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On the outskirts of Guihua City, at the front line of Xia Yun’s army position, all the generals led by Xia Yun gathered here.

"Marshal, there seems to have been no movement in the city for quite some time."

Xu Tianlei, who was following Xia Yun, couldn't help but express his doubts.

In the past hour, neither the 100,000 rebels nor the 20,000 barbarian troops in the city showed any sign of movement.

The entire battlefield was as quiet as if Guihua City was an empty city. It was too weird no matter how you looked at it.

"Marshal, do you want to organize a group of people to attack the city?"

Qin Tianye also put forward his own ideas.

After all, this battle must end someday, and they can't just wait outside the city forever.

At least from now on, the 100,000 rebels in the city have no intention of surrendering collectively.

"Don't worry, just wait."

In stark contrast to the concentrated generals, Xia Yun's face at this moment showed a calm and composed look.

It seemed that in his heart, everything at the moment was nothing.

"Marshal, are you thinking about Chong Heihu and the others?"

Qin Tianye asked cautiously.

He was afraid that Xia Yun would misjudge the current battle situation because he was overly worried about Chong Heihu and others.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yun turned around and glanced at Qin Tianye, and a smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Don't you think it's unusual for a city with all its walls collapsed and a 120,000-man army to be so quiet?"

Xia Yun smiled.

Although he didn't know what the current situation in the city was, he was sure of one thing.

There must have been some unknown changes in the city!

If not for this, those brutal barbarian troops would never have stayed so quietly in the city.

Upon hearing this, all the generals present looked at each other in bewilderment.

What Xia Yun said made sense, but how long do they have to wait?

However, the next moment, all the generals were puzzled.

suddenly.

In Guihua City, which was originally quiet to the point of death, a fierce fight broke out!

The neighing of war horses, the clashing of swords, and the roar of killing like mountains and seas, at this moment, drowned out all the noise in the world!

Seeing this, all the generals under Xia Yun's command opened their mouths wide, their faces filled with shock.

As for Xia Yun, he still looked calm and composed.

"Finally we took action."

Xia Yun smiled slightly, as if the changes in the city had been anticipated by him!

In the end, the intense noise in Guihua City lasted for nearly half an hour!

Half an hour later, Guihua City returned to silence.

But at this moment, a large number of Liang Dynasty troops suddenly appeared on the deserted streets! They walked out of the city in an orderly manner.

This army looked as if it had just been through a fierce battle, and the blood on the soldiers' clothes had not yet been washed clean.

But under the leadership of a group of generals, this army had an excellent appearance.

At the same time, when the army left the city, they placed all their weapons on the ground.

At this time, Xia Yun and others saw that at the front of the army, there was a burly man with his upper body naked, carrying a bundle of thorns on his back that he had found from somewhere.

Even though Xia Yun was calm and composed, he couldn't help but feel a bit amused when he saw this scene.

Soon, the army that came out of Guihua City arrived at the front of Xia Yun’s army position.

The burly man in the lead knelt directly in the center of the position.

Xia Yun and his generals, protected by a group of personal soldiers, quickly came in front of the burly man.

"I, General Zhou, pay my respects to all the gentlemen. I wonder which gentleman is the Grand Marshal of the Northern Expedition, Lord Xia Yunxia?"

The burly man spoke first, with a look of panic as he swept his gaze over the people in front of him.

"I am Xia Yun."

In the center of the crowd, Xia Yun spoke lightly.

When Zhou Sheng saw that Xia Yun was so young, he felt confused at first.

But then he remembered that the Jiangnan Governor Xia Yun was indeed just a young man in his early twenties.

Then he faced Xia Yun and bowed to the ground.

"Criminal General Zhou Sheng, pays respect to the Grand Marshal!"

"Because the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Pei Xingyuan, was vicious, he secretly colluded with the barbarian troops and sent a hundred thousand troops to Guihua City. The guilty general and his generals had no choice but to submit to the enemy camp."

"The general knows that he has committed a grave sin. He has gathered all 80,000 troops in the city, and all the barbarian troops have been slaughtered..."

"I dare not ask for forgiveness from the Grand Marshal, but the 80,000 soldiers behind me are originally from the Liang Dynasty. They have no intention of treason. I respectfully ask the Grand Marshal to show mercy and let them go!"

After learning of Xia Yun's identity, Zhou Sheng immediately burst into tears and explained the current situation of the 80,000-strong army.

Upon hearing this, the generals around Xia Yun all showed surprise on their faces.

No one had ever thought that this big and strong man in front of them could have such courage and means!

"General Zhou, get up."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yun nodded in satisfaction, then walked forward and personally helped Zhou Sheng up from the ground.

Finally, he used a small knife to cut the rope tied to Zhou Sheng, and the thorns on his back fell to the ground.

"General Zhou is loyal and brave for the country. He was able to turn the tide in the enemy camp and lead the 80,000-man army back to the right path. This is truly a great deed. I will only remember your merits, not your faults."

Xia Yun continued to speak.

In fact, long before meeting Zhou Sheng this time, they had already learned about the existence of such a person as Zhou Sheng from the soldiers who escaped from the city.

From the soldiers' descriptions, he roughly knew Zhou Sheng's character.

It was for this reason that he was certain that Zhou Sheng would bring his men to surrender voluntarily.

But even so, what he didn't expect was that Zhou Sheng not only gathered 80,000 Liang Dynasty soldiers in the city, but also slaughtered all the barbarian troops in the city!

This made him admire Zhou Sheng very much.

Although Zhou Sheng had entered Guihua City with the army before, he was not the commander of this 100,000-strong army.

Under the circumstances at that time, even if any other general was in charge, he would probably not be able to make a better choice.

"Marshal, you really... won't hold us accountable for our mistakes?"

Zhou Sheng found it a little unbelievable.

Before leaving the city to meet Xia Yun, he had prepared himself mentally for the worst.

That is to use his life in exchange for the innocence of the 90,000 troops behind him.

"There is no joking among you, my Lord."

Xia Yun smiled and then turned his gaze to the side.

"Someone, quickly help General Zhou put on his clothes."

Xia Yun waved his hand.

The two personal soldiers behind him quickly stepped forward and handed a set of armor in their hands to Zhou Sheng.

Zhou Sheng took the armor and was so moved that he was speechless.