After Liu Zhongcai was escorted down by his personal guards, he was quickly taken to a separate room.

Because Liu Zhongcai was a person, he had followed Yao Ge from birth to death in his early years, and he himself was quite sleek and sophisticated in dealing with people on weekdays, and he had quite a fan among the soldiers, so those guards didn't dare to be too embarrassed for him.

After all, no one can say for sure when this Liu Zhong will be released, and when the time comes, it will be those of them who are unlucky!

The guards, after saying a word of offended to Liu Zhongcai, invited him into the room.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, except for a table, a bed, and a few pieces of furniture.

Then, I saw Liu Zhongcai sit on the chair with a disgruntled face and said in a voice that only he could hear.

"Hmph, it's really stupid, obviously they have been squeezed out of Sangmu Pass to serve as a guard, and they still want to be loyal to the surnamed Yang?"

"Over the years, how much credit have we made for that surnamed Yang, and what is the result?"

"You want to bury Yang Lie with you, Lao Tzu doesn't want to, this is the crime of the Nine Clans!"

"If it weren't for the fact that you saved Lao Tzu's life in the early years, Lao Tzu would have taken people away a long time ago!"

When Liu Zhongcai said this, he unconsciously appeared in his mind the scene where Yao Ge recited himself from the pile of dead people in the early years.

It was in the twenty-third year of Jiajing, in order to be able to get ahead and let his family have a full meal, he Liu Zhongcai participated in the war between Yang Lie and An Wanquan for hookah and Tianwang.

That battle was extremely tragic, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and later, Liu Zhongcai, who had only one breath left, was dug out of the pile of dead by Yao Ge, and later after treatment, Liu Zhongcai was lucky to pick up a life.

Since then, he has followed Yao Ge around, and because of their bravery in battle and fearlessness of death, they quickly made meritorious contributions and were promoted.

Later, Yang Lie listened to the rumors and became suspicious of Yao Ge, and exiled him to Sangmu Pass as a guard, and Liu Zhongcai, as Yao Ge's general, also followed his footsteps and came to Sangmu Pass together.

For so many years, Liu Zhongcai has often fought for Yao Ge, thinking that with his talent, he should not serve as a defender in this remote place at all.

But Yao Ge didn't care about this, and every time he smiled.

At this moment, only a 'squeak' was heard, and the door of the room was pushed open, only to see the officers who had joined him earlier to admonish Yao Ge and surrender to the imperial court, creeping in.

Liu Zhongcai's eyes caught a glimpse of the guards lying in a pool of blood outside the door, as well as those heavily armed and mentally tense soldiers, and a faint smell of blood gradually spread.

Then, I saw Liu Zhongcai retract his thoughts, glanced over the officers, and asked in a cold voice.

"What are you doing here?"

Those officers were swept by Liu Zhongcai's gaze, and their faces showed unnatural looks, and then, only to see one of the officers, after organizing the language in his mind, he mustered up the courage and stood up.

"General, I think what you said earlier is very reasonable, and if you continue to fight like this, the brothers will only die in vain!"

"Yes, going against the imperial court will definitely not end well, besides, this is a crime of rebellion, and it will punish the nine clans!"

"Rather than waiting for the city to break tomorrow and we will all be executed by the imperial court for the crime of rebellion, it is better to take this opportunity to surrender to the imperial court, so as to find a way for us to make a living, right?"

As soon as the officer's words fell, someone on the side quickly followed Ying Hedao.

At this moment, everyone in the room was holding their breath, waiting for Liu Zhongcai's reply quite nervously, and some of them had even quietly touched the weapons on their waists.

If Liu Zhongcai refuses their request, they will immediately take action and kill Liu Zhongcai in the room!

After killing Liu Zhongcai, they will lead the soldiers to kill all Yao Ge's personal guards according to the original plan, and then take him hostage, open the gate of Sangmu Pass, and surrender to the Ming army outside the city!

Although with Liu Zhongcai's assistance, it will be much more convenient to control the army in the future, but at the moment, the arrow has to be sent, they can't risk leaking the news, once the news is leaked, there is only a dead end waiting for them!

