Shucheng Shiting Hidden Mountain and Hidden Mountain came down in four days! Wu Wei even surrendered upon hearing the news.
More than half of Lujiang was already in Lü Bu's hands, but no one in the Lvbu's Army slacked off.
Although Lujiang was good, it could not support the nearly 40,000 Lvbu's Army! Lujiang County had less than 20,000 households and a population of 150,000. This was also because Lujiang was far away from the Central Plains and rarely experienced wars.
150,000 people to support 40,000 troops? How militaristic was this? Food, territory, and population were major problems.
You can't let Lü Bu dismiss the troops! What was the difference between that and courting death?
"Gongtai, how much of Lujiang's provisions are left?" Lü Bu looked at the pile of documents on the table and frowned.
"There are less than 7,000 shi of provisions left!" Chen Gong shook his head. 7,000 shi of provisions may seem a lot, but it was not much. If it was only used to support the troops, it could only last for 20 days.
If there was a war, 7,000 shi would not be enough.
"What about the surrounding fields?" Sun Ce not only took away the soldiers and horses, he also took away the provisions. Therefore, after capturing Wan Cheng, he did not get much provisions.
"Fields?" Chen Gong smiled bitterly. "Lord, it is still early summer. If we want to get new provisions, it will take at least three months!"
"Three months?" Lvbu's Army could not even last a month.
"Can you buy it in the market?" To wait for the arrival of new provisions, they must hold on for a few months.
"Lord, there are provisions in the market, but it is outrageously expensive!" Chen Gong was helpless. Provisions were gold in troubled times, but it should not be so expensive. Half a jin of rice cost 100 coins. One gold coin could only buy less than one shi.
Lvbu's Army was short of provisions. They needed at least 10,000 shi of provisions. If they wanted to buy all of it, even if they sold the Lvbu's Army, they would not be able to afford it.
"What about the people! Can we collect grain?! "
"The commoners don't have much food left in their hands." After all, it wasn't the time when the new grain was produced, so it was impossible for the commoners to have extra food.
"Borrow from those noble clans!" Lü Bu said.
"My lord, if we could just pass through, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble!" In Wancheng city, the grain stores were basically owned by these noble clans. But when Chen Gong went to borrow grain, he was rejected. Either they did not have any grain, or they wanted to borrow some.
You can't say that they don't want to lend it to you. Each family can only offer a few dans or dozens of dans. If it were an ordinary family, then this amount would be enough for one or even several families. However, this is a landowning household! A landowning household with tens of thousands of mu of fertile land. You don't want to borrow it? That was all! All of them were crying about being poor, making you feel embarrassed to say anything.
Especially the Zhou Family, the Chen Family, and the Liu Family, they closed their doors and refused to see Chen Gong. They only sent the outer branch to receive Chen Gong. Chen Gong did not want to go too far, because if he wanted to govern a place, he must get the support of the local soldiers.
"Humph!" Lü Bu slammed the table, "You don't want to lend? Gongtai, you send a letter to the patriarchs of all the noble clans in Lujiang. Tell them that I will invite them to a banquet in this Administration Mansion! "
"My lord, you?!" Chen Gong was a little worried. He was afraid that Lü Bu would behead all of them. That would be a big problem. In the Han dynasty, the nobles ruled the world. If Chen Gong wanted to kill all of these nobles, then he would really offend them. At the very least, Lujiang would fall into turmoil.
"Rest assured, Gongtai, I have a sense of propriety!"
Wancheng city, Zhou Family.
In the hall, a middle-aged man was pacing back and forth, holding a nameplate in his hand. This was the invitation letter sent by Lü Bu.
There were also some people sitting on the side of the table.
"What is the purpose of this Lü Bu's invitation?!" The middle-aged man was the head of the biggest noble clan in Wancheng city, Liu family, Liu Xuan.
This Liu family was really related to the Han dynasty. They were not like Liu Bei and Liu Mang who messed around with relatives in Han dynasty. They were the real descendant of the Marquis Liu Zhen!
Liu family had been taking root in Lujiang after Liu Zhen. They were the tyrant of Wancheng city. Originally, there was also a Lu Family to contend with them. However, after the death of Lu Kang, the Lu Family was unable to do anything.
Therefore, all the noble clans in Wancheng city were led by Liu family.
"Brother Liu, what is the purpose of this slave of three surnames? He just wants us to give him food and provisions! A stray dog cannot last long. We must not give him food and provisions so that he can stabilize Lujiang! "A noble clan's patriarch stood up and said.
