"This Qin Feng is not bad!" Liu Mang smiled and nodded. Liu Mang naturally did not want to use such a troublesome teammate. However, it was good to use him to deal with his opponents.
"The positions of Ting Hou and Prefecture Chief are approved!" Liu Mang asked Jia Xu to record it and reply to Yangzhou. With Qin Feng's contribution, these two positions were not much. After all, he had caused Sun Quan's 70,000 troops to die. It would definitely cause Jiangdong's strength to decline.
"But the position of Prefecture Chief cannot be in Linhuai!" Liu Mang thought for a while and said. This Qin Feng had been a local tyrant in Linhuai for many years. If he was allowed to stay in Linhuai, it was inevitable that there would be some problems. For example, he would wait for the right price to sell. Although he had offended Jiangdong's Sun Ce and could not return, it was inevitable that he would have other ideas. For example, if possible, that person in Xu Du would not let go of this opportunity to cause trouble for Liu Mang.
Moreover, Linhuai was only Liu Mang's first step. Liu Mang's main goal was to occupy Huaiyin so that he could have an outlet to the sea. Linhuai was an important position. Therefore, the position of Prefecture Chief could not be given to Qin Feng.
"Anfeng still does not have a Prefecture Chief!" Liu Mang remembered that Anfeng still did not have a Prefecture Chief. Because of the previous attack by Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu, Anfeng's Prefecture Chief surrendered without a fight. Therefore, the position of Prefecture Chief was vacant.
"Let this Qin Feng go to Anfeng!" "Anfeng's current location is not as good as it used to be. Originally, it was a county but now, it is only a county. Most of the population has moved to Guangzhou. With Hao Shao in Guangzhou, Liu Mang's Yangzhou would not be lost. Therefore, rather than saying that Anfeng is a county, it would be better to say that it is a subsidiary of Guangzhou. Basically, Anfeng has to listen to Hao Shao of Guangzhou. With Qin Feng there, there is no need to worry about him playing tricks. Furthermore, Qin Feng can be sent out to trick people at any time.
"My lord, we have also captured the enemy's military advisor Lu Su, Lu Zijing, and Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou." Jia Xu stood on the side and said.
Liu Mang continued to look and found that the two most important captives were these two. The others had either died in battle or left. "What about Lu Meng and Ling Chao?" Liu Mang remembered that in the previous intelligence report, Lu Meng and Ling Chao were the first to fight with Zhang Liao. However, Lu Meng and Ling Chao were not on the captive list...
Did they die in battle? Liu Mang frowned. Ling Chao was a little better, but this Lu Meng was someone that Liu Mang had Yangzhou pay attention to. Liu Mang wanted to know where Lu Meng went.
"Lu Meng and Ling Chao?" Jia Xu was also unfamiliar with these two. At most, they were small generals in Jiangdong. But why is Milord so concerned about them? Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Milord shouldn't have died on the battlefield, right?" Jia Xu did not understand Lu Meng's value, but Liu Mang knew. This person was a great talent in Jiangdong after Zhou Yu and Lu Su. It was also this person who killed Guan Yu and seized Jingzhou. It could be said that Liu Mang, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao were indirectly killed by Lu Meng. Although he was now a small general, his potential was not bad.
"They should have escaped from Linhuai city!" There were some defenders in Linhuai city. Those people were one of the people who were not captured. Jia Xu's guess was right. Sun Quan had arranged for Ling Chao and Lu Meng to guard the city. Sun Quan wanted to show off his military strength, but who knew that he would be annihilated by Zhang Liao. Ling Chao and Lu Meng were not fools. When they knew that Linhuai city could not be defended, they made a prompt decision to abandon Linhuai city. They took their subordinates and escaped through the water. If they continued to stay, they would only increase the merits of the Yangzhou army.
"My lord, how should we deal with Lu Su, Lu Zijing, Sun Quan, and Sun Zhongmou?" Jia Xu asked Liu Mang.
"Lu Su, Lu Zijing?" Liu Mang heard this name and laughed. This was an acquaintance. During the Battle of Lujiang, Liu Mang was bullied by Lu Su and Lu Zijing. Even Liu Mang himself was sacrificed. Later, Lu Su made a comeback. If it was not for Gan Ning's navy, Jiang Qin's 30,000 Jiangdong Navy, they might have lost Linhuai city and Lujiang would not have been defended.
