Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 474 Unless Little Qu'a comes to your rescue today, you are all doomed!

'Snapped! '

The wine glass smashed on the ground and shattered into pieces.

The door was pushed open, and Pan Zhang's personal guards rushed in carrying weapons.

"I don't know where you're from, you madman."

Pan Zhang clapped his hands and stood up. "But since you're determined to die, I'll grant your wish."

He strode toward the door, while a dozen guards raised their weapons and rushed toward Lin Dao.

"Puff puff puff~~~"

Amidst the strange, unheard-of sounds, came the screams of the guards.

Pan Zhang, who had been calm and composed, suddenly changed his expression drastically.

He didn't dare turn around, but instead lunged forward and rushed towards the door.

It must be said that a martial artist who has been on the battlefield and returned alive, even if he has a terrible character, must have outstanding abilities and reflexes.

'Puff puff puff~'

A sensation of being pushed up my back came on, accompanied by a stinging pain.

The next moment, the person was already lying on the ground.

Struggling to get up, I felt all my strength drain away, leaving only pain.

He opened his mouth.

"Ah~~~"

Lin Dao, with a gun sling across his shoulder, came to his side and looked down at him.

"It's just borrowing something, why resort to knives?"

"Since you've used a knife, I'll use a gun."

Lin Dao waved to a few trembling monks not far away, "Come here."

The monks were clearly terrified and didn't dare to come over at all.

'Puff puff puff~'

One of the monks had several holes in his body, and he collapsed to the ground, bleeding profusely and wailing.

Lin Dao beckoned again, "Come here."

Several monks scrambled over, kowtowing and begging for their lives.

"Spare my life."

Lin Dao's smile remained unchanged. "Do two things for me."

“Cut off his head.”

"Burn this temple down!"

"You shall not be tolerated in my Central Plains!"

"All you do is rake in money and have kids, you're utterly useless!"

Sun Quan was very busy.

He was busy preparing for his ascension to the throne and finishing up the remaining work on the relocation of the capital to Jianye.

He was busy dealing with the sudden changes in the north and fighting against the powerful clans under his command.

Of these, news from the north was the one that he was most concerned about.

As if injected with adrenaline, the Shu Kingdom suddenly rallied and gave Cao Wei a sound beating.

First they seized Longyou, then Guanzhong, and even reached the gates of Luoyang!

If it weren't for the back-and-forth fighting with Cao Wei in the previous years, during which Sun Quan had been repeatedly taught a lesson by Cao Wei's troops, he would have truly believed that Cao Wei was no longer viable.

On this day, he received another urgent military intelligence from the north.

I was completely dumbfounded after seeing it.

Once he came to his senses, he immediately ordered all his generals and civil and military officials to come to the Wu King's palace to discuss important military and national affairs.

Military generals representing various departments and civil officials representing local powerful families gathered at the Wu King's Palace.

The Eastern Wu was a product of compromise.

When Xiao Bawang swept across Jiangdong, he eliminated local powerful families and curbed the power of aristocratic clans.

After all, aside from his exceptional martial prowess and lack of business credibility, Little Tyrant also had a good eye for business.

He was planning to eliminate local powerful clans and completely control Jiangdong.

Unfortunately, he suffered a backlash from local powerful figures, who assassinated the Little Tyrant.

Sun Quan learned his lesson and switched to cooperating with local powerful families.

This led to the continuous growth of local powerful families, eventually forming the aristocratic clans of Jiangdong.

This is why, when Cao Cao's army marched south, many civil officials representing the local powerful families of Jiangdong advocated surrender.

They surrendered, but they remained local bullies.

When Zhou Yu, with his extraordinary demeanor, and Lu Su, who went to the meeting alone, were around, they were able to suppress these local bullies.

But after their deaths, no one could restrain the local power in Jiangdong.

The reason why the famous general Lu Xun was killed by Sun Quan was that these powerful clans had threatened Sun Quan's position.

Lu Xun came from the Lu family, a representative of powerful and aristocratic families. Once he seized military power, what chance would Sun Quan have?
After all the civil and military officials had gathered, Sun Quan presented an urgent report.

"Luoyang has been captured by Shu, Cao Rui is dead, and Wei is on the verge of destruction."

The civil and military officials were greatly alarmed, and a great uproar ensued.

Everyone was in disbelief.

How did the once mighty Cao Wei, which dominated the north, become so weak?

Or perhaps everyone in Shu suddenly became incredibly energetic and unleashed their inner superhuman?
"It is said."

Sun Quan's expression was solemn. "The Shu Kingdom has received divine assistance."

“A celestial being unleashed heavenly thunder, which bombarded Chang’an, blew up Tongguan, and destroyed Luoyang.”

"They were invincible and unstoppable. The morale of the Wei army was low, and they collapsed at the first touch."

This was even more outrageous, and the civil and military officials clearly did not believe it.

If the Shu Kingdom could truly summon a divine being to aid them, then the Wu Kingdom would have been struck by lightning during the Battle of Yiling.

Sun Quan was also having a headache.

This matter was reported by spies; he had not witnessed it himself, so naturally he could not imagine it.

But that's not the important thing right now.

"The State of Wei is now in great chaos, and there are already signs of its impending doom."

“We should quickly send troops to seize land and people to increase our national strength.”

"Send messengers to persuade the Wei generals in various regions to surrender, so that they do not fall into the hands of Shu."

Upon hearing this, everyone expressed their agreement.

This is one of the reasons why Eastern Wu has always been looked down upon.

Before Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions, he allied with the Shu Kingdom to fight against the Wei Kingdom.

Seeing that Wei was being badly beaten, he immediately broke his alliance and threatened Shu to withdraw its troops, then proclaimed himself King of Wu of Wei and allied with Wei. Now that Wei is about to perish, he hastily jumped out again to betray Wei and devour it.

