"Ahhhh!" Sun Qian's subordinates were shocked.
They looked at Sun Qian in disbelief.
They were wondering if Sun Qian had lost his mind. Otherwise, how could he have become like this?
Stay in Runan City? Fight to the death with the Yangzhou army?
Wasn't that just asking for trouble? How many people did they have in the Yangzhou army?
At the very most, they only had 15,000 soldiers. How could they resist the attack of the entire Yangzhou army?
Was Sun Qian having a fever?
"Your Excellency Sun Qian, why don't we just surrender?" One of the thousand-men generals asked cautiously. They thought that Sun Qian had been provoked by the attack of the Yangzhou army.
"Surrender? Are you saying that we should surrender? "Sun Qian smiled and asked the thousand-men general.
"Yes, yes. Let's surrender. That King of Han Liu Mang is also a person who cherishes talents. With your talent, you will definitely have a place in Yangzhou." The thousand-men general said flatteringly.
No one wanted to fight with the Yangzhou army. These thousand-men generals were promoted from the previous hundred-men generals in the Yuzhou army. Therefore, they had a negative impact on the Yangzhou army.
At that time, the Yangzhou army only had Yangzhou and they were able to beat their master until he could not take care of himself, let alone now.
Liu Mang of Yangzhou was sitting on half of the world and was the overlord of the Central Plains.
Therefore, they were already trembling with fear. How could they think of fighting against the Yangzhou army?
"Ha ha!" Sun Qian's smile suddenly changed and became ferocious. The sword on his waist was no longer far away.
It pierced the body of the thousand-men general who was about to surrender.
"This, this, this!" The thousands of generals on the side all started to tremble with fear.
"Whoever dares to talk about surrendering will be like this person." Sun Qian said with a ferocious face.
"Yes, yes, we will follow your orders." The thousand-men generals nodded and said.
"You don't need to worry too much." Sun Qian looked at his subordinates and knew that he could not be too hasty. Now, he had killed one of them to establish his prestige. If he did not do it properly, he might go crazy.
Sun Qian also knew how powerful the Yangzhou army was.
"Take a look at what this is!" Sun Qian passed the letter in his hand down as he spoke.
"My Lord, you are wise. You have long guessed that Liu Mang of Yangzhou would attack our Runan City. My Lord has already conquered four counties in Jing Province and is currently attacking Nanyang County. In a few days, we will be able to recover the entire Jing Province. When that time comes, my Lord will bring reinforcements to help us. We only need to hold on for a few days!" Sun Qian said to his subordinates.
Everyone looked at the letter in their hands. It was indeed Liu Bei's notebook. It was written that they had to hold on for five days, and reinforcements would arrive soon. The tone of the letter was full of confidence.
"My Lord is wise!" One by one, the thousand-man generals began to shout.
With this letter, they naturally had confidence. This meant that their Lord Liu Bei had not forgotten about them. They were only temporarily staying in Runan City. As long as they could hold on for five days, their Lord's reinforcements would arrive. At that time, they would be rewarded according to their contributions.
"Alright, all of you are dismissed. Keep a close eye on my Runan City's garrison. You must not be careless in the slightest. As long as you can hold on until Milord's reinforcements arrive, I will ask Milord to replenish your lost troops!" Sun Qian was also a person of character. He also knew that these thousand-man generals were afraid that their troops would decrease as they fought. When the time came, they would no longer be able to be thousand-man generals. Therefore, he had no choice but to give them tranquilizers so that they would calm down and help defend Runan City.
"Yes!"
Very quickly, someone came up to clean up the corpse of the thousand-man general. His subordinates were naturally divided among the others.
The entire Runan City began to prepare for war.
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Liu Mang built a large number of buildings in Yangzhou. One of them was the roads. The official roads were no longer yellow earth, but rather cement.
Although the quality was not good, it was still much better than dirt.
The construction of the roads also allowed the Yangzhou army to mobilize much faster. Before the three armies moved, the provisions would move first. Xu Sheng had already brought his Black Banner Army to escort the provisions.
In just two days, the Yangzhou army had already reached the city.
