Xu Guo.
The vines twine around the cornices, the vegetation is flourishing, the flowers are in full bloom, and the place is full of greenery and vitality.
Xu Hou knelt down behind the desk and reached out to take the letter handed over by the slave. He opened it and took a first look at it. Xu Hou suddenly stood up, his large clothes trembled, and he unconsciously touched the desk and moved the desk. Knocked to the ground.
The spiritual fruits placed on the table had scattered on the ground and began to roll. The tea soaked the carpet, leaving a pool of water stains on the precious carpet.
The tea cup on the ground was originally Xu Hou's favorite thing. It was like a treasure, and he always took good care of it and treated it like a treasure.
Not to mention knocking, touching, even if it is placed in the wrong position, this is a big deal, but now Xu Hou no longer cares about all this.
The palm holding the letter was already trembling. Xu Hou couldn't believe that Dou Changsheng actually wanted to gather millions of troops?
Are these millions of Dao soldiers? Not a million pigs?
Let alone millions of Taoist soldiers, even if there are millions of warriors with certain strength, this will be difficult.
Xu Hou was shocked. Was this the order from Dou Changsheng?
Is he an idiot?
Not to mention whether there are millions of Taoist soldiers, just gathering them together, how much food will it take?
No country in the world can support it with its national strength, and not only food, Taoist soldiers are different, and their consumption is also different. There are also a lot of miscellaneous resources, such as blacksmiths to repair armors and weapons, etc. Who will provide these?
The army has not moved, but the food and grass go first.
This is the most basic principle of military books. If you read any military book, it will tell you the importance of food and grass.
It's okay to send troops, but it's not okay to ask them to prepare their own dry food and support Dou Changsheng at the expense of national power.
No matter how strong the coalition forces are, if they run out of food, they will collapse without attacking.
The more troops the better, but also in line with the current situation and your own strength.
Xu Hou is also a man who knows how to fight. At this time, he put his hands on his back, holding the letter tightly in his hands, and began to pace back and forth. The coalition forces were not cooperating, and with the different people's hearts, it was impossible to use his fingers like arms. Yes, it's just a mob.
Xu Hou saw this clearly. For the simplest example, not to mention the other princes, Xu Hou was not very interested in attacking the Kingdom of Chu and the Kingdom of Qian. If it weren't for the angel Dou Changsheng, who killed one rank in a row, it would be really difficult. It's so awesome.
I was scared in my heart, for fear that Dou Changsheng would attack the Xu Kingdom if he didn't obey. Xu Hou would definitely stand still, but he responded to Dou Changsheng's call to join the alliance. How to fight after arriving, and who should provide the force?
This has to be said carefully, who will die for the vanguard? How much effort did you make on the battlefield? These are all problems.
You, Dou Changsheng, are awesome. If you ask us to come, we dare not not come. But on the battlefield, the soldiers will not fight to the death? Then there is nothing we can do?
After all, we will do whatever you ask us to do. Who can guarantee the effect?
They are not puppets, they are all people, and they each have their own ideas, and they must also pay attention to people's hearts and morale.
This is the problem, and why are famous generals so powerful?
It is they who can unite people's hearts, condense the scattered sand into a rope, find the opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
If you can't do it, then you are not a famous general.
Xu Hou thought that he couldn't do it. If he bullied the country of Qi, he would definitely win. Even the country of Qian could do it alone.
But with the combined efforts of the Chu State and the Qian State, and with the influence of gods and demons brought by Crown Prince Qianhou, they would not be vulnerable enemies, but would become formidable enemies, especially since they were only an alliance between the two countries.
The Qian Kingdom was already stronger than the Chu Kingdom, and the Crown Prince of Qian was the direct descendant of gods and demons. The Chu Kingdom would inevitably give up its dominance and be willing to become a vassal. The strength of the country was obvious, and there would be no chaos at all.
After Xu Hou made careful judgments, he could not find that the coalition forces would definitely win.
After a long time, Xu Hou sighed.
He said to the slaves who were kneeling on the ground: "Go and summon the prince."
After a while, Crown Prince Xu strode over. He took the lead to bow down and salute, and then he spoke: "What happened to my father?"
Xu Hou threw the letter to Xu Hou Crown Prince, and said while the other party was watching: "The general has set off to meet the alliance, but he only brought 10,000 soldiers, which is too few."
