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Chapter 127 Crossing the Yellow River, Surrendering Before the Battle

In fact, the dynasty did not actually set up any ambushes on the opposite side of the Yellow River.

Because there's absolutely no need for that.

They just need to charge straight in.

At this moment, the boats, large and small, that were burning in the Yellow River had either fallen silent completely or had drifted downstream with the surging waters of the Yellow River.

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Looking at the rolling Yellow River, Wang Chao's thoughts raced, and he pointed directly at the river ahead.

The nation's fortune was rapidly depleted, and a mysterious power instantly fell into the Yellow River. Amplified by the power of copying and pasting, it quickly spread to the surrounding area.

In the blink of an eye, the surging river became calm and still, without a ripple.

[Walking on Water] [Cataloging]

Immediately afterwards, Wang Chao had another thought, and a mysterious power instantly spread out, enveloping all the People's Salvation Army.

The Water-Walking Divine Power, which was originally a single-target divine power, was directly transformed into a group divine power by the dynasty.

"rush!"

Wang Chao led the way and charged towards the Yellow River without hesitation.

At first glance, it looked as if he was about to jump into the river and commit suicide.

However, the militia following behind him did not hesitate either, and rushed towards the Yellow River with the dynasty.

The first lesson in basic training is to obey orders. Even if there are mountains of knives and seas of fire ahead, as long as the order is given, they must charge forward at all costs.

The Yellow River before us, though not a place of treacherous mountains or seas of fire.

However, it was also a place where people could easily lose their lives, yet the crowd charged forward without hesitation, following the dynasty's lead.

However, the dynasty clearly wouldn't lead everyone to commit suicide.

When everyone actually stepped into the Yellow River, they were shocked to find that they could float perfectly well on the surface of the river.

In an instant, everyone understood that this must be the leader's supernatural power.

This put everyone at ease, and they immediately followed the dynasty, walking on the water and rushing quickly towards the other side of the Yellow River.

At this time, Yang Jiamo and others had not yet completely gone far away. Soon, someone discovered the rescue army that was crossing the Yellow River by walking on water.

Upon receiving the news, even someone as resolute and determined as Yang Jiamo couldn't help but feel despair; one can only imagine how others felt.

People were in a state of panic, and had no courage or will to resist the People's Salvation Army.

In fact, many Ming soldiers were already considering joining the People's Salvation Army.

"Retreat! Speed ​​up the evacuation!"

He nearly ground his teeth to powder, but at that moment, Yang Jiamo had no other choice.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by his personal guards, Yang Jiamo quickly rode away.

In the end, Yang Jiamo only led three thousand cavalrymen to retreat.

Indeed, the speed of the dynasty and its people, who possessed supernatural abilities, was simply too fast.

Apart from the three thousand cavalrymen led by Yang Jiamo, the rest of the Ming soldiers had no chance of escaping the pursuit of the militia.

By the time Wang Chao and his men crossed the Yellow River, the Ming soldiers who had fled the furthest had only run three to five miles. Faced with the lightning speed of the People's Salvation Army, they had no chance of escaping.

As for turning around and fighting the militia, after learning that the militia had crossed the river by water, they had no courage to fight them.

All they could do was run, run, and run.
If you can't escape, then just surrender.

"I surrender! I surrender."

"Don't kill me, I'm willing to join the People's Salvation Army!"

In the end, Wang Chao and his men gathered together more than 5,000 surrendered Ming soldiers.

Watching the rapidly receding dust, Wang Chao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

In this ancient world, forming a cavalry was indeed very necessary.

Even if it doesn't significantly improve the fighting strength of the militia, it should at least allow them to catch up with the fleeing enemy.

Unlike now, we can only watch helplessly as Yang Jiamo leads three thousand cavalrymen to escape.

Honestly, you have at least three thousand cavalry. Facing my less than three thousand infantry, couldn't you have tried to launch a surprise attack?

It seems that their militia also needs to form its own cavalry force.

Unless one day Zhou Tie and others from the Armory can develop more advanced means of transportation, weapons, and so on, the cavalry can be completely eliminated.

However, the dynasty felt that even with his guidance on the general direction, it would not be possible to achieve this in thirty or fifty years.

Even after more than a hundred years, it may not be possible to achieve that level of thickness.

After all, the dynasty only knew the general direction of development, but he didn't know the specifics of how to do it.

Looking in the direction Yang Jiamo fled, Wang Chao hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to suspend the pursuit.

The Lanzhou issue needs to be addressed.

After Wang Chao led his army back to Lanzhou, he couldn't help but smile slightly as he watched the various spiritual forces rising from the direction of Lanzhou.

A bright yellow national aura, mixed with countless gray and black energies, enveloped the entire city of Lanzhou.

In addition, there were also large clumps of gray-black energy, scattered in clusters in the east and west in the center of Lanzhou city.

And on the city walls, wisps of dark red rose...
All of this is like smudges left after scribbling on the finest bright yellow brocade.

It can be said that the dynasty had not yet captured Lanzhou.

However, the hearts of the people in Lanzhou had already turned towards the People's Salvation Army.

During this period of time, the dynasty and its forces have not simply been besieging without attacking.

During this period, Wang Chao and his men continuously promoted the various policies of the People's Salvation Army to the people of the city, distributing a large number of leaflets in the process.
Despite the government's continuous confiscation of supplies, the various policies regarding the People's Salvation Army still spread throughout Lanzhou.

Furthermore, with Lanzhou besieged for over ten days, supplies began to run out. As a result, various supplies were prioritized for military use, and there were even frequent incidents of soldiers robbing civilians, making life increasingly difficult for the people, and the entire city of Lanzhou was filled with fear and anxiety.

