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Chapter 96 Capturing Shouyang Pass, Appointment Documents
About two quarters of an hour later, Wang Chao and his men had concealed their tracks and advanced another distance.

They stopped to wait, only a mile or two away from the west gate of Shouyang Pass.

At their speed, it would take them at most a minute or so.

If the Divine Speed ​​ability is activated, it only takes a few dozen seconds to rush to the foot of the city wall.

"Charge! The first to enter the city will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver; the one who kills the enemy general will be promoted one rank."
Charge with me!

After waiting a moment, Wang Chao suddenly sat up straight and roared.

While shouting, Wang Chao drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

"Om~!"

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the fine iron arrow shot out instantly, leaving sparks in the air as it passed, demonstrating its incredible speed.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The arrow flew like a meteor, and the moment it struck the city gate, it exploded with a loud bang.

The city gate was blown to pieces in an instant, far more powerful than modern artillery.

This is why those who enter the city first only receive a reward of fifty taels of silver.

Because breaking into the city is really not difficult.

After firing an arrow, Wang Chao took the lead and rushed out, taking two steps in three steps at a time, covering 100 meters in eight or nine seconds.

The rest of the militia were also quite fast, covering 100 meters in about ten seconds at most.

The journey of a mile or two took only a little over half a minute, and Wang Chao had already led his men to the city walls.

At this moment, many Ming soldiers were still in shock from the earlier incident where an arrow had blown open the city gate.

It wasn't until the dynasty's army had already stormed into the city gates that some generals finally reacted.

A captain roared and brandished his long sword, driving the soldiers forward.

"Quickly! Quickly, all of you, charge forward and drive the traitors out of the city!"

Faced with the captain's usual imposing presence, the soldiers began to approach hesitantly.

Faced with the soldiers blocking the gate, Wang Chao did not hesitate at all. He slashed out with his long sword one after another, killing several people instantly and creating an opening.

Wang Chao didn't stop moving, and charged straight at the captain with his sword.

"Charge! Kill the bandit leader!"

Seeing the dynasty charging towards him, a look of panic flashed in the captain's eyes. He quickly brandished his goose-feather saber and commanded the surrounding guards to step forward.

Although his personal guards were equally afraid of the dynasty's bravery, they still shouted loudly and charged towards the dynasty.

"Ah~, kill them!"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

The dynasty naturally wanted to reward the loyalty of these loyal guards.

In the flash of the blade, they didn't even see Wang Chao's movements before their heads were separated from their bodies.

Soon, Wang Chao arrived in front of the captain.

"Ah! Kill!"

Facing the blood-soaked Wang Chao, the captain's eyes flashed with fear, but he still gritted his teeth, shouted, and slashed at Wang Chao with his sword.

"laugh!"

However, when facing the dynasty, he was no different from anyone else; he was instantly beheaded and grabbed and lifted up by the dynasty.

"The enemy general is dead, why don't you surrender!"

A loud roar echoed around, and both sides instinctively looked over.

Upon seeing the captain's head held aloft by the dynasty, the morale of the militia surged instantly, and they all shouted in unison.

"Kneel down and surrender, or you will be killed!"

"Kneel down and surrender, or you will be killed!"

Compared to the surge in morale of the militia, the morale of the Ming army plummeted. Many soldiers turned and ran, and some, seeing no way to escape, simply threw down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

With the Ming army no longer blocking the city gate, Wang Chao and his men stormed into the city. Wang Chao directed a portion of his men to climb the city walls, while he led the majority of his troops toward the inner city.

When Shi Weifang, the general guarding Shouyang Pass, learned that the west gate had been breached and led his troops to provide support, Wang Chao and his men had already completely occupied the west city and stormed into the central urban area.

Upon meeting, the two sides immediately engaged in battle without exchanging a single word.

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”

"Hiss! Pfft!"

"Ah~!"

"kill!"

The sounds of clashing weapons, the screams of blades piercing flesh, and the shouts of battle from both sides mingled together, creating a fierce and tragic atmosphere that soared to the heavens.

Wang Chao led the charge, heading straight for the defending general Shi Weifang.

Seeing the approaching Wang Chao, Shi Weifang also rode forward, thrusting his spear straight at Wang Chao.

As a general in the Ming court's regular army, he naturally had his own warhorse.

Seeing Shi Weifang charging towards him on horseback, Wang Chao's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he channeled his inner energy to unleash a slash.

"bass!"

"Pfft!"

A dazzling flash of light appeared, and Shi Weifang, along with his horse, was cleaved in two, his blood and internal organs splattered all over the ground.

Upon witnessing this horrific scene, the surrounding soldiers shuddered in fear and instantly stopped in their tracks.

"Surrender without killing!"

Wang Chao, covered in blood, surveyed his surroundings and roared, "Surrender and you will not be killed!"

"Surrender without killing!"

The People's Salvation Army roared in unison.

Faced with this scene, many people timidly put down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

Of course, some turned and fled, while others, loyal to Shi Weifang, fought desperately against the dynasty.

"kill!"

"chichichi"

With a flash of sword light, Wang Chao killed more than a dozen of his personal guards in an instant, and the rest of the men finally knelt down and surrendered.

Just as the dynasty was about to charge toward the east gate again, they heard shouts of battle coming from ahead. Wang Dahu was leading the militia to attack.

Clearly, the loss of Shi Weifang's command and the withdrawal of his troops led to Wang Dahu's breach of the East Gate.

"Hahaha, Chief!"

Upon seeing the dynasty, Wang Dahu couldn't help but laugh and casually killed a Ming soldier before rushing forward.

"Big Tiger!"

