Zhao De and Zhao Yan returned to the house, and Mr. Miaoshou was smiling and sipping tea and looking at the two.

Zhao Yan walked up and hooked the old man's shoulder, laughed and said, "Old man, are you here again?" Do you have a night to play against my brother tonight? ”

Zhao De looked at the funny younger brother and smiled helplessly, "Brother Yan, the old gentleman finally came here, don't mess around," and hugged the old man again, "Don't blame me, sir, my younger brother is a little big or small." ”

The old man laughed, "I just like this kid's temperament, straightforward, unlike your father who always has a face, as if the old man I owe him a few taels of silver." ”

After the old man finished speaking, several people laughed. Zhao Yan got up: "Yes, you guys are going to start playing chess again, I don't understand, I'll prepare a little refreshment for you, save me from calling me in the middle of the night, disturbing others to sleep is a bit heinous." ”

Mr. Miaoshou watched Zhao Yan go out, touched his beard, and put away his smile, "This chess game is a little difficult to play tonight." But the old man is curious, what are you two brothers going to do, I can't let your father know yet. The most important thing is that I forged the handwriting for you, so don't let your father come to me for the guilt when the time comes. ”

"Don't hide it from Mr., someone said that there was an accident in Jiaozhou, I went to tell my father, but he didn't want to care, I had no choice but to do so."

"Hey, your father, this old boy, isn't it just because Tang He said bad things about him back then, so that he couldn't do the Jiaozhou Assassination History, as for now, is he still haunted, besides, this is a big deal, something happened in Jiaozhou, did he think that this silent prison would be able to settle down? I'll have to find a moment to talk about it. ”

Zhao De sighed, "I don't know what happened to my father back then, but the current situation is a little unclear, and I have to do this." ”

The old man waved his hand, "That's it, I won't play chess tonight, let's talk about it after these days, I don't think you have the heart to play chess well." I'll go back first. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he walked towards the door, and Zhao De called the attendant to send him back.

Bai Ye walked in, and Zhao De saw that he was still a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, with a slightly immature face, and he didn't see it because of the mud earlier.

"Come here, sit, why haven't you rested?"

Bai Ye knelt on the mat after saluting, "It's hard to sleep when I think of the fact that the government has happened. I also hope that the major general can persuade General Zhao tomorrow, more than 100 people came that night, and the methods were so fishy and spicy, they were by no means ordinary people, but a bit like mountain and forest thieves. ”

"Oh, don't you know something?" Zhao De asked curiously.

"When I was in Jiaozhou, I heard some rumors that there was a group of strongmen who specialized in robbing merchants during the early emperor, and then the emperor died, and the strongmen disappeared. But that's just my guess, because sometimes the strongmen only rob money and don't hurt anyone, but sometimes they don't leave anyone alive. I haven't figured out why. ”

Zhao De was suddenly full of curiosity about the young man in front of him, he didn't expect that this person already had extraordinary insights at such an age.

"According to your words, even if you are a strong man, then you should flee back to the mountains and forests after this murder, so we don't have to look like a bow and a snake."

Bai Ye shook his head and said, "No, that group of people is so open-minded and honest, and they haven't heard from them for several years, so I'm just afraid of ...... There will be greater action. The silence is closely connected to Jiaozhou, and it is also the gateway to and from Jiaozhou, so we must be more vigilant. Okay, I won't bother the major general and take my leave. ”

Just as the Zhao brothers in the Guanzhong were actively acting, the two Wang brothers in Guanhai City had been recruiting soldiers and horses for six days, and these days, more than 10,000 people had come to join the army.

Wang Fang moved all the weapons and armor in the mountains to the village, and actively equipped these recruited recruits.

On the tenth day, the first rays of the morning sun shone into the village. Wang Fang and Wang Qing walked out of the house wearing armor, and the iron armor shone in the sun.

Wang Fang put out three sacrifices to heaven and earth, called himself General Tiankou, and played "Remove the rebel ministers, protect the community; The banner of "benefiting the people and securing the world" will be:

Wang Qing was ordered to be the general of the left, the general consul of the army, and the worship of Ling Xuzi was the military. Ling Kuang was the vanguard, leading 10,000 troops on the same day, and sent troops to tacitly pass.

Since then, this grand uprising, which can be called a "peasant uprising", has begun.

