Plan to cut off the nine states

Xu Chu felt that he was thinking too much, so he stopped paying attention to Gan Zhao's performance and ignored Niu Tiannu's pleas. He concentrated on dancing with his stick and talking randomly. It is used in learning articles and is deliberately vague so that outsiders cannot understand it.

King Ning kept sending people back to ask for orders to withdraw, and the two great masters Liu Jiuzhuan and Xing Baji took turns responding, encouraging them but refusing to agree.

The guards who were willing to recruit dragged Niu Tiannu away and sent her to a nearby city gate tower to be imprisoned. Her cries, pleas and curses could still be heard from a distance.

Xu Chu was a little irritated, but soon hardened his heart. This was a power struggle. If he had been trapped on the high platform, he would definitely die. When it was his turn to gain the upper hand, he could only be ruthless.

Xue Jinyao said that he was not as ruthless as Ning Huocaring, and Xu Chu was determined to prove her wrong.

Looking from a distance, the Ning army was still fighting hard against the officers and soldiers, with no obvious disadvantage, but the room for maneuver was decreasing.

Gan Zhao said: "In a short time, King Ning will not be able to retreat even if he wants to."

There were guards beside him, but Xu Chu said nothing.

Gan Zhao waved the guards away and whispered: "King Wu's plan is about to come true. King Ning has no way out. If he retreats, the morale of the army will be chaotic. If he surrenders, he will be killed by the officers and soldiers, and his reputation will be ruined. From now on, King Wu will be the king of Wu." The true leader of the rebels.”

Xu Chu said in a strange voice: "Gan Zhao, do you only have King Wu in your heart and not the King Ancestor?"

Gan Zhao was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what King Wu was pretending to him. He quickly showed respect and cupped his hands and said: "King Wu is the disciple, son-in-law and successor of the ancestor king. Today, he came to the world in his body. The two kings are indistinguishable from each other. I The so-called king of Wu is the ancestor king."

"Nothing happens here. I am willing to recruit you. Take your troops to Nancheng to support you. Tell King Liang that if you fight hard today, he and the soldiers who killed the Xue family will be exempted. It is like hiding the selfishness of a soldier. The sin is so serious that there will be no more sins." Opportunity for redemption.”

"King Wu... Is it safe for King Ancestor to be here alone? It's better to stay..."

"Go, go immediately!" Xu Chu said loudly, so that the Shu generals and soldiers in the distance could hear, "No one can stay out of today's battle. It requires everyone to work hard and kill the enemy bravely to win the victory of Maitreya Buddha." Protect."

"Fight!" Most of the Shu troops were descended from the world. A large number of people had already left the city to support the Golden Saint, and the remaining hundreds of people also shouted to fight.

Gan Zhao was stunned again, and immediately understood why King Wu insisted on pretending to be a ghost. The benefits brought by this move were too many and too great, and no one would give up or reveal his flaws easily.

Gan Zhao bowed and retreated, called the guards, went down to the city and headed south. He didn't have many people, so the so-called support was just in name. In fact, he wanted to show his loyalty to King Wu, and more importantly, to persuade King Liang to fight with all his strength.

There were not many people left on the city wall, and the mages chanted sutras with all their strength, shouting hoarsely, and even destroying their voices, in order to win the favor of gods and Buddhas in this way.

Another envoy from King Ning came to the city. He took a look at the "ancestral king" and the mage who were casting spells on the city. He sighed deeply, turned around and left. He came back after not going far, raised his head and said, "In accordance with the Buddha's decree, we, together with the officers and soldiers, I will fight hard and would rather die than surrender. Please protect me from your ancestors and send me to heaven after death. My name is Lu Xiaosheng. My father, Lu Laoheng, and my younger brother, Lu Xiaoshen, all believe in Maitreya. They have joined the religion a few years ago. I hope my ancestors will. Remember."

The messenger drove away again without looking back.

