"who are you?"
When Sun Ce saw someone coming to intercept him, he immediately asked cautiously.
One of them said: "We are soldiers under General Han Dang. We shot deer here and disturbed the lord."
Sun Ce looked at them back and forth and said in a deep voice: "I know all of General Han Dang's subordinates, but I have never seen you. Who are you?"
After listening to Sun Ce's words, the three men stopped pretending, and their eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Sun Ce knew that when he encountered assassins, he would not be polite to them. He drew his bow and shot. The three men were not weak and avoided Sun Ce's arrows. One of them drew his bow and shot Sun Ce's mount dead.
"not good."
Sun Ce fell off his horse, took out the big knife in his hand, and killed the three of them.
As a little overlord, Sun Ce is not weak in strength.
The broadsword swung around, flashing through layers of sharp edges.
"We are Xu Gong's disciples, and Sun Ce is here to take care of us."
One of them also drew his sword out of its sheath, rushed forward and started fighting with Sun Ce.
Among the other two people, the one who shot the mount just now had the best archery skills. He had his bow and arrow ready to fire arrows at Sun Ce. Another person also rushed forward.
The strength of these two assassins is not weak, and the knives in their hands move very fast.
They fought against Sun Ce and were evenly matched.
However, Sun Ce was still slightly better, and he could defeat the two of them with one man. Even if the two of them joined forces, they would soon be at a disadvantage.
The third person saw this and fired a cold arrow appropriately.
An arrow came, forcing Sun Ce to resist.
"damn it!"
Sun Ce was so powerful that he killed an assassin with one blow.
When the second assassin attacked, the person who fired the cold arrow shot another arrow.
Sun Ce blocked the second assassin's knife, suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the man's collar, and threw him behind him.
Whoosh...
The sound of breaking through the sky suddenly stopped.
The cold arrow shot penetrated into the assassin's body and was shot dead on the spot.
But the first assassin's attack was close at once, and the sword in his hand swept across, slashing at Sun Ce with all his strength. The speed was so fast that it was hard to guard against.
Sun Ce defended and blocked it.
Their knives collided, sparks flying.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the woods.
Zhou Yu and the others finally caught up.
The man who fired the cold arrows became anxious and drew the bow faster, shooting arrows one after another. This man's shooting skills were indeed not weak. Those cold arrows made Sun Ce unable to guard against them.
Sun Ce had just fended off the first assassin's attack, but another cold arrow struck.
He had just deflected an arrow with his sword, but he didn't expect the second arrow to come so quickly, hitting his cheek. He roared and fell on his back.
"kill him!"
The assassin who fired the cold arrow shouted.
The first assassin raised his knife and struck Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was hit by an arrow in the cheek, and his face was covered with blood, but he did not die immediately. When he saw the big knife slashing, he raised the knife in his hand with all his strength to block it, but he was still able to block it.
The two knives collided again, creating a series of sparks.
When the assassin who fired the cold arrow saw this, he was about to draw his bow and shoot again.
"My lord...seeking death!"
The sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and a roaring sound echoed in the woods.
Taishi Ci came after Sun Ce. When he saw Sun Ce being assassinated and hit by an arrow in his cheek, he immediately took out his bow, drew the bow and shot at the person who fired the cold arrow.
The assassin fell down at the sound.
The last assassin tried his best to kill Sun Ce, but Sun Ce could stop him, and the assassin was shot by Taishi Ci.
"Lord!"
Taishi Ci dealt with the assassin and shouted: "Come here, the lord has been assassinated!"
When the cavalry following behind heard this, they immediately dispersed to surround and protect Sun Ce, while others spread out to look for other assassins.
Zhou Yu and others followed and were shocked when they saw this scene.
All of them suddenly panicked.
Sun Ce pulled out the arrow from his cheek and said with weak strength: "I can't die..."
Due to the arrow in his cheek, his voice was muffled and Taishi Ci couldn't hear what he said.
——
Time has entered early April.
When Liu Bei left Yecheng in mid-March and secretly arrived near Runan, it was already early April.
At this time, they were hiding in the mountains and forests.
Just inside Liu Pi and Gong Du's Yellow Turban lair.
Liu Bei finally met Zhao Yun.
Liu Pi and Gong Du led the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. Now they can only be bandits and cannot do anything else. However, Liu Bei's appearance has brought them hope.
They were first convinced by Zhao Yun, and then received assurances that they would follow Liu Bei, seize Runan, and finally do something great, which was much better than being a bandit.
What's more, behind Liu Bei is the super huge Yuan Shao.
After discussing it, they thought it was feasible, so they went with Liu Bei and surrendered simply.
When Liu Bei came here, he first met with them, used his personality charm to completely conquer them, and then painted two big cakes for them.
Gong Du and Gong Du were grateful and felt like they had met the Ming Lord.
"Zilong, thank you for your hard work!"
Liu Bei said gratefully.
Zhao Yun bowed and said: "My lord, you're welcome. This is what I should do. Now that we have the strength, this strange force suddenly appeared in Runan, which can catch the enemy by surprise. When will we take Runan?"
After hearing this, Liu Bei looked towards Chen Gong.
Zhao Yun also instinctively looked at Chen Gong.
They had no choice but to obey Chen Gong's arrangements.
"Not urgent."
Chen Gong said calmly: "We have just arrived and are not familiar with the specific situation in Runan. We will wait until I understand it clearly. In addition, before fighting, we can contact Sun Ce and Liu Biao first. This will be more effective."
"I'll contact Sun Ce."
Sun Qian said first.
When Jian Yong saw him, he recommended himself: "Then Liu Biao, leave it to me. I guarantee that I can persuade them to work together to support the lord."
"good!"
Liu Bei said relieved.
But before they made contact, a soldier walked in and said a few words in Zhao Yun's ear.
Zhao Yun's face suddenly became ugly.
"Zilong, what's wrong?"
Liu Bei asked immediately.
Zhao Yun couldn't believe it and said: "The people below us just got the news that Sun Ce was assassinated while hunting, and Jiangdong is now in chaos."
"What!"
Liu Bei and Chen Gong stood up at the same time.
They didn't believe it would end like this.
Chen Gong could not have imagined that his originally perfect plan would be broken again. He asked anxiously: "Who assassinated Sun Ce? Is it Cao Cao's people?"
Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "No, it is said that he is Xu Gong's retainer. Sun Ce killed Xu Gong not long ago, and now he is avenged."
Liu Bei was stunned.
Sun Ce's assassination was far beyond their expectations.
"I didn't expect that Thief Cao to be so lucky."
Guan Yu gritted his teeth and wanted to stroke his long beard, but when he raised his hand, he remembered that his beard had not grown yet, and said angrily: "Sun Ce would have been assassinated sooner or later, but at this time... Alas!"
"Gongtai, what should we do?"
Liu Bei asked.
Chen Gong said: "The only thing we can do is win over Liu Biao and arrange for people to go to Xiangyang as soon as possible to get in touch with Liu Biao. I don't believe that Cao Cao's luck can always be so good."
Jian Yong said: "I'll pack up and go to Xiangyang."
In order not to delay important events, contact must be fast and the second battlefield can be opened as soon as possible.
Liu Bei now only has to pray.
