Chapter 145
Chapter 145
Chapter 145 – Reflecting On Your Mistakes (?)
August 10th, 182 A. D.
Sun Jian Army moved into Ganling City ahead of the schedule. Because of the quietness and their scout reports, they found out that Zhang Tong and his army had withdrawn a few days ago.
As soon as they entered the city, they were shocked by the remaining citizens as there were only less than 10,000 townspeople remaining. Furthermore, the majority of the city had been burnt to the ground, only the remaining people's houses were intact.
The people also treated Sun Clan soldiers with a strange attitude. They avoided Sun Jian and his men as if they had done something bad to the people.
Li Jing walked around the city and tried to interact with the people. Because of her look and her existence as a girl, a few elders talked to her and told her about what actually happened to the city before they came in.
After the investigation, Li Jing returned to Sun Jian and Sun Fang to give them a report.
"We've been had. Zhang Tong has left a mess for us. "
"How?" The two father and son was puzzled.
"First, Zhang Tong spread bad rumors about us while he appeared to be a saint in their point of view. Since we suddenly come and chase them away, the people treat us as corrupted officials who bullies the honest hard working officials. "
"What!? That's absurd! We haven't done anything yet!" Sun Fang was infuriated.
Sun Jian shook his head and tapped Sun Fang's shoulder.
"We've made a big mistake on our part. From the very beginning, we shouldn't have demanded the city from Zhang Tong. If we negotiate and coexist normally in the city from the start, the people would have looked at us differently. "
Li Jing shook her head.
"Father-in-law, though it was a mistake, it was a necessary mistake. If we had tried to coexist with them, our trip would have been wasteful. Then I, Hanfang, and you might have died already. "
"Why would Zhang Tong want to kill us? We've never had a feud with each other. " Sun Jian doubted.
Sun Fang and Li Jing had a wry smile on their faces as they knew about Tong's motive and the reason to kill all of them. If they died, the Sun Clan would be finished as Sun Ce and Sun Quan would not be able to rise. Once that happened, the Kingdom of Wu would not exist. It was the best tactic to weed out a potential enemy before it grew stronger.
"Because Zhang Tong knew that if he left us alone, we will become a threat to him in the future. "
Li Jing decided to confess to Sun Jian about the true history of the three kingdoms and about the kingdom of Wu's fate.
Sun Jian listened to the tales of his sons in astonishment. After he listened to the end of the story where the Wu Kingdom fell, he shed a tear. It was not a tear of sadness. It was a tear of happiness and pride. His descendants did their best and lived proudly.
'So my efforts are not in vain!'
He smiled to Li Jing and Sun Fang, then he told them to stop.
"I've heard enough now. You can stop. "
Li Jing nodded and continued. "The second reason is, they are wary of us and afraid that we will steal their food and water. It seems Zhang Tong has given them enough food supplies for them to live through this ordeal for 8 to 9 months. And also…"