Perhaps the governor of Goguryeo had never imagined that the defending general would dare to open the city gates.
Therefore,
When Gongsun Zan appeared before him with his men, he was completely stunned.
"You, you, who are you..."
"Who am I?"
Gongsun Zan chuckled twice, strode closer, and murmured,
"That question, you should ask your companions in the afterlife!"
Saying that, Gongsun Zan's long saber did not hesitate as he struck down.
*Puchi~*
Crimson blood arced through the air. The head, with its eyes wide in disbelief, rolled several times on the ground before coming to rest.
This governor, whose name he didn't even know, met a confused end in his own mansion.
Only then,
Did the guards of the governor's mansion awaken as if from a dream, surrounding them with pale faces.
"Insolent!"
Before Gongsun Zan could speak, his personal guards stepped forward.
"Lord Gongsun, Chief Clerk of the Provincial Governor's Office, is here. Lay down your weapons and surrender!"
"Ah? This..."
Upon hearing that the person was the Chief Clerk of the Provincial Governor's Office, many of the governor's mansion guards hesitated.
The burly man in the lead, seeing this, grew anxious, and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
That governor was his uncle!
Killed just like that?
No matter if this person was from the Provincial Governor's Office or not, they had to pay the price!
With this thought,
The burly man gritted his teeth, stepped forward directly, pointed at Gongsun Zan and his men, and roared,
"You say he is? What proof do you have..."
*Puchi~*
Before the burly man could finish speaking, a personal guard, who had already learned from Gongsun Zan, charged forward.
One strike!
Just one strike!
The burly man, who had been babbling moments ago, was now joining his uncle, the governor.
"Well done~!"
Gongsun Zan praised the decisive Qin Feng and directly ordered,
"Arrest all officials in the city. Anyone connected to the barbarians... their property is to be confiscated directly!"
"Yes~!"
The personal guard respectfully acknowledged and hurried off to relay the orders.
Soon,
The once peaceful county town of Goguryeo was plunged into panic.
This was because,
Most of the residents of this county town were officials from surrounding counties.
"What's going on?"
Looking at the report submitted by his personal guard captain, Gongsun Zan's brow furrowed deeply.
"Why are those people not staying in their counties to defend against the barbarians and running here?"
"This..."
The personal guard captain hesitated for a moment and reported uncertainly,
"According to them, there was an agreement, which meant this place would not be attacked by barbarians."
"So they moved their families here."
"What?!"
Hearing his personal guard's report, Gongsun Zan's anger surged, and he gritted his teeth and roared,
"If they fear death so much, why did they become officials?"
"Damn it!"
"These freeloading bastards should all be killed!"
"Guards!"
"Anyone who is not currently in office this time, drag them out and behead them!"
"Yes~!"
Once again, the personal guard captain respectfully acknowledged and hurried off to relay the orders.
Thus,
With flashes of blades, the officials who had temporarily sought refuge here all lost their heads.
But Gongsun Zan still felt unfulfilled!
He directly ordered their corpses to be hung outside the city to be exposed to the sun, as a warning to others!
The next day,
Gongsun Zan, while sending messengers back to explain everything that had happened to the Provincial Governor's Office, directly led five thousand cavalry to charge into the great plains.
He was truly furious this time!
These damnable barbarians repeatedly raided the border, did they really think the Han dynasty was powerless against them?
In the past, they simply didn't bother with them, and the cost and effort of a distant expedition made them allow these insignificant clowns to run rampant.
But at this moment,
Gongsun Zan, his fury reaching the heavens, could no longer afford to care.
He now only wished to personally break through the royal city and chop off the dog head of the King of Goguryeo!
...
On the other side,
As Gongsun Zan personally led troops to Goguryeo on behalf of others, Qin Feng also entered the Sili region with his men.
Perhaps due to historical inertia, or perhaps because Suanzao was a special place,
The allied lords who came to offer reinforcements still gathered at Suanzao for an alliance.
Quite a few people had come this time.
Historically famous figures such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Jian were present.
And there were many who were not famous in history but held power at the time.
Although Qin Feng was not interested in the alliance,
To gain prestige and to deter certain hidden intentions,
He still chose to participate!
Since he was participating, he needed soldiers!
And his current forces were all stationed in Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou.
Therefore,
He had to summon more!
After rummaging through the system warehouse for a moment, Qin Feng finally made up his mind.
It had to be cavalry!
Whether for escape or attack, cavalry were an indispensable good unit.
And heavy cavalry among cavalry were like tanks of later generations.
They were not only shocking but also instilled a sense of despair in one's heart.
Of course!
This also depended on the dog system's capabilities!
If this time it gave him a unit of Mongol cavalry, he would truly be in a predicament.
However,
Qin Feng was merely thinking aloud; he believed the dog system wouldn't be that malicious.
With this thought,
Qin Feng took out the selected cavalry summon card and softly instructed the system,
"Begin!"
"Ding~!"
"Respected Host, Random Ordinary Cavalry Summon Card x10000, Random Elite Cavalry Summon Card x20000... Usage successful!"
Following the system's crisp prompt, several summon cards shattered into starlight in Qin Feng's hand.
Soon,
A more pleasant prompt sounded in Qin Feng's ear.
"Congratulations to the Host, you have obtained: Elite Han Iron Cavalry x10000, Elite Xuanjia Iron Cavalry x10000, Mongol Cavalry x10000..."
"???"
"What the hell?"
"Dog system, are you tricking me?"
As the system's prompt faded, Qin Feng's face turned completely grim.
This was exactly what he had feared!
He had explicitly said he didn't want Mongol cavalry, didn't want Mongol cavalry!
And yet, you gave me ten thousand Mongol cavalry?
Where am I supposed to put them?
If I went to the alliance with these Mongol cavalry, I might be mistaken for a barbarian!
That would truly be a loss outweighing the gain!
After all,
Whether it was the former Qin, the current Han, or the future Ming,
They had never paid much attention to the barbarians!
Even though these barbarians occasionally stirred trouble and bit them, they were still not taken seriously.
Because, to them, these barbarians could be easily wiped out at any time.
The reason they didn't act was simply that it wasn't worth the effort.
But if you dared to stand in front of them and provoke them, they wouldn't mind slapping you to death.
Didn't you see that in the late Three Kingdoms period, even though they were fighting ferociously,
Any of the Wei, Shu, or Wu kingdoms could easily suppress the surrounding barbarians.
This was the strength of the Han dynasty!
It was precisely because of this,
That Qin Feng didn't want to deal with those future lords with these Mongol cavalry.
Once he was branded as a barbarian, his path in the Han dynasty would become much more difficult.