Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The disparity in strength between the inside and outside of the city was enormous.

The morale that the Wu'an soldiers had forcibly mustered collapsed at this moment.

They no longer had faith in their hearts.

Who were they fighting for?

This country was no longer the country it once was. Now, even the current rulers had become puppets of the three sects of Hanzhou. This was the most humiliating chapter in Wu'an's history.

Were they fighting for their families?

However, according to their understanding, all the soldiers captured by Dagan were living well and had even joined the Dagan army with new designations.

Among the besieging army outside, they could see some of their former comrades.

Since Jun Wuxie could treat the surrendered soldiers well, allowing them to rejoin the army, he certainly wouldn't make things difficult for the common people. So, what exactly were they fighting for?

Their faith had already collapsed.

They were even thinking that perhaps if Jun Wuxie were to rule Wu'an, the future might be better. At least he was strong and unyielding enough not to become anyone's puppet.

He was also very good to the people. Under his rule, they could live with dignity!

"What are you thinking? They are invaders! Do you really believe the words of invaders?"

A voice boomed within the city like thunder.

It was an old man, about sixty years old, with graying hair and beard, but his eyes were extremely sharp and cold.

This was the commander of Pingwu City, a once-famous general of Wu'an, but he was no longer valued due to certain reasons.

He wanted to revive the morale as soon as he arrived.

Jun Wuxie spread his fingers, and chaotic golden blood energy condensed into a bow. With a loud boom, he shot an arrow.

The arrow pierced through the air, erupting with a sound like thunder.

The speed was too fast, like a shooting star, arriving in an instant.

The commander didn't even have time to react. With a '噗,' the arrow pierced through him, and his body flew backward, flying very far before finally being nailed to the top of a tall tower within the city.

His entire lung was pierced, and blood flowed continuously.

He wanted to break free, but the blood energy overflowing from the arrow that pierced him suppressed his celestial passage, making it impossible to use even a trace of true energy.

One arrow to kill the commander!

This caused the psychological defenses of the defending army to collapse even further. Many were about to lay down their weapons, but some generals kept scolding them, preventing them from doing so.

"Capture and kill the stubborn generals. Try not to kill ordinary soldiers."

Jun Wuxie said to Jian Xu and the others.

Jian Chen, Jian Xu, and Di Hui immediately stepped into the air, sword energy like a rainbow river swirling around their bodies, forming a sword energy storm that quickly expanded, instantly covering thousands of meters.

The sword energy tornado reached deep into the sky, as if completely connecting heaven and earth.

This phenomenon was terrifying. The sword intent permeated the air, suffocating people, making them feel as if countless blades were about to tear their bodies apart.

噗!

Some stubborn generals were killed by them from dozens of miles away, without any chance to fight back or even defend.

One stubborn general after another fell. The defending army finally couldn't hold on any longer, and they all threw down their weapons, unloaded the crossbow bolts from their crossbows, and knelt on the city walls.

"Open the city gates and welcome the King's army into the city!"

Several generals with stern faces led people to open the city gates and shouted loudly.

They saw acquaintances in the besieging army, former senior generals in the Wu'an army. They secretly communicated with each other through divine sense, learned a lot of information, and decided to surrender after being persuaded.

The people in the city were extremely terrified. The defending army actually surrendered without a fight, opening the city gates to let the enemy in.

Inside Pingwu City, various cries and shouts mingled together, and some timid people were already scared to the point of collapse.

They were afraid and terrified, worried that the Dagan border troops would enter the city and carry out massacres!

The small and large frictions between Dagan and Wu'an had continued for generations, and countless people had died in the countless frictions.

In the past, people lived along the border, but in the long border conflicts, all the people along the long border disappeared. Most were massacred in military conflicts, and the remaining small number fled.

The people of Pingwu City had lived in this border fortress city for generations, hearing too many human tragedies of border conflicts.

Now, the Dagan army was about to enter the city, and they were afraid that they would end up like those border people in the past, afraid that the city would be awash with blood.

Although they had heard that Jun Wuxie treated prisoners of war well, those prisoners were soldiers and valuable to Dagan, but what value did ordinary people like them have?

Pingwu City was too chaotic, a scene of noisy chickens and dogs. Everywhere on the streets were figures carrying gold, silver, and soft goods, fleeing with their families.

They all rushed towards the North City Gate, wanting to leave Pingwu from the North City Gate.

Due to the large number of people, the scene was too chaotic, and the fleeing people were too panicked, causing many stampedes.

For a time, screams, cries, shrieks, and desperate roars echoed in this city, rising and falling.

At this time, millions of Dagan's elite talisman-armored troops, with neat steps, entered Pingwu City and quickly controlled the major points in the city.

