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Outside the North Gate of Kuiji, Sun Ce was still in the camp. It was supposed to be time to rest because they still had to attack the city the next day. But now, Sun Ce could not sleep. Not only Sun Ce, but others like Ling Chao had also woken up. The entire camp was brightly lit.
"Milord, why did you summon us so late at night?" Ling Chao was very tired as he asked Sun Ce. Ling Chao was the main force in attacking the city these days. It could be said that wherever Ling Chao went, the Jiangdong rebels would have to pay ten times the price. Every time Ling Chao could attack the city walls, he would be repelled by Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao. Sun Quan had a lot of cannon fodder in his hands.
"I summoned you so late at night because I have something important to discuss with you." Sun Ce said to the group of warriors under him. In fact, only Ling Chao could be considered a general. The others were either unknown or had ordinary martial arts. The real Jiangdong veterans were not dispatched because they used to be the former subordinates of Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian. If Sun Ce went to war with others, these veterans would naturally go through fire and water without hesitation. But this time, Sun Ce was going to war with Sun Quan.
No matter what, these two brothers are still Sun Jian's sons. Why do you want to get involved in a battle between two brothers?
Therefore, Ling Chao was the only one who could defeat Sun Quan. This was also the reason why Sun Ce had such a hard time attacking Sun Quan. If Han Dang, Huang Gai, and the others were here, they would only need two or three valiant generals to lead their personal guards to attack Kuaiji's walls. At that time, Sun Quan would be completely finished.
However, the veterans did not follow Sun Ce. Sun Ce also did not make things difficult for them. He just left them in Jianye.
These days, Sun Ce was having a headache. There was no way to deal with this kind of siege. They could only rely on numbers to see who would be the first to give up. Sun Ce cannot ask for reinforcements from Yangzhou. Once he asks for reinforcements from Yangzhou, Sun Quan may lose his life. But if he does not ask for reinforcements, Sun Ce is afraid that he will be the first to perish. No matter how many soldiers and horses Sun Ce has, they cannot be compared to the people of a city.
It was not until someone sent a message that Sun Ce had an idea.. it was from the direction of Lu Meng at the South Gate.
"Gaud, right? Explain to them!" Sun Ce said to the scout of Mo Yang who was kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, this lowly one, Gaud, greets the generals!" Gaud smiled and said to the generals under Sun Ce.
Ling Chao subconsciously felt disgusted by Gaud's behavior because Gaud gave him the impression that he was a bootlicker. But no matter how disgusted he was, he still had to listen to Gaud's words.
"Generals, our General Lu Meng has sent me here to inform you that we have found our informant at the South Gate of Kuaiji City. We hope that you can stall the traitor's, no, Second Young Master's main forces at the North Gate so that our General can enter the city and take down the Kuaiji City by working from the inside!" Gaud originally wanted to call Sun Quan a traitor, but when he remembered that Sun Ce was Sun Quan's brother, he could only change the way he addressed Sun Ce.
"Spy?" The moment he mentioned the spy, the generals began to discuss among themselves. There was no impenetrable fortress in the world, but the spy was the best to break through. Because if you were to attack by force, you would have to be prepared to suffer heavy casualties if you had a huge disparity in your forces. There was a saying in military books. If you had ten times the enemy, you could surround them. If you had five times the enemy, you could attack them. You could only attack when you had ten times the enemy. That was how cruel siege warfare was.
Now that they heard that there was a spy, they were all happy. With a spy, the city could be taken down from the inside. When the time came, they would attack from both the inside and the outside. Sun Quan's forces would definitely suffer.
Everyone began to discuss how to attack. Only one person was frowning at the side. That was Ling Chao.
Ling Chao didn't like Gaud to begin with. Gaud smiled at Ling Chao so flatteringly that Gaud's face was dry, but Ling Chao's gaze was still sharp.
"My lord, the day of Kuaiji City's capture is just around the corner! We should immediately send troops to delay Zhang Zhao's army at the north gate so that General Lu Meng can do whatever he wants outside the south gate! " The generals under Sun Ce had fought enough. A few thousand of them had been beaten to a pulp. Some of them had even died on the city walls. Now that there was such a convenient thing, they were naturally happy.
Sun Ce nodded. He also wanted to end the battle quickly. Zhou Yu had already gone to Yangzhou. Sun Ce wanted to settle this matter and go to Yangzhou to accompany Zhou Yu.
