C51 (1/2)
In the battle of Sunset Ditch, the subordinate general Bai Wusheng perished in battle, and his five thousand men under him suffered over two thousand casualties. Under Ninth Tiger King, Xu Keding led his four thousand men under him and surrendered, while the subordinate general Han Zaixin immediately fled without fighting.
When he arrived at the Wolf Drinking Town, all the people in the town had already run away. The huge fire and rumbling sounds in the distance made him tremble in fear, and the news the scouts brought even more. His master was Tenth Tiger King, and was ranked last amongst the Ten Second Tiger King s. The five thousand men in his hands could already be considered a big team. The team of four and nine kings were about to collapse. He wasn't sure if he would be able to win after rushing over, or if he would end up as the figure in the other party's record.
After some thought, Han Zaixin was ready to leave, leaving the green mountain behind, unafraid of being burnt to ashes. On the way, he also found a hundred percent excuse himself, which was to spread the true strength of this Fire Phoenix Army in front of him. Even if he had to disgrace himself, he had to make his Moqiu City pay attention to it.
As a result, Xiu'er and the rest, who were already in a dilemma, inexplicably took over the Wolf Drinking Town of no one.
No one was injured in the new generation battalion. Five Knights from the Fire Phoenix Army were killed in battle, and more than ten people were injured. From the looks of the battlefield, it was already a shocking accomplishment. What really gave them a headache was what the captives would do.
When they were at Sunset Ditch, the few of them were a little worried. What if Han Zaixin charged over in one go? Chen Chu's plan was to escape, and throw the remaining saltpeter into the group of captives, leaving a mess for Han Zaixin.
His method shocked everyone, and strong man immediately rejected it. Xiu'er also expressed that if the captives were killed in such a way, no one would be able to lower their Moqiu State and it would be difficult for the expedition team to even take a single step as if they had sunk into a quagmire.
But when Chen Chu asked what to do, no one said a word. His original plan was to run as soon as the fight was over. His main goal was to deploy his opponents, but his original plan had never imagined that Xu Keding would fall. It was easy to control the soldiers, but it was a big problem how to deal with them. In desperation, Xiu'er decided to lead the troops to the east to leave the ditch. If Han Zaixin pursued, he would use the troops as a barrier to stop him, and then the entire expeditionary force would continue to escape.
Helpless, they could only listen to her arrangements. But they never would have thought that at this time, the scouts would report that Han Zaixin had escaped, and so they easily took over the Wolf Drinking Town.
The Xiu'er invited Xu Keding to the main seat and personally served him hot tea. Xu Keding panicked a little as he received the cup of tea, and subconsciously asked: ”You guys aren't afraid of me ~ ~”
Qu Feizhi gritted his teeth and laughed: No.
Xiu'er said softly: ”The general is seeking life for the sake of the soldiers, not seeking glory or wealth, actually I admire the general.”
Xu Keding let out a heavy sigh as he poured a cup of boiling tea into his mouth, as if this would make his heart feel better.
The Xiu'er watched quietly for a while, then said: ”General Xu, I have a few things I would like to ask you.”
Xu Keding waved his hand: ”Please keep your mouth shut Lord Xiu. I have already let down my Moqiu State and the nine kings, I will definitely not divulge any other information.”
Chen Chu laughed coldly, ”If Lord Xiu asks, you will answer only one. If you don't answer, I'll kill your soldiers. ”
”You!” Xu Keding glared at Chen Chu.
Chen Chu said expressionlessly, ”You are now the number one general in charge of Mo Qiu. No matter whether you say it or not, others will think you did. ”What do you think, General Xu?”
Xu Keding was immediately stunned in place. He slowly leaned against the chair, as though he had lost all his strength.
After pausing for a while, the Xiu'er said softly, ”General Xu, I only ask three questions, whether to answer them or not. Furthermore, I will guarantee the safety of your soldiers.” Saying that, she glanced at Chen Chu. Chen Chu laughed bitterly and shook his head.
Xu Keding covered his face with both hands, and gently nodded. ”General Chen is right. If I knew, I would have told you. ”
The Xiu'er nodded and asked, ”First, when we were at Phoenix City Pass, we saw a few Moqiu Soldier that were shaped like Demonic Beast. I wonder if General Xu knows the history of these Demon Soldiers? Second question, how many people were still fighting in the Moqiu State? Third question, a while ago, during the first Phoenix City Pass attack and defense battle, Wu Lian Demonic Beast suddenly formed a formation and went down the mountain, how much does this have to do with Moqiu State? ”
After hearing the long string of questions from the Xiu'er, Xu Keding let out a long sigh, and spoke after a long while, ”Out of these three questions, the second is that I can answer you. The first and the third I can't answer, not because I won't tell you, but because I really don't know. I can only say that these so-called Demon Soldiers appeared more than a year ago. At that time, a few Tiger King s had already expressed their opposition, but they were unable to resist the temptation of the strong fighting force of these soldiers, so a large portion of Tiger King began to slowly accept these soldiers.
Xiu'er was startled, ”General Xu, you mean that these soldiers are made? ”Can you tell me more about it?”
Xu Keding slowly nodded her head, ”Then please allow me to start from one year ago, I will tell you about what I know, as for how much information you can obtain from this, I cannot guarantee.”
It was known to all that there were ten Second Tiger King s in the Moqiu State, and a cycle would occur every ten years. Twelve Kings would convene an alliance in the capital Moqiu City to elect the next Beast God to hold the position of the Moqiu State's head. From the perspective of outsiders, the meaning of the word 'choose' was diverse. Perhaps it was a written competition, or perhaps it was a martial competition, or perhaps it was a competition of other aspects, but in reality, the word 'choose' corresponded to the literal meaning of the word, which was simple selection. The person in charge of selecting the next Beast God out of the ten Second Tiger King s was a mysterious person called Messenger of God.
The Messenger of God's choice was to observe the Qi channels of the twelve Tiger King s. To choose the next Beast God according to the degree of compatibility between the Qi channels of each Tiger King and the oracle they obtained. Then, the Messenger of God disappeared and allowed the Beast God to control the Moqiu State according to her own thoughts. According to the Messenger of God, the selected person was the person who carried out the Beast God's plans in the world.
In other words, the ”Beast God” selected was only in name, but he represented the real ”Beast God” behind him. His every action could be explained by ”oracle”.
What was even less known to outsiders was that the current ”Beast God” had already been re-elected for five more years. In other words, his position had never wavered even after fifty years!
Chen Chu laughed coldly: ”Could it be that this isn't controlled by that Messenger of God from behind?”
Xu Keding laughed bitterly: ”This kind of thing, is not something that a middle ranking officer would know.”
”Then, may I ask too. The history of Moqiu State is not inferior to that of the Fire Phoenix Empire. Could it be that from the beginning to end, this is the only Messenger of God?” The Xiu'er asked.
Xu Keding slowly nodded. ”As far as I know, yes.”