. After Sun Ce gathered the remnants of the army, he found that the 10,000 Jiangdong disciples he had brought with him were now less than 3,000 people, and almost all of the 1,000 people handed over to Sun Quan were slaughtered. Cheng Pu was killed in battle, Zhou Tai was killed in battle, and even his second brother Sun Quan was captured, and now he received the news that his uncle Wu Jing and the veteran Zhu Zhi were defeated, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Sun Ce was confused, over the years, he swept through Jiangdong accompanied by the generals, invincible, but as soon as he fought with the Jingzhou army, he suffered such heavy losses.

"My lord, General Tai Shici is here." Huang Gai looked at Sun Ce in a daze and reminded.

"Hurry up and invite Ziyi in, if I don't go out to pick him up." Sun Ce came back to his senses and personally went out of the camp to greet Tai Shici.

In addition to the camp tent, Sun Ce walked towards him, the general was seven feet seven inches long, his posture was as tall as Jin Song under the hot sun, a dark red fish scale armor covered his body, wearing an iron jacket, carrying feather arrows on his back, a long sword at his waist, and his face was as resolute as the ice of the wax moon, forcing ordinary people to dare not look directly. When Tai Shi Ci saw Sun Ce, his face became gentle, and he knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, the end is coming." ”

"Okay, Ziyi, you're just in time." Sun Ce held up his hands and said kindly.

After that, Sun Ce informed Tai Shi Ci of the news of Sun Quan's capture and the annihilation of Wu Jing's cavalry, and asked Tai Shi Ci to lead 700 light cavalry to pursue the Jingzhou army.

Tai Shi Ci was taken aback when he heard that Wu Jing's cavalry team was completely annihilated: "My lord, our army now has only 2,000 horses, and the cavalry is difficult to train. The last general thought that the lord should carefully choose the generals who would lead the cavalry. ”

Tai Shi Ci was straightforward, he had long seen that Wu Jing was not the material to lead the troops, but as Sun Ce's uncle, he had not said it, and this time when he heard such news, Tai Shi Ci couldn't help it anymore.

"Ziyi is right, this time I also ask Ziyi to rescue my second brother and uncle, remember to be careful when pursuing, and don't rush into the army." Sun Ce didn't know that his uncle Wu Jing was not the material to lead the troops, but as Sun Ce's elder, the cavalry team under his command was the team that Wu Jing had wooed, and he had no reason to seize Wu Jing's military power.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will act carefully and flank the Jingzhou army with General Zhou." Tai Shi Ci said.

"If Huang Jian threatens the lives of his second brother and uncle, you and Gongjin will let them go." Sun Ce said.

Tai Shi Ci got the order, walked out of the camp quickly, handed over the infantry he brought to Sun Ce, and marched in the direction of Zhangdu Lake with only 700 light horses. Sun Ce ordered Huang Gai to lead the infantry to escort grain and grass to march in the direction of Zhangdu Lake, while he himself continued to gather his army and prepare to march to Jiangxia.

When the Jingzhou army approached Zhangdu Lake, the army was exhausted due to the continuous march. Huang Jie intercepted more than 600 war horses from Wu Jing, Ma Hong thought that he could speed up the march, but most of the infantry led by Huang Jie could not ride horses, Ma Hong let the wounded soldiers ride on war horses, but more than 50 injuries fell from the horses, but they were seriously injured. And Zhou Yu had long been waiting for work, leading the army to camp near Zhangdu Lake, waiting for the arrival of the Jingzhou army. Due to the fact that Huang Jie had gathered Liu Xun's army, there were now nearly 6,000 soldiers and horses. When the Jingzhou army arrived at Zhangdu Lake, Zhou Yu could have taken advantage of the fact that he had not yet set up camp and led the army to advance suddenly, but the Jingzhou army was tired and would inevitably be able to gain an advantage. But Zhou Yu did not move, watching the Jingzhou army set up camp and ordered to firmly guard the main road.

Huang Jie walked back and forth in the camp tent, Zhou Yu did not attack, and Ma Hong also advised him to wait and see what happened, he was very puzzled. If there is another team of cavalry on the back at this moment and Zhou Yu is flanked on both sides, and the enemy has an advantage in numbers, he will definitely fight hard at that time, and Huang Jie thinks that it is better to attack Zhou Yu now.

Ma Hong saw that Huang Jie was uneasy, so he summoned Liu Ye and asked Liu Ye to explain the reason for him. It wasn't until Liu Ye explained the reason to Huang Jie that Huang Jie understood Ma Hong and Liu Ye's intentions.

