Huang Tu was extremely angry at this time. Although he was quite afraid of the Northwest Army's spear and sword, he thought that Xuanyuan Sheng was playing with him like a fool and applauded, and he was really hard to swallow in one breath. He sneered: "Loyalty and filial piety? Do you do such a thing, and you dare to say these two words?"

Xuanyuan Sheng looked up at the sky, the rising sun was rising, and the rays of light were shining. After a moment, he finally said: "My father followed the emperor to conquer the world and died in the battlefield. At that time, I was still young and depended on my kind mother for life. I also made a vow to my kind mother that he would make a name for himself and live up to his father's passion!"

Da Xizhang stared at Xuanyuan Shengcai and said, "That's true, we should be loyal to the court!"

"The court?" Xuanyuan Shengcai's eyes turned red, "Do you know that the capital has fallen, but no one protects anyone, and he is being chaotic!" His hand holding the knife burst with blue veins, "My father died in the battle for Qin State and Xuanyuan family. When I went to the northwest, I once asked the tribe members to take good care of their mother, but the family traveled thousands of miles from the capital to the northwest to inform them that their mother had been killed!"

Da Xizhang finally changed color at this time.

"A son of man cannot even protect his mother, so how can he stand between heaven and earth?" Xuanyuan Shengcai said sadly: "If the emperor was not stupid, cruel and unkind, how could he displace the people of the world, and how could he lead to the fall of the capital and cause such a great disaster? Why should I be loyal to him if I cannot protect an empire even a woman?"

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

He naturally knew that the rioters flocked to the capital, and countless nobles died tragically under the butcher knives of the rioters. Xuanyuan Shengcai's mother obviously did not escape the disaster.

As Xuanyuan Shengcai said, although the direct cause of this disaster was that refugees entered the city, burned, killed, and robbed, it was the tyranny of the empire over the years that led to the displacement of the people and constant wars, which caused the refugees to flow into the capital and created a horrific massacre.

Da Xizhang sneered: "Xuanyuan Shengcai, since he has been deeply favored by the empire, not to mention his mother, even if his life is dedicated to the empire, it is natural. You rebel against the court just because your mother suffers. Do you really think you are righteous?"

Xuanyuan Sheng shook his head and said, "I have never thought about being righteous. I only know that there is no need for this bullshit empire to exist!" The blade pointed at Da Xizhang and said, "Da Xizhang, it is useless to say more. If you abandon your weapons and surrender, Chu may still let you live, otherwise!"

Da Xizhang said lightly: "Xuanyuan Shengcai, you said it well. Now, it is useless to say more!" He looked around and saw that the soldiers around him were all stained with blood. He smiled indifferently and said: "I have been guarding the pass for nearly ten years and have been close to my brothers. The court has a great trust in me, so I have handed over the pass to me. This time I was negligent and unconscious, and was deceived by you. Not only did I lose the pass, but I also made many brothers die in battle. This is my responsibility!"

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

Da Xizhang sighed and said, "Xuanyuan Shengcai, each of them is his master, so there is no need to say anything more!" He raised his hand and pointed to his left and right, "These brothers have followed me for many years and are all loyal and brave men. They still have their families waiting for them. They can put down their weapons, but you have to make sure that they will leave alive!"

"General!" He Changqing and others all changed their expressions. Someone had already said sternly: "General, we fight with them, we will live and die with you!"

Da Xizhang said sternly: "Stop your mouth!"

Everyone was naturally very awe of Da Xi Zhang. After hearing Da Xi Zhang scolded him, he didn't dare to say anything anymore. Xuanyuan Sheng said lightly: "I said that if they abandoned their weapons and surrendered, Chu Duke might bypass them!"

"I want your guarantee." Da Xizhang said sternly: "I want you to promise that after they put down their weapons, they will leave here without any injury. If you really want to kill them all, I can guarantee that your soldiers will also pay a heavy price!"

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

When Da Xizhang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "Put down all the weapons!"

He Changqing and other soldiers looked at each other and did not immediately put down their weapons. Da Xizhang frowned. He Changqing had already said, "General, Xuanyuan Sheng is only facing two sides and is despicable and shameless. We cannot believe him."

"We will never be tired of deceitful soldiers, and there is no need to say much, but this time it is a promise." Da Xizhang said lightly: "Changqing, you have followed me for so many years. This time, because of my negligence, you will have to put down your weapons. If you still recognize me as your general, you will put down your weapons."

The soldiers looked at each other. After a moment, someone finally dropped the weapons in his hands. Then there was a "clang" sound, and most of the soldiers had already dropped their weapons.

Da Xizhang looked up at the sky with a ray of light and murmured, "As a general guarding the pass, I am so stupid. If you lose the pass, you should not be jealous of death, and you can only apologize if you die!" Suddenly, the sword light flashed. Before everyone could react, the blade had already struck Da Xizhang's throat, and blood splashed out. Several people next to him made a scream. Da Xizhang's knife fell to the ground, staggered and walked two steps, and finally fell to the ground.

He Changqing stared at Da Xi Zhang's body blankly, and suddenly raised his arm and committed suicide by slashing his sword.

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

Da Xizhang and He Changqing committed suicide one after another, and Chu Huan naturally realized it quickly and was silent for a long time.

After the main general died, all the soldiers guarding the pass had abandoned their weapons and surrendered. The reinforcements inside the pass heard the movements inside the pass gradually disappeared, and they obviously knew that things were not good. The reinforcements chief Cheng Yishi knew that the situation was going to go, so he did not hesitate and immediately turned around and retreated to the east.

