The Dazhai of the southern Xinjiang countries and the chieftain alliance was built on the mountain and stretched for dozens of miles.
The place where the camp was set up was very close to the border city guarded by the Xia Kingdom's Dianzhou Guards. Even from the camp, one could clearly see the movements of the Xia Kingdom soldiers on the opposite wall.
The reason for this arrangement was to lure the Dianzhou Guard soldiers out of the city to attack the camp.
After all, what the people behind the war in southern Xinjiang want is not to conquer cities and territories, but to fight, fight, and die!
It doesn’t matter whether the people who died were Xia people, natives from southern Xinjiang, or foreigners from Siam, Jiaozhi and other vassal countries.
As long as people are killed in anger, despair, madness and other emotions, they are the delicacies that the mad god in the blood moon craves.
The power contained in his flesh and soul is exactly what the crazy gods in the Blood Moon crave.
In the southwest corner of the coalition camp, there is a small camp area where Ashangkui's native soldiers are stationed.
The Xia soldiers guarding the city today were uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. Not only did they not go out to attack the city, they did not even fire slingshots or crossbows in the city as usual. They only launched a counterattack when the coalition forces attacked the city.
But after repelling the coalition forces who were planning to climb the city, there was no movement again.
This abnormal sight made everyone in the coalition army very surprised. They didn't understand what kind of medicine these Xia soldiers were selling in their gourds.
The leaders of the coalition forces could only postpone the offensive after driving the coalition forces to scale the city several times and being repelled.
To be honest, they didn't care about the lives of ordinary soldiers. They wished that more people would die so that they could better please the gods.
But they can't push the ordinary soldiers too much. If it causes a mutiny, it won't be good if their own lives are involved.
Moreover, these dignitaries also suspected that Xia's border troops were out of character and were planning some strategy. They had to adjust their precautions and send people to investigate.
Again, although they want to cause killing and death, the one they don't want to die is themselves.
When Qin Shaoyou and others rushed to Yonghua County, Mao Gui took a few close men and took a shortcut to the coalition camp.
Just in time to see Ashang Kui's soldiers, they withdrew and rested in the camp.
These soldiers had just fought a fight not long ago, and they looked embarrassed and dirty. Their bodies were either covered in blood or covered in mud, and some of the injured were wailing and crying.
The native soldiers sent by Ashangkui to participate in the battle originally numbered more than a thousand, but after these days of fighting, only five or six hundred were left, and most of them were injured.
The general leading the team was a dark-skinned man named Dong Yachang.
He was somewhat surprised to see Mao Gui's arrival.
"Why are you here? But what are your orders?"
No wonder Dong Ya was surprised. Ashang Kui used to send people to deliver orders, and they were all his trusted servants.
Although Mao Gui served as commander-in-chief under Ashang Kui, he was not yet able to do the job of delivering orders.
So Dong Yachang couldn't help but guess, did Mao Gui do something to please Ashang Kui and become his confidant?
At the same time, he couldn't help but ask: Ashangkui sent Mao Gui to deliver the order at this time. Did he know that the troops suffered too many casualties and planned to let them withdraw?
Mao Gui got off his horse and took off a robe from the horse's back.
He turned around and looked around, and saw that the camp wall was relatively simple. There were other chieftain troops stationed nearby. He could easily see the situation here through the camp wall, so he said: "Enter the camp to talk."
Dong Ya was not suspicious and led Mao Gui into his military tent, and then asked: "What is the master's order? It's so mysterious. Do you want us to withdraw?"
Mao Gui didn't say anything, he just opened the bag in his hand and took out a human head from inside.
The facial features of this human head are all twisted and deformed, making it look very abstract, like a pieced together monster.
However, Dong Ya was used to fighting, so he was not frightened by this weird head. Instead, he looked at it carefully. After recognizing the head, his expression changed and he exclaimed:
"This...this is the master's head?!"
