The defeated soldiers came back soon. They opened the city gate and fled in embarrassment.
Li Dao followed and sneaked into the city.
The Jiujiang County Governor looked at these defeated soldiers in a state of collapse. He could not believe that the invincible Qin army was actually defeated, and was defeated by a group of bandits.
"Am I dreaming?" the county guard asked Li Dao, who looked embarrassed.
Li Dao took a breath: "Sir, these bandits are very evil."
On the way here, Li Dao had already thought of his words.
As the saying goes, it is not difficult to cheat, but the difficulty is to explain afterwards.
If you appear to be too incompetent, you may be punished. If someone sees that you are losing on purpose, you may lose your head.
The county guard asked angrily: "What's so evil?"
Li Dao said: "Those bandits were dying and about to perish. But recently, for some unknown reason, they showed great power and took the initiative to attack. Moreover, I saw that they were all in high spirits, as if they had taken some miraculous medicine."
"At that time, these thieves were condescending and rushed down. Each of them was as powerful as ten. They were like tigers. They were really unstoppable."
The county guard wanted to slap Li Dao twice.
What nonsense is this? Even if you blow the bandits into the sky, this matter is still incomprehensible.
But Li Dao insisted that the bandits were very evil. As for why they were evil, Li Dao couldn't explain.
In short, the defeat was definitely not due to him, but because the bandit had some special help.
The county guard thought for a while and ordered several defeated soldiers to be called.
He asked coldly: "Did you feel anything unusual during the battle with the thieves?"
These defeated soldiers all said: "Those bandits, I don't know what happened. They were originally weak, but today they are like wolves and tigers. We were caught off guard and were careless..."
Anyway, after losing the battle, no one is willing to admit that they are not good enough.
The county guard said impatiently: "Is that all? Do you know why these bandits suddenly become like wolves and tigers?"
It’s not like the county guard didn’t know everything about the previous battles.
He also knew that those bandits had run out of food and grass. If there is nothing evil, let alone picking up a sword and fighting, I am afraid that I will not even have the fighting spirit, right?
The defeated soldiers thought for a while and suddenly said: "When we were fighting those people, we seemed to hear them calling Chi You."
The county guard was slightly startled: "Is it God Chi You?"
Qin Bing nodded vigorously.
The governor stroked his beard: "So, they prayed to the gods?"
Chu people often worshiped Chi You, and the county governor knew this. Even if the country perished, these customs would still exist.
But the key point is that offering sacrifices to Chi You can make people feel a hundred times more energetic? Isn’t this effect too obvious?
Qin Bing's words obviously inspired Li Dao.
He immediately became energetic and wrote down: "Sir, I will finally think that Chi You may have appeared."
Sheriff: "Huh?"
Li Dao said: "Chi You is the ancient god of war. Perhaps these bandits worshiped Chi You every day, which made Chi You feel something, so he possessed them and helped them win the battle."
The county guard shook his head and shouted: "It's ridiculous, it's simply nonsense."
But after he stopped drinking Li Dao, he discovered that this was almost the most reasonable explanation at the moment.
Otherwise, how did the bandits defeat the Qin soldiers?
He never thought that Li Dao would deliberately let go.
After all... is Li Dao crazy? If the Qin generals don't do well, will they lose to the bandits? What good does this do him?
The county guard sighed: "Could it be said that there really is such a thing as Chi You?"
Those Qin soldiers said: "Sir, we think that the god Chiyou should exist. After all, the deposed immortals in Shangjun Courtyard, aren't they the living immortals in this world?"
The county guard hesitated: "The banished immortal...is he a god? He is different from the god I imagined."
However, the county guard then thought about it and realized that he had never seen what a real immortal looked like.
What if... the gods are just like this, laughing, cursing, and being so shameless?
If that's the case, His Majesty might not be able to adapt to the fairy world.
The magistrate shook his head and drove away these messy thoughts.
He sighed and said to Li Dao: "If the other party really has Chi You to help, what should we do?"
Li Dao said: "Now this suppression of thieves is no longer a suppression of thieves. It is a confrontation with Chi You. The general thinks... he is not very sure."
Li Dao is paving the way for himself.
After all... I might have to fake defeat and give away equipment in the future, so it would be better to vaccinate the county guard in advance now.
