Zhou Yu sneered in his heart, just because of you, do you want to die together with the Zhou family?
Are you worthy?
Should we rely on the few hundred officers or the 20,000 Guizhou officials we collected? It is not your turn to dictate the boundaries of Shu County.
Although the Zhou family does not have extensive property, they still have three to five thousand private soldiers. This mansion in the city alone has thousands of guards stationed there.
If I hadn't made up my mind and didn't want to arouse the emperor's jealousy, I would have captured you and presented you to His Majesty for merit.
He didn't think that after the imperial army broke through the city, everyone would be destroyed. The general trend and the people's hearts were all in the imperial court, so there was no need to go to that step. He had never heard of any aspiring monarch who would massacre his own people.
The Zhou family made no move, just because they didn't want to provoke the emperor to operate on their family.
Deng Dang's threats were nothing more than nonsense.
He looked at Deng Dang funny and said in a leisurely manner: "Deng County Lieutenant, if I order someone to arrest you, it will be Zhou's injustice. If you want to drag my family to die together, that will be your injustice."
Already."
He didn't want to say threatening words, but just waved his hand: "You can do whatever you want, just pretend that the Zhou family doesn't exist. See you off!"
These days, he has been thinking about how to defeat the imperial army. He racked his brains and couldn't come up with a good strategy, so he had to retreat to the next best thing and think of ways to preserve his family.
It consumes a lot of energy and is too lazy to pay attention to a small person like Deng Dang.
How could he not know that the imperial army was approaching the city? He had known a few days ago that the emperor would lead troops here, and many people also knew about it, so they ran away.
This man wanted to use the empty city defense to block the imperial army. I can only say that his courage is commendable.
But Zhou could not participate in this desperate struggle.
Assisting in the defense of the city will lead to death. To quell the civil strife and surrender the city is not a good choice.
Escape is even more futile.
Now that the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou has been put down, a few days ago, gems and spices from the Western Regions were sold to the south of the Yangtze River, indicating that the trade routes from the Western Regions have been opened up.
Zhou Yu is not one of those southern bumpkin who only exploits the head of Guizhou and only has eyes for digging in the soil. He has seen in history books the wealthy people who traded in the Western Regions during the heyday of the Han Dynasty. He clearly knows the significance of this trade route and understands it.
In its heyday, the Han Dynasty was powerful.
The general trend is there and it is irresistible.
Even if they are lucky enough to win this time, how can the scattered Jiangnan resist the endless attacks of the imperial court?
There is no hope.
What's the benefit of completely destroying your hometown?
Watching Deng Dang walk away in dismay, Zhou Yu lay lazily on the desk. There was no difference between them. They were just little bugs struggling to survive under the general trend.
Ordinarily, I should capture this person, integrate the forces in the city, open the city to claim credit, and win the favor of the emperor.
But in doing so, the power of the Zhou family is directly displayed in front of the emperor. It is inevitable to encounter fear. Can the small contribution to the city be made up for?
After gaining merit, the emperor will definitely reward him with an official title. If he enters the court, he will have to participate in the battle between the Yingchuan faction and the Jizhou faction. The two generations and three princes of the Zhou family are too conspicuous, and he is still too young to be the opponent of the senior officials in the central government.
There is no help in the court, and the best outcome is just wasted years and a lifetime of depression.
If you don't pay attention, your body will be destroyed and your family will be destroyed.
Then why bother to fight?
If you refuse the emperor's reward, what will other officials think? How will you think of those who subsequently surrender? If you are upright and upright, doesn't it highlight that others are striving for power and profit? You offend others without knowing it.
So he decided to do nothing, not to run away, not to resist, not to take refuge, but to stay at home and wait for the war to end.
Then become a harmless family that abides by laws and inherits poems and books.
He may travel around the mountains and rivers leisurely, or educate his children, waiting for the opportunity.
Not every emperor is like Your Majesty, who is always wary of wealthy families. It is also strange that Your Majesty comes from a clan, so why does he dislike scholars so much? It is said that he was poor when he was young, maybe he was bullied by the rich family?
I can't understand.
Zhou Yu lay down and waited for Liu Xiang to break the city.
But Liu Xiang made no move to attack the city at this time.
He only has 4,000 soldiers and 4,000 crossbowmen. The conventional siege method is not enough. He can't let the 7,000 Yulin army attack the city on horseback, right?
"Your Majesty, the guards' uniforms are uneven, their demeanor is cowardly, and their fighting spirit and morale are not high. If we attack one gate by force, we should be able to break the city." Zhao Yun raised his hand and spoke.
It was already afternoon, and the camp was set up eight miles west of the city. Liu Xiang could clearly see the Shuxian city defense with his binoculars, but on the opposite side he could only see the vague camp. Under the threat of Yu Lin's right prisoner,
The scouts in the city will die when they leave the city, and their vision has been blocked.
The initiative is firmly in our own hands.
The main reason why Liu Xiang was not in a hurry to attack the city was because he was going deep alone and did not want to take any risk of defeat.
Let's put it this way, he doesn't have to do anything. As long as he stays in Lujiang, he can drag down the enemy's military morale even with a sharp blade inserted in the back of the Huai River defense line.
This was his grand strategy for entering Lujiang.
Conquering the city and plundering the territory is only the next best thing. It's best if you can defeat it. It doesn't matter if you can't defeat it, it won't harm the battle situation. Instead, taking risks to launch an attack, in case of defeat, is contrary to the original intention and ignores the grand strategy.
The food supply in Wan County was temporarily sufficient, so he led his army to attack Shu County. He saw many officials fleeing from Lujiang River and wanted to take advantage, so he really was not in a hurry to attack the city.
He also knew about the families who were fleeing south, but he would not stop them. They just ran away. The more they ran, the better, and it became a trend. After defeating the main force in the south of the Yangtze River, these families who crossed the river and went south were lambs to be slaughtered.
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It is just right for these people to destroy Baiyue on the south side of the Yangtze River and lay the foundation for future development.
"Zilong, don't worry. Don't worry about the gains and losses of one city or one place. Send people to the north to inquire. I want to know the situation in Lu'an County in the north."
Lu'an County is located two hundred miles north of Shu County, and more than a hundred miles further north is Anfeng, Yangquan and other places, where are the Huai River battlefields. Lu'an is a major grain-producing county, and most of the Huai River garrison in Lujiang County
Food and grass supplies are all supplied here.
To be honest, if Shu County does not surrender, Liu Xiang's desire to attack by force is not particularly strong. He actually pays more attention to Lu'an.
"Zilong, you are here to intimidate the defenders in the city. I am going to lead the Yulin army north to Lu'an to cut off the supplies of the troops stationed on the Huai River."
He especially likes the tactic of using an entire cavalry team to cut off the enemy's supply line. What he likes most is the way the enemy hates him so much that he can't do anything about it.
In the early years, Huangfu Song, Cao Cao, and Han Sui were all victims.
Harassing the Lu'an area will definitely invigorate the Lujiang war. Once Guan Yu's troops break through the Huai River defense line, the entire war situation will tilt towards our side.
Unexpectedly, he encountered fierce opposition from Zhao Yun.
"Your Majesty, I am sorry that it is difficult for me to obey my order. Our army has penetrated deep into the enemy's territory and has been divided all the way. How can we divide our troops again? It is too dangerous to divide the combat power so thinly. I am responsible for King Wu and the central guard army. I have the responsibility to protect Your Majesty. Where is Your Majesty going?