Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 Persuade to surrender
"Gong Jin, it seems that Yuan Shu has given up on Wancheng..." Sun Ce has been talking nonsense these days.

It's really about blowing bubbles in a wine bottle with a reed pipe - this habit of drinking from a reed pipe was picked up in Jinling.

After Chai Sang sent out troops, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu easily captured Wankou. After that, they surrounded Wan City with only one missing, but they failed to attack, hoping that they could encircle the city for reinforcements.

Although Bai Tu gave them an order to only capture Wancheng, but... in theory, as long as Wancheng was captured safely and not lost, continuing to march north would not be considered a violation of the order.

It's just that Baitu will not increase its troops, and the food and grass allocated to them is limited.

However, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are both young and energetic, and they hope to achieve greater results without destroying Bai Tu's big policy of "expanding grain accumulation"!
If...if Bai Tu could control the stone pavilion and the stone path in his hands, when Bai Tu wanted to go north in the future, he could go all the way to Anhui City. Whether it was going to Shucheng or Shouchun, it would be very easy.

However, a strong attack is definitely not advisable. Zhou Yu has always wanted to lure the enemy troops over from the stone road for reinforcements, but...

The opponent's attitude showed no willingness to reinforce, and Zhou Yu's efforts to surround him became meaningless!

"Well, it's been seven days. Let's just persuade the general to surrender." Originally, Zhou Yu didn't have much hope.

"Leave it to me!" Sun Ce rolled his eyes upon hearing this, and that afternoon, he began his unique method of persuading surrender.

Outside Wan City, just a stone's throw away, Sun Cejun began to build a ladder on the spot. His unhurried appearance made the defenders on the city feel frustrated and nervous...

It took a long time and a night to build the siege equipment. Early the next morning, Sun Ce came forward again carrying the anchor and riding an ordinary war horse.

This time, it was not a call for formation, but to "persuade surrender"!
"Yuan Shu rebelled against the Han Dynasty and rebelled against heaven. Now I am entrusted by Bai Gong to bring order to the chaos and save the people of Huainan. If you still have the word loyalty in your heart, you will open the door and accept surrender. Bai Gong has a kind heart and will definitely be able to Open the net." Sun Ce shouted from outside the city.

Under normal circumstances, the "pre-battle shouting" part is just a useless thing, but when used by the generals of the Baitu series, it also seems to have a miraculous effect. Many corps commanders and commanders in the city actually started whispering to each other, and even... …Morale began to decline significantly.

It is said that in order to win the hearts of the soldiers and civilians under the rule, it is normal for the princes to slander each other.

After all, it is easier to denigrate your opponent than to promote yourself - the former only requires words, while the latter requires actions to match.

In this way, the people will have a better impression of the defensive side.

Yuan Shu's Dazhong did often slander Bai Tu, but it had the effect of "knowing and knowing". Any slander by Yuan Shu could not cause waves among the people - Huainan was "broadcast" throughout Huainan at that time!

Moreover, although Yuan Shu's propaganda was hysterical, it was weak and weak in the eyes of the people...

It is nothing more than accusing Bai Tu of violating human ethics and not being a son of man, which is difficult to arouse the sympathy of the people. On the contrary, Bai Tu's "killing a person is like killing my father", for the people who have long suffered from troubled times and insurgent armies. , is the real one that makes a splash, rings gold and jade!
In particular, Huainan is close to the Central Plains, unlike Jiangdong, and the clan power defends itself with "Wubao".

In this year, the so-called nobles and powerful people in Huainan were also suffering a lot - first, the king's flag was changed on the city wall every now and then, and finally Yuan Shu came, and it hadn't been changed for several years, but... Yuan Shu himself was a disaster. Disaster!
At this time, Bai Tu used the phrase "Killing a person is like killing my father" to restrain the army, and there was only an infinitely tall and positive image in Huainan.

Even with the "Founding the Nation" BUFF, Bai Tu's popularity is still higher than Yuan Shu's, suppressing all public sentiment-type defensive effects when attacking the city.

