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Chapter 32: Outside Tiange Pass, barbarians are approaching the city.

In Tiange Pass, Xu Sui, as the commander-in-chief, did not look very good.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to defend Tiange Pass anymore," Xu Su said.

In this meeting, besides him, there were three other people, two of whom were from the martial arts world. One was Lu Xingshi's master, Murong Xuan, the star-catcher, and the other was a top-notch master in the martial arts world, Sha Hu Bi Sheng.

The last person is his lieutenant.

In addition to the grasslands in the northern part of the Great Wall, there is also the Gobi Desert. Bi Sheng, the Sand Tiger, and Gao Li, the Desert Kuang Dao, both came from that desert.

The first barrier for the Dasong imperial court was actually not these great passes, but the desert. If the barbarian invasion wanted to go south, they had to cross the desert.

Therefore, the barbarians who arrived were actually not in very good condition and had already been recuperating for a lot of time.

"The food and grass have been eaten up, and the people in the pass are uneasy. Yesterday alone, another battalion surrendered to the King of Liao."

"Now there are only three battalions left."

The first battalion is 500 men, and the third battalion is 1,500 men.

There were fully 10,000 barbarians going south this time. If it were not for the lack of food and the persecution of the King of Liao, he had ten battalions in hand. Relying on the favorable geographical location, he would have no problem annihilating all these 10,000 barbarians.

You must know that the barbarians are far inferior to them in terms of armor and combat power. Even if the court has always used civility to control military affairs and suppressed military generals, the development is far beyond the reach of the barbarians.

It's a pity that now, coupled with the demoralization and low morale of the army, it is impossible to defend, let alone fight.

"Then what does Commander Xu think?" Murong Xuan asked. He was experienced and had already guessed what the other party was thinking, which was to surrender to the King of Liao.

Before coming, he had not imagined that the whole rebellion would be so tortuous.

"Surf to Liao!"

"It can solve the border crisis." Xu Sui was waiting for someone to say this.

His lieutenant, Lao Shen, must be angry with Xu Sui.

Therefore, the people he wanted to convince were Murong Xuan and Bi Sheng.

It is enough to bring a grandmaster and a first-class expert to seek refuge.

"That's fine, it's up to you, but after repelling the barbarians, I want His Majesty the King of Liao to admit my tribe into the country. Even if they don't give me any land, I just need to give them a living." Bi Sheng was silent for a moment and then spoke. set out their own conditions.

"That's...ok." Xu Zuo agreed. From this, it can be seen that the other party is not thinking of taking refuge, but has already taken refuge.

He knew that the life in the desert tribe where Bi Sheng lived was harsh, but this was not a bad thing, but a good thing. In the tribe where Bi Sheng lived, everyone had strong folk customs, not to mention the old and the weak, the young and the strong. They are capable of martial arts, and they can form their own battalion after being brought in.

Whether it's a battlefield charge or a street fight in the city, this group of people is of great value.

Then Xu Sui turned to look at Murong Xuan, what he meant was that it was your turn to express your stance.

"This matter... forget it, you open the city to show your sincerity, and I will return to Langya Pavilion and not be an enemy of the King of Liao." Murong Xuan did not want to join the King of Liao.

He has a weakness. If the imperial court learns about his rebellion, he will definitely take action against Langya Pavilion and Lu Xingshi.

This made Xu Zhen's face change slightly, but since the other party did not intend to be an enemy and left directly, he agreed.

"Senior Murong missed a good opportunity. His Majesty the King of Liao raised troops to clear his side this time just for us and other warriors."

"If we can help him at this time, Qinlangya Pavilion will definitely make further progress in the future thanks to Long's achievements." Xu Zuo advised again.

However, Murong Xuan shook his head: "A gentleman does something and doesn't do something."

"The late emperor was kind to me and kind to save my life. I never want to see the royal family fighting."

What he meant was that he didn't want to.

Murong Xuan worked for the court not for so-called benefits, but for kindness. Therefore, Murong Xuan's identity is also quite special. Other Jianghu people are named as national masters, except Zhenwu Sect and Zenxin Sect. Murong Xuan is the Yunzhang Bachelor of Civil Service. If replaced by other Jianghu people, they are all military attachés. .

It is precisely because Murong Xuan was related to the late emperor and was highly used by the current emperor that he had such a special status.

The King of Liao recruited Murong Xuan for this reason.

"Since the senior is unwilling, we can only ask the senior to stay in the pass for a few days until the King of Liao has a heart-to-heart talk with the senior." Seeing that he was too soft, Xu Sui directly came to force him.

Murong Xuan lowered his eyelids and looked at the soldiers pouring in from outside. They were armed with armor and armed with bows and crossbows. He couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

"Okay." He still cherished his life, and the other party didn't dare to do anything to him for the time being.

I just don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse for Tiangeguan to take refuge with the King of Liao at this time.

He can be caught and captured, but he cannot take refuge. After all, he still has to consider his disciples.

When a group of soldiers escorted Murong Xuan and was about to leave, a soldier stumbled in.

"Oh no, the barbarians are attacking the city!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Xu Sui, Bi Sheng and even Murong Xuan changed. They had no idea that the barbarians would attack the city at this time.

"Send Senior Murong to rest. Master Bi, come with me." Xu Sui did not let Murong Xuan follow him because he was afraid of causing complications.

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"Fortunately, I am good at Qinggong, otherwise I might not be able to get in." Lu Xingshi complained.

He found that Tiangeguan was actually under martial law, which was indeed beyond his expectation.

After digging in, I found that it seemed a bit dilapidated, but when I thought about it again, how could it possibly be better after enduring such a long period of time and being cut off from supplies.

And when he came just now, he saw many people fleeing.

Apparently he went to join the King of Liao.

"With this situation, Tiange Pass won't last long." Lu Xingshi took a look at the situation.

"It's not the right time to come. Where can I find the master?"

Lu Xingshi thought about it and asked someone.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the rapid sound of horns and drums, and his expression became serious.

"The barbarians are taking action?" Lu Xingshi knew the meaning, and he just reminded that someone was attacking.

He came from the rear, and the King of Liao did not take action. Naturally, the only ones who took action were the barbarians attacking from the front.

"Master should be a high-level person, so in this case..."

Lu Xingshi was just thinking about going to the city gate to take a look when he saw a familiar figure walking out.

"What's going on? He's been detained?" Lu Xingshi looked at his master's condition and did not immediately come forward to talk to him, but followed him from a distance.

If your life is not in danger, don't rush to rescue. It's not too late to wait until you get there.

Here in public, if you really take action, you might get beaten up.

The small number of people means that they are not worthy of going to Tiangeguan, not that the number is really small.

"It seems that there are also people in Tiangeguan who defected to the King of Liao or the master defected to the King of Liao." Lu Xingshi could not think of any other possibility of being detained.

If you surrender to the barbarians, you will definitely be killed directly, but if you surrender to the king of Liao, this is not necessarily the case.

(End of this chapter)