Jun Wuxie entered the city on a warship, his eyes sweeping across the entire city. Seeing the chaos in the city, he frowned slightly.

He had anticipated that the people of this city would be terrified when the army entered the city, but he didn't expect them to be so frightened, fleeing in a hurry to the point that every street was crowded with people and stampedes were occurring.

He released his chaotic golden blood energy, infusing it with gentle strength, spreading like a gentle wave, quickly covering the entire city.

Chaotic golden light sprinkled down, and everyone on the street found that they were bound, their bodies uncontrollably leaving the ground and being moved away.

"You don't need to be afraid. Pingwu City will soon return to order. As long as you live well, no one will harass you."

Jun Wuxie's peaceful voice echoed in the sky above Pingwu City, spreading to every corner and reaching everyone's ears.

People all looked up at the sky, focusing their eyes on the bow of the warship.

There was a young man there, his body radiating chaotic golden light, tall and majestic, with unparalleled divine grace.

"May I ask, are you the Divine Lord Jun of Dagan? Will you really not do anything to us?"

"We are just ordinary people, please be magnanimous and don't kill us!"

… …

Various voices rang out one after another, their hearts still uneasy and apprehensive.

"Pingwu City has been taken. From this moment on, this city is my territory, and you are all my people. My army will not only not harm you, but will also protect your safety!"

Speaking of this, Jun Wuxie looked around the city and said, "Pingwu no longer belongs to Wu'an and will be subject to new laws. New officials will soon come to take over the management of this city. At the same time, from today onwards, all agricultural and small-scale commercial taxes in Pingwu are completely exempted, and medium and large-scale commercial taxes are halved! All the people, anyone who has been wronged, can report their grievances after the new administrator takes office. Sunlight will fill every corner of Pingwu City, dispelling all darkness!"

Suddenly, Pingwu City was silent.

The whole city was quiet.

The people in this city all stared blankly at Jun Wuxie on the warship in the high sky, unable to recover from the information he said for a while.

It wasn't until a long while later that someone let out an excited cheer, instantly igniting the entire city.

Pingwu City suddenly boiled.

This city was very large, more than a thousand miles in radius, with a population of hundreds of millions.

Among all the cities of the Wu'an Dynasty, Pingwu, this fortress city, could be considered one of the top ten giant cities.

The momentum of such a city, with the entire city boiling, was too vast, shaking the clouds in the sky to the point of collapsing, and the buildings in the city were shaking.

Tax exemption!

The people in the city simply couldn't believe their ears.

They had lived in Pingwu for generations, for how long?

From generation to generation, they had never enjoyed such a policy of tax exemption.

The heavy taxes were suffocating.

All along, what was left after paying taxes was barely enough to feed a family, but in recent years, with continuous wars, the court had increased taxes by 50%, making life very difficult, making it difficult to solve the problem of food and clothing, and sometimes even having to go hungry.

Many officials in the city took the opportunity to amass wealth, making the exorbitant taxes even heavier, and the people were even worse off, already full of grievances.

Therefore, when the city was breached, they didn't have the slightest thought of coexisting with the city, because they no longer had a sense of belonging.

If they couldn't even solve the problem of food and clothing, how could they have a sense of belonging to such a city and such a dynasty?

The court's increase in taxes and the corruption of those below were gradually undermining the credibility of the Wu'an court.

"Long live Divine Lord Jun!"

Someone raised his arms and shouted excitedly, instantly triggering a resonance among a large number of people, following him and shouting, and more and more people followed him.

What they wanted was actually very simple: a relatively good living environment, a relatively stable and fair society, where they could live well, at least without having to starve.

On this basis, if they could also spare some resources to honor their parents and raise their children, they would be satisfied.

These lives, which in their eyes were originally extravagant hopes, were realized today after the city was breached.

Pingwu City was extremely boiling, people's faces were full of excitement and agitation, and countless people raised their hands and cheered.

Earlier, they were frightened and wanted to escape.

Now, they were extremely excited and full of longing for the future. Even if someone held a knife to them and forced them to leave, they would not want to leave.

A new order had arrived here, the sun and moon had changed to a new sky, and everything here had become so beautiful and full of hope.

"The original garrison of Pingwu City will temporarily retain its establishment and will be re-arranged after passing the review of military affairs and the assessment of the new military regulations."

"Thank you, Divine Lord Jun, for your great kindness!"

The garrison in the city was overjoyed to hear such words, their faces full of excitement.

… …

Order in Pingwu City was quickly restored.

Symbol-armored soldiers patrolled the streets, maintaining order.

