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"They're here! They're here!" On the city wall, Zuo Jie was so excited that he couldn't sleep for the entire night. He was waiting for Lu Su, no, Mr. Yang Kui to break through Lu Meng's camp with his 15,000 soldiers and horses. Then, he would be able to take Lu Meng's head and lift the siege of Huaiji City.
If that was the case, Zuo Jie could be considered to have made a name for himself. At the very least, Lu Meng's head was enough to make Zuo Jie's position higher than his father's. Adding on to the fact that Kuaiji's siege was lifted, Zuo Jie might even become the Viceroy of the Jiangdong Rebel Army. Of course, the Jiangdong Rebel Army would not be called Jiangdong Rebel Army. Sun Quan renamed his army as Jiangdong Expeditionary Army to distinguish it from his brother Sun Ce's army.
If Zuo Jie became the Viceroy of the Jiangdong Expeditionary Army, Zuo Jie couldn't imagine what would happen. According to the rules, even his father would have to salute him.
Even if Zuo Jie didn't want to be the head of the Zuo Family, Zuo Jie was generous enough to give the position to his second brother.
Zuo Jie was overjoyed as he looked at the approaching army.
"Who are you? Are you Mr. Yang Kui's troops?" The guard on the walls was also very excited. This was because when Yang Kui left, he said that he had a share of the credit for breaking through Lu Meng's camp. However, the guard was also very vigilant. He asked for the troops at the gate.
"Nonsense, if it wasn't us, how would we dare to come to your gate? Aren't you afraid of being shot to death by those birds? "Someone spoke up.
"It's our people." Someone on the walls nodded and said excitedly, "Mr. Yang Kui has returned victorious." The Accountant City has been besieged for many days. It wasn't only the officials who felt uncomfortable, the ordinary soldiers and the common people were also very uncomfortable. This was because as long as the Accountant City was besieged, they would be in danger. If the Accountant City's siege was broken, then they would be able to survive and enjoy the rewards.
"Quick, open the gate and welcome Mr. Yang Kui!" Zuo Jie excitedly said to his men. He was even ready to personally go down to greet Yang Kui.
"Wait!" Just as Zuo Jie was about to order his subordinates to open the gate, the captain of the gate stopped Zuo Jie.
"What's wrong?" Zuo Jie asked.
"Eldest Young Master, look down there!" The captain of the gate said to Eldest Young Master Zuo with a torch. "Those people's faces don't look right!"
Following the brightness of the torch, Young Master Zuo also saw that there was something wrong with the faces of those people. If they had won, they shouldn't have this kind of expression. They should be happy because who wouldn't be happy after winning a great battle? However, the people below looked as if their parents had died. Each and every one of them had a sad face, which made people feel that something was wrong at first glance.
"Are you going to open the gate or not?" The people below seemed to feel that something was wrong and shouted loudly.
"Young master, are we going to open the gate or not?" Zuo Jie's henchman asked.
Zuo Jie pondered for a while but still couldn't make up his mind.
Someone at the side said, "Eldest Young Master, I think it's better to open the city gates. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if these soldiers start a mutiny. If this Lord Yang Kui really returns victorious, what will you do? Won't Mr. Yang Kui be unhappy? "
Listening to his henchman's words, Zuo Jie frowned. Indeed, he was the one who begged Yang Kui to lead the troops. If Yang Kui didn't come in, it wouldn't be good. If Yang Kui won the battle, then he would offend Yang Kui. Our young master Zuo Jie was still waiting for Mr. Yang Kui to help him win the battle.
"Young master, we really can't open the gate! If Mister Yang Kui is defeated, then Lu Meng's army is likely to follow behind him. Once they take advantage of the chaos and seize the city, then it will be over. "The captain of the city gate tried to persuade Zuo Jie.
"Then what should we do?" Zuo Jie was also angry. He didn't know what to do.
