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Chapter 154: Sun Quan: Am I worse than a beast? I don't care about this fake friendship, I'm willing to surrender to Lord Xuande!
Not only Sun Quan was shocked.

Zhang Zhao, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Jia Hua and other generals, as well as every ordinary soldier, were all horrified!

Zhou Yu, their Grand Commander-in-Chief, was actually mutinying and rebelling!

They want to pull their lord Sun Quan down from the position of Lord of Jiangdong and support their Master Shao to take the throne!

Everyone's head was buzzing, and they were stunned by Zhou Yu's sudden move.

"Zhou Yu, are you crazy? How dare you plot rebellion?"

Zhang Zhao was a man who had seen a lot of storms, so he was the first to react and pointed at Zhou Yu and shouted at him.

The words "plotting treason and rebellion" were like a thunderclap, waking Sun Quan from his trance and shock.

Only then did he understand why Zhou Yu did not defend Zheqi, but led his entire army back to Moling without fighting.

It turns out that this is to force him to step down!
As for his good nephew Sun Shao, Zhou Yu probably arranged for someone to enter the city first and take him out of the city first.

This was a carefully planned mutiny!
Sun Quan immediately flew into a rage and pointed at Zhou Yu, scolding him:
"Before my brother died, he clearly asked me to inherit the Sun family's foundation and become the ruler of Jiangdong. This is well known to everyone."

"Zhou Yu, I have placed my trust in you and entrusted all of my Jiangdong troops to you. How dare you betray my trust and tamper with my brother's will to commit treason?"

Zhou Yu had no expression on his face, just watching Sun Quan's incompetence and rage coldly, like a woman who had completely given up on her husband and didn't care whether he was happy or angry.

After Sun Quan finished scolding, Zhou Yu said coldly:
"When Bofu passed the throne to you, it was out of trust in you, believing that you could protect the Jiangdong foundation he founded through bloody battles."

"But you, at the slightest setback, will offer Jiangdong to Cao Cao in exchange for your own life."

"The foundation that Bofu and I fought bloody battles to build is being handed over to others by you just like that. Are you worthy of the trust that Bofu placed in you?"

Zhou Yu simply tore his face off and no longer cared about the difference between master and subject. In front of thousands of soldiers inside and outside the city, he openly denounced Sun Quan's incompetence and cowardice.

If Sun Quan were stripped naked in public, he would be filled with anger and shame, and his face would turn purple.

Zhou Yu did not give him a chance to retaliate and continued:

"Zhongmou, since you are so afraid of death and unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the ruler of Jiangdong and protecting the legacy left by Bofu, you should know your place and honestly step down and let someone more capable take over."

"If you really still believe Jing Bofu is your brother, then stop struggling pointlessly. Just open the city gates and return the throne of Jiangdong to Master Shao."

"In this way, you can step down with dignity, and Master Shao will give you a life of wealth and prosperity."

"If you don't understand the situation and insist on forcing me to resort to violence, you won't have a chance to save face when I invade Moling!"

Sun Quan's figure shuddered.

Zhou Yu is giving him an ultimatum. If he refuses to give up his throne, he will forcibly capture Moling and force him to step down by force!

The 10,000 troops under Zhou Yu's command were the last elite troops in Jiangdong.

Although the soldiers he had guarding Moling numbered several thousand, they were all local militia and county soldiers gathered together, and their combat effectiveness was only slightly better than that of a mob.

If Zhou Yu really attacked the city by force, how could he possibly stop it?
"My lord, the generals are unhappy with your surrender to Cao Cao and may join Zhou Yu in rebellion. However, Master Shao may not have such intentions. He is most likely being coerced by Zhou Yu..."

Zhang Zhao beside him whispered a reminder.

Sun Quan suddenly understood and hurriedly shouted to Sun Shao:

"Shao'er, we are uncle and nephew, blood is thicker than water."

"I know you were coerced by that traitor Zhou Yu, and that he forced you to kill my own flesh and blood. Speak up and let the soldiers see the true face of that traitor Zhou Yu!"

He placed his last hope on Sun Shao.

Unexpectedly, Sun Shao showed hatred on his face and cursed:

"Sun Quan, you are such a heartless and disloyal person! How dare you say blood is thicker than water? And you have the nerve to call yourself my uncle?"

"Ever since you came to power, you've been suspicious of me all the time, guarding against and monitoring me everywhere. You've placed countless spies around me. Don't you think I don't know?"

"You claim to be protecting my safety, but you're actually using this as an excuse to keep me under house arrest. If Uncle Gongjin hadn't sent someone to secretly take me out of the city today, I wouldn't even need your permission to enter or leave Moling!"

"I ask you, is this how you treat your nephew, your own flesh and blood?"

"My father passed the throne of Jiangdong to you, yet you treat me like this. I'm not worthy of being my uncle. You're worse than a beast!"

Sun Shao also tore off his face, exposing everything Sun Quan had done over the years and venting all the resentment that had accumulated over the years.

Sun Quan was stunned and speechless after being scolded.

He obviously didn't expect that although his nephew was young, he knew everything and was well aware of the dirty things he had done.

After accusing Sun Quan, Sun Shao took a breath and said loudly:
"My father conquered Jiangdong. If he were still alive, he would rather perish with the big-eared thief than surrender to Cao Cao for the sake of his own survival!"

"Sun Quan, you may be cold-blooded and heartless, but I, Sun Shao, am not!"

"If you listen to Uncle Gongjin and return what belongs to me respectfully, I will forgive you for the sake of our shared ancestry and give you a life of prosperity and wealth."

"If you are still shameless and stubborn, don't blame me for not caring about family ties!"

Sun Shao also followed Zhou Yu's example and issued an ultimatum to his uncle.

