The sun and the moon alternated, and the stars alternated. The sunlight once again replaced the moonlight and sprinkled on the earth. Everything exuded exuberant vitality, and the sunlight sprinkled on Wancheng city represented the glorious aura of death.
Liu Mang stood under the watchtower of Wan Cheng city and said "Whether we live or die depends on today!"
Sun Cejun began to prepare meals and the army began to move. One by one, they formed a phalanx with rows of swords.
"Military Advisor Lu, this time let my Zhao family go! You see, ever since we started following General Sun Ce, we have yet to truly serve General Sun Ce. This time, our Zhao Clan should be the vanguard and retreat at the back. A middle-aged man wearing a Chinese robe followed behind Lu Su and flattered him.
"What do you mean by let your Zhao family? My Li family also did not serve General Sun Ce. General Sun Ce commanded Jiangdong. Under his rule, my Li family rarely had enough to eat and wear. In order to repay General Sun Ce, my Li family is ready to repay General Sun Ce. We will not return until we capture Wan Cheng!" The middle-aged man who claimed to be from the Li family also stood in front of Lu Su with a righteous aura.
"Me too, me too!" One by one, my Xu family rushed in front of Lu Su, making Lu Su frown.
What are these people? They are the nobles of Jiangdong. Look at them, they are going to war. If you say that you are going to war, you should at least wear armor. You don't wear armor, you are wearing luxurious clothes, jewelry and gold chains. You are not going to war, you are going to travel!
Yesterday, when they besieged Wan Cheng city, they looked like their parents had died. Today, they were full of spirit. Lu Su just walked out of the big tent and was surrounded by them.
Of course, these nobles were not stupid! Yesterday, the Lvbu's Army on the city wall was full of soldiers. Looking at their armor and spirit, one could tell that they were elites. At this time, they were not idiots! Look at the Zuo Clan, Bian Clan, and Wang Clan that were ranked up yesterday. These three idiots, only a few out of fifteen thousand soldiers were left. Not only did they not get anything, they even suffered such heavy casualties. The people in charge of these three clans were unanimously regarded as idiots.
Today was different! In yesterday's fierce battle, Sun Cejun's losses were so great, so how could the enemy's losses be small? Sun Cejun's main force, the Danyang soldiers, were already on the battlefield. These nobles knew Sun Cejun's strength. Three thousand Sun Cejun's main force was able to suppress the tens of thousands of soldiers of the smaller nobles in Jiangdong. Now that he had lost half of his army, there shouldn't be many enemies left on the city walls.
Now was the time to snatch merits. Now, there were only a few enemies left on the battlefield. With such a large group of people, they could take down Wan Cheng city. This was the capital of Lujiang. No matter how stingy Sun Ce was, he would still reward them. Not a lot, just a few thousand fields in Wan Cheng city would be enough. In the entire Lujiang city, almost all the nobles were dead. Except for the few aristocratic families that followed Lü Bu, Wan Cheng city was now a big cake.
Lujiang was a rich county. There were a lot of fields and abundant products. For Lujiang, the nobles moved from other places in Jiangdong. This was an opportunity to strengthen their own family.
"Humph!" Lu Su snorted in his heart. These nobles were opportunistic people. If there were no benefits, they would not do it. But if there were benefits, they would rush forward. Although Lu Su was dissatisfied, he could only be dissatisfied in his heart. His Lu family was also a member of the nobles. He could not increase the number of enemies for Lu family.
"I cannot make a decision on this matter. I need to ask Milord!" With so many nobles rushing forward, Lu Su could not agree to anyone. If he agreed, he would offend them. Moreover, if he agreed so easily, what would others think of him? Especially Sun Ce's main forces. They worked so hard to take down the city. You just opened your mouth and took the credit. Then what about those who died in the battle? What about those who were injured? What about those who were injured?
"This is the best, the best!" When the nobles saw that Lu Su did not agree, they could not do anything. They could only stand in front of the big tent and watch Lu Su enter.
When Lu Su entered the big tent, he saw Sun Ce wearing his armor. He could not help but be surprised because Sun Ce was seriously injured. Why would he still go to the battlefield? "Milord, you …" Lu Su wanted to say something but hesitated. How could Sun Ce not see it? He smiled.