In addition, the dynasty and its allies promoted various preferential policies to improve the lives of the people in the militia's territory.
Everything described therein is like paradise for the people of Lanzhou today.

Naturally, many Lanzhou residents began to lean towards the People's Salvation Army, even though they still had doubts. Nevertheless, the entire city of Lanzhou gradually became filled with the bright yellow national destiny.

Of course, it was precisely because they still had doubts in their hearts that the national fortune shrouding Lanzhou was mixed with countless dark and gray energies, appearing chaotic and unbearable.

And those large patches of black and gray mist scattered here and there were naturally where those high-ranking officials and nobles were located.

Ordinary people might still be inclined to support the People's Salvation Army.

However, those high-ranking officials and nobles only felt hatred towards the People's Salvation Army.

Since none of the preferential policies promoted by the People's Salvation Army apply to high-ranking officials and nobles, how could they possibly be loyal to the People's Salvation Army?
As for the dark red aura on the city wall
Needless to say, that was the iron-blooded aura emanating from the Ming army in Lanzhou.

However, the current garrison of Lanzhou is also demoralized and lacks any fighting spirit, so naturally it cannot generate much iron-blooded aura.

The reason why Lanzhou City was able to form the territory of the Salvation Army was because it was an experiment conducted by the dynasty.

Not long after the siege of Lanzhou, the dynasty had already covered the city with spiritual energy.

From that time onward, various forces began to emerge in Lanzhou.

However, unlike typical fantasy worlds, it does not give rise to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty.

The fate of the nation still belonged to the People's Salvation Army and the dynasty.

However, upon reflection, it's not that hard to understand, since that spiritual power was derived from the dynasty.

Naturally, the power derived from it is all centered on the dynasty and judged by the dynasty's inner thoughts.

If their hearts are with the People's Salvation Army, they will naturally contribute to the nation's destiny. If their hearts are with the Ming Dynasty or other forces, they will not contribute to the nation's destiny, but rather generate a dark atmosphere and public resentment.

"It's over!"

Looking at the majestic city of Lanzhou in the distance, Wang Chao calmly uttered a sentence, and then suddenly raised his hand and waved it downwards.

"attack!"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

In an instant, shouts of battle filled the air outside Lanzhou City as countless militiamen dressed in gray rushed toward the city.

Wang Chao took the longbow off his back and was about to draw it and shoot an arrow, which would pierce through the city gate of Lanzhou.

However, just as Wang Chao removed the arrow, he saw a white flag suddenly rise on the city wall of Lanzhou, and the city gate slowly opened, with a general leading a dozen men out.

"Dynasty leader, we surrender! We surrender!"

"This"

Upon seeing this, not only did Wang Chao stop his bow-drawing motion, but the shouts of the militia also weakened by three points.

Are they still going to attack?
"Stop! Halt the attack!"

"clang clang"

"The leader has ordered a halt to the attack!"

"boom!"

As the order was given, the militia, who were charging rapidly, instantly changed from extreme motion to extreme stillness, and stood still in place.

However, he did not sheathe his weapon, but held it firmly in his hand, his eyes fixed on Lanzhou City ahead, guarding against any possible traps by the Lanzhou garrison, while also being ready to launch another attack at any moment.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Ming general who was preparing to surrender couldn't help but shrink his pupils. Their disciplined and orderly discipline, their absolute obedience, allowed them to instantly transform from extreme movement to utter stillness.
Truly as swift as the wind, as fierce as fire, and as immovable as a mountain!
He had never seen such a powerful army.

However, this was not the time for him to think about these things. He quickly composed himself, suppressed the surging thoughts in his heart, and once again shouted as he walked toward the People's Salvation Army.

"Don't attack! Don't attack! We're willing to surrender! We're willing to surrender!"

Wang Chao rode forward and soon arrived at the front of the formation, where he looked at the group of more than a dozen Ming soldiers.

"General Zhou Shaohua of Lanzhou greets Leader Wang Chao. We are willing to abandon darkness and embrace light, and join the People's Salvation Army."

"Abandon the dark and turn to the light?"

Wang Chao muttered something, glanced at everyone with a half-smile, and then burst into laughter, saying:

"Excellent! General Zhou is indeed a hero. Once I rescue the militia and capture Lanzhou, I will never forget General Zhou's great contribution."

"Come on, let's go into town!"

Without giving Zhou Shaohua a chance for further pleasantries, Wang Chao shouted and led his militia slowly toward the city gate, guided by Zhou Shaohua.

"Tap Tap"

Looking at the perfectly synchronized steps of the People's Salvation Army, Zhou Shaohua was once again secretly shocked. He really didn't know how these People's Salvation Army soldiers were trained.
The Ming army's defeat was not unjust.

Meanwhile, in Lanzhou, the prefect Geng Junjie and Prince Su Zhu Shihong had received news that the militia outside the city had finally launched their attack.

"Report! My lord, my lord, General Zhou Shaohua has opened the city gates and surrendered!"

"what?"

Geng Junjie was instantly shocked and speechless.

"How could this be? How dare you? How dare you?"
As the General of Lanzhou, he had received imperial favor for generations; how could he dare to serve a traitor?

Muttering to himself, Geng Junjie plopped down in the chair.

That damned old scoundrel, wasn't he so tough before? Saying he'd live and die with Lanzhou.

Now, the National Salvation Army has just launched an attack, and he has already surrendered the city.

Where has he gotten himself into? He's truly acting ruthlessly and unjustly.
"No, no, I can't just sit here and wait to die. I have to escape! I have to get out of here! I must go to the Emperor and report him to the Emperor, and have his family wiped out!"

"Yes, yes, let's go, let's go!"

Muttering to himself, Geng Junjie quickly headed towards the backyard.

(End of this chapter)