Chapter 767: City Rebellion
"It's really hard to refuse." Sun Quan touched his chin. The world is undecided, it is the time of lack of talents, Zhou Gong spit out, the world returns to the heart, not to mention anything else, just if you reject people this time, who will be willing to take refuge in you Sun Quan in the future?
You must know that these people are not seeking officials as hermits, they are not defeating or losing, they are all risking their lives and carrying their lives! If Sun Quan doesn't accept it, doesn't give people a good future, and doesn't set an example with this, then who else is willing to take risks for your Sun family in the future? If you fight again in the future, the enemy will only unite to resist!
Therefore, people and grandchildren must be accepted, not only to collect, but also to give high-ranking officials. As for Xun Yu, it is indeed a strong man who broke his wrist, and there are few talents in Cao Ying, not to mention it, and it is easy to shake the morale of the army after this kind of thing happens. However, for the current Xu Du, it is indeed a good policy!
Xun Yu made this move, packed up all the people in Xu Capital who had two hearts for Cao Ying, and sent them away, leaving loyal ministers, and a group of idle eaters were missing, under the leadership of Xun Yu, Xu Du might be able to hold on for another month.
"Throughout the ages, there have been two ways to lure people to surrender: coercion and inducement." Sun Quan said slowly, "We have been besieging but not attacking, and for a long time, it has made the people in Xudu City less afraid and nervous." Without coercion, it is not enough to just induce. β
"The lord is saying that we are going to attack the city?" Qiao Xuan asked.
"That's right, smash it with a thunderbolt, smash all four city gates, smash it every day. The thunderbolt that cost so much to get, you don't have to do anything! Sun Quan ordered, "At the same time, I ordered to go down, there is no need to prepare siege ladders, everyone is directly ready to rush into the city for street fighting!" β
"Yes!"
Qiao Xuan received the order and immediately went to convey the order. After arranging Sun Quan's instructions, Qiao Xuan came back to his senses and found that something was wrong, so he couldn't help but turn around and ask Sun Quandao,
"Lord, if we do this, won't the people in Xudu City be able to get out?"
Yes, according to the Relatives and Grandsons Alliance, they must have found a loophole in the city guard, so that they had a chance to sneak out. But once Sun Quan attacks the city, and the four city gates are attacked at the same time, it will inevitably make the city guards of Xu Capital nervous and strengthen the guards, at that time, where will there be any loopholes, let alone open the city gates!
Sun Quan's move, doesn't this make others have no way to report.
"That's right, I'm just going to keep them out of it. When others come to you, how can you take the opportunity to put forward conditions. But it was all around for a month before they came to surrender, without mentioning some conditions, it was too cheap for them! Sun Quan smiled lightly, "Xun Yu's hand is playing beautifully, then I will play with him." β
"Lord, will this be self-defeating and not conducive to us taking over Xu Du in the future?" Qiao Xuan asked weakly.
"He said those people would have grudges?" Sun Quan shook his head, "Only strong people are qualified to resent." Those people, do you think they are qualified? β
Qiao Xuan smiled bitterly,
"Lord, in your eyes, I'm afraid that only characters like Guan Yu and Xun Yu can be qualified. But most of them are the kind of people in front. β
"Of course I do. Therefore, the strong have the treatment of the strong, and ordinary people have the routines of ordinary people. Sun Quan said.
"Routine?"
"If you let them come directly like this, and don't give them the treatment they have, these people will inevitably be dissatisfied. Because they think they are here to help me, how can I treat them badly. But if you set up difficulties in this, let them know that there is a threshold for coming to my Jiangdong, that is, fair trade and capable people are on top! Sun Quan replied.
"So, my lord, do you want them to do something as a vote?" Qiao Xuan was thoughtful.
"That's right, I don't want much for what I give, I just ask them to help me open the city gates." Sun Quan said.
"No wonder, no wonder." Qiao Xuan then understood, no wonder Sun Quanrang directly prepared to enter the city to fight, "But my lord, what if that group of people is greedy for life and afraid of death, unwilling to take risks, and unwilling to do anything?" Qiao Xuan asked suddenly. Your threshold is too high, and many people don't work hard and give up directly, after all, they are all mortals, aren't they?
"Of course, there are definitely people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but the most of them are those who know the times. What is a person who knows the times? Those who know the times are smart people, and smart people know best how to balance risks and benefits. Sun Quan smiled coldly, "Come here now, that's Toucheng, and come back when the city is broken, it's a prisoner." Prisoners, they are not qualified to negotiate conditions, if they want to live, they must beg me! β
"In this way, by the thunderbolt car, I will send a few more letters to the city of Xudu. The rest depends on how Xun Yu takes the call. β
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On this day, in the city of Xudu, the officials and people who had been comfortable for many years finally remembered that they were still in the whirlpool of troubled times.
War is cruel, no one knows if they can see the sun tomorrow, and what is even more cruel is that they have no escape!
"Oh no! Lord Xun! β
"With the fall of the boulder, many rumors have now gone viral in the city!"
"What rumors?" Xun Yu, who was arranging the city guards, stopped what he was doing and asked.
"Your Excellency, look at this." The soldier handed over a broken bamboo slip, as if it had been thrown out of the earth.
Xun Yu frowned,
"This was sent into the city with the flying stones?"
He knew that Sun Quan's counterattack was really not that simple. When I opened the bamboo slip, there was no high-sounding official clichΓ© on it, there was only one meaning, it was very cold-blooded and cruel - on the day the city was broken, only half of the officials in the city remained!
This so-called "half", whether to dismiss the other half or kill it, Sun Quan did not make it clear. But at such a time, with the fall of the boulder, Sun Quan's behavior can only make people think of the latter!
Only half of the officials will live!
"It's intimidating and it's causing us to fight ourselves. However, the extremes of things must be reversed, and Sun Quan's hand may be self-defeating and become an opportunity for me to unite all the forces in the city! Xun Yu said while thinking quickly. It's not too bad, it's not too bad.
As a result, Xun Yu didn't have to think about it much, so he listened to the soldier next to him and said,
"Lord Xun, there are more."
"And?"
"Yes, there is more than that."
"What?!"
"Find it! Find them all! The order is not to be allowed to circulate in the city, and if it is discovered, it will be delivered to me immediately. Xun Yu immediately ordered, "In addition, if someone is found to be deliberately spreading in the city, no matter who it is, it will be strictly and quickly investigated directly!" β
Xun Yu's worries were not unreasonable, and soon he collected the contents of Sun Quan's other bamboo slips. Above is a list, a list of people who are ready to surrender to Sun Quan, of course, they are all fake lists. Nonsense, how could Sun Quan publish the real list. But at this time, does it still matter whether it is true or false?
Now, there is such a list in the whole city, and as for the names on the list, except for Xun Yu, no one can grasp the whole book. So, everyone is guessing, this kind of speculation is the most terrifying!
Innocent people are worried about whether they will be on the list, afraid of being framed, and if Xun Yu is a little troubled here, they are likely to be scared to the back.
As for those who already have problems, they have ghosts in their hearts and are worried about being exposed, so I'm afraid they don't dare to go back!