Liu Mang left Zhou Yu's courtyard with satisfaction. Zhou Yu had subdued those stubborn Jiangdong generals and even those civil officials. What was there to be afraid of?
"Milord!" Bu Lu was silent behind Liu Mang. However, after walking for a long time, he could not help but ask Liu Mang.
"What's the matter, Zi Bu?" Liu Mang looked at Bu Lu's frowning brows and asked.
"Milord, Zi Bu originally did not want to say these words. However, if Zi Bu does not say it, then I would be letting down Milord's trust in me!" Bu Lu said awkwardly.
"If there is anything you want to say, then say it! Rest assured. "Liu Mang patted Bu Lu's shoulder and encouraged him to speak his mind.
"Milord, are you really not afraid of the Viceroy and Marquis Wu?" Bu Lu did not say the whole thing. However, his meaning was obvious. Those two people were not easy to deal with. Are you really not afraid of becoming someone else's dowry?
Originally, Bu Lu should not say these words. After all, Bu Lu's previous masters were Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. If he said it, it would be equivalent to betraying his former masters. However, if he did not say it, then he would be letting down Liu Mang.
"Haha, Zi Bu, you have never come to my Yangzhou before. You will know when you get there. Also, your Zhuge Shangshu has told me many times about this problem. Even your Zhuge Shangshu said in front of me that he wanted to kill Zhou Yu and Sun Ce to prevent future troubles. However, your Zhuge Shangshu has never succeeded in killing Zhou Yu and Sun Ce. In the end, he was convinced by me. As for why, you can ask him! "Liu Mang passed this burden to Zhuge Liang.
"Zi Bu, don't try to persuade him. Our Milord is completely a donkey. I, Foreign Minister Yang, Minister Xu, none of us were able to persuade him! That's all we can do now! " Zhuge Liang snappily said to Liu Mang and the others. He had changed the way he addressed Bu Lu. From the beginning, he looked down on Bu Lu, but now, he recognized Bu Lu. After all, Bu Lu was really talented.
"Huh?" The more Zhuge Liang spoke, the more confused Bu Lu became. Bu Lu had no choice but to wait until they returned to Yangzhou.
In fact, that was because Bu Lu did not understand Yangzhou's military system. Yangzhou's military system was not a lifelong system. It was classified as military service. All the young and middle-aged men had to join the army. They would be selected to join the main battle force. The weaker ones would be sent to logistics or be in charge of farming.
This was a compromise between Liu Mang and Zhuge Liang. The military service was five years. After five years, the outstanding officers could stay in the army and the others could return to civilian life. This resulted in a military camp that was made of iron, but flowing soldiers.
Capturing the hearts of the soldiers was not something that could be done in a day or two. If Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had any thoughts of betrayal, they would retire before they could even open their hearts. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce would then rebel and lead a group of new soldiers to rebel!
Of course, those retired soldiers were not useless to Liu Mang. If there was an emergency, they would be a group of elite reserve soldiers.
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"What? The Governor surrendered?" All the generals in Jiangdong could not believe the news they received. Who did not know about Jiangdong? Who did not want to surrender to Yangzhou the most? It was not the generals or Sun Ce. It was their Governor, Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu did not want to surrender because he had promised Sun Ce to help Sun Ce. His promise to Sun Ce was more important than his own life. Therefore, Zhou Yu would rather die than let Sun Ce give up Jiangdong.
However, the news that they received now was that the Governor had surrendered. Was this not a joke? Therefore, everyone thought that this was fake news. Many people had no choice but to find a mastermind to lead them, and that was Huang Gai and Han Dang, the two veterans in Jianye.
Han Dang was a fierce general but not a wise one. Therefore, he could not judge whether this was true or false. He even directly said that this was fake news and told the Jiangdong generals not to surrender.
"Old General Huang has come out!" In Huang Gai's mansion, a group of Jiangdong's generals were present. If not for Liu Mang's connivance and the fact that they did not bring any weapons, they would have been arrested for treason.
Everyone cheered as a white-haired old general walked out of the room. He looked at the Jiangdong civil and military officials and could not help but sigh. These people used to be the elite commanders of the Jiangdong Army. But now, they could only stay at home. What could they do without their armor? They had killed so many people that they had forgotten their previous jobs.
Huang Gai waved his hand to calm the people down. "I believe that everyone already knows the news." Everyone understood the news that Huang Gai said.
"Old General Huang, the Governor's surrender is fake, right? Why would the Governor surrender? "Someone asked.
Before Huang Gai could speak, Han Dang immediately said. "Of course it's fake. No one would surrender but not that Liu Mang. If not for him, would Jiangdong have such a day? If not for him, I would not have lost my arm. That Zhuge Liang. Humph! " Han Dang only had one arm left. The person who did this was none other than Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang used Han Dang to be impulsive. Although Han Dang was fierce, not all Jiangdong soldiers were as fierce as Han Dang. Zhuge Liang allowed Han Dang to rush in and block the Jiangdong Army from both sides. This allowed him to control the rhythm of the battle. The Jiangdong Army wanted to save Han Dang, so they were naturally confused. Zhuge Liang took advantage of this opportunity to expand the battle.
"That's right! We will not surrender! No one can surrender to that brat Liu Mang!" Han Dang's bodyguards also began to jeer.
"We swear that we will not surrender. I believe that he can still kill me. At most, it's just one life!" Han Dang was still shouting passionately. It was as if he was the true loyal subject and Liu Mang was the traitor.
"Shut up!" Just as the people below were nodding their heads to be loyal subjects, Huang Gai suddenly roared. His face was flushed red, as if he was very angry.
"Han Dang, if you want to die, if you don't want to live, I will not stop you. However, Milord and the Governor must not be implicated by you!" Huang Gai shouted angrily at Han Dang.
"Gongfu, you?" Han Dang was stunned for a moment because with his relationship with Huang Gai, Huang Gai had never yelled at him like this. Even if Han Dang made a mistake and sneak attacked Sanjiangkou, Huang Gai would still risk being killed by Sun Ce to save him. But now, Huang Gai actually shouted at him without giving him any face.
"Everyone, from today onwards, there is no Jiangdong Army, only Yangzhou Army. From today onwards, there is no Huang Gai of Jiangdong Army, only Huang Gai of Yangzhou Army. Everyone, remember, whether you are willing to surrender or not has nothing to do with me. However, if any of you speak ill of His Highness, the King Of Shu, then you are my enemy!" Huang Gai coldly looked at a group of Jiangdong's civil and military officials.
"This, this, this!" Huang Gai was completely at a loss. He did not know what was wrong with his old brother.
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