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Upon seeing the City Lord and the City Defense General surrender, the soldiers behind them threw down their weapons and jumped off Mount, kneeling on the ground to await their fate.
Zhang Yuru also dismounted from Xuanrou, taking two steps to support Lei Ding: "General Lei, please rise. I admire your concern for the people."
"Thank you, Big Leader, for sparing my life."
After helping Lei Ding up, Zhang Yuru remounted Xuanrou and raised a hand to signal the soldiers behind her: "Enter the city."
Xuanrou led the way toward the North Gate, while Lei Ding remounted Cross-Sea Tiger, placing his armor on the tiger's back and holding an iron rod as he followed Zhang Yuru. At that moment, Fang Tianlong and Hong Tao hurriedly caught up to Zhang Yuru's side, making way to follow her.
Xuanrou carried Zhang Yuru to the city gate, where Wang Huancheng was still kneeling and had not risen. Zhang Yuru jumped down from Xuanrou's back to help Wang Huancheng up. Under Wang Huancheng's guidance, Zhang Yuru led her group of generals straight to the City Lord's mansion in Summer City.
Fang Tianlong and Lei Ding went directly to the Summer City camp. With Summer City now under new ownership, Fang Tianlong's task was to recruit the soldiers of Summer City.
As Zhang Yuru and her companions arrived at the City Lord's mansion, they saw Liu Guanfeng waiting at the entrance with guards from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Upon seeing Zhang Yuru approach, Liu Guanfeng cupped his fists and bowed: "President Liu Xin of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce awaits Big Leader."
Zhang Yuru nodded in response: "Liu President, you have worked hard."
At this moment, Wang Huancheng was taken aback but quickly reacted, pointing at Liu Guanfeng: "So you are from the New World."
Liu Guanfeng smiled and nodded. Wang Huancheng suddenly understood: "I see now; no wonder the armor of the New World soldiers is so sturdy and their weapons so durable. It turns out that it is supported by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. No wonder!"
"City Lord Wang, you flatter me. From now on, we are all one family."
"Alright, let's stop with the formalities here. Let's go inside and talk. City Lord Wang, this is your territory; please lead the way," Zhang Yuru said in a commanding tone.
"Here is Big Leader, I will guide you this way." Wang Huancheng led everyone to the main hall of the city lord's mansion, where Zhang Yuru walked straight to the seat that originally belonged to Wang Huancheng, with a group of key figures from the New World below.
At this moment, Wang Huancheng held the surrender documents and some related papers in his hand: "Big Leader, the city lord of Summer City, Wang Huancheng, is now surrendering to you."
Ma Xianglong took the items from Wang Huancheng and handed them to Zhang Yuru. After glancing at the documents, Zhang Yuru nodded at Wang Huancheng: "Thank you, Lord Wang. Please rise."
"Thank you, Big Leader."
After rising, Wang Huancheng began to provide a detailed introduction about Summer City, covering everything from the common people to officials, from residences to businesses. Both Zhang Yuru and Liu Guanfeng nodded frequently. The depth of Wang Huancheng's knowledge indicated that he was a competent official; otherwise, he wouldn't have such detailed information.
Once Wang Huancheng finished introducing the situation in Summer City, Fang Tianlong and Lei Ding entered the hall after receiving all the soldiers from outside. They knelt on one knee: "We pay our respects to you, Big Leader."
"Please rise, Generals."
"Thank you, Leader."
After standing up, Fang Tianlong bowed to Zhang Yuru: "Big Leader, we have recruited a total of seventy-three thousand two hundred thirty-four soldiers in Summer City. Including our own troops, our total military strength now stands at one hundred fifty-five thousand one hundred seventy-six soldiers."
Zhang Yuru nodded at Fang Tianlong: "You both have worked hard. Please stand aside."
"Yes," replied Fang Tianlong and Lei Ding, moving to the side.
Looking at the group of leaders below, Zhang Yuru said: "Today we have captured Summer City. Next..." Before she could finish her sentence, someone stepped out from the ranks of military officers and knelt in front of her.
"Big Leader, please punish me! I know I was wrong."
This person's action startled everyone. Upon closer inspection, they realized that it was none other than Hong Tao. When they first entered the city, Hong Tao had walked alongside Wang Huancheng behind Zhang Yuru. He had secretly asked Wang Huancheng why there were still seventy or eighty thousand soldiers in the city who surrendered so easily.
At that moment, Wang Huancheng also smiled wryly and shook his head, then said to Hong Tao, "General Hong, please don't embarrass me any further." He then recounted the situation of low morale among the soldiers due to recent desertions.
It was at this point that Hong Tao realized how grave his previous negligence had been. After Wang Huancheng and Fang Tianlong finished introducing their work, Hong Tao knelt before Zhang Yuru and requested punishment.
Seeing Hong Tao's action, Zhang Yuru was taken aback. "Vice Leader Hong, what is this?"
"Replying to the Big Leader, a few days ago outside the city, I thought the strategies you mentioned were a waste of time. Therefore, when you assigned me tasks, I handed them over to my deputy and slacked off myself. I ask for your punishment."
Zhang Yuru smiled slightly. "Vice Leader Hong, you may rise. I am already aware of your actions. Fortunately, your deputy has been diligent in executing the tasks you assigned him, so everything went smoothly. I hadn't intended to punish you, but since you have voluntarily admitted your fault today, I will give you a lesson."
