"Chengdu is just ahead. Defeat the Xu thieves, and I will make the general myself!" Dou Yuan was in high spirits while riding on his horse.
He just felt that this opportunity to become the King of Shu seemed to be tailor-made for him.
"King, when the Xu thieves entered Shu, there were less than 30,000 troops. They fought all the way. I estimate that by now, there are only 10,000 troops left at most."
A little counselor on horseback twirled his goatee and spoke.
"The military advisor's words do have some truth to them."
"King, we can march straight in and conquer Chengdu within three days."
"Military advisor, if Thief Xu is on guard—"
The little counselor on horseback sneered and interrupted, "My king, knowing that my army is coming, Thief Xu must be hiding in the city and preparing to fight hastily."
"King, go away, go away, I have a good plan in mind to lure the enemy."
"Military advisor, are you trying to lure the enemy out of the city?" Dou Yuan looked ecstatic.
The little counselor nodded slightly and twirled his goatee again.
"My military advisor can defeat all five strategies in the world!"
Unfortunately, this sentence immediately turned into a joke half an hour later.
At both ends of the long and narrow Shu Road, there were ambushes with crossbows and archers. The rain of arrows continued to fall, and the 50,000-strong army that was marching in a hurry was caught off guard.
In the end, after leaving behind thousands of corpses, Dou Yuan led the Shuzhong camp in embarrassment and continued to retreat.
"How, how dare you?" Yu Wen was stunned in the forest beside the Shu road. "I originally thought that at least they would send out sentries to be careful along the way. Who would have thought that Dou Yuan actually jumped into an ambush."
Xu Mu smiled but did not answer.
Just look at the two kings of Shu and you will know that in the entire Shu state, except for Dou Tong, all the people named Dou are the same.
"Lord, these Sichuan troops have retreated."
"Don't worry, I'll be back." Xu Mu said firmly, "Let us know and stay here."
"What if Dou Yuan leads his people back to Yuguan?"
"We can't retreat. The military advisor has written a letter and the situation has been laid out."
…
After hastily retreating, Dou Yuan was so angry that Dou Yuan plucked out the goatee of the young strategist on horseback.
"Ten thousand people? There are more than ten thousand people just lying in wait on both sides of the Shu Road!"
Taking a breath, Dou Yuan quickly calmed down.
At the moment, rushing back to Yuguan is undoubtedly the next step. He could only rely on nearly 50,000 troops to find a way to kill Shu Road in one fell swoop, and then captured Chengdu.
"Sichuan camp, pick up the knife!"
The nearly 50,000 people who had been marching in a hurry were already exhausted, and due to the lack of food and grass, their movements of raising their swords were quite crooked.
"Kill him!" Dou Yuan is not stupid. If he continues to waste time like this, he really has no chance.
"My lord, with your calculations, these Shuzhong camps have indeed come to kill us again."
"Stop them." Xu Mu said calmly.
The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the sky. The morale of these 50,000 people who had lost their dogs was low, and their food and supplies were in short supply. In fact, their death was not far away.
After attacking countless times and leaving corpses all over the ground, Dou Yuan's fearful expression became even more frightening.
"King, surrender, surrender."
"Shut up."
The young counselor on horseback was whipped off his horse.
Dou Tong raised his head and gritted his teeth for a moment. Blocked by that commoner thief, he couldn't pass through the Shu Road.
In the military formation, deserters have appeared, running towards the mountains and forests on both sides.
"Go back to Yuguan and make plans again!"
On the other side, standing at the top of Yuguan City, Chen Zhong looked at Xu Ziqi in front of him for a long time, feeling uncomfortable for a moment. But soon, his expression became calm again.
Poisonous Eagle's words were a good medicine for him, allowing him to survive from death.
"Has the baggage team returned?"
"General, the baggage team is preparing to rush back to Guanli. What if, what if the Shuzhong camp returns to Yuguan?"
"Refuse to switch." Chen Zhong said every word.
Now that you have a choice, you can no longer waver.
…
Only three days passed.
In the Shuzhong camp on the Shu road, deserters were everywhere, and now, there are only less than 30,000 people left.
"Don't be confused, we are going to Yuguan."
When he said this, Dou Yuan was obviously relieved. No matter what, I finally have a safe place.
