Xu Ji felt that he was thinking too much, so he no longer watched the performance of Gan Zhao, and no longer paid attention to Niu Tiannu's pleas, he was bent on dancing sticks, reading nonsense in his mouth, and he really couldn't remember the words, so he used the familiar articles of name and truth, deliberately vague and unclear, so that outsiders could not understand.

King Ning kept sending people back and asking for an order to withdraw the troops, and the two archmages Liu Jiuzhuan and Xing Baji took turns to answer, blindly encouraging, but they refused to agree.

Gan Zhao's guards dragged Niu Tiannu away and sent her to a nearby city gate tower where her cries, pleadings, and curses could be heard from afar.

Xu Ji was a little irritable, and quickly hardened his heart again, this is a power struggle, if he has been trapped on the high platform, he will definitely die, and when it is his turn to gain the upper hand, he can only be ruthless.

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

From a distance, the Ning army was still fighting hard with the officers and soldiers, and did not show an obvious inferiority, but the room for maneuver was decreasing.

Gan Zhao opened his mouth and said: "Not long after, King Ning will not be able to retreat if he wants to." ”

There were also guards next to him, and Xu Ji didn't squeak.

Gan waved his hand, let the guards leave, and whispered: "King Wu's plan is about to be completed, King Ning has no way out, if he retreats, the army's morale will be chaotic, if he surrenders, he will be killed by officers and soldiers, and his reputation will be ruined." From then on, King Wu was the true leader of the rebel army. ”

Xu Ji said in a strange voice: "Gan Zhao, do you only have King Wu in your heart, and no Ancestor King?" ”

Gan Zhao was stunned for a moment, not understanding what King Wu was pretending to be to him, and quickly showed his respect, and arched his hand: "King Wu is the disciple, son-in-law, and successor of the mantle of King Zu, and today he came into the world through his physical body, and the two kings are not separated from each other, and the so-called King Wu is the ancestor king." ”

"There's nothing to do here, be willing to recruit, take your soldiers to Nancheng to support, and tell King Liang that in today's battle, he and the incarnation army who killed the Xue family will be exempted from their crimes, such as hiding the selfishness of a soldier, the sin is heavy, and there is no chance of redemption."

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

"Go, go now!" Xu Ji said in a loud voice, so that the Shu generals and Shu soldiers in the distance could also hear, "In today's battle, no one can stay out of the matter, and everyone needs to work hard and kill the enemy bravely to get the blessing of Maitreya Buddha." ”

"Fight!" Most of the Shu army is a descending army, and a large number of people have gone out of the city to support the Golden Saintess before, and the remaining hundreds of people also shouted for war at this time.

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 show their feet easily.

Gan Zhao bowed and retreated, called the guards, went down to the city and went straight to the south, he did not have many people, the so-called support was only in name, in fact, to show loyalty to King Wu, and more importantly, to persuade King Liang to go all out to fight.

There were not many people left on the city wall, and the mages chanted with all their might, hoarsely, and ruined their voices, trying to win the favor of the gods and Buddhas in this way.

Under the city, there was a messenger from King Ning, looking at the "ancestral king" and the mage who cast spells on the city, sighed, turned around and left, didn't go far and came back, raised his head and said: "We uphold the Buddha's will, fight with the officers and soldiers, and would rather die than surrender, please bless the ancestor and send me to heaven after death." My name is Lu Xiaosheng, my father Lu Laoheng, my younger brother Lu Xiaoshen, the whole family believes in Maitreya, and I have joined the religion a few years ago. ”

The messenger drove away again without looking back.

Xu Ji is still pretending to cast spells, but he feels bad in his heart, he does not regret designing to frame Ning Baoguan, this is a dispute between the two kings, there are victories and defeats, no one can complain about anyone, but most of the cavalry under Ning Baoguan did not participate in the battle, and today they just accompanied King Ning to die.

The mages were excited, and Liu Jiuzhuan said excitedly: "When the ancestor king came to the world, the army's heart was excited, and the army had never had such morale. I and all the mages also ask to join the war, and I hope that the ancestor king will be gracious. ”

The hoarse voices were no longer enough to express the devotion of the mages, who had to take up arms, half of whom were over fifty years old, but who at this time had the same zeal as the young men.

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

Song Xingci panted and climbed the stairs, knelt on the ground, and was more respectful to the "ancestral king" than to the king of Wu, "Ancestral king, the people came to see the gods, and they had to go out of the city to kill the enemy." ”

This time the conjuring gods was too successful, and Xu Ji himself was a little weak-hearted, so he still walked inside and looked down.

Song Xing got up and shouted to the large number of people in the city: "The ancestral king is here, and the magic rod can remove sins such as you!" ”

Most of the people who came here were the families of the descending army, and when they heard this, they immediately knelt down, and there were those who prayed loudly, and there were those who wept bitterly, and when Xue Liujia was alive, he had never received such allegiance.

Men, women, and children, all of whom had to go out of the city to fight, had no weapons, and carried sticks, kitchen knives, and the like in their hands.

"We have been on the battlefield, please send us out of the city!"

"I am willing to ascend to heaven, ask the ancestor king to be merciful, and send me to heaven."

"I will also ascend to heaven, and I will not suffer on earth."

……

The crowd was excited, Song Xingci couldn't bear it anymore, and knelt down and said: "Ancestor King, King Wu is not here, I am the master for him, I am willing to lead the Wu soldiers of the headquarters to go out of the city with the people to fight a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers, if there is any event, I am willing to ascend to heaven!" ”

"You are not the ...... of the Descending Army," Xu Ji didn't want Wu Bing to leave the city.

