"General! That villain Lu Kang is disloyal and unrighteous! For the sake of his empty reputation, he has actually disregarded his former sovereign and paid no heed at all to whether he lives or dies!"
"Please allow us to help you defend the city!"
"We still have private troops under our command. If you wish to march out, we can fight alongside you!"
At that moment, Xue Ying, the former Wu Kingdom secretariat minister standing beside Guanqiu Jian, wore an utterly resolute expression as he vowed to defeat Lu Kang for him.
The reason for this situation was easy enough to understand.
They feared a victory by Lu Kang even more than Guanqiu Jian did.
Sun Hao had been captured, and they had already surrendered. The lives of their entire clans were in Guanqiu Jian's hands.
If Lu Kang were about to win, would Guanqiu Jian spare them?
He would surely kill the emperor and every minister in the city first, dragging them down to destruction with him.
Even if Lu Kang proved so heroic that he could ensure the emperor and ministers remained unharmed, swiftly defeat Guanqiu Jian, and pacify Jianye, what good would that do?
From the moment Sun Hao was captured and the imperial edict issued, the Wu Kingdom had already ceased to exist.
These people had all chosen to surrender, as had the great clans and officials throughout the land.
If Lu Kang won and Sun Hao returned to power, what would those who had already surrendered have to say for themselves?
What would become of these ministers in Jianye?
So you, Lu Kang, would be the worthy who remained loyal and unyielding. What about us? Spineless wretches who sold out our sovereign for glory?
Gazing at the distant army, Guanqiu Jian could not help shaking