"Young master, let's ask and wait for Mr. Yang Kui to come!" The guard made a compromise and thought that they should wait for Mr. Yang Kui's arrival. If Mr. Yang Kui came, then it would mean that they won the battle. If Mr. Yang Kui didn't come, then it could only mean that Mr. Yang Kui was defeated.
Zuo Jie nodded, this was also a good idea.
"People below, where is Mr. Yang Kui? Let Mr. Yang Kui come out!" The guard on the top of the city wall shouted to the soldiers below.
"Mr. Yang Kui is still behind, open the gate and let us in!" The soldiers below the city wall shouted.
"Impossible, we will only open the gate when we see Mr. Yang Kui." The guard replied.
"Lu Shangshu? What should we do? "A few people wearing general's armor asked Lu Su.
"Why don't we attack the city directly?" These were the words of Deputy General Lu Meng. Originally, there were 30,000 soldiers at the South Gate. 3,000 of them were elites, and the rest were either old, weak, sick, or ordinary people who had just put down their hoes and picked up weapons. Now, the 15,000 soldiers had been taken down by them, and the 2,000 elites were gone. At most, there were 1,000 elites in the city, and some miscellaneous soldiers. It was not impossible to directly attack the city.
"No!" Lu Su shook his head. Although attacking the city was possible, the casualties were too high. Moreover, once they attacked the city, the other side would know that their soldiers were gone and they would be exposed. This didn't matter. The key was that the sky was slowly getting brighter. Once the south gate was attacked, reinforcements could come out at any time. At that time, it would be a tough battle.
"Let me go." Lu Su said to his subordinates.
"Lu Shangshu, that's too dangerous. Once something goes wrong, you will be exposed to the enemy's arrow rain!" If Lu Su wanted to get to the bottom of the city wall, he would be in the shooting range of the archers on top of the city wall. If anything went wrong, he would be shot at on horseback at night. Even if he was skilled in martial arts, it would be too late to save him.
"Don't worry, I know what to do!" Lu Su nodded and said to his subordinates with a smile. Seeing Lu Su's calm appearance, everyone's heart calmed down a little.
Lu Su walked to the city wall and shouted. "Young Master Zuo Jie, I am Yang Kui. My army has returned, why are you stopping them? The soldiers have been tired for a day and need some food and hot water to relieve their tiredness. "Lu Su shouted.
"Is it Mr. Yang Kui?" Zuo Jie looked at the person who shouted in confusion. The night was dark, so he couldn't see clearly. The people beside him also looked confused.
"Is it Mr. Yang Kui?" Zuo Jie asked again, but no one could be sure. If there was a mistake and something happened, who could bear the responsibility?
"Eldest Young Master, it's better to send someone down to take a look!" The guard at the city gate asked cautiously.
"Alright!" Zuo Jie nodded. Soon, a soldier of the Jiangdong Rebel Army was pulled down by a hanging basket. Soon, there were shouts from below. It was Mr. Yang Kui, it was Mr. Yang Kui!
Of course it was Yang Kui. Lu Su had personally made a move, so how could it be fake?
The soldier returned to the city wall with the hanging basket.
"Did you see it clearly? Is it really Mr. Yang Kui? " The gate guard asked his subordinates. He had a bad premonition, but he couldn't say it out loud.
"Yes, it is indeed Mr. Yang Kui. Last time, I followed Mr. Yang Kui to Lu Meng's camp. This time, it's my fault. It's my fault. If only he wasn't injured!" After saying that, the veteran punched his own thigh. One must know that this veteran's thigh was injured by a sword. With this punch, the wound immediately overflowed with blood, dyeing his pants red.
"It really is Mr. Yang Kui!" Zuo Jie confirmed that it was indeed Mr. Yang Kui.
"Open the gate!" Zuo Jie shouted to his subordinates.
"Wait!" The gate guard stopped Zuo Jie.
"What now? You want to see Mr. Yang Kui and he came out. What else do you want? "Zuo Jie was a little impatient and complained to the gate guard.
