"Kill! Kill! Kill! We vow to live and die together with Nan Dun!" The Yu Province Army on top of Nan Dun City showed their fighting prowess. Countless arrows rained down from the city walls.
"Crazy! Crazy!" Zhang Liao and the others finally saw the power of people's hearts, or rather, the power of rumors. The soldiers on top of Nan Dun City and the common people were completely brainwashed by Liu Bei.
More than half of the hundred thousand common people in Nan Dun City came from Xu Province. They had long been loyal to Liu Bei. They were the first people that Guan Yu was willing to lend the grain to. Originally, because Liu Bei did not return the grain to the common people, the common people were a little hesitant. However, now that Liu Bei received support from Cao Cao, the common people became even more loyal to Liu Bei.
When Liu Bei said that the Yangzhou Army would massacre the city, they immediately went crazy. On top of the city walls, Zhang Liao and the others saw many common people not wearing armor walking on top of the city walls. They were all doing it spontaneously.
"Charge again." Lü Bu, the commander-in-chief, rarely appeared in the commander-in-chief's camp.
This was because if Nan Dun City could not be taken, then it would be difficult to advance into Runan. After all, the grain could not be cut off. Nan Dun City was like a nail nailed in front of the Yangzhou Army.
Lü Bu had the authority of 70,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, but he could not do much about Nan Dun City.
"Milord, this is already the third wave." Yangzhou Army had five thousand people in one wave, but more than a thousand people were injured or killed. Even a few of the original City Guard soldiers were killed. However, all their efforts were in vain. They were unable to attack the city.
"Charge again!" Lü Bu looked at Nan Dun City and said.
"Yes!" Lü Bu was the commander-in-chief, so his subordinates naturally did not dare to disobey his orders. Soon, five thousand elite Yangzhou Army soldiers were picked out. They carried ladders in their hands and swords in their hands as they charged towards Nan Dun City.
However, it was clear that it was futile this time. Arrows rained down from the top of the city wall. Rolling rocks and falling trees all fell down and smashed the city below into chaos.
"Retreat!" Lu Bu looked at the scene in front of him. He knew that it was impossible to rely on the elites to scale the city wall. Originally, he wanted to rely on the 5000-5000 elites to scale the city wall. However, after seeing the civilians on the city wall, Lu Bu knew that they would be the ones who would be exhausted the most.
"Understood!" The sound of retreat resounded. The Yangzhou Army came back like a tide.
"Milord, ballista!" Gao Shun who was standing on the side reminded Lu Bu. Ballistae were the best siege weapons in Yangzhou. Lü Bu had tens of thousands of men and horses here, and they knew how to make ballistae. As long as the ballistae were set up, they could take turns to smash the Nan Dun City. Nan Dun City would suffer heavy casualties.
"Lord, you can't!" When Gao Shun said that, Zhang Liao objected. "Lord, Liu Bei of Yu Province had spread the news that we would massacre the people of Nan Dun City. This caused the people of Nan Dun City to climb the walls and fight to the death with us. Now that there are so many people on the walls, if we use the ballistae, then we would really become enemies with the people of Nan Dun City." The people of Nan Dun City had been misled by Liu Bei. It was Liu Bei's rumor that caused the people to rush to the top of the city wall. They were afraid that Nan Dun City would be breached and the Lvbu's Army would enter the city and massacre the people.
However, once the ballistae were used, with the densely packed people on the walls, the people would really become enemies with the Lvbu's Army. Liu Mang wanted to take over Yu Province for the sake of the people. There were hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
"But General Zhang Liao, if we don't use the ballistae, it will be hard for us to take down Nan Dun City. If we attack by force, our army will suffer heavy casualties!" Cheng Yu frowned and said.
"Solution?" Zhang Liao also bit his lips. If they could not take down Nan Dun City, then they would not be able to take down Yu Province. If they attacked by force, half of the 70,000 soldiers would die. This was not what Zhang Liao wanted. However, Zhang Liao could not think of a solution.
"Why don't we ask His Highness?" Someone suggested.
Although Liu Mang was Lü Bu's son-in-law, it seemed that the person in charge was now the son-in-law and not the father-in-law. Lü Bu was in Lujiang and was only responsible for the southern barrier of Yangzhou. However, the development of Yangzhou was done by Liu Mang.
Lü Bu did not expect that Yangzhou, which was uninhabited and in ruins, would be revived by Liu Mang day by day. Whether it was the people, the population, or the degree of prosperity, Shouchun was much better than Lujiang, not to mention the entire Yangzhou. Therefore, people were now talking about Liu Mang and not Yangzhou Lü Bu. Whether to ask the King Of Shu or not, Liu Mang still depended on the thoughts of General Lü Bu. After all, Lü Bu was Liu Mang's father-in-law. They were also afraid that Lü Bu would be angry. After all, Lü Bu was the one who knew all of this. Without Lü Bu, his father-in-law, supporting him, Liu Mang would not have his current territory.
"Go!" Who knew that Lü Bu was very indifferent. For Lü Bu, his son-in-law was much better than him. Lü Bu also knew that he was only suitable to be a general. He was not suitable to rule the world.
"Oh, by the way, tell that kid that Ling 'er misses him!"
"Yes!" Very quickly, a group of eight hundred li rushed towards Jingzhou.
… …
"There are actually people in Nandun City who are willing to fight to the death with the city?" Liu Mang received the urgent message from the front line of Yuzhou. "Liu Bei, Big Ear Liu must not be allowed to live. This kind of person is bewitching people's hearts!"
