The person who stopped everyone was Wang Xuan, who had been standing in the corner. He didn't know martial arts. This was the moment when the generals were ordered, so he naturally fell behind.
"Mr. Wang, what's the matter?"
Everyone looked at him curiously, and Yi Xiaodao didn't know what Wang Xuan meant.
Wang Xuan lined up the crowd, squeezed to the front, and looked back at the crowd: "The Northern Yi soldiers have not come far away, and their forced march is only more than fifty miles. If you go now, what is the difference between going and dying?"
Everyone was confused. The Northern Yi soldiers had all rushed to the city. How could they not fight?
Yi Xiaodao knew that Wang Xuan was not talking nonsense, so he quickly asked: "What can you do?"
Wang Xuan smiled slyly: "As the saying goes, once you gain momentum, it will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted. Now the Beiyi soldiers are at their peak. They cannot fight, but they cannot not fight!"
"But how great would it be if we weren't the ones fighting here?"
Wang Xuan glanced at everyone. Everyone was a little confused. Only Yi Xiaodao and Li Dingxing were thinking carefully.
"Let the Beidi Army and Yulin Army go?" Li Dingxing asked hesitantly.
Wang Xuan shook his head and saw that Yi Xiaodao didn't react for a moment and said: "We captured so many people in Chuxiang and Xigui, including some martial arts masters..."
"!"
Everyone suddenly realized that some of the captured people were escorted to the capital by Zhou Ziru, but some of them were still in Yi Xiaodao's army and were guarded by special personnel.
Most matters in the camp were handled by Wang Xuan. Wang Xuan arranged for people to build cities and build houses. Although they were not put to much use, he was still thinking about it to some extent.
"Are there anyone who can fight?"
Wang Xuan chuckled and said: "There are now less than five thousand prisoners in the army. If we say that they are particularly capable of fighting... there are only three of them."
"Huh?" Everyone looked at Wang Xuan. It was not easy to get a compliment from him, but now he added the word "special"... Everyone wanted to know which three these were.
Wang Xuan was about to speak when he suddenly remembered something and hesitated. He was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to do.
Li Dingxing and Yi Xiaoling looked at each other, and they seemed to have vaguely guessed something.
"Are they the three outside Rongcheng?" He Yue'er walked in from outside the house and came to Yi Xiaodao's side, looking back and asking.
Wang Xuan scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and nodded helplessly.
Outside of Chengdu, Zou Tao kidnapped He Yue'er and Fu Qing. At that time, there were three strong men around him, namely Rao Yiqiang, Guan Xuan'an and Liu Wangzhong. The three of them were originally besieged by Chen Congwei, but in the end they had to let the tiger go back to the mountain for He Yue'er and the others.
Fortunately, in the end, he sacrificed himself for love, triggering the love-making technique, and died together with Zou Tao.
These three were also captured and remained in the camp. When Zhou Ziru arrived, Yi Xiaodao had already left Rongcheng. The three of them followed the army and never left.
Yi Xiaodao thought of the past, was silent for a while, and said, "How are the three of them now? Are they willing to work for us?"
"I never neglected them when eating or drinking, and of course I never neglected them when working..."
"Let me go meet them." Yi Xiaodao was deeply impressed by them. If Chen Congwei hadn't arrived in time, he would have fallen into their hands. His martial arts skills were indeed excellent.
He Yue'er followed Yi Xiaodao as he walked down the city wall: "I'll go with you!"
When Li Dingxing and others heard this, they all followed. Those three people were not easy to get along with, and He Yue'er was afraid that something would happen if he wanted to go.
Arriving at the courtyard of the newly built barracks in the city, Yi Xiaodao pushed open the door and walked in. The three of them were having their hands and feet tied with iron chains, doing nothing but meditating.
Sensing someone coming, the three of them opened their eyes and saw this large group of people, one of whom was Yi Xiaodao.
"How come Mr. Yi has time to come to our dirty and smelly place?" Guan Xuan'an was the first to ask with a sneer.
Yi Xiaodao's expression remained normal and he replied: "I've been neglecting the three of you a lot these days..."
"Mr. Yi is a man who can't afford to get up early without any benefit. I'm afraid he came here to ask for something, right?" Liu Wangzhong asked calmly.
The situation was very awkward for a while, but now he was asking for help. Yi Xiaodao wanted to say a few words, but unexpectedly the other party came up and got straight to the point.
"The Northern Yi soldiers are coming outside the city, and the three of them must have heard about it... Mr. Yi is here to look for the three of them, hoping that the three of them can help together."
It was difficult for Yi Xiaodao to say, but Wang Xuan said it directly.
"Spare shot, did you hear that? Mr. Yi now wants me to serve the court! Hahahahaha..." Guan Xuanan turned around and said.
Rao Yiqiang was sitting alone. When he heard Guan Xuanan's inquiry, he didn't say anything and shook the chain on his hand in response.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. What's wrong with you following King Xi Gui in gathering a crowd to rebel? It seems like the court is sorry for you!" He Yue'er took a step forward and asked in a sweet voice.
Guan Xuan'an and Liu Wangzhong narrowed their eyes and looked at He Yue'er. Even Rao Yiqiang opened his eyes, looking a little unkind.
Yi Xiaodao's hand lit up with flames, and he strode forward.
