Xiaoqi

"Ah, that's bad, the north gate has been broken, and the Xiliang iron cavalry is coming!"

This exclamation was not Zhao Wei's voice alone, and Wu Yi who was standing beside him was also screaming at the same time.

In an instant, Zhao Wei immediately got on his horse and shouted at the top of his voice, "Hurry up, retreat quickly, go straight to Jiameng Pass, and retreat back to Yizhou!"

In fact, without Zhao Wei's shouting, the Yizhou soldiers who broke out of the siege had already retreated southwest.At this moment, when they heard the rumbling sound of horseshoes behind them, they knew without even thinking about it that Yangping Pass had been captured by the Xiliang army, and Xiliang iron cavalry were chasing and killing them from inside the pass.So they ran wildly, faster than before, wishing to put on their wings and fly directly back to Yizhou, away from the land of right and wrong.

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"It's finally here, hehehe!"

Outside the main hall of Nanzhengcheng County Guard's Mansion, Yang Song, who was about to step up the stone steps, suddenly heard the screams of birds above his head, turned his head and looked up, and saw hundreds of birds flying from the north, screaming Hissing and mottled voices are frightening to hear.Immediately, he stood on the stone steps and looked in the direction of Yangping Pass. Although he couldn't see anything, he could imagine what happened there, and he could faintly hear the pedaling of Xiliang cavalry.

Gu Zi smiled, Yang Song didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately strode up the stone steps, crossed the threshold, and walked straight into the main hall.

"Ding ding dong ding!"

As soon as he entered the main hall, Yang Song heard the melodious and melodious sound of drums and zithers, lingering and sentimental. Hearing it made people feel relaxed and his bones were soft. Extricate yourself.

Sure enough, when I looked up, I saw more than a dozen graceful dancers in the lobby with fluttering sleeves, dancing gracefully.Accompanied by the music of percussion, the graceful dancers twisted their slender waists, swayed their hips, and took light steps, which complemented the music, which was truly pleasing to the eye and intoxicating.

Although the dancers danced beautifully and made people want to stop, Yang Song didn't care to appreciate it at the moment. He went straight from the side of the lobby to the upper steps, and woke Zhang Lu, who was fascinated and asleep with his eyes closed, and claimed that he had something important to report.

"You all retreat." With a flick of his sleeves, Zhang Lu retreated from the idlers in the hall. Zhang Lu sat up straight, picked up the wine bottle and drank another cup, then wiped the wine stains on his beard with a flick of his sleeves, and said in a slightly displeased voice. Said: "What's important, you just say it, don't hesitate."

Yang Song lowered his head slightly, and said respectfully: "Since the lord is asking, I dare not hide it. However, the lord must hold on, and don't get angry."

"Oh?" Zhang Lu was stunned when he heard the sound, looked up at Yang Song, and said impatiently, "Why are you so wordy today? Just tell me, the prefect was frightened, what have you never seen?"

"No, my lord is mighty." Yang Song nodded in response, and reported unhurriedly: "Zhao Wei and Wu Yi felt resentful towards the lord, and they led their troops to fight back yesterday, threatening to lead the army back to Yizhou. Let the lord,,, oh no, let Hanzhong fend for itself"

"Ah! What did you say?" Zhang Lu jumped to his feet, grabbed Yang Song's shoulders and skirts, stared wide-eyed, and asked in disbelief: "Zhao Wei and Wu Yi want to take the Yizhou army away? What,,, this What's going on? I followed all the requests they made, but why did I go against my word and suddenly decided to lead the troops to leave? Why is this?"

While speaking, Zhang Luyi was filled with indignation and rage, his ferocious expression seemed to choose someone to devour, angry and violent.

As soon as the words fell, he put on his robe without waiting for Yang Song's answer, and walked down the jade steps quickly, as if he was about to go out, but unexpectedly, he stepped on the edge of the jade steps in a hurry, and fell unsteadily and sat on the jade steps. On the steps, he cried out in pain, and tears came out.

Watching Zhang Lu's butt fall to the sky, Yang Song's eyes straightened, and he almost laughed out loud, so that he froze on the spot, unable to help Zhang Lu get up in time.