But where did I expect——
Just as he approached Yuguan, when he looked up, he discovered that the Xiongguan not far ahead had been replaced by a Xu-character flag. The men and horses who were waiting for the sentry to come over were driven back by Fei Ya.
"King, Yuguan has changed its flag! It has surrendered to the enemy!" The scout hurriedly returned.
Dou Yuanru was struck by lightning, and while riding his horse, he did not dare to get too close, so he could only point at Yuguan and curse.
Chen Zhong looked as usual and said nothing.
"General, if we don't use the heavy crossbow, we should be able to kill many."
"Forget it." Chen Zhong sighed, "I have just rebelled against the Dou family's royal family. It is not appropriate to be too murderous towards the Dou family. My lord, there should be a plan as well."
"I'll wait, just stop him."
"General Gaoyi."
Chen Zhong was ashamed and sighed, expressing his helplessness as a general.
…
"I'll ask you what you should do now!" Dou Yuan angrily grabbed the collar of the young counselor's robe and shouted angrily.
The little counselor was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hesitated for a long time, unable to explain the reason.
"King, king, surrender."
"Impossible! I, Dou Yuan, am the new King of Shu, what does that commoner thief mean! Come, come, have a military discussion quickly!"
…
"Lord, are you really not going to pursue and suppress the troops? The morale of this Sichuan camp is completely shattered. The sentinel came to report that at least half of the deserters were deserters." Yu Wen's face was full of confusion.
Morale is gone and food is in short supply. It is a great opportunity to attack the Shuzhong camp.
"No need." Xu Mu calmly shook his head, "Yu Wen, just watch. If Dou Yuan doesn't want to surrender, then someone will catch him and surrender."
"The situation is over, and Dou Yuan will never be able to make a fortune."
"In three days at most, all thirteen counties in Shuzhou will fall into the hands of the Xu family's army."
As Xu Mu said, only two days later, a dozen frightened Sichuan camp generals brought Dou Yuan, who was tightly tied up, to Xu Mu.
Xu Mu raised his hand steadily, and the generals took a few steps back and knelt down hastily.
"Dou Yuan?"
"Bah, Thief Xu! Thief Xu, if you take my Shuzhou, you will die a good death! Don't try to conquer me, Dou Yuan will not surrender!" Dou Yuan raised his head and gritted his teeth.
"Compared to your two uncles, you have more backbone."
"Besides, I, Xu Mu, have never meant to persuade you to surrender." Xu Mu spoke calmly and slowly drew out his sword.
"The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. If I, Xu Mu, had a bad start and died in Shuzhou, I would be infamy for all eternity. Unfortunately, I, Xu Mu, succeeded."
"And the Dou family's tyrannical rule and harsh taxation have come to an end."
"With the utmost benevolence and righteousness, I, Xu Mu, will give General Dou a ride."
Dou Yuan was horrified, not expecting Xu Mu's decisiveness, and hurriedly kowtowed and cried.
"Xu, King Xu, please spare my life. I will definitely help you persuade the Shuzhong camp to surrender!"
"No need." Xu Mu shook his head and stabbed forward with his long sword, piercing Dou Yuan's chest.
Dou Yuan yelled crazily in pain, his voice getting hoarse and getting quieter.
Xu Mu returned the sword steadily and exhaled a long breath.
That day out of Changyang was not only a break with Yuan An, a break with the dynasty, but also a break with this filthy world.
"Xu Jiajun!" Xu Mu raised his blood-stained sword, and his roar filled the valley.
"King Xu Shu!"
In the Shu Road, on both sides of the Shu Road, all over the mountains and plains, there were shouts as loud as thunder.
…
In front of Liangzhou City.
Riding his horse and not entering the city immediately, Dong Wen turned his head and looked in the direction of Shuzhou for a moment, smiling inexplicably.
"Why are you laughing, my lord?"
"I was thinking about what Xu Mu's expression would be like if he found out that I had become the king of Liangzhou in the future."
"He will guess that the master is a man of great talent but a poor man."
"Actually, I'm the same person as him."
"He's crazy."
"Me too."
Sima Xiu smiled and said, "But I, Liang Hu, only like lunatics like my lord. People who are too upright should not be together."
Dong Wen laughed, turned around and rode horseback. In an instant, his entire face changed into a look of resentment and pity.