During the Battle of Lujiang, Lu Su and Lu Zijing were captured by him. He had just redeemed them with a few thousand gold. He did not expect to be captured again today.
"Lu Su should stay!" Liu Mang did not want Lu Su to go back. Last time, Liu Mang let Lu Su go back. In addition to the money, there was another important reason. Liu Mang wanted the craftsmen of Jiangdong. Those craftsmen were what Liu Mang really wanted. Now that he had the craftsmen and the warships were in the water, he did not want to ask Jiangdong for more craftsmen. These craftsmen's hearts were bleeding in Jiangdong.
Therefore, a talented person like Lu Su should stay.
"Persuade him to surrender first. It would be best if Lu Su is willing to surrender. If not, then imprison him for me!" Liu Mang was reluctant to kill Lu Su. This was not because he loved talents. If it was Pang Tong, Liu Mang would have already killed him. But for an honest person like Lu Su, Liu Mang really wanted to keep him.
"As for the second son of Jiangdong?"
"Milord, do you have a plan?" Jia Xu looked at Liu Mang and smiled.
Looking at the old fox's smile, Liu Mang knew that the old fox had guessed his thoughts.
"Mr. Wenhe, you must have a plan! Why did he have to hide it?! Liu Mang did not like Jia Xu, the old fox, standing aside with a knowing expression. This feeling was very uncomfortable. It was like a detached person looking at everyone like a fool.
Seeing that Liu Mang was a little unhappy, Jia Xu did not dare to talk nonsense and directly said, "Release him!"
It was as Liu Mang thought. "Mr. Wenhe, tell me why I should release the second son of Jiangdong! This person has blue eyes. The Hegemon King of Western Chu also had the same eyes! " Liu Mang deliberately said to Jia Xu. Natural vision. In modern times, this may be explained by genetic mutation. But in the ancient times, when technology was lacking, it was not just a matter of the human world. It was related to the heavens! It was considered an auspicious sign, especially when there was the Hegemon King of Western Chu. Therefore, it became the sign of an emperor. It was very confusing.
"Although blonde hair and blue eyes are good, it is a pity that there is a real Hegemon above him!" Jia Xu said regretfully. If Sun Quan's brother was not so talented and did not have the title of Jiangdong's Hegemon, then Sun Quan would really be called the reincarnation of the Hegemon.
"This Sun Quan was praised by Cao Mengde as Sun Zhongmou! This person is overflowing with talent! Do I just let him go like this? " Liu Mang continued to ask. Cao Mengde was a formidable person in the world. There were only a few people who could enter his eyes. This Sun Quan was one of them. This showed Sun Quan's ability.
"Sun Zhongmou as Sun Zhongmou? Cao Cao said?! "Jia Xu was stunned for a moment. He really had not heard of this.
"Ah ah!" Liu Mang saw Jia Xu's confused face and was stunned for a moment. Then, he became embarrassed. This sentence was said when Cao Cao and Sun Quan confronted each other in the Yangtze River. However, Liu Mang was really thick-skinned. He directly said that it was said in the past.
"Sun Quan, at the age of fourteen, governed a county in an orderly manner. The official warehouse was full, and the people lived and worked in peace! He won over the nobles and made the nobles of Jiangdong praise him. Isn't this person a great talent? "Liu Mang said in a different direction.
"Being able to govern a county does not mean that he can govern a province. There were many geniuses in ancient times. The Kong family's Kong Rong was defeated at the age of eight, but what was the result? He drowned out everyone. He was ambitious, but he had no real talent! " Jia Xu compared Kong Rong with Sun Quan. If Kong Rong and Kong Wenju knew about this, they would strangle Jia Xu, this old fox, to death.
"The nobles of Jiangdong are full of praises for him. That is the reason why our army released him!" Jia Xu said to Liu Mang.
"Oh?! Mr. Wenhe, this Sun Quan is a great talent. Letting him go back to Jiangdong is like letting a tiger return to the mountain! "Liu Mang deliberately said to Jia Xu.
"Oh, a tiger returning to the mountain will cause endless trouble. When two tigers return to the mountain, one must die!" Jia Xu said. There were many talents in Jiangdong.
Jiangdong was filled with talented people. The reason why the Hegemon of Western Chu was able to stand out from the rest of the world was because of the talents of Jiangdong. But don't forget that Sun Quan was talented, but he still had an elder brother. If it was an ordinary aristocratic family, then it would be easy to explain. Just like the Si brothers, both of them worked hard for the sake of their family.
