"Father!"

"Daddy!"

Three different voices came from under the city, it was Qi Baoguo's three sons, when they came up, the messenger had already gone down, and saw his father pressing the wall with one hand, and pressing the head of the knife with the other hand looking at the grassland and official road outside the city pass.

"Daddy......" The youngest son, Qi Youhu, walked past the eldest brother and second brother and pointed to the stairs of the lower city, "What did the emperor's envoy say?" Do you want our family to let the barbarians in? ”

Seeing that his father did not answer, he turned around angrily and left: "I'll kill him!" ”

"Tiger cub!"

"Third brother!"

Qi Wei and Qi Xuan on the side shouted at him, and Qi Baoguo over there turned his face, frowned and shouted, "Come back to me!" ”

Qi Youhu, who had walked a few steps, stood still and spat out angrily.

"Dad, how many people in our family died at the hands of the Xijon barbarians? Not to mention the soldiers and people in the city pass, every family has relatives who have been killed by the Xirong barbarians, and now they don't need to spend a single soldier to get close to our Yantang Pass? What will the fathers and villagers in the city pass think of us in the future! ”

The young man gritted his teeth and glared fiercely: "Dad, so you agreed?" ”

Seeing that his father was silent, Qi Youhu stepped down from the city tower, and Qi Xuan hurriedly followed: "Father, I'll go and persuade Youhu." ”

On the city pass, soldiers patrolled by, Qi Wei was older, he was twenty-two years old this year, and he was much more mature than his two younger brothers.

"Father, what do you think?"

"Alas......" Qi Baoguo looked at the caravan walking through the official road outside the city pass, and sighed, "The emperor's order is difficult to disobey, the four generations of the Qi family guarded Yantang Pass, your uncle died in battle six years ago, leaving a pair of orphans and widows, your second uncle and his son also died in Xirong that year, and the second room of the Qi family was completely cut off ...... incense"

He gritted his teeth and slapped it the wall, "The Qi family has a deep blood feud with the Xirong barbarians, and they can't wait to crush their entire clan, but the Qi family is also a loyal minister of Dayan, loyal and good for generations...... If you don't obey the emperor's orders, how can you let you be a father?! ”

"But once Xirong is released, not to mention what the people and soldiers of Yantang Pass think, once these barbarians enter Rongzhou, they will burn, kill and loot inch by inch...... Father can't bear to see it? ”

"What do you do if you make a father? Disobey the emperor's orders or rebel like the two marquis of Rongzhou?! "Qi Baoguo is a traditional Youyan man in his bones, influenced by his father, his loyalty to Yan Guo is incomparable to the young people of Qi Wei's generation. He looked at his son and smiled: "That's the thief, the Qi family has been innocent all their lives, and when they come to their father, they will be smeared with filth!" ”

"But let the Xirong people in, the Qi family is also filthy!"

Qi Wei understood what his father was thinking and didn't want to force him, but once Xirong was released into Rongzhou, then thousands of people would be killed.

At the moment, he could only think of a compromise and said in a low voice:

"Father, it's better to be like this, before you let Xirong in, send a fast horse to inform Yunyu County, as well as the people near Ding'an County, and let them evacuate, so that the Qi family has finally done a good deed, and their conscience can be passed."

Qi Baoguo pursed his lips, his fists clenched, and with another punch, the wall battlements burst and a crack spread.

"For the Father...... Shame on the Qi family. ”

He gritted his teeth and whispered.

……

The wind blows through the field, stepping through this majestic and quaint pass, extending along the official road, is the lush grass stretching endlessly, connecting the end of heaven and earth, and the past business travelers, you can see the long cry of the goshawk soaring in the sky.

White clouds floated in the blue sky, and in the distance, there were herdsmen on horseback, singing songs that belonged to them, and the grass blanket rippled in the breeze, like a slight wave spreading into the distance.

The lowly cows and sheep raised their heads, fanned their ears, and the horses' hooves rumbled on the earth, one or two...... Gradually, it became dozens or hundreds of horses, and a group of horsemen in leather jackets and fur hats galloped past with a rough 'whoo'.

The cavalry who came back dismounted in the tribe, and the women and children of Xijon in the tent warmly greeted them, catching the food plundered from them, as small as a sack of rice grain, as large as a cow leg, and the heads of the enemy were piled up on the ground, and the women danced in a circle and danced strangely.