"I plan to send out another 20,000 Dao soldiers to make up for 30,000."
The prince was also shocked and blurted out: "A million Taoist soldiers?"
"Is the angel crazy?"
"My father also plans to support the angels. Our Xu country is not strong and only has 50,000 Taoist soldiers. If we use 30,000 Taoist soldiers, if the front line is defeated, this will shake the country's foundation, and may it be in danger of subjugation?"
Marquis Xu sighed and said, "How strong is Xu State? Angel has a rough idea. It is impossible to know all the troops in Xu State, but he estimates that there are more than 30,000."
"Without 30,000 Dao soldiers, the angels must have resentment in their hearts."
"Leave 20,000 Dao soldiers, and you have to fake the situation and pretend that Xu State only has a few thousand Dao soldiers, and the remaining 10,000 Dao soldiers are hidden. This will be the pillar of Xu State in the future and the key to Xu State's recovery. I have already Some veterans and low-level officers have been transferred from various Taoist soldiers. As long as they are here, even if all 30,000 Taoist soldiers die, we can restore the organization in the future with them as the core."
"If all of them are really killed, even if they are retrained, it will be a brand new army. Without many bloody battles, there will be no combat power at all."
The prince hesitated, hesitated, and finally said in surprise: "My father suspects that Dou Changsheng intends to do this. Is he going to have a big defeat?"
"In one fell swoop, I destroyed the vitality of Tianwaitian and turned the Northeast region into a white ground, so that I lost all resistance."
Xu Hou raised his hand to interrupt the prince and said decisively: "No."
"Dou Changsheng doesn't dare."
"It's impossible to do this. People are doing it, and God is watching. In this kind of decisive battle, there are people above."
"Moreover, it is impossible for the Qian Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom to surrender. We are not puppets on strings and can be manipulated by Dou Changsheng. If he has this intention, we will naturally rebel when the time comes."
"You have to remember one thing, there are some things you can do and some things you can't do. Gods and demons will not take the initiative to interfere in the decisive battle and influence the outcome of victory, but they are not statues, they are wood sculptures, and they will take action."
"Once millions of Dao soldiers are defeated and lack food and grass, will they eventually starve to death?"
"This situation is impossible. Immortal Deze will definitely take action."
"The power that does not affect the situation of the war will be eliminated and moved away. Although the human race has a lot of power, it cannot be consumed for no reason."
After Xu Hou was silent for a while, he continued: "Dou Changsheng doesn't dare, but he must have the idea of consuming Tianwaitian's vitality. It is still okay to do some marginal things."
"It is normal for large armies to attack and cause casualties to each other."
"I will go to the front line in person. All 30,000 Taoist soldiers will definitely not be sacrificed. If it is a critical moment, I will choose to surrender."
After saying this, Xu Hou said bitterly and sadly: "The imperial court is powerful. Dou Changsheng can be defeated once, but it will not damage his roots. With the imperial court as his backing, he will be able to make a comeback soon, and his strength will be even greater when the time comes." powerful."
"The Qian Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom will definitely not be spared and will be attacked and destroyed by the imperial court."
"In the final analysis, Prince Naganhou is a young man who is proud and complacent. He has no experience and has openly declared rebellion. He has dragged the country into trouble and cut off his own way out."
"Otherwise, why would we do anything to support Dou Changsheng?"
"It's not because of treason. This is something that the imperial court will never tolerate. Even if Qianguo has the support of gods and demons, wouldn't the imperial court be able to do so?"
"The Immortal Qi Taizu has a greater reputation and a higher status. He is the future Human Emperor. Although the Immortal Deze is famous throughout the world, it is far inferior to him."
"Nowadays, it is said that the human world is in chaos, and the imperial court is no longer worth mentioning. But it is precisely because of the chaos in the human world that the imperial court will pay more attention to rebellion at this time. When those who dare to take the lead appear, they will definitely strike with thunder. Use this to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and to frighten the world."
"After I surrender, you have to sever ties with me and declare that we are incompatible with each other. I will ask for exile and go to the front line of all races. Tao soldiers cannot be released and will go to the front line of all races with me."
"This is always better than death. Besides, I will make preparations after I escape, and I will be able to come back partially by then."