Jun Wuxie, along with Dugu Ruyan, Zhao Wenting, Jian Chen, Jian Xu, Di Hui, and a group of chief and high-ranking generals, arrived at the City Lord's Mansion of Pingwu City.

He found a complete map sand table of the entire Wu'an territory here.

"Everyone, come over. We need to split up and act separately."

Jun Wuxie beckoned them and drew five routes on the map, saying, "Ruyan, Wenting, Jian Chen, Jian Xu, and Di Hui, the five of you will accompany the five major armies to attack from these five directions respectively, take all the cities along the way, and finally meet under the imperial city."

"In order to reduce casualties, try to persuade them to surrender before attacking the city. If the generals guarding the city are stubborn, the five of you can directly kill into the city, kill them, disintegrate the morale of the defending army, and打击其士气. Remember, my purpose is not to destroy the city, nor is it to annihilate how many Wu'an troops. My purpose is to unify Qingzhou, so the hearts of the people are very important. Do not create unnecessary hatred."

"Lord Jun, we remember."

Dugu Ruyan and the others nodded in response.

"You generals must remember that when the army enters the city, discipline must be strict, and any bullying of the people is strictly prohibited! Those who violate the order will be killed without mercy!"

"We obey Lord Jun's decree!"

The generals knelt down in unison, their voices resounding.

"Take these rune arrays. After capturing a city, set up a teleportation rune array in the center of the city. After setting up the rune array, immediately transmit a message to me through the rune array, and I will send people to take over the management of the city as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

Dugu Ruyan and the others took the rune arrays, and then, together with the generals of their respective armies, they left the City Lord's Mansion's council hall, gathered the army, boarded the warships, and headed straight for the next city according to their respective routes.

Jun Wuxie left the City Lord's Mansion and came to the central square of the city, where he set up a teleportation rune array, and then returned to the mansion.

He left only 100,000 elite symbol-armored soldiers and some generals in this city.

Some of these symbol-armored soldiers were responsible for maintaining order in the city, and some were responsible for reviewing the surrendered army, mainly the military accounts of the city's former garrison, and carefully checked them.

They found that some generals colluded with officials of this city to embezzle military funds and salaries, which was quite bad.

He ordered those people to be arrested, purged the moths and tumors in the army, and then sent people to train the surrendered army, so that they would be familiar with the new military regulations and laws.

During this period, troops and officials from Dagan arrived one after another, and Jun Wuxie arranged them in important positions one by one, so that the management of this city quickly got on the right track.

Good news kept coming from Dugu Ruyan and the others.

With such mythical-level genius kings accompanying the army, it was a dimensionality reduction strike for the Wu'an defenders. Most of them opened the city and surrendered after the main general was killed.

Only a very few would resist stubbornly, but they could not stop the offensive and were quickly breached.

......

Dugu Ruyan, Zhao Wenting, Jian Chen, Jian Xu, and Di Hui followed the five major armies to conquer cities and territories, while Jun Wuxie stayed in Pingwu City to arrange various matters.

Time passed quickly for more than half a month.

The five major armies conquered an average of one city every day, and their progress was rapid. They have now conquered nearly a hundred cities.

Jun Wuxie has also basically arranged all kinds of things in detail.

On this day, after dealing with the last important matter at hand, Jun Wuxie fell silent.

Jingya stared at his profile beside him, and seeing that he seemed to have something on his mind, she stepped forward and took his arm, and said softly, "Are you worried about the five armies?"

"Yes."

Jun Wuxie nodded, turned his face, lowered his eyes slightly, looked at Jingya, and said, "I need Aunt Jing's help this time."

"You, Aunt Jing doesn't know what you're struggling with. Aunt Jing would give you her life, but it's just some small things, but you're hesitating here."

Jingya was very unhappy with his attitude, which made her feel that she had not really integrated into his life.

But they clearly depended on each other and relied on each other for so many years.

"Are you thinking wildly again?"

Jun Wuxie was very speechless, and said, "Aunt Jing should be very clear about the relationship between us. You saved me at all costs back then, and we have supported each other over the years, and we have long been integrated into each other's lives. Therefore, you shouldn't have this mentality. Why are you always患得患失? You were the Heavenly Dao, you should have confidence."

"In front of you, where does Aunt Jing have confidence..."

Jingya sighed softly, as long as it was anything about him, she was always easily disturbed. This is probably关心则乱.

Jun Wuxie:......

"Okay, Aunt Jing knows, I'll listen to you, okay? Let's go."

Jingya knew that if she continued, she would definitely be lectured by him in an old-fashioned way, so she quickly stopped, took his hand and flew into the air, and soon disappeared into the horizon.