Chapter 258 Chaos

Ma Han was scared to death. He had just urinated in the corner of the woodshed. Read М

The sudden scream made him sober instantly.

He immediately climbed over the wall and ran away.

"Chase him, don't let him get away." The leader of the black-clad guests shouted.

More than 30 black-clad guests heard the words and immediately followed.

He raised his foot and was about to chase him, but suddenly remembered something more important.

"Take off the clothes of that unlucky guy, and bring Ma Han's horse here."

...

Under the moonlight, Ma Xuan was still chasing.

The note sent by the housekeeper said that someone wanted to assassinate Ma Han.

In a hurry, he chased all the way.

Regardless of whether the news was true or false, he could not let his only son fall into danger.

Otherwise, his lineage would be cut off.

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw a group of people in front of him. The leader was wearing white clothes, followed by 30 guards.

When he got closer, he saw a white streak on the horse's tail. When he got closer, he was sure it was Ma Han's horse.

He was immediately delighted and shouted, "Han'er."

As he spoke, he rode his horse to catch up.

At this time, "Ma Han" also stopped, as if waiting for Ma Xuan.

Seeing this, Ma Xuan grabbed Ma Han's arm and smiled, "Great, Han'er, I finally caught up."

At this moment, "Ma Han" turned around with a strange smile on his face.

Ma Xuan saw it clearly and was horrified to death. He felt a pain in his chest before he came to his senses.

A dagger pierced his heart fiercely.

"You..." Ma Xuan said only one word and fell off the horse.

The accompanying guards were shocked when they saw this, and they immediately drew their swords.

At this moment, a sound of breaking through the air was heard.

Hundreds of arrows flew out from the woods on both sides of the road.

Amid screams, more than 500 Ma family guards fell off their horses.

When everything returned to death, many black-clad guests walked out of the woods.

After confirming that Ma Xuan was dead, he said, "Send the news to the Dou family immediately and tell them that the deal between King Temuta and them was completed and they owed nothing to each other."

Then he looked in the direction where Ma Han fled and ordered his men to chase him.

...

Ma Han's shoes fell off.

But he couldn't care less. Now he just wanted to escape.

At the same time, he couldn't figure out why there would be men in black who wanted to kill him in this remote village.

He ran more than ten miles in a panic, and his strength was gradually exhausted.

Suddenly he heard the sound of gurgling water. He looked forward and was immediately desperate.

Under the moonlight, a river several miles wide crossed in front of him.

"Jinhe!" Ma Han's voice was filled with despair.

This is the largest river in the north, flowing from west to east, crossing Qinzhou, Yongzhou, Jinzhou and reaching the easternmost sea.

The river is yellow and turbulent, and a person can't swim across it at all.

While he was hesitating, the black-clothed man had already chased him.

They surrounded Ma Han in an arc.

"Who are you!" Ma Han asked.

He had no way to retreat now, and before he died, he just wanted to know who wanted to kill him.

But the black-clad guest seemed unwilling to answer him.

They raised their arms at the same time, and the sound of whizzing through the air was heard.

Ma Han felt a sharp pain all over his body, fell backwards, and fell into the water.

The black-clad guest immediately stepped forward and shot arrows into the water again and again.

Seeing the river rolling and nothing could be seen, they turned and left.

The next day.

The bodies of Ma Xuan and the guards were found.

The news was spread back to Xiancheng, and the Ma family clan was shocked.

There was also news that Ma Han also died at the hands of bandits.

Ma Xuan was the head of the Ma family.

After his death, Ma Han, the legitimate son, should inherit his position.

Now Ma Han has also disappeared, and the Ma family is suddenly leaderless.

"It is said that Ma Han is going to Yanzhou to meet the King of Yan, and he may not be dead. We should send people to Yanzhou to investigate." An elder said in the Ma family mansion.

"At present, the soldiers from Jinxiliang are aggressive, and the Ma family cannot be without a leader for a day. It would be fine if Ma Han is still alive, but what if he is dead?" Another person said.

"You seem to have forgotten one person. The eldest son of the head of the family, Ma Chong, is still in Jinling. If the young master is really in trouble, he should continue the Ma family." Suddenly someone spoke.

"In this case, send a team to Yanzhou to find the young master, and send another team to Jinling to ask Ma Chong to come back and temporarily lead the Ma family. If the young master is found, let him come back to inherit the position of the head of the family."

Everyone nodded when they heard it.

Half an hour later, the two teams set off from Xiancheng.

