"Ziyuan, how to deal with it?"
The 5,000 rebels were squatting listlessly on the ground with their heads in their hands, surrounded by soldiers from the Tiger Roar Battalion who were on guard with weapons. Zhao Yun turned to look at Ji Shu and asked him what his next plan was.
What else can be done? Can you kill them?
Although Ji Shu hated them, how could he attack the prisoners who had no resistance in front of him.
"Let's take the prisoners to Wuhu Port first. Bo Fu is still in a coma. When we get there, see the doctor as soon as possible, otherwise I won't be relieved."
Zhao Yun nodded and asked the soldiers to order the whole army to start advancing towards Wuhu Port.
"Also, the prisoners said that General Han's body was abandoned in the wilderness and has not yet been buried. You give me 300 people, and I will go back along the way to collect the bodies of General Han and other soldiers."
When Han Dang proposed to lead five hundred Tiger Roar Camp soldiers to cut off the rear, Ji Shu resolutely agreed. He knew that this was a dead end, but he had no other way. He could only deeply regret the shortcomings of his strategy.
Now, at least go take them home.
Zhao Yun opened his mouth. He originally wanted to accompany Ji Shu, but the situation here also required him to hold the line. After all, he was now the commander of the Tiger Roar Camp.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away. Let Xu Sheng accompany you."
Ji Shu nodded without objection, and soon he took Xu Sheng, three hundred soldiers, and a dozen prisoners on the way they came.
After hiring some migrant workers in Dangtu County, finding dozens of carts, and taking the prisoners to search for half a day, Ji Shu finally found the bodies of Han Dang and the soldiers.
They fell scattered on a hilltop, entangled with the corpses of the rebels. Obviously, these heads of aristocratic families had no intention of respecting the deceased.
Without being there, you can't feel the cry of life.
There are nearly ten thousand rebels on this battlefield, with shadows of trees and heads of people surging.
And there were only five hundred of them.
Han Dang's body fell at the foot of the mountain. There were arrows stuck in his arms, arms, and thighs, and there were several bloody holes in his chest. He was still laughing.
Ji Shu gritted his teeth tightly and stepped forward to help the old general pull out the arrows without saying a word.
Xu Sheng and Ji Shu carried the old general into the car together with a tacit understanding.
Everyone saw this and took action.
Until now, Ji Shu still doesn't know how to explain to Sun Ce.
Quietly looking at the old general's sleeping face, he seemed to say with a smile: Feel free to worry, young man.
Ji Shu knew very well what those aristocratic families wanted, power, status, wealth and glory.
Ji Shu and the others do not intend to deprive the family of everything, they just want to change, change this world where many people have been doomed for life.
It is not about turning the world into a world where change can be achieved by doing nothing.
It is about turning the world into a world that can change and change.
Ji Shu knew how arrogant what they wanted to do was, but he couldn't stop what he wanted to do because people can't help but have good dreams.
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When Ji Shu returned to Wuhu Port, Sun Ce hadn't woken up yet. He heard from Zhao Yun that he had asked a doctor to check on Sun Ce.
Sun Ce had a low fever and physical weakness caused by medicine, blood loss, wind and cold, and fatigue. He just needed to rest for a few days and take a few medicines, and he was fine.
Ji Shu finally felt relieved.
You must know that this is Sun Ce, a top general of the Three Kingdoms like Lu Bu, Dian Wei, and Zhao Yun. He is known as another "Chu Overlord Xiang Yu" in Jiangdong.
When he saw the unconscious Sun Ce, Ji Shu was not only reassured that his life was temporarily saved, but also worried about whether he would have other problems.
Ji Shu ignored other questions and went into the room to take a nap. Apparently he had reached his limit.
When he woke up, Ji Shu called Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Zhou Tai, and Xu Sheng to discuss matters.
Seeing that everyone was here, Ji Shu got straight to the point.
"Since the eldest brother is fine, then the overall situation of Jiangdong will be fine. Let's first talk about the current situation, and then discuss how to act."
"Based on the situation before us, it seems that this rebellion was carried out by Liu Yao in collusion with the aristocratic family."
