Xia Xia's camp, the main tent.
Xiao Yuanqi and Sima Benteng were playing chess, not Go, but Xiangqi. Xiao Yuanqi, as the main general of the army, was not good at Go, but liked to play Xiangqi. His Go skills were half-baked, and every time he played with Sima Benteng, he was the one who was beaten, but he liked to keep on fighting, and he liked to play with Sima Benteng.
Xiao Yuanqi's horse jumped, and he shouted, "General." Then Xiao Yuanqi said, "Sima, it's been almost two days. We don't know what's going on in Sword Gate Pass, but there must be people who are escaping from the camp. Tomorrow, we will storm the Swords Gate Fortress and take it down in one fell swoop. Then we can attack Li Chengqian. "
Sima Benteng's horse also jumped, and hooked Xiao Yuanqi's leg, and he said, "With you and Advisor Ma's strategy, we'll definitely win. If we attack, we'll definitely win, we'll definitely win. "
A smile appeared on Xiao Yuan Qi's face.
He also thought they would definitely win.
This time, they would definitely win.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier came in and cupped his fists, "General, the scout sent back a message, Sword Gate Pass suddenly opened, and there's an army coming towards our camp."
After Xiao Yuan Qi heard this, he looked at the situation on his side. His chessboard only had one horse and cannon left, while Sima Ben Teng's chessboard had both horses and cannon, even two horses, which was much better than his. Although he wanted to attack, he was barely able to, and couldn't stop Sima Benteng's attack. He directly destroyed the chessboard, stood up and said, "How many people are there?"
Sima Benteng saw Xiao Yuanqi going back on his words, shook his head and smiled, he was used to it.
He just didn't say it out loud.
Sima Benteng looked at the soldier who reported the news with a look of anticipation.
The soldier reported, "General Xiao, there are thousands of people on the other side, but they're all in bad condition. They don't even slack off with their weapons, they're all in bad condition. "
Xiao Yuanqi squinted, and after thinking, he looked at Sima Benteng, "Sima, do you think they're here to surrender?"
Sima Benteng said, "General, that can't be. Even if the rations within the pass were burned, Li Chengqian would not surrender. At most, he would retreat. This general believes that there is something fishy about this. "
Xiao Yuan Qi waved his hand and said, "I'm too lazy to guess. Let's go and have a look."
Sima Ben Teng immediately agreed.
Xiao Yuan Qi stood up and walked out. Sima Benteng and the soldiers followed him out. Xiao Yuan Qi ordered the whole army to be on alert as he walked. At the same time, he came to the entrance of the camp and waited quietly. Not long after, a group of people appeared outside the camp. This group of people was Zhong Taiping's group.
The leader was Zhong Taiping.
As he led his men forward, they were already within a hundred paces of Xia Xia's camp. They could already see that there were already people gathered in Xia Xia's camp. Clearly, Xia Xia's army had received the news and was already prepared.
Zhong Taiping didn't stop and continued on his way.
He walked forward about eighty paces, and when he was only twenty paces away from the camp, he stopped and said, "General Xiao Yuan Qi, I'm Zhong Taiping. I lead everyone to surrender to Xia Xia. We have already taken control of Sword Gate Pass, and we're here to surrender. "
Xiao Yuan Qi was surprised when he heard this.
They were here to surrender.
This news was really out of his expectation.
Xiao Yuan Qi said, "Zhong Taiping, come forward and talk."
"Yes!"
Zhong Taiping received the order and quickly walked forward. When he arrived in front of Xiao Yuan Qi, he saluted and said, "I'm Zhong Taiping. Greetings, General Xiao Yuan Qi."
Xiao Yuan Qi said, "You said you brought people to surrender to Xia Xia, and that you have already taken control of Sword Gate Pass. But Li Chengqian is in the pass. Could it be that Li Chengqian has already retreated? "
Zhong Taiping said, "General Xiao's eyes are as bright as torches. I admire you. Li Chengqian has indeed retreated to Sword Province with a group of confidants and a group of soldiers. They are heading towards Pu 'an County, and are preparing to set up camp there. When Li Chengqian retreated, he left behind his military advisor Lu Deming to guard Sword Province. But we are here to surrender to Lu Deming, hoping that he will surrender with us. Lu Deming agreed to let us surrender to Xia Xia first, but when we went to reorganize the army, he hanged himself. So we are here to surrender, and beg General Xiao to accept us. "
Xiao Yuan Qi heard this and a smile appeared on his rugged face. He waved his sleeves and said, "Your request, I accept."
Sima Benteng reminded him, "General, we still need to be careful."
Xiao Yuan Qi said, "I know."
He then looked at Zhong Taiping and said, "Zhong Taiping, is there anyone guarding Sword Gate Pass now?"
Zhong Taiping said, "Only a few soldiers."
Xiao Yuan Qi said, "Good, leave all the soldiers you brought here, and you will lead an army under my command to take control of Sword Gate Pass."
Zhong Taiping immediately agreed.
Xiao Yuan Qi then looked at Sima Benteng and said, "You will lead your men and follow Zhong Taiping to Sword Gate Pass. After taking control of Sword Gate Pass, search carefully. After confirming that there are no mistakes, send someone back to inform me. When I get the news, I will go to Sword Gate Pass immediately. "
"Yes!"
Sima Benteng cupped his fists and answered.
He agreed with Xiao Yuan Qi's arrangement, even if there were ambushes in Sword Gate Pass. But Sima Benteng only brought a small group of people, and if anything happened, they would be able to retreat in time.
After Sima Benteng gathered the troops, Zhong Taiping pacified the Tang soldiers and left with Sima Benteng towards the Swords Gate Pass.
Xiao Yuan Qi walked up to them personally. He looked at the Tang soldiers who were standing outside the camp. These people had low morale and were dispirited. After all, they were hungry and had no energy.
Xiao Yuan Qi said in a deep voice, "You used to belong to the Tang dynasty, and now you have surrendered to Xia Xia. I welcome you. In fact, whether it is Xia Xia or the Tang dynasty, they are essentially the same. The same blood flows in their bones. They are all the same. "
"Because we come from the same source."
"In addition, you have surrendered to Xia Xia, so you are Xia Xia's men. As long as you serve Xia Xia sincerely, you can enjoy the treatment in Xia Xia's army. I won't mistreat you. "
"I won't say more. Time will reveal a person's heart."
Xiao Yuan Qi said, "You have been hungry for a long time. Now, eat some dry food to fill your stomach. When Zhong Taiping sends back the news and I take control of Sword Gate Pass, I will arrange the cooks to cook and prepare meat for you. "
"General Xiao is wise!"
Some generals in the Tang army shouted.
"General Xiao is wise!"
"General Xiao is wise!"
…
The soldiers followed suit and shouted, with joy on their faces. Because Xiao Yuan Qi's words didn't treat them as outsiders, they were sincere words, so everyone agreed with him.
Everyone approved of Xiao Yuan Qi.
That was why they were like this.
Xiao Yuan Qi smiled. He ordered his men to bring all the Tang soldiers into the camp, and then ordered his men to bring some rations for them to eat.
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