On the tenth day of April, the Shu army arrived in Wu County.
On the day the army arrived, Sun Quan sent soldiers to the Shu army camp to pay homage to Wang Can.
In the camp, Wu Bing respectfully handed over the documents, looking anxious.
The soldier didn't know what was in the document, but there was lingering worry in his eyes. He was afraid that Wang Can would be furious after reading the document, so he pushed him out and killed him. For a while, there was no movement, and the soldier looked up and took a peek.
Looking at Wang Can, the uneasiness in my heart disappeared a little, because Wang Can's expression was as usual and he was still smiling.
"Tell Sun Quan that I will not let him down."
Wang Can waved his hand and told the soldiers to leave.
The Wu Army soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and ran out quickly.
Xu Shu hurriedly asked: "Lord, what happened?"
Wang Can handed the document to Xu Shu and said in a deep voice: "Sun Quan detained hundreds of thousands of people in Wu County outside the city as a human wall to resist our army. If he wants to attack Wu County, he will inevitably be blocked by the people. Count.
The lives of hundreds of thousands of people must be taken with caution!"
When Jia Xu heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened.
Compared with Sun Jian and Sun Ce, Sun Quan is more sophisticated, because Sun Jian and Sun Ce disdain to do such immoral things.
Jia Xu said slowly: "My lord, Sun Quan's plan is evil. If my lord ignores the safety of the people and slaughters the unarmed people, he will definitely lose the support of the people. At that time, what is the use of gaining Wuxian?"
Xu Shu looked serious and said righteously: "The people are the foundation of the country and cannot be ignored. Sun Quan detained hundreds of thousands of people in camps, which consumed countless amounts of food every day. In addition, there were at least 70,000 to 80,000 Wu troops in Wu County.
, it will also consume countless grains and will not last long. I suggest that if there are three shortcomings in the siege of Wu County, if Sun Quan leads the army to leave, he can take advantage of the situation to defeat Sun Quan; if Sun Quan takes the initiative to stay in the city and defend it, he will be a turtle in the urn and trap the city to death."
Zhang Ren said: "Commander Xu is right. Encircling Wuxian is enough to solve Wuxian's problem."
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Lord, this plan won't work."
Wang Can asked: "If you have any opinions on Fengxiao, please tell me."
Xu Shu frowned but did not interrupt.
Guo Jia looked calm and said unhurriedly: "First of all, Cao Cao has defeated the Yuan family and pacified Youzhou. Even though the high officials of Bingzhou are still there, Cao Cao has been able to free his hands and send his troops south. Now it all depends on Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong
Delaying Cao Cao gave my lord an opportunity to attack Wuxian. If the siege is continued for a long time without attacking, it will take too long. Once Cao Cao goes south, it will be detrimental to our army."
"Secondly, if we don't send troops, can't Sun Quan do it? What if Sun Quan lets his soldiers drive hundreds of thousands of people to kill our army camp? Shouldn't we retreat one after another without resisting?"
"Finally, Yuan Zhi mentioned that the people would consume countless amounts of food. I don't agree with it. Sun Quan dared to detain the people of Wu County. Do you think such a crazy person would treat the people well? It's obviously impossible! I think it's impossible.
, hundreds of thousands of people detained by Sun Quan were hungry."
Guo Jia said seriously: "If we don't launch an attack, we will play into Sun Quan's hands. This is not good."
Xu Shu showed an unbearable look and said: "Fengxiao, those are hundreds of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of living lives! The Shu army and the Wu army are fighting, how can the people deserve it?"
Xu Shu himself was born as an ordinary citizen, and he cared more about the life and death of the people.
Guo Jiaxiao said: "Yuanzhi, you misunderstood me. We want to break the city and defeat Sun Quan, but we don't necessarily have to kill all the people who are blocking the way. As Wen He said, killing the people will only lose the support of the people.
, not advisable.”
Wang Can asked: "Fengxiao, what can you do?"
Before Guo Jia had time to speak, Shi A ran in with a hurried expression and said loudly: "Lord, it's not good, the Wu army is coming. They forced tens of thousands of people to rush in front, what should we do?"
Wang Can frowned, feeling angry.
Whatever you are afraid of, come to you!
Wei Yan looked stern and said in a deep voice: "Lord, the people are indeed innocent, but the two armies are fighting, the battlefield is ruthless, and the people are involved, so we can't care so much. Give the order. The general will lead the troops to kill and dig through the people.
, attack Wu Jun."
Wang Can took a deep breath, shook his head and said: "Give the order to retreat and avoid contact with the people."