Wang Chao also greeted him with a smile.

After the two sides reunited, the unrest in the city was quickly quelled. The Ming soldiers either died or surrendered, and very few escaped.

For the next two days, Wang Chao and his men stayed at Shouyang Pass, posting notices to reassure the people, ordering people to repair the city gates that Wang Chao had damaged, and taking stock of the money and grain stored in Shouyang Pass.
Because Shouyang Pass was a military city, the dynasty did not summon members of the surrounding agricultural communities this time, but instead drew people from the army to serve as city officials, and the entire city was under military management.

Afterwards, Wang Chao and Wang Dahu went to Gongchang Prefecture together.

Just like Lintao Prefecture, the dynasty directly cleaned up Gongchang Prefecture and summoned members of the surrounding agricultural communities to select officials for their posts.

During this process, the dynasty did not neglect the experiment of refining objects and tools with power.

Gradually, the dynasty came to understand the ins and outs of the matter.

Depending on the nature of the force, different materials can withstand different intensities of force, and objects with symbolic meaning can also bear even stronger forces.

For example, true essence, iron-blooded killing aura, military true energy, etc., steel often exerts more power;

The higher the strength, the more true essence it can withstand.

For example, the "true energy of the farmer" and "vital energy of the farmer" are more suited to using wood, especially wood that is vigorous, old, and hard.

For example, pine and bamboo are very suitable, and can even enhance the effect to some extent.

There is also the fate of the nation, which is represented by jade. Carving it into official seals is most fitting, although gold and silver can also be used, but they are slightly inferior to jade.

In addition, there is the gradually emerging literary style of scholars, which also favors jade and wood materials.

Or rather, jade is suitable for any kind of power.

Even the most ruthless and fierce aura, or the true energy of a military strategist, can be contained by jade. In fact, it can even make the jade more gentle and controllable without diminishing its power in the slightest.

In addition to the dynasty's own power, the dynasty also discovered that jade could contain a certain amount of celestial energy, and even innate energy.

When the dynasty sensed these things, it could already imagine that jade would become extremely precious in the future.

After thoroughly studying the various forces and their compatibility with matter, the dynasty ordered people to find a piece of jade about the size of two palms and recarve it into the leader's seal.

Subsequently, the dynasty mobilized the nation's fortune to refine it.

Gradually, the new leader's seal became crystal clear and warm, with halos flowing around it, resonating with the surrounding national fortune.

Immediately afterwards, the dynasty mobilized the [Leader] Heavenly Status within the consciousness space, projecting a phantom projection that slowly merged into the Leader's Seal.

The moment the two sides completely merged, the surrounding national fortune, spiritual power, and the beliefs of the people all surged into it, and then flowed out again.

At this time, the spiritual energy became more refined and dynamic, and the people's beliefs and the nation's destiny merged into one, becoming more profound and substantial.

When the dynasty picked up the imperial seal, it could clearly feel that it could use it to perceive and mobilize the national fortune of its territory, enhance the power of the national fortune, and even seal official positions and bestow titles upon officials.

In other words, if the dynasty stamped the official appointment document with the seal of the leader, it could seal the projection of the corresponding official position into it.

Once the person accepts the official appointment document, the power within will be instantly unsealed, activating the projection of the corresponding official position and merging into the person's body.

In this way, the dynasty would no longer need to personally bestow titles upon officials and integrate them into the divine status.

In addition, the dynasty could also integrate a portion of the power of the Heavenly Personality and official rank into the official seal, allowing it to resonate with the Heavenly Personality within the official and bear some of the pressure brought by that Heavenly Personality.

Subsequently, the dynasty summoned Wang Dahu and wrote an appointment document, appointing him as a fifth-rank garrison commander, granting him the title of Military Strategist General, and stationing him in Ningyuan to guard against a possible attack by the Ming army.

When Wang Dahu arrived, the dynasty handed him the appointment document, the seal of the garrison commander, and the token of the military general.

The moment Wang Dahu received it, a dazzling light rose from it and then disappeared into his brow.

In that instant, Wang Dahu felt as if a towering mountain was pressing down on him, threatening to crush him into dust, and his brain was spinning uncontrollably.

However, in the next instant, the garrison commander's seal and the military general's token in his hand trembled slightly, instantly resonating with the official rank and position in his mind, and taking on the pressure brought by the official rank and position for him.

At the same time, the seal of the garrison commander and the token of the general of military strategy resonated with the surrounding national fortune and the iron-blooded aura, further reducing the pressure they caused.

Furthermore, it slowly gathers the surrounding energy, transforming it into energy similar to military strategist's true qi, continuously merging into Wang Dahu's body, gradually tempering his body while strengthening the military strategist's true qi within him.

This is how the dynasty utilized official seals and various forms of power to refine objects and produce effects.

However, perhaps because it was the first time, there were still some oversights.

Therefore, when Wang Dahu first accepted the appointment, he still felt the immense pressure brought by his official position and experienced a severe bout of dizziness.

However, the dynasty believed that with increasing familiarity, this minor drawback could eventually be completely eliminated.

After a long while, Wang Dahu finally came to his senses. Looking at the appointment document in his hand, as well as the seal of the garrison commander and the token of the military general, a look of excitement and exhilaration flashed in his eyes.

Now, he has finally attained the divine status commensurate with his identity.

He could even sense the iron-blooded aura of his soldiers and the entire army through the seal of the garrison commander in his hand.

If his soldiers cultivate their military aura, he can mobilize the aura of all his soldiers to unleash even greater power.

"Thank you, Chief! Your subordinate will certainly live up to your expectations! We will never allow the Ming army to invade our territory."

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