Bai Ye also met General Zhao Fang Zhao as he wished, but the result was a little unsatisfactory, Zhao Fang listened to his speculation, and became even more determined that it was just a group of bandits, so it was better to wait for the court to arrange. Bai Ye had no choice but to retreat.

Zhao De was waiting outside the door, and he had already guessed the result when he saw Bai Ye's expression. Bai Ye entered the wing, and Zhao De followed.

No one spoke, and the room was a little dull. Zhao Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and stood up abruptly to go out, Zhao De was afraid that he would be impulsive, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Yan, don't be impulsive, wait for the spies to report!" ”

Zhao Yan slapped a handful of cases, "When will this be waiting!" I went out to breathe, suffocated fast! ”

No one knows what to do, so they just wait. Suddenly, someone came in and said a few words in Zhao De's ear, Zhao De's face was happy, and he said yes in a loud voice. Bai Ye just looked at it and didn't make a sound, he just came to report it, and other things had little to do with him.

As soon as the scout horse sent by Zhao De arrived at the city of Guanhai, he suddenly saw the city gate wide open, and a pair of armor soldiers came to the outside of the city.

On the evening of the fourth day, the spies finally arrived at the Silent Pass, and went straight to the general's palace, but before they reached the gate, the rider slammed the reins and jumped down without waiting for the horse to be firm. Because of the bumps on the horse's back for several days, the rider had just touched the ground with his legs, and he did not want to pounce forward as soon as his knees were weak, and the armorer at the door recognized him and hurriedly stepped forward to support the rider.

The rider endured the sharp pain in his legs after being rubbed by the saddle, and said intermittently: "Quick, I have an important military situation to report to the general!" ”

The armor did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly helped him to walk towards the council hall. Zhao De, Zhao Yan and Bai Ye heard the movement and walked out of the wing.

Zhao De saw that it was a spy sent out by himself, and hurriedly walked over. The rider said, "Something is wrong!" ”

Without waiting for the rider to continue, Zhao De said, "Go to the council chamber!" ”

"Father, there is an important military situation!"

The rider quickly recounted what he had seen outside the city. Zhao Fang's brows tightened.

"You go down and get some rest." Zhao De asked the armor to help the rider out.

"Father, the current situation is urgent, according to what the spy said, I am afraid that it is only the vanguard force, I am afraid that there is a large army behind, and the top priority is to integrate the soldiers and horses!" Zhao Yan said eagerly.

"Although the pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are too few soldiers and horses, and now it is too late for the imperial court to rescue. Zhao Yan, you go to Pingzhou quickly, let the grain team come back early, and then go to Hezhou for help! Zhao Fang ordered.

Zhao De arched his hand: "Father, as early as eight days ago, I had asked Mr. Miaoshou to forge my father's handwritten letter, and sent people to let the soldiers and horses from Pingzhou and Hezhou come to help." Now, in my opinion, it's how to keep the pass safe before they come. ”

"If you want to defend the city, it is not difficult, as long as the army retreats, do not go out of the city to fight, with the silent pass is steep, the enemy will not be so easy to fight. And this should be the time when the thief army is in full swing, just hold on. Bai Ye said softly.

"Report!" A soldier ran in, "There are a large number of people in the distance, and they are coming quickly at the normal pass!" ”

"Close the gates and raise the drawbridge!"

Zhao Fang's father and son hurriedly came to the city wall, only to see dust in the distance, and the ground shook a little because of the footsteps. There was a large banner looming in the dust, with a large Ling character written on it.

Zhao Fang waved his hand and signaled to the archers: "When the enemy army reaches the place before the pass, the arrows will be released!" ”

Everyone's nerves began to tense, and the soldiers who had not fought for a long time couldn't help but panic a little when they saw the situation in front of them.

Ling Kuang came to a stop five miles before the pass with his soldiers and horses, he knew that this pass was not so easy to break, so he simply began to set up camp and wait for the arrival of the king.

The three of them looked at Ling Kuang's camp, Zhao Fang was a little angry, and said loudly: "I am more than fifty years old, and I have been in battle for a long time, but I don't think that I will be looked down upon today." You see, this great camp is only five miles from me, and if our cavalry is quick to attack...... Alas, the enemy general expected that there were not many people in my city, so he dared to do so! ”