As the sun shines, the snow on the top of the mountain gradually begins to melt, and flakes of snow roll down from the mountain, revealing the muddy dark brown soil under the snow, which has a unique beauty in this cold winter.

Lu Zhaoyi, Ying Xue and the others waited patiently on the side, but after a long time, they couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

After a while, in the distance, Yang Xian and Yang Ben brothers hurried over while wearing clothes, both of them looked flustered.

"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Lu Zhaoyi hurriedly greeted him and asked.

They threw the armor of the Tongguan soldiers they had replaced to the side casually, and the two looked at each other with unconcealable joy in their eyes.

First of all, I listened to Yang Xian's report, "Qi Niang, you guessed right, in Tongguan, the grain and grass are empty, the military salary is in arrears, and those soldiers are resentful, and my fourth brother and I have persuaded a few generals that they are preparing to mutiny at the moment, maybe in these two days."

Mutiny......

Lu Zhaoyi listened, but his face was silent, "Have you two found out, who is the commander of the city in this Tongguan?"

"This ......" Yang Ben hesitated, "I won't tell you the truth, my two brothers are not sure. I heard that one of the generals said that it seems that Xue Jiazaburo in Fufeng Huai is leading the defenders of Guancheng."

The Xue family of Fufeng County, Xue Sanlang Xue Cifeng?

Lu Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows slightly, but he knew it in his heart.

It's just that she didn't expect that Xue Cifeng would be the captain of Tongguan, the Xue family who had taken refuge in the Liangzhou Army, and now he still controls the main road in Guanzhong, if she hadn't come today, she was afraid that Xia Pei of Luojing would still be in the dark, thinking that the Xue family was still loyal.

Thinking of the conversation she had with Xia Pei in the western suburbs of Luojing late at night a few days ago.

At that time, Xia Pei said, "If Guanzhong is trapped, you can ask for help from the Feng Xue family, and they will help you get out of danger."

Now that I think about it, it's a joke.

"Qi Niang, what's wrong with you?" Yang Xian saw that she was silent, and couldn't help but ask strangely.

Lu Zhaoyi reined in his thoughts and shook his head, "I'm fine...... Let's go back to the inn first, and then we can discuss the matter of entering the customs!"

The two brothers Yang Xian and Yang Ben glanced at each other, they were puzzled, they didn't know what Lu Zhaoyi was going to do, but seeing that she looked firm, they didn't dare to ask more, so they took the order and left.

Just as the group returned to the post house, as soon as she turned around, she saw the Yang brothers talking to each other, and she couldn't help but have some doubts.

However, she didn't show it too obviously, and soon she regained her composure.

When she entered the guest room with Shadow Snow, she quickly closed the closed door, and before closing the window, she also noticed whether there was anyone nearby, so she pulled Shadow Snow into the inner room, and said cautiously, "How many black guards are there in the accompanying party?"

Ying Xue was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Qi Niang, why are you asking this?"

Lu Zhaoyi lowered his face and said in a deep voice, "Just say it, you don't have to ask more!"

"Probably...... About fifty people."

After listening to her, Lu Zhaoyi's face suddenly changed, this number was far beyond her expectations.

"In the shadow guard, find someone about my size and stay in the inn. Order thirty more black-armored guards and escort me to Guancheng." Lu Zhaoyi immediately commanded.

At this point, Ying Xue's face turned pale, and she had a slightly surprised expression, "Qi Niang, do you really want to go to Tongguan?"

Lu Zhaoyi glanced at her, "You don't have to ask more, just do what I tell you."

These words were a risky move for Ying Xue, but she lowered her head again, recalling the words that the emperor said in the western suburbs of Luojing, and then had a feeling of sudden realization, "Qi Niang is planning, believe in Your Majesty?"

"Yes! I have a hunch that we should be able to enter Tongguan directly and smoothly."

Her expression suddenly froze, although she had doubts, she couldn't say anything more, so she immediately went out to make arrangements.

"Wait!" Lu Zhaoyi called her back again and added, "Send someone to keep an eye on the Yang family's brothers' every move, don't let them find out that I have sneaked out."

"Could it be that Qi Niang is also aware of it, Yang

Something strange about my brother?"

On one side is the brothers of the Tianxia League Branch, and on the other side is Xia Pei, she always has to believe in one of them.

However, in fact, she wanted to believe on both sides, and it could be seen that Yang Cheng always felt that something was wrong this time, and the two Yang brothers who followed her.

The two of them don't seem to be such simple gentlemen, but some scheming people.

She was skeptical, so she planned to verify it, try what the two of them were thinking, and also take this opportunity to go to Guancheng, thinking about whether she could meet Xue Cifeng.

It is true that the move would be somewhat risky, but for her, there are no absolute friends and no eternal enemies. Therefore, she chose to believe Xia Pei's vision of people.

I also hope that the Xue family can live up to the emperor's trust.

In the middle of the night, a small group of horses quietly set off from the post house and went straight to Tongguan.

This group of about thirty people, as soon as they approached a hundred steps to the city, was warned by the defenders on the city wall with bows and arrows, and they immediately stopped the charge.

Above the city, the deep voices of the soldiers reached their ears.

"Who are you? Dare to come late at night? Let's get my name on!"

Among the horse team, all dressed in black, one of them stepped forward a few steps forward and shouted at the city wall, "We are from the Xue family, we are here to find your commander, why don't you open the city gate soon?"

