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Huang Tu was extremely angry at this time. Although facing the Northwest Army's spears and swords, he was quite afraid, but thinking that Xuanyuan Shengcai was playing himself like a fool in the applause, he couldn't swallow his breath. He sneered: "Loyalty and filial piety? How dare you say these two words after doing such a thing?"

Xuanyuan Sheng raised his head to look at the sky, the sun was rising in the east, and the rays of light were overwhelming. After a while, he finally said: "My father followed the emperor to conquer the world and died in the battle. At that time, I was still young, and I depended on my loving mother. Make an oath, you must stand out and live up to the blood of your father back then...!"

Da Xizhang stared at Xuanyuan Shengcai and said, "If that's the case, you should be loyal to the imperial court...!"

"The imperial court?" Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes turned red, "Then you know, the capital fell, but my loving mother was left unprotected, and she was taken by the bandits...!" His hand holding the knife was bruised, "My father is the king of Qin..." , Died on the battlefield for the Xuanyuan family. When I went to the northwest, I asked the clansmen to take good care of my mother... But my family sent a letter from the capital to the northwest, telling my mother that she had been killed... !"

Da Xizhang finally changed his color at this moment. ±,

"If you are a son of man, you can't even protect your own mother, so how can you stand between heaven and earth?" Xuanyuan Sheng said sadly: "If it wasn't for the emperor's stupidity and cruelty, how could he make the people of the world displaced and cause the capital to fall? , have caused such a catastrophe? Why should I be loyal to an empire that even a woman cannot protect?"

Huang Tu's lips moved, but he couldn't speak.

He naturally knew that when the rioters flooded into the capital, countless dignitaries and dignitaries died tragically under the butcher's knife of the rioters. Obviously, Xuanyuan Shengcai's mother did not escape this catastrophe.

As Xuanyuan Shengcai said, although the direct cause of this catastrophe was refugees entering the city, burning, killing and looting, in the final analysis, it was the tyranny of the empire over the years, which caused people to be displaced and wars continued. Let the refugees flood into the capital, creating a horrific massacre.

Da Xizhang sneered and said: "Xuanyuan Shengcai, since he is deeply favored by the empire, let alone his mother, it is only natural that he sacrificed his life to the empire. You rebelled against the imperial court just because of your mother's suffering, do you really think you are righteous? "

Xuanyuan Sheng shook his head and said: "I never thought about the awe-inspiring righteousness, I only know that there is no need for this bullshit empire to exist...!" The blade pointed at Da Xizhang, and said: "Da Xizhang, now that things are up, let's talk more. It’s useless, if you abandon your weapon and surrender, Chu Du may still let you live, otherwise...!"

Da Xizhang said indifferently: "Xuanyuan Shengcai, what you said is not bad. It is useless to talk more...!" Looking around, he saw that all the soldiers around him were covered in blood-stained battle armor. With a smile, he said: "I have been guarding the pass for nearly ten years, and I am brother and sister with my brothers. The court has a lot of trust in this general, so I handed over the pass to me. This time I was negligent, ignorant of people's hearts, and I was deceived by you. Not only lost the pass, but also caused many brothers to die in battle... This is all the responsibility of this general...!"

"General...!" He Changqing's eyes were red and his voice was choked up.

Da Xizhang sighed, and said: "Xuanyuan Shengcai, everyone is their own master, so don't you need to talk about it...!" He raised his hand, pointed to the left and right, "These brothers have followed me for many years, they are all Loyal and brave men, they still have family members waiting for them, they can lay down their weapons, but you must ensure that they leave alive...!"

"General...!" The expressions of He Changqing and others changed drastically, and someone had already sternly said: "General, let's fight them, we will live and die with you!"

Da Xizhang sternly said: "Shut up!"

Naturally, everyone was in awe of Da Xizhang. Hearing Da Xizhang's scolding, they didn't dare to speak again, so Xuanyuan Sheng said flatly: "I said, if they abandon their weapons and surrender, Chu Du may bypass them!"