Xu Chu was still pretending to cast spells, but he felt bad in his heart. He did not regret the design to frame Ning Baoguan. This was a battle between two kings. There would be victory and defeat. No one could blame the other. Most of Ning Baoguan's cavalry had no Participate in the battle, today I just accompany King Ning to die.

The mages were extremely excited. Liu Jiuzhuan said excitedly: "The coming of King Ancestor has boosted the morale of the army. The army has never had such morale. All the mages and I also invite you to join the battle. I hope King Ancestor will grant us permission."

Just hoarse voices are no longer enough to express the piety of the mages. They also have to take up weapons. Half of them are over fifty years old, but at this time they have the same enthusiasm as the young people.

Just as Xu Chu was about to speak, there was a burst of noise in the city. Tang Weitian ran to check, turned around and said, "King Ancestor, there are many people outside. I don't know what they are shouting about."

Panting, Song Xingcao climbed up the stairs and knelt down on the ground. He was more respectful to the "Ancestral King" than to the King of Wu, "Ancestral King, the people come to see the divine form, and they also go out of the city to kill the enemy."

This time the summoning of gods to the world was so successful that Xu Chu himself felt a little guilty, so he still walked to the inside and looked down.

Song Xingcai stood up and shouted to the large number of people below the city: "The ancestor is here, and the magic rod can remove all your sins!"

Most of the people who came here were family members of the incarnated soldiers. When they heard the words, they immediately knelt down in a dark atmosphere. Some prayed loudly and cried bitterly. Xue Liujia had never received such loyalty when he was alive.

Regardless of whether they were men, women, old or young, these people were all going out of the city to join the battle. They had no weapons and held things like wooden sticks and kitchen knives in their hands.

"We have been on the battlefield, please ask King Ancestor to send us out of the city!"

"I wish to ascend to heaven, and I ask my ancestors to have mercy on me and send me to heaven."

"I also want to ascend to heaven and not suffer in this world."

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The crowd was so excited that Song Xingcai couldn't bear it any longer and knelt down again and said: "King Ancestor, King Wu is not here. I will make the decision for him. I am willing to lead my Wu soldiers to go out of the city with the people to fight with the officers and soldiers. If anything happens, we will all May I ascend to heaven!”

"You are not the World Army..." Xu Chu didn't want Wu Bing to leave the city.

Song Xingcai kowtowed repeatedly, "We follow the King of Wu and ask the ancestor king to accept us into the religion for the sake of the King of Wu."

The people who couldn't wait had already rushed to the city gate, rushing to get out, and more people were looking at the "ancestral king", waiting for him to issue the Buddha's decree.

Xu Chu raised his stick, slowly swept it half a circle, and said loudly: "Your sins will be eliminated today. Kill the enemy and ascend to heaven, and you will be born in a blessed land in the next life."

Everyone took this sentence as an order to leave the city, and they stood up. The soldiers guarding the gate immediately opened the city gate and ran out first.

Wu soldiers, magicians, civilians...all the people in the city rushed out of the city gate and ran to the battlefield where they had been hiding before.

Xu Chu's side suddenly became empty, even Tang Weitian was gone. He only protected the King of Wu, thinking that the Ancestor King had strong magic power and did not need him to stay, so he followed the team out of the city.

The good situation seemed to be out of control, but Xu Chu was powerless.

The trouble was that everyone had run away, and the city gate could not be closed. The "Ancestor King" could not close the gate himself, so he had to leave the city gate open.

Not long after, another group of people ran to the North City military camp. Without waiting for the "Ancestor King" to give orders, they occupied the city gate first, led a few people to climb the city, and saw the "Ancestor King" standing without kneeling, with doubts in his eyes.

Cao Shenxi heard the rumors in the palace and came out to check it out. He saw that the families of the army in the city were sending messages to each other, and they fell into a frenzy one after another, crying in the street, kneeling and kowtowing until their foreheads bled, and kept blaming themselves. When someone called, they immediately went to the "ancestor king" in groups to ask for a fight.

