Xiao Ke led eighty or ninety thousand imperial troops and withdrew to Vermilion Bird City.

When they came back, everyone saw the handsome banner of the Grand Governor, and the tens of millions of homeless people outside Suzaku City, all with complicated expressions, and could even be said to be a little indifferent. It turned out that everyone had already received the news that the Metropolitan Governor's army had been frustrated on the front line and had not been able to completely eliminate the zombies, and was forced to withdraw from the war zone again.

I remember that day, when the army attacked from Suzaku City, inside and outside the city, thousands of people were empty, and countless people were sending each other off.

It's a pity that after the news of the frustrated withdrawal of the Grand Governor, all the displaced people who were waiting for it were disappointed, and everyone's expressions were numb at this moment.

Canglong, Immortal Bird, Black Shark and other legions of troops continued to appear, through the crowd, into Vermilion Bird City, suddenly a black military flag appeared in everyone's field of vision, it was the military flag of the Black Storm Legion, the military flag was Chen Ning, and then Kan Jing and Qin Yingqi.

The Black Legion originally had tens of thousands of regular troops, but now there are only more than 3,000 people left, and among these more than 3,000 people, there are many half-grown teenagers and female soldiers, these half-grown teenagers and female soldiers are all recruited by Chen Ning from among the residents who only lived in the Battle of Hukou Pass.

Therefore, the veterans of the Black Legion are less than two thousand people left.

There are only 2,000 of the 10,000 people left, and if you think about it, you can know what is behind the glory of the Black Army.

The people, who were originally numb in expression, suddenly heard cheers when they saw the military flag of the Black Legion and Chen Ning on the command car, and then one after another, they became louder and louder, and the cheers that resounded through the sky were diametrically opposed to everyone's indifferent reaction just now.

Everyone was extremely excited when they saw Chen Ning and the Black Army, laughing, shouting, and cheering loudly, countless people shouted Chen Ning's name, and the father held the child high above his head, so that the ignorant child could also take a look at the invincible god of war on the command car, Chen Ning.

Aunts, uncles, and uncles kept taking out all kinds of wine and food and stuffing them into the hands of the Black Legion soldiers, and they couldn't do it without taking it.

Countless young and beautiful girls even threw their sachets and hydrangeas onto Chen Ning's command car, and even bold women shouted at Chen Ning in the crowd: "Brother Chen, I want to give you a child!"

Chen Ning had never been so embarrassed, he wanted to hide in the armored command vehicle, but he felt that it was not good to hide in the face of the people who welcomed his return. Standing in the command car, half of his body was exposed on the roof of the car, and countless girls threw sachets over, and the sachets filled the roof of the command car, which made him very embarrassed.

Qin Yingqi didn't expect the people to be so enthusiastic about the Black Legion, but it must be the wandering poets who knew the glorious achievements of the Black Legion, and then sang it everywhere, so the people inside and outside Vermilion Bird City knew the heroic deeds of the Black Legion, so everyone is so enthusiastic about the Black Legion now.

In fact, the imperial army led by the Grand Governor was defeated on the Western Front, and the Imperial Army on the Eastern Front led by Fu Yunfei did nothing, which disappointed tens of millions of displaced people.

In this context, Chen Ning led the Black Army to fight in the east and west, killing countless high-level zombies, and finally joining forces with the rebels to defeat the zombie army in the eastern region, which became very valuable.

The Metropolitan Governor and Fu Yunfei, the two commanders of the Eastern and Western Fronts, have become the heroic foil for Chen Ning, so Chen Ning's current reputation can be said to have reached a new high in the southern provinces, whether it is the rebels or traitors in the occupied area, or the people inside and outside Suzaku City, they are full of admiration for Chen Ning.

Now Chen Ning has a new title, that is, the God of War.

Even after dinner, everyone said that it was impossible to rely on the Metropolitan Governor and the four generalissimos to recover the southern provinces, and only by hoping for Chen Ning, the god of war, could everyone have the opportunity to return home.

Xiao Ke and his subordinates had just entered the city, and then they heard earth-shattering cheers in the distance behind him, and he couldn't help but ask left and right in shock: "What's the situation?"

Duan Canglong said embarrassedly: "The people are cheering for Chen Ning and the return of the Black Army!"

Xiao Ke nodded and said that Chen Ning and the Black Army deserved this cheer, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a trace of sadness and end, and even a trace of unwillingness. When was it, as the strongest man in China and the first person in the military department, no matter where he went, there were countless admiring eyes on him, and there were countless cheers. And now, before others leave, are they going to taste the taste of tea here first?

Xiao Ke returned to the City Lord's Mansion to live, and the next day, he summoned all the legion commanders to come to discuss the matter.

It turned out that after Xiao Ke retreated, Fu Yunfei also withdrew his troops, and he also arrived at Vermilion Bird City yesterday afternoon.

This also announced that the Imperial army had fully withdrawn from the occupied areas of the Southern Province, and the only southern province was Suzaku City, and the military power of the Empire still existed, and in other places, the Empire had no influence.

In the eastern part of the occupied area, although the main zombie force has been eliminated, there are still scattered zombies, and this area has been taken over by the rebels' tears because of Fu Yunfei's evacuation, and it has become the territory of the rebels.