The prince was startled and could not bear to say: "Father, it is better to stay in the Xu Kingdom, and I will go to the alliance."
Xu Hou looked at the Crown Prince with relief, shook his head and refused: "This is the worst case scenario. Even if I am defeated in the end, I can retreat safely, and this is only a possibility. The coalition forces are strong, and we all maliciously speculate on Dou Changsheng." , maybe we can win this battle?"
"Dou Changsheng is not an ordinary person. He is a very powerful person with very selfish motives. Defeat is good for the court, and consuming the power of Heaven and Earth is also good for the court. But what good will it do to Dou Changsheng."
"And after the defeat, how about letting Qian Guo become bigger? Qian Guo will not necessarily lose?"
"This was a huge gamble that really allowed the Qian Kingdom to gather momentum. It was also a disaster, so winning is the best result for the court and Dou Changsheng."
"I'm just assuming the worst."
The prince also sighed, this is the tragedy of a small country. Xu State is neither strong nor weak, and cannot compare with big countries like Ye State and Zhen State. It has more than 30,000 Taoist soldiers in public, but more than 10,000 are hidden in private. This is the limit of Xu country.
As for the country's private military strength, as well as other miscellaneous ones, there are definitely a hundred thousand Dao soldiers, or even more.
It is not enough compared to the above, but it is more than enough than the below. It exceeds the ten or twenty thousand Dao soldiers, but those vassal states are just a make-up. They are swirling and dying, and they cannot last long at all. They are only opened by a few masters or great masters.
It is better to say that it is a country than a gang.
Xu Guo is in between the two, neither above nor below, which can be said to be extremely uncomfortable.
There was no room for resistance at all. The prince pondered for a moment before continuing to speak: "Can we really gather a million troops this time?"
Xu Hou shook his head directly and said: "How can there be millions of Taoist soldiers? This kind of power requires all countries to devote all their strength at all costs."
"Not only the king of the country, but also the wealthy families in the country need to help. Not only can we get it together, it will definitely exceed one million."
"Do you think this might happen?"
The prince shook his head decisively, Dou Changsheng gave the order, and they hid 20,000 Taoist soldiers. If Xu Guo's body was not here, they might have hidden more. It was called "at all costs", but in fact it was only 60% of the strength, more than half.
The wealthy families in Xu's country wanted them to send troops and people, but the prince also knew that they would do the same to him as he did to fool Dou Changsheng. At most, they only knew the basics, and the ratio was higher, but there was definitely room for leeway.
If Xu Guo can really unite as one and no one has selfish motives, I dare not say that there are 80,000 Dao soldiers, but there are definitely 60,000 Dao soldiers, and it is very possible to gather 70,000 Dao soldiers.
Which wealthy family does not have private soldiers? This is not a human realm, but a world outside the world. It is very chaotic. Without soldiers, there is no sense of security.
They promised the country to send 30,000 Dao soldiers, which is already more than half of the strength, and they are still conscientious. The rest may only be 40%, 30%, or even less.
Xu Hou stretched out his palm, spread out his five fingers, and said in a deep voice: "It is difficult for a million Tao soldiers, but it is not difficult for half a million Tao soldiers."
"Ye Guo has at least 100,000, and the remaining ones are like us with 30,000 or 40,000, and the few are 10,000 or 20,000. It is not difficult to collect 400,000."
"The military strength is absolutely superior, and all the princes will definitely go there in person."
"We must take it seriously to show our respect for the court."
Marquis Xu arranged many things for Marquis Xu, and immediately took 20,000 Taoist soldiers and headed for Li Kingdom in a mighty sky boat.
Li country is located next to Chu country. It is a small country. Its strength is much weaker than that of Xu country. It has always followed the lead of Chu country. However, this time the envoy of Li country took the lead in turning away from Chu country and continued to flatter the angels in the world of Ye country. .
This time, Xu Hou didn't know that the other party didn't regret it. Because of the special environment of Liguo, this place has become a front line. You must know that Liguo is not too far from Qianguo.
The Qian Kingdom has a special geographical location. One side is facing all races, and the other side is a forbidden land filled with a large number of alien beasts. It should have been unimpeded with the Kingdom of Chu, but there is a forbidden land for alien beasts in the middle, cutting off the connection between the two sides.