"That's right. Lu Bu is just a brute. Although he obtained Wancheng city, he won't be able to hold it for long. If we give him grain and provisions, he will be defeated. At that time, where can we go to reason with him?" Another patriarch said.
"Lü Bu has more than 30,000 soldiers. Can he really not defend Wancheng city?" Some noble clans were a bit hesitant. The Great Han Dynasty was basically dominated by the noble clans. They did not fight for the world, but they invested everywhere. Some disdained Lü Bu, while some were interested in Lü Bu.
If the duke can achieve hegemony, then their clan can also be promoted. If the duke cannot, then they will only lose their property. The foundation of the noble clan will not change.
"Don't you see Zhang Miao of Yan Province and Cao Bao of Xu Province?" Someone sneered "Chen Liu, Zhang Miao, Zhang family is much more important than the other clans. Peng City's Cao family is the overlord of Xu Province! But so what, Zhang Miao died, and the Zhang family was uprooted by Cao Cao. The former Yan Province's big clans can only be low-key.
The Cao family is even more miserable. They thought that their daughter married Lü Bu, so the Cao family will be more stable in Xu Province. Who would have thought that Lü Bu made too many enemies. In the end, not only Cao Mengde peeled off a layer of skin, but also Liu Bei. The Cao family directly disappeared from the noble clans.
With these two clans as an example, who would dare to support Lü Bu?
"But if we don't give food to the Lvbu's Army, what if he jumps over the wall like a cornered dog?" Some people were worried. After all, the master of Wancheng city is Lü Bu. If the Lü Bu is annoyed, it will not be a good thing.
"Does he dare?!" This is the voice of the head of the Chen family "Lü Bu killed my elder brother. This is an irreconcilable enmity. I will say this first, whoever supports Lü Bu, will be going against my Chen family!" The speaker is called Chen Rui. His elder brother was Chen Rui who was strangled to death by Lü Bu. The Chen family was able to rise because of Chen Rui. With Chen Rui, the Chen family can have a stable position in Jiangdong.
"Chen Jiazhu is right! If he dares to jump over the wall like a cornered dog, he will not only offend us, but also offend the entire Jiangdong noble clans and even the whole world noble clans! At that time, there will be no place for Lü Fengxian in this world! " Killing noble clans is easy, but killing a group of noble clans is really troublesome. Even those big noble clans are related to each other.
For example, the original Lu Family in Wancheng city. Although Sun Ce seized Wancheng city and forced Lu Kang to death, he also caused the death of more than a hundred people in the Lu Family. It is reasonable to say that the Lu Family should not be a threat to Sun Ce.
But in the end, when Sun Quan took the throne, he still used the Lu family and put Lu Xun in an important position as compensation.
Why? Because these noble clans have broken bones but still connected tendons. Who knows if there will be a Lu Family's daughter as the wife.
Who knows if these noble clans' daughters or sisters will be married to Lu Family as concubines.
"And it's not like we won't give them food!" If they really forced Lü Bu to a dead end and reached the point of life and death, it is really possible for him to start a massacre. But to not offend the noble clans is a matter for the future. First, they need to fill their stomachs. "A few stones per family, a few dozen stones at most. Let the Lvbu's Army not starve to death and not have enough food. This is the right way!"
The family heads all nodded.
"Brother Zhou, what do you think?" The Liu Family's head looked at the Zhou Family's head who was drinking tea without saying a word.
The Zhou Family's head looked at everyone's eyes. He put down his teacup and said indifferently, "I will only say one thing! My younger brother sent a letter saying that they have already reached Xiakou. The entire Jiang Xia will be under their control. What to do in the end depends on you! "
The Zhou Family's head's words caused an uproar among the family heads. They all knew who the younger brother of the Zhou Family's head was, so they believed his information without any doubt.
Jiang Xia was about to be taken. The days of Wan Cheng being recaptured were still long! They have seen Sun Ce's strength. If they still had a fluke mentality before and were prepared to take advantage of the situation, now their goal was clear. They must not give the Lvbu's Army food.
Otherwise, when Sun Ce returns to the army, these opportunists will really be dealt with.
"Good!" As the head of the Liu family, he stood up and said, "Everyone, tonight's banquet, we will advance and retreat together!"
"Advance and retreat together!"
The night slowly fell. A smokeless war was about to begin in Wan Cheng!
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