When Yuan Yao heard that the aristocratic families of Wu County had always been working together, he began to think.
The Yuan family's sphere of influence was now in the Huai River and the Huai River. In the future, they would definitely take down the River East. In this way, the capital would be north of the Yangtze River, and the four counties of River East would be the rear of Yuan Yao's forces.
The aristocratic families of River East were undoubtedly malignant tumors that had to be eradicated!
Yuan Yao wasn't Sun Quan. His political skills were practically non-existent, and he didn't have the ability to control the balance between the various factions. He might as well borrow Sun Ce's hands to kill most of these people.
Then, Yuan Yao would lend a helping hand and appear as a savior. He would send these people to Shouchun and make them work for him.
A gentry clan that had lost its clan foundation and was in Yuan Yao's territory was very easy to control.
These aristocratic families had thousands or tens of thousands of private troops, and their hidden population was countless.
It was said that more than 80% of the population had been lost during the Three Kingdoms period, but in fact, there were not that many. Many of them had been hidden by the aristocratic families.
Liu Zhang ruled Yizhou with a population of 900,000. When Liu Chan surrendered, the population was 940,000. After a few decades, it had increased by 40,000? What a joke!
Moreover, when the Jin Dynasty was unified, the population of Shu would be counted again, and it would directly become more than four million people.
With the aristocratic families so rampant, it would be strange if the Prime Minister could succeed in the Northern Expedition.
The aristocratic families of River East also did the same, so Yuan Yao did not intend to let these people live.
He had already let Sun Ce slaughter them all, and there would be no more trouble.
"Men, go and invite General Qiao Rui over.”
Yuan Yao instructed the guard beside him.
A moment later, Qiao Rui rushed over to see Yuan Yao. The last time she was ambushed by Sun Ce, Qiao Rui wasn't by Yuan Yao's side and was almost scared to death when she heard the news.
Now, Qiao Rui did not dare to leave Wuhu, afraid that something would happen to Yuan Yao.
"Your Highness."
"Immediately gather all the troops in Danyang County and move towards Wu County. Remember to make a big fuss. Don't be afraid of leaking the news.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qiao Rui didn't know what Yuan Yao meant, but she still agreed.
Yuan Yao still had 40,000 soldiers in Danyang County. Sun Ce would definitely have sent spies to investigate Yuan Yao's movements.
After Qiao Rui left, Yuan Yao looked at Yuan San.
"Yuan San, personally go to the Lu family of Wu County and hand this letter to Lu Ji.”
"Here."
Yuan San took the letter.
"Oh right, you'd better bring two oranges. If Lu Ji doesn't want to see you, you can give the oranges to him.”
Yuan Yao seemed to have thought of something and specially instructed.
It had been more than a year since he had transmigrated. Yuan Yao had completely digested the memories of his original owner, and many things had been recalled one after another.
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Yuzhang.
Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai each led their troops and surrounded Pengze. They were waiting for the other party to run out of food before breaking through or summoning them to surrender.
"It has been five days. If the other party breaks out, it might be within the next few days. Order the soldiers under me to be alert and prepare for battle.”
In the main tent, Zhou Yu gave his orders to the middle and lower ranking officers.
"Here!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
At this moment, a patrolling soldier rushed to the tent.
"Report!"
"General, someone shot a letter into the camp.”
"Hand it over!"
Zhou Yu's expression changed.
"Could it be that Pengze sent out a surrender letter?”
Cheng Pu and Zhou Yu thought of the same thing. They both thought that it was a letter begging for surrender.
Zhou Yu's expression was relaxed. He opened the letter and read it, but his expression changed.
"All of you can withdraw and return to your respective camps to arrange your soldiers.”
Zhou Yu sent everyone away with a blank expression.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai stayed behind to read the contents of the letter.
"Gongjin, is this the surrender letter from the Jingzhou army?”
"Duke Cheng, you should take a look personally. My mind is a little chaotic right now.”
Zhou Yu handed the letter to Cheng Pu with a dark expression.
