On September 14, Pang Tong led his army to Wu County.
"Chuang Gu's order. All civil and military personnel must go out to meet Pang Tong's army. They must let the enemy troops in the city know that we, Jingchu, have reinforcements arriving!"
"When Chen arrives, you lead the cavalry and shout to the city that Kuaiji has fallen. All Jiangdong soldiers, civilians, generals, officials, etc. who are willing to surrender will be given preferential treatment by our army."
"Lord, even if someone in the city wants to surrender, they can't get out." Before the generals could speak, Xing Daorong, who was standing behind Liu Cong, raised the question first.
Liu Cong rolled his eyes at him, "I just used this to undermine the people's hearts and morale in the city, but I didn't say that I had to force them to come out and surrender."
Xing Daorong's IQ and EQ couldn't be any lower. Both quotients are low, and his force value is low, so he only has the advantage of being funny.
"How dare I let my lord greet me personally?" From a distance, Pang Tong dismounted and ran towards Liu Cong quickly. When he got closer, he knelt down and kowtowed.
Liu Cong helped Pang Tong up with a smile, "Haha, hurry up, Shiyuan. You are Gu's minister and the pillar of Jingchu. Why can't you be welcomed by Gu's relatives?"
"I am extremely honored."
Liu Cong smiled and punched Pang Tong in the chest, "Why do you and I, my king and my ministers, need so many courtesy? I came to greet you personally to show the Wu army in the city that I have more troops."
With the arrival of Pang Tong and the 20,000 soldiers in the navy camp, Liu Jun's number has reached more than 85,000, while there are only more than 60,000 defenders in the city. In terms of numbers, Liu Jun has exceeded
Wu Jun.
Pang Tong cupped his hands and said, "The first priority is to attack the city, and the highest priority is to attack the heart. My Lord, this is a wise move."
Liu Cong laughed, "Shi Yuan, I have read your letter. I am here in person and want to see Lu Xun as soon as possible!"
"Lu Xun?" Pang Tong's heart skipped a beat. Although he had seen Lu Xun's talents, he never thought that Liu Cong would take him so seriously.
"My lord, I will ask someone to bring Lu Xun and Sun Jing here in a moment."
Liu Cong didn't have to wait too long, and several soldiers came over surrounded by Lu Xun and Sun Jing. The two people today were dressed in ordinary robes, one old and one young, like two scribes.
"Sun Jing/Lu Xun, the defeated generals, pay homage to the Marquis of Chu." The two of them knelt down and bowed in obeisance.
Liu Cong quickly stepped forward to hold their arms, and then saluted Sun Jing with a smile, "Greetings, uncle."
"Marquis of Chu, you must not do this. How dare the guilty general accept such great courtesy from you..." Sun Jing was too late to stop him as he spoke.
Liu Cong stood up straight and smiled at Sun Jing, "Gu is marrying the daughter of Duke Wen Tai. You are the younger brother of Gu's father-in-law, and you are Gu's elder. I salute you. It is a junior who has met an elder, so it is right for you. You
I will never call you alone again."
These words made Sun Jing, who had been feeling uneasy since setting off from Kuaiji, finally shake off the huge stone in his heart. Although he had said that he was Liu Cong's elder, he had no power to resist what they really wanted to do to him.
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"Then I'm so proud of you. I didn't expect you to be so young. Xiang girl has escaped from childhood. Being able to marry you is her blessing and the Sun family's blessing." After letting go of her hanging heart, Sun Jing noticed Liu Cong.
age.
While he marveled in his heart that Liu Cong was able to annihilate Jiangdong at such a young age, he also thought that he was in his weakest years when he resisted Cao Cao. He said that Sun Shangxiang was lucky to marry Liu Cong. He spoke from the bottom of his heart.
of.
If Sun Shangxiang had not married Liu Cong, it is still unknown whether the Sun family could survive in Jiangdong, which was conquered by Liu Cong today. But with Sun Shangxiang's relationship, although the Sun family cannot be the overlord of one party, it is still absolutely impossible to be a rich man.
