Plan to cut off the nine states

Sanguan is an ancient city that has been in ruins after countless wars. When the Tiancheng Dynasty unified the nine provinces, it was busy with external wars. Before it could be rebuilt, it became a victim of war again. In just a few years, it has changed hands several times and is now occupied by a group of adventing soldiers.

Xu Chu once said that among the cities in Qinzhou, Sangcheng had changed hands the most times. In fact, it was nonsense. If the several heavenly kings present at the time knew more about Sanguan, they would immediately point out the mistake.

The leader of the adventing soldiers occupying Sanguan is called "Gutong Zhe" - a strange name, but he takes it very seriously and requires everyone to use it. If anyone calls his name to his face, he will be angry, even if the other party is a heavenly king.

But in other things, Gutong Zhe can't beat several heavenly kings. For example, guarding Sanguan was not his voluntary choice, but the result of a lottery - only the Zhe and Shen Ding participated, and the stronger heavenly king was responsible for supervision.

The subordinates of Gu Tong Zun were less than 2,000 people. Since they had been guarding this dilapidated old city with no future, they saw other new armies entering Qinzhou to look for food and shelter. His soldiers began to flee without even saying hello and went directly to other leaders.

There were only more than 1,000 people left in Sanguan City. Gu Tong Zun had originally promised to hold on here until the beginning of spring. Seeing that the number of soldiers was decreasing day by day, he decided to leave early and take advantage of the uncertain situation to grab a piece of meat from the mouths of the heroes, even if it was a small piece.

Therefore, when he heard that a group of advent troops had returned, he was naturally very surprised and very happy. He went to the city early to wait and see which leader was stupid. He was willing to hand over Sanguan immediately in exchange for a marching route.

Gong Fan's soldiers did not re-elect the chief leader, and still agreed that Xu Chu would "guard temporarily" because none of them had a better idea.

Xu Chu carefully maintained his relationship with the Advent Army. Even the simplest order had to be agreed to by the leaders first, and then passed down by Qiu Wuye and others. He never gave orders directly even to a soldier.

The killing of Gong Fan was done by Du Gou San alone, and had nothing to do with others. Everyone accepted this conclusion and let the soldiers brought by the three kings go, but detained Yan Zhuoying and Mu Tianzi, and they would not be released until they returned to Hanzhou.

The Advent Army had incomplete flags and often changed them at will, so Venerable Gu Tong only recognized people, not flags.

He recognized Qiu Wuye and shouted on the city wall: "Why didn't Brother Gong come with you? I heard that he was in trouble. Is it true?"

"It's hard to say, let's talk about it in detail when we get into the city." Qiu Wuye replied.

Venerable Gu Tong's heart skipped a beat, and he hurried down the city wall to greet the guests.

Master Qiu Wu came to greet first, so that the team behind could enter the city smoothly. After getting permission, he sent someone out to report the news while saying to his master: "Brother Gong was unfortunately killed, we have a new leader."

The rumor had spread to Sanguan long ago, and Venerable Gu Tong was still shocked after hearing it with his own ears, "Who killed him?"

"Du Gou San, that bastard."

"We all started the rebellion in Hanzhou together, and raised the banner of the World-Falling Army. We are brothers. How could the King of the Sky be so unfaithful?"

"Bah, he coveted the little food that Brother Gong had worked hard to accumulate."

Gu Venerable Tong nodded, "You can know a person's appearance but not his heart, that's what it means. Anyway, it's good that you are here. You have soldiers and food, and you can hold on for a while longer. I can lead the troops away as soon as possible. If I don't find food, my people will starve to death. By the way, who is the new leader? Did you come with us?"

"That's him." Master Qiu Wu stepped aside, revealing the person behind him, "Venerable Gu Tong, come and meet our new leader, Mr. Xu Chu."

Venerable Gu Tong was stunned. He thought the new leader must be a subordinate of Gong Fan, whom he was familiar with, but he didn't expect it to be a strange white-faced scholar.

