Chapter 980: Yao Pingzhong Surrenders
Soon, for two days in a row, Yao Pingzhong saw that a lot of business travelers and passers-by were sent into the valley, simply because there were many grain merchants among these business travelers, and everyone was not hungry, what surprised Yao Pingzhong was that Brother Qiao Yun and others also gave the grain merchants silver coins, as the cost of buying food for everyone, for a while, these business travelers did not have many complaints, and even some ordinary people were grateful to Brother Qiao Yun and others.
It's just that what worries Yao Pingzhong is the battle situation in Qinzhou, whether Cao Dayou can resist Li Qiao's attack with an army of 20,000. The answer was on the third day, and Yao Pingzhong finally got the news.
"General Yao, His Royal Highness the King of the County is invited." Brother Qiao Yun said with a smile.
"Qinzhou has been captured?" Yao Pingzhong's mouth opened, and finally took this sentence back, if Li Qiao hadn't captured Qinzhou, how could he see himself here. He had already seen that the people in the valley were leaving the valley under the guidance of the secret guards, heading in the direction of Qinzhou.
"Let's go!" The corners of Yao Pingzhong's mouth showed a wry smile, as Brother Qiao Yun and the others walked out of the valley, and walked only a mile or two, they saw the army slowly moving on the official road, or infantry, or aliens riding war horses, Yao Pingzhong has been in the Western Army for many years, and he knows that most of these soldiers are Xixia people, and the enemies of the past are like docile little sheep at the moment, wearing black armor, and marching honestly with the blood dragon sword and shield flag over there, only the evil aura on his body shows the courage of the other party.
"You are Yao Pingzhong, tsk, the general of the Western Army back then." Yao Pingzhong hadn't approached yet, when he saw an old general appear in front of him, looking at him with an iron rod in his hand and smiling, and said with a smile: "How did you lose the battle and become a Taoist monk, I heard that the Yao family has been a general for generations, how did a character like you come out?" ”
"You?" Yao Pingzhong's face changed when he heard this, and he looked at the old man in front of him, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. But he lacks confidence and doesn't know what to do.
"Old General Wang, I heard that you were the first to climb the Qinzhou City Tower, and the county king was rated as the first meritorious, and the last general is going to congratulate the old general." Brother Qiao Yun smiled on the side: "When you are old and strong, you have to be an old general!" ”
"Hou Ye has won the award, the first credit is not me, if it weren't for Hou Ye's help, I'm afraid we are facing more than just 20,000 troops, let's go! His Royal Highness has been waiting in front for a long time. Wang Jin glanced at Yao Pingzhong, and said with some distraction: "It's just a guy who has no one in the heart of war, I don't know why His Highness takes a fancy to him." As he spoke, he arched his hand towards Brother Qiao Yun, and then left, and his figure gradually disappeared into the team.
"The old general is called Wang Jin, the head of the 800,000 forbidden army of Zhao and Song Dynasty, because he offended Gao Yu, avoided other places, and became a beggar in Western Xia, when His Majesty attacked Xingqing Mansion, the old general led his troops to meet His Majesty, made great contributions, and now serves under the command of the king of the county." Brother Qiao Yun explained while taking Yao Pingzhong with him.
"It's him." Yao Pingzhong suddenly realized when he heard this, only then did he know who the other party was, no wonder he couldn't look down on himself.
"Leading 10,000 as the vanguard of the army, how many cities can you capture?" After walking only a few dozen steps, Yao Pingzhong saw Li Qiao, who was looking at the map with his head down and didn't even look at himself, so he lowered his head and said.
"Your Royal Highness, the poor road has taken refuge in the mountains and forests, and it is no longer a mundane matter. I also ask His Royal Highness the King of the County to forgive his sins. Yao Pingzhong was angry in his heart and couldn't help but say. Even if it is to invite someone, there is no such kind of invitation, and it is directly in a commanding tone.
"Yao Gu still has several sons and grandchildren, what, do you want him to pay for your life?" Li Qiao raised his head, looked at Yao Pingzhong and said.
"Junwang, you?" Yao Pingzhong's face changed, and there was still a trace of anger in his eyes. When it comes to others, Yao Pingzhong naturally doesn't take it to heart, but Yao Gu is different, Yao Pingzhong has been lonely since ancient times, Yao Gu cultivated him as his own son, and only today is Yao Pingzhong's today, Zhao Song was defeated, Yao Pingzhong fled to the land of Bashu, but Yao Gu's descendants fell into the hands of Li Jing, Yao Pingzhong can not care about himself, but he has to repay Yao Gu's nurturing grace.
"The imperial court doesn't raise useless people, although the Yao family is the general of the Western Army, but after you, there is not much use value, if the general does not make a move, there is no need for the Yao family to exist." Li Qiao's face was cold, his eyes flashed with cold light, and he snorted coldly: "You also know that this king is known as the Li Demon King, and now he is presiding over the major affairs of Bashu, and everything is cheap, even His Majesty can't interfere with me." It's still very easy to deal with a lonely general of the Western Army, what does General Yao think? ”
Yao Pingzhong felt a burst of regret in his heart, he had already known that he would rather hide in Qingcheng Mountain, why did he go down the mountain to go this way, and now he was caught by Li Qiao, and he had to take action.
"The general is so relieved of me?" Yao Pingzhong couldn't help but fight back.
"The intelligence of the secret guard shows that you have a very good reputation in Bashu in the past two years, which means that although you have become a Taoist priest, your reputation is very high, if you lead the troops there, at least you can reduce a lot of losses and save a lot of time, and some small cities may be able to be taken without much effort. When the land of Bashu is leveled, whether it is joining the army or becoming a monk, I can promise you. Li Qiao's face was grim.
Shi Jin and the others next to him couldn't help but smile in their hearts, since they got on the boat, where can they get off the boat so easily, Yao Pingzhong is a fierce general of the Western Army, maybe his personality is more reckless, but it cannot be denied that he still has a hand in fighting.
"How is Cao Dayou?" Yao Pingzhong felt aggrieved in his heart, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only ask in a muffled voice.
"Kill yourself. is a bloody man, worthy of the ancestors of the Cao family. Li Qiao's eyes flashed with a strange light. Qinzhou was captured in two days without reinforcements, but it was captured by Li Qiaoli in response to the external cooperation, Cao Dayou, the guard, fought to the death and did not retreat, and finally killed himself, even if he was an enemy, Li Qiao couldn't help but admire this kind of person.
"If His Royal Highness the King of the County buries Cao Dayou with a ceremony, he will be willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty." Yao Pingzhong smiled bitterly. This is also his last step, otherwise, if he just belongs to Li Qiao casually, the world will definitely laugh at him.
"It's been buried, although I, Li Qiao, have killed a lot of people, but since people are dead, there is a place to go." Li Qiao said indifferently. No matter who the other party is, since he is dead, he is the one who died in battle, this is the soldiers and horses of Zhao and Song, not aliens, and the so-called theory of building a Jingguan does not exist.
"The last general is willing to go on the march. The guard at the north gate of Xingyuan Mansion is a disciple of the last general, and the disciple must be able to persuade him to open the city gate and help the county king seize Xingyuan Mansion. Yao Pingzhong finally put his mind at ease. Even if he is a Taoist priest in the land of Bashu, he can still live freely, and he can still reach Zhao Gou's ears, because he still has some connections in the Bashu area, and now he has defected to the Tang Dynasty, so he naturally wants to establish meritorious service, and these relationships can not be used.
"That's very good." Li Qiao was overjoyed.