"Greetings, welcome the common people from all over the world to Shuzhou." Kneeling on the ground, holding up the head, the voice of King Dou Zhu of Western Shu was still extremely hasty.
He just thought that this time should be regarded as a meritorious service.
The heavy footsteps finally came over.
"Here is the head of the thief leader Dou Gang. I respectfully welcome the common people of the world." Dou Zhu gasped, kneeling on the ground and slowly raising his head.
Contrary to his imagination, in front of him was just a young man with a calm face, and he didn't seem to have any aura of dominance in his body.
But even so, the young man just stood there without speaking, and his chest felt stuffy.
"Thief, the leader of the thieves, Dou Gang, has been killed by me. I respectfully welcome the common people from all over the world to Shuzhou." Licking his mouth, Dou Zhu spoke with difficulty.
He said similar words countless times.
"Dou Zhu, King of Western Shu?" Xu Mu frowned. When the disaster was approaching, Dou Zhu played such a trick, which made him somewhat unexpected.
"Exactly, I will return to Western Shu tomorrow and take my family to escape from the world. I still have a seventy-year-old mother at home. She must be looking forward to my coming home and is waiting impatiently."
"King of Western Shu, get up."
Hearing this, Dou Zhu's face was ecstatic. After he stood up, he bowed to Xu Mu again. Then, he began to cry bitterly.
"In this way, I will give you a chance to live."
"Please ask King Xu Shu to speak."
Good guy, Xu Mu was a little surprised by his sharp eyesight.
"Is the fish head soup better with coriander or without coriander?" Xu Mu said lightly.
Dou Zhu was stunned, his mind was spinning rapidly, but he couldn't think of a perfect answer. Finally, he thought that Xu Mu was from the border area, and he probably didn't like it.
"King Xu Shu, please don't let it go, it will taste better."
"No, I like to eat coriander. Since ancient times, coriander has been an excellent choice for seasoning." Xu Mu smiled.
"King of Western Shu, you only have one chance."
Han Jiu and several others stepped over angrily, lifted Dou Zhu up and dragged him back.
Not long after, a scream rang out.
Xu Mu is not stupid. If one of the two kings of Shu is left behind, it will cause great disaster. Such ancient questions as "Is coriander delicious?" are just an excuse to kill people.
Han Jiu rubbed the blood on his hands and hurried back.
"Lord, the person is dead."
Xu Mu nodded, turned around, looked at the devastated Chengdu, and sighed in his heart.
"Han Jiu, you take the new military camp and patrol the city to guard against any troubles in the evening. Inform the people in the city that the Xu family's army will enter the city and there will be no offense in Qiu."
"Lord, what about those outside the city?"
"Don't worry, I will come back after hearing the news." Xu Mu said firmly, and then spoke again.
"Lian Nu Camp, stay at the top of the city to set up defenses."
Outside Chengdu, there is an enemy army of tens of thousands of people. It would be best if this enemy army can be conquered. If it cannot be conquered, it will definitely be a powerful and powerful enemy.
"Long Gong, come with me to the palace."
The two kings of Shu have built up their wealth over the years, so it’s time to make a fortune.
…
Under Yu Pass, as the last famous general left in Shu, Chen Zhong only carefully exited the pass on the third day after the Liangzhou army retreated.
He walked a few more steps, stopped silently, raised his head, and looked at the mountains on both sides.
The 40,000 Liangzhou army retreated for a simple reason: General Dong Rong was killed in the battle. But it was not the defenders' fault. Dong Rong, who had not attacked the key point for a long time, was too far away.
"General, I seemed to have seen a figure, so I hid in the woods on the hill."
Chen Zhong nodded and remained silent.
No matter what, if Dong Rong dies in front of Yuguan, the old Liangzhou king will go crazy. Even if he defends the civilian thieves, it won't be long before the Liangzhou army knocks on the pass.
Vaguely, he smelled a hint of conspiracy.
"Send someone to the hill to investigate. If you have any clues, report back immediately——"
Before Chen Zhong could finish speaking, suddenly another soldier riding a fast horse, still far away, began to cry.
"The general, the king, and the king were all defeated by Thief Xu, and both kings died!"
"What!" Chen Zhong's face changed drastically, "How is this possible? According to the previous military report, he had just passed Zhishui County."
"General, Thief Xu took a shortcut with the help of the plain barbarians!"
Chen Zhong struggled to hold himself up, almost losing his balance.
In just over a month, he heard a lot of bad news one after another. Banan City was breached, Leng Qiao died in battle, and Xu Buyi's army successfully entered Shu.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Ren's 20,000 white-armored troops were defeated by the King of Shunan, and Bai Ren died in battle.
The rest of the tiger barbarians died, but the general he respected most was also defeated at the hands of Xu Buyi.
Now, there were only two choices before him. One was to leave Shuzhou immediately, and the other was to take the two or three thousand people at Yuguan Pass to defend and die.
Of course, he could also worship Dou Yuan, a son of the Dou family, as the new King of Shu and continue to fight against Xu Buyi.
For a moment, Chen Zhong felt a pain in his chest.
"General, someone is coming towards Yuguan."
Chen Zhong exhaled and stepped up to the newly built lookout post. Sure enough, as far as he could see, he saw a carriage moving hard on the rugged Shu Road.
"Who will come to Yuguan at this time?"
War breaks out in Shuzhou, which is already known to the whole world.
…
On the carriage moving forward.
A middle-aged scribe with a pale face sat upright silently and stubbornly, holding the file in his hand, and fell into deep thought from time to time.
"Military advisor, we have arrived at Yuguan."
Even though we were both in Shuzhou, the rush along the way still took a lot of time.
"I know." Jia Zhou put down the file and sighed.
After getting off the carriage, Jia Zhou held his wooden staff and walked forward slowly with only one accompanying clerk. The hundreds of soldiers of the Xu family who followed him did not dare to follow him without orders.
…
"Who is coming! If you don't stop, shoot him immediately!" On the lookout post, a Yuguan captain immediately shouted angrily.
Chen Zhong's face turned cold and he put one hand on his sword.
The accompanying civil servants lowered their heads nervously. Only Jia Zhou was left, standing in the mountain wind, with his hands tied and a long bow.
"Save General Chen, and even the entire people of Yuguan."
In the mountain breeze, Jia Zhou's voice was gentle and oppressive.