Sure enough, when Sun Ce's words spread out, the entire Jiangdong nobles were boiling. These nobles were not fools. With a glance, they could see that Sun Ce wanted to borrow someone else's knife to kill people. Climb the wall!? Even some of the military generals were not sure if they could do it. How could they, the aristocrats, who lived like princes, do it? Isn't this courting death!?
But these nobles didn't speak. They just looked at each other. Wancheng city has entered a period of power vacuum. Whoever can capture Wancheng city will be able to get a big piece of the cake. These nobles' lifelong pursuit is to expand their family's power in this chaotic era or in other words, to ride the wind and rain of the new dynasty!
There was a saying that if there was a 10% chance of success in something, then everyone would scramble for it. If there was a 20% chance of success, then there would be a risk of catching a cold. If there was a 50% chance of success, then life would become worthless!
But now that they have captured the entire Wan Cheng city, 50% of the profit is simply a small capital and a huge profit. After capturing Wan Cheng city, they don't need much, as long as they can occupy a place in Wan Cheng city, they don't need to worry about not having enough territory!
If they want to capture Wancheng city, then they can capture the entire Lujiang. Lujiang County is a place rich in resources. There are hundreds of thousands of fields, salt and iron. These are all money. These are things that can expand the aristocratic families.
How can these nobles not be jealous? They looked at each other. Although Lujiang is big, it is not enough for a pack of wolves to divide. Do you really think that these nobles helped Sun Ce for free? It is because they know that Liu Mang slaughtered all the nobles in Wancheng city. It should be said that there are not many nobles left in Lujiang!
The remaining nobles like the Liu family and the Lu Family are also attached to Lü Bu. Once Lü Bu is driven away, Lujiang will be a virgin land. This made these nobles restless.
Now that there is a huge profit cake in front of them, how many soldiers and horses can be left in Wancheng city? One thousand or two thousand? In their hands, each aristocratic family does not have five thousand soldiers and horses. As long as they can climb the wall! The merit of capturing Wancheng city will be theirs.
The rewards for their contributions could at least double the size of their families.
"We're not generals. If we go up the city walls, our lives will be in danger!" Someone spoke up. He spoke earnestly while observing the others' reactions.
His life was in danger? Lu Su sneered in his heart. Are you worried about their safety? Are you trying to intimidate those landowning households? What he meant was that it was dangerous to go up the city wall, and he wanted the rest of them to stay put and let him go alone! If I don't go to hell, who will?
Compared to the benefits he could reap, the risk of losing his life was nothing! What's more, there are only a few defenders left in Wancheng Citadel. He is afraid that once he climbs the wall, Wancheng Citadel will fall.
"Yes! Wan Cheng city is very dangerous. You see, yesterday General Chen Wu and General Dong Xi went up the city wall together. In the end, Danyang soldiers lost 5000 soldiers. General Chen Wu also died on the city wall. Wan Cheng city is very dangerous. The Lvbu's Army is very strong! "Another nobleman stood up.
"Uncles, you see, you are not young anymore. This kind of dangerous thing should be left to us, the younger generation, to do!" This was one of the people in charge of the Bao Clan. The Bao Clan had sent a young descendant, the Young Lord of the Bao Clan. His father was old, so he naturally didn't want to come. Sending his son was also an act of testing his son.
"Yes! Uncles, you are all old. You should enjoy your old age! This kind of dangerous siege work should be left to us! " If the Bao Family's Young Master could still say that because he was young, he could still act cute. But right now, he was completely shameless! The one who spoke was the leader of the Zhang family, Zhang De. He was not young, he was already more than 30 years old. In ancient times, when a person was 30 years old, he was already an "old man". Although he was younger than the leaders of the other families, he was definitely not inferior in terms of seniority.
Usually, he would call them brothers, not uncles!
"Haha!" An elder spoke. If one was old, they would have to bow their hands and give up this big merit! Although these two people were not wrong, one should not forget that they were not too old to walk. They were just old. "We are old, but Brother Ziyu, if you want to call me uncle, I will have to give you a greeting gift the next time we meet!" This elder and the Zhang family were family friends. The greeting gift would always be given by the elder to the younger generation.
The current leader of the Zhang family was Zhang Shao. He was one of Sun Cejun's strategists and had a lot of power. Asking Zhang Shao to call him uncle and give him a greeting gift was the same as slapping the Zhang family in the face!
"You!" Zhang De's face turned red. He called him uncle for the merit. Who knew that there would be someone even more shameless than him, directly ridiculing him. He could call everyone present uncles, but he did not dare to let his eldest brother do so!
Zhang Shao was very particular about etiquette. If his elder brother found out, it would be strange if he was not beaten to death.
Seeing Zhang De retreat, this person continued to speak, "You all said that we are old! Then let us be old! We have lived long enough and don't have many days left. Leave this kind of dangerous matter to us old bones! You are still young and have many achievements to make! Let us pave the way for you! "These nobles were not easy to deal with.