After a while, the voice on the city wall came again, "You said that you are the Xue family, you can point to the fifteen flags on the city wall, which one belongs to the Xue family?" If you can answer, then the gates will be opened to you."

With the city tower as the boundary, there are seven on the left and eight on the right, which is exactly fifteen flags, and this also symbolizes the symbol of the fifteen warriors of Yongzhou.

In the horse team, they discussed in a whisper for a while, and then sent a man to step forward a little closer, and by the light of the fire on the city wall, they took a few looks, and then replied, "The fourth on the left hand, the purple flag, is the banner of the Xue family."

When the soldier heard this, his face showed satisfaction, "Since you are a member of the Xue family, you can naturally enter the city, you can hurry up and prepare to enter the city, right?"

Just as the soldiers were about to open the city gates, a low, crisp voice came from within the horse team, "Something is wrong, something is so wrong."

"Qi Niang, what's wrong?" One of the men closest to her looked back and asked.

This group of horses was the Xue family pretending to be thirty black-armored guards, and it was Lu Zhaoyi who spoke in a low voice just now.

"You think, if the commander of this Guancheng is really Xue Cifeng. Then, just now he didn't ask us what the relationship was with the commander, but asked if the flag belonged to the Xue family. Don't you think it's weird?"

"Indeed...... some of them agreed with her, "I don't feel right too!"

Moreover, her words were like a hammer that hit each of them in the heart.

Lu Zhaoyi raised his eyes and looked at the city wall, his gaze was deep, "If my guess is right, I am afraid that there is an ambush in this city, and that Xue Cifeng may not be in the city at all, or he has been controlled!"

When everyone heard this, their faces suddenly changed.

If this is the case, then their group of thirty people may be more than lucky.

"Qi Niang, if that's the case, what should we do?" An older man asked, his tone full of anxiety.

If Xue Cifeng is not in Guancheng, it means that the Yang brothers are deceiving themselves, but if this person is controlled, it also shows that the Yang brothers are completely untrustworthy.

Lu Zhaoyi quickly reacted, even if she was in prison, she could still deal with it calmly, it was not easy in such a dangerous situation.

Lu Zhaoyi frowned, pondered for a moment, and immediately said, "They are already preparing to open the city gate, but if we don't go in, we will definitely be hunted down by them, but when we enter the city, it is extremely dangerous."

At this point, she paused and continued, "Would you like us to take a gamble, bet that they won't do it easily to us? Bet we'll make it out of the city alive."

As soon as these words came out, everyone bowed their heads.

One of them chuckled and said

"The Seventh Lady once commanded us to go into the enemy army to kill the enemy, in such a troubled world, we are all alive, and we will not be in danger in the world of great rule, right?"

"Yes! Let's bet with you, the strategist, on our fate this time!" The rest of the people echoed in unison.

Lu Zhaoyi looked at a pair of expectant eyes, was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

Perhaps, the fate of their group has been sealed, whether they are dead or alive, they can only rely on the will of God.

"Then bet on this one!"

With a wave of her hand, more than 30 people rode their horses and rushed towards Guancheng.

As soon as they rushed into the city gate, they were greeted by the soldiers of the city in the surrounding walls, not the imaginary combination of swords and guns and countless arrows, but the soldiers all over the city calmly ground holes.

A majestic general walked slowly down the steps from the city wall and came to them, his eyes were as cold as frost.

"You're not the Xue family, are you? Say, why are you pretending to be the Xue family?"

Among the black-armored cavalry, the deputy general of the guard camp and Lu Zhaoyi looked at each other, rolled their eyes, drove the horse, and walked a few steps, "Yuan Xun, the commander of the cavalry, is here to meet your commander."

The general's brows furrowed slightly, as if he was a little surprised, "Cavalry Captain Yuan Xun? It turns out that you are Qingzhou Black Armor Guard! Hehe, came here to spy on the news for Gou Chenzi?"

Yuan Xun blew himself up, as a general of the new dynasty, he would inevitably have heard of him, but as everyone knows, the purpose of doing this is to better gain trust.

After all, anyone who wants to be unkind to the Qingzhou Army must also weigh themselves and whether they can withstand such a counterattack.

"Not bad!" Yuan Feng clenched his fists and was very respectful.

The general squinted his eyes slightly, examining his words and deeds, "Since it was sent by Gou Chenzi, then let's go into the city, right?"

As he spoke, he was about to turn around and leave, but when he saw a figure in the black armor team, the corners of the general's eyes twitched, as if he had seen someone terrible.

"You Black Guards...... There are women too?"

This woman is none other than Lu Zhaoyi.

At this moment, she is dressed in pitch-black armor, dressed like other armor guards, but her beautiful face is surprisingly conspicuous.

Riding Captain Yuan Xun was slightly stunned, and soon came to his senses, "Oh, the general doesn't know, this is Yuan's niece Yuan Siniang, who has loved riding and archery since she was a child, and this time I also brought her to see the world!"

Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyi couldn't help but hang his head and smile bitterly, he inexplicably borrowed Yuan Qian's identity, but now that the situation is in crisis, Yuan Qian is in Luojing, and it is no big deal to borrow it.

After a few thoughts, she hardened, rode to Yuan Xun's side, and bowed her hand to the general, "Siniang has seen the general!"