Because the gates of Lanling County were open, the surrender team walked directly into the city of Lanling County, and then shouted in unison on the streets and alleys, and Zu Yan also ordered that the soldiers and people in the city could not speak, and even chickens and dogs could not bark, so such a quiet environment made the voice of this surrender team more clearly reach the ears of everyone in the Qi army!

"My lord, what should I do? We are already surrounded by Chen's army, and the city gates are wide open, and they have all entered the city! It seems that this Xiao Shilang really doesn't want to kill us! Otherwise, their army would have rushed into the city long ago, killing people and robbing them when they saw money, and they would have to persuade us to surrender as they do now! Wang Junzhi was also shaken by the shouting of the persuasion team, but as a general of the Qi State, in front of Zu Yan, the assassin of Northern Xuzhou, he still couldn't show that he wanted to surrender immediately.

"What happened to the soldiers?" Zu Yan asked suddenly.

"Soldiers, they all want to surrender! My lord, why don't we surrender too! The King of Lanling, who is regarded as the god of war by the soldiers, is not Xiao Yao's opponent, and they have these powerful artillery, if we want to fight, we are not their opponents at all, if we want to escape, now the whole city has been besieged, and we can't escape! Let's not make unnecessary sacrifices! Wang Junzhi said with a little confidence.

"Alas, I didn't expect that my Zu Yan had just come to Northern Xuzhou, and he encountered Xiao Yao's attack, and with these powerful weapons, we couldn't win! In order for the soldiers not to lose their lives in vain, and for this Lanling County not to be destroyed in the war, it seems that we only have the only way left to surrender! Zu Yan also shook his head and sighed, and the fearless and heroic aura that he exuded just now also disappeared without a trace, and the whole person seemed to be much older, looking very old and lonely.

"Okay, since the adults have also decided to surrender, we will immediately go out to find Xiao Yao, dedicate Lanling County to Xiao Yao, and let Chen Guo take North Xuzhou, so that Chen State should stop the Northern Expedition against our Qi State, and our Qi State will no longer need to recruit a large number of soldiers and horses to defend, then our Great Qi can concentrate on recuperation and recuperate, so that the people can live a good life! This Xiao Yao should abide by his promise and will not embarrass those of us who surrender on our own initiative! Wang Junzhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, just now he was really worried that Zu Yan would suddenly be angry, and would rather be broken than broken, and decided to fight to the death with Chen Jun, then he was really ready to tie Zu Yan up and send it to Xiao Yao.

Soon, under the personal leadership of Zu Yan, the defenders of Qi State all put down and walked out of the city gate one after another and surrendered to Xiao Yao!

Xiao Yao only sent more than 10,000 infantry to surround Lanling County, then fired more than a dozen shells, and finally sent a persuasion team into the city to persuade him to surrender, so Lanling County, the seat of governance in Northern Xuzhou, was simply taken by Xiao Yao!

Xiao Yao sent people to dispose of nearly 20,000 surrendered troops, and then collected their weapons and horses, and on the other hand, he took Lu Guangda, Huang Wenyuan, He Fu and Li Nong, the main generals of the forward brigade, to accept Zu Yan's surrender, and then entered Lanling County as a victor in high spirits!

"Master Zu, you have made the most correct decision, thank you for saving the people of Lanling County and more than 20,000 Qi soldiers, your decision to surrender has saved them from the invasion of war and saved their lives! You don't know, Your Majesty has ordered me to take North Xuzhou immediately, so if you are as stubborn as that Gao Changgong and want to have a decisive battle with me, then I can only turn the entire Lanling County into a sea of fire like in Xiao County, and it is estimated that there will not be many people who can survive at that time! Xiao Yao said politely.

After all, this Zu Yan is in the Qi court, but he specializes in dealing with those loyal ministers and good generals, constantly destroying the unity of the monarchs and ministers of the Qi court, and weakening the national strength of the Qi country, from a point of view, Zu Yan is indeed worthy of Xiao Yao's politeness to him.

"General Xiao is polite, after the dedication of the city, Zu is no longer the assassin of Xuzhou in the north of Qi State, and he is no longer an adult, he is now your prisoner and the general of the defeated army, so General Xiao just said that, Zu can't stand it, and he can't deserve it!" Zu Yan said with a very complicated mood.

"Haha, Lord Zu is polite, although now my forward brigade has been stationed in Lanling County, and we have also sent people to various counties and counties in Northern Xuzhou to announce pacification, I believe that soon, the entire Northern Xuzhou will be reincorporated into the territory of Xuzhou, and I, Xiao Yao, am now the assassin of Xuzhou, in charge of all military and political affairs here, so I want to arrange an official and a half position for Lord Zu, and even let Lord Zu continue to be the Taishou of this Lanling County, this power is still there!" Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"What does General Xiao mean is that he wants Zu to work for you and continue to stay here in Lanling County as an official? Zu is an official of the Qi State, and he has also served as a servant in the imperial court, and now his reputation among the people is not very good, General Xiao actually believes me? Zu Yan said in surprise.

Although he still has some loyal feelings for Qi State, as a traitor, he has more feelings for power in his heart, so when he knew that he had been besieged to death by Xiao Yao, and he had no ability to fight to the death with Xiao Yao, Zu Yan decisively chose to surrender, instead of choosing to commit suicide like those loyal ministers, and died Mingzhi!

So now hearing that Xiao Yao can let him continue to be an official and continue to govern Lanling County, this makes Zu Yan feel a little overjoyed.

"Of course, General Ben has heard about what Lord Zu did in the court of Qi State, and from a certain point of view, maybe Shiro will thank Lord Zu for his cooperation with me!" Xiao Yao smiled treacherously, remembering the divisive plan he had made against Qi Guo, in many places, this Zu Yan was making up the knife and assisting the gods!

"As a politician, of course, I believe in the purpose of not destroying heaven and earth for one's own sake! Since his political opponent is an opponent, of course he must be eliminated mercilessly! Therefore, General Zu's treatment of General Hu still shows his understanding! Xiao Yao paused and continued: "No one is perfect, although Lord Zu's character is not very good, but I still admire Lord Zu's ability to govern very much, so I proposed to let Lord Zu continue to govern this Lanling County for me!" And Lord Zu is a Han person, of course I believe in you, and this Lanling County is the territory of our Han people, and even my Xiao Yao, the homeland of the Lanling Xiao family, so I want a talented person to govern this place! ”

Then Xiao Yao looked at Zu Yan, and then smiled treacherously: "To say that I am not afraid that Lord Zu will be angry, the reason why General Ben let Lord Zu continue to stay in Lanling County as an official is also to see that Lord Zu has contributed to the city, and then we can use this to tell the people of the whole world that I, Xiao Yao, am a person who must be rewarded for meritorious service, and only if I make meritorious service, even if it is a minister of an enemy country, I dare to appoint it!" ”

"Thank you for General Xiao's trust, Zu will definitely do his best to serve General Xiao, govern Lanling County in an orderly manner, and the people live and work in peace and contentment!" Zu Yan immediately said.