This is only one of the larger of the many tribes in Xirong, and today there are a large number of carts parked in the tribe, and many Yan people are busy unloading luxurious and exquisite items, and the largest white dome tent in front of them has a slow voice of speech.

"King Yelang, this is just a little gift. There's more to you when it's done. ”

"You Yan Emperor, you are really cruel to your people...... Since you have come to beg me, I am willing to lead my warriors to run in the land of Yan and hunt the prey that belongs to the warriors. ”

In the big tent, on several blankets perfectly paved with sheepskins, sat a fat figure, with a pair of thick mustaches on his lips, and dozens of pigtails on his thick hair, he was also wearing a leather jacket, but with many different colors of agate and gem-inlaid silver rings on his hands.

His name was Udanu, the leader of this Xijon tribe, when he was young, he was tall and majestic, and he easily brought down the fiercest wild horses with one hand, and after thirty years, he became a mountain of meat.

However, his prestige has never diminished, and the small tribe under his leadership, after thirty years, has become the most powerful tribe in the southeast of the steppe, and there are many small tribes around it.

Those who did not obey had been killed by him and his tribesmen, and all the cattle, sheep and women had been snatched.

Udanu wiped the oil stains on his mouth, continued to tear a leg of mutton, and motioned to the envoy of the Yan Kingdom opposite, who shook his head with a smile, "Xiaguan has eaten enough, thank you King Yelang for your hospitality." ”

"You Yanren are too thin, just like you." Udanu put down the leg of mutton, "I know you can't wait for my answer, and now I answer you, the warriors of the tribe are always ready to hunt." ”

"That's great, over there in Yantang Pass, my son of heaven has already greeted the guards, and the warriors of King Yelang can enter and leave the pass at any time."

Looking at the envoy of the Yan Kingdom who bowed his head slightly and spoke to him, Wu Danu suddenly laughed, and he reached out to let the maid on the side help him up.

"Qi Baoguo of Yantang Pass must hate you to death, haha!"

The messenger hung his head, and his face turned red.

At this time, Wu Danu, who came over, crossed the envoy of Yan State on the ground and clapped his hands outside the tent: "Evil Cheya, in two days, gather the warriors in the tribe and lead them into Yantang Pass to see the land of Yan and their people!" ”

The young man who had led the cavalry back before had a dark face, a tall and straight figure, wearing a short shirt with a straight placket, crotch pants under his body, a circle of wolf velvet on his shoulders, a round cap on his head, and two fox tails drooping, swaying as he walked.

He stopped at the tent and knelt down towards Udano, covering his shoulder with one hand, "The Evil Tooth will soon return with the warriors of the clan. ”

Soon, the envoy of the Yan Kingdom was sent out enthusiastically, he sat in the carriage, looked at the goshawk flying in the sky, raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes, "The dignified envoy of the Yan Kingdom is as humble as a family dog in front of the barbarians!" ”

The sky he looked at, white clouds floating, and he felt that the big swallow that had been there could not come back.

Eight hundred miles southeast of Yantang, under the brilliant skylight, 10,000 Xiliang soldiers have already left the mountains at the junction of the two states and stepped into the boundary of Yuzhou.

Several counties in Qizhou have been lit with beacon smoke. Before the defeat of the 100,000 army of the imperial court, Duan Jin, the Marquis of Changqi, noticed the weakness of the imperial court, and hid a thousand soldiers and horses in the city of Guqiu in Yuzhou early, and the news of the rout of the 100,000 army came.

When Su Chen and his troops were about to enter the territory of Yuzhou, the fourth county town was already under his control.

At this time, outside the city of Guqiu, there were already two Hou Ye soldiers and horses of Huaizhou and Laizhou, plus Su Chen and Yun Yaohou two 10,000 soldiers and horses, for a time the wilderness outside the city was densely packed with military camps, and countless banners were fluttering.

After setting up camp, there was no need for Su Chen's orders, Dong Zhuo and Li Dao were experienced in this area, but Li Dao looked at Guqiu City in the distance and couldn't help but sigh: "It would be better if I could plunder the army." ”

On the way here, Dong Zhuo was already restraining him and informing him of some things, although he was a little frightened, Li Dao was still glad that he could live again.

'Even Dong Gong can change, why can't I?' Anyway, Da Sima has done it too, so it's not unusual. ’

He looked at the outline of the city, and the ambition he had once had, felt as if it was just that.

In the afternoon, the sun is tilted.

Duan Jin, the Marquis of Changqi, rode to the barracks with a few escorts.