Chapter 703: Jianye is defenseless
Originally, the morale of this mob had collapsed, and they fled backwards based on their instincts. But when Ma Su shouted, they threw down their weapons and surrendered as if they had grabbed a life-saving straw.
It seemed that only a moment had passed, and a large number of soldiers had already dropped their weapons. The 10,000-man army looked quite intimidating, but it was defeated by the Han army in less than half an hour.
Seeing this scene, Sun Shao also fell silent.
Their fighting will was so weak that they surrendered to the enemy in battle, and officers at all levels had no intention of fighting. Even if Sun Shao racked his brains, he didn't know what chance he would have.
"Alas... you saw it too, there is no hope." Lu Kang laughed bitterly and slowly drew out his sword and put it on his neck.
"Two generations of my Lu family have served your Majesty. Now I am powerless to kill the enemy, so I can only die to show my determination."
"General Sun, go, report to your Majesty in Jianye, and run away!"
After that, Lu Kang committed suicide with a sword, and the last Grand Commander of the Eastern Wu died in a wilderness in Yangzhou.
However, it is obvious that Sun Shao did not listen to Lu Kang. He just stared at Lu Kang's body for a while, and finally threw his sword and armor on the ground in silence, raised his hands and walked towards the Han army.
What's the point of going back in this situation? What if he is treated as a stubborn element and liquidated? It's better to take this opportunity to surrender directly. Maybe you can get some preferential treatment by relying on the identity of the Sun family.
In this way, this last fight of Sun Quan ended with the death of Grand Commander Lu Kang and the surrender of General Sun Shao. So far, there is no obstacle for Ma Su to march into Jianye!
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Lu Kang died in battle, Sun Shao surrendered, and more than 10,000 soldiers were defeated by 300 Han soldiers. Not to mention others, even Sun Quan himself wanted to commit suicide on the spot after hearing this news.
Lu Kang's death officially announced Sun Quan's defeat. He no longer had any other troops to resist Ma Su, and he could no longer stop the Han army in Jiangbei.
At the same time, Xiang Chong from Chaisang led the Han navy downstream after Luo Tong, the treasury. Along the way, all the camps of the Eastern Wu surrendered, and Jiangzuo was shaken.
This series of news completely shattered the last bit of confidence in Sun Quan in Yangzhou. Except for Jianye, all the counties in Yangzhou took the initiative to open the city and surrender, and the speed of changing their ways was faster than the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.
In just a few days, Sun Quan had become a lone man in the true sense. When he wanted to summon people to discuss matters again, not a single civil official or general came.
This was still in Jianye! He, Sun Quan, is not dead yet!
So, Sun Quan also planned to call back all the troops guarding the river, trying to make a final desperate struggle. But when the people he sent came back, they brought him an extremely shocking news.
The Wu army troops responsible for guarding the river have collectively defected under the lobbying of various powerful generals. Now they are indeed heading towards Jianye, but they are here to respond to the Han army's siege of Jianye!
In the final analysis, the self-defense of the southeast is just like that. Before crossing the river, they were the most determined resistance force, but as long as the Jiangbei forces crossed the river, Jiangdong would be like turning on the self-destruction mode, directly collapsing from the inside out.
It was precisely because of this that after Ma Su defeated Lu Kang with only 300 armored soldiers, not even a county magistrate in the entire six counties of Yangzhou tried to protect his majesty.
It's over, it's completely over!
When Sun Quan was truly deserted by his friends and relatives, Ma Su, the great general of the Ji Han Dynasty, finally arrived in Jianye. Following 300 soldiers of the Modao Army and nearly 10,000 surrendered soldiers, Ma Su arrived at the capital of the Eastern Wu.
Jianye, originally called Moling, later Jinling, was the seat of Danyang County. Sun Quan renamed it Jianye as the capital of the Eastern Wu.
This city was not as large as it would be in later times, and it could only be considered a small city. After Ma Su led his troops around the city, he ordered an attack without much interest.
Such a small city seemed to be conquered without waiting for the prime minister to come.
However, when Ma Su was preparing siege equipment, the gate of Jianye suddenly opened.
Then, in Ma Su's stunned eyes, the generals guarding the city of the Eastern Wu, together with several civil servants, came out tremblingly and surrendered the city to Ma Wu.
At this point in the battle, no one in Jianye City had the will to fight anymore. So there was no need for Ma Su to attack the city, the people in the city were already planning to surrender.
"General Han, no need to fight anymore, we surrender!"
"That Sun Quan rebelled and forced the entire Yangzhou to rebel against the Celestial Empire with him! We were forced!"
"We have always been the ministers of the Han Dynasty, and now we are willing to lead the way for the general and capture Sun Quan alive!"
After the soldiers at the gate surrendered, Ma Su was stopped by a group of officials from the noble families as soon as he entered the city. One by one, the officials who once called the wind and rain in the Eastern Wu were trembling at this moment, fawning on Ma Su like quails.
Obviously, this group of Eastern Wu officials were not in the mood to fight to the end with Sun Quan.
But at this moment, Ma Su would not give them any good face. After scanning the group of Eastern Wu officials, he couldn't help but sneered.
"When Deng Changshi came to the east, you all laughed at him. But now I am leading the Han army in Rucheng and you are so humble, respectful at first and arrogant later, which makes people laugh."
"What's more, when the traitor Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, you all seemed to be there to persuade him to ascend the throne, right? Now, why don't you serve your own masters?"
"You are so cowardly, even worse than Sun Quan!"
After speaking, Ma Di threw them aside and led his soldiers straight towards Sun Quan's palace.
Obviously, the entire Jianye has given up resistance, and the entire Jianye is no longer fortified at all. Even Sun Quan did not make any resistance after Ma Di entered the city.
When Ma Di entered Wu Palace, no one from Sun Quan's guards dared to stop him.
In this way, Ma Di walked all the way into Sun Quan's palace and came to the main hall.
Sun Quan himself was sitting upright in the main hall, wearing a dragon robe.
Hmm... the feeling of seeing a monkey wearing a crown.
"Are you here?" Sun Quan glanced at Ma Su indifferently and said calmly.
"I'm here to catch you. His Majesty wants to pin you down in front of the late emperor's tomb and kill you with his own hands." Ma Su said concisely and concisely.
In response, Sun Quan did not show any timidity, but smiled calmly,
"It seems that you hate me very much...that's right, after all, I..."
"Me? Me? Me with dog legs!" Ma Di yelled and pointed directly at Sun Quan.
"Being crowned like a monkey, you really think of yourself as an emperor! There is no Ruxuwu to protect you now. Believe it or not, I will go up and punch you three times!"
Sun Quan immediately shut his mouth. Seeing Ma Su's situation, he was really afraid that Ma Su would come up and beat him.
When you are looking at someone dying, your last dignity is more important than your life.