And Xiao Shilian seemed to know what the doubts in Niu Hong's heart were, and said with a smile: "Hanzhong Hou doesn't just want to become Hanzhong Hou, this rare opportunity, he won't let it go, as for where he can go in the end, I'm afraid it's not Hanzhong Hou who has the final say, but it depends on Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian." ”

Niu Hong nodded slightly, he didn't know how big Li Xinchen's ambitions were, but now what the Northern Zhou Dynasty had become like was in chaos, he understood it very well. If left unchecked, the end result can be imagined.

"How many soldiers are there in Yangping Pass?" Xiao Shilian changed the topic in a timely manner, he did not expect Niu Hong to be loyal to Li Xinchen because of a few battles and meetings, the reason why Niu Hong was willing to follow Li Xinchen was more because of his relationship with Yang Su, rather than because he was convinced by Li Xinchen.

But all this trust takes time, Xiao Shilian is willing to give Niu Hong a chance, but he will not dwell on this issue, these truths should be experienced by Niu Hong himself. At present, Xiao Shilian has more important things, such as taking Yangping Pass.

Niu Hong said in a deep voice: "The guard of Yangping Pass is Han Baohu, this person is the general, the son of Han Xiong, the assassin of Bazhou, who has been proficient in civil and military affairs since he was a child, often wanders in the court, makes friends with powerful royal families, and joins the army when he grows up, Wei Xiaokuan and others have personally dialed him, and he has emerged when he attacked Qi before, this time Wei Xiaokuan asked him to guard Yangping Pass, and handed over his last line of defense to this person, and the trust and recognition of this person can be seen. ”

"Han Capture Tiger ······" Xiao Shilian frowned and said in a low voice, "It's a pity that what he has to face this time is not a tiger." ”

Immediately, Xiao Shilian's voice raised: "I want to see how much ability he has!" ”

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Northern Zhou, Chang'an City.

Chang'an is big, and it is not easy to live.

Since the Han Dynasty, it has been the largest capital city in the whole of China for hundreds of years, and it has been the symbol of the entire dynasty. Even if it is a baptism of war again and again during the period, Chang'an is still Chang'an. The bustling market, the continuous palaces, and the towering city walls all symbolize the identity of this city standing proudly in the East.

Even at night, the hustle and bustle can still be faintly heard in Chang'an City. Starting from Miyagi Castle on Ryushougahara, the lights are lit up little by little, and gradually extend to the entire castle, and the lights flicker, obscuring the light of the sun and moon in the sky.

For so many years, this place has been a symbol of power in China, and it has always been a place of great attention, and every news and order from Chang'an City may stir up the world.

Today's Chang'an City is as always, and the noise in the city may take more than half an hour to completely calm down, of course, only the discerning person can see clearly, tonight's night, Chang'an City seems to be a little unusual.

A team of soldiers quietly went up to the city wall, and then the forbidden army guarding in the city gate tower was slashed, and the general in charge of the guard was still asleep and became a prisoner.

"Quick, keep up!" In the darkness, a group of soldiers walked forward quickly, their clothes and armor were quite new, and most of them were young soldiers, perhaps the first time they had participated in such an operation, so they all had excited looks on their faces.

"Who?!" Finally, the forbidden army on the city gate was alert and exclaimed, but he was greeted by whistling arrows.

"Enemy attack!" The Forbidden Army at this last gate had to run in vain, but soon the Forbidden Army, far outnumbered them, rushed to the gate, and these enemies did not seem to have any intention of taking direct action, but only took these Forbidden Army prisoners.

Just looking at the clothes and armor worn by the comer, the forbidden army general in charge of the command knew what the way was coming, and couldn't help but sigh lowly, obviously in this struggle in the capital, His Royal Highness the King of Qi lost to the Duke of Suiguo after all.

"Hurry up and block the Qi Palace, you two, lead the team to outflank from the left, and the other people from the right!" A general walked up quickly, and the general knelt to one side as ordered, while looking up slightly at the comer.

It is one of the henchmen of Suiguogong.

It seems that this time Sui Guogong really doesn't plan to let go of King Qi.

At this time, the gate of the Qi King's Mansion was closed, and a team of crossbowmen had occupied the heights of the surrounding buildings, and there were also a large number of sword and shield men and spearmen waiting for them, ready to break into the door at any time.

"General!" When Gao Xi walked down from the city wall, several generals were already waiting.

"The city wall has been settled, how are you preparing?" Gao Xi asked in a low voice, "This time I can only succeed, not fail!" ”

"You're in control!" The generals hurriedly replied.

And a crossbowman in charge of the crossbowman ran over quickly: "General Qiqi, we have occupied the second floor of the mansion next to us, but looking down from there, it seems that something is unusual······"

Gao Xi suddenly raised his eyebrows, and the battle lord hesitated for a moment, and said helplessly: "There doesn't seem to be an enemy behind the outer wall, I can only see that there are still enemy soldiers and horses in the inner courtyard moving, but the number is not large, and everyone is carrying shields, obviously they have long been wary of us shooting arrows." ”

"Not right······" Gao Xi frowned and waved his hand, "Can't wait any longer, attack!" ”

According to the original plan, at least with the Duke of Guo with more reinforcements to rush over and completely block the road before the official attack, after all, the Qi Wangfu is now the largest palace in Chang'an City, and its magnificence can even be called the palace, and as a martial prince, there is a small training ground in the Qi Palace, and because of the huge Qi Palace, there are probably six or seven hundred soldiers in the entire mansion.

These people are the last line of defense that Yu Wenxian relies on to survive, and they are all old subordinates who have followed him in the southern and northern wars for so many years, and they can be said to be experienced in a hundred battles. This is also why Gao Xi insisted on taking down the city wall first, and then attacking the Qi Palace, so that the King of Qi would have no way to contact the city head and the forbidden army in the palace, let alone break through the city gate directly.

The turtle in the urn, even if it has been turned over before, what is the use?

But now Gao Xi faintly sensed that something was wrong, it stands to reason that when he heard the movement outside, the Qi Palace's palace should have begun to act now, at least Yu Wenxian is not such a person who sits idly by, even if he knows that the entire Chang'an City has been controlled, he will definitely resist vigorously, but why is it so quiet this time?

The giant log used to slam the door was quickly lifted, and the door of the mansion was slammed, and the soldiers held their breath.

It was as if there was nothing blocking behind the gate, so it was easily knocked open, and the gate was opened, revealing the entire empty outer courtyard.