Chapter 40: The Fall of Che-tu, the Old General Surrenders

  Yang Zhen Xiong had fought countless battles throughout his life, and as he grew older, he gained a deeper understanding of the way of war, becoming a powerful general. It was clear that although the army of Che Long Guo was elite and far superior to the defending armies, they were still only an elite force and had not yet reached the level of being battle-hardened veterans. Yet, despite having such strength, the defenders of Che Tu Guo held the advantage in defense, and now, with renewed morale and the assistance of his carefully trained hundred-man team, they continued to be defeated, with the army of Che Long Guo growing stronger on the city walls.

  In that case, there is only one explanation: Zhang Liao was a born warrior!

  These thoughts, though described in many words, were actually only a momentary thing. When Yang Zhengxiong slightly calmed down, Zhang Liao rode the brown horse and rushed over again quickly.

  At this moment, in this real world, it's rare to meet a general who can fight with him. Zhang Liao's fighting spirit greatly increased, and his horse, with its extraordinary agility, deeply understood its master's intentions. The horse's legs spread wide, swiftly charging towards Yang Zhengyong.

  At this moment, although he was shocked and intimidated by Zhang Liao's strength, the pride of a military general would not allow him to retreat like this. Therefore, Yang Zhengyong, this old general, did not say another word, endured the pain of his broken jaw, urged on **Black Horse**, and fought back with all his might.

  However, he was already injured when he arrived. Secondly, although he became a war general, the place was an opponent of Zhang Liao's fierce general. Within two rounds of fighting, he was caught by Zhang Liao and knocked off his horse. Then, there were long gun soldiers following up, binding him.

  "Ah, the general has been defeated!"

  Yang Zhengxiong's easy defeat caused his followers to lose morale instantly, because in their hearts, Yang Zhengxiong was an invincible existence who could lead hundreds of people from the Yang family village to completely annihilate and plunder the border areas of Chezhuo Country, turning them into bandits. His martial arts skills were also incredibly high, reaching an unimaginable level.

  But now it's under the general of Che Long Guo and can't even last a few rounds. This contrast is too big, making it hard to accept.

  One hundred Yang Zhengxiong's tribesmen lost confidence, and the defenders of Che Tu Guo who had just mustered up the courage to resist also lost all their morale. The mighty General Yang Zhengxiong was captured, his one hundred tribesmen were demoralized, and the army of Che Long Guo kept pouring in, making it impossible for Che Tu Guo to turn the tide.

  During the reign of King Ruan of Che Tu Guo, his mood fluctuated greatly, and eventually, he became a person with no spark in his eyes, staring blankly ahead, muttering to himself: "Defeated... my Che Tu Guo is defeated..."

  At this time, Zhang Liao looked at the timid and cowardly defenders of Chencang Prefecture and shouted loudly: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

  When the soldiers of Cheok Jun heard Zhang Liao's words, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. They hastily threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground. As a result, Cheok Jun lost all resistance, and the army of Cheok Lung occupied the city head with ease.

  After two days of fighting, Carrot Kingdom was finally taken down, and the territory of Cart Dragon Kingdom expanded again!

  At this moment, all the civil and military officials of Che Tu Guo, as well as the soldiers and generals, have been captured and are under guard. The 2,000 archers and 1,000 long spearmen who were left to defend the main camp have also entered the city to maintain order. This is because Che Tu City is too big, far surpassing the capital of Che Hu Guo, let alone the capital of Che Long Guo.

  This city of Yecheng has a population of over one million, and is a first-class small city. Even in a small country, it is a powerful existence. After the fall of this city, maintaining order naturally requires a large number of people. Fortunately, Zhang Liao's great army has strong deterrent power, and after recruiting some captured defenders, there are many people to maintain law and order. His great army can serve as a deterrent force.

  After stabilizing the good car Tu city, Zhang Liao first wrote a memorial to be written, letting people hurry up and send the news back to Che Longguo. Another thing was that Zhang Liao was very concerned about it, even more excited than getting this car Tu city.

  This is the surrender of General Yang Zhengxiong!

  This old general gave Zhang Liao a stunning feeling, with military skills that only Three Kingdoms' generals had, which could slightly boost the morale of his troops. Although this morale boost was extremely weak, not even comparable to the effect of the lowest-level military strategist's skill in the Three Kingdoms (initial), but in this world, it gave people an unbelievable feeling. Zhang Liao vaguely felt that he had uncovered a little bit of the secrets of this world, lifting a corner of the mysterious veil!

  In a rather elegant courtyard, Zhang Liao and an old general sat at a small stone table, facing each other, chatting and laughing as they sipped their tea, looking more like old friends who had not seen each other for many years than enemies on the battlefield.

  "General Yang, please!"

  Zhang Liao picked up the teapot and poured a bowl for Yang Zhengxiong, saying.

  Yang Zhengxiong didn't hesitate, but instead drank all the tea in his cup and praised: "Good tea, good water!"

  Zhang Liao smiled slightly, looking at this person's appearance was absolutely not a foolishly loyal person, in this case, the probability of recruiting this person for His Majesty would be greatly increased.