But Sun Quan's Sun family was the master of Jiangdong. They were the real masters of Jiangdong. They belonged to the imperial family. The imperial family was emotionless. For the sake of this position, they would not tolerate anyone. If Sun Quan was not talented, then he would have lived a comfortable life. But Sun Quan was talented. A talented person would not be willing to fall. Sun Quan was ambitious. He had blue eyes and purple hair. He was born to be an overlord. Even if he did not want to achieve much, others would not allow him to do so.
Sun Ce was a martial artist. Because of the strength of the Hegemon, he could make Jiangdong submit. But Sun Quan was different. He had a good relationship with the nobles of Jiangdong. It could be said that he was a member of the nobles.
How could the nobles of Jiangdong not want such a lord who was close to the nobles? Therefore, the nobles of Jiangdong preferred Sun Ce to Sun Quan. But Sun Ce's strength was too strong. With the help of the talented Zhou Yu and the numerous generals under his command, Jiangdong was temporarily stabilized.
If Liu Mang killed Sun Quan, then there would be no benefits other than showing the enemy of Jiangdong. Even the nobles of Jiangdong who were originally restless would not move after seeing Sun Quan's death. Jiangdong would fall into an unprecedented stability. But if Liu Mang let Sun Quan go, then it would be different. In the eyes of the nobles of Jiangdong, Sun Quan was a wise lord. Sun Quan was not a stable person. This person was ambitious, otherwise, he would not have sent troops to Linhuai alone.
Once Sun Quan goes too far, then Sun Ce will only have two options. The first option is to abdicate. How can Sun Ce, a person who always strives forward, compromise? The second option was to kill Sun Quan. If Sun Ce killed Sun Quan, what a beautiful scene it would be.
"Sun Quan alone is enough to stir up the entire Jiangdong and make it restless! My lord, do you want to kill him or not? "Jia Xu smiled and looked at Liu Mang.
"Let him go! Of course, let him go! Let's make Jiangdong bleed again! " Liu Mang was not willing to let Liu Mang go for nothing. He had to pay a ransom. "I don't want much, just five thousand gold!" Liu Mang stretched out his hand.
"Ten thousand gold!?" Jia Xu was taken aback as well. His lord was born to be a scammer. How black-hearted. Ten thousand gold. Liu Mang's entire trip to Jingzhou cost less than ten thousand gold.
"My lord, will Jiangdong not give it to us?"
"It can't be lower than before. Lu Su is worth a thousand gold. I don't believe that Sun Ce doesn't have money!" Liu Mang was not polite to Sun Ce. If he wanted five thousand gold, then he could take it back. If he did not want it, then Liu Mang was not in a hurry. He could just announce the price. In the end, even if Sun Ce did not want it, he would still buy it under the pressure of public opinion and pressure from his mother. Abandoning his own brother was not a good reputation. It all depended on Sun Ce's choice.
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"Boom!" In the Jiangdong Navy's camp, this was the first time Sun Ce chopped the table in half. The hardwood table could not withstand a single blow from Sun Ce.
This was Sun Ce's strength as a peak refinement martial artist. When he raised his hand, he had the strength of a dragon elephant. His body was exuberant, but now, because of his exuberant blood, Sun Ce could not endure it.
Only one person was still standing beside Sun Ce. This person had a feather fan and a silk headband. He had the elegance of a scholar and also the heroic spirit of a warrior. These two temperaments were mixed together but it did not make people feel awkward. On the contrary, it was very comfortable. This was Zhou Gongjin from Jiangdong. Sun Ce was so angry that only Zhou Yu, who had a deep personal education, was able to calm him down.
"Reporting to my lord, Lu Meng and Ling Chao have returned. They are outside the gate asking for an audience!" A messenger ran in. Seeing the chaos in the tent, he didn't even dare to take a deep breath as he reported.
"Haha, haha, they still have the face to come back? Why didn't they die on the battlefield? Why didn't they die in Linhuai? Tell them to scram, scram! " With a loud bang, Sun Ce's palm once again bombarded the new table. The table that had just been moved in less than a cup of tea's time was once again smashed into pieces.
