Chapter 700 Surrender
Wujun, Yunyang County,
This is the northernmost city of Dongwu in Wujun, with a pitifully small population. Because it is located in a remote area, there is generally no war, so there are basically not many garrisons.
The county magistrate here also came to the county government office with a curse at this moment, ready to start work.
"This damn world is really not allowing people to live..." As a grassroots official of Dongwu, the county magistrate of Yunyang County is naturally a local tyrant. But at the moment, this local tyrant is in a bad mood, cursing while working.
"These days, there have been wars for years, and the Baiyue people are still not quiet, really leaving no way for the people to live..."
"If someone comes from the north, I will be the first to surrender, and no one else will help!"
Obviously, the people of Sun Wu have already deteriorated to a certain extent. Whether it is the local faction or the Huaisi faction, they are all very dissatisfied with Sun Quan's rule. Even a small local tyrant in Wujun is cursing and full of resentment.
But after cursing, the county magistrate was still a little discouraged. After all, he knew very well that although Wu County was located on the Yangtze River, the Han army normally landed directly from Danyang.
Even if he wanted to surrender, he would probably be the last to be accepted. By then, the big families in Jianye would have jumped off the ship and fled, and these local tyrants might be regarded as the interests to be divided.
For the local small tyrants, this might be their saddest ending.
"Can't we let the people in the north land from Wu County? It would be great if we surrendered first. I promise to give all my wealth and welcome the king's army!" The county magistrate couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Originally, this was just a daily complaint of a small county magistrate. But when he was about to finish his complaint, there was a sudden noise outside.
Before the county magistrate could make any move, he saw the captain guarding the city rushed in and reported in panic,
"Wu County Magistrate, the Shu army is coming from the north!"
As soon as this was said, the county magistrate of Yunyang County jumped up from his seat, his expression extremely excited.
"What did you say? The Han army crossed the river from here?"
"Yes! They...wait." The captain answered subconsciously, but he soon noticed the county magistrate's words.
Han army? Did he hear the county magistrate say Han army just now?
"Great! Open the city gate quickly and follow me out of the city to welcome the return of the king's army!" The county magistrate did not care about the captain's expression, and was so excited that he almost jumped up.
Just now he was still muttering why the Han army didn't cross the river from his side. Unexpectedly, it was only a few minutes later, and the dream came true.
Thinking of this, the county magistrate had no hesitation at all. On the one hand, he sent someone to the family to write a letter, asking the family to give all their wealth to show their loyalty, and on the other hand, he personally held the seal and forced officials of all sizes to go out to welcome the king's army together.
The political system of Dongwu is very peculiar, which is not only reflected in the central government, but also in the local government. In particular, the local governors of some marginal counties and prefectures were not even appointed by the central government, but governed their own hometowns.
This is why, when the Han army entered Wu County, the county magistrate, as the local governor, was the most active in surrendering.
After all, resisting on the spot would harm one's own interests...
So, when Ma Su arrived at Yunyang County with a small force of 400 Han troops and thousands of Baiyue native soldiers, he encountered no resistance at all. The local officials and nobles even came out of the city with food and drink to welcome the king's army.
The entire county surrendered without any resistance at all.
Not only that, these local nobles also took the initiative to offer all their family wealth and private soldiers, which was extremely rare. The Wu family, where the county magistrate was, provided all the food and fodder and hundreds of private soldiers for Ma Su.
Such a generous donation also shows that Sun Wu's influence in Yangzhou has been completely wiped out. Even in Wu County, which is so close to Danyang, the local tyrants do not support the Dongwu regime at all.
"It seems that Sun Quan's rule in Yangzhou has already been unpopular. It can be said that our Han Dynasty's southward recovery of Yangzhou is what everyone wants." Ma Su looked at this scene and nodded slightly.
Liu Yin: "You are right, the righteous have many supporters, while the unrighteous have few supporters."
Jiang Wei: "Dongwu is a joke. Let me be the vanguard, and I will definitely capture Sun Quan alive for you!"
Deng Ai: "Let me do it. Not only can I capture Sun Quan alive, but also Lu Kang and other officials who rebelled against Wu will not be able to escape."
Shu Ji: "Generals, stop arguing. I run fast. Let me do it."
Zhang Yi: "Let them protect you, and we will..."
"Okay, shut up." Ma Su couldn't help interrupting their argument and made a direct conclusion.
"I will be the vanguard myself. You should honestly take some troops to persuade other counties in Wujun to surrender."
"Hurry up, don't wait until I reach Moling and you are still not finished!"
At this time, the vicinity of Jianye was basically Sun Quan's last strength. In the entire campaign to destroy Wu, the only large-scale tough battle may only happen in Jianye.
So Ma Su would not give such a good opportunity to his subordinates. He had to personally lead the troops to Jianye and open a big eye for Sun Quan.
After being reprimanded by Ma Su, several generals all behaved themselves. They honestly led their personal guards, together with the surrendered soldiers of Yunyang County and the Baiyue soldiers, to raid other counties in Wujun.
Ma Su, on the other hand, personally led 300 infantrymen to the west alone, heading straight for Danyang.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Yin finally got the qualification to follow Ma Su to march to Moling with his rich experience in fighting Ma Su. It is precisely because of this that Deng Ai and Jiang Wei looked at Liu Yin with eyes that were about to spit fire.
Of course, Liu Yin didn't care about this...
After parting ways with Jiang Wei and others, Ma Su led Liu Yin and 300 soldiers to the east with great momentum. After passing through several counties, all of them surrendered when they saw Ma Su's flag, without any hesitation at all.
With the whole Wujun so sensible, Ma Su almost received it all the way. In just a few days, he crossed the entire Wujun and killed into Danyang.
It was not until this time that Sun Quan finally received the information that Ma Su had crossed the river!
When he heard this information, Sun Quan almost fell to the ground.
"Ma Su crossed the river? How is this possible!" Sun Quan felt dizzy and seemed a little dazed.
I have been prepared to this extent, but the most worrying thing still happened.
That fierce dragon that can't be defeated at all finally crossed the river!
But just when Sun Quan was a little discouraged, Lu Kang gritted his teeth and stood up,
"Your Majesty, don't worry! Ma Su crossed the river from Wujun, and the number of people is definitely not large! Give a certain 10,000 troops, and guarantee to stop him for Your Majesty!"