Chapter 91: Aftermath of Shanwu City

Facing the surrender of Li Xing and his party, Zhao Erniu was stunned.

To tell the truth, he had not encountered this kind of scene. Looking at Li Xing and the others bowing respectfully before him, after reacting, Zhao Erniu immediately said with a solemn face:

"You wait here, I will go and report to the General!"

After speaking, he was about to turn around to find Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai; such matters were more suitable to be handed over to the two of them.

"No need, this general has already arrived!"

It turned out that Zhang Liao, in the central army, saw the city gate of Shanwu City open, and had already brought Xi Zhicai and the two to move forward.

They also guessed that the guards in the city would most likely surrender.

In the six commanderies of Bingzhou, as long as Niu Fu of Taiyuan Commandery was taken, the people in other cities, as long as they were not the confidants of Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu, mostly chose to submit.

After all, they were also human; knowing it couldn't be done and still doing it was looking for death; no one would take their own life to pay for Dong Zhuo's ambition.

Seeing Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai arrive, Zhao Erniu immediately found his backbone and saluted Zhang Liao and the two immediately:

"General, Military Advisor, you came just in time. This is the defender of Shanwu City, Li Xing."

"He led the civil and military officials in the city and wants to submit to us. This humble general was just about to report to the General!"

After finishing speaking to Zhang Liao and the two, Zhao Erniu stood respectfully on the side, waiting for Zhang Liao's handling.

And at this time, looking at the young Zhang Liao before him, Li Xing also had a nervous expression, and said to Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai with trepidation:

"I am Li Xing, the defender of Shanwu City, Dingxiang Commandery, together with all the civil and military officials of the entire city, willing to submit to the court, please allow it, General Zhang Liao!"

And the civil and military officials behind him also shouted loudly: "We are willing to submit to the court, please allow it, General!"

After speaking, they all looked at Zhang Liao with trepidation, full of expectation.

Now, their life and death were in Zhang Liao's one thought, so they couldn't help but be nervous.

Looking at the crowd before him, Zhang Liao and Xi Zhicai looked at each other and nodded slightly. A smile appeared on Zhang Liao's face.

He stepped forward and helped Li Xing up, saying with a smile: "Considering that your attitude is still considered sincere, this general will accept your surrender on behalf of the Emperor!"

"However, this general will say the ugly words first. From now on, anyone who bullies the common people and does not abide by the court's laws will be killed without mercy!"

After speaking, Zhang Liao's sharp eyes scanned the crowd.

At first, when everyone heard that Zhang Liao accepted their surrender, they were all happy.

However, as Zhang Liao's last cold words fell, the crowd felt a terrifying gaze watching them.

Everyone felt a chill instantly enter their bodies, and they all shivered together.

The look in their eyes when looking at Zhang Liao also turned into fear; it was really too terrifying.

To tell the truth, they had lived for so long and had never encountered such a terrifying gaze.

For a time, Li Xing and his group were all intimidated by Zhang Liao's momentum.

Immediately, they all said respectfully to Zhang Liao:

"Please rest assured, General, we will certainly not dare to do this, we will certainly abide by the Han laws!"

Looking at the honest crowd before him, Zhang Liao nodded with satisfaction and said to Li Xing:

"General Li, please lead the army into the city!"

After hearing Zhang Liao's words, Li Xing immediately saluted Zhang Liao respectfully: "General, please follow this humble general into the city!"

After speaking, he led a group of people and walked toward Shanwu City.

After arriving at the Commandery Governor's Mansion, Zhang Liao said to Li Xing:

"General Li, since you have submitted to the court, then we are our own people."

After hearing Zhang Liao's words, Li Xing immediately came out and said to Zhang Liao with trepidation:

"General, please be clear, since I have decided to surrender to the court, I will absolutely not have two hearts!"

Looking at Li Xing, who was made nervous by his own words, Zhang Liao smiled helplessly and explained to him:

"General Li, please rest assured. Since this general has decided to accept you, I am not afraid of you, and, this general believes that General Li is absolutely not that kind of person!"

"Please rest assured, General, this humble general has absolutely no two hearts!"

After hearing Zhang Liao's words, Li Xing was nervous to death; sweat had soaked his back, and he knelt to Zhang Liao on one knee, cupped his fists, and said excitedly.

"General Li Xing, the army of our Han Empire is very powerful. If you want to integrate into it, you must strive to become powerful."

"Thanks to the Emperor's benevolence, he decided to teach the first three layers of martial cultivation techniques to these armies that have submitted to the court. Subsequent cultivation techniques can be obtained by military merit after you successfully cultivate the first three layers."

This decision was determined by Liu Bian long ago. Currently, the cities of Bingzhou and Liangzhou, as long as they submit to him, are allowed to cultivate the first three layers of martial cultivation techniques.

In this way, those who have fake intentions to submit can be identified; as long as the loyalty to Liu Bian does not reach sixty, it is impossible to cultivate successfully.

This was why Liu Bian dared to teach them like this.

Moreover, the deeper they cultivate, the higher their loyalty to Liu Bian will be.

After listening to Zhang Liao's words, Li Xing and a group of Shanwu City personnel all looked at Zhang Liao with confusion; regarding what he said, they expressed complete incomprehension.

Looking at their puzzled expressions, Zhang Liao immediately said to Xi Zhicai:

"Military Advisor, I have to trouble you to explain to them, otherwise, they still don't know what martial dao is!"

Hearing this, Xi Zhicai also smiled slightly and bowed to Zhang Liao:

"Since the General has spoken, then this humble one will explain martial dao to everyone."

"Please, Military Advisor, enlighten us!"

And Li Xing and the others, seeing Xi Zhicai was going to explain to them, immediately asked for advice humbly.

They saw Xi Zhicai step forward, smile at everyone, sort out his language, and then open his mouth:

"Speaking of martial dao, one has to mention its pioneer, the Emperor!"

"This martial dao was first cultivated by the Emperor. Later, the Emperor was benevolent, which is why he taught martial dao to the civil and military officials and the army of the Han Empire to cultivate."

"Martial dao is absorbing the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy in the world, polishing one's own foundation, and enhancing strength..."

Following Xi Zhicai's endless voice, after such an explanation, unknowingly, an hour had passed.

After Xi Zhicai's voice fell, Li Xing and the others were still immersed in the shock.

At this time, they realized that they were so small and ridiculous.

If they had not chosen to submit to the court, the consequences, just thinking about it, were terrifying.

"Wake up!"

Looking at the crowd who were shocked, Zhang Liao shouted at them.

Hearing this, everyone shivered and instantly woke up.

After scanning the crowd with majestic eyes, Zhang Liao said solemnly:

"Since the Military Advisor has explained it clearly to you, then take the techniques and go down to cultivate. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask our soldiers."

"This general will leave the day after tomorrow. Before leaving, I will leave behind one person with the strength of a first-rate martial general and four people with the strength of second-rate martial generals." ===== CHAPTER 92 =====

"I will be leaving the day after tomorrow. Before I go, I will leave behind one first-rate martial general and four second-rate martial generals for you all."