Looking at the densely packed Yangzhou army below the city, Sun Qian's scalp went numb. He was not afraid of the Yangzhou army's numbers. Instead, he was terrified when he saw the shiny armor and weapons in the hands of the Yangzhou army.
Yangzhou's new armor and sabers!
It was not that Sun Qian did not know that these Yangzhou produced weapons and armors could be sold to various black markets in the Great Han Dynasty. A set of armor was worth several hundred gold. A single saber was also priceless.
These sabers and armors were all of high quality. Even Sun Qian himself had to fork out money to buy one for each of his thousand-man generals.
However, that was all.
But now, the Yangzhou army's armor and sabers that were expensive in Sun Qian's eyes had become standard armor in the hands of the Yangzhou army.
Every Yangzhou army's body was covered with such armor. Although the sabers could not be seen, they would not be too bad.
Sun Qian's face suddenly became ugly.
He looked at the faces of his subordinates in the city and felt guilty.
"Humph!" Sun Qian coldly snorted. "So what if the weapons and armors are good. If it was a field battle, we would not be a match for them. However, if it was a siege, we have Runan City. Unless the Yangzhou army can fly in, they will not be able to do anything to us! "
Sun Qian was encouraging his subordinates.
His words made them feel much better. Their morale also increased by a lot.
Yes, the Yangzhou army has elite armor and sabers. We have the city walls and Runan City. They are superior to us. In the end, it is not certain who will be fighting who.
"Sun Qian's talent is really good!" Liu Mang also saw the defense of Runan City.
Every ten steps, there was an archer. Every hundred steps, there was a lookout.
On top of the city wall, there were also people bumping into each other. The moat under the city wall was filled up when the Yangzhou army attacked Runan City. The city gate was also destroyed by him.
Now, Sun Qian had reconnected the moat, and the suspension bridge was also built by Shi Qian.
It could be said that the city wall was strong.
"Come, come with me. Tell our Lord Sun Qian that an old friend has come to visit! Tell him to come out and meet us! "Liu Mang ordered his subordinates.
"Yes!"
"People on top of the city wall, listen up. An old friend has come to visit. His Highness invites Sun Qian to come out and meet him!" The messenger shouted loudly.
"An old friend? His Highness? " Sun Qian was stunned. How could he have an old friend in the Yangzhou army? Then, when he heard Sun Qian's name, he thought of something.
"His Highness? Could it be that Yangzhou's Liu Mang has come in person? "The people on top of the city wall whispered.
The shadow of a tree, the fame of a person. The current Liu Mang was no longer the Liu Mang of the past. The current Liu Mang could be said to be the real deal. He was as famous as Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was an ambitious and ruthless person. Liu Mang was now a hero.
Especially those who were neighbors of Yangzhou. Who had not suffered losses from Yangzhou? Zhang Xiu, Liu Pi, and Liu Biao were all dead. Sun Ce, the Little Conqueror of Jiangdong, had also surrendered. Liu Bei had also left for Jingzhou. The only one left was Cao Cao. Even Cao Cao had to give way to Liu Mang.
When they heard that Liu Mang had come in person, the defenders of Runan City trembled with fear.
Sun Qian did not want to see Liu Mang. However, when he saw the conduct of his subordinates, he knew that he had to meet him. If he did not meet him, the morale of Runan City would be gone.
Sun Qian cleared his throat and took a step forward. "Sun Qian is here. Who wants to see this Sun?"
"Brother Gongyou, I trust you have been well since we last met!" Liu Mang looked at Sun Qian with a smile. He and Sun Qian were old acquaintances. When they were in Yingshang, they had almost burned it down.
It was Liu Mang who gave Sun Qian a way out. He let Sun Qian leave Yingshang alive.
Sun Qian saw Liu Mang and his eyes narrowed. It was really Liu Mang of Yangzhou, His Highness King of Han.
"May I know why Your Highness King of Han is here?" Sun Qian looked at Liu Mang and asked even though he already knew the answer.
"It's not for anything else. I just want to catch up with you!" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Catch up? How can this Sun be friends with Your Highness? Moreover, Your Highness, are you really here to catch up with me? "Sun Qian sneered.
Who would bring an army of tens of thousands to catch up with a friend?
