Sun Ce rode a war horse and stood with Zhou Yu in the military formation, looking at Shouchun City from a distance.
After a moment, Sun Ce suddenly turned to Zhou Yu and asked: "Gong Jin, do you think it's really worth it for us to work so hard to cry out for Cao Cao?"
After hearing Sun Ce's question, Zhou Yu showed a subtle smile on his face and replied: "It's worth it. Although we are indeed shouting hard for Cao Cao, we are also earning applause for ourselves."
Perform hard and earn attention and applause. Isn't this the purpose of their military expedition this time?
Sun Ce reached out and touched the spear standing on the ground, and said with some self-deprecation: "Yes, in order to earn this damn applause, we have to kill thousands of brothers!"
Zhou Yu looked at another group of soldiers being shot to the ground by bows and arrows, and replied with some self-deprecation: "It is true that many brothers will die, but if you don't have reputation, we will be unable to move forward in Jiangdong, and it can even be said that we are trapped in the mud."
Sun Ce remained silent. Before this, he had never thought that the aristocratic family was so difficult to deal with.
Zhou Yu once again analyzed for Sun Ce: "We started late. Without the help of the aristocratic family, it will take a very long time for us to secure Jiangdong... If we wait until then, I am afraid that Cao Cao will already have the power to sweep the world.
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Zhou Yu's words reminded Sun Ce of the rejection he received from the noble family, and he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "Humph! I finally understand why Cao Cao wants to suppress the noble clan.
Those scholars with eyes on the top of their heads always thought that they were superior to others.
Believe it or not, one day I will make them bow their heads and lower their arrogant heads!"
"I believe it." Zhou Yu smiled faintly, and then said: "But at least we have to lower our posture first."
In the minds of Jiangdong scholars, Sun Ce was dispatched by Yuan Shu to launch this war.
Sun Ce's immediate boss, Yuan Shu, was the most ambitious among the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, and was also the first prince to brazenly proclaim himself emperor.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Jiangdong nobles and even the common people, Sun Ce was a complete invader and a traitor who rebelled against the Han court.
In addition, Sun Ce was fighting against Liu Yao, a descendant of the royal family of Yangzhou Governor, as well as officials appointed by various local courts. This also meant that the war Sun Ce fought was not just and he was an illegal invader.
Moreover, Sun Ce, who was young and energetic, overestimated the use of force when attacking the Jiangdong counties and brutally suppressed the Jiangdong clans who resisted him.
During the previous attack on Lujiang, Sun Ce also forced to death Lu Kang, the respected leader of the gentry in the Jiangdong area, and brutally massacred hundreds of Lu family members. This once again aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the Jiangdong clan against Sun Ce, and could even
Call it hatred.
And not only the Lu family, but also the Sheng, Zhou, Wang, Zou and other powerful families were also persecuted and even killed by Sun Ce.
In this way, Sun Ce was satisfied with the killing, but when he wanted to stabilize his rule in the Jiangdong region, he found that no one was willing to help him or even acted against them, so Sun Ce raised the butcher's knife against these aristocratic families again.
Later, even Zhou Yu couldn't stand what Sun Ce was doing, and he was pulled by Zhou Yu to have a good conversation. Only then did Sun Ce realize the serious consequences of his willful behavior.
It is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to defend it.
If you don't have anyone to help you govern Jiangdong, how can you talk about trying to dominate the world?
Therefore, in order to seek talents, Sun Ce began to lower his profile and take the initiative to discuss cooperation with the Jiangdong family.
But whether it was the four most famous families in the Jiangdong region: the Lu family, the Gu family, the Zhu family and the Zhang family, or other large, medium and small families, they all adopted a closed-door attitude toward Sun Ce.
Sun Ce repeatedly encountered obstacles in front of the aristocratic family, and no one was willing to serve him. He finally couldn't sit still.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Zhou Yu asked Zhou Yu for advice. At this time, Cao Jun defeated Yuan Shu and invaded Xuzhou's army.
Zhou Yu suggested that Sun Ce respond to the emperor's edict and launch an army to attack Yuan Shu. As long as the emperor gives Sun Ce a formal official status, this will be the best opportunity to clear his negative impression of an invader and massacre.
Zhou Yu saw that the expression on Sun Ce's face kept changing, so he spoke again: "Bo Fu, remember that those who achieve great things must know how to be patient."
Sun Ce nodded and replied: "I understand, I'm just a little unwilling..."
For the sake of his own hegemony, Sun Ce finally chose to bow to the family that he had slaughtered like chickens and pigs before.
"Now that you understand, let's continue singing this scene." Zhou Yu looked at his brother with great satisfaction and said in his heart: "He is becoming more and more mature, and he is becoming more and more like a wise king."
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu personally led 50,000 troops to help in the battle. Compared with Cao Cao's inevitable victory over Shouchun, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu only wanted to cheer for Cao Cao and then take the opportunity to seek an official status.
The goal of this attack was almost achieved, so Zhou Yu reminded Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, the moat has been filled with several passages, and the real battle is about to begin."
Sun Ce suddenly grasped the spear, lifted it upside down in his hand, and replied: "No problem, I will take the lead in the charge."
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At noon, after the soldiers have been fed and refreshed, the real siege battle will begin.
"Siege the city!"
"Siege the city!"
After a short rest, the coalition forces began to attack again, and this time, they will enter the most brutal battle for the city wall!
The soldiers followed the sound of war drums and carried the ladder across the moat after paying a heavy price.
A ladder was erected on the wall, and Shouchun's siege officially began.
Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei, and Sun Ce went out personally. On Cao Cao's side were Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Le Jin to attack the city.
But when the coalition soldiers arrived at the city, what awaited the coalition forces was a more terrifying tool for defending the city than bows and arrows.
A large number of rolling logs and rocks were thrown down from the top of the city. These heavy city defense props could not be stopped by the thin wooden or iron shields in the hands of the soldiers.
Stones the size of human heads fell like raindrops. Not only did many soldiers' shields fall into pieces, but their heads were also smashed in all directions.
There are also rolling logs carefully prepared by Yuan Jun,
When the coalition soldiers tried to climb up the ladder, a thick and long rolling log rolled down the city wall and the ladder, covering a large area as it rolled!
Seeing strings of enemy soldiers being knocked down from the ladders, their lives unknown, many of Yuan's soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Come on! Climb up if you can!"
"Your grandpa is right here, come and chop me down if you can!"
"Hahaha! To return the coalition forces, is this all you have?"
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"Hey! You ignorant rat, take a spear from me!"
"Woo!!!"
A terrifying whistling sound came, and the group of soldiers who had just been teasing the coalition forces suddenly felt themselves flying into the air!
Zhang Fei didn't know when he reached the city wall and began to kill and injure Sergeant Yuan's soldiers on the wall, trying to create a foothold for the soldiers behind him!
"The little overlord of Jiangdong is here, Qiao Rui won't come out and die soon!!!"
From the north, a sharp shout suddenly came: "Heavy crossbowmen come out quickly and shoot these three lunatics (Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Le Jin) off the city wall!!!"