Wood shavings flew everywhere. Zhou Yu and the messenger were directly splashed. Zhou Yu had the strength of a martial artist, so he naturally avoided it. But the messenger was not so lucky. The wood shavings could be said to have pierced his body. After all, his body was protected by armor. But his face was blasted by the wood shavings. Blood immediately dyed his face red, but the messenger did not dare to say a word. He was afraid of his lord. If his lord did not say anything, he did not even dare to wipe the blood.
"You can go! Bandage yourself. Don't leave behind any future troubles! " Zhou Yu looked at the messenger whose face was covered with wood shavings and said. Although the wounds on his face were not big, there were a lot of them. If he bled too much, he would die. The war had not started yet. He did not want to lose a person for nothing.
"Yes!" The messenger was very grateful to Zhou Yu. When Zhou Yu nodded, he hurriedly went out. He did not want to be a fish in the moat.
"Bofu, why do you have to be so angry?! Victory and defeat are common in war. In this world, there is no general who will always win! Even you and I lost a battle at Sanjiangkou! "Zhou Yu wanted to comfort Sun Ce.
However, Sun Ce did not reduce his anger. He pointed at the table that was about to be torn to pieces and said, "How is this a matter of victory or defeat? This is simply a pig. Seventy thousand soldiers attacked ten thousand soldiers and were completely annihilated. This kind of battle can be won even by a pig! " Sun Ce was simply erupting with anger. If the Jiangdong Army was defeated by the Yangzhou Army, Sun Ce would not say much. However, the Jiangdong Army was annihilated by ten thousand soldiers. This was not something that Sun Ce could afford to lose.
"Bofu! It is not that I want to boost the morale of others and belittle my own. On land, the Lvbu's Army is the real king of the land. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Formation Breaker are all trump cards! Bofu, have you forgotten the Battle of Yongcheng? "
"Yongcheng?" Sun Ce's pupils contracted. Yongcheng was one of Sun Ce's sore spots. It was also a place that Sun Ce defeated. Apart from five thousand soldiers who escaped, the rest of the 100,000 soldiers were all lost in Yangzhou.
Sun Ce did not want to mention such a battle record. He also did not allow others to mention it. Fortunately, it was Zhou Yu. If it was another warlord, Sun Ce's sword would be the answer.
Seeing Sun Ce's reaction, Zhou Yu continued, "Bofu, I believe you have encountered the Xiliang Cavalry. Although they are not as good as the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, they are still one of the best heavy cavalry!" Sun Ce had seen the Xiliang Cavalry and even fought with them. When the 18 warlords besieged Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo relied on the Xiliang Cavalry the most. It could be said that the 18 warlords had fought with the Xiliang Cavalry.
Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, was the vanguard at that time. Naturally, he had fought with Dong Zhuo the most. The strength of the Xiliang Cavalry was not to be underestimated. The death of Zu Mao and the defeat of Sun Jian were all caused by the Xiliang Cavalry.
"The other one is the Black Flag Army!" Speaking of the Black Flag Army, Zhou Yu was speechless. This was because the Black Flag Army was the private army of the Zhou Family in Shucheng. The Zhou Family had spent several generations of money and decades of hard work to form this army. Originally, the Black Flag Army planned to help Sun Ce in Jiangdong to increase the status of the Zhou Family in Jiangdong. However, they did not expect the Black Flag Army to be completely defeated in the battle of Hei City. In the end, the Black Flag Army was instigated by the enemy. It could be said that the Black Flag Army was responsible for the failure of the Jiangdong Army to capture Hei City.
"This Black Flag Army is not inferior to any of the troops under Bofu!" Zhou Yu commented.
"As for this Zhang Liao, Wen Yuan!" Zhou Yu frowned. Although this person was a general under Lü Bu, he had always appeared as a deputy general. This time, Zhang Liao personally led the army and won such a beautiful battle. Zhou Yu could not help but frown. The Lvbu's Army had one more big enemy.
"Lü Bu's subordinates who can follow Lü Bu to this place can be regarded as a valiant general. It is reasonable for the second young master to lose!" Zhou Yu was still speaking good words for Sun Quan. This did not mean that Zhou Yu had a good impression of Sun Quan. On the contrary, Zhou Yu was very afraid of this second young master of Jiangdong, Bofu Sun. This was because this person was talented and had won the hearts of the people. Moreover, most of the nobles in Jiangdong had a good impression of him. Such a person was Sun Ce's second brother. Zhou Yu was very vigilant.
But now, Zhou Yu had to speak for Sun Quan.
