The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Father, the generals are right. We should surrender."

"There's no point in making unnecessary sacrifices. What if we die in battle, what will happen to our families?"

At this time, Fang Shijie came up and said with a bitter face.

"Yes, father, stop making fearless sacrifices and surrender."

"Bingqing is pregnant now. We can't let the child be born without a father, without grandfather and uncle."

Li Xin also persuaded.

"I have been a hero my whole life, how could I end up like this!"

Fang Xiaolian looked at his son and son-in-law with a sad face.

"Forget it, forget it, just surrender, you will live anyway."

Finally, Fang Xiaolian sighed dejectedly.

Upon hearing this, Fang Shijie and all the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go! Follow me and surrender to His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince of Daqian."

Fang Xiaolian wiped away his tears and took a deep breath.

"As ordered."

All the soldiers responded in unison.

Then, he followed Fang Xiaolian towards Ningquan.

"Your Highness, your Highness, I, Fang Xiaolian, pay my respects to you."

"Your Highness, I surrender."

When he came closer, Fang Xiaolian knelt on the ground and said.

"I, your sinner, am willing to surrender!"

Gao Xiang and other generals bowed one after another.

"Very good, everyone get up."

Ning Quan looked at Fang Xiaolian who was kneeling on the ground, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

It would be best if Fang Xiaolian could surrender, so as to avoid greater casualties.

Whether it is the Hulun Army or the Anxi Army, they are all from Daqian, and he does not want to fight against each other.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Fang Xiaolian and others said in unison.

"Well, it's a good thing that Protector General Fang surrendered, so as to avoid wasting the lives of soldiers and the suffering of the people."

"Don't worry, I promised you and all the generals that I would keep you safe, and I will definitely do it."

Ning Quan continued

"Your Highness, I am deeply grateful for your grace."

Fang Xiaolian and others expressed their gratitude again.

"Well, now that you have surrendered, let the soldiers lay down their weapons."

"From today on, they are all under my command. I will treat them all equally."

"Of course, if anyone wants to retire, I will approve it," Ning Quan ordered.

"I will obey my orders."

Generals such as Gao Xiang responded immediately, then returned to their respective armies and ordered the soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender.

Half a while later, more than 40,000 Anxi troops surrendered and joined the Hulan Army.

But a small number of soldiers wanted to leave.

Ning Quan approved all of these people.

"I have seen your Highness."

At this time, Huang Guisheng and Deng Zijie also came forward and knelt down to Ning Quan.

"Generals, please stand up quickly. I have successfully recovered Anxi. You two have made great contributions, and I will reward you." Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Huang Guisheng and the other two said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this is not the place to talk. Please go into the city."

Then, Deng Zijie bowed to Ning Quan.

"Ah."

Ning Quan nodded and led the way into the city.

Soon, everyone arrived at the Yizhou County Magistrate's Mansion.

"Your Highness, please take a seat."

Deng Zijie quickly invited Ning Quan to take a seat.

"Protector Fang, everyone, please sit down."

Sitting down at the main seat, Ning Quan waved his hand and said

"Yes, Your Highness."

"I, your humble servant, thank you for your grace."

Fang Xiaocheng, Li Xin, Fang Shijie, Gao Xiang and others took their seats one after another.

"Protector Fang, are there any other troops stationed in various parts of Anxi?" Ning Quan looked at Fang Xiaolian and asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, there are garrisons in the four cities and eight counties of Anxi, but the number of soldiers is very small, only a few dozen or a hundred."

"Only Dexing City has 3,000 garrisons, and Xizhou City has another 5,000."

After a brief thought, Fang Xiaolian answered respectfully.

"Well, how do you think we can solve this problem?" Ning Quan nodded.

"Your Highness, since the old minister has surrendered, they should also surrender."

"I will immediately write a letter to the commander of Dexing, urging him to surrender. As for Xizhou, I can accompany Your Highness there, so that is also not a problem."

"Other counties only need a piece of paper document," Fang Xiaolian suggested.

"Well, then we'll do as Protector General Fang says."

Hearing this, Ning Quan said with satisfaction.

"Your Highness is too polite. I am now a prisoner, so I don't deserve your praise."

"I only ask that Your Highness keep his promise and allow me and my family to leave."

Fang Xiaolian said modestly.

"Haha, don't worry, Protector Fang, I will never go back on my word." Ning Quan laughed.

"Then I would like to thank Your Highness for your grace."

Fang Xiaolian thanked him again.

Afterwards, Fang Xiaolian wrote a letter and sent it to Dexing.

At the same time, official documents were sent to all counties, ordering them to surrender.

......

The next day, Ning Quan led his army to Xizhou City, the capital of Anxi.

The commander of Xizhou was Li Huazhang, one of the three people persuaded to surrender by Jia Xu.

Upon learning of Ning Quan's arrival, Li Huazhang directly opened the city gate to welcome Ning Quan into the city.

It was only at this time that Fang Xiaolian learned that Li Huazhang had actually secretly surrendered to Ning Quan.

While feeling even more sad, I couldn't help but sigh at Ning Quan's good methods.

Xizhou City is the capital of Anxi and the most prosperous city in the northwest, with developed commerce and a large population.

The streets are bustling with people, shops are lined up along the street, and there are rows of wine shops and tea houses.

After Ning Quan led his army into the city, he immediately attracted the attention of the people, who gathered around and talked about it.

No one expected that Anxi would change so suddenly overnight.

Fang Xiaolian, who had ruled Anxi for decades, actually surrendered to the ninth prince of Daqian.

This is simply unbelievable.

Although they had heard that the Ninth Prince was incredibly powerful, everyone still found it hard to believe.

However, for the people, they don’t care who comes to power or who steps down, they only care about whether they can have enough to eat.

There is a severe drought right now, food is scarce, and the people are starving.

All the grain in the Anxi Protectorate was controlled by Fang Xiaolian, and the people could not get a single grain.

Now Fang Xiaolian has surrendered, and His Highness the Ninth Prince has taken control of Anxi.

The people are all looking forward to it, hoping that His Majesty the Ninth Prince will make some changes.

"Your Highness, I have a humble request. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

After entering the city, Fang Xiaolian suddenly said to Ning Quan.

"Just say it." Ning Quan smiled calmly.

"Your Highness, could you please stay in the other courtyard for three days?"

"Once I have moved my family out, I will immediately vacate the mansion and invite Your Highness to take possession of it."

Fang Xiaolian said respectfully.

Now that Ning Quan has taken control of Anxi, everything in Anxi will naturally belong to Ning Quan.

The original residence of the Protector General naturally had to be vacated.

However, Fang Xiaolian had a large family and had to pack up his belongings, so he couldn't move out immediately.

Therefore, Fang Xiaolian had no choice but to shamelessly invite Ning Quan to stay in the other courtyard for two days.

"Haha, so that's what it is. No big deal."

Ning Quan was slightly stunned, then smiled.

"Thank you very much, Your Highness. I will order someone to go back and clean up right away." Fang Xiaolian said hurriedly.

........

The villa where Ning Quan stayed was located in the west of the city.

The villa is quite large, covering an area of seven or eight acres, with gardens, rockery pavilions, trees, flowers and plants neatly arranged inside.

After arriving at the villa, Ning Quan settled down after a simple tidy up.

Fang Xiaolian also said goodbye and left, going back to clean up his mansion.