However, when they arrived at the city gate, they suddenly found that the originally closed city gate had already been opened.
And the person who opened the city gate was actually the scapegoat they had anticipated.
At this moment, all members of the Qian family had the same thought in their minds.
"Why did you surrender first, Governor?"
"..."
After Chen Wentao opened the city gate, he ran quickly towards the Qi army.
Seeing him approaching, Liu Ben rode his horse in front of Chen Wentao and pointed his lance at him.
Facing the horse lance, Chen Wentao said calmly:
"I am Chen Wentao, the governor of Shanzhou. I am willing to surrender the city to the general!!"
Liu Ben took back his lance, turned his horse around and returned to the army formation.
He ran to Su Qingjue and told her what Chen Wentao had said.
Su Qingjue was quite surprised to learn that the Governor of Shanzhou actually took the lead in surrendering.
He was the governor of a state after all. He didn't even fight, and just surrendered?
However, if you think about it carefully, it is human nature.
Even Tongguan could not withstand the attack of the Qi army, let alone Shanzhou, which had poor defense.
Perhaps this governor of Shanzhou is just like Wang Yanzhang, a coward who is afraid of death.
Su Qingjue did not hesitate and ordered on the spot: "Enter the city!"
woo-
The trumpets sound, the drums beat, and we march!
The morale of the Qi army was greatly boosted as they were able to defeat the enemy without fighting and successfully capture Shanzhou City.
Su Qingjue rode a white horse and slowly stepped out of the army formation.
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"drink!"
"drink!"
"drink!"
The soldiers shouted in unison, the sound was so powerful that it shook the earth.
The people of the entire Shanzhou city could hear the uniform shouting.
Behind Su Qingjue, several military generals followed not far away.
Qian Yiyuan, the head of the Qian family who had come to seek refuge before, was also among them.
Qian Yiyuan also breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the governor Chen Wentao had actually surrendered the city.
Fortunately, he was smart and thought of surrendering in advance.
Otherwise, if the Qi army really arrived at the city and Chen Wentao surrendered the city, the Qian family would no longer have the opportunity to surrender.
By then, powerful families like theirs would become fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered at will.
Thinking of this, Qian Yiyuan looked at Chen Wentao with gratitude.
The current situation is the best for the Qian family.
Originally, the Qian family would have to take risks if they surrendered.
Now that Chen Wentao has voluntarily surrendered the city, it has nothing to do with his Qian family anymore.
Even if the Emperor of Daliang blamed them, it would not be the Qian family's fault.
This is equivalent to the Qian family originally wanting Chen Wentao to take the blame for them, but who would have thought that Chen Wentao would take the blame himself, and take it so seriously and firmly.
Apart from anything else, Qian Yiyuan felt that in the future, when the members of the Qian family saw Chen Wentao, they should bow to him.
......
Su Qingjue entered Shanzhou City. He looked at the smoke rising from the city, turned his head and said to Chen Wentao who was following him, "Take your men to put out the fire first, and make a thorough calculation of the losses of the people. Everything will be borne by our Qi State!"
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Chen Wentao's eyes lit up.
He seemed to have seen someone who was truly worthy of his loyalty.
......
......
Chapter 96 Daliang is about to perish!
In Shanzhou City, including the official Liang army and the private soldiers raised by the wealthy families, there were nearly 10,000 people in total.
Among these more than 10,000 people, Su Qingjue selected some strong and capable men and dispersed them into the existing military formation.
As for the rest, Su Qingjue ordered people to give them some rations and then sent them home.
After all, these soldiers are of varying quality, and it is impossible to accept them all.
Even for the elite soldiers selected, it will take some time to integrate into the existing military formation.
When the remaining soldiers learned that they could go home, they were all grateful to Su Qingjue.
I thought they followed the governor in surrendering, so they should be considered surrendered soldiers.
Given the current treatment of soldiers, it was already very good for them to be able to get some hard labor and make a living.
However, they did not expect that the general of Qi State was so kind that he was willing to let them go and even gave them extra food for the journey.
Not only that.
They also heard that those elite troops who were selected were treated exceptionally well, far exceeding their previous treatment.
At this moment, the soldiers who were not selected actually felt a little disappointed.
They looked at their former fellow villagers being selected with envy in their eyes.