  Zhang Liao was anxious for a reason. Although Ding Yuan currently had the Three Kingdoms' generals in his hands and could be considered strong, there were too few Three Kingdoms generals, and the country of Che Lung did not have any capable generals. This person, however, was a rare general, and Zhang Liao wanted to persuade him to surrender and join Ding Yuan's ranks.

  Yang Zhengxiong also didn't want to die like this. Although he was already over fifty years old, as a warrior, he could slow down his aging process. Moreover, after grasping the way of war and becoming a renowned general in the public country, his physical strength had recovered to its peak state, and his lifespan would also increase. For Yang Zhengxiong, who had been fighting all his life, now was the best time for him to show off his skills. Therefore, he also understood Zhang Liao's intentions clearly.

  But wanting him to surrender so easily, that's indeed impossible, after all he is a proud general, although defeated and captured, it's also impossible for him to surrender under Zhang Liao's few words.

  However, after Zhang Liao said a word, it made Yang Zhengxiong's heart thump.

  "General Yang, it seems that this family is not comparable to ordinary generals. To have a few similarities with our general is the greatest capital for a general, but General Yang can afford to bury himself like this and not let his leadership abilities rise to the next level?"

  Zhang Liao's eyes were sharp, and although he didn't know why Yang Zhengxiong had the military strategist skills of a Three Kingdoms general, he could see that General Yang was not yet dead set on his course, and there was still great hope for surrender. This method to make him even stronger would undoubtedly have an unimaginable temptation for this person.

  "Oh, General, what ability do you have that can greatly increase Yang's military leadership?"

  Yang Zhengxiong's heart moved and he couldn't help but say in a loss of composure.

  Zhang Liao smiled but did not speak, and simply took a sip of tea.

  "It's Yang who has lost his composure!"

  Yang Zhengxiong looked at Zhang Liao's body and was stunned for a moment, then sighed bitterly.

  How could this be easily leaked to others, let alone now that Yang Zhengxiong is just a prisoner of war and not the general of Che Longguo, how would Zhang Liao tell him?

  After a moment of hesitation, Yang Zhengxiong's face suddenly showed a determined look, and then he immediately knelt down on one knee in front of the stone table and said: "Yang is willing to surrender!"

  Zhang Liao burst out laughing and said: "General, please rise!"

  At the same time, in Cheolongguk, Ding Yuan, who was watching the express report, suddenly looked stunned, and then overjoyed, because the Three Kingdoms system had just prompted him with a message, which made his heart feel delighted, that Yang Zhengxiong's surrender had been incorporated into the branch system of the Three Kingdoms system.

  "Unexpectedly, this real world isn't as simple as I thought, and this battle is actually equivalent to the Three Kingdoms' generals!"

  Ding Yuan closed his eyes, reviewed the system's message completely, and then opened his eyes, muttering to himself.

  At this moment, Yang Zhengxiong's information had already made him feel like he was in control.

  At this thought, Yang Zhengxiong's information appeared in Ding Yuan's mind.

  War General Yang Zhengxiong (Fake Martial General, can be promoted to Martial General)

  Combat Power: 47

  Intelligence: 36

  Held Weapon: Large Sword (Normal Infantry, no combat power bonus)

  Carried Items: None

  Mount: Black Horse (Normal Warhorse)

  Note 1: War General, initial stage of Martial General, opened up the path for promotion to Martial General, has the potential to become a Martial General.

  Note 2: This is a real general, training real soldiers will have a certain probability of training out strong Three Kingdoms soldiers.

  Note 3: Realistic generals cannot return to the Three Kingdoms space.

  Note 4: After experiencing war, this general can be promoted.

  Looking at this information, Ding Yuan fell into deep thought, if Yang Zhengxiong was a war general, then it means that in this world there exists the existence of war generals, and even people who can rival the Three Kingdoms' martial arts.

  However, the good news is that if Yang Zhengxiong trains a real army, it may be possible to train soldiers into three strong troops. This news made Ding Yuan very satisfied. If there are three strong troops, then the chances of unifying Shengxia Valley will be even greater.

  The Three Kingdoms' strong soldiers are equivalent to the existence of this world's warriors, with strength far surpassing any large army. If he had a hundred thousand such soldiers at his disposal, Ding Yuan couldn't help but feel excited just thinking about it.

  And now Yang Zhengxiong is only a primary general, and can still be promoted slowly through war, so will the probability of training strong soldiers in the Three Kingdoms increase? This also makes Ding Yuan very much look forward to it.

  …………

  At the same time, after swearing allegiance, Yang Zhengxiong also rose to a kind of enlightenment in his heart. After pledging allegiance to Ding Yuan, the system recognized his identity and he could enjoy the general bonus of the Three Kingdoms game space system. Suddenly, Yang Zhengxiong understood his future path.

  Looking at Zhang Liao's seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression, Yang Zhengxiong clasped his fists and bowed: "Thank you, General. Let me surrender to my lord and have the opportunity to become a true martial general!"

  Yang Zhengxiong also knew a bit of information about being loyal to Ding Yuan, he could rise through the ranks in war and become a true martial general, but once he left Ding Yuan, he would only be able to become an ordinary military general. The difference between these two immediately made Yang Zhengxiong's mind firm.

  Yang Zhengxiong suddenly stepped forward, clasped his fists and said: "General Zhang Liao, I am willing to lead the troops to surrender the remaining towns of Chezhou, and present them to our lord!"

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