"I want your promise." Da Xizhang sternly said, "I want you to promise that after they put down their weapons, they will leave here unharmed...Xuanyuan Shengcai, if you really want to kill them all, I can promise you, Your soldiers will also pay a heavy price...!"

Xuanyuan Sheng stared at Da Xizhang, and after a while, finally nodded and said: "I promise you!"

Da Xizhang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone put down their weapons...!"

He Changqing and other officers and men looked at each other, but did not put down their weapons immediately, Da Xizhang frowned, He Changqing had already said: "General, Xuanyuan Sheng is a duplicitous, despicable and shameless man, we cannot trust him."

"Soldiers never tire of cheating, there is no need to say more, but this time it is a promise." Da Xizhang said lightly: "Changqing, you have followed me for so many years, and because of my negligence this time, I have hurt you... If you still think I am Your generals, put down your weapons."

The soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a while, someone finally dropped the weapon in his hand, and then there was a sound of "clanging", and most of the soldiers had already dropped their weapons.

Da Xizhang looked up at the radiant sky, and murmured: "As the general who guards the pass, he is so stupid. If he loses the pass, death is not a pity, so he can only die and apologize!" Before everyone could react, the blade had already scratched Da Xizhang's throat, blood spurted out, and several people around him exclaimed, Da Xizhang fell to the ground with the knife in his hand, took two steps staggeringly, and finally fell to the ground. fell to the ground.

He Changqing stared blankly at Da Xizhang's corpse, then suddenly raised his arm, and slashed himself.

Xuanyuan Shengcai's pupils contracted, but the soldiers of the Northwest Army also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Da Xizhang and He Changqing committed suicide one after another, Chu Huan naturally found out soon, and remained silent for a long time.

The main general died, and the guards had already abandoned their weapons and surrendered. The reinforcements in the pass heard that the movement in the pass was gradually disappearing, and obviously knew that something was wrong. The main general of the reinforcements, Cheng Yishi, knew that the situation was over, and without hesitation, he immediately turned around and retreated to the east.

Xuanyuan Shengcai was about to order the troops to pursue immediately, but Chu Huan had already reached the pass and ordered the whole army not to attack.

"Chu Du, they have [-] soldiers and horses withdrawing, and they defeated them in one go. Why didn't they attack immediately?" Xuanyuan Sheng was very puzzled.

When Chu Huan arrived at the critical moment, he looked down and saw people everywhere in the east, not only the reinforcements withdrawn by Cheng Yishi, but also many people who fled east.

Most of the refugees dragged their families and wanted to escape to the northwest, but they were blocked in the pass. Last night, when a war broke out, tens of thousands of refugees fled eastward one after another. The crowd was crowded, and the speed was extremely slow. Huan is now condescending, and many people can still be seen.

"It's not that we don't want to chase." Chu Huan raised his finger and pointed to the distance and said, "If we send troops now, the two armies will fight, which will inevitably bring disaster to Chi Yu and the common people... and Da Xizhang is not an incompetent man, he has trained troops well, since we withdraw , will never be disorderly, at this time the pursuit, although we must win, but our side must also be damaged...!"

"What does Governor Chu mean?"

"Xuanyuan, where do you think they will flee to?"

"If there is no accident, it should be withdrawn to Tongzhou." Xuanyuan Shengcai immediately said: "Tongzhou is a must pass after entering the customs. No matter where they go, they will probably have to rest in Tongzhou."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "You're right. They are mainly infantry. It will take three days at the earliest to withdraw from the pass to Tongzhou, even if they don't rest day and night...!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "What Chu Du means is, wait for them to go a little further before sending cavalry to hunt them down?"

"From here to Tongzhou, the road is smooth, and there is no dangerous place. If we don't stop day and night, our cavalry can arrive in a day." Chu Huan looked to the east, "After this battle, the soldiers are very Tired, let's rest for a while... Seeing that we are not chasing after us, they will soon relax their vigilance, and a battle will be won by then, and by that time, the people will not be dragged down!"

