Holding the human skin mask in his hand and looking at the unknown person in front of him, Su Qian basically figured it out.
This suicidal duo was always his substitute. As for why he did this, you can understand it just by looking at the crazy natives in front of him.
What is the identity of the two elders? The person with the highest prestige among the indigenous people is not only a leader, but also a spiritual believer.
Su Qi'an captured him. This double, or more accurately said, Er Er had already anticipated the worst outcome.
He must have sent a message to the substitute a long time ago, and if he is caught, he will commit suicide immediately, and if he dies, it will be enough to make the onlookers completely crazy.
After all, everyone saw with their own eyes that the two elders were captured by Su Qi'an. Even if he committed suicide, it was Su Qi'an who forced him to death.
After seeing it with their own eyes, these natives would kill Su Qi'an without fear of death without any encouragement.
In this mood filled with anger and murderous intent, the combat power of these natives will definitely increase exponentially, even if the Dongshan Army's combat power is not weak.
After all, in the age of cold weapons, those with more people will still have an advantage, especially if they can ignite the emotions in their hearts.
Even if Su Qian escaped under cover, the First Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
This is the result that Elder Er Er wants to see. Even if the natives are wiped out, they can still cause a large number of casualties to Su Qi'an's soldiers, so they will not lose this battle.
Then the most critical thing is that after the war, when they bring the bodies of the two elders to the Elder City for burial, the real two elders will appear immediately.
Then the so-called divine power resurrected him, not only deifying himself, but even one step closer.
As for the other half of the indigenous army, they are probably fighting fiercely with Chen Dao and Song Biao.
He is here as a substitute to buy time for another group of natives attacking the city.
By then, Su Qi'an's side had suffered heavy casualties and had no choice but to retreat to the county. Another indigenous army might have captured the territory of the three priests.
Use the substitute strategy to stimulate the fighting power of the indigenous people and cause a lot of casualties to the Dongshan Army. On the other hand, they will buy time to capture the territory of the three priests.
It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone. The old man Er Er was indeed an old fox. If Su Qi'an hadn't discovered the problem of the substitute, he might not have guessed the old fox's plan.
After guessing Elder Er Er's plan, he signaled his soldiers and threw Elder Er Er's body violently out.
To be more precise, it was thrown on the middle battlefield where the two sides were preparing for a fierce battle.
The corpses of the two elders were insulted, and the natives who rushed up were even more angry. They were about to risk their lives, and a low voice sounded.
"Open your eyes and take a closer look. Is this what you call two elders?"
The four priests, regardless of their injured bodies, stepped forward with support from the people around them. When they glanced at the corpse's face, their expressions changed.
Although there was some dirt on the corpse's face, it did not prevent them from identifying the appearance of the two elders.
This man was wearing the clothes of the two elders, and his figure was similar, but his face was that of a middle-aged man, and he looked nothing like the two elders.
"What's going on?" The four people's eyes flashed, a little surprised.
Apparently, even the most loyal priests under him were not informed about the two elders' substitute.
From beginning to end, I am afraid that only Mr. Yuan Er will know.
The four priests had no doubt that Su Qi'an had done anything in the process, from the death of the two elders to the throwing of the body.
All of Su Qi'an's actions were basically under their noses, and the time between them was no more than half a stick of incense. It was impossible to do anything in front of countless people in such a short period of time.
"Su, what on earth is going on?"
"Where is Er Er Lao? Have you hidden this person? Hand Er Er Lao over. If we find out, you will be cut into pieces."
The four priests asked questions quickly, and the attacking indigenous troops stopped their attack under the obstruction of the four priests.
Although they wanted to avenge Er Er Lao, but now that they discovered such a thing, they could be sure that Er Er Lao was not dead, but not dead.
Know where people are.
Since the second elder is not dead, the top priority is to find the second elder. As for killing Su Qi'an, that has to be put aside.
When asked by the four people, Su Qian just said lightly, "Hmph, where are your two elders? I want to ask you again."
"If I had two elders in my hands, would I still be talking nonsense to you here?"
"As for what happened, as priests, don't you have any brains? You didn't know that you were being used as a weapon by your two elders."
What Su Qi'an said was very straightforward, and even more heartbreaking. Although the four of them were unwilling to admit it, what happened now made them think that Su Qi'an was right.
How could their two elders not have two brushes? It is indeed a bit cruel to use a double to drive them crazy and weaken the strength of the Dongshan Army.
But if they were two elders, I'm afraid they would do the same thing. Everything would give priority to the interests of the priest alliance. What would it matter if a few more natives, even elite natives, died?
The four priests quickly figured it out and kept less than a foot away from Su Qian.