Xu Chu stepped forward, bowed and smiled: "I am Xu Chu, I have long heard of the great name of Venerable Gu Tong."

"Ah? Ah...you are...you are the new Godly Heavenly King? I am so sorry."

"I am honored to be trusted by the leaders and allowed to temporarily take the position of the chief, but I am not called the Godly Heavenly King."

"Oh." Venerable Gu Tong did not know what to say, "That...Hundred Eyes Heavenly King Xu Dashi is related to you?"

"No, but I have invited the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King and other leaders to meet here, maybe we can meet in two days."

Venerable Gu Tong had to look at Master Qiu Wu, hoping that he would resolve the embarrassment.

Master Qiu Wu was busy directing the soldiers into the city and did not notice the situation here.

Xu Chu smiled and said: "It is normal that Venerable Gu Tong does not recognize me. I am not from Hanzhou..."

"Xu Chu...are you that Xu Chu?" Venerable Gu Tong suddenly remembered some rumors.

"Who are you thinking of?"

"Xu Chu, who forced the Xiong King to death with the He Rong people and was hunted by the He Rong people afterwards?"

"It must be me, but I didn't force the Xiong King to death. That was a rumor deliberately spread by the He Rong people."

Venerable Gu Tong was not interested in revenge for Xiong Nandi at all, but he remembered more and more rumors, "Are you really the husband of the Golden Saint?"

"That's true."

Venerable Gu Tong shook his head repeatedly, realizing his loss of composure, and hurriedly laughed: "Mr. Xu, don't blame me, I just... I just didn't expect that many people said that you were jealous of the Xiong King's proposal to the Golden Saint, so... Haha, heroes have always emerged from youth, and Mr. Xu was promoted to the chief at such a young age, which is admirable."

"Thank you, I'm just temporarily holding the position of chief, and I will return it to my original position after everyone makes a decision."

"What decision?"

"If you go back to Hanzhou, you should stay in Qinzhou."

Venerable Gutong was stunned again. For him, this was something that had been decided long ago and was not worth arguing about anymore. However, he wished that someone would guard Sanguan for him and did not want to cause more trouble. So he smiled and said: "Mr. Xu I will definitely be able to give you a good idea. Well, I won’t be in the way. I will leave with you starting from today, and I will take the people away tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest.”

"Why bother, why not stay and discuss it together."

"Haha, this is your housework, I can't get involved, and there are only a few days left before winter. I have to find some food as soon as possible to fill the bellies of my men, unless -" Venerable Gutong came closer and lowered his voice. The voice said: "Brother Gong, can you share some of your food reserves with me?"

"I have no control over this matter. Even mentioning it will cause trouble." Xu Chu told the truth.

Venerable Gutong sighed softly, not surprised by the answer, "Understand, no one's food comes in vain, it is all paid for with human lives. Well, anyway, it's good that you are here."

Venerable Gutong had nothing to say, so he handed over his hands and planned to leave.

Xu Chu said, "Sir Gutong, please wait a moment. I want to inquire about the situation in Hanzhou."

"Didn't Master Qiu and the others say anything?"

"They entered Qinzhou relatively early, and have never cared about the situation in their hometown. Unlike Venerable Gutong, they often encounter the incarnation army from Hanzhou in Sanguan."

"That's true, I have incarnation armies passing by here every day. The large ones have penetrated deep into Qinzhou, and there are still quite a few small ones. There have been a little less in the past two days. According to them, a new shepherd guard has been appointed in Hanzhou. Under the banner of the Tiancheng Imperial Court, he conquered counties everywhere, his power increased day by day, and he became the most ruthless towards the World-born Army, and he would be killed if caught. "

"Does Venerable Gutong know the name of the new shepherd?"

"There are too many theories, and I don't know which one is true. It should be from a wealthy family."

"It is said that there is another Yizhou army entering Hanzhou?"

