Luo Shixin's words had thoroughly moved the hearts of all the generals present. If Zhang Xutuo was unwilling to surrender, these generals would surrender to Shanhai City.
They might even kidnap Zhang Xutuo to claim credit.
Zhang Xutuo, the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, was not important enough for these generals to die for him.
In truth, Zhang Xutuo had only two choices. He could either surrender or die a martyr's death like he had in history, leaving behind a good reputation.
But the wilderness was not history, and Zhang Xutuo did not have the innate loyalty to his lord and country that he did to the Sui Emperor.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Xutuo ultimately chose to surrender.
Thus, everyone was naturally happy.
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[Name]: Zhang Xutuo (King level)
[Dynasty]: Sui Dynasty
[Identity]: General of Shanhai City
[Occupation]: Special-class general
[Loyalty]: 68
[Commander]: 82 [Martial Power]: 87 [Intelligence]: 60 [Politics]: 45
[Specialty]: Loyal and Brave (Increases troop morale by 40, increases troop attack power by 15)
[Cultivation Technique]: Omitted
[Equipment]: Spear
[Evaluation]: A famous general of the Sui Dynasty who possessed both courage and wisdom, outstanding military exploits, and was the pillar of the Sui Dynasty.
Zhang Xutuo was a top-class existence amongst King level generals. If he had not died in battle, he would have become an Emperor level general and left his name in the annals of history.
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With the surrender of the generals, the remaining sixty thousand soldiers of the coalition army surrendered to Shanhai City.
At almost the same time that the coalition army surrendered, the news that Wu Qi, Tian Dan, and the other allied generals had withdrawn from the front lines spread through the ranks of the allied army, inciting the soldiers' fury. When the allied troops saw that their allies had surrendered, they decided to go all out and surrender to Shanhai City as well.
In a short time, the vast army of one hundred and fifty thousand surrendered, filling the entire battlefield in a spectacular display. The battlefield, which had been filled with fierce fighting a moment ago, instantly became deathly silent.
Seeing this, Bai Qi immediately led his troops out of the stronghold and prepared to receive the surrendered army.
The one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers were like a giant barrel of gunpowder. Having just experienced a bitter battle, the soldiers were all irritable. If they were not careful, a conflict could break out under the provocation of someone with ulterior motives.
Bai Qi had spent his entire life in the army, so he naturally had a deep understanding of this. Other than sending thirty thousand soldiers to capture the ten thousand soldiers still harassing the supply lines, the remaining sixty thousand Dragon Stallion Soldiers were left behind to guard the surrendered soldiers.
As for the situation in Wenshan City, the Dragon Stallion Army no longer needed to intervene.
That was the truth.
When the Tiger Leopard Cavalry arrived at Wenshan City, Ma Chao saw that the city gate was tightly shut. He knew that it would be difficult to break through the city gate with just the Tiger Leopard Cavalry alone. Therefore, he decided to detour around the west gate and ran towards the south.
At this time, Lian Po's 70,000 allied troops had received orders to retreat to Wenshan City. Behind Lian Po's army was Feng Yi's army that had been chasing after them.
The arrival of the Tiger Leopard Cavalry was a fatal blow to Lian Po's army. They were like a sharp arrow, cutting the allied troops who were entering the city in two, completely cutting off the retreat of the allied troops who were still outside the city.
Seeing this, the allied soldiers desperately squeezed towards the city gate, trying to enter the city to hide. Unfortunately, the size of the city gate was limited, and there were too many soldiers. In times of crisis and life and death, the discipline of the army had long been thrown to the back of the minds of the soldiers.
Just like that, the tragic stampede took place, and the number of soldiers who were trampled to death was uncountable.
For a moment, the city gate was in chaos, and it was very lively.
Fortunately, Lian Po had already entered the city. Otherwise, he might really have been buried in the chaos.
Di Chen had ordered Lian Po's army to retreat to Wenshan City. Other than the objective factor of Lian Po's army being the closest to Wenshan City and the objective objective of defending the city, there was also a little bit of selfishness.
Of course, the generals in the army were precious, and the soldiers they had brought were also very precious. They were all high-ranking soldiers and elite soldiers. Di Chen and the others also wanted to save as much as they could.
They had never thought that Ma Chao would be so decisive. Once he found that the city gate was closed, he immediately took a detour and cooperated with Feng Yi's army to capture Lian Po's army.
Because of the Tiger Leopard Cavalry's speed, the number of allied troops who had successfully retreated to the city was only about 10,000.
Being attacked from both sides by the Tiger Leopard Cavalry and Feng Yi's army, and having lost their generals, the remaining 56,000 allied troops could only obediently surrender in the end.
Almost at the same time when the allied troops surrendered, the First Corps of the Imperial Guards in the west and the City Guards in the north also arrived outside of Wenshan City, officially encircling the city.
Seeing this, Di Chen and the others did not dare to stay any longer. They led the allied troops and their generals and retreated pathetically. Wenshan City's Lord, Hao Hu Yufeng, also left with Di Chen and the others.
As for the other lords of the city, seeing that their generals did not return, and not knowing what had happened at the frontlines, they could only harden their hearts and leave by themselves.
The huge Wenshan City became empty in an instant.
With their lord gone and the city surrounded by the allied troops, the Wenshan City Guards were so scared that their faces turned pale. How could they still dare to defend the city? They directly opened the city gates and surrendered.
At around 5pm, the Shanhai City's army entered Wenshan City.