Although Wang Can has lived in this era for more than ten years and has integrated into this era, the things deep in his heart have not changed. It is difficult for Wang Can to attack the defenseless people. When the two armies are fighting, Wang Can
Chan can kill his enemies mercilessly, but the people are not his enemies.
Xu Shu said: "My lord, I will go and convey the order immediately."
After finishing speaking, Xu Shu left the tent resolutely and conveyed Wang Can's order. Within a short time, the Shu army began to retreat, but the forced people still followed helplessly.
The army retreated thirty miles before the Wu army stopped advancing.
Immediately afterwards, the people also retreated. Their families were all in the camp outside Wu County. They were restrained and did not dare to escape, so they could only obey the Wu army's command. At the same time, the people felt very sad when they saw the Shu army retreating on its own initiative.
Fortunately. If the Shu army attacks regardless of their lives, they can only wait to be killed and cannot stop the Shu army.
Wu County, on the city tower.
Sun Quan is not returning to the palace now, and has been staying on the tower.
After the news of the retreat of the Shu army came back, Zhuge Liang felt vaguely happy in his heart. However, he still held up his hands and said: "The Shu army retreated without attacking. Congratulations to King Wu."
Sun Quan said in a deep voice: "I am just thinking, if this method is also used in Jiujiang, Nanchang, and Lujiang, how can Wang Can take a step forward?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head inwardly, Sun Quan was really vicious.
Sun Quan's eyes fell on the camp outside the city. He ignored Zhuge Liang and said to himself: "Wang Can retreated for the sake of ordinary people. The kindness of a woman. Good, very good! He, Wang Can, is willing to covet fame, so he just gave him
improves our chances of survival."
For some reason, Zhuge Liang felt a biting chill in his heart.
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In the Shu army camp, the Chinese army tent.
Lu Meng, Zhang Xiu, Tai Shi Ci, Pang De and other military generals were all sitting inside. Xu Shu, Jia Xu and Guo Jia were also on both sides. At this time, everyone remained silent and said nothing. Sun Quan treated the people like rotten dogs.
, let the common people form a thick human wall, blocking the Shu army's front. The Shu army could not attack the common people, and it was difficult to defeat the Wu army and it was difficult to take action.
Wang Can looked around at everyone and suddenly laughed.
Jia Xu asked: "Lord, why are you laughing?"
Guo Jia then asked: "Has my lord thought of a way to defeat the enemy?"
Xu Shu's eyes suddenly brightened, a bright smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Wang Can expectantly. All the generals in the tent were like this, smiling and gearing up to take action.
Wang Can shook his head, and everyone was immediately disappointed.
Just listen to Wang Can say slowly: "I heard that, 'If the king treats his ministers like hands and feet, then the ministers will treat him like his heart; if the king treats his ministers like dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a countryman; if the king regards his ministers as grass and mustard, then his ministers will
Treat the king like a bandit. The people of Wu are all subjects of Sun Quan, but Sun Quan treats the people under his rule as nothing. I believe that the people are unwilling to be loyal to Sun Quan."
Xu Shu coughed twice and said helplessly: "My lord, the people are unwilling to follow Sun Quan, but they are in prison and have their families in custody, so how can they dare to resist?"
Wang Can smiled and said: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. The people are the water in the river, and Sun Quan is the wooden boat on the river. Without the people, Sun Quan will definitely die. Now that Sun Quan has no virtue, the people can certainly overthrow Sun Quan. This time,
I decided to take the soldiers from Langya Camp to infiltrate the people, use the people to defeat Sun Quan and destroy the Sun family."
"My lord, no!"
After the words fell, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and Xu Shu all expressed their opinions.
Pang De, Lu Meng, Gan Ning and other generals also stood up and persuaded Wang Can not to let Wang Can put himself in danger. Wang Can's habit of taking risks made the civil servants and generals in the camp feel embarrassed.
This is not a good habit and can easily lead to unrest.
Lu Meng clasped his fists and said: "My Lord, you are the king of a country. It is related to the security of the country. You should not take risks easily. As a general in the army and the commander of the Langya Camp, it is natural that the general should go. This time, the general
Bring the soldiers from the Langya Camp to infiltrate the people, incite the people, and destroy Sun Quan's biggest supporter."
When everyone heard this, they quickly agreed.
As long as Wang Can doesn't put himself at risk, anything can be discussed.
Wang Can shook his head and said: "How can such a thing happen without me? I have made up my mind to go and will not change it. Besides, I am among the people, no one will find me, and no one will know me, so nothing will happen to me.
Even if there is danger, I will ask the people accompanying me to send a signal and you will send troops to rescue me, and you can get me out, and there will be no danger."
Everyone tried to persuade him, but Wang Can remained unmoved.