"Yes, there is one. It is said that they are the reinforcements invited by the new Mu Shou. There are hundreds of thousands of them. Some people have encountered them. They are really strong and invincible. Now as long as they hear that the Yizhou soldiers are coming, no one dares to fight. They can run far. How fast."

"Chan Yu sent a message to all the heroes of the world to come and pay homage. Have the Hanzhou people gone?"

"I don't know that."

"The Han and Yi armies are fighting separately, or are they united into one army?"

"I don't know that either."

"Who is the commander-in-chief of the Yizhou Army?"

Venerable Gutong scratched his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu's question is too detailed. Everyone is in a hurry to escape. Who cares about this kind of thing? The soldiers are entering the city. I guess Mr. Xu will be busy for a while, so I won't bother... That's The Demon-Suppressing Heavenly King and the Suffering-Destroying Heavenly King?”

"The two heavenly kings are my guests."

Venerable Gutong was shocked, "Where is their team?"

"Keep following me. We should arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Whether you want to go into the city or not is another matter."

Venerable Gutong was already suspicious of Xu Chu, the new leader. When he saw the two heavenly kings who had become prisoners, he felt that something was wrong. He began to regret that he had talked to Xu Chu for too long, and in front of such In front of many people, he hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Mr. Xu is busy, I'll take my leave first..."

There were only a few complete houses left in the city, and the soldiers still had to set up tents. Xu Chu moved into one of the houses. Just after dinner, Qiu Wuye came in and said: "Venerable Gutong led the troops away, give up a few rooms." It’s a nice house. Please come and live in it, Mr. Xu.”

"So fast?"

Prince Qiu said with a smile: "He was scared and thought we were going to fight with some kings, so he left immediately. He asked me to apologize on his behalf, saying that he would not come to say goodbye to Mr. Xu."

"He is willing to hand over San Guan, and that is enough."

"Ha, if we don't come, he will have to leave soon. His army has little food. If he doesn't go to seize food, he will starve to death here sooner or later."

“It’s all about the food.”

"Of course, if there is food, who would want to leave their hometown?"

"Hanzhou is not only my hometown, but also has a lot of grain reserves..."

"Mr. Xu, there is no need to tell me this. I am willing to go back to Hanzhou. Everyone is willing. But I couldn't defeat the Hanzhou Army and Yizhou Army, so I had no choice but to come to Qinzhou."

"Well, I want to know more about the situation in Hanzhou. Master Wu asked if there is any new news?"

"I've sent people to inquire. There's no news for the time being. Mr. Xu, please change your residence. You are also a big boss after all."

Venerable Gutong arranged a comfortable place for himself, which at least was not leaky. He left in a hurry and left most of the things in the house untouched. Xu Chu felt as if he was falling into the clouds while sitting on the bed.

Shortly after nightfall, Fifth Master Qiu brought bad news. "The soldiers of Du Gousan, Yan Peiying, and Mu Tianzi all surrendered to King Bai Mu. The four families became one family and wanted to raise an army to punish him."

"The King of Hundred Eyes has so much food to feed four families of soldiers?"

"They are still planning on us here." Qiu Wuye said bitterly, "Although Sanguan is broken, it can still be defended for a while. The Hundred-Eyed King can only hold on for half a month before he has to retreat."

"Yes." Xu Chu was not worried about this matter. He even hoped that all new armies would come.

"By the way, there's some new news from Hanzhou. It's a coincidence. Was Mr. Xu's surname Lou in the past?"

"right."

"The new Hanzhou Mu Shou is from your family, and his surname is also Lou. I don't know what his name is."

"Lou Yu?" Xu Chu immediately thought of this name. He was the sixth son of the Lou family and had been serving as an official in Hanzhou. The general once wanted to defect to this son, but he gave up because of the chaos in Hanzhou and could not find talents.

"It must be that Mr. Xu recognized it. This is good news, right?"

Xu Chu smiled, thinking this was worse news than the Hundred-Eyed King.