Long before Xu Ji changed his surname, he and the Lou family did not have much family affection at all, and after a series of changes, he was even more resented by the brothers, and Lou Ji would not be an exception.

The Descending Army was bent on fleeing, and the news brought by it was quite chaotic, and it was not certain who the new Mushou of Hanzhou was, so Xu Ji asked Qiu Wuye to send someone to find out the details.

Chang Yanzhi volunteered and was willing to go to Hanzhou with him, "I've stayed too long, I have to move my muscles." In the past, I didn't worry about Gongzi alone, but now that I am accompanied by Lao Duan, I can do something more useful. ”

"Lao Duan" is not old, but he has suffered too much, he is relatively old, he has never been a good soldier, every time he fights, he is always one of the first to lose his weapons and retreat, but he is a good servant, this is what he has done since he was a child, he is familiar with the road, and can take care of his master meticulously.

Chang Yanzhi is more relaxed than before.

He and more than a dozen soldiers who were familiar with the route set off that day and agreed to return within ten days.

Xu Ji's top priority is not the situation in Hanzhou, but the alliance of the Heavenly Kings who are approaching his door.

Xu Dashi, the king of the hundred eyes, obviously did not regard Xu Ji as his "own family", and sent someone to send a sternly worded message: "Xu Ji Xiaoer, fanning the flames and sowing discord with his tongue, he deserves death." The leaders of Brother Gong's army listened, how much dispute there is between our Hanzhou descending army, it is also the affairs of our Hanzhou people, and it has nothing to do with outsiders, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere. You let an outsider be the big leader, and you were ridiculed, so you quickly corrected it, cut off Xu Ji's head, and came to ask the heavenly kings, venerables, and gods to plead guilty, otherwise, the monster brothers will turn their faces and deny people. ”

Xu Ji didn't do much, but Qiu Wuye and the others were furious, "Brother Qiu was killed, but we were wrong?" What bullshit brother, don't you fancy the food that Brother Qiu has worked so hard to accumulate? Go back and tell Xu Cripple that if you have the ability to rob it, if you don't have the ability, get out of the way! ”

Seeing that everyone was angry, the messenger smiled and said: "Brothers, don't be angry with me, I am a messenger, I have memorized it several times, and I will be punished for making a mistake." In fact, if you want me to say, this matter is still negotiable. Everyone has saved some food, and it is not necessary for you. But no matter what, you have to clean up Xu Ji first, and then send the two heavenly kings out of the city, so that everyone can sit down and talk calmly. ”

"What are you talking about?" Fifth Master Qiu asked coldly, the old Heavenly King is dead, and the new leader doesn't take care of things, he is the highest-ranking leader in the army.

"There are a lot of things to talk about, such as the election of a new Divine Heavenly King, such as where you go, such as ......"

"Phew, we have our own place to go, you don't have to worry about it, don't say pretty words, we can fight if we want, we can keep it."

The messenger took his leave, and the leaders immediately quarreled.

The stakes were so high that some small leaders were also called to participate in the proceedings, and fifty or sixty people gathered together and quarreled without saying a few words.

Xu Ji sat on the side, didn't speak much, and listened quietly, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

A big boss saw that he was not pleasing to his eyes, strode over, stood beside Xu Ji, pointed at him and said, "Look, you all open your eyes and see, can such a little white face be our big leader?" Hearing the cruel words of the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King, he didn't even dare to let out a fart. And what the hell is he taking us to? Sanguan is more broken than my family's former pigsty, and I can't hold it at all, saying that I want to go back to Hanzhou, and when the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King comes, we all have to die here. ”

Xu Ji still didn't speak, naturally there were people who supported him, and Fifth Master Qiu was the most important one among them, "What should you do?" Stay in that ghost town and wait to die? Or obediently hand over all the grain and grass and slowly starve to death? ”

"The ghost town will definitely not wait, but I think the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King may not want to take our food, he has a large number of soldiers, and among the new armies of all roads, he is the strongest, and he must have grabbed a lot of grain and grass......

Fifth Master Qiu sneered, "Didn't we rob it?" What does Qinzhou look like, everyone has seen it, there are not a few villages along the way, the cities and towns are all deserted, and the grain scavenged in the city, but the whole army uses it for a few days, and the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King has the ability to go through the sky, and can dig out food from the cracks in the stones? What's more, Xijing has been occupied by the He Rong people, and the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King didn't dare to go there at all, but only dared to pick some small cities and break through the city to attack. You don't have to think about it, Du Gou killed Brother Gong for food, and Xu Cripple must be here for the same reason. ”

These words touched the hearts of many people, and someone smashed the table and said: "No food is death, but this grain is saved by Brother Gong with us to save money, and not a single grain can be handed over." Let the lame Xu come, fight to the death, I'd rather die in battle than starve to death, big boss, you speak! ”

Everyone looked over, Xu Ji cleared his throat and said, "The grain should be left." ”

Everyone nodded their heads, as if the problem had been solved.

Xu Ji added: "But it's better not to fight, surrounded by strong chaos on all sides, and the descending army will fight first, and the gains outweigh the losses." ”

Everyone was confused again, Qiu Wuye said: "Mr. Xu, you don't know who Xu is lame, his name is the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King, originally said that he sees people and things thoroughly, and he can't hide anything from his eyes, in order to be more in line with his own name, he really dug out the eyes of a hundred people, half of the left eye, half of the right eye, sewn on a flag, saying that it can drive away evil spirits and avoid ghosts." Whoever he wants to fight, he will definitely fight, and he will never give up easily. ”

The leaders were only thinking about how to keep the food just now, and after this reminder, they remembered the ferocity and viciousness of the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King, and they couldn't help but show all their fear, and they swayed between death in battle and starvation.

