From Skaven to God of War

Chapter 175: The Temple Guards on the Stage, the Three-Party Convergence on the Grassland
That day, the uninvited rat war surrounded Prairie City and made it impossible to get out.

He finally knew what happened.

But it's too late.

He had no chance to object or respond, as these guys had already been sent to him.

And the ones sent here were those damn rat priests.

I just can't swallow this.

So, he led the rat knights to surround the grassland city.

This wasn't a completely impulsive move.

On the contrary, this is the most effective countermeasure in the rat war.

That is to kill all the rat lords who have 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 who arrived will be stopped and killed by him.

He just disagreed and was unwilling to cooperate, so he put on this attitude.

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

An obvious provocation.

This grassland is too far away from the barren mountains, and the war here still needs to be maintained by rat warfare.

I bet the White Rat would not mobilize a large force to punish him across such a long distance.

He couldn't accept that his life and logistics were all in the hands of these damn rat priests.

This sudden incident interrupted his plans and he needed wiggle room.

As for another possibility.

If the white rat didn't care about the distance between the two sides, or the sacred war that was going on here.

This is a war dedicated to the great gods!
The white mouse shouldn't be so resolute, right?
Before bringing the rat knights to Prairie City, Shu Zhan was still thinking about this matter and gave such comfort.

No, this is a war dedicated to the great God!
The white rat has to take this into consideration no matter what.

Of course, it is also possible that they don’t care.

Not much confidence.

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

Admit defeat decisively!
This is certain and does not require much reason.

Does he really have the qualifications to fight against the white rat just by relying on this grassland? Is he that stupid?

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

At least some cities must be in his hands.

A decision was made.

It’s just a pity that his little thought seemed to have been predicted, and not even by the white rat.

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

This made him particularly angry.

He even wanted to attack violently at one point.

It’s a pity that Rat War, who returned with only the Rat Knights, had no ability to capture the Prairie City.

Being blocked outside the city, he was furious.

The guys who were fighting against him in the city also made a gamble, betting that Rat Zhan would return, and betting that Rat Zhan would return as quickly as possible.

Rat War's actions were perfectly predicted.

This arrogant guy is indeed a little overconfident. He has ignored the force entrenched in this grassland for too long.

Those temple guards entrenched in the temple of the gods in front of Prairie City.

Five thousand temple guards poured into the grassland city, and the first thing they did was to take control of the base camp that Rat War had prepared on the grassland.

And then he reunited with the temple guards who arrived later.

Shu Zhan did not leave any forces in the grassland city, nor did he take any 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 guard the gate.

This contempt has led to everything that is happening now.

Rat War lost the initiative.

Unless he immediately turned back and gathered the ratmen troops stationed in the grassland city, he would be able to break through the city in front of him that he had built with his own hands.

But this takes time and costs a great deal of money.

Did he really intend to fight these guys to the death in a siege war to the death?

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 humiliation, so he could only block the gate of Caoyuan City with his army like a hooligans.

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 Prairie City.

Obviously, such an action is meaningless, but after losing the initiative, he can only seek room for maneuver in this helpless way.

He could not accept that his logistics were controlled by these rat priests, these senior rat priests who had to deal with him completely.

I just feel depressed.

Just like that, Shu Zhan, the ratman commander with a dark face carrying the flag of God, wandered outside the grassland city with his personal guards like a rogue.

The rat lords who had rushed to take up their posts looked at each other in bewilderment at Rat Zhan's shameless behavior.

A very strange situation.

Of course, there is still a way to fight the rat.

The city is currently in the hands of the temple guards, and it was these guys who blocked Rat Zhan outside the city and blocked the door with dark faces.

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.

Originally, 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, no enemy would be able to truly reach the temple of this god.

But why is this feeling so subtle?

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

Shu Zhan stayed outside the grassland city for seven whole days. Such a stalemate was too undignified and meaningless for both sides.

So, with the help of a middleman, the two sides sat together.

The rat war is aggressive.

Many demands were made.

The most important one is to protect the most basic rights of rats in these cities.

The first is the smooth flow of logistics, and the second is the replenishment of troops, both of which must be guaranteed.

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

Two hundred thousand ratmen troops must be stationed in each city.

