["Proclamation against the Wu Rebels. Hear this, you rebels of Wu: Thunder begins with blinding lightning, and the march of an army is preceded by its awesome might. Therefore, seeing the lightning, men fear the thunder's fury; hearing the battle cry, they fear the army's might. That the army's might precedes its cry has been true since days of old. In former times, there was the Jin State, which later split into the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu. A ruler of virtue matches his state. Wu has passed through two generations; father and son do not vie, yet their virtue does not match their station. The Prince of Han, taking pity on the people of Wu for their hardships, sought to forge a solemn alliance, but the rebels of Wu dared to invade the soil of Wei, slaughter our innocent citizens, and humiliate our common folk. This can be endured, what cannot?! Now the Imperial Army marches south, acting in accord with the Heavenly Way to sweep clean the Wu region. Our troops go forth to quell chaos, presuming no private designs, humbly executing Heaven's punishment and sternly carrying out the royal execution! Let any people of Wu who hear this proclamation surrender swiftly, for when the heavenly troops arrive, not even a chicken or a dog will be left alive in the Wu region!"]
"Ahhhhhhh...!"
Inside the Imperial Palace in Jianye, when Sun Zhongran saw this proclamation against the rebels, he knew there was no longer any room for reconciliation with the State of Wei.
Chapter 814