Chapter 1377: A Banquet That Doesn't Exist
Sun Ce fought the assassin hard, and gradually felt heavy and dizzy.
He knew that it was the poison of the crossbow bolt that came into play, and gritted his teeth bitterly.
The enemy in Sun Ce's vision gradually appeared.
Originally, each sword must kill an enemy, but now, several swords in a row missed.
A black-clad masked man in melee combat, using a sword-like but curved weapon called a Wu Hook. When Sun Ce's toxin attacked, their melee attacks could also slash at Sun Ce's body, causing more serious injuries.
Sun Ce leaned against a pine tree and said with a laugh: "If I knew this, I wouldn't have escaped." I only hate to die at the hands of the rats!"
The black-clothed masked man did not have any mood fluctuations, and quietly approached.
"Stop hurting my lord!"
Suddenly, a shout sounded from the mouth of the valley, and a group of remnants of soldiers killed, led by a general, with gray hair and a sturdy body, wielding a long knife with one hand, and killing the black-clad masked assassin in succession.
This general is Huang Gai, and he still has a broken arrow shaft on his shoulder, but he ignores it and fights endlessly.
The remnants of the soldiers around Huang Gai also mustered up their remaining bravery, rushed up the ridge, and fought with the black-clothed masked man.
Sun Ce suddenly came to his senses, and shouted: "Heaven will not stop me!" pulled out the two crossbow arrows on his chest, grabbed a black-clothed masked man with one hand, and twisted the opponent's neck with a click, wielding it as a long weapon.
Although his body was heavy and his vision was blocked, Sun Ce relied on his divine power to move the corpse to attack in a large area, but it was difficult for the man in black to get close.
Seeing that Huang Gai was about to join Sun Ce, suddenly a young man dressed as a Confucian scholar, about seventeen or eighteen years old, jumped down from a big tree, his long sword flashed with cold light, and stopped between Huang Gai and Sun Ce.
Huang Gai was shocked and angry, and shouted: "You are Lu Xun!"
Previously, Lu Xun accompanied Lu Ji to Sun Ce's military camp, and Huang Gai knew about it.
Lu Xun stabbed down a Huang Gai soldier with a sword, there was no expression on his face, and he said flatly: "It's me." ”
"You want to be a thief who betrays the enemy!" Huang Gai pointed to Lu Xun's nose and scolded bitterly.
Lu Xun shook his head and said, "This is a bad statement. Sun Ce borrowed the soldiers of the traitor Yuan Shu to annex Jiangdong by force and expel the Han official Liu Xuan, which was originally a rebellion in the imperial court. He is just your lord, the Jiangdong Shi clan, who is willing to recognize him as the master? Not to mention that Sun Ce used force to force and exterminate dissidents, and also forced the Lu clan to be his internal response and rebel against the imperial court. I was about to borrow Sun Ce's head to dedicate it to King Yan and restore the name of the Lu family. ”
After saying something, Huang Gai was speechless.
Sun Ce shouted: "If you become a king or lose a king, why don't you say more! Today, only by fighting to the death can there be a glimmer of life." If I can get rid of it, the day I make a comeback, I will definitely raze the Lu Clan!"
While speaking, Sun Ce threw down the corpse in his hand, picked up a Wu hook long sword in each hand, and killed Lu Xun.
Lu Xun greeted him with his sword, sneered, and carved out two blood marks on the surface of Sun Ce's body. And Sun Ce's attacks all fell in the air.
Sun Ce was already exhausted, in addition to the negative state of rage, all attributes were reduced by 20%, and he was also hit by ten layers of crossbow arrow toxin, his movement was slowed down by thirty percent, and his vision was blurred.
Fortunately, he is still a template for the lord, otherwise the negative effects of crossbow arrow poison are even heavier.
Lu Xun was not good at fighting on horseback, but he was really good at swordsmanship; he was originally the fourth governor of Eastern Wu, and he was good at commanding troops and fighting, not just a literary celebrity.
