Escaping from death, of course, the soldiers were very excited, clenched their weapons and fought side by side with Xiao Yao, and it didn't take long for hundreds of Dayuan troops to be beaten away.

Looking at the backs of those people fleeing, Xiao Yao did not continue to chase and kill, but turned to look at everyone and said with a smile: "Now that the war is so tense, how can you run out alone?"

"This son, I don't know anything, our Yanlan City was captured, and we were lucky to survive the soldiers, taking advantage of the chaos, I ran out, but I didn't expect to meet the enemy halfway. A soldier clenched his fists.

Nodding, Xiao Yao knew that the situation was not good, but he didn't expect that if it was so bad, a big city would be breached, which showed that the Dayuan army had reached a state of madness.

"Where is your lord?"

"He's dead. ”

"What about the people of the city?"

"Hey, it's miserable, they're not an army at all, they're clearly bandits, they go into the city to burn, kill and plunder. ”

Xiao Yao led the soldiers to walk and chat.

Along the way, they encountered many homeless refugees, Xiao Yao hesitated, and took the refugees with him.

After walking like this for three days, the team of more than 30 people gradually expanded to several thousand, and they were also harassed by the Dayuan army on the way, but they were all small groups of soldiers, and Xiao Yao solved the battle with a wave of his hand.

On this day, Xiao Yao rushed to the city of Xizhou, and the soldiers defending the city blew their horns when they saw this, so the dense archers all pulled up their bowstrings and waited for orders, and now they regard Xiao Yao and these people as enemy soldiers.

"Who's coming?"

One of the generals shouted violently.

"Don't you see, except for the soldiers in Xizhou, they are refugees. ”

Seeing the soldiers on the upper floor of the city defense, Xiao Yao was displeased, and his face was gloomy like water.

"Who knows if you are disguised by the Great Yuan Army, you better leave. ”

The general refused to allow Xiao Yao and the others to enter the city.

"General, you can see clearly, there are more than 3,000 people in Xizhou here, and if you don't open the city, they will definitely die. Xiao Yao said in a deep voice.

Seeing that the young man in the city was so arrogant, the general looked displeased and said in a deep voice: "My responsibility is to defend the city, and I have the right to refuse all factors that are not conducive to the safety of the city." ”

"Whoosh~"

Xiao Yao didn't bother to pay attention to him, and shook his hand and threw the talisman towards the city defense tower.

The general reached out to catch it, looked at it, and instantly gastrified in place.

"It's... This is the Nanzhou King Soldier Talisman!"

The general naturally recognized this talisman, and at the same time was shocked, he was puzzled by the identity of the young man in the city.

"Let the king of Nanzhou and the king of Xizhou come out to see me quickly. Xiao Yao shouted.

With a shudder, the general turned and left.

After a while, the city gate opened, and the two princes walked out with a smile on their faces.

"Commander Xiao has offended a lot, and he hopes to forgive his sins. ”

The king of Xizhou hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said kind words again and again.

"King Xizhou doesn't have to be polite, let's go into the city and talk about it. ”

After speaking, Xiao Yao waved his hand and asked the refugees to follow into the city.

The king of Nanzhou understood Xiao Yao's character, and when he saw that his face was not good, he began to beat the drum in his heart, and he retreated to the side and did not dare to speak.

in the hall.

The three of them sat down one after another.

At this moment, the king of Nanzhou was in a more embarrassed mood, he swore to support Xizhou, but he fought a few battles with the Dayuan army, but he did not receive any effect, and he was really speechless.

"The two princes have worked hard, and the war in Xizhou is unexpected, which is also my dereliction of duty. ”

Xiao Yao did not shirk his responsibilities, and went straight to the point and took all the responsibility on himself.

"No, no, no, it's the incompetence of this king, Commander Xiao said so, and the old man was full of guilt. The king of Nanzhou hurriedly said.

"Don't talk about the previous things, let's talk about the war in front of us. Xiao Yao smiled.

The two looked at each other, and the king of Xizhou blinked his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Now Xizhou is like a terminally ill old man, and the Dayuan army is not in a hurry to besiege the main city of Xizhou, but is targeting other cities, it seems that they want to eat away at Xizhou little by little." ”

Nodding, Xiao Yao said lightly: "I have already witnessed it on the way here, they are indeed planning to do so, I wonder if the two princes can see the clues?"

"Clues?"

The two were at a loss.

Smiling, Xiao Yao said: "They are delaying the war and trying to ensure that the situation in Zhongzhou can be alleviated." ”

"I don't understand this, Zhongzhou is their base camp, and our strength is not enough to pose too much threat to them?" asked the king of Nanzhou.

"The big country is Liu Tenghua who has just established a new dynasty, and the internal situation is not perfect, and he has to consolidate the power while conquering the remnants of the Great Yan Party, which is not so easy to do. Xiao Yao said lightly.

"Yes, I ignored this point, even if the great division has the means, it is impossible to stabilize the hearts of the people in the world at once, especially those commanders in Zhongzhou who hold military power. "The royal road of Nanzhou.

"If the material is good, Liu Tenghua is starting to get rid of those commanders who are not following him with all their hearts, and then replace them with henchmen, of course, this requires a process, according to the secret agent, the eight commanders have been replaced by six people, that is to say, there are still two commanders in Zhongzhou who are trying to protect themselves. Xiao Yao explained.

"Hey, it's really hard for the remaining two commanders, I didn't expect them to be so loyal to the Dayan Dynasty. The king of Nanzhou said bitterly.

With an indifferent smile, Xiao Yao said: "I have been in a high position for a long time, my heart has long been black, how can I say that I am loyal, the reason why they confront Liu Tenghua is actually to live, because they have a special identity, anyone can live, but they can't live, the two commanders know the truth very well, so they would rather die than obey." ”

That being the case, we should be in harmony with them inside and out. Xizhou Wang suggested.

"By no means, once we do this, the two commanders will inevitably make a lot of demands on us, and it is better to cooperate with them skillfully in the dark. Xiao Yao said with a smile.

Hearing this, the eyes of the two princes lit up, and they immediately understood what Xiao Yao meant.

"What are Commander Xiao's plans for the war in Xizhou?"

"Just like the prince said, the inside should be combined with the outside, Zhongzhou is tight, Xizhou is loose, Xizhou is tight, Zhongzhou is loose, as long as you master the heat, Liu Tenghua will inevitably feel haggard and suffer from the enemy on the back. ”

"Well, that's the best!"

Seeing that the two princes agreed, Xiao Yao turned his head to look at the king of Xizhou, and said lightly: "In order to achieve results faster, the king of Xizhou, please hand over the military power to me?"

"Well, this... Without Emperor Dayan's edict, how dare I take charge of the army and hand over the military power to Commander Xiao. ”

The King of the Western Zhou Dynasty looked embarrassed, this time Xiao Yao came, he expected that there would be such a hand, and the King of Dongzhou and the King of Nanzhou were a lesson from the past.

"To lead troops to fight, there must be a person in command, and to send troops to fight in order to cooperate, since the king of Xizhou is not at ease, then I will hand over the military power of the two states to the prince. ”

After speaking, Xiao Yao put the two talismans on the table from his arms and turned to leave.