"Eldest Young Master, it's only good for us to be careful. I would like to ask Mister Yang Kui one more thing. If I have misunderstood Mister Yang Kui, I will kneel down and apologize to Mister Yang Kui when he returns," the captain said to Zuo Jie.
"Ask away!" Zuo Jie waved his hand impatiently.
"Thank you, Young Master!" The gate guard nodded and walked to the battlements of the city wall and shouted to Yang Kui below.
"Mr. Yang Kui, did you come back victorious?" The gate guard asked Yang Kui below.
"It's not a victory. It's just that I didn't disappoint Young Master Zuo Jie and completed the mission." Yang Kui replied to the captain of the city gate. Yang Kui was quite familiar with this captain because he was the one who had stopped Yang Kui from leaving the city. Fortunately, Zuo Jie had slapped him and made him submit to him. He didn't expect to be in trouble now.
"Did you hear that? Completed the mission? Victory? That means Lu Meng is finished! " Zuo Jie shouted excitedly. If he won, Zuo Jie would get a lot of things. The Heavenly Official would be rich and his status in the Zuo family would also be raised. "Yang Kui, Yang Kui, you are really my lucky star."
The gate guard frowned when he saw his Young Master so excited. He quickly asked the next question. Otherwise, his Young Master would open the city gate in a moment of excitement. That would be bad.
"Mister Yang Kui, since we have won, why do the soldiers below look so dejected? They don't look like they have just returned from a victorious battle." The captain of the city gate asked Yang Kui.
"Why? General Cheng Hu, do you not believe in me? "Lu Su didn't expect this gate guard to be so difficult to deal with.
"Did he see through it?" Lu Meng gestured to Lu Su, asking if they should hold on and attack now.
Lu Su shook his head. They haven't reached that stage yet.
"Cheng Hu wouldn't dare. It's just that Cheng Hu wants to ask Mister a question. Isn't this for Cheng Hu? It's also for you, Mister Yang Kui. If you lose, Cheng Hu will be able to help you," Cheng Hu said to Yang Kui.
"Haha, General Cheng Hu is indeed a general of the Zuo Family. He is cautious. Second Young Master is so lucky to have someone like General Cheng Hu to serve him." Yang Kui didn't get angry, instead, he laughed. However, he wasn't boasting about Cheng Hu, instead, he was telling Zuo Jie that Cheng Hu was the subordinate of the second young master, Zuo Ren, and not Zuo Jie's subordinate. Moreover, Yang Kui was Zuo Jie's subordinate. How could the eldest young master, Zuo Jie, just watch the second young master's subordinate humiliate his men?
Sure enough, Zuo Jie's face turned cold. "Cheng Hu, General Cheng, if you don't get anything out of me today, don't blame me for being ruthless."
There was cold sweat on Cheng Hu's forehead. Being targeted by Zuo Jie was not a good thing. He was afraid that even Young Master Ren would not be able to save him. As the saying goes, it is better to offend ten gentlemen than to offend one villain. Being targeted by Young Master Zuo Jie was not a good thing. Cheng Hu was afraid that even Young Master Ren would not be able to save him. As the saying goes, it is better to offend ten gentlemen than to offend a villain.
However, since he had already offended Young Master Zuo, Cheng Hu had no other choice.
"General Cheng Hu, don't you want to know why my men look like this? Then I will tell you. It is because of Young Master Zuo Jie's great cause. My servant, Young Master Zuo Jie's subordinate, Yang Chen, has died in battle! These soldiers are crying because they are sad. "Lu Su stood below and shouted righteously at Cheng Hu who was standing on top of the city gate tower.
"I died?" Yang Chen was next to Lu Su. When he heard Lu Su's words, he couldn't help but stare blankly. Then he smiled bitterly. If he died, then he died. As long as he could deceive the door of this meeting, then he would win.
"General Yang Chen, you died so miserably!" Lu Meng immediately roared. Seeing their own leader howling, how could the other subordinates of Lu Meng not cry? They all started howling as well. It was simply too sorrowful to hear.