Upon hearing Zhang Yuru mention punishing Hong Tao, Hong Tao's father, standing among the military leaders, could no longer wait. He stepped forward to stand beside Hong Tao and knelt on one knee. "Big Leader, my son Hong Tao is still young and has made a mistake; I ask for your forgiveness. If you wish to punish someone, please punish this old minister instead."
"Old Hong, Hong Tao is your son, and you passed the Leader position to him. He has been negligent in executing my orders, and you have not fulfilled your supervisory responsibilities either. Both of you must be punished."
At this point, several older Vice Leaders and the current Vice Leader stepped forward together. "Please forgive Vice Leader Hong and Old Hong, Big Leader."
Zhang Yuru closed his eyes while sitting in his seat. The older Vice Leaders felt quite awkward after seeing Zhang Yuru's expression; he hadn't even stated how he would punish them yet they rushed out to plead for mercy.
After a moment of bowing and clasping hands in respect, they exchanged glances and retreated to stand aside.
Once everyone had returned to their places, Zhang Yuru opened his eyes. "Old Hong and Vice Leader Hong, are you both willing to accept my punishment?"
"We will abide by the Big Leader's decision; my son and I have no complaints."
"Very well. Hong Tao, listen carefully: I am punishing both of you. Starting today, the troops will rest for five days. After five days, we will launch an attack on the capital city, with you two serving as Vanguard Officers for this operation. If any issues arise again, the consequences will be severe."
"Thank you for sparing our lives, Big Leader. My son and I promise to complete our tasks and pave the way for the army's smooth advance."
"Step aside."
"Yes." The father and son of the Hong Family bowed to Zhang Yuru and stepped aside.
Zhang Yuru looked at the officials below and said, "Does anyone have any good ideas on how to seize the Imperial Capital?"
Cui Wenwu below shook his head repeatedly. Finally, Liu Guanfeng stepped forward and bowed to Zhang Yuru: "Big Leader, we have come this far, so I believe we no longer need to use any strategies. We will march our army to the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, where Severe Winter will definitely come out to fight personally, as he is waiting for our arrival. If I am not mistaken, his plan is simple: to wait for you, Big Leader, and then kill you in front of everyone. This way, the entire New World will collapse without a fight. Therefore, I believe we only need to bring our troops to the outskirts of the Imperial Capital and defeat Severe Winter."
Hearing Liu Guanfeng's words, Hong Tao, standing aside, sneered: "Hmph, you officials are all talk. Defeating Severe Winter? Don't forget that Severe Winter is a powerful Divine Knight. Look at us; apart from the late Old Leader being a peak Advanced Knight, the rest of us, including my father and other veterans, are merely mid-level Advanced Knights. How can we possibly defeat Severe Winter?"
Hong Tao's words were specifically aimed at Liu Guanfeng because in Hong Tao's impression, Liu Guanfeng was just a physician who had only extended the Old Leader's life by a month and had achieved nothing else. Moreover, he was now the President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and had found a few good blacksmiths, which earned him Zhang Yuru's favor. What right did he have to stand alongside someone like himself? Furthermore, Liu Guanfeng was currently in the foremost position among the officials, which had long displeased Hong Tao. Additionally, Hong Tao was one of Zhang Yuru's suitors; seeing Liu Guanfeng conversing with her led to inexplicable resentment towards him.
Apart from Hong Tao, others who were unaware of Liu Guanfeng's background also felt disdain for his words. In the entire hall, only Elder Yu, Fang Father and Son, and Ma Xianglong remained expressionless; the rest stood with Hong Tao and cast scornful glances at Liu Guanfeng.
At this moment, Liu Guanfeng straightened up and smiled at Hong Tao, who returned a look of contempt. Liu Guanfeng said nothing further; he simply bowed to Zhang Yuru before stepping back.
After saying this, Liu Guanfeng used a method of sound transmission to speak to Zhang Yuru: "Big Leader, rest assured; I have my own ways to defeat Severe Winter."
Zhang Yuru then pressed her hands downwards in the air: "Everyone, let's stop here for today. The army will rest for five days; after five days, all troops will head straight for the Imperial Capital."
"Yes," a group of Cui Wenwu's generals bowed to Zhang Yuru before leaving the hall. Just as they were exiting, Zhang Yuru called out to Liu Guanfeng:
"President Liu, please stay; I have some matters to discuss with you."
"Yes." After speaking, Liu Guanfeng continued to stand in his place.
At this moment, Hong Tao had just taken two steps when he heard Zhang Yuru call Liu Guanfeng. He turned back to glance at him and shot him a glare before turning around and leaving the hall.
This action left Liu Guanfeng feeling quite helpless.
After everyone had left the great hall, Zhang Yuru said to Liu Guanfeng, "Liu Guanfeng, I want to thank you in advance."
"Thank me for what?"
"If it weren't for you, our New World wouldn't have been able to conquer all three cities in such a short time, and we can say that these three cities were taken almost without a fight."
"It is my honor to serve the Big Leader."
"I just don't know what good plan you have for defeating Severe Winter. After all, he is a strong Divine Knight, and he also has a Black General who is also a Divine Knight by his side. Meanwhile, we don't have any Divine-Level Experts in our entire New World."
"Big Leader, you can rest assured. I will naturally have a way when the time comes."
"Then I will be counting on you."
Liu Guanfeng smiled and nodded, "Big Leader, you should get some rest. I will take my leave now."
After saying this, Liu Guanfeng bowed to Zhang Yuru and then turned to leave the great hall.
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