Sun Ce's face was full of sadness, he didn't understand why it became like this, was he destined to be a loser?

This time, he lost the grain and grass of Yuan Shu's army of more than 100,000 people, Yuan Shu would definitely not let him go, and it would be absolutely impossible for him to stay under Yuan Shu's hands anymore. But if his father's revenge has not been avenged, where can he go to take refuge?

However, for now, after all, it is necessary to save his life first. Sun Ce accepted Cheng Pu's suggestion, turned his horse's head without the slightest hesitation, and followed the soldiers who had just gone to find the way down the mountain. Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi were desperately restraining Wang Qian, afraid that he would lead the army to chase after him.

Seeing this, Wang Jian knew in his heart that Sun Ce would not be able to escape, and Zhao Yue and Meng Idiot had already stayed on the two paths where he might escape and waited for him. So at this moment, he was not in a hurry to catch up with Sun Ce, but just accompanied the two people under Sun Ce to play, and he had the right to exercise his martial arts.

Dressed in the clothes of a scribe, the young Sun Quan was lost in the flames of war, and was grabbed by two arms by the servants, and fled with Sun Ce. He looked back at the firelight, his eyes turned out to be turquoise pupils, and his mouth was also muttering: "Why, why fight, my father is dead, and my brother is now defeated?" ”

Sun Ce rode in front, and when he heard Sun Quan's uncompetitive words, he hurriedly turned around and said: "Zhong, war is what men should do in troubled times, we fight to win, you have to remember!" ”

Sun Quan was still too young to fully understand Sun Ce's words, but with his own wisdom, he vaguely felt that the war was not for victory, but for stopping it. He bit his lip and secretly decided in his heart that if he could govern one side in the future, he would definitely be a man who stopped the war, and only then would the war be won.

Zhao Yue had already set up an ambush on a small road, and hundreds of people under his command were here because their lord was here. Therefore, his spirit was particularly uplifted, and his eyes were wide open at night, ready to make meritorious contributions.

Zhao Yue had long been well versed in mastering the heart of soldiers, and at this moment, he cheered everyone up and said: "Soldiers, I also started from a small soldier, precisely because I want to establish a foundation. I can understand your feelings, and I hope that you will follow me closely and not be afraid, so as to win the war! ”

A younger soldier under his command asked in a low voice, "My lord, why are we fighting?" ”

Zhao Yue glanced at him with black eyes, thought about it carefully, and said seriously: "We are fighting for victory, but our victory." So that the people of the world can be freed from the war! That's why we go to war. ”

The younger soldier nodded blankly, he was honored that the lord could talk to him.

Regarding the purpose of the war, Sun Ce and Sun Quan's cognition is not wrong. However, they were all wrong, Sun Ce was wrong because he had no foresight and only wanted a temporary victory, although he could be invincible in a short period of time, but the entire force did not have the heart to correct the world, which would make it easy for other aspiring armies to be wiped out.

Sun Quan made the mistake of ignoring the details: if he was just dedicated to the world. Being broad-minded can certainly preserve the territorial integrity of one side. Win the dependence of the people, and perhaps win a few wars; However, in the long run, it will inevitably cause the people under him to want to be better than they say, better to say than to do, and lose their real ability to act.

Zhao Yue's ambition is different, he uses victory to motivate people. to lay the foundation for domination; Then use the foundation to consolidate the victory of the war, so that the army will become a victorious army in a hundred battles. In terms of understanding the purpose of the war, Zhao Yue is undoubtedly superior to the Sun brothers, which is not entirely due to the special training on Songshan Mountain, but also because Zhao Yue was born in the common people. has a benevolent heart similar to Sun Quan; And he was also born in a noble family, and found his own domineering spirit similar to Sun Ce. can take care of these two, Zhao Yue can be regarded as an extremely rare person in troubled times.

Sun Ce fled in Wu Mountain, not only did he not have the pursuers behind him, but some of the generals he relied on were able to escape. Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi also got rid of Wang Jian and slowly caught up with him. Looking at the black ash on everyone's faces, he let out a long sigh and counted the surroundings, the original more than 10,000 people were less than 1,000 people left at this time, and they were all exhausted and looked sick.

"Alas, this time I failed to defend the grain, and I am not ready to return to Wancheng." Sun Ce said dejectedly as he lowered his head on his horse, and the group slowly walked towards the path on the left side of Wu Mountain.

