In the spring of this year, the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu, and Han successively declared war on Wei. Just when people in the world thought that the most powerful Wei would soon be eaten by the three kingdoms, Liu Bei suddenly turned his attention to Sun Ce and declared that Sun Ce He had already colluded with the rebellious Dong Zhuo, and they were both rebellious ministers and traitors who brought trouble to the world. He called on the princes of the world to jointly attack the two men.
Sun Ce was caught off guard by the suddenly joined forces of the Han and Wei armies. Only more than 10,000 of the 100,000-strong army fled back to Jiangdong. General Zhou Tai died in the battle, and the King of Chu's flagship Tiger Roar Camp was wiped out.
Sun Ce, who had been victorious in every battle, lost, and a myth fell. But what made people even more concerned was the subsequent development. After Sun Ce fled back to Jiangdong, he transferred most of the troops stationed in Jingzhou to Jiangdong, and one hundred thousand elite soldiers gathered under Jianye City again.
Sun Ce is crazy!
People were talking a lot, Sun Ce is going to risk his life with Liu Bei!
As expected, Sun Ce issued a crusade not long after:
Since Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling succeeded to the throne, they bought and sold officials, doted on eunuchs, and harmed loyal people, which made the people miserable, thieves rampant, and the world in chaos.
First came the Yellow Turban Uprising, and then the Shi Changshi Rebellion. Dong Zhuo marched his troops into the capital to take control of the government, and even deposed the emperor in a single thought. This was simply shocking!
The great man, the sun sets over the western mountains!
My late father was born in troubled times and was granted a title in Jiangdong. The Han Dynasty did not dare to forget each other's kindness, so he responded to the emperor's bloody edict to attack Dong Zhuo, but the princes had different intentions and stopped in Luoyang.
Returning to Jingzhou, he met Liu Biao on the road and asked for the jade seal. My late father found the jade seal in the ruins of Luoyang. Although he didn't want to hand it over to the foreign princes, it was reasonable since Liu Biao was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so he went to the meeting with a small army to return the jade seal passed down to the country. Who would have thought that leaving would be a farewell forever!
Alas!
A man as cruel as Dong Zhuo could not kill my father, and a man as greedy as Yuan Shao could not keep my father. I never thought that he would die at the hands of the Han clan. I killed Liu Biao not because I disrespected the Han Dynasty, but out of hatred between my father and my father!
After Emperor Xian abdicated, the pseudo-emperors Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu ascended the throne one after another, and the princes each became king, and the Han Dynasty finally died.
The world was divided into pieces, among which Cao Wei was the strongest. Cao Cao sent troops to attack the weak Xu Han. I thought of the last bit of friendship between the Han Dynasty and decided to send troops to help Liu Bei. Who would have thought that Liu Bei would turn against the enemy and seize Chu's land instead!
Alas!
One hundred thousand soldiers of the Chu State died in vain, and Liu Bei still brought them a bad name.
Alas!
Today I know why the great Han Dynasty perished.
The treacherous ministers were in power and the whole country was fighting together, but Liu Biao and Liu Yan, the clan members of the Han Dynasty, stood on the sidelines and supported the troops and respected themselves.
My late father traveled thousands of miles to fight against thieves, lost troops and generals, and was dedicated to serving the public good, but died at the hands of Liu Biao.
Gongsun Zan dominated Youzhou, but he was willing to ask Liu Yu, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, to co-lord Youzhou. Yuan Shao's 200,000 troops besieged Peiping for a year and could not conquer it, but Liu Yu opened the city gate.
Looking at Liu Bei today, how could the great Han survive?
The Han Dynasty was not destroyed by heaven, but by the hands of the Han clan!
Alas!
The world is in misfortune, traitors are harming the country!
Sun Ce was so stupid that he couldn't see clearly the man who was just trying to gain fame, so that one hundred thousand soldiers of Chu died in vain!
What a shame! What a pain!
Why wasn't Sun Ce the one who died?
What a shame! What a pain!
If Sun Ce doesn't die, he will avenge a hundred thousand wronged souls!
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Going on an expedition is not that simple, but the Chu army is already ready.
At this moment, except for Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo, who were fighting fiercely on the two battlefields of Luoyang and Wancheng, everyone in the world was watching when Sun Ce would send troops, but at least it was not today.
The peach blossoms are blooming, the spring breeze is intoxicating, and rows of soldiers are lined up under the peach blossom trees.
Every peach blossom spreads ten miles, and all the civil servants and generals in Jianye City are there. Ji Shu stands at the front of the team, and standing even further in front is Sun Ce.
"General Wei Xiahou Dun returned the body of Chu General Zhou Tai to this place. Is it in front of the King of Chu?"
How could the Wei delegation of one hundred people not be frightened when faced with such a formation? However, Xiahou Dun, the leader, walked forward without changing his expression. He just gave Sun Ce a slight salute and then opened his mouth to ask.
Ever since the Wei delegation appeared in sight, everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on the thick coffin carried in the middle of the delegation. Sun Ce walked forward without blinking his eyes and said.
"Where is Youping? Let me see quickly."
Xiahou Dun knew in his heart that the person in front of him was Sun Ce, King of Chu. He turned around and waved, and the soldiers set up small wooden stools and placed Zhou Tai's coffin for Sun Ce to inspect.
The generals followed Sun Ce and walked forward slowly. Among the crowd, Gan Ning was glaring at Xiahou Dun with blazing eyes. He pressed his right hand on the hilt of his sword as if he wanted to pinch blood, and his expression looked as if he wanted to eat Xiahou Dun alive.
But Gan Ning's sword blade had just emerged from the scabbard, and Zhao Yun pushed it back with a swipe. Gan Ning glared at Zhao Yun angrily and tried to break away, but Huang Zhong held his shoulder again from the other side.
