Immediately, Ling Feng released Zhang Lu's spirit back to his true form and said, "General Zhang, if you surrender, I will definitely not treat you badly, how about that?"
He kept Zhang Lu for two reasons. One was because Zhang Lu was very strong and had the ability to train Taoist soldiers. The second is because of his grandfather Zhang Daoling. Such legendary figures are likely to be at the level of Earth Immortal or above. The surrender of Zhang Lu now is also to establish a relationship with this person in the future.
Zhang Lu was silent for a moment, bowed and clasped his fists, saying: "See my lord!"
Ling Feng smiled and said: "I can win Gongqi better than a million soldiers!"
Immediately, Ling Feng slightly reorganized all the prisoners and obtained 2.4 million auxiliary troops, of which 400,000 supplemented his own army of 3 million, and the other 2 million went to Zhang Lu's command. Ling Feng is not afraid that he will surrender and rebel again, because Ling Feng has left forbidden laws in his soul. Once the opponent rebels, he can be easily killed.
As the news of Ling Feng killing Liu Yan and recruiting Zhang Lu to surrender spread, Wenpin, who had already led his army to Badong Road, asked Liu Biao for instructions, and then the army returned to Jingzhou.
After receiving the news from other observers, most of them stopped thinking about competing for Yizhou Mu. Even Liu Yan and Zhang Lu were defeated so quickly, how could they please?
Subsequently, the four armies of Ling Feng, Zhang Lu, Jia Long, and Ren Qi, with a total of nine million troops, began to regain Guanghan Road. They were unstoppable along the way. The states and counties were almost at a loss. In seven days, the entire Guanghan Road had been recovered.
At this time, Qisha had also led his army to capture the entire Shu Road. In addition to the Jianwei Road, Badao, and Guanghan Road, Ling Feng now owned the land of the four roads. His luck increased greatly, and he could breathe out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at a rapid pace. Multiply!
Moreover, the Shura Blood Guards under Ling Feng also grew rapidly. Ordinary Shura Blood Guards have reached the peak of the late Xiantian stage, and thousands of Shura Guards have successfully condensed the Blood Evil True Essence and have broken through to the Grandmaster realm. Many of the thousand Asura Guards have broken through to the middle stage of Grand Master, and the strength of the entire army has increased a lot.
Immediately, Ling Feng took a brief rest and then led an army of tens of millions southward to attack Yuexun Road. The Yuexun Road Observation Envoy had previously sent three million troops to invade Jianwei Road. Although they were repulsed, how could Ling Feng just let it go?
As the four armies of Ling Feng, Jia Long, Ren Qi, and Zhang Lu invaded Yuexun Road, the Yuexun Road Observers quickly organized an army of five million to resist, and sent letters asking for help to Zangke Road and Yizhou Road.
However, by the time the reinforcements from Zangke Road and Yizhou Road arrived, Ling Feng had already fought seven battles and won seven victories, killing the observers of Yuexun Road and occupying most of the territory of Yuexun Road.
In the end, they could only apologize to Ling Feng and retreat obediently.
Not long after, Ling Feng quickly captured the entire territory of Yuexun Road, and immediately moved Jia Long as the observer of Qianwei Road, Qi as the observer of Shu Road, and named Zhang Lu as the observer of Badao. Reverse their positions and weaken their control over the troops under their command.
After this battle, the Shura Blood Guards also greatly increased in strength. All 90,000 Shura Blood Guards were raised to the highest level of innate ability. More than half of the 9,000 Shura Blood Guards condensed the Blood Evil True Essence and became powerful masters. It won't be long before the remaining Shura guards will advance to the level of Grandmaster. Most of the Shura Guards have advanced to the middle stage of Grand Master, and their overall strength has been greatly improved.
Later, Jia Long and Ren Qi wrote letters to persuade Hanzhong Road Observer Su Gu to join Ling Feng.
Ling Feng was overjoyed and still appointed Su Gu as the Hanzhong Road Observer. He just transferred three million of his five million troops away and sent a trusted general from Luzhou to take charge.
In fact, the same is true for Jia Long, Ren Qi, and Zhang Lu today. Ling Feng will not completely deprive them of their military power, but he will not let their troops exceed two million. Otherwise, even if they do not have any dissent at this time, they will inevitably do so when encountering an emergency in the future.
At this time, Ling Feng had already occupied six of Yizhou's ten roads, and he was invincible wherever his troops went. Therefore, the remaining observers from Brazil Road, Badong Road, Zoke County, and Yizhou Road were already willing to join the army, so they sent people to negotiate with Ling Feng.
If the other four paths can be accepted peacefully, a lot of killing and destruction can be reduced, which will be very helpful for the recovery of Yizhou. The other four observers also knew that Ling Feng's military strength was strong, and they did not have excessive demands. They just wanted to protect the interests of their respective families. Therefore, Ling Feng basically agreed.
Subsequently, Ling Feng sent troops to take over Yizhou Road, Zangke Road, Badong Road, and Brazil Road. The positions of each observation envoy were basically reversed, weakening their ability to control the local area.
At this time, Ling Feng completely controlled the entire territory of Yizhou, so he sent an envoy to Xudu to ask for the title of Yizhou Mu. He also relied on Yuan Shu's relationship, so he successfully obtained the title of Yizhou Mu by Emperor Xian, and was also granted the title of Mu. He was granted the title of County Marquis.
Nowadays, although the power of the Han Dynasty has fallen, Emperor Xian still holds great honor and righteousness. After Ling Feng was canonized as Yizhou Mu, the recognition of the family and the people increased significantly, and many talents began to join Ling Feng.
Ling Feng's luck also increased greatly. The body of the four-clawed golden dragon grew several times and condensed a lot, and the shadow of the fifth claw was faintly born. Although it is just a phantom, it is impossible to condense this fifth claw without worshiping the heaven and proclaiming the emperor, but it is already remarkable, and now it is at the top among the heroes. As his luck increased, Ling Feng's cultivation speed greatly increased again.
After Ling Feng became a shepherd in Yizhou, he began to focus on the development of people's livelihood, restoring the economy, and winning the hearts of the people.
The first was farming. Most of the prisoners and many ordinary soldiers were sent to farm to resume production and accumulate food. The second step is to vigorously build private schools, colleges, and military attachés to cultivate civil and military talents. The third is to develop industry and commerce and prosper the economy.
Of course, the military has not relaxed either. Now, Ling Feng's territory has expanded tenfold, and it must be suppressed by enough Taoist soldiers to ensure local stability. Therefore, the Shura Blood Guard will be expanded to 400,000, divided into four legions: Qisha, Pojun, Greedy Wolf, and Wuqu, each with a command of 100,000.
The original ninety thousand Shura Blood Guards were promoted to Shura Guards, and the original nine thousand Shura Guards were promoted to Shura Imperial Guards. The new Shura Blood Guard mainly selects elite warriors with reliable backgrounds from the army under their command, and then gives them blood seeds and teaches them the Shura Blood Evil Technique. It won't take long before they can be trained into an army.
The Five Elements Legions such as Qinglong and Baihu will also be expanded to 500,000, with Qinglong, Baihu and others serving as legion commanders respectively.
In addition, Ling Feng vigorously trained weapon refiners, swordsmiths, etc. to refine matching high-level armor for the Shura Blood Guard and the Five Elements Legion. On the battlefield, even the strongest masters may have planted stray arrows, so battle armor is essential, and sharp high-grade weapons can also greatly increase the combat power of soldiers.
After Ling Feng arranged everything, he began to concentrate on training. For him, power was just a foreign object, and only his own cultivation was the foundation.
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