"Ahh A scream rang out from the opposite side, and someone was hit by an arrow.

Yu was surprised. The riverbank was pitch black, and there was no target in sight, and it was too exaggerated for these two archers to judge only by the arrows fired by each other, and they were able to shoot at the target.

"They're professional." Sun Ce tilted his head sideways and said to Yu Tuo: "Practice archery skills for more than two hours every day, and the rest of the time is also used for related training." Listening to the sound and shooting is one of the projects, but the hit rate is limited, and the two of them can reach more than 50% of the whole battalion at the moment. ”

Yu glanced at Sun Ce, then at Guo Wu in front of him, and remembered the last time Sun Ce asked Guo Wu to face him. "If my guess is correct, Guo Ziwei's spear technique is only stronger than the general, right? The general has to deal with a lot of military affairs, but he is not only on duty but also practicing martial arts. ”

Sun Ce smiled. "That's right. To be reasonable, he is not as good as me. In actual combat, I am slightly inferior. It's enough to deal with you, though. ”

Yu pouted, very speechless.

The ship was getting closer and closer to the shore, and the rain of arrows was getting denser and denser, and the shield in Sun Ce's hand was hit by several arrows one after another, which shocked his arm numb. Judging from the strength of the arrows, several of them were extremely heavy, and Sun Ce became more and more convinced that Tai Shici was on the other side, but he didn't know why he didn't say yes.

The three ships marched in unison, and the archers kept firing back under the cover of their shields. The two sides got closer and closer, from thirty to twenty steps, from twenty to ten steps, and the other side kept being hit by arrows. At such a close distance, a strong crossbow can break the shield, and ordinary wooden shields can no longer play a protective role, and the advantages of the steel round shield in the hands of the Yicong battalion have been brought into play. If it was daytime, the servants would have to go into the water and force a surprise attack. It's night, and the tide is rising, and the water is turbulent, and no one dares to go into the water easily. Sun Ce was also unwilling to let them sacrifice needlessly, but just ordered to continue shooting and waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

By the light of the fire, Sun Ce could already faintly see several shadows, one of whom was more than half a head taller than the person next to him. He had a bow in his hand, but he didn't shoot, and he wasn't with the others, standing alone, looking a little lonely.

War drums sounded in the direction of the camp, and countless torches were lit, illuminating half of the sky, and the figures on the shore became more and more cut, and it didn't look like there were many, that is, twenty or thirty people. Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief. Judging by the sound of war drums and torches, the battalion had not yet been attacked, there were not many enemies, and what he feared most had not yet happened.

After a while, the sound of the gong that gave the alarm sounded on the north side, and there was a faint shouting and scolding in Ganning's rich Bashu accent, getting closer and closer. The man turned his head to look, and with a whistle, the rain of arrows on the shore stopped, and the sound of chaotic footsteps rang out, and soon disappeared into the night.

Gan Ning led more than 30 people to chase after him, shouting angrily, and the bell on the knife ring rang.

Sun Ce shouted loudly: "Xingba, poor Kou Mo chase." ”

Gan Ning responded very unwillingly, stopped his steps, led his subordinates to the shore, held a torch to illuminate the shore, and guided the boat to lower the gangplank. Sun Ce went ashore, stood on solid ground with two feet, and his heart hanging in mid-air finally fell back to its original place. Although there were some setbacks, greater losses were avoided. If he hadn't ventured to cross the night today, there would have been an accident almost 100 percent tonight.

"Sort out the battlefield and see who your opponent really is."

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Tai Shi Ci kicked his horse and walked, and a dozen soldiers followed behind, running in silence. They did not light torches and walked forward to the sound of horses' hooves and footsteps. A large number of enemies are still behind him, and they may chase them at any time, and lighting torches at this time is no different from sending them to death.

The battle was insignificant, it was just an accident, there were casualties on both sides, and no one took advantage. But the strength of Sun Ce's subordinates made them very uneasy. Crossing the river at night and encountering another attack, he was able to quickly stabilize the situation and launch a counterattack in an orderly manner. This composure unnerves them. They are all the elite of Tongguan Mountain, and under the leadership of Tai Shici, they have fought fiercely with Zu Lang for many days, and they are the best of the best, and they are confident that they can fight any opponent of the same number. I didn't expect to lose the upper hand in the first fight with Sun Ce, or under the condition of taking advantage of the time and place.

Walking out of the miles with his head stuffy, hearing that no one was chasing behind him, Tai Shici walked into a hidden place, turned over and dismounted, ordered someone to light a torch, count the number of people, and check the injuries one by one. He took with him a total of thirty men, and now eighteen remained, of whom seven were slightly wounded and two were seriously wounded. When escaping for their lives, they could still support it, but as soon as they stopped, two seriously injured people collapsed.

Tai Shici didn't say a word, took off the bags on the horse's back, took out tools and medicines, and treated their wounds with his own hands.

The others were not idle, drawing arrows, medicating and bandaging their lightly wounded companions. After doing this, they gathered around Tai Shici and looked at Tai Shici silently, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

Tai Shi Ci looked at them and suddenly laughed: "Has anyone seen Sun Ce?" ”

The soldiers nodded. They all saw Sun Ce, the moment the torches lit up, the moment Sun Ce reported to his home, they all saw it, and almost all of them shot arrows, but they couldn't hurt Sun Ce.

"What you have encountered today is the most elite Yicong battalion under Sun Ce's command. There are two captains in the Yicong Battalion, one is named Xu Chu and the other is called Dian Wei, who is the most famous ranger in the Central Plains. Dian Wei can hold the flag, Xu Chu upside down oxtail ......"

A soldier who was slightly injured suddenly interjected: "General, are you talking about that Xu Chu of the Peiguo Xu family?" ”

"You know?"

"I've heard of him." The soldier said: "I was originally a part of the Runan Yellow Turban, and I came to Jiangnan later. ”

"That's him."

The soldier let out an "oh", revealing a sudden appearance, and after a while, he smiled again: "No wonder those people are so capable of fighting, it turns out that Xu Chu is also there." ”

"That's right, today you are not only facing Xu Chu, there are four or five hundred people in the Yicong battalion beside Sun Ce, except for fighting, do nothing, looking at the world, it is difficult to find an opponent of the same strength. When you meet such an opponent today, you can still achieve such a record, which shows that you have made significant progress during this time, and you are already one of the best warriors in the world, so why not be happy? ”

The soldiers looked at each other, you push me, I push you, and laughed. It is indeed a very lucky thing to be able to fight against the elite of the world, but not to be wiped out, and to come back alive.

"General, will you fight tomorrow?"

Tai Shi Ci frowned. "Continue to reconnoiter tomorrow and wait for Yan Dashuai to converge." Tai Shici's voice changed, and he said: "Wait until you return to the camp, each person will have a bucket of wine, a pound of meat, eat well and sleep well, and find a chance to fight Sun Ce tomorrow." Cheer up, don't let the other brothers look down on you as if you've lost the battle. ”

As soon as they heard that there was wine and meat, the soldiers immediately became excited, and even the seriously injured opened their eyes and shouted cheers at the top of their voices. Tai Shi Ci did not ride a horse, let one of the seriously injured soldiers get on the horse, carried the other on his back, and walked in the direction of Tianzhu Mountain.

The soldiers regained their composure and spirits, and continued to move forward with Tai Shici.