That night, Yuan Yin intended to let Sun Quan and others go, but was arrested by Liu Ye and his troops lurking in the shadows. Liu Ye had long suspected that Yuan Yin was the inner ghost of Liu Xun's army, otherwise Liu Xun's army exceeded 10,000 and would not have been defeated by Sun Ce. Although Liu Ye told Liu Xun about this, Liu Xun did not believe Liu Ye. Sun Ce was once Yuan Shu's subordinate general, and Yuan Shu's righteous son, and Yuan Yin and Yuan Yao had an old relationship, why Yuan Yin was willing to follow Huang Shot to Jingzhou was unwilling to stay in Yangzhou. Yuan Shu had many festivals with Liu Biao during his lifetime, and usurped the Han Dynasty as the emperor, Liu Biao would not spare Yuan Shu's relatives in name, if Yuan Yin was not stupid, he would definitely not go to Jingzhou to find death, wouldn't it be better to go to Sun Ce? Sun Ce can at least ensure their safety, in Liu Ye's opinion, Yuan Yin can't be a fool, since he is not a fool, then it must be abnormal.

Yuan Yin originally wanted to let Yuan Yao lead the old troops to set fire to the Jingzhou army camp after rescuing Sun Quan and others, and let Zhou Yu take the opportunity to lead the army to assault and rescue everyone. It's just that he didn't expect that his and Zhou Yu's plan would be so easily seen through by Liu Ye, and Gan Ning led his troops to control Yuan Yao after Yuan Yin's action.

After that, Ma Hong and Liu Ye met Yuan Yao alone and implemented the next plan. deliberately let go of Yuan Yao and his old department, and asked Yuan Yao to tell Zhou Yu that if Zhou Yu was willing to let go, he would release Sun Quan and others, and if Zhou Yu did not let go, until tomorrow morning, Zhou Yu would be able to see the heads of Sun Quan and others in front of the camp gate of the Jingzhou army. Yuan Yao panicked and took his old subordinates to Zhou Yu.

Ma Hong smiled slightly, and said to Liu Ye: "Why don't you cut off Yuan Yin's head first?" ”

Liu Ye licked his upper lip and said, "It's a good way." ”

As soon as Yuan Yao walked out of the camp gate with his old troops, he heard someone shouting his name from behind, and he just wanted to speed up his pace to escape, when he heard the man shouting again: "Rat, don't you want your uncle's head?" ”

Yuan Yao was shocked, and saw Gan Ning riding a horse, carrying a head and throwing it at Yuan Yao, Yuan Yao's soldiers took the head, lit a torch and saw that it was Yuan Yin's head Yuan Yao cried bitterly, picked up Yuan Yin's head and ran towards Zhou Yu's camp.

Huang Jie stood at the gate of the camp, his face was full of puzzlement in the firelight, and he said to Ma Hong who was standing next to him: "Shoot stupidly, I really don't understand why you two brothers want to let Yuan Yao go, he also took more than 600 horses." It is better to cut him down if he goes back, we want Zhou Yu to give way, we can directly send someone to pass the book to him, why send them a bunch of people. Can you explain that to me now? ”

Ma Hong held his chin and said to Liu Ye on the side: "Senior Brother Lao will explain to the general." ”

Liu Ye licked his lower lip and said: "The night is dark, Yuan Yao is panicked, how can he distinguish that the soldiers he brought are Jingzhou soldiers wearing Liu Xun's military uniform, and I have bought several of Huang Yao's attendants, and after Zhou Yu lets him enter the city, Huang Yao's attendants will definitely attack Zhou Yu, and when the Jingzhou army that has mixed in will take advantage of the situation to make trouble, we can lead the army to attack." ”

Huang Jie was shocked in his heart, and then he understood, he thought about it and asked, "Will those attendants obey the arrangement?" ”

Liu Ye sighed and said, "I think it may be, because their wives and children are holding in our hands, and they have to do special things at special times." I beg your pardon, General. ”

Huang Zhu nodded and said, "I understand, it's just that the soldiers who are mixed in are suffering, they are certain to die!" ”

Ma Hong sighed and said: "General, for the general, we can take what we can, if we are fortunate enough to succeed, please treat the family of the three hundred soldiers kindly." ”

Huang Jie pulled out his sword and said to the left and right: "Everyone, please prepare!" Hit it all out tonight. ”

Huang Yao took the old troops to Han Dang's camp, and shouted loudly that the guards wanted to see Zhou Yu, Han Dang knew Zhou Yu's plan, so Yuan Yao lit a torch, and when Han Dang saw Yuan Yao's face clearly, he said loudly: "Yuan Gongzi, please wait a while, I will inform General Zhou." ”

Yuan Yao heard the general's voice and said with tears in his eyes: "But General Han, open the camp gate quickly, Zhou Yu's plan has been discovered, my uncle has been killed, the Jingzhou army let me and the old troops go, let me tell Zhou Yu to let him go immediately, otherwise Sun Quan will be executed in the early morning tomorrow." ”

Han Dang was also taken aback, and thought for a moment, but still decided to tell Zhou Yu the news, and then let Yuan Yao in after Zhou Yu made a decision. Han Dang sent someone to ask Zhou Yu for instructions, and said to Yuan Yao: "Yuan Gongzi, I haven't seen you for a long time, although Han Dang also wants to let Gongzi enter the city immediately, but the military order is like a mountain, Han Dang doesn't dare to disobey, and asks Gongzi to wait for a while." ”.