"Wait!" Just as everyone was discussing how to delay the enemy, Ling Chao spoke up. Ling Chao was very close to Lu Meng. "My brother Lu Meng, when did he say that there was a spy in Kuaiji City? As his brother, how come I didn't know about it?" Ling Chao did not believe Gaud at all.
The other subordinates under Sun Ce were stunned. That's right. If Lu Meng was close to someone, it would definitely be General Ling Chao. How could Lu Meng not tell Ling Chao about something so important? Now that even Ling Chao did not know about it, something was definitely wrong.
Sun Ce also frowned.
"This person must be a spy sent by Zhang Zhao in Kuaiji City. How can he spread such fake news? Are you trying to lure us into Zhang Zhao's ambush? "Ling Chao shouted at Gaud with great foresight.
"Yeah, this person might be a spy, a spy. My lord, you should bring him out and interrogate him!" The soldiers on the side agreed with Ling Chao's words. Think about it, what was Ling Chao's relationship with Lu Meng? They were basically sworn brothers. If there was something so important, why would Lu Meng not tell Ling Chao about it? Instead, he sent a small spy like Gaud to tell him about it.
"I'm innocent, I'm innocent!" Gaud was scared to death. What did he do to deserve this? First, he was captured by that Mister Lu Su and became a messenger. He was almost sent out to be executed by Lu Meng. Now, he was General Lu Meng's messenger and was about to be executed by this Marquis Wu Sun Ce. He was just a small scout.
Sun Ce's subordinates did not care if he was innocent or not. They just wanted to take Gaud down. It was as if Gaud was suddenly enlightened at this moment of life and death.
"Wait!" Gaud yelled. He said to Ling Chao righteously, "Say, General, what right do you have to say that I, Gaud, am a spy for the Rebels?"
"Then I'll let you know the reason before you die. Lu Meng is my big brother. There's nothing my big brother didn't tell me!" Ling Chao sneered at Gaud.
"What a joke!" To his surprise, Gaud burst out laughing, "You know General Lu Meng is your big brother. Even if General Lu Meng is your little brother, he can't tell you everything, right? Tell you when he goes to the toilet? Tell you when he has sex? "
"HAHA!" Gaud was quite a genius. His quick wit made the generals of Sun Cejun laugh. Indeed, even if you were his brother, he could not tell you everything.
"You!" Ling Chao was enraged when he heard Gaud's words, "Kid, how dare you laugh at me? Die!" Ling Chao was about to kill Gaud himself. Gaud was no longer afraid. It was fine if he died at the hands of the enemy, but he did not expect to be treated like this by his allies.
No matter what kind of person they were, they had a bottom line. This Ling Chao had gone too far.
Ling Chao lifted Gaud up by his neck, but Gaud was not afraid at all.
"You're Zhang Zhao's spy. You want us to fall into Zhang Zhao's ambush!" Ling Chao roared angrily.
"Hehe, how could you fall into an ambush while attacking the city? General Lingchao, could it be that you're scared of Zhang Zhao? Even if you don't attack the city now, you'll still have to attack the city when the sun rises. Could it be that this is also an ambush? If you don't dare to fight, just say it. Zhang Zhao can say whatever he wants, "Gaud and Ling Chao argued.
"Alright, that's enough!" Sun Ce yelled at Ling Chao, "Put Gaud down!"
"Then how do you explain why I didn't know about such big news?" Although Ling Chao put Gaud down, he was still cautious around him.
"That's because General Lu Meng didn't know there was such a spy!" Gaud said to Ling Chao.
"My brother didn't know. How could he believe it?"
"You'll be scared to death if I tell you who this person is!" Gaud looked smug, "This person is Yangzhou's Minister of Personnel, Lu Su, Mr. Lu Zijing."
"What!" Sun Ce immediately stood up from his seat. "Are you telling the truth?"
"Do I need to lie to you?" Gaud was going all out. They were going to kill him anyway.
"Didn't Lu Su and Lu Zijing go back to Yangzhou?" Sun Ce asked curiously.
"I don't know about that! But when I came, Minister Lu had already led fifteen thousand rebels into General Lu Meng's ambush, "Gaud said to Sun Ce.
"Led the rebels into an ambush? Fifteen thousand soldiers? " Sun Ce knew there were only thirty to forty thousand soldiers guarding the south gate. If half of them went out, they might actually succeed.
"My lord, why don't we work together? It doesn't matter if we fight sooner or later. Isn't it just sieging the city?" someone suggested.
"Yeah! Although it's getting dark, it'll be easier for us to get to the top of the city walls! "
"My lord, you can't do that. This must be Zhang Zhao's scheme!" Ling Chao was still yelling.
