There was a tense atmosphere in Danyang City.
Since the defeat at the hands of Shanyue, the morale of Jiangdong Army has declined.
If you can't even defeat the Shanyue rebels, can you still defeat the Qin army and regain the lost states and counties?
Jiangdong Army, from the commander Wu Gongsun Quan to the generals, civil servants, generals and soldiers, all showed a pessimistic attitude.
Defeat reports continued everywhere, and cities were lost one after another.
There is absolutely no other way but to watch all this.
It seems that apart from sitting back and watching death, we have really reached a dead end.
Sun Quan was on the verge of despair. He did not show Sun Ce's desperate momentum, but instead further compressed his living space.
First, all the troops that could be assembled were gathered.
Except for the soldiers stationed on the river bank to prevent the Qin army from landing, all the soldiers who could be summoned were gathered.
It can be said that except for Danyang City, there is no longer any Jiangdong Army garrison.
Therefore, there are currently nearly 100,000 troops assembled in Danyang City!
If you have more soldiers, you need more food. Otherwise, if you run out of food, your army's morale will collapse instantly.
Sun Quan ordered again, move and rob!
Jiangdong's army first emptied all the surrounding counties of food and grass.
Then, the brutal looting began.
Wherever Jiangdong's army went, everything was looted.
Not to mention the common people, even aristocratic families and wealthy families are not spared.
Sun Quan flattered him by saying that if he didn't take it, Shan Yue would rush into the city and rob it.
Rather than giving it to the Shanyue people for nothing, it is better to give him the Lord of Jiangdong and the King of Wu!
Wherever the army went, they looted everything!
Many soldiers used the slogan of looting food and looted property, and some even spared women.
Jiangdong's army acted recklessly and committed all kinds of evil. Every city they passed was in shambles, and the whole country was wailing!
This is not a soldier, they are worse than bandits, bandits, and robbers!
Everyone in Jiangdong was in danger and complained, wishing that Sun Quan would die suddenly!
At present, even if the Qin army retreats, it will be difficult for Sun Quan to continue to hold the position of Duke of Wu.
This robbery completely lost the hearts of the people and also hurt the hearts of the civil and military personnel under his command!
The main reason was that Sun Quan was too cruel, so he separated his generals and robbed them separately.
Only when the generals finished looting did they realize that their own family had also been looted.
Some even suffered heavy casualties among their tribesmen, and their families were brutally insulted!
This is simply a blood feud!
After many generals learned about it, they started fighting with their soldiers.
There was almost a bloody storm in Danyang City.
But all this is the result of Sun Quan's deliberate creation.
He wants to find a few thorns so that he can shock others with thunderous means.
These troublemakers and those who led the attack were all beheaded, and people in Danyang City were panicked.
Many people could not stand Sun Quan's tyranny and abandoned Sun Quan one after another.
At present, Danyang City seems to have a hundred thousand troops, but in fact there are not many generals left.
Even many members of the Sun family abandoned him.
Apart from Zhu Zhi, Zhu Ran and his son, there were only a few generals from humble families.
Fortunately, Zhu Zhi has extraordinary means and has a hundred thousand troops under control, so there is no problem for the time being.
Danyang City has a dangerous terrain and a tall city. It is a typical strategic location that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!
If they desperately defend, there is nothing the Qin army can do.
However, there are no big problems, but small problems continue one after another.
At a fixed time every day, Zhu Zhi, Zhu Ran and his son would come to report to Sun Quan.
This was also the time when Sun Quan was most afraid.
He discovered that problems were never solved and that bigger problems were created every day.
Over and over again, he was pressed tightly, unable to breathe.
Just like now, looking at Zhu Zhi, Zhu Ran, and Sun Quan, their faces were pale and their eyes were full of fear.
"General Zhu, Yi Feng, what happened?"
Before the two of them could speak, Sun Quan asked in an extremely bored tone.
How Sun Quan wanted to hear, "It's okay today!"
But Zhu Zhi's frown seemed to have told Sun Quan, stop dreaming!
"Mr. Wu, more than a thousand people have fled today."
Sun Quan nodded, too lazy to respond.
It was already common for him for soldiers to run away.
On the biggest day, more than 3,000 people came.
More than a thousand people are really nothing.
After waiting for a long time, Zhu Zhi didn't speak again. Sun Quan raised his head in confusion.
"Gone?"
Zhu Zhi was stunned for a moment when he was asked, but he still nodded subconsciously.
"Gone."
"hiss!"
Sun Quan took a deep breath, and then stood up in surprise.
"General Zhu, do you know, today is my happiest day!"
"Finally there is no more mess!"
Zhu Zhi looked at Sun Quan strangely, full of disbelief.
That's more than a thousand people running away. How long can Danyang City survive?
Still worth being happy about?
Just as he was about to open his mouth to remonstrate, he felt his hand being pulled.
It turned out to be his son Zhu Ran.
Zhu Ran shook his head slightly, signaling Zhu Zhi not to speak.
Zhu Zhi glared at Zhu Ran fiercely, then stepped forward regardless.
"Mr. Wu, we will count the soldiers at the end of today. The total number is already less than 90,000."
"If the soldiers are allowed to flee, then..."
Sun Quan's smile froze on his face, and his eyes gradually widened.
"What are you talking about? It's less than 90,000!"
"How is it possible? Didn't I say before that there are more than 100,000 people?"
"Where are the people! Where have they gone!"
Sun Quan kept yelling, unable to accept this reality at all.
The soldiers and horses he has now are all his wealth.
If one is missing, then there is really one missing, and there is no way to make up for it.
Zhu Zhi suppressed the anger in his heart and couldn't help but complain.
"A few thousand people may come here a day, and a few hundred people may come here at least. How can there be more than 100,000 people?"
"Mr. Wu, morale is currently low, and the morale of the army is threatening to collapse!"
"If this continues, there will be a mutiny without the Qin army attacking!"
"hateful!"
Sun Quan cursed loudly and his expression gradually turned ferocious.
"General Zhu, kill! Anyone who talks about fleeing will be killed without mercy!"
"Kill? Mr. Wu said it was easy!"
The more Zhu Zhi listened, the angrier he became, and he became even more rude.
"Half the entire army is talking about escaping right now. Are they all going to be killed?"
"Isn't Mr. Wu afraid of causing a mutiny and causing the soldiers to revolt?"
"solitary..."
Sun Quan was speechless and extremely uncomfortable.
There was still deep disbelief in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhi, who obeyed his words, would actually talk to him like this.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting weirder and weirder, Zhu Ran quickly stepped forward to persuade.
"Father, calm down! Mr. Wu, we must not cause civil strife now!"