Time passed slowly, and seeing that Liu Zhongcai had not responded for a long time, the patience of the officers waiting in the room was gradually exhausted.

Just as they were about to greet the soldiers waiting outside the house to make a move, they only heard Liu Zhongcai's extremely serious voice ring in their ears.

"I can agree to your request, but you must not hurt his life during the whole process!"

When those officers saw that Liu Zhongcai was willing to join, they were overjoyed and responded one after another.

"This is natural, no matter what, the general treats us well on weekdays, and we can't be ungrateful!"

"Hmm."

Liu Zhongcai was noncommittal about their promise, and then walked out of the room with the officers.

Outside the room, the bodies of the two guards were lying in a pool of blood, and Liu Zhongcai just glanced at them and looked away.

It was only at this moment that he suddenly discovered that there were more than 100 soldiers who participated in the rebellion on the spot, and he didn't know how many there were behind his back!

At this moment, the more than a hundred soldiers were holding their swords and looking at him with fanatical expressions.

Liu Zhongcai glanced over those soldiers, and then said in a deep voice.

"Since everyone is willing to trust you, then you will go out and seek a way out for the brothers!"

After that, Liu Zhongcai began to deploy accordingly, only to see him look at the officer closest to him and give instructions.

"You immediately lead people to control the city gate, and say that you are on the order of the general, and those who dare to block it will be killed on the spot!"

"After controlling the city gate, hold your troops and wait for my order, if there is no order from my side after half an hour, then you will open the city gate and lead the army of the imperial court into Sangmu Pass!"

After listening to Liu Zhongcai's instructions, the officer immediately bowed his head and bowed and replied in a deep voice.

"Yes, General, the lower officer will take someone there!"

Then, without the slightest hesitation, the officer soon marched in the direction of the tower with more than twenty heavily armed soldiers.

After the officer left, I saw Liu Zhongcai retract his gaze, looked at the remaining soldiers, as well as the officer, and commanded in a deep voice.

"The rest of the people, come with me!"

"Yes, General!"

Subsequently, under the leadership of Liu Zhongcai, a group of more than 80 people rushed to the place where Yao Ge was resting.

Since those patrolling soldiers had long been separated by these officers around Liu Zhongcai for various reasons, Liu Zhongcai and his party came to Yao Ge's resting place effortlessly.

At this moment, Yao Ge's personal guards are like statues, standing at the door, always on guard of the surroundings.

When Liu Zhongcai and his party appeared in front of them, they quickly aroused their vigilance.

"Who dares to ......"

Before one of the guards could finish his words, he collapsed in a pool of blood with an incredulous face.

Then, I saw Liu Zhongcai pull out the sword in his hand from the chest of the dead guard with an indifferent face, and ordered in a cold voice.

"Kill!"

"Yes, General!"

As soon as Liu Zhongcai's words fell, the soldiers under his command drew out the long knives at their waists and rushed towards the unprepared guards like wolves.

'Poof! ''Poof! ’

I only heard the sound of swords entering the flesh, and after a while, most of the guards under Yao Ge's command were cleared.

Yao Ge was naturally aware of the movement coming from outside the door, but before he could touch the short knife hidden under the pillow, he was controlled by the soldiers under Liu Zhongcai.

At this time, looking at these fully armed and fierce soldiers who appeared in his room in front of him, even the most stupid people understood the ins and outs of the matter.

Then, Yao Ge looked at the subordinates in front of him who he loved very much, trembled with anger, and turned to speak.

"You...... What are you doing here, are you worthy of doing this......"

Before Yao Ge's words were finished, he was interrupted by Liu Zhongcai on the side: "Big brother, we are clearly not the opponents of the imperial army, aren't you letting the brothers die in vain by doing this?" ”

"Or do you want to use the lives of your brothers as bargaining chips to achieve your reputation?"

When Yao Ge heard this, he hurriedly explained: "No, it's not like this! ”

Hearing this, Liu Zhong shook his head and spoke unhurriedly.

"No, big brother, if you continue to work hard for that Yang Lie, all you can get is infamy through the ages!"

"After all, the imperial court is here, but it is here under the banner of counterinsurgency, besides, big brother, don't forget, under his Yang Lie's governance, what kind of life are the people of Banzhou!"