Sun Ce thought about it. His eyes flickered with uncertainty. Finally, he made up his mind. "Men, beat the drums, make dinner, and let's go!"
"Marquis Wu is wise!" Gaud said happily.
However, the smile on Gaud's face soon disappeared. "This time, we're going to stall the enemy at the north gate. Ling Chao, you stay here and rest. Also, keep an eye on General Gaud. If he does anything strange, kill him first and report later!" With that, Sun Ce left with his soldiers, leaving behind a dumbfounded Ling Chao, who was harboring evil intentions.
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Sun Ce's main forces gathered quickly. Soon, dinner was ready. Smoke rose from the kitchen.
"General, General, look. Sun Ce's camp over there. There's fire!" Although the sky was dark, the smoke from the kitchen became even more conspicuous.
"Hmm?" The guard stared at the fire for a long time. "They're cooking?"
"At this time?" The guard didn't understand. There were still a few hours before daybreak. What were they doing after they finished cooking? What were they waiting for? It was time to sleep. Or were they preparing to retreat?
"Quick, go look for my lord and Advisor Zhang Zhao!" The guard didn't understand, so he could only look for Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan.
"Zhang shi, what does that brat Sun Ce want?" Sun Quan stood at the side and looked at the fire as he asked Zhang Zhao. Now that Zhang Zhao had become Sun Quan's top strategist, Sun Quan would ask Zhang Zhao about everything. His address of Sun Ce had also changed from big brother to Sun Ce.
"I don't know either!" Zhang Zhao shook his head. "They're cooking. Do they want to leave?" Impossible. Zhang Zhao was the first to reject it. If Sun Ce could leave, he would have left long ago. Now, Sun Ce wasn't alone in Jiangdong. He had pledged allegiance to the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. Now, he had become a subordinate of the King Of Shu. Even if Sun Ce didn't want to fight, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang would force Sun Ce to fight.
Soon, Sun Cejun told Zhang Zhao and the others what they wanted to do.
"Dong dong dong!" The war drums sounded.
"Are those Sun Cejun crazy? It's not even dawn yet, and they're already attacking the city? " Sun Quan didn't understand his brother's thoughts. Why are you making noise in the dark? Even if they want to fight, they should wait until daytime.
"Dark? It's dark for them, but it's the same for us! "Zhang Zhao said to his men.
They lit up the torches and prepared to fight. The gate captain was about to fight, but he was slapped in the face by Zhang Zhao.
"Strategist Zhang Zhao?" The gate captain didn't understand.
"Are you crazy? Lighting torches in the middle of the night? Do you want to become a live target?" If there were torches on the city wall, it would mean that the enemy was in the dark while they were in the dark. Wasn't this courting death?
"Then what should we do?" The captain of the city gate also understood that his actions were wrong, so he asked Zhang Zhao who was beside him.
"Sun Ce wants to use a strategy of exhaustion?" Zhang Zhao looked at the Sun Cejun's actions in confusion. If it wasn't a strategy of exhaustion, why didn't they sleep in the middle of the night?
The torches on the city wall were extinguished, making the Sun Cejun's archers a little depressed. If the torches were lit, they could shoot their arrows up the city wall. However, before the torches were extinguished, they saw that the enemy's main general had come out.
"My good second brother and that Zhang Zhao have come out?" Sun Ce asked the scout at the side.
"Yes! Second Young Master and that traitor Zhang Zhao have appeared on the city wall! "The scout replied to Sun Ce.
"Good, let the army rest. The war drums, stop the war drums!" Sun Ce ordered his men.
"Yes!" Soon, the war drums disappeared. The group of Sun Cejun also sat on the ground and began to rest.
"It's really a strategy of exhaustion!" Sun Quan said.
"So simple?" Zhang Zhao frowned. "Liu Song, you stay here and guard. If there is anything, you must inform me!"
"Yes!" The gate commander nodded.
Zhang Zhao and the rest went back to rest. Liu Song also divided his men into several groups. One group was to guard Sun Cejun while the rest went back to rest. This way, the enemy's strategy of exhaustion was useless.
"Prepare the drums, advance!" Sun Cejun's war drums sounded again. Seeing that the torches on the city wall were no longer lit and there was not much movement, Sun Ce ordered again. "Prepare the scaling ladders, charge!"
"KILL, KILL, KILL!" Sun Ce's army rushed towards the walls of the City of Accounts to kill.
