The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 636 Losing People's Hearts

"General, send out the troops!!"

Cheng's eyebrows were twisted into a ball. He stood in front of Wang Ji, jumping up and down anxiously.

"Even Shi Bao, who had just arrived in Jiaozhou, dared to borrow troops from us to capture Jiaozhou!"

"Why are you still unwilling to send troops?"

"You are now the General of the Southern Expedition!"

In just a moment, a full-scale war against the State of Wu broke out, and the entire army was mobilized, making the State of Wu terrified.

Many generals of Wei State were unwilling to miss this godsend opportunity. They all thought it was a good chance to destroy Wu State and were tempted.

But when everyone was leading their troops to attack the State of Wu, Wang Ji, who was the one who should have destroyed the State of Wu, remained motionless.

He just sat in Jiangling City and watched everyone playing together, looking extremely relaxed.

He was not in a hurry at all, but the generals under his command were very anxious.

As the highest-ranking general under Wang Ji, Cheng Ji was pushed out to persuade Wang Ji that he should not just watch others eat meat. It was such a great military achievement.

Wang Ji looked at the anxious Cheng in front of him and shook his head, "Why are you so anxious?"

"If you want to destroy the Wu Kingdom, the most important thing is warships."

"Your Majesty has entrusted us with the task of destroying Wu. What we should do is to devote all our efforts to building warships and make preparations."

"If we cannot destroy Wu, then there will be no great benefit in sending troops, and the gains will outweigh the losses."

Upon hearing Wang Ji's words, Cheng Li hurriedly asked, "Isn't now the best opportunity to destroy the Wu Kingdom?"

"The General of Chariots and Cavalry has defeated Qichun, taken Wuchang, and driven out the Lord of Wu and Yongxiu! The fall of the Wu Kingdom is today!"

Wang Ji shook his head. "The General of Chariots and Cavalry is formidable, but now is not the right time to destroy the State of Wu."

Cheng was about to say something, but Wang Ji said firmly, "Sending troops is not something you can consider yet. Just focus on your training!"

Cheng had no choice but to leave his study.

As soon as he walked out, he was surrounded by a group of military generals and county governors.

"Well? What did the General say?"

Cheng Li sighed, "I think you still don't agree to send troops. This time, we probably won't get any credit. Everyone should leave."

Suddenly someone spoke up, "General Cheng, isn't your brother with His Majesty? Why not have him inform His Majesty so he can give the order directly?"

Cheng glared at the busybody and cursed, "Is my brother someone you can count on to accomplish anything?"

"Besides, if we're talking about intimacy, wouldn't it be better to let Jiao Jun come forward?"

Everyone looked at Jiao He, who smiled and shook his head, "Your Majesty never interferes in wars."

The generals sighed and had no choice but to leave.

At this moment, Wang Ji was still in his study, reading war reports from various places.

Guanqiu Jian was extremely ferocious, and Lu Kang didn't know if he could withstand his indomitable momentum.

It is hard to say whether the State of Wu can be destroyed. After all, Shi Ji and Ding Feng are still leading a large army on the front line. If they return and occupy Qichun, something big might happen to Guanqiu Jian.

However, Wen Qin and Hu Zun probably wouldn't let them get their wish.

We still need to see how the situation changes.

Lu Kang was an extremely tough opponent, and it was unknown what the contest between Guanqiu Jian and him would be like.

At this moment, Lu Kang, who rushed to the front line, was facing several important choices.

"General! Please give the order to send troops to Yongxiu to protect His Majesty!"

Several deputy generals looked extremely anxious. No matter who they were, they would be unable to sit still after seeing their emperor being chased like a dog.

Although Sun Hao killed people indiscriminately, he was still quite good to his generals and gave them all the rewards and promotions they deserved.

Lu Kang was going crazy at this moment.

He had never seen Guanqiu Jian fight like this before. He didn't care about logistics or the safety of his retreat. He just chased Sun Hao all the way without any rest, nor did he give the enemy a chance to rest.
The generals were all eager to rescue Sun Hao, but Lu Kang was worried that the final result would be that he would have to follow Guanqiu Jian.

In the end, before he could catch up with the other party, his own emperor was captured by the other party.

Lu Kang's years of military tactics and experience told him that the best way now was to defeat Guanqiu Jian's deputy general Zhang Te, cut off Guanqiu Jian's retreat, recapture Wuchang, and cooperate with Shi Ji and others to keep the enemy out.

But everything that happened now told him that he had to go and support the emperor as soon as possible, otherwise the emperor would be dead before the enemy's retreat was cut off!

But at this moment, we cannot hesitate or think carefully, we must make a decision as soon as possible.

Lu Kang looked at the deputy generals around him and wanted to divide the troops, but he couldn't find anyone who was capable of taking on the important task!
"Go and bring Sun Zhen out to me!!"

Lu Kang said loudly. The people in front of him looked at each other in confusion. Then someone rushed out and brought Sun Zhen, the deputy general from the royal family who Lu Kang had sent to Sun Hao many times, to Lu Kang.

