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"General Huang Shao, the cavalry of Youzhou's camp is in Ying Yang. You must stay away from them. As soon as they attack, you come closer to us. Be careful not to provoke them. Although there are no more officers and soldiers in Ying Yin Country, there are still a small number of brave men in the Scholars and Wealthy Classes. You have to finish this battle quickly and take away all the useful things after you attack the Scholars and Wealthy Classes. "

"Understood."

Although they had eliminated more than ten thousand Imperial army s, they had paid the price of three ten thousand people s. It could be said to be a tragic victory, and Peng Tuo knew that the imperial government would definitely not let it go so easily.

Peng Tuo also wanted to establish a base of operations, but Ying Chuan and the area of Lunan were flat plains, which was not good for him to hold on to. Even though it was densely populated, the imperial government could not be at ease in the vicinity of the capital. It was not the ideal location to establish a base of operations.

Based on what he could not get himself and what he could not leave for others, he wanted to take away all the human and material resources of Ying Chuan. Even if the advisers were unwilling to help him, he could not let them fall into the hands of others.

Furthermore, the Youzhou Army had been keeping an eye on them the entire time, so he had to move to the mountain in the southern part of the Lunan. That way, he would be in an invincible position. Bo Cai had just died, and no one would be able to protect him anymore, so she would have to rely on herself to make the decision. This was the biggest challenge for Peng Tuo.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun's strength had been greatly weakened by the battle, and could be said to be one of the few major alliances. As long as they could escape the cavalry of Youzhou's pursuit, they would be able to escape to the mountain in the southern part of the Lunan.

"Reporting..." Lord General had already sent out a messenger to beg for mercy. The only condition he set was that he hoped that xanthopanax would not kill anyone after entering the city. "

Peng Tuo's group was about fifty miles away from the city, when the exorcism sent by the vanguard reported in. It turned out that after Imperial army left the Ying Chuan, the cowardly county officials no longer dared to stay in the county. They either hid in the countryside or ran back home.

"General Peng Tuo, since Ying Yin has already surrendered, we do not need to enter Ying Yin. We just need that County to help us gather food and young and strong. This way, when we go to other places, the city guards will not fight us to the death. As long as we take out the young and strong, we will be safe. "How about it?"

"The Military Advisor's words are reasonable. Order the vanguard troops to temporarily avoid entering the city and stay outside the city. They are not allowed to kill anyone easily.

Peng Tuo listened to everything Zhang Banxian said. He understood in his heart that occupying a city for himself would be useless. How to make the County provide him with some food and youth was what he wanted, and there was no need for him to risk his life for it.

When Peng Tuo entered Ying Yin County City, a large group of Ying Yin County officials, as well as a few Scholars s and Wealthy Clans kneeled outside the city gates. Their faces were filled with fear as they looked at Peng Tuo. The city gates were already open, and there were no guards on the city walls.

Zhang Banxian looked at Peng Tuo and Peng Tuo immediately dismounted. Since the other party had already surrendered, she should still treat him with respect. He quickly walked in front of the officials, Scholars, and Wealthy Classes, extending her hands towards them in a inviting gesture.

"Milords and masters, please get up."

"Thank you Lord General."

When the officials, Scholars s and Wealthy Classes heard Peng Tuo's kind words, they immediately felt relieved and let out a long breath, shouting out at the same time. At this time, a person stood up from between the kneeling officials and Gentlemen, and walked towards Peng Tuo respectfully, kneeling down once again.

"Lord General, I am Cheng Li Mu, and am leading the entire city's officials, gentry, and citizens to surrender to your army. I heard that the General has good morals and is benevolent, please let the Ying Yin civilians go, Li Mu is willing to die to thank the General. "

With regards to the officials who surrendered, Peng Tuo did not have much experience, but luckily Zhang Banxian walked over and nodded at Peng Tuo. Only then did Peng Tuo extend his hand to help Li Mu up, but he didn't know how he should instruct Li Mu.

"What is it? My advisor will tell you."

Only now did Li Mu realize that Zhang Banxian, who was standing beside Peng Tuo, was looking at him, and immediately cupped his hands and greeted him. Zhang Banxian smiled and cupped his hands in return. After the two of them had finished their greetings, she finally spoke in a serious tone.

"Lord Li, we are not bandits who recklessly kill people. We would not kill people for no reason. Our army is acting on behalf of the heavens to eliminate these traitors, and will not harm innocent people. This time, we have come Ying Yin only to recruit warriors, gather food and soldiers. As long as County can help us with these things, we will not kill one person for nothing. "

"Lord General has instructed this subordinate to do his best. I only hope that Lord General will show mercy to the citizens and make them bear the consequences."

When Li Mu surrendered, he knew that the xanthopanax would definitely ask for more people. He looked at Peng Tuo, but Peng Tuo did not speak. He could only look at the Military Advisor Zhang Banxian and hear him speak.

"Lord General will definitely not ask for too much, people will only recruit 5,000 new soldiers at Ying Yin, gather 50,000 stones for food, and recruit 2 scribe."

"Two? To be honest, the new recruits and the food could all do it. I just do not know who the two scribe s are, but I am afraid that they are not willing to follow your army. "

"These two scribe s are Xun Yu and Xun You. If it's for The people of the world, they should be willing."

