Plan to cut off the nine states

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Xu Chu felt that this battle was fought without any rules. The formation he had worked so hard to maintain was torn apart as soon as he entered the battlefield. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers were greedy for merit and rushed forward without a firm foothold, which was also chaotic.

After nightfall, Xu Chu did not even see the officers and soldiers again. He was very tired, but that was the result of trekking in the snow, not because he used too much effort to fight the enemy bravely.

The officers and soldiers sounded the gongs and retreated, and reorganized the formation at a suitable location.

The order from someone on the side of the rebels was soon spread throughout the battlefield. They all said that it was King Ning who ordered the retreat, so they also withdrew from the battlefield.

Xu Chu was a little embarrassed because he killed two generals before the battle, but he did not kill any enemy on the battlefield. One reason was that the snow was deep and difficult to walk, and the other was that Tang Weitian was in front of him, making it impossible for him to cut.

But in the eyes of all the soldiers, King Wu was a "ruthless character", especially those soldiers who were seconded. Their awe increased a lot. As long as they heard "King Wu is here", they immediately followed.

On the way back to the camp, Xu Chu met Ning Baoguan.

Ning Baoguan came close to him, looked at him twice, and said only one sentence, "The King of Wu is brave," and walked away with his men.

Just these four words of evaluation made the Wu army soldiers excited.

Back in the camp, he started a fire, and Xu Chu was surprised to find that his armor was covered with blood, and he didn't know where it came from.

He didn't go into his tent to rest, but redeployed the camp. Some people guarded, some rested, and some made fires and cooked.

The generals had never been so straightforward in accepting orders. Sometimes Xu Chu just raised his hand, and the generals on the opposite side took the initiative to ask to do this and that, without any refusal.

After counting the number of people, Xu Chu's heart sank. The number of casualties was more than he expected, including several generals. He had to replace people immediately, and then ordered each team to go outside the camp to retrieve the bodies.

After working until midnight, Xu Chu finally ate a mouthful of cold rice, washed a little, and prepared to go back to the tent to rest.

Tomorrow is likely to be another tough battle. The soldiers who just tied with the officers and soldiers were in high spirits, thinking that victory was just around the corner. However, Xu Chu knew that if the officers and soldiers were reluctant to fall into the trap and attack the Advent Army, the Five Kings' Coalition would surely be defeated.

In front of the tent door, Xu Chu said to Tang Weitian: "You should also go and rest."

"I'm not tired." Tang Weitian's two swords were useless, leaving only the stick at his waist. He tried to straighten his body and looked like he could fight another battle.

"Eat more and sleep more. You will be tired tomorrow." Xu Chu smiled.

Tang Weitian had no choice but to go to the tent next door. He saw more than a dozen guards guarding outside the Grand Commander's tent, and then he went to sleep peacefully.

The tent was pitch black. Xu Chu fumbled for a light, and suddenly a bright light appeared in front of him, startling him. He quickly reached out and grabbed the knife. Just as he was about to call the guard, a man opposite him said faintly: "The King of Wu scared me."

There was a woman in the tent. She was in her twenties, beautiful, and wearing a mink robe. She didn't look like the daughter of an ordinary family.

Xu Chu looked around and made sure that there was no one else. He let go of the knife handle and asked, "Who are you?"

"I am the King of Wu's man."

"Guard!" Xu Chu said loudly, not entangled with the woman.

"I am the wife of Xiao Liu Mazi, and now I am a widow." The woman said.

A guard came in and glanced at the woman without showing any surprise.

"Send Madam Liu back." Xu Chu said coldly.

"Yes." The guard came in and stood at the door and made a gesture of invitation.

The woman did not leave, but sat down, looking at the burning wick, and said: "King Wu dares to kill the general, but dares not listen to a few words from his family?"

"General Liu left the camp without notice, and you entered the tent without notice, both of you are guilty."

"Please kill me with a knife, King Wu, so that we can reunite in the underground."

"Since you are not a soldier of the Wu army, I will not punish you for the time being." Xu Chu turned his head and said to the guard: "Who let her in?"

"I don't know." The guard was innocent.

The woman under the lamp showed a charming smile, "King Wu, there is no need to investigate, I am here to beg for mercy from King Wu."

Xu Chu was stunned, "I have said that you will not be punished. General Liu's crime is limited to himself, and his family will not be implicated."

"Not implicated? Why would those who lost their husbands be taken away by others as wives? Why would people who have neither beauty nor money be sent out of the camp to block the officers and soldiers?"

Xu Chu was speechless for a moment, "I can... send someone to protect you, is there anyone else at home?" Xu Chu said insincerely.

"The King of Wu sent people to protect me, so he thinks I am his man?"

"Hmm?"

"If you don't think I am your man, why would you protect me? It won't sound good if it gets out."

"The Wu army will protect all the people."

"I heard that it was the King of Wu who sent the people back to the rear camp and didn't let them stop the soldiers. But I am not an ordinary citizen, and general protection is useless."

"You are not ordinary?"

"I am from Qinzhou, my surname is Feng, my nickname is Ju Niang, and I have changed ten husbands in two years."

"Ten?" Xu Chu was surprised.

Feng Ju Niang smiled and said, "People in troubled times are unpredictable in life and death. I have had ten husbands, and the number of people who want to rob me is twice that, so when I heard that Xiao Liu Mazi was killed, I knew that I would have an eleventh husband."

Xu Chu was speechless.

"It's better to come here by yourself than to be robbed by others. I have been waiting here for a long time. From today on, King Wu is my husband."

"I have a wife. You can go back."

