Chapter 410: Stockpiling Grain
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The first order given by Xu Ji was to avenge Gong Fan, and his dozens of "subordinates" didn't understand what was going on, and the people on the other side took the lead.
Du Gou was furious, regretting that he did not carry his own lance on this trip, pulled out a matching knife from the waist of a personal soldier, and shouted: "Come here if you are not afraid of death, Lao Tzu just hasn't killed it!" ”
Du Gousan was known for his bravery in the new army, and a shout scared Gong Fan's soldiers back a few steps, so that Xu Ji was revealed alone.
"You ungrateful, capricious villain, come, I'll let you know what revenge is!" Du Gou walked in three steps and went straight to Xu Ji, and Yan Peck Ying and Mu Tianzi led people to delay.
Gong Fan's death did not make his subordinates feel the same hatred, Xu Ji knew that he had made a mistake, these people were not real soldiers, not long ago, they were all ordinary people, their families had no surplus food, no way to live, and they had to raise the banner of the army of the world, which had nothing to do with faith and no ambition.
They just want to eat.
Xu Ji did not look back at the three fierce Heavenly Kings, nor did he flee into the demoralized Gong Fan soldiers to hide, but stood in place and said: "The first thing the three Heavenly Kings did to seize Sang City was to divide up all your food reserves. There are many soldiers of the three Heavenly Kings, and you don't have enough food to divide ......."
Before he could finish speaking, the veteran suddenly pulled out his knife and said loudly: "No one can take our food." Avenge Brother Gong! ”
Fifty or sixty soldiers rushed to the enemy.
Du Gou Sanwu was unconvinced, and waved his sword to face the battle, but Mu Tianzi behind him knew that it was not good, and hurriedly defended in a loud voice: "Don't be bewitched by the villain, everyone is a descendant army, and we will not rob you of your grain and grass......"
Du Gousan is a reckless person, especially if someone resists him, he said angrily: "Rob it, rob it, Lao Tzu not only robs grain, but also ...... you waste"
The crowd flocked, Du Gou swung his knife and cut down one first, although he was short, but his strength was great, only a single knife was not taken advantage of, not as powerful as his long lance.
At this point, Mu Tianzi was powerless to recover, so he had to ask for a single knife from his own soldiers, and said loudly: "Kill Xu Ji, kill Xu Ji first!" ”
Xu Ji was unarmed, he could only stand on the periphery, relying on the protection of Gong Jun's soldiers, and soon found that the situation was unfavorable, although there were more people on his side, but there were no fierce generals to take the lead, and the fight was more scattered, after the fall of two companions, they were afraid, not advancing but retreating, as for protecting the "new leader", no one had this enthusiasm.
Fortunately, the courtyard was not too big, and fifty or sixty people were enough to form a defensive line, so that the three heavenly kings could not break through for a while.
Xu Ji could only use words to motivate: "If you lose this battle, you will be taken away not only food, but also your wives and children, they will all become slaves of others, without food and clothing......
These people are all Hanzhou descending army, they know each other, of course they know what will happen after the defeat, after Xu Ji reminded, the morale of the Gong army rose again, and they struggled forward, but forced the three heavenly kings and their personal soldiers back a few steps.
But it was only a few steps, and the two sides were in a scuffle, and there was no winner for a while.
Someone suddenly shouted at the door, "What's the matter?" Why did the fight start? What about Brother Gong? ”
Everyone else was busy fighting, and the words were vague, only Xu Ji did not join the battle group, and said loudly: "Brother Gong was killed by Du Gousan and others, and they still want to rob the grain in the city, everyone has to give ......"
The word "food storage" is like a spell, and the newcomers immediately let out an angry roar, shouting "revenge" in their mouths, and all they think about is food.
This is a group of Gong Fan soldiers, who have long heard the shouting in the mansion, and they really can't help but come over to check the situation.
The Gong army received strong reinforcements, several times the number of the three heavenly kings, and quickly gained the upper hand.
Mu Tianzi and Yan pecked the eagle and walked together, retreating to the official hall, only Du Gousan became more and more brave the more he fought, waving a knife in his hand, and scolding angrily in his mouth, scolding Xu Ji, scolding Gong Fan, scolding the surrounding enemies, and even scolding the other two heavenly kings.
Until he was cut down by the chaotic blade, Du Gousan still refused to keep his mouth shut, "You all have to bury me, no one can survive this winter ......"
The soldiers stabbed and slashed indiscriminately, and Du Gousan had become a bloody man, and finally couldn't make a sound.
There were more than a dozen corpses in the courtyard, and Yan Peck Ying and Mu Tianzi had already led people to retreat into the official hall and refused to guard behind closed doors.
Gong Fan's soldiers were red-eyed, some of them went to hit the door, and a few people found Xu Ji, "There's another one here!" ”
The veteran and Gong Fan's two relatives hurriedly stopped: "Wait, this is our new leader!" ”
The late arrivals are unknown, and the veteran explained: "This city is really ominous, Brother Gong was killed one day after entering the city, and whoever is the guard will suffer in the future, and no one else dares to touch this moldy head, only this Mr. Xu Xu stepped forward and was willing to be the big leader for the time being, and take us out of here." ”
The rumors of Chi Youtou had long been spread in the army, and everyone turned their anger into respect and bowed to the people in the shadows of the wall.
Xu Ji stood still and did not move, not only to maintain mystery, but also to avoid accidents, "After leaving Sang City, I will immediately hand over the position of leader, and you will choose someone else." ”
This sentence was even more reassuring to everyone, and someone shouted: "Kill Du Gousan, there are still two heavenly kings left, kill them together, and avenge Brother Gong." ”
Xu Ji stayed out of the matter, and the soldiers put away Gong Fan's head first, but the attack on the officers and soldiers did not go well, and they were not allowed to enter for a while, and the people inside refused to come out.
