Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 44: Recruiting Lou Dalong

"Extraordinary news! The great warlord Huang Hucheng has been destroyed."

"Extraordinary news! The great warlord Huang Hucheng has been destroyed."

"Extra, Extra! The Guan family, the great warlord, has already swallowed up eastern Guangdong, and no other warlord can stop them."

"Extra, Extra."

A few days later, as newsboys in cities and towns in eastern Guangdong reported, a shocking piece of news spread: the great warlord Huang Hucheng was swallowed up and destroyed by the Guan family. The Guan family also took advantage of this opportunity to become the undisputed number one warlord in eastern Guangdong, with the number of troops under their command reaching nearly 50,000.

This was undoubtedly shocking news for the entire eastern Guangdong, whether it was the common people or the dignitaries.

No one expected that the powerful warlord Huang Hucheng and the Huang Family Society, which had stood in eastern Guangdong for so many years, would collapse without any signs at all.

Especially for other small warlords in eastern Guangdong, it was like a bolt from the blue, because you have to know that the reason these small warlords could survive in eastern Guangdong in the past was mainly because of the confrontation between the two major warlords Guan Zongtang and Huang Hucheng, which gave these small warlords a gap to survive.

As a result, Huang Hucheng suddenly died and the Huang family's power suddenly collapsed. Then who among these other small warlords can fight against the Guan family? I am afraid that even if all of them are combined, they are not enough.

At the same time at Guan's house.

After completely defeating and annexing the Huang family forces where Huang Hucheng was, Guan Shaoqing and Guan Zongtang, father and son, also gathered together.

"Dad, this opportunity is rare. Now that the Huang family has been completely defeated and destroyed, why don't we take advantage of the fact that the other small warlords don't have time to unite and eliminate them all in one fell swoop, completely unifying the entire province of East Guangdong."

Guan Shaoqing spoke up and said that as the saying goes, one must act with all one's might. He felt that now was the opportunity for their Guan family to unify eastern Guangdong as the Huang family had been completely destroyed and annexed by them. It was just the right time to take advantage of the fact that other small warlords had no time to unite. Otherwise, if they did not take this opportunity to eliminate other small warlords in one fell swoop and unify eastern Guangdong.

After a while, those small warlords will definitely unite to fight against the Guan family. If they want to deal with these small warlords at that time, it will undoubtedly become much more difficult.

Upon hearing this, Guan Zongtang nodded in agreement, and at the same time, he looked at Guan Shaoqing with an expression of extreme satisfaction.

This time, the Guan family was able to destroy and swallow up the Huang family's power in one fell swoop, and Guan Shaoqing can be said to have made a great contribution. If Guan Shaoqing had not beheaded Huang Hucheng and taken Huicheng and Qingzhou to eliminate half of the Huang family's power, he would never have been able to take Qingzhou so easily.

Not to mention destroying and annexing the entire Huang family.

"What Shao Qing said is exactly what I want to say. In the entire Guangdong East, besides our Guan and Huang families, there are six other small warlords. Do you have any good strategies to deal with these six small warlords?"

Guan Zongtang asked.

"I think we can try to persuade these six small warlords to surrender first. If we can persuade them to surrender, then we can do it. If not, we can mobilize the troops later. It just so happens that I have met Teng County Marshal Lou Dalong once before, and I have some understanding of him. I am also confident that I can persuade him to surrender."

"Then I will go to Teng County to persuade Lou Dalong to surrender, and I will send five more teams to persuade the other five small warlords to surrender. If they are willing to surrender, that would be great. But if they are not willing, then we don't need to be polite and will just wipe them out directly."

"Okay, then I'll do as you say, Shaoqing."

"Someone is coming."

"Commander."

"Immediately spread my command. I will unify eastern Guangdong. If the remaining warlords do not wish to die, they should give up resistance and surrender. I will not treat them unfairly. But if they remain stubborn, this will be the fate of the Huang family."

"Yes."
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the next day;

Vine City;

The Marshal's Mansion.

