Chapter 462: 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, Guan Jing, Tian Kai, Jian Yong, and the others at this time 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 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 Legion soldiers also followed and shouted loudly.

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

Now that Gongsun Zan was dead, there was no need for them to resist.

Moreover, Gongsun Zan had also told them to surrender.

There was no need to throw their lives away 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, upon hearing Guan Yu's words, did not hesitate at all and knelt down 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, Liaodong Protectorate, Xuantu Commandery, and Lelang Commandery, they were not to be feared.

While the Qinglong Legion was going to receive the White Horse Volunteers, Guan Yu and Guo Jia and the others also arrived before Guan Jing and the others.

"Jian Yong, Zou Dan, Wei You!"

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

"And now you have the face to surrender!"

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

"My Lord, we were also forced by circumstances!"

"Yes, with our strength, we simply could not withstand Gongsun Zan's army; please spare our lives, My Lord!"

The three kneeling on the ground, after hearing Shen Pei's words, all cried bitterly and said to Shen Pei. 【

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

Such spineless people were truly unworthy of being officials of the Han Empire.

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

Ignoring the three men's pleas for mercy, Guan Yu waved his hand directly at the Azure Dragon Army soldiers.

"General, spare my life!"

"Spare my life, General!"

The three men kneeling on the ground, upon hearing Guan Yu's words, could not stop kowtowing and begging for mercy.

However, regarding these people who had already betrayed the Han Empire once, no one paid any heed to their pleas.

Soon, the three were taken away by the Azure Dragon Army soldiers.

"As for you, after I report to His Majesty, His Majesty himself shall decide your fate!"

Finally, Guan Yu said in a deep voice to Guan Jing, Tian Kai, Gongsun Ji, and the others.

To be honest, he did not intend to spare a single one of them, but since they had now surrendered, how to deal with them would have to be decided by Liu Bian.

Subsequently, these people were taken away by the Azure Dragon Army soldiers.

"General Guan, Lord Guo, and all the generals, leave the matter of cleaning up the battlefield to the soldiers; let us enter the city first!"

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

"Then we shall follow Inspector Shen's suggestion and enter the city first!"

Seeing this, Guan Yu followed Shen Pei's lead and said to the group.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.

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

Moreover, Guan Yu had already dispatched Zhou Cang with ten thousand Azure Dragon Army troops to Liaoxi Commandery; by now, they had likely already captured it.

Soon, the group arrived in Shangyin City.

At this moment, inside the Commandery Governor's Mansion in Shangyin City, Shen Pei, as the Inspector of Youzhou, sat below, while the main seat was occupied by the Azure Dragon Army Commander, Guan Yu.

Among these people, only Guan Yu and Guo Jia held the highest official rank, both being Third Rank officials.

And as for asking Guo Jia to preside over it, that was simply impossible.

"Now that Gongsun Zan is dead, his seventy thousand troops, apart from the thirty thousand who surrendered to us, have all been executed."

"As for the remaining Liaoxi Commandery, the Military Advisor and I dispatched the Azure Dragon Army general Zhou Cang to attack it on our way here; I expect news will arrive before long."

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

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

After everyone was seated, Guan Yu scanned the group and said to them with authority.

"I obey the order!"

"Please rest assured, General and Military Advisor, I shall recover the four commanderies of Liaodong!"

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

"Excellent. Once Zhou Cang captures Liaoxi Commandery, I intend to return to Luoyang."

"In three months, His Majesty intends to unify the world! How could my Azure Dragon Army be absent from such a grand event!"

Speaking of this, Guan Yu was full of longing.

"Oh, His Majesty is finally taking this step; that is truly wonderful!"

"The Han Empire has been in chaos for so long; it is time for unification!"

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

The current Han Empire had long possessed the strength to unify the world, and they, the civil and military officials, had long been eager to act.

If it weren't for Liu Bian constantly holding them back, they would have long since submitted memorials to him!

Although Liu Bian had not explained the reason to them, everyone knew that His Majesty must have his own reasons for doing so.

"Hahaha, who could say otherwise! We have long been looking forward to this day!"

Hearing Shen Pei's words, Guo Jia could not help but laugh and say.

"By the way, Military Advisor, you should write the battle report to His Majesty; at the end, mention my arrangements as well, and see if His Majesty approves!"

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

"Hahaha, please rest assured, General Guan, I have already written it. Let us see if good news comes from Yuan Fu's side later, and we can send it to His Majesty together!"

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

"Hahaha, that is perfect. Yuan Fu has just sent me news; let us take a look together!"

At this moment, Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said with a laugh to Guo Jia and the others.

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

"Reporting to the General, I, Zhou Cang, following the General's orders, have successfully captured Liaoxi Commandery. Gongsun Xu and Gongsun Fan resisted to the death and have been executed by me. Of the ten thousand troops under Gongsun Xu, apart from the six thousand who surrendered, the other resisters have all been executed by me!"

"Hahaha, General Yuan Fu has done well. I did not expect him to capture Liaoxi Commandery so quickly!"

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

"Haha, with this, only the four commanderies of Liaodong remain. I expect that upon hearing the news of Gongsun Zan's death, they will likely surrender without a fight!"

As Shen Pei's voice fell, Guo Jia also chimed in.