No problem.
Liu Cong also understood the meaning of Sun Jing's words, "You are a highly respected person. Although my wife has an out-of-touch personality, she often mentions you to Gu. I can see my uncle today, and Gu's wish has been fulfilled."
"Haha, half of the body has been buried in the earth. I can't bear the Marquis of Chu's love."
"What I'm talking about is that you don't shy away from relatives and can recommend Lu Xun."
"I just don't want Chollima to be covered in dust."
"You are right, Lu Xun is a thousand-mile horse."
While the two were talking, Lu Xun was shaking all over. He didn't expect that Liu Cong would value him so much. The dignified Marquis of Chu, who was about to rule the three states, could actually remember his name, Lu Xun!
When Sun Jing recommended her to Pang Tong, Lu Xun actually didn't have high expectations. As a surrendering general, it was good enough that he could save his life, so what right did he have to be greedy for anything else?
Just as he was thinking about it, Liu Cong's voice came, "Lu Xun, Lu Boyan, after reading Pang Shiyuan's letter, I already know your talents. I want to be a bole, but I wonder if you would like to be a thousand-mile horse?"
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Lu Xun looked at Liu Cong. Liu Cong's eyes were very fiery, with such sincerity that he was flattered!
Although his body was trembling with excitement and his face even turned red, Lu Xun did not lose his composure. He knelt down and kowtowed, "Lu Xun is willing to serve the Lord of Chu!"
Liu Cong happily stepped forward to help him up, "Hahaha! Boyan can serve Gu, Gu is very happy. Gu gets Boyan, just like Gaozu got Han Xin!"
To be honest, Liu Cong was still worried that Lu Xun would not surrender. In history, Lu Xun lived a simple life and dared to speak out and give advice to Sun Quan, who was dim in his later years. In the end, he died in the fight between Sun Quan and his son. His integrity as a man and his respect for the monarch
Loyalty is sung by future generations.
But now he has figured it out. Lu Xun is still young now. Although he has served the Sun family, he has not become the pillar of Soochow like in history. To put it bluntly, his sense of belonging to the Sun family is not enough.
"Thank you so much, my lord, for your courtesy and attention!" Lu Xun was very excited and very grateful to Liu Cong for paying so much attention to him.
Not only him, but all the generals and officials around him were shocked that Liu Cong attached great importance to this young man. Gao Zu obtained Han Xin, what a rich metaphor it was.
Who was Han Xin? He was a handsome man who even defeated Xiang Yu, and he was called the Soldier Immortal by future generations!
Liu Cong was even more happy to get Lu Xun. He looked around everyone with a smile and said, "Come on, welcome me. I have prepared a banquet a long time ago, specially to welcome you!"
Outside the city of Wu County, Chen Dao led a group of cavalry and quickly approached the city wall with shields in hand.
Not only here, there are many groups of cavalry outside the city, all approaching the city wall.
"General Lu, they have come with many groups of cavalry." After Zhou Yu was taken into custody by Sun Quan, Lu Meng was in charge of the military defense of Wu County.
Lu Meng waved his hand and said, "Don't shoot the arrows yet, let's see what they want to do."
"promise."
"Stop! Speak!" To shout to the city, you need to get close to the city wall, which is already within the range of others. Chen Dao very carefully raised his shield and ordered.
"promise!"
"When Kuaiji falls, we will give preferential treatment to everyone in the city and those who surrender!"
"When Kuaiji falls, we will give preferential treatment to everyone in the city and those who surrender!"
"When Kuaiji falls, we will give preferential treatment to everyone in the city and those who surrender!"
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"Ah? Kuaiji is gone?"
"If Kuaiji is captured by Liu Jun, then we will only have Wu County in Jiangdong."
"There is only an isolated city left. Can we still fight this?"
…
The soldiers at the top of the city suddenly started talking.