Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2568 Zhao Army Surrenders to Jin, Two Marquises from One Family

Although the three brothers, Bi Han, only brought three hundred armored soldiers with them, these three hundred men were the elite of the army.

With the combined qualities of these three hundred men, and the fact that they are all armored soldiers, their combat strength is likely to surpass that of a thousand ordinary soldiers.

Otherwise, Tian Dan wouldn't have entrusted Zhao Defang's safety to these people.

Furthermore, although the three brothers Bihan were no match for Heilian, Heipao, Xiageng, and Ziqiu in a one-on-one fight.

However, if these three brothers joined forces, they could even contend with someone like Yuan Hong.

Therefore, the status of these three brothers is in no way inferior to that of Black Lotus, Black Robe, Xia Geng, and Ziqiu, who are stronger than them.

Therefore, once this group joined the battle, the situation within the Zhao royal palace finally began to reverse.

Just when Liang Fang thought he had finally won the battle after killing Han Rong, Han Sheng, and Han Bian, the three brothers of Bi Han suddenly appeared and surrounded him.

After ten rounds, Liang Fang, unable to defeat six men with his bare hands, finally fell to the hands of these three.

Although Liang Fang also has a basic martial arts strength of 105 points, making him a peerless peak-level expert.

But how could they possibly withstand the combined power of three peerless peak-level experts? Not to mention, these were three peerless peak-level experts with combo skills that amplified their abilities.

The sudden appearance of the three brothers, Bihan, leading a troop of soldiers, startled Ziqiu.

The three brothers, Bi Han and his brother, were Tian Dan's confidants and powerful supporters in the army. Their sudden attack with troops made him think that Tian Dan had decided to intervene.

If Tian Dan intervened, their remonstrance would have been a complete failure.

Ziqiu's momentary distraction gave Heilian an opportunity, and Heilian severely injured him with a single move.

After more than a dozen rounds, Hei Lian finally killed Ziqiu.

Ziqiu's strength, although among the divine generals, is only at the bottom.

However, Black Lotus was only a low-level Divine General. Even if someone was stronger than him, there was absolutely no qualitative difference between them.

Even if the two can determine a winner, it will take at least eighty rounds, if not a hundred.

However, in a battle between two people, strength is not the only decisive factor.

Ziqiu dared to be distracted in the face of battle, and Heilian truly seized this opportunity, so his death was not entirely unjust!

With Liang Fang and Ziqiu dead, Xia Geng was left to fend for himself.

As for the rest of the people, apart from Xia Jie who had some ability, the others were just extras.

Xia Geng was attacked alone by five masters: Black Lotus, Black Robe, and the three brothers of Bi Han.

Xia Geng is also a beginner-level god general, but he is also among the bottom-ranked beginner-level god generals.

In contrast, the five experts who besieged him included Black Lotus and Black Robe, both of whom were at the initial level of Divine Generals. Black Robe was considered one of the stronger initial-level Divine Generals. Although the three brothers, Bi Han, were not Divine Generals, they possessed Divine General-level combat power amplified by their combination skills.

Each of the five men was stronger than him, and facing such an encirclement, Xia Geng was torn to pieces by the five men in less than three rounds. With Xia Geng dead, apart from Xia Jie, who was relatively confident and fought to the death, Cheng Lingxi, Wang Shen, and Chong Yingbiao, in despair, finally dared not continue to resist and had no choice but to surrender.

However, in a mutiny, there is only success; how can one survive if one fails?
Zhao Defang is indeed a good person, but that only means he has a relatively high moral standard; it doesn't mean he's a saint.

These three people dared to participate in the mutiny. Even if they surrendered, why should we keep them around?
Therefore, the final fate of these three people is predictable!

From then on, Zhao Defang led tens of thousands of troops and the Taishan area to formally surrender to Xue Rengui.

The area around Mount Tai has been the site of constant disputes over the years.

When Qinghan defeated Chiyou, this place became the most fiercely contested area and a focal point of their great battle.

Later, during the Central Plains War of the Han Dynasty, Di Qing abandoned Qingzhou in order to capture Zhao Kuangyin's stronghold of Xuzhou, retaining only Mount Tai as his temporary rear base.

However, although Di Qing only left behind Mount Tai, its location was extremely crucial. This location effectively isolated Liu Bei's and Zhao Kuangyin's territories from each other.

At that time, Tian Dan, who was stubbornly resisting in northern Yanzhou, had Mount Tai behind him.

If Mount Tai falls into the hands of Di Qing, who has already betrayed them, Tian Dan's rear will be directly threatened.

It is precisely for this reason that neither Tian Dan nor Liu Bei could tolerate such a hidden danger.

Di Qing and Su Qin were well aware of this; they could only protect one of Xuzhou and Mount Tai, and if they tried to protect both, they might lose both.

His choice was naturally Xuzhou. It was for this reason that after he captured Pengcheng, he transferred his key personnel from Mount Tai back to Xuzhou, concentrating all his forces to defend Xuzhou and completely cutting off Zhao Kuangyin's rear.

Fortunately, thanks to Zhao Defang's decision, Mount Tai was finally spared from the ravages of war.

Zhao Defang's surrender to the Jin dynasty brought them enormous benefits.

Before Li Guangyi arrived at Mount Tai, Li Xiang had already handed over the imperial edict he had prepared directly to Li Guangyi and his party. As long as Li Guangyi persuaded Zhao Defang, the edict would take effect immediately.

Zhao Defang did not surrender without any trump cards after his defeat. Instead, he led tens of thousands of troops and many civil and military officials to surrender to Jin, bringing his own resources with him.

Therefore, the treatment would naturally be anything but low.

The title of Marquis of Ye can be inherited for five generations.

From then on, Zhao Defang became one of the people with the highest noble titles in the Great Jin Dynasty, apart from the imperial family.

The title can be inherited for five generations, meaning that the title can be passed down for five generations without being demoted. Only after the fifth generation will the title be demoted and passed down from generation to generation.

However, even if the Zhao family hadn't made any contributions in the process of descending to the lowest rank, it would still take dozens of generations to reach that level. In other words, they could remain nobles for at least dozens of generations.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that their family was as wealthy and powerful as the Great Jin Dynasty. After all, several dozen generations only amount to a few hundred years, and a dynasty only lasts for a few hundred years.

Besides Zhao Defang, Li Guangyi also held the title of Marquis, but his rank was lower than Zhao Defang's County Marquis, and he held the title of Pavilion Marquis.

Furthermore, after one generation, the process of passing down the title will begin.

In addition, Li Xiang promised Li Guangyi that one of his descendants could be selected to restore the Zhao surname.