Chapter 167 - Sun Ce Become Shameless Once More - Use Liu Mang As Borrowed Knife To Kill Nobles (2) (1/2)
Chapter 167 – Sun Ce Become Shameless Once More - Use Liu Mang As Borrowed Knife To Kill n.o.bles (2)
Translated by Bloodfalcon
Sun Ce's prediction was dead-on this time. As soon as Lu Su conveyed Sun Ce's message verbatim, all of n.o.bles who were bickering earlier now overjoyed. Some of them knew that they are sent to die by Sun Ce, some of them not but the reaction from them is all the same as Sun Ce's words meant that one of them will gain a big portion of Wancheng city if they become one of the first one who broke the city.
Right now what they are doing is just looking at each other, sparking hostilities toward each other. With Sun Ce's order, all of them have become rivals and enemies, as they all want big portion of cake and big spoil of wars. Those are done in order to expand their influence and maybe plan for toppling the current dynasty and rise themselves as the founder of new dynasty.
An olden merchant law states that if a proposal predicted to have 10% profit then everyone will put their money on that proposal, if a proposal predicted to have 20% profit, they will put their whole being on that proposal, if a proposal predicted to have 50% profit, they even will kill themselves and their family in order to obtain that profit.
And Wancheng city in front of them, have more than 50% profit. A profit that is really worthy of their own sacrifices. These n.o.bles have longed to plant their roots in Wancheng city as Lujiang Prefecture is a very fertile which can feed hundreds and thousands people and rich with minerals and natural resources such as salt and iron. With Wancheng city already devoid of n.o.bles, it can be said, the land become virgin once more, therefore they are eyeing each of their rivals with greed in their heart. All of them become aware that they must thank Liu Mang for exterminating Chen clan and other 32 clans. If not for those events, they will not have legitimacy to fight battle to recapture Wancheng city and their Sin Manifesto will become trash.
Right now all of n.o.bles are preparing their own respective soldiers for siege battle. They do not care even if their soldiers only amounted to 500 troops and even some of them go all out deploying all of their 5,000 troops for there is a ma.s.sive cake and whoever managed to break Wancheng city first, will obtain the most portion of the cake.
Being rewarded based on merit, will make their own clan soar to the skies even further.
Then suddenly there are some of n.o.ble heads saying “Hey, we are not generals. Even our six skills maybe lower than our soldiers. What if you die, who would take care of your family and ancestral temples?!” They are saying it with concerning tone and hope for other people’s responses.
Lu Su just sneered in his heart “Heh, provoking with fear of death huh?! Are you hoping for all of them to scare them stiff from their intent to do battle?! Keep trying!!!” Actually those words spoken just now, it is to scare them witless in order for those n.o.bles who decide to attack Wancheng city to obtain more merit as Wancheng city defenders already dwindling to less than 1,000 troops. Perhaps in just half a day, the city will fall.
Another n.o.ble heads also tried his best to pour fuel to fire “Yes, Wancheng city is very dangerous. You all see by yourself right. General Chen Wu and General Dong Xi with their respective Danyang soldiers fought together on the city wall and the result? General Chen Wu died and General Dong Xi lost his division. I advise all of you, not to go in this a.s.sault!!!”
Another young man from Bao clan then also argues “Oh, uncles. Zhong knows that all of you are already old and have big families. Let younger generation fight this battle!!!” That man who just spoke is Bao Zhong, Bao clan’s little lord and one of Bao Shuya’s descendant. His father is already of old age and unable to do battle, so he want Bao Zhong to fight in order to a.s.sess his worth as his successor.
“HUMPH!!!! Your uncles are already old and sooner or later we will be expired!!! Leave this dangerous matter to us. You youngsters should fight another day!!!” That man who spoke is Zhang clan’s representative, Zhang De. His age is already not small, already early 30 years. In ancient time, a person who has reached 30 years old is already considered old man as at that time, because they will already have a lot of teenagers child and will soon be a grandfather after they married their children. Bao Zhong’s calling of Zhang De, uncle, it is because he is more senior than him. Usually Bao Zhong call him brother but now he call him uncle in order to let him step down from battle.
“Hahaha!!!” Another elder head clan laughed at their bickering. If according those youngsters logic, then it is true that they must let go of their merit if they are not able to walk. Then he responded “Ah it is true that we are already old and must let youngsters do their work! But, Zhang brother, since you call me uncle, then do not forget to tell your cousin older brother that I will be giving him a gift for our first meeting!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA” This old n.o.ble and Zhang clan has been friends from many generations. And by saying he will give a gift to his brother, it is demeaning his cousin older brother as a junior of n.o.ble clans. Zhang De’s cousin older brother is Zhang Zhao who is currently one of Sun Ce army top advisors and held real power over Jiangdong n.o.bles as one of top clans. If that elder clan head actually bring a first-meeting gift to Zhang Zhao, then he will slap Zhang De silly and Zhang Zhao’s pride as top clan of Jiangdong will be slapped as well and it is possible that Zhang De will be executed by Zhang Zhao because Zhang Zhao observed propriety the most of all 8 virtues.
“YOU!!!!” Screamed Zhang De while pointing toward that elder clan head. His complexion become red from furiousness. He originally just want to tease that elder clan head but the clan head just become shameless and tell Zhang De indirectly that Zhang Zhao has just become his juniors and therefore he will treat him just like junior by giving him first-meeting gift.
Looking Zhang De retreated from the line, the elder clan head who was just victorious earlier just continued “All of you youngsters! You all said that we are old, right? I say, yes we are old!!! But that is the main point!!! We, old people, have not much longer to live!!! Let us claim glory for one last time and pave the road for you to tread!!!” That word said with intent for younger clansmen to not fight the easy battle and in order to scare them so Wancheng city will be controlled by them.
Both old and young n.o.bles are counter-attacking in hope one of them will back down. The young n.o.bles attacking by exploiting old n.o.bles age and old n.o.bles are countering by accepting their age and ridiculed their current clan heads as their juniors and also kept shouting of the danger attacking Wancheng city. The scene in Lu Su’s front is filled with this drama and he already burned anger in his heart.