"What are you still doing in a daze, help me up!" Zhang Lu scolded angrily, struggling to stand up, then limped back to the main seat and sat down with Yang Song's support.

"Ouch! Trash, idiot, more than success, more failure!" As soon as he reached the prefect's throne, Zhang Lu suddenly jumped up in pain, baring his teeth and groaning, while yelling at Yang Song.

Yang Song, who was angered, simply stood aside, watching Zhang Lu's jumping up and down to vent his anger expressionlessly. After Zhang Lu had vented enough and sat down carefully, he said in a cold voice: "My lord, you don't have to go again." Yangping Pass is closed, and Zhao Wei and Wu Yi are leading the army to slaughter our Hanzhong soldiers. Besides, the lord may not know that Yangping Pass has fallen, and the Xiliang Army has entered the pass. At this moment, they are rushing towards Nanzheng City. In half an hour, the lord will be able to meet the general."

"What? Yangping Pass fell, and the Xiliang army is coming!!!" With a cry of surprise, Zhang Lu jumped up again, his face was pale, and his small eyes stared like cow eggs.

"My lord heard it right, it is true." Yang Song said in a deep voice neither humble nor overbearing: "Since last night, the Yizhou Army and the Hanzhong Army have fought fiercely. Nearly [-] soldiers of our army died in the battle, and the Yizhou Army suffered even greater casualties. With the loss of more than [-] soldiers, the two sides are on fire, and the fierce battle is in full swing."

Chapter 884 I would rather be a slave of Marquis Wu than a guest of honor for Liu Zhang

"My lord heard it right, it is true."

Yang Song said in a deep voice neither humble nor overbearing: "Since last night, the Yizhou Army and the Hanzhong Army have fought fiercely. Our army killed nearly [-] soldiers, and the Yizhou Army suffered even more casualties, losing more than [-] soldiers one after another. The two sides are on fire. , the fierce battle is in full swing. At present, his younger brother Yang Bai is resisting the Yizhou army outside the south gate, while the Xiliang army is taking the opportunity to capture the north gate. When the general situation is gone, even though there are nine counties in the land, there are no soldiers to use, and destruction is imminent."

"How did this happen? It was fine a few days ago, why did it fall in just a few days?"

Zhang Lu's expression was gloomy, and he sat on the ground in a daze. He could no longer care about the pain, and murmured to himself, "Why did the Yizhou army break their promises? Zhao Wei once promised me that he would keep Yangping Pass. He has 1 taels of gold and ten carts of brocade silk, why did he go back on his word and entrap me Zhang Lu like this?"

Hearing that Zhang Lu bribed Zhao Wei so much money in private, Yang Song frowned, and a hot light flashed in his eyes, secretly thinking about how to get the money Zhao Wei hid in Yangping Pass to his own name.However, thinking that Yangping Pass has been occupied by the Xiliang Army at this moment, the money will definitely fall into the hands of General Li Li, so I can't ask Li Li for money.Even if he has the heart, he doesn't have the guts. Isn't asking Li Li for money the same as courting death?

At this point, Yang Song completely let go of his greed, looked at Zhang Lu resentfully, and said in a deep voice: "This is the end, regret is useless, and self-blame is meaningless. My lord, I still think about what I should do now. Otherwise, my life will not be guaranteed!"

Zhang Lu woke up when he heard the sound.He grabbed Yang Song's arm in a panic, and asked anxiously, "Uh! Yes, yes, yes! What should I do now?"

At this moment, Zhang Lu had no time to care about Yang Song's tone of voice, let alone pay attention to Yang Song's expression and behavior.Otherwise he must have found something in it.And Yang Song also kept his hand. Originally, he planned to directly express his position to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender voluntarily, but on the way to the Sheriff's Mansion, he thought twice, and finally decided to hide something from Zhang Lu in order to ensure everything was safe.Otherwise, if Zhang Lu was pushed into a hurry, he would kill Yang Song in anger.Then you will be mistaken for your cleverness, and you will die too unjustly!

Therefore, Yang Song deliberately concealed the truth.Instead, he framed the Yizhou army as the first to attack for treachery.Although this lie is very low and can't withstand investigation at all, it doesn't matter, as long as it can be hidden from Zhang Lu at this moment.Later, the Xiliang army attacked Nanzheng City.The big picture is settled.Does it matter who is right and who is wrong?At that time, he, Yang Song, was the number one hero of General Li's capture of Hanzhong, while Zhang Lu was a prisoner, so what if he knew the truth?

