Hearing his order, Liu Ben moved instantly.

He didn't even give Wang Yanzhang a chance to beg for mercy.

A pair of big hands suddenly grabbed Wang Yanzhang's neck and slowly lifted his body up.

Wang Yanzhang raised his arms towards Su Qingjue's gradually retreating figure, whimpering as if he wanted to beg for mercy.

However, until Su Qingjue's figure disappeared from his sight, he did not receive a word of forgiveness.

At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot and his brain had begun to experience hallucinations due to extreme lack of oxygen.

But Wang Yanzhang was, after all, a Zhongtian-level expert, so he wouldn't be strangled to death so quickly.

He tried to pry Liu Ben's big hands apart in a final struggle, but Liu Ben's big hands were like an iron hoop, tightly gripping his neck.

Soon, Wang Yanzhang's legs stopped shaking, and his hands, which were trying to pry Liu Ben's legs apart, fell down weakly.

But even so, Liu Ben still didn't let go.

He held the other person tightly for a long time, until Wang Yanzhang's body was almost cold, and then Liu Ben threw his body on the ground.

Then he lifted the opponent's leg and walked out, ready to cut off his head to intimidate the Daliang army.

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three days later.

Su Qingjue's troops took a brief rest in Tongguan and then marched towards the interior of Daliang.

As for Tongguan, a strong military location, he asked Xu Ziwei to stay and garrison there.

Just as the army was about to approach Shanzhou City, something happened that he did not expect.

A middle-aged man who claimed to be the head of the Qian family, a prominent family in Shanzhou City, stopped the army in front of him and said he wanted to see him.

The middle-aged man was dressed elegantly, and the BMW under his crotch looked very energetic. It was obvious at first glance that he was not an ordinary person.

However, the soldiers of Qi State did not indulge him because of this.

They went straight forward and surrounded him, pointing their spears at the middle-aged man, as if they could pierce him into a sieve at any time.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man quickly dismounted and said, "Take me to see the general, I have something important to report to him!"

Hearing this, the soldiers looked at each other, and then someone stepped forward to search him for any weapons.

Then he put a knife to his throat and brought him to Su Qingjue.

"I am Qian Yiyuan, the head of the Qian family, and I am here to see the general!"

Su Qingjue was also quite surprised when she learned the identity of the middle-aged man.

He led his army to attack Daliang, so naturally he did some research on the officials of Daliang.

The Qian family has considerable influence in Daliang.

Many of the family's young men hold high positions in Daliang.

The highest-ranking official even reached the position of Minister of Revenue.

Su Qingjue asked with some doubt: "Your Qian family is relying on me, aren't you afraid that this will bring trouble to your family members?"

Qian Yiyuan naturally knew what Su Qingjue was referring to.

He clasped his fists and said respectfully, "Reporting to the general, Emperor Liang Zhu Youzhen is stupid and immoral, and often gambles his life with his subjects for fun."

"Several of our Qian family members have lost their lives because of this. Such an emperor is not worthy of our service!"

"In our opinion, you who love the people like your own children and wish to benefit the people of the world are the ones worthy of our loyalty!"

Although Qian Yiyuan said this.

But in fact, the Qian family is betting on both sides.

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After all, the Qi army was coming with such great force that even Tongguan could not stop them. Anyone could see that Shanzhou City could not be defended at all.

Rather than defending the city and waiting to be slaughtered after the city is captured, it is better to prepare to surrender to the State of Qi in advance.

In this way, the Qian family can be saved for the time being.

At the same time, they had sent people to deliver messages to their clansmen far away in Bianzhou.

When the news of the fall of Shanzhou City reached Bianzhou, they insisted that it was the Shanzhou governor who opened the city gate and surrendered, and that it had nothing to do with the Qian family, and put all the blame on Chen Wentao.

Then we can kill Chen Wentao secretly so that there will be no evidence.

In this way, no matter who wins in the end, the Qian family will still have room to maneuver.

Even if some people suffer as a result, as long as the family is still there, these sacrifices are worth it.

Qian Yiyuan clasped his hands and said, "General, if you don't mind, our Qian family is willing to help you capture Shanzhou City."

Su Qingjue asked: "Then what is your Qian family going to do?"

"General, please rest assured. We have made all the arrangements."

"As soon as your army arrives at Shanzhou City, our Qian family will set fire to the city and create chaos."

"Not only that, my Qian family has a small number of private soldiers, and someone will lead them to open the city gate from the inside."

Hearing this, Su Qingjue pondered for a moment.

He wondered if this was a trap.

Although he is powerful, he is not afraid of any conspiracy.

But the soldiers under his command are all ordinary people. If they were ambushed, there would definitely be heavy casualties, which is not what he wants to see.

