Chapter 189: Liaoxi Recovered

Seeing Gongsun Zan die in battle, the ten thousand White Horse Volunteers all dismounted and knelt on one knee before him.

"Farewell, My Lord!"

However, compared to the grieving White Horse Volunteers, at this time, Guan Jing, Tian Kai, Jian Yong, and the others were filled with confusion and fear.

"Gongsun Zan is dead; those who surrender will not be killed!"

Seeing Gongsun Zan dead, Guan Yu immediately rode his horse into the field, raised the Qinglong Blade in his hand, and shouted loudly to them.

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

At this time, the Qinglong Army soldiers also followed and shouted loudly.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the White Horse Volunteers looked at each other and chose to surrender one after another.

Now, Gongsun Zan was dead, so they had no need to resist.

Moreover, Gongsun Zan also told them to surrender.

There was no need to die in vain for the already dead Gongsun Zan.

However, faster than the White Horse Volunteers were Guan Jing, Jian Yong, and the others.

These people, after hearing Guan Yu's words, did not have any hesitation and knelt to surrender directly.

With everyone surrendering, this Youzhou rebellion caused by Gongsun Zan could basically be declared over.

As for the remaining four commanderies of Liaodong Commandery, Liaoxi Protectorate, Xuantu Commandery, and Lelang Commandery, they were not to be feared.

While the Qinglong Army was receiving the White Horse Volunteers, Guan Yu, Guo Jia, and the others also arrived before Guan Jing and the others.

"Jian Yong, Zou Dan, Wei You!"

"You three, as officials of our Han Empire, actually dared to defect to the rebel army!"

"And now you have the face to surrender!"

At this time, seeing the three surrender, the Youzhou Inspector Shen Pei pointed at the three and cursed angrily.

"My Lord, we were also forced to do so!"

"Yes, with our strength, we couldn't resist Gongsun Zan's army at all; please spare our lives, My Lord!"

The three who knelt on the ground, after hearing Shen Pei's words, all cried bitterly to Shen Pei.

Seeing the reaction of these three, Guan Yu, Guo Jia, and the others all revealed expressions of disgust.

Such spineless people are truly not worthy of being officials of the Han Empire.

"Someone, take them down and deal with them!"

Without paying attention to the three's pleas, Guan Yu waved his hand directly at the Qinglong Army soldiers.

"General, spare my life!"

"Spare my life, General!"

The three kneeling on the ground, after hearing Guan Yu's words, kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

However, regarding these people who had already betrayed the Han Empire once, everyone ignored their pleas.

Soon, the three were taken away by the Qinglong Army soldiers.

"As for you, after I report to His Majesty, His Majesty will decide your life and death himself!"

Finally, Guan Yu said solemnly to Guan Jing, Tian Kai, Gongsun Ji, and the others.

To tell the truth, he didn't intend to keep any of these people, but now that they had all surrendered, how to deal with them had to be decided by Liu Bian.

Subsequently, the group was taken away by the Qinglong Army soldiers.

"General Guan, Military Advisor Guo, and Generals, leave the matter of cleaning up the battlefield to the soldiers; let's enter the city first!"

At this time, Shen Pei, as the Youzhou Inspector, said to Guan Yu, Guo Jia, and the others.

"Then we will follow Inspector Shen's words and enter the city first!"

Seeing this, Guan Yu also followed Shen Pei's words and said to the crowd.

After the crowd heard this, they also nodded.

Gongsun Zan was dead, and now only his son Gongsun Xu and cousin Gongsun Fan remained garrisoning Liaoxi Commandery.

Moreover, Guan Yu had already dispatched Zhou Cang to lead ten thousand Qinglong Army to attack Liaoxi Commandery; at this time, he estimated that they had already captured Liaoxi Commandery.

Soon, the group arrived in Shangyin City.

At this time, inside the Prefect's Mansion of Shangyin City, Shen Pei, as the Youzhou Inspector, sat below, and sitting in the main seat was precisely the Qinglong Army Commander, Guan Yu.

Among these people, only Guan Yu and Guo Jia had the highest official rank; both were Third Rank officials.

And for Guo Jia, wanting him to preside over it was fundamentally impossible.

"Now, Gongsun Zan is dead, and the seventy thousand troops under his command, apart from the thirty thousand who surrendered to us, the others were all executed."

"As for the remaining Liaoxi Commandery, the General and the Military Advisor had already dispatched the Qinglong Army General Zhou Cang to attack it when we came; I think it won't be long before news will be sent."

"And the remaining four commanderies of Liaodong, I intend to leave them to you, General Yan Rou; these four commanderies only have a few thousand people garrisoning them."

"Now that Gongsun Zan is dead, I, this General, estimate that they will not dare to resist!"

After everyone was seated, Guan Yu swept his gaze over the crowd and said with authority.

"This end general accepts the order!"

"Please rest assured, General and Military Advisor; this end general will certainly recover the four commanderies of Liaodong!"

Yan Rou, upon hearing Guan Yu's words, immediately stood up and guaranteed loudly to Guan Yu and Guo Jia.

"That is very good; after Zhou Cang captures Liaoxi Commandery, I, this General, intend to return to Luoyang."

"Three months later, His Majesty intends to unify the world! Such a grand event, how can the Qinglong Army be missing!"

Speaking to this point, Guan Yu was also full of yearning.

"Oh, His Majesty is finally going to take this step; that is truly great!"

"The Han Empire has been chaotic for so long; it is time for it to be unified!"

Shen Pei, who did not know about this, was overjoyed after hearing Guan Yu's words.

Nowadays, the Han Empire had long had the strength to unify the world, and these civil and military officials had long been rubbing their hands.

If it hadn't been for Liu Bian always holding them back, they would have long since wanted to submit memorials to Liu Bian.

Although Liu Bian did not explain the reason to them, everyone also knew that His Majesty doing so must have his own reasons.

"Hahaha, who says it isn't! We have long been looking forward to this day!"

Hearing Shen Pei's words, Guo Jia also couldn't help but say with a smile.

"By the way, Military Advisor, the battle report to His Majesty should still be written by you; finally, tell His Majesty about my arrangements and see if His Majesty agrees!"

At this time, Guan Yu suddenly said to Guo Jia.

"Hahaha, General Guan, please rest assured; I have already written it; let's see if Yuan Fu can send good news, and then send it to His Majesty together!"

After hearing Guan Yu's words, Guo Jia also responded with a smile.

"Hahaha, that is just right; Yuan Fu has just sent me news; let's take a look together!" 【18

At this moment, Guan Yu also stroked his long beard and laughed loudly at Guo Jia and the others.

Seeing this, Guan Yu took out his own identity jade token, and with a thought, the message sent by Zhou Cang appeared.

"Reporting to the General, this subordinate Zhou Cang, following the General's orders, has successfully captured Liaoxi Commandery. Gongsun Xu and Gongsun Fan resisted to the death and have been executed by this subordinate. Of the 10,000 troops under Gongsun Xu, apart from the 6,000 who surrendered, all other resistors have been executed by this subordinate!"

"Hahaha, General Yuan Fu has done well! I never expected that Liaoxi Commandery would be captured so quickly!"

After reading Zhou Cang's battle report, Shen Pei said excitedly to the crowd.

"Haha, in this way, only the four commanderies of Liaodong remain. I estimate that once these four commanderies hear the news of Gongsun Zan's death, they will likely surrender without a fight!"

As Shen Pei's voice fell, Guo Jia also spoke up to echo his sentiment.