But now the Qian Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom have become one. This period is about gathering troops to prepare. The Qian Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom are not idle either. They have already attacked and destroyed a small country. The country that acted as a buffer for both sides has been destroyed. The Qian Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom have Connected.
Liguo, which is not bordering Qianguo, is now bordering Qianguo. This has created a special environment for Liguo and is also the reason why Liguo has become the front line. Although Xu Hou went to Liguo, his heart was a little heavy, but overall It's easy.
Because the Xu State is located in the south, many vassal states are separated from the front line. Even after the defeat, the Qian State and the Chu State took advantage of the opportunity to attack southward, which would not harm the Xu State. If the Ye State wants to take over, unless Ye The country was also destroyed.
However, by that time, the situation of the opponent's unification of the northeastern region of the human territory has been determined, and whether Xu Guo resists or not will not affect the overall situation.
Along the way, Xu Hou's army grew larger and larger, and merged with the armies of other vassal states one after another. Together with the large and small princes, Xu Hou's army already numbered more than 100,000 Taoist soldiers.
The three princes and five uncles are the leaders of this team. They choose to go together, and they also go together, not giving the enemy a chance to break up. At the same time, they also communicate with each other, secretly establish a small circle, and directly start to form an alliance.
What they discussed openly was how to defeat the enemy, praising the angels as invincible, secretly how to plunder the benefits, join forces with each other to squeeze out other princes, or how to start escaping after a big defeat, or even which prince should be used as cannon fodder as the vanguard, okay? Less sacrifice for them and so on.
This is all knowledge, and it is also a major matter related to the survival of their vassal states, so you can see the wonders. They hold banquets again and again. Today I invite you, and tomorrow you invite me. They go back and forth, eating and drinking every day, even Among them, the three princes and five uncles are not harmonious and collusive. There are small circles under the big circle, and there are small circles under the small circle.
A classic scene was staged, that is, there were eight people, and more than ten chat groups appeared. If it were not for environmental restrictions that made it difficult to communicate in private, I am afraid the number would have increased several times.
The disunity of people's hearts has been completely revealed.
Xu Hou saw clearly that they were really a bunch of rabble. If they wanted to win, Dou Changsheng was really a god.
After Xu Hou sighed, he directly accepted Lu Hou's invitation to attend Lu Hou's banquet. This was the reason. He knew that doing so was not conducive to the overall situation and would lead to a big loss if he did not do it. However, he was willing to give up his own interests. Then It's absolutely impossible.
Even if the world ends tomorrow, we still have to fight for the interests we have today.
Otherwise, let the soldiers of Xu State be the vanguard and directly attack the city?
How can this be?
The siege was the most brutal. They were all human beings. Why should I, Xu Guoerlang, be sacrificed?
Big picture?
That was what Dou Changsheng was considering.
Xu Hou and the other three princes and five uncles were the last to arrive. When more than 100,000 Taoist soldiers gathered, the combined strength of the coalition forces exceeded 500,000 Taoist soldiers, and the company camp was hundreds of miles away. There is no end in sight at a glance.
Evil and murderous aura soared into the sky, the sky and the earth were gray, and even the bright sunshine had been blocked. Under the chilling aura, everyone who came would feel insignificant.
Xu Hou felt the oppression between heaven and earth, and felt a sense of suffocation. He looked at the evil aura billowing from the military camp in front of him, and the murderous aura continued to spread in all directions. At the same time, he was depressed, but also felt a burning sensation in his heart.
This is a tyrannical force. Not to mention cutting off the flow with a whip, even a mountain here can be leveled to the ground in one day. This is a force powerful enough to sweep across the sky.
After subduing them all and surrendering them to me, like an arm using my fingers, no force in the sky can stop me.
pity.
They are just a ragtag group of people.
Xu Hou sighed in his heart, thinking that he had three princes and five uncles, with only eight people. If the coalition forces were all gathered together, they would be more powerful than more than twenty princes.
Originally there were nearly twenty princes, but Dou Changsheng invited some more and completely wiped out all the Northeast region. Even those who implemented an isolation policy and were not interested in the outside world were invited.
After Xu Hou took a few steps, he saw an acquaintance, who turned out to be Feng Hou.
The other party hurriedly walked out. Xu Hou couldn't help but take two steps forward, called out to the other party loudly, and asked: "Where is Marquis Feng going?"
