The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were watching with eager eyes, but Yin Bupo was not afraid at all.
On a cold winter night, Qin Xiao looked at Tang Bing, who looked like a wolf and a tiger, and suddenly an extremely terrifying possibility occurred to him. He never wanted his suspicion to come true.
"I am the border guard general." Yin Bupo said calmly: "Even if I only have a few hundred people under my command, I am still the general of the empire. It is easy for your knife to cut my throat, but I can guarantee that after I fall,
, there is no way you can leave from here."
Qin Xiao's hand holding the knife was very steady.
If it were a year ago, facing the regular frontier troops of the empire, with his sword still on the neck of the closing general, Qin Xiao would not be able to remain calm no matter what.
But what he has experienced in the past year is, in many cases, far more dangerous than he is now.
As long as my hands tremble, if faced with the oppression of these Tang soldiers, once my heart collapses, I will most likely die here.
Of course he takes his life very seriously.
Similarly, he knew that once he died here, the news of the Wutuo cavalry gathering at Mahu would not be conveyed half a step further to the pass.
"You took refuge with the Wutuo people." Qin Xiao finally said: "What benefits did the Wutuo people give you to rebel against the Tang Dynasty?"
Yin Bupo laughed and said: "Wu Tuo people? I wish I could kill all the Wu Tuo people, how could I be bribed by those beasts that drink blood like hair? Instead, you, with a face of a Tang Dynasty, turned out to be the lackey of the Wu Tuo people.
, Hehe, the knife of the Tang Dynasty, what I like most is to cut the throats of the Wutuo people."
"Put down the sword." A gray-armored Tang soldier in the crowd said solemnly: "If I hurt General Yin even a hair, I will definitely cut you into pieces."
Other Tang soldiers also scolded him.
Yin Bupo said to the man: "Wen Xing, if I die, you will be in charge of the border defense temporarily." He said loudly: "Everyone listen, if I make any mistakes, everyone will follow the orders of Vice General Mao, and those who disobey orders will be killed.
"
He actually seemed to have an attitude of despising death.
"You said I was a spy, and I said you were rebellious and there was a stalemate." Qin Xiao walked slowly behind Yin Bupo, wary that the Tang soldiers around him would suddenly fire arrows, and he was on full alert, keeping his blade close to Yin Bupo's neck, "Since
In this case, you might as well send someone to inquire outside the pass to see if there are any traces of the Wutuo cavalry. As for you and me, let's go to see General Black Feather. The general is wise and wise, and we can always tell who is who and who is wrong."
Yin Bupo did not hesitate and said: "Okay. I will send people out to inquire immediately. The round trip will only take a few days. Here at Kunlun Pass, no matter whether there are traces of the Wutuo people outside the pass, they will be strictly guarded. If the inquiry goes outside the pass, there will indeed be Wutuos.
Mr. Tuo, I will bear my thorns to apologize to you, otherwise... hehe, if you spread rumors to disturb the morale of the army, you will be bound and sent to General Black Feather for punishment."
"Okay." Qin Xiao did not hesitate: "Then I will wait here for a few days, and you can send out scouts to find out. You will know for yourself whether it is true or false."
"Mao Wenxing, please pass the order and immediately send elite scouts out of the customs to investigate the Zhuma Lake area. If any Wutuo people are found, come back and report immediately." Yin Bupo made a prompt decision: "Also, let all the officers guarding the customs be on full alert, and there must be no
error."
Lieutenant General Mao Wenxing surrendered and obeyed the order.
"But before the scout comes back, I still need General Yin to keep me company." Qin Xiao sighed: "I'm worried that your men will have resentment towards me. If you are not around to protect me, my life may be ruined here."
"Okay." Yin Bupo was very happy and did not hesitate: "I will be your hostage until the scout returns." He waved his hand and said, "Stand back!"
Tang Bing stepped out of the way, and Qin Xiao took Yin Bupo hostage into the previous house and closed the door.
Qin Xiao
They found a rope in the house and tied Yin Bupo's hands behind his back. Yin Bupo didn't resist at all, perhaps knowing that his martial arts skills were far inferior to Qin Xiao's, so he allowed Qin Xiao to tie his hands firmly, and then sat down on the chair.
Qin Xiao walked to the window and saw Mao Wenxing assigning men. Most of the Tang soldiers had withdrawn, but there were still several Tang soldiers guarding outside the house.
Not long after, Mao Wenxing's voice was heard from outside the door: "Report to the general that six scouts have been excluded from going out to find out the news. The general ordered them to go back quickly. According to the route, they should be able to return in four days at most."
"Okay." Yin Bupo agreed.
After Mao Wenxing retreated, Yin Bupo said: "You said there are thousands of Wutuo cavalry outside the pass, which is nonsense. The Wutuo people have been sending troops to the west in recent years, and there is no sign of invading Xiling. To attack Xiling, it only takes a few thousand troops.
Not worth mentioning."
Qin Xiao looked at Yin Bupo and smiled lightly: "General Yin, there is only one reason why you want to kill me, and that is because you are worried that I will report Wutuo's military situation to General Heiyu."
After all, Yin Bupo is a border guard general. He has been through many battles, but he still calmly said: "This general will not allow false news to be sent into the customs."
"That's not right." Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "You just don't want General Black Feather to have thousands of Wutuo cavalry appear outside Kunlun Pass. You are worried that the general is extremely intelligent and will be able to guess the purpose of this cavalry after getting the news."
Coldly, he stared at Yin Bupo and said: "You have guarded the border for the Tang Dynasty for many years. I will call you General again, General Yin. I don't know the purpose of the Wutuo people, but you must know it. Tell me the truth, what do they want?"
Why? Why do you want to help the Wutuo people conceal military information?"
