Zhou Xian stood on a high rock and looked forward. Because the mountains were separated by, the view was not very wide, and he could only see countless people and defeated soldiers walking slowly on the winding and twisting mountain roads. On Liangshan and Toy Mountain on both sides, Li Kai and Jimu were directing their soldiers to carry stones. They were built on front positions, usually as forts to resist bows and arrows. In critical moments, they were used as rolling stones and threw them down the mountain to prevent the enemy soldiers from climbing up the mountain.

Seeing that the fort was gradually taking shape, Zhou Xian nodded with satisfaction. He gave them three hundred soldiers and asked them to lead the two mountains. At first, he was worried that their position would be low and he could not suppress everyone. But from the current point of view, his decision was quite correct.

At this time, a noise suddenly came from the road. Zhou Xian looked down and found a riot with about thirty soldiers quarreling with the guards at the gate. Both sides drew out their knives, looking like they were about to get angry. Zhou Xian frowned, jumped off the rock, and walked quickly to the other side.

"What's going on?"

A soldier covered his face with a noticeable slap mark on it. "Person Zhou, they will withdraw after they have eaten. The brothers stopped them, and they will take action against him."

Zhou Xian looked at the group of people. They were wearing bamboo armor, holding long swords in their hands, and were wearing straw sandals, dressed as soldiers in Shu. "Which unit are you? Who is the leader?"

One person pushed the soldiers on both sides and walked out from behind the crowd. He was of medium shape, neither fat nor thin, and his clothes were roughly the same as ordinary soldiers. The only difference was that the bamboo armor he wore was covered with a layer of cowhide. He looked at Zhou Xian and said, "Look at your outfit, you are the generals under the army of Wan Jianjun! Shouldn't he retreat to Mianzhu and go to General Qin to get along with General Qin? Why are you here for his generals?"

Zhou Xian looked at the man and pointed out his identity. He thought for a while and decided to answer truthfully. "I was originally working under the army of Wan Jianjun, but later in order to coordinate the two armies, I was sent to Deputy General Zhang. Deputy General Zhang led his troops to Dachang yesterday, and it was difficult to carry the baggage, so he ordered me to transport them back to Chongqing first. I finished speaking, what about the answer to the question I asked just now!"

"The guerrilla general Cao Zhiyao under the command of Deputy General Shao Zhongguang."

"It turned out to be Cao Guerrilla. Next week, I'll show you the courtesy. I wonder where Deputy General Shao is now?"

Cao Zhiyao looked angry, "That turtle son has already escaped. After losing Guanyinyan Water Village, I have never seen him again. Now I want to return to Chongqing to perform military affairs, so please let them get out of here."

"Can Zhou know what military affairs Cao Guerrilla is going to perform?"

"Rareless. How could you always ask about this kind of court secret? "

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "In terms of official positions, Cao Guerrilla is indeed much higher than mine. But here, no matter how big your official position is, you must obey my command. You can choose not to say it, and I can choose not to let you go. Come on, someone! He tied him up."

There were nearly a thousand people stationed here, and the only ones he could control was the first five hundred people, and the others were all riots. If they saw that there were soldiers who could leave here without participating in the defense, then who would choose to stay here? Moreover, Shao Zhongguang lost Guanyinyan, which caused chaos. Cao Zhiyao was actually his subordinate, and Zhou Xian had no favoritism towards him, let alone disrupting his plans here.

Cao Zhiyao pulled out a long knife from his waist with a "swish" sound. "I think who of you dares?"

"Do you have weapons? Archers, prepare. If anyone dares to act rashly and shoot me directly, I will bear all the consequences."

"Yes." He shouted loudly around him, and dozens of powerful bows were aimed at the group of people at the same time.

The soldiers around Cao Zhiyao took a breath, and everyone's faces were filled with fear and panic. He looked angry and pointed at Zhou Xian with a knife and said, "Did you really take the courage of an ambitious leopard. How dare you treat your boss like this?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said with a full smile: "Boss..., how do I know if you are a scout sent by the bandits? Who can prove that you are really the guerrilla under Deputy General Shao's account?"

"These brothers can testify for me, and I have the waist card of the guerrilla general." As he said that, he took out a gilded waist card from his arms.

Zhou Xian didn't even look at it, and waved his hand and said, "These people are all with you and cannot prove it for you. And this waist card is true or false. Who knows if you stolen it or brought it from the real guerrilla who died in battle."

"you……"

"You, you have only two ways now. Either join us and participate in defense and defense. Or tell me the purpose of your trip to Chongqing."

Cao Zhiyao looked at Zhou Xian's scoundrel, and felt extremely frustrated, but he could not do anything. After he escaped from Guanyinyan, he fought all the way. He first fled into Dachang City to help Governor Shao defend the city. After the city was broken, he fled all the way, avoiding pursuers everywhere. He finally arrived here, thinking that he could return to Chongqing as long as he passed here. Who knew that if he met this guy who was not in trouble, if he acted, he might not be sure that he would shoot himself directly.

He thought for a while, waved his hand helplessly, signaling the soldiers to put down their weapons. He said to Zhou Xian softly: "Brother Zhou, we were at the Guanyinyan Water Village at first, but after the village was broken, we finally broke out of the siege. Later, we helped Dachang, but it didn't last long. We were defeated soldiers and scattered soldiers. Governor Shao did not inform us when he organized the evacuation. We could only rely on our own strength to fight out of the city and avoid the pursuers. There are only a few more than a thousand soldiers under my command. I, Cao, beg you to let us go."

Zhou Xian glanced at the soldiers, all of them were injured, and what Cao Zhiyao said should be true. "Cao Guerrilla, Deputy General Zhang has been wiped out, and there are only hundreds of county soldiers in Chongqing. Even if you can escape back to Chongqing, and then tens of thousands of bandits attack, I'm afraid you will still not be able to escape death."

Cao Zhiyao grew up in shock. "What, even Vice General Zhang..."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "Only half of these people are mine, and the remaining half are recruited from the defeated soldiers. If I let you go, the morale of the army will be dispersed. Moreover, once there is no defense here, the bandits will arrive in Chongqing in an instant, and the people in that city will be in danger."

Cao Zhiyao was silent for a long time and finally said, "Brother Zhou, do you want me to stay and help you defend this place?"
Chapter completed!