In the past few years, because of the reason of the Northwest King's "Chongdao", there is no shortage of Taoist people walking around in the five states in the northwest, in this regard, the villagers have long been surprised, and since Xiao Yu personally led the Northwest Daomen to take charge, the upward and downward effect, the matter of Chongdao in the northwest is almost endless, and the general Taoist who has cultivated is no less than the master in the eyes of the people of the grassland in the eyes of the people in the northwest. Therefore, after entering this small village, the old and the young were welcomed and received by the villagers who were both flattered and honestly afraid.

The old Taoist is very approachable, only said that he took his apprentice to the party, borrowed the noble place to rest, the old man in charge of the village was naturally not begging, he had been outside when he was young, there was a little knowledge, faintly felt that the old Taoist had a momentum, just like the master he saw when he was young, he could fly to the sky, with this preconceived idea, and then go to see the old Taoist, there is no dirt on the feet, the face is ruddy, and the white hair and white beard show a faint crystal feeling, this is not an immortal!

Then the old and the young Taoist lived in this small village. The old Taoist did not spend the night with the villagers, but spent half a day building a small thatched hut on the high ground behind the village.

When it was almost twilight, the old Taoist and the little Taoist stood in front of the thatched hut, from here you could just see most of the village, and the little Taoist who had been following the old Taoist without speaking asked with a smile, "How does the real person feel?"

The old Taoist sighed: "This is already the richest village within a radius of a hundred miles, and the deterioration of the situation is beyond the expectations of the poor Dao. ”

The old Taoist is the Taoist Zhenren Mingchen who was sent to the Northwest Daomen to serve as a criminal, and the Taoist Tong is the right minister of the Wang Prime Minister's Mansion and the little prince of the Northwest who is also the governor of Xiliang. After the two of them disguised themselves, they let the accompanying eagle guard turn into pieces and quietly entered the territory of Xiliangzhou, Xiao Jin and Mingchen walked through dozens of villages in just ten days, and this village was the last one in their plan. And now they have a rough idea of the grassroots situation in Xiliang Prefecture.

Mingchen continued: "Now the people can barely get by, and when they can't get by, they will rise up, and the spark can start a prairie fire, and at that time, the entire northwest will be in turmoil, even if there is a large army to suppress the chaos, the northwest will be greatly damaged." ”

Xiao Jin said expressionlessly: "The king of the northwest don't listen to our complaints, what he wants is a solution." ”

Mingchen sighed: "Xiliangzhou is the top priority in the northwest, as long as the grain price in Xiliangzhou can be stabilized, then the grain price in the northwest will also be stabilized." And Xiliang Prefecture is not without food, but it is concentrated in the hands of officials. ”

Xiao Jin, who was dressed as a Taoist child, showed maturity and coldness on his face that did not match his age, and said calmly: "It's almost over, it's time to do things next." ”

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On the Yinping Road in Shuzhou, five thousand armor soldiers have gone deep into the hinterland of the mountains, bypassed the Yinping Bridge, and marched towards the Sky Ridge, which is known as the Ghost Gate Pass.

Wei Ban's boldness, courage, and accuracy of his decisions were beyond the expectations of everyone in Shuzhou.

Wei Ban, who was the leader, was wearing iron armor, a helmet, and a long knife, and he could already see the outline of Motianling.

Behind him, the five thousand armor soldiers looked tired, but more resolute. Thousands of miles of surprise, what only appears in the mouth of the storyteller, really happened to them, and now, they are legends.

Wei Ban raised his hand and said, "Pass the order, the whole army will rest for an hour, and before dark, I will reach Motianling." ”

Captain Qingjun behind him led the order, Huang Shuiquan stood on a stone with his hands in his hands, looked at Motianling from afar, and suddenly said: "Before coming, the prince gave me a secret order. ”

Wei Ban, who was sitting on the ground resting like an ordinary soldier, didn't think much about it, and said bluntly: "If I have any abnormal movements, Mr. Huang can cut it first and then play?"

Huang Shuiquan's expressionless face rarely showed a little smile, and he shook his head and said, "Commander Wei underestimated the prince too much. ”

Wei Ban was slightly surprised, then shook his head and said, "Then I can't guess, and since it's a secret order, it seems that Mr. Huang shouldn't tell me." ”

Huang Shuiquan said flatly: "It's okay." ”

Wei Ban smiled bitterly silently, and said helplessly: "I want to hear about it." ”

An hour later, Wei Ban was still in a slight trance, and not long ago, Huang Shuiquan told him that Xiao Yu actually intended to let him lead an army alone? What kind of treatment is this? Min Xing is nothing more than that! And when Min Xing was the governor of Zuo Du, he was just a small lieutenant. Now, he actually saw the hope of being able to sit on an equal footing with Min Xing? Even Wei Ban had quite a city government, and he felt like a dream for a while. As for Xiao Yu's secret order to Huang Shuiquan, it was even more unexpected than Wei Ban.