Yin Bupo sneered and said, "Helping the Wutuo people conceal their military situation? You really underestimate me."
Qin Xiaowei pondered, took out something from his arms, showed it in front of Yin Bupo, and asked, "Can you recognize this thing?"
What Qin Xiao took out was the tiger head jade pendant.
The tiger head jade pendant was given by the emperor as a reward to the black-feathered night crow. It was made in the inner palace. One side has a tiger head and the other side has the word "life" written on it. It was originally a death-free card given to the black-feathered night crow by the emperor, but it was hacked.
General Yu refused, and the tiger head jade pendant only became the proof of Black Feather Night Crow's identity.
Yin Bupo had obviously heard about this, and he frowned and said, "Are you the Black Feathered Night Crow?"
"It seems that you do recognize the tiger head jade pendant." Qin Xiao put away the jade pendant: "I am Night Crow under General Black Feather. This jade pendant is enough to prove my identity. So I can give you one last chance to tell you the truth.
What I know tells me that this is your last chance."
Yin Bupo closed his eyes and said nothing.
"Do you know why I agreed to wait for your scouts to come back?" Qin Xiao asked: "Because I don't want to hurt anyone stationed here. You just agreed to my request and asked me to wait here for the scouts.
When you come back to distinguish the true from the false, you have only one purpose, to keep me here, you are just delaying time."
Yin Bupo's body trembled and he opened his eyes, his gaze cold and stern.
"You are already on the edge of the cliff. If you make another mistake, you will not be able to look back." Qin Xiao walked behind Yin Bupo and said coldly: "Why don't you let this military information be sent to General Heiyu quickly? You and Wu Tuo
What are you doing? Or...who ordered you to do this?"
Yin Bupo looked into Qin Xiao's eyes and suddenly smiled and said: "Black Feather Night Crow is really amazing. You are so young, I didn't expect you to be so smart."
"Do you admit that you were hiding military information for the Wutuo people?" Qin Xiao's face was stern.
"Why I did this, you will know soon." Yin Bupo said calmly.
Qin Xiao said angrily: "Yin Bupo, you are the guard general of the Tang Dynasty, you can eat
You are a servant of the imperial court, and you actually colluded with the Wutuo people to rebel against the imperial court. What benefits did the Wutuo people give you, and you actually forgot about your lineage and betrayed the Tang Dynasty?"
"Everything I have done is for the Tang Dynasty." Yin Bupo sneered: "I have been favored by the Tang Dynasty, and I will not hesitate to be broken into pieces for the sake of the Tang Dynasty."
Qin Xiao saw his solemn expression and firm tone, but felt a little stunned.
Yin Bupo's words don't seem like he is defending himself, but he truly has faith in his heart, so he is confident when he speaks.
But intercepting himself to report military information to General Heiyu was clearly a cover-up for the actions of the Wutuo people. With such a treasonous act, how could Yin Bupo have the confidence to say that it was for the Tang Dynasty?
Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, then suddenly walked around the house, even looked out the back window, and finally said: "This room is very good!"
What he said was meaningless, and Yin Bupo didn't understand what he meant for a moment: "What?"
"Just now your subordinates surrounded me and I took you as a hostage. Do you think I can leave safely?" Qin Xiao suddenly put a hand on Yin Bupo's shoulder and whispered in Yin Bupo's ear: "They
Do you really want to intercept me here regardless of your life or death?"
Yin Bupo said: "Thankfully you didn't try. My life is not as important as you think. If you had not agreed to stay, but had tried to kidnap me to escape, I guarantee you would have been turned into a hedgehog by now."
"It seems that you are really determined to die." Qin Xiao nodded slightly: "I believe that you are indeed willing to sacrifice your life in order to prevent General Heiyu from obtaining information."
"So if you stay here honestly, maybe you can survive after this incident." Yin Bupo said calmly.
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "If you are willing to risk your life to intercept the information, I can also work hard to deliver the information to General Heiyu. You want to keep me here, but it's a pity that the King of Heaven can't stop me." He suddenly used his hands hard.
, actually grabbed Yin Bupo across his body.
Yin Bupo was horrified, he didn't expect Qin Xiao's strength to be so terrifying.
Qin Xiao didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed Yin Bupo and rushed to the back of the house. There was a window there with wooden lattice and cotton cloth to block the cold wind. However, Qin Xiao had already used Yin Bupo as a hammer and smashed Yin Bupo hard.
The rear window.
The wooden lattice of the rear window was not very strong to begin with. Yin Bupo was wearing iron armor, and this heavy blow had already broken open the rear window.
Qin Xiao threw Yin Bupo out of the window and rushed out of the window. He was dragging Yin Bupo with one hand, and holding the scimitar with the other hand, he rushed towards the horses not far away.
Yin Bupo had already understood and shouted loudly: "Here comes someone, the spy is trying to escape...!"
Qin Xiao didn't care about him at all. He was getting closer and closer to the horse. Two Tang soldiers with spears rushed out from the side and jabbed Qin Xiao with their spears.
Qin Xiao swung his sword and cut off one spear. He leaned back to avoid another spear. He swung his sword again and cut off the spear. Like a cheetah, he rushed to the side of a war horse and lifted it up.
He cut off the horse's reins tied to the wooden stake with his knife, threw Yin Bupo onto the horse, and climbed aboard himself.
Tang Bing obviously did not expect that Qin Xiao would break out of the back window. Tang Bing, who was guarding the front door, heard the movement, shouted, and quickly rushed back.
There was a sound of horses neighing in the military camp. Mao Wenxing had already turned over and jumped on a horse, shouting: "Don't let the spies escape." He patted the horse and rushed to the back. He saw a fast horse passing not far in front of him. On the horse's back
It was Qin Xiao, with his horse as fast as lightning, rushing eastwards.