The county guard sighed and said to Li Dao: "However, we can't lose again and again. If His Majesty is angry, we will all be unlucky. We have to find a way."
The Qin soldiers next to them began to have random ideas: "How about we also worship the gods? The gods fight with the gods, and we fight with the bandits. This is fair."
The county guard nodded: "Well, this is a solution."
After saying this, the county guard wanted to slap himself twice.
Why do you think this... is so ridiculous?
He sighed and asked, "Which god should we worship?"
The soldiers of Qin talked all over the place and said: "Of course it is time to worship the Banished Immortal. The Banished Immortal is the current God of War, and Chi You is the ancient God of War. Only the Banished Immortal can defeat Chi You with the power of the God of War."
When Li Dao heard this, he thought: This is not possible. We are here to help Fusu up. Doesn't this kind of hard work increase the prestige of the banished immortal?
So he coughed dryly and said, "It's true that banishing the immortal is brave, but I'm worried that he may not be able to defeat Chi You."
"After all, no matter how powerful the Exalted Immortal is, he is only the God of War. His abilities should be similar to Chi You's."
The county guard scratched his head vigorously and thought a little collapsed: What are we doing? Are you discussing the magic power of gods? This is ridiculous.
But...besides that, what else can be done?
The county guard sighed and asked Li Dao: "Then is there anything you can do?"
Li Dao said confidently: "The general recommends an immortal who can definitely defeat Chi You."
The Sheriff asked: "Who is it?"
Li Dao said: "Huang Emperor."
The county guard said, "This is reasonable. The Yellow Emperor is fighting Chi You."
The surrounding Qin soldiers also nodded: "Wonderful, thousands of years ago, the Yellow Emperor defeated Chi You, and now it should be no longer a problem."
Li Dao coughed dryly and said, "But, can we invite Huang Di? If not, I'm afraid we will have to lose the battle."
The Sheriff sighed: "Just do your best."
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The next day, Sankun and the bandits were surrounded by Shouchun City.
This is a strange sight, because there are so few people in Sankun.
If they want to surround Shouchun City, they need to line up in a row, with everyone separated by one foot.
Such a siege is a joke.
But Shouchun City actually held the war-free card.
The county guard actually wanted to take the initiative, but was persuaded by Li Dao.
As the saying goes, sharpening the sword will not waste time chopping wood. Let's invite the Yellow Emperor here first.
In desperation, the county guard had to worship the Yellow Emperor in the city and asked the Yellow Emperor to send down his divine power to destroy the bandits outside.
When the county guard was performing sacrifices, the people in the city came out to watch. This made the county guard feel ashamed and felt that he was doing something ridiculous and embarrassing.
But...but as Li Dao said, sharpening the sword will not waste time cutting wood.
Since those bandits are not attacking the city anyway, they might as well take advantage of this time to invite the gods.
Wouldn't it be nice to wait for the gods to arrive and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop?
The sacrifice continued for three hours, and finally ended in the afternoon.
At this time, the county guard shouted: "Open the city gate and let me kill the thieves."
At this time, a Qin soldier ran over panting and said to the county guard: "Sir, those bandits have left."
The county guard was stunned: "Leaving?"
Qin Bing snorted: "They seemed to want to attack Shouchun City, but the city wall was too high and they had no tools, so they left. They plundered the surrounding villages and towns. They captured some young men and returned to Sankun Mountain."
The county guard looked at Li Dao: "Then send troops to Sankunshan."
Li Dao responded: "Yes."
Before leaving, he asked the county guard: "Sir, did you really invite the gods?"
The county guard was a little confused: "How do I know this?"
Li Dao said: "Did your Excellency hear Huang Di talking to you?"
The Sheriff shook his head.
Li Dao said again: "Have you ever felt that the Yellow Emperor's magical power fell on Shouchun City?"
The Sheriff still shook his head.
Li Dao sighed: "Then I...will do my best."
The county guard looked at Li Dao's leaving figure and felt a little uneasy: He couldn't be... defeated again, right?
An hour later, Li Dao came back with the remaining defeated generals.
All the food and grass were lost, and half of the people lost their weapons.
The county governor wanted to die.
What the hell is going on?
And Li Dao felt a little proud: This time the acting was much more realistic, would it be familiar the second time?
