Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 42: Win people’s hearts
"Boom——"

There was another loud noise.

This was after the war ended. Most of the Marshal's Mansion could no longer withstand the impact of the war and collapsed, forming a ruin.

Guan Shaoqing's figure did not fall with the collapsed part of the Marshal's Mansion, but he jumped to a high place on the other side of the Marshal's Mansion that had not collapsed yet. He was holding a corpse in his hand, which was Huang Hucheng.

In front of the Huang family's mansion, which had collapsed halfway, there were already densely packed people, carrying all kinds of long guns and short cannons. They were the soldiers under Huang Hucheng's command. However, at this moment, these people looked at Guan Shaoqing who was standing on a high place and no one dared to take action.

Because the scene of Guan Shaoqing's battle with Gu Pa and the red-clothed twin evil spirits just now shocked them too much.

For these ordinary people, the battle scene just now was like witnessing a myth.

What’s more important is that Huang Hucheng is already dead, and his body is still in Guan Shaoqing’s hands.

As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head, and the same is true for humans, especially for these large armies. If even the commander is gone and his body is in the hands of others, who else can have any opinion?

At this time, Guan Shaoqing also looked at the army under Huang Hucheng in front of him and said.

"My name is Guan Shaoqing, the Young Commander of Yuncheng. My father, Guan Zongtang, and Huang Hucheng are dead. Our Guan army will soon arrive in Huicheng. If you don't want to follow in his footsteps, lay down your weapons and surrender now. There is still a glimmer of hope."

"I also promise that as long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, I will never make things difficult for you. At that time, I will give you two choices. You can choose to leave on your own, or you can choose to stay and follow me."

"But if you still want to resist, don't blame me for being ruthless next time."

"This is what I, the young commander, have said. You can choose your own path."

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After hearing what Guan Shaoqing said, all the soldiers under Huang Hucheng in front of the Huang family's headquarters looked at each other and hesitated.

Finally, the middle-aged general, who was dressed like a senior officer under Huang Hucheng, put down his gun.

"I am Sun Ze, and I am willing to follow the young commander."

"What the hell, Sun Ze? The Marshal treated you well, how dare you betray him?"

After hearing Sun Ze's words, another middle-aged officer with a fierce look on his face immediately roared.

But the middle-aged officer had just finished speaking.

"bump--"

Suddenly a gunshot was heard. Sun Ze raised his hand and shot the other man in the head. Then, with a few more gunshots, he killed several of his cronies behind the fierce-looking officer. Then he turned around and looked at Guan Shaoqing again.

"Young Marshal, this man's name is Huang Bao. He is Huang Hucheng's nephew and a diehard fan of Huang Hucheng."

"very good."

Guan Shaoqing couldn't help but look at Sun Ze with admiration when he saw this. Sun Ze's performance made him very satisfied. What he needed now was someone like Sun Ze, because as long as Sun Ze took the lead in surrendering, it would be easy for him to annex the army under Huang Hucheng.

Otherwise, if the army under Huang Hucheng did not surrender and fought him head-on, it would be a big trouble for Guan Shaoqing.

Although Sun Ze's act of betrayal is not good, it is probably even more disliked by many superiors, because Sun Ze's performance does not show the word loyalty at all. How many superiors in the world would like such a subordinate who does not show the word loyalty?

But Guan Shaoqing would not do that, because compared to loyalty, he also values interests. Loyalty is indeed valuable, but interests are equally important.

Moreover, as long as his strength is strong enough, Guan Shaoqing believes that he can also intimidate people like Sun Ze.

When superiors hire people, they should not only consider loyalty, but also benefits.

"Sun Ze, right? This young marshal now appoints you as the commander of my third battalion, responsible for recruiting and commanding these surrendered personnel."

Guan Shaoqing immediately looked at Sun Ze and said.

Sun Ze's expression immediately brightened when he heard this and he quickly spoke.

"Thank you, Young Marshal, for your promotion. I will follow you till death."

He was the first to express his willingness to serve Guan Shaoqing. In addition to recognizing the situation, he also wanted to show Guan Shaoqing that he valued him.

Sun Ze was naturally happy that his performance was rewarded, and then he immediately turned around and said to the other troops behind him who were originally under Huang Hucheng's command.

"Ever since Huang Hucheng became the commander of Huicheng, he has levied heavy taxes, burned, killed, looted, oppressed the people, and committed all sorts of evil. Now that he has been killed by the young commander, it is truly fate. The young commander has given us the opportunity to abandon the dark and join the light. If you don't abandon the dark and join the light as soon as possible, when will you?"

After hearing Sun Ze's words, the other soldiers under Huang Hucheng who were still hesitating put down their guns and chose to follow Sun Ze and surrender to Guan Shaoqing.