"Enemy, enemy, they are charging into the city, they are charging into the city!" The soldiers who were watching over the city wall saw Sun Ce's army charging into the city and immediately reminded their comrades. Their comrades also stood up one by one and picked up their weapons, preparing to fight.
The gate commander did not dare to act alone and immediately went to inform Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan.
Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan came to the city wall again.
"Retreat!" Sun Ce again ordered his men. Sun Ce's army retreated like a tide.
This repeated several times. As long as Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao did not appear, the army would immediately charge into the city. However, once Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao appeared, they would immediately push back.
"What is this Sun Ce trying to do!" Sun Quan was a little angry. He wanted to sleep but now it was difficult to sleep.
If you are talking about the strategy of exhausting the troops, then he will play with you and directly attack the city. If you say he wants to attack the city, then once Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao arrive, he will immediately push them back. He will not let Zhang Zhao and Sun Ce sleep.
This is not a tired army, it is a tired general. The soldiers on the city wall thought that they could sleep and be alert at the same time. However, Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao could not. They could only come to the city wall again and again.
This is very beneficial for Sun Ce. After a few attacks, Sun Ce threw hundreds of corpses on the city wall. They are tired, but Sun Cejun is also tired. If Sun Ce plays like this at night, how will he attack the city the next day?
Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan put all their attention on the north gate. They are thinking about what Sun Ce is trying to do.
However, the sudden news of a messenger running over really stunned them.
"Reporting, reporting to Milord, Military Advisor, the south gate has been breached. General Cheng Hu requests for help!" This messenger was covered in blood and was very tired. It was obvious that he came out from the battlefield.
"The south gate has been breached? Impossible, impossible! " Sun Quan's first reaction was disbelief. There are almost 50,000 soldiers at the south gate. Even if there are few elites, it is still 50,000 soldiers. Even if they are livestock, they should be able to defend. How many soldiers does Lu Meng have outside the city? More than 10,000 soldiers. You are several times more than them. Furthermore, you have the city wall to rely on. Even a pig can defend.
If they lose, there is only one possibility. That is, the soldiers at the south gate will go out and fight the enemy outside the city wall.
If that is the case, it would be strange if they are not killed.
"Isn't Zuo Li in charge of the south gate? How can he go out and fight the enemy? " Sun Quan did not understand. The person in charge of the south gate is Zuo Li. Zuo Li is a conservative old man. To put it bluntly, Zuo Li is a stubborn old tortoise. Unless it is to a certain extent, this tortoise will not go out. That is why Sun Quan is relieved to let Zuo Li take charge of the south gate.
"Governor Zuo Li is not on the city wall!" The messenger shouted with a sad face.
"Milord, we forgot that there is still Young Master Zuo Jie!" Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly as he reminded Sun Quan. Zuo Li, that coward, might not participate in the battle, but our Young Master Zuo Jie, that incompetent person, was different.
"What about Yang Kui?" Zhang Zhao suddenly remembered that there is still Yang Kui. This Yang Kui is a talent. If not for the siege of the city, Zhang Zhao really wanted Sun Quan to give Yang Kui the position of Governor.
"It is this Yang Kui. He is the one who instigated Young Master to go out." The messenger said to Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao.
"Ah ah ah!"
"Even if the army is defeated, it is impossible for the city wall to be breached." Zhang Zhao continued to ask.
"That Yang Kui, that Yang Kui led the soldiers to open the city gate. Lu Meng's army has already killed their way into the city." The messenger said. This Yang Kui is actually Sun Cejun's spy?
"Yang Kui, Yang Kui, who is he?" Zhang Zhao thought about it but could not think of a person.
"I know, I know! It is him, it is him, it is definitely him! "Sun Quan suddenly opened his eyes wide and said," Master Zhang, it is him, it is him! "
"Him?" Zhang Zhao was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood who Sun Quan was referring to. "Lu Su, Lu Zijing?" Enduring until now, was it all for the sake of breaching the City of Accounting?
"Why is he in Jiangdong? Didn't he return to Yangzhou?" Zhang Zhao still did not understand. "Moreover, if it is Lu Su, why did he bring us to Zhou Yu's residence? Isn't Zhou Yu a subordinate of Liu Mang? “
I am afraid that we have all been deceived by this Lu Su! " Sun Quan learned from Zhang Zhao that it was this Yang Kui who instigated Zhang Zhao and the others to start a mutiny. Zhang Zhao was forced into a dead end and was provoked by Yang Kui to make a move.