At this point, the most crucial battle of the Yunnan War ended with the allied troops and the allied troops' defeat.
After the entire battle, almost all 200,000 allied troops died in the Yunnan Battlefield. This dealt a heavy blow to the [Yan Huang Alliance], and their reputation in the wilderness fell to rock bottom.
The [Yan Huang Alliance]'s plan to stop the rise of Shanhai City had completely failed.
Gaia Year 4, January 7th, Lingxi City.
A night had passed, and the detailed battle report of Wenshan City had been placed in front of Ouyang Shuo's desk.
Other than obtaining a complete victory on the main battlefield, the Dragon Stallion Army responsible for pursuing Zhang He's troops had also reaped great rewards. Zhang He's 10,000 allied troops were far away from the main battlefield and knew nothing about what had happened there.
Thus, no matter how the Dragon Stallion Army's General Mu Guiying tried to persuade them to surrender, Zhang He thought that Mu Guiying was playing tricks. Helpless, Mu Guiying could only order a frontal assault.
After the battle, the allied troops suffered heavy casualties, and only less than 6,000 were captured. The allied troops' general, Zhang He, was also defeated by Mu Guiying and unfortunately captured.
After the battle, the City Guards led by E Lai immediately returned to Yuan Yang City and teleported back to Shanhai City.
The Imperial Guards led by Huo Qubing were heading north and were on their way to Lingxi City. Ouyang Shuo would consider whether to send the Imperial Guards to reclaim Dongchuan Prefecture based on Swordsman City's movements.
If nothing unexpected happened, the Swordsman City's army stationed at the Dongchuan Inn would make a move today.
Whether it would be war or peace would depend on Feng Qingyang's strategy.
The Third Corp of the Leopard Army led by Feng Yi would withdraw from Mengding Prefecture after replenishing the captives. Since Mengding Prefecture had already been captured, Feng Yi's Corps would abandon their encampment at Zhen 'an Prefecture and move north once more to rendezvous with the First and Second Corp of the Leopard Army stationed at Guilin Prefecture.
Thus, the Yunnan battlefield would be left to the Dragon Stallion Army to clean up.
Bai Qi would lead the First Corp of the Dragon Stallion Army and continue to oversee Wenshan City. He would be responsible for detaining the surrendered troops and coordinating with the officials of the General Administration of Military Affairs who were on their way to Wenshan City to organize the surrendered troops.
At the same time, Luo Shixin would lead the Fourth Corp of the Dragon Stallion Army into Tengyue Prefecture and coordinate with the Central Army and the Mountain Barbarian army to completely capture Tengyue Prefecture.
Without the allied troops to assist in the defense of Tengyue Prefecture, the lords of the Tengyue Prefecture had either fled or died. Under the pincer attack of the three armies, the prefecture would soon fall under the control of Shanhai City.
At this point, Ouyang Shuo no longer needed to worry about the Yunnan battlefield.
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Just as the battle in Yunnan was about to end, the three local battles outside the battlefield had basically come to a conclusion.
Feng Qiuhuang did not disappoint Ouyang Shuo. He decisively captured Fengxiang City and smoothly occupied the entire Taiyuan Province. In one leap, he had become an influential marquis of the Wilderness.
The Jiaozhou Fleet and the Cliff Mountain Fleet, in coordination with the two infantry divisions of the Brave Tiger Army's Third Corp, had already landed on Yizhou Island.
At the same time, the two fleets had completely sealed off the straits of Yizhou.
The General Administration of Military Affairs had ordered the Lingnan warzone to reinforce Yizhou Island and coordinate with the navy to completely capture Yizhou Island.
The only troublesome thing was the battle at Hardstone City. With Di Chen's return, the army of Handan City was bound to be unwilling to allow the enemy to push forward.
Lao Ai was not greedy and simply used the two prefectures he had occupied as the boundary, preparing to divide Zhangwu Prefecture with Handan City.
In view of the unstoppable rise of Shanhai City and the overall decline of the Yanhuang Alliance, Di Chen probably did not have the courage to fight a decisive battle with Hardstone City.
Regardless of whether he was willing or not, Di Chen could only temporarily swallow the bitter fruit of war and plan for the long term.
In this way, not only did the Shanhai Alliance achieve a complete victory in the Yunnan battlefield, but they also reaped great rewards outside of the main battlefield, reversing the decline of the alliance in Gaia for the past three years.
The two alliances had once again returned to the same level.
Of course, with the capture of Yunnan City, Shanhai City's position as the overlord of the China region was unshakable.
Not a single member of the Yan Huang Alliance could go up against Shanhai City.
To put it bluntly, Shanhai City had gradually gained the strength to fight against the entire Yanhuang Alliance alone. They were not afraid of any provocation or threat from the Yanhuang Alliance.
With the end of the show, the players in the China region could only sigh in amazement.
The players with foresight also realized a problem. With Yunnan City State being wiped out, the biggest obstacle in Shanhai City's way of establishing a kingdom had been removed.
In front of Shanhai City, there was a bright future ahead of them.
The players had already begun to guess the establishment schedule of Shanhai City. Some said it would take a month, some even two months. Without exception, the players unanimously believed that Shanhai City would be established within three months.
Such a fact really made people gasp in surprise.
A commoner lord had overcome all obstacles step by step, crushing the glorious Yanhuang Alliance along the way. In the complicated environment of the China region, he was the first to reach the top.
Without a doubt, Shanhai City was about to create the biggest miracle in the history of the game.
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