"How could this be! Is this news true?"
Cheng Pu's scalp went numb after reading it.
The letter was a message sent by Yuan Yao. He told the other party the news that the aristocratic families of Wu County were preparing to make trouble without holding back. He also told the other party in detail about the families who were involved. It was as if it was true, and it made people wonder if it was true.
Before the three of them could discuss how to deal with this matter, another scout entered the tent.
"Report!"
"Reporting to the three generals, the enemies of Pill Sun County have gathered and are heading towards Wu County.”
"You may leave."
Zhou Yu calmed down when he heard that.
"The two of you, there are almost 90,000 enemy troops in Wu County now. Bofu will definitely not be able to resist. Regardless of whether the news in the letter is true or false, we must go back and rescue Wu County. That is our headquarters. We must not lose it!”
Other things aside, the families of Sun Ce's generals were basically settled in Wu County.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai looked at each other and immediately made a decision.
"Then retreat. Wu County must not be lost.”
"Then let's take the water route. Yuan Shu's navy is trapped in Pengze, so it's safe and fast to take the water route. We only need a day or so to rush back to Qu 'a.”
By following the Yangtze River, everyone could rush back before the incident.
"Good!"
The two of them had no objections.
As it was already late that day, it was too dangerous to sail at night. Zhou Yu and the others set off the next morning and returned to Qu 'a by sea.
Cai Mao, Huang Zu, and the other two in Pengze soon discovered that the enemy had retreated. The heavy encirclement outside the city had disappeared.
"The enemy has retreated? It shouldn't be!"
Cai Mao could not believe his eyes.
"What nonsense! Isn't it better to retreat?"
Ancestor Huang interrupted.
"Of course!"
"It's probably because His Highness has made some progress, and the other party has no choice but to return to support him.”
The vice commander guessed.
"Report!"
"Reporting to the three generals, a person has come from outside. He claims to be from Pill Sun County and is here to pass on the military situation.”
"Bring it up quickly."
The three of them soon saw the person who came. It was the scout sent by Yuan Yao to deliver the news. The scout handed Yuan Yao's handwritten letter to the deputy commander.
"What did the letter say?"
Cai Mao asked curiously.
"His Highness is about to take Wu County, so he wants us to split up some of our navy and follow behind Zhou Yu's navy. When the time comes, we'll attack Zhou Yu from both sides.”
The deputy commander told Cai Mao and Huang Zu the general contents of the letter.
"Good! Leave 20,000 troops in Yuzhang. You and General Huang Zu will lead 30,000 navy troops to pursue Zhou Yu!”
Cai Mao saw Yuan Yao being so helpful and returned the favor very straightforwardly.
The three of them split up. Cai Mao led the remaining troops to attack Nan Chang, while Huang Zu led the navy to leave.
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Wu County, night.
Yuan San sneakily appeared outside the door of the Lu family's house in Wu County, bypassing the guards who were undergoing curfew training.
Now that the front line was tight, most of the defenders in the city had been transferred to the front line to fight, giving Yuan San an opportunity.
"Dududu
Yuan San gently knocked on the side door of the Lu family.
"Who is it?"
A voice came from behind the door, and then the side door opened a crack.
"I want to see Lu Ji."
Yuan Sanzhi said.
"No!"
The gatekeeper said and was about to close the door.
Yuan San hurriedly stopped the other party and handed the oranges he brought to the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper was speechless. Weren't they usually given silver at this time?
"My master's surname is Yuan. Go and bring the oranges to Lu Ji. Go quickly!”
Seeing Yuan San acting so mysteriously, the gatekeeper didn't dare to act on his own and immediately went to report.
Yuan San found a corner and hid to avoid being discovered by the guards patrolling the street.
After about ten minutes, the side door of the Lu family opened. The gatekeeper looked around and saw that there were no guards patrolling the streets. He lowered his voice and shouted,"Where is he? My master wants to see you."
Yuan San, who was hiding in a corner, appeared and quickly entered the Lu family's residence. The side door closed immediately as if nothing had happened.
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