Now it seems that this was all a trap. When Yang Kui was in Zhang Zhao's residence, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had not yet joined the Yangzhou army. They even tricked Yangzhou, causing Yangzhou to not only lose soldiers, but also money.
This Lu Su infiltrated Zhang Zhao's residence in order to incite Zhang Zhao's mutiny and cause chaos in Jiangdong. When Jiangdong was in chaos, Yangzhou would naturally benefit the most. Later, Sun Ce subdued Yangzhou because of Zhou Yu. Lu Su needed to help Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong.
"Yang Kui? Yang Kui? Haha, I should have thought of it, I should have thought of it! " Sun Quan laughed out loud.
"Milord, Military Advisor, quickly send out the troops. The south gate is about to collapse!" The messenger said to Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao.
"Send out the troops? Why should we send out the troops? " Zhang Zhao asked the messenger.
The messenger was confused. "Milord, Military Advisor, the south gate is about to fall. If we don't send out the troops, the enemy will break into the city!"
"Who told you that the south gate was breached?" Zhang Zhao asked again.
"This subordinate came from the south gate!" The messenger was already covered in blood. Now, he coughed up even more blood. His eyes were wide open as he fell to the ground. He died with his eyes wide open. There was a wound on his neck that was bleeding profusely.
"Mr. Zhang Zhao, what happened to you?" Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao in confusion.
"This person is Sun Cejun's spy. He wants to shake the morale of my troops. My south gate is very strong and has tens of thousands of troops guarding it. How could it be breached? This person wants to shake the morale of my troops!" Zhang Zhao shouted loudly. The Jiangdong rebels who were watching calmed down. When they saw their comrade covered in blood, they were worried that something bad had happened. All of them were trembling with fear. For someone to come like this, it definitely wasn't good news. But now, that person had been killed by Zhang Zhao. It turned out that he was a spy who wanted to shake the morale of the army. Looking at Zhang Zhao's resolute gaze, they all relaxed.
"Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!" Zhang Zhao pulled out his sword and rushed towards one of the Sun Ce's soldiers who was rushing towards the gate. Zhang Zhao's sword pierced the man's forehead and chest and killed him. Soon, Zhang Zhao was protected by his subordinates.
"Military Advisor Zhang is mighty, Military Advisor Zhang is mighty!" The military advisor took the lead to kill the enemy. This raised the morale of the troops.
"Zhang Shi? This? "Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao in confusion.
"Lord, don't make a fuss. We can't protect Auditing City!" Zhang Zhao's gaze deepened. If he didn't kill that messenger, the morale of the entire army would be shaken. Only by killing that messenger would he be able to shake the morale of the entire army. Zhang Zhao then turned to the captain of the city gate and shouted, "Liu Song, you stay here and guard the city. My lord and I will go back and rest for a while. If something big happens, inform me!"
"Understood!" The gate captain, Liu Song, nodded.
"Lord, leave quickly!" Zhang Zhao said to Sun Quan.
"Where to? We can't protect Auditing City anymore. We will leave by ship. We will leave from the east gate or the west gate! Otherwise, we will die! " Zhang Zhao said to Sun Quan. Zhang Zhao betrayed Sun Ce and was captured by Sun Ce. He encouraged his brother to rebel and almost killed Zhou Yu. Sun Ce would not let him go. As for Sun Quan? Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Quan. If Sun Ce wanted Sun Quan to die, he could have directly sent the Yangzhou Army to attack Kuaiji. But Sun Quan obviously did not want to stay. Zhang Zhao thought.
"Right, right, right!" Sun Quan panicked. "Master Zhang, you have thought of many things! Where there is life, there is hope! Let's go to Jiao Prefecture, Jingzhou, and other places! "
"Let's go!" Zhang Zhao and the others quickly returned to the residence to pack up. Sun Quan realized that Zhang Zhao had already made preparations. The Zhang family was also packing up.
Seeing his family preparing, Zhang Zhao frowned. There were more than a dozen carriages filled with valuables. They were fleeing for their lives, not going on a vacation.
"Leave behind only some valuables. Throw away everything else!" Zhang Zhao roared at his family. Zhang Zhao was still very reputable. With a shout, many people threw away the heavy things. "Put away all the silk clothes and wear the clothes I have prepared for you!" The clothes Zhang Zhao prepared for his family were the coarse clothes of the commoners.
"Father, I don't want to wear those dirty clothes. Those are for the commoners!" Zhang Zhao's son said coquettishly to his father.