Seeing Zhang Lu looking up at him pitifully, Yang Song felt very disdainful in his heart, and thought to himself: "Now that you know how to beg me, why did you go earlier? Earlier you obeyed Yan Pu's advice, but you dismissed me, Yang Song. Now I didn't know until I burned my ass, it was too late!"

Yang Song, whose arm was tightly held by Zhang Lu.He said calmly: "At present, whether to fight or surrender is up to the lord to personally decide. I dare not speak nonsense. However, no matter whether it is a deadly battle or an open city to ask for surrender, a decision must be made quickly. There should be no hesitation in making a decision, and there will be changes if it is delayed. How to decide, Also ask the lord to decide."

Zhang Lu let go of Yang Song's arm in great disappointment, slumped on the ground decadently, and said to himself in despair: "Hanzhong is the foundation of my Zhang family that has been laid down by three generations. It has a history of more than [-] years. The foundation passed down from generation to generation was buried in the hands of Zhang Lu, so how can I explain to my ancestors after my death?"

Hearing Zhang Lu talking about the glorious history of the Zhang family again, Yang Song couldn't help being filled with anger and secretly annoyed.The reason why the Zhang family in Hanzhong overwhelmed the Yang family is that the Zhang family claimed to be the descendants of Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Hanliu. rich landowner.In this way, how can the Yang family be compared with the Zhang family, the gap is so wide that there is no comparison at all.

At this point, Yang Song said in a deep voice of resentment: "The foundation of the ancestors is certainly important, but is his own life not important? Now, the 400-year-old Han Dynasty has been in decline, and it is about to be destroyed. How can there be eggs under the collapse of the nest? The lord should think about how to deal with the immediate matter. As for how to face the ancestors, that is a matter of the future. I am going to see the ancestor Ling. My lord has already seen with my own eyes the speed of the Xiliang iron cavalry. A hundred miles away is nothing under the feet of the Xiliang iron cavalry. It is only a blink of an eye. Therefore, it is time for the lord to make up his mind. The general is always kind, maybe he will let the lord go, and it is possible to be promoted to a noble."

Zhang Lu frowned at first, feeling that Yang Song's words were harsh, completely different from the past.But as Yang Song's voice fell, his heart skipped a beat, and he no longer had time to take into account Yang Song's eccentric tone of voice.

"The matter has come to this, what do you think I should do? There is no need to worry about it, but it doesn't matter."

Seeing that Zhang Lu's expression gradually calmed down, Yang Song couldn't help but feel his heart tense, and he had to deal with it carefully, and he didn't dare to speak lightly, otherwise, if Zhang Lu turned his face, his situation would be extremely bad.As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and what Zhang Lu is really afraid of is Li Li and the Xiliang Army, not Yang Song.Once Zhang Lu was annoyed, even though he was down and out now, he could still easily execute Yang Song.

"For the current plan, we still have a choice. There are three ways out. One is to resist stubbornly and fight to the end with the Xiliang army, and finally the city is destroyed. The second is to take the initiative to open the city and ask for surrender. The lord is a subordinate of the general, so he will not die. Third, if Liu Zhang is attached to Yizhou in the west, he abandons the city and flees to Yizhou, so he may save his life."

"Bang!" Zhang Lu jumped up when he heard the words, and said angrily, "Go to Liu Zhang? This thief killed my biological mother, tortured my fourth brother, and this time put me in a desperate situation. Going to him is really a joke in the world! I I would rather be a slave to Li Li, Marquis of Wu, than a guest of Liu Zhang in Yizhou!"

"My lord is wise!" Yang Song bowed and bowed with a startled expression.

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Da da da!

The sound of rumbling horseshoes shook the ground.The surging sky enveloped the towering Yangping Pass.

"Stand leaning against the wall, and raise your hands above your head. Be honest, don't toast and eat fine wine!" At the south gate, a Xiliang army leader with a loud voice was pacing back and forth on a war horse. The many captive soldiers under the corner raised their voices and shouted.

