After Chang Yulong led the group out of the camp, a middle-aged man beside Chang Yulong opened his mouth and said, "Old Chang, didn't we agree to talk about conditions? Why did you reveal your bottom line? "
Chang Yulong looked at the middle-aged man and said, "I'll tell you, as long as you talk about conditions, Zhao Hai will definitely take our lives. Do you think that he's a good person? If he really is a good person, he wouldn't be able to become the king of this Lost Soul Empire. Such a person is very strong. If we dare to negotiate with him, even if he doesn't want our lives now, he will settle the score with us later. Fortunately, he seems to have some understanding of me and knows that I'm not lying. Otherwise, I don't know what would happen to us now. Let's go, go back and gather the army, wait for them to come and take over. In the future, if he gives us a reward, we will accept it. If he doesn't give it, we will accept it.
If he doesn't reward us, then we won't complain about it. "When the others heard Chang Yulong, they couldn't help but stare blankly. They didn't think about this point. But since Chang Yulong said so, then they could only agree. Then they quickly returned to Drifting Cloud City and began to organize the troops. They were waiting for Zhao Hai to receive them.
Zhao Hai's expression was calm as he looked at the army crossing the river. He was in the middle of the army, so he had to wait for a while before crossing the river. However, he wasn't in a hurry, he wanted to see the reaction of the people on the other side.
Very good, the people on the other side didn't attack them and just stayed in their camp. This made Zhao Hai feel relieved. Zhao Hai knew that if the people on the other side didn't surrender, then they would attack the army halfway across the river. Now that the army was halfway across the river, it was the best time for them to attack. But the fact that they didn't make a move showed that they were sincere in their surrender.
Before long, Zhao Hai had also crossed the river. After a simple reorganization, the army headed towards Cloudwater City. When they arrived at Cloudwater City, they discovered that the city was also filled with soldiers. But what Zhao Hai didn't expect was that in front of these soldiers were piles of weapons. On the other hand, the soldiers were standing there empty-handed, they weren't holding any weapons.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Hai felt relieved. He directly went to the top of the carriage and looked at the millions of soldiers standing there.
When Chang Yulong saw Zhao Hai, he immediately knelt down and loudly said, "Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
The million-strong army knelt down almost at the same time and shouted, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
When Zhao Hai saw this, he was slightly taken aback. Then, he said, "Alright, get up."
Chang Yulong and the others said in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then they stood up. The army also shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then they stood up.
Zhao Hai turned to Chang Yulong and said, "Chang Yulong has come to greet you. As for the other Generals, lead your troops back to the camp and wait for your arrival." Chang Yulong nodded and then walked towards Zhao Hai's carriage. Meanwhile, the other generals led the army back to the camp. However, their weapons were still left outside, untouched.
Before long, Zhao Hai arrived at Drifting Cloud City. Upon arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Zhao Hai went directly to the Conference Hall along with the other generals. When they arrived at the Conference Hall, Zhao Hai looked at them and then at Chang Yulong. Then he said, "Patriarch Chang has made a great contribution this time. An army of a million didn't even need to use a sword or a spear. This is a great thing. Patriarch Chang, you have done a great deed. I hereby appoint you as the City Lord of Thundercloud City. After you go down, write a detailed list of the contributions of everyone who made this contribution. I will issue an order to reward them. Remember, don't be selfish, write the list according to the merit. If I find out that you're doing this for personal reasons, I won't let you off easily."
Chang Yulong didn't think that Zhao Hai would actually appoint him as the City Lord of the Thundercloud City. Chang Yulong had some understanding of the Lost Soul Empire. He was very clear that the City Lords of the Lost Soul Empire were just like the City Lords of other cities. They had a lot of authority. Aside from not having military power, they were also in charge of government affairs. Chang Yulong didn't think that he would have this much authority.
However, Chang Yulong was also a person who had seen a lot of things. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately recovered. Then he plopped down on his knees and kowtowed to Zhao Hai, "Yes, I thank Your Majesty for your grace. This Chang Yulong will definitely do my best!"
Zhao Hai waved his hand and said, "Get up. We're now on the battlefield, there's no need to be so polite. Alright, let's talk about other things. Let's talk about the million-strong army. What do you think?"
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, Chen Yonghe stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there aren't a lot of elites in this army. Moreover, there are a lot of them who were forcefully pulled in. I think it's best to let them go home as soon as possible." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Your Majesty, there aren't many elites in this army.