The secret order only has a short sentence: "If you steal Yin Ping and fail, you must save Wei Ban's life." ”

For a while, even with Wei Chi's great hatred in front of him, Wei Ban was also a little grateful.

Huang Shuiquan and Zi Shuiyang are actually one bright and one dark, Zi Shuiyang is in the light, often accompanying Xiao Yu, and Huang Shuiquan is in the dark, dealing with some things that are not suitable for being placed on the table. This time, Xiao Yu's plan for Wei Ban's promotion was only germinated after Wei Ban proposed the entire plan to steal through Yinping, and he also had the idea of cherishing talents, so he deliberately put Huang Shuiquan next to Wei Ban.

Continuing to move forward, Wei Ban muttered to himself in an inaudible voice: "Death for the person who is a confidant?"

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The sword gate was closed, and the northwest army slowly retreated, leaving a mess behind.

Bai Shou climbed the wall of Jianmen Pass, and at this time, the city was full of wounded people covered in blood, lifeless corpses, and blood and the severed arms and limbs of the master, like a Shura field. Resisting his disgust, he went to the battlements and looked out.

Outside the Jianmen Pass, even if the Northwest Army retreated, it could not see half of the panic, and slowly retreated, leaving no flaws.

Even Bai Shou, a literati who has always looked down on martial artists, has to secretly praise it in his heart, no wonder it is said that the Northwest Iron Cavalry Dazheng is worthy of being the strongest army in Dazheng.

When he looked at the Shu soldiers at the head of the city, his face suddenly sank. The Shu army, which has not been in war for many years, is like a wronged little daughter-in-law in front of the strong man of the Northwest Army. In addition to grievances, there is also the fear of being scared half to death, even if there is the Sword Gate Pass, the first dangerous pass in the world, it can't give them too much sense of security.

Waste!

This is the first time Bai Shou has scolded angrily in his heart, and this is only the third day! The weakness of the Shu army and the strength of the Northwest Army are far beyond his expectations, and even let him ask himself, can he really resist Xiao Yu's army for a month by relying on Jianmen Pass?

Compared with the gloomy clouds on the closing of the sword gate, the atmosphere in Xiao Yu's royal tent was much more relaxed.

Most of the big tents are Xiao Yu's lineage, headed by Lin Han, the governor of the left capital of the pro-army, Qu Cang, the commander of the dark guard, Zhuge Gong of the tiger camp, Han Xiong, the governor of the right capital of the central capital, etc., for today's siege, Xiao Yu did not express his position for the time being, it was Lin Han and Han Xiong, who was in charge of the siege, who had a dispute, the latter did not dare to face Lin Han head-on with the "uncle of the country", but this time Lin Han's accusation was too harsh, and he had to face Lin Han head-on for self-preservation.

Lin Han ruthlessly reprimanded Han Xiong for "being cowardly and afraid of things, not daring to use his life, so that he suffered a lot of losses, but he failed to capture the Sword Gate Pass in one go, he is really incompetent." ”

Han Xiong argued: "Jianmen Pass is the most dangerous pass in the world, and it is impossible to put away the siege equipment, so it can only be attached to the siege city. ”

Xiao Yu frowned, but he didn't speak, and Lin Han didn't say anything more ugly, but he didn't give Han Xiong a good face, and turned to Xiao Yu: "Lord Wang, the last general is willing to lead the troops to attack the city tomorrow!"

If it was usual, whether it was Xu Lin or Lan Yu, even if it was Min Xing, it would be enough to be a peacemaker, but now Xu Lin stayed in the central capital, Lan Yu and Min Xing led an army outside, and the remaining Qu Cang and Zhuge Gong Although they were Xiao Yu's confidants, they were not as noble as Lin Han's status, and their official positions were also inferior, so they couldn't intervene at this time.

Xiao Yu said calmly: "Although the Sword Gate Pass is not easy to fight, this time it is indeed too much damage, and Han Xiong is removed from the post of Chief Military Officer of Hanoi Prefecture in Hanoi Prefecture." ”

The corners of Lin Han's mouth hooked up a slight arc.

Han Xiong knelt down to thank him, but he didn't have much indignation in his heart, but breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was only robbed of a general military officer, as well as the position of the right governor of the central capital.