"Haha, Gongyou, you misunderstood. If it was before, it would be enough for you and me to catch up. However, now that I am the King of Han, I have no choice but to do this. There are renegades in my country who are constantly thinking about taking my head. If those renegades take advantage of this, the world will be in chaos. For the sake of the world, I can only bring them along!" Sun Qian deliberately sneered.
Liu Mang could lie through his teeth.
"As for what you said, Gongyou, you and I don't know each other. Gongyou, this is not how people do things. Although you and I are in different camps, we are still people who have gone through hardships together. Have you forgotten about Yingshang City?" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Yingshang?" On the city wall, Liu Bei's Army remembered. Didn't Sun Qian come back from Yingshang with a narrow escape?
At that time, the provisions of the entire Yingshang City were burned. Sun Qian also buried himself in the sea of fire. Fortunately, he was not burned to death and returned to Runan City.
Now that His Highness King of Han mentioned Yingshang, could it be that there was an unforeseen event?
Sun Qian's face became gloomy. Yingshang was indeed a thorn in Sun Qian's heart. If it was not for Pang Shiyuan, if it was not for that black fatty, how could Sun Qian suffer such a big setback in Yingshang City? He almost died in Yingshang City and was finally captured by the Yangzhou Army.
It was this King of Han Liu Mang who released him.
Although this was the truth, Sun Qian would not admit it.
"Yes, Your Highness King of Han. That fire, I burned the provisions that originally belonged to Your Highness King of Han. Does Your Highness King of Han hate me to the bone?" Sun Qian could be considered to have a glib tongue. Unexpectedly, it was because of Liu Mang's hatred towards Sun Qian that he changed the topic into reminiscing about the past.
"Haha!" Liu Mang did not refute. His goal was to disturb Sun Qian's mind. "If you don't want to reminisce about the past in Yingshang, could it be that Mister Gongyou has forgotten about Mi Zhu and Mi Zizhong?"
Liu Mang looked at Sun Qian with a smile. "Zizhong has always mentioned you in front of me. If it was not for Mister Gongyou, I would not have been able to obtain such a great talent!"
This was another matter. If Mi Zhu had not discovered Sun Qian's secret relationship with Yangzhou, Sun Qian would not have joined forces with Yangzhou's Wei Yan and the others to frame Mi Zhu. In the end, Mi Zhu was forced to go to Yangzhou by Liu Bei.
Sun Qian rolled his eyes. "Your Highness King of Han, there's no need for you to say such insignificant words. This Mi Zhu was originally one of your men. He wanted to stay by my lord's side to frame us. If not for my lord's wisdom in seeing through Mi Zhu's scheme, my army would have already fallen to his vicious hands!" Sun Qian said as he rolled his eyes.
"Haha, haha!" Liu Mang suddenly laughed. "Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou. You have a glib tongue. You can even turn a dead person into a living person!"
Liu Mang was not stingy with his praise for Sun Qian. "Sun Qian, I will not hide it from you. Let's be frank. My army has come for your Runan City. Do you think you can defend it with your troops?" Liu Mang asked with contempt.
"I, I!" Sun Qian thought for a moment. Liu Mang's Yangzhou army had hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Even if there were tens of thousands of soldiers here, Sun Qian would not be able to resist.
Sun Qian shook his head. "No!"
"Good. You also know that you can't. Since you can't, then you can leave the city and surrender. Don't worry, this King will not treat you unfairly!" Liu Mang looked at Sun Qian hopefully. If Sun Qian could surrender, that would be the best. It would save him the trouble of worrying about it.
"Surrender? Haha, Your Highness King of Han, it's not too late yet! How can you talk in your sleep like that! "Sun Qian also laughed loudly.
"Oh? Since you can't withstand this city and you don't want to surrender, do you want to die with the city? "Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Liu Mang, little brat. Since you want to know so much, then I will tell you. My lord has already taken Jingzhou. Reinforcements are already on the way. As long as I can hold on until my lord's army arrives, then your Yangzhou army will be destroyed!" Sun Qian said to Liu Mang.
"Oh?" Liu Mang smiled. "Reinforcements from Jingzhou?" Liu Mang looked at Sun Qian on the city wall. "But why did I get the news that Liu Bei abandoned you in order to curry favor with Pang Shiyuan?"
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