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Letting them go home is a given. However, these people are from different city-states. It would be impossible for them to return home in a short period of time. How about this, we can take down a city-state and let them go home. This way, they would be motivated." Zhao Hai nodded.
Everyone nodded, then Zhao Hai said, "Now that we have control over the army, there's no need to be polite. Attack. From tomorrow onwards, we'll go all out. We'll divide the army into five groups, each group consisting of 100 thousand veterans and 200 thousand new recruits. With Thundercloud City as the center, we'll attack from five directions as quickly as possible. Do you have any objections?" Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Alright.
Then Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll assign the tasks …" Then Zhao Hai assigned the tasks one by one. He would personally command 300 thousand people to attack Thunder Cloud City while the others would attack the other four cities. This time, Zhao Hai wanted them to be quick, they needed to deal with the other cities as quickly as possible. After that, the Lost Soul Empire would send officials to take control of the territories they conquered. At the same time, they would improve the lives of the people and make those territories their own as soon as possible.
Zhao Hai knew about a classic tactic, and that was the Lightning War. It focused on speed, using the fastest speed to destroy the cities. To be exact, it was to destroy the forces that belonged to the Holy Court before slowly digesting them.
In fact, since things have developed to this point, Zhao Hai didn't have anything to worry about. It was very clear who was the enemy and who was his ally. Even if there were some clans that were loyal to the Holy Court, they would still surrender after seeing the current situation. After all, these clans knew that there was no benefit in following a force that was about to be destroyed.
After Zhao Hai finished assigning the tasks, he dismissed everyone. Chang Yulong, who was participating in this kind of meeting for the first time, wasn't used to it. He discovered that Zhao Hai's generals were very respectful towards Zhao Hai, but they weren't afraid of him. Because of this, they spoke casually in front of Zhao Hai. They would also oppose Zhao Hai's words, but as long as things were settled, they would completely respect Zhao Hai's words. The atmosphere was very relaxed, Chang Yulong hadn't participated in this kind of meeting before.
However, Chang Yulong had to admit that he really liked this kind of atmosphere. Moreover, he didn't think that Zhao Hai's generals weren't afraid of Zhao Hai. They were also afraid of Zhao Hai. However, Zhao Hai was very good to his own people. They also knew that Zhao Hai wouldn't get angry over this kind of thing. Because of this, they didn't seem to be afraid of Zhao Hai.
While thinking about these things, Chang Yulong returned to his home. The Chang Clan was the second largest clan in Thundercloud City. Naturally, they had their own courtyard in Drifting Cloud City. Although their main family lived in Thundercloud City, Drifting Cloud City was an important resource distribution center. How could Chang Yulong not arrange a courtyard here?
At this moment, a lot of people were sitting in Chang Yulong's courtyard. These people were the vanguard of the Anti-Sacred Courtyard. They were the ones who eliminated Liu Kairen's subordinates along with Chang Yulong. At this time, they were waiting for news from Chang Yulong. They wanted to know what Zhao Hai said.
After Chang Yulong returned to the courtyard, he invited everyone to the living room. After everyone sat down, Chang Yulong looked at everyone. Everyone was looking at him, waiting for him to speak. Chang Yulong couldn't help but smile faintly. He didn't keep them in suspense and directly said, "His Majesty has appointed me as the City Lord of Thundercloud City."
Upon hearing Chang Yulong, these people stared for a moment before their faces lit up. Zhao Hai appointed Chang Yulong as the City Lord of Thundercloud City. Although he didn't mention them, this showed that he was very satisfied with Chang Yulong's performance. At the very least, their clans would be saved.
Chang Yulong looked at the crowd and said, "However, His Majesty doesn't know who contributed the most to the surrender, so he sent me back to write a list of names and then report it to him. He will give rewards according to the merits of the list. You don't need to worry about anything. I think everyone knows what kind of person I, Chang Yulong, am, so I won't waste any more words. Everyone, please go back first. The list that I, Chang Yulong, wrote is absolutely fair.
What do you think? "When everyone heard Chang Yulong, they didn't object. They all nodded and then cupped their fists towards Chang Yulong before turning around to leave. They weren't afraid that Chang Yulong would cheat in this matter. Chang Yulong had just joined the Lost Soul Empire. If he wanted to deceive Zhao Hai at this time, then Zhao Hai wouldn't let him off. Moreover, it wasn't a secret that everyone contributed to this matter. If Zhao Hai found out that Chang Yulong was deceiving him, then Chang Yulong wouldn't have a good time.
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