Sun Ce and Zhou Yu rode out of the camp.
Taishi Ci led three hundred soldiers to follow him from a distance.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu rode their horses southward until they reached the Lujiang Ferry and the bank of the Yangtze River. Then they dismounted. At dusk, the sun slowly set over the Western Mountains, illuminating the beautiful fire clouds.
The autumn wind brought a cold wind and floated up from the river, wrapping around a few golden fallen leaves.
Sun Ce stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the sunset reflected on the river, rippling on the river, as if scattered gold on the river.
"The setting sun, is this foreshadowing the fate of my Da Wu?" Sun Ce spoke, only to realize that his voice had become hoarse.
Zhou Yu faced the cold wind on the river and said: "It's almost dusk, and the night is coming. The setting sun now is the Da Wu before. The short-lived flowers bloomed once and for all. The Da Wu now is the coming night. It's my Da Wu." When it is at its weakest and most deadly, when the red sun rises from the sea here, it will be the day when I, the Great Wu, will be reborn from the ashes."
Hearing Zhou Yu's extremely encouraging words, Sun Ce silently clenched his fists.
Get up wherever you fall. Since Liu Bei is so ruthless and ruthless that he can cross the river in white, then don't blame yourself for being ruthless.
It was Liu Bei who pioneered this despicable method without respecting martial ethics.
Sun Ce suddenly asked seriously: "Gong Jin! Between you, what should I, Soochow, do now?"
Zhou Yu had already thought of a countermeasure, and waited for Sun Ce to ask this question, then said: "Your Majesty, our country of Wu is now weak and weak, and we must not fight head-on with the country of Chu. The best way to deal with it now is Make friends with Jingguo, rest and recuperate, replenish your energy and collect taxes."
"Jingzhou is Liu Bei's country. Liu Bei's army is all Jingzhou soldiers. Due to the uncertainty in Yangzhou, these problems will not be highlighted in the short term. After Yangzhou is pacified, the soldiers in Jingzhou will definitely feel homesick, and Liu Bei will have to Recruit soldiers and horses from Jiangdong again."
"Jiangdong is the capital of our great kingdom of Wu. As long as Liu Bei recruits him, we will be sure to instigate rebellion! At that time, the inside should cooperate with the outside, the Chu State will be destroyed, and Liu Bei will die! Of course -" Zhou Yu paused and looked at Sun Ce, "- in Before that, we must ensure that Jingguo cannot attack us, otherwise, it will be difficult!"
"Hahaha!"
Sun Ce immediately understood what Zhou Yu meant, and laughed heartily: "If you don't let Zhang Xiu attack me, it's nothing more than becoming a minister. In order to restore our great Wu foundation, what's the harm in becoming a minister? In those days, Gou Jian returned to Yue while lying on his salary and tasted the courage. Today, It's my turn."
Zhou Yu lowered his head and said nothing.
Sun Ce laughed and turned back to the horse to take out the strong wine, took a swig of it, and threw it to Zhou Yu: "This is the finest wine brewed by Jingguo: Zhenjing wine, you can also try it. At this moment, I finally Savor the soothing, soothing sensations of these spirits!”
Zhou Yu took the wine and took a sip. Suddenly he felt a ray of fire burning from the tip of his tongue to his chest. He coughed violently and blushed. However, he stubbornly swallowed the strong wine in his mouth and returned the wine bag to Sun Ce. .
Because of the effect of the strong liquor, Sun Ce swept away the gloominess of the past and regained his sense of refreshment. He laughed wildly, drank the strong liquor, and felt a sense of relief and joy.
After finishing a bag of wine, Sun Ce got on his horse, picked up his bow and arrow and said, "Gong Jin, do you dare to compete with me in hunting?"
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zhou Yu said, "It's dark, but it won't be too late to hunt again tomorrow!"
Sun Ce became interested: "Now!"
After that, he rode into the forest.