"How many people are there?" Xu Ji asked.

Qiu Wuye looked at the other leaders, and seeing that no one answered, he spoke: "When he was in Hanzhou, he had at least 20,000 people, and now it will only be more, not less, plus the soldiers of Du Gou San and others, how can there be ...... 50,000 people. ”

The expressions of the leaders were even darker, the number of enemies was seven or eight times that of their own, and the city was in ruins, so there was no reason to win this battle.

Xu Ji was the only one who didn't change his face, glanced at everyone, and said, "I have an idea, but it is a dangerous move, and it can only be effective unless you fully cooperate." ”

"Cooperate, we fully cooperate." The leaders replied in a rambling manner.

"Whoever has a different idea, please say it, don't change your mind halfway, put me to death, and it will also harm the whole army."

"Who has? You? Fifth Master Qiu glared at Xu Ji one by one, and everyone who saw it shook their heads.

Xu Ji was still groaning, and Qiu Wuye said: "Everyone kneels down and swears to the heads of Maitreya Buddha, the spirit of the descending king in the sky and Brother Gong, and obey Mr. Xu's orders, and those who dare to have different intentions will be killed by thousands of knives." ”

Gong Fan's body was buried in Sangcheng, and his head was packed in a box, covered with lime, and carried by one of his nephews, who must have been placed on the table to supervise the old ministry whenever it was time to discuss the matter.

Everyone knelt down in front of the wooden box, swearing poisonously, Xu Ji stepped aside, and when everyone had sworn an oath, he arched his hand and said: "Since you have such trust, I have no hesitation." ”

This time, he no longer relied on Qiu Wuye's order, and said directly: "The first thing is to put back Mu Tianzi, the Heavenly King of Suffering." ”

Everyone was stunned, and Qiu Wuye said, "This ...... Why? Keeping him in his hands can also be used to blackmail Mu Tianzi's subordinates. ”

"This is called saluting first and then soldiering, anyway, there are many enemy soldiers, I don't care about more Mu Tianzi." Xu Ji smiled, he had other plans in his heart, but he didn't want to say it.

"Good...... bar. Qiu Wuye reluctantly nodded in agreement, and everyone had sworn a poisonous oath, so they could only nod.

"The second piece is to leave enough food for five days, and the rest of the grain is transported into the plank road and stopped at the dangerous place facing the deep valley."

While the first was an accident, at least understandable, the second was unacceptable to all, especially when it came to the precious stockpile.

Why is that? The plank road is already difficult to walk, and it took a lot of work to transport the grain in the first place, but now it has to be transported back, and it has to stop at a dangerous place - what if it falls? Even if you only drop a bag, it's a loss. Qiu Wuye said sadly, like Gong Fan, he was reluctant to waste food.

This second thing is the core of Xu Ji's plan, and he got up and said: "As you said, the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King is ruthless, and he has united with the new army of all roads, there are many people, and the front is invincible, and we will definitely lose if we fight head-on." ”

Everyone nodded, and someone said, "That's why I want Mr. Xu to come up with an idea." ”

"My idea is to live with you and die with you."

Everyone was still puzzled, Xu Ji continued: "The person coveted by the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King is nothing more than the grain accumulated by Brother Gong, let's put the grain in danger, and then send someone to negotiate with the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King: if he attacks the city, we will destroy all the grain, let him fight in vain, and there will be no gain, if he retreats, we can give him a little ......"

The leaders expressed their displeasure in unison.

Waiting for the noise to stop for a while, Xu Ji said: "It's just a little bit, such as a car, so that the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King looks good-looking, and it will not affect our winter, it is better than seeing each other with swords and soldiers, and both sides will lose." ”

The leaders looked at each other, but Qiu Wuye gritted his teeth and said: "At most, one car, there must be no more, don't give the best." ”

"So I agree with this move?"

Xu Ji's idea was too risky at first, but after thinking about it carefully, the leaders felt that this might be the only way out, so they nodded one after another, and said, "Why do you want to transport grain to a dangerous place?" Staying in the city, just say that it is going to be burned down, and it can also frighten the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King, wouldn't it be easier? ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "The grain is placed in the city, and the arson is just empty words and intimidation, and the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King may not be willing to believe it, and only by transporting the grain away can we show our determination." ”

"The King of Heavens just doesn't believe in ......"

"The Hundred Eyes Heavenly King has more soldiers and less food, and he will never add more population, if he doesn't believe it, we will definitely die, are you willing to leave the food to outsiders? Or are you willing to push into the deep valley and bury us? ”

"Accompany the funeral, and you can be a full ghost after death." The crowd immediately said.

"The person who guards the grain needs to have a resolute heart, and when he is ordered, he must abandon the grain if he says that he will abandon the grain, and he must not hesitate for the slightest, and this person must be recommended by everyone." Xu Jidao.

The leaders quickly sent out three people, and they led the troops to carry and guard the food, waiting for orders from the city.

"Someone has to negotiate, not only to scare the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King so that he does not dare to use force easily, but also not to offend too much, lest he really want to break the net."

Speaking of which, this matter is the hardest, the leaders look at each other and feel that no one is suitable.

Xu Ji smiled: "This is my idea, if no one can go, let me go." There is only one thing, please remember the poisonous oath you just made, if someone shows the slightest weakness, or even secretly colludes with the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King, I will be the first to die, and you follow, the betrayer will not have a good result, and the Hundred Eyes Heavenly King will definitely gouge out his eyeballs to warn his subordinates. ”

No one competed with Xu Ji, and the leaders once again swore a poisonous oath and entrusted the safety of the whole army to him alone.