Although they knew that the two elders were not dead yet, it would not be easy for them to retreat at this time.
The two sides almost fell into a life-and-death battle just now. Although the matter was clarified and the fighting was temporarily stopped, the atmosphere in the air was tense.
At this time, if there is any change, or if one party suddenly takes action, the next step will definitely be an endless battle.
Compared with the nervous expressions of the four priests, Su Qi'an was much calmer. He glanced at the four priests and said directly.
"I have no time to spend time with you now. I will withdraw first so that you can take care of yourself. Of course, if you are itchy and want to take action, I will definitely accompany you."
"Pass my order and the whole army will take turns to cover the retreat."
After saying this, Su Qian turned around and left without even looking at the natives in front of him.
Not worried at all, the other side suddenly launched an attack. Su Qi'an had his own intention in doing so.
This battle was originally for the two elders. Now that the two elders are gone and a substitute is dead, what is the point of entangled with these indigenous troops.
What Su Qi'an has to do now is to quickly detect the traces of the two elders. If he does this now, it may be too late. With the shrewdness of the two elders, he has probably already joined the high priest and the eight priests.
There is no chance of chasing him. Instead of doing this, he can only move quickly.
If he continued to work hard, once the high priest and the eight priests joined him, Su Qian wanted to leave, but was afraid that he would not be able to leave.
But before he moved to leave, Su Qi'an expected that the other party would not dare to move.
In the previous battle, the strength of the first regiment and the cavalry regiment had been demonstrated, which frightened these natives.
If they really take action, they must weigh it, and more importantly, there is another reason.
The two elders who had been staying with them were now gone and were just a substitute.
This made them feel as if they had lost their backbone, and they didn't know what to do next. ap.
Su Qian's decisive departure immediately left the four priests at a loss as to how to deal with it.
If I follow him, will I be ambushed by Su Qi'an? They were so decisive and didn't take them seriously at all. Just relying on thousands of men and horses in their hands made them feel incredible.
You know, Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army only has five or six thousand people, but now, the people on the three priests' side are surrounded by the high priest and the eight priests, and now part of them is in front of them.
All added up, a rough estimate is at least over 10,000, which is double the difference from what I learned.
And who can guarantee that these 10,000 people, and all of Su Qi'an's men, will do what they will do if there is an ambush ahead?
The four people's eyes flashed alternately, and finally reached a consensus. For the sake of safety, they did not intend to follow. They issued the same order and retreated alternately until the high priest and eight priests arrived.
To watch the troops from both sides withdraw, the war was declared over. Suddenly, there was a sound of friction in the darkness on the left.
The sound sounded like something being dragged along the ground.
This dull friction sound did not last long. As the footsteps stopped, the next moment, a black shadow flew directly out of the dark mid-air.
Then the black shadow was tied up, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he was hit hard in front of the Dongshan Army.
Looking around, everyone was stunned.
This dark figure is none other than Er Er.
It's just that the two elders at this time looked a little miserable. They were tied with ropes, their white hair was disheveled, and there was a ball of cloth in their mouths. There were some scars on their faces and bodies.
Although it is not fatal, the pain is not something ordinary people can bear.
The old man Er Er's face was pale. When he looked at the four priests not far away, he had a sluggish expression just now, and he suddenly became excited.
His body twisted and struggled, his mouth whimpered, and he wanted to say something, but he was sifted through the cloth and couldn't say anything.
The sudden scene stunned everyone. After a while, in the darkness on the left, a figure shrouded in black robes appeared.
It didn't say anything, and stretched out its palm, indicating to remove the cloth strip from its mouth.
The soldiers who were nearby, under Su Yong's instructions, stepped forward and removed the strip of cloth from the mouth of the old man.
The moment he took it off, the angry voices of the two elders rang through the air.
"Why the hell are you standing there, why don't you come and save me! Are your eyes so angry?"
"You bunch of idiots, I'm real, not a substitute. If you don't take action, I will remove you from your position as a high priest and demote you to sin slaves!"
Just these words made the four stunned priests quickly come back to their senses.
This is the real Er Er Lao. Most people think that Er Er Lao is their leader, and his demotion is just a matter of his words. Little do they know that this power has long been delegated to the High Priest by Er Er Lao.
Only the eight priests knew about this, and the rest of them didn't even know about it, even if they were substitutes.
After confirming that the person in front of him was the real Er Er, the natives behind him wanted to step forward to snatch him away, but a dagger was very accurately placed on Er Er's neck.
"If you have something to say, everything can be discussed. You idiots, get out of here!"
Er Er Lao spoke quickly.
Seeing this scene, Su Qi'an felt relieved. This was the two elders they knew.
