Chapter 175, the temple guards on stage, the grassland pattern where the three parties gather

Chapter 175, the temple guards on stage, the grassland pattern where the three parties gather

That day, the uninvited Rat War surrounded the Prairie City.

He finally knew what was going on.

But it was too late.

He had no choice but to object and respond, as these guys had been sent to him.

And the ones sent here were those damned Rat Priests.

He couldn't swallow this breath.

So, he surrounded the Prairie City with the Rat Knights.

This was not a completely impulsive act.

On the contrary, this was the most effective response for Rat War.

That was to kill all the Rat Lords who arrived, and then delay the progress of this matter in an almost rogue state.

Not only this batch of Rat Lords who arrived, but also the next batch of guys who arrived would be stopped and killed by him.

He just didn't agree, didn't want to cooperate, and put on such a posture.

Either mobilize forces to suppress him here, or come to negotiate with him.

An open provocation.

This grassland is too far away from the Desolate Mountains, and the war here still needs Rat War to maintain.

I bet that Bai Shu would not mobilize a large number of forces to punish him across such a long distance.

He could not accept that his lifeline and logistics were all in the hands of these damned rat priests.

This sudden incident interrupted his plan, and he needed room.

As for another possibility.

If Bai Shu did not care about the distance between the two sides, and did not care about the ongoing sacred war here.

This is a war dedicated to the great gods!

Bai Shu should not be so determined! Shouldn't he?

Before arriving at the grassland city with the rat knights, Shu Zhan was still thinking about this matter and gave such comfort.

No, this is a war dedicated to the great gods!

Bai Shu must take this into consideration anyway.

Of course, it may not be considered.

Not much confidence.

But if Bai Shu is really so determined, then Shu Zhan will not be polite.

Decisive to admit defeat!

This is certain, and there is no need for many reasons.

Is it really qualified to fight Bai Shu by relying on this grassland? Is he so stupid?

But if Bai Shu does not mobilize forces to suppress him, then this matter must be discussed with him.

At least some cities must be in his hands.

The decision was made.

It's just a pity that his little thought seems to have been predicted, and it's not even predicted by Bai Shu.

Shu Zhan was stopped outside the grassland city, outside the grassland city that he built and expanded.

This made him particularly angry.

He even wanted to attack by force.

It's just a pity that Shu Zhan, who returned with only the rat knights, had no ability to capture the grassland city.

He was blocked outside the city and furious.

The guys who confronted him in the city also gambled that Shu Zhan would return, and that Shu Zhan would return as quickly as possible.

Shu Zhan's actions were perfectly predicted.

This arrogant guy is indeed a little arrogant. A force entrenched in this grassland has been ignored by him for too long.

Those temple guards entrenched in the temple of the gods in front of the grassland city.

Five thousand temple guards entered the grassland city, and immediately took control of the base camp prepared by Shu Zhan on the grassland.

And joined the temple guards who arrived later.

Shu Zhan did not leave any forces in the grassland city, nor did he take precautions against the temple guards entrenched in the temple. In his opinion, these guys were just some idiots who were easily fooled by him to come and watch the gate.

This contempt created everything now.

Shu Zhan lost the initiative.

Unless he immediately turned back and gathered the rat army stationed in the grassland city, he could break through the city he built by himself.

But this takes time and costs a lot.

Is he really going to fight these guys to the death and fight a siege war to the death?

Is he really here to start a protracted civil war?

Is he so unwise?

As a last resort, Shu Zhan was forced to calm down, but he still couldn't swallow this breath, and could only block the gate of the grassland city with his army like a scoundrel.

He had no way to kill these rat lords who were taking office, so he could only block the door and prevent them from leaving the grassland city.

Obviously, such an action was meaningless, but after losing the initiative, he could only seek a leeway in such a helpless way.

He could not accept that his logistics were controlled by these rat priests, these senior rat priests who dealt with him.

He just felt aggrieved.

In this way, the black-faced Rat War, the rat commander carrying the flag of the gods, wandered outside the grassland city with his personal guards like a rogue.

The rat lords who came to take office looked at each other in the city in such a shameless behavior of Rat War.

A very strange situation.

Of course, Rat War still has a way.

The city is currently in the hands of the temple guards, and it is these guys who blocked Rat War outside the city and blocked the door with a black face.

Is there a way to make these temple guards entrenched in the grassland city leave the city?

Yes! For example, try to move the currently unmanned temple of the gods outside the city.

But does Shu Zhan dare to do this?

The answer is obvious.

It's even more annoying.

At the beginning, Shu Zhan built the temple outside the grassland city in order to get the temple guards to defend the city for him. Now these temple guards not only occupied his city, but also blocked him outside the city. In a sense, the unmanned temple is now guarded by him.

Even at this time, there will be no enemy who can really reach the temple of this god.

But why is this feeling so subtle.

The boomerang thrown by Jiuyuan finally hit the current Shu Zhan, accompanied by Shu Zhan's constipated expression as if he had eaten a fly.

Shu Zhan squatted outside the grassland city for a full seven days. Such a stalemate was too undignified and meaningless for both parties.

So under the matchmaking of the middleman, the two sides sat together.

Shu Zhan was aggressive.

He put forward many requirements.

The most important one was to guarantee Shu Zhan's most basic rights in these cities.

One is the smooth logistics, and the other is the replenishment of troops. These must be guaranteed.

But the problem is that Shu Zhan simply doesn't trust these rat priests. Even if he reluctantly acknowledges these guys' ownership of the grassland city, the garrisons in the city are unwilling to give up.