The county guard looked at Li Dao with some confusion: "Is there an insider in our Qin army?"
Li Dao was stunned for a moment, then said: "No way...isn't it because of Chi You?"
Sheriff: "Really? I think it would be better to check."
Just as Li Dao was trying to find an excuse, a pawn came galloping over on a fast horse: "Report... Master Fu Yao is already fifty miles away."
The county guard was stunned: "Master Fu Yao? What is he doing here?"
Then, a postman came panting and delivered a letter: "Sir, news from Xianyang."
The governor opened the letter and found that it was an order from the court. Inform the county guard that Mr. Fu Yao wants to wipe out the rebels in Sankun Mountain.
After the county guard read the letter, he said to the postman angrily: "Why did you come so slowly? I didn't even prepare in advance."
The postman had a sad face and said a little aggrievedly: "It's not that the villain came slowly, it's that Young Master Fu Yao was too fast. The villain traveled day and night and was almost caught up by the young master."
"The young master's men each brought two horses, working day and night, like a whirlwind..."
The county guard was confused: "What should we do? What should we do?"
Li Dao coughed dryly and said to the county guard: "Sir, you should go out of the city to meet the young master now."
The county guard nodded: "Yes, yes, welcome the young master first, welcome the young master."
The county guard walked out of the city with a complicated look on his face. And Li Dao's mood was a bit complicated: Fu Yao, it's too soon.
According to Li Dao's plan, he should lose a few more times to increase Sankunshan's strength.
But now, Sankunshan may not be ready yet.
But... everything I can do has been done so far, so let's just leave it to fate.
So, he led some generals and followed the county guard.
The county guard went thirty miles out of the city and met Mr. Fu Yao.
As soon as the county guard saw Fu Yao's soldiers and horses, his eyes immediately lit up. A word suddenly appeared in his mind: strong soldiers and strong horses.
Although these soldiers and horses came from afar, they did not look tired. However, he was full of energy and looked like he was going to fight.
The county guard looked at Fu Yao's soldiers and horses, and he was full of emotions: If I could always have such elite soldiers and strong generals, maybe I would not be defeated.
But... that's hard to say, after all, the other party has Chi You.
Fu Yao jumped off his horse, smiled at the county guard, and said, "Why are you in a trance, sir?"
The county guard was stunned for a moment, then laughed dryly and said: "When the official saw how brave the young master was, he was filled with admiration and was a little lost."
Fu Yao smiled: "Whether it is brave or not will be known after fighting. In which direction is Sankun Mountain? We are going there now."
The county guard was stunned and said hesitantly: "Are we going now? This..."
Fu Yao looked at him in confusion: "What's wrong?"
The county guard said: "This matter... you have to be careful."
Fu Yao was even more surprised: "They are just a group of bandits, what should we be cautious about?"
However, he remembered what Li Shui had told him before leaving. This time, the test was not on the ability to lead troops, but on the ability to coordinate.
Therefore, Fu Yao was not in a hurry and attacked the mountain immediately. It doesn't hurt to find out the bandit's situation first before taking action.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.
Then, he was taken to Shouchun City by the county guard.
As soon as he entered Shouchun City, Fu Yao saw traces of sacrifices.
He smiled and asked: "Which god is this being sacrificed to?"
The governor answered honestly: "It's Huangdi."
Fu Yao nodded, and then felt a little strange: "Sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor at this time?"
The ancients had a certain date and time for offering sacrifices, but now is obviously not the time.
The county guard hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Fu Yao: "Sir, I am offering sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor in order to defeat the bandits on Sankun Mountain."
Fu Yao: "???"
He vaguely felt that Shouchun City seemed a little strange.
Fu Yao asked the county guard: "After defeating a group of bandits, do we need to sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor? How many people are there in this group of bandits?"
The Sheriff looked at Li Dao.
Li Dao coughed dryly: "There are hundreds of people."
Fu Yao: "..."
The county guard was also a little embarrassed and said: "Young master, please don't underestimate these hundreds of people. Although they are small in number, they are all like wolves and tigers, because they have received the help of Chiyou God. They are really extraordinary."
Fu Yao: "???"
He pinched himself and thought: Am I dreaming? Are the people here... really normal people?
