I'm the one running the game

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

"I'm afraid that Tiange Pass can't be defended." Xu Qian 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, the Star Picker Murong Xuan, and the other was a first-class master in the martial arts world, Sha Hu Bi Sheng.

The last person was his deputy.

In addition to the grassland, there is also the Gobi Desert in Saibei. Sha Hu Bi Sheng and the Desert Mad Knife Gao Li are from that desert.

The first barrier of the Dasong court is not these strong passes, but the desert. If the barbarians want to invade and go south, they have to cross the desert.

Therefore, the barbarians who arrived were not in a very good state and had been recuperating for a long time.

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

"Now there are only three battalions of troops available."

One battalion is 500 people, and the third battalion is 1,500 people.

The barbarians went south this time with a total of 10,000 people. If it weren't for the lack of food and the pressure from the King of Liao, he had ten battalions in his hands. Relying on the geographical advantage, it would be no problem to wipe out all the 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 civil to control the military and suppressed military generals, the development is far from being something that the barbarians can touch.

Unfortunately, now there is also the disintegration of the army and low morale. It is impossible to defend, let alone fight.

"What does Commander Xu think?" Murong Xuan spoke. He was old and cunning, and he had guessed the other party's idea, which was nothing more than surrendering to the King of Liao.

Before coming, he did not expect the whole rebellion to be so tortuous.

"Submit to Liao!"

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

His deputy general was calm and composed, and this look must have been discussed with Xu Qian.

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

Bringing a master figure and a first-class expert to surrender is enough.

"Well, I'll do as you say, but after repelling the barbarians, I want His Majesty the King of Liao to accept my tribe into the pass, even if I don't give you land, as long as I give you a living." Bi Sheng was silent for a while and put forward his own conditions.

"This... is OK." Xu Qian agreed, which shows that the other party is not thinking about surrendering, but has already surrendered.

He knew that the life in the desert tribe where Bi Sheng lived was bad, but this was not a bad thing, but a good thing. In the tribe where the other party lived, everyone was fierce, not to mention the old and weak, the young and strong were all martial arts, and they could form a battalion after being brought in.

Whether it was charging on the battlefield or fighting in the streets of the city, this group of people had great value.

Then Xu Qian turned his head and looked at Murong Xuan, which meant that it was your turn to express your attitude.

"Forget about this matter. You open the city and offer your loyalty. I will return to Langya Pavilion and will not be an enemy of the King of Liao." Murong Xuan did not want to surrender to the King of Liao.

He had a weak spot. If the court learned of his rebellion, it would definitely attack Langya Pavilion and Lu Xingshi.

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

"Senior Murong missed a good opportunity. His Majesty the King of Liao raised an army to clear the court for us warriors."

"If we help him now, you will definitely make further progress in the future." Xu Qian advised again.

However, Murong Xuan shook his head: "A gentleman should do what he should do and not do what he should not do."

"The late emperor has shown me the grace of recognition and life-saving. I never want to see the royal family go to war."

He meant that he was unwilling.

Murong Xuan worked for the court not for the so-called interests, but for gratitude.

Therefore, Murong Xuan's identity is also quite special. Other people in the martial arts world are named as the imperial masters, except for the Zhenwu Sect and the Chanxin Sect. Murong Xuan is the civil official Yunzhang scholar. Other people in the martial arts world are military officials.

It is precisely because Murong Xuan is related to the previous emperor and is highly valued by the current emperor that he has such a special identity.

The King of Liao recruited Murong Xuan for this reason.

"Since the senior is unwilling, I 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 the soft approach didn't work, Xu Qian directly used the hard approach.

Murong Xuan lowered his eyelids and looked at the soldiers pouring in from outside. They were wearing armor and holding sharp weapons and had bows and crossbows to support them. 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.

It's just that I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse to surrender to the King of Liao at Tiange Pass at this time.

He can be caught and captured, but he can't surrender, after all, he still has to consider his disciples.

When a group of soldiers were about to leave with Murong Xuan, a soldier stumbled in.

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

As soon as these words came out, Xu Qian, Bi Sheng and even Murong Xuan's faces changed. They had never expected that the barbarians would attack the city at this time.

"Send Senior Murong to rest, and Bi, follow me." Xu Qian did not let Murong Xuan go with him, for he was afraid of 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 Tiange Pass was under martial law, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

After getting in, he found that it seemed a bit dilapidated, but on second thought, after resisting for so long and without supplies, how could it be good.

And when he came just now, he also saw a lot of people running away.

They obviously went to seek refuge with the King of Liao.

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

"I came at a very bad time. Where can I find the master?"

Lu Xingshi thought about it and decided to ask someone.

As he was thinking, he heard the sound of urgent horns and drums, and his expression became serious.

"The barbarians took action?" Lu Xingshi knew the meaning of this, which was to remind that someone was attacking.

He came from the back, and the King of Liao did not take action, so the barbarians who attacked from the front naturally took action.

"The master should be a high-level official, so in this case..."

Lu Xingshi was thinking about going to the city gate to take a look, and he found a familiar figure coming out.

"What's the situation? Was he detained?" Lu Xingshi looked at the situation of his master, and did not immediately approach to talk, but followed behind from a distance.

If there is no danger to life, there is no need to rush to save, and it is not too late to take action when you get to the place.

If we really fight in public here, we might be beaten up.

The small number of people means that they are not worthy of Tiange Pass, not that there are really few people.

"It seems that someone in Tiange Pass has surrendered to the King of Liao or the master has surrendered to the King of Liao." Lu Xingshi couldn't 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, it is not certain.