Chapter 175, the temple guards on stage, the grassland pattern where three parties gathered
That day, the uninvited rat war surrounded the grassland city.
He finally knew what happened.
But it's too late.
There is no way he can object or respond, these guys have been sent to him.
And it was those damn rat priests who were sent here.
I can’t swallow this breath at all.
So, with the rat knights, the Prairie City was completely surrounded.
This was not entirely an impulsive move.
On the contrary, this is the most effective way to deal with rat wars.
That is to kill all the arriving rat lords, and then delay the matter in an almost rogue state.
Not only the rat lords who arrived this time, but the next group of guys who arrived will also be stopped and killed by him.
He just disagreed and was unwilling to cooperate and put on such a posture.
Either mobilize forces here to suppress him, or come to negotiate with him.
Obvious provocation.
This grassland is too far away from the barren mountains, and the war here still requires rat warfare to maintain it.
Bet that the White Rat would not mobilize forces across such a long distance to punish him.
He cannot accept that his lifeline and logistics are all in the hands of these damn rat priests.
This sudden incident interrupted his arrangements, and he needed room.
As for another possibility.
If the white mouse doesn't care about the distance between the two sides, it doesn't care about the holy war going on here.
This is a war dedicated to the great gods!
The white rat shouldn’t be so decisive! Probably?
Before arriving at Prairie City with the Rat Knights, Rat Zhan was still thinking about this matter and gave such comfort.
No, this is a war dedicated to the great gods!
The white rat must take this into consideration no matter what.
Of course, it may not be considered.
Not much confidence.
But if the white rat is really so determined, then the rat war will not be polite.
Resolutely give in!
This is certain and does not require much reason.
Is it true that relying on this grassland is enough to compete with a white rat? Is he that stupid?
But if the White Rat does not mobilize its 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 thoughts seemed to have been predicted, not even by a white mouse.
Zhu Zhan was blocked outside the Prairie City, and was blocked outside the Prairie City that he had established and expanded.
This made him particularly angry.
I even wanted to attack by force.
It's a pity that Rat War, which only brought back the rat knights, simply didn't have the ability to capture Prairie City.
Being blocked from the city, unable to rage.
The guys who faced him in the city also made a bet, betting that the Rat War would return, and that the Rat War would return as quickly as possible.
Rat War’s actions were perfectly predicted.
This arrogant and proud guy is indeed a bit arrogant. A force entrenched in this grassland has been ignored by him for too long.
Those temple guards entrenched in the temple of gods in front of Prairie City.
Five thousand temple guards merged into the prairie city, and immediately took control of the base camp that Rat War had prepared on the prairie.
And completed the rendezvous with the temple guards who arrived later.
Rat War simply did not leave any strength in Prairie City, nor did he take precautions against the temple guards entrenched in the temple. In his opinion, these guys were just some that he easily fooled and came over to look. Just an idiot at the gate.
This contempt has created everything now.
The Rat War lost the initiative.
Unless he immediately turned back and gathered the rat troops stationed in the grassland city, only then could he be able to break the city in front of him that he had built with his own hands.
But this takes time and costs a lot.
Is he really planning to fight these guys to the death and fight an endless siege battle?
Is he really here to start a protracted civil war?
Is he that unwise?
As a last resort, Shu Zhan was forced to calm down, but he still couldn't swallow this breath, so he could only lead his army to block the door of Prairie City like a rogue.
He had no way to kill these rat lords who were going to take office. He could only block the door and prevent them from leaving Prairie City.
Obviously, such a move was meaningless, but after losing the opportunity, he could only find a way out in this helpless way.
He could not accept that his logistics were controlled by these rat priests, these senior rat priests who were all dealing with him.
I just feel aggrieved.
In this way, the black-faced Rat Zhan, the rat-man commander carrying the flag of the gods, wandered outside Prairie City with his own bodyguards like a scoundrel.
The rat lords who came to take office looked at each other in the city amid the shameless practice of rat warfare.
A very peculiar situation.
Of course, there is still a way to fight the rat war.
This city is currently in the hands of the temple guards, and it is these guys who blocked the Rat War from outside the city and blocked the door with a dark face.
Is there a way to get these temple guards entrenched in Prairie City to leave the city?
Yes! For example, try to move the currently unmanned temple of gods outside the city.
But does Rat Zhan dare to do this?
The answer is obvious.
Even more upset.
Shu Zhan originally built the temple outside Prairie 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 out of the city. In a sense, that An unattended temple is now being guarded by him.
Even at this time, there is no way that any enemy can really reach the temple of this god.
But why is this feeling so subtle.
The boomerang that was thrown long ago finally hit the current Shu Zhan, accompanied by Shu Zhan’s expression of constipation as if he had eaten a fly.