At this moment, the base of the wall in the pass is full of prisoners of war, including Yizhou Army and Hanzhong soldiers, as many as tens of thousands of prisoners of war.These people were all surrendered soldiers who had no time to escape when the Xiliang iron cavalry broke through the pass.Just as the Xiliang army smashed open the north gate and rushed into the pass, the surrendered soldiers simply did not resist at all.Throw away the weapon directly, squat on the ground and beg for surrender.A more dramatic scene took place outside the South Gate. Thousands of Hanzhong soldiers who fled in a hurry did not flee in the direction of Nanzheng City after learning that the Xiliang Army had entered the pass.Instead, he rushed directly into the pass.He asked the Xiliang Army for help, and then became a prisoner of the Xiliang Army.

"Roar!" Amidst the roar of the terrifying beast, Li Li steered the Golden Beast King's mount slowly into Yangping Pass. Go outside the south gate and inspect the north and south ends of Yangping Pass.

Outside the south gate, Li Li stopped at the rein.He happened to hear the shout of the cavalry leader not far behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw thousands of Hanzhong Army prisoners of war sticking to the base of the wall one by one.Not daring to move.Immediately, Li Li shook his head and chuckled. He couldn't help thinking that this action of standing on the base of the wall and putting his hands above his head started from himself, and now it has evolved into an inherent method for the Xiliang Army to collect weapons and count the number of prisoners of war.

"Wow!" Huang Zhong rode his horse to Li Li, took the reins and reined in his horse, got off his horse and reported: "My lord, all the remnants of the enemy have been wiped out, and our army has taken over Yangping Pass."

Before Huang Zhong finished speaking, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Qubei, Cao Xing, Ma Dai, Chen Dao and other generals arrived one after another, all of them looked relaxed, breathed evenly, and had unfinished expressions on their faces. Seeing a decent resistance, Yangpingguan was easily captured.

"It seems that you are not very satisfied with the expressions on your faces. Is it because our army's siege of the city was too smooth, and you have no chance to show your talents! Hehehe" Li Li said with a smile.

"Ugh! My lord is really right." Ma Chao responded in astonishment, pointing at the densely packed prisoners of war beside the wall, he said in a rather displeased tone: "Look at these soldiers who surrendered. When our cavalry entered the pass, they immediately threw away their weapons and surrendered. , Not resisting at all. The Hanzhong Army is like this, and the Yizhou soldiers are also like this. They are really evil. Why do you take the initiative to surrender when you see our army's war cavalry entering the customs? Why didn't you surrender half a month ago, but now you surrender very quickly. Why did you go early?"

Li Li smiled and said nothing, Fazheng answered with a smile: "You generals don't know. These Yizhou soldiers who volunteered to surrender have been hungry for three days, standing on the tower all day in the wind and sun, and there is no one to replace them." They, because they have no strength to resist at all, and they don’t even have the strength to escape. As for the Hanzhong soldiers at the South Gate, it’s even simpler. They have been fighting with the Yizhou Army for six consecutive days, and they have been told to defect to our west Liang army, so they have already regarded themselves as Xiliang soldiers, so naturally they will not be enemies of our army."

"Ah! I said why these soldiers are so abnormal, so it is so." The generals suddenly realized.

Li Li waved his hand to signal the generals to silence. He raised his eyes to look to the southwest, but he saw dust flying on the road a few miles away, and he could vaguely see the banner of the Yizhou Army.Immediately, Li Li said solemnly, "Yizhou Army is fleeing to Jiameng Pass, while Yang Song is going to the prefect's mansion to persuade Zhang Lu to open the city and surrender. The generals obeyed the order, and Zhao Yun led his troops straight to Nanzheng City. And dispatched [-] war cavalry troops to the counties in Hanzhong to take over the county government treasury; Huang Zhong led the Qin Gongying to follow up and take over the defense of the county's cities. When chasing the Yizhou defeated army, we must ensure that Jiameng Pass is not lost. Remember, occupying the pass is the most important thing, and the second is to chase and kill the remnants of Yizhou. Leave [-] infantry troops to garrison Yangping Pass, and Ma Tie stays here to guard Prisoner of war, the rest of the cavalry will follow me to Nanzheng City! Let's go immediately"