The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 317 This time, the mountains are high and the waters are far away

What's more, at this time, the Wei state was so powerful, and his own reputation was greatly shaken. People in Jiaotong and Guangxi were terrified when they heard about it, and hoped that the wind would return.

As long as the stalemate continues, even if it remains invincible, some people under Sun Quan's command will change their minds and change their ways to vote.

Because this is human nature.

Most people would not choose to follow Sun Quan, a wrecked ship that had been missed once, sinking into the river and perishing.

Therefore, even if the heat is unbearable, Cheng Yuanzhi will not be afraid of military strategists and camp by the water or in the forest.

Furthermore, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it will not be hot for a few days.

Soon, the unfavorable situation changed.

Following Zhao Yun's defeat of Sun Huan, the other two routes also reported success and advanced step by step.

By the beginning of October, the situation was already in chaos.

When the battle report reached Yulin, there was cheers outside the city, and morale was greatly boosted.

On the other hand, on the city, Sun Quan's soldiers were in panic, their hearts fluttered and their morale was low.

Lü Meng saw that the situation was not going well and rushed to see Sun Quan to tell him the current situation of the soldiers.

Hearing this, Sun Quan felt timid, so he gathered all the civil and military personnel to discuss.

Zhang Zhao came out and said: "What Lord Wei wants is to unify the world. Now the Northern Army attacked in four directions and won in three. Seeing that all the troops and horses are in danger, I am the only one in Yulin who is struggling to hold on. This is the general trend and manpower It can’t be stopped.”

"Why don't you take advantage of this fashion to have the strength to fight, and send envoys to proclaim your ministers and hand them over to Tunashi, and the lord will not lose his wealth."

Sun Quan looked around at the crowd and asked, "I don't know what you think?"

All the civil and military personnel in the hall said in unison: "What we think is the same as Zibu's."

Sun Quan looked at Lu Meng, but seeing Lu Meng bowed his head in silence, his heart sank and he sighed to the sky.

At this time, both Zhou Yu and Lu Su had died, and there was nothing under his command to turn the tide against the fallen.

In fact, if we really want to talk about military strength, he still has 20 soldiers and horses under his command, but the hearts of the people are scattered, so what can we do?
Even Lu Meng, the only one who can fight, has no fighting spirit, so what can he do?
The most important thing is that Sun Quan knew that the national strength had bottomed out at this moment, and Southern Wu had no power to fight anymore.

Some people may wonder, why did Southern Wu lose its national strength just after the war with Wei State, and as a powerful force second only to Wei State, Southern Wu's foundation is so weak?

Actually not so.

Before that, Sun Quan and Liu Bei fought fiercely for half a year, and 30 soldiers and horses ate horse chews, and the consumption was extremely terrifying.

Moreover, it is not only food that is consumed, but also weapons, armor, horses, and civilians are all exhausted.

Just imagine, how can a 30 army be able to supply half a year with the population of one million in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou.

Not to mention 30, even [-] soldiers and horses cannot be supplied.

If it hadn't been for the large amount of supplies that were taken away during the retreat from the four counties in Jingnan, it would have collapsed during the six months when Liu Bei's soldiers suppressed the border.

It is actually not easy to persist until Liu Bei is defeated.

But as soon as Liu Bei was defeated, Wei Guo took advantage of the situation to attack. Who can resist this?
After thinking about it for a long time, Sun Quan also felt that surrender was the only way out, so he submitted a letter of credence and ordered Zhang Zhao to come out of the city to the Wei army camp as an envoy.

On the other side, seeing that the four groups of soldiers and horses were gradually forming a siege, Cheng Yuanzhi made a plan to send troops to attack Yulin City.

Suddenly a personal guard reported: "Your Majesty, Southern Wu sent Zhang Zhao as an envoy to come and ask for your surrender."

Cheng Yuanzhi was overjoyed when he heard the words, clapped his palms and smiled and said: "After waiting for a long time, I finally waited until today. This is really good news from heaven. Please invite the envoys into the camp."

After a short while, Zhang Zhao entered the camp, paid homage and said: "Zhang Zhao, the little minister who rebelled against the lord, pays homage to the king of Wei."

Cheng Yuanzhi looked down the steps, suppressed the joy in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Please get up, what's the matter here?"

Zhang Zhaogong respectfully handed over the letter of credence and said, "My lord, Sun Quan, is willing to surrender."