"70,000 troops, 70,000 troops!" Sun Ce smiled bitterly. Among the 70,000 soldiers, 20,000 of them were elites. But other than Lu Meng losing 5,000 of them, the rest were defeated by Sun Quan in Linhuai.
"Gong Jin, is this Lü Bu's son-in-law the nemesis of our Jiangdong?" Sun Ce was confused. As the elder brother, he could not defeat the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. He was taught a lesson by Liu Mang. He lost 95,000 of his 100,000 troops. As the younger brother, he lost 70,000 troops and even himself. This made Sun Ce feel confused. He lost 170,000 troops in the hands of Yangzhou. More than half of Jiangdong's strength was consumed here.
"Milord! I have already said that victory and defeat are commonplace in war. If Lu Bu was an ever-victorious general, he would not have been driven out of Yan Province by Cao Cao and Cao Mende. In the end, he was not even able to defend Xu Province. He was like a stray dog. If it was not for our army's support, who knows where this stray dog would still be wandering around?! "Zhou Yu wanted to make Sun Ce feel better but the more he said, the more Sun Ce's heart sank.
Yes! It was because Sun Ce supported the Lvbu's Army that led to the current situation. If only Sun Ce had not schemed against the Lvbu's Army and sent the Lvbu's Army away, then there would not be so much trouble now. Because of Lü Bu's evaluation of Lü Bu, Sun Ce's impression of Lü Bu increased greatly. Sun Ce almost treated him as a confidant. He regretted not meeting him earlier. However, the relationship between the two fell apart. Lü Bu occupied Lujiang and fought a battle with the Jiangdong Army in Lujiang and another battle in Linhuai.
There was no medicine for regret in this world.
"Let the two of them come in!" Sun Ce sighed and said to his personal guard. After being persuaded by Zhou Yu, although he was not completely persuaded by Zhou Yu, Sun Ce was no longer as irritable as before. Now, he wanted to let Lü Meng and Ling Chao in.
"Yes!" The personal guard accepted the order and left. However, the personal guard soon returned and cupped his fist to Sun Ce. Lü Meng and Ling Chao did not come in.
"Why are they not coming? Do I have to personally invite them in?" Sun Ce was a little angry. The anger that had just subsided rose again.
Zhou Yu thought for a moment and personally went out to see what was going on. However, he soon returned and cupped his fist to Sun Ce. "Lord, you should go out and see!"
"What? They don't even give face to a Governor like you?" Those who know will know that the two of them are defeated generals. Those who don't know will think that they are invincible generals! "Sun Ce was not polite at all. "Men, bring me the sword!" Sun Ce directly pulled out the long sword. The cold light emitted in all directions.
Sun Ce walked out of the gate and found two people kneeling there. They were naked and had thorns on their backs.
A classic example of bringing a bramble to ask for punishment! No wonder Zhou Yu asked Sun Ce to personally come out and see.
Seeing Sun Ce walk out, Lü Meng and Ling Chao immediately cupped their fists and lowered their heads in shame. "The defeated generals, Lü Meng and Ling Chao, are ashamed to meet the Lord. We were unable to take down Linhuai and even allowed the second young master to be captured. We deserve to die. Lord, please grant us death!"
"Haha, haha!" Sun Ce looked at the two of them and laughed instead of being angry. His face was full of sarcasm. "Do you think I won't kill you just because of this? What a good step of retreating in order to advance! Bring a bramble to ask for punishment? You deserve to die! Then why didn't your corpses appear on the battlefield in Linhuai? How can you kneel in front of me and bring a bramble to ask for punishment? "
"Lord, we will wait, we will wait!" Lü Meng was extremely ashamed. Sun Ce's words were too hurtful. Generals were prepared to die on the battlefield but they did escape. Lü Meng also felt that he had no face to face Sun Ce.
"Lord is right. We have no face to face the Lord." Lü Meng stood up and pulled out a long sword from the waist of one of the guards.
"Protect the Lord!" Seeing Lü Meng pull out his long sword, Sun Ce's guards also pulled out their battle swords and looked at Lü Meng vigilantly.
"Move aside!" Sun Ce roared. His face was cold. He, Sun Ce, was a pinnacle Sun Ce. If someone wanted to assassinate him, Sun Ce himself would not be able to stop Sun Ce. These guards were useless. "I want to see what Lü Meng wants!" “
"What's the point of living? It's better to die!" Lu Meng smiled bleakly. He immediately picked up his long sword and slashed at his own neck.