Rat Zhan squatted outside Prairie City for seven days. Such a stalemate was too disgraceful and meaningless for both sides.
So with the help of the middleman, the two parties sat together.
The rat war is aggressive.
Many requests were made.
The most important one is to protect the most basic rights of rats in these cities.
The first is smooth logistics, and the second is the replenishment of soldiers. These must be guaranteed.
But the problem is that Rat Zhan simply doesn't trust these rat priests. Even if they reluctantly admit these guys' ownership rights to the prairie city, the garrison in the city is unwilling to let go.
Twenty thousand rat troops must be stationed in each city.
The two sides disagreed on this point. Then Shu Zhan was invited out. That day, the furious Shu Zhan killed any rat priest who appeared in sight that day and hung them at the gate of Prairie City.
The temple guards did not impose martial law on Prairie City. They were not worried that Rat War would send troops to sneak into Prairie City, and they were not worried about Rat War suddenly breaking out and forcibly attacking the city.
This is the absolute confidence brought by strength.
The temple guards are the absolute elite of the Ratman Kingdom.
The scavenging team entering and exiting the city gate was interrogated by Rat Zhan. The rat priests who were among the scavenging team were unlucky that day.
Inexplicably, they were angered by the rat war, and they were all hanged in front of the grassland to vent their anger.
Another seven days.
Rat Zhan was invited back to Prairie City again.
This time, he finally let go.
Choose a lose-lose option. He does not have to station troops in the city, but these rat lords are not allowed to have the right to recruit troops to form an army.
The rat war directly broke one of the legs of these rat lords.
If these guys can't have an army, then they will never be able to extend their influence outwards along the city.
In order to avoid being blocked by these damn guys on the front line while fighting, unable to advance or retreat.
But this part of the vacancy must be filled by someone.
Undoubtedly, the disgusting guy with a smile on his face has obtained this part of the rights, and the city's guard will be handed over to the temple guard.
Rat War was forced to withdraw from the management of the city and could only focus on the war.
The Skaven Lord had his legs broken and became effectively a cripple.
The influence of the temple guards has been greatly enhanced on this grassland.
Rat War has no choice. Compared to those rat priests, even if the guy in front of him with a disgusting smile calculated against him, if he was asked to make a choice.
Undoubtedly, the temple guards are more trustworthy.
At least these guys are praying to the gods truly devoutly, and they are also engaged in a sacred war to please the gods.
Won’t be held back.
Compared to the rat war, these rat lords also have no choice.
Rat Zhan really wanted to hang them all.
In fact, even though Shu Zhan was incompetent and furiously blocked in front of the prairie city for so many days, the two garrisoned city defenders had already been mobilized.
If the problem cannot be solved after this negotiation, this irritable guy is really ready to storm the city.
They have no choice at all.
It's either death, or getting out in despair or having no choice but to compromise.
Of course, the news of Shu Zhan’s mobilization of troops 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 undoubtedly even more embarrassing is that after accepting the appointment, he rolled back to the barren mountains in despair.
Even if you can see what is going on, you can only swallow this breath.
In this way, the rat man lord and the rat war parties completed their negotiations, establishing a pattern for the three parties to gather on this grassland.
At the negotiating table, the rat man wearing a smooth armor with complex patterns, the leader of the temple guards, was preaching the regulations in front of the dark-faced rat war and the rat man lords who were looking at each other in a vague way. , making final decisions.
These regulations will be engraved on a stone wall as a witness and as a formally established contract.
Of course, there will be no coercive 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 any discussion depends entirely on the efforts of the three parties.
Shu Zhan stood up first and his eyes fell on the leader of the temple guards.
"Guardian of the gods?"
The sarcastic words fell.
This guy Mouse Zhan is still so arrogant and shows no mercy. When all this is settled, he does not leave any dignity to the two sides in front of him.
When he opens his mouth, he is taunting 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 guards was not moved 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, reaching a consensus on killing a guy.
Who could be that such an annoying guy? 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 wants to kill these damn senior rat priests.
But it will not make any sense if this matter continues to be stalemate.
Especially after the temple guards enter.
After all, it was the appointment that the white rat fell behind.
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 is a huge amount of resources, so big that even the rat battle seemed a bit dull at first glance.
Rat War has never been so rich.
The temple guards are not ordinary wealthy.
Reluctantly accepted 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.
It mainly focuses on the two types of taxes: slave tax and sacrifice tax.
The temple guards left some dignity for these rat lords, and they did not take away the right to tax, but in exchange, they agreed on one thing.
That is, outside the city, the slave ranches on the vast grasslands must be preserved. These must be preserved as they are.
This modest request was unanimously agreed to, and no unwise guy 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.
(End of this chapter)