At this moment, Sun Zhen was in a very miserable state. He was tied up, his eyes were black and blue, and there were several black, coagulated bloodstains on his face.

The reason why he became like this from Lu Kang's number one deputy general was entirely because of his younger brother.

That's right, he and Sun Shu were brothers. Sun Shu, who surrendered the city, was straightforward, but he didn't consider that he had several brothers in the army.

When generals from all over the country learned that Sun Shu had surrendered the city, his brothers were in trouble.

Sun Zhen was arrested by Lu Kang's order, but he did not order him to be humiliated. This was probably a revenge from the generals in the army. After all, it was because of his brother that everyone became so embarrassed.

He raised his head, spat out a tooth from his mouth, and looked at Lu Kang, "General, please let me die in battle. I really don't want to die in your hands!"

Lu Kang didn't have time to ask who had tortured him into this state. He shouted, "Untie me!"

The other deputy generals looked at each other and stepped forward to untie Sun Zhen.

Lu Kang just spoke up and said, "I will give you 20,000 men. You will gather the defeated troops along the way and attack Wuchang together! Your brothers surrendered, leading to the fall of Wuchang and putting the entire Wu Kingdom in such a passive position. I will give you a chance!"

"If you can recapture Wuchang, I will kneel before His Majesty and plead for mercy! If His Majesty wishes to execute you, I am willing to die with you!"

Upon hearing this, the deputy generals were horrified. Someone immediately said, "General, his brother has defected to Wei. We cannot hand over the army to him anymore."

Lu Kang looked at him angrily, "My cousin has also defected to Wei, so he's going to remove me from office too?!"

The man suddenly didn't dare to speak.

Sun Zhen took a deep breath and looked at Lu Kang in front of him. "Please rest assured, General. I will definitely take Wuchang for you. This is not because I am afraid of death, but because I want to repay the government!"

Lu Kang divided his troops and asked Sun Zhen to lead 20,000 people to Wuchang. Zhang Te's army was not large. After all, he was only responsible for the aftermath. These people, together with the defeated soldiers along the way, were enough to deal with him.

Lu Kang led the most elite troops to support Sun Hao.

Yongxiu.

Governor Yongxiu led the crowd to the side of the road and saw dust rolling in the distance. He hurriedly walked onto a high platform on the side and could see more clearly.

In the distance was a group of fleeing cavalry.

A group of people were running wildly towards the city in a disorderly manner. Among them were people on horseback, people driving carts, and all kinds of people. It was obvious that they were from different legions.

Governor Yongxiu hurriedly shouted, "Welcome the Emperor!"

The soldiers immediately formed up their battle formation and began to play music to welcome the emperor.

However, upon hearing the sudden sound of the drum, the cavalrymen almost turned around and ran away. The enemy was getting closer and closer. Finally, a carriage surrounded by many knights arrived at the city gate, and a man suddenly stuck his head out of the carriage.

I saw that this person's face was pale, his eyes were wide open, bloodshot, and he looked crazy.

"Who is playing the music?!"

This person was Emperor Sun Hao.

Because of the pursuit during this period, Sun Hao's mental state seemed to be more unstable.

Guanqiu Jian made him experience his childhood again. Sun Hao had already killed many of his close attendants on the road. It was amazing that he could kill people while fleeing, but no one dared to advise him.

He pulled up all the generals along the way to protect him.

There were more and more people, but under the leadership of Sun Hao, they were almost becoming a defeated army.

Governor Yongxiu hurried forward, "Your Majesty, it's me!"

"Drag him away and behead him!"

Sun Hao waved his hand, and before Governor Yongxiu even knew what was happening, soldiers dragged him out. His soldiers were all terrified when they saw this scene.

Sun Hao executed a general so casually, but no one dared to ask why.

At first, Sun Hao would give a reason when killing someone, but now he doesn’t even give a reason. People guess that it’s probably because he played music.

But if he doesn't play music, will he be killed for not playing music?

Nobody knows.

Initially, the generals of Wu thought that the emperor was ruthless, but he was thoughtful and knew how to befriend the Lu family, suppress the powerful families, and appease the soldiers. But gradually, things began to go wrong.

He killed Emperor Jing's wife and Emperor Jing's son.

Then he killed his two younger brothers.

Sun Qian was implicated in treason, so it was reasonable to kill him, but Sun Jun was raised by He Ji as her own son. He was your younger brother who grew up in front of you and respected and loved you so much!
Calling me brother all the time!
How could even he do that?
At the beginning, Cao Pi didn't dare to kill Cao Zhi openly, so he had to find a way to torture him to death.

Killed his brother without him having done anything wrong and dumped his body out.
The word "cruel" can no longer be used to describe this. He is simply a madman!
If he can even kill his own brother, then what are we?

At this moment, Sun Hao's confidants began to waver. People like Cen Hun were just thinking about how to stay away from this madman.

(End of this chapter)