The crackdown on horse thieves lasted until sunset and did not end until dusk.
Because two thousand elite Imperial Forest Guard 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 stained the vast grassland red.
This battle was undoubtedly brilliant. After counting, a total of tens of thousands of horse thieves led by White Wolf Bandits were killed, while Imperial Forest Guard 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 Imperial Forest Guard.
In the end, only a few were left alive.
These horse thieves are all stained with the blood of civilians, and they deserve to die. And the mission of the Imperial Forest Guards is to escort Princess Qingyun to Great Yan, so it is impossible 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 brought three heads to Wang Chen.
Three heads that refuse to rest in silence!
Wang Chen understood immediately. "The leader of the horse thieves?"
"This is leader White Wolf."
Sun Zhengheng pointed at one of the white-haired heads with one eye and said, "The total reward hanging on him exceeds one million taels."
White Wolf Bandits has harmed West Sea Great Grassland for decades and robbed countless business travelers. The local government and major chambers of commerce naturally hate him, and the cumulative reward is naturally extremely high.
It's just that the leader of White Wolf is cruel and cunning. A high-level Martial Artist team once organized a team to try to kill him, but in the end, his life was lost.
The other two heads are also the leaders of White Wolf Bandits, all of which are the cultivation strength of the fifth-tier Martial Sect!
The combined value of these two heads is several hundred thousand taels.
Wang Chen glanced at it and was somewhat impressed.
With his current Seventh Tier Martial Saint combat power, a few fifth-tier Martial Sects 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 Heqin team was initiated by leader White Wolf, who then recruited dozens of people from West Sea Great Grassland to achieve such a large scale.
In this single battle, the gang of horse thieves on West Sea Great Grassland was almost wiped out!
"Grand Guardian Wang."
Sun Zhengheng licked his lips and said, "We have forced out the location of the thief's nest, which is in this Lianyun Mountain. I plan to lead the team to clean it up now and kill him completely!"
For this operation, White Wolf Bandits came out in full force, and all three Great Leader came on stage, but the entire army was wiped out.
The lair is extremely empty now, so I just went over to get rid of it.
"Okay."
Wang Chen nodded. "I will stay here to protect His Highness. You go back quickly and pay attention to safety."
He knew very well that the most important reason why Sun Zhengheng couldn't wait to get rid of the thieves' nest was probably for the wealth that White Wolf Bandits had accumulated over the years.
In addition, Wang Chen's performance in this battle was too amazing. Sun Zhengheng didn't want to make himself and the other Imperial Forest Guard look too incompetent, so he took the initiative to take on this job.
"Don't worry!"
Sun Zhengheng was so satisfied that he immediately summoned a thousand elite Imperial Forest Guard and took the prisoners to Lianyun Mountain to clear out the thief's nest.
It was getting dark, and bonfires were set up in the camp.
The Imperial Forest Guards, who had been fighting fiercely for a long time, gathered around the bonfire, drank wine, ate meat, and talked and laughed.
The battle today was so exciting!
When they saw Wang Chen, they all stood up and saluted, all in awe.
After this battle, Wang Chen is the god of heaven and the god of war in the world in the minds of these Imperial Forest Guard!
The prestige of Wang Chen completely overwhelmed Sun Zhengheng.
"My lord."
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 came to the carriage Princess Qingyun was riding.
"Master!"
The next moment, Princess Qingyun stuck his 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 Great Ye City was in Great Ye City before, 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!
"Okay then."
Princess Qingyun wrinkled his nose and showed a big smile, "Master, you are really amazing. You have beaten away so many horse thieves by yourself. I don't think anyone in Great Liang can compare with you!"
Wang Chen smiled and said, "You invited me here just to flatter me?"
"No..."
Princess Qingyun lowered his head, hesitated and asked, "Master, you are so powerful, can you take me away?"
"Take you away?"
Wang Chen was shocked. "Where do you want to go?"
"Anywhere will do."
A faint sadness appeared on Princess Qingyun's face. "I don't want to marry Great Yan, and I don't like 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.
The only one!
"Huh?"
Princess Qingyun's eyes widened. "Are you serious?"
She couldn't believe her ears.
"Of course."
Wang Chen said calmly, "I can send you to Great Yan to complete the mission first, and then take you away after Sun Zhengheng and the others return. I guarantee that I won't hurt you at all."
If you take Princess Qingyun away now, then Sun Zhengheng and three thousand Imperial Forest Guard will be in bad luck!
In order to appease Great Yan's anger, maybe Great Liang will behead them all.
After sending the people away, if something happens on the way back, the board will naturally not be able to hit Sun Zhengheng them.
Emperor Shaowu can also hold Great Yan 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 Great Liang and Great Yan, to the peace and happiness of hundreds of millions of people, and to the reputation and honor of the Great Liang Imperial Family.
Just imagine, if she disappeared for no reason in Yan Capital, resulting in the failure of the marriage alliance and discord and suspicion between the two countries.
So who will benefit?
It must be the powerful enemy Great Qi 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 at Yan Capital."
Princess Qingyun blinked her eyes, two crystal tears fell down her cheeks, she smiled and said, "Master, you are so kind!"
This Her Highness the Princess feels that meeting Wang Chen is the greatest luck in his life.
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