Chapter 331: The Death of the Prince
Wei Ba's messenger rushed to Sun Quan's camp first.
Lu Xun did have the intention of getting rid of Wei Ba for a long time, but this idea can't be said explicitly, after all, the two sides are now allies, and it will affect the reputation, and he feels that it is not difficult to get rid of Wei Ba, as long as Wei Ba enters his camp, life and death are not in his control? So he didn't take this matter too seriously, at least it wouldn't be more important than conquering Xiangyang. He originally thought that after the matter was completed, he would give Sun Quan a breath and let him give Zhuge Liang an explanation, so he didn't mention this idea before the incident. It wasn't until Wei Ba left angrily with the Shu army that he realized that this matter was out of his control, and it was necessary to give Sun Quan a psychological preparation.
But Wei Ba is different, Wei Ba wanted to trap Lu Xun from the beginning, Lu Xun was not moved to hold him hostage, he also wanted to sell the pontoon bridge to the Wei army, so that the Wei army could sneak attack Lu Xun, so he had already thought of a rhetoric with Wu Yi, and also arranged people and fast horses. When he was still in Lu Xun's camp, Wu Yi realized that the opportunity had come as soon as he received the news of the accident, and immediately sent people out. At that time, Lu Xun was still being held hostage by Wei Ba, and even if he thought of this problem, he couldn't arrange it.
The result of this was that when his messenger rushed to Sun Quan, Fei Yi had already scolded him in front of Sun Quan. In the face of Fei Yi's fierce accusation, Sun Quan was not prepared at all, his face was flushed, and his blue eyes were about to turn from sapphire to ruby. Lu Xun's report did not play any role in explaining the matter, except for confirming the matter. Sun Quan, who was about to smoke when questioned by Fei Yi, also became angry, and sent Sun Jian to Lu Xun's camp to ask Lu Xun Weishenme for such a thing as defeating the alliance.
The angry Sun Quan forgot Lu Xun's most important reminder. When he has the opportunity to read this report again in the future, he will regret it.
Carrying the golden morning light on his back, Sun thought out of the camp, and a hundred fierce guards rode on war horses and galloped on horseback. People are like tigers, horses are like dragons, and they are heroic. Jiangdong lacked horses, and even Sun Quan's guard battalion had a hard time finding a hundred horses, but Sun Wei had a hundred quite good war horses, nothing more. It is enough to be proud of Koto.
Whenever I see these majestic horses. Sun Wei's heart was warm, as sweet as if he had just drunk a glass of honey wine. The elder brother Sun Dengwen is weak and not good at riding and shooting, and he is very unfavored by his father at this point. And Sun Shu was named Hou at a young age. And his father gave him so many horses. It is enough to prove that he looks at him differently. Favoritism towards fathers. Sun Xi was very grateful, he studied hard and practiced martial arts with his heart. Thinking about stepping on the battlefield, I hope to grow up quickly, crisscross the battlefield like my uncle Sun Ce, and realize my father's unattainable dream.
Sun Wei followed the ups and downs of the war horse, looked at the undulating mountain shadows in the distance, and looked forward to the battle-torn battlefield, he kept urging, hoping to rush to Xiangyang City as soon as possible and have a big battle.
They had just run out of more than thirty miles, and suddenly a horse came in the distance, and the guards instinctively approached Sun Xi, and several horses rushed forward to protect Sun Wei, and the two horses urged the horses to step forward to check the situation, and the others were ready to fight. As the personal guards of the king's beloved son, they not only have irreplaceable glory, but also bear a very great responsibility, and they cannot be negligent.
The knight in the distance lay on the back of the horse, constantly whipping the war horse, the war horse galloped wildly, almost four hooves into the air, but the knight still did not have pity. Sun Shu saw it in his eyes and was a little unhappy. A man who does not cherish a war horse is not a good knight. The knight was so vicious about his mount that he disliked it very much.
Suddenly, the two horsemen who met him turned their horses and galloped over, raising their hands and gesturing desperately as they ran. The guards beside Sun Shu glanced at it, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and he reached out to clasp the chewing head of Sun Shu's mount, and at the same time let out a long sigh and tightened the reins.
"Phewβ"
Sun Shu was shocked: "What are you doing?" β
"Prince, there are enemies ahead, it seems that there are quite a few of them, for the sake of safety, let's avoid them." The guards will speak loudly, drinking as they turn the other guards.
Sun Shu was surprised and delighted, he looked into the distance, but he couldn't see the shadow of an enemy. He couldn't help but be a little curious, at this moment, the knights had already rushed in front of him, and one of the knights shouted: "Prince, there is an iron horse of the Wei army!" β
"The Iron Cavalry of the Wei Army?" Sun Shu was startled, and then shouted: "How is it possible, the Wei army is still on the north bank of the Han River." β
The sweaty scout rushed to Sun Xi's side, panting and said: "Prince, it is indeed the iron cavalry of the Wei army, I can see clearly, it is the men and horses led by Tian Yu, the general of Fuyi of the Wei army, there are at least 5,000 people, at most five miles away from here, retreat quickly, it will be too late if you don't leave." β
As soon as he heard that there were 5,000 people, the little idea in Sun Wei's heart that he was eager to try suddenly disappeared. Although he didn't have much combat experience, he also knew the might of the five thousand iron cavalry rushing to kill, which was definitely not something that the hundred elite cavalry around him could resist.
Sun Xi was a little scrambling to control the war horse, and he didn't know when the cold sweat soaked his underwear. He very much hoped that he would be able to be calm in the face of a strong enemy, just like his uncle Sun Ce, but when it came to the end, he found that he couldn't control his nervousness at all.
