Looking at Zhou Tai who knelt down to surrender, Xiang Ji nodded with satisfaction.
He is worthy of being a famous general in the Three Kingdoms.
At the very least, this kind of integrity is absolutely guaranteed.
However, in the future, we can help him get rid of this habit of surrendering when he loses a fight, otherwise I won't dare to let this guy go to the battlefield against Lu Bu...
Zhou Tai's two-level skill is probably clear. His strength is between 50 and 50 compared to Taishi Ci. Even if he loses against Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he can still last for hundreds of rounds.
Against someone of Zhao Yun's caliber, it would be slightly inferior. I'm afraid the winner can be decided within a hundred rounds.
And against myself or Lu Bu? If I fight hard, I'm afraid I can last for twenty or thirty rounds.
Like now, it was purely due to his own carelessness that he lost the initiative.
Zhao Yun was left to appease Zhou Tai, and Xiang Ji left again.
This battle has come to an end, and the remaining stage is just torture. Xiang Ji has no interest in it anymore, so he should end it as soon as possible.
"General Zhao Yun, who is our lord?"
Zhou Tai, who was still in a daze, looked at Xiang Ji's leaving figure and asked Zhao Yun beside him.
This was really unacceptable to him.
I know my own martial arts skills well. Except for the Jinfan thief Gan Ning who can compete with me on the river, I am completely invincible to anyone else.
As for worshiping Yan Baihu, who is not as good at martial arts as him, as his lord? Who makes people powerful? If they want to beg for trouble on the Yangtze River, they must either compete with the Jinfan thieves for territory, or it is Yan Baihu's territory.
Since my home is in Soochow, I naturally have to submit to this leading eldest brother.
But as soon as he arrived in Jiangbei today, Zhou Tai was shocked.
The first is Zhao Yun, who is firmly ahead of him in terms of martial arts.
If it weren't for the force-discharging technique that I had practiced on river warships for many years, I might not have been able to hold on for thirty rounds.
But this is still within the acceptable range. After all, Zhou Tai is not an arrogant person, so he naturally understands that there are people outside the world.
But this lord was really unacceptable to him.
In the first round, I was so shocked that my arms were numb and my legs and feet were sore.
In the second round, I was knocked down directly.
Is this still a human being?
"Brother Zhou Tai, have you heard about the Battle of Hulao Pass that happened not long ago?"
Zhao Yun did not directly answer Zhou Tai's question.
After all, Jiangdong is too far away from the Central Plains. If the news hadn't come through, he wouldn't have known about the lord's name.
When Zhou Tai heard what Zhao Yun said, his eyes suddenly lit up.
The Battle of Hulao Pass? That shocking battle!?
Could it be that he is the lord? No wonder!
Thinking of this, Zhou Tai suddenly understood everything.
It turns out that the lord is the best person in the world who defeated Lu Bu, Xiang Ji!
If this is the case, it seems that it is not a shame for me to lose to the lord...
Zhao Yun saw the understanding look on Zhou Tai's face and knew that he had already guessed who the lord was.
"Actually, my lord is not only outstanding in martial arts, but his status is also equally prominent."
Seeing that Zhou Tai began to admire Xiang Ji's martial arts, Zhao Yun decided to add fuel to the fire to help his lord conquer Zhou Tai's heart completely.
Sure enough, after hearing Zhao Yun's words, Zhou Tai's attention was attracted.
"General Zhao Yun, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. I, Zhou Tai, am a rough man and can't stand those twists and turns."
The lord's status is prominent? Are the lord's ancestors also some kind of royal nobles?
But why haven’t I heard of any great nobles with surnames?
Although Zhou Tai is a water thief, he is not as illiterate as other water thieves.
Although this guy has a ferocious face, he is a man of culture. Although he cannot compare with those real civil servants, he can be regarded as an alternative existence among military generals who is familiar with history books.
"My lord is the Queen of the Western Chu Overlord who fought with Gaozu for hegemony over the world."
Zhao Yun's words were like thunder on the ground.
A simple sentence completely shocked Zhou Tai.
Overlord of Western Chu? Xiang Yu?
No wonder the lord is so brave!
So, if you put it this way, the lord was born at this time, and then started to conquer Xuzhou, wouldn't it be true!
It is precisely because Zhou Tai is familiar with history books that he is very clear about the significance of Xuzhou to Xiang Ji.
This was once the capital of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.
So it goes without saying that Xiang Ji attacked Xuzhou. This was to recreate the glory of the Western Chu overlord period!
Zhou Tai was excited.
I can't help but be excited, this lord is hundreds of times stronger than Yan Baihu.
Yan Baihu? He is just a bandit leader. I am afraid he will be content with guarding Wu County for the rest of his life.
But Xiang Ji is different. Various actions of Xiang Ji have shown that his ambition is the world!
And this, for military generals who are eager to make achievements, the choice is too obvious.
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Just when Zhao Yun was helping Xiang Yu increase Zhou Tai's loyalty, Xiang Ji had already arrived on the frontline battlefield.
Looking at the Guangling Army and Yan Baihu's water thieves who were either running around, wailing on the ground, or kneeling down to beg for mercy.
Xiang Ji's heart was filled with heroic feelings.
Xuzhou, after this battle, has completely become my treasure!
"Xiang Yu! Just watch, I will use this as a basis to complete your unfinished dream on your behalf, making the whole world tremble under the iron hoof of our great Chu!"
It seemed that he was speaking to Xiang Yu, and he seemed to be speaking to himself. After Xiang Ji finished speaking these words, he jumped on his horse and charged towards the enemy who were still resisting.
"Xi Chu Xiang Ji is here. If you don't want to die, kneel down and surrender!"
With the addition of Xiang Yu, the battle has accelerated.
After all, Xiang Ji now represents not just an ordinary name, but the number one name in the world.
"In the ban, we collected the surrendered troops and made some statistics on them.
The old, weak, and seriously injured will all be sent back to their hometowns, and the rest will be broken up and incorporated into our army."
War, what is it about?
Aren't they just soldiers?
In the past, because I didn’t have a foundation of my own, Xiang Yu refused to accept anyone who came. As long as you can still wield a weapon, I will take them all.
It's different now. Xuzhou has been captured, so these are all his own people.
Naturally, those who can fight will be kept; those who cannot fight, let them go back to farming and having children.
Xiang Ji's mentality has changed. The bandit leader who only knew how to plunder before has begun to move towards hegemony among the princes.
Shu said: Guangling County Prefect's Mansion.
Xiang Ji sat in the hall of the prefect's mansion and listened to his reports from his generals.
After this battle, Zang Ba's army of 10,000 when he set off was reduced to less than 5,000 men. It can be said that he suffered heavy losses.
However, after reorganization, Zang Ba's army expanded to 13,000 men, and 8,000 young and strong Guangling soldiers joined Xiang Ji's army.
Moreover, after this battle, Xiang Ji had one more unit in his army.
That was the five thousand navy army composed of the water thieves who recruited Yan Baihu. Xiang Ji appointed Zhou Tai as the commander of the navy army and Jiang Qin as his deputy.
At this point, Xiang Ji completely occupied Xuzhou.