The two sides had a disagreement on this point. Then Shu Zhan was asked to leave. 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 Prairie City. They were not worried that Shu Zhan would send troops to infiltrate Prairie City, nor were they 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 Ratman Kingdom.

The scavenging teams entering and leaving the city gate were checked by Rat War, and the rat priests who mixed in with the scavenging teams were in bad luck that day.

For unknown reasons, they were the target of Shu Zhan's anger and were all hanged in front of the grassland to vent his 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 choose not to station troops in the city, but these rat lords would not be allowed to have the right to recruit troops and form an army.

Rat War directly broke the legs of these rat lords.

If these guys don't have an army, then they will never be able to expand their influence beyond the city.

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

But someone has to fill this vacancy.

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

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

The rat lord had both his legs broken and became a virtual cripple.

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

Shu Zhan had no choice. Compared to those rat priests, even if the guy in front of him with a disgusting smile had plotted against 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 waging a sacred war to please the gods.

Will not be held back.

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

Shu Zhan really wanted to hang them all.

In fact, even though Shu Zhan had been blocking the grassland city in an incompetent and furious manner for so many days, the two stationed city garrisons had already been mobilized.

If the problem cannot be solved in this negotiation, this hot-tempered guy is really ready to attack the city.

They have no choice at all.

Either die, or leave in disgrace or compromise helplessly.

Of course, the news that Shu Zhan was mobilizing the army was also revealed by the temple guard.

Accepting the appointment to become a rat lord was in itself a betrayal of the rat priests, and what was even more embarrassing was undoubtedly that he accepted the appointment but rolled back to the Desolate Mountains in disgrace.

Even though I could see what was going on, I could only swallow my anger.

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

At the negotiation table, the ratman wearing a smooth armor with intricate patterns, the leader of the temple guards, leisurely explained the terms and made the final decision in front of the dark-faced rat warrior and the ratman lords who were looking at each other obscurely.

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

Of course, there will be no compulsory effect.

This contract is not yet worthy of being displayed in the temple of the great god as an eternal and unchangeable principle.

The effectiveness of all the discussions depends entirely on the struggle between the three parties.

Shu Zhan stood up first and his eyes fell on the leader of the temple guards.

"The guardian 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.

He would start to mock the most taboo point of the temple guards, even though he himself was once a member of the temple guards.

Temple guards who have not received the blessing and recognition of the gods are indeed not guards of the gods, although they have always claimed to be so.

But no one would be so blind as to ridicule this.

Except for the rat war.

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

The leader of the temple guards was not moved by Rat War's taunts.

But these rat lords were indeed terribly annoyed by the rat war spirit.

The rat-men 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 that annoying guy be? Who could it be?
In the following days, the insidious guy Shuzhan was still waiting outside the grassland city for several days, but he did not wait for the rat lord to leave the city.

Finally left angrily.

He really wanted to kill these damn senior rat priests.

But there would be no point in continuing to keep this matter at a stalemate.

Especially after the temple guards entered.

After all, it was the White Rat who was assigned the task.

He led his army back to the depths of the grassland. Soon after, the garrison troops left behind by Shu Zhan in the city arrived one after another at the deepest part of the grassland and joined the huge army in his hands.

The temple guards who had gathered together were not something the garrison troops left behind could deal with.

The last bit of reluctance was temporarily suppressed by the full supply and a large amount of blood mushrooms that were delivered.

That was a huge resource, so huge that even Rat War was a little dazed when he first saw it.

Shu Zhan had never been so rich.

The temple guards are not ordinary wealthy.

I reluctantly accepted this situation, in that simple and unpretentious power.

More energy was devoted to the war.

At the same time, the six cities in Shuzhan's hands were officially taken over, and the groundbreaking tax system was retained.

The main focus was on two types of taxes: slave tax and sacrificial tax.

The temple guards gave these rat lords some respect and did not take away the right to collect taxes, but in exchange, they agreed on one point.

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

This small request was agreed to by all, and no unwise guy objected.

And just like that, what could have been a violent fight was quelled by the temple guards.

These guys also began to officially shake off the long-standing impression of silence and neutrality, and officially took the stage in the ratman kingdom.

(End of this chapter)