In an era that valued credit and reputation, the Wu Kingdom's pragmatic and opportunistic approach was indeed despicable.

Just as everyone was busy discussing how to devour the remaining flesh and blood of the Wei Kingdom, a deafening thunderclap suddenly resounded outside!

The terrifying explosion and shockwave caused everyone inside the hall to tremble and their expressions to become chaotic.

"What's the matter?!"

"What happened?!"

In the midst of the panic, a garrison commander rushed in to report.

"Your Majesty~"

"A bolt of lightning struck from the sky, and the palace walls collapsed!"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the hall were greatly shocked.

Everyone naturally thought of the military report about the Shu Kingdom receiving divine assistance.

With a dark expression, Sun Quan stood up, drew his sword, and left.

"Follow me~"

No one dared to delay, and they all drew their swords and followed.

As they approached the breached palace wall, before they could examine it closely, they heard the roar of engines and the sound of tracks crushing the earth outside the wall.

The earth was trembling, and the stones on the ground were constantly bouncing.

Amidst the chaotic shouts, a colossal machine, gleaming in the sunlight, defied the relentless barrage of crossbow bolts and drove through the breached palace wall.

Sun Quan and his companions had never seen such a terrifying monster.

Just as they were about to flee instinctively, the monster made of steel stopped.

The hatch opened, and Lin Dao, fully armed, emerged from it.

Sun Quan, who was about to flee, pushed away the general who was pulling him away.

He sheathed his sword, cupped his hands in greeting to Lin Dao, and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

It must be said that Sun Quan was courageous; at least he was someone who dared to personally lead an expedition.

Although they always lost battles, at least they dared to go to the front lines.

Lin Dao, who was carrying a package, casually tossed it over.

Seeing the package roll to their feet, everyone stepped back.

Ding Feng, being a military officer, was the boldest and stepped forward to open the package.

"General Pan?!"

"The General Who Conquers the North?!"

Upon seeing Pan Zhang's head in the package, everyone from Eastern Wu was greatly shocked.

Sun Quan's heart sank.

Despite his stubbornness, he asked again, "May I ask if you are the divine being who helped Shu defeat Wei?"

Looking at the shattered city walls, Sun Quan finally understood why the Wei Kingdom had suffered repeated defeats.

Lin Dao, behind the mask, waved his hand and responded with a buzzing sound.

"Don't ask anymore, it's useless."

"I have chosen Shu Han to unify the world and end the chaos."

"You have no chance."

Sun Quan was furious!
He was genuinely angry; his reddish beard was trembling.

Ignoring the danger, he stepped forward and demanded an explanation.

"Why is this?!"

"What's wrong with my great Wu?!"

Lin Dao calmly explained, "In this chaotic world, you have given up your ambition to conquer the Central Plains and chosen to live a life of ease and comfort."

"They repeatedly engaged in opportunism between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, while the civil officials within the court were afraid of war and compromised, seeking only a precarious peace."

"In our Central Plains, those who seek only a peaceful existence, even if they possess extraordinary talent, are despised by others."

"That's fine, after all, everyone has their own ambitions."

"But you broke the alliance and launched a surprise attack on Jingzhou."

"The white-clad man crossed the river to kill Guan Yu, demonstrating a complete moral depravity and utter lack of principles."

"You cowards, what right do you have to receive my help?"

"If I were to help you gain the world, it would merely be a shift from a precarious existence in Jiangdong to a precarious existence throughout the entire country."

“You lowly scoundrels are not worthy of my help.”

"You've truly disgraced the King of Chu, the Little Conqueror!"

Without a doubt, neither Sun Quan nor the civil and military officials of Jiangdong could accept such a statement.

They denied that they were in a state of partial peace, stating that they had launched continuous northern expeditions and fought endless battles with Cao Wei, so how could they be considered to be in a state of partial peace?

As for betraying an ally, it was Liu Bei who broke the agreement first.

We agreed to borrow Jingzhou, how can we not return it?
Liu Bei was originally just a reserve Grand Commander of our Great Wu, but he seized Jingzhou from Great Wu and established himself as emperor.

No one could tolerate him!

Unlike in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei appeared as a mercenary before he arrived in Jingzhou.

He helped Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others fight battles.

The same thing happened after they sought refuge with Liu Biao.

Before the Battle of Red Cliffs, it was said that Sun Quan and Liu Bei had formed an alliance, but in reality, they were fighting as mercenaries for Eastern Wu.

At that time, everyone in Eastern Wu regarded Liu Bei as Zhou Yu's successor, and his position was even higher than that of Lu Su.

However, Liu Bei later established himself as the ruler, and his career grew larger and larger, which led to his betrayal by Eastern Wu.

Faced with the passionate rebuttals from the people of Jiangdong, Lin Dao simply waved his hand.

"It's come to this point, there's no point in saying more."

"Unless you can summon the young general of Qu'a to save the day, you will only face death."

When Sun Ce attacked Jiangdong, he once fought a one-on-one battle with Taishi Ci.

At that time, he was accompanied by the Twelve Tiger Generals of Jiangdong, while Taishi Ci only had a minor general from Qu'a by his side.

This young general from Qu'a single-handedly intercepted the Twelve Tiger Generals for nearly half an hour, ensuring Taishi Ci's one-on-one duel.

Such combat power can be considered the pinnacle of the Three Kingdoms period.

It's estimated that only if Xiang Yu were to be resurrected could he possess such power.

Lin Dao turned around and went back into the steel behemoth.

The roar of engines resumed, and the dark muzzles of cannons were pointed at Sun Quan and his men.

"Today, I vindicate the sons of Jiangdong!"

(End of this chapter)