Xuanyuan Shengcai was going to order the troops to chase him immediately, but Chu Huan had already arrived at the pass and ordered the entire army not to attack.

"Duke Chu, they had two thousand troops to retreat, and they defeated them in one go. Why didn't they attack immediately?" Xuanyuan Shengcai was puzzled.

When Chu Huan arrived, he looked down and saw people everywhere in the east. Not only were there reinforcements from Cheng Yishi withdrawn, but there were also many people fleeing east.

Most refugees were trying to escape to the northwest by their families and were blocked in the pass. Last night, war broke out, and thousands of refugees fled eastward. The crowds were crowded, and the speed was extremely slow. Chu Huan was condescending at this moment, and he could still see many people.

"It's not that I won't chase." Chu Huan raised his hand and pointed to the distance: "Now that the two armies are fighting, the war between them will inevitably affect the fish and affect the people, and Da Xizhang is not an incompetent person. He is good at training troops. Since he withdraws, there will never be any order. Although he will win at this time, he will definitely suffer some damage to us!"

"What does Chu Du mean?"

"Xuanyuan, where do you think they will escape?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be withdrawn to Tongzhou." Xuanyuan Sheng said immediately: "Tongzhou is a must-pass place after entering the pass. No matter where they go, they will probably have to rest in Tongzhou."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "You are right. They are mainly infantrymen. Even if they retreat from the pass to Tongzhou, it will take as long as three days!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "Duke Chu means that when they go a little further, they will send cavalry to chase after them?"

"From here to Tongzhou, the road is smooth and the horse is flat, and there is no dangerous place. If it is not stopped day and night, our cavalry will arrive in one day." Chu Huan looked into the east, "After this battle, the soldiers were very tired. After a brief break, they saw that we were not chasing each other, and they would soon relax their vigilance. The battle would be successful, and at that time, it would not affect the people!"

Xuanyuan Sheng finally understood and bowed, "I understand."

Chu Huan turned around, reached out to hold Xuanyuan Shengcai's wrist, and looked up and down. Xuanyuan Shengcai had already sorted out the injuries on his body, but his clothes and armor were not enough to change, and his body was covered with blood. Chu Huan sighed softly, "Xuanyuan, this time!"

"Duke Chu, you don't have to say much." Xuanyuan Sheng understood what Chu Huan was going to say, "It's just that the three hundred brothers who came with him were not many of them left, and I hope Duke Chu would give him some pensions!"

At this moment, footsteps came from behind, but Xu Shao had already come.

"Duke Chu and the pass guards have been placed in place. According to Duke Chu, as long as the troops surrendered, they will be allowed to return home." Xu Shao said: "There are seven or eight hundred and eight hundred brothers who have been killed and injured in the pass with General Xuanyuan, and only more than forty are left!"

Chu Huan looked solemn and said, "Don't miss one of the fallen soldiers. The brothers who followed Xuanyuan into the pass must be rewarded with great rewards regardless of life or death. Tell their families that as long as I live for a day, they will definitely let them have food and clothing and their children be free of money, and the government will also pay the money and send them to the academy to study."

"yes!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "If they know in the spring, they will definitely be grateful to Duke Chu."

"I should be grateful to them." Chu Huan smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for you, how could he conquer Xigu Pass? Once the pass is blocked!" He shook his head and did not continue.

Xu Shao then said, "Duke Chu, there is another good thing."

"oh?"

"We found the warehouse of the defenders, which had accumulated a lot of food and many weapons." Xu Shao said: "The military rations here should be more than 1,000 stones. If each person distributes one liter a day, our five thousand men should be able to last for more than 20 days!"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "I am still worried that we don't have enough food. Now that we have this food, we don't have to worry about food in a month."

"One month!" Chu Huan murmured to himself, thinking.

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

Chu Huan pondered for a moment and finally said, "Xu Shao, send someone to inform you that there is no need to transport food from the rear to let the entire army rest on site and move out the food so that all soldiers will have to fill their stomachs and keep their energy in the past two days."

Xu Shao and Xuanyuan Sheng looked at each other. The Northwest Army had a shortage of food. For a long time, the Northwest Army had a serious shortage of food. Sometimes, the seven-foot-high man had less than half a liter of food every day, but he could barely maintain his physical strength.

It is precisely because of the shortage of food in the northwest that the Northwest Army cannot expand its troops on a large scale. Now the Northwest Army has only 50,000 or 60,000 people, and it has a huge demand for food every day. Chu Huan can only barely maintain the food on hand.

Although a batch of food was seized suddenly, the amount was not large. The two of them thought Chu Huan would definitely be careful, but they didn't expect Chu Huan to be so generous.

Before the two of them could speak, Chu Huan said again: "Xu Shao, have you sent someone to report to General Pei? Notify General Pei and said that we have taken Xigu Pass. His troops will speed up and meet with us as soon as possible. As long as he says this, he will understand what I mean."

Chu Huan used the northwest cavalry to attack Xigu Pass this time, and the cavalry was motivated quickly, so naturally it was not comparable to the infantry corps.

"General, the pass has been taken down, and the general needs to continue to increase troops here?" Xu Shao was stunned, "Director Chu was worried that the enemy would counterattack?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai already understood something and urged: "General Xu, send someone immediately. Don't you understand the meaning of Duke Chu?"
Chapter completed!