In the past, Zhang Zhao doted on his son very much. Usually, he would grant his son's request. But today, Zhang Zhao seemed to have changed into a different person. He slapped his son's face and said, "Put on those clothes for me. If you dare to wear silk clothes, you will stay in the Auditing City for me!" Seeing that the old man was so angry, some of the people who disliked him also put on the cloth clothes for him.
"Lord, I have wronged you! Change into these clothes! "Zhang Zhao also prepared a set of clothes for Sun Quan.
Sun Quan nodded. His expression was a little gloomy. He lost again. However, in order to survive, he still changed his clothes.
"Let's go!"
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"Kill, kill, kill!" On the North Gate, Sun Ce's attack was getting stronger and stronger. In the end, Liu Song couldn't hold on anymore.
"Reporting, reporting to Marquis Wu, good news, good news! General Lu Meng has sent a message. They have already broken into the South Gate and are eliminating the remaining forces. They are heading towards the North Gate. He wants Marquis Wu and General Lu Meng to besiege the North Gate! " After Lu Meng and Lu Su took the South Gate, Lu Su immediately sent a letter to Sun Ce's camp. He wanted Sun Ce to attack the North Gate with them. They were ready to break the main force of Auditing City.
"Has the South Gate been broken?" Sun Ce's eyes lit up.
"Yes! This is the letter. Marquis Wu, please take a look! " The messenger half-knelt and passed the letter over his head to Sun Ce. Sun Ce glanced at it. It was Lu Su's message, but it was Lu Meng's letter. Lu Meng even had Lu Meng's seal on it. Lu Meng told Sun Ce everything, and it was exactly the same as Gaud's. When he finished writing the letter, they had already broken through the South Gate. Lu Meng and Lu Su split into two groups. One group went to the East Gate and the West Gate, while the other went to the North Gate. They were going to attack the North Gate with Sun Ce, then help Sun Ce enter the city and take down the East Gate and West Gate together.
"I told you, I'm not a spy, I'm not a spy!" Gaud was very smug. He even made a face at Ling Chao.
"Brother Gaud, I've misunderstood you. I apologize!" Ling Chao had an apologetic look on his face, but he didn't look like he was apologizing at all. He slapped Gaud's shoulder again and again, almost slapping Gaud to the ground.
"Pass down my order! Attack the city with all your might! Also, shout loudly and tell the rebels in the city that their South Gate has been broken through by my army. It's only a matter of time before they are destroyed. If they surrender now, I can still let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, don't blame me, Sun Ce, for being merciless! " Sun Ce's joyful expression disappeared. The murderous intent in his eyes was terrifying.
"Yes!" His men attacked the city wave after wave.
"Pass down Marquis Wu's order. Rebels on the city walls, listen up. Your South Gate has been broken through by General Lu Meng and Minister Lu Su. Your City is about to be destroyed. If you know what's good for you, surrender now. Otherwise, when the city is destroyed, it will be the day of your death!"
Similar cries could be heard from below the city walls. The people on the city walls were a little anxious.
"Why are you panicking? Those are all the enemy's tricks. Breaking through our South Gate? Isn't that a joke? Didn't you hear what the military advisor said to the lord? Those are all the enemy's tricks. That's all the enemy's nonsense. We just have to guard the city walls. Do you think they can fly? "City Gate Captain Liu Song cheered his men on.
The morale of the soldiers was stabilized, but Sun Ce's army seemed to be on steroids as they charged toward the city walls. The City Gate Captain could not hold on much longer.
"Quick, go and inform the military advisor and the lord. Tell them that there's a crisis on the city walls. Ask the lord and the military advisor to come and guard the city!" After fending off a wave of enemy attacks, City Gate Captain Liu Song wiped off his cold sweat and ordered his men to go to the Central Army division and the lord's temporary resting place to wake them up. If this continued, Liu Song would not be able to hold on much longer.
"Yes!" The subordinates quickly went to call Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan, the two masters. However, when they arrived at the place, they were nowhere to be seen. They had long disappeared. The guard could only return and report to Liu Song.
"What? The lord is not here? "Liu Song was a little dumbfounded. At such a critical moment, the lord was not here? "Where is the military advisor? The lord is not here! Where is the military advisor? Call the military advisor over! "Liu Song continued to ask.
"The military advisor, the military advisor is not here either!" The subordinate said to Liu Song.
"Impossible! Impossible! "Liu Song did not believe this news. Could it be that what Sun Cejun said was true? Liu Song's eyes widened. His heart was already shaken.
"General, look at the city. There are our reinforcements. Our reinforcements are here!" Someone with sharp eyes saw from the city walls that groups of soldiers and horses were heading toward the South Gate.
