Chapter 0070 Entering Fangcheng
Wu Yunzhao glanced at Li Yu and said calmly: "Victory is victory, defeat is defeat, the general is amazing."
Li Yu suddenly became curious. Wu Yunzhao swept away two of his generals and fought with him for such a long time. Could it be that they just failed to compete? If so, there was no need at all.
"General, do you know Yunzhao's origins?" Wu Yunzhao put away his spear, and heard him say lightly: "I come from a noble family. My father made great contributions to the Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, he was killed by the foolish emperor Yang Guang. Fortunately, I was saved by Yuanzhao and survived. But there is not a day that I don't think about revenge. Unfortunately, I never had the chance. Not long ago, I even thought about surrendering to the Duke of Chu, but I didn't expect that the Duke of Chu was defeated soon." After saying that, he looked at Li Yu dimly.
"Brother Wu, do you want to overthrow Yang Sui together with Li Yu?" Li Yu suddenly realized.
"Yes, Yunzhao wants to work with the general to overthrow the Sui Dynasty and kill Yang Guang." Wu Yunzhao said solemnly, "I wonder if the general is willing to take me in?"
"General, you have extraordinary martial arts skills. Li Yu would be more than happy if you could join the Beggars' Army." Li Yu was overjoyed. Wu Yunzhao had excellent martial arts skills. If he joined his army, the strength of the Beggars' Army would surely increase greatly.
"Please wait a moment, General. I will go and help you take Fangcheng." Wu Yunzhao said solemnly, "There is a lot of food and grass in Fangcheng, and there are many powerful people, enough to help you build your foundation."
"Waiting for good news from the general." Li Yu was very happy and bowed to Wu Yunzhao, who then said goodbye and left.
"Sir, Wu Yunzhao is ready to surrender to my begging army." Li Yu returned to the army and said to Cen Wenben, "Sir, do you think this is appropriate?" Wu Yunzhao was from a famous family, and he surrendered to him like this. Li Yu even looked incredulous.
"Although Wu Yunzhao is from a famous family, now that Yuan Zhao has failed, it means that his backers are gone. The world is so big, apart from the general, there are probably few people who can save his life. It is reasonable for him to come to the general for surrender. Congratulations, general." Cen Wenben was overjoyed and explained, "With Wu Yunzhao here, Fangcheng is within our grasp, and the general can also get more than a thousand elite soldiers."
Fan Jin and the others also nodded, only Xie Yingdeng and Li Gu showed a little strangeness on their faces. They looked at each other with a hint of determination in their eyes. Since they were about to become their comrades, the only thing they could do was to keep strengthening themselves and never fall behind in martial arts.
In just a short while, the gate of Fangcheng was opened. Wu Yunzhao was holding a 10-foot-long silver spear in one hand and a head in the other. Blood was dripping from the head and the eyes were wide open, as if he had died with his eyes open.
"I, General Wu Yunzhao, lead my brothers to greet the general." Wu Yunzhao rolled down from his horse, threw the head in his hand aside, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "Fangcheng Ling dared to resist the heavenly soldiers. I have beheaded him. Please enter the city."
"General, please enter the city." Li Yu's eyes lit up when he saw this. He nodded repeatedly, waved behind him, and shouted loudly: "Enter the city." Xie Yingdeng took the lead and led the army into Fangcheng and guarded various passes.
"Brother Wu, please stand up. Let's go into the city together." Li Yu looked at Wu Yunzhao, who was kneeling on one knee on the ground, with a complicated look on his face, and soon he spoke in a friendly manner.
"Thank you, General." After hearing this, Wu Yunzhao also jumped on his horse and followed Li Yu, entering the city side by side with Cen Wenben.
Fangcheng is not big, but because it is Nanyang County, it has a large population and developed agriculture. There are many shops on both sides of the streets. Although it is only a county, it has a large population and is very prosperous.
"General, now all the landlords and wealthy families in Fangcheng are here, you can do whatever you want." In front of the Fangcheng government office, some carriages appeared outside, and some servants in blue stood around the carriages, with fear on their faces. Wu Yunzhao said very proudly: "Originally, the Fangcheng commander was going to send some money and food to the general, but he didn't expect that it would be a bargain for the general. These families are all very wealthy, and the general can have as much as he wants."
Li Yu didn't know what to say. He didn't expect there would be such a scene behind him. He got off his horse and walked towards the hall of the government office. He saw dozens of people gathered in the hall. These people were all wearing brocade robes. They didn't look like ordinary people. But everyone had a look of fear on their faces. When they saw Li Yu coming in, they trembled all over and stood aside, not daring to move.
Li Yu looked over and saw bloodstains in the hall. It was possible that Fang Chengling was killed here. If he had not been killed here, these people would not have been so scared when they saw Wu Yunzhao.
"What? You don't even salute when you see the general?" Wu Yunzhao looked at everyone coldly.
"Greetings, General." Anger suddenly appeared on the faces of the people around, but they finally lowered their heads.
"Don't be afraid. I, Li Yu, am not a bloodthirsty person. As long as you don't violate my bottom line, I won't kill anyone." Li Yu looked at everyone, smiled and found a step to sit down, looked at everyone and said, "The world is in turmoil, the emperor is unjust, and the people are living in misery. This general has no choice but to raise an army. As long as you don't go too far, Li Yu will not hurt you."
After hearing this, everyone had complicated expressions on their faces, and their eyes were full of distrust. Before this, Fang Chengling had recounted the glorious history of Li Yu, and no one knew how many people with similar identities to themselves had died under Li Yu's butcher knife along the way.
At this time, everyone realized that no amount of money or wealth was of any use; swords and guns were the most effective. These people were of high status, but now they were all imprisoned here, with their lives and deaths in the hands of others.
"We will obey all the orders given by the general." The leader was an old man with white hair and a thin body, standing there tremblingly .
Li Yu glanced at Wu Yunzhao, who looked a little more relaxed and said, "General, this is Mr. Gu, a famous grain merchant in Fangcheng. He is very wealthy and does some good deeds on weekdays. In times of famine, he also helps the victims. He is known for his kindness in Nanyang County." Wu Yunzhao was obviously still grateful to this old gentleman.
"Old sir, please sit down." Li Yu's face changed when he heard this, and he sat down without hesitation.
"Thank you, General." Mr. Gu had a calm expression and knelt down. Li Yu frowned. He was not used to this kneeling posture, but there was no other way. Up to now, apart from the stool, he had to kneel down. This kind of kneeling was a necessary etiquette for the nobles.
"General Wu, who among them are the good people?" Li Yu glanced at the dozens of people around him with a calm expression. Li Yu also had a bottom line. Good people would not be killed, and the same goes for these aristocratic families.
As soon as the words fell, the whole hall was in a panic. Li Yu's words contained too much information.