"Zijing, don't worry. I am not going to the battlefield. I just want to see the scene of Wan Cheng city falling!" In Wan Cheng city, Sun Ce was very familiar with him. Lu Kang and Liu Mang were the ones who blocked him outside Wan Cheng city. Lu Kang was dead. Now, only Liu Mang was left.
"What is going on outside?" The noise outside could not be hidden from Sun Ce's ears. A warlord's ears were very sensitive. Not to mention, Sun Ce had already reached the peak of refinement god.
"It is those nobles!" Lu Su could only bitterly smile and tell Sun Ce the scene outside the big tent.
"Humph!" Sun Ce's complexion turned cold. "Yesterday, I did not see their figures. Today, they are very active!" Yesterday, when Sun Ce ordered Lu Su to attack the city, all the nobles lowered their heads and did not say a word. When Lu Su ordered them to attack the city, their faces turned ugly. It was as if their father had died. Now, when they heard that Wan Cheng city was about to fall, they all came to snatch the credit.
Sometimes, Sun Ce wished he could just kill all of these nobles. All of them were like rice worms and cancerous tumors. They occupied the best land in the counties and counties. Their servants and servants never reported to their households. Only by reporting to their households would there be taxes. Without population, how can there be an army? Without taxes, how can there be an army? Without taxes, how can there be an army?
Moreover, these nobles were very arrogant and domineering. They didn't even put Sun Ce's subordinates in their eyes. Even if Sun Ce ordered them to raise army provisions and send out soldiers, it was the same as killing them!
This time, they sent troops to attack Lü Bu because Lü Bu had killed most of the nobles in Lujiang. Except for the Liu family and Lu family, all the nobles were massacred. Lü Bu's strength made them afraid. They were afraid that Lü Bu would cross the Yangtze River and attack Jiangdong. Therefore, they scrambled to send out their private army.
When the private army appeared, Sun Ce's eyes were filled with murderous intent. A total of 100,000 soldiers, only 30,000 of them were his main force. The rest were brought out by the nobles.
In just a few days, they were able to mobilize 70,000 soldiers. If they had the intention to rebel, then wouldn't the entire Jiangdong fall? These nobles were like this. Once there were benefits, they would rush like ducks. Once there was danger, they would immediately think of how to protect themselves. After Cao Cao conquered the Central Plains, he immediately sent his army south. With 800,000 soldiers in Jingzhou, he was ready to set off. At this time, the nobles in Jiangdong panicked. A while ago, they were still talking about Traitor Cao. Now, they were talking about Prime Minister Cao. Even the Zhang family went to persuade Sun Quan, who was already their lord, to surrender.
Sun Quan was not stupid. People like the Zhang family and the Liu family could surrender. After they surrendered, Cao Cao might even give them a lot of rewards to appease the nobles. But what about the Sun family? They would either be like the Liu family in Jingzhou. They would be rewarded on the surface but killed in reality. Otherwise, they would be treated like pigs and be humiliated for the rest of their lives.
To sum it up, these landowning households were a group of vile people, fence-sitters, and opportunistic vile people.
Sun Ce sometimes really envied Lü Bu. He was so fearless that he could clean up these tumors. But he couldn't. Lü Bu didn't care about his reputation. So what if he was a butcher? If he cared about his reputation, he wouldn't have killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo.
Moreover, Lü Bu was barefoot. To be honest, Sun Ce really didn't want to offend Lü Bu. There were no benefits at all. Just look at what had happened to Lujiang. So what if he conquered Lujiang? All he left was a mess with countless casualties. As for Lü Bu, he could just leave. In any case, Lü Bu didn't have any territory to begin with.
These landowning clans were the reason for the turmoil in the world. If they hadn't exploited the common people too much, if they hadn't annexed the land and left the common people with no way to live, how could the common people have rebelled?
"Humph!" Sun Ce stood up. His face was full of discomfort. The ones who wanted to pick the peaches were here. If Lujiang was conquered, more than half of it would be divided by these nobles.