Zhou Yu hurriedly mounted his horse and followed him. When Taishi Ci saw Zhou Yu entering the forest, he also hurriedly led his bodyguards to follow him.
Sun Ce entered the mountain forest at the fastest charging speed, leaving Zhou Yu and Taishi Ci far behind him. He laughed wildly, stretched his bow and arrows, and shot at the wild boars and deer that were frightened by him.
A moment later, Sun Ce suddenly saw a large male deer running very fast. The deer dodged all three arrows he shot, which aroused his interest. He chased after him and shot three more arrows in succession, but still missed. Sun Ce laughed: "What a wild deer. If you were Liu Bei, I, Sun Bofu, would kill you tonight!"
Sun Ce galloped after him, and when he was half way there, suddenly a cold light reflected in the night light under the moonlight. At this moment, Sun Ce stood on his head in shock, sweating through his clothes, and in his mind was the thrill of Zhang Xiu's advice to him. It’s true, but Sun Ce is Sun Ce after all.
He suppressed the fear in his heart and asked: "Who are you? What are you doing here late at night?"
The soldiers coming from the opposite side were soldiers sent by Liu Bei to spy on Wu's military situation. They sneaked ashore overnight. They didn't expect to meet other people in the mountains and forests. The three men thought that Sun Ce was well-dressed and must be a high official. It would be great if they could capture him alive and go back. A great achievement, and the three of them immediately stepped forward slowly.
One of them replied: "We are Han Dang sergeants, shooting deer here."
Sun Ce knew they were lying, but he didn't dare to expose them, so he said, "Well, we need to go back early!" After that, he was about to turn his horse around and go back.
At this moment, a man suddenly picked up a gun and stabbed Sun Ce in the left leg.
Sun Ce was shocked and pulled out the sword from his waist to stop the spear head. Another man had already picked up a bow and shot an arrow. Sun Ce heard the sound of arrows piercing the air and took advantage of the situation to roll off his horse so that the gunmen could fight together.
Another one stabbed him with a spear.
As the saying goes, every inch is strong and every inch is long, and there are three enemies against one. Sun Ce was ill-prepared and had only a short sword at his side. After three or four rounds, danger was already everywhere, and another cold arrow was coming.
"Whoosh!"
"puff!"
Sun Ce was not fully prepared and was shot in the arm by an arrow. The sharp sting made Sun Ce look ferocious. He gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow, then threw it away. The man was shot in the throat and died.
"Brother!"
The two men shouted loudly, their anger soared, and they stabbed Sun Ce randomly.
Because Sun Ce was hit by a sword in his right hand, he had to hold the sword in his left hand and fight while retreating. In order to avenge their brother, these two men no longer thought about catching anyone alive, but started to kill them. Sun Ce could not resist at all, and he was shot several times, and he was in danger.
At this moment, Zhou Yu and Tai Shici arrived.
Sun Ce shouted: "Come quickly to kill the thief and protect him!"
When these two people heard the word "protect the driver", they looked at each other blankly. They didn't expect that the person they were fighting today was Sun Ce, the Emperor of Wu!
Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci had already nocked his arrows, stretched his bow, and shot two arrows in a row.
The two men failed to react and were shot in the head and died.
Seeing that the two thieves were killed, Sun Ce, who was nervous, instantly collapsed, his whole body was stained red with blood, and his breathing was weak.
Taishi Ci and Zhou Yu were frightened and hurriedly helped Sun Ce up. Seeing that Sun Ce was seriously injured, Taishi Ci hurriedly cut off his robe with a knife, wrapped the wound, and brought him back to Lujiang City to recuperate.
As soon as Sun Ce returned to Lujiang, he was already very weak. Fortunately, the doctor rescued him in time, so his life was not in danger for the time being. But whether he could survive depends on Sun Ce's luck.
At this time, Jingguo and Chu State began to negotiate to exchange hostages and territory.