Cheng Yuanzhi was about to speak when he suddenly saw Sha Moke barging in, glaring at Zhang Zhao, and said: "Sun Quan is a despicable villain, he has harmed many Wuxi people, if he is allowed to surrender now, how can our tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers rest in peace? "

Then he turned around and said: "Your Majesty, you can refuse to surrender the form now, and destroy the Southern Wu first, and then destroy the Western Shu. My barbarians are willing to be the vanguard!"

After finishing speaking, he drew out his waist knife, and made a gesture of wanting to slash, so as to cut off Wu's feelings.

But was stopped by Ah Hu.

Cheng Yuanzhi reprimanded Sha Moke intentionally, and considered that the barbarians had contributed a lot to the current situation, so he waved his hand at Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao resigned in panic and reported back to Sun Quan: "The King of Wei had already agreed to surrender, but the Barbarian King Shamoko got in the way and vowed to destroy our Southern Wu first, and then attack Western Shu. What can we do?"

Sun Quan was shocked and bewildered.Pacing back and forth in the hall.I felt confused for a moment.

Kan Ze came out and said, "My lord, since he won't allow you to surrender, you have to escape to the south, otherwise the situation will be in danger if you wait for him to besiege the city on all sides."

Sun Quan asked anxiously: "Where to retreat?"

Kan Ze said: "In the past, Dongwu had three solid rivers, but it still couldn't stop the Northern Army's rapid attack in March; now Jiaoguang and Guangzhou are well connected, and it is not a place of Wan'an. In Ze's humble opinion, it is better to retreat to Yizhou."

"Yizhou faces Jiangdong across the sea. The island has a large indigenous population and is fertile and fertile. It is an excellent place to live. Today, the Wei army still has Xichuan untouched, so I can't take care of it for a while. I just settled here and retired. You can defend one place and become king, and you can return to Jiangdong when you enter."

Sun Quan was overjoyed and said, "After listening to Derun's words, Gu Mao suddenly understood, then act accordingly."

Zhang Zhao advised: "My lord, Yizhou is remote and the people's customs have not changed. How can the people of our heavenly country go to such a wasteland and live an ignoble existence? This is not appropriate."

Lu Meng also said: "If you go to Yizhou, it will be difficult to return to your homeland in your lifetime. You will die in a foreign state and bury your bones in a foreign land."

The rest of the people all agreed: "It's not advisable to go to Yizhou, my lord, think twice."

Seeing everyone like this, Kan Ze shouted: "When you came to Jiaozhou in the past, you also opposed it. After arriving in Jiaozhou, you feel like a fish in water, so uncomfortable. Why are you acting like this again when you go to Yizhou?"

"My lord, you can issue a decree, and those who don't want to go with you will be executed."

Sun Quan waved his hands again and again and said: "Everyone has been with my Sun family for a long time. In the past, we have a lot of friendship. Now for the vote to Yizhou, those who want to go together, and those who don't want to stay, there is no need to force it."

After that, he added: "I have decided my loneliness, please don't say anything more."

So Sun Quan ordered people to roll their names in the hall, and those who were willing to go with them would leave their names, and those who did not want to go with them returned to the mansion.

Soon, the people in the hall were divided into two, those who were willing to go were listed on the left hand, and those who did not want to go were listed on the right hand.

Lu Meng hesitated again and again, but decided to continue to follow Sun Quan.

Except for him, most of the other generals also chose to follow Sun Quan.

Civil servants mostly chose to stay.

Sun Quan looked around the hall, he was relieved to see that half of the people stayed and half went.

At the moment, I made an agreement with the people left behind in three chapters: "After the solitary army leaves, you can decide for yourself. If there is chaos before the solitary leave, you will definitely be executed!"

Everyone surrendered their hands.

Sun Quan brewed his emotions for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "You are all old ministers of my Sun family. I am so incompetent and stupid, I am ashamed of my father and brother, I am ashamed of Jiangdong's elders, I just hope that when you return to Jiangdong's old place in the future, you will not hate the old master for being incompetent , causing you to wander in the rivers and lakes for more than ten years."

"This farewell, the mountains and rivers are far away; this time, the rivers and seas are wandering without end..."

As soon as these provocative words came out, there was a burst of crying in the hall.

Everyone who planned to stay had red eyes and tears.

Those who planned to go to Yizhou also felt sorry for them and were full of sorrow.

(End of this chapter)