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Lou Dalong paced back and forth in the hall anxiously, as if his eyebrows were on fire.

However, Lou Dalong had already learned about the demise of the Huang family and the surrender of these small warlords by the Guan family.

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Lou Dalong.

As one of the warlords in eastern Guangdong, although Lou Dalong was not outstanding, he still had a basic sense of the overall situation and the ability to deal with situations. He also knew that in the past, the small warlords like them could survive in eastern Guangdong mainly because the two big warlords Guan Zongtang and Huang Hucheng maintained a balance in their confrontation, so these small warlords had the opportunity to survive in the cracks.

But now the balance has been broken and the Huang family has been destroyed. On the other hand, the Guan family not only defeated the Huang family, their great enemy, but also annexed the Huang family's forces, causing their strength to surge.

Under such circumstances, how could these small warlords be the opponents of the Guan family?

Like Lou Dalong himself, he had only more than 5,000 soldiers under his command, and he had no choice but to go into battle against the Guan family. Lou Dalong even suspected that if he said he was going to fight against the Guan family, his subordinates would probably rebel against him.

But if he didn't surrender to the Guan family, Lou Dalong was worried that the Guan family would abandon him after they had successfully incorporated his troops.

So at this moment Lou Dalong was really anxious and had no idea whether to fight or surrender. If he fought, he would basically die, but if he didn't fight, he was worried that the Guan family would abandon him and he was also reluctant to give up his current power.

"Dalong, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, Mi Qilian came down from upstairs with the support of Mi Nianying. Seeing Lou Dalong walking around in a hurry, she couldn't help but ask.

"Honey, why did you come down? It's okay, I was just thinking about something. Don't worry, go back and rest."

When Lou Dalong saw that it was Michelle Lian who came down, he quickly spoke. He did not tell Michelle Lian about the matter because Michelle Lian was about to give birth, and her body was weak after the incident with the demon baby, so Lou Dalong did not want Michelle Lian to worry.

I have to say that as a husband, Lou Dalong is a good one, and he loves Michelle Lin very much.

But Michelle Lin is not stupid. Any normal person can see that there is something wrong with Lou Dalong's behavior these days, and it is getting worse and worse.

"Dalong, you and I are husband and wife, is there something I shouldn't know?"

"this!"

Lou Dalong hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but finally couldn't resist Michelle Lin's questioning and told her everything truthfully.

But after listening to what Lou Dalong said, sisters Mi Qilian and Mi Nianying suddenly panicked.

Although Michelle Lin always seems to be extremely calm in everything she does, and Lou Dalong usually seems to listen to Michelle Lin, Michelle Lin is just a woman after all, and has not experienced many storms. At this moment, facing such a life-and-death situation, she couldn't help but panic.

What's even worse is that Michelle is pregnant now.

"Then what should we do?" Mi Nianying couldn't help but said anxiously: "Why don't we go find Master Lin and Brother Shaoqing for help."

Lou Dalong was tempted by this, but then shook his head. "It's useless. The Guan family has now defeated and annexed the Huang family. They have nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses. It's simply not something that a single person can control on their own."

"So, Dalong, what are your plans?"

Michelle looked at Lou Dalong worriedly.

Upon hearing this, Lou Dalong looked conflicted and unable to make up his mind.

Just then.

"Oh no, oh no, Marshal, a large army is coming outside the city!" A soldier under Lou Dalong's command ran in hurriedly and said in panic.

"What? Could it be that the Guan family is attacking us so soon?" Lou Dalong's face changed instantly when he heard this, and he quickly summoned his soldiers and walked towards the city gate.

"Sister." Sisters Mi Nianying and Mi Qilian looked at each other, their faces full of worry.

Soon Lou Dalong gathered his troops and rushed to the city gate tower.

At this time, a large army also appeared in front of the city wall of Tengcheng.

However, when he saw the leading general of this army, Lou Dalong, who was originally extremely nervous, was stunned.

"You, you are the disciple of Taoist Ying!"