One team went northeast to Yanzhou and the other team went southeast to Jinling.

Three days later.

The Ma family team entered Yancheng and asked to see the King of Yan.

"Ma Han?"

In the reception hall, Zhao Xu looked at the Ma family general in front of him with a puzzled look.

When he learned that the Ma family had arrived, he thought that the Ma family had sent someone to discuss the artillery business.

Unexpectedly, the general asked about Ma Han.

"The master ordered my son to go to Yanzhou to see His Highness. When the master was chasing him, he was killed by bandits, so I hope Your Highness will not conceal the whereabouts of the son. The Ma family needs him to take charge of the situation at this time." The general said.

"What did you say? The governor of Mazhou was in trouble?" Zhao Xu's expression changed drastically.

The general nodded and told him about Ma Xuan's death.

After Zhao Xu heard it, his heart sank.

The head of the Ma family, one of the eight powerful families, was killed on his own territory.

This is simply unbelievable. He said: "Do you really believe that it was done by bandits?"

"Of course I don't believe it, but to avoid panic, I can only say this. I think the master and the young master were killed by a traitor. If I find out who it is, I will tear him into pieces!" When the general said this, his eyes were as big as copper bells, staring at Zhao Xu.

"Don't look at me like that. The Xiliang soldiers conquered Jincheng. I am seeking to join forces with the Ma family to resist the enemy, but I will not do such a despicable thing." Zhao Xu looked serious and wanted to hit someone.

He was really sitting at home and the pot came from the sky.

After a pause, he said: "And Young Master Ma is not here with me."

The general heard this and showed deep disappointment in his eyes.

After a long silence, he said: "If Your Highness has any news about the young master, I hope you will give it to me as soon as possible."

Zhao Xu nodded and asked: "What's your name?"

"I am Dianzhang." The general said.

"I will post a notice in Yanzhou to find Young Master Ma. If there is any news, I will tell you." Zhao Xu said solemnly.

He had no dealings with the Ma family except for the armor business.

He also had little friendship with Ma Xuan and his son, but they just took what they needed.

Thinking of something, he said, "If Ma Han can't be found, who will take charge of the Ma family?"

"Ma Chong, he is not the legitimate son, but the eldest son of the head of the family." Dian Zhang said.

Zhao Xu had nothing to ask.

Dian Zhang bowed and turned away.

Zhao Xu looked at Dian Zhang's back, and a trace of worry came to his heart.

Jinzhou was in chaos, and the Ma family had this kind of thing again.

If Ma Han died, then the Ma family would be in charge of this Ma Chong next.

But he didn't know this person at all.

Although the Ma family father and son only had interests with him, at least they didn't have the same malice as the Yuan family.

And what will happen to the Ma family after this Ma Chong takes charge of the Ma family, only the devil knows.

Thinking of this, he frowned.

In his opinion, it is very likely that he and the Ma family will send troops together in this Jinzhou incident.

The Yuan family has always had a rift with him, and their troops have suffered heavy losses. Rather than letting them go, it is better not to go, so as not to cause trouble.

He believed that Zhao Heng would definitely consider this.

So if the court issued an order, he would definitely cooperate with the Ma family to attack Jinzhou.

At this time, a reliable head of the Ma family is very important.

And now there is an unpredictable head of the Ma family.

However, he also knew in his heart that even if the Ma family did not change people, it was unknown to what extent they could cooperate with him.

But it is better than this unknown unknown.

"I am afraid that the royal army will have to fight a bloody battle with Xiliang now." Zhao Xu said secretly.

Jinzhou is next to Yanzhou. If Jincheng is not recaptured, the west of Yanzhou will not be peaceful.

And there is another very important point. Most of the coal in Yanzhou comes from Jinzhou.

Losing this treasure land full of open-air coal resources will inevitably affect the industrial development of Yanzhou.

Coal and iron are the lifeblood of industry.

However, if the war.

Beidi would certainly not miss this opportunity to strike him.

However, he had gradually discovered some tricks in this matter.

According to the information provided by Xu Ke, Beidi only deployed troops in Yinshan, 400 miles north of Jinzhou, and had no intention of entering Jinzhou directly.

It seemed that they intended to let Xiliang be the vanguard and wait for the fisherman to reap the benefits.

If it was really as he guessed, as long as he fought this battle quickly enough, he might be able to take Jinzhou before Beidi reacted.

After all, the transmission of information in this era was still very slow, and this time difference could be used.