Zhu Zhi persuaded on the side: "Lord, in the past, I followed General Sun Wentai, his martial courage and reputation are known to everyone in the whole Jiangdong, my lord, as a descendant of the tiger of Jiangdong, you must not be willing to fall, think ahead!" ”

Cheng Pu also said: "Yes, lord, I can't wait to return to Wancheng, because I am afraid of being plotted by Yuan Shu, but the little county lord and other former generals Sun Wentai's wife Xiao Shang is in Wancheng, so isn't it in danger?" ”

Sun Ce's eyes were confused, and he didn't know how to answer, but he saw the fire shining at the intersection of the small road not far away. Many soldiers began to enter the mountain with torches, threatening to capture Sun Ce alive. It turned out that this left mountain pass was guarded by the army led by the Meng idiot.

Sun's generals, including Sun Ce, saw this scene and all felt desperate. At this moment, the soldiers are sleepy and tired, and they really can't fight.

It so happened that one of Sun Ce's soldiers who knew the terrain of Mount Wu rushed forward with difficulty and said to Sun Ce: "General, I heard that there is still a path on the right side of Mount Wu, how about we go there and try our luck?" Maybe the enemy didn't know that way and didn't ambush there. ”

Sun Ce almost shed tears, but in front of the generals, he could only nod and lead the army back to the mountain, wanting to go up the official road from the right side of Wu Mountain, and then find a place to escape.

Zhao Yue was waiting for them at the intersection of the path on the right side of Wushan, and when he saw a rare figure in the mountain from afar, he ordered his soldiers not to raise fire first, while he stepped on his horse and waited for Sun Ce to come out of the mountain. Gradually, Sun Ce and his party had already walked out of the mountain pass, and Zhao Yue waved his horsewhip, and in an instant, his soldiers raised the fire and surrounded Sun Ce.

Seeing this, Sun Ce was stunned at first, then looked around helplessly, jumped off the horse, and was silent, just holding the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands, refusing to let go. Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi, and other Sun Ce's generals all jumped off their horses and protected Sun Ce around, preparing to fight to the death.

Zhao Yue looked at their miserable and pitiful appearances, and his heart was also a little unbearable, he slowly stepped forward, stood in front of Sun Ce, and said lightly with an expressionless face: "Sun Ce, do you still recognize me?" ”

Sun Ce was familiar with the words, but he didn't dare to recognize them, raised his head and looked, and was so shocked that he almost shouted: "It's you!" It was my father who released you in the Tiger Prison that day, and now you are ......."

Before Sun Ce finished speaking, Zhao Yue nodded silently and said: "Yes, it's me, in the past, I was just a small soldier under Huaxiong's account, belonging to the Han army, but now, I have entrenched in Luoyang, occupied Hangu Pass in the west, and came to Kuangting in the Central Plains in the east, didn't expect it?" ”

Sun Ce looked embarrassed, he smiled bitterly and said: "I really didn't expect that a small soldier can have today's achievements, which can be regarded as your creation." ”

Zhao Yue listened to Sun Ce's remarks, and just smiled slightly, "Sun Bofu, you are really just a rough person, do you think that I can achieve today's achievements just by relying on creation?" Let me tell you, if it comes to creation, my identity at birth is already destined to be more noble than you, I don't know how much! But what's the use? I, Zhao Changjiao, do not rely on creation, but on hard work! ”

"You said that your identity is nobler than mine, joke, I am a descendant of the tiger of Jiangdong, you don't want to humiliate me......"

"I know that if you don't show your identity, you won't be convinced, to tell you the truth, I am the descendant of the Great Qin Shi Huang of the previous dynasty, the prince of Qin Fusu is in the lineage, the son and grandson, Zhao Yue, Zhao Changjiao!"

"How is that possible!" Sun Ce raised his head in disbelief after hearing this, and the rest of the generals under the Sun clan also looked at Zhao Yue in surprise, they never expected that the nameless soldier who was useless in the past and had been a prisoner of their ranks would have such a prominent background.

"Now you understand?" Zhao Yue was still standing on the horse, pointing at the sky in the east that was about to dawn with a horsewhip, and said earnestly: "If I rely on my life experience alone, it is estimated that I will still not do anything, what I rely on is hard work; And you? As a descendant of the Tiger of Jiangdong, but he is a small general under Yuan Shu, wouldn't it be a shame for his father? Sun Bofu, I, Zhao Changjiao, am here today to tell you a truth, you have to rely on yourself in everything after all! (To be continued.) )