"This is just a trick, this is just a trick!" Yang Chen said to himself in his heart. He couldn't help but stab Lu Meng in the back.
The mourning of thousands of people was really loud. Cheng Hu was also dumbfounded. You said that the mourning of other people didn't look like they had won a great battle. When other people told you that their general had died in battle, how could you do this?
"Eldest Young Master, if the city gate is not opened, the soldiers' hearts will be cold. These soldiers have risked their lives for Eldest Young Master, for the Zuo Family. Even General Yang Chen has died on the battlefield before Eldest Young Master. If the city gate is not opened, hehe, Eldest Young Master, the soldiers below will have complaints about Eldest Young Master. If they are instigated by someone, Zuo Jie will not only have you as a Young Master, ah! Zuo Jie's henchman's words were more poisonous than Yang Kui's. This was related to the right of inheritance. If these soldiers are cold to Young Master Zuo, then they can't rebel because they are the private soldiers of the Zuo Family. If they are unhappy with Young Master Zuo, then they will naturally seek refuge with another Young Master Zuo. That is the second Young Master Zuo Ren, and this Cheng Hu is Zuo Ren's subordinate. Suddenly, Young Master Zuo's eyes turned red. Good, this Cheng Hu actually schemed against him.
"Cheng Hu, hurry up and open the city gates to welcome our hero back!" Young Master Zuo Jie roared at the top of his lungs.
"Young Master, but!" Cheng Hu wanted to wait until dawn to speak because it wasn't safe at night. However, when he saw Zuo Jie's face, he swallowed his words. This was because Zuo Jie's eyes were already red. If Cheng Hu continued to speak, then he might be stabbed.
"Open the gate, open the gate! Welcome our victorious soldiers! " At the gate, the Jiangdong Rebel Army soldiers were very excited. This was because Yang Kui's reputation in the Rebel Army was not small. He knew how to buy people's hearts. Not only did he lead the 3,000 soldiers to victory, but he also said that if the Lu Meng's camp was defeated, then everyone would be equally rewarded. This made the Rebel Army grateful to Yang Kui.
As the saying goes, in this world, there is no need to worry about inequality. If you think about everyone, then everyone will think about you. Moreover, many of the 3,000 Jiangdong rebels who went out were injured and couldn't be mobilized a second time. Therefore, these people became good propagandists for Yang Kui. Because of this, when they heard that Yang Kui was going to open the gates, they were all very excited.
"Open the gate!" The city gate slowly opened with a creaking sound, and the bridge over the moat was lowered.
Even Young Master Zuo Jie personally went to welcome them. Looking at the soldiers covered in blood, Young Master Zuo was moved. It would be a lie if he said that he was not moved. This was because these soldiers had fought a bloody battle. Young Master Zuo completely dispelled his worries. These soldiers had worked hard.
"Mister Yang Kui, Mister Yang Kui, you have worked hard!" Zuo Jie, Young Master Zuo, even personally came forward to lead Mr. Yang Kui's horse. This honor was really not small ah. The henchmen who knew Young Master Zuo's character were all stunned for a moment, then immediately became envious and jealous. Did they not know Young Master Zuo's character? He was a very arrogant person. But now, he was leading Yang Kui's horse. They had never received such treatment before. This showed that Young Master Zuo valued Yang Kui very much. His lackeys were thinking of how to curry favor with Mister Yang Kui.
"Not at all, not at all!"
"That Lu Meng must have been beheaded by Mister. The siege of Kuaiji is finally over!" Zuo Jie asked Yang Kui.
Yang Kui did not answer the previous question. Instead, he sighed, "Yes, the siege of Kuaiji is over! It's time to go back! "
"En." Zuo Jie did not understand. Where was Yang Kui going? But then he found the answer.
"Brothers, the gate of Kuaiji is open. If we don't kill them now, when will we break into Kuaiji and take down Sun Quan? Kill, kill, kill!" Behind Lu Su, Lu Meng raised his arm and shouted. The elites of the Jiangdong Army under his command rushed towards the south gate of Kuaiji.
