"General Yao, Cao has something to ask for, and I ask General Yao to agree." Cao Dayou swept a sword on the side of the hall, his eyes flickered, and finally became firm, and he arched his hand and said: "Please also ask General Yao to go to Xingyuan Mansion (Hanzhong) to report for the sake of being a courtier of Zhao and Song, Li Qiao attacked Shuzhong in a big way, and asked Lord Cheng to report to the imperial court quickly, mobilize Shuzhong soldiers and horses, and go to Xingyuan Mansion to support, even if you can't rescue Xingyuan Mansion, you must defend the Lizhou area." ”

"General, Li Qiao's Xingshi mobilizes the people, and there are not only the Western Xia troops under his command, but also the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, your 20,000 army can't resist at all, why don't you retreat to Xingyuan Mansion and use the soldiers and horses of Xingyuan Mansion to resist Li Qiao?" Yao Pingzhong clearly saw that Cao Dayou was still a little afraid, and couldn't help but ask.

"My Cao family has been loyal to Zhao and Song for generations, and this sword was given to the ancestors by Emperor Taizu back then, and now it is in the hands of this general, how can it bury its prestige and make my Cao family a joke of the world, since Cao has become a general of Qinzhou, he will live and die with Qinzhou. General Yao please. Cao Dayou stepped forward and took the sword down, although time has changed, the sword is still very sharp.

"The general is loyal, Poor Dao admires, the general can rest assured, Poor Dao will definitely spread the news of the Tang Dynasty invasion." Yao Pingzhong was moved in his heart, saluted Cao Dayou, and left, not even bringing the 10,000 troops, Cao Dayou had more soldiers and horses, and the longer he resisted.

"Call on all the young people in the city to go to the city, Demon King Li is here, he is fierce and cruel, every time he captures a city, he will slaughter the city, if you don't want to die, pick up the weapon in your hand, give me to resist the attack of Demon King Li." Cao Dayou saw that Yao Pingzhong had left, and immediately relieved his heart, with Yao Pingzhong's existence, he believed that Xingyuan Mansion would definitely be able to react in time and transfer soldiers and horses from Shuzhong to resist Li Qiao's invasion.

That Yao Pingzhong walked out of Qinzhou City, looked at the wolf smoke rising from the city, and shook his head slightly, he knew that this was the last time he saw Cao Dayou, this Cao Dayou may have such and such shortcomings, but in front of Cao's glory, Cao Dayou can only fight to the death, but unfortunately, he is facing Li Demon King, known as the second character of Bai Qi, and the end is definitely not much better.

Shuzhong soldiers and horses have not been trained for many years, Shuzhong faced Dali and other small countries, these countries are afraid of the majesty of the Great Song Dynasty, become the subject of Zhao Song, but also dare not harass and make trouble, Bashu's soldiers and horses are mainly based on the Xiang army, how much combat effectiveness, Yao Pingzhong does not need to look, guess can guess, Yao Pingzhong is pessimistic about this war, can only hope that the changes in Bashu can quickly spread to Jiangnan, so that the Jiangnan court can quickly dispatch troops and horses to support Shuzhong, so as not to let Li Qiao occupy Bashu, Li Jing not only has a stable granary, It also has a strategic advantage.

Walking to see, Yao Pingzhong suddenly thought of something, his complexion changed, from Xingyuan Mansion to Qinzhou, it is also a traffic artery, although Qinzhou is the border, but there are still many people who take the risk of sending Bashu goods to Guanzhong, repeatedly prohibited, even Cao Dayou has no way to prohibit it, at this time, there should be people on the official road, but all the way, no one appeared, not even a single figure, which is obviously unreasonable.

"Not good." Yao Pingzhong suddenly thought of a possibility, his face changed greatly, and he turned around and left.

"General Yao, since you're here, why are you in such a hurry to leave? The king of Rencheng County has admired the general for a long time and wants to invite the general into the camp. A cold voice sounded, and I saw dozens of people rushing out of the surrounding mountains and forests, each holding a long sword, the leader was not tall, dressed in black, and was playing with a dagger in his hand.

"Dark Guard." Yao Pingzhong pulled out the sword from behind his back, his face was solemn, and said: "The poor road is no longer contaminated with red dust, no matter what happens in the world, why should you set your eyes on me." "His whole heart has fallen to the bottom, and the Dark Guard Brigade has appeared here, I am afraid that the merchants along the way have been poisoned, which also shows Li Qiao's ambition for Bashu.

"The general laughed, the general just came out of Cao Dayou's mansion, general, don't embarrass us, although the general is a fierce general of the Western Army, but our secret guard is not a vegetarian." The man at the head smiled and said, "I forgot to introduce myself, Brother Qiao Yun, the deputy commander of the secret guard, Your Majesty Qin." He was named the Marquis of Yanshan. "Brother Qiao Yun is already very happy, he was just a pear seller at the beginning, and later he did some assassination work, and he could also be made a marquis. This is a glorious thing.

"Brother Qiao Yun, Secret Guard!" Yao Pingzhong's face changed greatly, there are intelligence organizations in the secret guard, and there are also assassination organizations, this matter has long been spread all over the world, no one in the world does not know, the secret guard is Li Jing's blade hidden in the dark, and the Qiao Yun brother in front of him is Li Jing's executioner, it is rumored that this person's martial arts are passed on from Gongsun Sheng and his master Luo Zhenren, and his martial arts are strong, and he doesn't know how many people died in his hands.

"What? General Yao hesitated. Brother Qiao Yun's face was not good-looking, Yao Pingzhong was about to make a move, but when he saw the secret guard beside Brother Qiao Yun, he didn't know when there was an extra crossbow in his hand, and the blue light on the crossbow arrow was shining, obviously slaughtering poison, and he suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart.

"It seems that His Majesty the Tang Emperor has long wanted to get Bashu." Yao Pingzhong threw the sword in his hand aside very well, since he left the army and became a Taoist priest, he had a little more sense of survival, and in the face of the threat of the secret guard, he could only choose to give up resistance.

"General Yao, please." Seeing this, Brother Qiao Yun suddenly had a smile on his face and said, "Please also ask General Yao to go here." With that, he led Yao Pingzhong out of the official road.

"General Cao, it's not that Poor Dao doesn't want to help you, it's just that now it seems that the Mandate of Heaven is in Tang, even if you have an army of 20,000, but the traffic inside and outside Qinzhou is blocked by secret guards, and no news can leave Qinzhou, and it is only a matter of time before Qinzhou falls." Yao Pingzhong followed behind Brother Qiao Yun, and soon arrived in a valley, he found that there were many merchants in the valley, and these merchants were concentrated in the valley, and above the valley, there was a team of black-clothed soldiers who could faintly be seen.

"General Yao, as long as you stay here honestly, my secret guard will not treat you like this, and after the king of Rencheng and county occupies Qinzhou, he will naturally let the general go to Qinzhou to see His Royal Highness the king of the county." Brother Qiao Yun pointed to the merchant in the distance and said, "My Datang is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and there is no way to place everyone in the valley this time. Please also ask General Yao for your forgiveness. ”

Yao Pingzhong didn't speak, just honestly found a place to sit down, in all fairness, Brother Qiao Yun is still very benevolent, if it is placed in other armies, in order to block the news, anyone he meets will not escape the poison.