It's okay to wait for work and bully the half-useless Sun Ce.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Huang Gai stepped forward bravely and shouted: "The lord gets on the horse and leaves quickly!
Ignoring the obstruction of the black-clothed masked man, Huang Gai's long knife slashed at Lu Xun and formed a battle.
Huang Gai's personal soldiers escorted Sun Ce's escape.
The man in black wanted to chase, but Lu Xun stopped him and said: "I can't catch up, but obtaining the head of Huang Gai is enough to prove the innocence of our Jiangdong Shi clan." Immediately ordered the black-clothed masked man to come forward to kill Huang Gai.
Huang Gaili died in battle, bleeding all over the ground, and when he was out of breath, his body was still upright.
Seeing that there were only about twenty black-clothed people left around him, Lu Xun shook his head slightly, and said to himself: "If you can have one or two hundred more dead soldiers, lying at the mouth of the valley, Sun Ce will not be able to escape." ”
A black-clothed masked man took off his masked scarf, revealing a slightly old face, and said, "Gongzi has already brought out all the dead soldiers of the Lu clan on this trip, and has also borrowed a group of people from the Gu clan, so there is really no extra strength. ”
Lu Xun nodded and said, "Sun Ce's suppression of our Jiangdong clan can be regarded as effective. If he is given a few more years, the Jiangdong Shi clan may no longer have the slightest power to resist, and they will become his lackeys. ”
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Sun Ce, supported by dozens of remnants, escaped from Kuangshan.
Considering that Wu County was the foundation of the Lu family and other families in Jiangdong, Sun Ce did not dare to go again, so he turned to the south and went to Luling.
In Luling, there are still 3,000 elite soldiers led by Han Dang and Zhou Tai, which were originally feints to defend Zhang He and Jia Xu, but now they have become Sun Ce's last straw.
At this time, Bai Xiaowen was commanding a large army and spreading an offensive in the six counties south of the Yangtze River.
As for Sun Ce, after Bai Xiaowen used the geographical map of mountains and rivers to find out his location and movements, he asked Cecilia, Li Shuyi and Han Xu to pursue with winged cavalry.
Sun Ce also knew the danger and did not let his guard down. After surviving the residual medicinal power of the crossbow arrow toxin, he traveled day and night, and finally rushed to Luling first.
In Luling City, Sun Ce met Han Dang and Zhou Tai, and the two generals were shocked when they heard the news of the defeat at Sanjiangkou.
After diligently asking about Sun Ce's physical condition, Han Dang and Zhou Tai asked Sun Ce about his next plan.
Sun Ce misses Zhou Yu very much, but now only he has his own ideas.
"Now Luling can't hold it, Yuan Xi's army swept through the south of the Yangtze River, and it will come to Luling County in a few days. ”
Sun Ce's thinking was still quite clear, he looked at the map and said: "For example, the princes today have been swept away by Yuan Xi, and only Jiaozhou Shixie remains." We can only rush to Jiaozhou with 3,000 soldiers to take refuge in Shixie, borrow soldiers and horses, and then try to counterattack. ”
Zhou Tai said: "If Shixie doesn't borrow soldiers, what should I do?"
Sun Ce snorted: "Shixie is such a mediocre person, I regard him as a chicken and a dog. If I don't borrow an army, I will kill him between the feasts, and take him from the state as a foundation. ”
When Sun Ce mentioned the banquet, it was not without purpose. In the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, the princes of each family will at least hold a banquet to receive the fallen princes who have defected to their own territory, which is the basic etiquette.
The idea is beautiful, the reality is bleak.
Sun Ce and his entourage came to Jiaozhou alone, but there was no expected banquet, and Shixie didn't even let him in.
Sun Ce shouted at the bottom of the city, and Shi Xie ordered people to reply at the head of the city: "The situation of the world has become clear. My lord has sent an envoy to visit King Yan to discuss the matter of submission. The general is a wanted criminal in the imperial court, so please forgive me for not being able to receive him. ”