"Milord, why don't I go and refuse them?" Lu Su also knew Sun Ce's dilemma. These nobles weren't easy to deal with. Sun Ce could deal with one of them but not all of them. Without the support of these nobles, the Jiangdong Army would have a hard time in Jiangdong.
Lu Su could only be the bad guy and refuse them or let the main force attack the city.
"No need!" Sun Ce waved his hand to stop Lu Su. "Since they want to go, let them go!"
"Milord, what?" Are we really going to give them the peaches? What will happen to the Danyang soldiers? These ruffian soldiers were unreasonable. They spent so much effort to bleed and in the end, the credit will be given to others. The Danyang soldiers will explode.
"Go! You have to be alive to get the credit! " Sun Ce's eyes flashed coldly. Since they want the credit, he will give it to them. It's just some rewards! They can take it but not spend it! Dead people don't want rewards. At most, Sun Ce will ask Xu Du for a posthumous title.
"Huh?" Lu Su's heart was cold. Sun Ce was really angry. Lu Su wanted to let his Lu family participate in the siege so that the credit will go to his Lu family. But when he saw Sun Ce's expression, Lu Su couldn't help but shiver.
"Zi Jing, you tell them that because there are too many people who want to attack the city, I can't be partial to anyone. So, let them fight among themselves. Whoever is the first to attack the city, I will give the credit to them!" Sun Ce said. Lu Su was more afraid.
This is using a borrowed knife to kill people! Attacking Wan Cheng is not difficult. What is difficult is Sun Ce's condition. The person in charge! Is it those pampered children of aristocratic families? Let them go up the city wall? Wear luxurious clothes? Wear jewelry to go up the city wall? Although there are not many Lu Bu's Army left in Wancheng city, they can still fight back like a cornered beast. Cornered beasts are the most likely to kill people. Cornered beasts are the most likely to kill people.
Not even on the battlefield, but directly going up the city wall? What is the difference between this and seeking death!
"Milord, will this be?" Lu Su clenched his teeth. Sun Ce is too obvious. He is using a borrowed knife to kill people. Will the nobles agree? And if they really suffer heavy casualties, these nobles will shake the Sun family's rule in Jiangdong!
"Zi Jing, you don't need to worry too much!" Sun Ce waved his hand, "They are the ones who want to take the credit! If they are not willing, then forget it. As for Zi Jing, you are worried that these nobles will vent their anger on me! Hehe, do they dare? What's more, the one who killed them is the Lvbu's Army, not me, Sun Ce. In the end, they will hate Lü Bu more. So, they will put in more effort to encircle Lü Bu! "
Who said that Sun Ce only knows how to fight and not use his brain? No matter how many nobles are injured or killed, there will always be someone who will attack the city wall. In the end, Sun Ce only needs to reward one person. This will make the nobles who attack the city wall grateful to him. The other nobles will only look at it with envy. But the one who killed the head of the nobles was the Lvbu's Army. This will make them hate Lü Bu even more and they will be particularly dependent on Sun Ce.
Sun Ce has long wanted to kill a group of nobles. They are always pointing fingers at Jiangdong, annoying him to no end.
For example, Sun Ce collected grain in Wuhu. The entire Wuhu has hundreds of thousands of fields, but in the end, the grain collected was less than 5,000 shi. Wuhu is a land of fish and rice, 5,000 shi? Who are you kidding? Sun Ce angrily sent people to investigate. If there was corruption, they would be punished on the spot. But in the end, they found that the governor of Wuhu was not corrupt. Instead, he saved his own salary and only had 5,000 shi of grain. The reason was that most of the fields were occupied by the nobles. The nobles hid the fact that they had thousands of mu of fertile land, but they said that it was dry land. They had thousands of shi of fertile land, but they said that it was a failure this year. Such a malignant tumor should have been dealt with long ago.
Killing him would dirty his hands and affect the rule of Jiangdong. So, let the Lvbu's Army do it!
Didn't the King Of Shu kill ten thousand nobles in one go? Killing another thousand would not be a problem!
Lu Su finally understood. Although Lu Su thought that he was talented and was very confident, he knew that he could rule a land and unify an army, but he couldn't be a Marquis that could dominate the world. Lu Su was a Marquis, but he couldn't be a Marquis!
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