Huang Gai escaped from Wulin, first disguised himself and went to Zhuocheng, only to find that Zhuocheng did not know when the head of Zhuocheng was planted with the blood red cross flag, and it was occupied by Zhang Liao.

Seeing this situation, he hurriedly stayed away from Zhuocheng and fled north day and night into the dense forest.

After walking for less than half a day, he met Sun Ce who was retreating south, and then told Sun Ce what happened to Wulin Port and the speculation that the Han Dang Navy was wiped out.

When Sun Ce heard this, he fell to the ground.

Zhou Yu, who had not encountered a serious illness and had been running around for several days overnight, turned pale, and a violent cramping pain came from his chest, as if a handmelon had unknowingly penetrated his chest, and suddenly burst open, "I am also dead...... Yes! With a miserable scream, Zhou Yu squirted several mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground.

"Gongjin, wake up, wake up!" A group of Jiangdong soldiers were in a hurry and hurriedly helped Zhou Yu to the carriage. Instead, he asked Sun Ce, "What now?" ”

"What should I do?" Sun Ce smiled bitterly, "Let's retreat to Hanjin first!" ”

On the second day after Sun Ce arrived in Hanjin, Luan Yi's Chinese army, Ma Chao, Ju Yi's Baima Yicong, and Guan Yu's Xuzhou army chased after each other and surrounded Sun Ce and his party in the ancient port city of Hanjin.

The overall situation has been decided, Luan Yi gathered all the army commanders together, while eating celebration wine, while discussing how to deal with Sun Ce. It looked like Sun Ce had already been captured.

In general, in the matter of dealing with Sun Ce, the civil and military forces in the account were divided into two factions.

The vast majority of generals led by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Cao Cao, Ma Chao, Ju Yi, Cao Ren, and Xu Chu supported to go directly into the city.

Led by Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong, a group of people, including Huang Zhong and Yu Ban, advocated persuasion.

According to the persuasion faction, although Sun Ce was trapped in Jiangbei, the Sun group's power in Jiangdong was still there. It is true that the remaining forces do not pose much of a threat to the church, but if they insist on stubbornly resisting, it will inevitably consume a lot of manpower, force, and financial resources of the church.

Rather than this, it is better to consume a period of Sun Ce's will first, and then try to persuade him to surrender with benefits. Once Sun Ce surrendered, the church would be able to capture the two large prefectures of Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, as well as the four southern counties of Jingzhou, without spending a single army. Why not?

If persuasion fails, send troops to forcibly attack the city, and it is not too late to capture them alive or kill them on the spot.

Obviously, the argument of the persuasion faction is more in line with the overall situation. Luan Yi approved.

After the celebration banquet that day, Luan Yi put on armor according to the plan, personally drove his horse out of the battle, stood still at ninety steps from Hanjin, and raised his voice to persuade him to surrender: "Sun Bofu, you have fallen into the siege of my 200,000 army. If the retreat is lost, why not descend early to avoid slaughter. ”

Sun Ce was both ashamed and annoyed, "Luan Ziqi, Hugh has to insult me." The eldest husband only wants to live and die while standing, not to live on his knees. ”

"Sun Bofu, if you want to die, it doesn't mean that your cultural relics generals and Jiangdong Erlang also want to die." Luan Yi paused and said meaningfully: "Zhou Gongjin is afraid that he is not light at this time!" If you want him to live, you'd better get him out of the city. We have the best medic in our army, and an earlier treatment might have saved his life. ”

"What?" Sun Ce was stunned. In order not to disturb the morale of the army, the fact that Zhou Yu fainted has always been the biggest secret in the army. Only a few people knew, and in order to avoid leakage, Sun Ce told them again and again that they must keep their mouths shut. How did Luan Yi know?

He immediately looked at the Wenchen generals under his account one by one with suspicious eyes, and Zhou Tai lost Zhuocheng...... Is it really lost? Or was it he dedicated to Luan Ziqi?

Lü Meng...... Lu Su ......

He was suspicious and looked at everyone like a traitor, and all this was expected by Luan Yi, which was the beginning of his divisive plan.

Sun Ce didn't know that the reason why Luan Yi knew that Zhou Yu was sick was not because of the traitor Gao Mi, but because he knew that Zhou Yu had acquired heart disease a long time ago. Zhou Yu in history was able to be to death by Zhuge Liang, and now after a series of victories, the army is defeated like a mountain, and it is strange that he does not get sick after the ups and downs.

Just as Sun Ce was thinking about who was a traitor around him, the personal soldier who was in charge of taking care of Zhou Yu hurriedly ran to Sun Ce's side and exclaimed, "The lord is not good!" The military advisor has more gas out and less air intake, and it's almost gone! ”

"What?" Sun Ce was anxious, "If Gongjin has three long and two short, I will let you accompany the burial." ”

"The Lord atons for his sins." The soldier was scared to death, and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Although the villain knows a little about medical skills, it is limited to skin injuries. The military advisor is seriously ill, and the villain is really helpless! ”

"Lord!" Lu Su stood up to speak for the pro-soldier, "It's useless to complain about the subordinates." For today's plan, only by sending Gongjin out of the city can his life be saved! ”

Sun Ce stared at Lu Su meaningfully, and Lu Su, who was staring straight at him, felt a chill down his spine. I wonder what happened to Sun Ce, and he was also thinking about Zhou Yu's life. Why do you look at yourself murderously. Lu Su asked Sun Ce in confusion, "What?" Isn't that right? ”

The latter gritted his teeth and responded, "Yes! That's right. He then turned to Luan Yi under the city and said, "I will hand over Gongjin to you, and you must protect him completely." ”

Luan Yi replied: "That's nature. Far from harming him, I will do everything I can to save him. ”

"A gentleman's word ......"

