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A wisp of magnificent red light spread across the eastern horizon, faintly revealing a round golden yellow color. It was partially concealed by the red light as it slowly jumped up into the air from the east.

A thick stench of blood permeated the air.

The citizens organized themselves to bandage the wounds of the wounded soldiers, clean up the battlefield, and spend the night in the Blood-red Army. As the golden sun rose and the enemies pushed them away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hope rose in their hearts.

That hope was due to the young general's scheming and ingenious plans.

Helian Manqiu's face was heavy as she discussed with the other generals how to deal with the matters of the military region. From last night until this morning, the weapons invented by Helian Manqiu were of utmost importance. Everyone understood that if it weren't for the fact that Helian Manqiu had anticipated the change in the East Gate last night and had prepared beforehand, the Military Region would not have been able to surpass her last night.

Everyone had a heavy expression on their faces. The statistics after the war had not been fully released yet. The predicted losses were enough to let everyone know that the military state could not hold on any longer.

Today or tonight, if the enemy attacks again, the military region will be destroyed.

With their weapons out, the casualties were disastrous. There were no usable troops, no defensive weapons.

From yesterday morning until this morning, the civilians kept making defensive weapons to barely hold on until the early hours of the morning when the enemy was forced to retreat.

The time difference was only after the east gate had attacked and retreated. The other three gates also stopped attacking. Helian Manqiu smiled bitterly. If the four gates had attacked more than just the east gate, it would have been extremely difficult for the military state to survive last night.

He didn't put too much effort into it. His attack was fast like lightning, but it wasn't fierce. He wanted to use his speed to break down the military fort and get it into his bag.

After being repelled by Helian Manqiu's defensive weapons, Gongxuan was able to see the power of those weapons. He didn't want to lose too much troops and immediately ordered his troops to retreat.

While the East Gate was attacking, the other three gates were hesitating about whether to attack or not. The scarecrow's plan had delayed the enemy's attack, but when the other three gates attacked, the East Gate began to retreat.

Helian Manqiu understood that the reason why the other three city gates had retreated was because they had seen that Jia Yue had retreated, and had suffered great losses. If they had continued to attack fiercely, the Military Region would have changed hands.

"Right now, there is only one way to protect the military, and that is to surrender."

"Young General, the imperial edict has thoroughly investigated and exterminated all nine of our clans. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to bitterly defend the military state."

"Father is dead and the general is dead. I believe the imperial government will not pursue this matter any further. If there is someone who is capable enough to change the situation and plead for leniency, then with the new and inferior power growing, and with them coveting the land of Great Hengkong, it might not be impossible for them to pay the price for their deeds while they are in the midst of employing others. "

"Although what the young general said is reasonable, then where should we surrender?"

His bright, penetrating gaze swept across the faces of the generals in the room. These generals were Helian Shan's trusted aides from the past.

Chen Yuyang, the middle officer, had followed Helian Shan for many years, and Wu Yong was an outstanding man, calm and capable.

Zhongda, Zhonglang General, will be brave, battle-hardened, experienced in the battlefield, skilled in the vanguard.

All virtue, the General Army, righteousness and faithfulness, has always had the reputation of being the vanguard.

Wei Qinglin was a General. He was a brave and good fighter.

Ding Ziyang, General, meticulous and resourceful, good at scheming and using his wits.

He was a military officer and was a scholar. In the army, he was mainly a counsellor.

Luan City, general contestant, erudite and talented, wise and scheming, able to speak and argue, assisting in military affairs and other important matters.

"Everyone, where should we surrender to?"

"From what I see, we should surrender to the Law King. The Law King is the current First Prince who possesses military power and a deep scheming heart. He has the greatest chance of inheriting the throne."

"Not necessarily. King Lu is sinister, ruthless and cruel. We used to assist Your Highness Duke Ming and have a grudge with King Lu. If we surrender to King Lu, King Lu will definitely not treat us kindly. "Why not ask the third prince, King Chen, to step down. King Chen has always been a kind and virtuous man, and he was kind. If Duke Ming was found guilty, King Chen would have a chance to succeed the throne."

"Prince Chen is quite far from here. How do we surrender to him?"

"Why don't we surrender to the imperial government? Or maybe the Emperor doesn't find it sinful to acknowledge that we're only slightly weaker than him."

"This general believes that the righteous path is to surrender to the Heavenly Marquis …"

When the generals learned that Helian Shan had died, their hearts were in a mess and their hearts were aching. Their minds were not clear and they were exhausted to the extreme. Now that they had lost their backbone, they became dispirited.

"Uncle Yi, get someone to bring the food in. The generals are extremely tired and hungry, so let's have a meal here and discuss."

"Yes."

They sat down to eat. Although they were hungry, they didn't have much appetite.

Attendant Luan Cheng said, "Young General, Young General had many ingenious plans and plans yesterday. Now that our minds are in a mess, Young General should tell us what to do."

"Since that's the case, let me share with you my thoughts. I will handle the aftermath together with all of you. My father's death is a secret that cannot be spread out for the time being.

"The young general has thought it through carefully. Whether the Marquis of Heaven will accept us surrendering or not, whether he will protect us, is up to the two of us. Right now, the military is only a lonely city. With His Majesty's order to exterminate the nine clans, the Marquis of Mighty Heaven might not be willing to accept us surrendering.

"The military state is an important place in the military, and there are elite soldiers. "I believe that Gonggong Xuan would consider the situation. I, Helian Lie, originally had a low and low family name, and now that we are bound to one side, we should treat this situation with caution."

"Forget it, we can't protect the military state now. Rather than letting our brothers and sisters die, we might as well just do as the young general says." Young General, are you confident that you can make Marquis Mizar surrender and protect us? "

"There is always a bit of assurance. I think that if Gan Zhixuan is truly a capable person, I will definitely not refuse him. I have already prepared a great gift for him. "It would be hard for a famous general to refuse such a gift."

Chen Yu Yang was a little doubtful: "What big gift does young general have? "Can it move the heart of marquis, and accept us?"

"Naturally, they are the weapons that I invented yesterday. If I have these weapons, I would have even better weapons. Everyone, do you think that Gongshi Xuan would refuse?"

Everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement, "Definitely not. Such a weapon is definitely rare. It's just that last night, one of Marshal Gan's men was severely injured. I'm afraid Marquis Qing Tian will be punished."

"It is precisely because of this that he will understand our value and that we can give him more benefits. The military state, the elite soldiers, the people's hearts, and those weapons are enough to make him look at us. "

"Since that's the case, when will we surrender?"

"I have immediately written a letter and want a dependable person to personally deliver it to Gan Danxuan."