He Yue'er stretched out her hand to stop Yi Xiaodao, and continued: "King Xigui has been rectified by the court, and the master you are loyal to is gone. What are you doing here?"
"Do you want to live like this for the rest of your life? If you can fight against the Beiyi, the court may not be able to pardon your sins. Otherwise, wouldn't this martial arts be a waste?"
Rao Yiqiang closed his eyes again, and Liu Wangzhong also turned his head without saying a word. Only Guan Xuanan stood up, causing Li Dingxing and others to become nervous.
"King Xigui is not too kind to us, but he is not too bad either. Conspiracy is just a matter of success and defeat. If you want to kill him, then kill him. I am ready."
"Don't you see that you are quite loyal?"
"A scholar dies for a confidant." Guan Xuanan was unable to enter.
He Yue'er sneered, stood behind Yi Xiaodao, and leaned on his back.
Yi Xiaodao knew this and quickly stood still, supporting He Yue'er.
"Trash, there are so many people who can't even take each other down, what do I want you to do for food!"
A shout made Rao Yiqiang and Liu Wangzhong sit up in shock and look around hesitantly. Guan Xuanan was so frightened that he took two steps back because he heard the sound coming from Yi Xiaodao.
This voice was none other than that of Zou Tao, the second young master of Xigui!
"What are you looking at? Get out of here!"
Now the other two people heard it clearly. The sound came from Yi Xiaodao, and the three of them were so frightened that they backed away.
"No...impossible...Second Young Master has been dead for six years..."
"We saw him die with our own eyes..."
"what happened?"
He Yue'er turned around from behind Yi Xiaodao and said with a smile: "Looking at how scared you are, do you still dare to say that a scholar will die for his confidant? Is this how Zou Tao treats you as a confidant?"
"It's you...!" Guan Xuan'an was the first to react.
"I just want you to know that your so-called loyalty is just fear. You have been dead for so long, and you are still afraid when you hear his voice. Can this be called loyalty?"
"You yourselves know very well how Xigui treats you. Now is your chance to start a new life. It would be a pity if you don't take advantage of it."
"I don't think you are really treacherous and evil people. Now that the Beiyi foreign tribes are invading, you won't discuss it so much with you, and are you just willing to sit here and wait to die?"
The three of them look at me, and I look at you. Zou Tao's voice just now shocked them too much, and now the three of them have not recovered yet.
Seeing that the three of them were silent, He Yue'er didn't want to say anything more, so she just said lightly: "Think about it for yourselves!"
After saying that, he turned around and left. When Yi Xiaodao and others saw that He Yue'er had finished saying what they needed to say, they all turned around and left, leaving the three of them standing stupidly in the courtyard.
After everyone left the courtyard, He Yue'er sighed and said to Wang Xuan: "Mr. Wang, send someone to keep an eye on them. If they really don't want to, there is nothing you can do."
"Yes, Wang understands."
Everyone returned to the top of the city. Outside the city, the Beiyi soldiers were waving flags and shouting. Everyone was vigorous and vigorous, looking very energetic.
"Brother, let's go up." Qin Changqian didn't know when he had spears inserted behind him, and he was ready to fight.
Yi Xiaodao nodded and touched the Siqing Sword at his waist. The original scabbard had been lost and he had to replace it with several new scabbards. It still felt uncomfortable to the touch.
"Report to Mr. Yi, those three people came to us and asked for weapons." Not long after everyone arrived at the top of the city, soldiers came to report.
"Oh? Don't you want to take advantage of Beiyi's approach and want to cause trouble at this time?" Li Dingxing frowned.
Yi Xiaodao shook his head and said: "Even if you want to cause trouble, you won't take the initiative to ask for weapons. Go, return all their weapons to them, and bring them here!"
The soldiers left in a hurry, and within a short time, the three of them came to the top of the city with their own weapons.
"You three asked for weapons, what do you think now?" Wang Xuan asked.
"If Duke Wu Dinggong doesn't give up, we are willing to serve the imperial court!" the three of them said with their hands raised.
Yi Xiaodao deliberately pretended to be surprised: "You three figured it out so quickly? Do you want to think about it again?"
"When I came to Juyi City, I had already heard about the Beiyi troops. In fact, I had already thought of making meritorious deeds... I just wanted to test Wu Dinggong's intentions."
Among the three, Guan Xuan'an still said: "Good birds choose trees to roost. When I was in Xigui, I only wanted glory and wealth. I never wanted to follow King Xigui on the wrong path. All along, I Wait...it’s not easy to defend yourself, I want to get rid of the crime and make meritorious service..."
Yi Xiaodao smiled: "Okay! I won't lie to you either. The current Beiyi soldiers are in full swing, and their swords have no eyes. The three of you are good at thinking about it. I will raid the formation in the city, and the reinforcements in the city will be on standby at any time."
Liu Wangzhong nodded: "There are still some soldiers from Xigui in the camp, and they have all been captured. The three of us are willing to go and surrender to them, and together we will abdicate their crimes and perform meritorious service."
"Okay, you go."
Yi Xiaodao responded briefly, and the three of them held weapons and walked towards the prison doors in the city.
The three people's backs were getting further and further away. Yi Xiaodao turned around and said with a smile: "Don't look at me like that. I don't trust those who employ me, but I don't trust those who doubt me."
