Tai Shici was very surprised, looked at the war book in his hand, and then looked at Jiang Gan. "You've prepared two war letters?"

"Yes, General Sun said that what you are leading is just a group of rabble, it is okay to steal a battalion and fight an ambush, but it is definitely not okay to fight after a battle, so he decided to give you a chance to have a one-on-one duel with you." Jiang Gan put his hands behind his back, looked around, and praised: "The scenery here is really good, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, no wonder you want to hide here." But you're trembling, and you're not necessarily in the mood to enjoy the scenery. ”

Tai Shici ignored Jiang Gan's words. He looked at the challenge book in his hand, and his heart was pounding. He refused Sun Ce's challenge just now, not because he didn't want to fight, but because he knew that he didn't have much of a chance. Sun Ce's Yicong battalion had four or five hundred people, well-equipped, and was led by masters like Xu Chu and Dian Wei, and his combat effectiveness was by no means comparable to the three hundred bandits around him. Even if Sun Ce was willing to be fair, only send 300 men to fight, and even let him choose again, he would have no chance of winning.

Moreover, Sun Ce also had Guo Wu and Xie Guanglong by his side, and the possibility of him being killed in one blow in the chaos army was very small.

But heads-up is different. The two sides only rely on their personal martial arts to fight for life and death, and the victory or defeat is only based on the strength of him and Sun Ce. For him, this was undoubtedly the fairest approach, and he did not even dare to expect such an opportunity. Why did Sun Ce want to fight him alone? There are so many people around him who can play.

"It's a trap, isn't it?" Tai Shi Ci will be skeptical.

Jiang Gan turned around, tilted his head to look at Tai Shici, snorted, snatched the challenge book from Tai Shici's hand, and tore it with his hand. "Sure enough, you are a coward, only worthy of being a shady assassin, not an opponent of General Sun. Leave! After speaking, he turned around and left, and threw the shredded paper with his hand, and the paper was blown by the wind and sprinkled one after another, and two pieces fell on Tai Shici's flushed face.

Tai Shi Ci rushed out with an arrow step, grabbed in front of Jiang Gan, opened his arms, and blocked his way.

"Wait."

Jiang Gan looked at Tai Shici with disdain. "What are you doing, don't dare to fight against General Sun, and want to attack me? Take the sword, although I am lowly in force, I am not afraid of a battle. The husband would rather die standing than live on his knees. ”

Tai Shi Ci glared at Jiang Gan angrily, and a burst of anger welled up in his chest. I am a good man, how can I only be a villain who can only sneak attack secretly, I want to defeat Sun Ce in a dignified manner. "I accept General Sun's challenge, but General Sun must promise to fight in person, not rely on more to win."

Jiang Gan was dismissive. "With the heart of a villain, spend the belly of a gentleman." He turned and pointed. "Do you see the mountain in front of you? General Sun will face you at the bottom of the ridge, one-on-one, fair duel. Each side brought one person with them, carrying spare horses, weapons and food, and at a distance of 100 paces, the rest of the people watched the battle on the ridges on both sides, and were not allowed to enter the battlefield within 100 paces. If you find any unfair behavior on our part, you can always give up. ”

"What will happen to the winner?"

"It's not just about winning or losing, it's about life and death." Jiang Gan squinted at Tai Shici. "Didn't you just want to take General Sun's life during your two sneak attacks? With such an opportunity, are you willing to let it go? So this time it's not just about winning or losing, it's about life and death. Of course, if you are willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, General Sun is also willing to give you this opportunity. The general is generous ......"

"Then he's going to win first, I'll talk about it." Tai Shici interrupted Jiang Gan, his voice a little dry. "I declare in advance that since there is a duel, then I will definitely do my best, and I will not show mercy. If there is a chance to kill him, I will kill him. ”

Jiang Gan sneered. "Then it depends on whether you have the ability to do it."

Jiang Gan and Tai Shici agreed on the detailed rules of the competition, officially designated the location of the competition, and the location of the spectators on both sides. For the sake of fairness and to prevent people lurking, both sides sent representatives to patrol the surrounding area, and once they found an abnormality, they could stop it at any time.

Tai Shi Ci was very cooperative. There are so many people in him, Sun Ce doesn't have to worry about him going back on his word, but he is worried that Sun Ce will change his hexagram, and it is clear that it is a one-on-one heads-up, but behind his back, he sends someone to copy his back road. Although he didn't fully believe in Sun Ce's openness, he was still very grateful.

When the sun set in the west, Jiang Gan walked away. Tai Shi Ci returned to the station and explained to his subordinates. The bandits are full of confidence in Tai Shici. During this time, they had seen Tai Shi Ci's courage countless times, and they believed that he would definitely be able to defeat Sun Ce. If Tai Shi Ci can kill Sun Ce in battle, this war will be over, and they will be able to avenge Chen Defeat and Wan Bing.

Tai Shi Ci was not so relaxed, he repeatedly thought about the possible situation, and tried his best to take contingency measures. This battle is a matter of life and death, and he does not dare to be careless. If you win, Yangzhou can be determined. Defeated, this life ends here.

The sun was setting, the moon was rising in the east, Tai Shici leaned against a big tree and closed his eyes.

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Sun Ce, as usual, neither rested in advance nor stayed up late.

Before going to bed, he sat cross-legged in the tent and carefully recalled the arrangement. Quan Rou and Sun Jing guarded the camp, and Xu Chu and Dian Wei each led a song from the preparation to outflank them. For him, the victory or defeat of the competition is not the ultimate goal, and it is not even important, his goal is to completely solve Tai Shici. Of course, it is good that Tai Shici is willing to surrender, if he is not willing to surrender, then kill him directly, in short, he can't let him make trouble behind his back.

After all the calculations, the most uncertain thing is your own link.

He inherited Sun Ce's body and Sun Ce's martial arts, and insisted on practicing martial arts every day, and he felt that he should be similar to the real Sun Ce, but if you want to say how much progress there is, I'm afraid you can't say. In the past, Sun Ce was good at martial arts, not only practiced martial arts every day, but also liked to compete with others, and he had rich experience in actual combat. Even so, he didn't take advantage of Tai Shici when he played against him, and the two sides were evenly matched.

If he can tie with Tai Shici tomorrow, even if he lives up to his mission, he doesn't dare to hope for any advantages. He can only prepare as much as he can, in order to give it his all without distractions. This may be his advantage, Tai Shi Ci is alone in the army, and he is always worried about being surrounded, so he may not be as calm as him.

After Sun Ce weighed it repeatedly, he felt that there was no room for improvement, so he fell asleep peacefully.

The next morning, he woke up on time and practiced boxing and swords as usual, but reduced the amount of exercise and warmed up. After breakfast, he took Ma Chao and Guo Wu out of the camp and walked to the agreed location. Pi Erding was already waiting at the foot of the ridge, and scouts kept coming to report, and he didn't see Tai Shici's ambush within the agreed range. Sun Ce nodded, asked Ma Chao and Guo Wu to watch the battle on the ridge, and took Liu Bin to the martial arts arena.

As soon as Sun Ce arrived, Tai Shici appeared on the opposite mountain range. He stopped at the horse and looked at it for a moment, explained a few words to the people around him, kicked the horse's belly lightly, rode alone, and slowly came along the mountain road.