"Ah, it's the two of them. This is a bit difficult."

"No matter how difficult it is, the Lord General must have them. You can go and tell Xun Yu and Uncle and Nephew that Lord General wants them as strategists. If they agree, Lord General will kill someone in the Ying Yin and not stay. If they don't, don't blame him for being rude. "

Zhang Banxian looked at Li Mu and said coldly. She of course knew Xun Yu, Uncle and Nephew Xun You, they had already followed the imperial edict of the imperial government, so why would they become the military advisors of xanthopanax?

In Lord General, this official can come over, but I dare not guarantee it. "The Xun family has always regarded themselves as high-minded and loyal. If they were forced to become the general's advisor, I'm afraid they would not agree."

Peng Tuo, who had been silent all this time, was a little angry, and his face immediately revealed a cold killing intent. If you listen to his orders, then forget it. If you dare to disobey his orders, then kill your entire family.

"Tell them that if they really want to be loyal ministers, they should consider the lives of the world as their goal. If they are pedantic and foolish, this general can grant their wish."

"Please calm your anger Lord General. This official will go to Xun Mansion right now and pass on the general's message."

"That's good. Hurry up and go. We'll camp outside the city."

Xun Yu and Xun You's village had long been surrounded by the xanthopanax. When the news of General Peng Tuo wanting them to become strategists spread, the Uncle and Nephew immediately closed the door and did not allow anyone to enter. However, just as the door closed, County Li Mu brought a group of Squire to Xun Mansion. A few yamen runners knocked on the door with all their might, and then the inside of the Xun Mansion was dead silent.

Xun Yu's father, Xun Gun, was sitting in the great hall with an unusually ugly expression. Xun Gun was a cautious person, but because he was afraid of eunuchs, he allowed Xun Yu to marry the's daughter, causing the group of courtiers to ridicule him. He looked at Xun Yu and Xun You, and asked puzzledly.

"Then why does xanthopanax have his eyes on you two?"

Xun Yu and Xun You looked at each other, feeling extremely depressed in their hearts. There were many more famous geniuses than them, so why did this xanthopanax General have to find them? A few days ago, the Youzhou Army came to look for them but they didn't go. Who knew that the xanthopanax would come to look for one.

"Father, it's useless to speculate about this now. I won't be their advisor anyway. Just go and do as they say."

"Do you think the xanthopanax will let this go? "If you don't go, then he will start a massacre in Ying Yin. Then, wouldn't our Xun family become Ying Yin's sinner?"

"But if we were to go, wouldn't we become the sinner of the world, the sinner of the imperial court?" The court will not let us off, not even our families. "

"Humph!" Do you think that the xanthopanax will only take the two of you away? They will definitely take our entire family away. Only by doing this will they be able to use you. "

Just as Xun Yu and his son were arguing, they suddenly heard the scene outside the gate become more and more lively. It was obvious that a lot of people had already surrounded the Xun family courtyard, and they only heard County Li Mu shouting loudly: "Master Xun, for the sake of the Yin people, this official has knelt down for you."

Xun Gun turned around and said to the butler Xun Zhong, "Go take a look at the gate, don't open the door for the time being."

Outside the entrance of the Xun Mansion, when the constables saw that the County was kneeling down, they followed suit. They only heard Li Mu say loudly: "Master Xun, this official is willing to die for the Ying Yin civilians, but General insisted on letting Xun Yu and Xun You do the deed, otherwise he would kill someone. Woo … Do you have the heart to let all of your people die for you? "

They continued to talk until Li Mu actually started to cry sorrowfully. At the beginning, it might have been a bit of an act, but as he cried, he remembered that he was just a small County and the County Magistrate had ran away. He could only force himself to hold on, go out of the city and surrender.

The news of the Lord County crying outside the Xun Mansion's gates spread throughout the entire city. Everyone knew of the xanthopanax's conditions, saying that if the Xun Mansion did not agree to the xanthopanax's conditions, the xanthopanax would massacre the entire city. The rumors became more and more outrageous, and in the end, even said that the entire city's citizens would be buried alive.

The commoners could not understand why the Xun Mansion would not agree to xanthopanax's conditions. It was not like they wanted to kill you, they just wanted you to become his advisor, after all, you were still officials. How could you ignore the lives of the citizens in the city and forcefully fight against the xanthopanax?

Almost the entire city's citizens rushed to the doors of Xun Mansion, all supporting the elderly and children, they all knelt down in front of the Xun Mansion's doors and followed Li Mu to cry. The adults were scolding, the children were making a ruckus, and the Xun Mansion's doors were filled with curses, shouts and cries.

After crying for a while, and seeing that no one from the Xun Mansion was paying attention to everyone, some people began to feel discontent, and their mouths started to become unclean. Then, some people began to say some unpleasant things, and some people even shouted, "The Xun family does not allow us all to live, and before we die, we must kill the entire family of the Xun Mansion."

Xun Zhong frantically ran into the main hall and almost bumped into the servant girl, "Old master, this is bad, the entire city's citizens are crying at the main gate, the entire city is two miles in between. Some people have already begun cursing, if we don't think of a way, perhaps they might charge in."