"Reinforcements? Yes, that's what I said. Those Sun Cejun are definitely lying! The Lord and the Military Advisor have gone to look for reinforcements. Brothers, hold on, our reinforcements are about to arrive! "The captain of the city gate continued to encourage his subordinates. However, he was pushed a few times, making Liu Song feel quite angry. A soldier beside him pulled on the City Gate Commandant and said to Liu Song, "General, look at their flag!"
"En?" Liu Song looked in the direction of the soldier's hand. Among the fully armed soldiers and horses, a military flag was fluttering in the wind. The two words Yangzhou were written on it.
"Yangzhou Army?" No, it should be the Jiangdong Army that joined the Yangzhou Army. However, these soldiers and horses were not the rebel army's soldiers and horses. For example, Sun Ce's army outside the city was using the Yangzhou Army's flag.
"General, those are not our reinforcements. Those are the enemy's soldiers and horses!" The soldier on the side was about to cry.
"Kill, kill, kill!" A group of enemies rushed out of the City of Accounting and began to kill towards the North Gate.
"General, what should we do now? What should we do? " The soldiers panicked. They could not defeat the enemy in the first place. If it were not for the defenders of the city wall, they would have been finished. Now, they were being attacked from both inside and outside.
"Lord, military advisor, are you really abandoning us?" Liu Song's face was full of bitterness. No matter what kind of person they were, they would not like to be abandoned. Looking at the situation, they were abandoned.
The messenger who came to ask for reinforcements seemed to be real.
"Put down your weapons and surrender!" Liu Song suddenly collapsed on the ground. He dug out the sword in his hand. Seeing his general throw down his weapon, a group of soldiers on the side also put down their weapons.
"Kill, kill, ah! The first to rush up the city wall will be rewarded with a hundred gold pieces! " Lu Meng led his soldiers and charged towards the North Gate. He was encouraging his men, but when they reached the city wall excitedly, they suddenly realized that they might have gone to the wrong place. This was because when they reached the city wall, they did not see resistance or enemies. Instead, they saw surrendered soldiers who had put down their weapons and were kneeling on the ground.
"They have surrendered?" Lu Meng was stunned for a moment. However, Lu Meng was not careless. He immediately ordered his men to open the gate and welcome Sun Ce's army into the city. He also ordered a group of people to take care of the surrendered soldiers.
When the gate was opened, Sun Ce's army entered the city.
"Lord!" Lu Meng greeted Sun Ce and knelt down.
"Don't call me Lord. Just call me Marquis Wu!" Sun Ce waved his hand. He could not waste this gift. Sun Ce still wanted to stay in Yangzhou. He was already envied by others. If he gave them something that could be used against him, he would be courting death.
"Did you catch the general in the city?" Sun Ce asked Lu Meng.
"Go, go quickly!" Soon, a general of the Jiangdong rebel army was escorted to Sun Ce's side. This person was none other than General Liu Song of the North Gate.
"Liu Song?" Sun Ce knew this person. This person used to be Yan Baihu's subordinate and had fought many battles with Sun Ce. Later, when Yan Baihu died, Liu Song did not surrender. Sun Ce let him go. Sun Ce did not expect him to appear again.
"Marquis Wu!" Liu Song nodded at Sun Ce.
"Why is it only you? What about my brother and Zhang Zhao? "Sun Ce's eyes flashed red when he mentioned Zhang Zhao.
"You mean them?" When Liu Song heard Sun Ce mention Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "They are really not in this north gate anymore. This north gate, along with me and my soldiers, have all become abandoned pawns!" Liu Song's tone had a sense of desolation. Who would be willing to be abandoned? Although Liu Song was loyal to Zhang Zhao and Sun Quan, he was not willing to be abandoned. Even if you told Liu Song to bring up the rear, Liu Song would still be willing.
"Abandoned?" Sun Ce frowned. Lu Meng told Sun Ce that according to Liu Song, Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao left after killing a messenger from the South Gate. After that, they did not encounter each other. It was obvious that they wanted Liu Song to lead the soldiers in front to attract the firepower so that they could escape.
"Hmph, I don't believe that you can run far! Men, lock up Liu Song and the others! The others follow me to the East Gate and the West Gate! "Sun Ce shouted to his men.
"Yes!" The North Gate was closed again, but the guards were Sun Ce's soldiers.