"It's hard to chase a horse."

"Okay, I'll believe you." With a wave of Sun Ce's hand, the city pass was opened, and Jiangdong guards transported the sick Zhou Yu out of the city and sent him to Luan Yi.

Later, the church medics, who had a red cross on their arm, took over and carried him back to the camp on a stretcher.

After receiving Zhou Yu, Luan Yi didn't say anything more. patted the horse's buttocks, and walked back to his own big formation.

On the city wall, Huang Gai looked at Luan Yi's departing back and asked Sun Ce, "Lord, do you want to shoot this guy." ”

Lu Meng preemptively vetoed Huang Gai's suggestion, "General Huang should not be reckless. Since Luan Ziqi dared to go out alone, and he was so close to the city, it proved that he had a barrier. Didn't you see Huang Zhong on the other side looking ready to go? With him present, no one could hurt a single hair of Luan Ziqi. ”

Huang Gai looked up, it was really. Huang Zhong sat on the horse and looked safe, but in fact, the index finger of his right hand never left the bowstring. His archery skills are so prestigious that he can rob Luan Yi before he hits him.

Huang Gai then shrunk his neck and didn't say anything more.

Sun Ce glanced at Zhou Yu who was gradually moving away, sighed and shook his head, and returned to the city.

In the next few days, as expected, the bombardment of the church did not come; There were no lobbyists either.

The inside and outside of Hanjin Port became unusually quiet, and beneath the tranquil exterior was a strong sense of tension.

The military rations that Sun Ce carried with the army were decreasing day after day. The soldiers were reduced from three meals a day to two, and half a month later, from two rice crackers to two gruel...... Then it became a gruel.

The soldiers can't eat enough every day, they wilt and have no strength in their bodies, and they sleep every day except for sleeping. Morale hit rock bottom.

In the next few days, there was a new move on the side of the Church of Our Lady. Guo Jia selected more than 5,000 people from the surrendered Jiangdong troops, and sang Jiangdong minor tunes and Wu songs outside the city every day with a loudspeaker. Although this trick is a bit old-fashioned, the effect is surprisingly good.

The hungry chest was attached to the back, and the idle and panicked Jiangdong soldiers were homesick when they heard Qu, they remembered the old people at home, the mother-in-law who had been in the house for many years, and the children who were waiting to be fed, and the voices and smiles of the villagers appeared in their minds one by one.

So, they start to feel homesick, and they want to return to their hometown alive.

The deserters appeared, at first only one or two, but were later captured by Sun Ce, and then hanged on the city tower as an example.

But after a few days, the deserters reappeared, this time with a single person. Under the cover of night, they managed to slip out of the city gates. The soldiers guarding the gate wanted to stop them, but they didn't have a full meal for more than half a month, and they didn't have the strength to catch up with the deserters. I watched the deserters leave Hanjin and join the camp of Our Lady.

Early the next morning, those deserters appeared under the city wall and became the main force to induce the Jiangdong soldiers to flee.

They told yesterday's robes that if they fled to the church camp, they would not only have a full meal, but also meat to eat and wine to drink. Joining the army of Our Lady is very discounted, and the military salary is fifteen times that of the original. One day, when the army of the church reaches Jiangdong, there will be another reward for occupying their hometown...... Wait a minute.

Since this day, the number of deserters of the Jiangdong Army has further increased, and it has increased at a rapid rate in a geometric manner, and even the soldiers responsible for guarding the city gate will open the city gate and flee overnight.

Ten days later, Sun Ce's 5,000 soldiers and horses were left with only more than 1,000 of his most loyal soldiers, and it was only a matter of time before he became the commander of the light pole.

It was also on this day that Xi Zhicai appeared in front of Sun Ce as a messenger.

Sun Ce struggled to keep his body upright in his seat, "What are you doing here today?" ”

Xi Zhicai secretly sneered, and said in his heart: What am I going to do, do you still know? "General Sun, the matter has come to this point, you should surrender!"

Sun Ce slapped the table and said angrily: "I said it a long time ago. Rather than a husband who only wants to live and die while standing, not to live on his knees. My grandson's family has no seeds. ”

"Then General Sun won't learn from the overlord of Chu to kill himself by the river, right?" Xi Zhicai joked and abused.

"The overlord of Chu is my model, how about learning from him?"

Xi Zhicai snorted coldly: "Selling fame and reputation." ”

"You...... Dare to insult my father-in-law, don't want to live anymore? "Huang Gai is old, and he has been hungry for more than half a month and seems weak.

"I said that your lord is selling his reputation to promote him." Xi Zhicai was angry, his eyes widened and he said to Sun Ce: "You died and saved your reputation." Maybe he can end up with a little overlord defeated, and he killed himself because he was speechless in the face of Jiangdong's father. But have you thought about it, what about the people of Jiangdong? What about the retainers of Koto? Wu Guotai, what should you do with your younger brothers and sisters, and of course, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao's sisters? ”