"Bewitching people's hearts is a thief! This Liu Bei is already a national thief. " Jia Xu who was at the side was also sighing. If you could brainwash one person, it would be because of your deceit skills. If you could make dozens of people follow you wholeheartedly, it would be because of your eloquence. If you could make hundreds of people follow you wholeheartedly, it would be because of your charisma. However, if it turned into tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, they would not be soldiers but commoners.
This was completely bewitching people. This kind of person was really too scary.
As the saying goes, whoever wins the hearts of the people controls the world. This was not a joke. Once you made people follow you wholeheartedly, it would be a terrifying power.
"Kill, we must kill him!" Liu Mang's eyes were filled with killing intent. Liu Bei was worthy of being one of the three winners of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Even though he had lost to Liu Mang time and time again, his rallying power was too scary. It was better for such a person to die. Otherwise, if he had ambitions and commoners, it would not be a good thing.
"Are you afraid of the ballista?" Liu Mang looked at the urgent message in his hand. "Nandun City, Xiang City. I want these two cities to disappear from the land of the Great Han Dynasty forever."
"My lord?" Jia Xu was stunned. He did not expect Liu Mang to be so ruthless. Those commoners, the entire Nandun City and Xiang City had hundreds of thousands of commoners.
"Even if those commoners are left behind, Wen He, do you dare to use them?" Liu Mang looked at Jia Xu with a bitter smile. It was not that Liu Mang was a butcher, but these commoners had already regarded Liu Bei as a god. They had been brainwashed by Liu Bei. Just like the Japanese in modern times, these people were completely brainwashed. Even if they were defeated, the facts were placed in front of them. They would not admit their mistakes.
"But my lord, these people?" Jia Xu was puzzled. Liu Mang wanted to attack Yuzhou, didn't he need people? This was a population of hundreds of thousands.
"Just get 500,000 from Yuzhou. It is too much. The current Yangzhou cannot afford to raise them. We cannot raise them!" Liu Mang said to Jia Xu. No matter what, Yuzhou had 800,000 to 900,000 people. Excluding those who were pulled into the army by Liu Bei, the current population was 800,000. Yangzhou only had a little more than a million people. If there were 800,000 more, Liu Mang would not be able to bear it. He would not be able to raise them.
Therefore, Liu Mang allowed Yuzhou to keep five hundred thousand people and Nandun Xiang City to be destroyed as an enemy. Liu Mang allowed Yuzhou to have five hundred thousand people.
"My lord, you will bear the name of a butcher. It will be detrimental to my lord's reputation!" Jia Xu still wanted to persuade Liu Mang, but Liu Mang stopped him. "As long as you pick up a sword, you are an enemy. Anyway, I have already been a butcher once. What's the harm in being a butcher again?"
"Send a reply to Father-in-law in Yuzhou. No matter what price I have to pay, I want to see Liu Bei's head and Yuzhou's land!" There was not much time left. Cao Cao had already begun to intervene in the Central Plains' matters. This meant that Cao Cao's war in Hebei was going very smoothly. Liu Mang had to clear some obstacles in order to prepare for the upcoming bitter battle. He also needed the nutrients of Yuzhou's land to strengthen himself.
"Yes." Jia Xu nodded and prepared to help Liu Mang reply. "Oh right, my lord, Lord Wen Hou also sent a message."
"Father-in-law! “
"He told my lord that Mistress Ling misses my lord!" “
"Ling 'er?" Liu Mang thought of the woman who loved him deeply. They were thousands of miles apart. They had been separated for several months. Liu Mang also missed Miss Lu. He also missed the other two women in his family. He even missed the young widow, Zou Shi. Liu Mang also missed her. He remembered that time under the study table, the two of them were intimate. However, he did not know when they would meet again.
"Soon, soon! Take Yuzhou and force Liu Biao to let me go back! "Liu Mang comforted himself in his heart.
"Wen He, help me grind it!" Liu Mang said to Jia Xu who was beside him. Liu Mang wanted to write a letter to his family. He also loved his family very much.
"Yes!" Jia Xu nodded and went to grind it.
Liu Mang expressed his longing in his mansion.
At the same time, there were also people in Jing Province who missed Liu Mang. However, this kind of thinking had a kind of resentment.
"Why, why did I have to meet you at this time?" In the Jing Province Governor's mansion, a beautiful woman dressed in palace clothes was combing her hair in front of the dressing table. However, her heart had already flown out of the mansion.
"Miss!" A green figure flashed in. Liu Mang definitely recognized this woman. Isn't she Xiao Cui?
"Xiao Cui?" Seeing the person who came in, the beautiful woman in palace clothes was stunned for a moment. However, she did not hide her loneliness.
"Madam, are you thinking of that person again?" Xiao Cui asked the madam.
"Don't you miss him?" Unexpectedly, the beautiful woman in palace clothes asked back.
"Madam!" Xiao Cui blushed.
"Sigh!" Looking at Xiao Cui's appearance, the beautiful woman in palace clothes did not know why she sighed. She was a little envious of Xiao Cui. "After a few days, I will tell the master to send you to that person's sect!"
"Madam, madam, are you driving me away?" Xiao Cui was frightened.
"How can that be, silly girl!" The beautiful woman in palace clothes lovingly touched Xiao Cui's forehead.
"I want to serve you for a lifetime."
"It's good that you have the heart. Did you order someone to get the medicine? "The beautiful woman in palace clothes suddenly said to Xiao Cui.
"Madam, do you really want to?"
"What else can I do? He can't stay. "A trace of bitterness appeared on the corner of the beautiful woman's mouth.
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