"If we surrender here, we can still get the name of being lost, there is a way to buy horse bones, and the court will not embarrass us!"

"Besides, under the governance of the imperial court, the local people of Banzhou will also live a good life!"

Liu Zhongcai admonished so painstakingly, after so many years of getting along, he already knew Yao Ge's temper very well, this is a person who eats soft and does not eat hard.

Seeing that the matter was irreparable, Yao Ge's face was shaken, and then, he sighed helplessly and said slowly.

"Alas...... All right! ”

When Liu Zhong saw this, his face was full of joy, and he immediately responded.

"Big brother, if you are wronged, the brothers will definitely remember your kindness!"

"As long as I still have a breath of air, I will definitely take care of my sister-in-law and nephew!"

When the words fell, I saw Liu Zhongcai wave his hand violently, and the soldiers who had been waiting on the side immediately stepped forward and tied up Yao Ge Wuhuada.

Seeing that the matter had settled, Liu Zhongcai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, I saw him look at an officer not far away and give a command.

"You send someone to deliver the news immediately, just say that everything is going well on our side, and we can send someone to contact!"

"Yes, General!"

The officer on the side had a look of joy on his face after listening to Liu Zhongcai's instructions, which meant that they would be able to ask for their lives.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, the officer quickly led his men to the city gate.

……

On the other side, inside the camp of the Ming army.

At this moment, in the camp tent, Shi Bangxian is planning tomorrow's battle plan with the generals under his command.

I saw Shi Bangxian retract his gaze from the map in front of him, which was full of markups, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Although we have paid more than 1,500 casualties today, we have also successfully figured out the strength of the defenders of Sangmu Pass, and tomorrow we will concentrate our forces and attack the right side of the main attack, and strive to take Sangmu Pass in one fell swoop!"

"Yes, General!"

When the generals on the side heard this, their expressions immediately turned grim and they responded in a deep voice.

At this moment, I heard a rush of footsteps outside the camp tent, and after a while, I saw a soldier hurriedly enter the camp tent and report respectfully.

"General, someone was sent from the other side, saying that he was going to surrender to the imperial court!"

"What!"

As soon as the words fell, the faces of Shi Bangxian and many generals in the camp tent were full of surprise.

Then, I saw Shi Bangxian take the lead in coming back to his senses and commanded.

"Well, General Ben knows, let him in!"

"Yes, General!"

After the armor soldier left, I saw Shi Bangxian turn around, look at the general on the side, and give an order.

"You immediately send someone to inform the governor of this news!"

"Yes, General!"

When the general heard this, he immediately bowed down and replied in a deep voice.

After a short time, under the guidance of the armor soldier earlier, I saw the messenger sent by Sangmuguan enter the camp with trembling.

When he saw Shi Bangxian sitting on the main seat, and the murderous Ming army generals lined up in two columns in the camp tent, he felt even more panicked.

Then, I saw him trembling and kneeling on the ground, and said respectfully.

"See...... Seen the general! ”

"Well, get up!"

Shi Bangxian, who was sitting on the main seat, heard this, and responded imperceptibly, and immediately commanded.

After getting Shi Bangxian's permission, the messenger slowly got up from the ground.

Then, Shi Bangxian asked coldly after looking people up and down.

"General Ben heard that you plan to surrender to the imperial court?"

"Yes, yes, General, we have now controlled the city gate of Sangmu Pass, as well as the guard Yao Ge!"

As soon as Shi Bangxian's words fell, the envoy panicked and told everything about the current situation in Sangmu Pass.

When Shi Bangxian heard this, he took in the expression on the messenger's face, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"General, we were deceived by that Yang Lie earlier, and then blocked the pace of the imperial army, it is really a crime that deserves death, and now, we don't dare to ask for anything else, we just want to ask for a way out!"

After listening to the envoy's request, Shi Bangxian pondered for a moment and said slowly.

"Well, General Ben can agree to your request, but you must guard Yao Ge and leave it to us to deal with!"

"Yes, General, I'll go back and report it next!"

When the envoy heard this, as if he was afraid that Shi Bangxian would regret it, he couldn't help but respond. (End of chapter)