"General Lü!" Zhou Yu and Ling Chao were shocked. They did not expect Lü Meng to do this.
"You want to die? You have to ask for my permission first! " Sun Ce snorted and threw the long sword in his hand. It hit Lü Meng's long sword and caused it to fall to the ground.
"Lord, Lord! If you want to kill, please kill me! "Ling Chao knelt in front of Sun Ce.
"Death is too easy for you! I said before that even if you lost, you had to help me bring Zhongmou back. Who would have thought that you would come back by yourselves! "
"Lord, you can't blame General Lü Meng. It's all Second Young Master's fault!"
"Ling Chao, don't say anymore!" Lü Meng's face suddenly changed and said to Ling Chao.
"General, if you don't say anything, you will die!" Ling Chao usually listened to Lü Meng, but now he did not want to listen because if he did not say anything, Lü Meng would die.
"Humph! Continue! " Sun Ce coldly looked at the two of them and said "I want to see what is the reason that can stop you from dying!"
"Milord, it is not the General's or my fault. It is the Second Young Master's fault. After leaving Jiangdong, the Second Young Master has been thinking about seizing military power. Milord, you ordered us to command 20,000 Jiangdong elites, but when we left Jiangdong, the Second Young Master sent his confidants to infiltrate the army. Before Linhuai, the General and I lost a battle, but we only lost a thousand soldiers. However, the Second Young Master wanted to kill the General and seize military power because of our loss. During the battle, the Second Young Master did not discuss with us and let us defend the city. By the time we reacted, the Second Young Master had already led his troops to fight outside Linhuai! Second Young Master's entire army was defeated and defeated by the enemy. The enemy's main force was not damaged at all, while our Linhuai only has a few thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled people left. How can we fight, how can we protect Second Young Master?! "Ling Chao was so angry that he did not hide anything.
"Ling Chao, you!" Lü Meng did not know what to say.
"Is this true?" Sun Ce's eyes condensed as he asked Lü Meng and Ling Chao.
Looking at Sun Ce's eyes, Lü Meng could only bite the bullet and said, "Lord, Ling Chao is telling the truth!"
"Hmm!" Sun Ce's eyes were completely cold. Seizing military power! This was a big taboo in the army. Even Sun Ce knew that his younger brother's ambition was not small. But Sun Ce had been deceiving him. Even when Sun Quan requested to go to war, Zhou Yu tried to stop him, but Sun Ce still allowed his younger brother to go to war. He even gave him elite troops. This was the love between brothers. Sun Ce had silently allowed his younger brother to go to war.
However, his younger brother's table manners were too bad. If you had taken Linhuai, Lü Meng and Ling Chao would have had an excuse to come back. However, you should not have driven them away before you won. Now, you have lost and even captured them!
Sun Ce's head started to hurt. It was very severe. He painfully touched his forehead.
"Lord, Lord, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yu rushed to the side to support Sun Ce.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Sun Ce was about to lose his balance.
"My Lord! After Lü Meng was defeated, he collected the remaining soldiers and got a message from them. Lord, please take a look ~ "Lü Meng took out a letter sent by Yangzhou.
Sun Ce opened the letter and jumped up when he saw the contents. "10,000 gold, 10,000 gold! Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, why don't you go and rob!"
The letter said that Liu Mang had ordered Yangzhou to exchange 10,000 gold for Sun Quan, the second son of Jiangdong.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!" The people around him sucked in a breath of cold air. Ten thousand gold, Jiangdong's military expenditure for several years did not amount to that much. Even the biggest family in Jiangdong would not be able to fork out that much.
"Lord, we must save the second son!" Zhou Yu cupped his fist and said to Sun Ce.
Save? Of course, we must save him! This was Sun Ce's younger brother. No matter how bad he was, he was still his own brother. Although Sun Ce was cruel to his enemies, he was extremely good to his family. He was not a heartless person like Sun Quan.