"A man should have three wives and four concubines. I don't want to be a princess. Why should King Wu refuse?"

Xu Chu shook his head and was about to order the guards to take the woman away, when Feng Ju Niang said, "If the King of Wu is willing to keep me, I will forget my previous ten husbands and serve the King of Wu wholeheartedly."

"Until I am killed?"

Feng Ju Niang smiled and said, "Enjoy life while you can. Why should the King of Wu think so far ahead? If the King of Wu is in trouble, I will lose more than just me?"

"What if I don't keep you?"

Feng Ju Niang restrained her expression and said coldly, "Then I am the widow of Xiao Liu Mazi, helpless and humiliated. As long as I am still alive, I will avenge my deceased husband."

"Revenge?" Xu Chu admired the courage of this woman, but he didn't believe she was really capable of revenge.

Feng Ji Niang sighed, "I have no choice. I have to ask for help from King Ning and King Liang. King Ning is the commander of the army, and King Liang is the master of Xiao Liu Mazi. I have to say something and do something."

Xu Chu was stunned again. He knew that Ning Baoguan would be fine, but Ma Wei was indeed a big trouble.

Feng Ji Niang turned her head slightly and glanced at the guard at the door, "Have you heard of my name?"

"Yes." Queen Wei admitted awkwardly.

"There are many women in the camp. Can Feng Ji Niang be considered the leader?"

The guard became more and more embarrassed and said directly: "King Wu, please keep her. The rules in the army have always been like this. Letting her go will cause a lot of trouble."

Feng Ji Niang smiled again, "Little Liu Mazi still remembered to look at me before the battle. King Wu, can you think about it, is my slave more troublesome or more beneficial?"

"More troublesome." Xu Chu felt a headache now, but he didn't say these three words. After thinking for a while, he said: "You stay, make the bed for me, and be a maid for the time being. I will find you another husband in a few days."

The guard left the tent immediately without waiting for orders.

No matter what Xu Chu said, it was just a meaning to others.

"Okay." Feng Ju Niang's understanding was the same as the guards', and she yawned, "Is the King of Wu going to rest now? I'll make the bed."

"Who else is in Xiao Liu Ma Zi's family?"

Feng Ju Niang frowned slightly, as if she had a hard time calculating, "He has three wives, each uglier than the other. They should all belong to others now. They already have mistresses."

Xu Chu almost wanted to ask Feng Ju Niang if she had a mistress, but after thinking about it, he held back.

"Well, he has no parents. I don't know if they died or were thrown somewhere by him. He has several children, all of whom have pockmarks on their faces like him. What I'm most grateful for is that I didn't give birth to children for him. I haven't raised children for anyone."

"I'll send someone to bring Xiao Liu Ma Zi's children here... What are you laughing at?"

"It is said that the King of Wu is the son of a great general and a descendant of a famous family. Sure enough... he is different from others."

Xu Chu heard this as a mockery, "What are the rules here? Shouldn't I take care of Xiao Liu Ma Zi's children?"

"Xiao Liu Ma Zi has his own Relatives and friends, their children are adopted by them, and whether they live well or not depends on luck. The King of Wu killed his father and adopted his son, what would others think? "

"What do you think?"

"Of course, they think that the King of Wu wants to wipe out the roots. In this way, not only will Xiao Liu Mazi's family be afraid, but also his relatives and friends will be afraid. The human relationships in the army are complicated. If one person is afraid, thousands of people will be terrified. "

Xu Chu was more and more surprised. He originally thought that Feng Ju Niang was just a woman who sought fame with her beauty. He didn't expect that her thinking would be so clear and her conversation was quite good.

"So I can't do anything? Wouldn't taking you in also cause criticism?"

"Of course, some people will say that King Wu killed Xiao Liu Mazi to seize Feng Ji Niang, but no one will be afraid of this, and no one will think that King Wu did something wrong, because--" Feng Ji Niang leaned forward slightly, letting the light illuminate half of her delicate face, "There is only one Feng Ji Niang in the world, and it is natural for King Wu to fight for her. If King Wu doesn't fight, King Ning and King Liang will fight for her, sooner or later."

Xu Chu laughed, turned and walked out of the tent, and said to a guard: "Let her stay here and don't let her go out."

"Yes, sir." The guard glanced into the tent and saw nothing, but felt a pair of charming eyes sweeping over him, and the hair on his back stood up.

Xu Chu walked into the tent next door, and Tang Weitian was sleeping soundly with a stick in his arms, snoring like thunder. He said he was not tired, but he slept more deeply than usual.

Xu Chu snatched a blanket from Tang Weitian, wrapped it around him, and slept on the mat. He thought he would be disturbed by the snoring, but he fell asleep after closing his eyes for a while, without even a dream.

After sleeping for an unknown period of time, Xu Chu suddenly woke up, turned over, put on his boots and walked out of the tent.

There was just a ray of light in the sky, and the camp was very quiet. Most of the fires were extinguished, and wisps of green smoke rose into the sky. The guards were replaced and guarded the two tents.

The soldiers did not attack at night, so Xu Chu breathed a sigh of relief. He returned to his tent and saw Feng Ju Niang sleeping on his bed, so he took a few clothes quietly, changed outside, and went to the watchtower to check the situation outside the camp.

The sky was getting brighter and brighter. The camp of the soldiers was not far away, stretching for more than ten miles, and surrounded the rebel camp in a fan shape.

Xu Chu's heart sank again. The general was obviously not tricked. If the soldiers were not led away, not to mention attacking Dongdu directly, even the plan of attacking from both sides would be in vain.