"I am not here to discuss with you, but to inform you."

"I will definitely go to Yanmen Pass, but I will not take away all the fighting power of Huinuo City."

"Five hundred people, just pick five hundred good fighters who are willing to go with me."

Looking at the three women who were still talking, Xi Honglei continued: "I am not only doing this for Qi Shaoshang, but also for the people at the border and Huinuo City."

"Everyone knows the magnitude of Silla's military deployment this time. If the enemy breaks through Yanmen Pass, the people living in the border areas will surely suffer."

"Although we have our own city, it is close to the border. With only 3,000 elite soldiers, can we resist the army of Silla?"

The three of them fell silent after hearing this. Xi Honglei had already said it so clearly, so whether it was for Qi Shaoshang or for Huinuo City, they had to send troops.

"Five hundred people is not enough, please take one thousand. I will go with you."

Qin Wanqing stood up as she spoke.

The fourth daughter is still young and cannot take on the heavy responsibility. The second daughter has to stay in Huinuo City and guard the base camp, so I am the most suitable person.

Xi Honglei glanced at Qin Wanqing and did not refuse. More people could do more things with more people, and Sanniang's quick wit was the best choice to save Qi Shaoshang and follow her.

Seeing the other two people silent, Xi Honglei immediately stood up.

"In that case, let's follow Sanniang's advice. Sanniang, pack up and set off."

"Xiaohong, go and select 500 more people."

As Xi Honglei's maid, Xiao Hong was used to this kind of thing. Upon hearing this, she immediately said, "City Lord, Xiao Hong personally selected 500 more people. Once Sanniang is ready, we can set off at any time."

The pressure was put on Qin Wanqing, but she really had to clean it up.

"Arm your troops, wait for me for a quarter of an hour."

Qin Wanqing turned around and left after she finished speaking. People like them who are half-worldly would naturally prepare a bag for traveling at any time.

Qin Wanqing could go back and change into casual clothes, pick up her luggage and leave, mainly because this outfit was too conspicuous at the border.

The moment the sun came out, just when Li Xiuzhu captured Juyongguan, Xi Honglei and his men also set off.

At noon, Qi Shaoshang left with more than 3,000 people and 7,000 troops from Lianyunzhai.

There were a total of seven noble families in the city, and five of those who resisted were suppressed and killed, while the remaining two were arrested and brought before Li Xiuzhu.

Looking at Li Xiuzhu, the hundreds of men from the two aristocratic families couldn't believe it.

It’s really because Li Xiuzhu is too young, so young that he seems like a rookie recruit.

"General, what do you mean by arresting us? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Li Xiuzhu didn't rush to speak after hearing this. Instead, he took a sip of tea before speaking: "This general does not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but they are innocent people who obey the instructions."

"If they don't obey, I'd rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go."

"The reason you are still alive is that you are still relatively obedient, but that's all."

After hearing what Li Xiuzhu said, a middle-aged man immediately understood and asked, "I wonder what you need, sir? I have a small fortune and I am very obedient."

"If I can help you, sir, I will do my best."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuzhu glanced at the middle-aged man who spoke.

This man looks to be in his thirties, has a shrewd look, and is obviously very calculating.

Li Xiuzhu was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "How many servants and thugs do you have?"

Upon hearing this, the two immediately thought that Li Xiuzhu was recruiting soldiers, which was normal, but also very bold.

Generally speaking, unless a general is at a dead end, no general would choose to send reinforcements to an uncertain location.

At this moment, one of them couldn't help but look down on Li Xiuzhu.

It's just that his subordinates are more powerful and their methods are more ruthless, but they are far inferior to smart people like them.

The two were not afraid of Li Xiuzhu's conscription, but instead asked Li Xiuzhu for more.

"I have 1,200 guards in my house."

"I have 800 guards in my house."

2,000 people? That’s enough.

"The two of you can find a trusted person to go and fetch people later."

"Remember, if there is resistance, kill."

"If more than half of the people are rebelling, kill them all. Just come back and tell us."

Wang Guanfang was stunned when he heard this, but he had already killed enough people today, so he didn't care about a few more.

"Yes, sir!"

"Okay, take them all away."

"Yes, sir!"

At this moment, hundreds of people from the two noble families were paralyzed. How could they still operate like this?

The two family heads looked at each other and felt something was wrong.

Li Xiuzhu’s thoughts are too difficult to guess, but if he does something wrong, he will die.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

However, the two of them also noticed Li Xiuzhu's mood swings, and did not dare to speak any more. They could only go downstairs to find their confidant and go home.

At the same time, the Silla soldiers stationed between the three passes finally realized that something was wrong.

"Sir, our men were patrolling just now and found that there was no Silla flag at Juyong Pass."

At this moment, Jin Dakang was stunned.

The meaning of this sentence was very easy to understand, but even after understanding it, he became even more confused.

When? Did the Zhou army steal the city last night? But why didn't anyone send out a distress signal?

Li Xiuzhu fired a flare arrow, but the sound of a flare arrow could not travel ten miles. Even the fireworks of later generations could not achieve this level.

There was a bright light from the explosion, but unfortunately everyone was drowsy at that point, and Silla’s observers missed the fleeting light.

"Asshole, are you saying that Juyongguan is gone?"

As he spoke, Jin Dakang grabbed the messenger and asked by the collar, "Asshole, how dare you lie to me?"

"My Lord, I really didn't lie to you."

Jin Dakang glared at the messenger and saw no sign of him lying.

Jin Dakang felt a chill in his heart, and immediately shouted angrily: "When did it happen? Why are you talking about it now?"

"Sir, we also discovered it when we went on patrol at dawn."

Jin Dakang was so angry. Juyongguan was lost. How come no one noticed such a big thing?

"Someone, lock him up."

After the two guards rushed in, Jin Dakang continued, "Send someone to Juyong Pass to check the news and see what the situation is at Juyong Pass now."

"If we find out he's still in our hands, we'll chop him up and feed him to the eagles."

At this time, no one dared to touch Jin Dakang.

At the same time, Li Xiuzhu sent a messenger who quickly arrived outside Shanhaiguan.

"Who is coming?"

"I am Li Xiang, Captain of the Sixteenth Guards of the Imperial City. Is the General here?"

Shanhaiguan is now in wartime, so naturally they dare not open the gates. Li Xiang could only inform them under the city wall.

It was morning at this time, and Luo Shicheng, who was worried about Silla's attack on the city, naturally came to the city wall.

Hearing the other party calling him, Luo Shicheng looked down at the city wall.

The black armor looked very familiar to him. He recognized the origin of the black-armored soldiers at a glance and immediately believed them a little.

"I am Luo Shicheng, who is your general?"

"Captain Li Xiang pays homage to the general. Our general is the cavalry general Li Xiuzhu."

Luo Shicheng was startled when he heard this, and looked at the black-armored soldiers below and asked in disbelief, "Are you talking about Prime Minister Fu's son-in-law Li Xiuzhu?"

(End of this chapter)