Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Dou Qingran narrowed his eyes, looking at the large group of people in front of him, and said in a very good mood: "Good, since everyone is willing to surrender, I will no longer kill you all. But you should know in your hearts that if you are just pretending to surrender and then want to turn around and kill me, I will definitely not show you any mercy."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly chimed in, saying, "Please rest assured, General, we are all sincerely surrendering and will never have any second thoughts."

"That's right, that's right. If it weren't for my wife, children, and widowed mother who need my care, I would have run to the north to join Dou's army long ago. Today, the general spared my life and was willing to take in us commoners. I am extremely grateful."

"Yes, we are wholeheartedly loyal to the general, so please rest assured."

As Dou Qingran listened to the heartfelt words of the soldiers below, her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed a little.

As long as there's no disloyalty, that's fine.

It seems that Dou's army enjoys a high level of prestige among the people.

He raised his arm and pressed it down to quiet everyone down. Then he beckoned to several of his lieutenants and ordered, "You few take your men and rearrange them all again, and reorganize the ranks."

"I'll give you two days. After two days, we'll enter the city immediately."

Yu Hao and his men immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, General."

Dou Qingran stayed here for two more days for two reasons. First, to give the deputy generals enough time to organize all the imperial soldiers. Second, to wait for news from Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan.

They set off from the north at almost the same time, and I wonder how Saburo and the others are doing.

Just as Dou Qingran was deep in thought, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent. Immediately afterwards, a subordinate reported from outside: "General, Vice General Yang and the others have returned."

Upon hearing this, Dou Qingran immediately said to the outside, "Quickly let them in!"

Soon after, the tent flap was lifted, and Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan walked in, looking travel-worn.

Before Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan could speak, Dou Qingran excitedly stepped forward, grabbed Yang Sanlang, and asked, "Sanlang, are you alright? Are you...?"

"Don't worry, Brother Dou."

Yang Sanlang shook his head and interrupted Dou Qingran, saying, "We are all fine, no one is injured."

Dou Qingran released Yang Sanlang's arm and patted him on the shoulder.

"That's good."

He knew that Sanlang and his sister-in-law would definitely be able to get things done.

Seeing that his own people were all alright, he finally had the mood to ask about Yuzhou's situation.

"How is it? Are the governor of Yuzhou and the garrison cooperating with you?"

He knew that Yuzhou had been captured by Sanlang and his men, and now he just wanted to know the details.

Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan exchanged a glance and immediately said, "Well, Governor Yu is quite cooperative, voluntarily giving up his position. I'll spare his life and let him get lost."

"Moreover, what Brother Dou doesn't know is that Qingzhou is now also being guarded by our people."

“Brother Dou, apart from Daizhou, all other places in the Great Qing Kingdom belong to our Dou family army.”

"You've taken Qingzhou too?"

Upon hearing this, Dou Qingran's eyes lit up.

He raised his hand and patted Yang Sanlang's shoulder twice more, exclaiming, "Sanlang, you and your sister-in-law are really something!"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Yan and nodded slightly to her.

It must be said that Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan are capable of anything when they take action, as long as they do.

Yang Sanlang and his men, with only about two hundred men, easily conquered both Yuzhou and Qingzhou.

Dou Qingran couldn't help but sigh inwardly. If it weren't for the couple, it probably wouldn't have been easy for him to take over most of the cities of Daqing Kingdom so quickly.

If someone absolutely had to take that position, Dou Qingran felt that it should be Yang Sanlang.

So he turned and looked deeply at Yang Sanlang, then said, "Sanlang, once we've dealt with Zhou Ning, I'll hand over the Great Qing Kingdom to you..."

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Yang Sanlang took two steps back and hurriedly said, "No, Brother Dou, I can't do that. You can ask me to fight a war, but I can't govern a country."

Besides, his daughter Yan'er wouldn't agree.

Yan'er had clearly told him that after things were settled, she planned to find a mountain to settle down and live a peaceful life.

He glanced at Zhao Yan and quickly said to Dou Qingran, "Brother Dou, this really can't be forced. Governing a country is a brain-intensive task that only people with both literary and military talents like you can handle. I've never been to school and only know a few characters; I'm simply not cut out for it."

After hearing the man's words, Zhao Yan couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.

Ha ha.

At least he has some self-awareness.

Everyone has always wanted to reach a high position, but those who have actually attained that position have never had an easy time.

If you are not diligent and conscientious, the people will say that you are dissolute and not a wise ruler. If you are diligent and conscientious every day, you will only exhaust yourself and deplete your energy.

She must be sick to take on this hot potato.

She has money and a powerful system. Wouldn't it be better to just find a secluded spot in the mountains and live a carefree and happy life? Why does she have to make herself suffer?

Seeing that Yang Sanlang was unwilling, Dou Qingran turned to Zhao Yan, intending to persuade her from there.

To his surprise, Zhao Yan waved her hand and said, "No, Brother Dou, please don't talk about that position or anything like that. To tell you the truth, what Sanlang and I are doing is just to make this world better as soon as possible and to make life easier for ordinary people. I don't care about anything else, like making achievements or anything like that. So, you should just sit in your rightful place and do some practical things for the people."

"As for us, hehe, if Brother Dou is willing, just give us plenty of money."

No one ever thinks they have too much money.

Upon hearing this, Dou Qingran silently swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Well, judging from their expressions, Sanlang and his sister-in-law probably really don't want to sit in that position.

He said to Zhao Yan with a smile, "Okay, if you like it, I will definitely send you a lot of money."

Money was the thing he valued least.

In Dou Qingran's heart, protecting his home and country was the most important thing.

However, if Zhao Yan likes it, then give it to her.

Zhao Yan smiled and nodded gently.

"Well, then I'll thank you in advance, Brother Dou."

After chatting for a while, Yang Sanlang suddenly asked Dou Qingran, "Brother Dou, I saw Haozi and the others reorganizing the team. What about that beast Zhou Ning? Did you kill him already?"