Each city must have 200,000 rat troops stationed.

The two sides disagreed on this point.

Then Shu Zhan was invited out. On the same day, the furious Shu Zhan killed all the rat priests who appeared in his sight and hung them at the gate of the grassland city.

The temple guards did not impose martial law on the grassland city. They were not worried that Shu Zhan would send troops to sneak into the grassland city, and they were not worried that Shu Zhan would suddenly attack the city.

This is the absolute confidence brought by strength.

The temple guards are the absolute elite of the rat kingdom.

The scavenging team entering and leaving the city gate was checked by Shu Zhan, and the rat priests who were mixed in the scavenging team that day were unlucky.

Inexplicably, they were angered by Shu Zhan and were all hanged in front of the grassland to vent their anger.

Another seven days.

Shu Zhan was invited back to the grassland city again.

This time, he finally gave in.

He chose a lose-lose option. He could not station troops in the city, but these rat lords were not allowed to have the right to recruit troops and form an army.

Rat War directly broke one leg of these rat lords.

If these guys cannot have an army, then they will never be able to expand their influence along the city.

Otherwise, they will be blocked by these damn guys on the front line and unable to move forward or backward.

But this part of the vacancy must be filled by someone.

Undoubtedly, the disgusting guy with a smile on his face got this part of the rights, and the city guards will be handed over to the temple guards.

Rat War was forced to withdraw from the management of the city and could only focus on the war.

The rat lord had his legs broken and became a de facto cripple.

The influence of the temple guards has been greatly improved on this grassland.

Rat War has no choice. Compared with those rat priests, even if the guy in front of him with a disgusting smile calculated him, if he had to make a choice.

The temple guards are undoubtedly more trustworthy.

At least these guys are truly praying to the gods, and they are also fighting a sacred war to please the gods.

They will not be dragged down.

Compared with Rat War, these rat lords also have no choice.

Rat War really wants to hang them all.

In fact, although Rat War has been blocking the grassland city in anger for so many days, the two city garrisons stationed have been mobilized.

If the problem of this negotiation is still not resolved, this irritable guy is really ready to storm the city.

They have no choice at all.

Either die, or go away in disgrace or compromise helplessly.

Of course, the news that Rat War mobilized the army was also revealed by the temple guard.

Accepting the appointment to become a rat lord is already a betrayal of the rat priests, and what is even more embarrassing is that he accepted the appointment but went back to the Desolate Mountains in disgrace.

Even though he could see what was going on, he could only swallow his anger.

In this way, the Rat Lord and Rat War completed the negotiation, laying the foundation for the gathering of three parties on this grassland.

At the negotiation table, the Rat Man, who was wearing a smooth armor with complex patterns, the leader of the temple guards, leisurely explained the rules and made the final decision in front of the dark-faced Rat War and the Rat Lords who were looking at each other obscurely.

These rules will be engraved on a stone wall as a witness and also as a formally established contract.

Of course, there will be no mandatory effect.

This contract is not qualified to be displayed in the temple of the great god as an eternal and unchangeable principle.

The effectiveness of everything discussed depends on the struggle of the three parties.

Rat War stood up first, his eyes fell on the leader of the temple guards.

"Guardians of the gods?"

The sarcastic words fell.

This guy Shu Zhan was still so arrogant and merciless. When everything was settled, he didn't leave any dignity to either party.

Opening his mouth was to ridicule the most taboo point of the temple guards, even though he himself was once a member of the temple guards.

The temple guards who have not received the blessing and recognition of the gods are indeed not the guards of the gods, although they have always advertised themselves as such.

But no one would ridicule him on this point without opening his eyes.

Except the rat war.

As for the group of rat lords, Rat Zhan didn't even look at them.

The leader of the Temple Guard was unmoved by Rat War's taunt.

But these rat lords were indeed very angry with the rat warriors.

The rat priests are not united, but that does not prevent them from reaching a consensus on one thing.

In other words, there is a consensus on killing a guy.

Who could that guy be that is so annoying? Who could it be?

In the following days, the insidious guy Rat Zhan still squatted outside Prairie City for several days, but he did not wait for the Rat Man Lord to leave the city.

Finally left angrily.

He really wanted to kill these damn senior rat priests.

But it won't make any sense if this matter continues to be deadlocked.

Especially after the entrance of the temple guards.

After all, it was the appointment that the guinea pig fell into.

He led the army back to the depths of the grassland. Soon after, the garrison troops left in the city reached the deepest part of the grassland and joined the huge army in his hands.

The temple guards who gathered together were not something that the remaining garrison troops could handle.

The last bit of unwillingness was temporarily suppressed by the full supply of supplies and the comfort of a large amount of blood mushrooms.

That's a huge amount of resources, so big that even the rat battle looked a bit dull at first glance.

Rat War has never been so rich.

The temple guards are not ordinary wealthy.

Reluctantly accepting this situation, in that unpretentious strength.

More energy was devoted to the war.

At the same time, the six cities in the hands of Rat War were officially taken over, and the pioneering tax system was retained.

Mainly concentrated on the two types of taxes: slave tax and sacrifice tax.

The temple guards left some dignity for these rat lords. They did not take away the right to tax, but in exchange, they agreed on one thing.

That is, the slave ranches on the vast grasslands outside the city must be preserved, and they must be preserved as they are.

This modest request was unanimously agreed to, and no unwise fellow objected.

In this way, the possible fierce struggle was calmed down by the temple guards.

These guys also began to officially shake the long-term impression of silence and neutrality, and officially took the stage in the Skaven Kingdom.