In the western part of the occupied area, the battle between the Corpse Emperor and the Grand Governor, the Corpse Emperor was also heavily damaged, and the zombie army suffered serious losses, and the Corpse Emperor had led the zombie army to retreat to the area of the Great Wall of Steel and the Qilin Zombie City, avoiding Sun Shuojie's edge. Now the western region is temporarily the world of zombies and the rebel army led by Sun Shuojie.

Xiao Ke saw that Chen Ning, Qin Que, Butcher, Duan Canglong, Luo Hu, Fu Yunfei, Mu Ye, Wu Junsheng, Xu Gongquan and other army commanders had already come, he coughed twice, and then asked the adjutant to pass a document to everyone to see.

Chen Ning also hurriedly glanced at the document, which turned out to be a letter of surrender written by Sun Shuojie, the leader of the rebel army.

Sun Shuojie wrote that he was asking for surrender, but he did not surrender unconditionally to the empire, he touted the empire and the governor, the four generalissimos, and then expressed his willingness to submit to the empire, and finally said at the end of the letter that he was willing to act as the vanguard of the empire and fight with the zombies, even if he could not destroy the zombies, he would also be the empire's barrier and shield to resist the zombies, and not let the zombies in the southern provinces take another step towards other provinces.

Xiao Ke waited for everyone to finish reading, and said lightly: "What do you think?"

Butcher: "Sun Shuojie harbors evil intentions, superficially submits to obedience, in fact, he wants to support the army and respect himself, and he also wants to be recognized by us, how can there be such a good thing, if he does not agree to his superficial submission, if he wants to surrender, let him disarm, lead the rebel officers himself, and come here to ask for guilt." ”

Xiao Ke smiled and asked Qin Que, "What do you think?"

Qin Que: "The butcher is right, Sun Shuojie is playing tricks, he feels that we are not capable of cleaning him up for the time being, and he is afraid that we will draw our strength to quell the rebellion, so on the surface, he wants to surrender, but in fact, he wants to gain our approval and allow them to resist the existence of the army, which we can't accept." ”

Xiao Ke asked several regiment commanders in a row about their meanings, and everyone had similar opinions, not accepting Sun Shuojie's fake surrender, and even if he could, prevent the army from attacking the rebels and quelling the rebellion, because Sun Shuojie's hand was too hateful.

Xiao Ke finally asked Chen Ning: "Chen Ning, what do you think?"

Chen Ning said lightly: "Promise Sun Shuojie's surrender, accept the submission of the rebels, allow them to organize arms, allow them to fight zombies, and let them contribute to the protection of the empire." ”

As soon as Chen Ning's words fell, the faces of many officers changed in an instant.

Xu Gongquan, the commander of the Hydra Legion, took the lead in saying angrily: "Chen Ning, what do you mean, you agreed to whatever the rebels wanted, are you seeking benefits for the rebels?"

Then another subordinate of Fu Yunfei chimed in and said: "That is, knowing that the rebels are uneasy and kind, and want to take the opportunity to stand on their own, if our empire recognizes them, wouldn't it clear their identity as rebels? Then do we want to give a general Sun Shuojie as a general? Or will Sun Shuojie have the opportunity to enter our military headquarters and become the governor of the capital in the future?"

As soon as this person's words fell, Fu Yunfei noticed the anger in Xiao Ke's eyes.

Fu Yunfei immediately laughed and said: "Don't be angry, Colonel Li's words have no other meaning, just to express everyone's opinions, and he can't make Sun Shuojie submit!" Moreover, Chen Ning wholeheartedly said good things to Sun Shuojie, which has to remind people of his previous suspicion of colluding with the rebels and betraying the empire!"

Xiao Ke looked at Chen Ning, Chen Ning was very calm, and he didn't get angry because of the words of Fu Yunfei and the others, or he was out of proportion.

Xiao Ke said to Chen Ning: "Chen Ning, how do you explain everyone's suspicion of you and that you are working for the benefit of the rebels?"

Chen Ning stood up, saluted Xiao Ke, then looked around at the crowd, and said coldly: "Our empire is now in the occupied area, and there is no actual control, and now whether you admit it or not, the southern provinces are already a world of rebels and zombies. Personally, I think that Sun Shuojie is afraid that we will attack him, so please surrender on the surface, since we can't spare enough strength to clean him up for the time being, then temporarily agree to his request and let him lead the rebels to attack the zombies, what's wrong with that? We don't have to give him anything real, just give him a false name, and even make him a frontier leader, let him lead his subordinates to fight against zombies, we don't have to pay anything, just give him a false name, he and the rebels will become a barrier for our empire, temporarily help us resist zombies, what's wrong?"

Chen Ning didn't wait for the others to speak, and continued: "Some of you may say that they are rebels, give them titles, isn't this whitewashing them and making Sun Shuojie's rebellion successful? Today, if we say that we accept his submission and make him a general, then he will be an imperial officer, and tomorrow, if we say that he is secretly rebelling and a traitor, and if we want to exterminate him, then he will be a traitor!"

Chen Ning's words stunned everyone.

Xiao Ke laughed: "Actually, I have exchanged views with the four generalissimos, and my thoughts with the four generalissimos are the same as what Chen Ning said, and now we will accept Sun Shuojie's submission for the time being, and when we are ready, we will clean him up fiercely." Chen Ning, I really didn't misunderstand you, you have the style of a general. ”

In a word, Fu Yunfei's face was ugly, and he could see that Chen Ning was a strong competitor, and Xiao Ke obviously wanted to support Chen Ning as the next governor.