"Chai Jian, have you ever seen where my father is?" Qu Tushou walked down the pass and grabbed an officer next to him and asked. This officer was from Chai's family and a distant relative of Chai Shao. , but obviously the relationship between this officer named Chai Jian and Chai Shao was not very close, so Qu Tushou was not very polite to him.
After hearing Qu Tushou's question, Chai Jian immediately bowed respectfully and replied: "Reporting to the general, I just saw the old general returning to Xiguankou."
"Xiguankou," Qu Tushou couldn't help but be startled after hearing Chai Jian's words. He didn't expect that Qu Tutong had gone to Xiguankou again. Countless doubts arose in his heart, but he waved his hand to Chai Jian. , asked him to leave, and rushed straight to Xiguankou. Tongguan was not too small, and it was not too big. Qu Tushou quickly rushed to Xiguankou, and before he could pass the pass, he looked up and saw that He saw his father, Qu Tutong, standing at the gate, seeming to be looking at something outside the gate.
Although he felt a little strange in his heart, Qu Tushou also knew that his father had been unhappy recently, so he didn't say anything more. After a moment of hesitation, he decided to go back instead of scolding him. Just when Qu Tushou turned around For a moment, he couldn't help being stunned. He subconsciously turned his head and looked towards Guan Guan again. He saw that there were many more people in Guan Guan.
"Well, what's going on?" Qu Tushou remembered clearly that he didn't have many people at Xiguankou, because west of Tongguan is Weicheng. If there were any problems to the west, Yin Kaishan, who was stationed in Weicheng, would definitely be there as soon as possible. Someone was sent to inform, but now there are many more troops at Xiguankou, almost one-third of the entire Tongguan army. Without his order, how could those soldiers come to Xiguankou without permission? Thinking of this, Qu Tushou had a vague premonition in his heart. When he walked quickly towards the pass, Qu Tushou shouted at the soldiers: "What's going on with you? Why did you come here without permission?"
As soon as Qu Tushou's words came out, all the soldiers at the pass turned their heads, and their eyes immediately focused on Qu Tushou, and the coldness flashing in his eyes made Qu Tushou even more... His whole body couldn't help but tremble, and he subconsciously wanted to step back, but at the moment he was about to turn around, suddenly, a chill hit his neck, and at the same time, a cold voice came from behind: "Don't move, Major General. Otherwise, don't blame the general for being merciless."
"You are Wang Le." Hearing this voice, Qu Tushou was immediately shocked. He immediately recognized the identity of the other party from the voice. He was clearly the Xidu Tiejia who followed Qu Tutong to guard Chang'an. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Le, but if Qu Tushou remembered correctly, Wang Le should have been sent to Fufeng County to be the county guard. How could he suddenly come here?
"Hmph, it's rare that the young general recognizes me, Wang Le." Following these words, a head stuck out from behind Qu Tushou, with a square face and a full beard. This person had a bold personality and was informal. This person was Wang Le. He slowly moved his body to Qu Tushou and sneered: "Thanks to the major general, the last general was able to go to Fufeng and enjoy the happiness." , If it hadn’t been for the old general’s call this time, I’m afraid the last general would have stayed behind in Fufeng.”
"Dad," after hearing Wang Le's words, Qu Tushou was shocked again. He didn't care about the knife on his neck. He turned his head suddenly and looked at Qu Tutong, who was still standing in front of the female wall not far away. , exclaimed: "Dad, what do you want to do? Do you want to kill our Qutu family?"
In response to Qu Tushou's shouts, Qu Tutong, who was not far away with his back to him, remained motionless. On the contrary, Wang Le couldn't help it anymore and pushed Qu Tushou to the ground with one blow, snorting coldly. : "You don't deserve to say anything to the old general about the Qutu family. If it weren't for you, how could the old general be living under someone else's roof now? Huh, you are simply unworthy of the surname Qutu. If you hadn't been the old general's son, I wouldn't be here now. I will chop you with one knife,"
"Okay, Wang Le," at this moment, Qu Tutong, who had been silent before, finally spoke. He slowly turned around and looked at the man who was forced to half kneel on the ground with a complicated face. The son couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and then said: "Okay, let's take him down. There should be many scoundrels from the Li family in the pass. Try to capture them all alive. The rest of the soldiers and horses in the pass are from our Western Capital." The old iron-clad brother should obey our command,"
"Here," after hearing Qu Tutong's order, Wang Le also shouted in response. The palm pressing down on Qu Tushou immediately chopped it down with the knife, and his palm accurately landed on the back of Qu Tushou's neck. , Qu Tushou fell down in response, and as Wang Le waved his hand, several soldiers immediately stepped forward and took Qu Tushou down, who had fainted. Then, Wang Le waved his hand. , shouted: "You guys, stay here to protect the old general. You guys, follow me down and clean up those bastards."