Cao Shenxi summoned a group of old officials and eunuchs under his command, ran to the north city, occupied the city gate first, and then climbed the city to see the "ancestor king".

The person in front of him was obviously King Wu Xu Chu, with a strange expression, but Cao Shenxi could still recognize him. He looked up and down, "King Wu..."

"There is only the body of King Wu here, not the soul of King Wu. I am the ancestor king who came to the world to protect the East Capital and repel foreign enemies. You... have no chance with me, retreat immediately, only Cao Shenxi can stay."

The elderly are more superstitious. After seeing the crazy state of the people, they believed it in their hearts. When the "ancestor king" opened his mouth, several people immediately bowed and left, leaving Cao Shenxi alone.

Cao Shenxi took a few steps forward, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.

"I am Xu Chu."

Cao Shenxi breathed a sigh of relief. At his age, he really didn't know how to deal with gods and Buddhas. "This... all of this was done by you?"

"It's a long story. General Cao is here to open the gate for the officers and soldiers of Yecheng?"

Cao Shenxi did have this idea. He didn't have much hope at first. He didn't expect that there was only the King of Wu guarding the city gate. Instead, the group of old guys led by him became the masters of the city gate.

He walked to the wall and looked out, but didn't answer immediately.

"General Cao might as well wait for a while and make a decision after the outcome is clear."

Cao Shenxi sneered, "I have led troops for so many years, can't I tell who will win? The rebels are indeed not afraid of death, but if they can win without fear of death, what is the point of daily training? The rebels will definitely lose, and can only hold on for half an hour at most. Their fighting style looks as powerful as ever, but the casualties are huge. Once they are completely surrounded by officers and soldiers, they will die faster."

Cao Shenxi looked at Xu Chu, "Anyway, the King of Wu wants to surrender, and now is the best time."

Xu Chu glanced at the stick in his hand. Those old officials and eunuchs seemed a little afraid of the "Zu Wang". The only person he had to deal with was Cao Shenxi.

Cao Shenxi had no weapons in his hand. Seeing that the King of Wu looked wrong, he took two steps back. "Whether to surrender to Yecheng is up to the King of Wu to decide. I will not participate. As for the city gate, I will send people to guard it first. If the soldiers come, I will not stop them. If they do not come, I will not invite them. The master I serve is the emperor who moved to Jiangdong, not the Empress Dowager and the two kings in Yecheng."

Xu Chu was relieved and smiled slightly, "Thank you, General Cao."

Xu Chu did not pretend, and Cao Shenxi felt strange. He was about to say something but stopped. He sighed and stepped aside.

Xu Chu could finally take a break and concentrate on watching the battle outside the city.

The people in the city had already joined the battlefield, and the sound of killing was deafening, but the soldiers were scared away and opened the door to let the rebels enter.

Although he could not see clearly, Xu Chu could imagine the tragic scene there, and he suddenly felt reluctant. When he thought of Cao Shenxi watching beside him, he did not want to turn his head and show his cowardice, so he insisted on watching.

Cao Shenxi said slowly, "King Wu can get great power in this way, but he can't fight for the world."

"Wouldn't Emperor Tiancheng Zhang Xi do this when he was fighting for the world?" Xu Chu asked coldly.

"The previous emperor would, and he might be more cruel, but I thought King Wu wanted to be a different emperor from Zhang."

Xu Chu was hit by this sentence and snorted twice, "It's too late. I don't have soldiers to go out of the city to welcome him. People outside can't retreat even if they want to. What kind of emperor I will be is a matter for the future. Now, I just want to win."

Cao Shenxi didn't say anything. Age told him that persuasion would never work.

A shout suddenly came from below the city, "Governor! I'm coming!"

It was Meng Senglun. He was worried after all. When the war was a little stable, the King of Shu sent troops out of the city to support him. He led his soldiers back to the city to check the truth and tracked all the way to the north city.

Xu Chu needed him. He walked quickly to the wall and suddenly hesitated. Should he appear as King Wu or King Zu? Should he use this force to defend the city, or do something?