Then he raised his head, looked at Mao Gui with wide eyes, and asked: "Why did the master become like this? What happened at home?"
Mao Gui then told Dong Ya in detail what happened at Pingnanguan.
Dong Yachang's expression changed several times after hearing this, but he didn't say anything in a hurry.
After Mao Gui finished talking about Pingnanguan, he added:
"Ashang Kui communicated with foreign enemies to cause trouble, but he was poisoned without knowing it. Under the influence of the poison, he turned into a monster and killed his own family members. It can be said that he died innocently!
Now that Ashangkui's whole family is dead and Pingnanguan is back in the hands of the imperial court, those red-clothed envoys sent me to call you back, so that you don't continue to work as collaborators and follow the foreign enemies to rebel and cause chaos.
They said that as long as you return to Pingnanguan now, you can forget about the past. After all, you were all deceived by the traitor Ashang Kui.
But if you persist in your stubbornness and go all the way, not only will you die, but your family members in Pingnan Pass will also be implicated!
Dong Yazhang, you and I are brothers who have a life-long friendship, so I asked those red-clothed envoys to let me come and deliver orders to you, because I am afraid that you will act stupidly and ruin the lives of yourself and your family.
Listen to me, Ashang Kui is already dead. There is no need for us to risk our lives for a dead man.
Moreover, the group of red-clothed envoys also said that as long as you take the person back, they will not only not hold you accountable for your crimes, but they will also guarantee you to be an official.
Didn't Ashangkui make you an official of General Qian? It was just Ashangkui's private title. Not to mention that the imperial court didn't recognize it, nor did other chieftains recognize it.
But the red-clothed messenger said that as long as you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, then you, an official of General Qian, will be recognized by the court and become a real official of the court!
You know, even when Ashang Kui was alive, he was just a chieftain of a thousand households. If you can become the Qian Chief recognized by the imperial court, you will be no worse than Ashang Kui."
There is a big difference between Qianhu Tusi and Qianzong. Qianhu Tusi belongs to a local emperor and has military and political power, but Qianzong only has a military position, unlike Baihu, Qianhu can be hereditary.
Mao Gui and Dong Ya were born without knowing this.
They only knew that the court would not pursue them for the crime of being thieves, and would allow them to be converted from "temporary workers" to regular workers, and that was enough.
Dong Yachang was still pondering and hesitating before listening to Mao Gui's words. Even after hearing that the red-clothed envoy would not hold him accountable for his past responsibilities, he did not express his position.
However, after hearing Mao Gui's words that he could still be the general manager and that he was a formal official recognized by the imperial court, he was finally moved and asked, "Can the words of those red-clothed envoys be counted?"
"Why can't they be counted? They are the emperor's personal soldiers, acting under the emperor's orders, and have the power of life and death."
Mao Gui was a little anxious.
He has now surrendered to the Red Envoy and received a total reward.
Anyone who questions the authority of the red-clothed messenger at this time is questioning his authenticity as the commander-in-chief of the court.
This is something he will not allow under any circumstances.
Mao Gui quickly escaped from his arms and showed the "imperial edict" that Qin Shaoyou gave him to Dong Yachang.
"They even signed a document for me."
Dong Ya took a long look. Like Mao Gui, he didn't know many words, but he still looked at it carefully. Especially when he saw Mao Gui's precious look on his face, he no longer had any doubts. He nodded and said: "
After I return, I will also ask the red-clothed envoy to make a written statement!"
Now that he had made up his mind, Dong Yachang no longer hesitated and immediately called his cronies and asked them to gather troops and prepare to return to Pingnanguan.
At the same time, he hesitated a little, and turned to ask Mao Gui: "Are we leaving just like that? Do we want to inform the leader of the coalition?"
When Mao Gui heard this, his expression changed drastically and he hurriedly stopped him.
"You have always been smart, why are you so stupid now? The leader of the alliance is a foreigner, how can he allow you to leave? If he knows that Ashang Kui is dead, even if he does not kill you and seize the army, he will kill you next time.
