhang Qiao's place and tell them that a group of treacherous people want to launch a rebellion and take the opportunity to ambush them. I, Ma Yi, am willing to join them in wiping out these rebels. Tell them to pretend that they are short of supplies. After the deed is done, I will give them the ten billion coins they want!"
"Rest assured, Your Excellency, I will send someone to handle it immediately!"
Watching the guards leave, Ma Yi and Qian Lai exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter.
That night, Ma Yi's personal guards, accompanied by two men, arrived near Zhang Qiao's camp. The three men did not conceal themselves but headed straight for the Han army's camp.
However, what they didn't know was that countless eyes were secretly watching them.
The moon is exceptionally bright tonight, and under its light, the entire earth appears as if covered with a thick layer of silver frost.
In addition, the roadside was covered with waist-high weeds that swayed in the breeze under the moonlight, shimmering with a silvery glow. Combined with the full moon in the sky, it created a truly beautiful scene.
When they reached a point about a kilometer from the Han army camp, Ma Yi's personal guards suddenly stopped.
"Look at the scenery before us! It's so beautiful that I can't help but want to compose a poem!"
Ma Yi's personal guards were inspired to write poetry upon seeing such a beautiful scene.
"Oh? I didn't know the captain could write poetry?"
The two subordinates looked at their captain in surprise. Among their Qiang people, there were hardly any literate people in the entire tribe, let alone those who could compose poetry.
"Ah~ That's right! Look at the beautiful scenery before you, and let me tell you about it slowly!"
Ma Yi smiled smugly, then took a deep breath and gazed at the night view with a dreamy look in his eyes.
His two men were also looking at the night view and straining their ears, but they didn't hear any sound for a long time. They couldn't help but look at their captain.
Sensing the gazes of his two subordinates, Ma Yi's personal guard blushed and said slowly:
"A moon in the sky,"
It is round and glowing.
Look at the roadside grass,
It seems someone is hiding there!
"Uh~"
The two subordinates, who were enjoying the beautiful scenery before them, suddenly felt that the scenery had become ordinary when they heard their captain's poem.
The two looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they were illiterate, they could still tell the difference between good and bad. What the hell was all this nonsense?
"How about it? Not bad, right?"
After reading it, Ma Yi looked triumphantly at the two guards beside him.
"Uh... Captain, you really are a rare talent! We're illiterate and don't know how to praise you, so we can only say that your poem is... damn good..."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's fucking great!!"
As the three stood there talking, a creature lay quietly on the ground in the grass not far from them, staring intently at them.
"Squad leader, what should we do? It seems we've been discovered?"
A Han soldier hiding in the bushes was startled after hearing Ma Yi's poem. He thought they had been discovered, which was why the man was reciting the poem to warn them.
The sergeant, upon hearing his subordinate's question, seemed to share the same opinion.
The Han army sergeant then waved his hand lightly and led the men beside him stealthily toward the three people in the middle of the road.
"Captain, let's hurry up and move on. The Han army's camp is not far ahead!"
"Okay! Let's go!"
Ma Yi's personal guards looked up at the Han army camp not far away. Flames flickered inside the camp, as if bonfires had been lit.
"stop!!"
Just as Ma Yi and his two companions were about to set off, a loud shout rang out, and six Han soldiers suddenly sprang out of the bushes, wielding long swords and surrounding the three of them.
The three were startled by the sudden appearance of the person in front of them. They quickly huddled together and drew their curved swords to shield themselves.
"Don't misunderstand! We mean no harm! I am here on the orders of our great lord to pay my respects to your general!"
As soon as Ma Yi's guards saw the attire of the people blocking their way and the gleaming longswords in their hands, they quickly shouted to explain their purpose.
The sergeant's expression shifted, and he asked, "Your great lord? Is it that Ma Yi?"
"Yes, yes, yes! It was our tycoon who sent us!"
Ma Yi's personal guard nodded hurriedly, then looked at his two subordinates and said urgently, "Quickly put away your swords!"
Upon hearing this, the two subordinates quickly sheathed their swords. Then, Ma Yi's personal guard bowed respectfully to the Han army squad leader and said in a low voice:
"I am acting on the orders of our esteemed master, and I have important matters to discuss with you. Would you please take us to see your general?"
The Han army platoon leader, seeing that the men in front of him had put away their weapons and given up resistance, and that they seemed to have no ill intentions, nodded and said, "Alright! You go first!"
"Okay, okay!"
Ma Yi's personal guards nodded, then led two of their men forward, while several Han soldiers followed behind them, still armed.
The Han army platoon leader looked coldly at the Ma Yi guards in front of him. This man had not only discovered their poem to remind them to show themselves, but also reacted quickly and remained calm in the face of danger. Such a person made the Han army platoon leader feel a sense of threat.
Before long, the three were brought into the Han army's camp.
"This is....."
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