When Sun Ce arrived at the East Gate and the West Gate, he was speechless. The two patriarchs of the two gates heard that the South Gate had been breached and ran away without thinking. The West Gate and the East Gate were completely undefended. Some of the captives in the city also fled towards the West Gate and the East Gate. They were afraid of being attacked by the flames of war.
"Chase after them! I want to see them dead or alive!" Sun Ce gritted his teeth and said.
"Minister Lu has already chased after them!" Lu Meng said to Sun Ce. It turned out that even Lu Su could not catch up with the two patriarchs of the East Gate and the West Gate. Lu Su had no choice but to choose a gate and chase after them.
At night, Lu Su finally returned. His men were all covered in blood. Lu Su had a harvest. The Hao family's patriarch was dejected as he was escorted back. Behind him were dozens of carriages full of gold and silver.
The Hao family's patriarch wanted to escape but he couldn't run fast with the gold and silver. Lu Su chased after him and captured him.
"Marquis Wu, long time no see!" Lu Su cupped his fist and said to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was a little embarrassed. This was because Lu Su's current state had something to do with him. However, looking at Lu Su's indifferent expression, Sun Ce felt even more guilty and admired Lu Su.
The troops from the other gate also returned. However, they did not bring any good news to Sun Ce. The Cheng family's patriarch was in a much worse state than the Hao family's patriarch. At least the Hao family's patriarch came back alive. However, the Cheng family's patriarch came back with a dismembered corpse. If it wasn't for the head, no one would be able to tell that it was the Cheng family's patriarch.
"Did you kill him?" Lu Su frowned. He wanted to capture the patriarch alive because the Jiangdong family's patriarchs were still useful. At least some of their hidden wealth would be revealed. Killing them would be worthless.
The general heard Lu Su's words but he didn't recognize him. Lu Su looked at Sun Ce in confusion. "This is Lu Shangshu!" Sun Ce explained to the general.
"This subordinate greets Minister Lu. Replying to Minister Lu, the Cheng family's patriarch was not killed by us!" The general shook his head and said to Sun Ce and Lu Su. The Cheng family's patriarch was as greedy as the Hao family's patriarch. Even if he wanted to escape, he would bring along gold and silver. However, the Cheng family's patriarch was obviously not as lucky as the Hao family's patriarch. The Hao family's patriarch brought along his own personal soldiers. On the other hand, the Cheng family's patriarch brought along a group of Yue bandits. They were originally a group of bandits, so they paid attention to you because you had a beneficial relationship with them. Now that they saw the Cheng family's patriarch without any influence, they naturally didn't want to pay attention to you. Let's part on good terms.
You run for your life and I will go back to the mountain to be a bandit. But don't bring along gold and silver. There are more than a dozen carriages in this area. Isn't this a naked temptation? What do bandits do? Originally, they were robbers. You showed off your gold and silver in front of them, so they immediately had an idea. Robbing is the same as robbing. Anyway, they are all scattered goods. They might as well rob a big one. It seems that they can't stay in Jiangdong any longer. They will rob you and take your gold and silver to other places to live freely.
Therefore, the Cheng family's patriarch poured blood berries. The bandits directly turned their guns on the Cheng family's patriarch. Although the Cheng family's patriarch's private soldiers were stronger, the bandits outnumbered him. The bandits paid a heavy price to destroy the Cheng family's patriarch's private soldiers. The bandits were also angry. They not only robbed the Cheng family's patriarch of gold and silver, but also killed and chopped the patriarch of the Cheng family's patriarch of gold and silver. As for the women, they naturally took them back to enjoy. The Cheng family's patriarch of the Cheng family's patriarch of the Cheng family was trampled into a meat paste by a warhorse.
"Sigh! Why bother? " Lu Su shook his head. To be honest, the Cheng family, Hao family, and even Zuo Li's Zuo family and Lu Su's Lu family had some connections. After all, they were all nobles of Jiangdong. Although the Lord took their land, he would not take it for free. He would give them money and give them business. However, none of them believed him and insisted on resisting. In the end, only death awaited them.
The patriarchs of the Cheng and Hao families were brought back. However, Sun Ce and Lu Su found a serious problem. They did not find any trace of Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao.
"Reporting, reporting to General Sun, Minister Lu, we found a tunnel in Zhang Zhao's house!" A general in charge of searching Zhang Zhao's mansion ran in and reported to Lu Su and Sun Ce. Sun Ce and Lu Su looked at each other and both of them walked towards Zhang Zhao's house. (The novel "My Father-in-law is Lü Bu" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform. At the same time, there will be a 100% chance of a lucky draw for everyone! Open WeChat now and 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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