The soldiers along the city turned to Sun Quan in astonishment. They had obviously believed what Sun Shao said and could not believe that their lord would treat his nephew like this.

"Sun Shao, you——"

Sun Quan was so angry that his eyes popped out and his face twisted into a shapeless state. He pointed at Sun Shao and wanted to curse him but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

He held it in for a long time, until his blood rushed to his heart. He covered his chest and staggered back half a step, gasping for breath.

"Lord!"

Zhang Zhao hurried forward to support Sun Quan.

"You beast, this ungrateful little beast, how dare you slander me like this, you beast~~"

Sun Quan was gasping for breath and cursing with gritted teeth.

"I never thought that Master Shao would be deceived by Zhou Yu and become such a traitor." "My lord, the Moling defenders are a motley crowd, and now that they've been bewitched and instigated by these two, they're even more vulnerable."

"We can no longer defend Moling City. We must abandon the city and retreat to Wu County immediately. We will then join forces with Lu Boyan and his men and plan how to quell the rebellion."

Zhang Zhao understood the situation, wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered a reminder.

Sun Quan was furious, he stood up suddenly and shouted:
"I would rather give this Moling City to that big-eared thief than to those two traitors, Zhou Yu and Sun Shao. I will never—"

Before he could utter any harsh words, Song Qian came galloping on his horse and climbed up the city wall in a panic.

"My lord, Zhu Zhi's son, Zhu Ran, secretly opened the west gate and let the rebels into Moling City!"

Sun Quan was horrified and looked towards the west gate in a hurry.

I saw three pillars of wolf smoke rising on the top of the west gate of the city wall at some point, and I could vaguely see the "Zhou" flag rising on the city wall.

Sun Quan took a deep breath and turned his head tremblingly to look at Zhou Yu under the city.

At this moment, Zhou Yu had a sneer on his face, as if he was sure of winning.

"My lord, this must have been planned by Zhou Yu. He had Zhu Zhi secretly order his son Zhu Ran to cooperate with him from the inside and outside, secretly opening the west gate to let Zhou Yu into the city!"

Zhang Zhao shouted with a bitter face.

Sun Quan staggered back half a step, his whole body like an eggplant hit by frost, all his rage disappeared.

"My lord, the situation is hopeless. Moling can no longer be defended. Abandon the city and retreat south immediately."

"Zhou Yu is as ruthless as Bo Fu. If you and I fall into his hands, he will definitely kill us and leave us without a burial place—"

Seeing that Sun Quan was still hesitant, Zhang Zhao hugged his arms and begged almost in tears.

Sun Quan shuddered, no longer daring to hesitate, and shouted in a hoarse voice:
"Quick, quickly escort me out of the city, escort me back to Wujun—"

Zhang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered Zhou Tai, Chen Wu and others to lead their troops to escort Sun Quan to escape.

The defenders on the city wall fled in panic.

Upon hearing the news, all the officials and wealthy families who were unwilling to submit to Sun Shao and Zhou Yu fled.

Moling City was in chaos.

Outside the north gate.

Zhou Yu knew the outcome was decided, so he smiled and bowed to Sun Shao:

"My lord, please enter the city!"

The word "Lord" cheered up the young man, and a high-spirited smile appeared on his face.

Then he grabbed Zhou Yu's arm and said with a smile:

"Uncle Gongjin, let's go to Moling together."

"From today on, I will share this beautiful Jiangdong with you!"

Seeing Sun Shao's gratitude, Zhou Yu also showed a relieved smile on his face.

So he turned his head and looked upstream, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

"Xiao He, even if you are a master of strategists, could you have predicted that I, Zhou Yu, would dare to return to Moling and depose Sun Quan?"

...

Zheqi Pass.

Flags with the word "Liu" on them were flying above the city walls.

When Guan Yu's 30,000 navy arrived, Zhou Cang, who was ordered to stay behind, was shocked and had to abandon the city and flee with less than a thousand defenders.

Liu's army captured the last barrier upstream of Moling without any effort.

At dusk, Liu Bei personally arrived with more than 40,000 infantrymen, and the land and sea forces joined forces.

On the city wall, Guan Yu reported to Liu Bei the whole process of taking down Zheqi Pass without fighting.

Several captives who did not have time to escape also personally confirmed the fact that two days ago, Zhou Yu personally led 10,000 troops and returned to Moling under the cover of darkness.

"Two days ago? When I just left Zheqi?"

"In other words, as soon as I left, he led his army back to Moling without even a moment's hesitation?"

"Zhou Yu, you, you——"

Lu Su's fists gradually clenched, and a look of grief, anger and disappointment appeared on his face.

The evidence was overwhelming, and he had no choice but to accept the cruel truth:
Zhou Yu was using him and deceiving him from the beginning to the end!
He used him to pretend to surrender to Liu Bei, disregarding his life, but he himself betrayed him and took advantage of the situation to lead his army back to Moling to launch a mutiny.

It was not until this time that Lu Su suddenly realized that his so-called life-and-death friendship with Zhou Yu was just his wishful thinking.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel sad that his sincerity had been wasted.

"Ahem, Zijing, I know you're not in a good mood, but I still want to ask, does the bet we made still count?"

Behind him, Xiao He patted his shoulder gently, reminding him not to forget the previous bet.

Lu Su let out a long sigh, the sadness in his eyes gradually faded, and he looked as if a stone pressing on his heart had finally been removed, and he felt relieved.

When he turned around, a look of determination appeared in his eyes.

Then he bowed to Liu Bei, took a deep breath, and bowed deeply.
"Su finally came to his senses today and realized that Lord Xuande is the true and wise leader worthy of my life."

"I, Lu Su, am willing to submit to Lord Xuande and do my best to assist him in achieving the great cause of rebuilding the Han Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)