Song Xingxi kowtowed again and again, "We will follow King Wu, and ask the ancestor king to look at King Wu and accept us into the church." ”

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" and waiting for him to promulgate the Buddha's decree.

Xu Ji raised his stick, slowly swept half a circle, and said in a loud voice: "Your sins, get rid of them today, kill the enemy and ascend to heaven, and you will be blessed in the next life." ”

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

Wu soldiers, mages, and common people...... The people of the city rushed out of the city gates and rushed to the battlefield where they had not been able to hide before.

Xu Ji's side suddenly became empty, even Tang Weitian was gone, he only protected King Wu, thinking that the ancestral king was powerful and didn't need him to stay, so he also followed the team out of the city.

The good situation seemed to be about to get out of control, but Xu Ji couldn't do anything about it.

The trouble is that everyone has run out, the city gate cannot be closed, and the "ancestral king" cannot close the gate himself, so he has to leave the city gate open.

Soon after, another group of people came to the Beicheng military camp, and without waiting for the "ancestral king" to give an order, they went to occupy the city gate first, and led several people to enter the city.

Cao Shenxi heard the rumors in the palace, came out to check in person, and saw the families of the descendant army in the city passing messages to each other, and fell into a state of madness one after another, crying bitterly in the street, kneeling and kowtowing until his forehead was bleeding, and he blamed himself vigorously, and as soon as someone called, he immediately gathered in groups to ask the "ancestral king" to fight.

Cao Shenxi summoned a group of old officials and eunuchs under his command to come to the north city, occupy the city gate first, and then go to the city to meet the "ancestral king".

The person in front of him was obviously King Wu Xu Ji, with a somewhat strange expression, Cao Shenxi could still recognize it, and looked up and down a few times, "King Wu ......"

"There is only the body of King Wu here, there is no soul of King Wu, I am the ancestor king who came to the world, protect the eastern capital, and repel foreign enemies. You guys...... I have no chance with me, so I immediately retreated, and only Cao Shenxi could stay. ”

The old man is more superstitious, after seeing the madness of the people, they have believed in their hearts for seven or eight points, as soon as the "ancestral king" spoke, several people immediately bowed down and left, leaving Cao Shen to wash a person.

Cao Shenxi took a few steps forward, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

"I'm Xu Ji."

Cao Shenxi breathed a heavy sigh of relief, at his age, he really didn't know how to deal with the gods and Buddhas, "This is...... You made it all up by you? ”

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

Cao Shenxi did have this idea, he didn't have much hope, but he didn't expect that here at the city gate, there was only King Wu guarding alone, and a group of old guys led by him became the owners of the city gate instead.

He walked over 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 victory or defeat is revealed."

Cao Shenxi sneered, "I've led the troops for so many years, and I still can't see the victory?" The righteous army is indeed not afraid of death, but if it is not afraid of death, it can win the battle, what do you need to do in ordinary exercises? The rebels will be defeated, and at most they will hold out for another half an hour. Their style of play does not seem to be lost, but the casualties are extremely high, and once they are completely surrounded by officers and soldiers, they will die faster. ”

Cao Shenxi looked at Xu Ji, "Anyway, King Wu wants to be obedient, and now is the best time." ”

Xu Ji glanced at the stick in his hand, those old officials and eunuchs looked a little afraid of the "ancestral king", and the only thing he had to solve was Cao Shenxi.

Cao Shen didn't have a weapon in his handwashing, and when he saw that King Wu's expression was wrong, he took two steps back, "Whether to return to Yecheng or not, King Wu decides by himself, and I won't participate." As for the city gate, I will first send people to guard it, and if the officers and soldiers come, I will not stop them, and if the officers and soldiers do not come, I will not invite them. The lord I serve is the emperor who moved to Jiangdong, not the empress dowager and the two kings of Yecheng. ”

Xu Ji relaxed a little and smiled slightly, "Thank you, General Cao." ”

Xu Ji didn't make any disguise, Cao Shenxi felt strange, wanted to speak and stopped, sighed, and stepped aside.

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

The people in the city have joined the battlefield, and the killing sound is shocking, but the officers and soldiers are frightened back, let go of the mouth, and let the rebels enter the siege.

Although he couldn't see it clearly, Xu Ji could imagine the tragic scene there, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, and when he thought of Cao Shenxi watching by his side, he didn't want to turn his head and show his timidity, 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. ”

"When Emperor Tiancheng Zhang Xi competed for the world, wouldn't he do this?" Xu Ji asked coldly.

"The first emperor will be more cruel, but I thought that King Wu wanted to be a different emperor from the Zhang family."

Xu Ji was hit by this sentence, and snorted twice, "It's too late, I didn't have troops out of the city to meet me, and the people outside couldn't retreat if they wanted to." What kind of emperor I do is a matter for the future, and now, I just want to win. ”

Cao Shenxi didn't say anything, and his age told him that advice would never be useful.

Suddenly there was a cry from below the city, "Rule! I'm coming! ”

It was Meng Seng Lun, he couldn't rest assured after all, and when the war stabilized, the king of Shu sent troops out of the city to support, he led the soldiers of his headquarters back to the city, to check the truth, and tracked all the way to the north city.

Xu Ji was in need of him, walked quickly to the wall, and suddenly hesitated, should he appear as King Wu or King Zu? Do you want to defend the city with this force, or do something?