"This, this, this!" Zuo Jie was completely stunned. What the hell is going on? Is this Zuo Jie's illusion?
"Young Master Zuo, do you want to hang yourself or do you need me to do it?" A young man behind Lu Su stood up and said to Zuo Jie.
"You, Yang Chen, didn't you die in the battle?" Zuo Jie asked in disbelief. Yang Kui said that he died in the battle.
"If I didn't die, how could Zuo Jie, Young Master Zuo, open the city gate!" Yang Chen looked at Zuo Jie with a resentful look and said.
"Yang Kui, you lied to me?" Although Zuo Jie was a little silly, he still managed to react. This was because the soldiers around him wouldn't lie to him. The soldiers that were originally wearing Jiangdong's rebel army uniforms suddenly changed into Yangzhou army uniforms. Some of them didn't have time to change their uniforms, so they tied a white cloth around their arms to show that they were different from the others.
"Brothers, block, block, close the gate, close the gate!" On top of the city wall, the captain of the city gate, Cheng Hu, shouted until his voice became mute. This was because there were too many enemies below the city wall. Although Cheng Hu had a lot of elites under his command, they still couldn't resist the tide of enemies.
"If we can't close the gate, we will all die. If we close the gate, we will live!" Cheng Hu still had some ability. He shouted over there and continued to attack the gate. As long as the gate was defended, they could live.
"General Cheng Hu, we can't hold on. Our brothers have suffered heavy casualties!" A guard beside Cheng Hu shouted loudly.
"We have to hold on. As long as we reach dawn, our reinforcements will arrive. Persevere, General Zhendong and the family head will definitely bring troops to save us. Everyone must persevere!" Cheng Hu's eyes were red.
Reinforcements? Cheng Hu's subordinate's eyes suddenly lit up, but then immediately dimmed. Although it was already very close to dawn, it was only two to four hours, but these two to four hours felt like a year to them ah. Persevering was easier said than done.
"Zuo Jie!" Cheng Hu's teeth itched. He told him not to open the gate, but he did not believe him. Now, how could he defend the south gate? With his life!
"Don't kill Zuo Jie, I still have use for him!" Lu Su said to Yang Chen.
"Hmph, I'll leave you with your dog life!" Yang Chen snorted and let Zuo Jie go.
"Yang Kui, what benefits did Lu Meng give you to make you betray him? As long as you realize your mistake, I will let bygones be bygones. I will ask my father to recommend you to be a general and lead the army!" Zuo Jie was still struggling, hoping that his words could confuse Yang Kui. Yang Kui shook his head.
"I am Lu Su, Lu Zijing, under His Highness the King Of Shu of Yangzhou. My compatriots of Jiangdong, put down your weapons. Those who surrender will not be killed!" Lu Su shouted to the people below.
"You are Lu Su?" Zuo Jie was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Yang Kui to be Lu Su. No wonder he looked down on his reward. He was the Minister of Yangzhou's Ministry of Personnel. His position was higher than Marquis Wu's. How could he compare with him? Even if he was given the position of Jiangdong's Governor, he would not be interested.
Cheng Hu resisted with all his heart, but in the end, two fists were no match for four hands. Lu Meng had already noticed Cheng Hu's ferocious charge. The other places were like a tide rushing into the south gate, but Cheng Hu was difficult to break through. Lu Meng had to personally take action. Cheng Hu had some ability, but he couldn't compare to a historical figure like Lu Meng.
Lu Meng went up to the high platform and held Cheng Hu's head in his hand. He shouted to the people below. "Cheng Hu's head is here. How long do you want to resist? Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Cheng Hu was the last straw for the South Gate guards. Now that the leader was dead, his subordinates naturally did not resist. All the weapons fell to the ground. The South Gate surrendered. (The novel "My Father-in-law is Lü Bu" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform. At the same time, there is a 100% chance of a lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right to "add friend", search for the public account "qdread" and follow it. Hurry up!)
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