Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 574 The Strange Father and Son
Han Sui never knew that he had actually obtained a death-free card.But because he didn't know, he was very scared.After all, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't feel that Xiaoguan's Xiliang cavalry in front of him had the slightest intention to let him go.

Just now, the city crossbow above Xiaoguan was fired suddenly, like thunder, and with one arrow, a big man who was trying to confuse the pass was nailed to the ground with his horse and man.Han Sui knew that there was a city crossbow above Xiaoguan, but it had been in disrepair for a long time and could no longer be used.Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiu had repaired half of those city crossbows so far, which shocked Han Sui a little.

Not to mention, there are still more than a dozen heads of thieves hanging on the gate of Xiaoguan City at this time.Even though Han Sui couldn't see clearly, he knew that it must be the head of the middle and lower leaders of the Iron Qiang Alliance.In addition, the Xiliang iron cavalry at the city gate took turns to strictly investigate, three shifts were switched, and from time to time there were Xiliang knights on tall horses patrolling back and forth, watching people entering and leaving Xiaoguan like guarding against thieves, so Han Sui couldn't help but be careful. The shock was tinged with despair.

If he wanted to return to Xiliang, Han Sui had to pass through this Xiao Pass.He is very regretful now, why didn't he leave some manpower to garrison at the beginning, so that Zhang Xiubing occupied this grand pass as easily as picking up things without bloodshed.

Since ancient times, Donghangu, Nanxiaowu, Xisanguan, and Beixiaoguan have been the four major passes in Guanzhong. Beixiaoguan, one of the four passes, is located in the southeast of Guyuan, a section north of Sanguankou and south of Guwating Gorge. The dangerous canyon is accompanied by Jingshui.Xiaoguan was built on the open platform on the east bank of the Jingshui River, and it is close to the terrain. Since the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, the old road of Xiaoguan has been the main channel for military, economic and cultural exchanges between Guanzhong and the north, and its strategic location is extremely important. .

But now, it has become a line between Han Sui's life and death, prosperity and decline.If Han Sui could pass Xiaoguan, it would not be a dream to come back and become the king of Xiliang again; but once he died under Xiaoguan, he would only be left with a pair of dead bones thrown in the mass grave, and his head would be sent to the Chang'an was exchanged for Zhang Xiu's bright future.

"Yanming, what can we do now?" Before arriving at Xiaoguan, Han Sui's condition not only did not improve, but worsened.But even so, he insisted on standing upright, hiding behind this dirt slope and watching Xiao Guan's every move from a distance.

"My lord, this pass can only be smuggled, and must not be attacked by force."

Yan Xing's face was still sinking like water, but when these words came to Han Sui's ears, it was completely nonsense: now they have only more than three hundred people in total, and nearly half of them have lost their horses. The Xiliang iron cavalry that is ready and occupying the natural danger will fight?

But then, Yan Xing's words made Han Sui's eyes light up, and he looked at Yan Xing in disbelief, as if he had just met this person for the first time.Yan Xing said slowly: "My lord, although Xiao Guan is heavily guarded, he is not without flaws. It is not wrong for the Han Dynasty to rule the world with benevolence and morality, but it is not appropriate to use it here. Zhang Xiu He is also from Xiliang, doesn't he know that at this time Xiaoguan should be closed and wait for a rabbit?"

Hearing that Yan Xing described himself as a rabbit, Han Sui was a little unhappy, but this small detail did not make him fuss. Instead, listening to Yan Xing's detailed analysis, he couldn't help but feel that he had not only underestimated the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but also underestimated the situation in front of him. A talented man with both civil and military skills.

Yes, the Han Dynasty allowed the local people to go back and forth to and from Xiaoguan, which indeed reflected the benevolence of the Han Dynasty.But in the early days Xiaoguan was unguarded, and the people could enter at will. Now the Han army guarded it strictly and searched it strictly.Moreover, at this time Kansai was still in the process of fighting, so Zhang Xiu opened Xiaoguan, which inevitably gave people an opportunity to take advantage of.

"If I can take advantage of the benevolence of the Han Dynasty, and then learn Zhang He's secret strategy... It may not be possible to break through this Xiaoguan!" Yan Xing frowned tightly, as if he already had an uneasy idea in his mind. Mature ideas are brewing, perfecting.