Seeing Su Qingjue's hesitation, Qian Yiyuan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, General. I am willing to be a hostage. If things are not as I said, you can kill me or chop me up!"

After hearing Qian Yiyuan's statement, Su Qingjue believed him for the time being.

Then he asked, "Besides you, who else knows about this?"

"Only a few core members of the family know about it. When the action comes, those private soldiers will definitely not leak the secret." Qian Yiyuan said with certainty.

For such powerful families, the private soldiers they raise have always been well fed and well-fed, and their families are also very good, so these private soldiers are naturally absolutely loyal to them.

"Liu Ben."

"The general is here!"

"Pass my order, speed up the march, and try to reach Shanzhou City before sunset!"

"Yes!"

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Chapter 95 Why did the governor surrender first?

Following Su Qingjue's order, the army began to speed up its march.

As the vanguard, Liu Ben took the lead with 3,000 cavalry to investigate the situation outside Shanzhou City.

As for Qian Yiyuan, Su Qingjue did not treat him as a hostage, but ordered his people to entertain him well.

In this way, the troops of Qi State successfully arrived outside the city of Shanzhou before the sun set.

Liu Ben rode a tall horse, holding a long spear, and began to challenge the enemy frantically under the city.

But no one answered on the city wall. All that could be seen was a crowd of people, and it was unclear what was going on.

Inside the city.

After receiving the news that the Qi army had arrived, the Qian family immediately started setting fires everywhere.

They used kerosene which is extremely flammable and will burn for a long time once touched.

In addition, most of the buildings in the city are made of wood and are not far apart.

The fire spread quickly throughout the city.

Soldiers came forward with buckets of water to put out the fire.

When Zheng Dalong saw this, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

It was obvious that the fire was not an accident. There must be someone in the city who had surrendered to the enemy and wanted to be their accomplice.

If so, his situation would be very dangerous.

Those who wanted to surrender might want to chop off his head and take credit for it.

Thinking of this, Zheng Dalong looked around vigilantly, then silently took a step back and protected Chen Wentao in front of him.

In front of him, Chen Wentao was extremely anxious.

"Oops, I'm too slow!"

He originally wanted to surrender, but after all, there was still Zheng Dalong in the army, so he made preparations in secret, thinking of controlling Zheng Dalong first and then opening the city gate.

But what he never expected was that someone else would take the lead in surrendering.

In this way, even if he surrendered, it would not be considered as any merit.

There is even suspicion that they were forced to surrender due to the situation.

No!

Chen Wentao took a deep breath and made up his mind.

If he wanted to surrender, he had to act now. If he acted later, he might not even need to open the city gate, as it would have been opened by those who surrendered in advance.

Thinking of this, Chen Wentao looked at Zheng Dalong with a hint of apology and said in a deep voice: "Captain Zheng, I'm sorry!"

As he spoke, Chen Wentao raised his hand and waved.

Suddenly, more than a dozen soldiers rushed over.

Zheng Dalong's eyes widened when he saw this. He looked at Chen Wentao and asked, "Brother Chen, so you have surrendered to the enemy?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier if you had such an idea?"

The soldiers who rushed out began to tie up Zheng Dalong with ropes.

Zheng Dalong did not struggle, but looked at Chen Wentao calmly.

"Brother Chen, if you want to surrender, count me in. I am willing to surrender too!"

Zheng Dalong had already thought about surrendering, even earlier than Chen Wentao.

Ever since Wang Yanzhang was defeated, he knew that he, as the commander of the Zhechoufu in Shanzhou City, would definitely not be able to stop the army of Qi State.

Rather than working for that gambling-addicted dog emperor, it is better to surrender and change the future.

What a coincidence.

Zheng Dalong's idea was exactly the same as Chen Wentao's.

They are all afraid of each other's existence and have secretly deployed people to control each other.

The men Zheng Dalong prepared were on the top of the city wall.

As long as Chen Wentao climbs up the city wall, he will be controlled, and then he can take Chen Wentao to Su Qingjue to seek credit.

However, Zheng Dalong never dreamed that Chen Wentao, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a decent image, and usually seemed to be self-righteous, could actually move faster than him.

This is really the case of judging a person by his appearance but not his heart!

Chen Wentao was skeptical about Zheng Dalong's words.

At this point, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Not only did he not order his men to untie Zheng Dalong, but he also ordered them to cover Zheng Dalong's mouth with a piece of rag.

Then, in order to prevent others from getting there first, Chen Wentao ran to the city gate and ordered the soldiers to open it.

The soldiers guarding the city did not want to die, so they all obeyed the governor's orders and opened the city gates.

the other side.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the city, the Qian family and their private soldiers all changed into night clothes, put on masks, and moved towards the city gate with pieces of wood in their mouths.

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