And at this moment, an old man wearing ordinary thin armor came out of the city and answered: "I am the order of Wancheng, and the one under the city is Sun Lang of Wujun?"

"Huh? I've been around you for seven days, and you're not even sure who I am?" Sun Ce was stunned when he heard this downstairs.

The old man's face froze with anger - wasn't I just talking about the situation?Do you still know how to respect the elderly?
Zhou Yu rubbed his forehead for a while from behind, and couldn't help but step forward and said: "I have heard about Mr. Qiao for a long time. In Zhou Yu, Xia Shu County, this person next to me is my eldest brother..."

"It's the second brother!" Sun Ce corrected.

Zhou Yu: @%￥#!

I think you look like a fool!

Magistrate Qiao in the city was also trembling, and finally said coldly: "I, Qiao, are also Han people, so there is nothing wrong with opening the city to welcome you in, but... Huainan and Jiangdong have been separated for a long time, and they suddenly returned to Baigong. My subordinates, there are many things that need to be discussed in detail, I wonder if you two dare to go to the city to talk?"

Qiao Yuan bit the word "two" tightly, obviously not intending to let the army enter together.

"Haha, it's easy to talk. I can make the decision on this matter... Gong Jin, you lead your troops and retreat five miles, so as not to disturb Mr. Qiao." Sun Ce smiled without thinking.

At the same time, his lips moved slightly, and he whispered to Zhou Yu beside him: "Are you sure he is Mr. Qiao Yuan? I will go in later. If he really wants to surrender, that's fine. If he dares to cheat... I will capture him first, and then we will cooperate inside and outside." …”

Sun Ce was not at all aware that if the other party pretended to surrender, his own situation would be very dangerous. He had a tone of "he can't help himself when I get in."

Zhou Yu raised his head and looked at Qiao Yuan, with his old face full of ravines, and finally chuckled: "No need, let's go in together."

"Ah?" Sun Ce couldn't help turning his head in surprise.

He thought that Zhou Yu would stop his dangerous behavior, but he did not expect that Zhou Yu would go "crazy" together.

Zhou Yu didn't even look at him, he just smiled at Mr. Qiao on the city, and then gently shook his feather fan - it seems that since the three brothers became sworn brothers in Ganlu Temple, Zhou Yu likes to hold the feather fan very much, and will fan it whenever he has nothing to do... …

Cheng Pu and other veteran generals under Sun Ce were firmly opposed, but Sun Ce did not give them a chance to stop them and only ordered Cheng Pu to lead his troops to retreat.

And Qiao Yuan seemed to be more energetic, saying coldly: "Although I am old, I can't disturb a little noisy child... There is no need to retreat, open the door!"

"Oh? Hahaha, you old man has a temper with me. After this incident, you can have a drink." Sun Ce seemed to have already asked for a drink.

Then the scene outside Wancheng was very strange.

The siege party was only a stone's throw away from the city gate. The cavalry could rush over with one fierce move. However, at this time, the city gate that should have been closed was opened by a small crack - if Sun Ce personally guarded the city gate at this time. , there will almost certainly be an opportunity to rush directly into the city.

But the attacking side was just about to make a move, but in the end they made no move. Instead, the two coaches... walked into the city carelessly.

After the city gate was closed, the two of them had no intention of looking back, and the Wancheng magistrate did not seem to want to make a show of power, so he directly sent people to introduce Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to the county magistrate's house.

When the two entered the central hall, they saw Qiao Yuan, who had been in the city just now, had changed into Confucian clothes and was sitting down, and the banquet had been prepared.

"Eh? Didn't you prepare this banquet for seven days?" Sun Ce asked, asking which pot he didn't want to open.

Indeed... Sun Ce and Zhou Yu arrived seven days ago, just to surround the point for reinforcements, so they did not attack immediately and did not shout.

Qiao Yuan, who had been left to play for seven days, had a long face after hearing this...

Zhou Yu on the side always felt that his migraines had become more and more serious recently.

　Dongdong: I didn’t sleep well last night, so I’ll have lunch before updating Chapter 3.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)