After all, he who knows the times is a hero. Apart from Huang Hucheng's true relatives like Huang Bao, who would really be willing to sacrifice his own life for Huang Hucheng?

So, with Sun Ze leading the surrender, all the remaining troops under Huang Hucheng chose to join Guan Shaoqing, totaling about 5,000 people.

Of course, the army under Huang Hucheng must have more than 5,000 people, but this is the only one in Huicheng.

Afterwards, Guan Shaoqing ordered Sun Ze to lead the surrendered troops to clean up the battlefield, especially to clean out Huang Hucheng's house and search for Huang Hucheng's money. After all, he was a warlord and his money was not to be missed, so he must not be let go.

After ordering Sun Ze to lead his men to clean up the battlefield, Guan Shaoqing also checked his merit points for the night. [Merit Points: 667;]

The information panel of the Book of Creation emerged.

The value of merit points also appeared in front of Guan Shaoqing at the first moment.

667!

A total of 667 merit points.

Before that, Guan Shaoqing only had 127 merit points, which means that after this battle, Gu Pa contributed 540 merit points to him.

Guan Shaoqing couldn't help but feel happy instantly.

This Gupa is really a kind person, contributing so many merit points to himself at one time.

The main reason is that there are enough wronged souls and evil spirits that Gu Pa enslaves. Not to mention the twin evil spirits in red, there are also countless wronged souls and evil spirits in the black flags. Otherwise, just killing Gu Pa would not bring any merit points to Guan Shaoqing.

Guan Shaoqing felt that in the future he could take the initiative to hunt down those evil cultivators who refined corpses and raised ghosts.

With these 667 merit points, Guan Shaoqing will be able to directly break through to the twelfth level of "The Thirteen Taibao's Horizontal Training".

The cultivation value required to break through the twelfth level of "The Thirteen Taibao's Horizontal Training" is 500 million, which is equivalent to 500 merit points. By then, Guan Shaoqing may even have some left.

After breaking through to the twelfth level of "The Thirteen Taibao's Horizontal Training Skill", Guan Shaoqing was only one level away from the highest level of "The Thirteen Taibao's Horizontal Training Skill".

"Young Marshal, we've found the treasure house of Huanghu City!"

Just at this time, Sun Ze, who was cleaning up the scene with the surrendered army, also brought news that Huang Hucheng's treasure house had been found.

Guan Shaoqing heard the sound and walked over surrounded by the crowd. Soon, a treasure house like an underground secret room appeared in Guan Shaoqing's sight.

This is Huang Hucheng's treasure house, where he usually stores his wealth. He built it in the basement of the Marshal's Mansion, an underground secret room of more than 20 square meters.

At this moment, there are more than a dozen boxes of various sizes neatly arranged in the center of the treasury, and the boxes are all filled with various gold, silver and jewelry. There are four boxes of gold alone.

There are other things around that look like antique calligraphy and paintings.

Guan Shaoqing made a simple estimate and concluded that the gold and silver in the treasury would be worth at least millions of dollars, not to mention other jewelry, jade, and antiques.

Damn Huang Hucheng has quite a lot of treasures.

But now it's all mine.

The other people around couldn't help but reveal a burning greedy look when they saw the room full of gold, silver and treasures, but no one dared to reach out because Guan Shaoqing was here.

At this moment, no one present was not afraid of Guan Shaoqing.

Guan Shaoqing naturally noticed the burning gazes of the people around him, and immediately spoke.

"I, Guan Shaoqing, never treat my own people unfairly. Since you have decided to follow me, this young marshal will not let you down. Come, take out that box of gold separately. In a few days, convert it all into dollars and distribute it to the brothers present."

"Wow——!"

Hearing Guan Shaoqing's words, everyone present instantly became excited, and looked at Guan Shaoqing with eyes that wished they could worship him as their godfather.

After all, Guan Shaoqing really gave them benefits. He gave them a box of gold just by saying so. Which subordinate would not like such a boss? Even though these people had just surrendered to Guan Shaoqing, their loyalty to him increased greatly in an instant.

"Young Marshal is mighty!"

"Young Marshal is so handsome!"

"From now on, I will fight wherever the young commander points!"

"We swear to follow the young marshal until death!"

"Fuck Huang Hucheng, he hid so much treasure by himself, young marshal is so generous, my life belongs to young marshal from now on"

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The entire scene instantly became a sea of joy, with ghosts crying and wolves howling.

Guan Shaoqing smiled and did not stop him. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Although these people have just surrendered to him, Guan Shaoqing knows that if he wants the horse to run, he must feed it sooner or later. If he wants these people to work for him, he must let them see the benefits, so the necessary benefits must be given.

Of course, blindly giving benefits is definitely not a good idea. Sometimes you have to give people some encouragement.

The kingly way is to use both kindness and severity.

(End of this chapter)