As Wang Le's command sounded, the soldiers in the gate took action one after another, and soon they acted according to Wang Le's orders. However, Qu Tutong had no intention of participating in Wang Le's actions. Wang Le followed him. An old subordinate for many years, Qu Tutong was still very confident about his commanding ability. Qu Tutong slowly turned around and continued to look outside the pass. Outside the pass, he saw an army of more than 2,000 people. They are rushing towards the door at a fast speed, and the leader among them is in his twenties and thirties. He is thin and frail, but in every gesture he exudes the aura of a superior, it is Liang Wang Wanhe.
Seeing that the troops led by Wan He were about to arrive at the gate, Qu Tutong gritted his teeth, waved his hand, and shouted: "Open the gate and welcome King Liang to enter the gate."
Outside the pass, Wan He led the generals and a group of Liang Jun soldiers and moved forward quickly. Du Ruhui had analyzed Wan He before. Now there are Li Tang's outposts and hidden sentries everywhere between Tongguan and Weicheng. This time Wan He's entry into the Pass in such a fair and open manner will definitely alert Li Tang's spies, and Yin Kaishan of Weicheng may lead his troops to stop him at any time. Therefore, when Wan He enters the Pass this time, he must fight quickly, and he must not There was no delay at all, but at this moment, Wan He looked up and saw the door door wide open. He immediately beamed with joy and shouted: "Quick, the door door is open. Come on, rush in at once." "
Following Wan He's order, the four generals Cheng Yaojin, Tai Shifeng, Du Hao and Zhu Muwu raised their weapons one after another, pointed forward, shouted angrily and rushed forward. After all, the current situation in Tongguan was unknown, Wan He I don’t know what the situation is inside Tongguan, so I can only take advantage of this opportunity to occupy Tongguan and close the door first.
Soon, Tai Shifeng was the first to rush into Tongguan Pass, and immediately after, Wan He and others also entered the pass one after another. As soon as Wan He entered the pass, he found that the pass was already in chaos. The soldiers and horses of the Tang army guarding the pass were running back and forth in the pass like brainless flies. Just when Wan He was feeling strange about this situation, suddenly, an angry shout came from the gate above: "Everyone!" stop,"
This shout was like a thunder, and it immediately stopped the two Tang armies fighting each other in the pass. It can be seen that although Li Yuan emptied Qu Tutong of military power, his prestige in the army was incomparable. Otherwise, Wang Le and other demobilized generals would have come to Tongguan just for a letter.
I saw Qu Tutong standing alone in the pass. He glanced at the iron-clad soldiers from the former Western Capital who were fighting in the pass. His eyes began to turn red. If he hadn't been greedy for life and feared death and surrendered to the Li family, This made his brothers become today's enemies, but it was not too late now. Qu Tutong stood on the gate with his head held high and shouted loudly: "I, Qu Tutong, am sorry for the Sui Dynasty and the iron armor brothers of Xidu. Originally, I was not qualified to say this, but for the sake of the Sui Dynasty and for the brothers, I have to say that today I will surrender to the King of Liang in order to repay the Sui Dynasty. Brothers, if you want Stay and follow King Liang to conquer the world. I will definitely live up to you. But if you brothers don’t want to stay, I am also willing to share some expenses with you so that you can go home. How about it, brothers, give me an answer. Bar,"
Following Qu Tutong's shout, there was silence in the entire Tongguan Pass. All the soldiers stared at the high-ranking Qu Tutong with wide eyes. Even Zhu Muwu and others behind Wanhe expressed their admiration. Looking at the figure above his head, Tai Shifeng sighed and said: "Qu Tutong deserves to be a famous general in the world. It's a pity that Li Yuan didn't know how to use this person, which made him surrender to the prince. Otherwise, this Man must be our number one enemy,"
Tai Shifeng's evaluation immediately won everyone's approval. At the same time, the soldiers in Tongguan also recovered from their shock. These Tang troops who stayed in Tongguan were all those who had followed Qu. Adapted from Tutong's Xidu Iron Armor, they had never disobeyed Qu Tutong's orders. Not long after, one of the soldiers threw the spear in his hand to the ground and shouted loudly at Qu Tutong. : "Wherever the commander is, our Xidu Iron Armor is there. Whoever the commander is willing to surrender to, then we are also willing to serve for the commander's lord. But if someone really dares to be rude to the commander and our army, we will Never let him go,"
With such a leader, soon the sounds of weapons being dropped on the ground became more and more frequent. In the end, no one was standing in the entire Tongguan. Everyone was kneeling on the ground, and beside the door, Seeing this scene, Du Ruhui walked towards Wan He with a smile and said to Wan He: "Your Majesty, this Xidu Iron Armor is yours."