It's not that Ji Shu has never thought of killing Xiahou Dun here, but that was just a passing thought. Xiahou Dun can't die now, at least he can't be allowed to die in Jiangdong.
"Brother Gan, let him go if he brings Youping back today. It won't be too late to kill him on the battlefield tomorrow."
Ji Shu felt disgusted, even disgusted, with his cold self, but he had no choice.
After listening to Ji Shu's words, Gan Ning froze slightly. He was a loyal person, but he was also an upright person. Such revenge obviously did not make him feel enough to comfort Zhou Tai's spirit in heaven. Ji Shu took advantage of this to stop him, but Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong did not dare to let him go immediately.
As he spoke, the coffin was gradually opened and filled with countless spices, which showed that Cao Cao was also attentive. Everyone finally saw Zhou Tai's face again. He was lying inside peacefully with his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.
"Youping, Youping."
Sun Ce leaned over and gently called Zhou Tai's name, but of course no one would answer him.
Sun Ce wanted to cry, but his tears had already dried up. He had shed too many tears. When he didn't want to cry, tears fell down unsatisfactorily. When he really wanted to cry, he couldn't cry. He could only call the name softly over and over again.
"Youping, welcome home."
Ji Shu didn't want to cry. He felt that he, who ordered Zhou Tai to die, was not qualified to shed tears for Zhou Tai, but at this moment the tears still fell. He always woke up in the middle of the night, as if he saw Zhou Tai standing in front of him, with blood all over his body. But he was not afraid. He even wanted to go up and ask Zhou Tai if he hated himself at the last moment?
Just calling his name made Ji Shu feel so painful that he wanted to die.
"General Zhou is a true warrior."
Xiahou Dun, who was once wandering between life and death, seemed not to notice the abnormality of some Chu generals. He had only bowed lightly to Sun Ce before, but this time he bowed deeply to the coffin.
"After the fall of Pengcheng, General Zhou only had more than a thousand people left, and I still had nearly 40,000 troops. Even I didn't expect that he would dare to lead his men back to ambush me. It was a battle to the death, Your Majesty. There is a good group of soldiers and a good general.”
"That battle still often comes to my mind and cannot be forgotten. I was defeated miserably by General Zhou and fell into a coma. When I woke up, I saw only scattered rocks everywhere. Some corpses were crushed into shapes, and blood flowed from them. I went to the river and dyed the water red. In front of me was a mountain of corpses, both from the Chu army and from the Wei army. Only one person stood on it and remained standing. His blood had long been drained, but there were no more than 30,000 elite soldiers under my command. One person dares to take another half step forward!"
Xiahou Dun spoke with deep emotion and grief.
In his description, a general standing on a sea of corpses suddenly appeared in front of everyone. Those soldiers who were willing to die for the king were piled up there, and together with the corpses of the enemies, they formed a monument to the man who would always stand tall, the soldier of the Chu State.
All the soldiers seemed to be in the scene and couldn't help but feel sad. Gan Ning finally let go of the hilt of his sword, covering his face with his hands and bursting into tears.
Xiahou Dun paused and then said.
"My king deeply feels the loyalty of General Zhou and orders me to retreat. After all, there is no deep hatred between Chu and Wei. King Chu must not listen to the villain's slander and attack our great Wei."
"I, the king, have always respected my late king, Sun Hou, and often told us about the past campaign against Dong Zhuo. I lamented that among the great Han Dynasty, only my king, Sun Hou, and Gongsun Zan were loyal to the Han Dynasty. If there was more help, they would have been destroyed. Without the rebellious thief Dong Zhuo, how could the world be in chaos today?"
"The Wei Dynasty originally wanted to attack Xu Han, but who would have thought that the three countries would unanimously declare war on the Wei Dynasty. In desperation, my king agreed to form an alliance with Liu Bei to deal with the king. The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and the death of General Zhou also made me the king. Deeply regretful."
"But your Majesty, please believe that my king is sincere in making peace with your Majesty. That's why he ordered the three thousand Chu troops captured in the Battle of Song County and the Battle of Shouchun to be returned to Lujiang and handed over to General Zhu Zhi. He also ordered me to personally Escort General Zhou’s coffin and return it to Jiangdong.”
"This is all Liu Bei's conspiracy. I hope your Majesty will be aware of it."
Xiahou Dun solemnly bowed to Sun Ce. He said everything that needed to be said. The rest was up to Sun Ce.
"Hehehe~~Hahaha~~"
Sun Ce closed his eyes and looked up at the sky, laughing maniacally.
What a plot by Liu Bei!
"It's all because Sun Ce believed Liu Bei's lies that the despicable villain led to the Chu-Wei war. Ce saw the sincerity of King Wei. I would like to ask General Xiahou to go back and report to King Wei that Chu is willing to form a state of friendship with Wei. "
Wei State was in the process of conquering Qin State to complete the important plan of unifying the world. At this time, he had no intention of turning against Chu State. The Chu State also reached a critical period when it devoted all its strength to conquer Xu Han, and it was even less able to fight Wei on two fronts.
Seeing Sun Ce turn around and say these words to Xiahou Dun, Ji Shu couldn't tell how he felt. Sun Ce grew up, even if this was not what he wanted.
But how do we describe our joy and sorrow?
Xiahou Dun left, satisfied with Sun Ce's reply.
Sun Ce ordered people to seal Zhou Tai's coffin and put it into another larger coffin that he had prepared, and it fit tightly.
So Sun Ce lifted up the coffin, along with Ji Shu, Zhou Yu, Sun Quan, Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xu Sheng??????
The war song of the Chu people sounded softly, and peach blossoms were flying, one by one, dotted on the coffin.
The peach blossoms are like the first time you are not here, and I see you off in a long pavilion ten miles away.