Marquis Feng simply replied: "Go back and mobilize your troops."
Still deploying troops?
Xu Hou had doubts. You must know that Feng State and Xu State are about the same. They are at most one level strong. The other party also carries about 30,000 Taoist soldiers. This is all information obtained through inquiring, as well as the inside stories of eating and drinking with Lu Hou and others. It is definitely not true after verification. There will be mistakes.
Xu Hou couldn't help but hesitate, and said through a message: "Thirty thousand Taoist soldiers is already the limit."
"No more."
"Feng Guo can't bear any more."
Marquis Feng smiled brightly, patted Marquis Xu on the shoulder and said, "Go in, you will be like me in a while."
Marquis Feng glanced at Marquis Xu meaningfully, and said meaningfully: "Is it more than thirty thousand? Sixty thousand is not much."
"There are still 50,000 Taoist soldiers in the country, I will bring them all."
Someone immediately took over and said, "Not bad."
"Not a single Taoist soldier in the country can be left behind. We must bring them all, and we must prepare our own food and grass."
"What to prepare yourself?"
"I have provided all your food and grass. Even if I am trying to sell iron, I will give my full support to the angels."
"We must disperse all our wealth and leave no room for anything."
After Feng Hou was stunned for a moment, he came back to his senses and said loudly: "I have to borrow money. This is the only chance I have to support the angels."
"Marquis Xu, you and I are family friends. We have been friends for hundreds of years. Can you borrow a sum of money? I can use Feng Guo as a mortgage at negative interest."
Marquis Xu was confused, and Marquis Lu who had just walked over heard it, but like Marquis Xu, he was also confused. He looked at Marquis Feng and other princes in front of him, and listened to their loud shouts.
The two sides looked at each other, then looked at Feng Hou and the others.
Have they gone crazy?
Otherwise, why would they say such crazy words? You must know that they have no connection with Dou Changsheng. They can support this war because of the imperial court. In addition, Dou Changsheng is ruthless enough. A big country like Ye State, said Subversion is subversion.
Of course, if they were ruthless, they wouldn't be able to deter them. If Dou Changsheng had said it alone, they would have joined forces to kill Dou Changsheng. They wanted to teach Dou Changsheng how to behave, but there was a court behind Dou Changsheng.
He has a background, strength, and is ruthless enough, so naturally they don't dare to provoke him.
So now I am obedient, but I must have some reservations, how could I give up everything with just empty words.
That is the ancestral inheritance, obtained by the ancestors in bloody battles with swords and guns. If they do this, will they be worthy of their ancestors?
If only Feng Hou said this, they could still think that Feng Hou was loyal to the court and completely ignored his own family property. There were few people who were dedicated to the public good, but it was not impossible, but it was the same for so many princes.
That's not serving the public good. They are either crazy or have been brainwashed by Dou Changsheng. Otherwise, how could they do such a thing that goes against their own interests.
Xu Hou was afraid and did not dare to look at the military camp in front. The place had become a devil. Xu Hou was afraid that after he entered, he would be brainwashed. When he came out, he became fanatical about angels. For this, he could sacrifice everything and give Xu Guo to his hands. .
Marquis Xu was afraid, and Marquis Lu was also afraid.
It was true that Marquis Feng and the others were too fanatical and their tone was too fiery. It was okay at first, but later they no longer lost all their wealth and gave away their ancestral inheritance. They would rather borrow money and repay the debt, which was not hesitant, and they had already begun to attack them both. Bit borrowed money.
I'm scared, I'm really scared.
Xu Hou and Lu Hou looked at each other again, but they planned to leave together. The Tao soldiers could be handed over, but they had to stay away and wait and see for a while.
Chen Shenquan walked out of the camp, looked at Xu Hou and Lu Hou and said: "Don't pay attention to them, come in quickly, you are the last group, the master is waiting for you."
Xu Hou was even more afraid.
He hesitated and said: "I won't go."
"Ok,"
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This chapter is late again. In the 6,000-word chapter, some parts are too much. After making up for it, it is one thousand more, so the next chapter will be one thousand less. I have struggled so early in the morning and haven’t eaten anything. I went to eat and sleep. Let’s start a chapter at nine o’clock tonight.