Lou Dalong recognized Guan Shaoqing, the leader of the army, at a glance.

"General Lou, we meet again." Guan Shaoqing saw Lou Dalong on the tower and smiled immediately after hearing this. He then said, "Let me formally introduce myself today. I am Guan Shaoqing, and my father is Guan Zongtang."

"You, you are Marshal Guan's son, Marshal Guan!"

Lou Dalong was completely shocked when he heard this. He never thought that Guan Shaoqing would have such an identity. He originally thought that Guan Shaoqing was just a disciple of Uncle Jiu with outstanding strength. He never thought that in addition to being Uncle Jiu's disciple, Guan Shaoqing also had such a prominent identity.

Especially during this period, as the Huang family was destroyed and annexed by the Guan family, Guan Shaoqing became famous in one fell swoop. After all, he single-handedly beheaded Huang Hucheng, captured Huicheng, and then captured Qingzhou, and single-handedly took down most of the Huang family's forces, including the leader Huang Hucheng.

As these news spread, it would be hard for Guan Shaoqing not to become famous.

Originally, when talking about the Guan family, the warlords in eastern Guangdong, everyone basically only thought of Guan Shaoqing's father, Guan Zongtang.

But now, with the destruction of the Huang family, Guan Shaoqing's reputation has become completely famous, and he is even catching up with Guan Zongtang.

"My Lou Dalong and your Guan family have always kept to themselves. What are you doing here today?!"

After a brief shock, Lou Dalong shouted again.

"General Lou should be aware that our Guan family has already defeated and annexed the Huang family. Unifying eastern Guangdong is just around the corner, and absolutely no one can stop our Guan family's progress."

Guan Shaoqing said without changing his expression.

"However, I do know General Lou, and he and his wife are old acquaintances of my master. Not to mention Nian Ying, so I don't want to confront him. As long as General Lou is willing to join my Guan family, I promise that I will never treat him unfairly."

"What do you think, Marshal Lou?"

"this--"

Lou Dalong was immediately moved when he heard this, because he did not have the courage to resist the Guan family and even intended to surrender, but he was just worried that he would be abandoned by the Guan family after surrendering.

But at this moment, Guan Shaoqing appeared and got Guan Shaoqing's guarantee, Lou Dalong couldn't help but move.

"Not only General Lou, but also the brothers under your command, as long as you are willing to surrender, I, Guan Shaoqing, once again guarantee that I will never embarrass or mistreat any of you. What do you and the others think?"

Guan Shaoqing said again.

"Lou Shuai, surrender!"

At this point, the people under Lou Dalong couldn't help it, because they didn't want to fight with the Guan family either. After all, the gap in strength was too big.

After hearing this, Lou Dalong was completely powerless to resist.

But before Lou Dalong could speak,

"Okay, we're willing to serve!"

Suddenly, a female voice sounded from the entrance of the city wall behind Lou Dalong, and then Mi Qilian came out with the support of Mi Nianying.

"Wife, why are you here?"

Seeing this, Lou Dalong hurried forward to meet him.

"Brother Shaoqing."

Mi Nianying, who was holding Michelle Lin, looked at Guan Shaoqing under the city wall with excitement.

Michelle saw that Guan Shaoqing also breathed a sigh of relief, because she knew that since it was Guan Shaoqing, as long as they sincerely joined him, there would be no need to worry about their safety, after all, the relationship between the two parties was there.

Guan Shaoqing's identity was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for them.

"Our Lou family is willing to serve the young commander."

Michelle said again.

"Madam, you are very understanding and righteous. Shaoqing thanks you here. Madam, General Lou, and everyone else can rest assured. As long as you sincerely serve me, I, Shaoqing Guan, promise that I will never treat you unfairly or embarrass you."

Guan Shaoqing also laughed immediately.

Immediately afterwards, with Lou Dalong's order, the gate of Tengcheng opened.

This also means that Guan Shaoqing successfully persuaded Lou Dalong to surrender.

(End of this chapter)