Sun Jian then led his troops to temporarily stop in this village.
In the following days, Sun Jian sent people to keep an eye on the town lord's every move, while also ordering others to take grain and villagers from his own village to the surrounding villages to persuade them to surrender.
With the help of the old man and the villagers, people from seven surrounding villages expressed their willingness to follow Sun Jian in his uprising.
Sun Jian then selected a thousand able-bodied men from several villages and handed them over to Gao Shun for training.
During the training, Sun Jian also shouted a slogan that inspired the people: "Down with the lord, and we'll have enough to eat!"
About ten days later, a problem arose in front of Sun Jian and his men—they were running out of food.
Sun Jian brought a lot of silk and tea with him on this trip, but not much grain.
With tens of thousands of villagers from several villages, plus nearly three thousand staff officers, guards, and caravan members, the daily expenses were considerable.
At dusk that day, a scout responsible for monitoring the town's lord returned to the temporary camp and reported the lord's situation to Sun Jian.
"Reporting to the general, the lord here is named Morasi, a baron with three wives and concubines, three sons and two daughters. Nearly twenty villages in the surrounding area are his territory. He has fewer than three hundred soldiers under his command, and the walls of his manor are no more than ten feet high."
The manor has six roads leading to the outside world, four of which are main roads and the other two are side roads. One leads to the city to the west, and the other leads to another town to the north...
Furthermore, this lord usually lives a secluded life and rarely contacts the outside world.
I've inquired around, and it seems the surrounding lords are the same; they only contact the outside world when the city lord summons them, when taxes are collected, or when there's some unforeseen event..."
After listening to the scout's report, Sun Jian quickly drew a simple topographical map.
"Gongren, I plan to lead my men out first thing tomorrow morning to take down this lord first, and then take another town by surprise."
In this way, we will have a small piece of land, which we can develop slowly for a while. After the autumn harvest and when there is enough food, we can then take over other towns..."
“Okay!” Gao Shun nodded, then added, “But all passages must be sealed off beforehand to prevent the news from leaking out…”
Sun Jian: "You will lead six hundred brothers to set off tonight and block these six passages. Tomorrow morning, I will lead a thousand brothers and a thousand able-bodied men to attack the manor!"
"good!"
Gao Shun agreed.
Afterwards, the two discussed the details of the operation again, and only after confirming that everything was in order did Gao Shun leave.
After dinner, Gao Shun mustered six hundred guards and, led by a scout, went ahead to make arrangements.
The order to set off early tomorrow morning also reached everyone's ears.
Everyone, from the accompanying guards to the newly trained young men, was excited and thrilled about the operation that was about to begin tomorrow.
Those guards were all adventurers recruited by Sun Jian along the way. They were excited because they could finally make a big splash here.
The young and strong, on the other hand, were finally able to take revenge on the lord who had been oppressing and exploiting them.
Nothing was said that night.
The next morning, just as the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon, Sun Jian, dressed neatly, walked out of his room, his ancestral ancient sword hanging at his waist.
Before long, one of his accompanying advisors also quickly approached Sun Jian.
"General, the brothers are all ready and can depart at any time!"
"very good!"
Upon hearing the staff officer's report, Sun Jian's face showed a satisfied expression.
It has to be said that the existence of these advisors is incredibly convenient.
As the commander-in-chief, all you need to do is give orders. The staff will handle all the specific details, even the pre-battle mobilization.
"Set off!!"
Seeing the two thousand men waiting for orders, Sun Jian shouted and led the way toward the town.
At noon, the group finally arrived at a grove of trees 300 meters west of the manor.
Gao Shun, who arrived here last night, also found Sun Jian and reported the situation of the manor.
According to Gao Shun's report, the people inside the manor were unaware of the commotion outside, and had no idea that anyone would come to attack them.
Therefore, there were no watchtowers in the manor, and not even any guards at the gate.
Looking at the low courtyard wall and the empty guards ahead, Sun Jian narrowed his eyes and looked at the strategist beside him: "Tell the brothers to be quick when we make our move. We'll have lunch at the manor!"
"yes!"
Soon, Sun Jian's order spread throughout the army, and everyone gripped their weapons with excitement.
"Brothers, follow me and kill!"
With a loud shout, Sun Jian was the first to rush out of the woods and head towards the manor.
"Kill!!"
The adventurers behind them followed closely behind.
Due to the short training period and the long-term hunger and hardship they had endured in the past, those young and strong men had fallen behind.
In just a dozen breaths, Sun Jian and a dozen of the fastest adventurers arrived at the courtyard wall.
Sun Jian then made a hand gesture, and the dozen or so adventurers immediately leaped into the courtyard and rushed towards the gate.
The gate opened, and the large group of people behind it filed in.
It wasn't until Sun Jian and the thousand adventurers who had rushed into the manor arrived at the open space that the manor's guards realized what was happening and hurriedly rushed over.
"Follow me and kill! Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!!"
Seeing the guards running over, Sun Jian roared and charged forward, wielding his ancient sword.
Sun Jian rushed forward quickly, slashing left and right with his precious sword. In the blink of an eye, four or five guards fell to the ground dead, which terrified the surrounding guards.
At the same time, the adventurers who were closely following Sun Jian also rushed up.
These adventurers were mostly former wandering knights with considerable courage and strength. Although they were not as fierce as Sun Jian, they were by no means comparable to these guards who could only bully the common people.
Within a few breaths, dozens of guards fell into pools of blood.
With Sun Jian leading the way, along with a thousand battle-hardened adventurers, the mere three hundred guards were quickly reduced to more than half their number.
The remaining hundred or so guards, seeing that the enemy was exceptionally fierce and outnumbered them, gave up resistance and knelt on the ground to surrender.
Only after the last guard knelt down did the thousand able-bodied men following behind charge forward with loud shouts.
Seeing that the battle was over, the young men were momentarily stunned.
They never expected that those fierce-looking guards would be so easily defeated by Sun Jian and his men.
In an instant, all the young and strong became even more determined to follow.
The more courageous and brave a group of people you are, the greater your chances of succeeding in starting your own uprising.
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