Han Sui is also a good planner, but although he knows that people who are thinking are most annoying to be disturbed by others, but this plan is a matter of his life and death, he couldn't help asking eagerly: "Yan Ming, do you have a clever plan?"

"My lord!..." Yan Xing's tone of voice was a bit heavy, and he was obviously unhappy.The situation is different now, and Han Sui can only look embarrassed, but unexpectedly, when Yan Xing looked at Han Sui, he suddenly seemed to have completed the important part of his mind, and said pleasantly: "The Lord is seriously ill. It’s inconvenient, but it’s not necessarily a good thing at this time. After all, the Han army never imagined that the majestic and mighty leader of the Iron Qiang alliance has fallen ill..."

"Oh, Yan Ming really has a clever plan?" Han Sui was shocked, and once again felt that it would be the most correct choice to hand over the Tieqiang League to Yan Xing in the future.At this time, he was already thinking about this issue very seriously.

The next day.

Just like the most ordinary day, the gate of Xiaoguan slowly opened again, and some people who were waiting to leave the pass came one after another, waiting impatiently for the Han army to interrogate them.The only difference is that there are two more people who look like father and son among the people waiting to leave the customs this time.The old man was curled up in a wheelbarrow, wrapped in animal skins, and looked dying, and the son pushing the cart also had a sad face, looking very depressed.

In troubled times, kindness and compassion are luxury goods.However, the Guanzhong area is still very humane after all, but this time the people stay far away from the father and son, for fear that the misfortune of the father and son will infect them.

On this day, Zhang Xiu’s Xiliang iron cavalry checks were still very strict. People who left the customs not only had to be searched, but also asked about their intentions to leave the customs. If there was any doubt, they would be stopped and waited for further review by the city gate order .As a result, when the sun rose to mid-air, there were still very few people leaving the customs.

When the sun gradually rose to the sky, the expressions of the common people obviously began to become impatient, but under the threat of the staring eyes of the Xiliang iron cavalry, which was already cold and cold, they still shut their mouths sensibly.However, after all, the anxiety lingering in everyone's hearts began to grow stronger.

Just before the inspection of the father and son was still a while away, a woman in Guanzhong with thick hands and feet suddenly said, "Masters, officers and soldiers, you should show kindness, first inspect the father and son, and let them leave the customs."

"According to the order, won't they cut the queue like this and let the other people who have been waiting for a long time suffer?" The Xiliang cavalry guarding the gate only thought that this was an ordinary incident, and didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, those people at the pass pleaded with the father and son in unison, expressing their willingness to let the father and son jump in line.

This made the Xiliang cavalry feel a little strange. He waved his hand and let the father and son come forward.The Xiliang cavalry in charge of the search carefully looked up and down the pair of father and son with very strange expressions, and then asked, "Why are you leaving the customs?"

That son seemed to have some problems, his eyes dodged, and he didn't dare to look at the sharp eyes of the Xiliang cavalry, so he said, "Go, go out to visit relatives..."

"Visiting relatives?" Xiliang cavalry immediately sneered and greeted, and four or five soldiers immediately surrounded the father and son: "It's not yet the end of the year, visiting relatives and friends is not something that should be done in winter and October." Son. If you want to help the poor relatives in Liangzhou, they should enter the customs and ask you to take care of them. How can you take the initiative to help them?"

"What's more, you didn't bring any aid at all..." The voice of the guarding soldier suddenly became sharp, and he shouted angrily: "Say! Are you the traitors of the Iron Qiang Alliance, trying to get away with it?!"

"Master officers and soldiers, I am wronged. Our ancestors have been good family members in Guanzhong for generations. We hid in the mountains and became hunters only because of the turmoil in the world in the past few years." on the ground.And his old father in the unicycle also looked like a human being.It seemed that he wanted to plead for his son, but he opened his mouth, but he seemed to have some concerns, and then he kept silent, but his face was anxious and frightened.

"People in Guanzhong?" Xiliang cavalry laughed, and put the spears in their hands on the shoulders of the father and son: "The people in Guanzhong, why do they have a Liangzhou accent? We can't tell if they are bullying us." Let me tell you, we are natives of Liangzhou, your accent is obviously from Jincheng County, and you still want to deceive me?!"

"This, this..." The son was dismantled, his face was ashen, and he knelt on the ground motionless as if he had accepted his fate.

(End of this chapter)