"Lu Bu is dead! The people in the city were captured without restraint!"
Sun Quan suddenly became angry and shouted loudly. The middle-thick voice contained the stern and righteous energy of the Supreme Pure Heart Sutra, instantly overpowering the noise in Huaiyin City.
"Don't listen to his nonsense! My lord is still alive and well! Use your brains, can you believe such unfounded words?" the guard shouted quickly, trying his best to appease the soldiers. Of course, these words also have a certain effect. In addition to Lu Bu's long-standing prestige, no matter how conclusive Sun Quan's words are, emotionally speaking, they are not willing to believe Sun Quan's words.
Seeing the panic caused by Sun Quan, he was about to calm down again. Under the city, Sun Quan spoke loudly again,
"Nonsense? This is better."
Sun Quan suddenly raised his right hand high, as if swearing to heaven,
"The world is a witness. Although I, Sun Quan, do not always keep my word, my words still have some effect in Jiangdong. If I say something now, do you think I am lying? Then I will wait here, waiting for you for an hour, a Time is not enough, I can wait for you for two hours. If Lu Bu can appear within two hours, then I will withdraw my troops and swear to God that my Sun family will not invade Huaiyin within ten years! If I violate this oath, the sky will strike with thunder. I didn’t have a baby when I gave birth to a son!”
"Pooh!"
Behind, Diao Chan couldn't help but secretly spit. However, Diao Chan had to admit that although Sun Quan's oath was vulgar, to most ordinary soldiers, the more vulgar and direct it was, the more convincing it was. Moreover, the most powerful trick is Sun Quan's routine. Sun Quan's oath, placed on this occasion, seems to say that Lu Bu is indeed dead, but in fact, Sun Quan's oath only applies to whether Lu Bu can appear within two hours. Moreover, even if Lu Bu did show up, Sun Quan would only need to withdraw his troops. If he did not attack Huaiyin for ten years, he would not have broken his oath.
Of course, although this oath is very deep, the stakes of not attacking Huaiyin for ten years are still a bit high. Diao Chan believed that Sun Quan would be very confident if he dared to say such words. Recalling Sun Quan's nighttime visit to Huaiyin City a few days ago, Diao Chan's heart moved. Could it be that Sun Quan found that Lu Bu's practice had entered the most critical moment and could not be disturbed, so Sun Quan used this method to force Lu Bu out of seclusion so that he could not recuperate. , or even add injury to injury?
However, even if Lu Bu was really injured, as soon as he appeared, Sun Quan had to retreat due to his oath. In this case, where did Sun Quan's original plan to capture Huaiyin come from?
Could it be that Sun Quan was sure that Lu Bu would not appear! Diao Chan's heart moved. Although she didn't know the reason for Sun Quan's determination, it could only be this reason now.
as expected,
Sun Quan's words immediately made the guards on the city wall hesitate. When the people nearby saw that their general was hesitant, their expressions suddenly changed. They all turned pale, but they completely believed Sun Quan's words.
Lu Bu is really dead!
Bang!
On top of the city wall, the weapons in the hands of several people fell heavily to the ground due to their temporary distraction.
It wasn't until the sound woke up the guard that he suddenly reacted. Seeing the reactions of the soldiers around him, the guard knew that things were really serious. Now it was no longer a problem of low morale here, but simply no morale at all.
This is not possible! If this continues, Huaiyin will be self-defeating!
"Don't listen to him! My lord, he is fine, I can swear that!" The guard quickly imitated Sun Quan, raising his hands high and shouting.
"If it's alright, why don't you call him out? Once Lu Bu shows his face, I will retreat immediately." Sun Quan replied instantly, without giving the opponent any time to think and react.
Facing Sun Quan's pressing steps, the guard gritted his teeth and finally told the truth.
"Because the lord is not in Huaiyin at all, he has returned to Xiapi long ago!"
Lü Bu's absence in Huaiyin will certainly depress morale, but no matter what, it is better than letting everyone think that Lü Bu is dead. Telling the truth is really a last resort.
However, the guard general's words were already within Sun Quan's expectation.
"Hahaha, lying also depends on your brain. Don't you think it's too late for you to make up such a lie now?" Sun Quan looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. "You said that Lu Bu is not in Huaiyin. Well, let's believe you for now. Since Lu Bu is not in Huaiyin, you And why do you say Lu Bu is not dead? Swear? What do you swear by?! Can you swear by wishful thinking? Then send it to me! Try sending one!" Sun Quan shouted loudly, "It's ridiculous! There's no logic at all! Would anyone believe this?!"
Good guy!
Sun Quan's rhetorical questions not only completely extinguished the Huaiyin soldiers' newly raised hopes, but even the general who defended the city was confused by Sun Quan. He was speechless, his raised right hand was trembling, and he was still unable to say the oath that was already on his lips. Yes, he only knew that Lu Bu secretly left Huaiyin and returned to Xiapi, but in fact, what happened after Lu Bu left Huaiyin, whether he arrived at Xiapi, whether he was attacked on the way, and the guard had no clue. He knew everything, so what confidence did he have to dare to swear that Lu Bu was not dead?
Seeing this, Sun Quan knew that the time had finally come, and took the opportunity to raise his arms and shout,
"All those who surrender will remain in their posts and forget the past! The first one to surrender will be promoted to the third level! The first hundred surrenders will have their family taxes reduced by half! Those whose families believe in Buddhism will have their taxes reduced by another 10%!"
"Those who dare to resist will be exiled as slaves! Those who kill our Jiangdong soldiers, huh, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!"
In fact, before Sun Quan had finished speaking, the walls of Huaiyin were already in chaos.
After Sun Quan said that the first officer to surrender was promoted to the third level, someone immediately jumped out and shouted for surrender. However, they were immediately killed by Lu Bu's cronies next to him. But when Sun Quan said that the taxes of the first hundred families who surrendered would be halved, this was too attractive to the Huaiyin nobles. A three-level promotion attracts more desperadoes, and the halving of taxes can tempt most nobles. Once the nobles are tempted, it is not just as simple as influencing one or two soldiers.
Soon, after the first one, there was a second one. In addition, many soldiers and generals came out to compete for places, making the nobles who were still a little on the sidelines scramble to be the first. Ordinary soldiers may care whether Lu Bu dies or not, but these generals from aristocratic families care more about their personal and family interests.
Now that the Sun family is powerful in Jiangdong, Lu Bu's camp is facing a two-sided attack from Sun Quan and Cao Cao, and is already in danger. Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and it is a good idea to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. Not to mention other times, now that you have the opportunity and there are interests to fight for, why did you agree to it?
There were many people with this idea, and soon the capitulation faction took the upper hand on the city wall. Seeing that the situation was over, many of Lu Bu's diehards had no choice but to retreat in a hurry. After a while, the gate of Huaiyin slowly opened, and a crowd of people poured out of the city. They ran to a place not far away from Sun Quan in fear, knelt on the ground, and asked to surrender.
Sun Quan took his time and used the skill simulation again. After confirming that it was correct, he smiled slightly in reality and led the soldiers from Jiangdong to directly enter Huaiyin City.
In this battle, some of the Huaiyin side died and some escaped due to civil strife, but on the Jiangdong Army side, no one died or was injured! "The Art of War: Planning for Attack" by Sun Tzu: He who defeats the enemy without fighting is a good man.
