(Still posting extra chapters!) And his forces had wiped out five million troops of the Heaven-Pacifying Army beneath Flying Goose Pass not long ago...
Unless the Marquis of Zheng had lost his mind or borrowed the courage of a bear and a leopard, he would hardly dare confront Tang Changsheng.
So, less than two days after Tang Changsheng took Xinzheng City, the former Marquis of Zheng obediently sent someone with his seal, ribbons, and maps, surrendering every last piece of land in the Zheng Marquisate.
Since the Marquis of Zheng knew which way the wind blew, Tang Changsheng did not press him too hard. He set aside the few cities the marquis still controlled and let them remain Zheng Kingdom!
As for the title of Zheng, though it was said to belong to a great kingdom, Tang Changsheng had no interest in it at all!
Titles such as Tang, Chu, and Qin, on the other hand, did interest him.
None of that mattered much, of course. What mattered was poaching the talent he had his eye on and bringing it under his command!
And the talent Tang Changsheng had his eye on was none other than Li Yun.
Tang Changsheng had recognized Li Yun's abilities, and by teaching him the Military Arts Secrets, he had also become something of a mentor to him.
Persuading Li Yun to change sides should not have been difficult.
To Tang Changsheng's surprise, however, Li Yun raised a condition.
"In the battle at Flying Goose Pass, Celestial Master, what kind of Military Arts Magical Artifact did you use? How could it be so powerful? I've wanted to ask for ages, but never dared."
Wonder flashed through Li Yun's eyes. The secret Military Arts weapon called "Artillery" was astonishingly powerful.
It was also so simple that