The young one in front said to the old one, "You are old and can't go to the battlefield. You should just enjoy your remaining years! We young people will take care of you. We will do the dangerous things. "
The old man followed the young man's words and said, "That's right, we're all old and don't have many days left to live. You're still young and don't have a good life ahead of you. You can't die on the city wall at such an early age. Therefore, you should leave this dangerous task to us old men!" While we still have some strength. "
Although there wasn't a rain of arrows and a forest of spears that spilled blood everywhere, it was still a battle of words. Lu Su didn't expect these landowning households to be so eloquent. They were truly throwing friendship and face to the side for their own benefits.
"Enough!" Lu Su suddenly roared. He was an honest person with a good temper, "Why are you quarreling? If you want to quarrel, then go back to Jiangdong and quarrel again!"
After hearing Lu Su's words, everyone became quiet. Lu Su was from the Lu Family. If it was just the Lu Family, they wouldn't care. But now, Lu Su was the military advisor of the entire army. If they provoked Lu Su, they wouldn't even need to do anything. They wouldn't even have the chance to participate in the Battle of Lujiang. Since they didn't do anything, they naturally wouldn't be rewarded. If they didn't return with anything, it would be a huge loss.
If Lu Su was more ruthless, like the Zuo and Bian families yesterday, they would be the first to attack the city or fight in the field. Didn't you see that the soldiers of the three families couldn't even last a day? These private soldiers were the nobles' own private soldiers. If they died, they would be distressed because they were all money. You really don't have any temper. You came here to help Sun Ce attack Lujiang. So what if they put you in the front line? It was reasonable.
"You all want to attack Wan Cheng, right? You all want to make a contribution, right? " Lu Su directly pointed out the matter. Otherwise, it would be difficult to solve it in a few days.
"Yes!" Only some of the younger generation spoke, while the old foxes all stared at Lu Su with sparkling eyes.
"Military Advisor Lu, if you let our Wu family attack the city, our Wu family will definitely repay you!" This was the head of the Wu family. It was said that the Wu family was related to Sun Ce's mother, Wu Guotai. So let alone Lu Su, even Sun Ce did not dare to directly offend the Wu family. That was why the Wu family had always been able to do whatever they wanted.
But this time, Lu Su did not give them any face. If I let your Wu family attack the city first, then what about the others? Lu Su did not dare to easily offend the Wu family. But the premise was to offend the entire Jiangdong family. Even if he gave the Wu family an opportunity, would the Wu family be able to take it down? When attacking Wan Cheng, the navy was able to escape and scatter. Attacking a city is much harder than seizing a stronghold. If you run away again, Lu Su can only go to Sun Ce to receive punishment.
"Don't beg me!" Lu Su directly refused. It was not that he did not want to give face, but he did not have the authority to do so. "Milord has said that the first person to reach the city wall will be credited for breaking the city wall! If you want this credit, then please go and get it! "
"Humph!" The Wu family's head was disgraced by Lu Su. He coldly snorted. Who does this Lu Su think he is? Does he not know that the Wu family and the Sun family are the masters of Lujiang and even the entire Jiangdong? Who do you think you are? You are just a dog of the Wu family and the Sun family. Lu Su, Lu family! The Wu family's head had already remembered this in his heart. He was ready to go back and settle this account with Lu family!
"But Military Advisor Lu, although Wan Cheng is big, we cannot let tens of thousands of troops attack the city together!" Attacking a city was done in waves. How could they attack in one wave?
Wan Cheng was already considered a major city. It was impossible to let all the troops spread out.
"Each family can send a thousand troops. Naturally, it is enough!" Lu Su gave an idea to the nobles. Each family will send a thousand troops. There are twelve nobles here. That means there are twelve thousand troops. It is enough to take down Wan Cheng.
"Each family will send a thousand troops!" The eyes of some nobles flickered. They had private soldiers. Although the overall fighting strength of private soldiers wasn't very good, these nobles had elite private soldiers. These were the things that could protect the lives of these nobles. Otherwise, how could they come out?
Now it is time to pull them out and compete for this rare credit!
The nobles looked at each other and communicated with each other. They were also suspicious of each other.
"Then Military Advisor Lu, we will go and prepare first!" The day is about to break. At dawn, the most intense siege battle will begin. They need to prepare because this time, not only will they attack the enemy, but they will also attack the hostile allies.
"Huuu!" Lu Su watched as the landowning households left one by one. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief. Dealing with these landowning households was more tiring than coming up with strategies. Because these people were all old foxes and young foxes. Enemies could be killed with a single blow, but these people … Hehe! Not only do you have to coax them, but you also have to coax them well.
The day is about to break. Lu Su also needs to prepare. Calculating the time, the Lvbu's Army's Bingzhou Wolf cavalry should be coming back soon. Lu Su needs to pay close attention to the Bingzhou Wolf cavalry's movements. The scouts also need to be in place.
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