When I attack the city, I will force you to fight for all!"
Dong Yachang's expression suddenly changed, because he knew that Mao Gui's words were not scaremongering. Those foreign people would really do that.
But Dong Yachang also had his own worries: "What if they get angry and send troops to Pingnanguan?"
"They are busy dealing with the officers and soldiers of the Xia Dynasty now and have no time to deal with us. Even if they send troops, it is just a partial force. We can completely block them with the wall. When the imperial reinforcements arrive, the crisis will be solved. We can still be here
In the process, if you show your loyalty and ability, it is unlikely that you will be able to win the official position of general after the chaos in southern Xinjiang is calmed down."
Dong Ya was moved and immediately changed his words: "Then just leave camp and leave. If anyone asks, just say that you got the order and went out to perform the mission."
"now it's right."
Mao Gui breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly.
Dong Yachang quickly summoned his local soldiers, and only told a few confidant generals that Ashang Kui was dead and that they would rush back to surrender to the court.
But to ordinary soldiers, they just said that they were out on a mission, and didn't even tell them where they were going, for fear that the news would leak out.
After they left the camp, they encountered someone coming to question them.
Dong Yachang only said that he was following orders and went out to perform tasks, and these people had no doubts.
This is the current problem of the coalition forces.
Although they have proposed a leader, there are not many people who have the power and can take charge of matters.
Dong Yazhang said that he had received the order. Even if someone had suspicions and reported to the superiors, he would have to go through a lot of trouble before he could receive a reply.
That's the case at this moment.
When the people who questioned Dong Yazhang received the stop order from above, Dong Yazhang had already disappeared with hundreds of soldiers.
This news soon reached the ears of the alliance leader, which aroused a lot of anger. He issued several orders and dispatched troops to pursue him.
"Even if you can't bring the person back, you must bring the body back to me!"
The leader of the coalition was the leader of the Kingdom of Siam, but he spoke fluent Xia dialect. Just by his voice and not by his appearance or dress, he thought it was a Xia man who was speaking.
After giving the order, when the wizard and the generals left the tent, the Siamese king turned around and looked at the other kings of the southern Xinjiang states, as well as the chieftain of Dianzhou and Cangwu, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is revealing.
Weird, I think we need to report to the gods, what do you think?"
The heads of several foreign countries and the chieftains all trembled when they heard the word "god", and they actually showed a bit of fear.
However, they also knew that the withdrawal of the soldiers from Pingnanguan was indeed strange. If they did not report it to the gods, something really went wrong and affected the gods' plans. All of them would die.
So no matter how scared I was, I had no choice but to nod and agree to the proposal of the King of Siam.
The leader of Siam didn't talk nonsense anymore, stood up and left the military tent, and ordered the soldiers guarding outside to withdraw a hundred steps away.
After returning to the military tent, he, together with several other kings and chieftains, opened a sealed secret box in the military tent and lifted out an adult-sized bronze beast statue.
This bronze beast statue is covered with various talismans, as well as silk and paper with incantations written on it.
These mantras include those from Xia Kingdom Buddhism and Taoism, as well as those from witchcraft and Gu from southern Xinjiang, and even some mantras and talismans from Fuso Onmyoji and Western Nestorianism.
Several kings and chieftains carefully placed the bronze beast statue on the table, then formed a circle, stretched out their hands together, uncovered the talisman and incantation covering it, took out the dagger, and cut their own wounds.
Wrist, blood dripped on it.
A sound of kacha kacha immediately sounded in the military tent.
The cover on the bronze beast statue's back opened on its own like a mechanism, revealing a mass of rotten flesh inside.
The rotten flesh beat like a heart.
In the center, a human face emerges.
At the same time, the statue of Jiutiandang Mo Patriarch, who was being carried by Qin Shaoyou in a bamboo basket, suddenly shone with light in his eyes!