"Let's go, let's go!" The guards also panicked, reined in their horses, turned their horses, and galloped along the way they came.
Before they could go far, the Wei army's vanguard rushed out of the horizon, and they soon spotted Sun Shu and his party. As soon as the experienced knights saw the war horses of Sun Shu and the others, they immediately knew that they had bumped into great luck, and there must be nobles among this group. They whistled and spread out in a fan, outflanking them from both sides.
Listening to the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer behind him, and feeling the tremor of the earth, Sun Xi's face turned a little pale, he looked back, and suddenly his heart was crossed, and he shouted loudly: "Go and report to the king." β
The guards didn't react for a while, Sun Shu took out the delicate war knife and slashed it on the hip of a war horse in front of him. The war horse was in pain, and suddenly rushed forward, and the knight on horseback galloped into the distance. Sun Shu raised his knife and shouted: "Run east, run east, lead them away." β
The guards also understood that the Wei army was menacing. Obviously, they were going to attack Sun Quan's camp, they ran like this, they couldn't get out of danger at all, they had to risk running in the direction of Hanshui, maybe the Wei army would let them go. Without saying a word, they turned their horses' heads and ran eastward.
Their ideas are good, but their riding skills are obviously not comparable to the elite knights of the Wei army. Before they could run far, they were caught up by the Wei army. The Wei army's iron cavalry dominates the world, and the elite knights who serve as the strikers are even more elite. It's still a hundred steps away. Someone pulled out a strong bow and shot at Sun Shu and the others.
The arrows sped through the air, making a piercing roar, and one of the guards was hit by the arrow. Screaming and falling off his horse. Listen to the screams of your companions. The other knights were even more alarmed. Unable to maintain formation any longer, they began to flee in all directions. Their panic further affected the speed, and the Wei army chased closer and closer. The arrows became more and more urgent, denser and denser, and the sound of breaking the sky was endless.
Sun Wei's heart was beating like a drum, and he couldn't care about pity the war horse anymore, waving the war knife in his hand and constantly beating the war horse. The war horse raised its hooves and ran with all its might, but Sun Xi's riding skills were far from enough, and he was quickly caught up by the Wei army behind.
"Whoosh!" Two sharp arrows hit almost in no particular order, one arrow hit Sun Wei's back, and the other shot Sun Wei's war horse. The war horse was in pain, trembling all over, and Sun Wei, who couldn't sit still because of the pain, exclaimed, fell off the horse, and fell to the ground. The guards in the back were shocked and screamed: "Prince-"
The guards who rushed in front heard the screams from behind, and hurriedly looked back to find that Sun Wei had fallen off his horse, and hurriedly reined in the galloping war horse, wanting to turn around and save him. But the Wei army came too quickly, and before they could stop, the Wei army had already killed them.
The war horses galloped, the war knives flew, and the Wei army's iron cavalry rushed over with unstoppable might, and Sun Xi's personal guards fell off their horses one after another.
In one round, Sun Xi's 100 horsemen were swept away, and Sun Xi himself was lying in a pool of blood, the war knife that was regarded as a treasure was thrown aside, and there was only the blood of the war horse on it.
A young Wei knight turned over and dismounted, cut off Sun Wei's head, and then searched for Sun Quan's order from Sun Xi, picked up the knife and played with it, and then pulled out the scabbard from Sun Xi's waist, turned over on his horse, rushed to the team, came to Tian Yu, and handed the war knife and the edict to Tian Yu.
Tian Yu sat steadily on the galloping war horse, the short battle just now was not in his consideration at all, he was now less than thirty miles away from Sun Quan's camp, he must have alarmed Sun Quan's scouts, and there was no point in hiding his whereabouts again, only to rush up and hit Sun Quan by surprise was the right reason.
However, when he saw Sun Quan's order, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted, "Where is that young man's head?" β
The knight who had beheaded Sun Ji hurriedly sent it over, and said happily: "General, this kid looks like a nobleman, but I don't know what kind of nobleman he is. β
"Haha......" Tian Yu daxiao, slapped the knight with the horsewhip in his hand, and scolded with a smile: "Tian Yi, you have made a fortune, and it is likely that you killed Sun Quan's son Sun Wei." β
Tian Yi's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears: "General, really? β
"I'm not sure, but I shouldn't be wrong." Tian Yu raised the edict in his hand and threw the war knife to Tian Yi: "This is what you seized, and you keep it yourself." β
"Well, General Xie." Tian Yi had long been angry with this knife, but because of his identity, he didn't dare to swallow it. Since Tian Yu rewarded him, of course he was disrespectful. He took it happily, inserted the belt in his waist, whistled, and ran forward.
Thirty miles away, Sun Quan suddenly had a palpitation, the majestic team and the fluttering military flag in front of him suddenly blurred, the sky was spinning, and the horsewhip in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap". When Gu Li, the eunuch who was waiting on the side, saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and shouted carefully: "King, what's wrong with you?" β
Sun Quan shook his head painfully: "I don't know, I suddenly have an ominous feeling." β
At this moment, Zhuge Ke rushed in and shouted urgently: "King, the enemy is attacking!" β
Sun Quan raised his head in surprise: "Where did the enemy attack come from?" β
"To the north, there are the iron cavalry of the Wei army, with at least five thousand people."
Sun Quan was startled, his face turned pale suddenly, and he screamed: "My Ah Xuββ" (to be continued......
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