The veteran came to Xu Ji, "Since Mr. Xu is the leader, he should give the order to stop the chaos." ”
"I'm an outsider, and I'm a temporary leader, I'm afraid no one will listen to what I say."
The veteran said: "Brother Gong was killed, I think I still have some prestige, please give Mr. Xu an order, I will give the order, and everyone will naturally obey." ”
"Okay, then you're welcome. What do you call it? ”
"My surname is Qiu, Xingwu, and Mr. Xu can call me 'Lao Wu'."
"Fifth Master Qiu." Xu Ji arched his hand, I remember someone called it that.
"Don't dare to be, please give Mr. Xu an order."
"The two Heavenly Kings are trapped here, they can't escape, and they don't need to rush to attack. Please ask the fifth master to quickly summon the whole army and surround the guest army brought by Du Gousan and others to avoid accidents. ”
Qiu Wuye patted his head, "No, we are all confused." ”
"Just surround them, don't fight, just let them hand over their weapons. I have two attendants in the guest camp, and I want to bring them safely. ”
"Yes." Qiu Wuye immediately called a few small leaders, sent orders on the spot, and asked them to go and carry them out, and then ordered the soldiers in the courtyard to stop the senseless attack and surround the official hall.
The people in the hall noticed the change, and Yan Peck Ying said loudly: "The person who killed Brother Gong is Du Gousan, and it has nothing to do with us, everyone has a misunderstanding, please Xu Ji and the leaders come over and listen to our explanation." ”
Xu Ji was not in a hurry to listen to the explanation, "Please ask Fifth Master Qiu to convene the big leaders in the army to discuss together, determine the whereabouts as soon as possible, and leave the city early." ”
Fifth Master Qiu nodded again and again, and took Xu Ji to a nearby room to wait.
There are more than 7,000 people in the Gong army, more than 5,000 soldiers, and the rest are the families of the soldiers, 20 big leaders, more than 100 small leaders, and the people who came to discuss the matter are all big leaders, they have heard about what happened here, they are both shocked and sad, and several people went to set fire to the two heavenly kings hiding in the official hall, but they were all stopped by Qiu Wuye.
"As the saying goes, a teacher for one day and a father for life, let alone a big boss? Mr. Xu is only a one-day god king, we also have to obey him, he doesn't do it in the future, let's see him again, we must call him 'king of heaven', kneel and bow. ”
Not everyone was willing to accept this new heavenly king, but when they thought of the "black qi" above their heads and the "Chi You Head" buried under their feet, they didn't dare to fight for this position, and they all opened their mouths to express their approval.
The big leaders were insincere, Xu Ji saw it in his eyes, and he didn't break it, and said with a smile: "I am temporarily guarding the position of the leader, and I have to seize the army created by Brother Gong, so I will never dare to ask for the title of 'Divine Heavenly King', and you will call me 'Mr. Xu', which is enough." ”
Everyone was polite again, just when Chang Yanzhi and Duan Siyong were sent over, the two of them never figured out the reason, and when they saw Gongzi standing in front of a group of big bosses talking, they couldn't help but be surprised and admired, and quietly stood aside and waited.
The big leaders asked about the plan, Xu Ji kept his duty, and only said that he would leave Sangcheng as soon as possible, but he didn't say where he was going, "Brother Gong led you into Qinzhou, presumably there must be a long-term plan, I will lead the troops out of the city, and you will elect a new king, and implement it according to the original plan." ”
The big leaders looked at each other, and finally it was Qiu Wuye who spoke, "Together with Brother Gong, we are all coming to Qinzhou for the first time, and we can't even tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, so what is the long-term plan?" was really cornered by the Hanzhou soldiers and Yizhou soldiers, so they had to go north, thinking about finding some food and finding a city to hide for a while. Alas, who would have thought that such a ghost place would be chosen. ”
"It's come to this, it's useless to regret it, you are all big bosses, just discuss a place to go."
Everyone urged the new leader to call the shots, but Xu Ji insisted on refusing.
Qiu Wuye asked how to deal with the two heavenly kings and six or seven hundred guest soldiers, and Xu Ji also refused to make any more ideas on the grounds that the situation was stable, and let the big bosses discuss on their own.
No one can't do it, but you have to express your opinion word by word.
Xu Ji took the opportunity to step aside, beckoned to Chang Yanzhi and Duan Siyong, and asked in a low voice, "The guest army didn't resist?" ”
"How dare you, surrender immediately. What's going on? How can Childe ......" Chang Yanzhi still doesn't understand.
Xu Ji smiled: "I'll talk about it later." ”
"Childe has always wanted to persuade the world army to return to Hanzhou, why not use such a good opportunity?" Chang Yanzhi asked in a very low voice.
"Wait." Xu Ji still said the same thing, he had to wait for these people to come up with the idea of going home.
The big leaders fought for half an hour, and they didn't come up with an idea, Qiu Wuye said loudly: "I think it's better to forget it, none of us can be the masters of the house, let's ask Mr. Xu to take charge." ”
Everyone was tired of fighting, and they were in a hurry to leave the ominous city, they nodded their heads one after another, and they bowed their hands to Xu Ji together, asking him to make a decision, and swore that they would never disobey their orders.
Xu Ji stepped forward and said, "I don't have a better idea, but I heard that several big leaders want to go back to their hometown in Hanzhou, I think it's feasible." ”
"But the Hanzhou soldiers and the Yizhou soldiers are extremely strong, we just can't beat them, so we went to Qinzhou to ......" someone objected.
Xu Ji had already prepared, "Please retreat to Sanguan first, advance and retreat freely, and then make the next step." I vouch for my life, and if I can't find a way to break the enemy, I will never bring the army to death. ”