"10,000 gold? How can I take it?" Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu with a wry smile. 10,000 gold, even if Sun Ce lived a frugal life, he did not have that much money. If it was a year ago, he could still take it out. But this year, the Central Army's expenditure was too great. The two battles with Liu Mang had cost him tens of thousands of gold, 170,000 soldiers, and the war with Jiang Xia had cost him a fortune. How could he have any extra money? Sun Ce gritted his teeth. "Gong Jin, tell the captain to stop the construction of the new warships! Change them to merchant ships! "
"My lord, this, this?!" Zhou Yu was stunned. Changing from a warship to a merchant ship? "Lord, you can't do this!" Zhou Yu was anxious. This batch of warships was going to be replaced by Jiangdong's new warships next year. It was also going to be used to determine the outcome of the war with Jiangxia. This was an important part of Sun Ce's plan to conquer the world. If this batch of warships was stopped, then forget about conquering the world, Jiangdong's army would be holed up in the stronghold and would not dare to go out to war. This was because once the war started, Jingzhou could change warships, but Jiangdong would have no warships to use.
"What else can we do? Let me watch Zhongmou die? " Sun Ce was also helpless. He was a warlord and also an elder brother. After the death of his father, it was Sun Ce who shouldered the entire Sun family. It could be said that he was both an elder brother and a father. Sun Ce could say that he had done everything he could to treat his younger brothers and sisters.
His younger sister doesn't like to be dressed up and likes to be armed. So Sun Ce invited some fierce women to act as female soldiers to accompany his younger sister. His second brother, Sun Quan, is very ambitious and ambitious. If it was any other warlord, they would have already extinguished the fire of his ambition. They certainly wouldn't let his younger brother live. Just like Yuan Shao's sons, they don't have the slightest bit of brotherly love. They all want each other to die a horrible death so that they can be happy.
Sun Ce was not that kind of person. His younger brother was ambitious. He knew that this might not be a good sign and might even endanger his position. However, he still allowed Sun Quan to go to war. He gave Sun Quan enough troops in the hope that Sun Quan would be able to make a name for himself.
"Milord?" If Zhou Yu were to speak the truth, then Zhou Yu would wish for Sun Quan to die. Liu Mang killing Sun Quan was something that Zhou Yu would like to see. If Sun Quan did not die, then Jiangdong would not be at ease. Liu Mang was not a person who could endure loneliness. He was extremely dangerous because Sun Quan actually tried to recruit him. What was a person like him thinking when he tried to recruit Liu Mang?
Zhou Yu reminded Sun Ce more than once, but Sun Ce either avoided or changed the topic again and again. He did not give Zhou Yu a chance to speak. Sun Ce did not listen to Zhou Yu's reminders. In fact, even if he listened, Sun Ce would not do so.
This lord was Jiangdong's Little Conqueror, but who knew that this person was also a sentimental person? Sun Ce had kept such an ambitious younger brother. From Lu Meng's words, how could Sun Ce not understand? Sun Ce wanted to be independent and even replace Sun Ce.
Zhou Yu shook his head. He really didn't want to save Sun Quan. But when he saw his lord's appearance, he didn't want to give up on his great cause and go save his brother. Zhou Yu can only smile bitterly and cupped his fist towards Sun Ce. "Milord, it is not that there is no other way. We must build a warship!" With a warship, they can display their great ambition. Sun Ce smiled and said.
"Gong Jin, Gong Jin, I know you have a way. You have a way!" Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu with a happy face.
Milord, I hope that what I do today is really worth it. Zhou Yu sighed bitterly and said his own idea. "Milord, we have no money, but Jiangdong has!" “
"Huh?" Sun Ce froze for a moment. What do you mean we have no money, but Jiangdong has? Isn't Sun Ce the master of Jiangdong?
"Gong Jin, what do you mean?" Sun Ce was not a fool. When he heard Zhou Yu's words, he froze for a moment and then reacted. The rich people in Jiangdong were not Sun Ce, not those rich merchants, but the nobles of Jiangdong. They were the richest people in the world.
"Are they willing?" Ten thousand gold ah, this is not a small amount. Sun Ce hesitated. Will these greedy nobles agree to it?
"Oh, they have no choice but to agree. Half of the failure of this war is due to these people! If they are not willing, Milord, you can reward them according to their merits! " Zhou Yu's face also became cold. Sun Ce only gave Sun Quan twenty thousand elite soldiers. But in the end, fifty thousand soldiers and horses went to war. The remaining thirty thousand soldiers and horses were contributed by the nobles and the provisions! If they were not willing, then it was time to settle the score with them! Instigating the second young master to go to war was not a small crime. They could also be blamed for seizing military power. In any case, if Sun Ce stopped the warships, the great cause would be lost. Naturally, he was not afraid of offending these nobles!
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