"Liu Yao concealed the news about the mobilization of troops by some remote aristocratic families such as the Chen family and the Lu family, and was responsible for controlling the Jianye defenders when the aristocratic families took action to prevent us from leaving the city for rescue. The aristocratic family was responsible for hunting Bo Fu."
"The second son, Sun Quan, is also involved. He is absolutely involved."
After a pause, Ji Shu still said Sun Quan. Although he didn't say it to Han Dang, he couldn't say it and couldn't bear to say it. But he had already concluded Sun Quan's role in it, and he believed that he had never wronged Sun Quan.
Everyone was silent.
Brothers killing each other!
Is this more than tricky? I'm afraid I have to wait for Sun Ce to wake up before he can make a decision on some things.
No one knew how to take up this topic.
After a long time, Taishi Ci sighed softly.
"Liu Yao planned to make the second young master the lord of Jiangdong after the success of the project."
"Also, I heard from Zhou Tai that my lord was assassinated twice. I interrogated the three heads of the aristocratic families I captured overnight. According to their confessions, the assassinations were not arranged by them. The second young master also gave them some verbal promises. , and there is also a person named 'Ghost Shadow' who is helping them match up. If this person is not from the Second Young Master, I am afraid that a third party force is involved."
After hearing Tai Shici's words, Ji Shu looked at Zhou Tai, and when he saw him nodding slightly, Ji Shu fell into deep thought.
Ji Shu is more inclined to have a third party involved. It's not that Ji Shu looks down on Sun Quan. Although Sun Quan has some power and courage, such a huge and meticulous plan can never come from his hand. If he had this ability, "Soochow" in history would probably be a different story.
"Now it's certain. Sun Quan and Liu Yao colluded with each other to seize power in Jiangdong. Some aristocratic families hated their eldest brother so much that they were determined to get rid of him after receiving Sun Quan's promise. In addition, there were other princes. The spies are stirring things up in Jiangdong and helping them connect the dots, but they haven't caught the 'ghost' so it's hard to make a judgment."
In fact, Ji Shu had some guesses about the weird code name "Ghost Shadow". He knew that the only princes who could have such far-sighted counselors were Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo.
And he also knew that there was a man who was known as a "ghost" in later generations, but there were some things that he couldn't put on the stage and said because he was too sure and couldn't explain them clearly.
"Now that the situation is clear, our next step is to fight back to Jianye?" Zhou Tai asked, and you could tell that he was sharpening his skills and couldn't wait.
"It would be safer to mobilize Lujiang and Chaisang soldiers and horses."
Xu Sheng opened his mouth to persuade, but he was obviously hesitant.
To be honest, he wanted to avenge Han Dang, and he would never let the members of the aristocratic family go. Now he knew that there were several aristocratic families in Jianye City who sent people to participate in this rebellion.
But what should Sun Quan do? Xu Sheng felt that he would never forgive this man, but he was the lord's biological brother! If the lord asked the generals whether to kill or not to kill, how should he answer? He was at a loss.
"There is no need to mobilize troops. The family rebels have tried their best to kill the lord this time, and they have no more soldiers to use. As for Liu Yao and Sun Quan, as long as the lord appears alive at the gate of Jianye City, you will How many people do you think are willing to sacrifice their lives for them? Two thousand soldiers from the Tiger Roar Camp are enough to quell the chaos."
Ji Shu can guarantee this. In the final analysis, the key to this turmoil lies in Sun Ce's life and death.
Once Sun Ce died, the only legal heir to the Jiangdong Army was Sun Quan, and the soldiers' allegiance was naturally to Sun Quan. At that time, Sun Quan could label Ji Shu as having ulterior motives and order the counties in Jiangdong to arrest Ji Shu and others.
If Sun Ce were alive, then the entire Jiangdong 60,000 soldiers would naturally be loyal only to Sun Ce. Are the remaining two or three thousand soldiers in Jianye City really willing to die for Liu Yao?
"My lords, my lord is awake."
The soldiers from the outer gate made a report and everyone fell into unspeakable silence.
For Sun Ce, he might have just slept, but when he woke up he found that Han Dang had died to save him, and that his brother was one of the culprits who murdered him.
Gritting his teeth, Ji Shu said, "I'll go talk to my eldest brother."
