Chapter 618: Zhang Xutuo

With the Han army's strength, two hours later, they had already arrived below Jiangdu City.

Without any hesitation, Taishi Ci and Gao Shun directly ordered to attack the city.

Facing the powerful Han army, the Sui army's army of three hundred and fifty thousand did not pose the slightest threat to Gao Shun and the others.

Facing the powerful spirit stone cannons, the city gate of Jiangdu City was like paper, blown into powder.

After witnessing the Han army's powerful strength, the three hundred and fifty thousand Sui troops, besides the one hundred-plus thousand who died in battle, nearly two hundred thousand troops chose to surrender to the Great Han.

And Yang Xuangan was even caught up by Zhang Sanfeng and the others while fleeing and was directly killed.

Up to this point, the army of eight hundred thousand sent by Yang Guang to conquer the Great Han had all been wiped out.

And the Great Han only paid the price of one thousand or eight hundred people injured, and not a single person died in battle; such a huge gap was truly a bit terrifying!

This also proved once again the absolute suppression of warriors over ordinary armies.

Very quickly, under Xun Yu's arrangement, the people in Jiangdu City soon accepted the Great Han; from now on, they would be subjects of the Great Han Empire!

Speaking of Guo Jia and the others, the next day, they began to split into two routes.

Ao Huang led Feng Qingyang and the others and headed toward Lingnan; with Ao Huang's speed, they could arrive in Lingnan in two days.

And Lü Bu led two hundred thousand Shenwu Army soldiers, crossed the Yangtze River grandly, and arrived below Liyang Commandery.

Upon sensing the Martial King realm cultivation of Lü Bu and the others, Zhao Yuankai directly chose to surrender.

And Lü Bu and the others also successfully moved the temporary main base from Xuancheng Commandery to Liyang Commandery.

Now, as long as Lingnan is taken down, all the cities south of the Yangtze River will be under the control of the Great Han.

Just when the crowd of the Great Han were busy, the news of the Sui army's army of eight hundred thousand being completely wiped out also spread rapidly across the entire world.

For a time, the entire world was shocked by the Great Han's powerful strength.

One must know that this time the Sui army's army of eight hundred thousand was led by four experts at the third heaven of the Martial King realm.

With such powerful strength, it was actually defeated by the Han army in just a few days.

And it was a complete wipeout, and even the four Martial King realm commanders died in battle.

Luoyang, Grand Tutor's Manor.

"Han Kingdom, behind you, exactly which force is plotting?"

"However, even the Three Great Sects do not have such a grand scale to be able to cultivate so many Innate Realm warriors!"

Grand Tutor Pang De, alone in the study, looked at the intelligence in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Grand Tutor Pang De, Yang Guang's trusted minister; don't look at this old man as unremarkable, always appearing to be kind to others in the court.

However, he had another identity, and that was that he was the Palace Master of the Demon Master Palace, Demon Master Pang Ban, who once shook the world.

He disappeared from the Jianghu thirty years ago, and no one knew where he went.

I did not expect that he actually came to the Sui Kingdom's imperial court and even held the high position of Grand Tutor.

And at the same time, Sui Emperor Yang Guang also received the news that the army of eight hundred thousand had been completely wiped out.

"Trash! All a bunch of trash! Four Martial King realm experts, plus my army of eight hundred thousand, just like that, were buried!"

At this time, Yang Guang was in the Imperial Study, venting wantonly.

Losing an army of eight hundred thousand, even for him, was a huge loss.

And now, it is not just the Han Kingdom that needs to be dealt with; one must know that at this time in the Sui Kingdom, there were still quite a few rebel forces in existence.

These rebel forces, although not as powerful as the Han Kingdom, their strength was also not to be underestimated; every force had Martial King realm experts sitting in command.

For example, the Loyal and Filial King Wu Jianzhang, whom he sent out, was currently dragged down by the rebel troops of Wagang Stockade.

After venting for a while, Yang Guang dispatched palace guards to invite the crowd of civil and military officials to enter the palace to discuss the matter of the Han Kingdom.

Very quickly, the officials who received the news all arrived at Qianyang Palace with solemn expressions.

After the crowd entered the great hall, they discovered Yang Guang sitting high on the Dragon Throne with a gloomy expression.

Seeing this scene, the officials could not help but tremble inside; it seems today, there will be another round of reprimands!

Sure enough, after the officials saluted, Yang Guang stood up, scanned the crowd with cold eyes, and said with a gloomy expression:

"I assume you all know the matter of my summoning you this time; an army of eight hundred thousand, just like that, is gone!"

"Could it be that my Great Sui has no way to deal with a small rebel thief!"

Hearing Yang Guang's cold voice, the officials all dared not even breathe loudly and knelt on the ground in panic, shouting in unison:

"We are incompetent! Please forgive us, Your Majesty!"

Seeing the reaction of the officials, Yang Guang shouted angrily:

"Hmph! You are quite incompetent!"

"All get up; looking at your appearance, I feel very annoyed!"

"We thank Your Majesty!"

Subsequently, Yang Guang turned his gaze toward an old general at the head of the martial generals and said with a slightly kinder tone:

"General Zhang, I assume you have already received the news of the Han Kingdom's strength; this time, I intend to have you lead an army of one million to wipe out the Han army in one fell swoop; I wonder if you dare to go out and fight!"

This person was precisely the Great Sui's Pillar of State, Great General Zhang Xutuo; he was the fourth-ranked martial general of the Sui Kingdom, and his strength had even reached the fifth heaven of the Martial King realm.

And under his command, there were even more powerful martial generals following him; he was the true foundation of the Sui Kingdom, and for ordinary battles, Yang Guang would not easily dispatch him.

Zhang Xutuo, hearing this, immediately responded loudly and solemnly to Yang Guang:

"This subordinate is willing to lead the army to go on an expedition, wipe out the Han Kingdom rebels, and defend the majesty of our Great Sui!"

Hearing this, Yang Guang's expression was immediately overjoyed, and he could not help but feel gratified:

"Hahaha, with General Zhang going out, I feel very comforted; with you going out, you will definitely be able to wipe out the Han Kingdom rebels!"

"In addition, to deal with the experts in the Han army, I can also dispatch ten Martial King realm experts: Li Jing, Fan Zigai, Yu Zhongwen, Cui Zhongfang, Zhou Fashang, Yu Juluo, Liu Fang, Changsun Sheng, Du Yuan, and Yuan Xie to help you!"

Below, all the martial generals called by name by Yang Guang stepped forward and bowed to Yang Guang in unison:

"This subordinate obeys!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xutuo was overjoyed; with these ten Martial King realm experts helping, he had even more confidence in this war.

"This humble minister thanks Your Majesty; with the help of these ten Martial King generals, this humble minister will definitely be able to wipe out the Han army in one fell swoop and raise the majesty of our Great Sui!"

Seeing this, Yang Guang also nodded with satisfaction; with so many experts, he believed that they would definitely be able to wipe out the Han army in one fell swoop.

And the officials below, seeing this scene, also could not help but breathe a sigh of relief; it seems the matter this time had passed just like that.

However, just at this time, Yang Guang's gaze suddenly turned toward Yuwen Huaji, the head of the civil officials. ===== CHAPTER 619 =====