"tell me the story."
Yang Ling's expression was calm.
Lu Su had no choice but to bite the bullet and continued,
"If the general really destroys Jiangdong, only Liu Zhang, Liu Bei and others from Shu will be left."
"With their strength, how can they compete with Cao Wei?"
"Not to mention the grudge between the general and Emperor Wei. Even if there is no grudge, the general destroyed Jiangdong and made extraordinary achievements. How can he not be jealous?"
"Don't forget that Governor Gong Jin was assassinated by Marquis Wu because of his great achievements."
"Cao Pi, the Emperor of Wei, inherited his father's suspicious character, and he will definitely kill a rabbit and kill a dog!"
Yang Ling nodded slightly and said with a half-smile,
"Then what should I do, Mr. Yi Zijing?"
"It's very simple, let Wu Hou go!"
Seeing that Yang Ling seemed a little moved, Lu Su hurriedly said,
"As long as the Marquis of Wu does not die, the Emperor of Wei will reuse the general!"
"Mr. Zijing, do you want me to raise a bandit to respect myself?"
"The general is really smart, and he really hit the mark when it comes to raising the bandits' self-respect!"
Lu Su praised, nodded and said,
"That's pretty much what it means!"
In his opinion, with Yang Ling's intelligent character, he would definitely let Sun Quan go in order to protect himself.
But to his surprise, Yang Ling just shook his head and said calmly,
"I'm not interested in this. I also ask Mr. Zijing to go back and tell Sun Quan."
"If he is willing to take the initiative to open the city and surrender, I can give him some mercy for the sake of the eldest lady."
"But if he insists on fighting to the death, I will not show mercy."
Lu Su's smile suddenly froze on his face.
"Mr. Zijing, what are you waiting for? Please come back!"
Zhou Cang stood in front of Lu Su.
Lu Su glanced at Yang Ling unwillingly and saw that he didn't show any expression, so he had no choice but to say,
"General, you will regret it one day!"
After saying this, he turned and left.
After Lu Su left, Pang Tong walked forward slowly and said softly,
"General, in fact, my subordinates feel that... Lu Zijing's words are not unreasonable."
"What do you think?"
Yang Ling smiled slightly and looked at the other people in the hall.
Everyone looked at each other, but Dian Wei stood up first.
"No one here today is an outsider, so I'll just tell you the truth."
Dianwei paused for a moment and said with a loud sound,
"I agree with what the military advisor said!"
"Me too!"
"plus one."
Everyone agreed.
"If the general lets Sun Quan go, he can use the name of annihilating Sun Quan to support his own troops in Jiangdong, and then secretly develop his power."
Although Gao Rou's voice was soft, the words she spoke were quite treasonous!
Everyone held their breath and stared at Yang Ling.
"I know your good intentions, but how can I do this?"
Yang Ling sighed slightly,
"As far as I'm concerned, the world is about to be peaceful. If I separatize Jiangdong again at this time, wouldn't it mean that all living beings will be in trouble again?"
"Personally speaking, my family members are all in Xudu, and the late emperor was kind to me."
"In both public and private matters, how can I be sorry to Cao Wei?"
His heartfelt words made everyone feel quite complicated after listening to them.
On the one hand, they lamented that Yang Ling refused to support his troops and respect himself, but on the other hand, they were moved by his loyalty!
"It's getting late, you go down and have a rest. We will attack the city early tomorrow morning!"
Yang Ling waved his hand.
Everyone couldn't say anything more and retreated.
…
After leaving the Wei army camp, Lu Su returned to Lou County in a hanging basket.
"...Wu Hou, this is what Yang Ling means."
He carefully told Sun Quan the truth about the meeting with Yang Ling!
"This bastard is indeed as arrogant as ever!"
Sun Quan was not too angry, he just sneered and said,
"In that case, I want him to know what it means to be dead or alive!"
"Bo Yan, Wen Xiang!"
After Lu Xun and Xu Sheng heard this, they stood up and said in a deep voice,
"Please give me your orders, Marquis Wu!"
"From today on, the safety of the city will be left to you two. Don't let me down!"
Sun Quan ordered.
The two were slightly startled, but they still held hands and said,
"I will obey the order of Marquis Wu!"
Lu Su stood aside, silent.
He wanted to persuade Sun Quan to surrender in order to avoid additional casualties, but when the words came to his lips, he could not open his mouth.
…
Early the next morning, Cao Wei's army had been assembled.
Yang Ling stood proudly on horseback in front of the army, squinting at the Lou County wall.
Looking at Cao Jun outside the city with a murderous atmosphere rising to the sky, most of the Jiangdong soldiers on top of the city looked nervous and their eyes were panicked!
"General, why don't we Shanyue people be the vanguard?"
Peng Shi and the others had just come here not long ago, and they wanted to make more military exploits so that they could get rewards.
Yang Ling chuckled.
"How can I kill a chicken with a butcher's knife? I would like you all to watch the battle from behind and let my men attack the city."
He said and winked at Gan Ning, Ma Chao and others.
The generals of Cao Wei suddenly understood that Yang Ling wanted to show off the military force of the Wei army to intimidate the Shanyue people!
"Artillery ready!"
As soon as Dian Wei finished speaking, dozens of artillery pieces were pushed to the front of the two armies' formations!
"put!"
Following Xu Chu's order, these artillery pieces let out an earth-shattering roar!
Countless cannonballs roared across the sky and hit the wall of Lou County heavily!
Lou County is just a small county, so how can it withstand artillery bombardment.
For a time, bricks and wood were flying everywhere, and the city wall was shaking!
Although the Shanyue people are extremely ferocious in nature and have tough folk customs, in the final analysis, most of them are indigenous people.
Where have they seen such a shocking scene?
Seeing a county town being destroyed bit by bit, they were already stunned with fear and their faces turned pale!
"Rumble..."
Under the continuous bombardment, the city wall of Lou County was finally overwhelmed and turned into ruins, sending up dust all over the sky!
"Fall into camp, get out!"
Gao Shun clenched his weapon and shouted in a deep voice.
As soon as the words fell, the soldiers trapped in the camp stepped out boldly!
They were shrouded in steel armor from beginning to end, and all they could see was a pair of ruthless eyes!
Peng Shi, Pan Lin, Fei Zhan and others looked at each other and could see each other's fear.
They originally thought that Jiangdong Army was already elite enough!
But he didn't expect that the elite soldiers and horses of Cao Wei were far away in Jiangdong!
Several Shanyuequ commanders secretly made up their minds that they would never betray Cao Wei if they were not desperate in the future!
Yang Ling took the expressions of Peng Shi and others into his eyes and showed a satisfied smile.
It seems that my purpose of using Cao Wei's army to frighten the Shanyue people has been achieved!
After a road was cleared in the baggage camp, Yang Ling said loudly,
"attack!"
Gao Shun led the trapped camp and rushed into Lou County at the forefront!
People such as Ma Chao and Gan Ning also led their own troops and followed closely behind him.
Lu Xun and Xu Sheng, who were responsible for defending the city, had already expected that Cao Jun would attack the city with artillery.
They formed a formation not far from the city wall, intending to block Cao's army.
