From the moment they marched out until they finally took Gaotang Prefecture, the men of Mount Liang had spent most of their time on the road.
None of them had expected things to turn out this way.
Even Xu Tong had never anticipated this beforehand.
"We've taken control of Gaotang Prefecture just like that?"
As Jade Qilin Lu Junyi entered Gaotang Prefecture, he too was visibly incredulous.
He had known all along that this battle would be easy, but he had never imagined it would be this easy.
"Once we've rounded them all up, we'll find out what happened."
Xu Tong also found it rather strange. Gaotang Prefecture had surrendered far too quickly.
Still, Gaotang Prefecture was now entirely in their hands, and the enemy had no means left to resist.
Even Xu Ning, the strongest man in Gaotang Prefecture, had been cut down from his horse in an instant by Jade Qilin Lu Junyi. Who else would dare stand against Mount Liang?
Before long, the men of Mount Liang took over Gaotang Prefecture.
Although Xu Ning's deputy had already hidden himself in the crowd, they still captured him.
"Tell me, why did you surrender so readily?"
Jade Qilin Lu Junyi questioned the deputy, looking puzzled.
"My lord, we had no other choice!"
The deputy sighed helplessly.
"This was never much of a place to begin with, and we don't receive much military pay each month."
"Who knows how many years our weapons and armor have been in use?"
"And with our commander so easily slain by you, my lord, there was simply nothing we could do."
The deputy was utterly helpless.
In truth, these soldiers received only a third of the pay they were supposed to get.
Under such circumstances, with their leader gone, how could they possibly fight