The soldiers are not fools. They join the army only because they are forced and not voluntarily.
Everyone else just wants to make a living from this.
After all, being able to eat enough is a very happy thing these days.
Even though there is a risk of dying in battle by joining the army, it is still a hundred times better than starving to death.
"Er Gouzi, have you made up your mind? You really don't want to go back home with us?"
Some of the soldiers from their hometown who failed the election prepared to travel together and return to their hometown.
"No, if I join the Qi army, I can not only eat enough, but also eat meat occasionally. The monthly salary is much more than what I get in the Liang army. I just need to save up some more time, and when I return home, I will have enough money to marry a wife."
"If I am lucky enough to make military achievements, I might even be able to become a general in the future!"
"By then, I can drink and eat as much as I want, and I can even marry a few more wives..."
To these low-level soldiers, those generals with miscellaneous titles were already top figures.
Their ambitions are naturally that simple.
After hearing Er Gouzi's words, the unsuccessful soldiers actually felt very upset.
Naturally, they also wanted to stay, but there was definitely no chance now.
The great general had strict discipline in his army, and these people all had problems to varying degrees, so naturally they could not join the Qi army.
However, although they could not stay, the idea that the Qi army treated them well was deeply imprinted in their minds.
When these people return to their hometowns, they will become the "publicity ambassadors" of the Qi Army, making Su Qingjue famous while attracting more talents for him.
For Su Qingjue, talents are like Han Xin selecting soldiers, the more the better!
A few more days passed.
After finishing their tasks, Shanzhou Governor Chen Wentao and Qian family patriarch Qian Yiyuan immediately went to the government office to meet Su Qingjue.
The two men met at the gate of the government office by chance, each with a strange look on their face.
Especially Chen Wentao, when he saw Qian Yiyuan, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a stink bug.
No wonder they refused to see me when I visited them. It turned out they had been ready to surrender for a long time.
Moreover, judging from the situation at the time, the other party might very likely chop off his head after breaking into the city gate and present it to the general to claim credit.
I have never offended them, but these people did not treat me as a human being at all, and even wanted to murder me secretly.
This...from now on we will be mortal enemies!
"Humph!"
Thinking of this, Chen Wentao snorted coldly:
"Master Qian really has a good plan, but... we'll see what happens in the future!!"
After saying this, he didn't even look at Qian Yiyuan and walked straight to the backyard of the government office.
Qian Yiyuan smiled awkwardly.
He bowed to the soldiers on duty around him, and then followed him in.
There were so many people around him that he couldn't confront the other party on the spot.
If this gets to the general's ears, it might affect the image of the Qian family in the general's mind.
So, Qian Yiyuan forced himself to suppress his anger.
He appeared calm on the surface, but in his heart he was already cursing all of Chen Wentao's ancestors.
He admitted that his initial idea was to break into the city gate and then kill Chen Wentao to claim credit.
But didn’t this happen?
You, Chen Wentao, are not only alive and well now, but you have also earned a good impression in front of the general because of your offering of the city.
If the general ascends to the throne in the future, you will have the merit of following the dragon.
Isn't this enough for you?
After all, Chen Wentao, you are the governor of a state, but you don’t even have the magnanimity to tolerate others?
No wonder you always look so poor. You won’t be able to eat four dishes in your life!
In fact, it is not difficult to see from Qian Yiyuan’s thoughts that he never took Chen Wentao seriously.
Even though Chen Wentao was the governor of a state, in Qian Yiyuan's eyes, Chen Wentao, who came from a poor family, was not on the same level as them.
......
"See the General!"
Chen Wentao walked into the study, stood not far from the desk, and bowed.
Beside him, Qian Yiyuan bowed deeply with a flattering smile on his face.
"Your humble servant greets my lord!"
After hearing this, Chen Wentao frowned slightly.
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Su Qingjue looked at the head of the Qian family with some interest.
Chen Wentao said respectfully: "General, the fire in the city has been put out, and all the aftermath work has been handled properly."
Su Qingjue smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You did a great job."
"My Lord, I have already contacted all the major families in Shanzhou, and they are all willing to join you."
"I took the initiative to raise millions of taels of money with those great families to help the general attack Liang!"
When Qian Yiyuan saw Chen Wentao being praised by Su Qingjue, he naturally didn't want to be left behind.
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