Only then did Xuanyuan Sheng understand, cupped his hands and said, "The general understands."

Chu Huan turned around, stretched out his hand to hold Xuanyuan Shengcai's wrist, and looked him up and down. Xuanyuan Shengcai had already tidied up the injuries on his body, but the armor was not changed in time, and his body was covered with blood. Chu Huan sighed softly: " Xuanyuan, this time...!"

"Chu Du, you don't need to say more." Only then did Xuanyuan Sheng understand what Chu Huan was going to say, "It's just that there are only a few of the [-] brothers who came with me this time... I hope Chu Du will take good care of me!"

At this moment, footsteps came from behind, but it was Xu Shao who had come over.

"Chu Du, the guards at the pass have been settled properly. According to Chu Du's intention, as long as the defenders put down their weapons and surrendered, let them go home." Xu Shao said: "We also have 800 casualties...follow General Xuanyuan Of the 40 brothers who entered the customs, there are only more than [-] left...!"

Chu Huan looked solemn, and said: "Register the fallen soldiers, don't miss one. Brothers who follow Xuanyuan into the pass, regardless of life or death, will be rewarded heavily. Tell their families that as long as I live for one day, they will definitely be deprived of food and clothing." Worry...their heirs will also be paid by the government to send them to study in the academy."

"Yes!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "They have knowledge under the spring, and they will definitely be grateful to Chu Du."

"I should be grateful to them." Chu Huan said with a wry smile, "If it wasn't for you, how would we be able to capture Xigu Pass? Once the pass is sealed...!" Shaking his head, he didn't continue.

Only then did Xu Shao say: "Chu Du, there is another good thing."

"Oh?"

"We searched and found the warehouse of the defenders, which stored a lot of food and a lot of military equipment." Xu Shao said: "The military food here, roughly estimated, should be more than 1000 shi. If each person is distributed one liter a day, we 5000 people should be able to last for more than 20 days...!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "I'm still worried that we don't have enough food, but now it's better, with this food, we don't have to worry about food for a month."

"One month...!" Chu Huan murmured thoughtfully.

"In addition to food, there are many weapons in their arsenal, especially bows and arrows...!" Xu Shao said: "The arsenal here is enough to supplement the current needs."

Chu Huan pondered for a while, and finally said: "Xu Shao, send someone to inform that there is no need to deliver food from the rear... order the whole army to rest in place, move out food, and let all the soldiers have to eat for two days Fill your belly and recharge your batteries.”

Xu Shao and Xuanyuan Sheng just glanced at each other. There was a lack of food in the Northwest. The Northwest Army had always had a serious shortage of rations. A seven-foot-tall man sometimes had less than half a liter of food a day, but he could barely maintain his strength.

It is precisely because of the shortage of food in the Northwest that the Northwest Army was unable to expand its army on a large scale. Now the total strength of the Northwest Army is only 6 to [-] people, and there is a huge demand for food every day. The food Chu Huan has on hand can only barely maintain go down.

Although a batch of food was seized at once, the amount was not much. The two thought that Chu Huan would definitely plan carefully, but they didn't expect that Chu Huan was so generous.

Before the two of them could speak, Chu Huan said again: "Xu Shao, have you sent someone to report to General Pei? Inform General Pei and say that we have captured Xiguguan. Convergence, as long as he says that, he will understand what I mean."

Chu Huan used the northwest cavalry to attack Xigu Pass this time. The cavalry's quick maneuverability was naturally not comparable to that of the infantry corps.

"General, the pass has been taken, and the general should continue to increase troops here?" Xu Shao was startled, "Could Governor Chu be worried that the enemy will counterattack?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai already understood something, and urged: "General Xu, send someone immediately, you still don't understand Chu Du's meaning?"